FINAL
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 1995
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
JAN 01 06 59 55.9 40.701 N 143.549 E 15 G 5.8 6.2 1.1 377 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 6.5 (GS),
6.4 (HRV). Ms 5.9 (BRK). Mo=6.2*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.3*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.4*10**18 Nm (PPT).
Felt (II JMA) in the Hachinohe area.
JAN 06 22 37 34.3 40.246 N 142.175 E 27 G 6.7 6.9 0.9 611 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 6.9 (GS),
7.0 (HRV). Ms 6.6 (BRK). Mo=2.7*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Mo=1.0*10**20 Nm (OBN). At least 29 people injured in Aomori
and Iwate Prefectures and about 5,000 homes lost water and sewer services in the region. Felt (V JMA) at
Hachinohe and Morioka; (IV JMA) at Aomori, Miyako, Mutsu and Ofunato; (III JMA) at Akita and Sendai. Felt (V)
at Misawa and as far south as Tokyo. Also felt (III JMA) at Kushiro, Obihiro, Otaru and Tomakomai, Hokkaido.
JAN 16 20 46 52.1 34.583 N 135.018 E 22 G 6.3 6.8 1.0 503 NEAR S. COAST OF WESTERN HONSHU. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.9
(HRV). Ms 6.5 (BRK). Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.4*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=6.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Five thousand five hundred two people confirmed killed,
36,896 injured and extensive damage (VII JMA) in the Kobe area and on Awaji-shima. Over 90 percent of the
casualties occurred along the southern coast of Honshu between Kobe and Nishinomiya. At least 28 people were
killed by a landslide at Nishinomiya. About 310,000 people were evacuated to temporary shelters. Over 200,000
buildings were damaged or destroyed. Numerous fires, gas and water main breaks and power outages occurred in the
epicentral area. Felt (VII JMA) along a coastal strip extending from Suma Ward, Kobe to Nishinomiya and in the
Ichinomiya area on Awaji-shima; (V JMA) at Hikone, Kyoto and Toyooka; (IV JMA) at Nara, Okayama, Osaka and Wakayama;
(V) at Iwakuni. Also felt (IV JMA) at Takamatsu, Shikoku. Right-lateral surface faulting was observed for 9 kilometers
with horizontal displacement of 1.2 to 1.5 meters in the northern part of Awaji-shima. Liquefaction also occurred in
the epicentral area.
JAN 19 15 05 03.4 5.050 N 72.916 W 17 G 6.3 6.6 0.9 607 COLOMBIA. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Ms 6.5 (BRK).
Mo=6.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.1*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=8.8*10**18 Nm (PPT). Five people killed, several injured and at least 20 major buildings damaged in the
Bogota area. One person also killed at Manizales and another at Miraflores. More than 500 houses damaged or
destroyed in Boyaca Department and 12 others destroyed in Casanare Department. Landslides blocked several
rivers and streams in Colombia. Felt in much of Colombia and western Venezuela and as far as Caracas, Venezuela.
JAN 21 08 47 29.6 43.377 N 146.720 E 59 G 6.5 5.9 0.8 621 KURIL ISLANDS. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). mb 6.6 (BRK).
Mo=2.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.8*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=3.4*10**18 Nm (PPT), 2.0*10**19 Nm (OBN). Felt (VI)
on Shikotan and at Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kunashir. Felt (IV
JMA) at Kushiro and (III JMA) at Nemuro, Hokkaido.
JAN 24 04 14 26.3 27.560 N 55.630 E 33 N 4.9 1.0 100 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mw 5.0 (HRV). MD 4.6 (RYD).
Mo=3.1*10**16 Nm (HRV). Eleven people injured and
some damage in the Bandar-e Abbas area.
JAN 27 20 16 52.1 4.434 S 134.476 E 22 G 6.2 6.8 1.2 196 IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.8 (HRV).
Ms 6.7 (BRK). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Mo=5.3*10**19 Nm (PPT).
FEB 03 15 26 10.6 41.529 N 109.640 W 1 G 5.3 4.6 1.0 322 WYOMING. Probable implosion in a trona mine west of
Green River. One miner killed and ten injured. Slight
damage at Green River and Little America. Felt (V) at
Rock Springs; (III) at Eden and Reliance. Also felt at
Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah. Up to one meter of
surface subsidence occurred in about a 1 by 2 km area
above the mine.
FEB 05 22 51 05.1 37.759 S 178.752 E 21 G 6.5 7.5 1.0 566 OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.1 (HRV).
Ms 7.5 (BRK). Mo=3.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=5.8*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt over much of the
North Island and as far south as Christchurch on the
South Island. Also felt on the Chatham Islands.
FEB 08 18 40 25.3 4.104 N 76.622 W 74 G 6.3 0.9 568 COLOMBIA. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). MD 6.0 (UPA).
Mo=4.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=4.1*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=3.5*10**18 Nm (PPT). Forty-two people killed, nearly 400 injured and over 2,000 buildings damaged or destroyed
in the Cali-Pereira area. Landslides blocked two roads in the epicentral area. Damage occurred at Armenia, Calarca,
Cali, La Union, Manizales, Pereira, Trujillo and in many other areas of western Colombia. Felt throughout Colombia.
FEB 10 01 45 03.9 37.855 S 178.602 E 28 G 5.8 6.4 1.2 223 OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.5 (HRV).
