SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 1987
Earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 or greater or ones that caused fatalities,
injuries or substantial damage.
DATE ORIGIN TIME GEOGRAPHIC DEPTH MAGNITUDES SD NO. REGION, CONTRIBUTED MAGNITUDES AND COMMENTS
UTC COORDINATES GS STA
HR MN SEC LAT LONG MB Msz USED
1987
JAN 03 22 04 04.8 14.998 S 167.929 E 15 G 6.0 6.5 1.1 266 VANUATU ISLANDS. Ms 6.7 (BRK), 6.6 (PAS).
Mo=8.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Complex rupture. Depth based on dominant second
event. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled
and corresponds to reverse faulting.
JAN 05 12 11 55.7 52.448 N 169.381 W 33 N 6.1 6.7 1.1 361 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. Ms 6.5 (BRK), 6.3 (PAS).
Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Complex rupture. Felt (V) at
Unalaska and (III) at False Pass. Also felt strongly
at Nikolski. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled
and corresponds to reverse faulting.
JAN 05 22 52 46.5 41.964 N 81.319 E 17 G 5.9 5.8 1.0 338 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. Mo=3.4*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). Several people injured and
damage in the Baicheng area. Felt in the
Aksu-Kuqa-Wushi area. The focal mechanism is poorly
controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
JAN 09 06 14 44.8 39.895 N 141.677 E 68 G 6.4 1.0 485 HONSHU, JAPAN. mb 6.8 (PAS), 6.6 (BRK).
Mo=9.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=8.8*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Two events about 3 sec. apart. Depth based on the first event. Minor damage (V JMA) in the Morioka-Ofunato
area. Felt (IV JMA) at Hachinohe, Ishinomaki, Miyako, Sakata and Sendai; (III JMA) in the Tokyo-Yokohama
area and as far north as Kushiro, Hokkaido. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds to
reverse faulting with a small strike-slip component.
JAN 09 08 01 35.9 19.469 S 176.538 W 33 N 5.9 6.6 1.1 171 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.7 (PAS).
Mo=5.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.1*10**18 Nm (HRV).
The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and
corresponds to strike-slip faulting.
JAN 11 12 31 26.0 29.969 N 51.788 E 10 * 4.9 4.1 1.5 53 SOUTHERN IRAN. Three hundred houses damaged in the
Doshman Ziari area.
JAN 14 11 03 48.7 42.565 N 142.850 E 102 G 6.5 1.1 521 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION. mb 6.6 (BRK).
Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (HRV). Six
people injured. Felt (V JMA) at Kushiro; (IV JMA) at
Hiroo, Nemuro, Obihiro and Urakawa. Also felt (IV JMA)
at Hachinohe and Morioka, Honshu. Felt (II in the
Tokyo-Yokohama area, Honshu. The focal mechanism is
moderately well controlled and corresponds to normal
faulting.
JAN 22 05 10 51.1 43.515 N 10.154 E 22 1.1 62 CENTRAL ITALY. ML 4.2 (KBA), 3.9 (LDG). MD 4.1 (FIR).
Two people died of heart attacks. Felt in the Livorno
area.
JAN 24 08 09 21.3 41.529 N 79.318 E 29 D 5.9 5.9 1.2 254 KIRGHIZ-XINJIANG BORDER REGION. Mo=1.2*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). At least 417 houses damaged in
the Wushi area, China. Felt (IV) in the Alma
Ata-Przhevalsk area and (III) in the Frunze-Naryn area,
USSR. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and
corresponds to reverse faulting.
JAN 26 11 11 41.8 35.964 N 1.374 E 10 G 4.9 4.3 1.2 146 ALGERIA. One person killed, 7 injured and 629 homes
damaged in the Mohammadia area. Felt at Oued Fodda and
Tissemsilt.
JAN 30 22 29 42.0 60.063 S 26.916 W 48 D 6.2 7.0 1.4 172 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. Ms 6.9 (BRK), 6.8 (PAS).
Mo=3.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). The
focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds
to reverse faulting.
FEB 06 13 16 17.8 36.988 N 141.689 E 48 6.1 6.3 1.0 455 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Ms 6.5 (PAS), 6.3
(BRK). Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Two events about 4 seconds apart. Felt (V JMA) at Onahama and (IV JMA) at Mito, Sendai, Tokyo, Utsunomiya and
Yokohama. Felt from Hikone and Wajima, Honshu to Kushiro, Hokkaido. Also felt on Oshima and Hachijo-jima. Local
tsunami recorded with maximum wave heights 12 cm at Onahama, 8 cm at Ishinomaki and 7 cm at Ofunato. The focal
mechanism is moderately well controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting with a moderate left-lateral
strike-slip component.
