Significant Earthquakes of the World
2000
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 2000
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 08 16 47 20.5 16.925 S 174.248 W 183 D 6.5 6.6 1.3 396 TONGA ISLANDS. Mw 7.2 (GS), 7.2 (HRV). Me 7.0 (GS).
Es=6.8*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=6.1*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Felt (V) at Afiamalu and (III)
at Apia, Samoa. Also felt on Tutuila, American Samoa.
Complex earthquake. A small event is followed by a much
larger one about 6 seconds later. Depth based on first
event.
JAN 09 21 54 40.4 18.823 S 174.370 E 33 N 5.6 6.4 1.0 208 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Me 6.9 (GS).
Es=4.5*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=5.7*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.8*10**18 Nm (HRV).
JAN 11 23 43 56.4 40.498 N 122.994 E 10 G 4.9 4.7 1.2 67 NORTHEASTERN CHINA. Mw 5.1 (HRV). Mo=4.9*10**16 Nm (HRV).
Thirty people injured, 3,600 housing units destroyed and
8,800 housing units damaged in Liaoning Province. Felt at
Anshan, Dandong, Liaoyang, Panjin and Shenyang.
JAN 14 23 37 07.8 25.607 N 101.063 E 33 N 5.4 5.9 1.0 180 YUNNAN, CHINA. Mw 5.8 (GS), 5.9 (HRV). ML 5.5 (BJI).
Mo=5.9*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=8.3*10**17 Nm (HRV). Seven
people killed, 2,528 injured, 92,479 homeless and more
than 41,000 houses destroyed in central Yunnan Province.
JAN 26 20 55 19.1 24.263 N 103.797 E 33 N 4.9 4.5 0.9 59 YUNNAN, CHINA. Two people injured and roads and houses
damaged in the Mile-Qiubei area.
JAN 28 14 21 07.3 43.046 N 146.837 E 61 D 6.7 6.6 0.9 546 KURIL ISLANDS. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV), 6.4 (OBN). Me 6.8
(GS). Es=3.0*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.2*10**18 Nm (OBN).
Mo=2.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (VI) at Yuzhno-Kurilsk,
Kunashir and (V) on Shikotan and at Kurilsk, Iturup. Two
people injured at Nemuro, Hokkaido. Felt at Misawa and
Yokosuka, Honshu. Recorded (4 JMA) at Akkeshi, Betsukai,
Kushiro, Naka-shibetsu and Nemuro; (3 JMA) at Kitami and
Obihiro, Hokkaido. Also recorded (3 JMA) in Aomori and
Iwate Prefectures, Honshu. Recorded (1 JMA) in much of
Hokkaido and northern Honshu as far as the Tokyo area.
FEB 02 22 58 01.5 35.288 N 58.218 E 33 N 5.1 5.3 0.9 116 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IRAN. Mw 5.2 (GS), 5.3 (HRV).
ML 5.4 (TEH). Mo=6.1*10**16 Nm (GS). Mo=9.9*10**16 Nm
(HRV). One person killed and at least 15 injured; 100
houses destroyed and 300 houses slightly damaged in the
Bardaskan-Kashmar area.
FEB 06 11 33 52.2 5.844 S 150.876 E 33 N 6.6 6.8 0.9 493 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 6.4
(GS). Es=7.8*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=9.7*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=9.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt strongly at Kimbe and Rabaul.
Also felt at Port Moresby, New Guinea.
FEB 07 19 34 57.0* 26.288 S 30.888 E 5 G 4.5 0.9 21 SOUTH AFRICA. One person injured, moderate damage and
landslides in the Mbabane-Manzini area, Swaziland. Also
felt at Paulpietersburg.
FEB 25 01 43 58.6 19.528 S 173.818 E 33 N 6.1 7.1 1.2 393 VANUATU ISLANDS REGION. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). Me 7.5
(GS). Es=4.7*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=3.6*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.1*10**19 Nm (HRV).
FEB 26 08 11 48.4 13.795 N 144.782 E 132 D 6.0 5.4 1.1 320 MARIANA ISLANDS. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). Me 5.6 (GS).
Es=6.4*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=2.2*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Several people slightly injured
on Guam. Minor damage to one school at Santa Rita. Power
outage and water line broken in the Yona area. Felt
strongly on Guam and Saipan. Two events about 1.5 seconds
apart. Depth based on first event.
MAR 03 22 22 40.7 6.817 S 143.807 E 10 G 6.3 6.7 1.1 356 NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (HRV).
Me 6.4 (GS). ML 6.1 (PMG). Es=9.6*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=8.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt in
the Lake Kutubu area.
MAR 28 11 00 22.5 22.338 N 143.730 E 127 D 6.8 7.6 1.2 538 VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. Mw 7.6 (GS), 7.6 (HRV).