ML 6.3 (WEL). Mo=3.7*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.1*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt on much of the North
Island including Auckland, Bay of Plenty, East Cape and
Wellington.
FEB 13 15 04 24.0 1.318 S 127.438 E 14 G 6.3 6.7 1.2 348 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Ms 6.8
(BRK). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=3.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (V) on Obi, (IV) at
Labuha and (III) at Ternate.
FEB 19 04 03 16.1 40.556 N 125.539 W 10 G 6.0 6.8 1.1 527 OFF COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.0
(HRV). MD 6.6 (GM). Mo=7.8*10**18 Nm (BRK).
Mo=5.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt (V) at Arcata, Crescent City, Honeydew,
Kneeland, Redway and Samoa; (IV) at Alderpoint, Blue Lake, Carlotta, Elk, Fort Bragg, Fortuna, Garberville, Loleta,
Miranda, Myers Flat, Petrolia, Piercy, Redcrest, Rio Dell, Westport, Whitethorn and Zenia. Felt in Butte, Del Norte,
Humboldt, Mendocino, Shasta and Siskiyou Counties of northern California and as far south as the San Francisco Bay
area. Also felt at Brookings, Oregon.
FEB 23 05 19 01.9 24.137 N 121.614 E 41 D 5.9 6.2 1.0 438 TAIWAN. Mw 6.2 (HRV). Mo=2.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Two people
killed and 14 injured on a bus struck by a landslide in
the epicentral region. Felt (IV JMA) at Hua-lien, Hsin-chu
and Su-ao; (III JMA) at I-lan, Tai-chung and Tai-pei. Felt
in Fujian, Jiangxi and Zhejiang Provinces, China.
FEB 23 21 03 01.3 35.046 N 32.279 E 10 G 5.8 5.7 1.0 492 CYPRUS REGION. Mw 5.9 (GS), 5.9 (HRV). Ms 5.8 (BRK).
Mo=7.0*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=8.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). Two people
killed and five injured in the Paphos area. Fifty houses destroyed, 70 seriously damaged and 500 slightly damaged in
the Paphos and Nicosia areas. Twenty masonry houses were destroyed at Arodhes. Felt (VII) at Arodhes, Peristerona and
Polis; (VI) at Kathikas, Peyia and Stroumbi; (V) at Kykkou Monastery; (IV) at Larnaca, Limassol and Nicosia; (III) at
Paralimni. Felt throughout Cyprus. Also felt in northern Israel and Lebanon.
MAR 04 23 23 40.6 1.282 N 77.307 W 5 G 4.4 1.2 49 COLOMBIA. At least eight people killed, ten injured and
eight houses damaged in the Pasto area.
MAR 19 23 53 14.9 4.183 S 135.109 E 33 N 6.2 7.1 1.4 334 IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.9 (HRV).
Ms 7.1 (BRK). Mo=2.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.2*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Mo=7.8*10**19 Nm (PPT). Some minor damage to
buildings in the Ayam, Fakfak and Nabire areas. Felt
in much of Irian Jaya.
APR 01 03 49 33.5 37.925 N 139.186 E 11 G 5.8 4.9 1.0 429 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 5.3 (GS), 5.4 (HRV).
Mo=1.1*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**17 Nm (HRV).
At least 39 people injured and 504 buildings damaged or destroyed in Niigata Prefecture, mostly in the
Niigata area. Felt (IV JMA) at Niigata and on Sado; (III JMA) at Sakata and Shirakawa. Also felt at Tokyo and
Yokohama.
APR 07 22 06 56.8 15.199 S 173.529 W 21 G 6.8 8.0 1.1 670 TONGA ISLANDS. Mw 7.4 (GS), 7.4 (HRV). Ms 8.1 (BRK).
MD 7.1 (SVA). Mo=1.2*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=1.3*10**20
Nm (HRV). Mo=1.1*10**20 Nm (PPT). Felt (V) at Apia,
Western Samoa. Local tsunami generated with recorded
maximum wave heights (peak-to-trough) of about 30 cm at
Pago Pago, American Samoa and about 5 cm on Niue Island.
APR 08 17 45 12.9 21.833 N 142.691 E 267 G 6.4 0.9 385 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). mb
6.7 (BRK). Mo=2.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.5*10**18 Nm
(HRV).
APR 14 00 32 56.1 30.285 N 103.347 W 18 G 5.6 5.7 1.0 397 WESTERN TEXAS. Mw 5.7 (GS), 5.7 (HRV). Mo=3.9*10**17 Nm
(GS). Mo=3.8*10**17 Nm (HRV). Two people slightly
injured in Brewster County. Slight damage (VI) at Alpine and Fort Davis. Also slight damage in the Marathon and Ozona
areas. Felt (V) at Balmorhea, Barstow, Coyanosa, Fort Stockton, Imperial, Kermit, Marfa, Pecos, Presidio, Sanderson,
Sheffield, Toyah, Wickett and Wink; (IV) at Big Spring, Cameron, Crane, Midland, Odessa, Pyote and Valentine. Also
felt (V) at Jal and Malaga; (IV) at Artesia, Dexter and White City, New Mexico. Felt in much of western and central
Texas as far east as San Antonio and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Felt west as far as Sierra Blanca, Texas and north
to Roswell, New Mexico.
APR 14 13 15 17.3 60.774 S 20.074 W 11 G 5.5 5.8 1.2 110 SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.3 (HRV).
