This is a list of earthquakes in 1900. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Exceptions to this are earthquakes which 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 to UTC time. The countries and their flags are noted as they would have appeared in this year for example the Netherlands being in control of present-day Indonesia. An average year with 13 magnitude 7.0+ events being reported. The death toll was low with an event in Venezuela making up the vast majority of the total.
Overall
By death toll
Rank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 , offshore Miranda (state) Note: At least 10 casualties
By magnitude
Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 , Kodiak Island, Alaska 2 , offshore Miranda (state) 3 , Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands 4 , Sea of Okhotsk 5 , Jalisco 6 , Guanacaste Province = 7 , Bismarck Sea, German New Guinea = 7 , Kuril Islands = 8 , southern Sumatra, Dutch East Indies = 8 , Bismarck Sea, German New Guinea = 8 , Miyagi Prefecture, Honshu = 8 , offshore = 8 , east of the Kuril Islands Note: At least 7.0 magnitude
Notable events
January
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , southern Sumatra 7.0 0.0 Depth unknown. , Bismarck Sea, German New Guinea 7.0 0.0 Depth unknown. , West Java 0.0 0.0 Magnitude and depth unknown. Many homes in Sukabumi sustained damage. , Kuril Islands 6.7 35.0 , Jalisco 7.3 10.0 Some damage was caused in Colima. Landslides were reported in Guadalajara. , Sea of Okhotsk 7.5 450.0
April
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Ryukyu Islands 6.9 35.0
May
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Miyagi Prefecture, Honshu 7.0 5.0 , Jalisco 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown.
June
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Guanacaste Province 7.2 0.0 Depth unknown.
July
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands 7.6 0.0 Depth unknown.
August
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , off the east coast of Honshu 6.6 35.0 , southeastern Alaska 0.0 0.0 An earthquake originated in Lituya Bay which caused a significant tsunami in the area. 5 people were killed in the ensuing flooding as the waves swept ashore. 5 , off the south coast of Hokkaido 6.8 35.0
September
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , north of New Britain, German New Guinea 6.8 0.0 Depth unknown. Some homes were damaged. , Bismarck Sea, German New Guinea 7.1 0.0 Depth unknown. Minor material damage was caused.
October
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Papua (province) 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown. A tsunami washed ashore at Yapen leaving 5 people dead and the destruction of 1 home. 5 , Kodiak Island, Alaska 7.9 0.0 Largest event in 1900. Depth unknown. Property and infrastructure damage was caused on Kodiak Island. , offshore Miranda (state) 7.7 0.0 Deadliest event in 1900. Depth unknown. . 25
November
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Izu Islands 6.6 5.0 , offshore 7.0 0.0 Depth unknown. , Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown. , east of the Kuril Islands 7.0 35.0
December
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Kuril Islands 7.1 35.0
References