Significant Earthquakes of the World
2003
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 2003
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 04 05 15 03.8 20.570 S 177.661 W 378 D 6.5 1.0 376 FIJI REGION. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 6.0 (GS). ME 6.0 (GS). Mo
6.0*10**18 Nm (GS), 6.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Es 2.1*10**13 Nm (GS).
JAN 10 13 11 56.9 5.311 S 153.701 E 72 D 6.7 1.1 323 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.7 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). mb
5.9 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). Mo 8.7*10**18 Nm (HRV), 1.1*10**19 Nm
(GS). Es 4.8*10**13 Nm (GS).
JAN 11 17 45 30.6 29.590 N 51.474 E 33 N 5.2 1.3 146 SOUTHERN IRAN. MW 5.2 (HRV). mb 5.2 (GS). MS 5.0 (GS). Mo
7.1*10**16 Nm (HRV). Several people injured, about 650 houses
destroyed and at least 1,350 houses damaged in the Kazerun-
Nurabad area.
JAN 20 08 43 06.0 10.491 S 160.770 E 33 N 7.3 0.8 457 SOLOMON ISLANDS. MW 7.3 (HRV), 7.2 (GS). mb 6.7 (GS). MS 7.8
(GS). ME 7.3 (GS). Mo 9.3*10**19 Nm (HRV), 7.7*10**19 Nm (GS),
1.1*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 1.9*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt at Honiara.
Local tsunami observed on San Cristobal.
JAN 21 02 46 47.7 13.626 N 90.774 W 24 G 6.5 1.0 316 NEAR THE COAST OF GUATEMALA. MW 6.5 (HRV), 6.3 (GS). mb 5.5 (GS).
MS 6.3 (GS). ME 5.9 (GS). MD 5.7 (SNET), 5.6 (UNM). Mo
5.4*10**18 Nm (HRV), 3.7*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 1.7*10**13 Nm (GS).
One person died of a heart attack at Escuintla. Felt strongly
and utilities disrupted at Coban, Coatepeque, Guatemala City,
Quetzaltenango, San Marcos and Solola. Felt throughout
Guatemala. Felt (VI) at San Salvador; felt at Antiguo Cuscatlan
and Nueva San Salvador, El Salvador. Also felt in Honduras and
in southern Mexico.
JAN 22 02 06 34.6 18.770 N 104.104 W 24 G 7.6 1.4 551 OFFSHORE COLIMA, MEXICO. MW 7.6 (GS), 7.5 (HRV). mb 6.5 (GS). MS
7.6 (GS). ME 7.4 (GS). MD 7.6 (UNM). Mo 3.1*10**20 Nm (GS),
2.0*10**20 Nm (HRV), 1.5*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 2.7*10**15 Nm (GS).
At least 29 people killed, 300 injured, about 10,000 homeless,
2,005 houses destroyed and 6,615 damaged. Most of the deaths and
damage occurred in the Villa de Alvarez-Colima area. Extensive
damage (VIII) at Colima and Tecoman. Some deaths and damage
occurred in Jalisco and Michoacan and a few buildings were
damaged in Guanajuato and Morelos. Felt strongly (VI) in parts
of Mexico City. Felt in central and southwestern Mexico from
Nayarit and San Luis Potosi to Puebla and Tlaxcala. Also felt at
Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso and by people in high-rise
buildings at Houston, Texas. Landslides closed a segment of the
Colima-Guadalajara Highway and the port at Manzanillo. Power and
telephone outages occurred in Mexico City. The following maximum
accelerations were recorded on strong-motion instruments: .002g
at Acapulco, .008g at Cuernavaca and .045g at a site in the lake
bed area of Mexico City. A local tsunami was generated with wave
heights (peak-to-trough) of about 1.2 meters at Manzanillo, 70
cm at Zihuatanejo and 25 cm at Lazaro Cardenas. A seiche was
observed on Lake Pontchartrain and sediment was stirred up in
wells in Louisiana. This shallow earthquake occurred in a
seismically active zone near the coast of central Mexico. The
earthquake occurred near the juncture of three tectonic plates:
the North American Plate to the northeast, the Rivera Plate to
the northwest, and the Cocos Plate to the south. Both the Rivera
Plate and the Cocos Plate are being consumed beneath the North
American Plate. The slower subducting Rivera Plate is moving
northwest at about 2 cm per year relative to the North American
Plate and the faster Cocos Plate is moving in a similar
direction at a rate of about 4.5 cm per year. More information
(in Spanish) about this earthquake may be obtained from UNAM,
online at http://www.ssn.unam.mx/ and from CENAPRED at
http://www.cenapred.unam.mx/.
JAN 23 00 08 22.8 8.807 S 118.524 E 33 N 5.5 1.4 79 SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA. MW 5.5 (HRV). mb 5.3 (GS). MS 5.1
(GS). Mo 2.2*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least two people injured and
500 buildings damaged (VI) in the Dompu area.
JAN 27 05 26 23.0 39.500 N 39.878 E 10 G 6.1 1.1 384 EASTERN TURKEY. MW 6.1 (HRV), 6.0 (GS). mb 5.6 (GS). MS 6.0 (GS).
Mo 1.4*10**18 Nm (HRV), 1.1*10**18 Nm (GS). One person killed,
several injured and several buildings damaged in the Erzincan-
Pulumur area.
JAN 27 17 56 25.8 46.048 S 35.057 E 10 G 6.5 1.1 120 PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.5 (HRV), 6.4 (GS). mb 5.6
(GS). MS 6.3 (GS). Mo 5.4*10**18 Nm (HRV), 4.7*10**18 Nm (GS).
FEB 19 03 32 36.3 53.645 N 164.643 W 19 G 6.6 1.1 542 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA. MW 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). mb 5.8
(GS). MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 7.8*10**18 Nm (GS),
1.0*10**19 Nm (HRV), 1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 8.3*10**13 Nm (GS).
Felt (IV) at Dutch Harbor and False Pass. Also felt at Akutan
and Unalaska.
FEB 24 02 03 41.4 39.610 N 77.230 E 11 G 6.3 0.9 424 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. MW 6.3 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). mb 5.8 (GS). MS
6.3 (GS). ME 5.7 (GS). Mo 3.7*10**18 Nm (HRV), 2.8*10**18 Nm
(GS). Es 8.5*10**12 Nm (GS). At least 261 people killed and
4,000 injured; 71,000 buildings collapsed and 40,119 damaged;
utilities disrupted; about 38,259 livestock killed in Bachu
County. Felt as far as Urumqi. Also felt at Almaty, Kazakhstan.
FEB 25 03 52 41.0 39.483 N 77.393 E 10 G 5.4 0.9 173 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. MW 5.4 (HRV). mb 5.1 (GS). MS 5.3 (GS).
Mo 1.2*10**17 Nm (HRV). Five people killed and additional damage
in Bachu County.
