March 16, 2012
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 2011
Earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 or greater or ones that caused fatalities, injuries or substantial damage.
BRK--Berkeley. PAS--Pasadena.
DATE ORIGIN TIME GEOGRAPHIC DEPTH MAG SD NO. REGION, ADDITIONAL MAGNITUDES AND COMMENTS
UTC UTC COORDINATES STA
HR MN SEC LAT LONG USED
JAN 01 09 56 58.1 26.803 S 63.136 W 577 D 7.0 0.9 607 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA. MW 7.0 (WCMT), 7.0 (UCMT), 7.0
(GCMT). mb 6.8 (GS). MD 7.0 (SJA). Mo 3.9*10**19 Nm (WCMT),
4.3*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 4.4*10**19 Nm (GCMT). Felt (V) at Santiago
del Estero and (III) in Cordoba, Corrientes and La Rioja. Also
felt at Rosario and San Juan. Felt (III) at Campinas, Brazil.
Also felt at Brasilia, Londrina, Marilia, Nova Friburgo, Rio
Negro and Sao Paulo. Felt (III) at Mejillones and Pozo Almonte;
(II) at Antofagasta, Arica, Coquimbo, Huara, La Serena and Vina
del Mar, Chile. Also felt at Calama, Chillan, Quilpue and
Valparaiso.
JAN 02 20 20 17.7 38.355 S 73.326 W 24 G 7.2 1.1 397 ARAUCANIA, CHILE. MW 7.2 (WCMT), 7.1 (UCMT), 7.0 (GS), 7.1
(GCMT). mb 6.6 (GS). MS 7.1 (GS). ME 7.4 (GS). ML 6.9 (GUC). Mo
7.8*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 5.3*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 3.8*10**19 Nm (GS),
5.6*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 6.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 3.0*10**15 Nm
(GS). Felt (VII) at Nueva Imperial; (VI) at Curanilahue, Lebu
and Tirua; (V) at Angol, Canete, Chiguayante, Coelemu,
Concepcion, Hualqi, La Laja, Los Alamos, Los Angeles, San Pedro
de la Paz, San Rosendo, Talcahuano and Temuco. Felt throughout
central Chile from Santiago to Isla Chiloe. Felt (III) at San
Carlos de Bariloche and Neuquen and (II) at Cutral Co, Argentina.
JAN 09 10 03 44.2 19.157 S 168.311 E 24 G 6.5 1.0 408 VANUATU. MW 6.5 (WCMT), 6.6 (UCMT), 6.5 (GCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). MS
6.4 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 7.2*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 1.0*10**19 Nm
(UCMT), 6.7*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.0*10**14
Nm (GS). Felt (III) at Port-Vila. Also felt at Isangel. Felt at
Noumea, New Caledonia.
JAN 13 16 16 41.5 20.628 S 168.471 E 9 G 7.0 1.0 578 LOYALTY ISLANDS. MW 7.0 (WCMT), 7.0 (UCMT), 6.9 (GCMT). mb 6.6
(GS). MS 7.1 (GS). ME 7.2 (GS). Mo 3.7*10**19 Nm (WCMT),
3.9*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 2.7*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 5.3*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 1.5*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt (II) at Noumea, New Caledonia. Also
felt at Bouloupari.
JAN 18 20 23 23.4 28.777 N 63.951 E 68 G 7.2 1.3 372 SOUTHWESTERN PAKISTAN. MW 7.2 (WCMT), 7.1 (GS), 7.2 (GCMT). mb
6.7 (GS). ME 7.9 (GS). Mo 7.4*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 5.3*10**19 Nm
(GS), 8.6*10**19 Nm (GCMT). Es 1.4*10**16 Nm (GS). One person
killed at Garhi Khairo and two people died from heart attacks,
one each at Jacobabad and Quetta. Several people injured and at
least 200 buildings damaged (V) in Balochistan, expecially in
the Dalbandin area. Damage also occurred in Sindh and in
southern Punjab. Felt (IV) at Bahawalpur, Karachi and Quetta;
(III) at Hyderabad, Islamabad, Khairpur and Lahore. Slight
damage occurred in parts of western India. Felt (IV) at
Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, New Delhi and Pilani; (III) at Amritsar,
Chandigarh, Delhi, Jaipur and Noida. Felt (IV) at Chenaran and
(III) at Bandar `Abbas and Zahedan, Iran. Also felt (IV) at Ra's
al Khaymah and (III) at Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai and Sharjah,
United Arab Emirates. Felt (III) at Kabul and Kandahar,
Afghanistan, at Manama, Bahrain and at Muscat, Oman. Felt (II)
at Doha, Qatar and at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Felt in 11 countries
of southern Asia from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and Samarqand,
Uzbekistan to Bangalore, India and from Haridwar, India to
Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
FEB 01 07 11 26.0 24.693 N 97.943 E 31 4.8 1.0 75 MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION. mb 4.8 (GS). At least 1 person
injured at Pingyuan and at least 700 houses damaged or destroyed
and 80,000 people displaced in the Yingjiang area, China.
FEB 04 13 53 46.2 24.618 N 94.680 E 85 G 6.2 1.0 555 MYANMAR-INDIA BORDER REGION. MW 6.2 (WCMT), 6.2 (GS), 6.3 (GCMT).
mb 6.4 (GS). Mo 2.4*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 2.2*10**18 Nm (GS),
3.2*10**18 Nm (GCMT). One person killed and several buildings
and bridges damaged in the Monywa area, Myanmar. Felt strongly
in the Maungdaw area. Also felt at Mandalay and Taunggyi. Slight
damage occurred in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, India. Felt (V)
at Manipur and Shillong; (IV) at Agartala, Guwahati and Tezpur;
(III) at Aizawl and Shiliguri; (II) at Calcutta. Felt throughout
northeastern India. Felt (V) at Sylhet and (IV) at Chittagong
and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Felt in much of Bangladesh. Also felt in
Bhutan.
FEB 10 14 39 27.7 4.195 N 122.974 E 523 D 6.5 1.1 488 CELEBES SEA. MW 6.5 (WCMT), 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (GCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). Mo
6.7*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 8.4*10**18 Nm (GS), 7.6*10**18 Nm (GCMT).
Felt (III) at Labuha and on Pulau Ternate, Indonesia. Felt (III
PIVS) at Davao and (II PIVS) at General Santos and Kidapawan,
Philippines. Also felt at Panabo.
FEB 10 14 41 58.8 4.077 N 123.039 E 525 D 6.6 1.4 262 CELEBES SEA. MW 6.6 (GS), 6.5 (GCMT). mb 6.3 (GS). Mo 8.8*10**18
Nm (GS), 7.5*10**18 Nm (GCMT). Felt at Manado and on Pulau
Ternate, Indonesia. Felt (III) at Davao, Philippines. Also felt
at Dadiangas and Panabo.
