Significant Earthquakes of the World
1997
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 1997
Earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 or greater or ones that caused fatalities, injuries or substantial damage.
BRK--Berkeley. PAS--Pasadena.
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 05 08 47 25.4 29.845 N 80.532 E 33 N 5.6 5.3 0.9 232 NEPAL-INDIA BORDER REGION. Mw 5.4 (GS), 5.6 (HRV).
Me 5.3 (GS). Es=1.7*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=1.6*10**17 Nm
(GS). Mo=2.5*10**17 Nm (HRV). Many houses damaged in
western Nepal. Felt at Baitadi and Dandeldhura.
JAN 09 13 43 31.5 41.026 N 74.284 E 22 D 5.7 5.8 1.0 376 KYRGYZSTAN. Mw 5.7 (GS), 5.8 (HRV), 5.9 (OBN). Me 5.6
(GS). Es=5.6*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=4.1*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.7*10**17 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.8*10**17 Nm (OBN). At
least 10 houses destroyed and 400 others damaged in
the Dzhergetal area. Felt (VII) at Koshtebe; (VI) at
Kazarman; (V) at Min-Kush; (IV) at Jalal-Abad, Naryn,
Osh, Sufi-Kurgan, Talas and Uzgen; (III) at Bishkek.
Also felt (III) at Almaty, Kazakhstan.
JAN 11 20 28 26.0 18.219 N 102.756 W 33 N 6.5 6.9 1.1 354 MICHOACAN, MEXICO. Mw 7.2 (GS), 7.2 (HRV). Me 7.0 (GS).
Es=7.4*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=6.4*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). One
person killed and extensive damage in the Arteaga area.
Felt strongly in much of Michoacan and at Mexico City.
Also felt in Colima, Guerrero and Jalisco.
JAN 12 12 10 51.3 40.956 N 19.672 E 10 G 4.8 4.7 1.3 195 ALBANIA. ML 4.6 (ROM), 4.4 (THE). More than 70 houses
damaged in the Berat District. Damage at Ura Vajgurore.
Felt (VI) at Berat and Gramsh; (V) at Cerrik and
Elbasan; (IV) at Kavaje, Tepelene and Vlore.
JAN 21 01 48 30.1* 39.474 N 76.998 E 33 N 5.3 5.8 1.3 42 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. Mw 5.9 (HRV). Mo=7.7*10**17 Nm
(HRV). At least 12 people killed, 40 injured and 2,500
families homeless; about 14,000 homes destroyed, 17,000
additional homes damaged and 3,360 head of livestock
killed in the Jiashi area. Felt at Aksu, Akto, Artux,
Kashi and Wuqia.
JAN 22 17 57 18.7 36.250 N 35.951 E 10 G 5.4 5.4 1.1 270 TURKEY. Mw 5.7 (GS), 5.7 (HRV). ML 5.6 (JER).
Mo=4.4*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=4.3*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least
five people injured and ten houses damaged at Antakya.
Felt at Adana, Malatya and Mersin. Felt at Beirut and
Tripoli, Lebanon. Also felt at Nicosia, Cyprus and in
Syria.
JAN 23 02 15 22.9 21.999 S 65.719 W 276 D 6.4 0.9 322 OFF SOUTHERN BOLIVIA. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). Me 6.6 (GS).
Es=1.8*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=3.6*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.8*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.6*10**20 Nm (PPT). Felt (V)
at Antofagasta, Calama and Tocopilla; (III) at Arica,
Chile. Felt in northern Jujuy Province, Argentina. Two
events about 3.0 seconds apart.
FEB 04 10 37 47.1 37.661 N 57.291 E 10 G 5.9 6.8 1.1 338 TURKMENISTAN-IRAN BORDER REGION. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV),
6.4 (OBN). Me 7.1 (GS). Es=1.1*10**15 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.7*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=5.2*10**18 Nm (OBN). About 100 people killed, nearly
2,000 injured, about 5,500 houses destroyed and 11,000
houses damaged in the Bojnurd-Shirvan area, Iran. Damage
estimated at more than 30 million U.S. dollars. Felt in
many parts of northeastern Iran, including Esfarayen,
Mashhad, Neyshabur, Quchan and Sabzevar.
FEB 21 23 40 24.1 43.829 N 149.167 E 33 N 6.1 5.6 0.9 411 EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.1 (HRV), 6.6 (OBN).
Me 6.8 (GS). Es=3.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=8.4*10**18 Nm (OBN). Felt (II)
at Kurilsk.
FEB 27 21 08 02.3 29.976 N 68.208 E 33 N 6.3 7.3 1.2 362 PAKISTAN. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.1 (HRV), 6.8 (OBN). Me 6.7 (GS).
Es=2.8*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (OBN).
Mo=3.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). At least 57 people killed,
hundreds injured, thousands homeless, more than 500 houses
damaged or destroyed and hundreds of livestock killed in
the Harnai-Sibi area. Roads and railroads in the area
blocked by landslides. Three people killed and several
injured in the Quetta area. Felt throughout much of
central Baluchistan. Complex earthquake, with two events
occurring about 5 seconds apart.
