Earthquakes in 1925
The USGS located 165 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more worldwide in 1925, 106 of them magnitude 6 or more, and 20 of magnitude 2.5 or more in the United States. The largest: M7.3 60 km WNW of Sorong, Indonesia, Nov 10, 1925.
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 1925 were located. Select one for its page.
The largest
The 25 largest of 1925, by magnitude.
- 7.360 km WNW of Sorong, Indonesia · 15 km deepIndonesia
- 7.223 km NNW of Bugko, Philippines · 20 km deepPhilippines
- 7.2Kuril Islands · 35 km deep
- 7.2113 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu · 35 km deepVanuatu
- 7.1129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15 km deepIndonesia
- 7.143 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 15 km deepTaiwan
- 7.1northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge · 10 km deep
- 7.061 km W of Angoram, Papua New Guinea · 25 km deepPapua New Guinea
- 7.0South Indian Ocean · 10 km deep
- 7.0Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region · 15 km deepRussia
- 6.94 km NNW of El Palmarcito, Mexico · 35 km deepMexico
- 6.9South Indian Ocean · 15 km deep
- 6.9Easter Island region · 10 km deep
- 6.9108 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15 km deepIndonesia
- 6.9211 km SW of José María Morelos, Mexico · 15 km deepMexico
- 6.824 km NE of Dali, China · 10 km deepChina
- 6.8174 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia · 15 km deepRussia
- 6.8125 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 35 km deepRussia
- 6.880 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 30 km deepRussia
- 6.8The 1925 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake · 10 km deepCalifornia
- 6.85 km NNW of Nalundan, Philippines · 15 km deepPhilippines
- 6.8southeast of the Loyalty Islands · 15 km deep
- 6.7131 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15 km deepIndonesia
- 6.741 km S of Luang Namtha, Laos · 15 km deepLaos
- 6.7177 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 35 km deepIndonesia
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1925 | 10 | 7.2 | Kuril Islands |
| February 1925 | 13 | 6.8 | 174 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia |
| March 1925 | 10 | 7.2 | 113 km SSE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu |
| April 1925 | 11 | 7.1 | 43 km ESE of Hengchun, Taiwan |
| May 1925 | 19 | 7.1 | 129 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia |
| June 1925 | 21 | 7.0 | 61 km W of Angoram, Papua New Guinea |
| July 1925 | 15 | 6.4 | 179 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico |
| August 1925 | 16 | 7.0 | Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region |
| September 1925 | 13 | 6.3 | 236 km NW of Attu Station, Alaska |
| October 1925 | 11 | 7.1 | northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge |
| November 1925 | 13 | 7.3 | 60 km WNW of Sorong, Indonesia |
| December 1925 | 14 | 6.9 | 4 km NNW of El Palmarcito, Mexico |
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.
- Japan15 in 1925
- Indonesia14 in 1925
- Philippines12 in 1925
- Russia10 in 1925
- Mexico6 in 1925
- Turkey6 in 1925
- Greece5 in 1925
- China4 in 1925
- Peru4 in 1925
- Taiwan4 in 1925
- Antigua and Barbuda3 in 1925
- Iran3 in 1925
- Papua New Guinea3 in 1925
- Chile2 in 1925
- El Salvador2 in 1925
- India2 in 1925
- Panama2 in 1925
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands2 in 1925
- Vanuatu2 in 1925
- Algeria1 in 1925
- Anguilla1 in 1925
- Canada1 in 1925
- Cayman Islands1 in 1925
- Colombia1 in 1925
- Costa Rica1 in 1925
- Croatia1 in 1925
- Georgia1 in 1925
- Guatemala1 in 1925
- Honduras1 in 1925
- Italy1 in 1925
- Kyrgyzstan1 in 1925
- Laos1 in 1925
- Micronesia1 in 1925
- Portugal1 in 1925
- Samoa1 in 1925
- Slovenia1 in 1925
- Solomon Islands1 in 1925
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen1 in 1925
- Thailand1 in 1925
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.
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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.