Earthquake archive

1918 Earthquakes

Name: 1918 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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94 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 1918, the largest a M8.3 near 1918 Mindanao, Philippines Earthquake.

← 1917 1919 →

Total M4.5+

M6+

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M8.3

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 1918

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

18.3
1918 Mindanao, Philippines Earthquake
August 15, 1918 · 20 km deep
28.1
1918 Kuril Islands Earthquake
September 7, 1918 · 15 km deep
38.0
60 km W of Diego de Almagro, Chile
December 4, 1918 · 40 km deep
47.8
east of the Kuril Islands
November 8, 1918 · 15 km deep
57.6
50 km N of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
July 3, 1918 · 15 km deep
67.4
7 km S of Huanggang, China
February 13, 1918 · 15 km deep
77.3
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
May 20, 1918 · 15 km deep
87.2
185 km NW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
October 27, 1918 · 15 km deep
97.1
24 km N of Kishorganj, Bangladesh
July 8, 1918 · 15 km deep
107.1
24 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
October 11, 1918 · 15 km deep
117.1
northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
December 2, 1918 · 10 km deep
127.0
41 km SSW of Heroica Guaymas, Mexico
May 23, 1918 · 10 km deep
137.0
241 km NNE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
May 20, 1918 · 15 km deep
146.9
32 km SW of Vernon, Canada
December 6, 1918 · 15 km deep
156.9
103 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile
May 20, 1918 · 20 km deep
166.9
4 km ESE of Panikian, Philippines
February 7, 1918 · 35 km deep
176.8
96 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
August 23, 1918 · 15 km deep
186.8
53 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
October 27, 1918 · 35 km deep
196.8
southeast central Pacific Ocean
May 25, 1918 · 10 km deep
206.8
Banda Sea
November 23, 1918 · 15 km deep
216.8
19 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines
July 1, 1918 · 35 km deep
226.7
37 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines
August 15, 1918 · 15 km deep
236.7
60 km NNE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
July 29, 1918 · 15 km deep
246.7
83 km NE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
September 30, 1918 · 15 km deep
256.7
Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
November 3, 1918 · 15 km deep
266.7
The 1918 San Jacinto, California Earthquake
April 21, 1918 · 10 km deep
276.7
95 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
August 8, 1918 · 35 km deep
286.7
112 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
July 21, 1918 · 20 km deep
296.7
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
June 3, 1918 · 10 km deep
306.6
107 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan
December 1, 1918 · 20 km deep
316.5
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
September 30, 1918 · 35 km deep
326.5
138 km SSE of Tiksi, Russia
November 30, 1918 · 15 km deep
336.5
63 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia
September 22, 1918 · 35 km deep
346.5
254 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
September 14, 1918 · 15 km deep
356.5
52 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California
July 15, 1918 · 15 km deep
366.5
12 km NW of Tumbiscatío de Ruiz, Mexico
June 7, 1918 · 60 km deep
376.5
71 km NW of Naisano Dua, Indonesia
October 16, 1918 · 35 km deep
386.5
36 km ESE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
June 4, 1918 · 15 km deep
396.5
94 km SSW of Tambilil, Philippines
August 15, 1918 · 35 km deep
406.5
201 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
March 19, 1918 · 15 km deep
416.4
225 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
June 4, 1918 · 15 km deep
426.4
92 km N of Iquique, Chile
August 17, 1918 · 35 km deep
436.4
85 km SW of Antofagasta de la Sierra, Argentina
December 4, 1918 · 35 km deep
446.4
10 km WNW of San Francisco Menéndez, El Salvador
October 19, 1918 · 35 km deep
456.4
144 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
July 31, 1918 · 15 km deep
466.4
1 km ESE of Morazán, Guatemala
January 25, 1918 · 15 km deep
476.4
73 km N of Manokwari, Indonesia
January 21, 1918 · 25 km deep
486.4
43 km WNW of ?ar??s, Syria
September 29, 1918 · 15 km deep
496.4
212 km ENE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
June 24, 1918 · 25 km deep
506.4
87 km WSW of Hengchun, Taiwan
May 4, 1918 · 15 km deep
516.4
29 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan
March 27, 1918 · 15 km deep
526.3
6 km WNW of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
October 25, 1918 · 15 km deep
536.3
39 km N of Gizo, Solomon Islands
June 16, 1918 · 15 km deep
546.3
174 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
February 13, 1918 · 25 km deep
556.3
96 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
October 14, 1918 · 30 km deep
566.3
South Indian Ocean
April 13, 1918 · 10 km deep
576.3
55 km WSW of Palimbang, Philippines
August 16, 1918 · 35 km deep
586.3
156 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
September 2, 1918 · 15 km deep
596.3
43 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
February 19, 1918 · 35 km deep
606.3
east of the Kuril Islands
November 22, 1918 · 15 km deep
616.3
north of Ascension Island
December 28, 1918 · 10 km deep
626.2
13 km S of Bardaskan, Iran
March 24, 1918 · 15 km deep
636.2
east of the Kuril Islands
September 8, 1918 · 15 km deep
646.2
166 km SSW of Bambanglipuro, Indonesia
August 31, 1918 · 35 km deep
656.2
11 km ESE of El Chol, Guatemala
January 4, 1918 · 10 km deep
666.2
126 km E of Hasaki, Japan
July 25, 1918 · 15 km deep
676.2
Colombia
December 21, 1918 · 35 km deep
686.2
161 km SW of Adak, Alaska
December 9, 1918 · 35 km deep
696.2
8 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii
November 2, 1918 · 0 km deep
706.2
1 km NNE of Vanadjou, Comoros
August 23, 1918 · 10 km deep
716.2
184 km SE of Itoman, Japan
February 13, 1918 · 15 km deep
726.2
26 km E of Birendranagar, Nepal
November 29, 1918 · 15 km deep
736.2
211 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
September 30, 1918 · 35 km deep
746.2
204 km S of Adak, Alaska
December 9, 1918 · 15 km deep
756.2
247 km SSW of Singkil, Indonesia
February 12, 1918 · 15 km deep
766.2
Vanuatu region
July 24, 1918 · 15 km deep
776.2
Kermadec Islands region
August 5, 1918 · 15 km deep
786.2
154 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
May 31, 1918 · 35 km deep
796.1
18 km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
November 12, 1918 · 15 km deep
806.1
225 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines
August 18, 1918 · 15 km deep
816.1
north of Ascension Island
February 12, 1918 · 10 km deep
826.1
10 km SE of Bukid, Philippines
September 5, 1918 · 15 km deep
836.1
14 km WSW of Matsumoto, Japan
November 11, 1918 · 15 km deep
846.1
15 km WNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico
October 11, 1918 · 15 km deep
856.1
northern Qinghai, China
February 4, 1918 · 15 km deep
866.1
east of the Kuril Islands
November 14, 1918 · 15 km deep
876.1
292 km SW of Sittwe, Myanmar
December 16, 1918 · 15 km deep
886.0
208 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
January 4, 1918 · 15 km deep
896.0
62 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
July 21, 1918 · 15 km deep
906.0
104 km SSW of Hengchun, Taiwan
September 13, 1918 · 25 km deep
916.0
71 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska
June 27, 1918 · 35 km deep
926.0
188 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
June 8, 1918 · 35 km deep
936.0
237 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada
April 17, 1918 · 15 km deep
946.0
58 km SSW of Katubao, Philippines
August 16, 1918 · 35 km deep