MAR 11 07 27 32.6 4.694 S 153.238 E 40 6.8 1.0 431 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.8 (HRV), 6.6 (GS). mb
6.0 (GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 9.9*10**18 Nm (GS),
1.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Es 8.1*10**13 Nm (GS). Items knocked from
shelves (VII), rockfalls occurred and utilities disrupted on the
Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain.
MAR 17 16 36 17.3 51.272 N 177.978 E 33 N 7.1 1.3 607 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA. MW 7.1 (GS), 7.0 (HRV),
7.1 (OBN). mb 5.9 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). ML 6.3 (PMR).
Mo 4.3*10**19 Nm (GS), 4.2*10**19 Nm (HRV), 5.5*10**19 Nm (OBN),
4.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (III) on Shemya.
MAR 25 02 53 25.0 8.294 S 120.743 E 33 N 6.5 1.3 247 FLORES REGION, INDONESIA. MW 6.5 (HRV), 6.3 (GS). mb 6.2 (GS). MS
6.1 (GS). ME 6.3 (GS). Mo 5.4*10**18 Nm (HRV), 3.6*10**18 Nm
(GS). Es 6.5*10**13 Nm (GS). Four people killed by rockslides,
at least 20 injured and several buildings and a pier damaged in
the Reo area. Felt (VI) at Ruteng and (IV) at Ende and Maumere.
Also felt (IV) at Waingapu, Sumba and (III) at Makasar,
Sulawesi. Felt at Kupang, Timor.
MAR 29 11 46 48.9 35.976 N 70.585 E 114 D 5.9 0.9 427 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN. MW 5.9 (GS), 5.8 (HRV). mb 5.9
(GS). ME 5.3 (GS). Mo 9.0*10**17 Nm (GS), 6.6*10**17 Nm (HRV).
Es 1.9*10**12 Nm (GS). One person killed and two injured at
Bajaur, Pakistan. Felt at Chitral, Islamabad, Peshawar and
Rawalpindi. Felt at Kabul and in other parts of Afghanistan.
Also felt at Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Felt (III) at Andijon,
Samarqand and Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Also felt (III) at Gowurdak,
Turkmenistan.
APR 10 00 40 15.1 38.221 N 26.958 E 10 G 5.8 1.1 471 NEAR THE COAST OF WESTERN TURKEY. MW 5.8 (GS), 5.7 (HRV). mb 5.3
(GS). MS 5.6 (GS). ML 5.4 (NIC), 5.3 (ATH), 5.0 (THE). Mo
4.8*10**17 Nm (GS), 4.3*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least 90 people
injured and some buildings damaged at Izmir. Several houses
collapsed and some buildings damaged at Seferihisar. Felt
strongly in the Izmir-Seferihisar-Urla area.
APR 11 09 26 58.2& 44.792 N 8.892 E 4 5.0 356 NORTHERN ITALY. <GEN>. mb 5.0 (GS). ML 5.2 (GRF), 5.1 (GEN), 5.1
(ZAMG), 4.9 (STR), 4.9 (FBB), 4.7 (FUR), 4.7 (ROM). MD 4.9
(PDG). Two people injured in the Turin area. Felt throughout the
Genoa-Milan-Turin area. Also felt at Nice, France.
APR 17 14 50 48.5 54.624 S 1.432 E 10 G 6.5 1.3 78 BOUVET ISLAND REGION. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 5.5 (GS). MS 6.0
(GS). Mo 7.1*10**18 Nm (HRV), 5.4*10**18 Nm (GS).
MAY 01 00 27 04.7 39.007 N 40.464 E 10 G 6.4 1.1 504 EASTERN TURKEY. MW 6.4 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). mb 5.7 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS).
ME 6.9 (GS). Mo 4.1*10**18 Nm (GS), 3.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Es
5.2*10**14 Nm (GS). At least 177 people killed in the Bingol
area, including 85 which were at Celtiksuyu Boarding School. At
least 521 people injured, 718 buildings destroyed, 2,593 damaged
and 1,662 livestock killed in the Bingol area. The damage area
includes villages within about a 30 km radius around the city,
from Sancak to Gokdere and Gozeler. Felt strongly in much of
eastern Turkey. Landslides and surface faulting were observed in
the Buyukyurt fault zone north of Bingol and maximum horizontal
ground acceleration of 0.55g was recorded at Bingol.
MAY 04 13 15 18.6 30.531 S 178.232 W 62 D 6.7 1.0 518 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND. MW 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). mb 6.0
(GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 1.3*10**19 Nm (GS),
1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV), 1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 8.7*10**13 Nm (GS).
MAY 04 15 44 35.5 39.430 N 77.219 E 10 G 5.8 1.0 216 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. MW 5.8 (HRV). mb 5.0 (GS). MS 5.6 (GS).
Mo 5.7*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person died from a heart attack.
Three people injured, 1,600 houses destroyed, several thousand
buildings damaged and 1,000 livestock killed in Yopurga County.
MAY 11 15 57 06.5 35.794 N 139.904 E 67 5.3 0.8 246 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 5.3 (HRV). mb 5.1 (GS).
Mo 1.0*10**17 Nm (HRV). Three people injured in the Tokyo area.
Felt in Chiba, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama and Tokyo Prefectures.
Recorded (4 JMA) in Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo; (3 JMA) in
Chiba, Gumma, Kanagawa, Shizuoka and Tochigi Prefectures.
MAY 14 06 03 35.8 18.266 N 58.633 W 42 D 6.7 0.7 722 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. MW 6.7 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 6.5
(GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 1.1*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.0*10**19 Nm (HRV),
7.3*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 7.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at
Mayaguez and in northeastern Puerto Rico. Also felt on Antigua,
Martinique, St. Kitts and St. Vincent.
MAY 21 18 44 20.1 36.964 N 3.634 E 12 G 6.8 1.1 534 NORTHERN ALGERIA. MW 6.8 (HRV), 6.7 (GS). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 6.9
(GS). ME 6.8 (GS). ML 6.2 (LDG). mbLg 5.6 (MDD). Mo 2.0*10**19
Nm (HRV), 1.3*10**19 Nm (GS), 3.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 3.4*10**14
Nm (GS). At least 2,266 people killed, 10,261 injured, about
180,000 homeless and more than 43,500 buildings damaged or
destroyed (X) in the Algiers-Boumerdes-Dellys-Thenia area.
Underwater telecommunication cables were cut and landslides,
sandblows, liquefaction and ground cracks were observed. Maximum
ground acceleration of 0.58g was recorded at Keddara. Damage
estimated at between 600 million and 5 billion U.S. dollars.
