November 19, 2012
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 2012
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 05 27 55.9 31.456 N 138.072 E 365 6.8 0.8 628 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. MW 6.8 (WCMT), 6.8 (UCMT), 6.8 (GCMT).
mb 6.2 (GS). Mo 1.8*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 1.9*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
1.9*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.8*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (V) at Chiba;
(IV) at Fussa, Kawasaki, Saitama, Tokyo, Yokohama and Yokosuka;
(III) at Ebina, Zama and Zushi; (II) at Misawa and Narita,
Honshu. Recorded (4 JMA) in Chiba, Fukushima, Gumma, Ibaraki,
Kanagawa, Miyagi, Saitama, Tochigi and Tokyo.
JAN 10 18 36 59.0 2.433 N 93.210 E 19 G 7.2 1.1 443 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA. MW 7.2 (WCMT), 7.2
(UCMT), 7.1 (GS), 7.2 (GCMT). mb 6.6 (GS). MS 7.0 (GS). ME 7.6
(GS). Mo 7.1*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 7.2*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 5.8*10**19
Nm (GS), 7.2*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 4.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es
5.5*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Banda Aceh and (II) at
Mandailing, Medan and Pematangsiantar. Also felt in Padang
Pariaman and at Sigli. Felt (III) on Pulau Simeulue. Felt (II)
at Gelugor, Georgetown and Tanjung Tokong, Malaysia. Also felt
at Ayer Itam, Butterworth, Kuah, Sungai Ara and Tangkak. Felt in
Singapore, at Colombo, Sri Lanka and at Bangkok and Phuket,
Thailand.
JAN 15 13 40 19.5 60.948 S 56.113 W 8 G 6.6 1.1 147 SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS. MW 6.6 (WCMT), 6.6 (UCMT), 6.4 (GS), 6.5
(GCMT). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 7.4 (GS). Mo 1.1*10**19 Nm
(WCMT), 5.8*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 8.3*10**18 Nm
(GCMT). Es 3.1*10**15 Nm (GS).
JAN 19 12 35 51.3& 36.288 N 58.835 E 8 5.1 290 NORTHEASTERN IRAN. <TEH>. MW 5.1 (WCMT), 5.1 (GS), 5.3 (GCMT). mb
5.6 (GS). mbLg 5.5 (TEH). Mo 5.9*10**16 Nm (WCMT), 6.3*10**16 Nm
(GS), 1.1*10**17 Nm (GCMT). About 238 people injured and minor
damage in Khorasan-e Razavi.
FEB 02 13 34 40.6 17.827 S 167.133 E 23 G 7.1 1.1 573 VANUATU. MW 7.1 (WCMT), 7.1 (UCMT), 7.0 (GCMT). mb 6.5 (GS). MS
6.9 (GS). ME 7.2 (GS). Mo 4.9*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 5.2*10**19 Nm
(UCMT), 4.5*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 9.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.6*10**15
Nm (GS). Felt (V) at Port-Vila. Also felt at Luganville. Felt at
Noumea, New Caledonia and at Gold Coast, Australia.
FEB 06 03 49 12.5 9.999 N 123.206 E 11 G 6.7 1.1 572 NEGROS - CEBU REGION, PHILIPPINES. MW 6.7 (WCMT), 6.7 (UCMT), 6.7
(GCMT). mb 6.3 (GS). MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). Mo 1.5*10**19 Nm
(WCMT), 1.4*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT). Es
1.7*10**14 Nm (GS). At least 51 people killed, 112 injured, 62
missing, 23,000 displaced, about 15,000 buildings destroyed or
damaged, at least 17 bridges and many roads destroyed or damaged
and utilities disrupted on Negros. Many landslides occurred
including two that buried 100 homes at La Libertad and 30 homes
at Guihulngan. Large waves reported at La Libertad. Some
buildings damaged and landslides occurred on Cebu and utilities
disrupted at Iloilo, Panay. Estimated 15 million U.S. dollars
damage on Negros and Cebu. Felt (VII PIVS) at Dumaguete,
Guihulngan, Tayasan and Vallehermoso and (VI PIVS) at La
Carlota, La Castellana, Manjuyod and Tanjay, Negros. Felt (VI
PIVS) at Clarin, Bohol and at Argao, Barili, Cebu City and
Dalaguete, Cebu. Also felt (VI) at Moalboal, Cebu. Felt
throughout the Visayan Islands, in much of Mindanao and as far
as the Manila area, Luzon.
FEB 26 06 17 19.7 51.708 N 95.991 E 12 G 6.7 0.9 596 SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA. MW 6.7 (WCMT), 6.5 (GS), 6.6
(GCMT). mb 6.4 (GS). MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 1.3*10**19 Nm
(WCMT), 6.8*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT). Es 9.5*10**13
Nm (GS). Felt (V) at Kyzyl; (IV) at Krasnoyarsk and Minusinsk;
(III) at Novokuznetsk, Novosibirsk, Tomsk and Zheleznogorsk.
Also felt at Abakan, Abaza, Angarsk, Barnaul, Biysk,
Chernogorsk, Cheremushki, Irkutsk, Kansk, Kemerovo, Sayanogorsk
and Ulan-Ude. Felt (II) at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Also felt at
Ulaangom.
