Significant Earthquakes of the World
1994
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 1994
Earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 or greater or ones that caused fatalities,
injuries or substantial damage.
BRK--Berkeley. PAS--Pasadena.
UTC TIME LAT LON DEP GS MAGS SD STA REGION AND COMMENTS
HR MN SEC MB Msz USED
JAN 1994
03 05:52:27.6 36.028 100.104 8 G 5.8 5.5 1.0 385 QINGHAI, CHINA. Mw 5.7
(GS), 5.7 (HRV). Mo=4.2*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=4.3*10**17 Nm (HRV).
Five people injured and at least 56 houses damaged in the
Gonghe area. Felt at Xining and Lanzhou.
10 15:53:50.1 -13.339 -69.446 596 G 6.4 1.0 601 PERU-BOLIVIA BORDER
REGION. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). mb 6.4 (BRK). Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt
(III) at Arequipa, Peru and (II) at La Paz, Bolivia.
17 12:30:55.3& 34.213 -118.537 18 6.4 6.8 696 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV), 6.7 (PAS). ML 6.7 (BRK).
Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (BRK). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Mo=3.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Sixty people were killed, more
than 7,000 injured, 20,000 homeless and more than 40,000
buildings damaged in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange and San
Bernardino Counties. Severe damage occurred in the San Fernando
Valley: maximum intensities of (IX) were observed in and near
Northridge and in Sherman Oaks. Lesser, but still significant
damage occurred at Fillmore, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Santa
Monica, Simi Valley and in western and central Los Angeles.
Damage was also sustained to Anaheim Stadium. Collapsed
overpasses closed sections of the Santa Monica Freeway, the
Antelope Valley Freeway, the Simi Valley Freeway and the Golden
State Freeway. Fires caused additional damage in the San
Fernando Valley and at Malibu and Venice. Preliminary estimates
of damage are between 13 and 20 billion U.S. dollars. Felt
throughout much of southern California and as far away as
Turlock, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Richfield, Utah and
Ensenada, Mexico. The maximum recorded acceleration exceeded
1.0g at several sites in the area with the largest value of
1.8g recorded at Tarzana, about 7 km south of the epicenter. A
maximum uplift of about 15 cm occurred in the Santa Susana
Mountains and many rockslides occurred in mountain areas,
blocking some roads. Some ground cracks were observed at
Granada Hills and in Potrero Canyon. Some liquefaction occurred
at Simi Valley and in some other parts of the Los Angeles
Basin.
17 23:33:30.6& 34.326 -118.698 10 5.7 5.9 324 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
. Mw 5.9 (GS), 5.9 (HRV). ML 5.6 (PAS). Mo=6.7*10**17 Nm
(GS). Mo=7.0*10**17 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.9*10**18 Nm (PPT).
Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (BRK). Additional damage in the epicentral
area.
19 01:53:34.9 -3.176 135.970 23 G 6.1 6.8 1.2 283 IRIAN JAYA REGION,
INDONESIA. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Mo=1.4*10**19
Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt
at Biak, Nabire and Timuka.
21 02:24:29.9 1.015 127.733 20 G 6.2 7.2 1.2 260 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA. Mw
7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Ms 7.3 (BRK). Mo=3.2*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (OBN). Mo=8.4*10**19
Nm (PPT). Seven people killed, 40 injured and 550 houses
damaged in the Kau area. Felt strongly at Ternate.
FEB 1994
05 23:34:09.9 0.593 30.037 14 G 5.8 6.0 1.1 413 UGANDA. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.2
(HRV). Mo=2.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.1*10**18 Nm (PPT). At least two people killed, several
injured and most buildings damaged in the Fort Portal area. Two
people killed and one injured by a landslide at Kasese. Felt at
Kampala and in eastern Zaire.
11 21:17:31.1 -18.773 169.169 206 G 6.4 1.2 576 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.9
(GS), 6.8 (HRV). mb 6.8 (BRK). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.4*10**19 Nm (PPT).
12 04:16:26.8 -10.786 -128.798 15 G 6.3 6.6 1.3 373 SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN. Mw
6.0 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Ms 6.6 (BRK). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT).
12 17:06:58.1 32.056 130.577 31 D 4.8 5.3 1.1 87 KYUSHU, JAPAN. Mw 5.4
(HRV). Mo=1.5*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person slightly injured at
Okuchi. Felt (IV JMA) at Akune and Hitoyoshi; (III JMA) at
Kagoshima and Makurazaki. Also felt (IV JMA) at Ushibuka,
Shimo-jima.
