Significant Earthquakes of 1917
Every significant earthquake NOAA records in 1917. Every quake the USGS located in 1917.
Map
The significant earthquakes of 1917. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
Every earthquake
- January 4, 1917, Puli, Taiwan
- January 20, 1917, Bali, Indonesia
- January 24, 1917, Anhui Province, China
- January 25, 1917, Off Coast, Fujian Province, China
- January 29, 1917, Brezice, Slovenia, Balkans NW
- January 30, 1917, Kamchatka, Russia
- January 31, 1917, Glan,glan Padidu,tuyan, S Mindanao, Philippines
- April 26, 1917, Citerna, Italy
- May 1, 1917, Kermadec Islands
- May 6, 1917, Taiwan
- May 31, 1917, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska, United States
- June 6, 1917, Central, Italy
- June 8, 1917, San Salvador, El Salvador
- June 26, 1917, Samoa Islands
- July 4, 1917, NE of Taiwan
- July 29, 1917, Papua New Guinea
- July 30, 1917, Yunnan Province, China
- July 31, 1917, Jilin Province, China
- August 30, 1917, Banda Sea, Indonesia
- August 31, 1917, Bogota, Ubaque, Soacha, Caqueza, Colombia
- September 17, 1917, Southern Italy
- November 5, 1917, Central, Italy
- November 16, 1917, S of, Kermadec Islands
- December 26, 1917, Guatemala City
- December 29, 1917, Near Oaxaca Coast, Mexico
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.