SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 2010
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 03 21 48 02.8 8.726 S 157.487 E 10 G 6.6 1.2 282 SOLOMON ISLANDS. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6 (GCMT), 6.5 (WCMT). mb 6.0
(GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo 9.5*10**18 Nm (UCMT),
1.1*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 7.9*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 1.4*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 1.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt at Gizo and Honiara. A small tsunami
with a wave height (peak-to-trough) of less than 2 cm was
recorded at Honiara.
JAN 03 22 36 25.6 8.783 S 157.354 E 10 G 7.1 1.1 377 SOLOMON ISLANDS. MW 7.1 (GCMT), 7.1 (WCMT), 7.0 (UCMT). mb 6.3
(GS). MS 7.1 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). Mo 5.8*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
6.3*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 4.3*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 5.9*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 5.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Sixteen homes destroyed, at least 60
damaged and 1,000 people left homeless on Rendova. Some of the
damage was caused by a tsunami, with a runup height of 2-3 m on
Rendova. Felt (VI) at Gizo. The tsunami was recorded at the
following tide stations with these wave heights (peak-to-
trough): 2 cm at Cape Ferguson and 15 cm at Rosslyn Bay,
Australia; 13 cm at Honiara, Solomon Islands; 1 cm at
Luganville, Vanuatu.
JAN 05 04 55 39.4 58.173 S 14.695 W 13 G 6.8 1.2 198 EAST OF THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS. MW 6.8 (UCMT), 6.8 (GCMT),
6.7 (GS), 6.8 (WCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME 7.7 (GS). Mo
1.8*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.7*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.5*10**19 Nm (GS),
2.2*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 2.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 9.4*10**15 Nm (GS).
JAN 05 12 15 32.2 9.019 S 157.551 E 15 6.8 1.2 338 SOLOMON ISLANDS. MW 6.8 (UCMT), 6.8 (GCMT), 6.8 (WCMT). mb 6.2
(GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 2.2*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
2.3*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 1.9*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.6*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 9.1*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (II) at Honiara. A 3 cm tsunami was
recorded at Honiara.
JAN 10 00 25 04.2 7.907 S 107.879 E 65 5.1 1.2 155 JAVA, INDONESIA. mb 5.1 (GS). One person died from a heart attack
in Garut and two people injured at Kampungbaru. Felt (V) at
Garut; (IV) at Bandung, Ciamis and Pangandaran; (III) at
Cianjur. Also felt at Bogor and Ciampea.
JAN 10 00 27 39.3& 40.652 N 124.692 W 29 6.5 330 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. <NC>. MW 6.5 (UCMT), 6.5 (GCMT),
6.4 (GS), 6.5 (WCMT), 6.5 (BRK). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ME
7.4 (GS). Mo 7.4*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 4.8*10**18 Nm (GS),
7.6*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 6.9*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 8.4*10**18 Nm (PPT),
7.1*10**18 Nm (BRK). Es 3.2*10**15 Nm (GS). About 30 people
injured and moderate damage to hundreds of homes and buildings
in the Eureka-Ferndale area. Felt (VII) at Eureka, Ferndale and
Samoa; (VI) at Bayside, Fortuna, Loleta and Rio Dell; (V) at
Arcata, Blue Lake, Carlotta, Hydesville, Kneeland, Korbel,
McKinleyville, Petrolia, Scotia, Somes Bar and Whitethorn. Felt
widely in northern California and southwestern Oregon and as far
as Hollister, California; Reno, Nevada; Portland, Oregon.
JAN 12 21 53 10.0 18.443 N 72.571 W 13 G 7.0 1.0 500 HAITI REGION. MW 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (UCMT), 7.0 (GCMT), 7.0 (WCMT). mb
6.8 (GS). MS 7.3 (GS). ME 7.6 (GS). Mo 4.5*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
4.4*10**19 Nm (GS), 4.4*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 4.4*10**19 Nm (WCMT),
5.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 4.9*10**15 Nm (GS). According to
official estimates, 316,000 people killed, 300,000 injured, 1.3
million displaced, 97,294 houses destroyed and 188,383 damaged
in the Port-au-Prince area and in much of southern Haiti. Other
estimates suggest substantially lower numbers of casualties,
perhaps as low as fewer than 100,000. The casualties include at
least 4 people killed by a local tsunami in the Petit Paradis
area near Leogane. Tsunami waves were also reported at Jacmel,
Les Cayes, Petit Goave, Leogane, Luly and Anse a Galets. The
tsunami had recorded wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 12 cm at
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and 2 cm at Christiansted, US
Virgin Islands. Uplift was observed along the coast from Leogane
to L'Acul and subsidence was observed along the coast from Grand
Trou to Port Royal. Felt (VIII) at Leogane; (VII) at Carrefour,
Port-au-Prince and Petionville; (VI) at Vieux Bourg d'Aquin; (V)
at Port-de-Paix. Felt (V) at La Vega, Moca and San Cristobal;
(IV) at Bani, Bonao, Luperon, Nagua, Puerto Plata, Santiago,
Santo Domingo and Sosua, Dominican Republic. Felt throughout
Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Felt (III) at Oranjestad,
Aruba; (IV) at Santiago de Cuba and (III) at Guantanamo, Cuba;
(II) in the Kingston-Mona area, Jamaica; (II) at Carolina and
San Juan, Puerto Rico; (III) at Cockburn Harbour and (II) at
Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands; (III) at Maracaibo and
(II) at Caracas, Venezuela. Felt in parts of The Bahamas, Puerto
Rico and the US Virgin Islands and as far as southern Florida,
northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.
JAN 15 18 00 46.7 10.454 N 63.475 W 8 5.6 1.1 325 SUCRE, VENEZUELA. MW 5.6 (GCMT), 5.5 (UCMT), 5.4 (CAR). mb 5.4
(GS). MS 5.2 (GS). Mo 2.8*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 2.6*10**17 Nm
(UCMT). Eleven people injured and three houses damaged at
Cariaco. Felt (IV) at Barcelona and Cumana; (III) at Ciudad
Guayana, Porlamar and Puerto La Cruz; (II) at Caracas. Also felt
at Acarigua, Carupano, La Asuncion, Maturin and Petare. Felt at
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
JAN 17 09 37 26.1 25.558 N 105.804 E 27 4.4 0.7 27 GUIZHOU, CHINA. mb 4.4 (GS). At least 7 people killed, 9 injured
and 1 missing after 2 landslides occurred in Guizhou.
JAN 30 21 36 58.0 30.268 N 105.668 E 10 G 5.1 1.0 137 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA. mb 5.1 (GS). MS 4.7 (GS). One person
killed, 15 injured, more than 100 homes destroyed and thousands
FEB 18 01 13 19.5 42.587 N 130.703 E 578 6.9 1.4 524 CHINA-RUSSIA-NORTH KOREA BORDER REGION. MW 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (GCMT),
6.8 (UCMT), 6.8 (WCMT). mb 6.3 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo 2.7*10**19
Nm (GS), 2.6*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.3*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 2.3*10**19
Nm (WCMT). Es 1.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Recorded (2 JMA) in
southeastern Hokkaido and (1 JMA) in northern and southern
Hokkaido, Japan. Also recorded (2 JMA) in Aomori, Ishikawa,
Iwate, Miyagi and Saitama; (1 JMA) in Akita, Chiba, Fukui,
Fukushima, Gumma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa and Tokyo, Honshu.
FEB 25 04 56 51.9 25.523 N 101.903 E 10 G 5.2 0.9 176 YUNNAN, CHINA. MW 5.2 (GCMT). mb 5.2 (GS). Mo 7.1*10**16 Nm
(GCMT). Eleven people injured and houses damaged in Yunnan. Felt
(II) at Kunming.
FEB 26 20 31 26.9 25.930 N 128.425 E 25 G 7.0 1.0 487 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN. MW 7.0 (UCMT), 7.0 (GCMT), 6.9 (GS), 7.0
(WCMT), 6.9 (NIED). mb 6.7 (GS). MS 7.0 (GS). ME 7.4 (GS). Mo
3.5*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 3.4*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 3.2*10**19 Nm (GS),
3.4*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 3.4*10**19 Nm (PPT), 3.0*10**19 Nm (NIED).
Es 2.6*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt (V) on Okinawa. Also felt at Taipei
and T'ao-yuan, Taiwan. Recorded (5L JMA) on Okinawa; (4 JMA) in
the Kerama-retto and on Kitadaito and Yoron-jima; (3 JMA) on
Aguni-jima, Amami-oshima, Ie-jima, Iheya-shima, Izena-shima,
Kikaiga-shima, Kume-jima, Minamidaito-jima, Okino-erabu-shima,
Tokuno-shima, Tonaki-jima, Uke-jima and Yoro-jima; (2 JMA) on
Akuseki-jima, Kareroma-jima, Miyako-jima and Suwanose-jima; (1
JMA) on Iriomote-jima, Ishigaki-jima, Tanega-shima, Tarama-shima
and Yaku-shima. Also recorded (1 JMA) in Kagoshima, Kumamoto and
Miyazaki, Kyushu.