12 17:58:23.9 -20.553 169.361 28 G 6.4 7.1 1.0 536 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 7.0
(GS), 7.0 (HRV). Ms 7.2 (BRK). Mo=3.6*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt at
Port-Vila.
15 17:07:43.8 -4.967 104.302 23 G 5.9 7.0 1.3 360 SOUTHERN SUMATERA,
INDONESIA. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). Ms 6.8 (BRK). Mo=1.0*10**19
Nm (GS). Mo=2.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). At
least 207 people killed, more than 2,000 injured, 75,000
homeless and extensive damage from landslides, mudslides and
fires in Lampung Province. Much of the damage and loss of life
occurred in the Liwa area. At least 6,000 homes, shops and
government buildings were damaged or destroyed from landslides
in the Liwa area. Damage estimated to be about 169 million U.S.
dollars. Felt throughout much of southern Sumatera and parts of
western Jawa. Felt at Jakarta and in Singapore.
15 21:11:56.4 -20.399 168.866 20 G 5.7 6.4 1.3 211 LOYALTY ISLANDS. Mw 6.4
(GS), 6.5 (HRV). Ms 6.5 (BRK). Mo=3.9*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.7*10**18 Nm (PPT).
16 06:48:58.0* -18.991 168.134 13 G 5.9 6.4 1.4 55 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.4
(GS), 6.4 (HRV). Ms 6.5 (BRK). Mo=3.8*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.0*10**18 Nm (PPT).
23 08:02:04.7 30.853 60.596 6 G 6.1 6.1 1.0 510 NORTHERN IRAN. Mw 6.0
(GS), 6.1 (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.7*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=5.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). Six people killed and many injured in
the Sistan region.
MAR 1994
01 03:49:00.8 29.096 52.617 13 G 5.8 6.0 1.1 407 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mw 6.0
(GS), 6.1 (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.4*10**18 Nm (HRV).
At least two people killed, fifty injured and damage in the
Firuzabad area. Landslides blocked roads in the mountainous
region of Fars Province. Felt at Mamasani and Fasa.
02 03:38:03.8 19.803 -72.799 59 D 5.2 5.0 1.1 245 HAITI REGION. Mw 5.4
(HRV). Ms 5.1 (BRK). Mo=1.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). Four people killed
and damage to houses in the St. Luis du Nord area. Felt (V) at
Dajabon, Mao and Villa Vasquez; (IV) at Santiago; (III) at
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Felt in eastern Cuba as far
west as Santiago de Cuba and Holguin.
09 23:28:06.7 -18.039 -178.413 563 G 6.6 1.0 655 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. Mw
7.5 (GS), 7.6 (HRV). Mo=2.3*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=3.1*10**20 Nm
(HRV). Mo=3.4*10**20 Nm (PPT). Felt at Suva and Lautoka, Viti
Levu.
14 04:30:15.7 -1.278 -23.569 10 G 6.2 6.4 1.4 220 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC
RIDGE. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Ms 6.3 (BRK). Mo=3.7*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=4.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.7*10**19 Nm (PPT).
14 20:51:24.9 15.994 -92.428 164 G 5.8 6.2 1.2 502 MEXICO-GUATEMALA BORDER
REGION. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). MD 6.2 (SSS). Ms 6.1 (BRK).
Mo=2.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.6*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Slight damage at Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico. Felt at
Coban, Guatemala City, Quezaltenango and San Marcos, Guatemala.
Also felt at Mexico City, Mexico and (II) at San Salvador, El
Salvador.
30 19:55:46.0 28.994 52.745 54 D 5.5 1.2 291 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mw 5.4
(HRV). Mo=1.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least thirty people were
injured in the Firuzabad area. Felt in the Shiraz area.
31 22:40:52.1 -22.057 -179.533 580 G 6.1 0.9 491 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS.
Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Mo=7.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.6*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT).
APR 1994
13 22:22:29.9 -3.136 135.968 29 D 6.0 6.3 1.1 318 IRIAN JAYA REGION,
INDONESIA. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Ms 6.4 (BRK). Mo=3.1*10**18
Nm (GS). Mo=5.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt
in the Enarotali and Nabire areas.
18 17:29:54.1 -6.470 154.934 26 G 6.6 6.7 1.2 543 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Mw 6.7
(GS), 6.7 (HRV). Ms 6.8 (BRK). Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt strongly
on Bougainville and (IV) at Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. Felt on
Choiseul, Santa Isabel and at Honiara, Solomon Islands. Also
felt on New Ireland.
21 03:51:44.5 -5.702 154.120 28 G 5.9 6.6 1.1 285 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Mw 6.7
(GS), 6.7 (HRV). Ms 6.9 (BRK). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (VI) at
Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.
