List of earthquakes in 1913

Earthquakes in 1913

Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1913 4.0−5.9 magnitude 6.0−6.9 magnitude 7.0−7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	south of Mindanao, Philippines March 14 Magnitude 7.8
Deadliest	Yunnan Province, China December 21 (Magnitude 6.7) 942 deaths
Total fatalities	1,444
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	17
6.0−6.9	22
5.0−5.9	1
← 1912 1914 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1913. 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.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7002942000000000000♠942	7000670000000000000♠6.7	Yunnan Province, China	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-12-21-0000December 21
7000200000000000000♠2	7002150000000000000♠150	7000630000000000000♠6.3	Apurimac Region, Peru	7001100000000000000♠10.0	000000002016-11-04-0000November 4
7000300000000000000♠3	7002138000000000000♠138	7000780000000000000♠7.8	south of Mindanao, Philippines	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-03-14-0000March 14
7000400000000000000♠4	7002101000000000000♠101	7000770000000000000♠7.7	El Oro Province, Ecuador	7001500000000000000♠50.0	000000002016-02-24-0000February 24
7000500000000000000♠5	7001510000000000000♠51	7000770000000000000♠7.7	off the south coast of Peru	7001250000000000000♠25.0	000000002016-08-06-0000August 6
7000500000000000000♠5	7001510000000000000♠51	7000600000000000000♠6.0	Sichuan Province, China	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002016-08-31-0000August 31
7000600000000000000♠6	7001110000000000000♠11	7000580000000000000♠5.8	Hormozgan Province, Iran	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002016-03-24-0000March 24

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date
7000100000000000000♠1	7000780000000000000♠7.8	7002138000000000000♠138	south of Mindanao, Philippines	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-03-14-0000March 14
7000200000000000000♠2	7000770000000000000♠7.7	7002101000000000000♠101	El Oro Province, Ecuador	7001500000000000000♠50.0	000000002016-02-24-0000February 24
7000200000000000000♠2	7000770000000000000♠7.7	5000000000000000000♠0	Tonga	7001250000000000000♠25.0	000000002016-06-26-0000June 26
7000200000000000000♠2	7000770000000000000♠7.7	7001510000000000000♠51	off the south coast of Peru	7001250000000000000♠25.0	000000002016-08-06-0000August 6
7000300000000000000♠3	7000760000000000000♠7.6	5000000000000000000♠0	Vanuatu	7002230000000000000♠230.0	000000002016-10-14-0000October 14
7000400000000000000♠4	7000730000000000000♠7.3	5000000000000000000♠0	southern Sumatra, Indonesia	7001750000000000000♠75.0	000000002016-08-13-0000August 13
7000500000000000000♠5	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	north of Minahasa Peninsula, Indonesia	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002016-01-11-0000January 11
7000500000000000000♠5	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Volcano Islands, Japan	7001800000000000000♠80.0	000000002016-03-23-0000March 23
7000500000000000000♠5	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	east of Mindanao, Philippines	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002016-04-25-0000April 25
7000500000000000000♠5	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea	7001150000000000000♠15.0	000000002016-05-30-0000May 30
7000500000000000000♠5	7000720000000000000♠7.2	5000000000000000000♠0	Vanuatu	7001800000000000000♠80.0	000000002016-11-10-0000November 10
7000600000000000000♠6	7000710000000000000♠7.1	5000000000000000000♠0	southeast of Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	7002150000000000000♠150.0	000000002016-11-15-0000November 15
7000700000000000000♠7	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002016-02-20-0000February 20
7000700000000000000♠7	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	northeast of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002016-05-18-0000May 18
7000700000000000000♠7	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	south of Andreanof Islands, Alaska	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002016-06-22-0000June 22
7000700000000000000♠7	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	off the south coast of Peru	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002016-07-28-0000July 28
7000700000000000000♠7	7000700000000000000♠7.0	5000000000000000000♠0	off east coast of Papua New Guinea	5000000000000000000♠0.0	000000002016-10-11-0000October 11

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January–March

• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan on January 7 at a depth of 0.0 km.^[1]
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan on January 8 at a depth of 0.0 km.^[2] This event came within 24 hours of the previous one and due to being a similar magnitude can be considered a doublet earthquake. Taiwan was struck by another 6.7 magnitude quake on December 24, 1912.
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck north of Minahasa Peninsula, Indonesia on January 11 at a depth of 0.0 km.^[3]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on January 19 at a depth of 150.0 km.^[4] Some damage was reported.^[5]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on February 14 at a depth of 100.0 km.^[6]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on February 20 at a depth of 0.0 km.^[7]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southwest of Westport, New Zealand on February 22 at a depth of 33.0 km. A few homes were destroyed.^[8]
• A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck El Oro Province, Ecuador on February 24 at a depth of 50.0 km. At least 101 people died and many homes were destroyed.^[9]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Ryukyu Islands, Japan on March 3 at a depth of 150.0 km.^[10]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Xizang Province, China on March 6 at a depth of 35.0 km. This was followed later that day by a slightly stronger magnitude 6.4 earthquake in the same area. This can be classed as a doublet earthquake ^[11]
• A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck south of Mindanao, Philippines on March 14 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[12] One-hundred and thirty-eight people were killed, at least 51 were injured and many homes were destroyed. Some changes to the landscape were recorded.^[13]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Volcano Islands, Japan on March 23 at a depth of 80.0 km.^[14]
• A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Hormozgan Province, Iran on March 24 at an unknown depth. Eleven people were killed in the area.^[15]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Andreanof Islands, Alaska on March 31 at a depth of 60.0 km.^[16]

April–June

• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck east of Kyushu, Japan on April 2 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[17]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck east of Kyushu, Japan on April 13 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[18]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck east of Mindanao, Philippines on April 25 at a depth of 0.0 km.^[19]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Tonga on May 8 at a depth of 200.0 km.^[20]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck northeast of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands on May 18 at a depth of 0.0 km.^[21]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea on May 30 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[22]
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck east of Mussau Island, Papua New Guinea on June 4 at a depth of 0.0 km.^[23]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Ruse Province, Bulgaria on June 14 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[24]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck south of the Andreanof Islands, Alaska on June 22 at a depth of 0.0 km.^[25]
• A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Tonga on June 26 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[26]

July–September

• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the east coast of Nicaragua on July 25 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[27]
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the south coast of Peru on July 28 at a depth of 0.0 km.^[28] Some damage was caused.^[29]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck east of the Kuril Islands, Russia on August 1 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[30]
• A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the south coast of Peru on August 6 at a depth of 25.0 km.^[31] At least 51 deaths were reported as well as damage and destruction of many homes. Caraveli suffered most of the destruction.^[32]
• A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck southern Sumatra, Indonesia on August 13 at a depth of 75.0 km.^[33]
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Sichuan Province, China during August. The exact date and depth of the event were unknown. Fifty-one people were killed and some homes were destroyed.^[34]
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Debub Omo Zone, Ethiopia on September 16 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[35]

October–December

• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Papua New Guinea on October 11 at a depth of 0.0 km.^[36]
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on October 11 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[37]
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on October 12 at a depth of 35.0 km.^[38]
• A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Vanuatu on October 14 at a depth of 230.0 km.^[39]
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Apurimac Region, Peru on November 4 at a depth of 10.0 km. One-hundred and fifty people died and many homes were destroyed.^[40]
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu on November 10 at a depth of 80.0 km.^[41]
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia on November 15 at a depth of 150.0 km.^[42]
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Yunnan Province, China on December 21 at a depth of 15.0 km.^[43] At least 942 people died, another 112 were injured and scores of homes were destroyed.^[44]

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