List of earthquakes in 1943

This is a list of earthquakes in 1943. 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. The planet experienced an unusually busy year, with twenty-nine earthquakes that reached 7.0 or greater. The largest occurred in Chile and measured a magnitude of 8.1, but Indonesia, the Philippines, Turkey, the United States, Japan and Russia all had large events above magnitude 7.0. The year was characterised by a number of quakes that caused substantial deaths. Faring worst was Turkey, which had three separate deadly events, including the deadliest of the year in November. Japan had an earthquake in September which caused 1,400 deaths.

Earthquakes in 1943
Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1943
Strongest magnitude Coquimbo Region, Chile (Magnitude 8.1) April 6
Deadliest Cankiri Province, Turkey (Magnitude 7.5) November 26 4,020 deaths
Total fatalities6,737
Number by magnitude
9.0+0
8.0−8.91
7.0−7.928
6.0−6.944
5.0−5.93
← 1942
1944 →

Overall

By death toll
Rank Death toll Magnitude Location Depth (km) Date
1 4,020 7.5 Cankiri Province, Turkey 20.0 November 26
2 1,400 7.0 Tottori Prefecture, Honshu, Japan 15.0 September 10
3 550 0.0 Erzincan Province, Turkey 0.0 December 5
4 285 6.2 Kocaeli Province, Turkey 35.0 June 20
5 213 7.0 south of Java, Indonesia 60.0 July 23
6 101 6.5 Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan 100.0 April 5
7 75 5.0 Cusco Region, Peru 0.0 January 31
8 51 5.0 Bordj Bou Arreridj Province, Algeria 0.0 April 16
9 19 0.0 Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0 January 29
10 11 7.4 off the coast of Guerrero, Mexico 20.0 February 22
10 11 8.1 Coquimbo Region, Chile 35.0 April 6
  • Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude
Rank Magnitude Death toll Location Depth (km) Date
1 8.1 11 Coquimbo Region, Chile 35.0 April 6
2 7.8 0 east of Mindanao, Philippines 15.0 May 25
2 7.8 0 southern Sumatra, Indonesia 10.0 June 9
3 7.7 0 north of Puerto Rico 15.0 July 29
3 7.7 0 Aru Islands, Indonesia 15.0 November 6
4 7.6 0 southern Alaska 15.0 November 3
4 7.6 0 western Kamchatka Krai, Russia 350.0 November 28
5 7.5 4,020 Cankiri Province, Turkey 20.0 November 26
6 7.4 11 off the coast of Guerrero, Mexico 20.0 February 22
6 7.4 0 southern Sumatra, Indonesia 15.0 June 8
6 7.4 0 north of Macquarie Island 10.0 September 6
7 7.2 0 Tarapaca Region, Chile 120.0 March 14
7 7.2 0 southeast of Luzon, Philippines 15.0 May 3
7 7.2 0 off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan 35.0 June 13
7 7.2 0 Assam, India 15.0 October 23
7 7.2 0 Vanuatu 35.0 November 13
7 7.2 0 East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea 119.7 December 1
8 7.1 0 Sunda Strait, Indonesia 35.0 April 1
8 7.1 0 southern Sumatra, Indonesia 140.0 November 26
9 7.0 0 Puno Region, Peru 120.0 February 16
9 7.0 0 Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan 207.5 February 28
9 7.0 0 South Sandwich Islands 20.0 March 9
9 7.0 0 Northern Mariana Islands 157.5 April 9
9 7.0 213 south of Java, Indonesia 60.0 July 23
9 7.0 0 Vanuatu 225.0 August 1
9 7.0 1,400 Tottori Prefecture, Honshu, Japan 15.0 September 10
9 7.0 0 south of Honshu, Japan 335.0 November 17
9 7.0 0 Tarapaca Region, Chile 114.2 December 1
9 7.0 0 west of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea 35.0 December 23
  • Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January
  • A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Surxondaryo Region, Uzbekistan on January 11 at a depth of 35.0 km.[1]
  • An earthquake struck Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina on January 29. The magnitude and depth were unknown. Nineteen deaths and some damage were caused.[2]
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Guayas Province, Ecuador on January 30 at a depth of 58.7 km. Many homes sustained damage.[3][4]
  • A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Cusco Region, Peru on January 31 at an unknown depth. Seventy-five people were killed and 200 injured. Some damage was reported. This was a high number of deaths and injuries for such a moderate magnitude.[5]