FEB 28 12 57 18.6 38.075 N 48.050 E 10 G 5.5 6.1 1.1 315 ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN-IRAN BORD REG. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.1
(HRV). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.7*10**18 Nm (HRV).
At least 1,100 people killed, 2,600 injured, 36,000
homeless, 12,000 houses damaged or destroyed and
160,000 livestock killed in the Ardabil region of
northwestern Iran. Severe damage to roads, electrical
power lines, communications and water distribution
systems in that area.
MAR 01 06 04 14.1 39.422 N 76.839 E 22 D 5.2 5.5 1.1 246 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. Mw 5.6 (HRV).
Mo=3.3*10**17 Nm (HRV). Two people killed, six injured,
4,000 houses destroyed and 738 cattle killed in Jiashi
County. Also felt at Kashi.
MAR 04 03 51 25.8 34.892 N 139.038 E 10 G 5.3 5.3 1.2 196 NEAR S. COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 5.6 (HRV).
Mo=2.8*10**17 Nm (HRV). Three people slightly injured
at Ito. Felt (IV JMA) at Ito, (III JMA) at Yokohama and
Yokosuka, (II JMA) at Tokyo and (I JMA) at Kofu and Urawa.
MAR 04 13 03 47.8 29.422 N 68.790 E 33 N 5.4 5.8 1.1 275 PAKISTAN. Mw 5.7 (GS), 5.7 (HRV). Mo=4.6*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least one person injured
and additional damage at Sibi. Felt at Quetta.
MAR 06 15 16 32.0 5.518 N 0.313 W 10 G 4.4 0.7 46 NORTHWEST AFRICA. Seven people injured and power outages
occurred in the Accra area, Ghana.
MAR 11 19 22 00.1 7.742 N 127.647 E 10 G 6.3 6.7 1.2 210 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV).
Me 7.2 (GS). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Es=1.4*10**15 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.3*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.2*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=6.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Some damage to buildings in the
Cagayan de Oro area. Felt (V RF) at Bislig; (IV RF) at
Cagayan de Oro and Davao; (III RF) at Surigao; (II RF)
at General Santos. Complex event.
MAR 16 05 51 37.0 34.851 N 137.445 E 36 D 5.7 5.1 0.8 339 NEAR S. COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 5.6 (HRV).
Mo=3.3*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least 4 people injured at
Toyohashi. Felt (V JMA) at Toyohashi and (IV JMA) at
Hikone, Mino-kamo, Nagoya, Omi-Hachiman and Shimada.
Also felt slightly at Tokyo.
MAR 19 19 57 11.9 34.872 N 71.620 E 50 G 4.9 0.8 88 PAKISTAN. Fifteen people killed, several injured and
damage to houses in the Bajaur region. Felt at Chitral.
MAR 20 08 50 40.3 30.136 N 68.022 E 33 N 5.5 5.8 1.0 264 PAKISTAN. Mw 5.7 (GS), 5.9 (HRV). Me 5.4 (GS).
Es=2.4*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=4.1*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least three people injured
and additional damage to houses in the Harnai area. Felt
at Quetta. Two events about 1 second apart.
MAR 26 02 08 57.2 51.277 N 179.533 E 33 N 6.0 6.5 1.0 434 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.7 (HRV).
Me 6.1 (GS). ML 6.3 (PMR). Es=3.2*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=9.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (IV) on Adak. This
shallow-dipping thrust earthquake is located very near the
eastern end of the rupture zone of the February 4, 1965
magnitude 8.7 (Mw) earthquake, which is also the eastern
boundary of the Rat Island block. Complex earthquake, with
two events occurring about 3 seconds apart.
MAR 26 08 31 47.1 31.920 N 130.429 E 10 G 5.6 5.9 1.3 275 KYUSHU, JAPAN. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.1 (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**18 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). At least 22 people injured,
many houses damaged and landslides occurred in Kagoshima
Prefecture. Railway services interrupted in Kagoshima
Prefecture and airports temporarily closed at Kagoshima,
Kumamoto and Miyazaki. Felt (VI JMA) at Akune, Togomachi
and Tsuruda; (V JMA) at Miyanojo and Sendai; (IV JMA) at
Hitoyoshi, Miyakonojo, Okuchi and Yatsushiro; (III JMA)
at Kurume, Makurazaki, Miyazaki, Oita and Saga. Felt
(IV JMA) at Ushibuka, Amakusa-Shimo-jima. Also felt in
much of Shikoku and parts of western Honshu.
APR 02 19 33 22.2 31.824 N 130.089 E 10 G 5.1 5.0 1.4 120 KYUSHU, JAPAN. Mw 5.5 (HRV). Mo=1.8*10**17 Nm (HRV). At
least four people injured, five buildings damaged,
landslides and road damage in Kagoshima Prefecture. Felt
(V JMA) at Akune, Miyanojo and Sendai. Felt in parts of
Kumamoto and Miyazaki Prefectures.
APR 05 12 23 30.5 6.485 S 147.408 E 69 D 6.1 0.9 365 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV).
Me 6.2 (GS). Es=5.2*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=4.8*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.6*10**18 Nm (HRV).
APR 05 23 46 19.5 39.513 N 76.865 E 33 N 5.4 5.9 1.1 335 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. Mw 5.9 (GS), 5.9 (HRV).