FEB 27 06 34 11.5 36.122 S 72.898 W 23 8.8 1.1 454 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE. MW 8.8 (UCMT), 8.8 (GCMT), 8.8 (WCMT).
mb 7.2 (GS). MS 8.5 (GS). ME 8.3 (GS). Mo 1.9*10**22 Nm (GCMT),
2.0*10**22 Nm (WCMT), 1.8*10**22 Nm (UCMT), 8.4*10**21 Nm (PPT).
Es 5.9*10**16 Nm (GS). At least 523 people killed, 24 missing,
about 12,000 injured, 800,000 displaced and at least 370,000
houses, 4,013 schools, 79 hospitals and 4,200 boats damaged or
destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami in the Valparaiso-
Concepcion-Temuco area. At least 1.8 million people affected in
Araucania, Bio-Bio, Maule, O'Higgins, Region Metropolitana and
Valparaiso. The total economic loss in Chile was estimated at 30
billion US dollars. Electricity, telecommunications and water
supplies were disrupted and the airports at Concepcion and
Santiago had minor damage. The tsunami damaged or destroyed many
buildings and roads at Concepcion, Constitucion, Dichato and
Pichilemu and also damaged boats and a dock in the San Diego
area, USA. Maximum acceleration of 0.65g was recorded at
Concepcion and more than 2 m of uplift along the coast was
observed near Arauco. Felt (IX) at Concepcion; (VIII) at
Chiguayante, Coronel, Lebu, Nacimiento, Parral, Penco, Rancagua,
Santiago, San Vicente, Talca, Temuco and Tome; (VII) from La
Ligua to Villarrica; (VI) as far as Ovalle and Valdivia. Felt in
Chile as far as Iquique and Punta Arenas. Felt (V) at Cutral-Co
and San Juan; (IV) at Cordoba, Mendoza and San Carlos de
Bariloche; (III) at Buenos Aires, Argentina and (II) at Sao
Paulo, Brazil. Felt in much of Argentina and in parts of
Bolivia, southern Brazil, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. Seiches
were observed on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA. A Pacific-
wide tsunami was generated. Tsunami wave heights in centimeters
(above sea level) were recorded at the following selected tide
gauges: 71 at Pago Pago, American Samoa; 22 at Winter Harbour,
Canada; 261 at Valparaiso, 181 at Talcahuano, 164 at Coquimbo,
144 at Corral, 118 at Arica, 90 at Caldera, 79 at San Felix, 68
at Iquique, 47 at Antofagasta and 40 at San Pedro, Chile; 33 at
Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 105 at Santa Cruz and 41 at Baltra,
Ecuador; 32 at Rikitea, French Polynesia; 95 at Hanasaki, 40 at
Ofunato and 30 at Naha, Japan; 21 on Johnston Island; 15 on
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands; 32 on Midway Island; 65.5 at
Acapulco and 35.9 at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico; 117 at Gisborne,
101 on Chatham Island, 98 at Owenga and 50 on Raoul Island, New
Zealand; 37 at Manus, Papua New Guinea; 69 at Callao, Peru; 16
at Currimao, Philippines; 42 at Apia, Samoa; 63 at King Cove, 42
on Atka, 39 at Seward, 39 on Shemya, 36 at Kodiak, 36 at Yakutat
and 23 at Craig, Alaska, USA; 91 at Santa Barbara, 64 at
Crescent City, 60 at La Jolla and 46 at Point Reyes, California;
86 at Kahului, 51 at Kawaihae, 40 at Nawiliwili and 26 at
Honolulu, Hawaii; 32 at Port Orford, Oregon; 23 at Neah Bay,
Washington.
FEB 27 08 01 23.0 37.773 S 75.048 W 35 G 7.4 1.1 409 OFF THE COAST OF BIO-BIO, CHILE. MW 7.4 (GCMT). mb 6.9 (GS). Mo
1.4*10**20 Nm (GCMT).
FEB 27 15 45 37.0& 24.872 S 65.602 W 10 6.3 376 SALTA, ARGENTINA. <SJA>. MW 6.3 (GCMT). mb 6.3 (GS). MD 6.1
(SJA). Mo 3.0*10**18 Nm (GCMT). Two people killed and two
injured in the Salta area. Felt (V) at Cordoba and Salta and
(IV) at San Miguel de Tucuman and San Salvador de Jujuy. Also
felt at Libertador General San Martin, Mendoza, San Pedro and
Santa Fe. Felt (II) at Asuncion, Paraguay. Felt at Antofagasta
and Calama, Chile and at Tarija, Bolivia.
MAR 04 00 18 51.2 22.918 N 120.795 E 21 G 6.3 0.9 326 TAIWAN. MW 6.3 (GCMT), 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (UCMT), 6.2 (WCMT), 6.1
(RMT). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 6.2 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). ML 6.4 (TAP). Mo
3.0*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 2.2*10**18 Nm (GS), 2.6*10**18 Nm (WCMT),
2.3*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 1.9*10**18 Nm (RMT). Es 4.5*10**13 Nm
(GS). Ninety-six people injured and one bridge damaged in Kao-
hsiung. At least 340 buildings, including historical sites,
damaged throughout the island. Felt (VI) at Yung-kang; (V) at
Chao-chou, Chia-i, Hsin-ying, Kao-hsiung and Tai-nan; (IV) at
Chang-hua, Hsin-chu, P'ing-tung and T'ai-chung; (III) at Hsin-
tien, Tao-yuan and Taipei; (II) at Chung-liao. Also felt at Chih-
shan, Chu-pei, Kang-shan, Kincheng, Ma-kung, Pan-chiao, Pu-li,
San-hsia, Shu-lin, Tan-shui, Tou-liu and Yung-ho. Felt (III) at
Fuzhou and (II) at Xiamen, Fujian. Also felt at Jiaocheng. Felt
in Hong Kong and (II) at Ningbo, Zhejiang. Felt at Basco,
Philippines. Recorded (6 TAP) in Chia-i and Tai-nan; (5 TAP) in
Kao-hsiung, Ping-tung, Tai-tung and Yun-lin; (4 TAP) in Chang-
hua, Nan-tou and Tai-chung; (3 TAP) in Hua-lien, I-lan, Miao-li
and P'eng-hu; (2 TAP) in Hsin-chu, Tai-pei and Tao-yuan; (1 TAP)
in Chin-men and Lien-chiang, Taiwan.
MAR 04 14 02 27.5 13.571 S 167.227 E 176 G 6.5 1.0 426 VANUATU. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.4 (UCMT), 6.4 (GCMT), 6.4 (WCMT). mb 6.0
(GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 6.8*10**18 Nm (GS), 5.8*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
5.3*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 5.2*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 7.1*10**18 Nm (PPT).
Es 9.6*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt at Luganville.
MAR 05 11 47 06.8 36.665 S 73.374 W 18 G 6.6 0.9 255 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE. MW 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (GCMT), 6.6 (WCMT), 6.5
(UCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.3 (GS). ML 6.5 (GUC). Mo
8.7*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 8.6*10**18 Nm (WCMT),
7.3*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 6.1*10**13 Nm
(GS). Felt (VII) at Concepcion; (VI) at Chiguayante and Chillan;
(V) at Angol and Los Angeles; (IV) at Constitucion; (III) at
Santiago, Temuco and Valdivia. Also felt at Bulnes, Coihaique,
Coronel, La Laja, Linares, Penaflor, Puerto Varas, San Carlos,
Talca, Talcahuano, Vilcun and Villarrica. Felt (II) at Buenos
Aires, Argentina. Also felt at Comodoro Rivadavia, Cutral-Co,
Mendoza, Neuquen, San Carlos de Bariloche and Santa Rosa.
MAR 05 16 07 00.6 3.762 S 100.991 E 26 G 6.8 1.1 401 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA. MW 6.8 (UCMT), 6.7 (GCMT),
6.5 (GS), 6.7 (WCMT). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). Mo
7.3*10**18 Nm (GS), 2.3*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
1.2*10**19 Nm (WCMT). Es 4.8*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (II) at
Bengkulu and Padang, Sumatra. Also felt at Jambi and at Jakarta,
Java. Felt at Petaling Jaya, Malaysia and (II) in Singapore.
