Earthquake archive

1923 Earthquakes

Name: 1923 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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93 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 1923, the largest a M8.4 near 1923 Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake.

← 1922 1924 →

Total M4.5+

M6+

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M8.4

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 1923

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

18.4
1923 Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake
February 3, 1923 · 15 km deep
28.0
5 km SSE of ?iso, Japan
September 1, 1923 · 15 km deep
37.8
5 km E of Tateyama, Japan
September 2, 1923 · 15 km deep
47.4
193 km W of Sorong, Indonesia
October 7, 1923 · 15 km deep
57.4
97 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
February 24, 1923 · 15 km deep
67.4
22 km N of Nishinoomote, Japan
July 13, 1923 · 35 km deep
77.3
77 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia
February 3, 1923 · 15 km deep
87.3
163 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
February 2, 1923 · 35 km deep
97.3
99 km E of Lashio, Myanmar
June 22, 1923 · 25 km deep
107.2
64 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
June 1, 1923 · 15 km deep
117.2
101 km NE of Naze, Japan
November 5, 1923 · 35 km deep
127.2
5 km NW of Kadingilan, Philippines
March 2, 1923 · 15 km deep
137.1
The 1923 Humboldt County, California Earthquake
January 22, 1923 · 15 km deep
147.0
113 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska
May 4, 1923 · 25 km deep
157.0
184 km NW of Kangding, China
March 24, 1923 · 15 km deep
167.0
69 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
November 4, 1923 · 35 km deep
177.0
93 km NNE of Naze, Japan
November 3, 1923 · 35 km deep
187.0
3 km ENE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
April 13, 1923 · 35 km deep
197.0
70 km WNW of Naha, Japan
April 23, 1923 · 20 km deep
207.0
204 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
February 1, 1923 · 30 km deep
216.9
9 km NNE of Netrakona, Bangladesh
September 9, 1923 · 15 km deep
226.9
112 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines
March 16, 1923 · 35 km deep
236.9
171 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
June 18, 1923 · 15 km deep
246.8
148 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan
August 12, 1923 · 15 km deep
256.8
87 km SSW of Tarakan, Indonesia
April 19, 1923 · 35 km deep
266.8
80 km SSW of El Huitusi, Mexico
August 28, 1923 · 10 km deep
276.8
21 km SE of Shimoda, Japan
September 26, 1923 · 10 km deep
286.7
60 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
June 1, 1923 · 35 km deep
296.7
7 km SSE of K?h Sef?d, Iran
September 22, 1923 · 15 km deep
306.7
8 km S of Ninomiya, Japan
September 1, 1923 · 15 km deep
316.7
237 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
February 2, 1923 · 15 km deep
326.7
9 km SSE of Mobara, Japan
September 2, 1923 · 35 km deep
336.6
28 km S of Nishinoomote, Japan
July 13, 1923 · 35 km deep
346.6
223 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
May 23, 1923 · 15 km deep
356.6
Reykjanes Ridge
September 30, 1923 · 10 km deep
366.6
154 km S of Yonakuni, Japan
July 2, 1923 · 25 km deep
376.6
99 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste
March 28, 1923 · 35 km deep
386.6
28 km E of Poso, Indonesia
December 5, 1923 · 35 km deep
396.6
66 km NNW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
October 10, 1923 · 15 km deep
406.6
72 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile
May 4, 1923 · 35 km deep
416.5
26 km NNW of Lahad Datu, Malaysia
August 11, 1923 · 35 km deep
426.5
192 km SE of Atlasovo, Russia
February 12, 1923 · 20 km deep
436.5
98 km NE of Labasa, Fiji
July 12, 1923 · 15 km deep
446.5
175 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
September 16, 1923 · 35 km deep
456.5
170 km ESE of Naze, Japan
November 6, 1923 · 15 km deep
466.5
north of Ascension Island
July 20, 1923 · 10 km deep
476.5
66 km S of Attu Station, Alaska
July 22, 1923 · 25 km deep
486.5
209 km SSE of Suva, Fiji
January 22, 1923 · 15 km deep
496.5
29 km S of Istaravshan, Tajikistan
December 28, 1923 · 20 km deep
506.5
95 km NW of Altai, Mongolia
September 14, 1923 · 15 km deep
516.5
85 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia
May 12, 1923 · 25 km deep
526.4
32 km WSW of Esfar?yen, Iran
September 17, 1923 · 15 km deep
536.4
54 km NE of Luwuk, Indonesia
February 23, 1923 · 35 km deep
546.4
South Sandwich Islands region
May 1, 1923 · 35 km deep
556.4
124 km SSW of Attu Station, Alaska
July 31, 1923 · 15 km deep
566.4
52 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile
July 10, 1923 · 35 km deep
576.4
164 km E of Hasaki, Japan
June 6, 1923 · 15 km deep
586.4
88 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
March 14, 1923 · 35 km deep
596.4
18 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece
December 5, 1923 · 10 km deep
606.4
14 km S of Gachalá, Colombia
December 22, 1923 · 15 km deep
616.4
South Indian Ocean
May 28, 1923 · 15 km deep
626.4
282 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
August 12, 1923 · 15 km deep
636.3
92 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
December 27, 1923 · 35 km deep
646.3
100 km S of Yonakuni, Japan
November 25, 1923 · 35 km deep
656.3
177 km WNW of Kangding, China
October 20, 1923 · 15 km deep
666.3
77 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia
October 15, 1923 · 15 km deep
676.3
142 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
July 16, 1923 · 15 km deep
686.3
73 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
November 18, 1923 · 25 km deep
696.3
62 km S of Waingapu, Indonesia
October 15, 1923 · 35 km deep
706.3
30 km WSW of Rajanpur, Pakistan
October 1, 1923 · 15 km deep
716.3
South Atlantic Ocean
August 8, 1923 · 10 km deep
726.3
41 km WSW of Güiria, Venezuela
August 8, 1923 · 20 km deep
736.3
south of the Kermadec Islands
October 1, 1923 · 15 km deep
746.3
28 km WNW of El Ángel, Ecuador
December 14, 1923 · 10 km deep
756.3
149 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
November 17, 1923 · 65 km deep
766.2
3 km SE of San Bernardino, California
July 23, 1923 · 5 km deep
776.2
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
March 4, 1923 · 15 km deep
786.2
171 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
February 16, 1923 · 15 km deep
796.2
51 km WNW of Taltal, Chile
August 17, 1923 · 35 km deep
806.2
31 km SSE of Jinghong, China
July 1, 1923 · 35 km deep
816.2
1 km W of Carahue, Chile
November 6, 1923 · 35 km deep
826.2
South Indian Ocean
November 26, 1923 · 10 km deep
836.1
79 km SSW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
February 11, 1923 · 35 km deep
846.1
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
September 26, 1923 · 10 km deep
856.1
Kuril Islands
August 16, 1923 · 35 km deep
866.1
40 km NE of Barcelona, Philippines
September 27, 1923 · 35 km deep
876.1
2 km NE of Radiši?i, Bosnia and Herzegovina
March 15, 1923 · 15 km deep
886.1
Laptev Sea
May 30, 1923 · 10 km deep
896.1
12 km SSE of Odawara, Japan
September 2, 1923 · 15 km deep
906.1
158 km NNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
November 4, 1923 · 15 km deep
916.0
Laptev Sea
May 30, 1923 · 10 km deep
926.0
38 km SW of Denali National Park, Alaska
June 19, 1923 · 15 km deep
936.0
34 km NW of Shahrak-e P?bed?n?, Iran
May 25, 1923 · 15 km deep