Mo=7.8*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=7.7*10**17 Nm (HRV). At
least 23 people injured, 3,000 buildings damaged or
destroyed and 100 head of livestock killed in Jiashi
County by this earthquake and the event on April 6,
at 04:36 UTC.
APR 06 04 36 35.2 39.537 N 76.998 E 33 N 5.6 5.8 1.0 374 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. Mw 5.8 (GS), 6.0 (HRV).
Me 5.3 (GS). Es=1.7*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=6.2*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Injuries and damage for this
earthquake are included in the comment for the event on
April 5 at 23:46 UTC.
APR 11 05 34 42.7 39.527 N 76.941 E 15 G 5.8 6.1 1.0 433 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). Me
5.8 (GS). Ms 6.0 (BRK). Es=1.2*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). At least 9
people killed, 89 injured, 100,000 homeless, thousands of
buildings destroyed and 11,000 livestock killed in Jiashi
County. Felt in Bachu, Shule, Yingjisha and Yuehpuhu
Counties. This is the largest earthquake to date in a
swarm of large strike-slip and normal faulting events
which began on January 21, 1997.
APR 15 18 19 10.1 39.634 N 76.992 E 23 D 5.4 5.8 1.1 339 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. Mw 5.8 (GS), 5.8 (HRV). Me 5.7
(GS). Es=9.2*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=5.4*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person injured and some
buildings destroyed in Jiashi County.
APR 21 12 02 26.4 12.584 S 166.676 E 33 N 6.4 7.9 0.9 299 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS. Mw 7.7 (GS), 7.7 (HRV). Me 7.7
(GS). Ms 7.9 (BRK). Es=8.3*10**15 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.7*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=4.4*10**20 Nm (HRV).
Mo=7.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). Local tsunami generated with
wave heights up to 3 meters along the coasts of the
Solomon and Vanuatu Islands, causing damage to some
houses. Minor tsunami recorded on Funafuti, Tuvalu and
at Suva, Fiji. Felt at Honiara, Solomon Islands and on
Santo, Vanuatu Islands. Complex earthquake with at
least one large event occurring about 26 seconds after
small initial onset.
APR 22 09 31 23.2 11.112 N 60.892 W 5 G 6.0 6.5 0.9 330 WINDWARD ISLANDS. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Me 6.7 (GS).
Ms 6.5 (BRK). MD 5.9 (TRN). Es=2.2*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Two people injured, three houses
destroyed and extensive damage in the western part of
Tobago. Damage estimated at more than 25 million U.S.
dollars. One of the largest known earthquakes to occur on
or near Trinidad and Tobago. Seismicity in this possible
triple junction zone results from the highly oblique,
right-lateral collision between the Caribbean and South
American plates and subduction of either the North or
South American plate beneath the Caribbean plate. Note
the Windward Islands magnitude 6.2 (Mw) event of April 2,
located about 50 km to the north. Two events about 3
seconds apart.
APR 23 19 44 28.4 13.986 N 144.901 E 101 D 6.2 1.0 309 MARIANA ISLANDS. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.2 (GS).
Es=4.4*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=6.4*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Four people injured and some
damage to buildings on Guam. Felt (VII) at Inarajan,
Merizo and Yona; (VI) in central Guam; (IV) at Dededo and
Yigo, Guam. Felt strongly on Rota, Saipan and Tinian.
Power outages occurred on Guam and Rota.
APR 28 12 07 37.8 42.504 S 42.686 E 10 G 5.7 6.3 1.1 163 PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.8 (HRV).
Mo=7.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=3.5*10**19 Nm (PPT).
MAY 01 11 37 36.1 18.993 N 107.350 W 33 N 6.1 6.8 1.2 344 OFF COAST OF JALISCO, MEXICO. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV).
Me 7.3 (GS). Es=1.8*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=2.7*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (HRV). Felt along the coast of
Jalisco. Two events about 2 seconds apart.
MAY 03 16 46 02.0 31.971 S 179.382 W 108 D 6.6 1.1 465 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). Me 6.7
(GS). Es=2.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.2*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (HRV).
MAY 08 02 53 14.7 24.894 N 92.250 E 35 D 5.6 5.6 1.0 297 INDIA-BANGLADESH BORDER REGION. Mw 6.0 (GS), 5.9 (HRV).
Me 6.0 (GS). Es=2.6*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). Several people injured and some
damage to older buildings at Sylhet, Bangladesh. Felt in
much of Bangladesh. Also felt in parts of Assam, Meghalaya
and Tripura, India.
MAY 10 07 57 29.7 33.825 N 59.809 E 10 G 6.4 7.3 1.1 381 NORTHERN IRAN. Mw 7.3 (GS), 7.2 (HRV). Me 7.7 (GS). Ms
7.2 (BRK). Es=8.9*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=9.5*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). At least 1,567 people killed,
2,300 injured, 50,000 homeless, 10,533 houses destroyed,
5,474 houses damaged and landslides in the Birjand-Qayen
area. Five people killed and some damage in the Herat
area, Afghanistan. Felt in Kerman, Khorasan, Semnan,
Sistan va Baluchestan and Yazd Provinces, Iran. This
earthquake appears to have occurred on a southern splay
of the Ferdows fault. The left-lateral, strike-slip
Ferdows fault was the site of the 1968 Dasht-e-Bayaz
earthquake (magnitude 7.3) which resulted in 12,000-20,000
casualties. The Ferdows fault is north of the Zagros
Mountains (the latter being the northern boundary of the
Arabian plate). Understanding the tectonics of the Ferdows
region is complicated by indistinct boundaries of the
several microplates at that collision zone.
