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. [Kingdom of Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)|Italy (1861-1946)|Italy], Dutch East Indies and Japan were affected.

Overall

By death toll

RankDeath tollMagnitudeLocationMMIDepth Date
1 Ottoman Empire, Burdur Province
2120Kingdom of ItalyMMI-ts|desc=1|Xnts|0.0dts|May 8nts|8.1

By magnitude

RankMagnitudeDeath tollLocationMMIDepth Date
1101East Indies.png" />Dutch East IndiesMMI-ts|desc=1|IXnts|15.0dts|May 26nts|7.9