FEB 11 20 05 30.7 36.474 S 73.125 W 28 6.9 1.2 366 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE. MW 6.9 (WCMT), 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (GCMT). mb
6.0 (GS). ME 7.2 (GS). ML 6.9 (GUC). Mo 3.2*10**19 Nm (WCMT),
1.7*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.9*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 1.4*10**15 Nm (GS). Power outages occurred at Constitucion,
Curanipe and Pelluhue. A local tsunami with a wave height of 0.3
meters observed at Talcahuano. Felt (VI) at Arauco, Cauquenes,
Chanco, Colbun, Concepcion, Constitucion, Curico, Empedrado, La
Laja, Linares, Longavi, Molina, Pelluhue, Retiro, Romeral, San
Clemente, San Javier, Talca, Talcahuano and Yerbas Buenas; (V)
at Angol, Chepica, Chillan, Iloca, Los Sauces, Melipeuco,
Paredones, Parral, Rancagua, Renaico, Rio Claro, Santa Cruz and
Yumbel; (IV) at Los Angeles, San Vicente and Vina del Mar; (III)
at Santiago and Temuco. Felt in much of central Chile from La
Ligua to Valdivia. Felt (II) at Buenos Aires, Argentina. Also
felt at Cutral Co, Mendoza, Neuquen, San Carlos de Bariloche and
San Juan.
FEB 14 03 40 09.9 35.380 S 72.834 W 21 G 6.7 1.0 358 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE. MW 6.7 (WCMT), 6.6 (UCMT), 6.5 (GS), 6.6
(GCMT). mb 5.9 (GS). MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). ML 6.2 (GUC). Mo
1.5*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 8.8*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 7.0*10**18 Nm (GS),
1.1*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 4.4*10**14 Nm
(GS). Felt (V) at Cauquenes, Chillan, Cobquecura, Concepcion,
Longavi, Parral, Penco, Retiro, Talcahuano and Tome; (IV) at
Chanco, Constitucion, Romeral and San Pedro de la Paz; (II) as
far as Quillota and Valdivia. Felt in much of central Chile.
Also felt at Mendoza, Argentina.
FEB 21 10 57 52.4 26.142 S 178.394 E 558 6.5 0.9 610 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS. MW 6.5 (WCMT), 6.6 (GS), 6.5 (GCMT).
mb 6.3 (GS). Mo 6.9*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 1.0*10**19 Nm (GS),
7.8*10**18 Nm (GCMT).
FEB 21 23 51 42.3& 43.583 S 172.680 E 6 6.1 323 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND. <WEL>. MW 6.1 (WCMT), 6.1 (UCMT),
6.1 (GCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). ML 6.3 (WEL).
Mo 2.0*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 1.9*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 1.9*10**18 Nm
(GCMT). Es 2.6*10**14 Nm (GS). At least 181 people killed, 1,500
injured and about 100,000 buildings destroyed or damaged (VIII)
in the Christchurch-Lyttleton area. Landslides and liquefaction
occurred in the area. Felt in much of Canterbury and as far as
Invercargill and Palmerston North.
MAR 06 14 32 36.0 56.422 S 27.063 W 88 D 6.5 1.0 407 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.5 (WCMT), 6.5 (UCMT), 6.5
(GS), 6.5 (GCMT). mb 6.6 (GS). Mo 8.4*10**18 Nm (WCMT),
8.2*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 6.8*10**18 Nm (GS), 8.1*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
MAR 09 02 45 20.3 38.435 N 142.842 E 32 G 7.3 1.0 550 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 7.3 (WCMT), 7.5 (GCMT).
mb 6.4 (GS). MS 7.3 (GS). ME 7.2 (GS). Mo 9.9*10**19 Nm (WCMT),
2.1*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 9.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.3*10**15 Nm
(GS). Felt (IV) at Misawa, Sendai and Utsunomiya; (III) at
Tokyo, Tsukuba, Yokohama and Yokosuka; (II) at Narita and
Sagamihara. Felt throughout central and northern Honshu and
southern Hokkaido. Recorded (5L JMA) in Miyagi.
MAR 10 04 58 16.0 24.719 N 97.969 E 26 5.5 0.9 185 MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION. MW 5.5 (GCMT). mb 5.4 (GS). MS 5.3
(GS). ML 5.4 (BJI). Mo 2.0*10**17 Nm (GCMT). Twenty-five people
killed, 250 injured, 1,039 homes destroyed, 12,528 buildings
damaged, several roads damaged and electricity and
telecommunications disrupted in the Pingyuan area, China. Felt
at Dali. Also felt at Khonsa, India.
MAR 10 17 08 36.8 6.873 S 116.720 E 511 6.5 1.0 492 BALI SEA. MW 6.5 (WCMT), 6.6 (GCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). Mo 8.3*10**18
Nm (WCMT), 8.9*10**18 Nm (GCMT). Felt (IV) at Denpasar and (III)
at Kuta, Tabanan and Ubud, Bali. Also felt at Karangasem and
Singaraja. Felt (III) at Mataram, Lombok. Felt at Blitar, Jember
and Sidoarjo, Java.
MAR 11 05 46 24.1 38.297 N 142.373 E 29 G 9.0 1.2 541 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 9.0 (WCMT), 9.0 (UCMT),
9.1 (GCMT). mb 7.2 (GS). MS 8.3 (GS). ME 8.9 (GS). Mo 3.9*10**22
Nm (WCMT), 4.5*10**22 Nm (UCMT), 5.3*10**22 Nm (GCMT),
3.0*10**22 Nm (PPT). Es 5.1*10**17 Nm (GS). At least 15,550
people killed, 5,344 missing, 5,314 injured, 130,927 displaced
and at least 332,395 buildings, 2,126 roads, 56 bridges and 26
railways destroyed or damaged by the earthquake and tsunami
along the entire east coast of Honshu from Chiba to Aomori. The
majority of casualties and damage occurred in Iwate, Miyagi and
Fukushima from a Pacific-wide tsunami with a maximum runup
height of 37.88 m at Miyako. The total economic loss in Japan
was estimated at 309 billion US dollars. Electricity, gas and
water supplies, telecommunications and railway service disrupted
and several reactors severely damaged at a nuclear power plant
near Okuma. Several fires occurred in Chiba and Miyagi. At least
1,800 houses destroyed when a dam failed in Fukushima. Maximum
acceleration of 2.93 g recorded at Tsukidate. Horizontal
displacement and subsidence observed. Landslides occurred in
Miyagi. Liquefaction observed at Chiba, Odaiba, Tokyo and
Urayasu. The tsunami destroyed or severely damaged many coastal
towns in the Kuji-Minamisanriku-Nami area. One person killed and
several houses destroyed at Jayapura, Indonesia by a tsunami
with a wave height of 2 m. One person killed south of Crescent
City, California and several boats and docks destroyed or
damaged at Crescent City by a tsunami with a recorded wave
height of 247 cm. Several houses, boats and docks destroyed or
damaged at Santa Cruz, California; Brookings, Oregon; Hale`iwa,
Kailua Kona and Kealakekua, Hawaii. Some buildings damaged
slightly in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador by a tsunami with a
recorded wave height of 208 cm at Santa Cruz. Several houses
destroyed at Pisco, Peru. Several buildings destroyed at Dichato
and several boats damaged at Puerto Viejo and on Isla Chiloe,
Chile. Felt (VIII) at Fukushima, (VII) at Agui, Hiratsuka,
Kiryu, Komae, Oyama, Sendai and Tsukuba and (VI) in much of
eastern Honshu, including the Tokyo-Yokohama area, Japan. Felt
from Hokkaido to Kyushu. Recorded (7 JMA) in Miyagi. Felt in
Northern Mariana Islands, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan,
northeastern China and southeastern Russia as far as Kaohsiung,
Beijing and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. Seiches observed at
Leikanger, Norway. Water fluctuations observed in a well in
Newfoundland, Canada. The tsunami had maximum runup heights of
29.6 m at Ofunato, 18.4 m at Onagawa and 9.4 m at Iwaki. Wave
heights in centimeters (above sea level) were recorded at the
following selected tide gauges: 250 at Arica, Chile; 282 at
Hanasaki and 157 at Omaezaki, Japan; 163 at Manzanillo, Mexico;
156 on Midway Island; 97 on Chatham Island, New Zealand; 109 at
Manus, Papua New Guinea; 173 at Callao, Peru; 250 at Kahului,
Hawaii, USA; 202 at Port Orford, Oregon; 157 at Shemya, Alaska.
