List of earthquakes in 1937
Strongest magnitude | Shandong Province (Magnitude 6.9) July 31 390 deaths |
---|---|
Total fatalities | 497 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
← 1936 → |
This is a list of earthquakes in 1937. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater
1921. China once again bore the brunt of the deadly events. The largest magnitude event was a 7.8 in January in China. Activity was fairly scattered across the planet with China, Dutch East Indies, Mexico, South America, the southern Pacific Ocean islands and Alaska
seeing large (7.0+ magnitude) events.
Overall
By death toll
Rank | Death toll | Magnitude | Location | MMI
|
Depth (km) | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 390 | 6.9 | China, Shandong Province | IX (Violent) | 25.0 | July 31 |
2 | 51 | 5.0 | Shanxi Province
|
VII (Very strong) | 0.0 | September 15 |
3 | 34 | 7.3 | Mexico, Veracruz | ( ) | 90.0 | July 26 |
4 | 15 | 6.3 | Pasco Region
|
X (Extreme) | 15.0 | December 24 |
- Note: At least 10 casualties
By magnitude
Rank | Magnitude | Death toll | Location | MMI
|
Depth (km) | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7.8 | 0 | Qinghai Province
|
X (Extreme) | 15.0 | January 7 |
2 | 7.5 | 1 | Philippines, Luzon | VIII (Severe) | 15.0 | August 20 |
= 3 | 7.4 | 0 | Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands | ( ) | 30.0 | February 21 |
= 3 | 7.4 | 4 | Mexico, Guerrero | ( ) | 25.0 | December 23 |
= 4 | 7.3 | 0 | Fiji | ( ) | 330.0 | April 16 |
= 4 | 7.3 | 34 | Mexico, Veracruz | ( ) | 90.0 | July 26 |
= 4 | 7.3 | 0 | United States, Andreanof Islands, Alaska | ( ) | 120.0 | September 3 |
= 5 | 7.2 | 0 | British Solomon Islands | ( ) | 15.0 | January 25 |
= 5 | 7.2 | 0 | United Kingdom, South Sandwich Islands | ( ) | 95.0 | September 8 |
= 5 | 7.2 | 0 | Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province | VII (Very strong) | 200.0 | November 14 |
= 6 | 7.1 | 0 | Peru, off the coast of northern | ( ) | 30.0 | June 21 |
= 6 | 7.1 | 0 | Ecuador, Pastaza Province | ( ) | 175.0 | July 19 |
= 6 | 7.1 | 0 | Dutch East Indies, Bali Sea | ( ) | 610.0 | August 11 |
7 | 7.0 | 0 | United States, central Alaska | VIII (Severe) | 10.0 | July 22 |
- Note: At least 7.0 magnitude
Notable events
January
Strongest magnitude | 7.8 Mw China |
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Total fatalities | 0 |
Number by magnitude | |
8.0โ8.9 | 0 |
7.0โ7.9 | 2 |
6.0โ6.9 | 4 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI
|
Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
4[1] | West Sepik Province |
6.0 | 35.0 | ||||
5[2] | Japan, southeast of Kyushu | 6.5 | 20.0 | ||||
7[3][4] | Qinghai Province |
7.8 | 15.0 | X | Some damage was reported. | ||
11[5] | Mexico, off the coast of Oaxaca | 6.0 | 110.0 | ||||
12[6] | Nicaragua, Chinandega Department | 0.0 | 0.0 | Some damage was caused. The magnitude and depth were unknown. | |||
23[7] | New Guinea, southeast of New Ireland (island) | 6.8 | 35.0 | ||||
25[8] | British Solomon Islands | 7.2 | 15.0 |
February
Strongest magnitude | 7.4 Mw Russian SFSR |
---|---|
Deadliest | 5.4 Mw French Algeria 1+ deaths |
Total fatalities | 1+ |
Number by magnitude | |
8.0โ8.9 | 0 |
7.0โ7.9 | 1 |
6.0โ6.9 | 0 |
5.0โ5.9 | 1 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI
|
Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
10[9] | French Algeria, Guelma Province | 5.4 | 0.0 | VIII | At least 1 person died and some damage was caused. The depth was unknown. | 1+ | |
21[10][11] | Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands | 7.4 | 30.0 | Some damage was reported. |
March
Strongest magnitude | 6.6 Mw Peru |
---|---|
Total fatalities | 0 |
Number by magnitude | |
8.0โ8.9 | 0 |
7.0โ7.9 | 0 |
6.0โ6.9 | 5 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI
|
Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
9[12] | Costa Rica, Puntarenas Province | 6.4 | 20.0 | ||||