MAY 11 22 16 13.9 36.383 S 97.703 W 10 G 5.6 5.8 1.3 99 WEST CHILE RISE. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Mo=4.7*10**18
Nm (GS). Mo=6.0*10**18 Nm (HRV).
MAY 13 05 38 30.2 31.824 N 130.281 E 33 N 5.6 5.8 1.3 241 KYUSHU, JAPAN. Mw 6.1 (GS), 6.1 (HRV). Ms 5.5 (BRK).
Mo=1.4*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Thirty-four
people injured and five houses damaged (VI JMA) in the
Sendai area. Felt as far as Fukuoka. Landslides occurred
in Kagoshima Prefecture.
MAY 13 11 42 21.4 33.465 N 59.894 E 10 G 4.5 4.0 1.2 47 NORTHERN IRAN. One person killed and ten houses
destroyed at Khunik Sar. Also felt at Birjand and Qaen.
MAY 13 14 13 45.7 36.411 N 70.945 E 196 D 6.1 1.0 460 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.4 (HRV).
Me 6.3 (GS). mb 6.4 (BRK). Es=6.7*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). One person
killed and eleven injured in the Malakand-Peshawar area,
Pakistan. One person injured at Kabul, Afghanistan. Houses
damaged in many parts of northern Pakistan and at Srinagar,
Kashmir. Felt strongly throughout northeastern Afghanistan,
northern Pakistan and Tajikistan. Felt (IV) at Chardzhev,
Turkmenistan; (IV) at Daroot-Korgan and Sopu-Korgon,
Kyrgyzstan; (III) at Shymkent, Kazakhstan; (II) at Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan. Felt in Himachal Pradesh and as far as Delhi,
India.
MAY 17 03 58 23.7 39.525 N 76.974 E 33 N 4.9 4.9 0.9 194 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. One person injured at Jiashi.
MAY 21 14 10 26.2 20.438 S 169.287 E 57 G 5.9 6.5 1.2 255 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Me 6.5 (GS).
Ms 6.1 (BRK). Es=1.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=9.1*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (V) at
Noumea, New Caledonia. Also felt at Port-Vila.
MAY 21 22 51 28.7 23.083 N 80.041 E 36 G 6.0 5.6 1.0 242 SOUTHERN INDIA. Mw 5.8 (GS), 5.8 (HRV). Me 5.4 (GS).
Es=2.7*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=5.3*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.8*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least 38 people killed, more
than 1,000 injured, thousands homeless and extensive damage
in the Jabalpur area. Felt in much of Madhya Pradesh. Also
felt at Allahabad, Delhi, Nagpur and in parts of western
Orissa. Two events about 1 second apart.
MAY 21 23 50 43.5 42.881 N 7.193 W 19 D 5.3 4.9 1.1 172 SPAIN. Mw 5.4 (HRV). ML 5.6 (LDG). mbLg 5.1 (MDD).
Mo=1.3*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person died from a heart attack
and minor damage in the Galicia region. Felt in many parts
of northern and western Spain. Also felt in northern
Portugal.
MAY 22 07 50 53.5 18.684 N 101.604 W 70 G 5.9 6.0 1.0 259 GUERRERO, MEXICO. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.0 (GS).
Es=2.2*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=6.8*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.9*10**18 Nm (PPT). Many houses
damaged at Arteaga and a church damaged at Patzcuaro,
Michoacan. Felt strongly at Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan.
Also felt at Mexico City.
MAY 25 23 22 33.1 32.115 S 179.791 E 333 D 6.2 1.2 256 SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (HRV).
Me 7.2 (GS). mb 6.7 (BRK). Es=1.4*10**15 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=5.2*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.1*10**20 Nm (PPT). Felt strongly on Raoul. Felt
throughout the North Island and as far south as
Christchurch on the South Island. Complex earthquake,
with two events about 4.5 and 8.5 seconds after the onset.
MAY 29 17 02 38.7 35.964 S 102.511 W 10 G 5.6 6.1 1.0 148 SOUTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.2
(BRK). Mo=4.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.9*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=6.4*10**18 Nm (PPT).
JUN 10 21 53 55.0 35.815 S 108.135 W 10 G 5.8 6.1 1.0 225 SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV).
Me 7.0 (GS). Ms 5.8 (BRK). Es=6.8*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.3*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT).
JUN 17 21 03 40.2 51.347 N 179.332 W 33 N 6.4 6.3 0.9 405 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.4 (HRV),
6.3 (CSEM). Me 6.0 (GS). ML 6.6 (PMR). Es=2.2*10**13 Nm
(GS). Mo=2.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=4.4*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=3.5*10**18 Nm (CSEM). Mo=3.1*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt
(IV) on Adak. Also felt on Amchitka.
