SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 2002
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 02 17 22 48.7 17.600 S 167.856 E 21 G 7.2 0.9 427 VANUATU ISLANDS. MW 7.2 (HRV), 7.1 (GS), 7.3 (OBN). mb 6.3 (GS).
MS 7.5 (GS). ME 7.2 (GS). Mo 7.7*10**19 Nm (HRV), 5.5*10**19 Nm
(GS), 8.7*10**19 Nm (OBN), 1.4*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 1.6*10**15 Nm
(GS). Several people injured, two bridges destroyed and
buildings and roads damaged on Efate. Rockslides blocked access
to the wharf at Port-Vila. A tsunami with wave heights of 40 cm
(peak-to-trough) recorded at Port-Vila.
JAN 03 07 05 27.6 36.088 N 70.687 E 129 D 6.2 0.9 431 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN. MW 6.2 (GS), 6.1 (HRV). mb 5.8
(GS). ME 5.7 (GS). Mo 1.9*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.5*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Es 8.8*10**12 Nm (GS). At least one person injured and felt
strongly in the Mazar-e Sharif-Kabul area. Felt (V) at Dushanbe,
Jerino and Khorugh, Tajikistan. Felt (IV) at Samarqand and (III)
at Jizzax, Qarshi and Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Felt at Islamabad,
Lahore, Multan, Peshawar and Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Also felt in
northwestern India.
JAN 03 10 17 36.3 17.664 S 168.004 E 10 G 6.6 1.1 386 VANUATU ISLANDS. MW 6.6 (HRV), 6.4 (GS). mb 5.8 (GS). MS 6.4
(GS). ME 6.2 (GS). Mo 9.9*10**18 Nm (HRV), 5.2*10**18 Nm (GS).
Es 4.4*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt on Efate.
JAN 09 06 45 57.5 38.673 N 69.902 E 33 N 5.3 0.8 240 TAJIKISTAN. MW 5.3 (HRV). mb 5.2 (GS). MS 5.2 (GS). Mo 8.8*10**16
Nm (HRV). At least 3 people killed, 50 injured and 209 buildings
damaged in the Roghun area. Felt (IV) at Dushanbe.
JAN 10 11 14 56.9 3.212 S 142.427 E 11 G 6.7 1.2 333 NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G. MW 6.7 (HRV), 6.6 (GS). mb
6.0 (GS). MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 1.4*10**19 Nm (HRV),
1.0*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 2.2*10**14 Nm (GS).
One person killed and 200 houses and 250 water tanks destroyed
in the Aitape area.
JAN 17 20 01 29.2 1.684 S 29.077 E 15 D 4.7 0.9 40 LAC KIVU REGION, DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO. mb 4.7 (GS). mbLg 4.9
(GS). Several people killed and at least 307 buildings destroyed
in the Gisenyi area, Rwanda. Felt at Kimironko, Rwanda. This is
one of the largest of a series of earthquakes associated with
the eruption of Volcan Nyiragongo, Congo. Lava flows from this
eruption killed at least 45 people, destroyed parts of 14
villages and caused damage to about one-half of the city of
Goma, Congo. The series of earthquakes has caused subsidence of
about 70 cm at Bukavu, 50 cm at Goma and 50 cm on Idjwi, Congo.
JAN 19 17 09 29.1* 1.931 S 29.579 E 10 G 4.6 1.3 35 RWANDA. mb 4.6 (GS). mbLg 4.7 (GS). Casualties and damage are
included with the event of January 17 at 20:01 UTC.
JAN 20 00 14 44.3 1.681 S 28.981 E 10 G 5.1 1.0 77 LAC KIVU REGION, DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO. MW 5.1 (HRV). mb 4.9
(GS). MS 4.6 (GS). mbLg 5.2 (GS). Mo 5.9*10**16 Nm (HRV).
Casualties and damage are included with the event of January 17
at 20:01 UTC. Felt strongly at Kimironko; felt at Ruhengeri,
Rwanda. Also felt at Bukavu and Goma, Congo.
JAN 21 01 19 32.6* 1.726 S 28.854 E 10 G 4.6 1.3 40 LAC KIVU REGION, DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO. mb 4.6 (GS). mbLg 4.9
(GS). Casualties and damage are included with the event of
January 17 at 20:01 UTC.
JAN 21 04 39 21.6 1.776 S 29.041 E 10 G 5.1 1.0 97 LAC KIVU REGION, DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO. MW 5.1 (HRV). mb 4.9
(GS). MS 4.5 (GS). mbLg 5.1 (GS). Mo 5.2*10**16 Nm (HRV).
Casualties and damage are included with the event of January 17
at 20:01 UTC. Felt at Kimironko, Rwanda.
JAN 21 10 55 03.7 1.903 S 29.117 E 10 G 4.7 1.0 36 LAC KIVU REGION, DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO. mb 4.7 (GS). mbLg 5.1
(GS). Casualties and damage are included with the event of
January 17 at 20:01 UTC.
JAN 21 14 34 23.3 38.664 N 27.881 E 10 G 4.6 1.1 206 TURKEY. mb 4.6 (GS). MS 4.0 (GS). ML 4.8 (ATH), 4.1 (NIC). MD 4.7
(ISK). One person killed at Izmir. Felt at Aydin, Balikesir,
Izmir and Manisa.
JAN 22 04 53 52.6 35.790 N 26.617 E 88 G 6.2 0.9 390 CRETE, GREECE. MW 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). mb 6.2 (GS). ME 6.0 (GS).
Mo 2.2*10**18 Nm (GS), 2.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Es 2.4*10**13 Nm
(GS). One person died of a heart attack at Antalya, Turkey. Felt
strongly in southwestern Turkey and in eastern Greece. Felt
(III) throughout Cyprus. Also felt in southern Greece, northern
Israel, parts of Lebanon and in the Cairo area, Egypt.
JAN 22 15 32 05.5 1.515 S 28.993 E 10 G 5.2 1.0 58 LAC KIVU REGION, DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO. MW 5.2 (HRV). mb 4.9
(GS). MS 4.7 (GS). mbLg 5.2 (GS). Mo 7.4*10**16 Nm (HRV).
