Earthquakes in1929

class=notpageimage| Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1929 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	United Kingdom,South Sandwich Islands (Magnitude 8.1) June 27
Deadliest	Turkmen SSR,Ahal Province (Magnitude 7.2) May 1 3,800 deaths
Total fatalities	3,972
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
← 1928 1930 →

This is a list ofearthquakes in 1929. 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. Several large events occurred this year with the main focus of the activity being inAlaska with 4 magnitude 7.0 + events. The deadliest earthquake struckTurkmenistan in May with 3,800 of the years 3,972 deaths in this event. A rareearthquake struck the northAtlantic Ocean in November with the deaths of 28 inCanada being caused by atsunami.Dutch East Indies was notably quiet this year.

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	3,800	7.2	Turkmen SSR,Ahal Province	IX (Violent)	10.0	May 1
2	64	6.5	Turkey,Sivas Province	VIII (Severe)	35.0	May 18
3	50	6.7	Venezuela, off the coast ofSucre (state)	IX (Violent)	10.0	January 17
4	28	7.2	Dominion of Newfoundland, off theGrand Banks	VI (Strong)	10.0	November 18
5	17	7.3	New Zealand,Tasman District,South Island	( )	20.0	June 16

• Note: At least 10 casualties

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	8.1	0	United Kingdom,South Sandwich Islands	( )	15.0	June 27
= 2	7.8	0	United States, south of theAleutian Islands,Alaska	V (Moderate)	15.0	March 7
= 2	7.8	0	United States,Near Islands,Alaska	( )	20.0	December 17
3	7.7	0	Russian SFSR,Kuril Islands	VII (Very strong)	160.0	January 13
= 4	7.3	0	Canada, south ofHaida Gwaii	( )	15.0	May 26
= 4	7.3	17	New Zealand,Tasman District,South Island	( )	20.0	June 16
= 4	7.3	0	United States,Andreanof Islands,Alaska	( )	35.0	July 7
= 5	7.2	3,800	Turkmen SSR,Ahal Province	( )	10.0	May 1
= 5	7.2	0	Philippines,Mindanao	X (Extreme)	35.0	June 13
= 5	7.2	28	Canada, south ofNewfoundland	VI (Strong)	10.0	November 18
= 6	7.1	0	Afghanistan,Badakhshan Province	( )	200.0	February 1
= 6	7.1	0	centralMid-Atlantic Ridge	( )	10.0	February 2
= 6	7.1	0	northernMid-Atlantic Ridge	( )	10.0	February 22
= 6	7.1	0	Philippines, southernMindanao	( )	35.0	June 4
= 6	7.1	0	United States,Federated States of Micronesia,State of Yap	( )	10.0	November 15
= 7	7.0	0	New Zealand,Canterbury, New Zealand	( )	20.0	March 9
= 7	7.0	0	United States,Andreanof Islands,Alaska	( )	35.0	July 5
= 7	7.0	0	Philippines, off the southeast coast ofMindanao	( )	35.0	November 17

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

January

Strongest magnitude	7.7MwRussian SFSR
Deadliest	6.7MwVenezuela 50 deaths
Total fatalities	52
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	6
5.0–5.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
13[1][2]	Russian SFSR,Kuril Islands	7.7	160.0	VII
13[3]	China,Inner Mongolia	6.0	0.0	VIII	2 people were killed and 100 homes were destroyed. Depth unknown.	2
16[4]	Philippines,Luzon	6.2	25.0
17[5][6]	Venezuela, off the coast ofSucre (state)	6.7	10.0	IX	50 people were killed and 800 were injured during the1929 Cumaná earthquake. Major damage was caused.	50	800
19[7]	British Burma,Kachin State	5.5	0.0	IX	Some damage was caused. Depth unknown.
21[8]	United States, centralAlaska	6.2	35.0
22[9]	Italian Somaliland, off the northwest coast	6.0	35.0
24[10]	Guatemala, off the south coast	6.9	15.0

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[11][12]	Afghanistan,Badakhshan Province	7.1	200.0		Fairly heavy damage was caused.
2[13]	centralMid-Atlantic Ridge	7.1	10.0
6[14]	Russian SFSR,Kuril Islands	6.8	165.0
10[15]	Guatemala, off the south coast	6.7	30.0
14[16]	Japan,Ryukyu Islands	6.0	35.0
22[17]	northernMid-Atlantic Ridge	7.1	10.0
26[18]	United States,Alaska Peninsula	6.4	30.0

March

Strongest magnitude	7.8MwUnited States
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
3[19]	Afghanistan,Badakhshan Province	6.2	250.0
7[20][21][22]	United States, south of theAleutian Islands	7.8	15.0	V	Atsunami was reported which caused some damage.
9[23]	New Zealand,Canterbury, New Zealand	7.0	20.0		1929 Arthur's Pass earthquake
10[24]	United States,Northern Mariana Islands	6.6	200.0
21[25]	Guatemala, off the south coast	6.4	35.0

April

Strongest magnitude	6.6MwPhilippines
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
8[26]	Philippines,Mindanao	6.6	610.0
17[27]	Japan, off the east coast ofHonshu	6.0	100.0