Me 7.4 (GS). Es=3.2*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=3.2*10**20 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.2*10**20 Nm (HRV). Felt on Chichi-jima.
APR 23 09 27 23.3 28.307 S 62.990 W 609 D 6.6 0.9 568 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO PROVINCE, ARGENTINA. Mw 7.0 (GS),
7.0 (HRV). Me 6.9 (GS). Es=4.7*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Felt in
La Rioja Province.
MAY 04 04 21 16.2 1.105 S 123.573 E 26 G 6.7 7.5 1.1 430 SULAWESI, INDONESIA. Mw 7.4 (GS), 7.6 (HRV). 7.2 (OBN).
Me 7.6 (GS). Es=4.9*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=1.6*10**20 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.4*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=8.0*10**19 Nm (OBN). At least
46 people killed, 264 injured, 30,000 homeless, extensive
damage and power outages occurred in the Luwuk area,
Sulawesi and on nearby islands. Eighty percent of
buildings were damaged or destroyed on Banggai. Damage
also occurred on Peleng. Dozens of houses damaged (VII)
and a local market destroyed by fire at Luwuk. Much of
the damage east of Luwuk and on Peleng was caused by a
local tsunami with estimated wave heights up to 6 meters.
Felt (V) at Gorontalo and Palu; (IV) at Manado and
Tolitoli, Sulawesi. Felt (IV) at Balikpapan, Borneo. Felt
(III) on Ternate. Also felt at Tawau, Malaysia.
MAY 04 20 36 32.4 17.914 S 178.522 W 516 D 5.6 0.9 370 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.4 (GS).
Es=7.7*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=4.2*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). Two events about 2.5 seconds
apart. Depth based on first event.
MAY 07 23 10 54.1& 38.164 N 38.777 E 5 4.5 4.1 122 TURKEY. MD 4.5 (ISK). One person injured and 200 homes
damaged in the Doganyol-Puturge area.
MAY 12 03 01 44.4 37.049 N 36.085 E 10 G 4.7 1.1 169 TURKEY. MD 4.8 (ISK). ML 4.6 (CSS). Some people injured
and buildings damaged at Osmaniye. Felt at Adana, Antakya
and Gaziantep.
MAY 12 18 43 18.1 23.548 S 66.452 W 225 6.2 0.9 232 JUJUY PROVINCE, ARGENTINA. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.2 (HRV). Me 6.7
(GS). Es=2.6*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=5.9*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). One person
killed at the Manto Verde Mine in the Atacama region,
Chile. Felt (VI) at Antofagasta, Calama, Chuquicamata,
Copiapo, Mejillones and Sierra Gorda; (V) at Caldera,
Chanaral, Diego de Almagro, Iquique, Tierra Amarilla and
Tocopilla; (IV) at Arica, Pozo Almonte and Potrerillos;
(III) at Parinacota, Chile. Also felt in northern
Argentina. Complex earthquake. A small event is followed
by a larger one about 2 seconds later.
MAY 17 03 25 48.7 24.223 N 121.058 E 10 G 5.4 5.3 1.0 186 TAIWAN. Mw 5.4 (HRV). Mo=1.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least
three people killed, 13 injured and landslides in
Tai-chung County. Felt as far as Taipei. Recorded (4 TAP)
in eastern Tai-chung County; (3 TAP) at Chang-hua and
Tai-chung; (2 TAP) at Hua-lien and Miao-li. Also recorded
(1 TAP) throughout central and northern Taiwan.
JUN 02 11 13 49.3 44.513 N 130.081 W 10 G 5.8 6.0 1.1 304 OFF COAST OF OREGON. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). Me 6.5 (GS).
Es=1.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.3*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.5*10**18 Nm (HRV).
JUN 03 08 54 49.2 35.552 N 140.464 E 62 5.6 5.6 0.9 412 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 6.1 (GS), 6.2 (HRV).
Mo=1.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). One person
injured and minor damage in northeastern Chiba Prefecture.
Felt in the Tokyo area. Recorded (5L JMA) at Tako and in
other parts of northern Chiba; (4 JMA) in southern Chiba
and Ibaraki Prefectures.
JUN 04 16 28 26.1 4.721 S 102.087 E 33 N 6.8 8.0 1.1 379 SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA. Mw 7.7 (GS), 7.9 (HRV).
Me 8.3 (GS). Es=5.9*10**16 Nm (GS). Mo=3.8*10**20 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.5*10**20 Nm (HRV). At least 103 people killed, 2,174
injured, extensive damage (VI) and landslides in the
Bengkulu area; minor injuries and damage on Enggano. Felt
(IV) in Lampung Province and at Palembang. Felt (III) at
Jakarta, Jawa. Felt in much of southern Sumatera. Felt
throughout Singapore. Also felt at Johor Bahru, Kuala
Lumpur and Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. Two events about 15
seconds apart. Focal mechanism from first motions of
P waves based on first event.
