# List of earthquakes in 1914

This is a list of earthquakes in 1914. 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 busy year with 17 events exceeding magnitude 7. The largest of these was a magnitude 8.1 in Indonesia in May. The deadliest event of the year was in Turkey in October with 4,000 deaths. Several other events resulted in sizable death tolls. Italy, Dutch East Indies and Japan were affected.

## Overall
### By death toll

| Rank | Death toll | Magnitude | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date |
| 1 | 4,000 | 7.0 | Ottoman Empire, Burdur Province | IX (Violent) | 15.0 | October 3 |
| 2 | 120 | 4.9 | Kingdom of Italy, Giarre, Province of Catania | X (Extreme) | 0.0 | May 8 |
| 3 | 101 | 8.1 | Dutch East Indies, off the northern coast of Papua (province) | IX (Violent) | 15.0 | May 26 |
| 4 | 94 | 7.0 | Empire of Japan, Akita Prefecture, Honshu | ( ) | 5.0 | March 14 |
| 5 | 29 | 6.7 | Empire of Japan, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu | ( ) | 5.0 | January 12 |
| 6 | 20 | 7.6 | Dutch East Indies, off southwest coast of Sumatra | ( ) | 35.0 | June 25 |
| 7 | 14 | 6.3 | Greece, Lefkada | IX (Violent) | 30.0 | November 27 |
* Note: At least 10 casualties

### By magnitude

| Rank | Magnitude | Death toll | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date |
| 1 | 8.1 | 101 | Dutch East Indies off the northern coast of Papua (province) | IX (Violent) | 15.0 | May 26 |
| 2 | 7.9 | 0 | Empire of Japan, Volcano Islands | ( ) | 110.0 | November 24 |
| = 3 | 7.6 | 0 | Chile, off the coast of Bio-Bio Region | ( ) | 15.0 | January 30 |
| = 3 | 7.6 | 20 | Dutch East Indies, off southwest coast of Sumatra | ( ) | 35.0 | June 25 |
| = 4 | 7.4 | 0 | France, east of Guadeloupe | ( ) | 100.0 | October 3 |
| = 4 | 7.4 | 0 | Dutch East Indies, north of Halmahera | ( ) | 35.0 | October 23 |
| 5 | 7.3 | 1 | China, northern Xinjiang Province | VIII (Severe) | 15.0 | August 4 |
| = 6 | 7.2 | 0 | Bolivia, Oruro Department | ( ) | 130.0 | February 26 |
| = 6 | 7.2 | 0 | Mexico, Chiapas | ( ) | 150.0 | March 30 |
| = 6 | 7.2 | 0 | British Solomon Islands, south of | ( ) | 50.0 | April 11 |
| = 6 | 7.2 | 0 | British Raj, Andaman Islands | ( ) | 80.0 | October 11 |
| 7 | 7.1 | 0 | Dutch East Indies, Banda Sea | ( ) | 200.0 | July 4 |
| = 8 | 7.0 | 0 | Russian Empire, off the east coast of Kamchatka | ( ) | 60.0 | January 20 |
| = 8 | 7.0 | 94 | Empire of Japan, Akita Prefecture, Honshu | ( ) | 5.0 | March 14 |
| = 8 | 7.0 | 0 | British Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands | ( ) | 50.0 | June 20 |
| = 8 | 7.0 | 4,000 | Ottoman Empire, Burdur Province | IX (Violent) | 15.0 | October 3 |
| = 8 | 7.0 | 0 | New Zealand, Waikato region, North Island | ( ) | 100.0 | November 22 |
* Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

## Notable events
### January

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 12 | Empire of Japan, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu | 6.7 | 5.0 | | When the earthquake struck the Sakurajima volcano erupted. The earthquake itself caused 29 deaths and 120 homes to collapse. | 29 | |
| 20 | Russian Empire, off the east coast of Kamchatka | 7.0 | 60.0 | | | | |
| 30 | Chile, off the coast of Bio-Bio Region | 7.6 | 15.0 | | | | |