Felt from Mostaganem to Guelma and as far south as Biskra. Felt
(III) on Mallorca and (II) on Ibiza and Menorca, Spain. Also
felt (II) at Albacete, Alcantarilla, Alicante, Barcelona,
Cartagena, Castellon de la Plana, Elda, Molina de Segura,
Murcia, Sagunto and Villafranca del Panades, Spain. Felt in
Monaco and southern France and on Sardinia, Italy. About 40 to
80 cm of uplift of the sea floor was measured along the coast of
Algeria between Reghaia and Zemmouri el Bahri. A tsunami with a
maximum estimated wave height of 2 m caused damage to boats in
the Balearic Islands, Spain, especially in Puerto de Mahon,
where 10 boats sank. It was recorded on tide gauges with the
following maximum wave heights (peak-to-trough): 1.2 m at Palma
de Mallorca, Spain; 10 cm at Nice, France; 8 cm at Genoa, Italy.
The tsunami was also observed on the coast of Alicante,
Castellon and Murcia, Spain.
MAY 26 09 24 33.4 38.849 N 141.568 E 68 G 7.0 1.0 690 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). mb
6.7 (GS). ME 7.3 (GS). Mo 4.1*10**19 Nm (GS), 3.9*10**19 Nm
(HRV), 4.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.7*10**15 Nm (GS). Seventy
people injured in Iwate, 58 in Miyagi, 10 in Yamagata, 4 in
Akita and 1 in Aomori Prefectures. At least 720 buildings and
some roads damaged in Tohoku District. At least five fires and
63 landslides occurred and some power and water lines broke in
Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures. Several concrete pillars were
damaged along the Tohoku Shinkansen railway line. Felt
throughout northern Japan and as far south as Numazu. Possible
liquefaction with ground subsidence of at least 10 cm occurred
at Ofunato. Recorded (6L JMA) in Iwate and Miyagi; (5L JMA) in
Aomori, Fukushima and Yamagata; (4 JMA) in Akita, Chiba,
Ibaraki, Saitama and Tochigi; (3 JMA) in Gumma, Kanagawa,
Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Tokyo and Yamagata Prefectures. Also
recorded (4 JMA) in south-central Hokkaido and (3 JMA)
throughout southern and central Hokkaido.
MAY 26 19 23 27.9 2.354 N 128.855 E 31 G 7.0 1.1 473 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA. MW 7.0 (HRV), 6.8 (GS). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 7.1
(GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 3.1*10**19 Nm (HRV), 1.5*10**19 Nm (GS),
4.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 7.4*10**14 Nm (GS). One person killed
and 7 injured on Morotai. At least 28 houses destroyed and 20
damaged at Berebere and power lines broken at Daruba, Morotai.
Felt (III) on Ternate and (II) at Manado, Sulawesi.
MAY 26 23 13 29.7 6.761 N 123.707 E 566 D 6.9 1.0 544 MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES. MW 6.9 (HRV), 6.8 (GS). mb 6.2
(GS). ME 6.8 (GS). Mo 2.3*10**19 Nm (HRV), 2.1*10**19 Nm (GS).
Es 3.0*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (II PIVS) at General Santos. Also
felt (II PIVS) at Palo, Leyte and at Iloilo, Panay.
MAY 27 17 11 28.8 36.939 N 3.578 E 8 G 5.8 1.1 468 NORTHERN ALGERIA. MW 5.8 (GS), 5.7 (HRV). mb 5.5 (GS). MS 5.5
(GS). ME 5.4 (GS). Mo 5.4*10**17 Nm (GS), 3.9*10**17 Nm (HRV).
Es 2.8*10**12 Nm (GS). At least 9 people killed, 200 injured and
several buildings previously weakened by the earthquake of May
21 were destroyed in the Algiers-Boumerdes-Reghaia area. Felt
(II) in the Balearic Islands and Valencia, Spain. A 15 cm
tsunami was observed at Mahon and Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
JUN 07 00 32 45.5 5.095 S 152.502 E 33 N 6.6 1.1 419 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.6 (HRV), 6.5 (GS). mb
6.0 (GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). Mo 8.4*10**18 Nm (HRV),
7.4*10**18 Nm (GS), 7.1*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 3.8*10**13 Nm (GS).
JUN 15 19 24 33.1 51.552 N 176.923 E 20 G 6.5 1.0 615 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb
6.0 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 6.1 (GS). Mo 7.0*10**18 Nm (HRV),
5.8*10**18 Nm (GS), 7.7*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 3.5*10**13 Nm (GS).
Felt (III) on Shemya.
JUN 16 22 08 02.1 55.492 N 159.999 E 175 D 6.9 0.8 733 KAMCHATKA PENINSULA, RUSSIA. MW 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). mb 6.3 (GS).
ME 6.6 (GS). Mo 2.9*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.4*10**19 Nm (HRV),
4.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (V) at
Krutoberegovo and Ust'-Kamchatsk; (IV) at Petropavlovsk-
Kamchatskiy; (III) at Klyuchi; (II) at Yelizovo.
JUN 20 06 19 38.9 7.606 S 71.722 W 558 D 7.1 0.9 672 AMAZONAS, BRAZIL. MW 7.1 (HRV), 7.0 (GS). mb 6.4 (GS). ME 6.5
(GS). Mo 4.4*10**19 Nm (HRV), 4.0*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.9*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Es 1.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Pucallpa; (III) at
Aguaytia, Contamana, Huanuco, Moyobamba and Tarapoto; (II) at
Cajamarca, Chimbote, Huancayo, Huaraz and Lima, Peru. Also felt
in Ecuador and in northern and central Chile.
JUN 20 13 30 41.6 30.608 S 71.637 W 33 N 6.8 0.9 398 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. MW 6.8 (HRV), 6.7 (GS). mb 6.4
(GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 1.8*10**19 Nm (HRV),
1.3*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 2.6*10**14 Nm (GS).
One person injured in San Juan, Argentina. Some buildings and
transformers damaged (VI) and utilities disrupted at Ovalle,
Chile. Felt (V) at Coquimbo, Illapel, La Serena, Salamanca and
San Felipe; (IV) at Copiapo, San Antonio, Santiago, Vallenar,
Valparaiso and Vina del Mar; (III) at Huasco; (II) at Curico,
Linares, Rancagua, San Fernando and Talca. Felt throughout
western Argentina and by people in high-rise buildings at Buenos
Aires.
JUN 23 12 12 34.4 51.439 N 176.783 E 20 G 6.9 1.0 685 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA. MW 6.9 (HRV), 6.8 (GS). mb
6.3 (GS). MS 7.0 (GS). ME 6.8 (GS). Mo 2.6*10**19 Nm (HRV),
2.1*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 3.5*10**14 Nm (GS).
Felt (IV) on Shemya.
JUN 24 13 01 32.8 32.927 N 49.475 E 33 N 4.6 1.4 109 WESTERN IRAN. mb 4.6 (GS). One person killed in the Aligudarz
area and a landslide killed 85 livestock.