MAR 08 02 32 34.7 38.864 N 39.986 E 12 G 6.1 0.8 379 EASTERN TURKEY. MW 6.1 (UCMT), 6.1 (GCMT), 5.9 (GS), 6.0 (WCMT).
mb 5.9 (GS). MS 6.0 (GS). ME 6.3 (GS). ML 6.0 (ISK). Mo
9.4*10**17 Nm (GS), 1.8*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 1.5*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
1.3*10**18 Nm (WCMT). Es 5.6*10**13 Nm (GS). At least 42 people
killed, 100 injured and 3,500 displaced, 287 buildings destroyed
and 700 heavily damaged in the Basyurt-Demirci-Kovancilar-
Okcular area. Felt (VI) at Elazig, (V) at Diyarbakir, (IV) at
Gaziantep and Siirt, (III) at Erzurum and (II) at Ankara and
Trabzon. Felt widely in eastern Turkey. Felt (III) at Mosul,
Iraq. Also felt at Arbil and Sinjar. Felt (II) at Aleppo, Syria.
Also felt at Al Qamishli, Manbij, Nubl and Ra's al `Ayn.
MAR 11 14 39 43.9 34.290 S 71.891 W 11 G 6.9 0.9 415 LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE. MW 6.9 (UCMT), 6.9 (GCMT), 6.8 (GS),
6.9 (WCMT). mb 6.7 (GS). MS 7.0 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). Mo 2.4*10**19
Nm (GCMT), 1.7*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.6*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 2.4*10**19
Nm (UCMT), 4.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 4.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Some
damage (VII) at Rancagua. Felt (VI) at Curico, Graneros,
Santiago, San Vicente and Talca; (V) at Buin, Calera, Chillan,
Colina, Concepcion, Melipilla, San Antonio, San Fernando and
Valparaiso; (IV) at Angol, Limache, Los Andes, Penaflor,
Petorca, Puente Alto, Quillota, Quilpue, San Bernardo,
Talcahuano, Temuco, Villa Alemana and Vina del Mar. Felt in much
of central and southern Chile as far as La Serena and Coihaique.
Felt (V) at San Rafael, (IV) at Cordoba, (III) at Mendoza and
(II) at Buenos Aires, Argentina. Felt at Montevideo, Uruguay and
(II) at Asuncion, Paraguay. A small tsunami was recorded with
wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 29 cm at San Antonio and 16 cm
at Valparaiso.
MAR 11 14 55 27.5 34.326 S 71.799 W 18 G 7.0 1.0 403 LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE. MW 7.0 (GCMT), 6.7 (WCMT). mb 6.5
(GS). ML 6.4 (GUC). Mo 3.5*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.2*10**19 Nm
(WCMT). Felt (V) at Talca; (IV) at San Fernando, Santiago and
Vina del Mar; (III) at Rancagua; (II) at Quillota, San Antonio
and Valparaiso. Also felt at Buin, Chillan, Concepcion,
Constitution, Curico, Machali, Puente Alto, Quilpue, San
Bernardo, San Felipe and Talagante. Felt (III) at Mendoza,
Argentina. Also felt at Bariloche, Cordoba, San Juan and San
Rafael. Felt at Asuncion, Paraguay.
MAR 14 08 08 03.9 37.745 N 141.590 E 32 G 6.5 0.8 491 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 6.5 (UCMT), 6.5 (GCMT),
6.4 (GS), 6.5 (WCMT), 6.5 (NIED). mb 6.3 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME
6.5 (GS). Mo 7.9*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 7.8*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
5.3*10**18 Nm (GS), 6.5*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 8.7*10**18 Nm (PPT),
6.8*10**18 Nm (NIED). Es 1.4*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at
Kitakami and Sendai; (III) at Ayase, Misawa, Tokyo, Yokohama and
Yokosuka; (II) at Hamura. Widely felt on Honshu. Recorded (5L
JMA) in Fukushima; (4 JMA) in Iwate, Miyagi and Tochigi; (3 JMA)
in Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Gumma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Niigata,
Saitama, Tokyo, Yamagata and Yamanashi; (2 JMA) in Nagano and
Shizuoka; (1 JMA) in Aichi, Gifu, Ishikawa and Shiga. Also
recorded (2 JMA) in southern and southwestern Hokkaido and (1
JMA) in central and eastern Hokkaido. Recorded (1 JMA) on
Hachijo-jima, Miyake-jima, O-shima and Sadoga-shima.
MAR 16 02 21 57.9 36.217 S 73.257 W 18 G 6.7 0.9 312 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE. MW 6.7 (UCMT), 6.7 (GCMT), 6.5 (GS), 6.7
(WCMT). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). ML 6.7 (GUC). Mo
8.3*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.2*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.5*10**19 Nm (WCMT),
1.2*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.6*10**14 Nm
(GS). Felt (VI) at Concepcion; (V) at Chiguayante, Curico,
Parral, San Clemente, San Javier, Talca, Talcahuano and Temuco;
(IV) at Angol, Chillan, Coronel, Linares, Los Angeles,
Pichilemu, Rancagua and Tome; (III) at Santiago; (II) at Corral,
Lanco, Puente Alto, San Fernando, Valdivia, Villarrica and Vina
del Mar. Felt as far as La Serena and Osorno. Felt (III) at
Neuquen and (II) at Mendoza, Argentina. Also felt at San Rafael.
MAR 20 14 00 49.9 3.361 S 152.245 E 415 D 6.6 0.9 519 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.6 (GCMT), 6.5 (GS),
6.5 (UCMT), 6.5 (WCMT). mb 6.0 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo 9.2*10**18
Nm (GCMT), 8.4*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 8.3*10**18 Nm (GS), 7.6*10**18
Nm (WCMT), 6.7*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 1.3*10**14 Nm (GS).
MAR 30 16 54 46.7 13.667 N 92.831 E 34 6.6 0.9 413 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6 (GCMT), 6.4
(GS), 6.6 (WCMT). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ME 6.3 (GS). Mo
5.6*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 9.6*10**18 Nm (WCMT),
1.1*10**19 Nm (UCMT). Es 6.8*10**13 Nm (GS). At least 10 people
injured by jumping from buildings and many buildings damaged
slightly at Diglipur. Landslides occurred in the Diglipur area.
Felt (V) at Bombuflat; (IV) at Port Blair and Vishakhapatnam;
(III) at Bhubaneswar; (II) at Calcutta and Madras. Also felt at
Bangalore, Chetput, Choudwar, Haldia and Jajpur. Felt at
Barguna, Chattagam and Dhaka, Bangladesh and at Rangoon, Myanmar.
APR 04 22 40 43.1& 32.297 N 115.278 W 4 G 7.2 406 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO. <ECX>. MW 7.2 (UCMT), 7.2 (GCMT), 7.2
(WCMT), 6.9 (PAS). mb 6.4 (GS). MS 7.3 (GS). ME 7.6 (GS). Mo
8.5*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 7.6*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 6.8*10**19 Nm
(WCMT), 5.6*10**19 Nm (PPT), 2.8*10**19 Nm (PAS). Es 4.8*10**15
Nm (GS). Two people killed, at least 233 injured and many
buildings damaged (VII) in the Mexicali area. Felt (VII) at
Guadalupe Victoria and (V) at El Sauzal, Ensenada, Maneadero,
Primo Tapia, San Felipe, Tecate and Tijuana. Felt (VI) at San
Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Felt in much of Baja California and
northwestern Sonora and as far as Aguascalientes, Ciudad Juarez
and La Paz. About 28 km of surface faulting observed on the
Borrego Fault southwest of Mexicali. Many buildings damaged
(VII) at Calexico and Imperial, California. Felt (VII) at El
Centro and Heber; (VI) at Brawley, Calipatria, Holtville and
Ocotillo; (V) at Borrego Springs, Boulevard, Campo, Chula Vista,
Coachella, Coronado, Jacumba, Lemon Grove, Los Angeles, Niland,
Pine Valley, San Diego, San Ysidro, Tecate, Thermal, Westmorland
and Winterhaven. Felt (V) at Somerton, Wellton and Yuma,
Arizona. Felt throughout southern California, in much of
Arizona, in the Henderson-Las Vegas area, Nevada and in parts of
New Mexico and Utah.