FEB 08 18 33 58.3 6.088 S 147.689 E 55 7.4 1.3 290 EAST PAPUA NEW GUINEA REGION. Ms 7.6 (BRK), 7.0 (PAS).
Mo=1.1*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**20 Nm (HRV).
Multiple event. Three people killed by a landslide and some damage (VI) on the Huan Peninsula. Several hundred
people homeless and moderate damage (VII), landslides and ground cracks on Umboi Island. Liquefaction occurred
in some sands on Malai Island. Felt (VI) in the Cape Gloucester area, New Britain. Felt (III) as far away as
Wewak and Port Moresby, New Guinea and Rabaul, New Britain. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and correponds
to strike-slip faulting with a moderate reverse component.
FEB 11 07 56 12.9 15.834 S 167.355 E 24 G 5.9 6.4 1.2 310 VANUATU ISLANDS. Ms 6.6 (BRK), 6.4 (PAS).
Mo=5.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=4.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). The
focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds
to reverse faulting.
FEB 13 07 18 29.0 0.670 N 126.167 E 32 6.2 6.5 1.3 344 MOLUCCA PASSAGE. Ms 6.4 (PAS). Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (HRV). Felt on Ternate and at
Manado, Sulawesi. The focal mechanism is poorly
controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
FEB 17 06 16 12.1 32.793 S 179.304 W 10 G 5.9 6.6 1.2 294 SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS. Ms 6.5 (BRK), 6.4 (PAS).
Mo=1.5*10**29 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV).
The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and
corresponds to reverse faulting.
FEB 27 08 31 54.4 53.470 N 167.291 W 10 G 6.2 6.7 1.1 428 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.5 (PAS).
Mo=1.3*10*19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Minor
damage at Dutch Harbor and Unalaska. Felt (V) at
Akutan, (III) at Cold Bay and False Pass and (II) at
Sand Point. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled
and corresponds to normal faulting.
MAR 02 01 42 34.1 37.965 S 176.765 E 19 G 5.9 6.6 1.5 198 NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.4 (PAS).
Mo=6.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). One person died from a heart
attack, 25 injured and extensive damage (X) in the Edgecumbe-Kawerau-Whakatane area. Felt throughout much of North
Island. Landslides and sandblows occurred. A southwest trending fault scarp 6 km long had extension openings of up
to 1 m and as much as 1.5 m of downthrow on the northwest side. Peak ground acceleration of 0.33 g was recorded
within 15 km of the epicenter. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds to strike-slip faulting
with a large normal component.
MAR 05 09 17 05.2 24.388 S 70.161 W 62 G 6.5 7.3 1.2 303 NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE. Ms 7.2 (BRK), 7.0 (PAS),
mb 6.8 (PAS). Mo=2.4*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=2.5*10**20
Nm (HRV). One person killed and damage (VI) in the Antofagasta area. Felt (VI) at Chuquicamata, (V) in the
Taltal-Toconao-Calama area, (IV) at Arica and (III) at Vallenar. Felt (II) at Arequipa, Peru. Also felt at La
Paz, Bolivia. Local tsunami generated with maximum wave heights 22 cm at Caldera, 20 cm at Coquimbo, 14 cm at
Valparaiso and 18 cm at Arica. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
MAR 06 04 10 41.9 0.151 N 77.821 W 10 G 6.5 6.9 1.2 344 COLOMBIA-ECUADOR BORDER REGION. Ms 7.0 (BRK),
6.7 (PAS). Mo=3.5*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=6.4*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Approximately 1,000 people killed, 4,000 missing, 20,000 homeless, extensive damage, landslides and ground
cracks in Napo Province and in the Quito-Tulcan area, Ecuador. About 27 km of the oil pipeline in Ecuador,
between Lago Agria and Balao, were destroyed or badly damaged. Landslides occurred in the Pasto-Macao area,
Colombia. Felt (IV) at Iquitos, Peru. Felt strongly in many parts of Ecuador and southwestern Colombia. Also
felt in central Colombia and northern Peru. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse
faulting.
