Significant Earthquakes of the World
1996
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 1996
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 MAGNITUDES SD NO. REGION, CONTRIBUTED MAGNITUDES AND COMMENTS
UTC COORDINATES GS STA
HR MN SEC LAT LONG MB Msz USED
JAN 01 08 05 10.8 0.729 N 119.931 E 24 G 6.3 7.6 1.2 368 MINAHASSA PENINSULA, SULAWESI. Mw 7.8 (GS), 7.9 (HRV).
Me 7.4 (GS). Ms 7.6 (BRK). Es=2.8*10**15 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.1*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=7.8*10**20 Nm (HRV).
Mo=2.6*10**20 Nm (PPT). At least eight people killed,
one person missing and more than 350 buildings damaged
in the Bangkir-Tolitoli area. A local tsunami with
estimated runup heights of one to five meters contributed
to the damage in the epicentral area. Two events about
2.4 seconds apart.
JAN 01 09 57 51.4 53.826 N 159.586 E 33 N 5.9 6.6 1.4 316 NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. Ms 6.6 (BRK). Felt (IV) at
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
JAN 08 10 04 47.8 53.304 N 142.738 E 8 G 5.6 5.3 0.9 453 SAKHALIN ISLAND. Mw 5.6 (GS), 5.6 (HRV). Ms 5.1 (BRK)
Mo=3.1*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=3.0*10**17 Nm (HRV).
Mo=5.9*10**17 Nm (OBN). Fourteen houses damaged at Okha.
Felt (VII) at Russa; (VI) at Okhaand Tungor; (V) at
Moskalvo, Nogliki and Vostochnyy; (IV) at Nekrasovka and
Rybnoye.
JAN 30 22 29 57.1 32.921 S 178.298 W 33 N 5.6 6.7 1.0 137 SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS. Mw 6.4 (HRV). Ms 6.9 (BRK).
Mo=4.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=6.2*10**18 Nm (PPT).
FEB 03 11 14 20.1 27.291 N 100.276 E 11 G 6.4 6.5 1.2 604 YUNNAN, CHINA. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 6.6 (GS).
Es=1.5*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=9.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). At least 322 people killed, 3,925
seriously injured and 13,000 slightly injured. About
358,000 housing units collapsed and 654,000 others were
damaged. More than 320,000 people were left homeless.
Maximum intensity (IX) at Lijiang. Complex event.
FEB 07 21 36 46.3 45.324 N 149.892 E 43 G 6.3 7.0 1.1 642 KURIL ISLANDS. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.2 (HRV). Me 6.7 (GS).
Es=2.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=4.8*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.4*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.4*10**19 Nm (OBN). Minor
damage (V) on Iturup. Felt (V) at Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kunashir.
Also felt (V) on Simushir and Urup.
FEB 16 09 44 58.4 1.496 S 15.279 W 11 G 6.2 6.4 1.1 465 NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 6.9
(GS). Es=5.8*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=7.3*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.3*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=6.3*10**18 Nm (PPT).
FEB 16 15 22 58.8 37.353 N 142.380 41 G 6.3 6.2 1.1 627 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7
(HRV). Me 6.7 (GS). Ms 5.8 (BRK). Es=2.4*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Several people slightly injured in
the epicentral area. Felt (IV JMA) at Fukushima, Ichinoseki,
Ishinomaki, Mito, Morioka, Ofunato, Sendai and Shirakawa.
Felt at Tokyo. Also felt on the Izu Peninsula and on
Hokkaido.
FEB 17 05 59 30.5 0.891 S 136.952 E 33 N 6.5 8.1 1.3 370 IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA. Mw 8.1 (GS), 8.2 (HRV).
Me 7.7 (GS). Ms 7.8 (BRK). Es=8.5*10**15 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.8*10**21 Nm (GS). Mo=2.4*10**21 Nm (HRV).
Mo=9.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). At least 108 people killed, 423
injured, 58 missing, 5,043 houses destroyed or damaged in
the epicentral area. Extensive damage on Biak and Supiori
from the tsunami, which reached heights of 7 meters in many
areas. Also damage along the north coast of Irian Jaya from
Manokwari to Sarmi. Complex earthquake, with at least two
larger events occurring about 12 and 18 seconds after the
onset.
FEB 17 14 21 22.3 0.567 S 135.840 E 19 G 5.8 6.5 1.1 294 IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV).
