Significant Earthquakes of the World
1993
December 31, 1993
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 1993
Earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 or greater or ones that caused fatalities,
injuries or substantial damage.
BRK--Berkeley. PAS--Pasadena.
UTC TIME LAT LON DEP GS MAGS SD STA REGION AND COMMENTS
HR MN SEC MB Msz USED
JAN 1993
06 22:51:44.6 28.997 52.137 24 D 5.4 5.3 1.0 364 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mw 5.4
(HRV). Mo=1.5*10**17 Nm (HRV). Severe damage in the
Firuzabad-Dadenjan area.
08 06:57:51.8% -28.028 26.800 5 G 0.5 7 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH
AFRICA. ML 2.7 (PRE). Six people killed and 7 injured in a mine
near Welkom.
10 14:39:00.3 -59.274 -26.205 61 G 6.3 1.0 284 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
REGION. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (PPT).
13 17:11:07.5 17.955 -76.583 16 D 5.5 4.8 1.1 337 JAMAICA REGION. Mw 5.5
(HRV). MD 5.7 (UPA), 5.4 (HOJ). Mo=2.0*10**17 Nm (HRV). One
person killed and some damage (VII) in the Kingston area. Felt
strongly throughout much of Jamaica.
15 11:06:05.9 43.300 143.691 102 G 6.9 7.1 1.5 203 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION.
Mw 7.5 (GS), 7.6 (HRV). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Mo=2.2*10**20 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.7*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.5*10**20 Nm (PPT). Two people
killed, 614 injured and substantial damage (VI JMA) at Kushiro,
Hokkaido and Hachinohe, Honshu. Felt (V JMA) at Hiroo, Nemuro,
Obihiro, Otaru and Urakawa; (IV JMA) at Hakodate and Tomakomai;
(III JMA) at Sapporo, Hokkaido. Felt (IV JMA) at Aomori and
Morioka; (III JMA) at Akita, Fukushima, Sendai, Tokyo and
Yokohama, Honshu. Also felt (VII) on Shikotan and (VI) at
Kurilsk, Kuril Islands. Landslides and subsidence occurred in
the epicentral area.
19 14:39:26.1 38.649 133.465 448 G 6.0 0.9 657 SEA OF JAPAN. Mw 6.6
(GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 6.2 (BRK). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.3*10**18 Nm (HRV).
26 20:32:06.9 23.027 101.062 33 N 5.4 5.6 1.0 254 YUNNAN, CHINA. Mw 5.6
(HRV). Mo=3.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least 66 people injured,
6,972 houses destroyed and 21,444 seriously damaged in
southwestern Yunnan Province.
27 10:27:05.6 32.104 60.088 33 N 5.1 1.1 139 NORTHERN IRAN. Three
people injured and 200 houses destroyed in the Nehbandan area.
31 19:33:34.4 25.905 101.535 33 N 4.9 4.5 1.1 75 YUNNAN, CHINA. ML 4.7
(BJI). Two people were killed and some houses were slightly
damaged in Dayao County.
FEB 1993
07 13:27:42.0 37.634 137.245 11 G 6.3 6.2 0.9 673 NEAR WEST COAST OF
HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). Ms 5.9 (BRK).
Mo=8.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=3.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm
(PPT). At least sixteen people injured and some damage in
Ishikawa, Toyama and Niigata Prefectures. Landslides occurred
at Suzu. Maximum intensity IV (JMA) reported at Wajima. Felt
throughout much of central Honshu.
13 02:25:49.7 8.331 39.308 12 D 5.0 4.9 1.0 99 ETHIOPIA. Mw 5.3 (HRV).
Mo=1.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). Some injuries and damage in the Nazret
area. Felt at Addis Ababa and Debre Zeyit.
MAR 1993
06 03:05:49.8 -10.972 164.181 20 G 6.1 7.1 1.2 304 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
REGION. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). Ms 7.2 (BRK). Mo=5.5*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=5.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt
(III) at Honiara, Guadalcanal.
06 10:02:06.9 -26.536 -177.355 18 G 5.9 6.6 1.2 274 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS.
Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Ms 6.6 (BRK). Mo=8.0*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (PPT).
