SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 2001
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 MAG SD NO. REGION, ADDITIONAL MAGNITUDES AND COMMENTS
UTC UTC COORDINATES STA
HR MN SEC LAT LONG USED
JAN 01 06 57 04.1 6.898 N 126.579 E 33 N 7.5 1.1 324 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES. MW 7.5 (HRV), 7.4 (GS). mb 6.4 (GS). MS
7.2 (GS). ME 7.3 (GS). MS 7.3 (BRK). Mo 1.7*10**20 Nm (HRV),
1.5*10**20 Nm (GS), 2.5*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 1.8*10**15 Nm (GS).
Felt at Butuan. Felt (III) on Ternate and at Manado, Sulawesi,
Indonesia.
JAN 01 08 54 31.5 6.631 N 126.899 E 33 N 6.8 0.9 64 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES. MW 6.8 (HRV). mb 5.6 (GS). MS 6.0 (GS). Mo
1.8*10**19 Nm (HRV).
JAN 09 16 49 28.0 14.928 S 167.170 E 103 G 7.1 1.1 372 VANUATU ISLANDS. MW 7.1 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). mb 6.3 (GS). ME 7.0
(GS). Mo 5.2*10**19 Nm (GS), 4.2*10**19 Nm (HRV), 2.4*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Es 6.6*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt in northern Vanuatu.
JAN 10 16 02 44.2 57.078 N 153.211 W 33 N 7.0 1.2 549 KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA. MW 7.0 (HRV), 6.8 (GS). mb 6.2
(GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). ML 6.8 (AEIC), 6.7 (PMR). MS 6.7
(BRK). Mo 3.3*10**19 Nm (HRV), 1.7*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.3*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Es 2.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (VI) at Kodiak and (III) at
Anchorage and Seward. Also felt at Anchor Point, Dillingham,
Kenai, King Salmon, Old Harbor and Perryville.
JAN 13 17 33 32.3 13.049 N 88.660 W 60 G 7.7 1.1 427 EL SALVADOR. MW 7.7 (HRV), 7.6 (GS). mb 6.4 (GS). MS 7.8 (GS). ME
7.7 (GS). MS 7.7 (BRK). Mo 4.6*10**20 Nm (HRV), 2.9*10**20 Nm
(GS), 4.2*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 6.8*10**15 Nm (GS). At least 844
people killed, 4,723 injured, 108,226 houses destroyed and more
than 150,000 buildings damaged in El Salvador. About 585 of the
deaths were caused by large landslides in Nueva San Salvador and
Comasagua. Utilities and roads damaged by more than 16,000
landslides. Damage and injuries occurred in every department of
El Salvador. Eight people killed in Guatemala. Felt from Mexico
City to Colombia.
JAN 16 13 25 09.8 4.022 S 101.776 E 28 G 6.9 1.2 117 SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA. MW 6.9 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). mb 6.5
(GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). MS 6.3 (BRK). Mo 2.5*10**19 Nm
(GS), 2.0*10**19 Nm (HRV). Es 1.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (V) at
Bengkulu. Felt (II) at Jakarta, Jawa.
JAN 26 03 16 40.5 23.419 N 70.232 E 16 G 7.7 1.3 472 SOUTHERN INDIA. MW 7.7 (HRV), 7.6 (GS), 7.7 (CSEM). mb 6.9 (GS).
MS 8.0 (GS). ME 7.6 (GS). MS 7.9 (BRK). Mo 3.4*10**20 Nm (HRV),
2.9*10**20 Nm (GS), 3.8*10**20 Nm (CSEM). Es 6.4*10**15 Nm (GS).
At least 20,005 people killed, 166,836 injured, approximately
339,000 buildings destroyed and 783,000 damaged in the Bhuj-
Ahmadabad-Rajkot area and other parts of Gujarat. Many bridges
and roads damaged in Gujarat. At least 18 people killed and some
injured in southern Pakistan. Felt throughout northern India and
much of Pakistan. Also felt in Bangladesh and western Nepal. The
earthquake occurred along an approximately east-west trending
thrust fault at shallow depth. The stress that caused this
earthquake is due to the Indian plate pushing northward into the
Eurasian plate.
FEB 08 16 54 41.0 23.654 N 70.425 E 10 G 5.1 1.2 62 SOUTHERN INDIA. mb 4.9 (GS). MS 5.1 (GS). At least 40 people
injured in Gujarat.
FEB 13 14 22 05.8 13.671 N 88.938 W 10 G 6.6 1.4 273 EL SALVADOR. MW 6.6 (HRV), 6.5 (GS). mb 5.5 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME
6.5 (GS). MS 6.5 (BRK). MD 6.1 (CIG), 6.1 (CASC). Mo 8.1*10**18
Nm (HRV), 6.2*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.1*10**14
Nm (GS). At least 315 people killed, 3,399 injured and extensive
damage. The most severe damage occurred in the San Juan
Tepezontes-San Vicente-Cojutepeque area. Landslides occurred in
many areas of El Salvador. Felt throughout El Salvador and in
Guatemala and Honduras.