May

Strongest magnitude	7.3MwCanada
Deadliest	7.2MwTurkmen SSR 3,800 deaths
Total fatalities	3,864
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[28][29]	Turkmen SSR,Ahal Province	7.2	10.0		Major damage was caused in the1929 Kopet Dag earthquake. 3,800 people were killed.	3,800
7[30]	Dutch East Indies, off the north coast ofPapua (province)	6.5	25.0
18[31]	Ethiopian Empire,Afar Region	6.0	35.0
18[32][33]	Turkey,Sivas Province	6.5	35.0	VIII	The1929 Suşehri earthquake killed 64 people.	64
21[34]	Japan, off the east coast ofKyushu	6.7	35.0
25[35]	Peru,Ucayali Region	6.8	160.0
26[36][37][38]	Canada, south ofHaida Gwaii	7.3	15.0		Some damage was caused and atsunami was observed.
30[39]	Argentina,Mendoza Province	6.6	10.0

June

Strongest magnitude	8.1MwUnited Kingdom
Deadliest	7.3MwNew Zealand 17 deaths
Total fatalities	17
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	9

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
2[40]	Japan, off the south coast ofHonshu	6.9	350.4
3[41]	Kazakh ASSR,Kyzylorda Region	6.5	35.0
4[42]	Philippines,Davao Gulf,Mindanao	7.1	200.0
9[43]	Russian SFSR,Kuril Islands	6.5	35.0		Foreshock to event on June 13.
12[44]	New Guinea,East Sepik Province	6.6	120.0
13[45]	Russian SFSR,Kuril Islands	6.9	35.0
13[46][47]	Philippines,Mindanao	7.2	35.0	X	Many homes were destroyed.
13[48]	Philippines, east ofMindanao	6.4	35.0		Aftershock.
16[49][50]	New Zealand,Tasman District	7.3	20.0		17 people died in the1929 Murchison earthquake. Many homes were destroyed.	17
19[51]	Philippines, east ofMindanao	6.4	35.0		Aftershock.
20[52]	Dutch East Indies,East Java	6.2	60.0
27[53]	United Kingdom,South Sandwich Islands	8.1	15.0
30[54]	Philippines, east ofMindanao	6.5	30.0		Aftershock.

July

Strongest magnitude	7.3MwUnited States
Deadliest	6.2MwIran 6 deaths
Total fatalities	11
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	6
5.0–5.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
3[55]	United States, centralAlaska	6.2	35.0
4[56]	United States, centralAlaska	6.5	20.0
5[57]	United States,Andreanof Islands,Alaska	7.0	35.0		Foreshock.
5[58]	United States,Andreanof Islands,Alaska	6.5	25.0		Foreshock.
7[59]	United States,Andreanof Islands,Alaska	7.3	35.0
13[60]	Iran,North Khorasan Province	5.8	57.0		5 people were killed and some damage was caused.	5
15[61][62]	Iran,Khuzestan Province	6.2	35.0		6 people died and some damage was caused.	6
23[63][64]	Iceland,Reykjavík	6.2	10.0	X
26[65]	Japan,Yamanashi Prefecture,Honshu	6.5	60.0

August

Strongest magnitude	6.6MwBritish Burma
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	4

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[66]	India,Andaman Islands	6.5	35.0
3[67]	Western Samoa Trust Territory, south of	6.5	35.0
8[68]	British Burma,Magway Region	6.6	15.0
19[69]	Taiwan, off the east coast	6.5	35.0

September

Strongest magnitude	6.5MwIran
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
3[70]	Iran,Sistan and Baluchestan Province	6.5	110.0
21[71]	Philippines, south ofLeyte	6.0	300.0
27[72]	Mexico,Gulf of California	6.0	35.0

October

Strongest magnitude	6.8MwChile
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	7

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
5[73]	Russian SFSR, easternKamchatka	6.3	50.0
6[74]	United States,Hawaii (island)	6.4	10.0
8[75]	New Zealand,Kermadec Islands	6.5	35.0
16[76]	British Burma,Kachin State	6.3	15.0
19[77]	Chile,Antofagasta Region	6.8	65.0
19[78]	Chile,Antofagasta Region	6.0	100.0		Aftershock.
24[79]	Taiwan, southwest of	6.5	35.0

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
5[80]	Philippines, off the east coast ofMindanao	6.2	35.0
15[81]	United States,Federated States of Micronesia,State of Yap	7.1	10.0
17[82]	Philippines, off the southeast coast ofMindanao	7.0	35.0
18[83][84][85]	northernAtlantic Ocean	7.2	10.0	VI	The1929 Grand Banks earthquake was one of the largest on record in this area. The earthquake generated atsunami which affectedNewfoundland,Canada. 28 people were killed and property damage costs were $1 million (1929 rate).	28
23[86]	Dutch East Indies,Papua (province)	6.8	35.0

December

Strongest magnitude	7.8MwUnited States
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	2

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
9[87]	Dutch East Indies, off the west coast ofSumatra	6.7	25.0
17[88]	United States,Near Islands,Alaska	7.8	20.0
27[89]	Dutch East Indies,Ceram Sea	6.5	230.0

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