06 16:26:56.9 -11.062 163.386 25 D 5.7 6.6 1.1 207 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Mw 6.7
(HRV). Ms 6.5 (BRK). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Felt (III) at Honiara.
10 12:39:23.9 -59.700 -25.719 33 N 5.4 6.4 1.2 148 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
REGION. Mw 6.5 (HRV). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Mo=5.8*10**18 Nm (HRV).
12 14:01:35.4 -14.385 -178.252 10 G 6.0 6.4 1.2 463 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. Mw
6.4 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Ms 6.5 (BRK). Mo=4.6*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). Five people
killed, more than 20 seriously injured and damage on Futuna
Island.
15 16:08:57.8 -26.708 -70.918 29 G 6.0 6.2 1.1 399 NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN
CHILE. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Ms 5.9 (BRK). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=6.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Some
damage (VI) in the Chanaral-Copiapo-Taltal area. Felt (V) at
Vallenar; (IV) at Antofagasta, Mejillones, Sierra Gorda,
Tocopilla and Vicuna; (III) at Andacollo, Combarbala, La Serena
and Maria Elena; (II) at Calama, Coquimbo and Ovalle.
20 14:51:59.7 29.084 87.333 12 G 5.8 6.0 1.1 482 XIZANG. Mw 6.2 (HRV). Ms
5.8 (BRK). Mo=2.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.1*10**18 Nm (PPT). At
least two people killed, 3 seriously injured and damage in
Ngamring County. Felt at Xigaze. Also felt at Kathmandu, Nepal.
21 05:04:59.1 -18.042 -178.528 589 G 6.1 0.9 564 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. Mw
6.3 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). mb 6.5 (BRK). Mo=3.3*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.3*10**18 Nm (HRV).
25 13:34:35.4& 45.035 -122.607 21 5.5 5.4 454 WASHINGTON-OREGON BORDER
REGION. Mw 5.6 (HRV). . ML 5.7 (SEA), 5.5 (BRK).
Mo=1.6*10**17 Nm (BRK). Mo=3.2*10**17 Nm (HRV). Numerous people
were treated for minor injuries. Damage (VII) at Canby,
Molalla, Mount Angel and Newberg, Oregon. Slight damage (VI) at
Amity, Aurora, Boring, Cascadia, Dayton, Donald, Dundee,
Estacada, Grande Ronde, Lake Oswego, Mill City, Mulino, Oregon
City, Portland, Salem, Silverton and West Linn, Oregon. Also
damage to several bridges in the McMinnville, Oregon area.
Landslides were reported near Mount Hood, Oregon. Felt (V)
throughout a wide area of northwestern Oregon including
Brightwood, Corvallis, Dallas, Detroit, Government Camp,
Gresham, Hillsboro, Idanha, Mill City, Milwaukie, Nehalem,
Pacific City, Rainer and Sandy. Also felt (V) at Camas, Kalama
and Underwood, Washington. Felt south as far as Coos Bay,
Oregon and north to Seattle, Washington.
26 11:58:15.1 37.589 21.391 10 G 5.2 5.2 1.2 215 SOUTHERN GREECE. Mw 5.4
(HRV). ML 4.8 (ATH), 4.8 (THE). Mo=1.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). Two
people were slightly injured and damage in the Pirgos-Amalias
area. Felt in Akhaia, Arkadhia, Ilia, Messinia and Zakinthos
Provinces.
26 22:52:46.9 30.692 50.886 30 D 5.1 4.8 1.2 259 NORTHERN IRAN. Mw 5.1
(HRV). Mo=5.2*10**16 Nm (HRV). Considerable damage in Bovir
Ahmadi va Kohkiluyeh Province.
APR 1993
08 09:48:03.8* 37.902 47.985 10 G 4.7 1.3 12 NORTHWESTERN IRAN.
Several people injured in the Sarab-Ardabil area.
16 14:08:38.9 -17.778 -178.864 565 G 6.0 1.1 585 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. Mw
6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). mb 6.0 (BRK). Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
18 09:16:23.2 -11.652 -76.530 106 G 6.0 1.0 513 CENTRAL PERU. Mw 6.3
(GS), 6.3 (HRV). mb 5.8 (BRK). Mo=2.7*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). Six people killed, including 3 killed
by earthquake- induced landslides at Lima. Thirty houses
destroyed (VI) at Lima. Felt (V) at Chimbote and Huacho; (IV)
at Ica and Trujillo; (III) at Huancayo and Huaraz; (II) at
Chiclayo.
