List of earthquakes in 1944

Earthquakes in 1944
4.0–5.9 magnitude; 6.0–6.9 magnitude; ; ;	7.0–7.9 magnitude; 8.0+ magnitude; ;
Strongest	Empire of Japan, off the south coast of Honshu (Magnitude 8.1) December 7
Deadliest	Argentina, San Juan Province, Argentina (Magnitude 7.0) January 15 8,000 deaths
Total fatalities	11,637
Number by magnitude
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	← 1943 1945 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1944. 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. Activity was spread across the world during this year. The southwest Pacific Islands saw a good proportion of the earthquakes. Japan had the largest event of the year in December. Argentina and Turkey had the bulk of the deaths. The quake in Argentina in January was the worst in the country's history. New York State had its largest recorded earthquake in September causing some damage.

Strongest

Empire of Japan, off the south coast of Honshu (Magnitude 8.1) December 7

Deadliest

Argentina, San Juan Province, Argentina (Magnitude 7.0) January 15 8,000 deaths

Total fatalities11,637

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Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	8,000	7.0	Argentina, San Juan Province, Argentina	VII (Very strong)	15.0	January 15
2	2,381	7.6	Turkey, Cankiri Province	X (Extreme)	30.0	February 1
3	1,223	8.1	Empire of Japan, off the south coast of Honshu	VIII (Severe)	15.0	December 7
4	30	6.8	Turkey, off the west coast of Balıkesir Province	IX (Violent)	15.0	October 6

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	8.1	1,223	Empire of Japan, off the south coast of Honshu	VIII (Severe)	15.0	December 7
= 2	7.6	2,381	Turkey, Cankiri Province	X (Extreme)	30.0	February 1
= 2	7.6	0	Empire of Japan, West Papua (province), Dutch East Indies	VII (Very strong)	15.0	April 27
3	7.5	0	Empire of Japan, Lembata, Dutch East Indies	( )	156.6	March 22
4	7.3	0	Fiji	( )	632.7	May 25
= 5	7.2	0	USSR, eastern Kamchatka Krai, Russia	VII (Very strong)	35.0	September 23
= 5	7.2	0	New Hebrides, Vanuatu	VI (Strong)	165.0	November 24
= 6	7.1	0	Australia, East Sepik Province, New Guinea	( )	114.4	January 7
= 6	7.1	0	, southeast of Maldives	( )	15.0	February 29
= 6	7.1	3	Republic of China (1912-1949), northern Xinjiang Province	VIII (Severe)	10.0	March 9
= 6	7.1	0	Australia, north of New Ireland (island), New Guinea	VI (Strong)	15.0	May 25
= 6	7.1	0	United States, Fox Islands, Alaska	( )	70.0	July 27
= 6	7.1	0	Empire of Japan, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands	VI (Strong)	35.0	November 16
= 7	7.0	8,000	Argentina San Juan Province, Argentina	VII (Very strong)	15.0	January 15
= 7	7.0	0	Peru, Puno Region	( )	183.1	February 29
= 7	7.0	0	Mexico, off the coast of Chiapas	VI (Strong)	25.0	June 28
= 7	7.0	0	Empire of Japan, Hokkaido	( )	75.0	October 2
= 7	7.0	0	France, southeast of Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia	( )	120.0	October 5
= 7	7.0	0	New Hebrides, Vanuatu	( )	180.0	November 29

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
5^[1]^[2]	Empire of Japan, southern Sumatra, Dutch East Indies	6.6	45.0	VI
7^[3]	Australia, East Sepik Province, New Guinea	7.1	114.4
10^[4]^[5]	Mexico, Guerrero	6.6	15.0	VII
15^[6]^[7]^[8]	Argentina, San Juan Province, Argentina	7.0	15.0	VII	The 1944 San Juan earthquake was the deadliest in Argentine history. 8,000 people were killed. Damage costs were $100 million (1944 rate).	8,000

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
1^[9]^[10]^[11]	Turkey, Cankiri Province	7.6	30.0	X	2,381 people were killed and major damage was caused by the 1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake.	2,381
1^[12]	Empire of Japan, off the south coast of Hokkaido	6.6	160.0
3^[13]	Canada, Yukon Territory	6.5	35.0
5^[14]^[15]	Empire of Japan, Hualien County, Taiwan	6.5	20.0	VI
29^[16]	Peru, Puno Region	7.0	183.1
29^[17]	, southeast of Maldives	7.1	15.0

Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
Date	Country and location	M_w	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Dead	Injured
9^[18]^[19]	Republic of China (1912-1949), northern Xinjiang Province	6.9	10.0	rowspan="2"\| Doublet earthquake. 3 people were killed and some homes collapsed.
9^[20]^[21]^[22]	Republic of China (1912-1949), northern Xinjiang Province	7.1	10.0	VIII	3
22^[23]	Empire of Japan, Lembata, Dutch East Indies	7.5	156.6
31^[24]	Empire of Japan, Banda Sea, Dutch East Indies	6.4	65.0

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Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.1 M_w Australia
Deadliest	7.0 M_w Argentina 8,000 deaths
Total fatalities	8,000
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	2

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.6 M_w Turkey
Deadliest	7.6 M_w Turkey 2,381 deaths
Total fatalities	2,381
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	3

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.5 M_w Empire of Japan
Deadliest	7.1 M_w Republic of China (1912-1949) 3 deaths
Total fatalities	3
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	2

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.6 M_w Empire of Japan
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	3

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.3 M_w Fiji
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	2

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

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.1 M_w United States
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	3

Number by magnitude
Strongest	6.9 M_w Empire of Japan 2 events
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	5

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.2 M_w USSR
Total fatalities	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	5
5.0–5.9	1

Number by magnitude
Strongest	7.0 M_w 2 events
Deadliest	6.8 M_w Turkey 30 deaths
Total fatalities	30
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	8

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

Number by magnitude
Strongest	8.1 M_w Empire of Japan
Deadliest	8.1 M_w Empire of Japan 1,223 deaths
Total fatalities	1,223
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	10