JUL 10 17 06 37.6 28.355 N 54.169 E 10 G 5.8 0.9 475 SOUTHERN IRAN. MW 5.8 (HRV), 5.6 (GS). mb 5.9 (GS). MS 5.5 (GS).
ME 5.4 (GS). Mo 4.8*10**17 Nm (HRV), 2.5*10**17 Nm (GS). Es
2.5*10**12 Nm (GS). One person killed, at least 25 people
injured and at least 3,500 homes destroyed in the Gajjiabad area.
JUL 12 05 54 57.0* 28.025 N 53.974 E 10 G 4.2 1.3 27 SOUTHERN IRAN. mb 4.2 (GS). Several people injured at Darreh Shor.
JUL 15 18 46 38.1 3.828 S 152.174 E 33 N 6.5 1.1 156 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb
5.9 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). Mo 6.2*10**18 Nm (HRV),
6.1*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.1*10**15 Nm (GS).
JUL 15 20 27 50.5 2.598 S 68.382 E 10 G 7.6 1.0 522 CARLSBERG RIDGE. MW 7.6 (HRV). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 7.6 (GS). ME 7.6
(GS). Mo 2.5*10**20 Nm (HRV), 2.7*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 5.6*10**15
Nm (GS). Felt strongly in Maldives.
JUL 21 15 16 31.9 25.975 N 101.290 E 10 G 6.0 1.1 316 YUNNAN, CHINA. MW 6.0 (GS), 5.9 (HRV). mb 5.4 (GS). MS 6.0 (GS).
Mo 8.6*10**17 Nm (HRV), 1.0*10**18 Nm (GS). At least 16 people
killed, 584 injured, 264,878 buildings destroyed, 1,186,000
houses damaged and 1,508 livestock killed in Yunnan. A power
station was damaged and landslides blocked roads in the
province. Damage estimated at 75 million U.S. dollars.
JUL 25 15 13 07.7 38.432 N 141.003 E 10 G 5.5 1.0 312 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 5.5 (HRV), 5.3 (GS). mb
5.6 (GS). MS 4.9 (GS). Mo 1.7*10**17 Nm (HRV), 1.1*10**17 Nm
(GS). At least 569 people injured, 1,025 buildings damaged or
destroyed, some roads damaged and power outages and landslides
occurred in Miyagi Prefecture. A train derailed on the JR
Ishinomaki Line. Recorded (6L JMA) in Miyagi; (4 JMA) in Iwate;
(3 JMA) in Akita, Aomori, Fukushima and Yamagata; (2 JMA) in
Ibaraki, Niigata and Tochigi; (1 JMA) in Chiba, Kanagawa and
Saitama Prefectures. Also recorded (1 JMA) on Sadoga-shima.
JUL 25 22 13 29.9 38.415 N 140.996 E 6 G 6.1 0.8 554 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 6.1 (HRV), 5.9 (GS). mb 6.0 (GS). MS
5.8 (GS). ME 6.3 (GS). Mo 9.2*10**17 Nm (GS), 1.5*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Es 6.2*10**13 Nm (GS). Casualties and damage are included
with the event at 15:13 UTC.
JUL 26 01 00 57.6 38.111 N 28.887 E 10 G 4.5 1.0 245 WESTERN TURKEY. mb 4.5 (GS). ML 5.0 (ISK), 4.5 (ATH). Several
people injured and at least 48 houses damaged at Buldan.
JUL 26 07 56 43.4 38.484 N 141.002 E 10 G 5.3 0.8 277 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 5.3 (HRV). mb 5.4 (GS).
Mo 9.0*10**16 Nm (HRV). Casualties and damage are included with
the event of July 25 at 15:13 UTC. Recorded (6L JMA) in Miyagi;
(5L JMA) in Iwate; (3 JMA) in Ibaraki, Fukushima and Yamagata;
(2 JMA) in Akita, Aomori, Niigata and Tochigi; (1 JMA) in Nagano
and Saitama Prefectures.
JUL 26 08 36 49.1 38.019 N 28.927 E 10 G 5.4 1.0 463 WESTERN TURKEY. MW 5.4 (HRV). mb 5.0 (GS). MS 5.2 (GS). ML 5.6
(ISK), 4.8 (NIC). MD 4.8 (ATH). Mo 1.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least
10 people injured, one house destroyed and dozens of buildings
damaged at Buldan. Felt as far away as Izmir.
JUL 26 23 18 17.9 22.854 N 92.306 E 10 G 5.7 0.8 379 INDIA-BANGLADESH BORDER REGION. MW 5.7 (HRV), 5.6 (GS). mb 5.5
(GS). MS 5.5 (GS). Mo 3.5*10**17 Nm (HRV), 3.2*10**17 Nm (GS).
Two people killed at Rangamati, Bangladesh. At least 25 people
injured, 500 buildings damaged or destroyed and power outages,
landslides and subsidence occurred in the Chittagong-Cox's Bazar-
Rangamati area. Felt at Dhaka.
JUL 27 02 04 11.5 21.080 S 176.585 W 213 D 6.6 0.8 498 FIJI REGION. MW 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). mb 5.9 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). Mo
9.9*10**18 Nm (GS), 9.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Es 1.6*10**14 Nm (GS).
JUL 27 06 25 31.9 47.151 N 139.248 E 470 D 6.8 0.8 735 PRIMOR'YE, RUSSIA. MW 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). mb 6.3 (GS). ME 6.4
(GS). Mo 1.6*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Es 8.2*10**13
Nm (GS). Felt in Aomori and Iwate Prefectures, Honshu. Recorded
(3 JMA) in Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi; (2 JMA) in Akita, Fukushima
and Yamagata; (1 JMA) in Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Kanagawa, Nagano,
Niigata, Saitama, Shizuoka, Tochigi and Tokyo Prefectures,
Honshu. Recorded (2 JMA) in northern and southern Hokkaido and
(1 JMA) throughout Hokkaido. Also recorded (1 JMA) on Miyake-
jima and Mikura-jima.
JUL 27 07 32 52.4* 22.743 N 92.168 E 10 G 4.3 0.7 11 INDIA-BANGLADESH BORDER REGION. mb 4.3 (GS). Casualties and
damage are included with the event of July 26 at 23:18 UTC. Felt
in the Chittagong-Rangamati area, Bangladesh.
JUL 27 12 07 29.4 22.825 N 92.343 E 10 G 5.5 0.8 142 INDIA-BANGLADESH BORDER REGION. MW 5.5 (HRV). mb 5.2 (GS). Mo
1.7*10**17 Nm (HRV). Casualties and damage are included with the
event of July 26 at 23:18 UTC. Felt in the Chittagong-Rangamati
area, Bangladesh. Also felt in Tripura, India.
