List of earthquakes in 1918


This is a list of earthquakes in 1918. 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 couple of major events capped a fairly active year. The two major events came within weeks of each other. The largest was a magnitude 8.3 in the Philippines in August. In early September a magnitude 8.1 struck Russia. The deadliest event occurred in February in China when a magnitude 7.3 caused 2,000 deaths.

Overall

By death toll

RankDeath tollMagnitudeLocationMMIDepth Date
1China|1912MMI-ts|desc=1|Xnts|15.0dts|February 13nts|7.1

By magnitude

RankMagnitudeDeath tollLocationMMIDepth Date
152 Philippines, south of Mindanao
223 Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands
= 30 Russian SFSR, east of the Kuril Islands
= 31ChileMMI-ts|desc=1|nts|25.0dts|December 4nts|7.5