JUN 20 12 57 32.3 32.334 N 59.957 E 10 G 5.0 5.4 1.4 108 NORTHERN IRAN. Mw 5.6 (HRV). Mo=2.4*10**17 Nm (HRV).
Sixty houses destroyed in Khorasan Province.
JUN 25 09 50 12.4 34.395 N 131.603 E 10 G 5.5 5.6 1.0 252 WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 5.9 (GS), 5.9 (HRV).
Mo=9.1*10*17 Nm (GS). Mo=6.7*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person
slightly injured in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Felt (V JMA) in
western Shimane and (IV JMA) in northern Hiroshima and
eastern Shimane Prefectures. A landslide occurred near
Masuda.
JUN 25 19 38 40.6 33.938 N 59.475 E 10 G 5.5 5.8 0.9 269 NORTHERN IRAN. Mw 5.9 (GS), 5.9 (HRV). Me 6.0 (GS).
Es=2.0*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=7.7*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.4*10**17 Nm (HRV). About 100 houses destroyed,
5,000 others damaged and some livestock killed in the
Birjand-Qayen area.
JUL 06 09 54 00.7 30.058 S 71.872 W 19 G 5.8 6.5 1.2 189 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV).
Me 6.1 (GS). Ms 6.3 (BRK). Es=3.7*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (III) at Coquimbo,
La Serena, Ovalle and Vicuna. Two events about 3.0
seconds apart.
JUL 09 19 24 13.1 10.598 N 63.486 W 20 6.2 6.8 1.3 350 NEAR COAST OF VENEZUELA. Mw 6.9 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Me 6.5
(GS). Ms 7.0 (BRK). Es=1.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.6*10**19
Nm (GS). Mo=3.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=6.0*10**19 Nm (PPT) .
At least 81 people killed, 522 injured, 3,000 homeless,
extensive damage and landslides in the Cariaco-Cumana
area. Several people injured in the Barcelona-Puerto
La Cruz area. Some damage on Isla de Margarita. Power,
telephone and water services disrupted on Isla Coche and
Isla de Margarita. Felt in much of northeastern Venezuela
and as far west as Maracaibo. Felt (V) on Trinidad. Also
felt on Tobago.
JUL 18 07 33 57.4 41.101 N 45.140 E 33 N 4.2 1.2 34 EASTERN CAUCASUS. About 5,000 houses damaged in the
Noyemberyan area, Armenia. Felt (III) at Tbilisi, Georgia.
JUL 19 14 22 08.7 16.333 N 98.216 W 33 N 5.7 6.3 1.2 217 NEAR COAST OF GUERRERO, MEXICO. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.7 (HRV).
Me 6.0 (GS). Ms 6.1 (BRK). Es=2.3*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt in Guerrero and Oaxaca. Also
felt at Mexico City. Complex event.
JUL 21 08 45 49.1 26.857 S 26.619 E 5 G 5.0 1.1 36 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA. At least 15 people killed and
46 injured at the Hartebeesfontein gold mine near
Stilfontein. Felt as far as Pretoria.
AUG 08 02 39 01.9 39.746 N 41.869 E 10 G 4.5 1.4 66 TURKEY. One person injured and seven houses destroyed
in the Koprukoy area.
AUG 08 22 27 19.8 15.477 S 179.140 W 10 G 5.7 6.6 1.1 224 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Ms 6.6 (BRK).
Mo=7.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=9.5*10**18 Nm (HRV).
AUG 10 09 20 30.9 16.013 S 124.329 E 10 5.9 6.0 0.8 269 WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). Me 6.6 (GS).
Ms 6.0 (BRK). Es=2.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.7*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt in many parts of northwestern
Australia.
AUG 20 07 15 15.9 4.358 N 96.494 E 33 N 5.9 6.0 1.2 292 NORTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.0 (HRV).
Me 5.8 (GS). Es=1.1*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Several hundred houses destroyed
in Aceh. Felt at Banda Aceh, Medan and other parts of
northern Sumatera. Felt at Alor Setar, Petaling Jaya,
Pinang and Shah Alam, Malaysia. Also felt at Hat Yai and
Songkhla, Thailand.
AUG 20 13 51 16.6 41.715 S 80.134 E 10 G 5.6 6.4 1.3 93 MID-INDIAN RIDGE. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.9 (GS).
Es=4.5*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=5.8*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.7*10**18 Nm (HRV).
AUG 24 21 11 24.7 28.795 N 52.593 E 33 N 5.0 4.1 0.9 151 SOUTHERN IRAN. Sixty-seven people injured in the
Firuzabad area.
AUG 29 06 54 00.2 15.235 S 175.576 W 33 N 5.6 6.4 1.3 187 TONGA ISLANDS. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Me 6.7 (GS).
Ms 6.1 (BRK). Es=2.5*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=5.5*10**18 Nm
(GS). Mo=5.3*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.1*10**18 Nm (PPT).
AUG 29 08 14 09.9 3.562 S 144.362 E 23 5.8 6.8 1.1 191 NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (HRV).
Me 6.9 (GS). Ms 6.9 (BRK). Es=5.5*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.5*10**18 Nm (HRV).