February
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Pakistan on February 6 at a depth of 35.0 km.[6]
  • A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Puno Region, Peru on February 16 at a depth of 120.0 km.[7]
  • A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Guerrero, Mexico on February 22 at a depth of 20.0 km. Eleven people were killed and major damage was caused.[8][9]
  • A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan on February 28 at a depth of 207.5 km.[10]

March
  • A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands on March 9 at a depth of 20.0 km.[11]
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia on March 14 at a depth of 35.0 km.[12]
  • A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Tarapaca Region, Chile on March 14 at a depth of 120.0 km.[13]
  • A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia on March 15 at a depth of 35.0 km.[14]
  • A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the western chain of the Caroline Islands on March 15 at a depth of 35.0 km.[15]
  • A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Fiji on March 15 at a depth of 297.9 km.[16]
  • A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck West New Britain Province, New Britain, Papua New Guinea on March 21 at a depth of 35.0 km.[17]
  • A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Fiji on March 26 at a depth of 85.0 km.[18]
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck just off the west coast of Madagascar on March 29 at a depth of 35.0 km.[19]

April

May
  • A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck south of Panama on May 2 at a depth of 20.0 km.[30]
  • A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southeast of Luzon, Philippines on May 3 at a depth of 15.0 km.[31]
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Coquimbo Region, Chile on May 22 at a depth of 35.0 km.[32]
  • A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck east of Mindanao, Philippines on May 25 at a depth of 15.0 km.[33]
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the west coast of Mexico on May 26 at a depth of 35.0 km.[34]
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Fiji on May 28 at a depth of 630.0 km.[35]

June

July
  • A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Arequipa Region, Peru on July 5 at a depth of 35.0 km.[47]
  • A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck south of the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on July 11 at a depth of 15.0 km.[48]
  • A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the south coast of Java, Indonesia on July 23 at a depth of 60.0 km. Two-hundred and thirteen people were killed, 2,096 were injured, and 2,800 homes were damaged.[49][50]
  • A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck north of Puerto Rico on July 29 at a depth of 15.0 km.[51]
  • A magnitude 6.5 aftershock struck northwest of Puerto Rico on July 30 at a depth of 35.0 km.[52]

August

September

October
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Nagano Prefecture, Japan on October 13 at a depth of 35.0 km.[66]
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Dodecanese Islands, Greece on October 16 at a depth of 110.0 km.[67]
  • A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Assam, India on October 23 at a depth of 15.0 km. Some damage was reported in Burma.[68][69]

November
  • A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck southern Alaska on November 3 at a depth of 15.0 km.[70]
  • A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the Aru Islands, Indonesia on November 6 at a depth of 15.0 km.[71]
  • A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia on November 9 at a depth of 65.0 km.[72]
  • A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu on November 13 at a depth of 35.0 km.[73]
  • A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the south coast of Honshu, Japan on November 17 at a depth of 335.0 km.[74]
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan on November 24 at a depth of 20.0 km.[75]
  • A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southern Sumatra, Indonesia on November 26 at a depth of 140.0 km.[76]
  • A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Cankiri Province, Turkey on November 26 at a depth of 20.0 km. Four-thousand and twenty people died with another 5,000 injured, and 40,000 homes were destroyed.[77][78]
  • A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck western Kamchatka Krai, Russia on November 28 at a depth of 350.0 km. Some damage was caused.[79]
  • A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Catamarca Province, Argentina on November 29 at a depth of 15.0 km.[80]

December
  • A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea on December 1 at a depth of 119.7 km.[81]
  • A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Tarapaca Region, Chile on December 1 at a depth of 114.2 km.[82]
  • A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan on December 2 at a depth of 15.0 km.[83]
  • An earthquake struck Erzincan Province, Turkey on December 5. The magnitude and depth were unknown. Major damage occurred and 550 people were killed.[84]
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near the border of Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico on December 7 at a depth of 60.0 km.[85]
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Pastaza Province, Ecuador on December 22 at a depth of 130.0 km.[86]
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Colombia on December 22 at a depth of 35.0 km.[87]
  • A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck west of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea on December 23 at a depth of 35.0 km.[88]

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