APR 06 22 15 01.5 2.383 N 97.048 E 31 G 7.8 1.2 352 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. MW 7.8 (GCMT), 7.7 (WCMT). mb 7.0
(GS). MS 7.9 (GS). ME 7.6 (GS). Mo 6.6*10**20 Nm (GCMT),
3.9*10**20 Nm (WCMT), 2.2*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 4.8*10**15 Nm
(GS). Felt (V) at Meulaboh and Sibolga; (IV) at Banda Aceh and
Medan; (III) at Padangsidempuan, Samosir and Tarutung. Also felt
at Belawan, Duri, Lhokseumawe and Padang. Felt at Bandung and
Jakarta, Java and at Kuta, Bali. Felt (IV) at Butterworth and
Perai; (III) at Ayer Itam, Gelugor Estate, George Town, Sungai
Ara and Tanjong Bunga Estate; (II) at Banting, Kuala Lumpur,
Petaling Jaya and Tanjong Malim, Malaysia. Felt along the west
coast of Peninsular Malaysia and (II) in Singapore. Also felt at
Male, Maldives. A tsunami was recorded along the coast of
Sumatra with heights (center-to-peak) at the following tide
stations: 44 cm at Meulaboh, 19 cm at Sibolga, 17 cm at
Telukdalam, 7 cm at Padang and 7 cm on Pulau Tanahbalah.
APR 11 09 40 25.6 10.878 S 161.116 E 21 G 6.9 1.0 399 SOLOMON ISLANDS. MW 6.9 (GCMT), 6.8 (UCMT), 6.8 (WCMT). mb 6.6
(GS). MS 7.0 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 2.4*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
2.2*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 2.0*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 9.6*10**18 Nm (PPT).
Es 2.6*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (III) at Honiara. Also felt at Auki.
APR 13 23 49 38.3 33.165 N 96.548 E 17 G 6.9 1.3 410 SOUTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA. MW 6.9 (UCMT), 6.9 (GCMT), 6.7 (GS), 6.8
(WCMT). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 7.0 (GS). ME 7.5 (GS). Mo 2.5*10**19 Nm
(UCMT), 2.5*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.3*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.0*10**19 Nm
(WCMT), 3.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 3.6*10**15 Nm (GS). At least
2,698 people killed, 270 missing, 12,135 injured and 15,000
buildings damaged in the Yushu area. Felt (IV) at Lhasa, Qiaotou
and Xining; (II) at Baojishan, Lanzhou and Urumqi. Felt at Aksu,
Dazhou, Jinchang, Ya'an, Yumen Dong Zhan and Zhangye. Felt (II)
at Thimphu, Bhutan. Also felt at Punakha. Felt at Dibrugarh and
Gezing, India. Also felt at Kathmandu, Nepal and at Chiang Mai,
Thailand.
APR 18 20 28 50.2 35.633 N 67.658 E 13 G 5.6 0.8 262 CENTRAL AFGHANISTAN. MW 5.6 (GCMT), 5.4 (GS). mb 5.7 (GS). MS 5.4
(GS). Mo 2.9*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 1.7*10**17 Nm (GS). Eleven people
killed, more than 70 injured, 2,000 houses destroyed and dozens
of livestock killed in Samangan. Landslides blocked roads in the
area. Felt (IV) at Mazar-e Sharif and (II) at Kabul. Also felt
at Baghlan, Bagrami, Bamyan, Baraki Barak, Gazab, Panjab,
Shibirghan and Shahrak. Felt at Samarqand, Uzbekistan and (II)
at Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
APR 20 00 17 08.0& 30.794 S 121.406 E 0 5.2 77 WESTERN AUSTRALIA. <AUST>. mb 5.2 (GS). ML 5.0 (AUST). Three
people injured and buildings and roads damaged at Kalgoorlie-
Boulder. Felt (II) at Perth. Also felt at Carnarvon.
APR 26 02 59 52.1 22.180 N 123.623 E 22 G 6.5 1.1 351 SOUTHEAST OF TAIWAN. MW 6.5 (UCMT), 6.5 (GCMT), 6.4 (GS), 6.5
(WCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ME 6.8 (GS). ML 6.8 (TAP). Mo
6.9*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 6.9*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 4.4*10**18 Nm (GS),
6.9*10**18 Nm (WCMT). Es 3.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (III) at
Taipei and (II) at T'ai-chung. Felt in much of Taiwan. Recorded
(3 TAP) in Hua-lien, I-lan and T'ai-tung; (2 TAP) in Miao-li,
Nan-t'ou, P'ing-tung, T'ai-nan and Yun-lin; (1 TAP) in P'eng-hu.
Felt (II) at Quanzhou, Fujian. Felt on Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu
Islands. Recorded (2 JMA) on Hateruma-jima, Iriomote-jima and
Yonaguni-jima; (1 JMA) on Ikema-jima, Ishigaki-jima, Miyako-jima
and Tarama-shima.
APR 30 23 11 43.1 60.473 N 177.877 W 12 G 6.5 1.1 430 BERING SEA. MW 6.5 (GCMT), 6.4 (UCMT), 6.3 (GS), 6.4 (WCMT). mb
6.0 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). ML 6.2 (AEIC). Mo 6.7*10**18
Nm (GCMT), 5.8*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 3.7*10**18 Nm (GS), 5.6*10**18
Nm (WCMT). Es 4.9*10**14 Nm (GS).
MAY 05 16 29 03.2 4.054 S 101.096 E 27 G 6.5 1.0 347 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. MW 6.5 (GCMT), 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (WCMT).
mb 5.9 (GS). MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 8.1*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
4.8*10**18 Nm (GS), 6.9*10**18 Nm (WCMT). Es 8.1*10**13 Nm (GS).
Felt (IV) at Ipuh, Ketaun and Mukomuko and (III) at Bengkulu,
Lebong and Muaraaman. Also felt in Singapore.
MAY 06 02 42 47.9 18.058 S 70.547 W 37 G 6.2 0.7 455 OFFSHORE TARAPACA, CHILE. MW 6.2 (UCMT), 6.2 (GCMT), 6.1 (GS),
6.2 (WCMT). mb 6.7 (GS). MS 5.9 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). ML 6.5 (GUC),
6.5 (LIM). Mo 2.8*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 2.6*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
1.6*10**18 Nm (GS), 2.8*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 2.9*10**18 Nm (PPT).
Es 9.5*10**13 Nm (GS). Eleven people injured, some buildings
slightly damaged (V), utilities disrupted and landslides in the
Tacna area, Peru. Felt (IV) at Moquegua and Ilo; (III) at
Arequipa, Juliaca and Puno; (II) at Puerto Maldonado. Also felt
at Acari, Ayaviri, Camana, Chivay and Tarata. Felt (V) at Arica;
(IV) Alto Hospicio, Camina, Iquique and Pozo Almonte; (III) at
Huara; (II) at Pica and Quillagua, Chile. Also felt at
Antofagasta and Tocopilla. Felt (III) at La Paz and Oruro,
Bolivia. Also felt at Cochabamba and El Alto.
MAY 09 05 59 41.6 3.748 N 96.018 E 38 G 7.2 0.9 611 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. MW 7.2 (GS), 7.2 (UCMT), 7.2 (GCMT),
7.2 (WCMT). mb 6.6 (GS). MS 7.3 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 9.4*10**19
Nm (GCMT), 8.3*10**19 Nm (GS), 9.1*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 8.5*10**19
Nm (UCMT), 2.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 7.0*10**14 Nm (GS). Slight
damage and a power outage reported on Simeulue. Felt (V) at
Banda Aceh and Meulaboh; (IV) at Medan, Nias and Padang; (III)
at Riau and Sibolga; (II) at Jakarta. Felt (III) at Alor Setar,
Ayer Itam and Tanjong Bunga; (II) at Bukit Mertajam,
Butterworth, Gelugor, Georgetown, Kuala Lumpur, Nibong Tebal and
Tanjong Tokong, Malaysia. Felt in much of Peninsular Malaysia.
Felt (III) at Phuket, Thailand. Also felt at Bangkok, Hat Yai
and Yala. Felt (II) at Rangoon, Burma and at Vientiane, Laos.
Also felt (II) in Singapore.
MAY 14 12 29 22.3& 35.900 N 4.120 E 2 G 5.3 312 NORTHERN ALGERIA. <CSEM>. MW 5.3 (GCMT). mb 5.2 (GS). ML 5.2
(ALG). Mo 1.3*10**17 Nm (GCMT). Two people killed and 43 injured
near Beni Yellman. Felt (II) at Algiers. Also felt at Birkhadem,
Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bouira, Boumerdas, Bou Saada, Constantine,
Mansourah and Tizi Ouzou.
MAY 24 16 18 29.0 8.087 S 71.558 W 581 D 6.5 0.8 460 ACRE, BRAZIL. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (UCMT), 6.4 (GCMT), 6.5 (WCMT). mb
6.0 (GS). ME 6.0 (GS). Mo 6.8*10**18 Nm (GS), 6.1*10**18 Nm
(UCMT), 5.8*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 6.0*10**18 Nm (WCMT). Es
2.5*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (V) at Cruzeiro do Sul, (III) at Rio
Branco and (II) at Manaus. Also felt at Feijo, Tabatinga and
Tarauaca. Felt (III) at Pucallpa, Peru. Also felt at Barranca,
Campoverde, Chosica, Iquitos and San Luis.
