This is a list of earthquakes in 1904. 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 Dutch East Indies being present-day Indonesia. Once again activity was below average. 14 events reached a magnitude of 7.0+ this year. China had the majority of the death toll through an event in August causing 400 deaths.
Overall
By death toll
Rank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 , China, Sichuan Province 2 , Taiwan, Chiayi County Note: At least 10 casualties
By magnitude
Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 , Blagoevgrad Province 2 , off east coast of Kamchatka = 3 , Blagoevgrad Province = 3 , off east coast of Kamchatka 4 , Sea of Japan 5 , central Alaska = 6 , south of = 6 , off east coast of Kamchatka = 6 , Puntarenas Province 7 , south of Kyushu = 8 , Atacama Region = 8 , Halmahera = 8 Owen fracture zone = 8 South China Sea
Note: At least 7.0 magnitude
Notable events
January
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , south of 7.2 0.0 Depth unknown.
March
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , southeast of Hokkaido 6.8 35.0 Some damage was reported. , Atacama Region 7.0 0.0
April
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Blagoevgrad Province 7.5 15.0 First shock in the 1904 Kresna earthquakes. Major damage was reported. Several villages were flattened. Foreshock. , Blagoevgrad Province 7.8 15.0 Second shock in the 1904 Kresna earthquakes. Further damage was reported. , Taiwan, Chiayi County 6.0 0.0 3 people were killed and 10 were injured. 66 homes were destroyed. 3 10
May
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , south of the Kermadec Islands 6.8 0.0 Depth unknown. , Halmahera 7.0 0.0 Depth unknown.
June
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Sea of Japan 7.4 350.0 , off the east coast of Kamchatka 7.5 15.0 Some damage was caused. Foreshock. , off the east coast of Kamchatka 7.7 30.0 Further damage was caused. , off the east coast of Kamchatka 7.2 0.0 Aftershock. Depth unknown.
July
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , off the east coast of Kamchatka 6.7 0.0 Aftershock. Depth unknown.
August
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , east of 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown. Greece, Samos 6.2 10.0 The 1904 Samos earthquake caused 4 deaths. Around 540 homes were damaged or destroyed. 4 , south of Kyushu 7.1 35.0 , central Alaska 7.3 0.0 Depth unknown. , China, Sichuan Province 6.8 0.0 400 deaths were caused as well as major damage. Depth unknown. 400
October
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured Owen fracture zone 7.0 0.0 Depth unknown. South China Sea 7.0 0.0 Depth unknown.
November
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Taiwan, Chiayi County 6.3 0.0 145 people were killed in the 1904 Douliu earthquake. Another 158 were injured and 661 homes were destroyed. Depth unknown. 145 158
December
+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Puntarenas Province 7.2 0.0 Depth unknown. , Izu Islands 6.7 100.0
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