This is a list of earthquakes in 1936. 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 Dutch East Indies and China in particular had the main bulk of the activity in this year. The Dutch East Indies saw five of the 13 magnitude 7.0+ events. China on the other hand had six earthquakes which resulted in substantial numbers of deaths during the year.

Overall

By death toll

Rank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 , Guangxi Province 2 , off the coast of 3 , Narino Department 4 , Gansu Province = 5 , Gansu Province = 5 , Sichuan Province 6 , Xinjiang Province 7 , Yunnan Province 8 , Pasto, Colombia 9 , northern Sumatra 10 Iran, South Khorasan Province 11 Taiwan, southeast of Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 , Talaud Islands = 2 Russian SFSR, off the east coast of Kamchatka = 2 , Antofagasta Region 3 British Solomon Islands = 4 , northern Sumatra = 4 , off the east coast of Honshu = 4 Russian SFSR, off the east coast of Kamchatka = 5 , off the south coast of West Papua (province) = 5 Taiwan, southeast of = 6 , Narino Department = 6 , off the west coast of northern Sumatra = 6 , Molucca Sea Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , north of Sumba 6.3 35.0 , Batu Islands 6.7 30.0 Aftershock of 1935 Sumatra earthquake. , Narino Department 7.0 0.0 250 people were killed and some property damage was reported. Depth unknown. 250 , Santiago del Estero Province 6.7 605.0 6.6 25.0 , southeast of Mindanao 6.7 35.0 , southern Sumatra 6.2 80.0

February

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Gansu Province 6.8 15.0 At least 101 people were killed and another 101 were hurt. Damage was extensive in the area with 9,650 homes being destroyed. 101+ 101+ , Madang Province 6.2 100.0 Fiji 6.6 400.0 , Java Sea 6.5 600.0 , West Papua (province) 7.1 15.0 , Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 6.5 160.0 , Nara Prefecture, Honshu 6.0 35.0 , East Sepik Province 6.4 35.0 , Auckland Islands 6.9 15.0 , Auckland Islands 6.4 15.0 Aftershock. , Barat Daya Islands 6.6 100.0 , Java Sea 6.5 35.0

March

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , southeast of Hokkaido 6.7 25.0

April

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Talaud Islands 7.8 35.0 3 people were injured. 169 homes were destroyed. 3 , Talaud Islands 6.6 35.0 Aftershock. , Guangxi Province 6.8 0.0 1,001+ , west of New Ireland (island) 6.4 25.0 Federated States of Micronesia 6.7 15.0 , south of Java 6.0 100.0 British Solomon Islands 7.4 20.0 India, Andaman Islands 6.5 35.0 , Sichuan Province 6.7 15.0 At least 101 people were killed and many homes collapsed. 101+ , Banda Sea 6.5 200.0 , Cordoba Province (Argentina) 6.0 200.0

May

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Ucayali Region 6.0 160.0 , east of Bawean 6.5 620.0 , southeast of New Britain 6.6 25.0 , Sichuan Province 6.8 15.0 , east of Bawean 6.5 610.0 , north of West Timor 6.4 70.0 , Tayabas Bay 6.0 160.0 British Solomon Islands, western Guadalcanal 6.8 15.0 , San Luis Province 6.2 15.0 , Bismarck Sea 6.4 15.0 Nepal, Gandaki Province 6.8 15.0

June

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , off the east coast of Honshu 6.0 80.0 , Batu Islands 6.6 35.0 , off the east coast of mainland 6.9 150.0 , Potosi Department 6.0 100.0 , Badakhshan Province 6.6 205.0 Russian SFSR, off the east coast of Kamchatka 7.5 15.0 Iran, South Khorasan Province 6.2 35.0 12 people were killed and some damage was reported. 12

July

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured Korea, South Jeolla Province 5.0 0.0 9 , Tacna Region 6.0 140.0 , Malacca Strait 6.5 200.0 , southeast of Mindanao 6.7 35.0 , Antofagasta Region 7.5 35.0 1 person died and a further 40 were hurt. Many homes were destroyed. 1 40 , Milton-Freewater, Oregon 5.8 5.0 , off the coast of Antofagasta Region 6.6 35.0 Aftershock. , East Sepik Province 6.4 35.0 rowspan="2"| Doublet earthquake , East Sepik Province 6.3 15.0

August

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Gansu Province 6.0 35.0 115 people died and 31 were injured. 4,459 homes were destroyed in the area. 115 31 , east of Mindanao 6.5 35.0 , Pasto, Colombia 0.0 0.0 18 deaths were caused. Magnitude and depth unknown. 18 , Yunnan Province 5.5 0.0 30 people were killed and many homes were destroyed. 30 Taiwan, southeast of 7.1 15.0 rowspan="2"| 10 people were killed with a further 10 injured. 15 homes were destroyed. Doublet earthquake. 10 10 Taiwan, southeast of 7.1 35.0 , off the west coast of northern Sumatra 7.0 50.0 9 people were killed and another 20 were injured. Some damage was caused. 9 20

September

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , northern Sumatra 0.0 0.0 17 people were killed and some damage was caused. Magnitude and depth unknown. 17 , northern Sumatra 7.2 20.0

October

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , north of the Minahasa Peninsula, Sulawesi 6.6 25.0 , Kermadec Islands 6.5 35.0 , Molucca Sea 7.0 15.0 , Sula Islands 6.5 15.0 , south of Honshu 6.2 80.0 , Mie Prefecture, Honshu 6.2 380.0 , northeast of Guam 6.5 75.0

November

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands 6.7 35.0 , off the east coast of Honshu 7.2 35.0 1936 Miyagi earthquake. , Antofagasta Region 6.0 200.0 , Xinjiang Province 5.5 0.0 At least 51 people were killed and some damage was caused. 51+ Russian SFSR, Sea of Okhotsk 6.5 150.0 Russian SFSR, off the east coast of Kamchatka 7.2 20.0 Some damage was caused. Fiji 6.5 540.0 , Santa Rosa Department, Guatemala 6.6 45.0 , off the south coast 6.3 45.0 Aftershock. Fiji 6.5 560.0 , Potosi Department 6.0 230.0 , Ceram Sea 6.2 35.0

December

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Ryukyu Islands 6.5 270.0 , off the coast of Tarapaca Region 6.0 100.0 , off the coast 0.0 0.0 400 people were killed. The magnitude and depth were unknown. 400 , Sunda Strait 6.3 35.0 , Haida Gwaii 6.0 35.0 , Kermadec Islands 6.7 35.0 , Izu Islands 0.0 0.0 3 people were killed and some damage was caused. The magnitude and depth were unknown. 3 , off the southwest coast 6.4 15.0 , east of New Ireland (island) 6.6 35.0

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