List of earthquakes in 1909

Earthquakes in 1909
4.0–5.9 magnitude; 6.0–6.9 magnitude;	7.0–7.9 magnitude; 8.0+ magnitude;
Strongest	Afghanistan, Nurestan Province (Magnitude 7.7) July 7
Deadliest	Iran, Markazi Province January 23 (Magnitude 7.3) 8,000 deaths
Total fatalities	8,689
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
	← 1908 1910 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1909. Only notable 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 year was marked by a large increase in the number of events that caused deaths and damage compared to 1908.

Strongest

Afghanistan, Nurestan Province (Magnitude 7.7) July 7

Deadliest

Iran, Markazi Province January 23 (Magnitude 7.3) 8,000 deaths

Total fatalities8,689

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Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	8,000	7.3	Iran, Markazi Province	( )	15.0	January 23
2	231	7.0	British Raj, Sind Province	( )	35.0	October 20
= 3	101	6.3	Turkey, Sivas Province	IX (Violent)	15.0	February 9
= 3	101	7.2	Dutch East Indies, west central Sumatra	( )	0.0	June 3
4	100	0.0	Morocco, Tetouan Province	( )	0.0	January 29
5	41	6.7	Japan, Shiga Prefecture	( )	5.0	August 14
6	40	6.2	France, Vaucluse	X (Extreme)	0.0	June 11
7	30	6.6	Portugal, Santarem District	X (Extreme)	0.0	April 23
8	21	6.5	China, Yunnan Province	VIII (Severe)	0.0	May 11
9	10	0.0	Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	( )	0.0	July 8

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	7.7	0	Afghanistan, Nurestan Province	VII (Very strong)	200.0	July 7
2	7.6	0	Fiji	( )	550.0	February 22
= 3	7.5	0	Mexico, off the coast of Guerrero	( )	20.0	July 30
= 3	7.5	0	Japan, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu	( )	150.0	November 10
4	7.3	8,000	Iran, Markazi Province	( )	15.0	January 23
= 5	7.2	101	Dutch East Indies, west central Sumatra	( )	0.0	June 3
= 5	7.2	0	Chile, Atacama Region	( )	0.0	June 8
= 5	7.2	0	France, southeast of the Loyalty Islands	( )	100.0	August 18
= 6	7.1	0	Japan, off the southeast coast of Honshu	( )	15.0	March 13
= 6	7.1	9	Taiwan, off the northeast coast	( )	5.0	April 14
= 6	7.1	0	Dutch East Indies, Talaud Islands	( )	100.0	April 25
= 6	7.1	0	southern Pacific Ocean	( )	0.0	April 27
= 6	7.1	0	Dutch East Indies, southwest of Yamdena	( )	100.0	May 30
= 6	7.1	4	Taiwan, north of	( )	5.0	November 21
= 7	7.0	0	United States, Rat Islands, Alaska	( )	0.0	April 10
= 7	7.0	0	Bolivia, Chuquisaca Department	( )	250.0	May 17
= 7	7.0	0	United States, Fox Islands (Alaska)	( )	90.0	September 8
= 7	7.0	231	Pakistan, Sind Province	( )	35.0	October 20
= 7	7.0	0	British Solomon Islands	( )	0.0	December 9

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
23^[1]^[2]	Iran, Markazi Province	7.3	15.0		8,000 people died in the 1909 Borujerd earthquake. Some damage was caused in the area.	8,000
29^[3]	Morocco, Tetouan	0.0	0.0		100 people were killed and major damage was reported. Magnitude and depth unknown.	100

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
9^[4]^[5]	Turkey, Sivas Province	6.3	15.0	IX	At least 101 people were killed and major damage was caused.	101
22^[6]	Fiji	7.6	550.0

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
10^[7]	Japan, Ryukyu Islands	6.5	100.0
12^[8]^[9]	Japan, off the southeast coast of Honshu	6.9	35.0		Foreshock. Some damage was caused. A tsunami was observed.
13^[10]^[11]	Japan, off the east coast of Honshu	7.1	15.0		Further damage was caused. Another tsunami was observed.
17^[12]	Japan, Izu Islands	6.7	450.0
17^[13]	Dutch East Indies, Sulawesi	6.9	0.0		Depth unknown.
22^[14]	Japan, off the southeast coast of Honshu	6.6	35.0

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Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.3 M_w Iran
Deadliest	7.3 M_w Iran 8,000 deaths
Total fatalities	8,100
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	0

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.6 M_w Fiji
Deadliest	6.3 M_w Turkey 101 deaths
Total fatalities	101
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.1 M_w Japan
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	5

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.1 M_w 3 events
Deadliest	6.6 M_w Portugal 30 deaths
Total fatalities	39
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	2

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.1 M_w Dutch East Indies
Deadliest	6.5 M_w China 21 deaths
Total fatalities	21
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.2 M_w 2 events
Deadliest	7.2 M_w Dutch East Indies 101 deaths
Total fatalities	141
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	3

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.7 M_w Afghanistan
Deadliest	0.0 M_w Pakistan 10 deaths
Total fatalities	11
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	2
5.0–5.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.2 M_w France
Deadliest	6.7 M_w Japan 41 deaths
Total fatalities	41
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	3

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

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.0 M_w Pakistan
Deadliest	7.0 M_w Pakistan 231 deaths
Total fatalities	231
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	1
5.0–5.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.5 M_w Japan
Deadliest	7.1 M_w Taiwan 4 deaths
Total fatalities	4
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	0

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