JUN 04 16 39 45.6 4.646 S 102.102 E 33 N 6.7 1.3 147 SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA
JUN 06 02 41 49.8 40.693 N 32.992 E 10 G 5.5 6.1 1.0 418 TURKEY. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.0 (HRV), 5.9 (CSEM). Me 6.0 (GS).
MD 5.9 (ISK). Es=2.1*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=1.3*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.9*10**17 Nm (CSEM). At least
two people killed, more than 80 injured and at least 4,600
homes damaged in the Cerkes-Cubuk-Orta area. Felt strongly
in the Ankara area. Also felt in much of north-central
Turkey and along the Black Sea coast.
JUN 06 10 59 09.7 37.012 N 103.791 E 10 G 5.2 5.6 1.2 209 GANSU, CHINA. Mw 5.6 (HRV). ML 5.8 (BJI). Mo=2.5*10**17 Nm
(HRV). At least 20 people injured and damage in the Baiyin
area. Felt at Lanzhou and in much of central Gansu
Province.
JUN 06 21 16 42.4 36.829 N 135.464 E 10 G 5.7 5.3 0.9 394 SEA OF JAPAN. Mw 5.9 (GS), 5.9 (HRV). Me 5.8 (GS).
Es=1.2*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=7.0*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.0*10**17 Nm (HRV). Three people injured in central
Japan. Recorded (5L JMA) at Komatsu; (4 JMA) in Fukui and
Ishikawa; (3 JMA) in Kyoto and Toyama Prefectures, Honshu.
JUN 07 21 46 55.9 26.856 N 97.238 E 33 N 6.3 6.5 0.9 402 MYANMAR. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). Me 6.5 (GS).
Es=1.4*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.6*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). Many buildings damaged at Liuku,
China. Felt in northern Myanmar and in the state of
Arunachal Pradesh, India.
JUN 07 23 45 26.6 4.612 S 101.905 E 33 N 6.1 6.7 1.2 352 SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.7 (HRV).
Me 6.6 (GS). Es=1.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=6.3*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). One person killed and at least 600
buildings damaged at Lahat. Felt (V) at Bengkulu. Felt at
Pelembang. Also felt (II) at Jakarta, Jawa.
JUN 10 18 23 29.3 23.843 N 121.225 E 33 N 6.2 6.2 1.0 377 TAIWAN. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Me 6.4 (GS).
Es=8.3*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=3.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.3*10**18
Nm (HRV). Two people died from heart attacks and 36
injured in the Nan-tou area. Landslides and rockslides
blocked a number of highways in central Taiwan. Felt
throughout Taiwan. Also felt (IV) in Hong Kong. Recorded
(6 TAP) in western Nan-tou County, (5 TAP) from northern
Hua-lien to Tai-nan County and (4 TAP) throughout central
Taiwan and on Peng-hu Tao. Recorded (1 JMA) on
Iriomote-jima and Yonaguni-jima, Ryukyu Islands.
JUN 11 11 55 12.3 50.579 S 139.550 E 10 G 5.9 6.4 1.2 160 WESTERN INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.6 (HRV).
Mo=4.4*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.9*10**18 Nm (HRV).
JUN 17 15 40 41.7 63.966 N 20.487 W 10 G 5.7 6.6 1.0 406 ICELAND. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV), 6.8 (CSEM). Me 6.7 (GS).
Es=2.5*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=4.3*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (CSEM). One
person injured and rockslides closed some roads at
Vestmannaeyjar. At least 11 houses destroyed, 19 houses
and a glass factory damaged and utilities disrupted at
Hella. Felt throughout western Iceland.
JUN 18 14 44 13.3 13.802 S 97.453 E 10 G 6.8 7.8 1.2 405 SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN. Mw 7.6 (GS), 7.9 (HRV). Me 8.0 (GS).
Es=1.9*10**16 Nm (GS). Mo=2.4*10**20 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.9*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.8*10**20 Nm (PPT). Small
items knocked from shelves and a local tsunami generated
with an estimated wave height of 30 cm in the Cocos
Islands. Felt (II) at Bengkulu, Jakarta and Padangpanjang,
Indonesia.
JUN 21 00 51 46.8 63.980 N 20.758 W 10 G 6.1 6.6 0.9 351 ICELAND. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV), 6.4 (CSEM). Me 6.8 (GS).
Es=3.0*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=5.0*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.3*10**18 Nm (CSEM). About 12
houses destroyed and 24 severely damaged in the Grimsnes
region. Water pipes damaged in the
Selfoss-Eyrarbakki-Stokkseyri area. Felt in southwestern
Iceland and as far north as Isafjordur.
JUL 01 07 01 55.5 34.221 N 139.131 E 10 G 6.0 6.1 1.0 355 NEAR S. COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 6.1 (GS), 6.1 (HRV).