Casualties and damage are included with the event of January 17
at 20:01 UTC. Felt at Kimironko, Rwanda.
FEB 03 07 11 28.4& 38.573 N 31.271 E 5 6.5 482 WESTERN TURKEY. <ISK>. MW 6.5 (HRV), 6.2 (GS), 6.0 (CSEM). mb 5.7
(GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 5.7 (GS). MD 6.0 (ISK). ML 5.7 (THE). Mo
6.0*10**18 Nm (HRV), 2.4*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**18 Nm (CSEM).
Es 8.0*10**12 Nm (GS). At least 44 people killed, 318 injured
and 622 buildings damaged in Afyon Province. Felt in much of
west-central Turkey. Also felt in the Dodecanese Islands, Greece
and (II) at Nicosia, Cyprus. Maximum acceleration of 0.113 g was
recorded at Afyon. Preliminary reports indicate 30 km of surface
faulting with vertical offset in the Cay-Sultandagi area. Two
new hot springs formed in the area and others changed their flow
rates. Most of this information was obtained from reports on the
websites of Bogazici University, Turkey and GeoForschungZentrum
Potsdam, Germany.
FEB 03 20 59 27.6 38.773 N 69.924 E 44 * 4.9 1.0 147 TAJIKISTAN. mb 4.9 (GS). Several people injured and several
buildings damaged in the Roghun area.
FEB 05 13 27 24.6 5.345 S 151.248 E 39 G 6.6 0.9 444 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). mb
5.8 (GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ME 5.6 (GS). Mo 9.0*10**18 Nm (HRV),
8.4*10**18 Nm (GS), 9.7*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 5.6*10**12 Nm (GS).
FEB 17 13 03 52.7 28.093 N 51.755 E 33 N 5.4 1.1 343 SOUTHERN IRAN. MW 5.4 (GS), 5.4 (HRV). mb 5.6 (GS). MS 5.0 (GS).
Mo 1.5*10**17 Nm (GS), 1.2*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person killed,
30 injured and 80 percent of houses damaged at Baghan.
FEB 20 11 27 43.6& 51.561 N 16.082 E 1 4.9 158 POLAND. <WAR>. mb 4.9 (GS). ML 5.0 (STR), 4.9 (GRF), 4.6 (ZAMG).
Mining induced event. At least 3 people injured, equipment
damaged and several tunnels collapsed in the Rudna mine. Also
minor damage to buildings at Polkowice.
MAR 03 12 08 19.7 36.502 N 70.482 E 226 D 7.4 1.1 138 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN. MW 7.4 (HRV), 7.3 (GS). mb 6.6
(GS). ME 7.4 (GS). Mo 1.3*10**20 Nm (HRV), 1.1*10**20 Nm (GS),
1.3*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 2.7*10**15 Nm (GS). At least 150 people
killed, several injured and 400 houses damaged or destroyed by a
landslide that dammed and flooded Surkundara Valley, Samangan
Province. At least 13 people killed at Kabul and Rostaq and 3
people killed in Bajaur, Pakistan. At least 300 houses destroyed
in Badakhshan and Takhar Provinces. A 45 meter wide fissure
opened in Xiker Reservoir in Xinjiang, China. Felt in much of
Afghanistan and Pakistan. Felt (VI) at Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Felt (V) at Qarshi, Samarqand and Tashkent; (IV) at Andijon and
Namangan, Uzbekistan. Felt (V) at Osh; (IV) at Batken and Sufi-
Kurgan; (III) at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Felt (III) at Shymkent,
Taraz and Zhambyl, Kazakhstan. Also felt in India and Xinjiang,
China.
MAR 05 21 16 09.1 6.033 N 124.249 E 31 G 7.5 0.9 321 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES. MW 7.5 (HRV), 7.2 (GS), 7.1 (OBN). mb 6.3
(GS). MS 7.2 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). Mo 8.1*10**19 Nm (GS),
1.9*10**20 Nm (HRV), 4.8*10**19 Nm (OBN). Es 1.1*10**15 Nm (GS).
At least 15 people killed, 100 injured and 800 buildings damaged
or destroyed in southern and central Mindanao. In South Cotabato
Province landslides breached the crater wall of Parker Volcano
and fell into Maughan Lake, creating a flood which washed away
houses and flooded 9 sub-districts. Local tsunamis with heights
estimated at 3 meters caused damage at Kiamba, Maitum and
Palimbang. Felt (IX PIVS) at Palimbang; (VIII PIVS) at Kiamba
and Maitum; (VII PIVS) at Alabel, General Santos and Sebu; (VI
PIVS) at Koronadal; (V PIVS) at Cotabato; (IV PIVS) at Davao
City, Kidapawan and Zamboanga; (III PIVS) at Bislig, Malaybalay,
Mati and Pagadian; (II PIVS) at Butuan; (I PIVS) at Hibok-Hibok.
MAR 25 14 56 33.8 36.062 N 69.315 E 8 G 6.1 1.1 416 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN. MW 6.1 (HRV), 6.0 (GS). mb 5.9
(GS). MS 6.2 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). Mo 1.6*10**18 Nm (HRV),
1.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 4.5*10**13 Nm (GS). At least 1,000 people
killed, several hundred injured and several thousand homeless in
Baghlan Province. At least 1,500 houses destroyed or damaged at
Nahrin and several hundred more in other areas of Baghlan
Province. Landslides blocked many roads in the epicentral area.
Felt strongly in much of northern Afghanistan. Also felt in the
Islamabad-Peshawar area, Pakistan and at Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
MAR 27 08 52 52.2 36.023 N 69.338 E 10 G 5.6 0.9 433 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN. MW 5.6 (GS), 5.6 (HRV). mb 5.9
(GS). MS 5.4 (GS). Mo 2.8*10**17 Nm (HRV), 2.5*10**17 Nm (GS).
Casualties are included with the event of March 25 at 14:56 UTC.
Additional landslides and damage in the epicentral area. Felt in
the Islamabad-Peshawar area, Pakistan.
MAR 28 04 56 22.4 21.663 S 68.329 W 125 D 6.5 1.0 486 CHILE-BOLIVIA BORDER REGION. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 6.1 (GS).