Mo=6.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=
5.7*10**18 Nm (PPT).
APR 17 23 28 06.8 45.928 N 151.283 E 23 G 6.1 6.4 1.0 651 KURIL ISLANDS. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Ms 6.2 (BRK).
Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (OBN), 1.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (VI)
on Urup; (V) at Kurilsk, Iturup; (IV) on Simushir and
Shikotan; (III) at Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kunashir.
APR 20 08 45 11.6 6.279 N 126.777 E 94 G 6.2 1.1 510 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.5 (HRV).
Mo=9.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.9*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=8.1*10**18 Nm (PPT).
APR 21 00 09 54.3 12.011 N 125.656 E 20 G 6.2 6.9 1.0 439 SAMAR, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.9 (HRV).
Ms 6.9 (BRK). Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.3*10**19
Nm (HRV). Mo=2.9*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (IV RF) at
Surigao, Mindanao and (III RF) at Catarman, Samar.
APR 21 00 30 10.8 11.925 N 125.564 E 17 G 6.3 7.2 1.0 443 SAMAR, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 6.8 (HRV).
Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (HRV).
APR 21 00 34 46.0 12.059 N 125.580 E 21 G 6.3 7.3 1.2 201 SAMAR, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.2 (HRV).
Mo=5.0*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=6.6*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.2*10**20 Nm (PPT). Some damage occurred at
Borongan and Sulat. Felt (IV RF) at Butuan, Mindanao;
(III RF) on Masbate; (II RF) on Cebu and at Cagayan de
Oro, Mindanao. Also felt at Davao, Mindanao. Local
tsunami generated with maximum wave heights (peak-to-
trough) of 10 cm recorded at Legaspi, Luzon.
APR 21 05 17 01.3 12.047 N 125.920 E 27 G 5.6 6.9 1.1 234 SAMAR, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.8 (HRV).
Ms 6.8 (BRK). Mo=7.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.0*10**19
Nm (HRV). Mo=3.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt at Davao,
Mindanao.
APR 23 02 55 55.1 51.334 N 179.714 E 17 G 6.2 6.5 1.0 573 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV).
ML 6.7 (PMR). Ms 6.2 (BRK). Mo=4.4*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Felt (IV) on Adak.
APR 23 05 08 01.9 12.390 N 125.396 E 24 G 6.1 6.6 1.0 463 SAMAR, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.8 (HRV).
Ms 6.6 (BRK). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**19
Nm (HRV). Mo=3.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
APR 28 16 30 00.7 44.072 N 148.004 E 29 G 6.5 6.8 0.9 571 KURIL ISLANDS. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). Ms 6.6 (BRK).
Mo=2.9*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=3.7*10**19 Nm (OBN), 3.9*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt
(VII) on Kunashir and Iturup, (V) on Shikotan and
(IV) at Kurilsk, Iturup.
MAY 02 06 06 05.6 3.792 S 76.917 W 97 G 6.5 1.0 604 NORTHERN PERU. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Felt at Andoas, Moyobamba, Tarapoto and along the
Peru-Ecuador border.
MAY 05 03 53 45.0 12.626 N 125.297 E 16 G 6.2 7.0 0.9 338 SAMAR, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.1 (HRV).
Ms 7.1 (BRK). Mo=3.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=4.5*10**19
Nm (HRV). Mo=4.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt on Catanduanes,
Leyte and Masbate. Also felt in southern Luzon.
MAY 13 08 47 12.7 40.149 N 21.695 E 14 G 6.2 6.6 1.2 580 GREECE. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Ms 6.8 (BRK). ML 6.2
(TTG), 6.1 (ATH). Mo=4.7*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.6*10**18
Nm (HRV). Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Twenty-five people
injured and substantial damage in the Grevena-Kozani
area. Maximum intensity VIII. The earthquake and
aftershocks destroyed 5,000 homes and damaged 7,000
others with a preliminary estimate of 450 million U.S.
dollars in damage. Felt in central and northern Greece,
including Thessaloniki. Felt (IV-VI) in the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Felt (III) at Herceg
Novi, Podgorica and Ulcinj, Yugoslavia.
MAY 14 11 33 18.8 8.378 S 125.127 E 11 G 6.2 6.9 1.4 299 TIMOR REGION, INDONESIA. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.9 (HRV).
Mo=6.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.4*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=8.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Eleven people missing on
Timor. Several houses destroyed by a local tsunami
in the Dili area. Considerable damage also occurred in
the Maliana and Maubara areas. Landslides occurred in
the epicentral area.
MAY 15 04 05 57.8 41.603 N 88.820 E 0 G 6.1 5.0 1.0 514 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. Underground nuclear
explosion.
MAY 16 20 12 44.2 23.008 S 169.900 E 20 G 6.9 7.7 1.3 592 LOYALTY ISLANDS REGION. Mw 7.3 (GS), 7.7 (HRV).
Ms 7.8 (BRK). Mo=9.7*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.9*10**20
Nm (HRV). Mo=2.5*10**20 Nm (PPT). Felt (III) on the
Loyalty Islands and at Noumea, New Caledonia.
Tsunami generated with maximum wave heights (peak-
to-trough) at the following locations: 40 cm at
Port-Vila, Vanuatu; 10 cm at Pago Pago, American
Samoa; 6 cm at Lautoka and 5 cm at Suva, Fiji; 3 cm
at Apia, Western Samoa; 3 cm at Nukualofa, Tonga;
3 cm at Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The tsunami was
also recorded along the coast of New South Wales,
Australia.