MAR 11 06 08 29.6 38.969 N 143.370 E 3 * 6.7 1.1 122 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. mb 6.7 (GS).
MAR 11 06 15 40.2 36.281 N 141.111 E 43 7.9 1.4 163 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 7.9 (UCMT), 7.9 (GCMT).
mb 6.8 (GS). Mo 7.8*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 8.5*10**20 Nm (GCMT). Felt
(V) at Tokyo and (IV) at Misawa and Yokosuka. Also felt at
Ayase, Fussa, Hamamatsu, Hamura, Nagoya-shi, Nisshin, Oizumi,
Osaka, Sodegaura, Tachikawa, Tokorozawa and Yokohama. Recorded
(6L JMA) in Ibaraki.
MAR 11 06 18 49.5 36.023 N 142.269 E 16 * 6.6 0.9 57 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. mb 6.6 (GS).
MAR 11 06 20 04.1 36.004 N 142.067 E 49 6.5 0.9 43 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. mb 6.5 (GS).
MAR 11 06 25 50.3 38.058 N 144.590 E 19 7.7 0.9 507 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 7.7 (UCMT), 7.6 (GCMT).
mb 7.1 (GS). Mo 4.4*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 3.1*10**20 Nm (GCMT). Felt
at Abiko, Akishima, Atsugi, Chiba, Chofu, Fussa, Kawasaki,
Misawa, Mizuho, Nara, Narita, Osaka, Tokyo, Ueno, Yokosuka and
Zama. Also felt at Sapporo, Hokkaido. Recorded (4 JMA) in Akita,
Aomori, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Iwate, Miyagi, Saitama and Yamagata.
Also recorded (4 JMA) in southeastern Hokkaido.
MAR 11 08 19 24.3 36.166 N 141.562 E 7 6.5 0.9 369 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. mb 6.5 (GS). Felt at
Yokosuka. Recorded (4 JMA) in Chiba, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Saitama
and Tochigi.
MAR 11 11 36 40.9 39.241 N 142.463 E 26 6.6 1.1 668 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. mb 6.5 (GS). MS 6.6 (GS).
Felt at Kashiwa, Misawa, Tokyo, Urayasu and Yokohama. Recorded
(5L JMA) in Iwate.
MAR 12 01 47 15.4 37.594 N 142.648 E 20 G 6.5 0.9 472 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 6.5 (WCMT), 6.5 (GS), 6.5
(GCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). Mo 6.3*10**18 Nm (WCMT),
6.2*10**18 Nm (GS), 7.7*10**18 Nm (GCMT). Recorded (3 JMA) in
Fukushima, Ibaraki, Iwate, Miyagi, Nagano and Yamagata.
MAR 24 13 55 12.0 20.687 N 99.822 E 8 G 6.9 1.1 335 MYANMAR. MW 6.9 (WCMT), 6.8 (UCMT), 6.7 (GS), 6.8 (GCMT). mb 6.3
(GS). MS 7.1 (GS). ME 7.3 (GS). ML 7.2 (BJI). Mo 2.5*10**19 Nm
(WCMT), 2.1*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.3*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.3*10**19 Nm
(GCMT), 2.9*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 2.2*10**15 Nm (GS). At least 74
people killed, 111 injured, 413 buildings damaged and one bridge
collapsed in Shan. Landslides occurred in the area. Felt (VI) at
Kengtung and (II) at Rangoon. Also felt at Mandalay and
Taunggyi. One person killed in northern Thailand. Felt (VI) at
Mae Sai; (IV) at Amnat Charoen, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Mae Chan,
Mae Rim, Nan, Nonthaburi, Phayao and Pong; (III) at Bangkok,
Chiang Mai, Hang Dong, Lampang, Mae Hong Son, San Kamphaeng, San
Pa Tong and San Sai. Twelve people injured, 9,496 people
displaced and 9,691 houses, 136 reservoirs and 35 roads damaged
in Yunnan, China. Felt (IV) at Jinghong, (III) at Nanning and
(II) at Kunming. Felt (IV) at Louang Namtha and (II) at
Louangphabang and Vientiane, Laos. Felt (III) at Hanoi, Vietnam.
Also felt at Ho Chi Minh City. Felt widely in Laos, Myanmar,
Thailand, Vietnam and southern China. Also felt at Phnom Penh,
Cambodia and in Singapore. Felt at Dhaka, Bangladesh and Aizawl,
India.
APR 03 20 06 40.3 9.848 S 107.693 E 14 G 6.7 1.1 270 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA. MW 6.7 (WCMT), 6.8 (UCMT), 6.7 (GCMT).
mb 6.4 (GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 1.4*10**19 Nm (WCMT),
2.0*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.5*10**19 Nm (GCMT). Es 6.6*10**14 Nm
(GS). Felt (V) at Tasikmalaya and Wonosobo; (IV) at Cilacap and
Pangandaran; (III) at Bandung, Bogor and Sleman; (II) at
Cisarua, Jakarta, Karangkates, Purworejo and Yogyakarta. Felt
(II) at Denpasar, Kuta and Ubud, Bali. Felt in much of Bali and
Java. Also felt in Singapore.
APR 07 13 11 22.4& 17.208 N 94.338 W 166 6.6 518 VERACRUZ, MEXICO. <UNM>. MW 6.6 (WCMT), 6.6 (GS), 6.7 (GCMT). mb
6.1 (GS). MD 6.7 (UNM). Mo 1.1*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 1.1*10**19 Nm
(GS), 1.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.9*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (V) at
Cordoba and Tuxtla Gutierrez; (IV) at Coatzacoalcos, Huatulco,
Jalapa, Minatitlan and Tehuacan; (III) at Coatepec, Oaxaca,
Puebla, Puerto Escondido, San Cristobal de Las Casas and
Villahermosa; (II) at Boca del Rio, Cuernavaca and Mexico. Felt
(II) at Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala and Quetzaltenango,
Guatemala. Felt widely in southern Mexico and in western
Guatemala.
