Significant Earthquakes of 1928

• January 6, 1928, Subukia, KenyaM6.9
• January 25, 1928, Central, Italy
• February 7, 1928, Cauro,coti-Chiavari, France
• February 9, 1928, British Columbia, CanadaM5.8 · tsunami
• February 10, 1928, Oaxaca,colima,puebla,guerrero,morelos, MexicoM6.2
• March 7, 1928, Sicily,calabria, ItalyM6 · Deaths: some
• March 8, 1928, Nehbandan, IranM5 · 4 deaths
• March 9, 1928, Southern Indian OceanM8.1
• March 16, 1928, Loyalty Islands, New CaledoniaM7.5
• March 22, 1928, Oaxaca, MexicoM7.7 · tsunami
• March 27, 1928, Tolmezzo, ItalyM5.8
• March 31, 1928, Tepekoy, Torbali, TurkeyM6.5 · 170 deaths · 2,600 houses destroyed · tsunami
• April 9, 1928, PeruM6.7 · 10 deaths · tsunami
• April 14, 1928, Chirpan, BulgariaM6.8 · 127 deaths · 74,750 houses destroyed
• April 16, 1928, Oaxaca, MexicoM7.8
• April 18, 1928, Popovitsa, BulgariaM7 · Deaths: many
• April 22, 1928, Corinth (Corinthia), GreeceM6 · 20 deaths · 3,000 houses destroyed · tsunami
• April 24, 1928, Aegean Sea, GreeceM5 · tsunami
• April 25, 1928, GreeceM5.2 · tsunami
• April 27, 1928, Esquilaya, PeruM6.8 · tsunami
• May 3, 1928, Western, TurkeyM4.3 · tsunami
• May 14, 1928, Chacahpoyas,huancabamba,cajamarca,pinpincos, PeruM7.3 · 29 deaths
• May 18, 1928, Lifuka Island, Tonga Islandstsunami
• May 27, 1928, Sanriku, Japantsunami
• June 15, 1928, SW Mindoro, PhilippinesM7 · tsunami
• June 17, 1928, Oaxaca, MexicoM7.7 · 4 deaths · tsunami
• July 18, 1928, PeruM7 · tsunami
• July 19, 1928, Sichuan Province, ChinaM5.8 · 6 deaths
• August 21, 1928, Shirvan, IranM5.6 · 30 deaths
• October 9, 1928, Oaxaca, MexicoM7.6
• November 20, 1928, Northern, ChileM7.1 · tsunami
• December 1, 1928, Talca, Chillan, Santiago, San Fernando, ChileM7.6 · 279 deaths · tsunami
• December 19, 1928, Cotabato,n Coast of Illana Bay, PhilippinesM7.4 · 97 deaths · tsunami

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.