Earthquakes in 1910
The USGS located 76 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more worldwide in 1910, 57 of them magnitude 6 or more, and 24 of magnitude 2.5 or more in the United States. The largest: M8.1 1910 Taiwan Earthquake, Apr 12, 1910.
From the USGS catalog. Magnitude 4.5 and up worldwide, and 2.5 and up in the United States. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where the largest earthquakes of 1910 were located. Select one for its page.
The largest
The 25 largest of 1910, by magnitude.
- 8.11910 Taiwan Earthquake · 235 km deepTaiwan
- 7.828 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 100 km deepVanuatu
- 7.6101 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 15 km deepPhilippines
- 7.547 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 35 km deepSolomon Islands
- 7.447 km WSW of Norsup, Vanuatu · 20 km deepVanuatu
- 7.4227 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 550 km deepFiji
- 7.2South Sandwich Islands region · 15 km deepSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- 7.2280 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 440 km deepTonga
- 7.278 km SW of Colchani, Bolivia · 120 km deepBolivia
- 7.2176 km SE of Shingū, Japan · 375 km deepJapan
- 7.256 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu · 35 km deepVanuatu
- 7.2268 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 15 km deepRussia
- 7.1Drake Passage · 10 km deep
- 7.1Kermadec Islands, New Zealand · 35 km deepNew Zealand
- 7.1175 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu · 100 km deepVanuatu
- 7.0101 km S of Adak, Alaska · 35 km deepAlaska
- 7.0254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 350 km deepTonga
- 7.049 km NW of Basco, Philippines · 15 km deepPhilippines
- 7.079 km N of Norðurþing, Iceland · 10 km deepIceland
- 6.9northern East Pacific Rise · 10 km deep
- 6.939 km WSW of Karema, Tanzania · 15 km deepTanzania
- 6.943 km N of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 15 km deepVanuatu
- 6.9136 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15 km deepTaiwan
- 6.936 km W of Copiapó, Chile · 35 km deepChile
- 6.8140 km N of Barra Patuca, Honduras · 15 km deepHonduras
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1910 | 8 | 7.0 | 79 km N of Norðurþing, Iceland |
| February 1910 | 5 | 7.2 | 176 km SE of Shingū, Japan |
| March 1910 | 4 | 7.1 | Drake Passage |
| April 1910 | 4 | 8.1 | 1910 Taiwan Earthquake |
| May 1910 | 10 | 7.2 | 268 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia |
| June 1910 | 12 | 7.8 | 28 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu |
| July 1910 | 4 | 6.7 | 169 km S of Boyolangu, Indonesia |
| August 1910 | 4 | 7.4 | 227 km E of Levuka, Fiji |
| September 1910 | 8 | 7.0 | 101 km S of Adak, Alaska |
| October 1910 | 1 | 7.2 | 78 km SW of Colchani, Bolivia |
| November 1910 | 13 | 7.4 | 47 km WSW of Norsup, Vanuatu |
| December 1910 | 7 | 7.6 | 101 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines |
By state
Where the year’s United States quakes of magnitude 2.5 and up were located. A state with none that year is not listed.
By country
Where the year’s quakes of magnitude 4.5 and up were located. Quakes at sea, away from any country, are not counted here.
- Vanuatu9 in 1910
- Japan4 in 1910
- Taiwan4 in 1910
- Philippines3 in 1910
- China2 in 1910
- Greece2 in 1910
- Italy2 in 1910
- New Zealand2 in 1910
- Papua New Guinea2 in 1910
- Spain2 in 1910
- Tonga2 in 1910
- Algeria1 in 1910
- Bolivia1 in 1910
- Bulgaria1 in 1910
- Canada1 in 1910
- Chile1 in 1910
- Costa Rica1 in 1910
- Fiji1 in 1910
- Honduras1 in 1910
- Iceland1 in 1910
- Indonesia1 in 1910
- Mexico1 in 1910
- New Caledonia1 in 1910
- Portugal1 in 1910
- Russia1 in 1910
- Solomon Islands1 in 1910
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands1 in 1910
- Tanzania1 in 1910
- Trinidad and Tobago1 in 1910
- Turkey1 in 1910
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
By year
Every year the USGS catalog covers.
- 2020s2020202120222023202420252026
- 2010s2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
- 2000s2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
- 1990s1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
- 1980s1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
- 1970s1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
- 1960s1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
- 1950s1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
- 1940s1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
- 1930s1930193119321933193419351936193719381939
- 1920s1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
- 1910s1910191119121913191419151916191719181919
- 1900s1900190119021903190419051906190719081909
Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.