APR 07 14 32 43.2 38.276 N 141.588 E 42 G 7.1 0.9 446 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 7.1 (WCMT), 7.1 (UCMT),
7.1 (GS), 7.1 (GCMT). mb 6.9 (GS). MS 7.0 (GS). ME 7.3 (GS). Mo
5.6*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 6.1*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 5.5*10**19 Nm (GS),
5.9*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 5.9*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 2.0*10**15 Nm
(GS). Two people killed, 132 injured and several roads damaged
in the Ishinomaki-Onagawa area. One person died in Yamagata when
a power outage interrupted oxygen supply. Felt (VII) at Sendai,
(V) at Misawa and (IV) in the Tokyo-Yokohama area. Felt (V) at
Sapporo, Hokkaido. Felt widely in central and northern Honshu
and in southern Hokkaido. Recorded (6U JMA) in Miyagi.
APR 11 08 16 12.7 37.001 N 140.401 E 11 G 6.6 0.8 586 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 6.6 (WCMT), 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6 (GCMT). mb
6.4 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME 6.8 (GS). Mo 9.0*10**18 Nm (WCMT),
1.0*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT). Es 3.0*10**14 Nm
(GS). Six people killed by landslides at Iwaki and one person
killed in Ibaraki. Felt (V) at Misawa and (IV) at Akiruno,
Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka and Zama. Felt in much of central and
northern Honshu. Recorded (6L JMA) in Fukushima and Ibaraki.
APR 18 13 03 02.7 34.336 S 179.874 E 86 G 6.6 1.1 467 SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS. MW 6.6 (WCMT), 6.6 (GS), 6.5
(GCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). Mo 8.9*10**18 Nm (WCMT),
9.5*10**18 Nm (GS), 7.8*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 9.6*10**18 Nm (PPT).
Es 1.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (II) at Christchurch, Lower Hutt and
Wellington, New Zealand. Felt in many parts of the North Island
and in a few places on the South Island.
APR 23 04 16 54.7 10.375 S 161.200 E 79 G 6.8 1.0 445 SOLOMON ISLANDS. MW 6.8 (WCMT), 6.8 (UCMT), 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (GCMT).
mb 6.7 (GS). ME 7.4 (GS). Mo 1.9*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 2.1*10**19 Nm
(UCMT), 1.8*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.1*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.1*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Es 2.6*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt (V) at Honiara. Also felt at
Tulagi.
MAY 10 08 55 08.9 20.244 S 168.226 E 11 G 6.8 1.1 519 LOYALTY ISLANDS. MW 6.8 (WCMT), 6.9 (UCMT), 6.7 (GS), 6.8 (GCMT).
mb 6.4 (GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 6.8 (GS). Mo 2.0*10**19 Nm (WCMT),
2.4*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.2*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.7*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
3.9*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 3.0*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt at Tadine and
We. Felt (II) at Dumbea and Noumea, New Caledonia. Also felt at
Bourail, Mont-Dore and Yate. Felt (II) at Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
Also felt at Isangel.
MAY 11 16 47 25.7& 37.699 N 1.672 W 1 5.1 397 SPAIN. <MDD>. MW 5.1 (GCMT), 5.1 (RMT), 5.1 (MDD). mb 5.3 (GS).
ML 5.6 (LDG). Mo 5.4*10**16 Nm (GCMT), 5.1*10**16 Nm (RMT). At
least ten people killed and dozens injured in the Lorca area.
Felt (VI) at Lorca, (V) at Alhama de Murcia and (IV) at Huercal-
Overa, Mazarron, Murcia, Lumbreras and Totana. Felt in much of
southeastern Spain and in the Madrid area.
MAY 15 18 37 10.3 6.126 S 154.408 E 40 G 6.5 1.3 254 BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (UCMT),
6.4 (GCMT), 6.4 (WCMT). MS 6.2 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 7.2*10**18
Nm (UCMT), 6.6*10**18 Nm (GS), 5.9*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 5.5*10**18
Nm (WCMT), 1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 9.7*10**13 Nm (GS).
JUN 08 01 53 26.0 43.015 N 88.247 E 21 5.3 0.8 301 NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. mb 5.3 (GS). At least eight people
injured, 50 homes damaged and landslides occurred in the
Dabancheng area. Felt (III) at Urumqi. Also felt at Korla.
JUN 13 02 20 49.3& 43.564 S 172.743 E 6 5.9 280 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND. <WEL>. MW 5.9 (WCMT), 5.9 (GS), 6.0
(GCMT), 5.9 (RMT). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.0 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). ML 6.3
(WEL). Mo 9.2*10**17 Nm (WCMT), 8.2*10**17 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**18
Nm (GCMT), 9.6*10**17 Nm (RMT). Es 2.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Forty-
five people injured, 100 previously-damaged buildings destroyed,
many roads damaged, one bridge destroyed, utilities disrupted,
widespread liquefaction and landslides observed (VII) in the
Christchurch area. Seaport damaged at Lyttelton. Total damage in
Canterbury estimated at 3 to 5 billion U.S. dollars. Felt (IV)
at Westport and (III) at Dunedin. Felt in much of Canterbury and
as far as Invercargill and Wellington.
JUN 20 10 16 55.2 25.075 N 98.721 E 39 5.3 0.9 203 MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION. mb 5.3 (GS). Four people injured and
moderate damage at Baoshan, China.
JUN 22 21 50 52.3 39.955 N 142.205 E 33 G 6.7 0.9 592 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 6.7 (WCMT), 6.7 (UCMT),
6.6 (GS), 6.7 (GCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). Mo
1.5*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 1.6*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.0*10**19 Nm (GS),
1.5*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.9*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 4.5*10**14 Nm
(GS). Felt (V) at Misawa and (II) at Morioka. Also felt at
Ichinoseki, Kawasaki, Kizukuri, Narita, Ota, Sendai, Tokyo and
Yokohama. Felt (II) at Sapporo, Hokkaido. Also felt at Obihiro.
Recorded (5L JMA) in Aomori and Iwate, Honshu.
JUN 24 03 09 39.4 52.050 N 171.836 W 52 G 7.3 1.0 791 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA. MW 7.3 (WCMT), 7.3 (UCMT),
7.3 (GCMT). mb 6.9 (GS). ME 7.9 (GS). ML 6.7 (AEIC). Mo
9.5*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 1.1*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 9.7*10**19 Nm
(GCMT), 1.8*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 1.6*10**16 Nm (GS). Felt (VI) at
Nikolski and (II) at Dutch Harbor. Also felt at Adak, Anchorage,
Cold Bay, Elmendorf AFB, Homer and Unalaska. Tsunami generated
with wave heights (peak-to-trough) recorded at the following
selected tide stations: 6 cm on Adak, 4 cm on Akutan, 10 cm at
Nikolski and 9 cm at Saint Paul; 4 cm on Midway; 6 cm at Hilo
and 4 cm at Nawiliwili, Hawaii.