Me 6.5 (GS). Es=1.4*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=6.4*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.6*10**18 Nm (HRV).
FEB 17 20 18 07.0 0.917 S 136.225 E 32 G 6.0 6.6 1.3 127 IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV).
Me 6.5 (GS). Ms 6.6 (BRK). Es=1.1*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.2*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=8.9*10**18 Nm (PPT).
FEB 18 02 25 33.3 1.336 S 136.464 E 10 G 5.9 6.3 1.4 244 IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.4 (HRV).
Me 6.6 (GS). Es=2.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.3*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.3*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.0*10**18 Nm (PPT).
FEB 18 23 49 28.1 1.266 S 14.273 W 10 G 6.3 6.5 1.1 534 NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (HRV).
Me 7.0 (GS). Es=7.8*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=7.3*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=9.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=6.8*10**18 Nm (PPT).
FEB 21 12 51 01.3 9.593 S 79.587 W 10 G 5.8 6.6 1.2 238 OFF COAST OF NORTHERN PERU. Mw 7.4 (GS), 7.5 (HRV).
Ms 6.4 (BRK). Mo=1.5*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=2.2*10**20 Nm (HRV).
Mo=3.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). Four fishermen killed near Chimbote
and three others missing near Callao from a regional tsunami.
Two people injured at Coishco. About 150 beach huts, some
homes and small boats were destroyed by waves in the
Chimbote area. Felt (IV) at Chimbote and Huarmey; (III)
at Casma; (II) at Huacho and Huaraz.
FEB 22 13 40 53.4 33.672 S 71.671 W 43 G 5.9 5.5 1.1 335 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. Mw 6.0 (GS), 5.9 (HRV).
Me 5.7 (GS). MD 5.7 (SAN). Es=9.1*10*12 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.9*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person
injured at Santiago. Minor damage (VII) at Papudo. Felt
(V) at Coquimbo, Rancagua, Santiago and Valparaiso; (IV)
in Maule Province. Mud walls collapsed at Las Cabras and
Melipilla. Mudslides blocked roads in the San Antonio area.
FEB 25 03 08 15.8 15.978 N 98.070 W 21 G 6.1 6.9 1.2 403 OFF COAST OF GUERRERO, MEXICO. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (HRV).
Me 6.5 (GS). Ms 6.6 (BRK). Es=1.3*10*14 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=5.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Felt along
the Guerrero and Oaxaca coasts. Also felt at Mexico City.
Two events about 6.4 seconds apart.
MAR 03 14 55 11.8 11.657 N 86.856 W 33 N 5.7 6.5 1.3 307 NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 5.9
(GS). Ms 6.4 (BRK). Es=1.7*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=8.6*10**18 Nm
(GS). Mo=9.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT).
MAR 03 16 37 31.5 11.905 N 86.772 W 33 N 5.7 6.7 1.2 293 NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Me 6.0
(GS). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Es=2.5*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Some damage at Chinandega and Granada. Felt strongly at
Managua.
MAR 16 22 04 06.2 28.983 N 138.944 E 477 D 5.9 0.9 348 BONIN ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Me 6.4 (GS).
mb 6.1 (BRK). Es=7.8*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.6*10**18 Nm (PPT).
MAR 17 14 48 56.7 14.705 S 167.297 E 164 D 5.8 6.0 0.9 162 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Me 6.4 (GS).
Es=1.0*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19
Nm (HRV). Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (PPT).
MAR 19 15 00 26.0 39.993 N 76.696 E 28 D 5.7 6.0 1.0 273 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. Mw 6.1 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). Me 5.7
(GS). Es=8.8*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). At least twenty-four people killed,
128 injured and more than 15,314 houses destroyed in the
Artux-Jiashi area. Also felt in the Bachu, Kashi, Wuqia and
Yecheng areas. Two events about 8 seconds apart.
MAR 22 03 24 20.0 51.221 N 178.695 E 20 G 5.7 6.6 1.2 477 RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.7 (HRV).
Me 6.3 (GS). ML 6.6 (PMR). Ms 6.5 (BRK). Es=6.7*10**13 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt on Adak. Two events about 2.0
seconds apart.