29 07:11:29.6 -28.299 -63.252 562 G 6.3 0.9 539 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO
PROV., ARG. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). mb 6.0 (BRK). Mo=2.5*10**19
Nm (GS). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.2*10**19 Nm (PPT).
MAY 1994
10 06:36:28.3 -28.501 -63.096 601 G 6.4 1.0 601 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO
PROV., ARG. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). mb 6.2 (BRK). Mo=2.9*10**19
Nm (GS). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt
(IV) at La Rioja and (II) at Mendoza. Felt (II) at Arequipa,
Peru.
11 08:18:15.6 -2.008 99.770 21 G 6.0 6.3 1.0 455 SOUTHERN SUMATERA,
INDONESIA. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Ms 6.0 (BRK). Mo=5.7*10**18
Nm (GS). Mo=5.3*10**18 Nm (HRV). Minor damage at Padang. Felt
in central Sumatera, Singapore and southern Malaysia.
13 20:12:27.8 7.972 123.189 33 N 5.6 5.6 1.4 147 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS. Mw 5.9 (HRV). Mo=8.7*10**17 Nm (HRV). Three people
injured and 43 houses damaged in the Pagadian-Cotabato-Cagayan
de Oro area.
24 04:00:42.1 23.959 122.448 16 G 6.2 6.7 1.2 437 TAIWAN REGION. Mw 6.6
(GS), 6.5 (HRV). Ms 6.3 (BRK). Mo=7.8*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=8.6*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt (IV JMA)
at Su-ao, (III JMA) at Taipei, Chia-i and Hua-lien; (II JMA) at
Tai-nan, Tai-chung and Tai-tung. Felt (III JMA) on
Yonaguni-jima and Iriomote-jima; (II JMA) on Ishigaki-shima,
Ryukyu Islands.
25 04:03:41.2 -4.199 135.489 33 N 6.0 6.4 1.2 234 IRIAN JAYA REGION,
INDONESIA. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Ms 6.6 (BRK). Mo=7.4*10**18
Nm (GS). Mo=5.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Several buildings damaged in the Paniai District. Felt (IV) at
Nabire and in the Tembagapura area; (III) at Enarotali and
Timika. Landslides occurred in the epicentral area.
26 08:26:52.4 35.305 -4.103 10 G 5.7 5.8 1.2 416 STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR. Mw
6.0 (GS), 6.0 (HRV). mbLg 5.7 (MDD). Ms 5.5 (BRK).
Mo=9.7*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). One person
injured and several buildings damaged at Al Hoceima, Morocco.
Felt at Fes, Meknes, Nador, Sefrou, Tanger, Taza and Tetouan,
Morocco.
29 14:11:50.9 20.556 94.160 36 6.2 6.2 1.0 564 MYANMAR. Mw 6.4 (GS),
6.5 (HRV). Ms 5.9 (BRK). Mo=4.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.5*10**18
Nm (HRV). Mo=4.8*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt at Chiang Mai, Thailand.
31 17:41:55.5 7.414 -72.033 12 G 6.3 5.6 0.9 487 NORTHERN COLOMBIA. Mw
5.9 (GS), 6.0 (HRV). Ms 5.4 (BRK). Mo=9.1*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.9*10**18 Nm (PPT). One person
injured and some damage in the epicentral region. Felt
throughout much of northern Colombia. Felt at Arauca, Bogota,
Bucaramanga, Cucuta, Ibague, Manizales, Tunja, Sincelejo,
Sogamoso and Villavicencio. Also felt at Caracas, Venezuela.
JUN 1994
02 18:17:34.0 -10.477 112.835 18 5.7 7.2 1.1 139 SOUTH OF JAWA,
INDONESIA. Mw 7.8 (GS), 7.8 (HRV). Ms 6.8 (BRK). Mo=5.2*10**20
Nm (GS). Mo=5.3*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.5*10**20 Nm (PPT). At
least 250 people killed, 27 missing, 423 injured and many left
homeless. About 1,500 houses damaged or destroyed and 278 boats
sunk or damaged. Most of the casualties and damage were caused
by a tsunami along the southeast coast of Jawa. Tsunami runup
of 500 meters occurred in some places. The quake was felt
strongly across Bali, central and eastern Jawa, Lombok and
Sumbawa Islands.
03 21:06:59.8 -10.362 112.892 26 G 6.1 6.4 1.2 332 SOUTH OF JAWA,
INDONESIA. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Ms 6.3 (BRK). Mo=3.4*10**18
Nm (GS). Mo=8.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (PPT).