SEP 02 12 13 22.9 3.849 N 75.749 W 199 6.5 0.9 420 COLOMBIA. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Me 6.5 (GS).
mb 6.0 (BRK). Es=1.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=8.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt at
Armenia, Bogota, Cali, Ibague, Manizales, Medellin,
Pereira and many other parts of central and western
Colombia. Also felt (II) at Panama City and Penonome,
Panama. Complex earthquake. A small event is followed by
at least three larger events about 1.0, 4.0 and 7.0
seconds later.
SEP 04 04 23 37.0 26.569 S 178.336 E 625 D 6.3 1.0 435 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV).
Me 6.5 (GS). mb 6.4 (BRK). Es=1.1*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=2.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Complex earthquake.
SEP 20 16 11 32.1 28.683 S 177.624 W 30 G 6.1 7.0 1.0 359 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.9 (GS), 7.0 (HRV).
Me 6.5 (GS). Ms 7.1 (BRK). Es=1.3*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.5*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=4.4*10**19 Nm (PPT).
SEP 25 00 05 23.2 26.367 S 27.406 E 5 G 4.7 0.8 71 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA. mbLg 4.5 (BUL). At least three
people injured at the East Dreifontein gold mine. Felt
at Johannesburg.
SEP 26 00 33 12.2 43.048 N 12.879 E 10 G 5.5 5.6 1.2 341 CENTRAL ITALY. Mw 5.6 (GS), 5.7 (HRV). Me 5.7 (GS).
ML 5.9 (VIE), 5.7 (STR), 5.6 (FUR), 5.5 (ROM), 5.2 (LDG).
Es=7.6*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=3.3*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.8*10**17 Nm (HRV). Casualties and damage in the
Marche and Umbria regions are included in the comment for
the event at 09:40:26 UTC on September 26. Maximum
intensity (VIII) in the epicentral area. Damage to the
Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi.
SEP 26 09 40 26.3 43.084 N 12.812 E 10 G 5.7 6.0 1.3 348 CENTRAL ITALY. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.0 (HRV). Me 6.1 (GS). ML
6.4 (VIE), 6.2 (FUR), 6.0 (STR), 5.8 (ROM), 5.6 (LDG).
Es=2.9*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Eleven people killed, more than
100 injured and about 80,000 homes destroyed or damaged
in the Marche and Umbria regions by this earthquake and
the event at 00:33:12 UTC on September 26. Maximum
intensity (X) at Serravalle di Chienti and (IX) at
Valtopina. Extensive damage to the Basilica of St.
Francis at Assisi. Felt in many parts of central and
northern Italy from Bologna and Modena to Rome. Felt (IV)
in western and central Slovenia and (III) in southern
Karnten Province, Austria.
SEP 28 01 38 28.6 3.776 S 119.727 E 33 N 5.6 5.5 1.3 145 SULAWESI, INDONESIA. Mw 5.9 (GS), 5.9 (HRV). Me 5.6 (GS).
Es=6.2*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=6.8*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least 18 people killed, over
300 injured and 650 houses and buildings destroyed in
the Parepare-Pinrang area. Felt (IV) at Majene and (III)
at Ujungpandang.
SEP 30 06 27 24.7 31.959 N 141.878 E 10 G 5.5 6.5 1.1 245 SOUTH OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (HRV).
Me 5.8 (GS). Ms 6.5 (BRK). Es=1.2*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**18 Nm (HRV).
OCT 03 08 55 21.5 43.075 N 12.794 E 10 G 5.1 4.9 1.1 314 CENTRAL ITALY. Mw 5.3 (HRV). ML 5.5 (VIE), 5.4 (FUR),
5.2 (STR), 4.9 (LDG). MD 4.8 (ROM). Mo=9.9*10**16 Nm
(HRV). About 20 people injured and additional damage
(VII) in the Marche and Umbria regions. Additional
damage to the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi. Felt
at Rome.
OCT 03 11 28 40.5 27.813 N 54.731 E 33 N 5.2 4.8 1.1 203 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mw 5.3 (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**17 Nm (HRV).
Six people injured and several houses damaged in the
epicentral area.
OCT 06 12 30 05.8 9.790 N 125.779 E 106 D 5.9 1.0 237 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.4 (HRV).
Me 5.8 (GS). Es=1.0*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=5.5*10**18 Nm
(GS). Mo=5.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.6*10**18 Nm (PPT).
Felt (III RF) in eastern Cebu.
OCT 06 23 24 52.5 43.045 N 12.835 E 10 G 5.3 5.2 1.2 263 CENTRAL ITALY. Mw 5.5 (HRV). ML 5.8 (VIE), 5.5 (FUR),
5.3 (FBB), 5.3 (ROM), 5.1 (LDG). Mo=2.3*10**17 Nm (HRV).
Four people injured and additional damage (VIII) in the
Assisi, Foligno, Gualdo Tadino and Nocera Umbra areas.
Felt from Arezzo to parts of Lazio.
OCT 13 13 39 37.4 36.379 N 22.071 E 24 G 6.2 6.6 1.2 484 SOUTHERN GREECE. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.4 (HRV), 6.5 (CSEM).
