Significant Earthquakes of 1872
Every significant earthquake NOAA records in 1872.
Map
The significant earthquakes of 1872. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
Every earthquake
- 1872, Bonin Islands [chichijima Island], Japan
- January 6, 1872, Quchan, Iran
- January 10, 1872, Arequipa, Peru
- January 26, 1872, Agno, Philippines
- January 28, 1872, Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan
- February 11, 1872, Sagiadha-Konispolis (Thesprotia), Greece
- March 14, 1872, SW, Honshu, Japan
- March 26, 1872, Owens Valley, California, United States
- March 27, 1872, Oaxaca,mexico City
- April 3, 1872, Antakya (Antioch), Suedije, Turkey
- April 14, 1872, Accra, Ghana
- June 1872, Hamadan, Iran
- August 23, 1872, Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- September 16, 1872, Songhor(Sonqor), Iran
- November 18, 1872, Concord, New Hampshire, United States
- December 26, 1872, Dolge, Maramorosh Province, Carpathians, Ukraine
- December 29, 1872, Rizal, Cavite, N Mindoro, S Luzon, Philippines
Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24.