Earthquakes in 1906

class=notpageimage| Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1906 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	Ecuador, Esmeraldas Province, (Magnitude 8.8) January 31
Deadliest	Chile, Valparaíso Region, (Magnitude 8.2) August 17 4,000 deaths
Total fatalities	7,507
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
← 1905 1907 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1906. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Exceptions to this are earthquakes that caused death, injury, or damage. Events in remote areas are excluded from the list as they were not significantly documented. All dates are listed according to GMT time. In 1906, there were several significant, historic earthquakes.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	4,000	8.2	Chile, Valparaíso	XI (Extreme)	35.0	August 17
2	3,000	7.9	United States, California	XI (Extreme)	10.0	April 18
3	1,258	6.8	Taiwan, Chiayi	( )	5.0	March 16
4	1,000	8.8	Ecuador, Esmeraldas	IX (Violent)	20.0	January 31
5	280	7.8	China, Xinjiang	IX (Violent)	0.0	December 22
= 6	101	5.5	China, Yunnan	VII (Very strong)	0.0	January 7
= 6	101	6.5	China, Fujian	VIII (Severe)	0.0	March 28
8	51	8.0	German New Guinea, Morobe	( )	35.0	September 14
9	15	7.1	Taiwan, Chiayi	( )	5.0	April 13

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	8.8	1,000	Ecuador, Esmeraldas Province	IX (Violent)	20.0	January 31
2	8.3	0	United States, Rat Islands, Alaska	( )	110.0	August 17
3	8.2	4,000	Chile, Valparaíso Region	XI (Extreme)	35.0	August 17
4	8.0	51	German New Guinea, Morobe Province	( )	35.0	September 14
5	7.8	280	China, northern Xinjiang Province	IX (Violent)	15.0	December 22
6	7.7	700	United States, San Pablo Bay, California	XI (Extreme)	10.0	April 18
7	7.4	0	Japan, off south coast of Honshu	( )	300.0	January 21
= 8	7.2	0	Mexico, Revilla Gigedo Islands	( )	0.0	April 10
= 8	7.2	0	German New Guinea, Bismarck Sea	( )	0.0	October 2
= 8	7.2	0	northwest of  Australia	( )	0.0	November 19
= 8	7.2	0	France, north of Martinique	( )	100.0	December 3
= 8	7.2	0	Tonga	( )	0.0	December 19
= 8	7.2	0	United States, Kodiak Island, Alaska	( )	0.0	December 23
= 14	7.1	0	Solomon Islands	( )	0.0	February 19
= 14	7.1	15	Taiwan, Chiayi County	( )	5.0	April 13
= 14	7.1	0	German New Guinea, Ninigo Islands	( )	0.0	June 1
= 14	7.1	0	Bay of Bengal	( )	60.0	June 24
= 14	7.1	0	Chile, Tarapacá Region	( )	0.0	August 30
= 14	7.1	0	Philippines, Babuyan Islands	( )	60.0	October 17
= 20	7.0	0	German New Guinea, Bismarck Sea	( )	0.0	August 26
= 20	7.0	0	Japan, southeast of Honshu	( )	35.0	September 7
= 20	7.0	0	Afghanistan, Balkh Province	( )	35.0	October 24
= 20	7.0	0	Chile, off coast of Tarapacá Region	( )	35.0	December 26

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

January

Strongest magnitude	8.8 Mw  Ecuador
Deadliest	8.8 Mw  Ecuador 1,000 deaths
Total fatalities	1,101
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	0
5.0–5.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
7[1]	China, Yunnan Province	5.5	0.0	VII	At least 101 deaths were reported. Some damage was caused. Depth unknown.	101
21[2]	Japan, off the south coast of Honshu	7.4	300.0
31[3][4][5]	Ecuador, Esmeraldas Province	8.8	20.0	IX	The 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake was one of the largest of all time. 1,000 deaths were caused. Major damage was reported and a tsunami, which caused some destruction, was generated.	1,000

February

February

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw Solomon Islands
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	0

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
16[6]	Saint Lucia	0.0	0.0	VIII	Some damage was caused. Magnitude and depth unknown.
19[7]	Solomon Islands	7.1	0.0

March

March

Strongest magnitude	6.8 Mw 2 events
Deadliest	6.8 Mw Taiwan 1,258 deaths
Total fatalities	1,359
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	4

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