# List of earthquakes in 1924

This is a list of earthquakes in 1924. 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. Although it was still a fairly active year, the death toll in 1924 was substantially lower than in 1923. Dutch East Indies bore the brunt of the deadly quakes. Turkey, Algeria and China also had events which caused many deaths. Seismic activity remained high in Japan, and the Philippines and Russia saw many earthquakes as well.

## Overall
### By death toll

| Rank | Death toll | Magnitude | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date |
| 1 | 727 | 0.0 | Dutch East Indies, central Java | IX (Violent) | 0.0 | December 2 |
| 2 | 500 | 8.0 | Philippines, Mindanao | IX (Violent) | 15.0 | April 14 |
| 2 | 101 | 5.6 | French Algeria, Batna Province | IX (Violent) | 0.0 | March 16 |
| 3 | 100 | 7.0 | China, southern Xinjiang Province | ( ) | 10.0 | July 3 |
| = 4 | 60 | 6.8 | Turkey, Erzurum Province | X (Extreme) | 15.0 | September 13 |
| = 4 | 60 | 0.0 | Dutch East Indies, central Java | ( ) | 0.0 | November 12 |
| 5 | 50 | 5.3 | Turkey, Agri Province | IX (Violent) | 0.0 | May 13 |
| 6 | 40 | 6.9 | Ecuador, Chimborazo Province | ( ) | 0.0 | March 3 |
| 7 | 14 | 6.8 | Japan, Saitama Prefecture, Honshu | ( ) | 15.0 | January 14 |
* Note: At least 10 casualties

### By magnitude

| Rank | Magnitude | Death toll | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date |
| 1 | 8.0 | 500 | Philippines, Davao Gulf, Mindanao | IX (Violent) | 15.0 | April 14 |
| 2 | 7.5 | 0 | Australia, Macquarie Island | ( ) | 10.0 | June 26 |
| = 3 | 7.2 | 0 | Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands | ( ) | 139.6 | June 30 |
| = 3 | 7.2 | 0 | China, southern Xinjiang Province | ( ) | 10.0 | July 11 |
| = 3 | 7.2 | 0 | Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province | ( ) | 179.4 | October 13 |
| = 4 | 7.1 | 0 | Costa Rica, Cartago Province | ( ) | 15.0 | March 4 |
| = 4 | 7.1 | 0 | Fiji | ( ) | 535.0 | May 4 |
| = 4 | 7.1 | 0 | Australia, north of Macquarie Island | ( ) | 15.0 | July 24 |
| = 4 | 7.1 | 0 | Philippines, east of Mindanao | IX (Violent) | 15.0 | August 30 |
| = 5 | 7.0 | 0 | Fiji, south of | ( ) | 350.0 | January 16 |
| = 5 | 7.0 | 0 | Russian SFSR, Sea of Okhotsk | ( ) | 431.8 | May 28 |
| = 5 | 7.0 | 100 | China, southern Xinjiang Province | ( ) | 10.0 | July 3 |
| = 5 | 7.0 | 0 | Japan, off the east coast of Honshu | ( ) | 15.0 | August 14 |
| = 5 | 7.0 | 0 | Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands | ( ) | 35.0 | December 27 |
| = 5 | 7.0 | 0 | Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands | ( ) | 35.0 | December 28 |
* 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 |
| 14 | Japan, Saitama Prefecture, Honshu | 6.8 | 15.0 | | Possible aftershock of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake. 14 deaths were caused as well as damage in the area. | 14 | |
| 16 | Fiji | 7.0 | 350.0 | | | | |
| 21 | Russian SFSR, Sea of Okhotsk | 6.8 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 29 | Chile, Atacama Region | 6.7 | 45.0 | | | | |
| 30 | United States, southwest of Guam | 6.2 | 35.0 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 13 | Dutch East Indies, Southeast Peninsula, Sulawesi | 6.6 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 18 | British Cyprus, southeast of | 6.0 | 35.0 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 3 | Ecuador, Chimborazo Province | 6.9 | 0.0 | | 40 deaths were reported and some damage was caused. Depth unknown. | 40 | |
| 4 | Costa Rica, Cartago Province | 7.1 | 15.0 | | | | |
| 5 | Dutch East Indies, Banda Sea | 6.6 | 143.4 | | | | |
| 11 | Costa Rica, Puntarenas Province | 6.4 | 20.0 | | | | |
| 11 | Peru, off the north coast | 6.6 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 15 | Russian SFSR, central Sakhalin | 6.8 | 15.0 | | | | |
| 16 | French Algeria, Batna Province | 5.6 | 0.0 | IX | At least 101 people were killed. The depth was unknown. | 101+ | |

