Significant Earthquakes of 1897
Every significant earthquake NOAA records in 1897.
Map
The significant earthquakes of 1897. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
Every earthquake
- January 11, 1897, Qeshm Island, Larak Island, Iran
- January 17, 1897, Albania
- February 7, 1897, Japan
- February 19, 1897, Sanriku, Japan
- March 15, 1897, Kajuadi Island, Indonesia
- March 19, 1897, Yilan, Taiwan
- April 25, 1897, Montserrat
- April 29, 1897, Guadeloupe, Antigua, St Kitts
- May 10, 1897, Beachport,robe,kingston,mount Gambier, Australia
- May 13, 1897, Masbate Island, Philippines
- May 15, 1897, Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy
- June 5, 1897, Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
- June 12, 1897, Assam, Bangladesh, India
- June 20, 1897, Tehuantepec, Mexico
- August 5, 1897, Sanriku, Japan
- August 15, 1897, Ilocos Sur, Luzon, Philippines
- August 16, 1897, Japan
- September 20, 1897, Peru
- September 20, 1897, Dapitan, NW Mindanao, Philippines
- September 21, 1897, Mindanao, Zamboanga, Sulu, Isabela, Philippines
- September 21, 1897, Wellington, New Zealand
- October 18, 1897, Northern Samar, Philippines
- October 19, 1897, Northern Samar, Philippines
- October 20, 1897, Northern Samar, Philippines
- December 29, 1897, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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.