List of earthquakes in 1938

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This is a list of earthquakes in 1938. 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. This was once again a very busy year with 22 events reaching 7.0+. Topping the list was a huge quake which struck the Banda Sea, Indonesia in February. At a magnitude of 8.5 this was one of the largest earthquakes of all time. Despite the large size no deaths were reported. Considering the array of large events, the death toll for the year was only 296. Turkey saw the majority of the deaths due to a 6.6 magnitude event in April. November 1938 saw a series of large quakes strike off the east coast of Honshu, Japan. Also in November was a magnitude 8.3 which struck Alaska. Generally Indonesia and Japan saw most of the large 7.0+ events.

Overall

By death toll

Rank Death toll Magnitude Location Depth (km) Date
1 224 6.6 Turkey Kirsehir Province, Turkey 10.0 April 19
2 51 6.0 Myanmar Shan State, Burma 0.0 May 14
3 17 7.7 Indonesia Makassar Strait, Indonesia 35.0 May 19
  • Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank Magnitude Death toll Location Depth (km) Date
1 8.5 0 Indonesia Banda Sea, Indonesia 25.0 February 1
2 8.3 0 United States south of the Alaska Peninsula 35.0 November 10
3 7.8 1 Japan off the east coast of Honshu, Japan 35.0 November 5
4 7.7 0 Papua New Guinea Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea 35.0 May 12
4 7.7 17 Indonesia Makassar Strait, Indonesia 35.0 May 19
4 7.7 0 Japan off the east coast of Honshu, Japan 15.0 May 23
4 7.7 0 Japan Ryukyu Islands, Japan 20.0 June 10
4 7.7 0 Japan off the east coast of Honshu, Japan 35.0 November 5
4 7.7 0 Japan off the east coast of Honshu, Japan 30.0 November 6
5 7.6 0 Japan off the east coast of Honshu, Japan 25.0 November 6
6 7.5 0 Japan Ryukyu Islands, Japan 20.0 June 16
7 7.3 0 Indonesia Molucca Sea, Indonesia 15.0 October 10
7 7.3 0 Indonesia northwest of Timor, Indonesia 90.0 October 20
8 7.2 0 Taiwan Hualien County, Taiwan 15.0 September 7
9 7.1 0 Philippines west of Luzon, Philippines 15.0 May 23
9 7.1 0 New Caledonia Loyalty Islands 35.0 May 30
9 7.1 0 Mongolia Bayan-Olgii Province, Mongolia 10.0 October 19
10 7.0 0 Scotia Sea 10.0 January 24
10 7.0 2 Colombia Quindio Department, Colombia 150.0 February 5
10 7.0 0 Myanmar Chin State, Burma 75.0 August 16
10 7.0 0 Philippines Samar Sea, Philippines 15.0 August 29
10 7.0 0 New Zealand Southland, New Zealand 15.0 December 16
  • Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

  • Japan A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Volcano Islands, Japan on January 1 at a depth of 60.0 km.[1]
  • Mexico A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico on January 2 at a depth of 25.0 km.[2] Major damage was reported.[3]
  • Papua New Guinea A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck west of New Ireland (island), Papua New Guinea on January 7 at a depth of 15.0 km.[4]
  • Japan A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Ryukyu Islands, Japan on January 10 at a depth of 60.0 km.[5]
  • Japan A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the south coast of Honshu, Japan on January 11 at a depth of 25.0 km.[6]
  • Peru A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Loreto Region, Peru on January 16 at a depth of 100.0 km.[7]
  • Indonesia A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the west coast of southern Sumatra, Indonesia on January 18 at a depth of 100.0 km.[8]
  • Indonesia A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Sunda Strait, Indonesia on January 22 at a depth of 150.0 km.[9]
  • United States A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck just north of Maui, Hawaii on January 23 at a depth of 10.0 km.[10]
  • A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Scotia Sea on January 24 at a depth of 10.0 km.[11]

February

March

April

May

  • Mexico A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Morelos, Mexico on May 3 at a depth of 100.0 km.[37]
  • Nicaragua An earthquake struck Leon Department, Nicaragua on May 6. The magnitude and depth were unknown. Major damage was caused in the area. It appears that a volcanic eruption may have occurred at the time.[38]
  • Mexico A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Guerrero, Mexico on May 11 at a depth of 20.0 km.[39]
  • Papua New Guinea A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea on May 12 at a depth of 35.0 km. A few homes were damaged or destroyed.[40][41]
  • Myanmar A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Shan State, Burma on May 14 at an unknown depth. At least 51 people died and some homes collapsed.[42]
  • Indonesia A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the Makassar Strait, Indonesia on May 19 at a depth of 35.0 km. Seventeen deaths were due to a tsunami, and 942 homes were destroyed, with a further 184 that were damaged.[43][44][45]
  • Japan A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on May 23 at a depth of 15.0 km.[46]
  • Philippines A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck west of Luzon, Philippines on May 23 at a depth of 15.0 km.[47]
  • Japan A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Hokkaido, Japan on May 28 at a depth of 35.0 km. One person was killed by a tsunami and seven homes were destroyed.[48][49]
  • New Caledonia A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Loyalty Islands on May 30 at a depth of 35.0 km.[50]

June

July

August

September

October

November

  • Japan A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on November 5 at a depth of 35.0 km. One person died and 20 homes were destroyed. A tsunami was reported. This was the start of a series of major earthquakes to hit the area over the coming weeks.[92][93]
  • Japan A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on November 5 at a depth of 35.0 km. This came just over two hours after the mainshock.[94]
  • Japan A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on November 6 at a depth of 30.0 km.[95]
  • Japan A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on November 6 at a depth of 25.0 km.[96]
  • Japan A magnitude 6.5 aftershock struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on November 7 at a depth of 30.0 km.[97]
  • Japan A magnitude 6.5 aftershock struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on November 7 at a depth of 30.0 km.[98]
  • Japan A magnitude 6.8 aftershock struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on November 9 at a depth of 15.0 km.[99]
  • United States A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck south of the Alaska Peninsula on November 10 at a depth of 35.0 km.[100]
  • United States A magnitude 6.6 aftershock struck south of the Alaska Peninsula on November 11 at a depth of 35.0 km.[101]
  • Russia A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on November 13 at a depth of 75.0 km.[102]
  • Japan A magnitude 6.9 aftershock struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on November 13 at a depth of 35.0 km.[103]
  • Papua New Guinea A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the southeast coast of New Britain, Papua New Guinea on November 14 at a depth of 35.0 km.[104]
  • United States A magnitude 6.9 aftershock struck south of the Alaska Peninsula on November 17 at a depth of 35.0 km.[105]
  • Solomon Islands A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands on November 18 at a depth of 360.0 km.[106]
  • China A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Xizang Province, China on November 21 at a depth of 35.0 km.[107]
  • Japan A magnitude 6.8 aftershock struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on November 22 at a depth of 25.0 km.[108]
  • Japan A magnitude 6.8 aftershock struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on November 30 at a depth of 30.0 km.[109]

December

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