Earthquakes in1935

class=notpageimage| Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1935 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	New Guinea,Sandaun Province (Magnitude 7.8) September 20
Deadliest	Pakistan,Baluchistan, Pakistan (Magnitude 7.5) May 30 60,000 deaths
Total fatalities	67,489
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
← 1934 1936 →

This is a list ofearthquakes in 1935. 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. Among the bigger earthquakes of the year was the devastatingPakistan event in May which left 60,000 dead.Taiwan also fared badly with three magnitude 7.0+ events and in particular a quake in April left 3,276 dead. Other large quakes struckNew Guinea,Dutch East Indies,British Solomon Islands and somewhat unusuallyItalian Libya.Turkey andIran saw their share of the action as well with substantial deaths being caused by several quakes over the year.

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	60,000	7.5	Pakistan,Baluchistan, Pakistan	X (Extreme)	25.0	May 30
2	3,276	7.0	Taiwan,Taichung City	VIII (Severe)	15.0	April 20
3	2,746	6.5	Taiwan,Miaoli County	( )	30.0	July 16
4	690	6.4	Iran,Mazandaran Province	IX (Violent)	15.0	April 11
5	540	6.0	Turkey,Agri Province	( )	35.0	May 1
6	100	6.0	China,Sichuan Province	VIII (Severe)	35.0	December 18
7	60	6.0	Iran,Mazandaran Province	( )	35.0	March 5
8	51	6.8	Greece, southernAegean Sea	VIII (Severe)	80.0	February 25

• Note: At least 10 casualties

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	7.8	0	New Guinea,Sandaun Province	( )	30.0	September 20
= 2	7.6	0	British Solomon Islands, westernMakira	( )	35.0	December 15
= 2	7.6	0	Dutch East Indies,Batu Islands	VIII (Severe)	35.0	December 28
3	7.5	60,000	Pakistan,Baluchistan, Pakistan	X (Extreme)	25.0	May 30
4	7.3	0	Mexico,Chiapas	( )	35.0	December 14
= 5	7.2	0	Fiji	( )	450.0	July 29
= 5	7.2	0	Dutch East Indies, northernSumatra	( )	25.0	August 3
= 5	7.2	0	France,Loyalty Islands	( )	20.0	August 17
= 5	7.2	0	Russian SFSR,Kuril Islands	( )	35.0	September 11
= 6	7.1	0	New Hebrides	( )	185.0	June 24
= 6	7.1	0	Japan, off the east coast ofHonshu	( )	15.0	October 18
= 7	7.0	3,276	Taiwan,Taichung City	VIII (Severe)	15.0	April 20
= 7	7.0	0	Taiwan, off the southeast coast	( )	15.0	September 4
= 7	7.0	0	New Guinea,West Sepik Province	( )	35.0	September 20
= 7	7.0	0	Japan, off the east coast ofHonshu	( )	15.0	October 12
= 7	7.0	0	Taiwan, east of	( )	15.0	December 17

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

January

Strongest magnitude	6.9MwUnited States
Deadliest	6.4MwTurkey 5 deaths
Total fatalities	5
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	6

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
3[1]	Tibet,Tibet (1912-1951)	6.5	15.0
4[2][3]	Turkey,Sea of Marmara	6.4	15.0	X	5 people were killed and some damage was caused. An example of adoublet earthquake as these events struck about 2 hours apart.	5
4[4]	Turkey,Sea of Marmara	6.3	10.0
17[5]	France,Loyalty Islands,New Caledonia	6.5	35.0
22[6]	Dutch East Indies,Papua (province)	6.2	35.0
23[7][8]	United States,Fox Islands (Alaska)	6.9	35.0	I

February

Strongest magnitude	6.8Mw 2 events
Deadliest	6.8MwGreece 51+ deaths
Total fatalities	51+
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	10

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
3[9]	Afghanistan,Badakhshan Province	6.0	230.0
4[10]	Dutch East Indies,Molucca Sea	6.5	80.0
7[11]	Philippines,Ragay Gulf	6.0	35.0
9[12]	Taiwan,Yilan County, Taiwan	6.2	35.0
13[13]	Chile,Antofagasta Region	6.5	100.0
19[14]	Japan, off the east coast ofHonshu	6.0	35.0
22[15][16]	United States,Near Islands,Alaska	6.8	30.0	I
25[17][18]	Greece, southernAegean Sea	6.8	80.0	VIII	At least 51 deaths were caused.	51+
27[19]	Dutch East Indies,Talaud Islands	6.0	35.0
28[20]	Chile,Antofagasta Region	6.2	200.0

March

Strongest magnitude	6.4MwBritish Solomon Islands
Deadliest	6.0MwIran 60 deaths
Total fatalities	60
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	9