ME 6.6 (GS). Mo 6.9*10**18 Nm (GS), 5.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Es
1.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Landslides blocked roads and power outages
occurred at Pica, Chile. Felt (V) at Calama, Camina,
Chuquicamata, Guatacondo, Huara, Huatacondo, La Tirana, Mamina,
Oficina Pedro de Valdivia, Pica, Pozo Almonte, Tarapaca and
Tocopilla; (IV) at Azapa, Camar, Camarones, Cuya and Iquique;
(III) at Antofagasta, Arica and Putre, Chile. Felt (III) at
Arequipa, Peru. Also felt in parts of southwestern Bolivia.
MAR 31 06 52 50.4 24.279 N 122.179 E 33 7.1 1.0 550 TAIWAN REGION. MW 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). mb 6.4 (GS). MS 7.4 (GS).
ME 6.9 (GS). ML 6.8 (TAP). Mo 5.5*10**19 Nm (GS), 5.4*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Es 5.1*10**14 Nm (GS). At least 5 people killed, 200
injured, 3 buildings collapsed and 100 houses destroyed in the
T'ai-pei area. Water and gas lines were broken and some bridges
were damaged. Landslides blocked highways in eastern Taiwan.
Felt throughout Taiwan. A tsunami of 20 cm (peak-to-trough)
occurred on Yonaguni-jima, Ryukyu Islands. Recorded (6 TAP) in I-
lan; (5 TAP) in Hua-lien and Miao-li; (4 TAP) in Hsin-chu, Nan-
t'ou, T'ai-chung, T'ai-pei, T'ao-yuan and Yun-lin; (3 TAP) in
Chia-i and T'ai-tung; (2 TAP) in T'ai-nan Counties. Also
recorded (5 TAP) at T'ai-pei and I-lan. Recorded (3 JMA) on
Yonaguni-jima; (2 JMA) on Iriomote-jima and Ishigaki-jima; (1
JMA) on Miyako-jima, Ryukyu Islands.
APR 01 06 14 15.2 6.191 S 147.421 E 81 D 5.3 1.0 122 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 5.3 (HRV). mb 5.0
(GS). Mo 1.0*10**17 Nm (HRV). Thirty-six people presumed killed
by a landslide in Morobe Province.
APR 12 04 00 23.7 35.959 N 69.417 E 10 G 5.9 1.3 361 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN. MW 5.9 (HRV), 5.8 (GS). mb 5.8
(GS). MS 5.9 (GS). ME 5.9 (GS). Mo 7.2*10**17 Nm (HRV),
4.8*10**17 Nm (GS). Es 1.5*10**13 Nm (GS). At least 50 people
killed, 150 injured, 160 houses destroyed and 250 damaged in the
Do Abi-Nahrin area. Landslides blocked a road to Nahrin. Felt at
Kabul. Felt at Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar, Pakistan. Also
felt at Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
APR 18 05 02 46.1 16.985 N 100.865 W 25 6.8 1.1 292 OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO. MW 6.8 (HRV), 6.1 (GS). mb 5.4 (GS).
MS 6.0 (GS). ME 6.0 (GS). MD 6.3 (UNM). Mo 1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV),
1.4*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 2.3*10**13 Nm (GS). Two buildings damaged
in Mexico City. Felt in Guerrero and Oaxaca.
APR 18 16 08 36.7 27.535 S 70.586 W 62 D 6.7 1.1 462 NEAR THE COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE. MW 6.7 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). mb 6.2
(GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo 8.6*10**18 Nm (HRV), 1.2*10**19 Nm (GS).
Es 1.2*10**14 Nm (GS). At least 19 people injured, 2,424
homeless, 34 homes destroyed and 575 damaged (VII) in Atacama.
Rockslides blocked roads near Copiapo. Power and telephone
outages occurred at Copiapo and water lines were broken at
Chanaral. Felt (VI) at Chanaral, Taltal and Vallenar; (V) at
Alto del Carmen, Caldera, Diego del Almagro, Huasco and
Mejillones; (IV) at Antofagasta, Calama, La Serena, Maria Elena,
Ovalle and San Pedro de Atacama; (III) at Quillota, San Antonio,
Santiago and Valparaiso; (II) at Rancagua and Talca.
APR 22 04 57 02.4* 12.386 S 76.518 W 67 * 4.4 1.3 27 NEAR THE COAST OF PERU. mb 4.4 (GS). Felt (IV) at Chilca and
(III) at Lima. This earthquake caused panic in parts of Lima,
where a girl died of a heart attack.
APR 24 10 51 50.9 42.436 N 21.466 E 10 G 5.7 1.1 522 SERBIA, YUGOSLAVIA. MW 5.7 (HRV), 5.6 (GS). mb 5.6 (GS).
MS 5.6 (GS). ME 5.3 (GS). ML 5.5 (ATH), 5.4 (THE), 5.3
(PDG), 5.3 (ROM), 5.2 (SKO). Mo 4.5*10**17 Nm (HRV), 3.2*10**17
Nm (GS). Es 2.3*10**12 Nm (GS). One person killed and at least
60 injured in Kosovo. Power outages and broken gas lines
occurred at Gnjilane. Minor damage in southern Serbia and the
northern part of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macdeonia. Felt
(VII) at Kumanovo and Skopje; (V) at Kocani, Stip, Tetovo and
Veles; (III) at Bitola, Gostivar, Kavadarci, Ohrid, Prilep,
Radovis and Strumica, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Felt throughout Yugoslavia and at Sofia, Bulgaria.
APR 24 19 48 07.1 34.642 N 47.400 E 33 N 5.4 1.1 261 WESTERN IRAN. MW 5.4 (HRV). mb 5.2 (GS). MS 5.2 (GS). Mo
1.4*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least 2 people killed, 56 injured, 10
villages destroyed and 50 villages damaged in Kermanshah
Province. Felt at Heris, Kangavar, Qorveh and Sahneh.
APR 25 17 41 21.5 41.765 N 44.960 E 10 G 4.8 1.1 72 GEORGIA (SAK'ART'VELO). mb 4.8 (GS). MS 4.3 (GS). At least 5
people killed, 52 injured and 2,400 buildings damaged or
destroyed (VI) at Tbilisi. Power and telephone outages occurred
and landslides partially blocked roads at Tbilisi.
