This is a list of earthquakes in 1902. 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 present-day Indonesia. The number of large (Magnitude 7.0+) events remained similar to the last couple of years. There were a number of events which caused high casualties. The deadliest quake struck Emirate of Bukhara in December. China and Guatemala also experienced high death tolls during the year.
Overall
By death toll
Rank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 , Xinjiang Province 2 , Andijan Province 3 , Escuintla Department 3 , Shamakhi District 4 , Mindanao Note: At least 10 casualties
By magnitude
Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 , Sea of Okhotsk 2 , Chiapas 3 , Xinjiang Province, China = 4 , Escuintla Department = 4 , Northern Mariana Islands 5 , Mindanao = 6 , New Britain, German New Guinea = 6 , Badakhshan Province 7 , Baja California = 8 , Fox Islands (Alaska) = 8 , Celebes Sea, Dutch East Indies = 8 , Guerrero = 8 , off the east coast of Honshu Note: At least 7.0 magnitude
Notable events
January
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Fox Islands (Alaska) 7.0 0.0 Depth unknown. , Celebes Sea, Dutch East Indies 7.0 0.0 Depth unknown. , Guerrero 7.0 0.0 Depth unknown. 2 people were killed and another 2 were injured. Damage was caused in the area. 2 2 , south of Hokkaido 6.5 35.0 , Quetzaltenango Department 6.3 0.0 Depth unknown. Some homes were damaged or destroyed. , south of New Britain, German New Guinea 7.2 0.0 Depth unknown. , Aomori Prefecture, Honshu 6.9 35.0 , off the east coast of Honshu 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown. Doublet earthquake. , south of Hokkaido 6.6 35.0
February
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown. , Chatham Islands 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown. , Shamakhi District, Azerbaijan 6.9 15.0 The 1902 Shamakhi earthquake killed at least 86 people and injure 60. Extensive damage was caused. 3,496 homes were destroyed and 3,943 were damage. 86 60 , north of 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown. , south of Hokkaido 6.7 35.0
March
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Tarapaca Region 6.8 0.0 Depth unknown. , central California 6.8 0.0 Depth unknown. , off the north coast of Papua (province), Dutch East Indies 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown.
April
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , southern Lake Baykal 6.6 16.0 , Escuintla Department 7.5 0.0 The 1902 Guatemala earthquake resulted in 2,000 deaths and major damage. Depth unknown. 2,000
May
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , off the east coast of Honshu 7.0 35.0 , southeast of Kyushu 6.6 35.0 , Hokkaido 6.5 35.0
June
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Sea of Okhotsk 8.0 600.0
July
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Jilin Province, China 6.7 20.0 Ottoman Empire, Central Macedonia 6.6 0.0 Depth unknown. 6.8 0.0
August
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Moro Gulf, Philippines 7.3 0.0 At least 101 people were killed and major damage was reported. Depth unknown. 101 , Xinjiang Province, China 7.7 18.0 The 1902 Turkestan earthquake killed 5,650 people and caused major damage. 10,000 , Xinjiang Province, China 6.8 0.0 Aftershock. Depth unknown. , Yunnan Province, China 5.5 0.0 6 people were killed. Many homes were destroyed or damaged. 6
September
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Northern Mariana Islands 7.5 0.0 At least 1 person was hurt and major damage was caused. Depth unknown. 1 , Chiapas 7.8 0.0 Major damage was caused. Depth unknown.
October
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Badakhshan Province 7.2 200.0
November
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , southern Qinghai Province, China 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown. , Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown. , southeast of Taiwan 6.8 5.0
December
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Baja California 7.1 0.0 Depth unknown. , Andijan Province, Emirate of Bukhara 6.4 9.0 4,880 people were killed in the 1902 Andijan earthquake. 41,704 homes were damaged or destroyed. 4,880
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