04 00:57:50.6 -10.777 113.366 11 G 6.0 6.3 1.2 295 SOUTH OF JAWA,
INDONESIA. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Ms 6.0 (BRK). Mo=2.1*10**18
Nm (GS). Mo=5.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT).
05 01:09:30.1 24.511 121.905 11 G 6.1 6.6 1.2 421 TAIWAN. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.4
(HRV). Ms 6.1 (BRK). Mo=3.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=3.8*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Mo=5.2*10**18 Nm (PPT). One person killed at Chi-lung;
two injured in the I-lan-Tai-pei area. Two-thirds of the houses
were damaged in the Nan-ao area. Surface cracks were also
observed in the area. Landslides blocked a highway between
Su-ao and Hua-lien. Felt (V JMA) at Nan-ao; (IV JMA) at
Hua-lien, Su-ao and Tai-pei; (III JMA) at Chia-i and Hsin-chu;
(II JMA) at Tai-chung and Tai-nan. Also felt on Iriomote-jima,
Ishigaki-shima and Yonaguni-jima, Japan.
06 20:47:40.5 2.917 -76.057 12 G 6.4 6.6 1.1 582 COLOMBIA. Mw 6.7 (GS),
6.8 (HRV). Ms 6.3 (BRK). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.8*10**19
Nm (HRV). Mo=4.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). At least 295 people killed,
500 missing, 13,000 homeless and severe damage caused to
houses, highways and bridges by the earthquake and ensuing
landslides in Cauca, Huila, Tolima and Valle Departments. At
least 200 homes were destroyed, including 25 at Toribio and 15
at Piendamo. Moderate structural damage occurred at Bogota and
Cali. An avalanche from the Huila Volcano blocked the Paez
River causing severe flooding at Belalcazar and Neiva. Felt in
much of west-central Colombia from Tunja to Pasto.
09 00:33:16.2 -13.841 -67.553 631 G 7.0 1.1 676 NORTHERN BOLIVIA. Mw 8.2
(GS), 8.2 (HRV). mb 7.4 (BRK). Mo=2.0*10**21 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.6*10**21 Nm (HRV). Mo=8.5*10**20 Nm (PPT). Unconfirmed
reports of five people killed in Peru; three in Arequipa
Province by a landslide collapsing their house and two in Cuzco
Province; one by falling debris and another by a heart attack.
Numerous injuries and landslides occurred in southern Peru.
Damage (VI) at La Paz. In Cochabamba, La Paz and Oruro, a large
number of windows broke in tall buildings, and some structural
damage occurred. Some minor structural damage also occurred at
Brasilia, Campo Grande, Porto Velho and Manaus, Brazil; Arica,
Chile and Tacna, Peru. Felt in many parts of South America,
including most of Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. Felt lightly
in Uruguay. Felt (IV) at Arequipa, Moquegua, Puno and Tacna;
(III) at Moyobamba, Rioja and Tarapoto, Peru. Felt (IV) at
Arica, (III) at Iquique, (II) at Copiapo and (I) at Santiago,
Chile. Felt (IV) at Guayaquil and (III) at Quito, Ecuador. Felt
on Puerto Rico and in the Dominican Republic. Felt at many
locations in North America, including Los Angeles, California;
Renton, Washington; Omaha, Nebraska; Sioux City, Iowa;
Minneapolis, Minnesota; La Crosse, Wisconsin; Chicago,
Illinois; Parkersburg, West Virginia; Norwich, Connecticut;
Boston, Massachusetts and Toronto, Canada.
This is believed to be the first earthquake from this part of
South America to be felt in North America and is also believed
to be the largest ever recorded in this general area.
10 06:25:57.8 41.527 88.710 0 G 5.8 0.9 388 SOUTHERN XINJIANG,
CHINA. Probable underground nuclear explosion.
18 03:25:15.8 -42.963 171.658 14 G 6.2 7.1 1.3 339 SOUTH ISLAND, NEW
ZEALAND. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Ms 7.1 (BRK). ML 6.5 (WEL).
Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Some structural damage (VI) at Christchurch. Landslides
blocked Highway 73 between Arthur's Pass and Christchurch. Felt
throughout South Island and the southern part of North Island.
20 09:09:02.9 28.968 52.614 9 G 5.9 5.7 1.1 468 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mw 5.8
(GS), 5.9 (HRV). Ms 5.9 (BRK). MD 5.8 (RYD). Mo=5.9*10**17 Nm
(GS). Mo=8.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least three people killed and
100 injured in the Firuzabad-Shiraz area. Twelve villages
destroyed and 50 others severely damaged in the
Firuzabad-Shiraz area. Landslides blocked a road in the Zagros
Mountains. Felt at Jahrom.
