SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 1991
Earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 or greater or ones that caused fatalities,
injuries or substantial damage.
BRK--Berkeley. PAS--Pasadena. ATH--Athens, Greece.
BJI--Beijing, China. BRA--Bratislava, Czechoslovakia.
GEN--Genoa, Italy. ISK--Istanbul-Kandilli, Turkey.
KRA--Krakow, Poland.
LDG--Laboratoire de Detection et de Geophysique, France.
LJU--Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. SJR--San Jose, Costa Rica.
STR--Strasbourg, France. THE--Thessaloniki, Greece.
TRI--Trieste, Italy. TTG--Titograd, Yugoslavia.
VKA--Vienna-Kobenzl, Austria. ZAG--Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
UTC TIME LAT LON DEP GS MAGS SD STA REGION AND COMMENTS
HR MN SEC MB Msz USED
JAN 1991
01 00:06:31.4 18.068 -105.847 35 5.5 6.2 1.2 145 OFF COAST OF JALISCO,
MEXICO. Ms 6.6 (BRK). Mo=2.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=6.0*10**18 Nm
(PPT).
05 14:57:11.5 23.613 95.901 20 D 6.2 7.1 1.3 400 BURMA. Ms 7.3 (BRK), 7.0
(PAS). Mo=2.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.1*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Thirty-two buildings and 380 hectares
of farmland damaged in the Thabeikkyin area. Some landslides
reported. Felt strongly at Mandalay. Felt in much of
northwestern Burma from Hkamti to Sittwe. Also felt in the
Silchar area, India and in Thailand from Chiang Mai to Bangkok.
31 23:03:33.6 35.993 70.423 142 G 6.4 1.2 530 HINDU KUSH REGION. mb
6.6 (BRK). Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.2*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Estimated 200-400 people killed, many
injured and many homes destroyed or damaged in Konar, Nangarhar
and Badakhshan Provinces, Afghanistan. At least 300 people
killed, hundreds injured and several thousand houses damaged in
the Malakand-Chitral-Peshawar area, Pakistan. Three people died
of heart attacks, severe damage (VII) and landslides occurred
in the Khorog area, USSR. Felt (VI) at Ishkashim, Parkhar,
Dushanbe, Garm, Dzhirgatal, Lyangar and Gissar; (V) at
Shaartuz, Sherkent, Gezan, Leninabad, Tashkent and Namangan;
(IV) at Chimkent; (III) at Dzhambul and Frunze, USSR. Felt
throughout northeastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan and
northern India as far away as Delhi. Also felt throughout
Tajikistan and eastern Uzbekistan, USSR.
FEB 1991
09 16:18:58.3 -9.929 159.139 10 G 6.4 6.9 1.1 334 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Ms 6.8
(BRK), 6.7 (PAS). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Complex event. Minor damage at Honiara. Felt strongly on
Guadalcanal. Felt in the Florida Islands, on Malaita and in
western San Cristobal. A small tsunami was generated with
maximum wave height 4 cm (peak-to-trough) at Honiara.
12 09:54:58.3 40.816 28.878 10 G 4.8 4.6 1.3 183 TURKEY. ML 5.0 (ATH). MD
4.7 (THE), 4.5 (ISK). A few people injured slightly and minor
damage in the Istanbul area. Felt at Balikesir, Bursa and
Kutahya.
13 15:49:38.9 44.885 6.760 5 G 0.9 107 FRANCE. ML 3.8 (LDG),
3.7 (GEN). MD 3.6 (STR). Nine people killed by an avalanche
which was triggered by the earthquake.
18 02:37:25.1 8.870 126.480 24 G 6.0 6.6 1.3 319 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS. Ms 6.6 (BRK), 6.1 (PAS). Mo=3.8*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (III RF) at
Cagayan de Oro, Bislig and on Mactan and (I RF) at Cotabato.
21 02:35:34.0 58.427 -175.450 20 G 6.2 6.5 1.0 472 BERING SEA. Ms 6.7
(BRK), 6.4 (PAS). Mo=7.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Mo=3.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Two events about 3.7 seconds
apart. Depth based on the first event. Believed to be the
largest earthquake ever located in this area. Felt (IV) on St.
Paul in the Pribilof Islands, Alaska. Felt (III) on Adak in the
Andreanof Islands, Alaska. A small tsunami was generated with
maximum wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 30 cm. at Dutch Harbor
and 22 cm at Adak.
