List of earthquakes in 1900
This is a list of earthquakes in 1900. 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. An average year with 13 magnitude 7.0+ events being reported. The death toll was low with an event in Venezuela making up the vast majority of the total.
Overall
By death toll
| Rank | Death toll | Magnitude | Location | MMI | Depth | Date |
| 1 | 25 | , Miranda |
- Note: At least 10 casualties
By magnitude
| Rank | Magnitude | Death toll | Location | MMI | Depth | Date |
| 1 | 0 | , Kodiak Island, Alaska | ||||
| 2 | 25 | , Miranda | ||||
| 3 | 0 | , Santa Cruz Islands | ||||
| 4 | 0 | , northwest of the Kuril Islands | ||||
| 5 | 0 | , Jalisco | ||||
| 6 | 0 | , Guanacaste Province | ||||
| = 7 | 0 | , Bismarck Sea | ||||
| = 7 | 0 | , Kuril Islands | ||||
| = 8 | 0 | , southern Sumatra | ||||
| = 8 | 0 | , Bismarck Sea | ||||
| = 8 | 0 | , Miyagi Prefecture, Honshu | ||||
| = 8 | 0 | , offshore | ||||
| = 8 | 0 | , east of the Kuril Islands |
- Note: At least 7.0 magnitude
Notable events