Me 6.2 (GS). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Es=4.8*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=4.9*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=7.3*10**18 Nm (CSEM). Minor damage in southern
Peloponnisos. Felt strongly at Athens. Felt throughout
Greece, including Crete. Complex earthquake, with at least
three larger events occurring about 1, 3 and 5 seconds
after the onset.
OCT 14 09 53 18.1 22.101 S 176.772 W 167 D 6.7 0.9 537 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS. Mw 7.8 (GS), 7.7 (HRV). Me 7.3
(GS). mb 7.0 (BRK). Es=1.8*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=5.4*10**20
Nm (GS). Mo=4.5*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.3*10**20 Nm (PPT).
Felt at Wellington, New Zealand. Complex earthquake, with
two events occurring about 6 and 12 seconds after the
onset.
OCT 14 15 23 10.2 42.962 N 12.892 E 10 G 5.4 5.5 1.2 316 CENTRAL ITALY. ML 5.7 (VIE), 5.6 (FUR), 5.5 (STR), 5.4
(ROM), 5.3 (LDG). One person injured and additional
damage (VIII) in the Assisi-Perugia-Foligno area. Slight
damage at Rome. Felt as far south as Naples.
OCT 15 01 03 33.4 30.933 S 71.220 W 58 G 6.8 6.8 1.0 429 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (HRV).
Me 7.6 (GS). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Es=5.3*10**15 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.9*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=4.9*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=6.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Five people killed at Pueblo
Nuevo, one person killed at Coquimbo, one person killed
at La Chimba and another died of a heart attack at
Punitaqui. More than 300 people injured, 5,000 houses
destroyed, 15,700 houses damaged, numerous power and
telephone outages, landslides and rockslides in the
epicentral region. Some damage (VII) at La Serena and
(VI) at Ovalle. Felt (VI) at Alto del Carmen and Illapel;
(V) at Copiapo, Huasco, San Antonio, Santiago and
Vallenar; (IV) at Caldera, Chanaral, Rancagua and Tierra
Amarilla; (III) at Talca; (II) at Concepcion and Taltal.
Felt as far south as Valdivia. Felt (V) in Mendoza and
San Juan Provinces, Argentina. Felt in Buenos Aires,
Catamarca, Cordoba and La Rioja Provinces and Distrito
Federal, Argentina. Also felt in parts of Bolivia and
Peru. Two events about 5 seconds apart.
OCT 28 06 15 17.3 4.368 S 76.681 W 112 G 6.6 6.3 0.9 537 NORTHERN PERU. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.2 (HRV). Me 6.7 (GS).
mb 6.8 (BRK). Es=2.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=5.0*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=6.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Slight
damage at Chachapoyas. Two events about 6.5 seconds apart.
NOV 03 08 07 59.9 38.806 N 42.408 E 33 N 4.8 0.9 96 TURKEY. Two people injured and seven houses destroyed at
Bitlis.
NOV 06 02 34 33.0& 46.800 N 71.410 W 23 G 4.8 4.0 134 SOUTHERN QUEBEC, CANADA. <OTT-P>. mbLg 4.8 (GS), 5.1 (OTT).
One person died of a heart attack. Felt in many parts of
southern Quebec. Felt as far west as Ottawa, Ontario and
as far east as Edmundston, New Brunswick. Felt (V) at
Adamstown; (IV) at Clayton Lake, Farmington, Saint Francis,
Saint John and Shirley Mills, Maine. Felt (V) at East Haven
and Newport; (IV) at Barton, Beebe Plain, Sheldon Springs
and West Glover, Vermont. Also felt (IV) at Groveton, New
Hampshire. Felt in western Maine, northern New Hampshire,
northern Vermont and parts of northeastern New York.
NOV 08 10 02 52.6 35.069 N 87.325 E 33 N 6.2 7.9 1.4 344 XIZANG. Mw 7.4 (GS), 7.5 (HRV), 7.1 (OBN). Me 7.4 (GS).
Ms 7.5 (BRK). Es=3.1*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=1.4*10**20 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.2*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.2*10**19 Nm (OBN).
Mo=1.5*10**20 Nm (PPT). Complex earthquake with at least
two larger events occurring about 3 and 6 seconds after the
onset.
NOV 09 22 56 42.7 13.849 N 88.808 W 176 5.6 1.1 364 EL SALVADOR. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Me 5.7 (GS). mb 6.1
(BRK). MD 5.0 (SSS). Es=6.9*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=5.4*10**18
Nm (GS). Mo=3.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt (IV) at San Salvadore.
NOV 14 04 29 53.4 24.156 N 121.861 E 33 N 5.2 4.8 1.1 89 TAIWAN. One person injured by a landslide on the coastal
highway between Hua-lien and Su-ao. Felt (V JMA) at Hua-
lien. Felt in much of Taiwan.
NOV 15 18 59 24.3 15.145 S 167.375 E 123 D 6.4 1.1 357 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Me 6.7 (GS).
mb 6.8 (BRK). Es=2.8*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=4.1*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). Complex earthquake with at least
one larger event occurring about 3 seconds after the onset.
NOV 18 13 07 41.7 37.570 N 20.656 E 33 N 5.9 6.4 1.4 402 IONIAN SEA. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.6 (HRV), 6.3 (CSEM). Me 6.2 (GS).
