# List of earthquakes in 1902

This is a list of earthquakes in 1902. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Exceptions to this are earthquakes which 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 countries and their flags are noted as they would have appeared in this year for example the Netherlands being present-day Indonesia. The number of large (Magnitude 7.0+) events remained similar to the last couple of years. There were a number of events which caused high casualties. The deadliest quake struck Emirate of Bukhara in December. China and Guatemala also experienced high death tolls during the year.

## Overall
### By death toll

| Rank | Death toll | Magnitude | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date |
| 1 | 10,000 | 7.7 | Qing Dynasty, Xinjiang Province | X (Extreme) | 18.0 | August 22 |
| 2 | 4,880 | 6.4 | Russian Empire, Andijan Province | IX (Violent) | 9.0 | December 16 |
| 3 | 2,000 | 7.5 | Guatemala, Escuintla Department | VII (Very strong) | 0.0 | April 19 |
| 4 | 101 | 7.3 | United States, Mindanao | X (Extreme) | 0.0 | August 21 |
| 5 | 86 | 6.9 | Russian Empire, Shamakhi District | IX (Violent) | 15.0 | February 13 |
* Note: At least 10 casualties

### By magnitude

| Rank | Magnitude | Death toll | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date |
| 1 | 8.0 | 0 | Russian Empire, Sea of Okhotsk | IV (Light) | 600.0 | June 11 |
| 2 | 7.8 | 0 | Mexico, Chiapas | VII (Very strong) | 0.0 | September 23 |
| 3 | 7.7 | 10,000 | Qing Dynasty, Xinjiang Province, China | X (Extreme) | 0.0 | August 22 |
| = 4 | 7.5 | 2,000 | Guatemala, Escuintla Department | VII (Very strong) | 0.0 | April 19 |
| = 4 | 7.5 | 0 | German Empire, Northern Mariana Islands | IX (Violent) | 0.0 | September 22 |
| 5 | 7.3 | 101 | United States, Mindanao, Philippines | X (Extreme) | 0.0 | August 21 |
| = 6 | 7.2 | 0 | German Empire, New Britain, German New Guinea | ( ) | 0.0 | January 24 |
| = 6 | 7.2 | 0 | Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province | ( ) | 200.0 | October 6 |
| 7 | 7.1 | 0 | Mexico, Baja California | ( ) | 0.0 | December 12 |
| = 8 | 7.0 | 0 | United States, Fox Islands (Alaska) | ( ) | 0.0 | January 1 |
| = 8 | 7.0 | 0 | Netherlands, Celebes Sea, Dutch East Indies | ( ) | 0.0 | January 12 |
| = 8 | 7.0 | 2 | Mexico, Guerrero | ( ) | 0.0 | January 16 |
| = 8 | 7.0 | 0 | Japan, off the east coast of Honshu | ( ) | 35.0 | May 2 |
* 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 |
| 1 | United States, Fox Islands (Alaska) | 7.0 | 0.0 | | Depth unknown. | | |
| 12 | Netherlands, Celebes Sea, Dutch East Indies | 7.0 | 0.0 | | Depth unknown. | | |
| 16 | Mexico, Guerrero | 7.0 | 0.0 | | Depth unknown. 2 people were killed and another 2 were injured. Damage was caused in the area. | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Japan, south of Hokkaido | 6.5 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 18 | Guatemala, Quetzaltenango Department | 6.3 | 0.0 | | Depth unknown. Some homes were damaged or destroyed. | | |
| 24 | German Empire, south of New Britain, German New Guinea | 7.2 | 0.0 | | Depth unknown. | | |
| 30 | Japan, Aomori Prefecture, Honshu | 6.9 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 30 | Japan, off the east coast of Honshu | 6.9 | 0.0 | | Depth unknown. Doublet earthquake. | | |
| 31 | Japan, south of Hokkaido | 6.6 | 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 |
| 9 | Tonga | 6.9 | 0.0 | | Depth unknown. | | |
| 9 | New Zealand, Chatham Islands | 6.9 | 0.0 | | Depth unknown. | | |
| 13 | Russian Empire, Shamakhi District, Azerbaijan | 6.9 | 15.0 | IX | The 1902 Shamakhi earthquake killed at least 86 people and injure 60. Extensive damage was caused. 3,496 homes were destroyed and 3,943 were damage. | 86 | 60 |
| 17 | Dominican Republic, north of | 6.9 | 0.0 | | Depth unknown. | | |
| 20 | Japan, south of Hokkaido | 6.7 | 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 |
| 5 | Chile, Tarapaca Region | 6.8 | 0.0 | | Depth unknown. | | |
| 22 | United States, central California | 6.8 | 0.0 | | Depth unknown. | | |
| 28 | Netherlands, off the north coast of Papua (province), Dutch East Indies | 6.9 | 0.0 | | Depth unknown. | | |

### 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 | Russian Empire, southern Lake Baykal | 6.6 | 16.0 | | | | |
| 19 | Mexico, Chiapas | 7.5 | 0.0 | VII | The 1902 Mexico earthquake resulted in 2,000 deaths and major damage. Depth unknown. | 2,000 | |

### 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 |
| 2 | Japan, off the east coast of Honshu | 7.0 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 8 | Japan, southeast of Kyushu | 6.6 | 35.0 | | | | |
| 28 | Japan, Hokkaido | 6.5 | 35.0 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 11 | Russian Empire, Sea of Okhotsk | 8.0 | 600.0 | IV | | | |

### 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 | Qing Dynasty, Jilin Province, China | 6.7 | 20.0 | | | | |
| 5 | Ottoman Empire, Central Macedonia | 6.6 | 0.0 | IX | Depth unknown. | | |
| 6 | Tonga | 6.8 | 0.0 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 21 | United States, Moro Gulf, Philippines | 7.3 | 0.0 | X | At least 101 people were killed and major damage was reported. Depth unknown. | 101 | |
| 22 | Qing Dynasty, Xinjiang Province, China | 7.7 | 18.0 | X | The 1902 Turkestan earthquake killed 5,650 people and caused major damage. | 10,000 | |
| 30 | Qing Dynasty, Xinjiang Province, China | 6.8 | 0.0 | | Aftershock. Depth unknown. | | |
| 31 | Qing Dynasty, Yunnan Province, China | 5.5 | 0.0 | VII | 6 people were killed. Many homes were destroyed or damaged. | 6 | |

### 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 |
| 22 | German Empire, Northern Mariana Islands | 7.5 | 0.0 | IX | At least 1 person was hurt and major damage was caused. Depth unknown. | | 1 |
| 23 | Mexico, Chiapas | 7.8 | 0.0 | VII | Major damage was caused. Depth unknown. | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province | 7.2 | 200.0 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 4 | Qing Dynasty, southern Qinghai Province, China | 6.9 | 0.0 | | Depth unknown. | | |
| 20 | France, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | 6.9 | 0.0 | | Depth unknown. | | |
| 21 | Japan, southeast of Taiwan | 6.8 | 5.0 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 12 | Mexico, Baja California | 7.1 | 0.0 | | Depth unknown. | | |
| 16 | Russian Empire, Andijan Province, Emirate of Bukhara | 6.4 | 9.0 | IX | 4,880 people were killed in the 1902 Andijan earthquake. 41,704 homes were damaged or destroyed. | 4,880 | |