MAY 17 11 23 49.5 23.030 S 170.108 E 20 G 5.9 6.5 1.4 347 LOYALTY ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.5 (HRV).
Ms 6.5 (BRK). Mo=2.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.4*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Mo=7.2*10**18 Nm (PPT).
MAY 18 00 06 27.4 0.893 S 21.996 W 12 G 6.2 6.2 1.0 536 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.8 (HRV).
Ms 6.1 (BRK). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
MAY 19 21 30 06.4 1.021 S 120.505 E 26 D 5.5 5.3 1.2 188 SULAWESI, INDONESIA. Mw 5.9 (HRV). Ms 5.2 (BRK). Mo=
7.7*10**17 Nm (HRV). Twenty-six people injured and
115 houses damaged in the Parigi area. Felt strongly
at Palu and Poso.
MAY 21 06 13 11.8 8.265 S 122.977 E 28 D 5.2 4.6 1.2 89 FLORES REGION, INDONESIA. Mw 5.2 (HRV). Mo=7.7*10**16
Nm (HRV). One person killed, 5 injured and several
buildings destroyed on Adonara.
MAY 23 10 01 28.4 43.655 N 141.736 E 17 D 5.5 5.3 0.9 453 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION. Mw 5.6 (HRV). Mo=3.1*10**17
Nm (HRV). Four people slightly injured on Hokkaido.
Felt (IV JMA) at Hokuryu and (III JMA) at Rumoi.
MAY 23 22 10 11.8 55.945 S 3.361 W 10 G 5.4 6.5 1.3 80 SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.8 (HRV).
Mo=8.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=3.3*10**19 Nm (PPT).
MAY 26 03 11 17.1 12.115 N 57.939 E 62 * 5.4 1.0 224 ARABIAN SEA. Mw 6.5 (HRV). Mo=6.1*10**18 Nm (HRV).
MAY 27 13 03 52.6 52.629 N 142.827 E 11 G 6.7 7.5 0.9 599 SAKHALIN ISLAND. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). Ms 7.3
(BRK). Mo=4.3*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=4.3*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (OBN). Mo=5.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). As
many as 1,989 people killed, about 750 injured and
severe damage (IX) in the Neftegorsk area. Some
damage (VII) occurred at Okha. Felt (VI) at Moskalvo;
(V) at Nikolayevsk-na-Amure and Nyvrovo; (IV) at
Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinskiy and Nysh.
JUN 14 11 11 47.4 12.128 N 88.360 W 25 D 5.7 6.1 1.2 379 OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA. Mw 6.6 (HRV).
Mo=7.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (PPT).
JUN 15 00 15 48.7 38.401 N 22.283 E 14 G 6.1 6.5 1.3 606 GREECE. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Ms 6.4 (BRK).
MD 6.0 (ATH). ML 6.0 (TTG), 5.7 (THE).
Mo=3.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.0*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Twenty-six people killed and 60 injured in the
Aiyion area. Extensive damage at Aiyion and
Eratini. Damage also at Corinth, Patrai and Pirgos.
Preliminary estimate of 660 million U.S. dollars
damage. Felt at Athens, Ioannina, Kalamai,
Kardhitsa and Kozani. Also felt on Kefallinia.
JUN 21 15 28 51.7 61.673 S 154.766 E 10 G 5.8 6.7 1.3 230 BALLENY ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV).
Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT).
JUN 24 06 58 06.6 3.959 S 153.930 E 386 D 6.2 1.0 496 NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV).
mb 6.1 (BRK). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.8*10**19
Nm (HRV). Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
JUN 25 06 59 06.2 24.600 N 121.700 E 52 D 5.8 5.6 1.0 442 TAIWAN. Mw 5.9 (GS), 6.0 (HRV). mb 6.1 (BRK). Mo=
7.0*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). One person
killed, three injured and six houses damaged by
landslides in the epicentral area. Felt throughout
Taiwan. Also felt (II JMA) on Kin-men and Peng-hu.
JUN 29 12 24 03.2 19.544 S 169.287 E 139 D 6.3 1.0 466 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). mb 6.9 (BRK).
Mo=8.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=9.3*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=
1.8*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt on the Loyalty Islands.
JUL 03 19 50 50.6 29.211 S 177.589 W 35 G 6.5 7.2 1.2 538 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND. Mw 7.2 (GS), 7.2 (HRV).
Me 6.8 (GS). Ms 7.2 (BRK). Mo=6.3*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.6*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Felt (VI) on Raoul Island.
JUL 11 21 46 39.7 21.966 N 99.196 E 13 D 6.1 7.1 1.3 411 MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV).
Me 7.1 (GS). Ms 6.9 (BRK). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.9*10**19 Nm (PPT). Eleven
people killed, 136 injured, more than 100,000 houses
destroyed and 42,000 damaged in the Lancang-Menglian-
Ximeng area, China. Some buildings also damaged in
Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai Provinces, Thailand.
JUL 12 15 46 56.8 23.260 S 170.865 E 11 G 6.0 6.4 1.0 467 LOYALTY ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.4 (HRV).
Me 6.3 (GS). Mo=6.4*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.3*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Mo=3.2*10**18 Nm (PPT).