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
5[21][22]	Iran,Mazandaran Province	6.0	35.0		60 deaths were caused.	60
5[23]	India,Uttarakhand	6.0	35.0
8[24]	Ecuador,Loja Province	6.0	100.0
18[25]	Greece, west ofKarpathos	6.2	130.0
20[26]	British Solomon Islands	6.4	20.0
21[27]	Bangladesh,Rajshahi Division	6.2	80.0
26[28]	Peru,Arequipa Region	6.0	120.0
28[29]	China,Jilin Province	6.2	550.0
30[30]	Japan, off the east coast ofHonshu	6.3	35.0

April

Strongest magnitude	7.0MwTaiwan
Deadliest	7.0MwTaiwan 3,276 deaths
Total fatalities	3,968
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	13

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
3[31]	Afghanistan,Badakhshan Province	6.2	250.0
10[32]	Venezuela,Gulf of Paria	6.5	100.0
11[33][34]	Iran,Mazandaran Province	6.4	15.0	IX	690 deaths were reported as well as major damage.	690
15[35]	Japan,Gifu Prefecture,Honshu	6.2	270.0
19[36]	Italian Libya,Sirte District	6.8	15.0
19[37]	Italian Libya,Sirte District	6.0	35.0		Aftershock.
20[38]	Italian Libya,Sirte District	6.5	35.0		Aftershock.
20[39][40]	Taiwan,Taichung City	7.0	15.0	VIII	The1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake was the deadliest earthquake in the country's history. The death toll was 3,276 with another 12,053 injured. 17,907 homes were destroyed.	3,276	12,053
20[41]	Taiwan, off the west coast	6.0	35.0		Aftershock.
21[42]	Dutch East Indies,Java Sea	6.0	35.0
23[43]	British Burma,Sagaing Region	6.2	110.0
24[44]	Maldives	6.0	35.0
24[45]	Mexico, off the coast ofChiapas	6.2	50.0
28[46]	China,Sichuan Province	6.0	0.0	VIII	2 people were killed and a few homes were destroyed. Depth unknown.	2

May

Strongest magnitude	7.5MwPakistan
Deadliest	7.5MwPakistan 60,000 deaths
Total fatalities	60,540
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	13

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[47][48]	Turkey,Agri Province	6.0	35.0		540 deaths were reported in the1935 Digor earthquake.	540
4[49][50]	Taiwan,Taichung City	6.0	35.0		37 people were injured and 28 homes were destroyed.		37
7[51]	Philippines, south ofMindanao	6.0	50.0
13[52]	Laos,Sainyabuli Province	6.3	35.0
15[53]	Pakistan,Sindh	6.0	35.0
20[54]	Dutch East Indies,Talaud Islands	6.0	35.0
21[55]	Tibet,Tibet (1912-1951)	6.2	140.0
21[56]	New Guinea,Madang Province	6.2	35.0
21[57]	New Guinea,Madang Province	6.0	140.0
24[58]	Philippines,Samar	6.7	45.0
25[59]	Philippines, east ofSamar	6.2	35.0		Aftershock.
26[60]	Philippines, east ofSamar	6.2	35.0		Aftershock.
30[61][62]	Pakistan,Baluchistan, Pakistan	7.5	25.0	X	The1935 Quetta earthquake was one of the worst in Pakistani history. 60,000 people were killed. Major property damage was caused particularly atQuetta. Costs were $25 million (1935 rate).	60,000
31[63]	Sea of Japan	6.5	450.0		Aftershock.

June

Strongest magnitude	7.1MwNew Hebrides
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	9
5.0–5.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[64]	Philippines,Mindanao	6.0	100.0
2[65]	Pakistan,Baluchistan, Pakistan	6.0	35.0		Aftershock.
7[66]	Taiwan,Taichung City	5.8	0.0		5 people were injured and 15 homes were destroyed.		5
16[67]	New Guinea, east of mainland	6.0	35.0
18[68]	Philippines, east ofSamar	6.2	35.0		Aftershock.
22[69]	Dutch East Indies, south ofSulawesi	6.2	35.0
24[70]	New Hebrides	7.1	185.0
25[71]	Russian SFSR,Kuril Islands	6.2	35.0
28[72]	Chile, off the coast ofO'Higgins Region	6.0	35.0
28[73]	Japan,Izu Islands	6.2	100.0
29[74]	Mexico, off the coast ofMichoacan	6.8	25.0

July

Strongest magnitude	7.2MwFiji
Deadliest	6.5MwTaiwan 2,746 deaths
Total fatalities	2,755
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	9

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
5[75]	Uzbek SSR,Surxondaryo Province	6.2	15.0
11[76]	Japan,Shizuoka Prefecture,Honshu	6.3	10.0		9 people were killed and some damage was caused.	9
11[77]	Dutch East Indies,Java Sea	6.0	620.0
15[78]	Fiji	6.5	580.0
16[79]	Taiwan,Miaoli County	6.5	30.0		2,746 people were killed and 6,004 were injured. 30,000 homes collapsed.	2,746	6,004
19[80]	Japan, off the east coast ofHonshu	6.7	10.0
26[81]	China,Qinghai Province	6.2	15.0
28[82]	Afghanistan,Badakhshan Province	6.0	150.0
29[83]	Fiji	7.2	450.0
30[84]	Dutch East Indies, north ofSumba	6.2	60.0