25 14:30:27.6 40.386 78.959 21 D 5.5 6.1 1.0 289 SOUTHERN XINJIANG,
CHINA. Mo=1.3*10**18 Nm (HRV). Three people were injured and at
least 120 houses collapsed and 8,441 houses damaged in the
Kalpin area. Ground cracks and earthquake lights were reported
in the epicentral area. Felt at Akqi, Aksu, Bachu and Wasi.
MAR 1991
08 11:36:28.4 60.904 167.023 13 G 6.4 6.6 1.3 492 EASTERN SIBERIA. Ms 6.6
(BRK), 6.4 (PAS). Mo=7.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Mo=3.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Believed to be the largest
earthquake ever located in this area.
25 18:02:41.5 39.887 113.923 10 G 5.1 5.5 1.2 108 NORTHEASTERN CHINA. ML
5.5 (BJI). Mo=1.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). One hundred thirty-one
people injured and 1,328 houses damaged in the Datong area.
APR 1991
04 15:23:20.7 -6.038 -77.130 21 G 6.0 6.3 1.0 356 NORTHERN PERU. Ms 6.4
(BRK), 5.9 (PAS). Mo=5.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=4.5*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Mo=5.0*10**18 (PPT). At least 10 people injured and 15
houses damaged (V) in the Rioja-Nueva Cajamarca area. Felt (V)
at Moyobamba and Tarapoto, (IV) at Chachapoyas and (III) at
Chiclayo, Trujillo and Piura. Also felt (III) in El Oso
Province and (II) at Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador.
05 04:19:49.5 -5.982 -77.094 20 G 6.5 6.8 1.0 534 NORTHERN PERU. Ms 6.7
(BRK), 6.4 (PAS). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=5.1*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Mo=5.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Two events about 6 seconds
apart. Depth based on second event. Fifty-three people killed,
252 injured and extensive damage (VII) to 8,063 homes in the
Rioja-Moyobamba-Nueva Cajamarca area. Felt (VI) at Tarapoto,
(V) at Chiclayo, (IV) at Trujillo and (II) at Lima. Felt
throughout northern Peru. Felt (IV) at Guayaquil and (III) at
Quito, Ecuador. Felt strongly in much of southern Ecuador.
06 14:34:20.7 -15.008 -175.521 16 D 5.8 6.7 1.1 233 TONGA ISLANDS. Ms 6.4
(BRK), 6.1 (PAS). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Mo=3.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
18 09:18:30.4 37.457 68.273 33 N 5.4 5.1 1.0 193 AFGHANISTAN-USSR BORDER
REGION. Mo=2.0*10**17 Nm (HRV). Several people killed and many
injured in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. One person killed,
6 injured and about 1,000 buildings damaged (VII) in the
Kabodiyen district, USSR. Landslides occurred in the Bogi-Dzhud
area. Felt (VI) at Shaartuz, (IV) at Kolkhozabad and Leninskiy
and (III) at Dushanbe, USSR.
22 21:56:51.8 9.685 -83.073 10 G 6.3 7.6 1.2 432 COSTA RICA. Ms 7.4
(BRK), 6.9 (PAS). Mo=1.1*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=3.3*10**20 Nm
(HRV). Mo=4.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). Forty-seven people killed, 109
injured, 7,439 homeless and severe damage (IX) in the
Limon-Pandora area. Intensity X was observed in some zones of
liquefaction within the epicentral area. Some damage (VI) also
occurred in the San Jose-Alajuela area and landslides blocked
roads between Limon and central Costa Rica. Twenty-eight people
killed, 454 injured, 2,400 homeless and 866 buildings destroyed
(VII-VIII) in the Guabito-Almirante-Bocas del Toro area,
Panama. Slight damage (VI) also occurred at David and Puerto
Armuelles, Panama. Felt (IV) at Colon and (III) at Panama City.
Felt (III) in eastern El Salvador and (II) at San Salvador.