MAR 28 23 03 49.8 1.036 S 78.737 W 33 N 5.8 5.2 0.8 296 ECUADOR. Mw 6.0 (GS), 5.9 (HRV). Me 5.6 (GS). Ms 5.1
(BRK). Es=5.0*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=9.6*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.4*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least 27 people killed, 100
injured, several thousand homeless and considerable damage
and destruction to homes, bridges and water pipes in
Cotopaxi, Pastaza and Tungurahua Provinces. Land-
slides blocked several roads in the epicentral area.
Minor damage (VI) at Ambato, Latacunga and San Miguel
de Salcedo. Felt (IV) at Quito; (III) at Ibarra; (II)
at Cuenca and Guayaquil. Felt in many parts of Ecuador.
APR 16 00 30 54.6 24.061 S 177.036 W 111 D 6.4 6.8 1.0 376 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS. Mw 7.2 (GS), 7.2 (HRV). Me 6.9
(GS). Es=5.8*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=6.5*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.4*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Two events
about 2.0 seconds apart.
APR 19 00 19 31.1 23.944 S 70.093 W 50 D 6.0 6.1 1.0 295 NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV).
Me 6.5 (GS). Es=1.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=7.5*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (V-VI)
at Calama; (V) at Antofagasta, Maria Elena and Tocopilla;
(IV) at Taltal.
APR 29 14 40 41.0 6.518 S 154.999 E 44 G 6.3 7.5 1.0 301 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Mw 7.2 (GS), 7.2 (HRV). Me 6.9 (GS).
Es=5.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=6.9*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=7.6*10**19
Nm (HRV). Mo=4.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). One person killed and
several dozen houses collapsed in Bougainville. Two events
about 6.5 seconds apart.
MAY 02 06 30 24.8 16.130 N 120.600 E 33 N 5.2 5.0 1.0 113 LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 5.5 (HRV). Mo=1.8*10**17 Nm
(HRV). Three people injured at Dagupan. Felt (V RF) at
Dagupan; (IV RF) at Baguio and Manila; (III RF) at Quezon.
MAY 02 13 34 28.9 4.548 S 154.833 E 500 G 5.6 1.0 242 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV), Me 6.0 (GS).
Es=2.4*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=9.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**19
Nm (HRV). Mo=9.2*10**18 Nm (PPT). A small event is followed
about 3 seconds later by a larger one.
MAY 03 03 32 47.1 40.774 N 109.661 E 26 D 5.5 6.0 1.0 268 WESTERN NEI MONGOL, CHINA. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.0 (HRV).
Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). At
least 18 people killed, 300 injured and extensive
damage in the Baotou area. Felt at Beijing, Hohhot,
Taiyuan, Xian and Yinchuan.
MAY 03 04 04 22.6& 47.760 N 121.876 W 4 5.2 307 WASHINGTON. . MD 5.3 (SEA). ML 5.5 (PGC). Two
people injured and slight damage in the epicentral
area. Felt (V) at Baring, Bothell, Bremerton,
Burlington, Carnation, Clinton, Hansville, Kenmore,
Kingston, Kirkland, Lake Stevens, Maple Valley,
Marblemount, Marysville, Mount Vernon, Pacific,
Peshastin, Port Hadlock, Preston, Redmond, Redondo,
Ronald, Seattle, Silverdale, Snoqualmie and Woodinville.
Felt throughout western Washington, east as far as
Wenatchee and south as far as Astoria and Portland,
Oregon. Felt at Castlegar, Kelowna, Mission, Nelson,
Penticton, Victoria and Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada.
MAY 24 06 35 58.7 27.847 N 53.594 E 33 N 4.9 4.7 0.9 116 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mw 5.2 (HRV). Mo=7.8*10**16 Nm (HRV).
Twenty people injured and some damage in the Khonj area.
JUN 02 02 52 09.5 10.797 N 42.254 W 10 G 6.1 6.9 1.1 383 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. Mw 6.8 (GS), 7.0 (HRV).
Me 7.1 (GS). Es=8.6*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.0*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.3*10**19 Nm (PPT).
JUN 06 17 35 38.1 41.329 S 80.666 E 20 D 5.5 5.9 1.1 94 MID-INDIAN RIDGE. Mw 6.3 (GS0, 6.2 (HRV). Me 6.6 (GS).
Es=1.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=3.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.4*10**18
Nm (HRV).
JUN 08 02 55 57.9 41.657 N 88.690 E 0 G 5.9 4.3 0.9 368 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. Probable underground nuclear
explosion.
