Earthquake archive

1915 Earthquakes

Name: 1915 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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72 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 1915, the largest a M7.8 near 266 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia.

← 1914 1916 →

Total M4.5+

M6+

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M7.8

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 1915

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

17.8
266 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
May 1, 1915 · 30 km deep
27.7
12 km NW of Chalatenango, El Salvador
September 7, 1915 · 15 km deep
37.6
119 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan
November 1, 1915 · 30 km deep
47.3
233 km SE of Atlasovo, Russia
July 31, 1915 · 20 km deep
57.3
136 km WSW of Challapata, Bolivia
June 6, 1915 · 160 km deep
67.3
92 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan
January 5, 1915 · 215 km deep
77.3
44 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu
January 5, 1915 · 170 km deep
87.2
98 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan
February 28, 1915 · 20 km deep
97.1
Fiji region
February 25, 1915 · 600 km deep
107.0
139 km S of Ōyama, Japan
October 8, 1915 · 290 km deep
116.8
29 km NNW of Roxas City, Philippines
March 12, 1915 · 15 km deep
126.8
79 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
November 1, 1915 · 35 km deep
136.8
The 1915 Pleasant Valley, Nevada Earthquake
October 3, 1915 · 10 km deep
146.8
6 km ENE of Nabire, Indonesia
August 3, 1915 · 35 km deep
156.8
62 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan
November 18, 1915 · 35 km deep
166.8
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
May 12, 1915 · 10 km deep
176.8
173 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines
September 11, 1915 · 550 km deep
186.7
153 km E of Shikotan, Russia
August 6, 1915 · 15 km deep
196.7
4 km WNW of San Benedetto dei Marsi, Italy
January 13, 1915 · 15 km deep
206.7
21 km WSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
April 23, 1915 · 620 km deep
216.6
30 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan
March 8, 1915 · 35 km deep
226.6
240 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
May 3, 1915 · 35 km deep
236.6
Baja California-Sonora Border Region, Mexico
November 21, 1915 · 10 km deep
246.6
34 km NNW of Tawang, India
December 3, 1915 · 15 km deep
256.5
186 km SW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
June 1, 1915 · 10 km deep
266.5
102 km SSE of Ak-Suu, Kyrgyzstan
December 17, 1915 · 20 km deep
276.5
32 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece
August 7, 1915 · 15 km deep
286.5
126 km SSE of Obihiro, Japan
March 17, 1915 · 35 km deep
296.5
106 km SE of Bor, South Sudan
May 21, 1915 · 15 km deep
306.5
21 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece
January 27, 1915 · 15 km deep
316.5
264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
May 5, 1915 · 35 km deep
326.4
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
September 12, 1915 · 10 km deep
336.4
227 km ESE of Yamada, Japan
October 12, 1915 · 15 km deep
346.4
138 km SSE of Honchō, Japan
June 4, 1915 · 15 km deep
356.4
187 km W of Trinidad, California
December 31, 1915 · 15 km deep
366.4
150 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia
June 27, 1915 · 15 km deep
376.4
Mozambique Channel
May 8, 1915 · 10 km deep
386.4
Kaoiki area, Hawaii
March 28, 1915 · 0 km deep
396.4
224 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
August 16, 1915 · 35 km deep
406.4
120 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico
October 11, 1915 · 15 km deep
416.4
224 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
July 8, 1915 · 15 km deep
426.3
34 km NW of Itháki, Greece
August 10, 1915 · 15 km deep
436.3
134 km SW of Hovd, Mongolia
April 30, 1915 · 15 km deep
446.3
280 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
May 2, 1915 · 35 km deep
456.3
159 km SSE of Adak, Alaska
April 3, 1915 · 15 km deep
466.3
237 km WSW of Ferndale, California
May 6, 1915 · 15 km deep
476.3
93 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
November 4, 1915 · 35 km deep
486.3
192 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
June 7, 1915 · 35 km deep
496.3
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
December 7, 1915 · 10 km deep
506.3
84 km W of Mamuju, Indonesia
August 12, 1915 · 35 km deep
516.3
72 km SSW of Kushiro, Japan
December 6, 1915 · 35 km deep
526.3
125 km WNW of Puro Pinget, Philippines
November 18, 1915 · 15 km deep
536.3
251 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
May 14, 1915 · 15 km deep
546.2
126 km SW of Singkil, Indonesia
April 3, 1915 · 35 km deep
556.2
42 km NNW of Axum, Ethiopia
September 23, 1915 · 10 km deep
566.2
Nicobar Islands, India region
August 12, 1915 · 15 km deep
576.1
154 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan
April 24, 1915 · 15 km deep
586.1
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
October 11, 1915 · 10 km deep
596.1
Southern Qinghai, China
April 28, 1915 · 15 km deep
606.1
33 km SW of Sinabang, Indonesia
December 19, 1915 · 35 km deep
616.1
169 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines
September 5, 1915 · 15 km deep
626.1
Southern Qinghai, China
May 5, 1915 · 15 km deep
636.1
east of the Kuril Islands
May 14, 1915 · 15 km deep
646.0
33 km W of Mörön, Mongolia
January 10, 1915 · 10 km deep
656.0
14 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece
August 19, 1915 · 15 km deep
666.0
2 km ESE of Kerasochóri, Greece
June 4, 1915 · 15 km deep
676.0
37 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece
August 11, 1915 · 15 km deep
686.0
Pleasant Valley, Nevada (Foreshock)
October 3, 1915 · 0 km deep
696.0
25 km W of San Marco, Italy
July 7, 1915 · 320 km deep
706.0
The 1915 Imperial Valley, California Earthquakes (First Major Event)
June 23, 1915 · 0 km deep
716.0
250 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
April 12, 1915 · 15 km deep
726.0
137 km NNW of Pagudpud, Philippines
July 2, 1915 · 15 km deep