AUG 04 04 37 20.1 60.532 S 43.411 W 10 G 7.6 1.1 315 SCOTIA SEA. MW 7.6 (HRV), 7.1 (GS). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 7.5 (GS). ME
7.2 (GS). Mo 5.2*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.7*10**20 Nm (HRV), 1.9*10**20
Nm (PPT). Es 1.2*10**15 Nm (GS). Minor damage at Orcadas Base on
Laurie Island.
AUG 14 05 14 54.7 39.160 N 20.605 E 10 G 6.3 1.1 572 GREECE. MW 6.3 (HRV), 6.2 (GS). mb 5.6 (GS). MS 6.2 (GS). ME 6.8
(GS). ML 6.0 (PDG), 5.9 (ATH). Mo 3.0*10**18 Nm (HRV),
2.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 4.0*10**14 Nm (GS). At least 50 people
injured, some buildings and infrastructure damaged and
landslides occurred on Lefkada. Damage to buildings in the
Preveza area. Felt in much of southern and western Greece. Felt
(IV) at Bitola and (III) at Skopje, former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia. Also felt in parts of southern Italy.
AUG 16 10 58 42.7 43.770 N 119.643 E 24 D 5.4 0.9 449 EASTERN NEI MONGOL, CHINA. MW 5.4 (GS), 5.4 (HRV). mb 5.5 (GS).
MS 5.1 (GS). Mo 1.5*10**17 Nm (GS), 1.5*10**17 Nm (HRV). At
least 4 people killed, more than 1,000 injured, 7,900 houses
destroyed and 83,000 damaged in the Lindong-Tianshan area. Felt
as far as Beijing.
AUG 21 12 12 49.7 45.104 S 167.144 E 28 G 7.2 1.1 428 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND. MW 7.2 (HRV), 7.1 (GS). mb 6.6 (GS).
MS 7.5 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). ML 7.1 (WEL). Mo 7.5*10**19 Nm (HRV),
4.7*10**19 Nm (GS), 7.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 5.4*10**14 Nm (GS).
Minor damage in Otago and Southland. Chimneys fell and walls
cracked at Dunedin, Invercargill and Te Anau. More than 200
landslides were observed and minor damage occurred to park
infrastructure in Fiordland National Park. A small tsunami with
a maximum wave height (peak-to-trough) of 30 cm was recorded at
Jackson Bay in Westland. A seiche of 15 cm was observed at Port
Kembla, Australia. Felt strongly on much of the South Island.
Felt as far north as Wellington on the North Island. Also felt
at Sydney, New South Wales and Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
SEP 14 21 42 51.8 44.329 N 11.450 E 10 G 5.3 1.1 288 NORTHERN ITALY. MW 5.3 (HRV). mb 5.1 (GS). MS 5.2 (GS). ML 5.6
(ZAMG), 5.5 (FUR), 5.3 (LDG), 5.2 (FBB), 5.1 (STR), 5.0 (ROM),
5.0 (GEN). MD 5.2 (PDG). Mo 1.0*10**17 Nm (HRV). Some people
slightly injured and at least 10 buildings damaged (VII) in the
Loiano-Monghidoro-Monzuno area. Felt (V) at Bologna, Forli,
Modena and Ravenna; (IV) at Firenze, Milano, Pisa and Venezia.
Felt in much of central and northern Italy. Felt (III) at
Villach, Austria. Felt at Jesenice and Ljubljana, Slovenia.
SEP 20 03 54 50.7 34.998 N 140.172 E 52 D 5.7 1.0 375 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 5.7 (HRV), 5.6 (GS). mb
5.4 (GS). Mo 3.4*10**17 Nm (HRV), 3.3*10**17 Nm (GS). At least 7
people injured and some buildings damaged at Tokyo. Recorded (4
JMA) in Chiba, Gumma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tochigi and
Tokyo; (3 JMA) in Fukushima, Nagano, Niigata and Yamanashi; (2
JMA) in Miyagi and Shizuoka; (1 JMA) in Aichi, Aomori, Iwate and
Yamagata Prefectures. Also recorded (2 JMA) on Kozu-shima,
Mikura-jima, Miyaki-jima, Nii-jima and O-shima; (1 JMA) on Aoga-
shima and Hachijo-jima.
SEP 21 18 16 13.4 19.917 N 95.672 E 10 G 6.6 0.9 518 MYANMAR. MW 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.9 (GS). ME 6.7
(GS). Mo 8.5*10**18 Nm (HRV), 7.8*10**18 Nm (GS), 6.8*10**18 Nm
(PPT). Es 2.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Three temples, a bridge and other
structures damaged at Taungdwingyi. Felt in much of central
Myanmar. Minor cracks in buildings at Bangkok; felt in Chiang
Mai and Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
SEP 22 04 45 36.2 19.777 N 70.673 W 10 G 6.4 1.1 494 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION. MW 6.4 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). mb 6.2 (GS).
MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). ML 6.6 (SSNC). Mo 5.3*10**18 Nm (HRV),
4.8*10**18 Nm (GS), 2.3*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 1.0*10**14 Nm (GS).
One person killed at Puerto Plata, two people died of heart
attacks at San Francisco de Macoris and 15 people injured in the
Puerto Plata-Santiago area. Many buildings destroyed or damaged
at Puerto Plata, San Francisco de Macoris and Santiago.
Landslides occurred along several highways in the epicentral
area. Maximum intensity X. Felt (VI) at Santo Domingo. Felt
throughout the Dominican Republic. Felt (V) in western Puerto
Rico. Also felt at Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
SEP 25 19 50 06.3 41.815 N 143.910 E 27 G 8.3 0.9 669 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION. MW 8.3 (HRV), 8.1 (GS), 8.1 (OBN). mb 6.9
(GS). MS 8.1 (GS). ME 8.0 (GS). Mo 3.1*10**21 Nm (HRV),
1.6*10**21 Nm (GS), 1.7*10**21 Nm (OBN), 1.5*10**21 Nm (PPT). Es
2.2*10**16 Nm (GS). At least 755 people injured, extensive
damage, landslides and power outages occurred and many roads
damaged in southeastern Hokkaido. Damage estimated at 90 million
U.S. dollars. A tsunami was generated with a maximum wave height
of 4 meters along the southeastern coast of Hokkaido. Felt
strongly in much of Hokkaido. Also felt in northern and much of
central Honshu as far south as Tokyo. Felt (V) at Yuzhno-
Kuril'sk, Kunashir and at Kuril'sk, Iturup; (II) at Yuzhno-
Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin. Recorded (6L JMA) in southern Hokkaido,
(5L JMA) in central Hokkaido and (4 JMA) in parts of northern
and southwestern Hokkaido. Also recorded (4 JMA) in northern
Honshu and (2 JMA) as far south as Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu.
Recorded (1 JMA) on Hachijo-jima, Miyaki-jima and Sadoga-shima.