MAY 26 08 53 08.0 25.773 N 129.944 E 10 G 6.5 0.9 548 SOUTHEAST OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (UCMT), 6.4
(GCMT), 6.4 (WCMT), 6.3 (NIED). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 6.2 (GS). ME 6.6
(GS). Mo 7.4*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 6.7*10**18 Nm (GS), 5.6*10**18 Nm
(GCMT), 5.3*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 3.9*10**18 Nm (NIED), 1.2*10**19
Nm (PPT). Es 2.0*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Urasoe and (III)
at Chatan, Ginowan, Ishikawa, Okinawa and Yomitan. Also felt at
Gushikawa, Itoman, Naha and Nishihara. Recorded (3 JMA) in the
Kerama-retto and on Okinawa and (2 JMA) from Uke-jima to Kume-
jima and as far as Akuseki-jima.
MAY 27 17 14 46.5 13.698 S 166.643 E 31 G 7.2 1.1 327 VANUATU. MW 7.2 (GCMT), 7.0 (GS), 7.2 (WCMT), 7.0 (UCMT). mb 6.2
(GS). MS 7.1 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 7.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
3.4*10**19 Nm (GS), 6.9*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 4.4*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
1.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 2.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (V) at
Luganville and (III) at Port-Vila. Felt at Honiara and Lata,
Solomon Islands.
MAY 31 19 51 45.8 11.132 N 93.471 E 112 G 6.5 1.1 422 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION. MW 6.5 (GCMT), 6.4 (GS), 6.4
(UCMT), 6.4 (WCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). ME 6.1 (GS). Mo 6.4*10**18 Nm
(GCMT), 5.5*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 5.2*10**18 Nm (GS), 5.1*10**18 Nm
(WCMT), 5.5*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 3.7*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at
Port Blair and (II) at Calcutta and Visakhapatnam. Also felt at
Bhubaneswar, Haora, Kataka and Madras. Felt at Chittagong and
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
JUN 12 19 26 50.4 7.881 N 91.936 E 35 G 7.5 1.1 514 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION. MW 7.5 (GCMT), 7.4 (GS), 7.5
(WCMT), 7.4 (UCMT). mb 7.0 (GS). MS 7.5 (GS). ME 8.1 (GS). Mo
2.0*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 1.7*10**20 Nm (GS), 2.1*10**20 Nm (WCMT),
1.8*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 2.4*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 3.6*10**16 Nm
(GS). Felt (VI) at Port Blair; (III) at Abiramam, Ambattur,
Chennamalai, Chepet, Madippakkam, Madras, Saint Thomas Mount and
Visakhapatnam; (II) at Bangalore, Calcutta, Kolathur, Porur and
Valasaravakkam. Felt (IV) at Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Felt (III)
at Colombo, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Galle and Kandy; (II) at
Battaramulla, Matara and Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Felt (III) at
Dhaka, Bangladesh. Also felt at Dhamrai. Felt (II) at Male,
Maldives. Felt at Perai, Malaysia and in Singapore. A 6 cm
tsunami (peak-to-trough) was recorded at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
JUN 16 03 16 27.5 2.174 S 136.543 E 18 G 7.0 1.3 307 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA. MW 7.0 (GS), 7.0
(UCMT), 7.0 (GCMT), 7.0 (WCMT). mb 6.7 (GS). MS 7.1 (GS). ME 7.4
(GS). Mo 4.5*10**19 Nm (GS), 4.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 3.9*10**19 Nm
(UCMT), 3.9*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 9.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 2.7*10**15
Nm (GS). At least seventeen people killed, 10,000 displaced,
2,556 buildings destroyed or damaged (VI), landslides occurred
and utilities disrupted on Yapen. Several buildings destroyed or
damaged (VI) on Biak. Felt (V) at Nabire and (IV) at Manokwari.
Also felt at Aberpura.
JUN 16 03 58 08.4 2.329 S 136.484 E 11 6.6 1.4 309 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA. MW 6.6 (GCMT), 6.6
(WCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). Mo 8.5*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 8.9*10**18 Nm
(WCMT).
JUN 26 05 30 19.4 10.627 S 161.447 E 35 G 6.7 1.2 392 SOLOMON ISLANDS. MW 6.7 (GCMT), 6.6 (GS), 6.8 (WCMT), 6.7 (UCMT).
mb 6.4 (GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 6.3 (GS). Mo 9.4*10**18 Nm (GS),
1.6*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.7*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 1.5*10**19 Nm
(UCMT), 1.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 6.5*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at
Honiara.
JUN 30 07 22 27.6 16.396 N 97.782 W 20 G 6.3 0.9 344 OAXACA, MEXICO. MW 6.3 (GCMT), 6.3 (WCMT). mb 5.9 (GS). MS 6.0
(GS). ME 5.6 (GS). MD 6.0 (UNM). Mo 3.1*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
3.0*10**18 Nm (WCMT). Es 6.0*10**12 Nm (GS). One person killed
at San Andres Huaxpaltepec. Felt (VII) at Pinotepa Nacional;
(IV) at Ecatepec, Nezahualcoyotl, Tlalnepantla and Veracruz;
(III) at Cholula, Cuernavaca, Huixquilucan, Jiquilpan, Mexico,
Naucalpan, Oaxaca and Puebla. Felt in much of central and
southern Mexico as far as Guadalajara and San Cristobal de las
Casas.
JUL 14 08 32 21.4 38.067 S 73.310 W 22 G 6.6 0.9 295 BIO-BIO, CHILE. MW 6.6 (GCMT), 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (UCMT), 6.5 (WCMT).
mb 5.9 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME 6.1 (GS). ML 6.6 (GUC). Mo
6.8*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 7.4*10**18 Nm (WCMT),
7.1*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 7.3*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 3.0*10**13 Nm
(GS). Felt (VI) at Angol, Canete, Curarrehue, Queule, Renaico,
Temuco, Tolten and Traiguen; (V) at Collipulli; (IV) at Chillan,
Concepcion, Curacautin, Linares, Los Angeles, Parral, Penco,
Talcahuano, and Villarrica; (III) at Cobquecura, Corral,
Curanilahue, Mafil, Panguipulli, Ranco, San Jose and Valdivia.
Felt in much of central Chile from Santiago to Osorno. Also felt
at Bariloche and Cutral-Co, Argentina.
JUL 18 05 56 44.9 52.876 N 169.848 W 14 G 6.7 0.9 702 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA. MW 6.7 (GCMT), 6.6 (GS),
6.6 (UCMT), 6.6 (WCMT). mb 6.3 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS).
ML 6.3 (AEIC). Mo 8.7*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
1.1*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.1*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 6.8*10**18 Nm (PPT).
Es 7.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Unalaska and (II) at Dutch
Harbor. Also felt at Nikolski and on Unimak Island.
JUL 18 13 04 09.4 5.966 S 150.428 E 28 G 6.9 1.0 456 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.9 (GCMT), 6.8 (GS),
6.9 (WCMT), 6.8 (UCMT). mb 6.3 (GS). MS 7.1 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS).
Mo 3.1*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.3*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.8*10**19 Nm
(WCMT), 2.3*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 6.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.4*10**14
Nm (GS). Felt at Kimbe and Kokopo. Felt (III) at Port Moresby,
New Guinea. Also felt at Goroka and Wau. Felt at Gizo, Solomon
Islands.
JUL 18 13 34 59.3 5.931 S 150.590 E 35 G 7.3 1.2 397 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 7.3 (GCMT), 7.4 (WCMT),
7.3 (UCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 7.3 (GS). Mo 1.2*10**20 Nm (GCMT),
1.7*10**20 Nm (WCMT), 1.1*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 8.6*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Felt (VII) at Kimbe. Also felt strongly at Kandrian and Rabaul.
Felt (III) at Goroka, New Britain. Also felt at Kainantu, Port
Moresby and Wau.
JUL 20 19 38 09.5 27.022 N 53.861 E 10 G 5.8 1.0 233 SOUTHERN IRAN. MW 5.8 (GCMT). mb 5.6 (GS). mbLg 5.8 (TEH). ML 5.7
(THR). Mo 5.7*10**17 Nm (GCMT). At least one person killed and
32 injured in Fars. At least 50 percent of the buildings damaged
at Lamerd. Felt at Qeshm. Felt (II) at Manama, Bahrain. Also
felt at Al Muharraq. Felt (II) at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Also felt at Abu Dhabi and Ash Shariqah. Felt (II) at Doha,
Qatar.