Also felt in Nicaragua and Honduras and on San Andres Island,
Colombia. Maximum uplift of 1.4 meters was observed near Limon
and sandblows and liquefaction caused subsidence of soils in
the Bocas del Toro area. Ground cracks also occurred in the
epicentral area. A 2-meter tsunami with maximum runup of 300
meters was observed in the Cahuita-Puerto Viejo area, Costa
Rica. Tsunamis were also reported on Bastimentos, Carenero and
Colon Islands and at Portobelo, Panama. The maximum amplitude
of the tsunami in Panama was about 0.6 m. A 7-cm tsunami
(peak-to-trough) was recorded on the tide guage at Cristobal,
Panama. Damage in Costa Rica estimated to be about 43 million
U.S. dollars.
24 10:54:35.7 39.597 41.118 33 N 4.5 0.8 48 TURKEY. One person
killed, 3 injured and some houses damaged in Erzurum Province.
29 09:12:48.1 42.453 43.673 17 G 6.2 7.0 1.2 500 WESTERN CAUCASUS. Ms 7.3
(BRK), 6.9 (PAS). Mo=3.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=8.0*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Two events about three seconds apart. Depth based on
second event. At least 114 people killed, about 1,000 injured,
70 missing, 67,000 homeless and severe damage (VIII) and
landslides in the Dzhava-Chiatura-Ambrolauri area, USSR with 95
percent of buildings destroyed in the area. Felt (VI) in the
Kutaisi area; (V) at Leninakan and Tbilisi; (IV) at Kirovakan
and Spitak. Felt throughout the western Caucasus and
Trans-Caucasus from Sukhumi to Groznyy and Yerevan, USSR.
Landslides created a natural dam on the Patas River. This was
breached several days later, causing additional damage in the
Dzhava-Tskhinvali area. Also felt in Ardahan, Artvin, Kars and
Rize Provinces, Turkey.
MAY 1991
03 20:19:38.8 42.683 43.247 10 G 5.3 5.2 1.2 272 WESTERN CAUCASUS.
Mo=3.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least 3 people killed by landslides
in Georgia, USSR.
04 03:42:54.5 9.542 -82.418 10 G 5.6 6.2 1.3 256 PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER
REGION. Ms 6.2 (BRK). Mo=2.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.0*10**18 Nm
(PPT). Thirty-six people injured, 400 families homeless, ground
cracks and liquefaction in the Changuinola- Almirante-Bocas del
Toro area, Panama. Felt strongly at Limon, Costa Rica. Felt
from the Central Valley of Costa Rica as far east as Santiago,
Panama.
19 00:58:01.7 1.156 122.957 33 N 6.0 6.8 1.2 228 MINAHASSA PENINSULA. Ms
6.9 (BRK). Mo=3.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=3.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (III) in the Manado area. Two
events about 4.5 seconds apart.
26 10:59:48.9 5.865 116.746 33 N 5.1 4.5 1.1 88 KALIMANTAN. One person
died from shock and there was slight damage at Ranau, Malaysia.
Felt at Melapap, Kota Kinabulu, Papar and along parts of the
west coast of Sabah, Malaysia.
26 12:26:00.2 40.730 15.765 8 5.1 4.8 1.1 207 SOUTHERN ITALY. ML 5.2
(ZAG), 5.0 (TTG). A few people injured and minor damage in the
Potenza area. Felt in the Avellino-Matera-Naples area. Also
felt at Salerno and Bari.
27 18:40:27.9 9.482 -82.694 10 G 5.0 5.0 1.1 53 PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER
REGION. MD 5.1 (SJR). Mo=3.8*10**17 Nm (HRV). Several people
injured slightly and damage (IV) at Changuinola, Panama. Felt
(IV) on Bocas del Toro and Carenero Islands and (III) at Volcan
and David, Panama. Also felt in Costa Rica.
30 13:17:41.9 54.567 -161.606 28 G 6.3 6.7 1.1 584 ALASKA PENINSULA. Ms 6.8
(BRK). Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.1*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (V) at Cold Bay, King Cove and
Sand Point; (IV) at False Pass and Perryville; (III) at Chignik
Lagoon.
JUN 1991
10 17:35:49.4 23.771 -45.368 10 G 6.1 6.5 0.8 557 NORTH ATLANTIC RIDGE. Ms
6.8 (BRK). Mo=5.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=3.3*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=6.0*10**18 Nm (PPT).
