This is a list of earthquakes in 1926. 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. A fairly active year, with Greece, Dutch East Indies, and the Solomon Islands experiencing many large events. In spite of this the death toll was relatively low.

Overall

By death toll

Rank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 Turkey, Kars Province 23546.7 (7.6), West SumatraVII (Very Strong)15.0 = 3 , central Sumatra = 3 , Yunnan Province 4 Greece, Dodecanese Islands Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date = 1 Russian SFSR = 1 , Papua (province) 2 , north of Macquarie Island 3 British Solomon Islands, northwest Makira 4 , off coast of = 5 , south of Java = 5 British Solomon Islands = 6 , south of the South Sandwich Islands = 6 British Solomon Islands = 6 , Antofagasta Region = 6 , southeast of the Loyalty Islands = 6 Southwest Indian Ridge = 6 , Andreanof Islands, Alaska = 6 León Department Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , northeast of Hokkaido 6.2 360.0 British Solomon Islands 7.6 15.0 , southeast of the Loyalty Islands 6.6 20.0

February

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Sucre, Venezuela 6.5 100.0 , off the west coast of Honshu 6.2 150.0 , north of New Britain 6.5 390.0 , off the coast 7.2 20.0 , Santiago del Estero Province 6.5 660.0 , off the coast 6.7 15.0 Aftershock.

March

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Talaud Islands 6.5 15.0 , Loreto Region 6.5 150.0 , off the east coast 6.9 25.0 Turkey, Antalya Province 6.8 15.0 , south of the South Sandwich Islands 7.0 10.0 British Solomon Islands 7.0 15.0

April

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , off the south coast of Honshu 6.9 340.0 , Azores 6.0 50.0 British Solomon Islands, northwest Makira 7.3 15.0 , Antofagasta Region 7.0 90.0

May

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured British Burma, Kachin State 6.2 80.0 , off the coast of Jalisco 6.2 15.0 , south of Mindanao 6.6 35.0 , southeast of Hokkaido 6.3 35.0

June

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured 6.4 25.0 , Tibet 6.0 35.0 , south of Kyushu 6.5 180.0 , Banda Sea 6.5 150.0 Greece, Dodecanese Islands 6.9 15.0 At least 51 deaths were caused. Major damage was reported. 51+ , northern Sumatra 6.7 15.0 The 1926 Padang Panjang earthquake struck West Sumatra killing 354 people and collapsed 2,383 houses. It also had a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale. 354 , southern Sumatra 6.4 35.0 Possible aftershock of previous event. Registered as a 7.8 on the Richter magnitude scale. , Ryukyu Islands 6.8 15.0

July

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , off the west coast of southern Sumatra 6.8 25.0 , central Sumatra 0.0 0.0 At least 101 deaths were caused as well as the destruction of some homes. The magnitude and depth were unknown. 101+ , Molucca Sea 6.6 15.0 , east of Morotai 6.2 180.0 rowspan="2"| A doublet earthquake as these events struck 12 minutes apart. , east of Morotai 6.2 180.0 , Morobe Province 6.3 35.0 , off the west coast of Honshu 6.6 360.0 British Solomon Islands, Rendova Island 6.5 15.0

August

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Catanduanes 6.6 15.0 Taiwan, southeast of 6.5 15.0 , Ceram Sea 6.7 15.0 , Nias 6.0 35.0 , Tibet (1912-1951) 6.3 10.0 , Andreanof Islands, Alaska 6.4 35.0 Taiwan, north of 6.3 35.0 , Salta Province 6.6 250.0 , Aeolian Islands 5.3 100.0 Major damage was reported. , southeast of the Loyalty Islands 7.0 20.0 Greece, Peloponnese (region) 6.3 50.0 , Azores 5.3 4.0 The 1926 Horta earthquake was destructive despite its moderate intensity. 9 people were killed and 200 were injured. 4,138 homes were damaged or destroyed. 9 200

September

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured Southwest Indian Ridge 7.0 10.0 , southeast of Hokkaido 6.4 35.0 , Madang Province 6.6 35.0 , south of Java 7.1 35.0 Taiwan, east of 6.5 15.0 British Solomon Islands, west of Guadalcanal 7.1 15.0 Some homes were damaged. A tsunami was observed.

October

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , off the east coast of Honshu 6.3 25.0 , north of Macquarie Island 7.4 10.0 , Andreanof Islands, Alaska 6.9 45.0 The beginning of a series of large events on this day. , Andreanof Islands, Alaska 6.7 50.0 , Andreanof Islands, Alaska 7.0 40.0 , Monterey Bay, California 6.1 35.0 rowspan="2"| A doublet earthquake as these events were an hour apart. , Monterey Bay, California 6.3 10.0 Turkey, Kars Province 5.7 7.0 The 1926 Kars earthquake was destructive despite the moderate magnitude. 360 people were killed. Major damage was reported. 360 , Papua (province) 7.6 35.0 , Papua (province) 6.6 25.0 Aftershock. , Papua (province) 6.3 35.0 Aftershock.

November

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , León Department 7.0 15.0 Major damage was caused. , Yunnan Province 5.5 0.0 At least 101 people died and some homes were destroyed. The depth was unknown. 101+ , Leyte 6.2 15.0

December

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Atacama Region 6.0 33.0 , central Java 0.0 0.0 At least 51 people were hurt. Major damage was caused. The magnitude and depth were unknown. 51+ , south of Sumba 6.2 35.0 Albanian Republic, Fier County 5.8 0.0 Many homes were destroyed. The depth was unknown. , East Sepik Province 6.4 35.0 , Makassar Strait 6.8 35.0

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