JUL 23 22 08 11.2 6.718 N 123.409 E 607 D 7.3 0.9 491 MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES. MW 7.3 (GS), 7.3 (UCMT), 7.3
(GCMT), 7.3 (WCMT). mb 6.3 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). Mo 1.2*10**20 Nm
(GCMT), 1.1*10**20 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 1.0*10**20 Nm
(WCMT), 1.3*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 2.0*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (II
PIVS) at Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cotabato, General Santos,
Lingig, Socorro and Surigao; (I PIVS) at Lanuza. Also felt at
Alabel, Davao, Kadingilan, Panabo and Puricay. Felt on Bohol and
Leyte and at Manila, Luzon. Also felt on Pulau Ternate,
Indonesia.
JUL 23 22 51 11.8 6.497 N 123.480 E 578 G 7.6 0.9 340 MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES. MW 7.6 (GS), 7.6 (UCMT), 7.6
(GCMT), 7.6 (WCMT). mb 6.9 (GS). ME 7.4 (GS). Mo 3.6*10**20 Nm
(UCMT), 3.6*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 3.0*10**20 Nm (GS), 3.2*10**20 Nm
(WCMT). Es 2.7*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt (IV PIVS) at General Santos;
(III PIVS) at Davao, Malita, Padada and Santa Maria; (II PIVS)
at Ayala, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Dipolog, Matanao, Socorro and
Surigao; (I PIVS) at Calinan and Midsayap. Felt in much of
Mindanao. Felt (II PIVS) at Cebu City, Cebu and at Palo and
Tacloban, Leyte. Felt (II PIVS) at Makati and Palanan, Luzon.
Also felt at Manila. Felt (II PIVS) at Bayawan, Negros. Also
felt at Bacolod. Felt (I PIVS) at Makato, Panay. Also felt at
Iloilo. Felt on Pulau Ternate, Indonesia and by people in tall
buildings at T'ai-nan, Taiwan.
JUL 23 23 15 10.1 6.776 N 123.259 E 641 D 7.5 0.8 441 MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES. MW 7.5 (GCMT), 7.4 (GS), 7.4
(WCMT). mb 6.8 (GS). Mo 1.9*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 1.7*10**20 Nm
(GS), 1.6*10**20 Nm (WCMT). Felt (III PIVS) at General Santos
and Lingig; (II PIVS) at Cagayan de Oro, Cotabato, Davao,
Dipolog and Kidapawan. Felt (IV PIVS) at San Jose and Tanjay;
(II PIVS) at Dumaguete, Negros. Felt (III PIVS) at Hamtic and
San Jose, Panay. Felt (III PIVS) at Irosin and Sorsogon; (II
PIVS) at Antipolo, Legaspi and Manila, Luzon. Felt (II PIVS) at
Cebu City, Cebu and at Tacloban, Leyte. Felt in much of Cebu,
Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, Panay and Samar. Felt
on Pulau Ternate, Indonesia and at Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
JUL 24 05 35 01.0 6.218 N 123.519 E 553 G 6.6 1.1 380 MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES. MW 6.6 (GCMT), 6.5 (GS), 6.5
(WCMT). mb 5.9 (GS). ME 5.8 (GS). Mo 8.9*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
8.1*10**18 Nm (GS), 6.8*10**18 Nm (WCMT). Es 1.2*10**13 Nm (GS).
Felt (II PIVS) at General Santos, Malita and San Marcelino. Also
felt at Cogon. Felt at Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
JUL 29 07 31 56.2 6.548 N 123.222 E 618 G 6.6 1.4 179 MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES. MW 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6
(GCMT), 6.6 (WCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). Mo 9.3*10**18 Nm
(UCMT), 1.1*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 8.6*10**18 Nm
(WCMT). Es 4.6*10**13 Nm (GS).
JUL 30 13 50 12.5 35.221 N 59.317 E 19 G 5.5 1.1 198 NORTHEASTERN IRAN. MW 5.5 (GCMT), 5.4 (GS). mb 5.5 (GS). ME 5.8
(GS). ML 5.8 (THR). Mo 2.0*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 1.8*10**17 Nm (GS).
Es 1.1*10**13 Nm (GS). At least 274 people injured and severe
damage in the Torbat-e Heydariyeh area. Felt (II) at Ashgabat,
Turkmenistan.
AUG 04 07 15 33.5 5.486 S 146.822 E 220 G 6.5 1.0 403 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.5 (GCMT), 6.4
(GS), 6.4 (UCMT), 6.4 (WCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). ME 5.8 (GS). Mo
6.4*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 5.6*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 4.7*10**18 Nm (GS),
5.1*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 3.6*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 1.2*10**13 Nm
(GS). Felt (IV) at Port Moresby and Lae. Also felt at Goroka,
Kainantu, Kerema, Madang, Mount Hagen and Wau.
AUG 04 22 01 43.6 5.746 S 150.765 E 44 G 7.0 1.2 396 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.9 (GCMT), 7.0 (WCMT),
6.9 (UCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 2.7*10**19
Nm (GCMT), 3.7*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 2.7*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
2.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 8.7*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Kimbe.
AUG 10 05 23 44.9 17.541 S 168.069 E 25 G 7.3 1.3 405 VANUATU. MW 7.3 (UCMT), 7.3 (GCMT), 7.3 (WCMT). mb 6.4 (GS). MS
7.3 (GS). ME 6.8 (GS). Mo 1.0*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 1.0*10**20 Nm
(GCMT), 1.0*10**20 Nm (WCMT), 1.4*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 3.6*10**14
Nm (GS). Felt (VII) at Port-Vila. Also felt at Longana and
Luganville. Felt at Noumea, New Caledonia. A 23-cm tsunami
(center-to-peak) was recorded at Port-Vila.
AUG 12 11 54 15.5 1.266 S 77.306 W 207 D 7.1 0.9 672 ECUADOR. MW 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (UCMT), 7.1 (GCMT), 7.1 (WCMT). mb 6.4
(GS). ME 7.1 (GS). MD 7.2 (QUI). Mo 5.9*10**19 Nm (GS),
5.2*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 5.3*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 4.8*10**19 Nm
(UCMT), 4.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.1*10**15 Nm (GS). Slight
damage at Manta, Guayaquil and Loja. Felt (V) at Guayaquil and
Santo Domingo; (IV) at Cuenca, Loja, Machala, Manta and
Samborondon; (III) at Ibarra and Quito; (II) at Ambato. Felt
(III) at Iquitos, Moyobamba, Piura and Tarapoto, Peru. Felt
throughout Ecuador and in much of northern Peru as far south as
Imperial. Felt at Bogota and Cali, Colombia and at Maracaibo,
Venezuela.
AUG 13 21 19 34.0 12.487 N 141.474 E 16 G 6.9 1.4 393 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.9 (UCMT), 6.9 (GCMT), 6.9 (WCMT). mb
6.5 (GS). MS 6.9 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 2.8*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
2.7*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 2.5*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 3.1*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 2.4*10**14 Nm (GS).
AUG 14 23 01 04.0 12.273 N 141.429 E 13 G 6.6 1.3 374 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.3 (GS), 6.3 (GCMT), 6.4
(WCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). Mo 8.8*10**18 Nm
(UCMT), 4.0*10**18 Nm (GS), 3.8*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 5.9*10**18 Nm
(WCMT). Es 5.1*10**13 Nm (GS).
AUG 27 19 23 49.5& 35.490 N 54.470 E 7 5.8 301 NORTHERN IRAN. <TEH>. MW 5.8 (GCMT), 5.6 (GS), 5.8 (WCMT). mb 5.6
(GS). MS 5.5 (GS). ME 6.1 (GS). mbLg 5.9 (TEH). Mo 5.5*10**17 Nm
(GCMT), 2.8*10**17 Nm (GS), 7.2*10**17 Nm (WCMT). Es 3.1*10**13
Nm (GS). At least three people killed, several hundred injured
and 700 homes destroyed in the Damghan-Torud area. Felt (IV) at
Shahrud and (II) at Europus. Also felt at Ardabil, Ashrafabad,
Damghan, Eslamshahr, Meydan-e Qods, Qarchak, Sarivdeh, Shahrak-e
Qods and Shahriar.
AUG 29 00 53 31.4 27.197 N 103.005 E 35 G 4.9 1.1 167 SICHUAN-YUNNAN-GUIZHOU REGION, CHINA. mb 4.9 (GS). Fourteen
people injured and more than 1,000 homes damaged in Ningnan and
Ziaojia. Felt at Xichang.
SEP 03 11 16 06.6& 51.451 N 175.870 W 24 6.5 583 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA. <AEIC>. MW 6.5 (GCMT),
6.3 (GS), 6.5 (WCMT), 6.4 (UCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.2 (GS). ME
6.1 (GS). ML 6.0 (AEIC). Mo 6.2*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 3.7*10**18 Nm
(GS), 6.8*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 5.6*10**18 Nm (UCMT). Es 3.7*10**13
Nm (GS). Felt on Adak.