FEB 13 19 28 30.2 4.680 S 102.562 E 36 G 7.4 1.3 221 SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA. MW 7.4 (HRV), 7.2 (GS). mb 6.2
(GS). MS 7.2 (GS). ME 6.8 (GS). MS 7.1 (BRK). Mo 6.5*10**19 Nm
(GS), 1.2*10**20 Nm (HRV), 4.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 4.0*10**14 Nm
(GS). Felt strongly at Bengkulu. Felt (II) at Jakarta, Jawa.
FEB 17 20 25 15.7? 13.79 N 89.11 W 10 G 4.1 1.6 18 EL SALVADOR. mb 4.1 (GS). One person killed, three injured,
additional damage and landslides in the epicentral area.
FEB 19 15 51 35.9 21.396 N 102.715 E 10 G 4.9 1.3 33 LAOS. mb 4.7 (GS). MS 4.9 (GS). Several people injured and many
buildings damaged at Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam.
FEB 23 00 09 23.6 29.513 N 101.129 E 33 N 5.6 1.0 368 SICHUAN, CHINA. MW 5.6 (GS), 5.6 (HRV). mb 5.7 (GS). MS 5.4 (GS).
Mo 3.0*10**17 Nm (HRV), 2.4*10**17 Nm (GS). Three people killed,
109 injured and 60,000 homes destroyed in Kangding and Yajiang
Counties.
FEB 24 07 23 48.7 1.271 N 126.249 E 35 G 7.1 1.0 426 NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA. MW 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (HRV), 7.3 (OBN). mb 6.6
(GS). MS 7.0 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). MS 6.9 (BRK). Mo 4.5*10**19 Nm
(GS), 4.5*10**19 Nm (HRV), 9.2*10**19 Nm (OBN), 7.0*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Es 8.4*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (V) on Ternate and (IV) at
Manado, Sulawesi.
FEB 28 12 30 14.0 21.986 S 170.207 E 10 G 6.7 1.1 243 SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS. MW 6.7 (HRV), 6.5 (GS). mb 6.0
(GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). MS 6.7 (BRK). Mo 6.0*10**18 Nm
(GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV), 1.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 9.4*10**13 Nm
(GS).
FEB 28 18 54 32.8& 47.149 N 122.727 W 52 6.8 606 WASHINGTON. <SEA-P>. MW 6.8 (HRV), 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (BRK). mb 6.5
(GS). MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo 1.8*10**19 Nm (HRV),
1.4*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.4*10**19 Nm (BRK). Es 1.1*10**14 Nm (GS).
About 400 people injured and major damage in the Seattle-Tacoma-
Olympia area. Maximum intensity (VIII) in the Capitol Hill area
of Olympia and in the Pioneer Square area south of downtown
Seattle. Preliminary estimates of damage are between 1 and 4
billion U.S. dollars. Felt from central Oregon to southern
British Columbia and as far east as northwestern Montana. The
maximum recorded acceleration was 0.3g at Seward Park.
Landslides occurred in the Tacoma area and near Renton.
Liquefaction and sand blows occurred in parts of Olympia and
South Seattle.
MAR 19 05 52 15.8 4.029 S 128.020 E 33 N 6.5 1.1 206 BANDA SEA. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME
6.5 (GS). MS 6.5 (BRK). Mo 6.5*10**18 Nm (HRV), 6.3*10**18 Nm
(GS), 1.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (VI) on
Ambon, Indonesia.
MAR 24 06 27 53.5 34.083 N 132.526 E 50 D 6.8 0.9 596 WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 6.8 (HRV), 6.7 (GS). mb 6.4 (GS). MS
6.5 (GS). ME 6.3 (GS). MS 6.5 (BRK). Mo 2.0*10**19 Nm (HRV),
1.3*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.9*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 5.5*10**13 Nm (GS).
Two people killed, 161 injured and about 3,700 buildings damaged
or destroyed in the Hiroshima area. Main water lines broken and
railroad tracks damaged in the epicentral area. Felt throughout
western Japan from the Kyoto area to Kyushu. Also felt in South
Korea. Recorded (5U JMA) in Hiroshima and Okayama Prefectures.
Also recorded (5U JMA) on Shodo-shima and in Kagawa Prefecture;
(5L JMA) in Ehime and Kochi Prefectures, Shikoku.
APR 03 14 57 10.8 34.898 N 138.021 E 33 N 5.4 0.9 183 NEAR S. COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 5.4 (HRV). mb 5.1 (GS). MS 4.8
(GS). Mo 1.2*10**17 Nm (HRV). Eight people injured, furniture
overturned and windows and water pipes broken in Shizuoka
Prefecture. Recorded (5U JMA) in the Shimizu-Shizuoka area; (5L
JMA) in south-central Shizuoka Prefecture; (4 JMA) in the
Hamamatsu area; (3 JMA) in Aichi, Nagano, Tokyo, Yamanashi and
southern Chiba Prefectures; (2 JMA) from northern Chiba to Shiga
Prefectures.
