Significant Earthquakes of 1923

• January 22, 1923, Northern, California, United StatesM7.1 · tsunami
• February 3, 1923, Kamchatka, RussiaM8.4 · 3 deaths · $1.5 million · tsunami
• February 4, 1923, Bodzhnurd, IranM5.5
• February 15, 1923, Thuan Hai Province, VietnamM6.1 · tsunami
• February 24, 1923, EcuadorM6.8 · Deaths: some
• February 24, 1923, Kamchatka Peninsula, RussiaM7.7
• March 2, 1923, Mindanao Island, PhilippinesM7.2 · tsunami
• March 15, 1923, Podgora, Croatia, Balkans NW
• March 24, 1923, Sichuan Province, ChinaM7.3 · 4,800 deaths
• April 13, 1923, Near Kamchatka, RussiaM7.2 · 18 deaths · tsunami
• May 4, 1923, Vallenar, ChileM7 · tsunami
• May 9, 1923, Central, Italy
• May 15, 1923, Maos, Java, Indonesia
• May 25, 1923, Turbat-Haklari, IranM6 · 2,200 deaths
• June 1, 1923, Kashima, Japantsunami
• July 18, 1923, Butuan, Camiguin Island, PhilippinesM5.5 · tsunami
• August 12, 1923, Northern, Chiletsunami
• September 1, 1923, Tokyo, Yokohama, JapanM7.9 · 105,385 deaths · $600 million · 695,000 houses destroyed · tsunami
• September 2, 1923, Near S Coast Honshu, JapanM7.7 · tsunami
• September 9, 1923, Mymensingh, BangladeshM6.9 · 50 deaths
• September 17, 1923, Bodzhnurd, Qaleh Jaq Kmen, IranM6.4 · 157 deaths
• September 22, 1923, Sirjan, IranM6.7 · 290 deaths
• October 7, 1923, Djailolo Gilolo, IndonesiaM7.5
• November 2, 1923, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New GuineaM7.1 · tsunami
• November 4, 1923, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New GuineaM7.1 · tsunami
• December 5, 1923, Chalkidiki, GreeceM6.4 · tsunami
• December 14, 1923, Ipiales, ColombiaM6.2 · 300 deaths
• December 15, 1923, Southern Italy
• December 22, 1923, Gachala,gacheta,ubala,medina, ColombiaM5.9 · 7 deaths

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.