MAR 12 23 07 48.7? 51.37 N 20.21 E 10 G 0.1 5 POLAND. ML 2.6 (KRA). Three people killed and three
injured in the Slask Mine at Ruda Slaska.
MAR 18 03 36 30.3 32.034 N 131.837 E 54 D 6.4 1.2 534 KYUSHU, JAPAN. Ms 6.7 (BRK), 6.6 (PAS).
Mo=9.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV).
One person killed; also one person died from a heart attack and five people were injured. Damage (V JMA) and
landslides in the Miyazaki area. Felt (IV JMA) in the Kumamoto-Nobeoka-Oita-Saga area, (III JMA) in the
Fukuoka-Kagoshima area and in southwestern Shikoku. Felt (I JMA) from Naze, Ryukyu Islands to Mito, Honshu.
Seven cm tsunami recorded along the coast of Kyushu. The focal mechanism is moderately well controlled and
corresponds to normal faulting with a large strike-slip component.
APR 07 00 40 43.4 37.363 N 141.796 E 29 G 6.4 6.6 1.0 545 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Ms 6.4 (PAS),
6.2 (BRK). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Minor damage (V JMA) in the Onahama-Watari
area. Felt (IV JMA) at Fukushima, Sendai and Tokyo;
(III JMA) at Niigata, Maebashi, and Yokohama; (II JMA)
at Hachinohe and Ajiro, Honshu and Obihiro, Hokkaido.
Felt (I JMA) from Shizuoka, Honshu to Kushiro, Hokkaido
and on Hachijo-jima. The focal mechanism is moderately
well controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting
with a large strike-slip component.
APR 11 02 26 23.6 41.639 N 12.606 E 18 1.2 68 SOUTHERN ITALY. MD 4.1 (FIR), 3.8 (ROM). One person
injured slightly and minor damage in the Genzano di
Roma-Velletri area. Felt at Rome.
APR 22 20 13 23.1 37.155 N 141.573 E 30 G 6.1 6.6 1.1 505 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Ms 6.6 (PAS), 6.4
(BRK). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Slight damage (V JMA) at Shirakawa. Felt (IV JMA)
at Fukushima, Mito and Onahama; (III JMA) from the
Tokyo-Kofu-Tateyama area to Miyako and Morioka; (II
JMA) in the Maebashi-Niigata-Akita area and at Kushiro,
Hokkaido. Felt (I JMA) on Hachijo-jima and Oshima and
from Shizuoka, Honshu to Hakodate and Urakawa,
Hokkaido. The focal mechanism is well controlled and
corresponds to reverse faulting.
APR 25 19 22 07.2 2.244 N 98.866 E 11 D 5.9 6.6 1.3 284 NORTHERN SUMATERA. Ms 6.3 (PAS). Mo=2.7*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Two people killed, 22 injured
and more than 300 buildings damaged in the Tarutung-Lake
Toba area. A hot spring in the area stopped flowing but
resumed later. Felt in the Sibolga-Berastagi area. Also
felt in the Kuala Lumpur area, Malaysia. The focal
mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds to
reverse faulting.
APR 29 14 27 35.7 19.013 S 177.736 W 385 G 5.9 1.1 441 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. mb 6.5 (PAS), 6.2 (BRK).
Mo=6.3*10**18 Nm (HRV). The focal mechanism is poorly
controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
MAY 02 20 43 53.0 44.818 N 10.723 E 10 G 4.8 1.3 204 NORTHERN ITALY. ML 5.2 (FUR), 5.0 (LDG), 5.0 (TTG). One
person died from a heart attack at Parma. Several
people injured and slight damage (VII) in the Reggio
nell'Emilia-Modena area. Felt from Lucca and Genoa to
Milan, Verona and Padova.
MAY 06 04 06 14.1 51.272 N 179.898 W 20 G 6.3 6.4 1.0 477 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. ML 6.1 (PMR), Ms 6.5
(BRK), 6.2 (PAS). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt (V) on Adak. The focal
mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds to
reverse faulting.
MAY 07 03 05 49.1 46.736 N 139.232 E 430 G 6.0 0.9 653 NEAR EAST COAST OF EASTERN USSR. mb 6.6 (BRK),
6.5 (PAS). Mo=2.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm
(HRV).Two events about 4 seconds apart. Depth based on first event. Felt (IV) in parts of the Sikhote-Alin
mountain range. Felt (II JMA) at Aomori, Hachinohe, Morioka and Miyako; (I JMA) at Akita, Takada, Tokyo and
Yokohama, Honshu. Felt (II JMA) at Kushiro and Urakawa; (I JMA) at Wakkanai, Rumoi and Asahikawa, Hokkaido.