APR 26 16 06 07.0 13.088 N 144.619 E 86 7.1 1.0 257 MARIANA ISLANDS. MW 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (HRV), 7.4 (OBN). mb 6.5 (GS).
ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 5.2*10**19 Nm (GS), 4.3*10**19 Nm (HRV),
3.9*10**19 Nm (PPT), 1.2*10**20 Nm (OBN). Es 7.7*10**14 Nm (GS).
At least 5 people slightly injured and some minor damage (VII)
to buildings on Guam. Water and sewer lines broke and power
outages occurred throughout the island. Felt on Saipan.
MAY 15 03 46 05.7 24.636 N 121.922 E 10 G 6.2 1.0 335 TAIWAN. MW 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). mb 5.5 (GS). MS 6.2 (GS). ML 6.2
(TAP). Mo 2.2*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). One person
killed, one injured and 2 houses damaged at Tung-shan. Felt in
northern Taiwan. Also felt in Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces.
Landslides occurred on Kuei-shan Tao. Recorded (5 TAP) in I-lan;
(4 TAP) in Hua-lien and T'ai-pei; (3 TAP) in Hsin-chu, Miao-li,
Nan-t'ou, T'ai-chung and T'ao-yuan; (2 TAP) in Chang-hua, Chia-i
and Yun-lin Counties. Recorded (3 JMA) on Yonaguni-jima, (2 JMA)
on Iriomote-jima and (1 JMA) on Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands.
MAY 18 15 15 08.8 2.907 S 33.733 E 10 G 5.5 0.9 172 LAKE VICTORIA REGION, TANZANIA. MW 5.5 (HRV). mb 5.2 (GS). MS 5.5
(GS). Mo 2.3*10**17 Nm (HRV). Two people killed, more than 400
families homeless, at least 690 huts collapsed and 700 damaged
in the Bunda area, Tanzania. Felt in the Nairobi-Nakuru-Kericho
area, Kenya.
MAY 24 20 42 26.7 44.761 N 21.611 E 10 G 4.7 1.2 227 ROMANIA. mb 4.7 (GS). Five people slightly injured and some
buildings damaged in southwestern Romania.
MAY 28 04 04 22.5 28.937 S 66.797 W 22 D 6.0 1.0 354 CATAMARCA PROVINCE, ARGENTINA. MW 6.0 (HRV), 5.9 (GS). mb 6.0
(GS). MS 5.7 (GS). ME 6.0 (GS). ML 5.6 (GUC). Mo 9.2*10**17 Nm
(GS), 1.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Es 2.4*10**13 Nm (GS). Twenty-seven
people injured and at least 40 houses destroyed at Aminga,
Anillaco, Agua Blanca and Chuquis. Fifty percent of houses
damaged in Castro Barros Department, La Rioja. Landslides
occurred in the epicentral area. Felt strongly in Catamarca,
Cordoba, San Juan, Santiago del Estero and Tucuman Provinces.
MAY 25 05 36 31.9 53.815 N 161.116 W 33 6.5 1.3 307 SOUTH OF ALASKA. MW 6.5 (HRV), 6.4 (GS). mb 5.5 (GS). MS 6.1
(GS). ML 5.9 (PMR). Mo 5.5*10**18 Nm (HRV), 4.4*10**18 Nm (GS).
JUN 13 01 27 19.4 47.801 S 99.751 E 10 G 6.6 1.1 153 SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE. MW 6.6 (HRV), 6.5 (GS). mb 5.5 (GS). MS
6.6 (GS). Mo 7.8*10**18 Nm (HRV), 6.6*10**18 Nm (GS).
JUN 14 02 42 47.2 36.222 N 139.850 E 52 D 4.9 0.9 205 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. mb 4.9 (GS). One person injured at Toride.
Felt in the Tokyo area. Bullet train service was interrupted on
several lines. Recorded (4 JMA) in Chiba, Ibaraki and Saitama;
(3 JMA) in Gumma, Kanagawa, Tochigi and Tokyo; (2 JMA) in
Fukushima and Shizuoka; (1 JMA) in Miyagi, Nagano, Niigata and
Yamanashi Prefectures. Also recorded (1 JMA) on Miyake-jima and
O-shima.
JUN 17 21 26 22.9 12.592 S 166.383 E 33 N 6.7 1.1 272 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS. MW 6.7 (HRV), 6.6 (GS). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.7
(GS). ME 6.2 (GS). Mo 1.4*10**19 Nm (HRV), 1.0*10**19 Nm (GS),
2.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 4.1*10**13 Nm (GS).
JUN 18 13 56 22.8 30.805 S 71.124 W 54 G 6.6 1.0 420 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. MW 6.6 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 6.0
(GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 8.5*10**18 Nm (GS), 5.4*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Es 7.5*10**13 Nm (GS). Two houses destroyed at Illapel and one
at Monte Patria. Several schools slightly damaged in Limari
Province. Felt (VII) at Combarbala and Ovalle; (VI) at Illapel,
La Serena and Monte Patria; (V) at La Higuera, Paihuano,
Salamanca and Vicuna; (IV) at Concon, La Ligua, Quintero, San
Antonio, San Felipe, Santiago, Valparaiso and Vina del Mar;
(III) at Copiapo, Curico and Rancagua; (II) at Cauquenes and
Talca. Some damage at Mendoza, Argentina. Also felt by people in
high-rise buildings at Buenos Aires, Argentina.
JUN 20 05 40 43.3 25.842 N 88.932 E 40 * 4.5 1.1 30 INDIA-BANGLADESH BORDER REGION. mb 4.5 (GS). Fifty people injured
at Rangpur, 5 people injured at Thakurgaon and some buildings
damaged at Rangpur and Almanagar, Bangladesh. Felt throughout
Bangladesh. Also felt in much of West Bengal, India.