JUL 1994
04 21:36:41.9 14.888 -97.322 15 G 6.1 6.1 1.0 442 OFF COAST OF OAXACA,
MEXICO. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Mo=1.3*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Two people were
killed in the city of Oaxaca by a stone wall that fell during
the earthquake and several people were injured. Felt in the
states of Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla and Veracruz. Also felt at
Mexico City.
13 02:35:56.0 -16.620 167.518 33 N 6.4 7.3 1.3 390 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 7.1
(GS), 7.2 (HRV). Ms 7.3 (BRK). Mo=5.1*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). Felt (VI) at
Port-Vila and (V) on Malakula. Also felt on Ambrym, Aoba,
Efate, Epi, Erromango, Espiritu Santo, Maewo and Pentecost.
13 03:13:19.3 -16.812 167.249 33 N 6.1 1.3 341 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.7
(HRV). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV).
13 11:45:23.3 -7.532 127.770 159 G 6.5 1.1 679 BANDA SEA. Mw 6.4 (GS),
6.5 (HRV). mb 6.8 (BRK). Mo=5.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.1*10**18
Nm (HRV). Mo=9.0*10**18 Nm (PPT).
21 18:36:31.7 42.340 132.865 471 G 6.5 0.9 833 NEAR SOUTHEAST COAST OF
RUSSIA. Mw 7.3 (GS), 7.3 (HRV). mb 6.6 (BRK). Mo=9.0*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.1*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (III
JMA) at Onahama and Tokyo; (II JMA) at Aomori, Sapporo, and
Yokohama; (I JMA) at Tottori, Japan.
24 17:55:40.3 -16.966 167.574 21 D 5.9 6.5 1.3 334 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.3
(GS), 6.4 (HRV). Ms 6.6 (BRK). Mo=3.3*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.7*10**18 Nm (PPT).
25 22:00:22.9 -56.362 -27.365 81 G 6.3 1.2 287 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
REGION. Mw 6.6 (GS). Mo=8.4*10**18 Nm (GS).
AUG 1994
06 11:03:51.8 -32.956 151.228 10 G 5.3 0.9 70 NEAR S.E. COAST OF
AUSTRALIA. ML 5.4 (CNB). Considerable damage (VII) in the
Cessnock area. Some structural damage (VI) at Newcastle. Felt
(V) at Gosford and Wyong; (IV) at Forster and Taree; (III) at
Albury, Narrabri, Sydney and Wodonga. Also felt at Canberra,
Orange, Wollongong, and as far away as Alice Springs.
18 01:13:05.7 35.520 -0.106 9 G 5.7 5.9 1.2 492 NORTHERN ALGERIA. Mw 5.9
(HRV). MD 5.4 (STR). mbLg 5.2 (MDD). Mo=6.9*10**17 Nm (HRV). At
least 159 people were killed, 289 injured, 8,000 to 10,000 left
homeless and thousands of houses destroyed in Mascara Province.
18 04:42:57.3 44.767 150.158 15 G 6.2 6.5 1.1 602 EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS.
Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Ms 6.0 (BRK). Mo=4.7*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.7*10**18 Nm (PPT).
19 10:02:51.8 -26.642 -63.421 564 G 6.4 0.9 615 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO
PROV., ARG. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 6.0 (BRK). Mo=5.4*10**18
Nm (GS). Mo=5.6*10**18 Nm (HRV).Mo=8.5*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt at
Antofagasta, Chile.
28 18:37:20.6 44.783 150.061 19 G 6.1 6.6 1.2 502 EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS.
Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Ms 6.3 (BRK). Mo=7.9*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.4*10**19 Nm (OBN). Mo=1.2*10**19
Nm (PPT). Felt (IV) at Reydovoye.
SEP 1994
01 07:11:53.4 -26.447 27.405 5 G 0.9 7 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH
AFRICA. ML 2.7 (PRE). Three people killed and 13 injured at the
Vaal Reefs gold mine.
01 15:15:53.0 40.402 -125.680 10 G 6.6 7.0 1.0 624 OFF COAST OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.0 (HRV), 6.9 (BRK). ML 6.8 (BRK).
Mo=4.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.4*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Slight damage (VI) at Honeydew. Felt (V) at Arcata,
Bayside, Blocksburg, Bridgeville, Comptche, Dos Rios, Douglas
City, Eureka, Ferndale, Fields Landing, Fortuna, Garberville,
Junction City, Lakehead, Manchester, Manila, McKinleyville,
Mendocino, Miranda, Myers Flat, Petrolia, Phillipsville,
Piercy, Project City, Rio Dell, Samoa, Westport, Whitethorn and
Zenia. Felt in much of northern California as far south as
Fresno. Also felt in parts of southern Oregon. Tsunami
generated with maximum wave height of 14 cm. (peak-to-trough)
at Crescent City.
