List of earthquakes in 1926


This is a list of earthquakes in 1926. 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 active year, with Greece, Dutch East Indies, and the Solomon Islands experiencing many large events. In spite of this the death toll was relatively low.

Overall

By death toll

RankDeath tollMagnitudeLocationMMIDepth Date
1360 Turkey, Kars Province
23546.7 Dutch East Indiesdts|June 28nts|0.0

By magnitude

RankMagnitudeDeath tollLocationMMIDepth Date
= 10 Russian SFSR
= 10Dutch East IndiesMMI-ts|desc=1|nts|35.0dts|October 26nts|7.4