APR 09 09 00 57.1 32.668 S 73.109 W 11 G 6.7 1.1 314 OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. MW 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). mb 6.1 (GS).
MS 6.3 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). MS 6.1 (BRK). Mo 1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV),
1.1*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 8.5*10**13 Nm (GS).
Felt (IV) at Constitucion, Curepto, Curico, El Quisco, Iloca, La
Ligua, Los Andes, San Antonio, San Felipe, Santa Cruz, Santiago,
Santo Domingo, Talca, Valparaiso, Vina del Mar and Zapallar;
(III) at Cauquenes, Coya, Pelluhue, Quillota, Rancagua, Romeral
and San Fernando; (II) at Chillan, Coquimbo, La Serena, Los
Angeles, Parral, San Carlos and Talcahuano.
APR 12 10 47 00.3 24.768 N 99.061 E 10 G 5.6 1.1 148 YUNNAN, CHINA. MW 5.6 (GS), 5.6 (HRV). mb 5.2 (GS). MS 5.4 (GS).
ML 5.4 (BJI). Mo 3.2*10**17 Nm (HRV), 2.5*10**17 Nm (GS). At
least 2 people killed, 190 injured, 30,000 houses destroyed and
landslides blocked roads in the Shidian area.
APR 19 21 43 42.2 7.410 S 155.865 E 17 G 6.7 1.0 282 SOLOMON ISLANDS. MW 6.7 (HRV), 6.5 (GS). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.6
(GS). ME 6.4 (GS). MS 6.6 (BRK). Mo 5.7*10**18 Nm (GS),
1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Es 8.5*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt strongly at
Falamae.
APR 28 04 49 53.4 18.064 S 176.937 W 352 D 6.9 1.1 525 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.9 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). mb 6.2 (GS). ME 6.6
(GS). mb 6.1 (BRK). Mo 2.2*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.1*10**19 Nm (HRV),
3.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt on Raoul,
Kermadec Islands.
MAY 08 18 02 16.9 13.605 N 88.795 W 10 G 5.7 1.3 192 EL SALVADOR. MW 5.7 (HRV). mb 5.2 (GS). MS 5.4 (GS). MD 4.8
(CIG). Mo 4.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person killed at Conchagua.
At least 84 homes destroyed, 70 damaged and landslides in the
epicentral area. Felt (VI) at San Vicente. Also felt at El
Mochito and San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Felt throughout El
Salvador and in parts of Guatemala and Nicaragua.
MAY 23 21 10 43.9 27.689 N 101.003 E 33 N 5.5 1.0 168 SICHUAN, CHINA. MW 5.5 (HRV). mb 5.1 (GS). MS 5.3 (GS). ML 5.2
(BJI). Mo 1.8*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person killed, 27 seriously
injured and 539 slightly injured in Ninglang County, Yunnan
Province. One person killed and 39 injured in Yanyuan County,
Sichuan Province. Eleven reservoirs, 4 power plants and 6
bridges damaged.
MAY 25 00 40 50.6 44.268 N 148.393 E 33 N 6.7 0.9 400 KURIL ISLANDS. MW 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV), 7.0 (OBN). mb 6.1 (GS). MS
6.7 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). MS 6.4 (BRK). Mo 1.3*10**19 Nm (HRV),
1.1*10**19 Nm (GS), 4.2*10**19 Nm (OBN), 1.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es
8.3*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (III) at Kurilsk, Iturup and at Yuzhno-
Kurilsk, Kunashir. Felt at Nemuro, Hokkaido.
MAY 25 05 06 10.6 7.869 S 110.179 E 143 D 6.3 1.2 283 JAWA, INDONESIA. MW 6.3 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). mb 5.8 (GS). ME 5.8
(GS). Mo 3.2*10**18 Nm (HRV), 3.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 1.0*10**13
Nm (GS). Several people injured at Surakarta. Slight damage (V)
at Yogyakarta. Felt (IV) at Sawahan and (III) at Semarang. Also
felt at Klaten, Malang and Surbaya. Felt (II) at Denpasar, Bali.
MAY 29 13 14 30.3 39.797 N 41.655 E 33 N 4.8 1.1 145 TURKEY. mb 4.8 (GS). MD 4.6 (ISK). Two people injured and 3
buildings damaged in Erzurum.
JUN 01 14 00 43.6 35.169 N 69.389 E 62 D 5.0 1.0 105 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN. MW 5.0 (HRV). mb 5.0 (GS). MS 4.6
(GS). Mo 4.0*10**16 Nm (HRV). At least 4 people killed, 20
injured and several houses destroyed in Parvan Province.
JUN 03 02 41 57.1 29.666 S 178.633 W 178 D 7.2 1.0 421 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND. MW 7.2 (HRV), 7.1 (GS). mb 6.8
(GS). ME 7.3 (GS). mb 7.2 (BRK). Mo 6.1*10**19 Nm (HRV),
4.8*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 1.9*10**15 Nm (GS).
Felt throughout the North Island.