19 21:01:48.9 4.015 128.204 24 G 6.1 6.7 1.2 439 NORTH OF HALMAHERA,
INDONESIA. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Ms 6.8 (BRK). Mo=1.5*10**19
Nm (GS). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (PPT).
MAY 1993
10 09:15:08.6 40.347 -76.018 5 G 0.3 9 PENNSYLVANIA. mbLg 2.8
(GS). One person in the Reading area lost his balance because
of the earthquake, fell off his bicycle and was injured. Felt
(IV) at Reading and (III) at Hamburg and Shillington. Also felt
at West Reading, Whitfield and Wyomissing. This is believed to
be one of the smallest earthquakes in the United States for
which confirmed casualty reports have been received.
11 18:26:51.3 7.219 126.570 59 G 6.1 6.6 1.1 630 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE
ISLANDS. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Ms 6.5 (BRK). Mo=3.8*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=3.4*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=6.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (V
RF) at Bislig and Davao; (IV RF) at Cagayan de Oro and
Kidapawan; (III RF) at Cotabato. Also felt (III RF) at Palo,
Leyte and (II RF) on Camiguin Island.
13 11:59:49.2& 55.177 -160.458 32 G 6.4 6.8 766 ALASKA PENINSULA. Mw 6.9
(GS), 6.9 (HRV). . Ms 6.8 (BRK). Mo=2.3*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=6.5*10**19 Nm (OBN). Mo=2.9*10**19
Nm (PPT). Items knocked from shelves at Sand Point and King
Cove. Felt (VI) at Sand Point; (V) at Chignik, Chignik Lagoon,
False Pass, King Cove, Nelson Lagoon and Perryville; (IV) at
Cold Bay and Port Heiden; (III) at Akhiok and Akutan; (II) at
Kodiak.
14 13:37:24.2 -26.834 26.666 5 G 1.3 12 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH
AFRICA. ML 3.8 (PRE). mbLg 3.6 (BUL). Some people possibly
killed in a mine explosion.
15 21:52:25.3 51.374 -178.669 32 G 6.2 6.6 1.1 661 ANDREANOF ISLANDS,
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). ML 6.1 (PMR). Ms 6.3
(BRK). Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm
(HRV).Mo=3.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (V) on Adak and (IV) on
Amchitka.
16 21:44:48.9 -15.286 -173.332 21 G 6.1 6.7 1.2 515 TONGA ISLANDS. Mw 6.6
(GS), 6.6 (HRV). Ms 6.8 (BRK). Mo=8.1*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.0*10**18 Nm (PPT).
17 16:02:53.1 -5.343 151.985 17 G 5.7 6.3 1.1 345 NEW BRITAIN REGION,
PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Ms 6.5 (BRK).
Mo=3.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=4.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.6*10**18 Nm
(PPT). Felt (I) at Rabaul.
18 10:19:33.7 19.914 122.450 169 G 6.4 1.3 606 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
REGION. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). mb 6.6 (BRK). Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT).
24 23:51:28.2? -22.670 -66.540 221 G 6.6 0.8 37 JUJUY PROVINCE,
ARGENTINA. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). mb 6.6 (BRK). Mo=3.3*10**19
Nm (GS). Mo=3.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt
in Jujuy, Salta and Tucuman Provinces. Also felt (V) in the
Antofagasta-Taltal-Calama area; (IV) at Mejillones, San Pedro
and Tocopilla; (III) at Iquique and (II) at Copiapo, Chile.
Felt (III) at Arequipa, Peru.
JUN 1993
06 13:23:20.8 15.823 146.595 14 G 6.0 6.6 1.2 323 MARIANA ISLANDS. Mw 6.5
(GS), 6.4 (HRV). Ms 6.4 (BRK). Mo=6.3*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.1*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt on Saipan.