FEB 27 18 48 55.3& 31.428 N 56.778 E 10 5.2 211 CENTRAL IRAN. <TEH>. mb 5.2 (GS). mbLg 5.4 (TEH). ML 5.2 (THR).
Six people injured and some buildings damaged in the Ravar area.
MAR 03 12 19 55.0 22.141 S 170.340 E 14 G 6.6 1.0 418 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS. MW 6.6 (WCMT), 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6
(GS), 6.6 (GCMT). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). Mo 9.0*10**18 Nm
(WCMT), 9.0*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 8.6*10**18 Nm (GS), 9.3*10**18 Nm
(GCMT), 1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT).
MAR 05 23 06 30.8 12.354 N 123.700 E 37 5.6 0.9 135 MASBATE REGION, PHILIPPINES. MW 5.6 (GCMT). mb 5.2 (GS). MS 5.1
(GS). Mo 2.7*10**17 Nm (GCMT). Ten people injured, one building
destroyed and several buildings damaged (VI PIVS) at Masbate.
Felt (IV PIVS) at Irosin and Sorsogon and (II PIVS) at Legaspi
City, Luzon. Also felt at Iriga and Libog. Felt (IV PIVS) at
Roxas City, (III PIVS) at Sigma, (II PIVS) at Iloilo and (I
PIVS) at Kalibo and Numancia, Panay. Felt (III PIVS) on Almagro
Island, Capul Island and Tagapul-an Island and at Catarman,
Samar. Also felt at Calbayog.
MAR 09 07 09 50.9 19.125 S 169.613 E 16 G 6.7 0.9 488 VANUATU. MW 6.7 (WCMT), 6.7 (UCMT), 6.6 (GCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). MS
6.7 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo 1.2*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 1.2*10**19 Nm
(UCMT), 1.1*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.8*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.1*10**14
Nm (GS). Felt at Lakatoro, Luganville and Port-Vila.
MAR 14 09 08 35.1 40.887 N 144.944 E 12 G 6.9 0.9 552 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 6.9 (WCMT), 7.0 (UCMT),
6.8 (GS), 6.9 (GCMT). mb 6.7 (GS). MS 6.9 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). Mo
2.9*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 4.7*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 2.2*10**19 Nm (GS),
3.1*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 3.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 9.9*10**14 Nm
(GS). Felt (IV) at Aomori, Misawa and Yokosuka and (III) at
Tokyo. Also felt (III) at Sapporo, Hokkaido. Felt widely on
Hokkaido and Honshu. Recorded (4 JMA) in Aomori and Iwate. Also
recorded (4 JMA) in southeastern Hokkaido.
MAR 16 07 58 02.5 10.037 N 125.633 E 18 G 5.8 1.0 421 LEYTE, PHILIPPINES. MW 5.8 (WCMT), 5.6 (GS), 5.8 (GCMT). mb 5.8
(GS). MS 5.3 (GS). ME 5.5 (GS). Mo 6.8*10**17 Nm (WCMT),
3.5*10**17 Nm (GS), 6.2*10**17 Nm (GCMT). Es 3.5*10**12 Nm (GS).
At least 55 people injured and minor damage (VI PIVS) at
Surigao, Mindanao. Felt (IV PIVS) at Carrascal and Tandag; (IV)
at Butuan; (III PIVS) at Bislig, Cagayan de Oro, Cagwait,
Cateel, Davao and Tarragona. Four houses destroyed (V PIVS) at
Basilisa, Dinagat Island. Also felt (V PIVS) at General Luna.
Felt (V PIVS) at San Ricardo and (III PIVS) at Hinunangan,
Maasin, Tacloban and Tolosa, Leyte; (III PIVS) at Borongan,
Catbalogan, Dolores, Oras and Sulat, Samar; (III) at Cebu City,
Cebu. Felt widely on Mindanao and in the Visayan Islands.
MAR 20 18 02 47.4 16.493 N 98.231 W 20 G 7.4 1.0 672 OAXACA, MEXICO. MW 7.4 (WCMT), 7.4 (UCMT), 7.3 (GS), 7.4 (GCMT),
7.4 (UNM). mb 6.6 (GS). MS 7.6 (GS). ME 7.7 (GS). Mo 1.4*10**20
Nm (WCMT), 9.5*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.8*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 1.5*10**20
Nm (GCMT), 1.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 7.8*10**15 Nm (GS). At least
two people killed in Guerrero, 11 people injured in Oaxaca and
two injured at Mexico. At least 800 houses collapsed at
Igualapa, Guerrero. Felt (VIII) at Pinotepa Nacional; (VI) at
Acatzingo, Chilpancingo and Nezahualcoyotl; (V) at Acapulco,
Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, Minatitlan, Ometpec, Tehuacan and
Tlaxcala. Felt widely in central and southern Mexico as far as
Campeche, Ciudad Madero, Puerto Vallarta and San Luis Potosi.
Felt (III) at Antigua Guatemala and Guatemala, Guatemala. Felt
in much of western Guatemala. A seiche was observed in a
swimming pool at Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
MAR 21 22 15 06.1 6.242 S 145.955 E 118 G 6.6 1.0 640 NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.6 (WCMT), 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6
(GS), 6.6 (GCMT). mb 6.3 (GS). ME 6.0 (GS). Mo 9.3*10**18 Nm
(WCMT), 9.1*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 8.5*10**18 Nm (GS), 9.5*10**18 Nm
(GCMT), 5.7*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 2.1*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (V) at
Goroka, Kainantu and Madang and (IV) at Lae, Mount Hagen and
Port Moresby. Also felt at Kerema and Tari.