JUN 05 09 00 05.3 6.884 S 146.388 E 10 G 6.4 1.0 245 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. MW 6.4 (HRV), 6.3 (GS). mb 5.8
(GS). MS 6.2 (GS). ME 6.1 (GS). MS 6.1 (BRK). Mo 4.9*10**18 Nm
(HRV), 3.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 3.5*10**13 Nm (GS). One person
injured, at least 40 houses damaged or destroyed and landslides
occurred in the epicentral area.
JUN 07 18 03 32.3 24.785 N 99.038 E 33 N 4.6 1.1 55 YUNNAN, CHINA. mb 4.6 (GS). MS 4.5 (GS). ML 4.6 (BJI). At least
13 people injured and several houses destroyed in Shidian County.
JUN 14 02 35 25.8 24.513 N 122.033 E 32 5.9 0.9 367 TAIWAN REGION. MW 5.9 (HRV), 5.8 (GS). mb 5.7 (GS). MS 5.6 (GS).
Mo 7.8*10**17 Nm (HRV), 5.9*10**17 Nm (GS). Four people injured
at Taipei and one injured at I-lan. Some damage occurred at
Taipei and in other parts of northeastern Taiwan. Recorded (5
TAP) in I-lan County and at Taipei; (4 TAP) in Hsin-chu, Hua-
lien, Miao-li, Taipei and Tao-yuan Counties; (3 TAP) at Hua-
lien, Keelung, Miao-li and Tai-chung; (2 TAP) in much of central
Taiwan. Recorded (1 JMA) on Iriomote-jima and Yonaguni-jima,
Ryukyu Islands.
JUN 14 19 48 47.8 51.160 N 179.828 W 18 G 6.5 1.0 475 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. MW 6.5 (HRV), 6.3 (GS). mb 6.0
(GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). MS 6.2 (BRK). ML 6.1 (PMR). Mo
6.6*10**18 Nm (HRV), 3.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 4.9*10**13 Nm (GS).
Felt (V) on Adak.
JUN 21 19 55 49.0& 49.147 N 6.870 E 1 G 4.2 147 GERMANY. <LDG>. ML 4.2 (LDG), 4.0 (FUR), 3.9 (CLL), 3.8 (GRF),
3.8 (VIE), 3.7 (FBB). One person killed. Mining induced event in
the Lorraine region, France.
JUN 23 20 33 14.1 16.265 S 73.641 W 33 N 8.4 1.0 518 NEAR COAST OF PERU. MW 8.4 (HRV), 8.3 (GS). mb 6.7 (GS). MS 8.2
(GS). ME 8.1 (GS). MS 8.2 (BRK). Mo 4.7*10**21 Nm (HRV),
3.3*10**21 Nm (GS), 3.1*10**21 Nm (PPT). Es 2.9*10**16 Nm (GS).
At least 74 people killed, including 26 killed by a tsunami;
2,689 injured; 17,584 homes destroyed (VIII) and 35,601 homes
damaged in the Arequipa-Camana-Tacna area. An additional 64
people missing due to the tsunami in the Camana-Chala area.
Landslides blocked highways in the epicentral area. Many of the
historic buildings at Arequipa were damaged or destroyed. Some
people injured and damage reported in the Arica, Chile area.
Felt (VII) at Arica, (VI) at Iquique, (V) at Calama and (III) at
Tocopilla, Chile. Felt strongly in much of southern Peru and
northern Chile. Felt (III) at La Paz, Bolivia. Acceleration of
0.29g was recorded at Moquegua. Tsunami runup heights near
Camana are estimated from field evidence to have reached
approximately 7m at some locations; at other locations, the
tsunami inundation distance extended more than 1 km inland from
the coast. Tsunami wave heights (peak-to-trough) recorded from
selected tide stations: 2.5m at Arica; 1.5m at Iquique; 1.0m at
Coquimbo, Chile. The earthquake occurred at the boundary between
the Nazca and South American tectonic plates. The two plates are
converging towards each other at a rate of about 78mm per year.
The earthquake occurred as thrust-faulting on the interface
between the two plates, with the South American plate moving up
and seaward over the Nazca plate. Southwestern Peru has a
history of very large earthquakes. The June 23 shock originated
just southeast of the source of a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that
occurred in 1996, and it appears to have involved rupture of
part of the plate-boundary segment that produced an earthquake
of magnitude approximately 9.0 in 1868. The 1868 earthquake was
destructive in towns that were heavily damaged in the June 23
earthquake. The 1868 earthquake produced a tsunami that killed
thousands of people along the South American coast and also
caused damage in Hawaii and alarm in Japan. For detailed
information about this earthquake, see Terremoto de la Region
Sur de Peru del 23 de Junio de 2001, online at
http://www.igp.gob.pe/cns/net_main.html.
JUN 25 13 28 46.5 37.238 N 36.206 E 5 G 5.5 1.3 288 TURKEY. MW 5.5 (HRV). mb 5.2 (GS). MS 4.9 (GS). MD 5.5 (ISK). ML
5.5 (GII). Mo 1.7*10**17 Nm (HRV). One hundred thirty people
injured and 66 buildings damaged in Osmaniye Province.