JUL 21 22 44 04.5 36.427 N 103.123 E 13 G 5.7 5.4 1.0 409 GANSU, CHINA. Mw 5.5 (GS), 5.6 (HRV). Me 5.5 (GS).
Mo=1.7*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=2.7*10**17 Nm (HRV).
Fourteen people killed, at least 60 injured, 5,000
homeless, 4,500 houses destroyed and 5,000 houses
damaged in the Yongdeng area. Felt at Baiyin, Dingxi,
Jingtai, Lanzhou, Tianzhu and Wuwei. Also felt at Xining,
Qinghai.
JUL 26 23 42 02.7 2.534 N 127.681 E 65 G 6.0 1.1 343 NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). Me
6.7 (GS). Mo=3.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=3.7*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Mo=7.1*10**18 Nm (PPT).
JUL 28 14 29 11.0 21.182 S 175.394 W 92 G 6.3 0.8 561 TONGA ISLANDS. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Me 6.6 (GS).
Mo=4.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=4.3*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT).
JUL 30 05 11 23.6 23.340 S 70.294 W 46 G 6.6 7.3 1.1 489 NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE. Mw 8.0 (GS), 8.0 (HRV).
Me 7.6 (GS). Ms 7.2 (BRK). Mo=1.0*10**21 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.2*10**21 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.3*10**21 Nm (PPT). Three people killed, 58 injured, 630 homeless and 115 houses
destroyed (VII) in the Antofagasta area. Landslides blocked several roads in the Antofagasta area. One person
injured at Mejillones. Several houses damaged at Calama, Mejillones, San Pedro de Atacama, Taltal and Tocopilla.
Felt (VI) at Baquedano, Chuquicamata, Copiapo, Diego de Almagro, Inca de Oro, Iquique, Mejillones, Peine, Sierra
Gorda, Taltal, Tierra Amarilla and Tocopilla; (V) at Chanaral, El Salvador, Huasco and Vallenar; (IV) at Arica,
Caldera and La Serena. Felt in Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Jujuy, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta and San Juan Provinces and as
far away as Buenos Aires, Argentina. Also felt in southern Peru and (III) at La Paz, Bolivia. Tsunami generated with
maximum wave heights (peak-to-trough, in cm) recorded at the following selected tide stations: 55 at Valparaiso,
Chile; 10 on Easter Island; 75 at Hilo, 70 at Kahului, 15 at Honolulu and 12 at Nawiliwili, Hawaii; 27 at Crescent
City, 25 at Santa Monica, 11 at San Diego and 10 at Los Angeles, California; 30 at Adak, 21 at Sand Point, 20 on
Shemya, 10 at Kodiak and 9 at Seward, Alaska; 25 at Pago Pago, American Samoa; 9 at Papeete, Tahiti; 29 at Miyako
and 26 at Hachinche, Japan.
AUG 14 04 37 17.5 4.836 S 151.515 E 128 G 6.4 1.0 549 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV).
Me 6.6 (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt in the
epicentral area.
AUG 16 10 27 28.6 5.799 S 154.178 E 30 G 6.5 7.8 1.3 459 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Mw 7.6 (GS), 7.7 (HRV). Me 7.3 (GS).
Ms 7.8 (BRK). Mo=2.6*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=4.6*10**20 Nm
(HRV). Mo=3.1*10**20 Nm (PPT). Minor damage in the
epicentral area. Landslides blocked a road between
Rabaul and Kokopo, New Britain. Felt strongly on
Shortland Island. Tsunami generated with maximum
wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 55 cm at Rabaul,
New Britain and 11 cm on Kwajalein Island.
AUG 16 16 24 26.5 5.429 S 153.773 E 19 G 5.8 6.7 1.1 391 NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me
6.4 (GS). Ms 6.8 (BRK). Mo=6.9*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.4*10**18 Nm (HRV).
AUG 16 23 10 23.9 5.771 S 154.347 E 33 N 6.2 7.2 1.2 365 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Mw 7.2 (GS), 7.2 (HRV). Me 6.8 (GS).
Ms 7.2 (BRK). Mo=6.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=7.0*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Mo=5.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt throughout the
Solomon Islands.
AUG 17 00 59 57.7 41.559 N 88.800 E 0 G 6.0 0.9 586 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. Underground nuclear
explosion.
AUG 17 10 01 25.9 5.168 S 153.447 E 21 G 5.6 6.4 1.2 252 NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.4 (HRV).
Me 5.9 (GS). Ms 6.5 (BRK). Mo=1.9*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.5*10**18 Nm (PPT).
AUG 19 21 43 31.9 5.139 N 75.577 W 120 G 6.2 1.0 621 COLOMBIA. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 6.3 (GS). mb 6.7
(BRK). Mo=7.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.7*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Some damage and power outages in the epicentral area.
Felt at Bogota, Manizales, Medellin and Pereira. Also
felt in central Colombia.
AUG 23 07 06 02.7 18.856 N 145.218 E 595 G 6.3 0.9 623 MARIANA ISLANDS. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). Me 6.8 (GS).
mb 6.3 (BRK). Mo=4.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=4.4*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Mo=3.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt on Saipan.
AUG 28 10 46 12.0 26.092 N 110.284 W 12 G 5.7 6.5 1.1 207 GULF OF CALIFORNIA. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.9 (GS).
Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=6.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=
6.7*10**18 Nm (PPT).
AUG 31 17 10 35.0 15.838 S 166.426 E 17 G 6.1 6.4 1.0 460 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Me 6.1 (GS).