The focal mechanism is moderately well controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting with a large strike-slip
component.
MAY 12 01 30 25.0 7.090 N 126.701 E 25 G 6.2 6.4 1.1 455 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Ms 6.5 (BRK), 5.9 (PAS).
Mo=1.2*10*19 Nm (GS). Mo= 5.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt
(II RF) at Cagayan de Oro. Also felt at Palo, Leyte.
The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and
corresponds to reverse faulting.
MAY 18 07 27 00.2 8.302 N 125.362 E 16 * 5.5 5.9 1.3 82 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mo=2.9*10**18 Nm (HRV).
One person killed in Bukidnon Province. Felt (III RF)
at Cagayan de Oro. Also felt in the Davao area.
MAY 23 17 09 04.4 8.047 N 125.410 E 32 5.1 5.2 1.2 99 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mo=4.3*10**17 Nm (HRV).
One person killed, two people injured and damage in
the Talakag-Malaybalay area. Felt (II RF) at Cagayan
de Oro and (I RF) at Butuan and Surigao.
MAY 29 06 27 50.7 34.076 N 48.266 E 41 4.9 4.6 1.2 147 WESTERN IRAN. Mo=1.0*10**17 Nm (HRV). Two people
killed, 50 injured and damage in the
Nahavand-Hamadan-Tuysarkan area.
JUN 10 23 48 53.9& 38.710 N 87.950 W 5 4.9 4.4 173 SOUTHERN INDIANA. . mbLg 5.2 (SLM), Ms 4.6
(BRK). One person injured and minor damage (VI) at
Lawrenceville, Illinois. Minor damage also reported at
Bridgeport, Mt. Carmel and Olney, Illinois; Bloomfield
and New Albany, Indiana; and Louisville, Kentucky.
Felt in parts of 21 states from Kansas to Pennsylvania
and from South Carolina to Minnesota. Also felt in
southern Ontario, Canada.
JUN 17 01 32 53.7 5.577 S 130.791 E 67 G 6.6 1.1 523 BANDA SEA. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.5 (PAS). mb 6.3 (PAS).
Mo=4.7*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=4.8*10**19 Nm (HRV). Felt
on Banda and Ambon. The focal mechanism is moderately
well controlled and corresponds to strike-slip faulting
with a large reverse component.
JUN 18 10 01 07.3 17.291 N 121.356 E 43 5.5 6.0 1.4 165 LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mo=8.0*10**17 Nm (HRV).
Eight people killed, five injured, one missing and five
houses damaged from landslides. Felt (V RF) in the
epicentral area; (IV RF) at Baguio; (III RF) at Manila
and Cagayan; (II RF) at Santa and Tuguegarao.
JUN 20 00 37 55.8 51.472 N 16.126 E 13 4.9 1.2 64 POLAND. ML 4.9 (GRF), 4.9 (VKA), 4.7 (KBA). At least
three people injured in a mine in the Lubin area.
JUN 24 03 30 30.7 21.179 S 173.581 E 33 N 5.7 6.4 1.3 204 VANUATU ISLANDS REGION. Ms 6.7 (BRK), 6.4 (PAS).
Mo=5.6*10**18 Nm (HRV).
JUN 27 00 17 04.6 2.164 S 138.170 E 21 G 5.7 6.5 1.3 231 WEST IRIAN. Ms 6.5 (BRK). Mo=9.1*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). The focal mechanism is poorly
controlled and corresponds to strike-slip faulting
with a moderate reverse component.
JUL 06 02 49 42.7 14.074 S 167.828 E 48 5.9 6.6 1.0 304 VANUATU ISLANDS. Ms 7.1 (BRK), 6.5 (PAS).
Mo=9.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt strongly on the
Banks Islands. A small local tsunami was
reported.
JUL 15 07 16 13.5 17.522 N 97.153 W 67 D 5.9 1.1 392 OAXACA, MEXICO. mb 6.5 (BRK), 5.9 (PAS).
Mo=2.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.6*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Felt in Oaxaca, Guerrero and in the Mexico City
area. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled
and corresponds to normal faulting.