JUN 24 14 06 45.4* 18.335 N 72.406 W 10 G 3.5 1.3 8 HAITI REGION. ML 3.5 (GS). Seven people injured when they were
caught up in panicking crowd. Felt (III) at Port- au-Prince and
Petionville. Also felt at Carrefour and Saint-Marc.
JUN 29 23 16 40.1 36.261 N 137.679 E 10 G 4.9 1.2 172 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. mb 4.9 (GS). At least 7 people injured at
Nagano. Felt at Matsumoto and Nishin. Recorded (5U JMA) in
Nagano.
JUL 06 19 03 18.2 29.539 S 176.340 W 17 G 7.6 1.2 567 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. MW 7.6 (WCMT), 7.6 (GCMT). mb 7.0 (GS).
MS 7.8 (GS). ME 8.2 (GS). Mo 2.8*10**20 Nm (WCMT), 2.9*10**20 Nm
(GCMT), 4.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 4.0*10**16 Nm (GS). Felt (II) at
Wellington, New Zealand. Also felt at Auckland, Christchurch,
Gisborne, Hastings and Manukau. Felt at Brisbane and Gold Coast,
Australia, at Suva, Fiji and at Nuku`alofa, Tonga.
JUL 10 00 57 10.8 38.034 N 143.264 E 23 G 7.0 1.0 531 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 7.0 (WCMT), 7.0 (UCMT),
7.0 (GS), 7.0 (GCMT). mb 6.6 (GS). MS 7.0 (GS). ME 7.7 (GS). Mo
3.5*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 3.8*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 3.4*10**19 Nm (GS),
4.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT). Es 9.3*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt (V) at Sendai,
(IV) at Kashiwa and (III) at Kawasaki, Misawa, Tachikawa, Tokyo,
Yokohama and Yokosuka. Felt in much of eastern Honshu and on
Hokkaido. Recorded (4 JMA) in Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi.
JUL 19 19 35 43.4 40.081 N 71.410 E 20 G 6.1 0.9 510 KYRGYZSTAN. MW 6.1 (WCMT), 6.0 (GS), 6.1 (GCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). MS
6.2 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo 1.5*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 1.3*10**18 Nm
(GS), 1.9*10**18 Nm (GCMT). Es 1.4*10**14 Nm (GS). At least 13
people killed, 86 people injured and several buildings destroyed
in Farg`ona, Uzbekistan. Felt (IV) at Tashkent. Also felt at
Andijon and Urgut. At least one person killed in Khujand,
Tajikistan. Felt (III) at Dushanbe. Also felt at Chkalovsk and
Gharm. Power outages occurred at Batken, Kyrgyzstan. Felt (IV)
at Osh. Also felt at Bishkek and Jalal-Abad. Felt at Shymkent,
Kazakhstan.
JUL 29 07 42 22.6 23.784 S 179.760 E 523 G 6.7 1.0 614 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS. MW 6.7 (WCMT), 6.7 (UCMT), 6.7 (GS),
6.7 (GCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). Mo 1.3*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 1.6*10**19 Nm
(GS), 1.5*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.5*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.5*10**19 Nm
(PPT).
JUL 31 23 38 56.6 3.518 S 144.828 E 10 G 6.6 1.0 229 NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G. MW 6.6 (WCMT), 6.6 (UCMT),
6.5 (GS), 6.6 (GCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 6.6 (GS). Mo 9.5*10**18 Nm
(WCMT), 6.7*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.0*10**19 Nm
(GCMT), 1.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (III) at Port Moresby. Also
felt at Goroka, Tari and Wewak. Felt at Rabaul, New Britain.
AUG 11 10 06 29.3 39.955 N 77.028 E 10 G 5.6 0.9 239 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. MW 5.6 (WCMT), 5.4 (GS), 5.7 (GCMT). mb
5.3 (GS). MS 5.3 (GS). Mo 3.6*10**17 Nm (WCMT), 1.5*10**17 Nm
(GS), 3.9*10**17 Nm (GCMT). Twenty-one people injured and
moderate damage at Kashi.
AUG 20 16 55 02.8 18.365 S 168.143 E 32 G 7.2 1.3 280 VANUATU. MW 7.2 (WCMT), 7.1 (UCMT), 7.0 (GS), 7.1 (GCMT). mb 6.2
(GS). MS 7.1 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 7.0*10**19 Nm (WCMT),
6.3*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 4.3*10**19 Nm (GS), 5.7*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
8.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.0*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (V) at Port-
Vila. Also felt at Lakatoro. Felt at Noumea, New Caledonia.
AUG 20 17 13 06.3 18.308 S 168.156 E 35 G 6.5 1.1 322 VANUATU. MW 6.5 (GCMT). mb 5.9 (GS). Mo 7.7*10**18 Nm (GCMT).
AUG 20 18 19 23.5 18.311 S 168.218 E 28 G 7.1 1.1 564 VANUATU. MW 7.1 (WCMT), 7.1 (UCMT), 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (GCMT). mb 6.4
(GS). MS 7.1 (GS). ME 7.3 (GS). Mo 5.5*10**19 Nm (WCMT),
4.8*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 3.4*10**19 Nm (GS), 4.1*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
6.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.9*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt (V) at Port-
Vila. Also felt at Luganville.
AUG 24 17 46 11.6 7.641 S 74.525 W 147 D 7.0 0.9 471 NORTHERN PERU. MW 7.0 (WCMT), 7.0 (GCMT). mb 6.8 (GS). MD 6.9
(QUI). Mo 4.2*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 4.4*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 3.7*10**19
Nm (PPT). Felt (VI) at Contamana and Tingo Maria; (V) at
Pucallpa; (IV) at Ambo, Chilca, Huanuco, Imperial, Moyobamba,
Puerto Maldonado and Tarapoto; (III) at Bagua Grande, Barranca,
Chosica, Ica, Iquitos, Lima and Mala; (II) at Ayacucho, Talara
and Trujillo. Felt (III) at Guayaquil and Loja and (II) at
Cuenca, Ecuador. Felt in much of Peru and southern Ecuador. Felt
(IV) at Cruzeiro do Sul and Rio Branco, Brazil. Also felt at
Feijo. Felt (II) at Bogota, Colombia. Also felt at Leticia. Felt
at Cobija and La Paz, Bolivia.
AUG 30 06 57 41.6 6.362 S 126.752 E 470 6.9 0.9 468 BANDA SEA. MW 6.9 (WCMT), 6.9 (UCMT), 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (GCMT). mb
6.0 (GS). Mo 2.6*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 2.5*10**19 Nm (GS),
2.4*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 2.6*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.5*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Felt (III) at Dili, Timor-Leste. Also felt at Ainaro. Felt (III)
at Atambua, Kupang and Soe and (II) at Sorong, Indonesia. Felt
(II) at Darwin, Australia and (II PIVS) at Davao, Philippines.
SEP 02 10 55 53.5 52.171 N 171.708 W 32 G 6.9 1.4 779 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA. MW 6.9 (WCMT), 6.8 (UCMT),
6.8 (GS), 6.8 (GCMT). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 6.9 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo
2.6*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 2.2*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.8*10**19 Nm (GS),
2.2*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 7.0*10**14 Nm
(GS). Felt throughout the Aleutian Islands. A tsunami with a
wave height of 6 cm was recorded at Atka.