Ms 6.6 (BRK). Mo=4.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.3*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Mo=8.0*10**18 Nm (PPT).
SEP 05 21 29 58.4 21.852 S 138.844 W 0 G 4.8 0.8 95 TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO REGION. Underground nuclear
explosion on Mururoa.
SEP 14 14 04 31.4 16.779 N 98.597 W 23 G 6.4 7.2 1.2 565 NEAR COAST OF GUERRERO, MEXICO. Mw 7.4 (GS), 7.4 (HRV).
Me 7.2 (GS). Ms 7.2 (BRK). Mo=1.4*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=
1.3*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.3*10**20 Nm (PPT). Three
people killed, nearly 100 injured, 500 homeless and
extensive damage in Guerrero. Several people injured,
400 homeless and considerable damage in Oaxaca. Some
minor damage in Puebla and at Mexico City. Felt strongly
along the Pacific coast of Mexico from Michoacan to
Chiapas.
SEP 17 17 09 20.6 17.093 S 66.707 E 8 G 5.6 6.0 0.9 344 MAURITIUS-REUNION REGION. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me
6.6 (GS). Ms 6.6 (BRK). Mo=4.7*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=
6.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
SEP 23 22 31 56.3 10.680 S 78.581 W 60 G 6.0 1.2 436 NEAR COAST OF PERU. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.2
(GS). mb 6.4 (BRK). Mo=5.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.8*10**18
Nm (HRV). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (V) at Huacho;
(IV) at Lima and Trujillo; (III) at Canta and Huaraz;
(II) at Chiclayo and Ica.
OCT 01 15 57 16.2 38.063 N 30.134 E 33 N 5.8 6.2 1.1 491 TURKEY. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Me 5.8 (GS). ML 5.7
(CSS), 5.6 (THE). Mo=1.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=
4.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.4*10**18 Nm (PPT). One
hundred one people killed, 348 injured, 50,000
homeless and 4,500 buildings damaged or destroyed
in the Dinar area. About 600 buildings destroyed at
Evciler. Felt in much of western Turkey as far west
as Izmir and as far north as Bursa and Yalova.
OCT 01 23 29 57.9 22.250 S 138.745 W 0 G 5.4 0.9 249 TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO REGION. Underground nuclear
explosion.
OCT 03 01 51 23.9 2.750 S 77.881 W 24 G 6.5 7.0 0.9 650 PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION. Mw 6.8 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Me
6.9 (GS). Ms 6.9 (BRK). Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=
3.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (PPT). Two
people killed, 5 injured and at least 83 homes damaged
or destroyed in Ecuador. Some damage at Archidona,
Canelos, Limon, Macas, Mendez, Patuca, Puyo, Santiago,
Sucua and Tena, Ecuador. Slight damage (V) at Quito,
Ecuador. Felt (V) at Ayabaca; (IV) at Chachapoyas and
Moyobamba; (III) at Chulucanas, Jaen and Tumbes; (II)
at Tarapoto, Peru. Felt in many parts of Ecuador, Peru
and in Colombia as far north as Bogota.
OCT 03 12 44 58.0 2.778 S 77.851 W 17 G 6.0 6.1 1.0 527 PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me
6.1 (GS). Ms 5.9 (BRK). Mo=5.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=
5.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.2*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt
strongly in the epicentral area. Felt in many parts of
Ecuador and in parts of Colombia. Also felt (III) in
northern Peru.
OCT 06 18 09 45.9 2.045 S 101.436 E 33 N 5.8 6.9 1.1 356 SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.8 (HRV).
Me 7.1 (GS). Ms 6.4 (BRK). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Eighty-four people killed,
1,868 injured, nearly 65,000 homeless and over 17,600
homes and buildings damaged or destroyed in Jambi
Province. Landslides occurred in the epicentral area.
Felt in many parts of central Sumatera and as far as
southern Malaysia and Singapore.
OCT 09 15 35 53.9 19.055 N 104.205 W 33 N 6.6 7.4 1.3 615 NEAR COAST OF JALISCO, MEXICO. Mw 7.9 (GS), 8.0 (HRV).
Me 7.3 (GS). Ms 7.3 (BRK). Mo=9.1*10**20 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.1*10**21 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.6*10**20 Nm (PPT). At
least 49 people killed, 100 injured, nearly 1,000
homeless and extensive damage in the states of Colima
and Jalisco. Most of the damage and casualties were in
the Cihuatlan-Manzanillo area, Colima. Some damage also
occurred in the states of Guerrero and Michoacan. Felt
strongly at Mexico City. Felt by people in high-rise
buildings as far as Dallas and Houston, Texas and
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Landslides blocked roads
between Guadalajara and Manzanillo. Tsunami generated
with estimated runup heights of 200 to 500 cm in the
Manzanillo area. Maximum wave heights (peak-to-trough)
recorded at the following selected tide stations: 51 cm
at Cabo San Lucas and 20 cm on Isla Socorro, Mexico;
100 cm on Hiva Oa, 30 cm on Nuku Hiva and 7 cm at
Papeete, French Polynesia; 37 cm at Hilo, 34 cm at
Kahului, 12 cm at Nawiliwili and 11 cm at Kawaihae,
Hawaii; 37 cm at Pago Pago, American Samoa; 4 cm at
Southport, Australia. Land subsidence of approximately
14 cm observed at the Manzanillo harbor.