08 13:03:36.4 51.218 157.829 71 G 6.4 7.3 1.0 662 NEAR EAST COAST OF
KAMCHATKA. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.5 (HRV). Ms 7.2 (BRK). Mo=5.4*10**19
Nm (GS). Mo=2.0*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.8*10**10 Nm (OBN).
Mo=3.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). Damage (VII) at Severo-Kurilsk. Felt
(VI) at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. Maximum tsunami wave heights
(peak-to-trough) recorded at selected tide stations were as
follows: 12 cm. at Hilo, 10 cm. on Shemya, cm. on Midway Island
and 5 cm. at Haleiwa, Hawaii.
08 23:17:41.4 -31.560 -69.234 113 G 6.5 0.9 558 SAN JUAN PROVINCE,
ARGENTINA. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). mb 6.4 (BRK). Mo=3.5*10**18
Nm (GS). Mo=3.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.1*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt
(VI) in Mendoza Province, Argentina. Felt (V) at Illapel, (IV)
at Valparaiso and (III) at Copiapo, La Serena, Quilloto and
Santiago, Chile. Also felt in Cordoba, La Rioja and San Juan
Provinces, Argentina.
18 11:52:51.6* -29.053 -176.753 16 G 6.2 6.7 1.2 55 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION.
Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Ms 7.1 (BRK). Mo=7.6*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (PPT).
18 17:57:46.6 -28.678 -176.893 11 D 5.9 6.7 1.1 322 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION.
Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Ms 7.1 (BRK). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT).
22 16:32:43.7 30.149 50.814 33 N 5.5 4.8 0.9 293 NORTHERN IRAN. Mw 5.4
(HRV). Mo=1.3*10**17 Nm (HRV). Several people injured and at
least 70 homes destroyed in Bovir Ahmadi va Kohkiluyeh
Province. Landslides blocked roads in the epicentral area.
30 23:47:33.9 -20.836 172.957 13 G 5.9 6.7 1.3 270 VANUATU ISLANDS REGION.
Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (PPT).
JUL 1993
10 20:40:58.9 9.821 -83.622 20 D 5.3 5.6 1.3 256 COSTA RICA. Mw 5.8
(HRV). MD 5.2 (HDC). Mo=6.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person was
killed, another died of heart attack and at least nine people
were injured in the Turrialba area. Damage occurred to homes
and buildings at Cartago and Turrialba. Landslides blocked
roads in the epicentral area. Felt throughout Costa Rica.
11 13:36:21.2 -25.304 -70.166 48 G 6.2 6.1 1.2 459 NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN
CHILE. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Ms 5.8 (BRK). Mo=8.6*10**18 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Slight
damage (VI) at Taltal. Felt (V) at Antofagasta, Chanaral,
Copiapo, Mejillones and Socaire; (IV) at Baquedano and Calama;
(III) at Caldera and Vallenar. Landslides occurred in the
epicentral area.
12 13:17:11.9 42.851 139.197 17 G 6.6 7.6 1.0 762 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION.
Mw 7.3 (GS), 7.7 (HRV). Ms 7.3 (BRK). Mo=1.1*10**20 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.7*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**21 Nm (PPT). At least 200
people were killed and 39 missing in the Hokkaido region,
including at least 165 killed on Okushiri. One person on a
fishing boat was killed off Aomori, Honshu. Three people were
missing from the southeast coast of Russia. Severe damage (V
JMA) was caused by the earthquake and accompanying fires,
landslides and tsunami in southwestern Hokkaido. 540 houses
were destroyed and 1,834 others were damaged. Approximately 600
fishing boats were damaged or lost off western Japan,
southeastern Russia and South Korea. Tsunami wave heights as
high as 30.6 meters was reported along the southwest coast of
Okushiri Island, 10 meters along the west coast of Hokkaido, 3
meters at Nakhodka, Russia, 2 meters along the northeast coast
of South Korea and nearly 1 meter at Aomori, Honshu. The
tsunami affected much of the southeastern coast of Russia and
also caused damage to a factory at Kamenka, Sakhalin Island.
14 12:31:49.4 38.224 21.756 23 D 5.3 5.5 1.3 412 GREECE. Mw 5.6 (HRV). MD
5.5 (VIE), 5.2 (HLW), 5.0 (ATH). ML 4.9 (TIR), 4.8 (THE).
