This is a list of earthquakes in 1901. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Exceptions to this are earthquakes which have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media interest. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The countries and their flags are noted as they would have appeared in this year for example the Netherlands being in control of present-day Indonesia. In all another year of below average activity. There were 15 magnitude 7.0+ events. Japan saw a great deal of activity this year. The majority of the 125 deaths came in China from an event in February.

Overall By death toll Rank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 , Yunnan Province, China 2 , off the east coast of Honshu Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 , Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 2 , off the east coast of Honshu 3 , Kuril Islands = 4 , offshore = 4 Solomon Islands = 4 , Ryukyu Islands = 4 , off the east coast of Honshu = 5 , British Columbia = 5 , , border area = 5 , Gulf of California = 5 , Andreanof Islands, Alaska = 6 , off the east coast of Honshu = 6 , Molucca Sea, Dutch East Indies = 6 Philippines, Luzon = 6 , south of Alaska Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , offshore 7.5 17.0 Depth. , off the south coast of Hokkaido 6.8 35.0 , British Columbia 7.1 0.0 Depth unknown.

February

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Yunnan Province, China 6.5 0.0 Depth unknown. At least 101 people were killed and major damage was caused. Many homes were destroyed. 101

March

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , central California 6.4 0.0 Depth unknown. The Parkfield earthquake caused some damage. , Gulf of California 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown. , offshore Lindi Region, German East Africa 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown. , Dobrich Province 7.2 0.0 Depth unknown. 4 people died and 50 were injured in the 1901 Black Sea earthquake. 1,200 homes were damaged or destroyed. 4 50

April

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Halmahera, Dutch East Indies 6.8 0.0 Depth unknown. , Kuril Islands 7.3 35.0 , eastern Xizang Province, China 6.8 0.0 Depth unknown.

May

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Kuril Islands 6.6 35.0 , Solomon Islands 7.2 0.0 Depth unknown.

June

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , off the east coast of Honshu 7.0 35.0 , Ryukyu Islands 7.2 35.0 A tsunami caused some damage. , Ryukyu Islands 6.5 35.0 Aftershock.

August

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , off the east coast of Honshu 7.2 35.0 Foreshock. Some damage was caused in the area. , Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 7.9 0.0 Depth unknown. A tsunami resulted in at least 1 fatality. Some damage was caused in the area. 1 , off the east coast of Honshu 7.5 0.0 Depth unknown. 18 people were killed. 8 homes collapsed and another 615 needed repair. Roads and railways suffered extensive damage. 18 , north of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea 6.9 0.0 , Fiji 6.8 0.0

September

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown. , Luzon, Philippines 0.0 0.0 Unknown magnitude or depth. Some damage was caused in the area. , off the east coast of Honshu 6.8 0.0 Depth unknown. Aftershock.

October

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , border area 7.1 0.0 Depth unknown. Some damage was caused in the area. A tsunami was generated.

November

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , South Island 6.8 33.0 The 1901 Cheviot earthquake resulted in 1 death and major damage. 1 , Molucca Sea, Dutch East Indies 7.0 0.0 Depth unknown.

December

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Gulf of California 7.1 0.0 , Luzon, Philippines 7.0 33.0 Some damage was reported in the region. Ottoman Empire, Balikesir Province, Turkey 5.9 0.0 Depth unknown. Some damage was reported in the region. Hundreds of homes were damaged. , south of Alaska 7.0 0.0 Depth unknown. , Fox Islands (Alaska) 7.1 0.0 Depth unknown. Some damage was caused. A tsunami was reported.

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