This is a list of earthquakes in 1941. 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. With 1,200 lives lost, Saudi Arabia experienced the heaviest death toll on January 11. Other deadly quakes occurred in Iran, Turkey, Taiwan, Burma, and China. There were 15 magnitude 7.0+ events altogether. The largest event was in the north Atlantic Ocean at the Azores–Gibraltar transform fault in November with a magnitude 8.0. Other large events struck India, Japan, and Mexico to name a few. Australia saw a couple of unusually large quakes this year.

Overall

By death toll

Rank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 , Jizan Region 2 Iran, South Khorasan Province 3 , Agri Province 4 , Tainan City 5 , Heilongjiang Province 6 , Yunnan Province 7 , Yunnan Province = 8 , Sichuan Province = 8 , Erzincan Province Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 Azores–Gibraltar Transform Fault 2 , east of Kyushu = 3 , Michoacan = 3 , Andaman Islands = 4 , off the northeast coast of New Britain = 4 , Santa Cruz Islands = 4 , Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi = 5 , Puntarenas Province = 5 , Tainan City = 6 , Jujuy Province = 6 , Kermadec Islands = 6 , Yunnan Province 7 , South Sandwich Islands = 8 , south of Luzon = 8 , off the west coast of Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Celebes Sea 6.2 500.0 , south of Sulawesi 6.0 50.0 , north of Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 6.7 25.0 , off the west coast of 6.0 60.0 , Gulf of Tomini 6.0 220.0 , Jizan Region 6.2 35.0 1,200 people were killed and a further 200 were injured. 700 homes were destroyed and another 1,000 were damaged in the 1941 Jabal Razih earthquake. 1,200 200 , north of Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 6.2 35.0 Aftershock. , off the northeast coast of New Britain 7.4 15.0 4 deaths were caused. 1 home was destroyed and many sustained damage. 4 British Cyprus, Famagusta District 6.5 100.0 Bhutan, Trashigang District 6.6 15.0 , Loreto Region 6.5 120.0 Fiji 6.5 370.0 , Assam 6.5 180.0 , Banda Sea 6.6 100.0

February

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , northern Bohol 6.9 605.0 , Celebes Sea 6.5 35.0 , off the coast of northern California 6.8 15.0 Some damage was caused. , east of New Britain 6.5 35.0 , off the coast of Oaxaca 6.6 15.0 Iran, South Khorasan Province 6.3 15.0 730 people were killed and major damage was caused. 730 , Barat Daya Islands 6.2 170.0 , Timor 6.7 180.0 , Talaud Islands 6.6 50.0

March

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured Greece, Thessaly 6.2 35.0 , Badakhshan Province 6.0 210.0 , Flores Sea 6.0 550.0 , Baja California 6.0 35.0 Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands 6.5 25.0 , west of Sicily 6.5 100.0

April

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , south of Kodiak Island 6.5 15.0 , Jujuy Province 6.5 260.0 Foreshock. , Jujuy Province 7.2 200.0 , southwest of 6.8 15.0 , Michoacan 7.6 30.0 1941 Colima earthquake. , off the west coast of southern Sumatra 6.2 35.0 , Qinghai Province 6.0 35.0 Tajik SSR, Districts of Republican Subordination 6.5 20.0 , Western Australia 6.3 15.0

May

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , southeast of New Britain 6.5 80.0 , Heilongjiang Province 6.0 35.0 132 people were killed and 203 were injured. 6,321 homes were destroyed. 132 203 Tajik SSR, Districts of Republican Subordination 6.0 60.0 6.6 160.0 Fiji 6.7 580.0 , Luzon 6.8 15.0 , Takhar Province 6.0 230.0 , Yunnan Province 6.9 25.0 Dozens of people (likely no more than 50) were killed and many homes were destroyed. 50 British Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands 7.4 35.0 , Mugla Province 6.0 35.0 , Aru Islands 6.0 35.0

June

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Sichuan Province 6.0 35.0 , southeast of Mindanao 6.5 100.0 , southern Molucca Sea 6.5 35.0 , southern Molucca Sea 6.2 35.0 Aftershock. , West Sulawesi 6.2 35.0 , Andaman Islands 7.6 20.0 The 1941 Andaman Islands earthquake caused at least 1 death and 1 injury. Major property damage was caused. A tsunami was generated in the area. 1+ 1+ , Northern Territory 6.3 15.0 , Tabasco 6.2 220.0

July

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , San Juan Province, Argentina 6.2 35.0 , Arica y Parinacota Region 6.0 120.0 , Havelock Island, Andaman Islands 6.0 35.0 Aftershock. , Nagano Prefecture, Honshu 6.0 35.0 , east of Kyushu 6.2 35.0 , off the coast of Chiapas 6.0 35.0 , southern Alaska 6.4 35.0

August

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Kermadec Islands 7.2 35.0 , Rat Islands, Alaska 6.8 90.0 , northeast of Unimak Island, Alaska 6.8 150.0 Tunisia, Kairouan Governorate 0.0 0.0 Minor damage was reported. The magnitude and depth were unknown. , Andaman Islands 6.0 35.0 , Jujuy Province 6.0 180.0 South Pacific Mandate, Northern Mariana Islands 6.5 35.0 rowspan="2"| Doublet earthquake. South Pacific Mandate, Northern Mariana Islands 6.6 35.0

September

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , New Ireland (island) 6.7 30.0 , southwest of Bougainville Island 6.6 15.0 , Agri Province 6.0 35.0 The 1941 Van-Ercis earthquake caused 430 deaths. 430 , Papua (province) 6.6 25.0 , California, Nevada border 5.6 6.0 , Kermadec Islands 6.9 70.0 , Gulf of Tomini 6.9 205.0 , Apurimac Region 6.4 60.0 Russian SFSR, east of Kuril Islands 6.5 15.0 , Hawaii (island), Hawaii 6.0 0.0 Depth unknown. , Alaska Peninsula 6.5 100.0 , southeast of 6.5 60.0

October

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , off the coast of northern California 6.4 10.0 , Sichuan Province 6.0 0.0 15 people were killed and a further 10 were injured. 70 homes were destroyed. 15 10 , Ayacucho Region 6.0 110.0

November

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , south of Luzon 7.0 15.0 , Morobe Province 6.3 25.0 , Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi 7.4 35.0 , Potosi Department 6.2 200.0 , Erzincan Province 5.9 70.0 15 people were killed. 15 , South Sandwich Islands 7.1 35.0 , east of Kyushu 7.9 35.0 The 1941 Hyūga-nada earthquake caused some damage. A tsunami struck the area causing 2 deaths and the destruction of 27 homes. 2 , Kermadec Islands 6.6 35.0 Azores-Gibraltar Transform Fault 8.0 10.0 1941 Gloria Fault earthquake. , Flores Sea 6.6 515.0

December

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Puntarenas Province 7.3 20.0 6 people were killed and at least 101 were injured. Many homes were destroyed. 6 101+ , Guanacaste Province 6.0 35.0 Aftershock. , off the west coast 7.0 15.0 Aftershock. , Sulawesi 6.2 35.0 , off the west coast 6.0 100.0 Taiwan, Tainan City 7.3 15.0 319 people were killed in the 1941 Chungpu earthquake. 1,768 homes were destroyed. 319 , Yunnan Province 7.2 10.0 At least 51 people were killed and some homes collapsed. 51+

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