JUN 26 04 18 31.3 17.745 S 71.649 W 24 G 6.7 1.1 422 NEAR COAST OF PERU. MW 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 6.7
(GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 1.4*10**19 Nm (HRV), 1.2*10**19 Nm (GS),
1.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 2.4*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Ilo,
Moquegua and Punta de Bombon. Felt (V) at Arica; (IV) at
Tignamar; (III) at Camarones, Iquique and Parinacota; (II) at
Chitita, Chile.
JUN 28 03 46 28.1 6.990 S 108.275 E 37 5.0 1.3 67 JAVA, INDONESIA. mb 5.0 (GS). Dozens of people injured and 2,500
buildings damaged in Jawa Barat Province. Felt (III) at Bandung,
Ciamis and Tasikmalaya.
JUL 03 13 10 42.6 21.641 N 142.984 E 290 D 6.5 0.9 474 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 6.0 (GS). ME
6.6 (GS). Mo 5.7*10**18 Nm (GS), 5.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Es
1.6*10**14 Nm (GS). Recorded (1 JMA) in Kanagawa Prefecture,
Japan.
JUL 04 07 06 31.6 21.725 S 176.705 W 185 D 6.5 0.8 429 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 5.9 (GS). MS 5.8
(GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 6.4*10**18 Nm (GS), 6.3*10**18 Nm (HRV),
1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 9.4*10**13 Nm (GS).
JUL 05 13 53 48.3 16.086 S 73.987 W 62 G 6.6 1.4 324 NEAR COAST OF PERU. MW 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). mb 6.2 (GS). ME 6.4
(GS). Mo 8.6*10**18 Nm (GS), 8.0*10**18 Nm (HRV), 7.7*10**18 Nm
(PPT). Es 8.2*10**13 Nm (GS). At least 300 buildings previously
weakened by the June 23 earthquake were destroyed. Felt (V) at
Caraveli and Chala. Felt (III) at Arica, Iquique and Parinacota,
Chile. Also felt at Cochabamba, La Paz and Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
JUL 07 09 38 43.5 17.543 S 72.077 W 33 N 7.6 1.1 398 NEAR COAST OF PERU. MW 7.6 (HRV), 7.5 (GS). mb 6.6 (GS). MS 7.3
(GS). ME 7.2 (GS). Mo 3.2*10**20 Nm (HRV), 2.1*10**20 Nm (GS),
2.6*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 1.3*10**15 Nm (GS). One person killed
and 30 injured in Arequipa Department. Hundreds of buildings
that had been weakened by the previous earthquakes were
destroyed. A very large boulder fell and blocked the Pan
American Highway. Some power outages occurred in the epicentral
area and in Arica, Chile. Felt (VI) at Ocona and in the Tacna
area. Felt strongly at Arequipa and Ilo. Felt (V) at Arica,
Tocora and Vitor; (IV) at Camarones, Codpa, Illapata and
Iquique; (III) at Putre; (II) in the Antofagasta-Pisagua area,
Chile.
JUL 10 21 42 08.8 39.832 N 41.623 E 33 N 5.4 1.1 269 TURKEY. MW 5.4 (HRV). mb 5.0 (GS). MD 5.4 (ISK). Mo 1.5*10**17 Nm
(HRV). At least 46 people injured and 17 houses damaged in the
Erzurum area.
JUL 14 18 36 08.3 24.455 N 102.660 E 33 N 4.6 1.1 62 YUNNAN, CHINA. mb 4.6 (GS). MS 4.3 (GS). ML 4.7 (BJI). At least
two people injured and more than 150 houses and some schools
damaged or destroyed in Jiangchuan County.
JUL 16 16 12 46.7 27.957 N 85.178 E 33 N 5.0 1.0 124 NEPAL. mb 5.0 (GS). One person injured and one house collapsed in
the Dhading area. Felt in much of central and eastern Nepal.
JUL 17 15 06 15.2 46.735 N 11.201 E 10 G 4.7 1.2 321 NORTHERN ITALY. MW 4.7 (CSEM). mb 5.0 (GS). ML 5.6 (CLL), 5.5
(GRF), 5.3 (VIE), 5.3 (FBB), 5.3 (FUR), 5.2 (BRG), 5.2 (LDG),
4.7 (LJU). Mo 1.2*10**16 Nm (CSEM). Two people killed and one
person missing and presumed killed by landslides near Gargazzone
and Val D'Ultimo. One person died of a heart attack at Bolzano.
At least 3 people injured and minor damage in the Merano area.
Felt throughout northeastern Italy as far south as Venice. Also
felt in Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland and southern Germany.
JUL 24 05 00 09.0 19.448 S 69.255 W 33 N 6.4 1.3 300 NORTHERN CHILE. MW 6.4 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). mb 5.7 (GS). MS 6.2 (GS).