MAR 25 22 37 06.0& 35.200 S 72.217 W 41 7.1 553 MAULE, CHILE. <GUC>. MW 7.1 (WCMT), 7.1 (UCMT), 7.2 (GCMT), 7.0
(GUC). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 7.0 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). MD 6.8 (SJA). Mo
5.0*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 5.3*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 7.4*10**19 Nm
(GCMT). Es 7.5*10**14 Nm (GS). One person died from a heart
attack at Parral, at least 11 people injured in the Santiago
area and 3 injured in Bio-Bio. Some buildings damaged slightly
at Santiago. Felt (VIII) at Cauquenes, Constitucion, Pelluhue
and Talca; (VII) at Cobquecura, Linares, Molina, Parral,
Pelarco, Rengo, Rio Claro and Villa Alegre. Felt strongly
throughout south-central Chile. Felt (IV) at Mendoza and San
Martin; (III) at Buenos Aires, San Juan and San Rafael,
Argentina.
APR 11 08 38 36.7 2.327 N 93.063 E 20 G 8.6 1.3 499 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA. MW 8.6 (WCMT), 8.6
(UCMT), 8.6 (GCMT). mb 7.4 (GS). MS 8.5 (GS). ME 8.7 (GS). Mo
9.0*10**21 Nm (WCMT), 8.5*10**21 Nm (UCMT), 9.0*10**21 Nm
(GCMT), 1.2*10**22 Nm (PPT). Es 2.7*10**17 Nm (GS). At least 2
people killed, 8 others died from heart attacks, 12 injured and
some buildings damaged in Aceh. Felt (VII) at Banda Aceh and
Meulaboh, (VI) at Padang and (V) at Sibolga and Singkil. Also
felt (V) at Gunungsitoli, Nias and at Jitra, Malaysia. Felt in
much of Sumatra and Java. Felt widely in South and Southeast
Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, India, Laos,
Malaysia, Maldives, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
Felt as far as Bombay, India and Broome, Australia. A small
tsunami was recorded, with maximum wave heights (one-half peak-
to-trough) at the following selected tide stations: 1.08 m at
Meulaboh, 37 cm at Sabang and 14 cm on Pulau Enganno, Indonesia;
8 cm at Cocos Island, Australia; 23 cm at Chittagong,
Bangladesh; 21 cm at Male, Maldives; 17 cm at Port Louis,
Mauritius; 11 cm at Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
APR 11 10 43 10.8 0.802 N 92.463 E 25 8.2 0.9 341 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA. MW 8.2 (UCMT), 8.2
(GCMT). mb 7.2 (GS). Mo 2.2*10**21 Nm (UCMT), 2.5*10**21 Nm
(GCMT), 3.9*10**21 Nm (WCMT). Felt (V) at Sibolga. Also felt at
Banda Aceh, Bukittinggi, Duri, Medan and Padang. Felt at
Jakarta, Java. Felt (V) at Ayer Itam; (IV) at Petaling Jaya and
Sungai Ara; (III) at Butterworth, Gelugor, Georgetown and Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia. Felt (IV) at Chetpet and (III) at Bangalore
and Madras, India. Felt (IV) at Colombo and (II) at Kotte, Sri
Lanka. Felt (II) at Kathu and Phuket, Thailand. Also felt in
Bangladesh, Brunei, Maldives, Singapore and Vietnam. A local
tsunami with a maximum wave height (one-half peak-to-trough) of
22 cm was recorded on Pulau Enggano.
APR 11 22 55 10.2 18.229 N 102.689 W 20 G 6.5 1.0 599 MICHOACAN, MEXICO. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.7 (GCMT). mb 5.8 (GS). MS 6.7
(GS). ME 6.3 (GS). MD 6.4 (UNM). Mo 6.0*10**18 Nm (GS),
1.2*10**19 Nm (GCMT). Es 5.5*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (VII) at La
Mira, (VI) at Acatzingo and (IV) at Aguascalientes, Arteaga,
Colima, Guadalajara, Ixtapa, Jocotepec, Mexico, Morelia,
Nezahualcoyotl, Patzcuaro, Tlajomulco, Tlaquepaque, Villa de
Alvarez and Zamora. Felt as far as Acapulco, Durango, Monterrey
and the Jalapa area.
APR 12 07 15 48.5 28.696 N 113.104 W 13 G 7.0 1.2 474 GULF OF CALIFORNIA. MW 7.0 (WCMT), 6.9 (GS), 7.0 (GCMT). mb 6.2
(GS). MS 6.9 (GS). ME 7.4 (GS). MD 6.8 (UNM). Mo 4.1*10**19 Nm
(WCMT), 2.4*10**19 Nm (GS), 4.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 5.9*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Es 2.5*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt (VI) at San Luis and (V) at
Santa Isabel, Baja California and (V) at Guerrero Negro, Baja
California Sur. Felt (V) at Bahia de Kino and (IV) at Hermosillo
and Providencia, Sonora. Also felt in parts of Chihuahua,
Durango and Sinaloa. Felt (II) at Benson, Hereford and Tucson,
Arizona. Also felt (II) at San Diego, California and at El Paso,
Texas. Felt in parts of Arizona, southern California, southern
Nevada and central New Mexico.
