List of earthquakes in 1931

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This is a list of earthquakes in 1931. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused deaths, 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. In a stark contrast to 1930, many large and destructive earthquakes occurred during 1931. The largest and deadliest event was the magnitude 7.9 earthquake which caused major devastation to China in August. New Zealand saw its worst natural disaster in February. Iran and Nicaragua had many deaths from earthquakes in the first half of the year. Other interesting events happened in Texas and the United Kingdom with the largest quakes for these areas hitting this year.

Overall

By death toll

Rank Death toll Magnitude Location Depth (km) Date
1 10,000 7.9 China Xinjiang Province, China 10.0 August 10
2 2,890 6.5 Azerbaijan Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan 15.0 April 27
3 2,450 5.6 Nicaragua Jinotega Department, Nicaragua 0.0 March 31
4 256 7.4 New Zealand Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand 35.0 February 2
5 114 7.6 Mexico Oaxaca, Mexico 35.0 January 15
6 90 5.8 Albania Korçë County, Albania 33.0 January 28
7 51 5.3 Greece Peloponnese, Greece 0.0 January 4
8 50 7.9 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 15.0 October 3
9 16 6.5 Japan Saitama Prefecture, Honshu, Japan 15.0 September 21
  • Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank Magnitude Death toll Location Depth (km) Date
1 7.9 10,000 China Xinjiang Province, China 10.0 August 10
1 7.9 50 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 15.0 October 3
2 7.8 0 Japan off the east coast of Honshu, Japan 35.0 March 9
3 7.7 0 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 15.0 October 10
4 7.6 114 Mexico Oaxaca, Mexico 35.0 January 15
4 7.6 0 Myanmar Kachin State, Burma 15.0 January 27
5 7.5 1 Japan east of Kyushu, Japan 35.0 November 2
6 7.4 256 New Zealand Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand 35.0 February 2
6 7.4 0 Russia Primorsky Krai, Russia 356.7 February 20
6 7.4 0 Indonesia Enggano Island, Indonesia 35.0 September 25
7 7.3 0 New Zealand Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand 45.0 February 13
7 7.3 0 Indonesia Banda Sea, Indonesia 100.0 March 28
8 7.2 0 Guam south of Guam 15.0 January 28
8 7.2 0 Chile Valparaiso Region, Chile 35.0 March 18
8 7.2 0 Pakistan Baluchistan Province, Pakistan 10.0 August 27
9 7.1 0 north Atlantic Ocean 10.0 May 20
9 7.1 0 China Xinjiang Province, China 10.0 August 18
9 7.1 0 Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 167.8 September 9
10 7.0 0 Indonesia east of Enggano Island, Indonesia 35.0 February 10
10 7.0 0 Vanuatu Vanuatu 55.0 July 21
10 7.0 0 Papua New Guinea Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea 35.0 August 7
10 7.0 0 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 15.0 October 3
10 7.0 0 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 15.0 October 3
10 7.0 0 Solomon Islands south of Solomon Islands 15.0 October 3
  • Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

February

March

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June

July

August

September

October

  • Mexico A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Gulf of California, Mexico on October 1 at a depth of 35.0 km.[112]
  • Solomon Islands A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on October 3 at a depth of 15.0 km. A series of strong aftershocks followed the main shock. A destructive tsunami caused the deaths of 50 people with many homes being destroyed.[113][114][115]
  • Solomon Islands A magnitude 7.0 aftershock struck south of the Solomon Islands on October 3 at a depth of 15.0 km.[116]
  • Solomon Islands A magnitude 7.0 aftershock struck the Solomon Islands on October 3 at a depth of 15.0 km.[117]
  • Solomon Islands A magnitude 7.0 aftershock struck the Solomon Islands on October 3 at a depth of 35.0 km.[118]
  • Afghanistan A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan on October 5 at a depth of 200.0 km.[119]
  • Solomon Islands A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on October 10 at a depth of 15.0 km. As in the event on October 3 a series of strong aftershocks followed.[120]
  • Solomon Islands A magnitude 6.8 aftershock struck the Solomon Islands on October 10 at a depth of 35.0 km.[121]
  • Solomon Islands A magnitude 6.8 aftershock struck the Solomon Islands on October 10 at a depth of 15.0 km.[122]
  • Solomon Islands A magnitude 6.8 aftershock struck the Solomon Islands on October 10 at a depth of 15.0 km.[123]
  • Russia A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the far northern Sea of Okhotsk, Russia on October 10 at a depth of 35.0 km.[124]
  • Panama A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the south coast of Panama on October 12 at a depth of 35.0 km.[125]
  • Fiji A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck south of Fiji on October 18 at a depth of 485.0 km.[126]
  • Philippines A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck north of Luzon, Philippines on October 28 at a depth of 25.0 km.[127]
  • Northern Mariana Islands A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Northern Mariana Islands on October 29 at a depth of 520.0 km.[128]

November

December

  • During the month there were some magnitude 6.0+ events but these mostly struck remote areas and were not deemed significant enough for inclusion.

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