Major earthquakes worldwide in 1915 (M6+)

M6+ earthquakes71

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LargestM7.8Russia

M7+10

1991–2020 average153

By magnitude

M6.0–6.443

M6.5–6.918

M7.0–7.910

M8+0

By region

Japan14

Russia9

Greece6

Indonesia5

Philippines4

central Mid-Atlantic Ridge4

Italy2

India2

California2

Alaska2

Nearby years

191057

191142

191259

191373

191454

1915 ◀71

191657

191787

191894

191990

192069

Largest first

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.8 1915-05-01	1915-05-01 05:00	30 km	266 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M7.7 1915-09-07	1915-09-07 01:20	15 km	12 km NW of Chalatenango, El Salvador
M7.6 1915-11-01	1915-11-01 07:23	30 km	119 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan
M7.3 1915-07-31	1915-07-31 01:31	20 km	233 km SE of Atlasovo, Russia
M7.3 1915-01-05	1915-01-05 14:33	170 km	44 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu
M7.3 1915-01-05	1915-01-05 23:26	215 km	92 km NNW of Yonakuni, Japan
M7.3 1915-06-06	1915-06-06 21:29	160 km	136 km WSW of Challapata, Bolivia
M7.2 1915-02-28	1915-02-28 18:59	20 km	98 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan
M7.1 1915-02-25	1915-02-25 20:36	600 km	Fiji region
M7.0 1915-10-08	1915-10-08 15:36	290 km	139 km S of Ōyama, Japan
M6.8 1915-03-12	1915-03-12 14:48	15 km	29 km NNW of Roxas City, Philippines
M6.8 1915-10-03	1915-10-03 06:53	10 km	The 1915 Pleasant Valley, Nevada Earthquake
M6.8 1915-11-01	1915-11-01 09:00	35 km	79 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
M6.8 1915-08-03	1915-08-03 13:05	35 km	6 km ENE of Nabire, Indonesia
M6.8 1915-05-12	1915-05-12 10:29	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.8 1915-11-18	1915-11-18 04:02	35 km	62 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan
M6.8 1915-09-11	1915-09-11 23:59	550 km	173 km SW of Palimbang, Philippines
M6.7 1915-08-06	1915-08-06 13:12	15 km	153 km E of Shikotan, Russia
M6.7 1915-01-13	1915-01-13 06:52	15 km	4 km WNW of San Benedetto dei Marsi, Italy
M6.7 1915-04-23	1915-04-23 15:29	620 km	21 km WSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.6 1915-03-08	1915-03-08 15:29	35 km	30 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan
M6.6 1915-05-03	1915-05-03 03:14	35 km	240 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.6 1915-11-21	1915-11-21 00:13	10 km	Baja California-Sonora Border Region, Mexico
M6.6 1915-12-03	1915-12-03 02:39	15 km	34 km NNW of Tawang, India
M6.5 1915-06-01	1915-06-01 14:44	10 km	186 km SW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
M6.5 1915-03-17	1915-03-17 18:44	35 km	126 km SSE of Obihiro, Japan
M6.5 1915-08-07	1915-08-07 15:04	15 km	32 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece
M6.5 1915-12-17	1915-12-17 07:05	20 km	102 km SSE of Ak-Suu, Kyrgyzstan
M6.5 1915-01-27	1915-01-27 01:09	15 km	21 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece
M6.5 1915-05-21	1915-05-21 04:19	15 km	106 km SE of Bor, South Sudan
M6.5 1915-05-05	1915-05-05 11:09	35 km	264 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
M6.4 1915-09-12	1915-09-12 20:43	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.4 1915-06-04	1915-06-04 21:57	15 km	138 km SSE of Honchō, Japan
M6.4 1915-10-12	1915-10-12 21:29	15 km	227 km ESE of Yamada, Japan
M6.4 1915-05-08	1915-05-08 13:42	10 km	Mozambique Channel
M6.4 1915-06-27	1915-06-27 15:25	15 km	150 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.4 1915-12-31	1915-12-31 12:20	15 km	187 km W of Trinidad, California
M6.4 1915-03-28	1915-03-28 18:56	–	Kaoiki area, Hawaii
M6.4 1915-08-16	1915-08-16 00:56	35 km	224 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M6.4 1915-10-11	1915-10-11 19:33	15 km	120 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico
M6.4 1915-07-08	1915-07-08 22:19	15 km	224 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
M6.3 1915-04-30	1915-04-30 01:45	15 km	134 km SW of Hovd, Mongolia
M6.3 1915-08-10	1915-08-10 02:02	15 km	34 km NW of Itháki, Greece
M6.3 1915-04-03	1915-04-03 20:29	15 km	159 km SSE of Adak, Alaska
M6.3 1915-05-02	1915-05-02 03:59	35 km	280 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 1915-05-06	1915-05-06 12:09	15 km	237 km WSW of Ferndale, California
M6.3 1915-11-04	1915-11-04 03:12	35 km	93 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
M6.3 1915-06-07	1915-06-07 21:59	35 km	192 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 1915-08-12	1915-08-12 07:36	35 km	84 km W of Mamuju, Indonesia
M6.3 1915-12-07	1915-12-07 10:38	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.3 1915-05-14	1915-05-14 06:41	15 km	251 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 1915-11-18	1915-11-18 20:19	15 km	125 km WNW of Puro Pinget, Philippines
M6.3 1915-12-06	1915-12-06 20:58	35 km	72 km SSW of Kushiro, Japan
M6.2 1915-04-03	1915-04-03 13:42	35 km	126 km SW of Singkil, Indonesia
M6.2 1915-09-23	1915-09-23 08:14	10 km	42 km NNW of Axum, Ethiopia
M6.2 1915-08-12	1915-08-12 09:16	15 km	Nicobar Islands, India region
M6.1 1915-04-24	1915-04-24 17:09	15 km	154 km ESE of Hasaki, Japan
M6.1 1915-10-11	1915-10-11 02:37	10 km	central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.1 1915-04-28	1915-04-28 03:19	15 km	Southern Qinghai, China
M6.1 1915-05-05	1915-05-05 15:12	15 km	Southern Qinghai, China
M6.1 1915-09-05	1915-09-05 12:17	15 km	169 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines
M6.1 1915-12-19	1915-12-19 20:13	35 km	33 km SW of Sinabang, Indonesia
M6.1 1915-05-14	1915-05-14 14:23	15 km	east of the Kuril Islands
M6.0 1915-01-10	1915-01-10 00:45	10 km	33 km W of Mörön, Mongolia
M6.0 1915-06-04	1915-06-04 17:21	15 km	2 km ESE of Kerasochóri, Greece
M6.0 1915-08-19	1915-08-19 06:42	15 km	14 km NW of Lefkáda, Greece
M6.0 1915-08-11	1915-08-11 09:10	15 km	37 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece
M6.0 1915-04-12	1915-04-12 22:15	15 km	250 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 1915-06-23	1915-06-23 03:59	–	The 1915 Imperial Valley, California Earthquakes (First Major Event)
M6.0 1915-07-07	1915-07-07 16:42	320 km	25 km W of San Marco, Italy
M6.0 1915-10-03	1915-10-03 01:49	–	Pleasant Valley, Nevada (Foreshock)

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Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.