Significant Earthquakes of 1937
Every significant earthquake NOAA records in 1937. Every quake the USGS located in 1937.
Map
The significant earthquakes of 1937. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
Every earthquake
- January 7, 1937, Qinghai Province, China
- January 12, 1937, Chinandega,port Corinto, Nicaragua
- February 10, 1937, Guelma, Lapaine, Algeria
- February 21, 1937, Kuril Islands, Russia
- April 16, 1937, Fiji Islands
- May 28, 1937, Keravia, Rabaul, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
- July 26, 1937, Esperanza, Veracruz, Central, Puebla, Mexico
- July 31, 1937, Shandong Province, China
- August 20, 1937, Luzon, Philippines
- September 15, 1937, Shanxi Province, China
- September 21, 1937, Kamchatka, Russia
- September 27, 1937, Klumpit,prambanan, Jogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
- October 5, 1937, Chilpancingo,tixtla, Mexico
- November 6, 1937, Fakfak, New Guinea, Indonesia
- November 14, 1937, Hindu Kush, Afghanistan
- December 8, 1937, Taidong, Taiwan
- December 23, 1937, Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico
- December 24, 1937, Huancabamba,oxapampa,el Progreso,san David, Peru
- December 26, 1937, Ahuachapan,atiquizaya,turin,la Puerta, El Salvador
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.