Mo=3.2*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least five people were injured and
200 buildings were damaged at Patras. Felt as far as Attiki
Province.
22 04:57:07.0 6.470 -71.210 20 G 6.1 5.9 1.1 557 NORTHERN COLOMBIA. Mw
6.1 (GS), 6.0 (HRV). Ms 5.6 (BRK). Mo=1.5*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.3*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). Two people
killed, some injured and many houses destroyed at Puerto
Rondon, Puerto Colombia. Felt strongly in northeastern Colombia
and western Venezuela. Also felt at Bogota, Colombia and
Caracas, Venezuela.
AUG 1993
01 00:20:40.5 15.385 31.690 13 D 5.2 5.1 1.1 241 SUDAN. Mw 5.5 (HRV).
Mo=2.2*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least two people killed, nine
injured and damage in the Khartoum area.
04 11:31:18.0 -1.629 99.615 32 G 5.9 6.3 1.0 434 SOUTHERN SUMATERA,
INDONESIA. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Ms 6.2 (BRK). Mo=6.2*10**18
Nm (GS). Mo=5.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt
strongly in the Padang area.
07 17:53:24.2 -23.866 179.846 523 G 6.0 1.0 524 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS.
Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). mb 5.9 (BRK). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
07 19:42:41.9 41.985 139.839 14 G 6.2 6.1 0.9 587 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION.
Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). Ms 5.6 (BRK). Mo=6.9*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.6*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt (V JMA) on
Okushiri. Also felt on Hokkaido.
08 08:34:24.9 12.982 144.801 59 G 7.1 8.0 1.1 438 SOUTH OF MARIANA
ISLANDS. Mw 7.5 (GS), 7.8 (HRV). Ms 8.2 (BRK). Mo=2.2*10**20 Nm
(GS). Mo=5.2*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.8*10**20 Nm (OBN).
Mo=9.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). Forty-eight people injured on Guam.
Extensive damage (IX) to hotels in the Tumon Bay area. Cracks
tens of meters long and 25-50 cm wide, caused by liquefaction
in the underlying soil, damaged facilities at the commercial
port and naval base at Apra Harbor. Damage (VII) occurred at
several locations in the northern half of the island. One end
of the approach to a bridge at Pago Bay fell more than 35 cm.
Many landslides and rockslides were reported, mainly in the
southern half of the island. The preliminary estimate of loss
from damage to commercial buildings is placed at 112 million
U.S. dollars and loss from damage to private residences is
estimated at several million U.S. dollars. Slight damage (V) on
Saipan. Felt (VI) on Rota and (V) on Tinian. Tsunami generated
with maximum wave heights at selected tide stations as follows:
98 cm at Muroto-misaki, Shikoku; 68 cm on Chichi-shima, Bonin
Islands; 58 cm at Tosashimizu, Shikoku; 56 cm at Aburatsu,
Kyushu; 46 cm at Mera and Owase, Honshu; 44 cm at Ayukawahama,
Honshu; 42 cm at Omae-zaki, Honshu; 34 cm at Hanasaki and
Kushimoto, Honshu, 34 cm at Hirara, Ryukyu Islands; 28 cm at
Ofunato, Honshu; 24 cm at Kochi, Shikoku; 19 cm at Port Allen,
Kauai; 15 cm at Lahania, Maui; 14 cm at Haleiwa, Oahu; 12 cm at
Hachinohe, Honshu and Kahului, Maui; 7 cm at Kapoho, Hawaii and
Nawiliwili, Kauai; 5 cm at Honokohau, Hawaii.
09 12:42:48.1 36.379 70.868 215 G 6.2 1.2 601 HINDU KUSH REGION,
AFGHANISTAN. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Mo=3.1*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt in
northern and eastern Pakistan as far south as Multan. Felt at
Delhi and other parts of northern India. Felt in eastern Jammu
and Kashmir. Also felt (III) at Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
10 00:51:53.2 -45.277 166.927 28 G 6.2 7.0 1.1 420 OFF WEST COAST OF SOUTH
ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Mo=3.3*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=3.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (VI)
on South Island within 150 km of the epicenter. Power outages
reported in the Te Anau area. Felt throughout South Island and
in southern North Island. Also felt at Sydney, Australia.
