This is a list of earthquakes in 1912. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they 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. Turkey had an event in August which resulted in 3,000 deaths.

Overall

By death toll

Rank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 Ottoman Empire, Tekirdağ Province 2 , State of Mexico 3 , Piura Region 4 Greece, Zakynthos Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date = 1 , Shan State = 1 , east of = 2 = 2 , west of Kodiak Island, Alaska = 2 , Santiago del Estero Province = 3 , central Alaska = 3 , Talaud Islands = 4 Ottoman Empire, Tekirdağ Province = 4 , Chiapas = 5 , southern Alaska = 5 , Southern Region (Iceland) = 5 , Piura Region = 5 , north of Bougainville Island = 5 Northern Mariana Islands, Rota (island) Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Andreanof Islands, Alaska 6.7 25.0 Greece, Zakynthos 6.5 15.0 At least 51 deaths were caused. 51 , southern Alaska 7.0 80.0

February

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Orange Free State 6.0 35.0

March

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , south of Queen Charlotte Islands 6.5 35.0 6.9 240.0

April

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Badakshan Province 6.6 220.0

May

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured Iceland, Southern Region (Iceland) 7.0 0.0 Depth unknown. , Kamchatka 6.6 100.0 , Kermadec Islands 6.5 250.0 , Badakhshan Province 6.2 220.0 British Raj, Shan State 7.5 15.0 The 1912 Maymyo earthquake killed 1 person and caused major damage. 1 Kingdom of Romania, Vrancea County 6.0 100.0

June

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Badakhshan Province 6.0 200.0 , Cook Inlet, Alaska 6.4 35.0 Foreshock. Japan, off the east coast of Honshu 6.6 35.0 Some damage was caused as well as a small tsunami. , Cook Inlet, Alaska 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown. , Cayo District 6.6 0.0 Depth unknown. , Sea of Okhotsk 6.5 500.0

July

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , central Alaska 7.2 0.0 Depth unknown. , Northern Region, Uganda 6.0 10.0 , Piura Region 7.0 0.0 At least 101 people were killed and another 101 were injured. Many homes were destroyed. Depth unknown. 101 101 , Izu Islands 6.6 450.0

August

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured 7.3 260.0 Ottoman Empire, Tekirdağ Province 7.1 15.0 The 1912 Mürefte earthquake resulted in 3,000 deaths. Another 1,575 people were injured. 5,540 homes were destroyed. 3,000 1,575 , Talaud Islands 7.2 0.0 Depth unknown. , Banda Sea 6.5 650.0 , Badakhshan Province 6.6 200.0

September

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , north of Bougainville Island 7.0 430.0 , northern Sumatra 6.5 100.0 Palau, east of 7.5 15.0

October

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured Bering Sea 6.9 60.0 Northern Mariana Islands, Rota (island) 7.0 130.0 Yap 6.9 0.0 Depth unknown.

November

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , west of Kodiak Island, Alaska 7.3 90.0 , State of Mexico 6.9 15.0 The 1912 Acambay earthquake caused serious destruction in central Mexico and killed at least 140 people. 140 , Badakhshan Province 6.5 230.0

December

+DateCountry and location Mw Depth (km) MMINotes Casualties Dead Injured , Kodiak Island, Alaska 6.9 90.0 , Santiago del Estero Province 7.3 620.0 , off the east coast of Honshu 6.6 35.0 , Chiapas 7.1 0.0 Depth unknown. , Gulf of Tomini, Sulawesi 6.7 50.0 Taiwan, Hualien City 6.5 0.0 Depth unknown.

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