Earthquakes in1918

class=notpageimage| Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1918 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	Philippines, south ofMindanao August 15 (Magnitude 8.3)
Deadliest	China, off the coast ofFujian Province February 13 (Magnitude 7.3) 2,000 deaths
Total fatalities	2,221
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
← 1917 1919 →

This is a list ofearthquakes in 1918. Only magnitude 6.0 or greaterearthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media interest. All dates are listed according toUTC time. A couple of major events capped a fairly active year. The two major events came within weeks of each other. The largest was a magnitude 8.3 in thePhilippines in August. In early September a magnitude 8.1 struckRussia. The deadliest event occurred in February inChina when a magnitude 7.3 caused 2,000 deaths.

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	2,000	7.3	China,Fujian Province	X (Extreme)	15.0	February 13
2	144	7.1-7.3	United States, northwest ofPuerto Rico	IX (Violent)	9.3	October 11
3	52	8.3	Philippines, south ofMindanao	X (Extreme)	20.0	August 15
4	23	8.1	Russian SFSR,Kuril Islands	( )	15.0	September 7

• Note: At least 10 casualties

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	8.3	52	Philippines, south ofMindanao	X (Extreme)	20.0	August 15
2	8.1	23	Russian SFSR,Kuril Islands	( )	15.0	September 7
= 3	7.8	0	Russian SFSR, east of theKuril Islands	( )	15.0	November 8
= 3	7.8	1	Chile,Atacama Region	( )	25.0	December 4
= 4	7.5	0	New Guinea, off the north coast of	( )	15.0	July 3
= 4	7.5	0	Dutch East Indies,Babar Islands	( )	35.0	November 18
5	7.4	0	Russia,Primorsky Krai	( )	330.4	January 30
= 6	7.3	2,000	China,Fujian Province	X (Extreme)	15.0	February 13
= 6	7.3	0	centralMid-Atlantic Ridge	( )	15.0	May 20
= 7	7.2	0	Bangladesh,Sreemangal Upazila	( )	15.0	July 8
= 7	7.2	0	New Guinea,Mussau Island	( )	15.0	October 27
= 8	7.1	0	Fiji	( )	35.0	May 22
= 8	7.1	144	United States, northwest ofPuerto Rico	IX (Violent)	15.0	October 11
= 8	7.1	0	northernMid-Atlantic Ridge	( )	15.0	December 2
= 9	7.0	0	China,Heilongjiang Province	( )	564.9	April 10
= 9	7.0	0	New Guinea, north ofNew Ireland (island)	( )	15.0	May 20

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

January

Strongest magnitude	7.4MwRussia
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
21[1]	Dutch East Indies, off the north coast ofWest Papua (province)	6.3	25.0
30[2]	Russia,Primorsky Krai	7.4	330.4

February

Strongest magnitude	7.3MwChina
Deadliest	7.3MwChina 2,000 deaths
Total fatalities	2,000
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
7[3][4]	Philippines, southeastMindanao	6.9	35.0	VII
9[5]	China,Jilin Province	6.5	450.0
13[6][7]	China,Shantou CityGuangdong Province	7.3	15.0	X	The1918 Shantou earthquake caused 2,000 deaths. At least more than 1,000 people were injured. Major damage was caused with scores of homes being destroyed.Shantou was hardest hit.	2,000	1,000+
24[8]	Grenada, southwest of	6.2	35.0

April

Strongest magnitude	7.0MwChina
Deadliest	6.7MwUnited States 1 death
Total fatalities	1
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
10[9]	China,Heilongjiang Province	7.0	564.9
21[10][11]	United States, southernCalifornia	6.7	10.0		1 person died and several were injured in the1918 San Jacinto earthquake. Major damage was caused.	1	1+

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
20[12]	centralMid-Atlantic Ridge	7.3	15.0
20[13]	Chile, off the coast ofCoquimbo Region	6.8	20.0
20[14]	New Guinea, north ofNew Ireland (island)	7.0	15.0
22[15]	Fiji	7.1	35.0
23[16]	Mexico,Sonora	6.8	10.0

June

Strongest magnitude	6.2MwNew Guinea
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	2