AUG 02 09 07 35.5 24.924 N 115.608 E 29 * 4.9 1.0 97 NEAR SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF CHINA. Eighty-four people
injured and about 37,000 houses damaged in the
Ganzhou-Xunwu area. Felt (IV) at Hong Kong. Also felt
at Guangzhou and Macau.
AUG 08 15 48 56.7 19.022 S 69.991 W 70 G 6.4 6.9 1.1 379 NORTHERN CHILE. mb 6.3 (BRK). Mo=7.3*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Appears to be two events
about 5 seconds apart. Depth based on first event. Five people killed, 112 injured and more than 1,000 houses
destroyed (VII) in the Arica area. Several landslides occurred along the Chile-Peru border. Damage (VI) at
Iquique. Felt (V) at Tocopilla and (III) at Calama and Antofagasta. Felt (III) at La Paz, Bolivia. Felt strongly
at Tacna, Moquegua and Lima, Peru. The focal mechanism is moderately well controlled and corresponds to normal
faulting.
AUG 13 15 23 06.9 17.897 S 70.931 W 37 G 6.1 6.4 1.2 310 NEAR COAST OF PERU. Ms 6.2 (BRK). Mo=9.8*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). One person killed, one injured
and additional damage (V) at Arica, Chile. Felt (IV) at
Arequipa and Tacna, Peru. The focal mechanism is poorly
controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
AUG 14 06 24 04.6 43.734 N 20.413 E 14 5.0 1.2 198 YUGOSLAVIA. ML 4.7 (TTG). Two people injured and damage
(VII) in the Kraljevo-Bogutovacka Banja area. Felt
(III) at Belgrade and in northern Montenegro. Felt (IV)
in the Sofia-Pernik-Vidin area, Bulgaria.
SEP 03 06 40 13.9 58.893 S 158.513 E 33 N 5.9 7.3 1.0 292 MACQUARIE ISLANDS REGION. Ms 7.7 (BRK), 6.9 (PAS).
Mo=1.4*10**20 Nm (HRV).
SEP 03 08 01 36.2 59.538 S 159.005 E 33 N 6.1 6.8 1.2 275 MACQUARIE ISLANDS REGION. Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (HRV).
SEP 04 16 42 49.1 43.242 N 13.874 E 19 5.1 4.6 1.2 225 CENTRAL ITALY. ML 4.7 (VKA), 4.7 (LDG), 4.7 (TRI). MD
5.1 (TTG), 4.8 (KBA). Two people injured and damage
(VIII) in the Porto San Giorgio-Fermo-Pedaso area. Some
damage in the Civitanova Marche-Porto Recanati area.
Felt from Pesaro to Campobasso.
SEP 07 11 57 09.4 31.089 S 177.968 W 33 N 5.8 6.7 1.3 249 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. Ms 6.7 (BRK). Mo=8.2*10*18 Nm
(GS). Mo=8.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). The focal mechanism is
poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
SEP 22 13 43 37.6 0.978 S 78.050 W 10 G 6.1 6.2 1.0 306 ECUADOR. Ms 6.1 (BRK). Mo=1.5*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). At least 2 people killed,
12 injured, several houses destroyed or seriously
damaged and landslides in the Ambato area. Minor damage
in the Latacunga and Riobamba area. Felt in southern
Colombia and northern Peru. The focal mechanism is d
poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting
with a large strike-slip component.
SEP 28 11 47 08.6 18.411 S 168.058 E 31 D 5.7 6.8 1.3 199 VANUATU ISLANDS. Ms 6.7 (BRK), 6.7 (PAS).
Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Felt.
SEP 28 13 46 13.9 18.546 S 168.161 E 25 D 5.8 6.5 1.1 254 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mo=7.4*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). The focal mechanism is poorly
controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
OCT 01 14 42 20.0& 34.061 N 118.078 W 10 5.8 5.7 292 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. . ML 5.9 (PAS), 6.1 (BRK).
Mo=8.4*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=8.6*10**17 Nm (HRV).
Eight people killed, many injured, about 2,200 homeless and more than 10,400 buildings damaged in the Los
Angeles-Whittier-Pasadena area. The earthquake caused 358 million U.S. dollars in property damage. Maximum
intensity (VIII) at Whittier. Felt strongly in much of southern California. Felt as far away as Las Vegas,
Nevada. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting with a moderate
right-lateral strike-slip component.
OCT 02 22 27 55.8 8.143 S 77.954 W 20 * 5.4 5.1 1.0 144 PERU. Mo=3.3*10**17 Nm (HRV). Three people killed and
several homes damaged at Santiago de Chuco. Felt (IV) at
Trujillo and (III) at Chimbote.