Me 6.8 (GS). Es=3.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.7*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). One person killed by a landslide,
several injured, minor damage and power outages on
Kozu-shima. Recorded (6L JMA) on Kozu-shima, (5L JMA) on
Nii-jima, (4 JMA) on Miyake-jima, (3 JMA) on O-shima and
(2 JMA) on Hachijo-jima. Also recorded (4 JMA) at Kawazu;
(3 JMA) in the Tateyama area and at Yokohama; (2 JMA) in
the Tokyo area, Honshu. A local tsunami was generated
with a recorded wave height of 7 cm at Minamiizu.
JUL 06 19 30 20.3 11.884 N 85.988 W 33 5.0 5.1 1.2 182 NICARAGUA. Mw 5.4 (HRV). MD 5.1 (CASC). Mo=1.5*10**17 Nm
(HRV). Seven people killed, 42 injured, 357 houses
destroyed and 1,130 damaged in the Masaya area. Felt
throughout Nicaragua.
JUL 07 00 15 30.9& 40.837 N 29.218 E 9 4.2 89 TURKEY. MD 4.2 (ISK). One person died from a heart
attack and seven people injured in the Gebze area.
Twenty-seven people injured in the Kartal area. Felt
strongly in the Istanbul area.
JUL 11 01 32 28.5& 57.369 N 154.206 W 44 6.3 6.2 661 KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.5 (HRV).
Me 6.8 (GS). ML 6.3 (AEIC), 6.6 (PMR). Es=3.7*10**14 Nm
(GS). Mo=9.4*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.5*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Some minor damage on Kodiak. Felt (V) at Karluk, Kodiak
and Larsen Bay; (III) at Naknek and Perryville; (II) at
Anchorage, Cordova and Palmer. Felt throughout southern
Alaska and as far north as Fairbanks. Two events about
1.5 seconds apart. The second event is larger than the
first. Depth based on first event.
JUL 12 01 10 42.6 6.675 S 106.845 E 33 N 5.2 5.0 1.2 103 JAWA, INDONESIA. Mw 5.4 (HRV). Mo=1.3*10**17 Nm (HRV).
Six people injured and 200 houses damaged at Cijeruk;
three buildings damaged at Bandung; twelve houses
destroyed and twenty damaged at Cibadak; one building
damaged at Cimandiri; many houses damaged at
Kadudampit; one house damaged at Sukajadi. Felt (III)
at Jakarta.
JUL 15 01 30 30.5 34.319 N 139.260 E 10 G 5.5 5.9 0.9 275 NEAR SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.1 (HRV).
Mo=9.5*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=1.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Ten people
injured, 20 homes damaged, landslides and power outages
occurred on Nii-jima. Recorded (6L JMA) on Nii-jima,
(5L JMA) on O-shima, (4 JMA) on Kozu-shima, (3 JMA) on
Miyake-jima and (2 JMA) on Hachijo-jima. Also recorded
(4 JMA) at Tateyama and Yokohama; (3 JMA) at Ito,
Sagamihara, Shimoda, Suwa, Tokyo and Yokosuka, Honshu.
JUL 16 03 21 45.5 20.253 N 122.043 E 33 N 6.1 6.3 1.2 304 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.4 (HRV).
Me 6.8 (GS). Es=3.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=4.5*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Six people injured, many houses
damaged and utilities disrupted; a church and some houses
damaged at Basco; a highway blocked by a landslide on
Mount Irada, Batan Islands. Recorded (1 JMA) on
Iriomote-jima, Ryukyu Islands.
JUL 16 03 57 45.5 7.747 S 150.917 E 10 G 6.3 6.4 0.9 367 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV).
Me 7.3 (GS). ML 6.4 (PMG). Es=2.0*10**15 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=9.4*10**18 Nm (HRV).
JUL 17 22 53 47.3 36.283 N 70.924 E 141 D 6.0 1.1 419 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.3 (HRV).
Me 6.6 (GS). Es=1.8*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=3.0*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Two people killed at Peshawar,
Pakistan when a three-story building collapsed. Felt (III)
at Andijon, Farghona and Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Felt in
northern India, northern Pakistan and at Kabul,
Afghanistan.
JUL 28 20 28 12.7 23.359 N 120.915 E 33 N 5.6 5.6 1.3 262 TAIWAN. Mw 5.6 (GS), 5.7 (HRV). Mo=2.9*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.5*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person injured and 2
buildings destroyed by rockslides in Nan-tou County.
Rockslides blocked a highway in Chia-i County. Felt as far
as Taipei and Kao-hsiung. Recorded (4 TAP) at Chia-i and
in many other parts of central Taiwan; (3 TAP) at
Chang-hua, Cheng-kung and Hua-lien; (2 TAP) at I-lan,
Kao-hsiung, Miao-li, Tai-chung, Taipei and Tai-tung.
