List of earthquakes in 1937
This is a list of earthquakes in 1937. 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. The death toll of 497 was the lowest since 1921. China once again bore the brunt of the deadly events. The largest magnitude event was a 7.8 in January in China. Activity was fairly scattered across the planet with China, Dutch East Indies, Mexico, South America, the southern Pacific Ocean islands and Alaska seeing large events.
Overall
By death toll
| Rank | Death toll | Magnitude | Location | MMI | Depth | Date | ||||||||
| 1 | 390 |  China|1928MMI-ts|desc=1|IXnts|25.0dts|July 31nts|5.0By magnitude
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PRC|1928MMI-ts|desc=1|Xnts|15.0dts|January 7nts|7.5