OCT 04 10 59 38.2& 34.074 N 118.098 W 8 5.2 4.8 151 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. . ML 5.3 (PAS), 5.6 (BRK).
Mo=8.1*10**16 Nm (HRV). One person died from a heart
attack. Some injured and additional damage in the
Pasadena-Alhambra-Whittier area. Felt from Ventura County
to San Diego to Palm Springs.
OCT 06 04 19 06.0 17.940 S 172.225 W 16 G 6.7 7.3 1.0 455 TONGA ISLANDS REGION. Ms 7.3 (BRK), 7.2 (PAS).
Mo=9.6*10**19 (GS). Mo=8.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Felt at
Nukualofa. Felt on American Samoa. Twenty-five cm
tsunami recorded at Pago Pago, American Samoa. The
focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds to
to strike-slip faulting with a large normal component.
OCT 12 13 57 04.7 7.288 S 154.371 E 25 6.3 6.8 1.1 363 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.7 (PAS).
Mo=3.4*10**19 Nm (HRV). Felt (V) at Arawa and Panguna,
Bougainville. Felt (III) at Rabaul, New Britain. Eight
cm tsunami recorded at Rabaul. The focal mechanism is
poorly controlled and corresponds to strike-slip
faulting.
OCT 16 20 48 01.6 6.266 S 149.060 E 48 G 5.9 7.4 1.2 345 NEW BRITAIN REGION. Ms 7.7 (BRK), 7.0 (PAS).
Mo=5.3*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.3*10**20 Nm (HRV). Multiple
event. Damage (VIII) at Kandrian. Felt (V) at Kimbe and Hoskins, (IV) at Bialla and (III) at Rabaul. Felt (V) at
Finschhafen and also felt at Port Moresby, New Guinea. Felt (IV) on Bougainville. Local tsunami generated with
30-meter runup reported at Kandrian. Thirteen cm tsunami recorded at Rabaul. The focal mechanism is moderately
well controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting with a moderate strike-slip component.
OCT 25 16 54 05.6 2.323 S 138.364 E 33 N 6.2 7.0 1.1 290 WEST IRIAN. Ms 6.7 (BRK), 6.7 (PAS). Mo=9.1*10**18 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Felt at Jayapura.
The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds
to strike-slip faulting with a large reverse component.
NOV 17 03 40 08.9 12.534 N 87.030 W 76 D 5.8 1.2 392 NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. mb 6.2 (PAS). Mo=5.8*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Three people injured and damage in the
Chinandega-Leon-El Viejo area, Nicaragua. Felt
throughout Nicaragua and (IV) at San Salvador, El
Salvador. Also felt in Honduras, Guatemala and northern
Costa Rica. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled
and corresponds to reverse faulting with a small
right-lateral strike-slip component.
NOV 17 08 46 53.3& 58.586 N 143.270 W 10 G 6.6 6.9 581 GULF OF ALASKA. . ML 7.0 (PMR). Ms 7.0 (BRK),
6.8 (PAS). Mo=6.3*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=6.6*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Complex event. Felt (V) at Anchorage, Haines, Seward, Trapper Creek, Valdez and Yakutat. Felt (IV)
throughout much of southern Alaska from Juneau to Anchorage. Also felt (IV) at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Felt
at Kodiak, Alaska and Carcross and Haines Junction, Yukon Territory. Ten cm tsunami recorded at Yakutat. The
focal mechanism is well controlled and corresponds to strike-slip faulting with a small reverse component.
NOV 24 01 54 14.5& 33.082 N 115.775 W 5 5.7 6.2 237 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. . ML 5.8 (PAS), 6.5 (BRK).
Mo=9.1*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=1.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Two
people killed in an earthquake-related automobile accident about 80 km east of Mexicali, Mexico. Slight damage (VI)
at Calipatria, El Centro, Heber and Westmorland. Felt throughout much of southern California from San Diego and
Los Angeles to Las Vegas, Nevada and Yuma, Arizona. Also felt at Mexicali, Tijuana and Ensenada, Mexico. The
focal mechanism is moderately well controlled and corresponds to strike-slip faulting.
NOV 24 11 23 16.9 32.658 N 59.105 E 41 5.3 4.4 1.1 163 IRAN. Mo=1.0*10**17 Nm (HRV). About 485 buildings
damaged in 15 villages west of Birjand. Felt at
Birjand and Qaen.