Recorded (1 TAP) on Lan Yu and at Ma-kung, Peng-hu Tao.
JUL 30 12 25 45.5 33.901 N 139.376 E 10 G 6.0 6.5 0.9 428 SOUTHEAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV).
Me 7.1 (GS). Es=1.1*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=6.3*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.9*10**18 Nm (PPT). One person
injured, a road damaged and landslides on Miyake-jima.
Felt in the Tokyo area. Recorded (6L JMA) on Miyake-jima;
(5L JMA) on Kozu-shima and Nii-jima; (3 JMA) on
Hachijo-jima and O-shima. Also recorded (3 JMA) in Chiba,
Kanagawa and Shizuoka; (1 JMA) as far as Hyogo and
Wakayama Prefectures, Honshu.
AUG 03 01 09 38.9 12.037 S 166.448 E 33 N 5.7 6.5 1.0 218 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 6.2 (GS).
Es=4.4*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=9.4*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt (VI) at Lata.
AUG 04 21 13 02.7 48.786 N 142.246 E 10 G 6.3 7.1 0.9 593 SAKHALIN ISLAND, RUSSIA. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.8 (HRV),
6.6 (OBN). Me 6.4 (GS). Es=9.4*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=2.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Mo=9.1*10**18 Nm (OBN). Eight
people injured, 19,100 homeless, 1,390 buildings
damaged and a landslide destroyed roads and power lines
in the Uglegorsk-Makarov area. Estimated 920,000 US
dollars damage. Felt (VI) at Krasnogorsk; (V) at
Porechye and Poronaysk; (IV) at Dalneye, Dolinsk and
Kholmsk; (III) at Pilvo and Starodubskoye. Also felt
(III) at Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kunashir and at Sovetskaya
Gavan, Khabarovskiy Kray. Recorded (1 JMA) in the
Wakkanai area, Hokkaido and on Rishiri-to, Japan.
AUG 06 07 27 12.9 28.856 N 139.556 E 395 D 6.3 0.9 588 BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. Mw 7.3 (GS), 7.4 (HRV).
Me 6.9 (GS). Es=5.6*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**20 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.2*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.1*10**20 Nm (PPT). Felt at
Misawa, Honshu. Recorded (3 JMA) on Hachijo-jima and in
southern Chiba, northeastern Fukushima and eastern
Kanagawa Prefectures, Honshu. Recorded (1 JMA) as far as
southern Aomori Prefecture, Honshu.
AUG 07 14 33 55.9 7.018 S 123.357 E 649 D 6.5 0.9 517 BANDA SEA. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.5 (GS).
Es=1.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=5.5*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.0*10**18 Nm (HRV).
AUG 09 11 41 47.9 18.198 N 102.480 W 46 6.1 6.5 1.0 481 MICHOACAN, MEXICO. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV) Me 6.3 (GS).
Es=7.2*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=5.3*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). One person
injured, some buildings damaged and power interrupted at
Lazaro Cardenas. Felt strongly in Colima, Guanajuato,
Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Oaxaca and
Puebla. Felt throughout central and southern Mexico.
AUG 15 04 30 08.8 31.511 S 179.725 E 358 D 6.0 0.9 471 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV).
Me 6.5 (GS). Es=1.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=9.0*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=9.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Widely
felt on the North Island of New Zealand from Whakatane to
Wellington.
AUG 19 21 26 15.5 39.70 N 41.13 E 33 N 4.1 1.5 7 TURKEY. Nine people injured in the Erzurum area.
AUG 21 13 25 44.5 25.826 N 102.194 E 33 N 4.9 4.2 1.0 119 YUNNAN, CHINA. One person killed, 406 injured, over
169,000 homeless and extensive damage in Wuding County.
AUG 23 13 41 28.1& 40.680 N 30.720 E 15 5.2 4.9 352 TURKEY. Mw 5.3 (HRV). ML 5.8 (ISK). Mo=1.0*10**17 Nm (HRV).
At least 22 people injured in the Sakarya area. Felt in
the Bursa, Istanbul and Yalova areas.
AUG 28 15 05 47.9 4.110 S 127.394 E 16 G 6.5 6.8 1.0 336 BANDA SEA. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Me 6.7 (GS).
Es=2.5*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=8.9*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (HRV). Felt on Ambon, Indonesia.
AUG 28 19 29 32.3 4.124 S 127.027 E 33 N 6.5 6.4 1.0 160 BANDA SEA. Mw 6.3 (GS). Me 7.1 (GS). Es=1.1*10**15 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.7*10**18 Nm (GS).
SEP 03 08 36 30.0& 38.379 N 122.413 W 10 4.9 4.9 146 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. ML 5.2 (NC), 5.1 (BRK). Mw 5.0 (BRK).
