List of earthquakes in 1902

Earthquakes in 1902
4.0–5.9 magnitude; 6.0–6.9 magnitude;	7.0–7.9 magnitude; 8.0+ magnitude;
Strongest	Russian Empire, Sea of Okhotsk, Russia (Magnitude 8.0) June 11
Deadliest	Qing Dynasty, Xinjiang, China (Magnitude 7.7) August 22 10,000 dead
Total fatalities	19,006
Number by magnitude
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This is a list of earthquakes in 1902. 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 present-day Indonesia. The number of large (Magnitude 7.0+) events remained similar to the last couple of years. There were a number of events which caused high casualties. The deadliest quake struck Emirate of Bukhara in December. China and Guatemala also experienced high death tolls during the year.

Strongest

Russian Empire, Sea of Okhotsk, Russia (Magnitude 8.0) June 11

Deadliest

Qing Dynasty, Xinjiang, China (Magnitude 7.7) August 22 10,000 dead

Total fatalities19,006

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Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	10,000	7.7	Qing Dynasty, Xinjiang Province	X (Extreme)	18.0	August 22
2	4,880	6.4	Russian Empire, Andijan Province	IX (Violent)	9.0	December 16
3	2,000	7.5	Guatemala, Escuintla Department	VII (Very strong)	0.0	April 18
3	2,000	6.9	Russian Empire, Shamakhi District	IX (Violent)	15.0	February 13
4	101	7.3	Philippines, Mindanao	X (Extreme)	0.0	August 21

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	8.0	0	Russian Empire, Sea of Okhotsk	IV (Light)	600.0	June 11
2	7.8	0	Mexico, Chiapas	VII (Very strong)	0.0	September 23
3	7.7	10,000	Qing Dynasty, Xinjiang Province, China	X (Extreme)	0.0	August 22
= 4	7.5	2,000	Guatemala, Escuintla Department	VII (Very strong)	0.0	April 18
= 4	7.5	0	German Empire, Northern Mariana Islands	IX (Violent)	0.0	September 22
5	7.3	101	Philippines, Mindanao	X (Extreme)	0.0	August 21
= 6	7.2	0	German Empire, New Britain, German New Guinea	( )	0.0	January 24
= 6	7.2	0	Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province	( )	200.0	October 6
7	7.1	0	Mexico, Baja California	( )	0.0	December 12
= 8	7.0	0	United States, Fox Islands (Alaska)	( )	0.0	January 1
= 8	7.0	0	Netherlands, Celebes Sea, Dutch East Indies	( )	0.0	January 12
= 8	7.0	2	Mexico, Guerrero	( )	0.0	January 16
= 8	7.0	0	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	( )	35.0	May 2

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
1^[1]	United States, Fox Islands (Alaska)	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.
12^[2]	Netherlands, Celebes Sea, Dutch East Indies	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown.
16^[3]	Mexico, Guerrero	7.0	0.0		Depth unknown. 2 people were killed and another 2 were injured. Damage was caused in the area.	2	2
17^[4]	Japan, south of Hokkaido	6.5	35.0
18^[5]	Guatemala, Quetzaltenango Department	6.3	0.0		Depth unknown. Some homes were damaged or destroyed.
24^[6]	German Empire, south of New Britain, German New Guinea	7.2	0.0		Depth unknown.
30^[7]	Japan, Aomori Prefecture, Honshu	6.9	35.0
30^[8]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown. Doublet earthquake.
31^[9]	Japan, south of Hokkaido	6.6	35.0

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
9^[10]	Tonga	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.
9^[11]	New Zealand, Chatham Islands	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.
13^[12]	Russian Empire, Shamakhi District, Azerbaijan	6.9	15.0	IX	The 1902 Shamakhi earthquake killed at least 86 people and injure 60. Extensive damage was caused. 3,496 homes were destroyed and 3,943 were damage.	86	60
17^[13]	Dominican Republic, north of	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.
20^[14]	Japan, south of Hokkaido	6.7	35.0

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
5^[15]	Chile, Tarapaca Region	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
22^[16]	United States, central California	6.8	0.0		Depth unknown.
28^[17]	Netherlands, off the north coast of Papua (province), Dutch East Indies	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.

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Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.2 M_w German Empire
Deadliest	7.0 M_w Mexico 2 deaths
Total fatalities	2
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	5

Number by magnitude
Strongest	6.9 M_w 4 events
Deadliest	6.9 M_w Russian Empire, Azerbaijan 2,000 deaths
Total fatalities	2,000
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	5

Number by magnitude
Strongest	6.9 M_w Netherlands
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	3

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.5 M_w Guatemala
Deadliest	7.5 M_w Guatemala 2,000 deaths
Total fatalities	2,000
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.0 M_w Japan
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	2

Number by magnitude
Strongest	8.0 M_w Russian Empire
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	0

Number by magnitude
Strongest	6.8 M_w Tonga
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	3

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.7 M_w Qing Dynasty, China
Deadliest	7.7 M_w Qing Dynasty, China 10,000 deaths
Total fatalities	10,101
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	1
5.0–5.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.8 M_w Mexico
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	0

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.2 M_w Afghanistan
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	0

Number by magnitude
Strongest	6.9 M_w 2 events
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	3

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.1 M_w Mexico
Deadliest	6.4 M_w Russian Empire, Emirate of Bukhara 4,880 deaths
Total fatalities	4,880
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	1