This is a list of earthquakes in 1921. 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. In a stark contrast to
1920, the death toll for this year was only 51.
Dutch East Indies and
Japan were very active.
^National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (1972).
"Significant Earthquake Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
doi:
10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service: NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
"Tsunami Event Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
doi:
10.7289/V5PN93H7. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (1972).
"Significant Earthquake Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
doi:
10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (1972).
"Significant Earthquake Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
doi:
10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (1972).
"Significant Earthquake Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
doi:
10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (1972).
"Significant Earthquake Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
doi:
10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (1972).
"Significant Earthquake Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
doi:
10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service: NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
"Tsunami Event Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
doi:
10.7289/V5PN93H7. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
This is a list of earthquakes in 1921. 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. In a stark contrast to
1920, the death toll for this year was only 51.
Dutch East Indies and
Japan were very active.
^National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (1972).
"Significant Earthquake Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
doi:
10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service: NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
"Tsunami Event Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
doi:
10.7289/V5PN93H7. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (1972).
"Significant Earthquake Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
doi:
10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (1972).
"Significant Earthquake Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
doi:
10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (1972).
"Significant Earthquake Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
doi:
10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (1972).
"Significant Earthquake Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
doi:
10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (1972).
"Significant Earthquake Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
doi:
10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service: NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
"Tsunami Event Information". NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
doi:
10.7289/V5PN93H7. Retrieved March 23, 2024.