This is a list of earthquakes in 1919. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes 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 to UTC time. The death toll for the year over 3,000. These were from the two earthquakes in Turkey and El Salvador. The southwest Pacific Ocean area saw some very large magnitude events. Clusters of activity were also found in Taiwan, the Philippines and Central America.

Overall

By death toll

Rank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 , Balıkesir Province 2 , San Salvador Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 , southeast of New Ireland (island) 2 3 4 , off the east coast of Honshu 5 Taiwan, east of 6 , off the coast of Los Lagos Region = 7 , Chubut Province = 7 , Kermadec Islands = 7 Philippines, off the southeast coast of Mindanao = 10 Tanganyika, Rukwa Region = 10 , Balikesir Province = 10 , northeast of Buru = 10 , Retalhuleu Department = 10 Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured Philippines, off the southeast coast of Mindanao 7.2 35.0 7.8 485.0 , southwest of Sumatra 6.3 35.0

March

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , off the coast of Los Lagos Region 7.2 15.0 , Chubut Province 7.2 15.0 , off the coast of Los Lagos Region 6.8 15.0 Aftershock. Philippines, Burias (island) 6.5 50.0

April

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , southern Sumatra 6.4 20.0 , Kermadec Islands 7.2 35.0 , Retalhuleu Department 7.0 35.0 Philippines, off the southwest coast of Mindoro 6.6 15.0 Some damage and landslides were caused. , San Salvador 5.9 0.0 At least 100 deaths were reported. Many homes were damaged. 100+ 8.1 25.0 Some minor damage was reported as well as a tsunami.

May

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured Rhodesia, Eastern Province, Rhodesia 6.7 15.0 , off the east coast of Honshu 7.2 15.0 , southeast of New Ireland (island) 7.8 35.0 A few homes were damaged. Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan 6.5 35.0

June

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured Taiwan, north of 7.1 35.0 , Tuscany 6.2 33.0 , off the coast of 6.6 20.0 Ethiopia, SNNPR 6.5 15.0

July

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured Tanganyika, Rukwa Region 7.2 15.0 , Tachira 6.2 35.0 , Chontales Department 6.5 150.0 , southern Xinjiang Province 6.5 20.0

August

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , off the east coast of Honshu 6.7 35.0 Fiji 7.0 214.6 , northeast of Buru 7.0 15.0 , eastern Espiritu Santo 6.8 35.0

September

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , north of the British Virgin Islands 6.2 35.0 Philippines, western Mindanao 6.6 35.0

October

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured Fiji, western Rabi Island 6.9 0.0 Some damage was reported. Depth unknown. , Akita Prefecture, Honshu 6.2 35.0 , off the southwest coast of Sumatra 6.5 25.0 , northern Transvaal (present-day Limpopo) 6.5 35.0

November

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured Turkey, Balıkesir Province 7.0 10.0 The 1919 Ayvalık earthquake caused at least 3,000 fatalities and badly damaged 16,000 buildings. 3,000 British Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands 6.8 113.0 , off the coast of Papua (province) 0.0 0.0 A few homes were destroyed. Magnitude and depth unknown.

December

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured Taiwan, east of 7.1 35.0 Taiwan, east of 6.9 20.0 Doublet earthquake.

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