List of earthquakes in 1931


This is a list of earthquakes in 1931. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused deaths, 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. In a stark contrast to 1930, many large and destructive earthquakes occurred during 1931. The largest and deadliest event was the magnitude 7.9 earthquake which caused major devastation to China in August. New Zealand saw its worst natural disaster in February. Iran and Nicaragua had many deaths from earthquakes in the first half of the year. Other interesting events happened in Texas and the United Kingdom with the largest quakes for these areas hitting this year.

Overall

By death toll

RankDeath tollMagnitudeLocationMMIDepth Date
1, Xinjiang Province
2, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
3, Managua City
4256, Hawke's Bay, North Island
5114, Oaxaca
690, Korçë County
750
816, Saitama Prefecture, Honshu

RankMagnitudeDeath tollLocationMMIDepth Date
= 1, Xinjiang Province
= 150
20, off the east coast of Honshu
30
= 4114, Oaxaca
= 40, Kachin State
51, east of Kyushu
= 6256, Hawke's Bay, North Island
= 60, Primorsky Krai
= 60, Enggano Island
= 70, Manawatū-Whanganui
= 70, Banda Sea
= 80, south of Guam
= 80, Valparaiso Region
= 80, Baluchistan Province
= 90north Atlantic Ocean
= 90, Xinjiang Province
= 90, Northern Mariana Islands
= 100, east of Enggano Island
= 100, Sandaun Province
= 100
= 100
= 100, south of

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