SEP 25 21 08 00.0 41.774 N 143.593 E 33 N 7.4 1.0 514 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION. MW 7.4 (HRV). mb 6.4 (GS). MS 7.4 (GS).
Mo 1.3*10**20 Nm (HRV). Felt in much of Hokkaido and as far
south as Tokyo. Recorded (6L JMA) in the Urakawa area; (5L JMA)
in the Tomakomai area; (4 JMA) in south-central and southwestern
Hokkaido; (3 JMA) in central and eastern Hokkaido; (1 JMA) in
northern Hokkaido and on Rishiri-to. Also recorded (5L JMA) in
Aomori Prefecture, (4 JMA) in parts of northern Honshu and (1
JMA) as far south as Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu.
SEP 27 11 33 25.0 50.038 N 87.813 E 16 D 7.3 1.0 667 SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA. MW 7.3 (GS), 7.3 (HRV), 6.9 (OBN).
mb 6.5 (GS). MS 7.5 (GS). ME 7.6 (GS). Mo 9.4*10**19 Nm (HRV),
1.0*10**20 Nm (GS), 2.2*10**19 Nm (OBN), 1.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es
5.1*10**15 Nm (GS). Unconfirmed reports that 3 people died from
heart attacks, more than 5 injured, 1,800 homeless, 300 houses
destroyed (X), 1,942 buildings damaged and landslides occurred
in the Kosh-Agach and Ust-Ulagan area. Significant damage also
reported at Ongudai and Shebalino. Damage estimated at 10.6
million U.S. dollars. Ground subsidence occurred in the
Chaganuzun area which created a flood of the Chuya River. Felt
(VII) at Aktash; (VI) at Prokop'yevsk and Tashtagol; (IV) at
Abakan and Novosibirsk; (III) Kemerovo, Krasnoyarsk and Zaysan.
Felt throughout southern Siberia. Also felt (IV) at
Semipalatinsk and Ust'-Kamenogorsk; (III) at Almaty, Astana and
Taldyqorghan, Kazakhstan.
SEP 29 02 36 53.1 42.450 N 144.380 E 25 G 6.5 0.8 586 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION. MW 6.5 (HRV), 6.4 (GS). mb 6.1 (GS). MS
6.3 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 5.8*10**18 Nm (HRV), 3.9*10**18 Nm
(GS). Es 7.6*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt at Misawa, Honshu. Felt (III)
at Yuzhno-Kuril'sk, Kunashir. Recorded (4 JMA) in the Kushiro
area; (3 JMA) in eastern and south-central Hokkaido; (2 JMA) in
central and southwestern Hokkaido. Also recorded (2 JMA) in
Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi; (1 JMA) in Akita and Fukushima
Prefectures, Honshu.
OCT 01 01 03 25.2 50.211 N 87.721 E 10 G 6.7 0.9 643 SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA. MW 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV), 6.3 (OBN).
mb 6.3 (GS). MS 7.1 (GS). ME 7.4 (GS). Mo 1.3*10**19 Nm (GS),
1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV), 3.5*10**18 Nm (OBN), 1.5*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 2.7*10**15 Nm (GS). Additional damage and landslides occurred
in the Kosh-Agach area previously affected by the earthquake on
September 27 at 11:33 UTC. Some minor damage to buildings at
Barnaul and Gorno-Altaysk. Felt (VI) at Aktash; (IV) at Mugur-
Aksy; (III) at Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kemerovo,
Nizhnevartovsk; (II) at Kyzyl. Felt at Belokurikha, Novokuznetsk
and Sayanogorsk. Also felt at Ust'-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan.
OCT 08 09 06 55.3 42.648 N 144.570 E 32 G 6.7 0.9 556 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION. MW 6.7 (HRV), 6.6 (GS). mb 6.0 (GS). MS
6.6 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV), 1.0*10**19 Nm
(GS), 1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 9.1*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt at
Amagasaki, Kakogawa, Misawa and Nemuro. Felt (III) at Yuzhno-
Kuril'sk, Kunashir and at Kuril'sk, Iturup. Recorded (4 JMA) in
eastern Hokkaido, (3 JMA) in south-central Hokkaido, (2 JMA) in
central Hokkaido and (1 JMA) in the Shibetsu area and in
southwestern Hokkaido. Also recorded (2 JMA) in Aomori and
Miyagi; (1 JMA) in Akita and Iwate Prefectures, Honshu.
OCT 16 12 28 09.0 25.954 N 101.254 E 33 N 5.6 0.9 147 YUNNAN, CHINA. MW 5.6 (HRV), 5.5 (GS). mb 5.2 (GS). MS 5.6 (GS).
Mo 2.9*10**17 Nm (HRV), 2.1*10**17 Nm (GS). At least three
people killed, 32 injured and 12,000 buildings damaged or
destroyed in the Dayao area. Also felt in Yaoan, Yongren and
Yuanmou.
OCT 25 12 41 35.2 38.400 N 100.951 E 10 G 5.8 0.9 493 GANSU-QINGHAI BORDER REGION, CHINA. MW 5.8 (GS), 5.8 (HRV). mb
5.8 (GS). MS 5.7 (GS). ME 5.7 (GS). Mo 5.6*10**17 Nm (HRV),
5.2*10**17 Nm (GS). Es 8.3*10**12 Nm (GS). At least nine people
killed, more than 43 injured and thousands homeless; 10,000
houses destroyed and 45,000 damaged; 2 reservoirs damaged;
16,000 livestock killed in Minle and Shandan Counties. Damage
estimated at 40 million U.S. dollars.
OCT 25 12 47 58.8 38.383 N 100.975 E 10 G 5.8 0.8 423 GANSU-QINGHAI BORDER REGION, CHINA. MW 5.8 (HRV), 5.7 (GS). mb
5.7 (GS). MS 5.5 (GS). Mo 6.1*10**17 Nm (HRV), 4.0*10**17 Nm
(GS). Casualties and damage are included with the event at 12:41
UTC.
OCT 31 01 06 28.2 37.812 N 142.619 E 10 G 7.0 0.8 568 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). mb
6.1 (GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 3.5*10**19 Nm (HRV),
3.4*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 2.4*10**14 Nm (GS).
Felt strongly in Miyagi Prefecture. Felt in much of Tohoku
District. A small tsunami with a maximum wave height of 32 cm
was recorded along the Tohoku coast. Recorded (4 JMA) in Miyagi;
(3 JMA) from Aomori to Shizuoka; (1 JMA) as far south as Aichi
Prefecture. Also recorded (2 JMA) in the Esashi area and (1 JMA)
in eastern and south-central Hokkaido.
NOV 06 10 38 04.2 19.262 S 168.892 E 114 D 6.6 1.0 475 VANUATU. MW 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). mb 6.0 (GS). ME 6.1 (GS). Mo
8.6*10**18 Nm (HRV), 1.0*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es
3.3*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt at Port-Vila.