APR 17 03 50 15.6 32.625 S 71.365 W 29 G 6.7 1.0 518 VALPARAISO, CHILE. MW 6.7 (WCMT), 6.7 (UCMT), 6.6 (GS), 6.7
(GCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 6.2 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). ML 6.3 (GUC). MD
6.5 (SJA). Mo 1.6*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 9.4*10**18 Nm (GS),
1.6*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.4*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 4.5*10**13 Nm (GS). One person died of a heart attack in
Quillota and one person killed at Papudo. Some buildings damaged
slightly at Valparaiso. Rockslides occurred at Santiago. Felt
(VII) at Casablanca, Hijuelas, La Calera, Petorca, Quillota,
Rancagua, San Antonio, Tiltil, Valparaiso, Villa Alemana and
Zapallar; (VI) at Calera, La Ligua, Lampa, Limache, Melipilla,
Navidad, Penaflor, Pichilemu, Placilla, Quilpue, San Bernardo,
San Felipe, San Fernando, San Jose de Maipo, Santiago and
Talagante. Felt throughout central Chile and as far as
Antofagasta and Puerto Varas. Felt (V) at Mendoza, (IV) at
Cordoba and in San Juan, (III) at La Rioja and San Rafael and
(II) at Buenos Aires, Argentina.
APR 17 07 13 49.0 5.462 S 147.117 E 198 G 6.8 0.9 597 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.8 (WCMT), 6.8
(UCMT), 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (GCMT). mb 6.5 (GS). Mo 2.1*10**19 Nm
(WCMT), 2.2*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 2.0*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.2*10**19 Nm
(GCMT), 1.8*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (V) at Lae, (IV) at Mount
Hagen and (III) at Madang and Port Moresby. Also felt at Bulolo,
Finschhafen, Goroka and Kainantu. Felt at Kimbe, New Britain.
APR 21 01 16 52.7 1.617 S 134.276 E 16 G 6.7 1.1 370 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA. MW 6.7 (WCMT), 6.6
(GS), 6.7 (GCMT). mb 6.3 (GS). MS 6.6 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo
1.2*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 8.8*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.2*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
2.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 7.4*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (VI) at
Ransiki; (V) at Manokwari; (IV) at Bintuni; (III) at Biak,
Fakfak, Nabire and Sorong; (II) at Kaimana.
APR 28 10 08 08.0 18.685 S 174.705 W 135 D 6.6 1.0 529 TONGA. MW 6.6 (WCMT), 6.7 (UCMT), 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (GCMT). mb 6.4
(GS). Mo 1.1*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 1.3*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.3*10**19
Nm (GS), 1.2*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 9.8*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt at
Neiafu, Nuku`alofa and Pangai. Felt at Afono, Atu`u and
Pava`ia`i, American Samoa and at Apia and Faleula, Samoa.
MAY 07 04 40 27.7 41.549 N 46.789 E 11 G 5.6 0.9 438 AZERBAIJAN. MW 5.6 (WCMT), 5.6 (GS), 5.7 (GCMT). mb 5.7 (GS). MS
5.7 (GS). ML 5.7 (TIF), 5.6 (AZER). Mo 3.5*10**17 Nm (WCMT),
3.6*10**17 Nm (GS), 4.4*10**17 Nm (GCMT). About 50 people
injured and at least 3,100 buildings destroyed or damaged in the
Balakan-Qax-Zaqatala area by this earthquake and subsequent
aftershocks. Some buildings damaged at Dedop'listsqaro and
Tbilisi, Georgia. Felt (IV) at Tbilisi. Also felt at K'ut'aisi,
Rust'avi and Tsnori. Felt at Vanadzor and Yerevan, Armenia.
MAY 11 12 41 35.3 26.175 N 92.889 E 43 D 5.4 0.9 164 ASSAM, INDIA. MW 5.4 (GS), 5.4 (GCMT). mb 5.2 (GS). Mo 1.5*10**17
Nm (GS), 1.7*10**17 Nm (GCMT). Two people injured by a wall
collapse in Kamrup and several buildings damaged in the Guwahati
area. Felt (IV) at Shillong and (II) at Kolkata. Also felt at
Bali, Dhuburi, Dibrugarh, Haripur, Jamshedpur, Jowai,
Krishnanagar, Nowgong and Tezpur. Felt (III) at Dhaka,
Bangladesh. Felt at Thimphu, Bhutan.
MAY 12 23 28 43.5 38.612 N 70.354 E 10 G 5.7 1.1 451 TAJIKISTAN. MW 5.7 (WCMT), 5.9 (UCMT), 5.6 (GS), 5.7 (GCMT), 5.6
(RMT). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 5.7 (GS). Mo 4.4*10**17 Nm (WCMT),
9.5*10**17 Nm (UCMT), 3.5*10**17 Nm (GS), 5.3*10**17 Nm (GCMT),
3.2*10**17 Nm (RMT). At least one person killed, many buildings
destroyed and some livestock killed in the epicentral area. Felt
(III) at Dushanbe. Also felt (III) at Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
MAY 20 02 03 52.0& 44.890 N 11.230 E 6 6.0 729 NORTHERN ITALY. <ROM>. MW 6.0 (WCMT), 6.1 (GS), 6.0 (UCMT), 6.1
(ROM), 6.1 (GCMT), 6.1 (RMT). mb 5.8 (GS). MS 6.0 (GS). ME 5.9
(GS). ML 6.1 (LDG), 5.9 (ROM), 5.9 (ZUR). Mo 1.2*10**18 Nm
(WCMT), 2.1*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.4*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 1.8*10**18 Nm
(ROM), 1.7*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 1.6*10**18 Nm (RMT). Es 1.5*10**13
Nm (GS). At least 7 people killed, 50 injured, about 11,000
displaced and many buildings damaged (VII) in the Mirandola-
Sant'Agostino area. Liquefaction observed at San Carlo. Felt (V)
in the Bologna-Mantova-Rovigo area. Felt throughout northern
Italy, in much of central Italy and as far as Foggia and Naples.