01 16:12:40.7 41.183 21.196 14 5.8 1.2 441 NORTHWESTERN BALKAN
REGION. ML 5.6 (TTG), 5.4 (ROM), 5.2 (SKO). MD 5.4 (ATH). Many
people injured and some damage in the Bitola area. Felt (VII)
in the Bitola-Ohrid area; (V) at Prilep; (III) at Gevgelija and
Titov Veles. Felt strongly at Florina and Kastoria, Greece.
Also felt in southwestern Bulgaria.
16 06:20:18.7 22.528 118.711 13 G 6.5 6.7 1.2 525 TAIWAN REGION. Mw 6.8
(GS), 6.7 (HRV). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=8.6*10**18 Nm (PPT). One person killed, at least 400 people
injured and structural damage in Fujian and Guangdong
Provinces, China. Some houses damaged and ground cracks (IV
JMA) observed on Peng-hu, Taiwan. Felt (III JMA) at Chia-i,
Kao-hsiung and Tai-nan; (II JMA) at Heng-chun, Hua-lien,
Tai-chung and Tai-pei, Taiwan. Felt (V) at Hong Kong. Also felt
at Nanjing and Wuhan, China.
OCT 1994
01 16:35:22.8 -17.752 167.634 33 N 5.7 6.5 1.2 115 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.5
(GS), 6.5 (HRV). Mo=5.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.7*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=9.9*10**18 Nm (PPT).
04 13:22:58.3 43.706 147.328 33 N 7.4 8.1 0.9 410 KURIL ISLANDS. Mw 8.2
(GS), 8.3 (HRV). Mo=2.1*10**21 Nm (GS). Mo=3.7*10**21 Nm (HRV).
Mo=2.0*10**21 Nm (PPT). At least 10 people killed or missing
and extensive damage on Iturup; extensive damage and possibly
some deaths and injuries on Kunashir, Shikotan and other
islands in the Kuril chain from the earthquake and tsunami. One
person died from a heart attack, at least 340 people injured
and extensive damage occurred along the east coast of Hokkaido,
Japan. Felt strongly in northern Honshu and also felt in the
Tokyo area, Japan. Tsunami wave heights from selected tide
stations (peak-to-trough) were as follows: 346 cm. at Hanasaki,
164 cm. at Kushiro, 162 cm. at Chichijima, 144 cm. at Miyako,
130 cm. at Hachinohe, 92 cm. at Ofunato, 62 cm. at Onahama, 46
cm. at Omae-zaki, 42 cm. at Choshi and 26 cm. at Abashiri,
Japan; 300 cm. at Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kunashir Island, 15 cm. at
Shemya, Alaska, 17 cm. at Wake Island, 50 cm. at Midway Island
and 48 cm. at Hilo, Hawaii.
07 03:25:57.8 41.574 88.680 0 G 5.9 0.9 259 SOUTHERN XINJIANG,
CHINA. Probable underground nuclear explosion.
08 21:44:09.1 -1.222 127.992 31 6.3 6.8 1.4 97 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA. Mw
6.9 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Ms 6.8 (BRK). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). One person
killed, twelve seriously injured and 40 slightly injured. At
least 113 houses severely damaged, 364 slightly damaged and
some other buildings damaed on Obi. Also some damage to bridges
and piers on Obi. Felt strongly on Ambon.
09 07:55:38.0 43.899 147.905 23 D 6.5 7.0 0.9 406 KURIL ISLANDS. Mw 7.1
(GS), 7.3 (HRV). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Mo=5.2*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=9.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**20 Nm (PPT). Felt (VI) on
Iturup. Felt (IV JMA) in the Kushiro area, Hokkaido, Japan.
Tsunami wave heights (peak-to-trough) from tide stations were
18 cm. at Hanasaki and 6 cm. at Kushiro, Japan.
12 06:43:41.8 13.738 124.521 33 N 5.8 6.1 1.2 138 LUZON, PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=6.6*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt (III RF)
at Bulusan, Legaspi and Sorsogon; (II RF) at Manila.
13 05:04:28.3 -1.246 127.947 33 N 6.0 6.4 1.3 122 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA. Mw
6.5 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Mo=5.4*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.0*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Nineteen people injured and
damage on Obi.