JUN 22 02 58 21.3 35.626 N 49.047 E 10 G 6.5 1.1 555 WESTERN IRAN. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV), 6.4 (CSEM). mb 6.2 (GS). MS
6.4 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo 7.0*10**18 Nm (HRV), 6.9*10**18 Nm
(GS), 4.5*10**18 Nm (CSEM). Es 1.1*10**14 Nm (GS). At least 261
people killed, 1,300 injured and thousands of buildings
destroyed or damaged (VIII) in the Ab Garm-Abhar-Avaj-Shirin Su
area. Water and irrigation systems were severely damaged in the
area. Surface fissures were observed between Abdarreh and
Changureh, which were the villages that sustained the heaviest
damage. Damage was estimated at 91 million U.S. dollars. Felt
strongly in much of western Iran, including Tehran. For detailed
information about this earthquake, see the International
Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, online at
http://www.iiees.ac.ir/bank/eng_avaj.html.
JUN 24 01 20 35.6 35.767 N 9.870 E 10 G 5.0 1.4 113 TUNISIA. mb 5.0 (GS). MS 4.7 (GS). Twelve people injured and some
houses collapsed in the Kairouan area. Felt in much of northern
Tunisia.
JUN 26 18 18 14.4 35.487 N 48.861 E 10 G 4.6 1.0 45 WESTERN IRAN. mb 4.6 (GS). Two people injured at Razan. Felt in
parts of Hamadan and Qazvin Provinces.
JUN 27 05 50 35.1 6.963 S 104.181 E 11 G 6.5 1.1 428 SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 6.0 (GS). MS
6.9 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). Mo 6.6*10**18 Nm (HRV), 6.0*10**18 Nm
(GS). Es 1.6*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (II) at Bengkulu and Jakarta.
JUN 28 17 19 30.2 43.752 N 130.666 E 566 G 7.3 0.9 712 JILIN-HEILONGJIANG BORDER REGION, CHINA. MW 7.3 (GS), 7.3 (HRV).
mb 6.7 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). Mo 8.9*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**20 Nm
(HRV), 8.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 9.4*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt
throughout Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning and in parts of Hebei,
Henan, Inner Mongolia, Shandong and Zhejiang Provinces. Felt at
Beijing. Also felt at Seoul, South Korea and Vladivostok,
Russia. Recorded (2 JMA) in parts of eastern Honshu and south-
central Hokkaido, Japan. Recorded (1 JMA) in central and
northern Honshu and southern Hokkaido.
JUN 30 21 29 36.3 22.201 S 179.250 E 620 D 6.5 0.9 534 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). mb 5.5 (GS).
ME 5.7 (GS). Mo 6.6*10**18 Nm (GS), 4.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Es
8.2*10**12 Nm (GS).
JUL 31 00 16 44.6 7.929 N 82.793 W 10 G 6.5 1.2 533 SOUTH OF PANAMA. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.4
(GS). ME 6.6 (GS). MD 5.9 (CASC). Mo 6.3*10**18 Nm (GS),
6.3*10**18 Nm (HRV), 5.5*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 1.6*10**14 Nm (GS).
At least 11 people injured, some houses collapsed and many
buildings damaged (VII) in Baru. Buildings damaged at Alanje and
David. A wharf was damaged at Puerto Armuelles. Felt strongly in
Bocas del Toro and Chiriqui Provinces. Four people injured, 6
homes collapsed and dozens damaged at Laurel, Costa Rica. Four
people injured and some houses damaged at Neily, Costa Rica.
Felt strongly in Buenos Aires, Corredores, Coto Brus and Golfito
Cantons, Costa Rica.
AUG 14 13 57 52.1 14.101 N 146.199 E 30 G 6.5 1.0 260 ROTA REGION, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. MW 6.5 (HRV), 6.4 (GS). mb
6.1 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo 7.1*10**18 Nm (HRV),
5.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 1.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Minor damage to some
buildings on Saipan. Felt strongly on Guam.
AUG 15 05 30 26.2 1.196 S 121.333 E 10 G 6.2 1.0 169 SULAWESI, INDONESIA. MW 6.2 (HRV), 6.1 (GS). mb 5.7 (GS). MS 5.8
(GS). ME 6.0 (GS). Mo 2.2*10**18 Nm (HRV), 1.4*10**18 Nm (GS).
Es 2.2*10**13 Nm (GS). At least 48 people injured and several
hundred buildings damaged in the Tojo area. Felt (V) at Poso,
(IV) at Soroako and (III) at Luwuk and Palu.
AUG 19 11 01 01.1 21.696 S 179.513 W 580 G 7.7 0.9 670 FIJI REGION. MW 7.7 (HRV), 7.6 (GS). mb 6.7 (GS). ME 7.8 (GS). Mo
3.5*10**20 Nm (HRV), 2.4*10**20 Nm (GS), 3.5*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es
1.2*10**16 Nm (GS).
AUG 19 11 08 24.3 23.884 S 178.495 E 675 D 7.7 1.1 302 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS. MW 7.7 (GS), 7.7 (HRV). mb 7.0 (GS).
ME 7.6 (GS). Mo 4.3*10**20 Nm (HRV), 3.6*10**20 Nm (GS),
1.7*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 5.1*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt at Suva. Also
felt in the Auckland area, New Zealand.
SEP 06 01 21 28.6& 38.381 N 13.701 E 5 G 6.0 528 SICILY, ITALY. <ROM>. MW 6.0 (HRV), 5.9 (GS), 5.8 (CSEM). mb 5.8
(GS). MS 5.5 (GS). ME 5.9 (GS). ML 5.6 (ROM). Mo 9.7*10**17 Nm
(HRV), 8.5*10**17 Nm (GS), 6.2*10**17 Nm (CSEM). Es 1.4*10**13
Nm (GS). Two people died from heart attacks, twenty injured and
several buildings damaged in the Palermo area. Also felt at
Agrigento, Caltanissetta, Catania, Enna, Messina and Trapani.
SEP 08 18 44 23.7 3.302 S 142.945 E 13 G 7.6 1.2 428 NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G. MW 7.6 (HRV), 7.2 (GS),
7.5 (OBN). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 7.8 (GS). ME 7.7 (GS). Mo 6.7*10**19
Nm (GS), 2.9*10**20 Nm (HRV), 2.5*10**20 Nm (PPT), 2.1*10**20 Nm
(OBN). Es 8.3*10**15 Nm (GS). Four people killed and at least 70
injured on Kairiru and Muschu Islands and in the Wewak area. At
least 500 dwellings destroyed and 200 damaged, water tanks,
pipelines and a bridge damaged on the islands and in the Maprik-
Suain-Wewak area. A local tsunami with an estimated maximum wave
height of 1.5 meters damaged some buildings in the area.