Also felt in Monaco and in parts of Austria, Croatia, Slovenia,
southeastern France, southern Germany and Switzerland.
MAY 28 05 07 23.4 28.043 S 63.094 W 587 D 6.7 0.8 548 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA. MW 6.7 (WCMT), 6.8 (GS), 6.7
(UCMT), 6.7 (GCMT). mb 6.0 (GS). MD 6.4 (SJA). Mo 1.4*10**19 Nm
(WCMT), 1.7*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.4*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.3*10**19 Nm
(GCMT), 7.4*10**18 Nm (PPT).
MAY 29 07 00 03.0& 44.851 N 11.086 E 10 5.8 678 NORTHERN ITALY. <ROM>. MW 5.8 (WCMT), 5.8 (GS), 6.0 (ROM), 5.9
(GCMT). mb 5.9 (GS). MS 5.8 (GS). ME 5.9 (GS). ML 5.9 (ZUR), 5.8
(LDG). Mo 5.5*10**17 Nm (WCMT), 6.6*10**17 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**18
Nm (ROM), 7.7*10**17 Nm (GCMT). Es 1.6*10**13 Nm (GS). At least
17 people killed, 350 injured and many buildings destroyed or
damaged (VIII) in the Cavezzo-Medolla-Mirandola area. Felt (VI)
at Cento; (V) at Carpi, Ferrara, Mantova and Modena; (IV) at
Bologna, Brescia, Genoa, Milan, Padova, Parma, Pisa, Ravenna,
Trento, Venice, Verona, Viareggio and Vicenza. Felt throughout
northern and central Italy and as far as Naples. Also felt in
parts of western Austria, Croatia, southeastern France,
Liechtenstein, Slovenia and Switzerland.
JUN 04 11 18 13.4 7.692 S 106.371 E 50 G 5.9 0.9 542 JAVA, INDONESIA. MW 5.9 (WCMT), 5.7 (GS), 5.8 (GCMT). mb 5.9
(GS). MS 5.2 (GS). ME 5.8 (GS). Mo 8.1*10**17 Nm (WCMT),
4.7*10**17 Nm (GS), 6.0*10**17 Nm (GCMT). Es 1.0*10**13 Nm (GS).
Two people injured and minor damage at Jakarta. Felt (IV) at
Bandung and Pangandaran; (III) at Jakarta; (II) at Bogor and
Cisarua. Felt widely in western Java. Also felt on Christmas
Island, Australia.
JUN 10 12 44 16.5& 36.420 N 28.880 E 35 6.0 529 DODECANESE ISLANDS, GREECE. <ATH>. MW 6.0 (WCMT), 5.8 (GS), 6.1
(GCMT). mb 5.8 (GS). MS 5.9 (GS). ML 6.0 (ISK), 5.9 (THE), 5.8
(ATH). Mo 1.3*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 7.3*10**17 Nm (GS), 1.8*10**18
Nm (GCMT). At least 6 people injured and several buildings
damaged in Mugla, Turkey. Felt (VI) at Fethiye; (V) at Dalaman;
(IV) at Alanya, Marmaris and Ortaca; (III) at Antalya, Bodrum,
Izmir, Kas and Koycegiz. Felt (IV) at Kos and Rodos, (III) at
Lardos and (II) at Irakleio, Greece. Felt (II) at Nicosia,
Cyprus and at Cairo, Egypt. Felt in much of southwestern Turkey
and the Dodecanese Islands, Greece and in parts of Cyprus,
northeastern Egypt and western Lebanon.
JUN 11 05 29 11.5 36.023 N 69.351 E 16 G 5.7 1.1 332 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN. MW 5.7 (WCMT), 5.7 (UCMT), 5.6
(GS), 5.8 (GCMT). mb 5.6 (GS). MS 5.6 (GS). Mo 4.3*10**17 Nm
(WCMT), 4.0*10**17 Nm (UCMT), 3.1*10**17 Nm (GS), 5.6*10**17 Nm
(GCMT). At least 75 people killed, 13 injured, 114 buildings
destroyed and 593 damaged after landslides occurred in Baghlan.
At least 19 buildings destroyed or damaged in Takhar. Felt (V)
at Kunduz; (III) at Bagrami, Charikar, Jabal us Saraj, Kabul and
Bazar-e Sharif; (II) at Jalalabad. Also felt at Abbottabad and
Islamabad, Pakistan and at Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
JUN 14 05 52 53.6& 37.294 N 42.325 E 5 5.3 338 TURKEY-SYRIA-IRAQ BORDER REGION. <ISK>. mb 5.3 (GS). ML 5.5
(ISK), 5.5 (DDA). At least 23 people slightly injured and 25
buildings damaged in Sirnak, Turkey. Felt (IV) at Erbil and
(III) at Dahuk, Iraq. Also felt at Mosul.
