List of earthquakes in 1944
Rank Magnitude Death toll Location Depth ( km ) Date
1 8.1 1,223 off the south coast of Honshu , Japan 15.0 December 7
2 7.6 2,381 Cankiri Province , Turkey 30.0 February 1
2 7.6 0 West Papua ( province ) , Indonesia 15.0 April 27
3 7.5 0 Lembata , Indonesia 156.6 March 22
4 7.3 0 Fiji 632.7 May 25
5 7.2 0 eastern Kamchatka Krai , Russia 35.0 September 23
5 7.2 0 Vanuatu 165.0 November 24
6 7.1 0 East Sepik Province , Papua New Guinea 114.4 January 7
6 7.1 0 southeast of Maldives 15.0 February 29
6 7.1 3 northern Xinjiang Province , China 10.0 March 9
6 7.1 0 north of New Ireland ( island ) , Papua New Guinea 15.0 May 25
6 7.1 0 Fox Islands , Alaska 66.3 July 27
6 7.1 0 Santa Cruz Islands , Solomon Islands 35.0 November 16
7 7.0 8,000 San Juan Province , Argentina 15.0 January 15
7 7.0 0 Puno Region , Peru 183.1 February 29
7 7.0 0 off the coast of Chiapas , Mexico 25.0 June 28
7 7.0 0 Hokkaido , Japan 75.0 October 2
7 7.0 0 southeast of Loyalty Islands 120.0 October 5
7 7.0 0 Vanuatu 180.0 November 29
Overall -- By magnitude
This is a list of earthquakes in 1944. 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. Activity was spread across the world during this year. The southwest Pacific Islands saw a good proportion of the earthquakes. Japan had the largest event of the year in December. Argentina and Turkey had the bulk of the deaths. The quake in Argentina in January was the worst in the country's history. New York State had its largest recorded earthquake in September causing some damage.