JUN 08 23 19 15.1 51.491 N 178.128 W 33 N 5.9 6.3 0.9 328 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV).
Me 6.1 (GS). Ms 6.1 (BRK). ML 5.6 (PMR). Es=2.7*10**13 Nm
(GS). Mo=4.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt
strongly on Adak.
JUN 09 01 12 16.7 17.444 N 145.458 E 149 D 6.0 5.9 1.0 220 MARIANA ISLANDS. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.6 (GS).
Es=2.0*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=4.8*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt strongly on Saipan.
JUN 10 01 04 46.9 13.481 S 167.130 E 200 D 5.8 5.9 1.0 301 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Me 6.0 (GS).
Ms 6.0 (BRK). Es=2.4*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). Two events about 5 seconds
apart.
JUN 10 04 03 35.4 51.564 N 177.632 W 33 N 6.6 7.6 0.9 508 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. Mw 7.6 (GS), 7.9 (HRV),
7.5 (OBN). Me 7.4 (GS). Ms 7.4 (BRK). Es=3.2*10**15 Nm
(GS). Mo=2.5*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=8.1*10**20 Nm (HRV).
Mo=2.3*10**20 Nm (OBN). Mo=8.6*10**20 Nm (PPT). Felt (VI)
on Adak and Atka. Tsunami generated with wave heights
(peak-to-trough) recorded at the following selected tide
stations: 102 cm on Adak, 15 cm on Shemya, 12.5 cm at
Kodiak and 10.2 cm at Sand Point, Alaska; 46 cm on Midway;
55 cm at Kahului, 38 cm at Hilo, 33 cm at Nawiliwili and
10 cm at Honolulu, Hawaii; 30 cm at Crescent City,
California; 10 cm at Port Angeles, Washington. Complex
earthquake, with at least two events occurring about 10
and 14 seconds after the onset.
JUN 10 15 24 56.0 51.478 N 176.847 W 26 G 5.9 7.1 1.0 333 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. Mw 7.2 (GS), 7.3 (HRV),
7.3 (OBN). Me 6.9 (GS). Ms 6.9 (BRK). Es=5.1*10**14 Nm
(GS). Mo=7.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=8.5*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.1*10**20 Nm (OBN). Mo=1.1*10**20 Nm (PPT). Felt
strongly on Adak. Complex earthquake, with a small event
followed by a larger one about 3 seconds later.
JUN 11 18 22 55.7 12.614 N 125.154 E 33 N 6.0 7.0 0.9 307 SAMAR, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.1 (HRV), 7.1
(OBN). Me 6.6 (GS). Ms 7.2 (BRK). Es=2.0*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=4.9*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=5.4*10**19 Nm (OBN). Mo=5.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt
(V RF) at Catarman; (IV RF) at Bulusan, Luzon and Palo,
Leyte; (III RF) at Legaspi, Luzon; (I RF) at Quezon,
Luzon. Complex earthquake.
JUN 17 11 22 18.5 7.137 S 122.589 E 587 D 6.6 1.2 476 FLORES SEA. Mw 7.7 (GS), 7.9 (HRV). Me 7.9 (GS).
Es=1.8*10**16 Nm (GS). Mo=4.7*10**20 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.3*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.6*10**20 Nm (PPT). Some
damage at Kupang, Indonesia. Felt at Larantuka and
Maumere, Indonesia. Also felt in the Kota Kinabalu area,
Malaysia. Complex event.
JUN 21 13 57 10.0 51.568 N 159.119 E 20 G 6.0 6.6 1.1 350 OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.8 (HRV), 7.0
(OBN). Me 6.5 (GS). Ms 6.5 (BRK). Es=1.1*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (OBN). Mo=2.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (IV)
at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. Felt (II) at Severo-Kurilsk,
Paramushir. Complex earthquake, with a small event followed
by a larger one about 2 seconds later.
JUN 30 11 32 35.8 51.726 N 159.812 E 33 N 5.5 5.9 1.1 302 OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. Mw 6.1 (GS), 6.1 (HRV), 6.5
(OBN). Mo=1.4*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.4*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=6.0*10**18 Nm (OBN). Mo=1.9*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt (III)
at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
JUL 15 00 13 28.6 46.015 N 5.977 E 5 G 4.5 4.5 1.2 111 FRANCE. mbLg 4.3 (MDD). One person slightly injured and
minor damage (VI) at Cruseilles. Felt strongly at Annecy.