NOV 09 19 52 36.8 0.674 S 19.689 W 10 G 6.6 1.2 276 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. MW 6.6 (HRV), 6.3 (GS). mb 5.5 (GS).
MS 6.0 (GS). Mo 9.3*10**18 Nm (HRV), 3.6*10**18 Nm (GS).
NOV 13 02 35 10.3 34.712 N 103.834 E 10 G 5.1 0.9 245 GANSU, CHINA. MW 5.1 (HRV). mb 5.1 (GS). MS 5.1 (GS). Mo
5.5*10**16 Nm (HRV). At least one person killed and 30 injured;
10 buildings destroyed and many damaged; some roads damaged in
the Jone-Lintan-Minxian area.
NOV 14 18 49 46.5 27.372 N 103.971 E 33 N 5.6 1.3 97 SICHUAN-YUNNAN-GUIZHOU REGION, CHINA. MW 5.6 (HRV). mb 5.0 (GS).
Mo 2.8*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least 4 people killed, 65 injured,
600 houses destroyed, 98,000 buildings damaged and power outages
occurred in Ludian and Zhaotong Counties.
NOV 17 06 43 06.8 51.146 N 178.650 E 33 N 7.8 1.1 604 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA. MW 7.8 (HRV), 7.7 (GS),
7.7 (OBN). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 7.2 (GS). ME 7.3 (GS). Mo 5.3*10**20
Nm (HRV), 4.4*10**20 Nm (GS), 4.8*10**20 Nm (PPT), 4.1*10**20 Nm
(OBN). Es 2.3*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) on Shemya. A local
tsunami generated with recorded wave heights (peak-to-trough) of
52 cm on Shemya and 20 cm on Adak.
NOV 18 17 14 22.6 12.025 N 125.416 E 35 G 6.5 0.9 487 SAMAR, PHILIPPINES. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.5
(GS). ME 6.3 (GS). Mo 7.4*10**18 Nm (GS), 6.9*10**18 Nm (HRV),
1.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 6.2*10**13 Nm (GS). One person killed,
21 injured, one school collapsed and many concrete structures
damaged (VII PIVS) at Can-Avid. A landslide blocked a highway
near Taft. Power outages occurred throughout Eastern Samar. Felt
(VI PIVS) at Borongan; (V PIVS) at Calbayog and Catbalogan; (IV
PIVS) at Catarman. Also felt (IV PIVS) at Palo, Leyte and (II
PIVS) at Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu and at Legaspi, Luzon.
NOV 25 20 19 46.2 5.581 S 150.880 E 35 G 6.6 0.9 384 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). mb
6.1 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 6.3 (GS). Mo 7.9*10**18 Nm (HRV),
7.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 6.0*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt strongly at
Bialla and Kimbe.
NOV 26 13 38 57.8 27.283 N 103.753 E 33 N 4.7 1.1 60 SICHUAN-YUNNAN-GUIZHOU REGION, CHINA. mb 4.7 (GS). Four people
injured and thousands of buildings damaged or destroyed in
Ludian.
DEC 01 01 38 31.9 42.905 N 80.515 E 10 G 6.0 1.0 502 KAZAKHSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REGION. MW 6.0 (HRV), 5.9 (GS). mb 6.0
(GS). MS 5.9 (GS). ME 5.9 (GS). Mo 6.9*10**17 Nm (GS),
1.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Es 1.7*10**13 Nm (GS). At least 11 people
killed, 47 injured, 769 houses destroyed and many damaged in
Zhaosu County, Xinjiang, China. Felt strongly in southeastern
Kazakhstan. Also felt at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
DEC 05 21 26 09.4 55.538 N 165.780 E 10 G 6.7 0.9 565 KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA, RUSSIA REGION. MW 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV), 6.7
(OBN). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 1.4*10**19 Nm
(GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV), 1.2*10**19 Nm (OBN). Es 2.4*10**14 Nm
(GS). Felt (II) at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka.
DEC 10 04 38 11.5 23.039 N 121.362 E 10 G 6.8 1.1 447 TAIWAN. MW 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.7
(GS). ML 6.6 (TAP). Mo 2.0*10**19 Nm (HRV), 1.7*10**19 Nm (GS),
2.5*10**19 Nm (OBN). Es 2.7*10**14 Nm (GS). One person injured;
several roads and bridges damaged; some landslides occurred in
T'ai-tung County. A gas line broke causing a fire at Kao-hsiung.
Recorded (6 TAP) in T'ai-tung; (4 TAP) in Chia-i, Chang-hua, Hua-
lien, Kao-hsiung, Nan-t'ou, P'ing-tung, T'ai-nan and Yun-lin; (3
TAP) in I-lan, Miao-li, Su-ao, T'ai-chung and T'ai-pei; (2 TAP)
in Hsin-chu and T'ao-yuan Counties. Also recorded (1 JMA) on
Hateruma-jima, Iriomote-jima, Ishigaki-jima, Tarama-shima and
Yonaguni-jima, Ryukyu Islands.
DEC 11 16 28 17.3 31.953 N 49.209 E 33 N 5.0 0.9 168 WESTERN IRAN. mb 5.0 (GS). At least five people injured, two
houses destroyed and 142 damaged at Masjed-e Soleyman.
DEC 21 07 40 45.8 0.769 S 20.601 W 10 G 6.6 1.0 324 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. MW 6.6 (HRV), 6.5 (GS). mb 5.5 (GS).
MS 5.8 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 7.8*10**18 Nm (HRV), 6.3*10**18 Nm
(GS). Es 8.9*10**13 Nm (GS).
DEC 22 19 15 56.0& 35.706 N 121.102 W 8 6.6 472 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. <NC>. MW 6.6 (HRV), 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (BRK). mb
6.1 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 6.3 (GS). Mo 8.5*10**18 Nm (HRV),
4.2*10**18 Nm (GS), 5.9*10**18 Nm (BRK), 2.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es
6.1*10**13 Nm (GS). Two people killed and about 40 buildings
collapsed or severely damaged (VIII) at Paso Robles. At least 40
people injured in the Paso Robles-Templeton area. Buildings
damaged and small fires occurred at Atascadero, Cambria and
Morro Bay. Road damage was sustained on State Routes 41 and 46
between State Route 1 and U.S. 101. Damage also occurred to the
Templeton Road Bridge and to a bridge near Oceano. The airport
at Oceano was closed due to cracks in the runway. More than
10,000 homes and businesses were without power in the Paso
Robles area. Damage estimated at 300 million U.S. dollars. Felt
(VIII) at Templeton; (VII) at Atascadero, Bradley, Cayucos,
Grover Beach, Oceano, San Miguel and Shandon; (VI) at Arroyo
Grande, Cambria, Creston, Guadalupe, Lockwood, Lompoc, Los Osos,
Morro Bay, Nipomo, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, San Simeon,
Santa Margarita and Santa Maria; (V) at Avenal, Buellton, King
City, Santa Inez, Solvang and Taft. Felt in much of central and
southern California from Sacramento and Santa Rosa to San Diego
and as far east as Carson City, Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada and
at Bullhead City, Arizona. The maximum recorded acceleration was
0.5g horizontal motion and 0.3g vertical motion at Templeton.