ME 6.8 (GS). Mo 3.8*10**18 Nm (GS), 3.6*10**18 Nm (HRV),
3.2*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 3.2*10**14 Nm (GS). One person killed at
Jaina; two injured at Chiapa and one injured at Chusmisa. Power
interrupted and water lines broken at Cerro Colorado mine. Felt
(VII) at Chusmisa and Jaina; (VI) at Challapa, Huara, Mamina and
Pachica; (V) at Arica, Iquique, Pisagua, Pozo Almonte and Putre;
(IV) at Chuquicamata and Pica; (III) at Calama, Sierra Gorda and
Tocopilla.
JUL 24 17 42 41.5 32.855 S 71.582 W 33 N 5.4 1.0 228 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. MW 5.4 (GS), 5.2 (HRV). mb 5.5 (GS).
MS 4.7 (GS). MD 5.1 (GUC). Mo 8.0*10**16 Nm (HRV), 1.2*10**17 Nm
(GS). Four people injured at Vina del Mar, two at Valparaiso and
one at Quintero. Felt (V) at Concon, La Calera, Quillota,
Quilpue, San Antonio, Santo Domingo, Valparaiso and Villa
Allemana; (IV) at La Ligua, Llayllay, Rancagua, Santiago and
Vina del Mar; (III) at Los Andes; (II) at Linares and Talca.
JUL 26 00 21 36.9 39.059 N 24.244 E 10 G 6.5 1.0 483 AEGEAN SEA. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV), 6.4 (CSEM). mb 6.0 (GS). MS
6.6 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). ML 6.1 (PDG), 5.9 (THE). Mo 6.0*10**18 Nm
(GS), 5.6*10**18 Nm (HRV), 8.2*10**18 Nm (PPT), 5.2*10**18 Nm
(CSEM). Es 6.4*10**14 Nm (GS). At least 100 buildings damaged on
Skyros, Greece, including Saint George Monastery. The main water
supply system was damaged and fallings rocks from a castle
destroyed 30 cars. Felt throughout much of Greece. Felt (III) in
the southern part of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
JUL 28 07 32 43.0 59.025 N 155.116 W 131 D 6.8 1.1 564 SOUTHERN ALASKA. MW 6.8 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). mb 5.7 (GS). ME 6.3
(GS). Mo 1.5*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV), 9.0*10**18 Nm
(PPT). Es 5.6*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Anchorage, Chignik,
Chignik Lake, Cooper Landing, Kenai, Levelock, Perryville, Sand
Point, Seward, Sterling and Willow; (III) at Anchor Point,
Cantwell, Clam Gulch, Elmendorf AFB, Kodiak, Soldotna, Tyonek
and Wasilla; (II) at King Cove, McGrath, Moose Pass, Platinum,
Port Heiden and Yakutat. Felt in many parts of southern Alaska.
AUG 06 03 52 59.5 55.537 S 123.422 W 10 G 6.7 1.1 294 SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE. MW 6.7 (HRV), 6.6 (GS). mb 6.1 (GS).
MS 6.5 (GS). MS 6.5 (BRK). Mo 9.3*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.4*10**19 Nm
(HRV), 2.4*10**19 Nm (PPT).
AUG 09 02 06 59.9 14.258 S 72.683 W 33 N 5.8 1.1 175 CENTRAL PERU. MW 5.8 (GS), 5.8 (HRV). mb 5.4 (GS). MS 5.5 (GS).
Mo 6.1*10**17 Nm (HRV), 5.6*10**17 Nm (GS). Four people killed,
fifteen seriously injured and seventy percent of the houses
destroyed in the Antabamba area. Felt in the Abancay area.
AUG 21 06 52 06.2 36.813 S 179.575 W 33 N 7.1 1.2 478 EAST OF NORTH ISLAND, N.Z. MW 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). mb 6.4 (GS).
MS 7.1 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). MS 7.1 (BRK). ML 7.0 (WEL). Mo
5.4*10**19 Nm (GS), 5.2*10**19 Nm (HRV), 6.9*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es
8.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Power was interrupted in the northeastern
part of the North Island. Felt in much of the North Island and
as far south as Marlborough on the South Island. Also felt on
Raoul, Kermadec Islands.
AUG 26 00 41 13.1& 40.951 N 31.573 E 8 5.0 332 TURKEY. <ISK>. mb 5.0 (GS). MD 5.4 (ISK). Two people injured at
Bolu. Felt at Duzce.
SEP 11 14 56 50.9 0.578 S 133.130 E 33 N 6.5 0.9 174 IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 5.8
(GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). MS 6.4 (BRK). Mo 6.6*10**18 Nm
(GS), 6.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Es 1.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (III) at
Sorong.
SEP 12 08 48 37.2 20.993 S 179.109 W 608 D 6.5 0.9 373 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.5 (HRV), 6.4 (GS). mb 5.7 (GS). ME 5.8
(GS). mb 5.7 (BRK). Mo 5.7*10**18 Nm (HRV), 5.3*10**18 Nm (GS).
Es 9.6*10**12 Nm (GS).
OCT 08 01 17 17.1 33.007 N 60.276 E 33 N 4.9 0.9 81 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IRAN. mb 4.9 (GS). MS 4.2 (GS). One person
injured and about 200 houses damaged in Khorasan Province. Also
felt in parts of Afghanistan.