16 05:10:03.3 45.740 149.222 139 D 6.3 0.9 449 KURIL ISLANDS. Mw 6.7
(GS), 6.7 (HRV). mb 6.8 (BRK). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.5*10**18 Nm (PPT).
NOV 1994
05 02:16:01.1 -57.247 157.692 10 G 6.2 6.1 1.1 60 MACQUARIE ISLANDS
REGION. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Mo=9.2*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.9*10**18 Nm (PPT).
14 19:15:30.7 13.532 121.087 33 N 6.1 7.1 1.1 251 MINDORO, PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). Ms 7.1 (BRK). Mo=3.2*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=5.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). At least
seventy-eight people killed and 225 injured on Luzon and
Mindoro. A local tsunami contributed to extensive damage (VII
RF) in the Calapan and Puerto Galera areas. More than 797
houses destroyed and 3,288 damaged on Mindoro. Seven houses
destroyed at Batangas, Luzon. Liquefaction, sand boils and
surface faulting occurred in the epicentral area. Felt (IV RF)
at Batangas, Guinayangan, Manila and Tagaytay City; (III RF) at
Quezon City, Luzon. Also felt (II RF) on Masbate.
15 20:18:11.2 -5.606 110.201 559 D 6.2 1.0 219 JAVA SEA. Mw 6.5 (GS),
6.5 (HRV). Mo=6.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.8*10**18 Nm (HRV).
20 16:59:06.4 -2.001 135.931 24 D 5.7 6.3 1.2 99 IRIAN JAYA REGION,
INDONESIA. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). Mo=8.1*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.5*10**18 Nm (PPT). Twenty-eight
people injured and many buildings damaged at Serui, Yapen. Felt
strongly on Yapen. Also felt on Biak.
DEC 1994
10 16:17:41.0 18.243 -101.354 67 D 6.5 1.2 345 GUERRERO, MEXICO. Mw 6.6
(GS), 6.5 (HRV). Mo=7.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.7*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Some damage at Mexico City and
Zihuatanejo.
15 11:20:22.3* -37.334 177.549 33 N 5.7 6.4 1.3 40 OFF E. COAST OF N.
ISLAND, N.Z. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). Mo=6.2*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.3*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt strongly
in the Bay of Plenty region. Power outages occurred at Opotiki.
28 12:19:23.6 40.451 143.491 33 N 6.4 7.5 1.0 298 OFF EAST COAST OF
HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 7.7 (GS), 7.7 (HRV). Ms 7.2 (BRK).
Mo=4.3*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=4.0*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.4*10**20 Nm
(PPT). Two people were killed, more than 200 injured and damage
(VI JMA) in the Hachinohe area. Felt (V JMA) at Aomori, Morioka
and Mutsu; (IV JMA) at Miyako and Ofunato; (III JMA) at Sendai.
Also felt (IV JMA) at Hakodate, Obihiro, Tomakomai and Urakawa;
(III JMA) at Sapporo, Hokkaido. Felt as far away as Tokyo.
Local tsunami generated with maximum wave heights
(peak-to-trough) recorded at the following selected tide
stations: 110 cm. at Miyako, 88 cm. at Hachinohe, 54 cm. at
Ofunato, 10 cm. at Choshi, Honshu; 48 cm. at Urakawa, 36 cm. at
Hakodate and Kushiro, Hokkaido.
31 02:57:20.6 20.485 109.406 33 N 5.6 5.3 0.8 99 SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. At
least 360 people injured in Guangxi and Guangdong Provinces and
more than 1,100 houses damaged in Guangxi Province. Felt at
Beihai, Guangzhou, Haikou, Nanning, Sanya and Zhanjiang. Also
felt at Hong Kong, United Kingdom.
Other Notable North American Earthquakes
JAN 1994
16 00:42:43.2 40.327 -76.007 5 G 4.2 0.8 24 PENNSYLVANIA. mbLg 4.0
(GS). Slight damage in the Reading area. Felt north as far as
Allentown and south to Chester County.
16 01:49:16.2 40.330 -76.037 5 G 4.6 0.9 53 PENNSYLVANIA. mbLg 4.6
(GS). Some damage in the Reading area. Felt (V) at Fleetwood,
Hamburg and Wernersville; (IV) at Auburn, Bechtelsville,
Bernville, Blue Ball, Conestoga, Denver, Douglassville,
Ephrata, Exton, Gap, Honey Brook, Leola, Myerstown,
Newmanstown, Orwigsburg, Parkesburg, Pequea, Pine Grove,
Richland, Schaefferstown, Shoemakersville, Silver Spring,
Temple and Willow Street. Felt throughout southeastern
Pennsylvania and as far as Baltimore, Maryland and New York
City. Also felt at Toronto, Canada.
