Earthquake Information for 1998

List of Significant Earthquakes of the World for 1998

Earthquakes, Magnitude 7 and Greater, for 1998

Map of Earthquakes Located by the NEIC for 1998

Deaths from Earthquakes for 1998
- Total Deaths: 9430
- Earthquake with the most casualties for 1998
  - May 30, Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region, M6.6
    At least 4,000 people killed, many thousands injured and homeless in Badakhshan and Takhar Provinces, Afghanistan. Felt strongly at Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan. Felt at Kabul, Afghanistan. Felt (III) at Andijon and Samarqand; (II) at Toshkent, Uzbekistan. Also felt at Islamabad, Peshawar and Rawalpindi, Pakistan and Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

United States Earthquakes for 1998
- Largest in:
  - 6.3 -- Alaska, August 20 -- Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
  - 5.6 -- California, November 27 -- Offshore northern California
  - 4.8 -- Hawaii, June 27 -- Maui region
  - 4.8 -- Hawaii, September 29 -- Island of Hawaii
  - 4.8 -- Nevada, October 30
  - 4.7 -- Montana, December 22 -- Western Montana
  - 4.7 -- Wyoming, June 20
  - 4.5 -- Utah, January 02
  - 4.2 -- Idaho, August 13 -- Southern Idaho
  - 4.0 -- Washington, October 09
  - 3.6 -- Oregon, July 20