OCT 08 18 14 26.4 52.591 N 160.324 E 49 D 6.5 0.9 545 OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. MW 6.5 (HRV), 6.4 (GS), 6.8 (OBN).
mb 5.9 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). MS 6.0 (BRK). Mo
5.8*10**18 Nm (HRV), 3.9*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.5*10**19 Nm (OBN). Es
4.5*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
OCT 12 15 02 16.8 12.686 N 144.980 E 37 G 7.0 1.1 482 SOUTH OF MARIANA ISLANDS. MW 7.0 (HRV), 6.9 (GS), 7.2 (OBN). mb
6.7 (GS). MS 7.3 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). MS 7.0 (BRK). Mo 3.7*10**19
Nm (HRV), 2.6*10**19 Nm (GS), 6.9*10**19 Nm (OBN), 4.8*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Es 1.1*10**15 Nm (GS). One person injured, many buildings
damaged (VII) and utilities disrupted on Guam. Felt strongly on
Saipan.
OCT 19 03 28 44.4 4.102 S 123.907 E 33 N 7.5 1.1 234 BANDA SEA. MW 7.5 (HRV), 7.4 (GS), 7.1 (OBN). mb 6.3 (GS). MS 7.3
(GS). ME 8.0 (GS). MS 7.3 (BRK). Mo 1.9*10**20 Nm (HRV),
1.4*10**20 Nm (GS), 4.3*10**19 Nm (OBN), 2.4*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es
2.5*10**16 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Kendari and Raha, Indonesia.
OCT 21 00 29 21.4 37.137 S 178.982 E 18 G 6.7 1.3 320 OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z. MW 6.7 (HRV), 6.6 (GS). mb 6.0
(GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 6.8 (GS). MS 6.9 (BRK). ML 6.1 (WEL). Mo
7.7*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV), 1.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es
3.7*10**14 Nm (GS).
OCT 27 05 35 39.7 26.316 N 100.648 E 10 G 5.6 0.9 248 YUNNAN, CHINA. MW 5.6 (GS), 5.6 (HRV). mb 5.3 (GS). MS 5.5 (GS).
Mo 2.7*10**17 Nm (GS), 2.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least one person
killed, 220 injured and at least 3,400 buildings destroyed in
the Yongsheng area.
OCT 31 09 10 20.0 5.912 S 150.196 E 33 N 7.0 0.9 254 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. MW 7.0 (HRV), 6.8 (GS). mb 5.9 (GS).
MS 6.9 (GS). ME 6.3 (GS). MS 6.8 (BRK). Mo 3.0*10**19 Nm (HRV),
2.1*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 6.3*10**13 Nm (GS).
Minor damage at Kimbe and felt strongly in the Kandrian area.
Also felt at Hoskins and Rabaul.
OCT 31 12 33 52.8 37.249 N 36.136 E 10 G 5.1 0.9 271 TURKEY. mb 5.1 (GS). MS 4.4 (GS). ML 5.2 (GII), 4.7 (CSS). At
least 5 people injured and some houses damaged in the Adana-
Osmaniye area.
NOV 14 09 26 10.0 35.946 N 90.541 E 10 G 7.8 1.1 368 QINGHAI, CHINA. MW 7.8 (HRV), 7.5 (GS), 6.8 (OBN). mb 6.1 (GS).
MS 8.0 (GS). ME 8.1 (GS). MS 8.0 (BRK). Mo 5.9*10**20 Nm (HRV),
1.8*10**20 Nm (GS), 3.9*10**20 Nm (PPT), 1.9*10**19 Nm (OBN). Es
3.2*10**16 Nm (GS). Some houses destroyed in the Xidatan area
southwest of Golmud. Felt strongly at Golmud. Felt in Qinghai,
southeastern Xinjiang, western Gansu and northern Sichuan
Provinces. Felt by people in high-rise buildings at Lanzhou.
DEC 02 13 01 53.6 39.402 N 141.089 E 124 D 6.5 0.8 605 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 6.1 (GS). ME
6.2 (GS). Mo 6.4*10**18 Nm (GS), 5.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Es
4.6*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt from central Honshu to southern and
eastern Hokkaido. Felt (IV) at Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kunashir.
Recorded (5L JMA) in Miyagi; (4 JMA) in Aomori, Iwate and
Yamagata; (3 JMA) in Akita, Fukushima, Ibaraki and Tochigi
Prefectures; (2 JMA) in central Honshu; (1 JMA) in Ishikawa
Prefecture and on Mikura-jima, Miyake-jima and O-shima. Also
recorded (3 JMA) in eastern and southern Hokkaido and (2 JMA) in
western Hokkaido.
DEC 04 05 57 17.9 15.350 S 72.516 W 33 N 5.8 1.0 203 SOUTHERN PERU. MW 5.8 (GS), 5.8 (HRV). mb 5.5 (GS). MS 5.6 (GS).
Mo 5.7*10**17 Nm (HRV), 5.1*10**17 Nm (GS). Two people killed at
Pucuncho, 5 injured at Chuquibamba and at least 30 houses
damaged in Condesuyos Province. Felt (II) at Arequipa.