NOV 24 13 15 56.5& 33.013 N 115.838 W 2 6.0 6.6 327 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. . ML 6.0 (PAS), 6.7 (BRK).
Mo=6.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.2*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Multiple event. At least 94 people injured and an estimated 4 million dollars damage in Imperial County.
Additional injuries and damage occurred in the Mexicali area, Mexico, with an estimated 3,000 people temporarily
homeless. Maximum intensities (VI-VII) at El Centro and Westmorland, (VI) at Brawley, Calexico, Calipatria, Heber,
Holtville, Imperial and Seeley. Felt throughout much of southern California from San Diego and Los Angeles to Las
Vegas, Nevada and Tempe, Arizona. Also felt at Tijuana and Ensenada, Mexico. Surface fault rupture and afterslip
were mapped by California Division of Mines and Geology along a 23 kilometer segment of the Superstition Hills
fault. A maximum of 65 centimeters of right-lateral displacement with a few centimeters of vertical displacement
was measured. Strong-motion records indicate peak accelerations of 0.21g at Westmorland and 0.36g at El Centro.
The focal mechanism is well controlled and corresponds to strike-slip faulting.
NOV 26 01 43 14.0 8.247 S 124.155 E 33 N 5.8 6.5 1.3 158 TIMOR. Ms 6.3 (BRK), 6.3 (PAS). Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). At least 37 people killed, 108
injured and 237 buildings damaged on Pantar Island.
Landslides also occurred on the island. Mount Sirung
started erupting on December 2. The focal mechanism is
moderately well controlled and corresponds to strike-
slip faulting with a small normal component.
NOV 30 19 23 19.5& 58.679 N 142.786 W 10 G 6.7 7.6 584 GULF OF ALASKA. . Ms 7.7 (BRK), 7.4 (PAS). ML 7.1
(PMR). Mo=6.6*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=7.3*10**20 Nm (HRV).
Held to foreshock location. Complex event, with major subevent occurring about 15 seconds after onset of the
foreshock, observed on broadband displacement seismograms. Damage (VI) at Yakutat from earthquake and tsunami.
Felt (V) at Anchorage, Copper Center, Gakona, Haines, Homer, Juneau, Levelock, Petersburg, Seward and Skwentna.
Also felt (V) in sections of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. Felt (IV) throughout southern Alaska from the
Ketchikan area to Glennallen and Kodiak Island and (III) as far away as Bethel and Fairbanks. Also felt at Sand
Point and (II) at Anaktuvuk Pass. Some damage caused to two ships at sea in the epicentral area; felt strongly on
three other ships in the area. Tsunami generated with wave heights (peak to trough) 85 cm at Yakutat and 25 cm at
Sitka, Alaska; 15 cm at Hilo, 12 cm at Nawiliwili and 5 cm at Honolulu, Hawaii; and 5 cm at Presidio, California.
The focal mechanism is well controlled and corresponds to strike-slip faulting.
DEC 07 12 26 11.7 13.632 S 167.393 E 48 5.7 6.2 1.0 201 VANUATU ISLANDS. Ms 6.7 (BRK). Mo=3.0*10**18 Nm (HRV).
DEC 07 13 14 34.9 13.559 S 167.454 E 33 N 5.8 6.3 1.0 230 VANUATU ISLANDS. Ms 6.7 (BRK). Mo=2.6*10**18 Nm (HRV).
DEC 17 02 08 19.9 35.362 N 140.214 E 63 D 6.0 1.0 535 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Ms 6.4 (BRK).
Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=7.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Two
people killed, 66 injured and damage in Chiba Prefecture
and the Tokyo area. Felt (V JMA) at Choshi, Chiba and
Katsuura; (IV JMA) in the Tokyo-Yokohama-Mito-Kumagaya
area; (III JMA) in the Onahama-Shizuoka-Iida area and
on Oshima and Hachijo-jima. Felt (I JMA) from Tottori
to Sendai. The focal mechanism is well controlled and
corresponds to strike-slip faulting with a small reverse
component.
DEC 17 20 22 58.3 9.169 S 114.610 E 46 G 5.7 5.5 1.1 234 SOUTH OF BALI ISLAND. Mo=1.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Twenty
people injured on Bali. Felt (III) on Lombok and in
eastern Java. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled
and corresponds to normal faulting with a large
strike-slip component.