JUN 24 07 59 34.8 27.767 N 100.781 E 10 G 5.5 1.1 272 SICHUAN-YUNNAN BORDER REGION, CHINA. MW 5.5 (WCMT), 5.5 (GCMT).
mb 5.5 (GS). MS 5.3 (GS). Mo 2.3*10**17 Nm (WCMT), 2.6*10**17 Nm
(GCMT). Four people killed and at least 394 injured in the
Lijiang-Yanyuan area. At least 6,768 houses damaged or
destroyed, some roads damaged and water supplies disrupted in
the epicentral area. Felt at Dali and Zhaotong. Also felt at
Khonsa, India.
JUN 29 21 07 33.8 43.433 N 84.700 E 18 G 6.3 0.9 526 NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. MW 6.3 (WCMT), 6.3 (UCMT), 6.2 (GS),
6.3 (GCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo 3.4*10**18
Nm (WCMT), 3.0*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 2.4*10**18 Nm (GS), 4.1*10**18
Nm (GCMT). Es 1.3*10**14 Nm (GS). At least 52 people injured,
48,000 people displaced, more than 7,500 rooms collapsed, 64,000
rooms damaged and 2,217 livestock killed in Xinyuan. Rockslides
blocked roads in the area. Preliminary estimate of damage is
about 68 million U.S. dollars. Felt (VI) at Shihezi and (IV) at
Urumqi. Also felt at Changji, Karamay and in Hejing. Felt (IV)
at Almaty, Kazakhstan.
JUL 20 12 11 52.0 32.978 N 119.593 E 10 G 4.9 0.8 167 JIANGSU, CHINA. mb 4.9 (GS). One person killed and two injured at
Yangzhou. Thirteen rooms collapsed and 506 damaged at Taizhou
and Yangzhou. Felt (III) at Changzhou, Nanjing, Xiaolingwei and
Yangzhou. Also felt at Chuzhou, Gaoyou, Hefei, Huaiyin, Yancheng
and Zhenjiang.
JUL 26 05 33 31.4 17.606 S 66.367 E 10 G 6.7 1.0 79 MAURITIUS - REUNION REGION. MW 6.7 (WCMT), 6.7 (UCMT), 6.6 (GS),
6.6 (GCMT). mb 5.8 (GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). Mo 1.3*10**19
Nm (WCMT), 1.2*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.1*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.0*10**19
Nm (GCMT). Es 5.3*10**14 Nm (GS).
JUL 28 20 03 56.7 4.655 S 153.159 E 41 6.5 0.9 539 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.5 (WCMT), 6.5 (UCMT),
6.5 (GS), 6.5 (GCMT), 6.5 (UCMT). ME 5.9 (GS). Mo 8.0*10**18 Nm
(WCMT), 8.1*10**18 Nm (GS), 7.5*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 7.5*10**18 Nm
(GCMT), 6.3*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 1.4*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt at
Kavieng and Manatani. Also felt at Kokopo, New Britain.
AUG 11 12 23 18.2 38.358 N 46.812 E 10 G 6.4 1.3 419 NORTHWESTERN IRAN. MW 6.4 (WCMT), 6.4 (UCMT), 6.3 (GS), 6.5
(GCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). ML 6.2 (TEH). Mo
5.2*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 5.8*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 4.0*10**18 Nm (GS),
6.3*10**18 Nm (GCMT). Es 5.5*10**14 Nm (GS). At least 250 people
killed and 2,000 injured in numerous villages in epicentral
area. Four villages were destroyed and 60 were heavily damaged.
Structural damage to some buildings at Tabriz and power and
phone lines were disrupted. Felt (III) at Yerevan, Armenia. Also
felt at Kapan. Felt (II) at Tbilisi, Georgia and at Van, Turkey.
AUG 14 02 59 42.0 49.784 N 145.126 E 626 7.7 0.7 960 SEA OF OKHOTSK. MW 7.7 (WCMT), 7.7 (UCMT), 7.7 (GCMT), 7.7
(UCMT). ME 7.6 (GS). Mo 4.6*10**20 Nm (WCMT), 5.0*10**20 Nm
(UCMT), 4.8*10**20 Nm (GCMT). Es 4.8*10**15 Nm (GS).
AUG 18 09 41 52.5 1.318 S 120.102 E 10 G 6.3 1.2 299 SULAWESI, INDONESIA. MW 6.3 (WCMT), 6.3 (UCMT), 6.3 (GS), 6.3
(GCMT). mb 5.8 (GS). MS 6.1 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). Mo 3.2*10**18 Nm
(WCMT), 4.0*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 3.6*10**18 Nm (GS), 3.6*10**18 Nm
(GCMT). Es 1.6*10**14 Nm (GS). Six people were killed and at
least 43 injured in the epicentral area. At least 471 homes were
destroyed and 1097 were damaged. Landslides blocked access to 14
villages, and roads and bridges were destroyed. Felt (V) at Palu
and (IV) at Kulawi. Also felt at Poso.