Also felt at Lyon. Widely felt in the French Alps and
southwestern Switzerland.
JUL 15 21 23 34.0 17.600 N 100.965 W 18 G 5.7 6.5 1.2 165 GUERRERO, MEXICO. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 6.1 (GS).
Ms 6.4 (BRK). Es=3.3*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=9.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt strongly at Acapulco,
Ixtapa and Mexico City. Also felt in Oaxaca.
JUL 16 03 48 28.3 56.084 N 164.998 E 33 N 5.8 6.4 1.2 205 KOMANDORSKY ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV),
6.6 (OBN). Me 6.8 (GS). Es=3.2*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.4*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.2*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=9.3*10**18 Nm (OBN). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT).
JUL 16 10 07 36.6 1.016 N 120.254 E 33 N 6.0 6.4 1.0 145 MINAHASSA PENINSULA, SULAWESI. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV).
Me 6.4 (GS). Ms 6.4 (BRK). Es=1.0*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=8.4*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Some damage in Tolitoli area. Felt widely in
northwestern Sulawesi.
JUL 22 14 19 35.7 1.000 N 120.450 E 33 N 6.0 6.9 1.2 214 MINAHASSA PENINSULA, SULAWESI. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV).
Me 6.6 (GS). Ms 6.9 (BRK). Es=1.6*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.6*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=3.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Some damage (VIII) in the
Tolitoli area. Felt (V) in the Palu area. Complex
earthquake, with at least two events about 6 seconds
apart.
JUL 23 03 32 12.6 26.753 S 177.199 W 33 N 5.8 6.4 1.1 208 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.5 (HRV).
Me 6.7 (GS). Ms 6.4 (BRK). Es=2.6*10**14 Nm (GS)
Mo=3.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.9*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (III) on Raoul, Kermadek
Islands.
JUL 29 01 48 57.8 41.824 N 88.420 E 0 G 4.9 0.7 97 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. Probable underground nuclear
explosion.
AUG 02 12 55 29.3 10.769 S 161.445 E 33 N 6.2 7.1 1.1 271 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). Me 6.8 (GS).
Ms 7.1 (BRK). Es=4.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.3*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Felt (IV) at Honiara. Complex earthquake with at least
one larger event occurring about 6 seconds after the
onset.
AUG 05 02 08 58.2 15.267 S 173.126 W 41 G 6.0 6.7 1.4 319 TONGA ISLANDS. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Me 6.0 (GS).
Ms 6.8 (BRK). Es=2.3*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Felt (III) at Apia, Western Samoa.
AUG 05 22 38 22.0 20.690 S 178.310 W 550 D 6.4 0.9 508 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. Mw 7.3 (GS), 7.4 (HRV). Me 7.0 (GS).
mb 6.8 (BRK). Es=7.4*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=9.7*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.4*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.5*10**20 Nm (PPT). Felt (II)
on Raoul, Kermadec Islands.
AUG 10 18 12 17.3 38.909 N 140.530 E 10 G 6.0 5.7 0.9 369 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.0 (HRV). Me 5.9 (GS).
Ms 5.5 (BRK). Es=1.7*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=9.5*10**17 Nm (HRV). Six people injured in north-
eastern Yamagata Prefecture. Four people injured and
fifteen houses damaged in Miyagi Prefecture. Felt (V JMA)
in the Kurikoma area, (IV JMA) at Shinjo and (III JMA) at
Ichinoseki and Oga.
AUG 14 01 55 02.5 40.754 N 35.340 E 10 G 5.3 5.6 1.1 316 TURKEY. Mw 5.8 (GS), 5.7 (HRV). Ms 5.6 (BRK).
Mo=6.6*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=4.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). Nine people
injured by a landslide at Oymaagac. Some damage in Amasya.
Felt strongly in Cankiri, Kastamonu, Samsun, Sivas and Tokat.
AUG 25 14 09 03.2 1.084 S 78.674 W 51 5.1 4.2 0.8 158 ECUADOR. Mw 5.5 (HRV). Mo=1.8*10**17 Nm (HRV). Two people
injured and several houses destroyed in the Ambato area.
Also felt at Latacunga and Pelileo.
SEP 05 08 14 14.4 22.118 S 113.436 W 10 G 6.2 7.0 1.1 360 EASTER ISLAND REGION. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). Me 6.4 (GS).