SEP 02 13 47 09.6 28.398 S 63.029 W 579 6.7 0.9 532 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA. MW 6.7 (WCMT), 6.7 (UCMT), 6.7
(GS), 6.7 (GCMT). mb 6.4 (GS). MD 6.9 (SJA). Mo 1.3*10**19 Nm
(WCMT), 1.5*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.4*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.4*10**19 Nm
(GCMT). Felt (III) at Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Cordoba, La
Rioja, Mendoza, San Juan and San Miguel de Tucuman. Also felt at
Mar del Plata, Parana, Rosario and Santiago del Estero. Felt at
Cascavel and Passo Fundo, Brazil; Copiapo and Santiago, Chile;
Asuncion, Paraguay.
SEP 03 22 55 40.9 20.671 S 169.716 E 185 7.0 1.0 406 VANUATU. MW 7.0 (WCMT), 7.0 (UCMT), 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (GCMT). mb 6.4
(GS). Mo 4.1*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 4.6*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 4.0*10**19
Nm (GS), 4.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 3.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt at
Isangel and Port-Vila. Felt (III) at Yate, New Caledonia. Also
felt at Noumea, Tadine and We.
SEP 05 17 55 11.2 2.965 N 97.893 E 91 G 6.7 1.0 447 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. MW 6.7 (WCMT), 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (GCMT).
mb 6.6 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 1.2*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 1.3*10**19 Nm
(GS), 1.4*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 8.1*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 6.3*10**14
Nm (GS). At least 10 people killed in Aceh. Some homes damaged
and power outages occurred at Singkil. Felt (IV) at Medan,
Parapat, Sibolga and Singkil; (III) at Banda Aceh, Pariaman and
Sinabang. Also felt (IV) on Pulau Samosir and (III) on Pulau
Nias and Pulau Simuelue. Felt (IV) at Tanjung Tokong and (III)
at Bukit Mertajam, Butterworth, George Town, Kepala Batas and
Perai, Malaysia. Felt throughout northern Sumatra and western
Malaysia. Felt (II) at Hat Yai and Kathu, Thailand and in
Singapore.
SEP 07 17 58 18.7* 28.724 N 77.189 E 10 G 4.3 1.1 20 HARYANA-DELHI-UTTAR PRADESH REG., INDIA. mb 4.3 (GS). One person
injured and minor damage in the Delhi area. Felt (IV) at Delhi,
Faridabad, Ghaziabad, New Delhi and Noida; (III) at Delhi
Cantonment, Gurgaon and Sonipat; (II) at Alipur. Also felt at
Dehra Dun, Deoli, Gokalpur and Tigri.
SEP 15 19 31 04.0 21.611 S 179.528 W 645 D 7.3 1.1 646 FIJI REGION. MW 7.3 (WCMT), 7.3 (UCMT), 7.3 (GS), 7.3 (GCMT). mb
6.1 (GS). Mo 1.2*10**20 Nm (WCMT), 1.3*10**20 Nm (UCMT),
1.1*10**20 Nm (GS), 1.2*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 1.1*10**20 Nm (PPT).
Felt (II) at Nandi. Also felt at Suva. Felt (II) at Nuku`alofa,
Tonga. Also felt at Neiafu.
SEP 16 19 26 40.9 40.271 N 142.780 E 35 G 6.7 0.9 668 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 6.7 (WCMT), 6.7 (UCMT),
6.7 (GS), 6.7 (GCMT). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). Mo 1.3*10**19 Nm
(WCMT), 1.4*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.3*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.5*10**19 Nm
(GCMT), 1.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (III) at Misawa. Also felt at
Ichinoseki, Narita and Tokyo. Felt at Sapporo, Hokkaido.
Recorded (4 JMA) in Iwate, Honshu.
SEP 18 12 40 51.8 27.730 N 88.155 E 50 G 6.9 1.0 383 SIKKIM, INDIA. MW 6.9 (WCMT), 6.9 (UCMT), 6.9 (GCMT). mb 6.6
(GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 7.7 (GS). Mo 2.5*10**19 Nm (WCMT),
2.7*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 2.8*10**19 Nm (GCMT). Es 9.0*10**15 Nm
(GS). At least 97 people killed, several injured, 5,000
displaced and 3,917 buildings and many roads and bridges
destroyed or damaged in Sikkim, eastern Bihar and northern West
Bengal; 6 people killed, 25 injured and at least 4,300 buildings
destroyed or damaged in the Sankhuwasabha-Panchthar-Ilam area,
Nepal; 7 people killed and 136 injured in Tibet, China; 1 person
killed, 16 injured and at least 6,000 buildings damaged in the
Paro-Thimphu area, Bhutan; minor damage to several buildings in
Dhaka, Bangladesh. Total economic loss in India estimated at
22.3 billion US dollars. Electricity, telecommunications and
water supplies disrupted and landslides and mudslides occurred
in Sikkim, India, eastern Nepal and the Paro-Thimphu area,
Bhutan. Felt (VII) at Gangtok and Shiliguri; (VI) at Jalpaiguri;
(V) at Bandel, Baranagar, Barddhaman, Koch Bihar, Darjiling,
Dispur and Guwahati; (IV) at Barakpur, Calcutta, Dhanbad,
Durgapur, Haora, Iranagar, Muzaffarpur, Nagaon, Patna, Ranchi,
Shillong and Tura, India. Felt throughout northeastern India, in
much of northcentral India and as far as Bhubaneshwar, Bombay
and Chandigarh. Felt (VI) at Damak; (V) at Biratnagar,
Dhulikhel, Kathmandu and Pokhara; (IV) at Bhaktapur, Bharatpur,
Patan and Tansen, Nepal. Also felt (VI) at Thimphu and (V) at
Paro, Bhutan; (V) at Lhasa, China; (IV) at Barguna, Chittagong,
Dhaka, Rajshahi and Sylhet, Bangladesh. Felt throughout
Bangladesh and Bhutan and in much of eastern and central Nepal.
SEP 19 18 33 55.8 14.186 N 90.238 W 9 G 5.6 1.4 286 GUATEMALA. MW 5.6 (GCMT), 5.6 (RMT). mb 5.1 (GS). MS 5.3 (GS). MD
5.0 (SNET). Mo 3.6*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 3.5*10**17 Nm (RMT). At
least one person killed at Guatemala. Felt (VII) at Cuilapa; (V)
at Petapa; (IV) at Amatitlan, Cahabon, Fraijanes, Guatemala,
Mixco and Santa Catarina Pinula; (III) at Antigua Guatemala.
Felt widely in central and southern Guatemala. Felt (III) at San
Salvador, El Salvador. Also felt at Ahuachapan, Antiguo
Cuscatlan and Santa Ana. Felt (II) at Copan and San Pedro Sula,
Honduras. Also felt at Comayagua. Felt at Belmopan, Dangriga and
San Ignacio, Belize.