Landslides occurred and new hot springs appeared on Kairiru
Island. Muschu and Kairiru Islands uplifted approximately one
half meter. Felt (III) at Jayapura, Indonesia.
SEP 13 22 28 29.4 13.036 N 93.068 E 21 G 6.5 0.9 646 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 6.2
(GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 6.3*10**18 Nm (HRV),
6.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 8.9*10**13 Nm (GS). Two people killed at
Rongat and 40 houses destroyed on Middle Andaman. Several
buildings damaged at Diglipur on North Andaman. A local tsunami
damaged several shops at Ariel Bay on Middle Andaman and a
lighthouse on East Island. The tsunami was observed on Ross and
Smith Islands. Felt from Diglipur south to Mayabunder.
SEP 22 23 53 14.6& 52.520 N 2.150 W 9 4.8 268 UNITED KINGDOM. <BGS>. mb 4.8 (GS). ML 5.0 (BGS), 4.8 (STR). MD
4.8 (LDG). One person injured at Mansfield. At least one chimney
collapsed and other minor damage (VI) in the Dudley area. Items
knocked from shelves and utilities disrupted over a wide area in
the West Midlands. Felt from Liverpool to London and from
Lincolnshire to Wales.
SEP 25 18 14 48.5& 16.870 N 100.113 W 6 5.3 260 OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO. <UNM>. MW 5.3 (HRV). mb 5.2 (GS). MS
4.7 (GS). MD 5.2 (UNM). Mo 1.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). Two people
injured and some buildings damaged at Acapulco. Felt strongly at
Coyuca. Also felt at Ixtapan de la Sal and Mexico City.
SEP 25 22 28 11.9 31.995 N 49.329 E 10 G 5.6 1.0 417 WESTERN IRAN. MW 5.6 (HRV), 5.5 (GS). mb 5.5 (GS). MS 5.1 (GS).
Mo 3.0*10**17 Nm (HRV), 2.2*10**17 Nm (GS). Five people injured,
30 livestock killed and at least 30 percent of the houses
damaged in villages in the Masjed-e Soleyman area.
OCT 03 16 08 29.6 23.324 N 108.530 W 10 G 6.5 1.4 265 GULF OF CALIFORNIA. MW 6.5 (HRV), 6.4 (GS). mb 5.4 (GS). MS 6.2
(GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 6.2*10**18 Nm (HRV), 5.1*10**18 Nm (GS),
7.3*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 2.4*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt at Mazatlan.
OCT 10 10 50 20.5 1.757 S 134.297 E 10 G 7.6 1.1 375 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF IRIAN JAYA. MW 7.6 (HRV), 7.4 (GS), 7.2
(OBN). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 7.7 (GS). ME 8.2 (GS). Mo 2.6*10**20 Nm
(HRV), 1.3*10**20 Nm (GS), 7.4*10**19 Nm (OBN), 5.5*10**20 Nm
(PPT). Es 5.3*10**16 Nm (GS). Eight people killed, at least 632
injured, more than 1,000 houses destroyed or severely damaged
and about 900 buildings partially damaged in the Manokwari-
Oransbari-Ransiki area. Landslides blocked roads in the area. A
surface fault 3 km long occurred at Ransiki. Many houses were
flooded by a local tsunami with estimated wave heights of 3 to 5
meters at Oransbari and Ransiki and 1 meter at Manokwari.
Liquefaction occurred along the coast at Manokwari, Oransbari
and Ransiki and subsidence of approximately 2 to 3 meters
observed at Oransbari. Felt (IV) at Biak, Sorong and Timika;
(III) at Nabire and Wamena.
OCT 10 12 28 25.8 1.511 S 133.973 E 10 G 6.7 1.0 250 IRIAN JAYA, INDONESIA. mb 6.2 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS).
OCT 12 20 09 11.4 8.295 S 71.738 W 534 D 6.9 1.1 700 ACRE, BRAZIL. MW 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). mb 6.5 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS).
Mo 2.7*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.4*10**19 Nm (HRV). Es 2.4*10**14 Nm
(GS). Felt (IV) at Pucallpa, Peru.
OCT 23 11 27 19.4& 63.514 N 147.912 W 4 6.7 651 CENTRAL ALASKA. <AEIC>. MW 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). mb 6.0 (GS). MS
6.7 (GS). ME 7.4 (GS). Mo 1.4*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm
(HRV), 1.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 2.4*10**15 Nm (GS). Damage (VIII)
at Cantwell. Felt (VI) at Denali National Park, Healy and
Nenana; (V) at Anderson, Eielson AFB, Fairbanks, Palmer and
Talkeetna; (IV) at Anchorage, Chugiak, Copper Center, Delta
Junction, Eagle River, Fort Wainwright, Kenai, North Pole, Tok,
Valdez, Wasilla and Willow; (III) at Girdwood, Glennallen and
Seward. Felt as far as Homer and Juneau. Rockfalls and snow
avalanches observed in the epicentral area. Also fresh ground
cracks observed in the Denali Highway roadbed.
OCT 24 06 08 37.9 1.884 S 29.004 E 11 G 6.2 1.0 345 LAC KIVU REGION, DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO. MW 6.2 (HRV), 6.1 (GS).
mb 5.9 (GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ME 5.7 (GS). Mo 2.2*10**18 Nm (HRV),
1.4*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 8.9*10**12 Nm (GS). Two people killed at
Goma, several buildings damaged or destroyed at Lwiro and minor
damage to buildings at Bukavu and Goma. One building destroyed
at Mugera and several buildings damaged at Kigali, Rwanda. Felt
as far south as Bujumbura, Burundi and as far north as Rutshuru,
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
OCT 29 10 02 21.5 37.670 N 15.267 E 10 G 4.3 1.4 68 SICILY, ITALY. mb 4.3 (GS). ML 4.5 (ROM). MD 4.4 (PDG). At least
9 people injured and dozens of buildings damaged (VIII) in the
Santa Venerina area. Felt (V) at Catania and (IV) at Messina.