29 11:20:35.9& 34.305 -118.579 1 4.9 5.3 187 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
. ML 5.1 (PAS), 5.4 (BRK). Additional damage in the
Northridge area. Slight damage (VI) at Camarillo and Sunland.
Felt (V) at Burbank, Chatsworth, Glendale, Montrose, North
Hollywood, Ojai, Paramount, Sun Valley, Thousand Oaks, Tujunga,
Ventura and Yorba Linda. Felt in Kern, Los Angeles, Orange,
Riverside, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.
FEB 1994
03 09:05:04.2 42.762 -110.976 8 G 5.4 5.5 0.9 279 WYOMING. Mw 5.6 (GS),
5.8 (HRV). ML 5.8 (GS). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (BRK). Mo=2.9*10**17
Nm (GS). Mo=5.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). Some damage (VII) in the
Afton-Auburn, Wyoming area and slight damage (VI) at Fairview,
Wyoming. Felt (V) at Alpine, Bedford, Etna, Grover, Kemmerer
and Smoot; (IV) at Big Piney, La Barge and Thayne, Wyoming.
Also felt at Dubois, Evanston, Green River, Jackson and Rock
Springs, Wyoming. Felt (V) at Bancroft, Bern, Dingle, Franklin,
Geneva, Georgetown, Montpelier, Paris and Wayan; (IV) at
Bloomington, Downey, Grace, Lava Hot Springs and Soda Springs;
(III) at Idaho Falls and Pocatello, Idaho. Felt at Moab, Price,
Sandy, Salt Lake City and Vernal, Utah. Also felt at Grand
Junction and Hotchkiss, Colorado.
11 14:59:50.5 42.764 -110.995 5 G 4.8 1.0 154 WYOMING. ML 5.3 (GS),
5.1 (BUT). Minor damage (VI) in the Afton-Auburn-Grover,
Wyoming area. Felt (V) at Bedford and Smoot; (IV) at Etna,
Fairview and Freedom; (III) at Thayne; (II) at Kemmerer,
Wyoming. Also felt at Green River and Rock Springs, Wyoming.
Felt (V) at Montpelier; (IV) at Bloomington, Dingle, Geneva,
Georgetown, Irwin and Paris; (III) at Downey and Lava Hot
Springs, Idaho. Felt (III) at Clearfield and Ogden, Utah. Also
felt at Salt Lake City, Utah.
MAR 1994
20 21:20:12.2& 34.231 -118.475 13 5.2 4.8 232 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
. Mw 5.3 (HRV). ML 5.3 (PAS), 5.3 (BRK). Mo=1.2*10**17
Nm (BRK). Mo=1.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). Minor damage (VI) at Burbank
and in the San Fernando area. Felt (V) at Agoura Hills,
Glendale, Huntington Park, La Crescenta, Los Alamitos, Monterey
Park, Northridge, Oxnard, Paramount, Port Hueneme, Reseda,
Santa Barbara, Santa Clarita, Sierra Madre, Sunland, Sun
Valley, Tarzana, Topanga, Tujunga, Van Nuys, Westminster,
Whittier and Woodland Hills. Felt in Los Angeles, Orange, San
Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.
SEP 1994
12 12:23:43.2& 38.819 -119.652 14 5.4 5.7 347 CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER
REGION. . Mw 6.1 (GS), 5.9 (HRV). MD 6.0 (GM). ML 6.0
(BRK), 6.0 (GS). Mo=7.1*10**17 Nm (BRK). Mo=1.4*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.4*10**17 Nm (HRV). Slight damage (VI) at Gardnerville,
Minden, Smith and Virginia City, Nevada. Also slight damage
(VI) at Garden Valley, Kirkwood and Markleeville, California.
Felt (V) in many areas of northern California and western
Nevada including Placerville, Sacramento, South Lake Tahoe and
Stockton, California as well as Fallon, Fernley, Reno, Washoe
City and Wellington, Nevada. Felt as far as San Francisco and
Fresno, California.
13 06:01:23.0 38.151 -107.976 10 G 4.4 1.0 66 COLORADO. ML 4.6 (GS).
Slight damage (VI) at Norwood. Felt strongly at Montrose. Felt
(V) at Ophir, Placerville, Ridgway and Telluride; (IV) at
Nucla, Olathe, Ouray, Redvale and Silverton; (III) at Cimarron,
Crawford, Hotchkiss, Naturita, Paonia and Rico; (II) at Austin
and Somerset. Felt as far as Grand Junction, Colorado and Moab,
Utah.