OCT 13 03 16 24.7 9.339 S 114.593 E 3 D 6.1 1.1 390 SOUTH OF BALI, INDONESIA. MW 6.1 (WCMT), 6.1 (GS), 6.2 (GCMT),
6.1 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). Mo 2.0*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 1.7*10**18 Nm
(GS), 2.2*10**18 Nm (GCMT). Es 4.6*10**13 Nm (GS). At least 43
people injured in southern Bali. Felt (V) at Denpasar, Kuta and
Tabanan; (IV) at Ubud; (III) at Singaraja. Also felt at
Karangasem. Felt (V) at Mataram and (IV) at Praya, Lombok.
Felt (IV) at Banyuwangi, Blitar, Jember, Karangkates, Madura,
Malang and Surabaya; (III) at Bondowoso, Gresik and Wonogiri;
(II) at Yogyakarta, Java. Also felt at Ambulu, Kraksaan,
Porong, Probolinggo, Sidoarjo, Situbondo, Tulungagung and
Wlingi. Felt (III) at Sumbawa, Sumbawa.
OCT 14 03 35 14.8 6.570 S 147.881 E 37 G 6.5 1.1 423 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.5 (WCMT), 6.5
(UCMT), 6.3 (GS), 6.5 (GCMT). mb 5.7 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME 5.7
(GS). Mo 7.5*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 8.0*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 3.3*10**18
Nm (GS), 6.2*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 6.3*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es
8.1*10**12 Nm (GS). Felt at Kainantu, Lae, Madang, Mount Hagen,
Port Moresby and Wau.
OCT 20 17 18 34.1 21.211 N 70.533 E 10 G 5.0 0.8 89 GUJARAT, INDIA. mb 5.0 (GS). At least 34 people injured and more
than 3,000 buildings damaged in the Talala-Maliya area. Felt
(IV) at Bhavnagar; (III) at Junagarh and Rajkot; (II) at
Ahmadabad, Bombay, Surat and Vadodara. Felt at Diu, in much of
Gujarat and in parts of western Maharashtra.
OCT 21 17 57 16.1 28.993 S 176.238 W 33 G 7.4 0.9 707 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. MW 7.4 (WCMT), 7.4 (UCMT), 7.4 (GS), 7.4
(GCMT). mb 6.4 (GS). MS 7.5 (GS). ME 7.2 (GS). Mo 1.5*10**20 Nm
(WCMT), 1.6*10**20 Nm (GS), 1.5*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 1.5*10**20 Nm
(GCMT), 1.6*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 1.4*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt (III)
at Gisborne, New Zealand. Also felt at Napier and Wellington.
Felt at Nuku`alofa, Tonga.
OCT 23 10 41 22.9 38.722 N 43.513 E 16 G 7.1 0.9 694 EASTERN TURKEY. MW 7.1 (WCMT), 7.3 (UCMT), 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (GCMT).
mb 6.9 (GS). MS 7.3 (GS). ME 7.2 (GS). ML 6.6 (ISK). Mo
5.6*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 9.9*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 6.4*10**19 Nm (GS),
6.4*10**19 Nm (GCMT). Es 1.2*10**15 Nm (GS). At least 604 people
killed, 2,608 injured, 40,000 displaced, 5,739 buildings
destroyed and 4,882 damaged in the Ercis-Tabanli-Van area.
Telecommunications, electricity and water services disrupted.
Surface faulting and liquefaction observed. Felt (VIII) at Van;
(VII) at Bitlis; (VI) at Tatvan; (V) at Dogubayazit and Kars;
(IV) at Diyarbakir, Erzincan and Erzurum. Felt throughout
eastern Turkey and as far west as Antioch, Kayseri and Samsun.
Felt (VI) at Khvoy and (III) at Orumiyeh and Tabriz, Iran; (V)
at Mosul and (IV) at Baghdad and Dahuk, Iraq; (IV) at Gyumri and
Spitak and (III) at Yerevan, Armenia; (IV) at Barda and Ganca
and (III) at Baku, Azerbaijan; (IV) at Batumi and (III) at
Tbilisi, Georgia; (IV) at Aleppo and (III) at Damascus, Syria;
(II) at Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel and at Rostov, Russia. Felt in
much of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Syria, northwestern Iran
and northern Iraq and in parts of Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and
southwestern Russia.
OCT 28 18 54 34.0 14.438 S 75.966 W 24 G 6.9 1.0 474 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU. MW 6.9 (WCMT), 6.9 (UCMT), 6.8
(GS), 6.9 (GCMT). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 6.9 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). ML 6.7
(LIM). Mo 2.7*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 2.9*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.9*10**19
Nm (GS), 3.2*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 3.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es
2.6*10**14 Nm (GS). One person killed at San Vicente de Canete
and 103 people injured and 134 buildings destroyed (VI) at Ica.
Felt (V) at Acari, Palpa and Nazca; (IV) at Huancavelica and
Santa Maria; (III) at Arequipa, Barranca, Chosica, Cusco,
Pucallpa, San Luis and San Vicente de Canete. Felt widely in
western and central Peru.
OCT 29 00 43 55.1* 27.449 N 88.684 E 10 G 3.5 0.9 10 SIKKIM, INDIA. ML 3.5 (NDI). One person killed by falling from a
bridge and another died from a heart attack in the Chungtan-
Mangan area. Felt strongly in northern Sikkim.
NOV 06 03 53 10.0& 35.532 N 96.765 W 5 G 5.6 474 OKLAHOMA. <TUL>. MW 5.6 (WCMT), 5.7 (GCMT), 5.6 (RMT). mb 5.2
(GS). MS 5.6 (GS). Mo 3.7*10**17 Nm (WCMT), 4.9*10**17 Nm
(GCMT), 3.3*10**17 Nm (RMT). At least 2 people injured, 14 homes
destroyed and many damaged in the Shawnee-Sparks area. Parts of
US Highway 62 between Meeker and Prague buckled by shaking along
pre-existing cracks. An area of approximately 65 sq km in the
immediate vicinity of the instrumental epicenter experienced
shaking of intensity VIII. Felt (VII) at Meeker and Prague; (VI)
at Castle, Indianola, McLoud, Sentinel, Shawnee, Sparks and
Tupelo. Felt strongly in much of Oklahoma, southern Kansas,
southwestern Missouri, northwestern Arkansas and northern Texas.
Felt in at least 17 states of the central US from southern
Wisconsin to southern Texas and from eastern Colorado to the
Memphis, Tennessee area.
NOV 08 02 59 08.5 27.324 N 125.621 E 225 D 6.9 1.0 665 NORTHEAST OF TAIWAN. MW 6.9 (WCMT), 6.9 (UCMT), 6.9 (GS), 6.9
(GCMT). mb 6.5 (GS). Mo 2.9*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 2.7*10**19 Nm
(UCMT), 2.6*10**19 Nm (GS), 3.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT). Felt (II) at
Taipei and Xinfeng. Felt in much of Taiwan. Felt (V) on Okinawa,
Ryukyu Islands. Also felt at Fuzhou and Shanghai, China.
Recorded (4 JMA) in the Kerama-retto and on Okinawa and Tonaki-
jima, Ryukyu Islands.