14[13] | Chile, off the coast of Antofagasta Region | 6.4 | 15.0 | ||||
19[14] | Chile, Atacama Region | 6.0 | 70.0 | ||||
25[15][16] | United States, southern California | 6.0 | 6.0 | VI | |||
29[17] | Moquegua Region |
6.6 | 120.0 |
April
Strongest magnitude | 7.3 Mw Fiji |
---|---|
Total fatalities | 0 |
Number by magnitude | |
8.0โ8.9 | 0 |
7.0โ7.9 | 1 |
6.0โ6.9 | 4 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI
|
Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
2[18] | Fiji | 6.5 | 600.0 | ||||
5[19] | Dutch East Indies, off the north coast of Papua (province) | 6.8 | 15.0 | ||||
16[20] | Fiji | 7.3 | 330.0 | ||||
29[21][22] | United States, south of Alaska Peninsula | 6.6 | 35.0 | I | |||
29[23] | Russian SFSR, Primorsky Krai | 6.2 | 370.0 |
May
Strongest magnitude | 6.5 Mw 5 events |
---|---|
Total fatalities | 0 |
Number by magnitude | |
8.0โ8.9 | 0 |
7.0โ7.9 | 0 |
6.0โ6.9 | 7 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI
|
Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
10[24] | Fiji, south of | 6.5 | 640.0 | ||||
13[25] | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi |
6.2 | 200.0 | ||||
21[26] | Colombia, Cauca Department | 6.5 | 90.0 | ||||
28[27] | New Guinea, Rabaul | 0.0 | 0.0 | VIII | Some homes were destroyed. This event was part of a volcanic eruption which left 507 dead. The magnitude and depth was unknown. | ||
28[28] | Mexico, Chiapas | 6.5 | 150.0 | ||||
28[29] | Japan, Volcano Islands | 6.5 | 530.0 | ||||
31[30] | Dutch East Indies, northeast of Halmahera | 6.2 | 170.0 | ||||
31[31] | New Guinea, southwest of Bougainville Island | 6.5 | 100.0 |
June
Strongest magnitude | 7.1 Mw Peru |
---|---|
Total fatalities | 0 |
Number by magnitude | |
8.0โ8.9 | 0 |
7.0โ7.9 | 1 |
6.0โ6.9 | 2 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI
|
Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
8[32] | Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands | 6.5 | 130.0 | ||||
8[33] | Mexico, Chiapas | 6.2 | 200.0 | ||||
21[34] | Peru, off the north coast | 7.1 | 30.0 |
July
Strongest magnitude | 7.3 Mw Mexico |
---|---|
Deadliest | 6.9 Mw China 390 deaths |
Total fatalities | 424 |
Number by magnitude | |
8.0โ8.9 | 0 |
7.0โ7.9 | 3 |
6.0โ6.9 | 10 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI
|
Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
1[35] | Dutch East Indies, north of Simeulue | 6.3 | 30.0 | ||||
2[36] | New Hebrides | 6.5 | 35.0 | ||||
4[37] | British Solomon Islands | 6.5 | 15.0 | Doublet earthquake | |||
4[38] | British Solomon Islands | 6.6 | 15.0 | ||||
9[39] | Arequipa Region |
6.0 | 180.0 | ||||
15[40] | Kamchatka |
6.5 | 140.0 | ||||
18[41][42] | United States, Fox Islands (Alaska) | 6.3 | 70.0 | I | |||
19[43] | Ecuador, Pastaza Province | 7.1 | 175.0 | ||||
21[44] | Russian SFSR, south of Sakhalin | 6.0 | 400.0 | ||||
22[45][46] | United States, central Alaska | 7.0 | 10.0 | VIII | Some minor damage was reported. | ||
26[47][48] | Mexico, Veracruz | 7.3 | 90.0 | 34 people were killed in the 1937 Orizaba earthquake. Some damage was caused. | 34 | ||
26[49] | Japan, off the east coast of Honshu | 6.6 | 35.0 | ||||
31[50][51] | Shandong Province |
6.9 | 25.0 | IX | 390 deaths were reported and at least 101 people were injured during the 1937 Heze earthquakes. Many homes were wrecked. | 390 | 101+ |
August
Strongest magnitude | 7.5 Mw Philippines |
---|---|
Deadliest | 7.5 Mw Philippines 1 death |
Total fatalities | 1 |
Number by magnitude | |
8.0โ8.9 | 0 |
7.0โ7.9 | 2 |
6.0โ6.9 | 5 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI
|
Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
1[52] | Shandong Province |
6.7 | 25.0 | This came around 14 hours after the previous deadly event on July 31. | |||
4[53] | India, Nicobar Islands | 6.0 | 120.0 | ||||
5[54] | New Guinea, West New Britain Province | 6.6 | 140.0 | ||||
8[55] | United States, Northern Mariana Islands | 6.5 | 120.0 | ||||