### February

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 6 | British Raj, Balochistan, Pakistan | 6.8 | 100.0 | | | | |
| 7 | Empire of Japan, off the east coast of Honshu | 6.8 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 26 | Bolivia, Oruro Department | 7.2 | 130.0 | | | | |

### March

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 14 | Japan, Akita Prefecture, Honshu | 7.0 | 5.0 | | The 1914 Senboku earthquake caused 94 deaths. 640 homes were destroyed. | 94 | |
| 28 | China, Yunnan Province | 6.7 | 100.0 | | | | |
| 30 | Mexico, Chiapas | 7.2 | 150.0 | | | | |

### April

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 11 | British Solomon Islands, south of | 7.2 | 50.0 | | | | |

### May

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 8 | Italy, Giarre, Province of Catania | 4.9 | 0.0 | X | 120 deaths were caused as well as the destruction of 223 homes. Depth unknown. | 120 | |
| 24 | Portuguese Angola, Cuanza Sul Province | 6.0 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 26 | Dutch East Indies, off the north coast of Papua (province) | 8.1 | 15.0 | IX | At least 101 people were killed and many homes were destroyed. A tsunami contributed to the destruction. | 101+ | |
| 28 | Panama, Kuna de Wargandi | 6.9 | 70.0 | | | | |

### June

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 20 | British Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands | 7.0 | 50.0 | | | | |
| 25 | Dutch East Indies, off the southwest coast of Sumatra | 7.6 | 35.0 | | 20 people were killed and another 20 were injured. A few homes were destroyed. | 20 | 20 |

### July

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 4 | Japan, northwest of the Ryukyu Islands | 6.7 | 200.0 | | | | |
| 4 | Dutch East Indies, Banda Sea | 7.1 | 200.0 | | | | |
| 6 | Taiwan, off the east coast | 6.6 | 60.0 | | | | |

### August

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 3 | Jamaica, north of | 6.0 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 4 | China, northern Xinjiang Province | 7.3 | 15.0 | VIII | 1 person was killed and some homes were destroyed. | 1 | |
| 6 | Dutch East Indies, Flores Sea | 6.7 | 600.0 | | | | |

### September

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 11 | Russia, Kuril Islands | 6.5 | 35.0 | | | | |

### October

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 3 | France, east of Guadeloupe | 7.4 | 100.0 | | | | |
| 3 | Turkey, Burdur Province | 7.0 | 15.0 | IX | At least 4,000 deaths were caused by the 1914 Burdur earthquake. Another 700 people were injured. Extensive damage was caused with over 17,000 homes collapsing. | 4,000 | 700 |
| 7 | New Zealand, Gisborne Region | 6.6 | 12.0 | IX | The 1914 East Cape earthquakes caused 1 death as well as some damage. | 1 | |
| 9 | India, Himachal Pradesh | 6.3 | 20.0 | | | | |
| 11 | India, Andaman Islands | 7.2 | 80.0 | | | | |
| 17 | Greece, Central Greece (region) | 6.0 | 0.0 | X | Depth unknown. | | |
| 23 | Dutch East Indies, north of Halmahera | 7.4 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 28 | New Zealand, off the east coast of North Island | 6.5 | 35.0 | | | | |

### November

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 22 | New Zealand, Waikato region, North Island | 7.0 | 100.0 | | | | |
| 24 | Japan, Volcano Islands | 7.9 | 110.0 | | | | |
| 27 | Greece, Lefkada | 6.3 | 30.0 | IX | 14 people were killed. Many homes were damaged or destroyed. | 14 | |
| 28 | Japan, Ryukyu Islands | 6.9 | 35.0 | | | | |

### December

| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | Casualties |
| Date | Country and location | M$_w$ | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Dead | Injured |
| 2 | Peru, Ayacucho Region, Parinacochas Province | 6.7 | 400.0 | | The Marcabamba church tumbled down. | 400 | |