At least 41 people injured in the Napa area. Considerable
damage damage (VII) at Napa. Felt (V) at Boyes Hot Springs,
El Verano, Freestone, Rutherford, Sonoma, Vallejo and
Yountville; (IV) at American Canyon, Benicia, Birds
Landing, Calistoga, Canyon, Concord, Crockett, Deer Park,
Duncans Mills, Fairfield, Guerneville, Lafayette, Marshall,
Martinez, Montgomery Village, Novato, Penngrove, Pittsburg,
Port Costa, Rohnert Park, San Bruno, San Francisco, Santa
Rosa, Suisun City, Vacaville, Villa Grande, Winters and
Woodacre. Felt in much of northern California from
Sacramento to Santa Rosa and south to the San Francisco
Bay area.
SEP 14 14 59 57.6 15.742 S 179.801 E 33 N 5.7 6.2 0.9 263 FIJI ISLANDS. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). Me 6.8 (GS).
Es=3.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.5*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.5*10**18 Nm (HRV).
SEP 20 08 37 16.3 1.885 S 80.461 W 33 N 5.4 4.8 1.1 223 NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR. Mw 5.4 (GS), 5.5 (HRV).
Mo=1.5*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person
killed and some structural damage in Manabi Province. Felt
at Guayaquil.
OCT 02 02 25 31.3 7.977 S 30.709 E 34 G 6.1 6.7 1.1 415 LAKE TANGANYIKA REGION. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.1 (GS).
Es=3.1*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=5.7*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). Six people injured, at least 7
houses destroyed and 150 damaged in Nkansi District,
Rukwa Region, Tanzania. Felt strongly in much of Rukwa
Region. Also felt in Copperbelt, Luapula and Northern
Provinces, Zambia and in eastern Katanga Province,
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
OCT 04 02 33 57.0& 37.918 N 29.046 E 8 4.6 4.0 172 TURKEY. MD 4.7 (ISK), 4.6 (ATH). At least 31 people
injured in the Denizli area.
OCT 04 16 58 44.3 15.421 S 166.910 E 23 G 6.1 6.9 1.2 357 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.7 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Me 6.4 (GS).
Ms 7.0 (BRK). Es=9.8*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.0*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Two events
about 3 seconds apart. Depth based on first event.
OCT 06 04 30 19.1 35.456 N 133.134 E 10 G 5.8 6.8 1.0 390 WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.7 (HRV), 6.4 (OBN).
Me 7.4 (GS). Ms 6.4 (BRK). Es=2.9*10**15 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=4.4*10**18 Nm (OBN).At least 130 people injured, 104
houses destroyed, seven bridges collapsed, 2230
structures damaged and 65 landslides reported in the
Okayama-Tottori area. Recorded (6U JMA) in Tottori;
(5U JMA) in northern Okayama; (5L JMA) in northeastern
Shimane, southern Hiroshima and Okayama Prefectures;
(4 JMA) in much of southwestern Honshu. Recorded (5U JMA)
in eastern Kagawa; (5L JMA) in Tokushima and western
Kagawa; (4 JMA) in northern Ehime and Kochi; (3 JMA) in
southern Ehime Prefectures, Shikoku. Recorded (2 JMA)
from southern Kyushu to Saitama and Toyama Prefectures,
Honshu.
OCT 25 09 32 23.9 6.549 S 105.630 E 38 G 6.3 6.6 0.9 415 SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV).
Me 6.4 (GS). Ms 6.4 (BRK). Es=7.8*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (HRV). Minor
damage at Banten, Jakarta and Pandeglang, Jawa. Power
outages occurred at Jakarta and Pandeglang. Felt (IV) at
Serang, Jawa. Felt at Bandung, Garut, Sukabumi and
Tasikmalaya, Jawa and at Tanjungkarang-Telukbetung,
Sumatera. Also felt by people in high-rise buildings in
Singapore. Complex earthquake. A small event is followed
by a larger one about 3 seconds later.
OCT 29 08 37 08.7 4.766 S 153.945 E 50 G 6.1 6.3 1.0 560 NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.8 (GS), 7.0 (HRV).
Me 6.5 (GS). Ms 6.1 (BRK). Es=1.1*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.0*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Two events about 14 seconds
apart. Depth based on first event.
OCT 30 16 42 51.7 34.300 N 136.214 E 35 D 5.4 5.1 0.9 120 WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 5.5 (HRV). Mo=1.9*10**17 Nm
(HRV). Four people injured in Mie, 1 in Aichi, 1 in
Gifu and 1 in Nara Prefectures. Felt at Hamamatsu.