11[56] | Dutch East Indies, Bali Sea | 7.1 | 610.0 | ||||
20[57][58] | Philippines, Luzon | 7.5 | 15.0 | VIII | 1 person was killed and 200 were injured. Many homes were destroyed or damaged. | 1 | 200 |
31[59] | British Burma, Kachin State | 6.6 | 15.0 |
September
Strongest magnitude | 7.2 Mw 2 events |
---|---|
Deadliest | 5.0 Mw China 51 deaths |
Total fatalities | 52+ |
Number by magnitude | |
8.0โ8.9 | 0 |
7.0โ7.9 | 2 |
6.0โ6.9 | 9 |
5.0โ5.9 | 1 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI
|
Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
1[60] | New Zealand, south of the Kermadec Islands | 6.5 | 45.0 | ||||
3[61][62] | United States, Andreanof Islands, Alaska | 7.2 | 80.0 | I | |||
4[63] | Fiji | 6.5 | 35.0 | ||||
8[64] | United Kingdom, South Sandwich Islands | 7.2 | 95.0 | ||||
15[65] | Shanxi Province |
5.0 | 0.0 | VII | At least 51 people died and many homes were destroyed. | 51+ | |
15[66] | British Solomon Islands | 6.7 | 35.0 | ||||
21[67] | Oudomxay Province |
6.0 | 35.0 | ||||
21[68] | Dutch East Indies, Molucca Sea | 6.7 | 50.0 | ||||
23[69] | New Guinea, southwest of Bougainville Island | 6.9 | 35.0 | ||||
24[70] | Chile, Antofagasta Region | 6.0 | 130.0 | ||||
27[71][72] | Dutch East Indies, south of Java | 6.8 | 55.0 | IX | 1 person was killed. 326 homes were destroyed and a further 2,200 were damaged. | 1 | |
28[73] | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi |
6.5 | 200.0 |
October
Strongest magnitude | 6.7 Mw Mexico |
---|---|
Total fatalities | 0 |
Number by magnitude | |
8.0โ8.9 | 0 |
7.0โ7.9 | 0 |
6.0โ6.9 | 6 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI
|
Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
5[74] | Mexico, Guerrero | 0.0 | 0.0 | Major damage was caused. The magnitude and depth were unknown. | |||
6[75] | Mexico, Morelos | 6.7 | 35.0 | ||||
12[76] | Chile, Antofagasta Region | 6.5 | 110.0 | ||||
17[77] | Japan, off the east coast of Honshu | 6.5 | 25.0 | ||||
23[78] | New Zealand, Bay of Plenty Region, North Island | 6.2 | 35.0 | ||||
27[79] | Chile, O'Higgins Region | 6.0 | 110.0 | ||||
29[80] | Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province | 6.2 | 230.0 |
November
Strongest magnitude | 7.2 Mw Afghanistan |
---|---|
Total fatalities | 0 |
Number by magnitude | |
8.0โ8.9 | 0 |
7.0โ7.9 | 1 |
6.0โ6.9 | 5 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI
|
Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
1[81] | Chile, Antofagasta Region | 6.0 | 75.0 | ||||
14[82][83] | Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province | 7.2 | 200.0 | VII | Major damage was caused. | ||
15[84] | India, Jammu and Kashmir | 6.4 | 30.0 | ||||
26[85] | Taiwan, east of | 6.0 | 50.0 | ||||
28[86] | Dutch East Indies, off the west coast of Sumatra | 6.5 | 15.0 | ||||
30[87] | SNNPR |
6.3 | 10.0 |
December
Strongest magnitude | 7.4 Mw Mexico |
---|---|
Deadliest | 6.3 Mw Peru 15 deaths |
Total fatalities | 19 |
Number by magnitude | |
8.0โ8.9 | 0 |
7.0โ7.9 | 1 |
6.0โ6.9 | 8 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI
|
Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
8[88][89] | Taiwan, Taitung County | 6.9 | 15.0 | 1 person was hurt and 5 homes collapsed. | 1 | ||
12[90] | Chile, Antofagasta Region | 6.0 | 60.0 | ||||
13[91] | Taiwan, off the east coast | 6.7 | 15.0 | ||||
16[92] | Greece, south of Crete | 6.5 | 100.0 | ||||
17[93] | Taiwan, Taitung County | 6.6 | 15.0 | ||||
18[94] | Uzbek SSR, Tashkent Region |
6.5 | 15.0 | ||||
23[95][96] | Mexico, Guerrero | 7.4 | 25.0 | 4 deaths were reported. | 4 | ||
24[97][98] | Pasco Region |
6.3 | 15.0 | X | 15 people died and some damage was caused. | 15 | |
25[99] | Russian SFSR, Irkutsk Oblast | 6.0 | 35.0 | ||||
26[100] | El Salvador, La Libertad Department (El Salvador) | 0.0 | 0.0 | Major damage was caused. The magnitude and depth were unknown. |
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