15 00:59:20.3 42.461 44.009 9 G 6.1 6.1 1.2 458 WESTERN CAUCASUS. Ms 6.5
(BRK). Mo=1.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.9*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=4.0*10**18 (PPT). Two events about 2 seconds apart. Depth
based on second event. At least 8 people killed, 200 injured
and extensive damage (VIII) in the Dzhava-Tskhinvali area,
USSR. Felt (VI) at Kutaisi, Sukhumi and Tbilisi and (V) in
northwestern Azerbaijan. Landslides occurred at Khieti.
15 01:13:21.4 -58.285 -24.183 52 D 5.8 6.5 1.2 190 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
REGION. Ms 6.3 (BRK). Mo=2.7*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.7*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Mo=5.0*10**18 Nm (PPT).
15 11:15:28.0 15.119 120.355 10 G 5.7 5.5 1.0 213 LUZON, PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS. Mo=2.8*10**17 Nm (HRV). Felt at Manila. This is the
largest of a series of earthquakes associated with the eruption
of Pinatubo Volcano. At least 137 people were killed and
extensive damage was caused in Zambales Province by the
eruptions.
20 05:18:52.5 1.196 122.787 31 G 6.2 7.0 1.2 367 MINAHASSA PENINSULA. Ms
7.2 (BRK). Mo=1.6*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=2.3*10**20 Nm (HRV). At
least 1,500 houses were damaged (VI) in the Gorontalo area.
Felt (IV) in the Manado area and (II) at Poso.
21 06:27:39.9 13.399 -89.618 77 5.3 1.1 249 EL SALVADOR.
Mo=6.3*10**17 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). One person
killed and three injured when a short circuit caused a fire in
a home in the San Salvador area. Felt (IV) at San Salvador.
Felt lightly in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
28 14:43:54.5& 34.262 -118.002 11 5.8 5.1 297 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
. ML 5.4 (PAS), 5.7 (BRK). Mo=3.5*10**17 Nm (HRV).
Mo=3.0*10**17 Nm (PPT). One person killed at Arcadia and one
person died from a heart attack at Glendale. At least 100
people were injured although most involved only minor cuts and
bruises. Damage in the Arcadia, Monrovia, Pasadena, San Marino
and Sierra Madre areas estimated at 33.5 million dollars.
Maximum intensity VII at Arcadia, Monrovia, Pasadena and Sierra
Madre. Some rockslides occurred on mountain roads. Felt
strongly throughout much of southern California from Santa
Barbara to San Diego and east as far as the Palm Springs-Indio
area.
JUL 1991
04 11:43:10.4 -8.099 124.681 29 6.2 6.5 1.1 328 TIMOR. Mo=2.3*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Two
events about 2.5 seconds apart. Twenty-three people killed, 181
injured, at least 5,400 left homeless and about 1,150 buildings
destroyed at Kalabahi, Alor. Estimated 7.7 million U.S. dollars
damage occurred in the epicentral area. Felt at Dili.
06 12:19:49.5 -13.108 -72.187 105 G 6.2 1.2 449 PERU. mb 6.5 (BRK).
Mo=3.1*10*19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Two events about 4 seconds apart. Some damage (VI) at
Cuzco. Felt (V) at Abancay. Also felt at Lima and Ica. Felt
(II) at La Paz, Bolivia.
12 10:42:21.2 45.364 21.057 11 D 5.3 5.7 1.3 298 ROMANIA. MD 5.3 (TTG),
5.3 (TRI). ML 5.2 (BRA), 5.0 (KRA). Mo=2.5*10**17 Nm (HRV). At
least 2 people killed, 30 injured and some buildings damaged
(VIII) in the Banloc-Deta-Timisoara area. Slight damage at
Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Felt in Subotica-Nis area, Yugoslavia.
Also felt at Sofia, Bulgaria and Szeged, Hungary.
13 02:50:14.6 42.182 -125.641 11 G 6.2 6.9 1.0 535 OFF COAST OF OREGON. ML
6.7 (BRK). Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=3.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (V) at Coquille, Harbor and
Reedsport, Oregon. Felt (IV) at Bandon, Coos Bay, Langlois,
Ophir, Port Orford and Wedderburn, Oregon. Also felt (IV) at
Crescent City and Klamath, California. Felt throughout much of
western Oregon and northern California.
18 11:56:30.6 44.888 22.407 12 G 5.7 5.5 1.2 436 ROMANIA. Ms 5.6 (BRK).