10 09:46:35.3 -38.520 177.553 14 G 6.0 6.0 1.1 280 NORTH ISLAND, NEW
ZEALAND. Mw 6.4 (HRV). ML 6.5 (WEL). Mo=4.4*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=5.4*10**18 Nm (PPT). Some damage (VII) at Gisborne. Felt
(VII) within 100 km of the epicenter. Felt in central and
southern North Island.
20 05:06:53.8 -5.997 142.743 15 G 6.0 6.0 1.1 475 NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW
GUINEA. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). Ms 6.4 (BRK). Mo=2.3*10**18 Nm
(GS). Mo=2.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**18 Nm (PPT). Five
people injured and damage in the Tari area.
SEP 1993
03 12:35:00.2 14.523 -92.713 27 G 5.8 6.8 1.1 416 NEAR COAST OF CHIAPAS,
MEXICO. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt in
Chiapas, Guerrero, Michoacan and at Mexico City. Also felt
(III) at San Salvador, El Salvador.
06 03:56:00.1 -4.641 153.231 49 G 6.2 6.6 0.9 492 NEW IRELAND REGION,
PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Ms 6.7 (BRK).
Mo=9.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (HRV).Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Felt (V) at Rabaul.
07 02:48:50.8 -31.635 -179.440 10 G 5.9 6.5 1.2 206 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION.
Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Ms 6.5 (BRK). Mo=6.6*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.4*10**18 Nm (PPT).
10 19:12:54.6 14.717 -92.645 34 G 6.2 7.3 1.3 466 NEAR COAST OF CHIAPAS,
MEXICO. Mw 7.2 (GS), 7.2 (HRV). Ms 7.2 (BRK). Mo=8.0*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=8.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). One
person killed, 3 injured and considerable damage in
southwestern Guatemala. Rockslides blocked some roads in
Guatemala. Some damage in parts of Chiapas, Mexico. Felt
strongly in southern Mexico and as far away as Mexico City.
Felt in much of Central America.
21 03:28:55.4 42.314 -122.012 11 G 5.7 5.8 1.2 534 OREGON. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.0
(HRV). ML 5.9 (BRK). MD 5.9 (SEA). Mo=7.8*10**17 Nm (BRK).
Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.7*10**18 Nm
(PPT). The Klamath Falls earthquakes caused two deaths and
approximately 7.5 million U.S. dollars in damage. One person
was killed when the car he was driving was crushed by a boulder
in an earthquake-induced rockfall and another person died of a
heart attack. More than 1,000 homes and commercial buildings
were damaged. Maximum intensity VII in downtown Klamath Falls
and at the Oregon Institute of Technology about three
kilometers north of downtown. Three highways leading to Klamath
Falls were temporarily closed because of rockfalls or concern
about possible damage to bridges. Rockfalls and rockslides
occurred in roadcuts and on steep slopes throughout the
epicentral region. Ground cracks in fill material were observed
at several locations in the area. Felt in southern Oregon as
far north as Eugene and in northern California as far south as
Redding.
21 05:45:33.7 42.358 -122.045 5 G 5.6 5.8 1.3 515 OREGON. Mw 6.0 (HRV). ML
5.9 (BRK). MD 6.0 (SEA). Mo=8.1*10**17 Nm (BRK). Mo=1.0*10**18
Nm (HRV). Mo=1.5*10**18 Nm (PPT). Additional damage in the
Klamath Falls area. At some locations northwest of Klamath
Falls this earthquake produced higher intensities than the
event which occurred at 0328.
27 13:37:32.9 -53.651 -51.621 33 N 6.2 6.6 1.2 189 SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. Mw
6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Ms 6.3 (BRK). Mo=8.2*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=9.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt on the
Falkland Islands.
29 22:25:48.6 18.066 76.451 7 G 6.3 6.2 1.0 625 SOUTHERN INDIA. Mw 6.2
(GS), 6.2 (HRV). Mo=1.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.2*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=3.1*10**18 Nm (PPT). Nine thousand seven hundred forty-eight
people killed, about 30,000 injured and extreme devastation in
the Latur-Osmanabad area. Nearly all buildings were destroyed
in the village of Khillari. Felt in large parts of central and
southern India, including Bangalore, Bombay, Hyderabad and
Madras.