AUG 26 15 05 37.0 2.190 N 126.837 E 91 6.6 0.9 497 MOLUCCA SEA. MW 6.6 (WCMT), 6.6 (UCMT), 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (GCMT), 6.6
(UCMT). mb 6.3 (GS). Mo 9.1*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 9.3*10**18 Nm
(UCMT), 6.3*10**18 Nm (GS), 8.9*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 6.2*10**18 Nm
(PPT).
AUG 27 04 37 19.4 12.139 N 88.590 W 28 G 7.3 1.3 417 OFF THE COAST OF EL SALVADOR. MW 7.3 (WCMT), 7.4 (UCMT), 7.3
(GCMT). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.9 (GS). ME 6.4 (GS). MD 6.7 (SNET). Mo
1.2*10**20 Nm (WCMT), 1.8*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 1.2*10**20 Nm
(GCMT), 8.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 9.3*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (II) at
Antiguo Cuscatlan, Nueva San Salvador and San Salvador. Also
felt at Apopa, Mejicanos, Santo Tomas and Usulutan. Felt at
Tegucigalpa, Honduras and at Managua, Nicaragua. A small tsunami
was recorded, with maximum wave heights (one-half peak-to-
trough) at the following selected tide stations: 11 cm at
Acajutla, El Salvador and 21 cm at La Libertad, 35 cm on Isla
Baltra and 22 cm on Isla Santa Cruz, Ecuador.
AUG 30 13 43 25.1 71.438 N 10.584 W 14 G 6.8 1.1 564 JAN MAYEN ISLAND REGION. MW 6.8 (WCMT), 6.7 (UCMT), 6.6 (GS), 6.7
(GCMT), 6.8 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). Mo 1.7*10**19 Nm (WCMT),
1.4*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.0*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.6*10**19 Nm (GCMT).
Es 8.5*10**14 Nm (GS).
AUG 31 12 47 33.3 10.819 N 126.627 E 28 G 7.6 1.0 637 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION. MW 7.6 (WCMT), 7.6 (UCMT), 7.5 (GS),
7.6 (GCMT). mb 7.2 (GS). MS 7.6 (GS). ME 7.9 (GS). Mo 3.1*10**20
Nm (WCMT), 3.4*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 2.6*10**20 Nm (GS), 3.3*10**20
Nm (GCMT), 4.4*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 1.8*10**16 Nm (GS). One
person killed and one injured at Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao.
Several roads and bridges damaged and power outages occurred in
several towns. A small landslide occurred on Mindanao. A local
tsunami with wave heights of 0.03 meters observed at Davao,
Mindanao and at Daet and Legaspi City, Luzon. Felt (VII PIVS) at
Borongan, General MacArthur, Guiuan, Llorente, Oras and Sulat
and (VI PIVS) at San Julian, Samar. Also felt (VII PIVS) at
Tacloban and (VI PIVS) at Palo, Leyte. Felt (VI PIVS) on Siargao
Island. Felt (V PIVS) at Duero, Tagbilaran City and Talibon,
Bohol; Panganiban, Catanduanes Island; Cebu City, Cebu; Legaspi
City and Sorsogon, Luzon; Barobo, Bislig, Butuan, Carrascal,
Cateel, Compostela, Davao, Lingig, Mati and Tandag, Mindanao;
Iloilo and Roxas City, Panay. Felt (IV PIVS) at Masbate, Masbate
and at Bacolod and Dumaguete, Negros. Felt (III PIVS) at
Mambajao, Camiguin Island, at Jordan, Guimaras Island and at
Siquijor, Siquijor Island. Felt (III) on Pulau Ternate,
Indonesia.
SEP 05 14 42 07.8 10.099 N 85.308 W 35 G 7.6 1.2 702 COSTA RICA. MW 7.6 (WCMT), 7.6 (UCMT), 7.6 (GCMT). mb 6.8 (GS).
MS 7.7 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 2.9*10**20 Nm (WCMT), 2.8*10**20 Nm
(UCMT), 3.1*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 2.1*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 6.5*10**14
Nm (GS). One person killed and one died of a heart attack. Some
houses collapsed, one bridge damaged and landslides occurred in
the epicentral area. Power and communications outages occurred.
Felt strongly at San Jose and throughout much of Costa Rica.
Also felt in parts of Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua and Panama.
SEP 07 03 19 42.5 27.575 N 103.985 E 10 G 5.5 1.0 381 SICHUAN-YUNNAN-GUIZHOU REGION, CHINA. MW 5.5 (WCMT), 5.6 (GS),
5.6 (GCMT). mb 5.6 (GS). MS 5.4 (GS). Mo 2.2*10**17 Nm (WCMT),
3.5*10**17 Nm (GS), 3.3*10**17 Nm (GCMT). At least 81 people
killed, 821 people injured, 37,000 buildings destroyed, 133,000
houses damaged, landslides and power outages occurred in the
epicentral area. Felt at Chengdu and Zhaotong.
SEP 30 16 31 35.9 1.929 N 76.362 W 170 G 7.3 0.9 934 COLOMBIA. MW 7.3 (WCMT), 7.2 (UCMT), 7.2 (GS), 7.2 (GCMT). mb 7.0
(GS). ME 6.8 (GS). Mo 9.6*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 8.8*10**19 Nm
(UCMT), 8.4*10**19 Nm (GS), 8.9*10**19 Nm (GCMT). Es 3.7*10**14
Nm (GS). Felt (V) at Cali and Pereira; (IV) at Armenia,
Envigado, Manizales, Medellin, Pasto and Popayan; (III) at
Bogota. Also felt (IV) at Bahia de Caraquez and (III) at
Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador. Felt in much of south-western
Colombia and north-western Ecuador. Also felt in parts of Panama.