ML 5.5 (TTG). Mo=1.3*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=2.9*10**17 Nm (HRV). At
least 615 houses damaged (VIII) in the Orsova area. Landslides
occurred in the epicentral area. Felt strongly in western
Romania and (IV) in northwestern Bulgaria. Also felt in
southeastern Hungary and in parts of Yugoslavia.
23 19:44:50.2 -15.679 -71.574 5 G 5.0 4.7 1.3 51 SOUTHERN PERU.
Mo=9.1*10**16 Nm (HRV). At least 12 people killed, 30 injured
and about 80 missing in the Maca-Chivay area. Felt (V) at Maca,
Yanque, Ichupampa and Achoma. Felt (II) at Arequipa. Landslides
occurred in the epicentral area.
24 09:45:41.8 36.520 44.066 26 D 5.4 5.1 1.1 273 IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION.
Mo=2.2*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least 20 people killed, many
injured; at least 100 houses destroyed and many damaged in the
Arbil-Dibs area, Iraq. Felt at Mahabad and Piranshahr, Iran.
AUG 1991
14 19:15:03.6 -13.593 167.607 14 G 6.1 6.6 1.3 355 VANUATU ISLANDS.
Mo=6.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.0*10*d19 Nm (PPT).
17 19:29:40.0& 40.235 -124.348 12 6.0 6.2 507 NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN
CALIF. . ML 6.0 (BRK). Mo=3.3*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). Damage (VII) at
Honeydew and Whitethorn. Slight damage (VI) at Garberville,
Myers Flat and Piercy. Also slight damage and landslides in the
Petrolia area. Felt (V) at Alderpoint, Carlotta, Covelo, Fields
Landing, Finley, Fortuna, Fort Bragg, Leggett, Loleta,
Manchester, Phillipsville, Redcrest, Redway, Rio Dell, Salyer,
Weott, Westport, Willits and Zenia. Felt from Grants Pass,
Oregon south as far as Sacramento and San Francisco.
17 22:17:14.6 41.821 -125.397 14 G 6.2 7.1 1.2 431 OFF COAST OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. ML 6.8 (BRK). Mo=2.3*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=4.4*10**19
Nm (HRV). Mo=6.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (V) at Klamath,
Phillipsville, Rio Dell and Trinidad; (IV) at Bridgeville,
Fortuna, Myers Flat and Whitethorn. Also felt (V) at Lakeside,
North Bend and Pistol River, Oregon; (IV) at Coos Bay,
Coquille, Murphy, Reedsport, Rogue River, Roseburg, Sixes and
Scottburg, Oregon. Felt as far as Sacramento, California and
Eugene, Oregon.
SEP 1991
18 09:48:13.1 14.646 -90.986 5 G 5.7 6.1 1.3 271 GUATEMALA. Ms 6.2 (BRK).
Mo=2.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.0*10**18 Nm
(PPT). At least 25 people killed, more thanhomeless and
extensive damage in the Pochuta-Solola area. Landslides blocked
many roads in the epicentral area. Felt (IV) at Guatemala City.
Also felt (II) at San Salvador, El Salvador.
28 20:26:56.1 -5.814 150.959 28 G 5.8 6.6 1.1 370 NEW BRITAIN REGION,
P.N.G. Ms 7.1 (BRK). Mo=9.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=8.2*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Two events about 2.3 seconds
apart.
30 00:21:46.4 -20.878 -178.591 566 G 6.3 1.0 452 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. mb
6.5 (BRK). Mo=2.3*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.1*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=3.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
OCT 1991
14 15:58:12.7 -9.094 158.442 23 D 6.3 7.1 1.3 377 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Ms 7.0
(BRK). Mo=6.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=7.8*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=8.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Two events about 10 seconds apart. Felt
strongly throughout the Solomon Islands.
19 21:23:14.3 30.780 78.774 10 D 6.5 7.0 1.2 525 NORTHERN INDIA. Ms 7.0
(BRK). Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=6.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). Two events about 1.6 seconds apart. At
least 2,000 people killed, more than 1,800 injured and 18,000
buildings destroyed in the Chamoli-Uttarkashi area. Some damage
occurred at Chandigarh and New Delhi. Felt in northern India,
western Nepal and northeastern Pakistan. Landslides occurred in
the epicentral area. A 30-meter deep crack was noted in the
Uttarkashi area.
28 01:09:10.8 33.827 131.222 17 D 5.1 4.9 1.1 115 KYUSHU, JAPAN.