OCT 12 16 52 53.0 18.810 N 104.017 W 16 G 5.5 5.6 1.1 345 NEAR COAST OF JALISCO, MEXICO. Mw 5.9 (GS), 6.0 (HRV).
Me 5.4 (GS). Ms 5.2 (BRK). Mo=7.3*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.9*10**17 Nm (PPT). Five
people injured and some additional damage at
Manzanillo, Colima. Felt at Mexico City.
OCT 18 10 37 26.3 27.929 N 130.175 E 28 G 6.4 6.9 1.2 521 RYUKYU ISLANDS. Mw 6.9 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). Me 6.9 (GS). Ms
6.7 (BRK). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=5.7*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Mo=9.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). One person injured
on Amami O-shima. Felt (V JMA) on Kikai-shima and (IV
JMA) at Naze, Amami O-shima. Tsunami generated with
estimated runup heights of 100 to 260 cm on Kikai-shima
and Amami O-shima, causing minor damage to boats.
Maximum wave height (peak-to-trough) of 80 cm recorded
on Nakano-shima.
OCT 19 02 41 36.1 28.094 N 130.148 E 20 G 6.3 6.9 1.2 439 RYUKYU ISLANDS. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Me 6.4 (GS). Ms
6.6 (BRK). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Felt (V JMA) on Amami O-shima. Landslides
occurred on Kikai-shima. Local tsunami generated with
wave heights up to 1.5 meters along some coastal areas.
OCT 21 02 38 57.1 16.840 N 93.469 W 159 G 6.3 1.1 640 CHIAPAS, MEXICO. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.2 (HRV). Me 6.4 (GS).
Mo=4.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=7.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=
1.5*10**20 Nm (PPT). Several houses damaged at
Larrainzar. Felt strongly in many parts of southern
Mexico and at Mexico City. Also felt in many parts of
Guatemala. Felt (II) at Metapan, El Salvador.
OCT 23 22 46 50.8 26.003 N 102.227 E 10 G 5.8 6.4 1.0 460 SICHUAN, CHINA. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). Me 6.5 (GS). Ms
6.1 (BRK). Mo=1.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.2*10**18 Nm
(HRV). At least 81 people killed, 800 injured and
more than 200 houses damaged or destroyed in the Wuding
area. Felt strongly at Chuxiong, Dongchuan, Kunming,
Qujing, Zhaotong and many other parts of northern
Yunnan. Also felt in southwestern Sichuan, China and
in northern Vietnam.
OCT 27 21 59 58.1 21.891 S 138.983 W 0 G 5.4 0.8 268 TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO REGION. Underground nuclear
explosion.
NOV 01 00 35 32.7 28.906 S 71.417 W 20 G 6.3 6.4 1.1 521 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Ms
6.3 (BRK). Mo=9.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=2.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (VI) at La Serena and (II)
at Santiago. Also felt (IV) in Mendoza Province,
Argentina.
NOV 08 07 14 18.6 1.833 N 95.050 E 33 N 6.2 6.9 1.1 492 OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATERA. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.9
(HRV). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.7*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Felt (III) at Medan, (II) at Bengkulu and Padangpanjang.
Felt (III) at Gunungsitoli, Nias. Felt at Banda Aceh,
Meulaboh, Sigli and Tapaktuan, and many other parts of.
northern Sumatera. Also felt in southern Thailand.
NOV 21 21 29 58.0 21.879 S 139.032 W 0 G 4.8 1.0 118 TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO REGION. Underground nuclear explosion.
NOV 22 04 15 11.9 28.826 N 34.799 E 10 G 6.2 7.3 1.3 542 EGYPT. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.2 (HRV). Mo=4.9*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). ML 6.2 (JER). At least
eight people killed and 30 injured in the epicentral
region, including two killed and 11 injured at Nuwaybi.
Damage occurred in many parts of northeastern Egypt as
far away as Cairo. One person was killed and two
slightly injured at Al Bad, Saudi Arabia. Some damage
occurred at Al Bad, Al Ula and Haql, Saudi Arabia. One
person died of a heart attack, several people were
injured, and substantial damage, power outages, and
liquefaction occurred at Elat, Israel. Some damage also
occurred at Jerusalem, Israel and Aqaba, Jordan. Felt
from Sudan to Lebanon. Felt at Baghdad and Mosul, Iraq.
Also felt by people in high-rise buildings at Limassol
and Nicosia, Cyprus. Possible tsunami observed at Aqaba,
Jordan.
NOV 24 17 24 11.8 44.537 N 149.103 E 28 G 6.1 6.4 0.9 680 KURIL ISLANDS. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Ms 6.1 (BRK).
Mo=5.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=8.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt (V) on
Iturup and (III) on Shikotan.
DEC 01 05 20 28.8 10.160 N 104.000 W 10 G 5.6 6.3 1.1 242 OFF COAST OF MEXICO. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Mo=8.9*10**
18 Nm (GS). Mo=8.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Felt (V) at Kurilsk.
DEC 02 17 13 18.6 44.505 N 149.237 E 18 G 6.0 6.6 1.2 558 KURIL ISLANDS. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Ms 6.2 (BRK).