NOV 22 18 48 16.3 15.364 S 65.090 W 550 D 6.6 0.8 832 BENI, BOLIVIA. MW 6.6 (WCMT), 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (GCMT).
mb 6.2 (GS). Mo 1.1*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 8.6*10**18 Nm (UCMT),
1.1*10**19 Nm (GS), 9.5*10**18 Nm (GCMT). Felt (III) at
Cochabamba and La Paz. Also felt at Santa Cruz and Trinidad.
Felt (IV) at Alto Hospico, Huara, Iquique and Pica; (III) at
Arica, Camarones, Camina, Mejillones, Oficina Maria Elena,
Pisagua, Poconchile, Pozo Almonte, Quillagua and Tocopilla; (II)
at Codpa, Cuya, Quebrada Blanca and Ujina, Chile. Also felt at
Antofagasta and Calama. Felt (III) at Arequipa and Tacna, Peru.
Felt at Cuiaba, Porto Velho and Rio Branco, Brazil.
DEC 11 01 47 25.9& 17.844 N 99.963 W 54 6.5 607 GUERRERO, MEXICO. <UNM>. MW 6.5 (WCMT), 6.5 (UCMT), 6.4 (GS), 6.4
(GCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). MD 6.5 (UNM). Mo 6.5*10**18 Nm
(WCMT), 6.3*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 5.0*10**18 Nm (GS), 5.7*10**18 Nm
(GCMT), 4.2*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 4.3*10**13 Nm (GS). At least 2
people killed, 5 injured, 70 homes damaged and landslides
occurred in Guerrero. Some buildings damaged and power outages
occurred at Mexico. Felt (VII) at Chilapa and Iguala, (VI) at
Chilpancingo and (V) at Huixquilucan, Nezahualcoyotl, Taxco,
Toluca and Valle de Bravo. Felt throughout central Mexico and as
far as Ciudad Madero, Huatulco, San Luis Potosi and Tepic.
DEC 14 05 04 59.2 7.561 S 146.804 E 141 7.1 0.8 485 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 7.1 (WCMT), 7.1
(UCMT), 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (GCMT). mb 6.6 (GS). Mo 5.1*10**19 Nm
(WCMT), 4.9*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 4.8*10**19 Nm (GS), 5.2*10**19 Nm
(GCMT), 8.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (VI) at Kainantu and Lae; (IV)
at Goroka, Madang, Mount Hagen and Port Moresby. Also felt at
Kerema, Mendi, Popondetta, Tari and Wau. Felt at Kimbe, New
Britain. Felt (II) at Cairns, Australia. Also felt at Atherton
and Cairns Northern Beaches.
DEC 15 03 40 47.4& 47.469 N 115.801 W 3 2.2 16 NORTHERN IDAHO. <BUT>. MD 2.2 (BUT). Seven miners injured by a
rockburst in a mine near Mullan.
DEC 23 00 58 38.3& 43.490 S 172.800 E 10 5.8 243 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND. <WEL>. MW 5.8 (WCMT), 5.7 (GS), 5.8
(GCMT). mb 5.7 (GS). MS 5.6 (GS). ME 5.6 (GS). ML 5.8 (WEL). Mo
7.2*10**17 Nm (WCMT), 3.9*10**17 Nm (GS), 5.5*10**17 Nm (GCMT).
Es 4.9*10**12 Nm (GS). Sixty people injured, a few buildings
damaged and cracks and potholes appeared in roads in the
Christchurch area. Power supplies were cut, trains were
suspended and the airport closed temporarily. Rockslides and
liquefaction observed in the eastern suburbs of Christchurch.
Felt (VI) at Christchurch and (II) at Dunedin. Felt in much of
the South Island and in the southern part of the North Island.
DEC 27 15 21 56.8 51.842 N 95.911 E 15 G 6.6 0.8 545 SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA. MW 6.6 (WCMT), 6.6 (GS), 6.7
(GCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). Mo 8.9*10**18 Nm
(WCMT), 1.1*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 5.8*10**18 Nm
(PPT). Es 8.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Many buildings damaged and more
than 1,600 people evacuated in the Kyzyl-Saryg-Sep area. Felt
(VI) at Kyzyl; (IV) at Abakan, Krasnoyarsk, Minusinsk and
Novokuznetsk; (III) at Devyatka, Irkutsk, Sayanogorsk and Tomsk;
(II) at Barnaul, Kemerovo and Novosibirsk. Felt (III) at
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
NOTABLE NORTH AMERICAN EARTHQUAKES
AUG 23 05 46 18.2 37.063 N 104.701 W 4 5.3 1.0 187 COLORADO. MW 5.4 (GCMT), 5.3 (RMT). mb 5.0 (GS). Mo 1.4*10**17 Nm
(GCMT), 9.8*10**16 Nm (RMT). Moderate damage (VII) at Segundo.
Minor damage (VI) at Cokedale and Valdez and (V) at Trinidad. A
rockslide occurred on State Highway 12 approximately 1 mile (1.5
km) east of Segundo. Felt (V) at Weston; (IV) at Aguilar,
Arapahoe, Las Animas, Manzanola, San Luis and Sugar City; (III)
at Colorado City, Colorado Springs, Denver, Eads, Florence,
Fowler, Holly, La Junta, Lamar, Ordway, Pueblo, Rocky Ford, Rye,
USAF Academy and Walsenburg. Felt in most of eastern and central
Colorado and in parts of southwestern Colorado as far as Fort
Collins, Grand Junction and Wray. Felt (IV) at Raton and
Springer; (III) at Des Moines and Maxwell; (II) at Cimarron,
Questa and Taos, New Mexico. Felt (II) at Goodland and Syracuse,
Kansas. Felt (II) at Boise City, Oklahoma and at McCook,
Nebraska. Felt widely in southwestern Nebraska, western Kansas
and northeastern New Mexico. Also felt in a few places in Texas,
at Cheyenne, Wyoming and at Omaha, Nebraska.
AUG 23 17 51 04.5& 37.936 N 77.933 W 6 5.8 644 VIRGINIA. <CERI>. MW 5.8 (WCMT), 5.8 (GCMT), 5.7 (RMT). mb 5.9
(GS). MS 5.6 (GS). ME 6.1 (GS). Mo 5.7*10**17 Nm (WCMT),
5.8*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 4.6*10**17 Nm (RMT). Es 3.1*10**13 Nm
(GS). Moderately heavy damage (VIII) occurred in a rural region
of Louisa County southwest of Mineral. Widespread light to
moderate damage occurred from central Virginia to southern
Maryland including the District of Columbia area. Minor damage
reported in parts of Delaware, southeastern Pennsylvania and
southern New Jersey. Very strongly felt (VII) at Boston,
Bumpass, Kents Store, Louisa, Mineral, Rhoadsville and
Sumerduck. Felt strongly in much of central Virginia and
southern Maryland. Felt throughout the eastern US from central
Georgia to central Maine and west to Detroit, Michigan and
Chicago, Illinois. Felt in many parts of southeastern Canada
from Montreal to Windsor.
Compiled by Pamela J. Benfield and NEIC Operations Staff.
Hypocenters will be recomputed.
