Earthquakes in 1926
The USGS located 274 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more worldwide in 1926, 122 of them magnitude 6 or more, and 24 of magnitude 2.5 or more in the United States. The largest: M7.6 158 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia, Oct 26, 1926.
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 1926 were located. Select one for its page.
The largest
The 25 largest of 1926, by magnitude.
- 7.6158 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 35 km deepIndonesia
- 7.562 km SW of Malango, Solomon Islands · 15 km deepSolomon Islands
- 7.5north of Macquarie Island · 10 km deep
- 7.334 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands · 15 km deepSolomon Islands
- 7.1113 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador · 20 km deepEl Salvador
- 7.1138 km SSE of Pundong, Indonesia · 35 km deepIndonesia
- 7.1110 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands · 15 km deepSolomon Islands
- 7.133 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands · 15 km deepSolomon Islands
- 7.0southeast of the Loyalty Islands · 20 km deep
- 7.015 km NNE of Telica, Nicaragua · 15 km deepNicaragua
- 7.05 km NNW of Kéfalos, Greece · 15 km deepGreece
- 7.0South Indian Ocean · 10 km deep
- 7.0South Sandwich Islands region · 10 km deepSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- 6.9100 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 40 km deepAlaska
- 6.8100 km WNW of Nago, Japan · 15 km deepJapan
- 6.815 km SSW of Ka?, Turkey · 15 km deepTurkey
- 6.721 km SW of Calolbon, Philippines · 15 km deepPhilippines
- 6.7237 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 45 km deepAlaska
- 6.7154 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · 25 km deepIndonesia
- 6.7236 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia · 15 km deepIndonesia
- 6.776 km SSW of San Andrés, Colombia · 25 km deepColombia
- 6.7128 km SSW of Chirilagua, El Salvador · 15 km deepEl Salvador
- 6.7106 km S of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia · 25 km deepIndonesia
- 6.7205 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 50 km deepAlaska
- 6.7South Indian Ocean · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1926 | 12 | 7.5 | 62 km SW of Malango, Solomon Islands |
| February 1926 | 14 | 7.1 | 113 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador |
| March 1926 | 27 | 7.1 | 110 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands |
| April 1926 | 15 | 7.3 | 34 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands |
| May 1926 | 21 | 6.5 | 34 km S of Daliao, Philippines |
| June 1926 | 25 | 7.0 | 5 km NNW of Kéfalos, Greece |
| July 1926 | 21 | 6.7 | 106 km S of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia |
| August 1926 | 39 | 7.0 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands |
| September 1926 | 27 | 7.1 | 138 km SSE of Pundong, Indonesia |
| October 1926 | 41 | 7.6 | 158 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia |
| November 1926 | 17 | 7.0 | 15 km NNE of Telica, Nicaragua |
| December 1926 | 16 | 6.4 | 78 km NW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea |
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.
- Japan32 in 1926
- Indonesia24 in 1926
- Chile13 in 1926
- Papua New Guinea13 in 1926
- Solomon Islands11 in 1926
- Turkey11 in 1926
- Greece9 in 1926
- Philippines9 in 1926
- China7 in 1926
- India7 in 1926
- Portugal5 in 1926
- Russia5 in 1926
- Tonga5 in 1926
- Canada4 in 1926
- Albania3 in 1926
- Armenia3 in 1926
- El Salvador3 in 1926
- Iran3 in 1926
- Kyrgyzstan3 in 1926
- New Caledonia3 in 1926
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands3 in 1926
- Taiwan3 in 1926
- Ecuador2 in 1926
- Fiji2 in 1926
- Morocco2 in 1926
- Nicaragua2 in 1926
- Peru2 in 1926
- Vanuatu2 in 1926
- Wallis and Futuna2 in 1926
- Afghanistan1 in 1926
- Argentina1 in 1926
- Australia1 in 1926
- Brazil1 in 1926
- Bulgaria1 in 1926
- Colombia1 in 1926
- Costa Rica1 in 1926
- Djibouti1 in 1926
- France1 in 1926
- Guatemala1 in 1926
- Italy1 in 1926
- Mauritius1 in 1926
- Mexico1 in 1926
- Myanmar1 in 1926
- Nepal1 in 1926
- Slovenia1 in 1926
- Somalia1 in 1926
- Spain1 in 1926
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen1 in 1926
- Tajikistan1 in 1926
- Turkmenistan1 in 1926
- Venezuela1 in 1926
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.
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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.