SEP 03 16 35 47.7 43.522 S 171.830 E 12 G 7.0 1.3 365 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND. MW 7.0 (UCMT), 7.0 (GCMT), 6.9 (GS),
7.0 (WCMT). mb 6.4 (GS). MS 7.3 (GS). ME 7.8 (GS). ML 7.1 (WEL).
Mo 3.6*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 3.5*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 2.8*10**19 Nm
(GS), 4.1*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 6.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.3*10**16
Nm (GS). Two people seriously injured, six bridges and many
buildings damaged in the Christchurch area. About 30 km of right-
lateral surface faulting with a maximum offset of more than 5 m
was observed southeast of Darfield. Liquefaction caused damage
at Bexley, Kaiapoi and in parts of Christchurch. Landslides were
observed along the Rakaia River and the Port Hills area. Maximum
intensity IX in the Christchurch-Greendale area and felt (VI) in
much of Canterbury. Felt throughout New Zealand. Detailed
information about this earthquake is available on the New
Zealand GeoNet website at http://www.geonet.org.nz.
SEP 27 11 22 45.1 29.637 N 51.666 E 20 G 5.9 1.0 341 SOUTHERN IRAN. MW 5.9 (GCMT), 5.5 (GS). mb 5.9 (GS). MS 5.6 (GS).
ME 6.0 (GS). mbLg 6.1 (TEH). ML 6.0 (THR). Mo 9.4*10**17 Nm
(GCMT), 2.6*10**17 Nm (GS). Es 2.5*10**13 Nm (GS). One person
killed and three injured at Konar Takhteh. Felt (IV) at Shiraz.
Also felt at Bandar Bushehr. Felt (II) at As Salimiyah, Kuwait.
Also felt at Ad Dasmah, Al Manqaf, Hawalli and Mishrif.
SEP 29 17 11 25.9 4.963 S 133.760 E 26 G 7.0 1.3 271 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA. MW 7.0 (UCMT), 7.0
(GCMT), 6.8 (GS), 7.0 (WCMT). mb 6.7 (GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 6.7
(GS). Mo 4.2*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 3.5*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.2*10**19
Nm (GS), 3.6*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 7.9*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es
2.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (VIII) at Tual, (VII) at Nabire and
(III) at Fakfak and Kaimana. Also felt at Aberpura, Ambon,
Merauke and Sorong. Felt (II) at Darwin, Australia. Also felt at
Galiwinku, Howard Springs, Katherine and Palmerston.
OCT 10 21 44 25.9 33.869 N 72.887 E 33 5.2 1.0 168 PAKISTAN. mb 5.2 (GS). One person killed, 15 injured and at least
100 buildings damaged in the Khanpur-Haripur area. Felt (V) at
Topi. Also felt at Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and
Taxila. Felt at Srinagar, India.
OCT 13 14 06 30.0& 35.192 N 97.320 W 13 G 4.4 152 OKLAHOMA. <TUL>. MW 4.4 (GCMT), 4.3 (RMT). mb 4.3 (GS). mbLg 4.7
(TUL). Mo 4.6*10**15 Nm (GCMT), 4.1*10**15 Nm (RMT). Two people
injured at Norman. Felt (V) at Macomb, Sparks, Spencer and
Washington; (IV) at Agra, Arcadia, Asher, Bethany, Byars,
Cashion, Chandler, Choctaw, Coleman, Elmore City, Foster,
Hennepin, Norman, Jones, Lexington, Lindsay, Maud, Maysville,
McLoud, Minco, Newalla, Newcastle, Ninnekah, Noble, Oklahoma
City, Purcell, Shawnee, Spencer, Stroud, Tecumseh, Tuttle,
Tupelo, Wanette, Wapanucka and Wayne. Felt throughout central
and eastern Oklahoma, in much of northern Texas and in many
parts of western Arkansas, eastern Kansas and western Missouri.
Isolated felt reports were received from Alabama, Illinois,
Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico and Tennessee.
OCT 21 17 53 13.5 24.696 N 109.156 W 13 G 6.7 1.2 352 GULF OF CALIFORNIA. MW 6.7 (UCMT), 6.7 (GCMT), 6.6 (GS), 6.7
(WCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 7.2 (GS). MD 6.5 (UNM). Mo
9.7*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.2*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
1.3*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 1.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.6*10**15 Nm
(GS). Felt (IV) at Guasave and Los Mochis and (III) at Culiacan,
Sinaloa. Felt (III) at La Paz and (II) at Cabo San Lucas, Baja
California Sur. Also felt (II) at Hermosillo, Sonora. Felt
widely in northwestern Mexico as far as Chihuahua, Durango and
San Quintin. Felt (II) at San Diego, California. Felt in parts
of southern California and southern Arizona. Also felt at Truth
or Consequences, New Mexico and at Bastrop, Texas.
OCT 25 14 42 22.4 3.487 S 100.082 E 20 7.8 1.2 379 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA. MW 7.8 (GCMT), 7.7 (WCMT).
mb 6.5 (GS). MS 7.3 (GS). ME 7.3 (GS). Mo 6.8*10**20 Nm (GCMT),
4.0*10**20 Nm (WCMT). Es 1.8*10**15 Nm (GS). At least 445 people
killed, 498 injured and 58 missing from the earthquake and a
tsunami which had maximum wave heights of 7 meters on Pulau
Pagai Utara, 3-5 meters on Pulau Pagai Selatan and 3 meters on
Pulau Sipura. Felt (V) on Pulau Pagai Selatan. Felt (IV) at
Padang and Pariaman; (III) at Bengkulu, Bukittinggi, Ketaun and
Sungaipenuh; (II) at Kapahiang, Sumatra. Felt at Petaling Jaya,
Malaysia and (II) in Singapore. The following maximum tsunami
amplitudes were recorded on the these selected tide gauges: 33
cm at Padang, 26 cm on Pulau Enggano and 23 cm on Pulau
Tanahbala, Indonesia; 23 cm on Cocos Island and 8 cm at Hillarys
Boat Harbor, Australia; 7 cm on Diego Garcia; 11 cm at Male,
Maldives; 40 cm at Port Mathurin and 28 cm at Port Louis,
Mauritius; 12 cm at Pointe Larue, Seychelles; 9 cm at Colombo,
Sri Lanka.
NOV 03 00 56 55.4& 43.760 N 20.730 E 1 5.5 380 SERBIA. <BEO>. MW 5.5 (GCMT), 5.4 (GS), 5.4 (RMT). mb 5.3 (GS).
MS 5.2 (GS). ML 5.8 (BUC), 5.5 (BEO), 5.4 (PDG). MD 5.6 (TIR).
Mo 2.2*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 1.6*10**17 Nm (GS), 1.6*10**17 Nm
(RMT). Two people killed, more than 100 injured, 1,000 homes
destroyed and 5,000 damaged (VI) at Kraljevo. Felt (V) at Gornji
Milanovac and Valjevo; (IV) at Belgrade, Bor, Jagodina,
Kragujevac, Lazarevac, Obrenovac, Ruma, Smederevo, Sopot,
Sremska Mitrovica and Trstenik. Felt (IV) at Bijeljina and Tuzla
and (III) at Sarajevo and Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Felt
(III) at Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo and (II) at Skopje,
Macedonia and at Sofia and Vidin, Bulgaria. Felt (II) at Osijek,
Croatia. Also felt at Dubrovnik. Felt throughout Serbia, in much
of Kosovo, in western Bulgaria, in eastern Bosnia and
Herzegovina and in parts of Montenegro and Romania.
NOV 06 03 52 20.0& 33.370 N 48.940 E 5 G 4.9 131 WESTERN IRAN. <TEH>. mb 4.9 (GS). mbLg 4.9 (TEH). ML 4.7 (THR).
At least 104 people injured, some houses damaged and power
outages occurred in the Dorud-Razan area.
NOV 10 04 05 24.4 45.464 S 96.394 E 10 G 6.5 1.1 267 SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE. MW 6.5 (UCMT), 6.4 (GCMT), 6.3 (GS), 6.4
(WCMT). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). Mo 6.6*10**18 Nm (UCMT),
5.9*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 4.2*10**18 Nm (GS), 5.6*10**18 Nm (WCMT).
NOV 12 09 37 19.9 30.178 N 67.117 E 27 * 4.7 1.0 54 PAKISTAN. mb 4.7 (GS). At least 12 people injured and some homes
damaged in Quetta.