August

Strongest magnitude	7.2Mw 2 events
Deadliest	0.0MwColombia 8 deaths
Total fatalities	8
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
3[85]	Dutch East Indies, northernSumatra	7.2	25.0
5[86]	Chile,Maule Region	6.0	35.0
7[87]	Colombia,Narino Department	0.0	95.0	VII	8 people were killed and major damage was caused. The magnitude was unknown.	8
17[88]	France,Loyalty Islands,New Caledonia	7.2	20.0
23[89]	Dutch East Indies, off the west coast of southernSumatra	6.5	25.0

September

Strongest magnitude	7.8MwNew Guinea
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	6

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
4[90][91]	United States, centralAlaska	6.3	0.0	III
4[92]	Taiwan, off the southeast coast	7.0	15.0		This event came only 10 minutes after theAlaska event.
9[93]	Palau	6.8	15.0
11[94]	Russian SFSR,Kuril Islands	7.2	35.0
18[95]	Colombia,Risaralda Department	6.2	80.0
19[96]	Peru,Puno Region	6.5	250.0
20[97]	New Guinea,Sandaun Province	7.8	30.0
20[98]	New Guinea,West Sepik Province	7.0	35.0		Aftershock.
23[99]	New Guinea,Sandaun Province	6.7	35.0		Aftershock.
25[100]	New Guinea, off the north coast	6.3	35.0

October

Strongest magnitude	7.1MwJapan
Deadliest	2 events caused 2 deaths
Total fatalities	4
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	8

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
2[101]	Russian SFSR,Kuril Islands	6.4	35.0
4[102]	Philippines, southernMindanao	6.5	500.0
8[103]	Tajik SSR,Districts of Republican Subordination	6.3	20.0
11[104]	New Guinea, off the north coast	6.6	15.0
12[105]	Japan, off the east coast ofHonshu	7.0	15.0		Doublet earthquake
18[106]	Japan, off the east coast ofHonshu	7.1	15.0
18[107]	United States,Northern Mariana Islands	6.7	20.0
18[108]	Japan, off the east coast ofHonshu	6.4	15.0		Aftershock.
19[109][110][111]	United States,Helena, Montana	6.3	0.0	VIII	The1935 Helena earthquake was a series of events that struck the area this month. This was the largest of the shocks. 2 people were killed and at least 101 were injured. Major damage was caused with 300 homes collapsing. Property damage costs were around $19 million (1935 rate). Depth unknown.	2	101+
31[112][113][114]	United States,Helena, Montana	6.0	0.0	VIII	This major aftershock caused a further 2 deaths and more property damage. Costs were $6 million (1935 rate). Depth unknown.	2

November

Strongest magnitude	6.7MwVietnam
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	6
5.0–5.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[115][116]	Canada, easternOntario	5.6	1.0	VII	1935 Timiskaming earthquake.
1[117]	Vietnam,Dien Bien Province	6.7	15.0
2[118]	Ecuador,Chimborazo Province	6.0	130.0
10[119]	United Kingdom, southwest ofMontserrat	6.2	100.0
14[120]	New Guinea,East New Britain Province	6.5	35.0
25[121]	Dutch East Indies, off the west coast of northernSumatra	6.5	35.0
30[122]	Panama, north of	6.4	35.0

December

Strongest magnitude	7.6Mw 2 events
Deadliest	6.0MwChina 100 deaths
Total fatalities	100
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	10

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[123]	Japan,Ryukyu Islands	6.4	20.0
2[124]	Japan,Ryukyu Islands	6.2	20.0		Aftershock.
5[125]	Fiji	6.5	35.0
14[126]	Brazil,Acre (state)	6.7	610.0
14[127]	United States,Northern Mariana Islands	6.5	270.0
14[128][129]	Mexico,Chiapas	7.3	35.0		Major damage was reported.
15[130]	British Solomon Islands, westernMakira	7.6	35.0
16[131]	Brazil,Acre (state)	6.2	650.0
17[132]	Taiwan, east of	7.0	15.0
18[133][134]	China,Sichuan Province	6.0	35.0	VIII	100 people were killed and many homes were destroyed.	100
20[135]	British Solomon Islands	6.3	15.0
24[136]	Colombia, off the west coast of	6.2	25.0
28[137][138]	Dutch East Indies,Batu Islands	7.6	30.0	VIII	The1935 Sumatra earthquake caused at least 1 injury and some homes to collapse.		1+
29[139]	Dutch East Indies,Seram	6.4	25.0

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