Significant Earthquakes of 1878
Every significant earthquake NOAA records in 1878.
Map
The significant earthquakes of 1878. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
Every earthquake
- January 10, 1878, Tanna Island, Vanuatu
- January 20, 1878, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- January 23, 1878, Tarapaca, Chile
- February 4, 1878, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea
- February 4, 1878, Callao, Peru
- February 9, 1878, Manizales, Colombia
- February 11, 1878, Vanuatu Islands
- February 14, 1878, Central, Chile
- March 12, 1878, Northern, Chile
- March 22, 1878, Jalisco, Mexico
- April 12, 1878, Cua, Charallave, San Diego, Venezuela
- April 12, 1878, Northern, Chile
- April 19, 1878, Izmit, Esme, Labinia, Turkey
- May 22, 1878, Baja California, Mexico
- June 12, 1878, Northern, Chile
- August 1878, Vanuatu Islands
- August 7, 1878, Yunnan Province, China
- August 29, 1878, East Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
- September 16, 1878, Near Mount Apo, Philippines
- October 2, 1878, Jucuapa, El Salvador
- November 8, 1878, Croatia, Balkans NW
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.