30 18:27:50.8 15.417 -94.698 19 G 5.8 6.4 1.1 346 NEAR COAST OF OAXACA,
MEXICO. Mw 6.5 (HRV). Ms 6.5 (BRK). Mo=6.0*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and
at Veracruz. Felt slightly at Mexico City.
OCT 1993
05 01:59:56.6 41.667 88.695 0 G 5.9 4.7 0.9 502 SOUTHERN XINJIANG,
CHINA. Underground nuclear explosion (DOE press release).
05 05:09:45.7 -6.130 128.965 13 D 5.9 6.1 1.2 245 BANDA SEA. Mw 6.6 (GS),
6.4 (HRV). Mo=8.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=4.0*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (PPT).
11 15:54:21.2 32.020 137.832 351 G 6.4 1.0 668 SOUTH OF HONSHU, JAPAN.
Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). mb 6.7 (BRK). Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.9*10**19 Nm (PPT). One person died
of heart attack and four other people were injured in the Tokyo
area. Felt (IV JMA) at Tokyo and Yokohama; (III JMA) at Chiba,
Fukushima and Utsunomiya; (II JMA) at Kushiro, Morioka and
Sendai.
13 02:06:00.3 -5.889 146.020 25 G 6.4 7.0 1.3 423 EASTERN NEW GUINEA
REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). Ms 7.2 (BRK).
ML 7.1 (PMG). Mo=8.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Sixty people were killed and several
injured in the Upper Markham Valley. Large landslides blocked
the Ume River and contributed to many of the casualties.
13 03:07:30.9 -5.932 146.153 33 N 6.1 6.7 1.2 267 EASTERN NEW GUINEA
REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Mw 6.5 (HRV). Ms 6.7 (BRK). ML 6.5
(PMG). Mo=7.2*10**18 NM (HRV).
16 03:05:30.3 -5.898 146.202 27 G 6.2 6.4 1.0 382 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG.,
P.N.G. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). Ms 6.5 (BRK). ML 6.5 (PMG).
Mo=3.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=3.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.7*10**18 Nm
(PPT). Three people killed and additional damage in the Upper
Markham Valley.
20 16:15:59.6 28.723 82.280 37 D 5.1 0.9 104 NEPAL. MD 4.7 (NDI). At
least 55 people injured and 46 houses severely damaged in
northwestern Nepal. Felt in parts of Uttar Pradesh, India.
24 07:52:15.6 16.755 -98.717 21 G 6.3 6.7 1.0 506 NEAR COAST OF GUERRERO,
MEXICO. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Ms 6.5 (BRK). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt
(VII) at Mexico City and (V) at Puebla.
25 10:27:04.5 -5.909 145.990 30 D 6.3 7.0 1.2 416 EASTERN NEW GUINEA
REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Ms 7.1 (BRK).
ML 6.6 (PMG). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (III) at Rabaul.
NOV 1993
12 13:27:28.1 18.120 76.533 10 G 4.6 0.8 34 SOUTHERN INDIA. At least
25 people injured and more than 100 houses damaged in the Latur
area. Felt in the Osmanabad-Sholapur-Gulbarga area.
13 01:18:04.1 51.934 158.647 34 G 6.5 7.0 1.0 699 NEAR EAST COAST OF
KAMCHATKA. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Mo=3.8*10**19
Nm (GS). Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.9*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt
(VI) at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy and (IV) at Severo-Kurilsk.
19 01:43:23.7 54.287 -164.164 30 G 6.1 6.4 1.2 634 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION. Mw
6.5 (HRV). Ms 6.0 (BRK). Mo=5.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.0*10**18
Nm (PPT). Slight damage (VI) at False Pass where items were
overturned and a television was knocked onto the floor. Felt
(V) at Akutan and King Cove, (IV) at Cold Bay and (II) at Sand
Point.
22 22:43:26.4 11.743 -86.135 108 D 5.2 1.2 298 NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA.