Mo=7.5*10**16 Nm (HRV). One person slightly injured in
Yamaguchi Prefecture, Honshu. Felt (IV JMA) at Fukuoka, Kyushu
and (III JMA) in southwestern Honshu. Also felt on Shikoku.
Felt (III) at Iwakuni, Honshu.
NOV 1991
01 16:23:22.3 -30.255 -177.981 21 G 6.4 6.5 1.1 484 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW
ZEALAND. Ms 6.7 (BRK). Mo=9.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=9.4*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Two events about 5 seconds
apart. Felt on Raoul Island.
04 01:50:31.6 30.666 50.218 39 5.4 5.4 1.2 298 NORTHERN IRAN.
Mo=3.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). Fifty-one people injured and 290 houses
destroyed or damaged in the Behbahan area.
10 15:19:14.2 30.585 50.268 44 5.0 4.4 1.1 195 NORTHERN IRAN. Fifteen
people injured and damage in the Behbahan area. Also damage at
Deh Dasht.
13 11:12:13.2 8.361 126.371 36 G 6.1 6.4 1.2 399 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS. Ms 6.5 (BRK). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Some damage (VI RF) was reported
in the Bislig-Butuan-Surigao area. Felt (IV RF) at Cagayan de
Oro, (III RF) on Camiguin and (II RF) on Cebu.
19 22:28:51.0 4.554 -77.442 21 D 6.4 7.0 1.2 447 NEAR WEST COAST OF
COLOMBIA. MD 6.8 (UVC). Ms 6.4 (BRK). Mo=5.0*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Complex event.
Two people killed and 28 houses damaged in Choco Department.
Minor damage (VI) to buildings in the Buenaventura and Cali
areas. Felt strongly in many parts of western Colombia. Felt
(II) at Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador.
22 00:40:23.9 13.887 44.068 10 G 4.7 1.1 40 WESTERN ARABIAN
PENINSULA. Ten people killed, 39 injured, 17 houses destroyed
and 87 damaged in western Yemen.
28 17:19:55.5 36.924 49.603 16 D 5.6 5.0 1.0 349 WESTERN IRAN.
Mo=3.2*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least one person killed, 70 injured
and damage in the Rudbar area. Landslides occurred on the road
between Rudbar and Rasht. Felt in other parts of northern Iran
and at Tehran.
DEC 1991
02 08:49:40.2 45.498 21.115 9 5.2 5.6 1.1 281 ROMANIA. ML 5.5 (LJU),
5.1 (WAR), 4.9 (TIR). MD 5.5 (VIE), 5.4 (TTG). Mo=1.9*10**17 Nm
(HRV). Mo=2.0*10**17 Nm (PPT). Some people injured, about 4,500
people homeless and more than 5,000 buildings damaged (VIII) in
the Voiteg area. Slight damage in the Belgrade area,
Yugoslavia. Felt along much of the Romania-Yugoslavia border.
Also felt in southern Hungary.
11 20:39:39.2 -23.368 171.044 37 D 5.8 6.5 1.4 418 LOYALTY ISLANDS REGION.
MS 6.3 (BRK). Mo=6.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.0*10**18 Nm (PPT).
13 02:33:51.8 45.578 151.560 30 G 6.1 6.6 1.1 509 KURIL ISLANDS. Ms 6.2
(BRK). Mo=8.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT).
19 01:33:40.4 45.253 151.176 27 G 6.0 6.6 1.0 529 KURIL ISLANDS. Ms 6.4
(BRK). Felt (III) at Kurilsk. Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Two events about 1.6 seconds apart.
22 08:43:13.4 45.533 151.021 25 D 6.3 7.4 0.9 552 KURIL ISLANDS. Ms 7.3
(BRK). Mo=2.2*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=2.8*10**20 Nm (HRV).
Mo=2.5*10**20 Nm (PPT). Complex event. Felt.
27 04:05:58.2 -56.032 -25.266 10 G 6.2 7.2 1.4 341 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
REGION. Ms 7.1 (BRK). Mo=5.9*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=6.0*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Mo=1.3*10**20 Nm (PPT). Complex event.
28 00:52:10.1 -56.102 -24.614 10 G 6.1 6.7 1.1 285 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
REGION. Ms 6.5 (BRK). Mo=7.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=9.9*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Compiled by Waverly J. Person