Landslides blocked several mountain passes in the Santa Lucia
Mountains. Liquefaction was observed in the Oceano area.
DEC 25 07 11 11.5 8.416 N 82.824 W 33 N 6.5 1.2 405 PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REGION. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 6.0
(GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 6.7*10**18 Nm (GS),
6.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Es 2.3*10**14 Nm (GS). At least two people
killed, 75 injured and many buildings damaged or destroyed at
Puerto Armuelles, Panama. Some people injured and damage to
buildings and highways in Costa Rica along the Panama-Costa Rica
border. Felt throughout Costa Rica and in Panama as far east as
Panama City.
DEC 25 20 42 33.7 22.252 S 169.488 E 10 G 6.5 1.0 480 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS. MW 6.5 (HRV), 6.4 (GS). mb 6.3
(GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). Mo 6.3*10**18 Nm (HRV),
4.6*10**18 Nm (GS), 7.9*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 2.1*10**14 Nm (GS).
DEC 26 01 56 52.4 28.995 N 58.311 E 10 G 6.6 1.1 552 SOUTHEASTERN IRAN. MW 6.6 (HRV), 6.5 (GS). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.8
(GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 9.3*10**18 Nm (HRV), 6.6*10**18 Nm (GS),
8.8*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 6.1*10**14 Nm (GS). About 31,000 people
killed, 30,000 injured, 75,600 homeless and 85 percent of
buildings damaged or destroyed in the Bam area. Maximum
intensities IX at Bam and VIII at Baravat. Felt (V) at Kerman.
Damage estimated at 32.7 million U.S. dollars. Surface ruptures
associated with the Bam Fault were observed between Bam and
Baravat. Maximum acceleration of 0.98g recorded at Bam.
Landslides occurred in the epicentral area. Believed to be the
largest earthquake in this area in more than 2000 years. A
detailed report on this earthquake can be obtained from the
International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology
(IIEES), online at http:/
/www.iiees.ac.ir/English/Bam_report_english.html.
DEC 26 21 26 04.1 22.273 S 169.314 E 10 G 6.8 1.2 322 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS. MW 6.8 (HRV), 6.7 (GS). mb 6.1
(GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 6.8 (GS). Mo 1.6*10**19 Nm (HRV),
1.3*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.8*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 3.3*10**14 Nm (GS).
DEC 27 16 00 59.4 22.015 S 169.766 E 10 G 7.3 1.3 235 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS. MW 7.3 (HRV), 7.2 (GS). mb 6.1
(GS). MS 7.1 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 9.5*10**19 Nm (HRV),
7.6*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 6.4*10**14 Nm (GS).
Felt on Mare and at Noumea, New Caledonia. Felt slightly on
Tiga. A local tsunami with a wave height of 15 cm was recorded
at Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
DEC 27 22 38 01.8 21.672 S 169.835 E 10 G 6.7 1.1 270 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS. MW 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). mb 5.8
(GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 1.4*10**19 Nm (HRV),
1.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Es 9.1*10**13 Nm (GS).
NOTABLE NORTH AMERICAN EARTHQUAKES
FEB 22 12 19 10.5& 34.310 N 116.848 W 1 5.2 161 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. <PAS-P>. MW 5.2 (HRV), 5.0 (BRK). mb 4.9
(GS). MS 4.8 (GS). ML 5.4 (PAS). Mo 7.7*10**16 Nm (HRV),
3.2*10**16 Nm (BRK). Slight damage (VI) at Big Bear City. Felt
(V) at Lucerne Valley and (IV) at Apple Valley, Bloomington,
Forest Falls, Hemet, Hesperia, Loma Linda, Mentone, Morongo
Valley, Newberry Springs, Perris, Phelan, Redlands, Riverside,
San Bernardino, San Jacinto and Victorville. Felt throughout
southern California from Ridgecrest to San Diego and from Santa
Barbara to Brawley. Also felt at Las Vegas, Nevada.
APR 29 08 59 39.0& 34.494 N 85.629 W 20 4.6 143 ALABAMA. <CERI>. MW 4.6 (SLM). mb 4.4 (GS). mbLg 4.9 (GS). Slight
damage (VI) at Fort Payne, Gaylesville and Valley Head. Felt (V)
at Bryant, Cedar Bluff, Collinsville, Flat Rock, Fyffe,
Geraldine, Henagar, Higdon, Ider, Leesburg, Mentone, Rainsville
and Sylvania. Felt in parts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North
Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
JUN 06 12 29 34.0& 36.870 N 88.980 W 3 4.0 85 WESTERN KENTUCKY. <CERI>. MW 4.0 (PAL), 4.0 (SLM). mb 3.9 (GS).
mbLg 4.5 (GS). Mo 1.3*10**15 Nm (PAL). Slight damage (VI) at
Bardwell. Felt (V) at Arlington; (IV) at Clinton, Fulton and
Wickliffe; (III) at Cunningham, Kevil, Paducah and West Paducah.
Felt in western Kentucky and in parts of Arkansas, Illinois,
Indiana, Missouri and Tennessee.
DEC 09 20 59 14.1 37.587 N 77.903 W 5 G 4.5 0.7 47 VIRGINIA. mb 4.5 (GS). mbLg 4.5 (GS). This was a complex event
consisting of two sub-events occurring 12 seconds apart. Slight
damage (VI) at Bremo Bluff and Kents Store. Felt (V) at
Columbia, Fork Union, Goochland, Oilville, Rockville and Sandy
Hook; (IV) at Appomattox, Amelia Court House, Amherst,
Blackstone, Bumpass, Charlottesville, Chester, Chesterfield,
Colonial Heights, Cumberland, Dillwyn, Farmville, Glen Allen,
Lawrenceville, Louisa, Manakin Sabot, Mechanicsville,
Midlothian, Mineral, Palmyra, Petersburg, Powhatan, Richmond,
Scottsville and Spotsylvania; (III) at Alexandria, Fairfax,
Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Lexington, Lynchburg, McLean,
Roanoke, Staunton and Vienna. Also felt (III) at Bethesda,
Rockville and Silver Spring, Maryland and at Rocky Mount and
Winston Salem, North Carolina. Felt (II) at Chapel Hill,
Greensboro and Raleigh, North Carolina and at Washington, DC.
Felt in much of Maryland and Virginia. Also felt in north-
central North Carolina and a few areas of Delaware, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Compiled by Waverly J. Person and Pamela J. Benfield.
