List of earthquakes in 1906

Earthquakes in 1906
4.0–5.9 magnitude; 6.0–6.9 magnitude;	7.0–7.9 magnitude; 8.0+ magnitude;
Strongest	Ecuador, Esmeraldas Province, (Magnitude 8.8) January 31
Deadliest	Chile, Valparaíso Region, (Magnitude 8.2) August 17 4,000 deaths
Total fatalities	7,507
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0–8.9	5
7.0–7.9	18
6.0–6.9	15
5.0–5.9	3
	← 1905 1907 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1906. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Exceptions to this are earthquakes that caused death, injury, or damage. Events in remote areas are excluded from the list as they were not significantly documented. All dates are listed according to GMT time. In 1906, there were several significant, historic earthquakes.

Strongest

Ecuador, Esmeraldas Province, (Magnitude 8.8) January 31

Deadliest

Chile, Valparaíso Region, (Magnitude 8.2) August 17 4,000 deaths

Total fatalities7,507

9.0+0

Quick facts Strongest, Deadliest ...

Close

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	4,000	8.2	Chile, Valparaíso	XI (Extreme)	35.0	August 16
2	3,000	7.9	United States, California	XI (Extreme)	10.0	April 18
3	1,258	6.8	Taiwan, Chiayi	( )	5.0	March 16
4	1,000	8.8	Ecuador, Esmeraldas	IX (Violent)	20.0	January 31
5	280	8.0	China, Xinjiang	IX (Violent)	0.0	December 22
= 6	101	5.5	China, Yunnan	VII (Very strong)	0.0	January 7
= 6	101	6.5	China, Fujian	VIII (Severe)	0.0	March 28
8	51	8.0	German New Guinea, Morobe	( )	35.0	September 14
9	15	7.1	Taiwan, Chiayi	( )	5.0	April 13

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	8.8	1,000	Ecuador, Esmeraldas Province	IX (Violent)	20.0	January 31
2	8.3	0	United States, Rat Islands, Alaska	( )	110.0	August 17
3	8.2	4,000	Chile, Valparaíso Region	XI (Extreme)	35.0	August 17
4	8.0	51	German New Guinea, Morobe Province	( )	35.0	September 14
5	8.0	280	China, northern Xinjiang Province	IX (Violent)	15.0	December 22
6	7.9	700	United States, San Pablo Bay, California	XI (Extreme)	10.0	April 18
7	7.4	0	Japan, off south coast of Honshu	( )	300.0	January 21
= 8	7.2	0	Mexico, Revilla Gigedo Islands	( )	0.0	April 10
= 8	7.2	0	German New Guinea, Bismarck Sea	( )	0.0	October 2
= 8	7.2	0	northwest of Australia	( )	0.0	November 19
= 8	7.2	0	France, north of Martinique	( )	100.0	December 3
= 8	7.2	0	Tonga	( )	0.0	December 19
= 8	7.2	0	United States, Kodiak Island, Alaska	( )	0.0	December 23
= 14	7.1	0	Solomon Islands	( )	0.0	February 19
= 14	7.1	15	Taiwan, Chiayi County	( )	5.0	April 13
= 14	7.1	0	German New Guinea, Ninigo Islands	( )	0.0	June 1
= 14	7.1	0	Bay of Bengal	( )	60.0	June 24
= 14	7.1	0	Chile, Tarapacá Region	( )	0.0	August 30
= 14	7.1	0	Philippines, Babuyan Islands	( )	60.0	October 17
= 20	7.0	0	German New Guinea, Bismarck Sea	( )	0.0	August 26
= 20	7.0	0	Japan, southeast of Honshu	( )	35.0	September 7
= 20	7.0	0	Afghanistan, Balkh Province	( )	35.0	October 24
= 20	7.0	0	Chile, off coast of Tarapacá Region	( )	35.0	December 26

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
7^[1]	China, Yunnan Province	5.5	0.0	VII	At least 101 deaths were reported. Some damage was caused. Depth unknown.	101
21^[2]	Japan, off the south coast of Honshu	7.4	300.0
31^[3]^[4]^[5]	Ecuador, Esmeraldas Province	8.8	20.0	IX	The 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake was one of the largest of all time. 1,000 deaths were caused. Major damage was reported and a tsunami, which caused some destruction, was generated.	1,000

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
16^[6]	Saint Lucia	0.0	0.0	VIII	Some damage was caused. Magnitude and depth unknown.
19^[7]	Solomon Islands	7.1	0.0

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
2^[8]	China, southern Xinjiang Province	6.7	20.0
3^[9]	Ecuador, north of the Galápagos Islands	7.0	0.0
16^[10]^[11]	Taiwan, Chiayi County	6.8	5.0		The 1906 Meishan earthquake resulted in 1,258 deaths and 145 injuries. 6,769 homes were destroyed.	1,258	145
28^[12]	China, Fujian Province	6.5	0.0	VIII	At least 101 people were killed and another 101 were injured.	101	101

List of earthquakes in 1906

Overall

By death toll

By magnitude

Notable events

January

February

March

April

May

June

August

September

October

November

December

References

Related Articles

Number by magnitude
Strongest	8.8 M_w Ecuador
Deadliest	8.8 M_w Ecuador 1,000 deaths
Total fatalities	1,101
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	0
5.0–5.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.1 M_w Solomon Islands
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	0

Number by magnitude
Strongest	6.8 M_w 2 events
Deadliest	6.8 M_w Taiwan 1,258 deaths
Total fatalities	1,359
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	4

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.9 M_w United States
Deadliest	7.9 M_w United States 3,000 deaths
Total fatalities	3,015
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest	5.3 M_w China
Deadliest	5.3 M_w China 1 death
Total fatalities	1
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	0
5.0–5.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.1 M_w 2 events
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest	8.3 M_w United States
Deadliest	8.2 M_w Chile 4,000 deaths
Total fatalities	4,000
8.0–8.9	2
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	3

Number by magnitude
Strongest	8.0 M_w German New Guinea
Deadliest	8.0 M_w German New Guinea 51 deaths
Total fatalities	51
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	2

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.2 M_w German New Guinea
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	2

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.2 M_w Indian Ocean
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	1
5.0–5.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest	8.0 M_w China
Deadliest	8.0 M_w China 280 deaths
Total fatalities	280
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	5
6.0–6.9	1