Ms 7.0 (BRK). Es=9.8*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Local
tsunami generated with maximum recorded wave heights
(peak-to-trough) of 18 cm on Easter Island.
SEP 05 20 44 09.2 42.803 N 17.936 E 10 G 5.6 6.0 1.3 360 ADRIATIC SEA. Mw 5.7 (GS), 6.0 (HRV). Me 5.7 (GS). Ms 6.1
(BRK). Es=8.2*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=3.4*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Several people injured, 2,000 left
homeless and extensive damage (VIII) in the Ston-Slano area,
Croatia. Felt (VI) at Herceg-Novi, Kotor and Tivat; (V) at
Bar, Budva, Niksic and Podgorica, Yugoslavia. Felt (V) in
the Shkoder area, Albania and (IV) at Skopje, former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Felt in many parts of Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Croatia and Yugoslavia.
SEP 05 23 42 06.1 21.898 N 121.498 E 20 G 6.4 6.6 1.0 372 TAIWAN REGION. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Me 6.9 (GS). Ms 6.4
(BRK). Es=4.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt on
Taiwan. Also felt (III RF) at Pasuquin, Luzon, Philippines.
Two events about 6 seconds apart.
SEP 20 04 10 27.6 9.463 N 126.284 E 33 N 5.8 6.4 1.1 199 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 5.9
(GS). Ms 6.4 (BRK). Es=1.6*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=5.4*10**18 Nm
(GS). Mo=7.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt
at Butuan and Surigao. Also felt on Leyte.
SEP 20 04 11 04.5 9.454 N 126.334 E 33 N 5.9 1.1 64 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 6.6 (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**19
Nm (HRV).
OCT 01 15 50 23.6 12.434 N 58.066 E 10 G 5.8 5.9 1.2 276 ARABIAN SEA. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Me 6.7 (GS).
Es=2.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.6*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.9*10**18 Nm (HRV).
OCT 06 20 13 09.1 49.047 N 127.880 W 10 G 5.8 6.3 1.2 386 VANCOUVER ISLAND REGION. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). Me 6.7
(GS). Es=2.6*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.4*10*18 Nm (PPT).
OCT 09 13 10 52.1 34.556 N 32.126 E 33 N 6.4 6.8 1.0 482 CYPRUS REGION. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Me 6.9 (GS). Ms 6.9
(BRK). Es=4.5*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). One person
died of a heart attack and twenty others injured on Cyprus.
One person killed in Egypt. Felt in Egypt, Israel, Jordan,
Lebanon and Syria.
OCT 14 23 26 20.0 7.133 S 155.568 E 24 G 5.9 6.9 1.1 263 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Me 6.3 (GS).
Ms 6.9 (BRK). Es=7.0*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=9.8*10**18 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt
strongly on the Shortland Islands and on the western
Solomon Islands. Complex earthquake, with a small event
followed by a larger one about 2.5 seconds later.
OCT 18 10 50 20.8 30.568 N 131.093 E 10 G 6.0 6.6 1.2 308 KYUSHU, JAPAN. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 6.3 (GS). Ms 6.3
(BRK). Es=7.1*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=8.1*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt
(IV JMA) in eastern Kagoshima Prefecture; (III JMA) in
Miyazaki and western Kagoshima Prefectures. Also felt
(III JMA) on Tanega-shima. Local tsunami generated with
wave heights up to 17 cm recorded on Tanega-shima.
OCT 19 14 44 40.7 31.885 N 131.468 E 22 G 6.3 6.6 1.0 396 KYUSHU, JAPAN. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.7 (HRV), 7.0 (OBN). Me 6.6
(GS). Ms 6.4 (BRK). Es=2.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (OBN).
Mo=2.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Some damage (V JMA) at Kanoya and
Miyazaki. Felt (IV JMA) at Kumamoto, Kurume and Oita.
Tsunami generated with recorded wave heights of 110 cm at
Miyazaki, 40 cm at Nichinan and 14 cm on Tanega-shima.
Minor tsunami also observed on Shikoku.
OCT 19 14 53 48.7 20.412 S 178.510 W 591 D 6.1 0.8 558 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). Me 6.7 (GS).
Es=2.6*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.4*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.5*10**19 Nm (PPT).