OCT 31 10 32 58.7 41.789 N 14.872 E 10 G 5.9 1.3 471 SOUTHERN ITALY. MW 5.9 (GS), 5.7 (HRV). mb 5.3 (GS). MS 5.6 (GS).
ML 5.8 (PDG), 5.6 (ZAG), 5.5 (VIE), 5.4 (ROM), 5.4 (LDG). Mo
7.3*10**17 Nm (GS), 4.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). Twenty-nine people
killed at San Giuliano di Puglia. At least 135 people injured
and seventy percent of the houses damaged (VIII) in the
Campobasso area. Some ground cracks and small landslides were
observed in the area. Felt throughout central Italy from Rome to
Brindisi.
NOV 01 15 09 00.8 41.726 N 14.875 E 10 G 5.8 1.4 454 SOUTHERN ITALY. MW 5.8 (GS), 5.7 (HRV), 5.5 (CSEM). mb 5.5 (GS).
MS 5.6 (GS). ME 6.1 (GS). ML 5.6 (PDG), 5.3 (LDG), 5.2 (THE). Mo
6.4*10**17 Nm (GS), 4.6*10**17 Nm (HRV), 2.1*10**17 Nm (CSEM).
Es 3.0*10**13 Nm (GS). Three people injured and additional
damage at San Giuliano di Puglia.
NOV 01 22 09 29.2 35.517 N 74.654 E 33 N 5.4 1.2 264 NORTHWESTERN KASHMIR. MW 5.4 (HRV). mb 5.3 (GS). MS 5.3 (GS). Mo
1.2*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least 11 people killed, 40 injured,
4,000 homeless and 1,000 houses damaged in the Gilgit area.
Landslides blocked a portion of the Karakoram Highway and killed
hundreds of cattle.
NOV 02 01 26 10.7 2.824 N 96.085 E 30 G 7.4 1.2 418 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA. MW 7.4 (GS), 7.3 (HRV), 7.2 (OBN). mb 6.2
(GS). MS 7.6 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). Mo 9.0*10**19 Nm (HRV),
1.3*10**20 Nm (GS), 6.4*10**19 Nm (OBN). Es 9.2*10**14 Nm (GS).
At least 3 people killed, 65 injured and 994 buildings damaged
on Simeulue. Felt (VI) at Tapaktuan; (V) at Meulaboh and
Singkil; (IV) at Banda Aceh; (III) at Lhokseumawe and Medan,
Sumatra. Also felt at Kuala Lumpur and Port Kelang, Malaysia.
NOV 03 07 33 38.0 35.415 N 74.600 E 33 N 5.3 1.0 211 NORTHWESTERN KASHMIR. MW 5.3 (HRV). mb 5.3 (GS). MS 5.0 (GS). Mo
1.0*10**17 Nm (HRV). Casualties and damage are included with the
event of November 1 at 22:09 UTC.
NOV 03 22 12 41.0& 63.517 N 147.444 W 5 7.9 771 CENTRAL ALASKA. <AEIC>. MW 7.9 (HRV). mb 7.0 (GS). MS 8.5 (GS).
ME 8.1 (GS). Mo 7.5*10**20 Nm (HRV), 8.4*10**20 Nm (PPT),
1.5*10**20 Nm (OBN). Es 3.3*10**16 Nm (GS). One person injured
and extensive damage to roads and bridges. Structural damage
occurred in the villages of Slana and Mentasta Lake, minor
structural damage occurred at Fairbanks and items were knocked
from shelves at Cantwell, Denali National Park, Glenallen,
Paxson and Tok. Damage estimated at 20 million U.S. dollars.
Some supports on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline were damaged and
operation was suspended temporarily. Maximum intensity IX was
assigned to areas where surface rupture occurred. Felt (VIII) at
Gakona and (VII) at Cantwell, Denali National Park and Tok. Felt
in much of Alaska. Felt (V) in many parts of Yukon Territory and
(IV) in parts of northern British Columbia, western Alberta and
Northwest Territories. Also felt by people in high-rise
buildings in Seattle, Washington. Surface rupture on the Denali
fault and Totschunda fault began about 25 kilometers east of the
magnitude 6.7 Oct. 23 foreshock and extended east and southeast
for about 300 kilometers to an area east of Nabesna, and had a
maximum offset of 8.8 meters near the Tok Cutoff Highway.
Landslides, rockslides, ground cracks and snow avalanches were
observed in the area of the fault rupture. Liquefaction was
observed in the Northway area. Seiches and muddied water wells
were observed in a large number of states, including Washington,
Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
NOV 07 15 14 06.7 51.197 N 179.334 E 33 N 6.6 1.0 553 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA. MW 6.6 (HRV), 6.5 (GS). mb
5.8 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 6.1 (GS). ML 6.3 (PMR), 6.2 (AEIC). Mo
9.7*10**18 Nm (HRV), 6.5*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es
3.3*10**13 Nm (GS).
NOV 15 19 58 31.7 56.051 S 36.404 W 10 G 6.6 1.5 202 SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND REGION. MW 6.6 (HRV), 6.4 (GS). mb 6.1 (GS).
MS 6.6 (GS). Mo 5.1*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.0*10**19 Nm (HRV).
NOV 17 04 53 53.5 47.824 N 146.209 E 459 D 7.3 1.0 326 NORTHWEST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS. MW 7.3 (GS), 7.3 (HRV). ME 7.2
(GS). Mo 9.6*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**20 Nm (HRV), 1.3*10**20 Nm
(PPT). Es 1.4*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt (III) at Aniva, Chekhov,
Kholmsk, Krasnopol'ye, Lesogorsk, Lugovoye, Makarov,
Novoaleksandrovsk, Poronaysk, Shakhtersk, Sinegorsk, Uglegorsk,
Vostochnyy and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk; (II) at Boshnyakovo, Dolinsk,
Tymovskoye and Vzmor'ye, Sakhalin. Also felt (III) at Yuzhno-
Kuril'sk, Kunashir and (II) at Severo-Kuril'sk, Paramushir. Felt
in eastern Hokkaido and in Aomori Prefecture, Honshu. Recorded
(3 JMA) in eastern Hokkaido and northern Honshu; (2 JMA) in
south-central Hokkaido and northeastern Honshu; (1 JMA) in
southwestern Hokkaido and in Akita, Ishikawa, Nagano, Yamagata
and Yamanashi Prefectures, Honshu. Also recorded (1 JMA) in
Kochi Prefecture, Shikoku and Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu.