NOV 30 03 24 40.1 28.349 N 139.187 E 470 G 6.8 0.9 477 BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. MW 6.8 (UCMT), 6.8 (GCMT), 6.7 (GS),
6.8 (WCMT), 6.7 (NIED). mb 6.0 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). Mo 1.9*10**19
Nm (UCMT), 1.9*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.3*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.8*10**19
Nm (WCMT), 8.9*10**18 Nm (PPT), 1.5*10**19 Nm (NIED). Es
4.2*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Ayase, Yokohama and Zushi;
(III) at Yokosuka; (II) at Narita, Honshu. Felt at Tokyo and in
much of southeastern Honshu. Recorded (3 JMA) in Chiba, Ibaraki,
Kanagawa, Miyagi, Saitama, Tochigi and Yamanashi; (2 JMA) in
Aomori, Gumma, Iwate, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka and Yamagata; (1
JMA) in Aichi and Akita. Recorded (2 JMA) on Aogo-shima, Hachijo-
jima, Kozu-shima, Mikura-jima, Miyake-jima, Nii-jima, O-shima
and To-shima; (1 JMA) in the Chichijima-retto and Hahajima-
retto. Also recorded (1 JMA) in southeastern Hokkaido.
DEC 02 03 12 09.8 6.001 S 149.977 E 33 G 6.6 1.1 306 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (GCMT),
6.7 (WCMT), 6.6 (UCMT). mb 5.9 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.1 (GS).
Mo 1.1*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.2*10**19 Nm
(WCMT), 1.1*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 7.4*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 2.9*10**13
Nm (GS). Felt (VI) at Kimbe. Also felt at Rabaul. Felt at
Goroka, Kerema, Mount Hagen and Port Moresby, New Guinea.
DEC 19 12 14 24.5 7.521 N 37.839 E 10 G 5.1 0.9 115 ETHIOPIA. MW 5.1 (GCMT). mb 5.1 (GS). Mo 6.6*10**16 Nm (GCMT).
Dozens of people injured in the Jima area and buildings damaged
in the Hosa'ina-Shenk'ola-Wenjela area. Felt at Asendabo.
DEC 20 18 41 59.2 28.412 N 59.180 E 12 G 6.7 1.2 279 SOUTHEASTERN IRAN. MW 6.7 (UCMT), 6.5 (GCMT), 6.3 (GS), 6.5
(WCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). mbLg 6.5 (TEH).
ML 6.2 (THR). Mo 8.3*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 3.3*10**18 Nm (GS),
1.2*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 8.0*10**18 Nm (WCMT). Es 5.7*10**14 Nm
(GS). At least 7 people killed, 25 injured and 3 villages
destroyed in eastern Kerman. Felt at Bam, Iranshahr, Khash and
Zahedan. Felt (II) at Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Also felt at
Abu Dhabi and `Ajman. Felt at Doha, Qatar.
DEC 21 17 19 40.6 26.901 N 143.698 E 14 G 7.4 1.0 603 BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. MW 7.4 (UCMT), 7.4 (GCMT), 7.4
(WCMT), 7.3 (NIED). mb 7.0 (GS). MS 7.5 (GS). ME 7.6 (GS). Mo
1.8*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 1.4*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 1.4*10**20 Nm
(WCMT), 9.7*10**19 Nm (NIED), 9.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 6.0*10**15
Nm (GS). Felt at Agui, Chiba, Kawasaki, Mitaka, Yokohama and
Yokosuka, Honshu. Recorded (4 JMA) in the Chichijima-retto and
Hahajima-retto. Recorded (2 JMA) in Chiba, Fukushima, Ibaraki,
Iwate, Kanagawa, Miyagi, Niigata, Saitama, Tochigi, Yamagata and
Yamanashi; (1 JMA) in Akita, Aomori, Gumma, Nagano and Shizuoka,
Honshu. Also recorded (1 JMA) in eastern and southeastern
Hokkaido and on Aogo-shima, Hachijo-jima, Kozu-shima, Mikura-
jima, Miyake-jima, Nii-jima and O-shima.
DEC 25 13 16 37.0 19.702 S 167.947 E 16 G 7.3 1.2 409 VANUATU REGION. MW 7.3 (UCMT), 7.3 (GCMT), 7.3 (WCMT). mb 6.8
(GS). MS 7.4 (GS). ME 7.6 (GS). Mo 1.3*10**20 Nm (UCMT),
1.1*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 1.1*10**20 Nm (WCMT), 2.0*10**20 Nm (PPT).
Es 5.1*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Port-Vila. Also felt at
Isangel. Felt (III) at Noumea, New Caledonia. Also felt at Mont-
Dore, Paita and We.
NOTABLE NORTH AMERICAN EARTHQUAKES
MAY 16 05 16 10.0& 18.400 N 67.070 W 113 5.8 367 PUERTO RICO. <RSPR>. MW 5.8 (GS), 5.8 (UCMT), 5.8 (GCMT), 5.7
(RMT). mb 5.4 (GS). Mo 7.3*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 7.1*10**17 Nm (GS),
6.9*10**17 Nm (UCMT), 5.3*10**17 Nm (RMT). Minor damage to homes
at Lares and Vega Baja. A landslide was reported at Utuado. Felt
(V) at Adjuntas, Aguada, Anasco, Barranquitas, Jayuya, Lares,
Las Marias, Maricao, Mayaguez, Moca, Morovis, Orocovis, Ponce,
San German, San Sebastian, Utuado and Villalba. Felt strongly
throughout Puerto Rico. Felt (IV) at Otra Banda and (III) in
much of eastern Dominican Republic, including Santo Domingo.
Also felt in the Virgin Islands.
JUN 15 04 26 58.4& 32.700 N 115.921 W 5 5.8 440 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. <PAS>. MW 5.8 (GS), 5.8 (GCMT), 5.7 (WCMT),
5.7 (PAS). mb 5.6 (GS). MS 5.7 (GS). ME 6.0 (GS). MD 5.7 (UNM).
ML 5.4 (ECX). Mo 6.3*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 5.5*10**17 Nm (GS),
4.4*10**17 Nm (WCMT). Es 2.5*10**13 Nm (GS). Some buildings
slightly damaged (VII) at Ocotillo. Felt (V) at Calipatria,
Campo, El Centro, Holtville and Jacumba and (IV) in the Anza-
Brawley-San Diego area. Felt throughout Imperial, Los Angeles,
Orange, Riverside and San Diego Counties and in parts of Kern,
San Bernardino, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. Felt (V) at
El Sauzal and (IV) at Ensenada, Mexicali, Rosarito, Tecate and
Tijuana, Baja California. Felt in much of northern Baja
California. Felt (III) at San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora. Also
felt at Puerto Penasco. Felt (III) at Somerton and Yuma; (II) at
Parker, Phoenix, Tucson and Wellton, Arizona. Felt widely in
southwestern Arizona.
JUN 23 17 41 41.0& 45.880 N 75.480 W 22 5.2 426 ONTARIO-QUEBEC BORDER REGION, CANADA. <OTT>. MW 5.2 (GCMT), 5.0
(GS), 5.0 (RMT), 5.0 (OTT), 5.0 (PAL). mb 5.5 (GS). ME 5.4 (GS).
Mo 7.2*10**16 Nm (GCMT), 4.6*10**16 Nm (GS), 4.6*10**16 Nm
(RMT). Es 3.2*10**12 Nm (GS). Slight damage at Gracefield,
Quebec and landslides occurred in the epicentral area. Felt (VI)
at Val-des-Bois and (V) at Fort-Coulonge, Maniwaki,
Papineauville, Saint Andre Avellin, Sainte-Julienne and Thurso.
Also felt (V) at Buckingham, Constance Bay and Rockland,
Ontario. Felt in much of southern Ontario and Quebec and in
parts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Felt (IV) in the Massena
area, New York. Felt in much of Connecticut, Massachusetts,
Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont and in parts of Delaware,
District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine,
Maryland, Missouri, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
DEC 19 05 05 30.0& 35.827 N 96.772 W 5 G 3.3 49 OKLAHOMA. <TUL>. MW 3.3 (SLM). mbLg 3.7 (GS). Mo 1.1*10**14 Nm
(SLM). Slight damage including a cracked wall and window at
Luther. Felt (IV) at Stroud; (III) at Agra and Cushing; (II) at
Chandler, Drumright Owasso and Sand Springs. Also felt at
Bartlesville, Broken Arrow, Davenport, Hartshorne, Jenks,
Kiefer, Morrison, Nowata, Oklahoma City, Prague, Sapulpa,
Shawnee, Stillwater, Tryon and Tulsa. Felt at Decatur, Arkansas;
Arkansas City, Columbus, Derby and Wichita, Kansas; Bedford and
Saint Jo, Texas.
Compiled by Pamela J. Benfield and NEIC Operations Staff.