Mo=4.6*10**18 Nm GS). Mo=8.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). (Mo=1.2*10**
19 Nm (PPT). Felt (V) at Kurilsk.
DEC 03 18 01 08.9 44.663 N 149.300 E 33 N 6.6 7.9 1.1 703 KURIL ISLANDS. Mw 7.6 (GS), 7.9 (HRV). Mo=2.7*10**20 Nm
(GS). Mo=8.2*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=8.1*10**20 Nm (PPT)
Felt (V) on Iturup, (IV) on Matua and (III) on Kunashir.
Felt (II JMA) at Akkeshi, Kushiro and Urakawa, Hokkaido.
Also felt (II JMA) at Aomori and Mutsu, Honshu. tsunami
generated with maximum recorded wave heights (peak-to-
trough) as follows: 37 cm at Nemuro and 10 cm at Kushiro,
Hokkaido; 13 cmon Wake Islandand 6 cm at Aykukawa Bay,
Honshu; 20 cm on Shemya and 10 cm at Adak, Alaska; 13 cm
on Wake Island; 41 cm on Midway Island; 31 cm at Crescent
City, California.
DEC 19 20 56 06.3 15.301 N 90.154 W 10 G 5.0 4.8 1.3 100 GUATEMALA. Mw 5.4 (HRV). ML 5.3 (GCG). Ms 4.8 (BRK)
Mo=1.3*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person killed and one person
injured by rockslides at Tactic. Several houses damaged at
San Miguel, Tucuru and Tamahu. Landslides occurred in the
epicentral area. Felt (IV) at Coban and (III) at
Guatemala City. Landslides occurred in the epicentral area.
DEC 19 23 28 12.1 3.703 S 140.233 E 63 G 6.1 6.3 1.0 397 IRIAN JAYA, INDONESIA. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.7 (GS).
Ms 6.3 (BRK). Mo=7.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.8*10**18 Nm.
(HRV). Mo=6.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). Two people killed by a
landslide in the Pegunungan Jayawijaya area. Felt (IV) at
Jayapura and Wamena, (III) at Tanahmerah and (II) at Nabire.
DEC 25 04 43 24.4 6.903 S 129.151 E 142 D 6.3 1.0 558 BANDA SEA. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). Mo=3.6*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.7*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=8.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt
(VI) at Saumlaki; (IV) at Ambon and Tual; (III) at Nabire
and and Sorong, Indonesia. Also felt in northern Australia.
OTHER NOTABLE NORTH AMERICAN EARTHQUAKES IN 1995
JAN 29 03 11 22.6& 47.388 N 122.365 W 17 5.1 4.5 317 WASHINGTON. . Mw 5.1 (HRV). MD 5.0 (SEA). ML 4.9
(PGC). Mo=4.5*10**16 Nm (HRV). Slight damage at Auburn
and Tacoma. Felt (V) at Duvall, Gig Harbor, Issaquah, Kent, Kirkland, Marysville, Milton, Seahurst, Seattle and
Snoqualmie; (IV) at Bellevue, Bothell, Buckley, Carnation, Chelan, Edmonds, Keyport, Lynnwood, Maple Valley, Port
Orchard, Selah, Snohomish, Sumner and Tracyton. Felt from Vancouver, British Columbia to Salem, Oregon and as far
east as Grand Coulee and Yakima, Washington.
AUG 17 22 39 59.0& 35.776 N 117.662 W 6 5.3 5.2 296 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. . Mw 5.4 (HRV). ML 5.4 (PAS).
Mo=1.1*10**17 Nm (BRK). Mo=1.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). Slight
damage in the Ridgecrest area. Felt (V) at Cantil,
China Lake, Inyokern, Johannesburg, Onyx and Randsburg;
(IV) at Bakersfield, Darwin, Hinkley, Kernville, Porterville,
Tecopa and Tehachapi. Felt from the Los Angeles area north
to Bishop and Fresno. Felt east as far as Las Vegas, Nevada.
SEP 20 23 27 36.2& 35.761 N 117.639 W 5 5.0 5.5 266 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. . Mw 5.5 (GS), 5.6 (HRV). ML
5.8 (PAS), 6.1 (BRK). Mo=2.3*10**17 Nm (BRK). Mo=
2.3*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=2.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). Felt
strongly in the China Lake-Ridgecrest area. Felt (V) at
Darwin and Inyokern; (IV) at Barstow, Bodfish, Boron,
Edwards, Glendale, Hinkley, Johannesburg, La Canada,
Littlerock, Lone Pine, Santa Ana, Strathmore and
Tehachapi. Felt in the Los Angeles area, south as far
as San Diego and east to Las Vegas, Nevada.
OCT 06 05 23 18.5& 65.170 N 148.565 W 9 5.7 5.8 592 NORTHERN ALASKA. . Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.0 (HRV). Me 6.4
(GS). ML 6.2 (AEIC), 6.2 (PMR). Ms 5.5 (BRK). Mo=
1.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Minor
damage (VI) at Fairbanks. Felt (V) at Anderson, Delta
Junction, Eielson Air Force Base, Ester, Nenana, North
Pole, Rampart, Salcha and Wiseman; (IV) at Bettles,
Cantwell, Dot Lake, Eagle, Fort Yukon, Lake Minchumina,
Manley Hot Springs, Minto, Ruby, Tanana and Tok; (III)
at Circle, Coldfoot, Hughes, McGrath, Paxson,
Talkeetna, Valdez and Wasilla; (II) at Palmer. Felt
throughout central Alaska as far south as Anchorage.
Compiled by Waverly J. Person