### 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 |
| 13 | Dutch East Indies, eastern Kalimantan | 6.2 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 14 | Philippines, Davao Gulf, Mindanao | 8.0 | 15.0 | IX | 500 people were killed and many homes were destroyed. | 500 | |
| 20 | Yemen, off the coast of | 6.2 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 21 | Mexico, Michoacan | 6.4 | 15.0 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | El Salvador, off the coast | 6.6 | 20.0 | | | | |
| 4 | Fiji | 7.1 | 535.0 | | | | |
| 6 | Philippines, west of Luzon | 6.7 | 15.0 | | A tsunami caused minor damage in the area. | | |
| 13 | Turkey, Agri Province | 5.3 | 0.0 | IX | 50 people were killed and many homes were destroyed. | 50 | |
| 17 | Dutch East Indies, West Papua (province) | 6.3 | 15.0 | | | | |
| 28 | Russian SFSR, southwest Sea of Okhotsk | 7.0 | 431.8 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 22 | Dutch East Indies, western Java | 6.0 | 100.0 | | | | |
| 22 | Colombia, off the west coast | 6.5 | 60.0 | | | | |
| 26 | Australia, Macquarie Island | 7.5 | 10.0 | | | | |
| 30 | Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands | 7.2 | 139.6 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 3 | China, southern Xinjiang Province | 7.0 | 10.0 | | 100 people were killed. Landslides occurred and some homes were destroyed. | 100 | |
| 6 | Colombia, Choco Department | 6.4 | 20.0 | | | | |
| 6 | Turkestan ASSR, Osh Region | 6.5 | 25.0 | | | | |
| 11 | China, southern Xinjiang Province | 7.2 | 10.0 | | | | |
| 12 | Turkestan ASSR, Osh Region | 6.6 | 25.0 | | | | |
| 22 | Ecuador, Guayas Province | 6.5 | 250.0 | | | | |
| 22 | Taiwan, east of | 6.8 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 24 | Australia, north of Macquarie Island | 7.1 | 15.0 | | | | |
| 29 | Dutch East Indies, South-east Peninsula, Sulawesi | 6.5 | 35.0 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | Japan, Ibaraki Prefecture, Honshu | 6.5 | 75.0 | | | | |
| 10 | New Zealand, Kermadec Islands | 6.5 | 15.0 | | | | |
| 14 | Japan, off the east coast of Honshu | 7.0 | 15.0 | | | | |
| 14 | Japan, off the east coast of Honshu | 6.3 | 10.0 | | Aftershock. | | |
| 17 | Japan, off the east coast of Honshu | 6.2 | 10.0 | | Aftershock. | | |
| 17 | Japan, off the east coast of Honshu | 6.6 | 35.0 | | Aftershock. | | |
| 25 | Japan, off the east coast of Honshu | 6.4 | 25.0 | | Aftershock. | | |
| 28 | Japan, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu | 6.0 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 30 | Philippines, east of Mindanao | 7.1 | 15.0 | IX | Some homes were destroyed and landslides were observed. | | |

### 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 |
| 10 | Dutch East Indies, Flores Sea | 6.5 | 200.0 | | | | |
| 13 | Turkey, Erzurum Province | 6.8 | 15.0 | X | The 1924 Pasinler earthquake resulted in 60 deaths. 380 homes were destroyed. | 60 | |
| 14 | United States, Rat Islands, Alaska | 6.6 | 25.0 | | | | |
| 14 | Philippines, northeast of Mindanao | 6.4 | 15.0 | | | | |
| 16 | Turkestan ASSR, Districts of Republican Subordination | 6.2 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 18 | Japan, Ibaraki Prefecture, Honshu | 6.6 | 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 |
| 8 | China, western Xizang Province | 6.5 | 15.0 | | | | |
| 13 | Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province | 7.2 | 179.4 | | | | |
| 18 | Colombia, off the west coast | 6.6 | 15.0 | | | | |
| 20 | Russian SFSR, Commander Islands | 6.6 | 25.0 | | | | |
| 27 | Philippines, Mindanao | 6.2 | 20.0 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 12 | Dutch East Indies, central Java | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 60 people died and landslides were reported. The magnitude and depth were unknown. | 60 | |
| 25 | Japan, Hokkaido | 6.7 | 300.0 | | | | |

### 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 | Dutch East Indies, central Java | 0.0 | 0.0 | IX | 727 people were killed and major damage was reported. This event came a few weeks after another less destructive one. Again the magnitude and depth were unknown. | 727 | |
| 5 | Dutch East Indies, northern Molucca Sea | 6.5 | 200.0 | | | | |
| 9 | New Guinea, Gulf of Papua | 6.2 | 15.0 | | | | |
| 14 | Argentina, San Luis Province | 6.3 | 33.0 | | | | |
| 15 | New Hebrides | 6.5 | 210.0 | | | | |
| 27 | Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands | 7.0 | 35.0 | rowspan="2"| An example of a doublet earthquake. | | |
| 28 | Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands | 7.0 | 35.0 | | | |