OCT 09 12 32 04.3 61.033 S 153.960 E 10 6.6 0.8 44 BALLENY ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.6 (WCMT), 6.3 (GS), 6.6 (GCMT). Mo
1.1*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 4.2*10**18 Nm (GS), 9.0*10**18 Nm (GCMT).
OCT 12 00 31 28.2 4.893 S 134.027 E 13 G 6.6 1.0 289 NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA. MW 6.6 (WCMT), 6.5
(UCMT), 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (GCMT). mb 6.3 (GS). ME 6.8 (GS). Mo
1.0*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 8.0*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 6.2*10**18 Nm (GS),
9.0*10**18 Nm (GCMT). Es 3.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Ambon
and (III) at Nabire, Timika and Wamena. Felt (II ) at Darwin,
Australia.
OCT 24 00 45 32.9 10.085 N 85.298 W 17 G 6.5 0.9 691 COSTA RICA. MW 6.5 (WCMT), 6.4 (UCMT), 6.4 (GS), 6.4 (GCMT). mb
6.0 (GS). MS 6.2 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). Mo 6.8*10**18 Nm (WCMT),
5.9*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 4.4*10**18 Nm (GS), 5.3*10**18 Nm (GCMT).
Es 4.3*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (V) at Grecia and Nicoya; (IV) at
Alajuela, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz, Sardinal and Tres Rios; (III)
at Escazu and Nandayure. Felt in much of central and western
Costa Rica and as far north as Managua, Nicaragua.
OCT 25 23 05 24.0& 39.880 N 16.010 E 6 5.3 248 SOUTHERN ITALY. <ROM>. MW 5.3 (WCMT), 5.3 (GCMT), 5.2 (RMT). mb
5.2 (GS). ML 5.0 (ROM). Mo 1.1*10**17 Nm (WCMT), 1.1*10**17 Nm
(GCMT), 9.4*10**16 Nm (RMT). One person died of a heart attack
in Cosenza. Felt at Mormanno.
OCT 28 03 04 09.7 52.781 N 132.103 W 20 G 7.8 1.0 740 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION. MW 7.8 (WCMT), 7.8 (UCMT), 7.7
(GCMT). ME 7.6 (GS). Mo 5.7*10**20 Nm (WCMT), 6.1*10**20 Nm
(UCMT), 5.2*10**20 Nm (GCMT). Es 5.8*10**15 Nm (GS). WP 7.7
(GS). Felt (V) in the Masset-Queen Charlotte City area and (IV)
at Fort Saint James, Kelowna, Kitimat, Prince Rupert and
Revelstoke. Felt from Seattle, Washington to Juneau, Alaska and
Calgary, Alberta.
NOV 07 16 35 46.8 13.977 N 91.876 W 24 G 7.4 1.2 687 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA. MW 7.4 (WCMT), 7.3 (UCMT), 7.3 (GCMT). mb 6.6
(GS). MS 7.4 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 1.5*10**20 Nm (WCMT),
1.3*10**20 Nm (UCMT), 1.3*10**20 Nm (GCMT). Es 6.1*10**14 Nm
(GS). At least 39 people killed, 155 injured, 100 missing and
dozens of buildings damaged in Quetzaltenango and San Marcos.
Felt (VII) in Quetzaltenango; (VI) at Antigua Guatemala and
Villa Nueva; (V) at Cahabon, Fraijanes, Guatemala, Huehuetenango
and Panajachel; (IV) at Champerico, Coban, Mixco, San Bartolome
Milpas Altas, Santa Catarina Pinula and Santiago Atitlan. Also
felt (VI) at Tapachula; (IV) at Centro, Lazaro Cardenas, San
Cristobal de Las Casas, Tuxtla Gutierrez and Jalapa; (III) at
Granjas Mexico, Mexico and Villahermosa, Mexico. Felt (IV) at
San Salvador and (III) at Antiguo Cuscatlan, Ilopango and Nueva
San Salvador, El Salvador. Felt (III) at Belize City and
Dangriga, Belize. Felt in many parts of Belize, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. A tsunami was
recorded with wave heights of 30 centimeters at Puerto Chiapas,
Mexico and 7 centimeters at Acajutla, El Salvador.
NOV 11 01 12 38.9 23.005 N 95.883 E 14 G 6.8 1.0 322 MYANMAR. MW 6.8 (WCMT), 6.8 (UCMT), 6.8 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). Mo
2.3*10**19 Nm (WCMT), 2.0*10**19 Nm (UCMT). Es 9.4*10**14 Nm
(GS).
NOV 11 22 15 00.4 14.164 N 92.167 W 27 6.5 1.1 568 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA. MW 6.5 (WCMT), 6.4 (UCMT), 6.2 (GS), 6.5
(GS). ME 5.7 (GS). Mo 7.3*10**18 Nm (WCMT), 5.8*10**18 Nm
(UCMT), 2.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 9.0*10**12 Nm (GS).
Compiled by Pamela J. Benfield and NEIC Operations Staff.
Hypocenters will be recomputed.