Recorded (4 JMA) in Aichi, Mie, northern Nara and
southern Shiga; (3 JMA) in Kyoto, Osaka, Wakayama,
southeastern Hyogo, southern Fukui and Gifu
Prefectures. Recorded (2 JMA) in much of south-central
Honshu and (1 JMA) from Hiroshima to Nagano, Kanagawa
and northern Fukui Prefectures. Also recorded (2 JMA)
in the Tokushima area and (1 JMA) in eastern Shikoku.
OCT 30 22 39 06.5 37.542 N 69.582 E 33 N 5.2 4.5 1.0 159 AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG. Mw 5.1 (HRV).
Mo=5.4*10**16 Nm (HRV). At least 800 buildings damaged
and 17,000 people homeless in the Farkhor area,
Tajikistan.
NOV 07 00 18 04.9 55.627 S 29.876 W 10 G 6.7 1.3 187 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV).
Me 6.6 (GS). Ms 6.5 (BRK). Es=1.7*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (PPT).
NOV 08 06 59 58.8 7.042 N 77.829 W 17 G 6.0 6.4 1.0 462 PANAMA-COLOMBIA BORDER REGION. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV).
Me 6.4 (GS). Ms 6.3 (BRK). ML 6.2 (RSNC).
Es=8.3*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=7.4*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). Two
people slightly injured; 86 houses and some municipal
buildings damaged in the Jurado area, Colombia. Also
felt by people in high-rise buildings at Medellin and
Cali. Minor cracks in some buildings at Boca de Cupe,
Panama.
NOV 10 20 10 53.3 36.601 N 4.773 E 10 G 5.8 5.5 1.1 426 NORTHERN ALGERIA. Mw 5.7 (GS), 5.7 (HRV). Me 5.5 (GS).
Es=4.2*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=3.5*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.3*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person killed at Bougaa
and one at Chemini. Twelve people injured and at least
seven houses destroyed in Beni Ourtilane.
NOV 16 04 54 56.7 3.980 S 152.169 E 33 N 6.0 8.2 1.2 254 NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. Mw 7.6 (GS), 8.0 (HRV),
7.4 (OBN). Ms 8.2 (BRK). Mo=3.3*10**20 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.2*10**21 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.2*10**21 Nm (PPT).
Mo=1.4*10**20 Nm (OBN). One person killed on Duke of
York and one killed by a landslide on New Ireland. At
least 5,000 people homeless on Bougainville, Buka, Duke
of York, New Britain and New Ireland. Extensive damage
from the earthquake and tsunami on Duke of York, New
Britain and New Ireland. Numerous landslides occurred
in southern New Ireland. Tsunami damage also observed
along the west coast of Bougainville and on Buka. Also
felt on Lihir Island. As much as 2-3 meters of
subsidence occurred over several hundred meters at the
mouth of the Kamdaru River, New Ireland and seiches up
to 1 meter high were observed in water tanks and
swimming pools at Rabaul, New Britain. Estimated wave
heights (in meters) were as follows: 3 on Bougainville
and Buka; 3 along the southwestern coast of New
Ireland; 1 at Kokopo and Rabaul; 1 in the Trobriand
Islands; 1 at Gizo and Noro, Solomon Islands.
NOV 16 07 42 16.9 5.233 S 153.102 E 30 G 6.2 7.8 1.3 294 NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. Mw 7.3 (GS), 7.8 (HRV),
7.6 (OBN). Me 7.2 (GS). Ms 7.8 (BRK). Es=1.4*10**15 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.0*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=6.5*10**20 Nm (HRV).
Mo=3.2*10**20 Nm (OBN). Additional damage on
New Ireland, Bougainville and in eastern New Britain.
Complex earthquake. A small event is followed by a
larger one about 10 seconds later. Depth based on
larger event.
NOV 16 07 45 32.9 4.827 S 153.226 E 33 N 6.5 1.0 71 NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.
NOV 17 21 01 56.4 5.496 S 151.781 E 33 N 6.2 8.0 1.1 346 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 7.4 (GS), 7.8 (HRV),
7.5 (OBN). Me 6.8 (GS). Ms 8.2 (BRK). Es=3.6*10**14 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.4*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=5.6*10**20 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.5*10**20 Nm (PPT). Mo=2.0*10**20 Nm (OBN). Felt in
the New Britain area. Complex event.
NOV 18 02 05 48.8 5.097 S 153.181 E 33 N 5.9 6.6 1.1 267 NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (HRV).
Me 6.3 (GS). Es=5.5*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=6.1*10**18 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (HRV).
NOV 18 06 54 58.3 5.228 S 151.771 E 33 N 6.2 6.6 1.0 402 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV).
Me 6.3 (GS). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Es=6.2*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Felt in the epicentral area.
NOV 23 18 43 15.6 4.585 S 153.058 E 33 N 5.7 6.4 1.1 283 NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.3 (HRV).
Ms 6.7 (BRK). Mo=3.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=3.5*10**18 Nm
(HRV).