NOV 05 09 41 34.7 31.160 S 179.998 E 369 D 5.9 1.0 356 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Me 6.3
(GS). Es=6.6*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.7*10**19 Nm (PPT).
NOV 06 20 00 58.8 27.999 N 143.538 E 9 G 6.4 6.5 0.8 388 BONIN ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 6.6 (GS).
Ms 6.5 (BRK). Es=2.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=3.6*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Complex
earthquake, with two events occurring about 2 seconds apart.
NOV 12 16 59 44.0 14.993 S 75.675 W 33 N 6.5 7.3 1.1 365 NEAR COAST OF PERU. Mw 7.5 (GS), 7.7 (HRV). Me 7.3 (GS).
Ms 7.0 (BRK). Es=2.2*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=2.0*10**20 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.6*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.7*10**20 Nm (PPT). At least
14 people killed, 560 injured and 12,000 homeless from
Chincha Alta to Acari. Over 4,000 houses damaged or
destroyed (VIII) at Nazca. Felt (VII) in the Marcona area;
(VI) at Ica and Palpa; (IV) at Arequipa and Camana; (III)
at Lima and Tacna; (II) at Huancayo and Pucallpa. Felt by
people in high-rise buildings at Guayaquil, Ecuador and
La Paz, Bolivia. Tsunami generated with maximum recorded
wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 25 cm at Callao, Peru; 35
cm at Arica and 21 cm at Caldera, Chile. This thrust
earthquake is associated with the subduction of the Nazca
Ridge (a major feature of the Nazca plate) beneath the
South American plate. It originated near the southern end
of a seismic gap between the large Peruvian earthquakes of
August 24, 1942 and October 3, 1974, with the aftershock
sequence progressing southward into the zone of the 1942
event. Complex earthquake with at least two larger events
occurring about 18 and 30 seconds after the onset.
NOV 19 10 44 46.0 35.345 N 78.133 E 33 N 6.1 7.1 1.1 339 EASTERN KASHMIR. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV), 6.8 (OBN).
Me 7.1 (GS). Ms 6.9 (BRK). Es=1.1*10**15 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.4*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (OBN). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt at
Hotan, Shule, Wushi and Yecheng, China. Complex earthquake
with two events occurring about 6 seconds apart.
NOV 20 02 27 47.9 34.350 N 141.132 E 33 N 5.9 5.7 1.0 331 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 6.1 (GS), 6.1 (HRV).
Me 6.8 (GS). Ms 5.4 (BRK). Es=3.3*10*14 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.7*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.8*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.5*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt (III JMA) on Hachijo-jima and
Miyake-jima. Also felt at Tokyo. Complex earthquake with at
least one event occurring about 2 seconds after the onset.
DEC 02 22 17 59.2 31.789 N 131.314 E 49 6.0 6.6 1.0 332 KYUSHU, JAPAN. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV), 6.9 (OBN).
Me 6.0 (GS). Ms 64. (BRK). Es=2.2*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (OBN). Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt
(V JMA) in southern Miyazaki Prefecture. Felt from Fukuoka
to Kagoshima. Local tsunami observed with maximum recorded
wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 21 cm in the
Nichinan-Aburatsu area and 4 cm in the Hyuga-Hososhima area.
Complex earthquake, with at least two events occurring about
2 seconds apart.
DEC 10 08 36 18.7 0.870 N 30.039 W 10 G 6.0 6.2 0.9 209 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Me 7.0
(GS). Ms 6.1 (BRK). Es=6.6*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (PPT). Two events about 3.5 seconds apart.
DEC 21 01 28 45.2 36.025 N 139.767 E 45 D 5.7 4.8 0.9 284 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 5.5 (GS), 5.5 (HRV). Me 5.1 (GS).
Es=9.6*10**11 Nm (GS). Mo=2.0*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**17
Nm (HRV). One person slightly injured at Kanuma. Felt
(V JMA) at Mashiko and Nikko; (IV JMA) at Kumagaya, Mito,
Tochigi and Utsunomiya; (III JMA) at Iwaki, Koriyama,
Narita, Omiya, Tokyo, Tsuchiura, Urawa and Yokohama.
DEC 22 14 53 27.6 43.207 N 138.920 E 227 D 6.0 0.9 442 EASTERN SEA OF JAPAN. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.5 (GS).
mb 6.3 (BRK). Es=1.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=6.6*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). Two events about 2.5 seconds apart.
Compiled by Waverly J. Person
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