Mw 5.9 (HRV). mb 5.8 (BRK). Mo=9.1*10**17 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.6*10**18 Nm (PPT). One person died from possible heart
attack during the earthquake. Felt (V) in the
Cosiguina-Tipitapa-Rivas area, (IV) at Las Banderas and Los
Zarzales and (III) at Sapoa.
30 20:37:12.8 39.263 75.533 18 D 5.2 5.6 1.0 209 SOUTHERN XINJIANG,
CHINA. Mw 5.6 (HRV). Mo=2.8*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least four
people were injured and about 100 houses destroyed in the Shufu
area.
DEC 1993
09 04:32:19.5 0.486 125.995 15 G 6.5 6.7 1.2 493 NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA. Mw
6.8 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (IV) at
Manado and Ternate, Indonesia.
09 11:38:27.9 0.425 125.891 16 G 6.3 6.4 1.2 362 NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA. Mw
6.6 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Ms 6.3 (BRK). Mo=8.5*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (III) at
Manado and (II) at Ternate, Indonesia.
29 07:48:14.2 -20.230 169.789 33 N 6.1 6.7 1.1 339 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.4
(GS), 7.0 (HRV). Ms 6.8 (BRK). Mo=3.9*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.7*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.3*10**19 Nm (PPT).
29 08:39:44.8 -19.990 169.857 33 N 6.1 6.5 1.1 286 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.5
(HRV). Mo=5.5*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Other Notable North American Earthquakes
APR 1993
29 08:21:00.8 35.611 -112.112 10 G 5.5 5.0 1.0 266 WESTERN ARIZONA. Mw 5.3
(HRV). Mo=1.0*10**17 Nm (HRV).Some damage at Big Water, Utah
and additional damage at Pipe Springs National Monument. Slight
damage (V) in the Flagstaff area and short power outages at
Grand Canyon Village, Tusayan and Valle. Felt (V) at Ash Fork,
Bellemont, Clarkdale, Cottonwood, Parks, Peach Springs and
Sedona; (IV) at Fredonia, Gray Mountain, Jerome, Page, Paulden,
Seligman, Williams and Winslow; (III) at Chinle, Chloride,
Colorado City, Cornville, Grand Canyon, Kirkland and Pine. Felt
(V) at Bryce, Cedar City, Kanab and Springdale, Utah; (IV) at
Hurricane and Tropic, Utah. Felt at Lake Powell, Orderville,
Rockville and St. George, Utah. Also felt at Cottonwood Cove,
Las Vegas, Overton and Searchlight, Nevada.
MAY 1993
17 23:20:49.2& 37.171 -117.775 7 6.0 6.0 515 CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER
REGION. Mw 6.1 (GS), 6.1 (HRV). . MD 6.1 (GM), 6.2 (PAS).
ML 6.2 (BRK). Mo=1.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.8*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). Minor damage (V) at Independence and
Lone Pine, California. Felt (V) at Big Pine, Bishop, Mojave,
North Fork and Olancha; (IV) at Benton, Darwin, Inyokern, Lake
Isabella, Lemoore, Miramonte, Onyx, Piedra, Reedley, Selma,
Sequoia National Park, Strathmore, Three Rivers and Trona,
California. Felt (V) at Beatty, Dyer, Goldfield and Tonopah;
(IV) at Amargosa Valley, Nevada. Felt throughout a wide area of
California and Nevada from the San Francisco Bay area,
Sacramento and Los Angeles, California to Carson City, Ely and
Las Vegas, Nevada. A large rockslide occurred about 7
kilometers east of Eureka Valley Sand Dunes.
DEC 1993
04 22:15:19.5& 42.303 -122.011 8 5.2 5.2 322 OREGON. . Mw 5.4
(HRV). ML 5.4 (BRK). Mo=1.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**17 Nm
(PPT). Damage (VII) at Klamath Falls. Also slight damage (VI)
at Tulelake, California. Felt (V) at Bonanza, Chiloquin, Dairy,
Malin, Medford, Merrill and Midland; (IV) at Ashland, Eagle
Point, Fort Klamath, Gold Hill, Grants Pass, Jacksonville,
Keno, Phoenix, Prospect and Trail. Also felt (V) at Canby and
Dorris; (IV) at Cedarville, Etna, Grenada, Montague and Yreka,
California.
Compiled by Waverly J. Person
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