NOV 25 18 09 11.4 40.245 N 49.946 E 50 5.8 1.0 446 EASTERN CAUCASUS. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.8 (HRV), 6.6 (OBN).
Me 6.2 (GS). Es=4.9*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=2.7*10**18 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (OBN).
Five people killed by falling debris, 23 more died
from heart attacks, more than 430 injured and some
damage (VI) in the Baku area, Azerbaijan. Three more
people were killed the next day by an explosion
caused by natural gas leaking from a valve damaged
in the main shocks. Felt (VI) at Sumqayit, Azerbaijan
and (V) at Bekdash, Turkmenistan. Felt (V) at
Izberbash; (IV) at Derbent, Makhachkala and Sergokala;
(III) at Khasavyurt and Kumukh; (II) at Buynaksk,
Russia. Also felt at Tbilisi, Georgia and in northern
Iran.
NOV 25 18 10 47.3 40.167 N 49.954 E 33 N 6.2 6.3 1.0 268 EASTERN CAUCASUS. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.5 (HRV), 6.3 (CSEM).
Me 6.4 (GS). Es=7.8*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=2.7*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.5*10**18 Nm (CSEM).
Casualties and damage included in the preceding event.
DEC 06 17 11 06.4 39.566 N 54.799 E 30 G 6.7 7.5 0.9 495 TURKMENISTAN. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV), 7.0 (OBN). Me 7.0
(GS). Ms 7.5 (BRK). Es=8.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=3.0*10**19
Nm (GS). Mo=3.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.7*10**19 Nm (OBN).
Unconfirmed reports of 11 people killed, several injured
and damage (VII) in the Nebitdag-Turkmenbashi area. Felt
(V) at Gyzylarbat and (IV) at Ashgabat. Felt (V) at Nukus
and (III) at Bukhoro, Qarshi, Samarqand and Tashkent,
Uzbekistan; (V) at Baku, Azerbaijan; (IV) at Izberbash,
Makhachkala and Pyatigorsk, Russia. Also felt in Armenia,
northern Iran and as far north as Moscow. Complex
earthquake, with two large events occurring about 2 and
3 seconds after a small onset. Depth and focal mechanism
based on first large event.
DEC 06 22 57 40.0 4.218 S 152.725 E 31 G 6.1 6.6 1.0 401 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV).
Me 6.3 (GS). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Es=7.1*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.4*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
DEC 12 05 26 45.9 6.015 N 82.679 W 10 G 5.8 5.7 1.1 374 SOUTH OF PANAMA. Mw 6.1 (GS), 6.1 (HRV). Me 6.6 (GS).
Es=2.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.7*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.7*10**18 Nm (HRV).
DEC 15 16 44 47.6 38.457 N 31.351 E 10 G 5.1 5.8 1.2 174 TURKEY. Mw 5.9 (GS), 6.0 (HRV). Me 5.4 (GS).
MD 5.8 (ISK). Es=2.8*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=9.2*10**17 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). At least six people
killed, 41 injured and some buildings damaged in the
Afyon-Bolvadin area. Felt in much of west-central
Turkey.
DEC 18 01 19 21.6 21.178 S 179.124 W 628 D 6.4 0.9 532 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 6.7
(GS). mb 6.5 (BRK). Es=2.9*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.6*10**18 Nm (HRV).
DEC 20 11 23 54.1 39.008 S 74.662 W 11 G 6.1 6.2 1.0 253 OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.5 (HRV).
Me 6.1 (GS). Ms 6.1 (BRK). Es=2.9*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.5*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (V) at Osorno; (IV) at
Ancud, Melipeuco, Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas, Temuco
and Valdivia; (III) at Carahue and Villarrica; (II) at
Los Angeles.
DEC 20 16 49 43.3 9.231 S 154.353 E 33 N 5.8 6.3 1.3 105 D'ENTRECASTEAUX ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (HRV).
Ms 6.3 (BRK). Mo=5.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=9.6*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Mo=5.5*10**18 Nm (PPT).
DEC 21 01 01 27.7 5.706 S 151.122 E 33 N 6.4 6.5 0.8 424 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.4 (HRV).
Me 5.8 (GS). Ms 6.6 (BRK). ML 6.6 (PMG).
Es=1.2*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=4.4*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.7*10**18 Nm (PPT).
Notable North American Earthquakes:
JAN 20 09 41 47.3 43.649 N 127.257 W 10 G 5.7 5.6 1.0 182 OFF COAST OF OREGON. Mw 6.1 (GS), 6.1 (HRV). Me 6.4 (GS).
Es=8.2*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**18
Nm (HRV).
JUN 02 11 13 49.3 44.513 N 130.081 W 10 G 5.8 6.0 1.1 304 OFF COAST OF OREGON. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). Me 6.5 (GS).
Es=1.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.6*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.2*10**18 Nm (HRV).
by Waverly J. Person