NOV 20 21 32 30.8 35.414 N 74.515 E 33 N 6.3 1.0 400 NORTHWESTERN KASHMIR. MW 6.3 (HRV), 6.0 (GS). mb 5.7 (GS). MS 6.5
(GS). ME 6.0 (GS). Mo 3.5*10**18 Nm (HRV), 1.1*10**18 Nm (GS).
Es 1.9*10**13 Nm (GS). Nineteen people killed, at least 40
injured, 100 houses destroyed, at least 1,256 buildings damaged
and extensive damage to utilities in the Dashkin-Doian-Mushkin
area. Dozens of cattle killed and landslides blocked and damaged
many roads in the area. Felt (IV) at Srinagar. Also felt as far
as Islamabad and Peshawar, Pakistan.
NOV 27 16 43 17.5 14.490 S 167.827 E 33 N 5.9 1.0 240 VANUATU ISLANDS. MW 5.9 (GS), 5.9 (HRV). mb 5.6 (GS). MS 5.8
(GS). ME 5.6 (GS). Mo 7.9*10**17 Nm (GS), 6.8*10**17 Nm (HRV).
Es 5.6*10**12 Nm (GS). Three people injured, at least 100
buildings damaged, several water lines damaged or destroyed and
landslides blocked many roads on Mere Lava.
DEC 02 04 58 55.1 37.747 N 21.087 E 10 G 5.7 1.2 234 SOUTHERN GREECE. MW 5.7 (HRV), 5.5 (GS). mb 5.2 (GS). MS 5.4
(GS). ML 5.3 (ATH), 5.2 (THE), 5.2 (PDG). Mo 3.4*10**17 Nm
(HRV), 1.8*10**17 Nm (GS). At least 17 people injured when a
rockslide near Megalopolis caused a train to derail. At least 8
houses destroyed and 100 damaged in the Vartholomion area. Felt
strongly on Zakynthos. Also felt in Arkadia and Korinthia
Provinces.
DEC 12 08 30 42.7 4.786 S 153.275 E 34 G 6.7 1.0 453 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.7 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). mb
5.9 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo 1.1*10**19 Nm (GS),
1.0*10**19 Nm (HRV), 1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.3*10**14 Nm (GS).
Felt in the epicentral area. Felt strongly on Ghizo and Vella
Lavella Island, Solomon Islands.
DEC 14 13 27 29.1 39.736 N 97.443 E 22 D 5.6 0.9 394 GANSU, CHINA. MW 5.6 (GS), 5.5 (HRV). mb 5.6 (GS). MS 5.3 (GS).
Mo 3.0*10**17 Nm (GS), 2.3*10**17 Nm (HRV). Two people killed
and 13,380 houses, 5 highways and 3 bridges damaged in the Yumen
area.
DEC 24 17 03 02.9 34.594 N 47.454 E 33 N 5.2 1.1 258 WESTERN IRAN. MW 5.2 (HRV). mb 5.1 (GS). MS 4.4 (GS). Mo
7.1*10**16 Nm (HRV). Fifteen people injured and about 3,000
homes, previously damaged by the earthquake on April 24 at 17:03
UTC, were destroyed in Kermanshah Province. Felt in Hamadan,
Kordestan and Lorestan Provinces.
NOTABLE NORTH AMERICAN EARTHQUAKES
APR 20 10 50 47.5& 44.513 N 73.699 W 11 5.0 375 NEW YORK. <PAL-P>. MW 5.0 (HRV), 5.0 (OTT). mb 5.2 (GS). MS 4.2
(GS). ML 5.3 (PAL). mbLg 5.5 (OTT). Mo 3.6*10**16 Nm (HRV),
3.4*10**16 Nm (OTT). Some roads, bridges, chimneys and water
lines damaged in Clinton and Essex Counties. Many buildings in
the area had cracked walls and foundations, broken windows and
small items knocked from shelves. Maximum intensity (VII) at Au
Sable Forks. Felt from New Brunswick and Maine to Ohio and
Michigan and from Ontario and Quebec to Maryland.
MAY 14 05 00 29.5& 36.967 N 121.600 W 8 4.9 136 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. <NC-P>. MW 4.9 (BRK). mb 4.7 (GS). ML 4.9
(NC), 5.2 (BRK). Mo 2.9*10**16 Nm (BRK). Slight damage (VI) at
Aromas and Gilroy. Felt (V) at Aptos, Castroville, Freedom, Moss
Landing, Salinas, San Juan Bautista, San Martin and Watsonville;
(IV) at Atherton, Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek, Campbell, Capitola,
Carmel, Daly City, Felton, Hollister, La Honda, Los Gatos,
Marina, Monterey, Morgan Hill, San Francisco, San Jose, San
Lorenzo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Seaside, Scotts Valley, Soquel
and Sunnyvale. Felt throughout the San Francisco Bay area and as
far north as Guerneville, east to Fresno and south to San Luis
Obispo.
JUN 18 17 37 15.1 37.987 N 87.780 W 5 G 4.6 0.5 11 INDIANA. MW 4.6 (PAL). mb 4.3 (GS). mbLg 5.0 (GS), 4.9 (SLM). Mo
8.5*10**15 Nm (PAL). Slight damage (VI) at Evansville, Haubstadt
and Wadesville. Felt (V) at Fort Branch, Owensville and
Poseyville; (IV) at Boonville, Jasper, Mount Vernon, Newburgh,
Princeton and Vincennes. Felt (V) at Henderson and (IV) at
Morganfield and Owensboro, Kentucky. Also felt (IV) at Mount
Carmel, Illinois. Felt in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan,
Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Compiled by Waverly J. Person and Pamela J. Benfield.