DEC 12 14 02 35.0 42.813 S 124.688 E 10 G 7.1 1.0 255 SOUTH OF AUSTRALIA. MW 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 6.7
(GS). ME 7.6 (GS). MS 6.7 (BRK). Mo 4.7*10**19 Nm (GS),
4.7*10**19 Nm (HRV). Es 6.6*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt in the Albany
and Esperance areas.
DEC 18 04 02 58.2 23.954 N 122.734 E 14 G 6.8 1.0 499 TAIWAN REGION. MW 6.8 (HRV), 6.7 (GS). mb 6.3 (GS). MS 7.3 (GS).
ME 6.9 (GS). MS 6.9 (BRK). ML 6.7 (TAP). Mo 2.1*10**19 Nm (HRV),
1.2*10**19 Nm (GS), 4.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 4.8*10**14 Nm (GS).
Felt strongly in much of northern Taiwan. Also felt on Okinawa,
Ryukyu Islands. Recorded (4 TAP) at I-lan and Su-ao; (3 TAP) in
Chang-hua, Hua-lien, I-lan, Taipei and Tao-yuan Counties; (2
TAP) throughout Taiwan. Recorded (4 JMA) on Yonaguni-jima; (3
JMA) on Ishigaki-jima and Tarama-jima; (1 JMA) on Miyako-jima,
Ryukyu Islands. Tsunami generated with recorded wave heights of
20 cm on Iriomote-jima, 13 cm on Yonaguni-jima, 11 cm at Uehara
and 5 cm on Ishigaki-jima.
DEC 19 07 54 07.9 23.632 N 90.376 E 10 G 4.5 0.8 13 BANGLADESH. mb 4.5 (GS). At least 100 people injured and some
older buildings damaged (VI) at Dhaka. Felt (IV) at Narayanganj
and (III) at Chittagong, Comilla, Gazipur, Laksmipur,
Munshiganj, Rajshahi and Rangpur.
DEC 23 22 52 54.3 9.613 S 159.530 E 16 G 6.8 1.2 385 SOLOMON ISLANDS. MW 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 7.0
(GS). ME 6.8 (GS). MS 7.0 (BRK). Mo 2.1*10**19 Nm (HRV),
1.5*10**19 Nm (GS). Es 3.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt throughout the
Solomon Islands.
NOTABLE NORTH AMERICAN EARTHQUAKES
DATE ORIGIN TIME GEOGRAPHIC DEPTH MAG SD NO. REGION, ADDITIONAL MAGNITUDES AND COMMENTS
UTC UTC COORDINATES STA
HR MN SEC LAT LONG USED
MAY 04 06 42 12.6 35.205 N 92.194 W 10 G 4.2 0.8 46 ARKANSAS. mb 4.2 (GS). mbLg 4.5 (GS), 4.7 (SLM). Slight damage
(VI) at Marcella and Vilonia. Felt (V) at Austin, Cabot, Enola,
Ida, Mount Vernon, Onia, Prim, Springfield and Wooster. Felt in
much of central and northern Arkansas. Also felt in southern
Missouri and at Tulsa, Oklahoma; Cleveland, Mississippi; and
Memphis, Tennessee.
AUG 10 20 19 26.6& 39.823 N 120.646 W 18 5.2 146 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. <REN-P>. MW 5.2 (HRV), 5.1 (BRK). mb 4.8
(GS). MS 4.9 (GS). ML 5.3 (REN), 5.5 (BRK). Mo 7.2*10**16 Nm
(HRV), 5.9*10**16 Nm (BRK). Slight damage (VI) at Alleghany and
Portola. Felt (V) at Blairsden, Calpine, Canyondam, Clio,
Crescent Mills, Downieville, Forbestown, Gold Run, Goodyears
Bar, Herlong, Janesville, Loyalton, Rackerby, Sierra City,
Sierraville, Twain and Vinton. Felt (IV) at Reno, Nevada. Felt
from San Francisco, California to Fallon, Nevada.
SEP 09 23 59 18.0& 34.059 N 118.387 W 5 4.2 39 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. <PAS-P>. mb 4.2 (GS). ML 4.2 (PAS). MD 4.1
(NC). Slight damage (VI) at Los Angeles. Felt (V) at Beverly
Hills, Culver City and Sherman Oaks; (IV) at Burbank, Encino,
Glendale, Inglewood, Lynwood, Marina Del Rey, North Hollywood,
Reseda, Santa Monica, Studio City, Topanga, Van Nuys, Venice,
West Hollywood and Woodland Hills; (III) at Anaheim, Chatsworth,
Downey, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, La Canada
Flintridge, La Crescenta, Lakewood, Long Beach, Manhattan Beach,
Northridge, Norwalk, Palmdale, Pasadena, Playa Del Rey, Redondo
Beach, Simi Valley, Torrance, Tujunga and Winnetka; (II) at
Canyon Country, Huntington Beach, Lancaster and Valencia.
Compiled by Waverly J. Person