Ms 6.3 (BRK). ML 6.1 (THE). Es=4.1*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=9.0*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=3.1*10**18 Nm (CSEM). Several people injured and
considerable damage to buildings at Amalias, Gargalianoi,
Kalamai, Kiparissia, Meligalas, Pirgos and other parts of
western Peloponnisos. One house destroyed on Zakinthos. Felt
in much of Greece as far as Crete. Also felt on Sicily.
Complex event.
NOV 21 11 23 06.3 22.212 N 92.702 E 54 D 5.9 1.0 362 INDIA-BANGLADESH BORDER REGION. Mw 6.1 (GS), 6.1 (HRV).
Me 5.5 (GS). Es=4.4*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Twenty-three people killed, 200
injured and a five-story building collapsed at Chittagong,
Bangladesh. Houses damaged at Alikadam, Bandarban, Lama
and Nakhyaungcharipara, Bangladesh. Felt in much of
Bangladesh as far north as Rangpur and Rajshahi. Two
events about 1.75 seconds apart.
NOV 25 12 14 33.6 1.241 N 122.536 E 24 G 6.1 6.8 1.2 296 MINAHASSA PENINSULA, SULAWESI. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV).
Me 6.9 (GS). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Es=4.7*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.7*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=4.1*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=2.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). At least 90 buildings damaged (VI)
in the Gorontalo area. Felt (III) at Manado.
NOV 28 22 53 41.5 13.740 S 68.788 W 586 D 6.4 0.9 488 PERU-BOLIVIA BORDER REGION. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Me 6.5
(GS). mb 6.3 (BRK). Es=1.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**19
Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV).
DEC 05 11 26 54.6 54.841 N 162.035 E 33 N 6.3 7.6 1.0 460 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. Mw 7.7 (GS), 7.8 (HRV), 7.5
(OBN). Me 7.2 (GS). Ms 7.7 (BRK). Es=1.5*10**15 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.1*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=5.3*10**20 Nm (HRV).
Mo=2.2*10**20 Nm (OBN). Felt (VII) in the epicentral area
and (V) at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy and Ust-Kamchatsk.
Felt (II) at Severo-Kurilsk, Paramushir. Also felt aboard
the cargo ship Stepan Krasheninnikov in the epicentral
area. Tsunami generated with recorded wave heights
(peak-to-trough) at the following selected tide stations:
15 cm on Adak and Unalaska, Alaska; 60 cm at Kahului, 52 cm
at Haleiwa, 47 cm at Hilo, 30 cm at Hanalei, 12 cm on
Midway, 10 cm at Snug Harbor and 5 cm at Honolulu, Hawaii.
Complex earthquake with at least one event occurring about
14 seconds after the onset.
DEC 05 18 48 22.7 53.752 N 161.746 E 33 N 6.2 6.5 1.1 477 OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV), 6.6
(OBN). Me 6.5 (GS). Ms 6.4 (BRK). Es=1.1*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.4*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=9.3*10**18 Nm (OBN). Felt (IV) at Petropavlovsk-
Kamchatskiy. Also felt (II) at Severo-Kurilsk, Paramushir.
DEC 06 10 59 10.0 53.972 N 161.909 E 33 N 5.7 5.8 1.0 427 OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. Mw 5.9 (GS), 6.1 (HRV),
6.6 (OBN). Me 5.7 (GS). Es=9.1*10**12 Nm (GS).
Mo=9.0*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=8.1*10**18 Nm (OBN).
DEC 07 17 56 18.7 54.658 N 162.882 E 33 N 5.6 6.0 1.1 368 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (HRV),
6.5 (OBN). Me 6.0 (GS). Es=2.0*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=6.0*10**18 Nm (OBN).
DEC 17 04 38 51.4 51.187 N 178.871 E 20 G 5.8 6.5 1.0 369 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me
6.2 (GS). Ms 6.4 (BRK). ML 6.4 (PMR). Es=4.1*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=9.9*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (IV) on Adak. Two events about
1.5 seconds apart.
DEC 22 02 05 50.0 5.495 S 147.867 E 179 D 6.3 6.7 1.0 496 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.2 (HRV). Me
7.1 (GS). mb 6.4 (BRK). Es=8.7*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=6.2*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=5.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Some minor damage at Lae. Felt at
Madang, Morobe, Port Moresby and on New Britain. Complex
event.
Notable North American Earthquakes
JUN 23 19 13 27.0& 47.599 N 122.574 W 7 5.0 150 WASHINGTON. <SEA-P>. MD 4.9 (SEA). Slight damage (VI) at
Bremerton and Poulsbo. Felt (V) at Gig Harbor, Port
Gamble, Tracyton and on Bainbridge Island; (IV) at Allyn,
Indianola, Kent, Keyport, Kirkland, Manchester, Mercer
Island, Mountlake Terrace, Olalla, Orting, Port Orchard,
Quilcene, Seabeck, SeaTac Airport, Seattle, Shelton,
South Colby, Southworth and Vashon. Felt throughout the
Puget Sound area from Mount Vernon to Olympia.
Compiled by Waverly J. Person
