This is a list of earthquakes in 1900 . 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 . An average year with 13 magnitude 7.0+ events being reported. The death toll was low with an event in Venezuela making up the vast majority of the total.
Note : At least 10 casualties Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 7.9 0 United States , Kodiak Island , Alaska VIII (Severe ) 0.0 October 9 2 7.7 25 Venezuela , offshore Miranda (state) X (Extreme ) 0.0 October 29 3 7.6 0 United Kingdom , Santa Cruz Islands , Solomon Islands VI (Strong ) 0.0 July 29 4 7.5 0 Russia , Sea of Okhotsk ( ) 450.0 January 31 5 7.3 0 Mexico , Jalisco ( ) 10.0 January 20 6 7.2 0 Costa Rica , Guanacaste Province ( ) 0.0 June 21 = 7 7.1 0 German Empire , Bismarck Sea , German New Guinea ( ) 0.0 September 17 = 7 7.1 0 Russia , Kuril Islands IX (Violent ) 35.0 December 25 = 8 7.0 0 Netherlands , southern Sumatra , Dutch East Indies ( ) 0.0 January 5 = 8 7.0 0 German Empire , Bismarck Sea , German New Guinea ( ) 0.0 January 11 = 8 7.0 0 Japan , Miyagi Prefecture , Honshu ( ) 5.0 May 11 = 8 7.0 0 El Salvador , offshore ( ) 0.0 November 9 = 8 7.0 0 Russia , east of the Kuril Islands ( ) 35.0 November 24
Note : At least 7.0 magnitude January Strongest magnitude 7.5 Mw Russia Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 4 6.0–6.9 1
April Strongest magnitude 6.9 Mw Japan Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 1
May Strongest magnitude 7.0 Mw Japan Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 1
June Strongest magnitude 7.2 Mw Costa Rica Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 0
July Strongest magnitude 7.6 Mw United Kingdom Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 0
August Strongest magnitude 6.8 Mw Japan Deadliest 0.0 Mw United States 5 deaths Total fatalities 5 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 2
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties Dead Injured 5 [ 1] [ 2] Japan , off the east coast of Honshu 6.6 35.0 11 [ 5] United States , southeastern Alaska 0.0 0.0 An earthquake originated in Lituya Bay which caused a significant tsunami in the area. 5 people were killed in the ensuing flooding as the waves swept ashore. 5 29 [ 1] [ 2] Japan , off the south coast of Hokkaido 6.8 35.0
September Strongest magnitude 7.1 Mw United Kingdom Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 1
November Strongest magnitude 7.0 Mw 2 events Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 2 6.0–6.9 2
December Strongest magnitude 7.1 Mw Russia Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 0
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