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
4[17]	New Guinea,Morobe Province	6.2	15.0
7[18]	Australia,Queensland	6.0		VI-VII	–	–	-

July

Strongest magnitude	7.5MwNew Guinea
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	6

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[19]	Philippines east ofMindanao	6.5	35.0
3[20]	New Guinea, off the north coast	7.5	15.0
8[21][22]	Bangladesh,Netrokona District	7.2	15.0		Some damage was reported.
15[23]	United States, off the coast of northernCalifornia	6.4	15.0
16[24]	GreeceGreece, north ofCrete	6.5	150.0
21[25]	British Solomon Islands	6.7	20.0
25[26]	Japan, off the east coast ofHonshu	6.7	35.0
29[27]	New Guinea, off the north coast	6.6	15.0

August

Strongest magnitude	8.3MwPhilippines
Deadliest	8.3MwPhilippines 52 deaths
Total fatalities	52
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	5
5.0–5.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
8[28]	New Guinea, east ofNew Britain	6.5	35.0
14[29]	China,Yunnan Province	5.5	0.0	VII	Some damage was reported. Depth unknown.
15[30][31][32]	Philippines, off the south coast ofMindanao	8.3	20.0	X	The1918 Celebes Sea earthquake caused 52 deaths. 46 were from the shaking and 6 from a majortsunami that washed ashore. Major damage was caused. The wave heights from thetsunami reached 24 feet.	52
15[33]	Philippines, off the south coast ofMindanao	6.4	35.0		Aftershock.
15[34]	Philippines, off the south coast ofMindanao	6.9	15.0		Aftershock.
16[35]	Philippines, off the south coast ofMindanao	6.1	35.0		Aftershock.
23[36]	British Solomon Islands,Santa Cruz Islands	6.5	15.0

September

Strongest magnitude	8.1MwRussian SFSR
Deadliest	8.1MwRussian SFSR 23 deaths
Total fatalities	23
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	4

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
7[37][38]	Russian SFSR,Kuril Islands	8.1	15.0		Further information:1918 Kuril Islands earthquake and tsunami	23	7
13[39]	Philippines,Batan Island	0.0	0.0	IX	Some homes were destroyed. Magnitude and depth unknown.
22[40]	Dutch East Indies, off the west coast ofSumatra	6.5	35.0
22[41]	Russian SFSR,Kuril Islands	6.7	35.0
29[42]	Syria, off the coast of	6.6	15.0
30[43]	France, southeast of theLoyalty Islands	6.5	35.0

October

Strongest magnitude	7.2MwNew Guinea
Deadliest	7.1MwUnited States 144 deaths
Total fatalities	144
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	2

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
11[44][45][46]	United States, northwest ofPuerto Rico	7.1	15.0	IX	The1918 San Fermin earthquake caused major destruction toPuerto Rico. In total 144 deaths were caused by the earthquake and subsequenttsunami. Damage costs amounted to $4 million (1918 rate).	144
14[47]	Tonga	6.3	30.0
19[48]	El Salvador,Ahuachapan Department	6.6	35.0
27[49]	New Guinea,Mussau Island	7.2	15.0

November

Strongest magnitude	7.8MwRussian SFSR
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
8[50]	Russian SFSR, east of theKuril Islands	7.8	15.0
11[51]	Japan,Nagano Prefecture,Honshu	6.5	5.0
18[52]	Dutch East Indies,Babar Islands	7.5	35.0
23[53]	Dutch East Indies,Banda Sea	6.9	15.0
23[54]	Russian SFSR,Sakha Republic	6.4	15.0

December

Strongest magnitude	7.8MwChile
Deadliest	7.8MwChile 1 death
Total fatalities	1+
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[55]	Turkestan ASSR,Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region	6.5	20.0
2[56]	northernMid-Atlantic Ridge	7.1	10.0
4[57][58]	Chile,Atacama Region	7.8	40.0		Some (at least 1) people were killed andCopiapo suffered major damage.	1+
6[59]	Canada,Vancouver Island	6.8	15.0		1918 Vancouver Island earthquake.
25[60]	New Guinea, southeast ofNew Britain	6.6	458.9

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