Feeds & DataSignificant Earthquakes of the World
1999
June 26, 2000
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 1999
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 02 17 55 08.1 27.277 N 101.050 E 41 * 4.5 0.9 29 SICHUAN, CHINA. Two people injured and some livestock
killed in Ninglang County, Yunnan Province.
JAN 19 03 35 33.8 4.596 S 153.235 E 114 D 5.8 6.4 1.3 178 NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Me 6.2
(GS). Es=4.6*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=3.6*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.7*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Complex
earthquake, with two larger events occurring about 5 and 10
seconds after onset.
JAN 25 18 19 16.8 4.461 N 75.724 W 17 G 5.9 5.7 1.0 497 COLOMBIA. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). Me 6.4 (GS).
ML 6.2 (RSNC). Es=9.6*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.5*10**18 Nm (PPT). At least
1,185 people killed, over 700 missing and presumed killed,
over 4,750 injured and about 250,000 homeless. The most
affected city was Armenia where 907 people were killed and
about 60 percent of the buildings were destroyed, including
the police and fire stations. About 60 percent of the
buildings were destroyed at Calarca and about 50 percent of
the houses were destroyed at Pereira. Landslides blocked
several roads including the Manizales-Bogota road. Damage
occurred in Caldas, Huila, Quindio, Risaralda, Tolima and
Valle del Cauca Departments.
JAN 28 08 10 05.4 52.886 N 169.123 W 67 D 6.3 6.1 0.9 586 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV).
Me 6.5 (GS). Es=1.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=8.1*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=9.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.3*10**18 Nm (PPT). Minor
damage at Nikolski. Also felt at Akutan, Dutch Harbor and
Unalaska.
JAN 30 12 24 25.0* 4.511 N 75.890 W 10 G 4.0 1.4 12 COLOMBIA. ML 4.2 (RSNC). Five people injured and five houses
damaged at Buena Vista.
FEB 02 13 45 16.8 38.193 N 1.566 W 10 G 4.8 1.4 201 SPAIN. mbLg 5.2 (MDD). ML 5.2 (LDG). Twenty people injured
in the Mula area. Buildings damaged (VII) at Mula and
Puebla de Mula. Felt (VI) in the Archena-Bullas area; (V)
in the Alhama de Murcia-Molina de Segura-Murcia area and at
Abaran, Albatana, Cehegin, Cieza, Elche and Hornos; (IV) at
Abanilla, Albacete, Alcoy, Alicante, Fortuna, Moratalla,
Orihuela and San Pedro del Pinatar; (III) at Requena,
Segorbe, Torrevieja, Ubeda and Xativa. Felt in Albacete,
Alicante, Almeria, Castellon, Cuenca, Madrid, Murcia and
Valencia Provinces. Felt as far as Valladolid. Landslides
temporarily closed Highway C-415 in the Alcantarilla-Mula
area.
FEB 06 21 47 59.4 12.853 S 166.697 E 90 D 6.3 7.3 1.2 279 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS. Mw 7.3 (GS), 7.3 (HRV). Me 7.2 (GS).
mb 6.7 (BRK). Es=1.3*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=9.1*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.1*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.2*10**20 Nm (PPT). Complex
earthquake, with a small event preceding a much larger one
by about 2.5 seconds.
FEB 11 14 08 51.6 34.259 N 69.364 E 33 N 5.4 5.8 1.3 124 AFGHANISTAN. Mw 5.9 (GS), 6.0 (HRV). Mo=9.0*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.3*10**18 Nm (HRV). Seventy people killed, 500 injured,
at least 14,000 homeless and 7,000 houses destroyed in
Lowgar and Vardak Provinces. Several people injured at Kabul.
Felt at Islamabad and Peshawar, Pakistan.
FEB 21 18 14 37.9 43.214 N 46.825 E 65 * 5.1 1.2 252 EASTERN CAUCASUS. Mw 5.3 (HRV). Mo=1.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). At
least one person killed, 20 injured and several homes badly
damaged (VI) in the Kizilyurt area. Felt (VI) at Dylym; (V)
at Makhachkala and Novolakskoye; (IV) at Gunib, Khasavyurt
and Khunzakh; (III) at Pyatigorsk and Sergokala.
MAR 04 05 38 26.5 28.343 N 57.193 E 33 N 6.2 6.5 0.9 368 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.6 (HRV), 6.4 (CSEM).
Me 6.0 (GS). Es=2.2*10**13 Nm. Mo=4.1*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.7*10**18 Nm (CSEM). One person
killed and at least 517 houses damaged in the Kerman area.
Felt at Baft, Bam, Esfandaqeh, Rafsanjan, Ravar, Sirjan and
Zehmakan. Also felt at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
MAR 04 08 52 01.9 5.397 N 121.937 E 33 N 6.4 6.5 1.2 251 CELEBES SEA. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). Me 6.9 (GS).
Es=5.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=3.1*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Minor
damage (V RF) at Zamboanga, Mindanao. Felt strongly on
Basilan. Felt (IV RF) at Cagayan de Oro; (III RF) at
Cotabato and General Santos; (II RF) at Dipolog; (I RF) at
Kidapawan and Surigao, Mindanao. Also felt (I RF) at
Canlaon, Negros and Iloilo, Panay.
MAR 07 20 35 44.1 15.766 S 179.526 W 33 N 5.4 6.1 1.0 127 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.1 (GS), 6.1 (HRV), Me 6.6 (GS).
Es=1.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.6*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.7*10**18 Nm (HRV).
MAR 08 12 25 48.9 52.056 N 159.520 E 57 D 5.7 1.1 430 OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.9 (HRV),
7.0 (OBN). Me 6.4 (GS). Es=7.8*10**13 Nm. Mo=1.8*10**19
Nm (GS). Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.5*10**19 Nm (OBN).
Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (V) at
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. Also felt (III) at
Severo-Kurilsk, Paramushir.
MAR 11 13 18 09.3 41.131 N 114.658 E 33 N 5.1 5.2 1.0 170 NORTHEASTERN CHINA. Mw 5.1 (HRV). ML 5.3 (BJI).
Mo=5.9*10**16 Nm (HRV). Three people injured, at least
200 houses destroyed and 3,000 houses damaged in Zhangbei
County. Felt as far as Beijing.
MAR 20 10 47 45.9 51.587 N 177.668 W 33 N 6.3 6.8 0.9 540 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.9 (HRV).
Me 7.0 (GS). Es=8.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.7*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt
strongly on Adak and Amchitka. This may be a delayed
aftershock of the June 10, 1996 magnitude 7.9 event.
MAR 25 23 31 11.4 36.397 N 140.469 E 83 4.9 0.7 146 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 5.2 (HRV).
Mo=8.1*10**16 Nm (HRV). One person slightly injured in
Ibaraki Prefecture. Felt (IV JMA) in Ibaraki; (III JMA)
in northern Chiba, southeastern Fukushima and much of
Tochigi; (II JMA) in much of Gumma and eastern Saitama
Prefectures. Felt (I JMA) in the Tokyo area and as far
north as southern Iwate Prefecture.
MAR 28 19 05 11.0 30.512 N 79.403 E 15 G 6.4 6.6 1.0 409 XIZANG-INDIA BORDER REGION. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV),
6.6 (CSEM). Me 6.6 (GS). Es=1.7*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.8*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (CSEM). At least 61 people killed and 125
injured in the Chamoli district; 34 killed and 177 injured
in the Rudraprayag district; 5 killed and 60 injured in the
Tehri Garhwal district; 19 injured in the Bageshwar
district; 13 injured in the Pauri Garhwal district, India.
Over 21,100 houses destroyed. Many landslides blocked roads
in the epicentral area.
MAR 31 05 54 42.1 5.827 N 82.616 W 10 G 5.9 6.1 1.1 273 SOUTH OF PANAMA. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Me 7.0 (GS).
MD 5.9 (UPA). ML 5.8 (CASC). Es=7.1*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=4.1*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Mo=3.4*10**18 Nm (PPT).
APR 03 06 17 18.3 16.660 S 72.662 W 87 D 6.1 6.2 0.9 422 NEAR COAST OF PERU. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Me 6.5 (GS).
Es=1.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). One person
killed in the Camana area. Fifty people injured and at
least 300 houses damaged (VI) in the Arequipa area. Felt
(IV) at Nazca and Pisco; (III) at Ica and Moquegua; (II) at
Cuzco and Lima. Also felt (V) at Arica and Putre; (IV) at
Camarones, Camina, Codpa, Iquique and Pozo Almonte; (III)
at Huara and Pica, Chile. Landslides temporarily blocked
the Pan American Highway at four locations in southern Peru.
Two events about 3.5 seconds apart.
APR 05 11 08 04.0 5.591 S 149.568 E 150 G 6.2 7.0 1.0 233 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 7.4 (GS), 7.4 (HRV). Me 7.3
(GS). Es=1.9*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=1.3*10**20 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.5*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). Felt
strongly at Kimbe. Also felt at Port Moresby, New Guinea.
Complex event. A small event is followed by a larger one
about 6 seconds later.
APR 08 13 10 34.0 43.607 N 130.350 E 566 D 6.4 0.8 645 EASTERN RUSSIA-NORTHEASTERN CHINA BORDER REG. Mw 7.1 (GS),
7.1 (HRV). Me 7.1 (GS). Es=9.0*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=5.0*10**19
Nm (GS). Mo=5.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.5*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Felt (IV) at Ussuriysk; (III) at Khabarovsk, Nakhodka and
Vladivostok; (II) at Blagoveshchensk, Komsomolsk-na-Amure
and Zeya, Russia. Felt in parts of Hebei, Heilongjiang and
Jilin Provinces, China. Also felt in southern Hokkaido,
northern Honshu and at Tokyo, Japan.
APR 13 10 38 48.4 21.422 S 176.460 W 164 D 6.4 0.8 464 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Me 6.8 (GS).
Es=4.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.9*10**19
Nm (HRV). Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
APR 20 19 04 08.3 31.888 S 179.040 W 96 D 6.2 0.9 385 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.6
(GS). Es=1.6*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=5.8*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt along
the east coast of the North Island from Wairoa to Wellington.
APR 22 22 19 36.9 27.953 S 26.635 E 5 G 5.7 4.7 0.7 290 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA. Two people killed in a gold mine
and some buildings damaged in the Welkom area.
MAY 06 23 00 53.1 29.501 N 51.880 E 33 N 5.9 6.3 1.0 358 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mw 6.1 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). Ms 6.2 (BRK).
Mo=1.7*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). At least 26
people killed, 100 injured and 800 houses destroyed in
southwestern Fars Province. Felt at Kazerun and Shiraz. Also
felt in parts of Bushehr and Kohkiluyeh va Buyer Ahmadi
Provinces.
MAY 10 20 33 02.0 5.159 S 150.880 E 138 D 6.5 6.8 0.9 430 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). Me 7.0
(GS). mb 6.5 (BRK). Es=7.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=4.8*10**19
Nm (GS). Mo=4.7*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.4*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Felt on New Britain. Also felt at Port Moresby, New Guinea.
MAY 12 17 59 22.4 43.032 N 143.835 E 103 D 5.9 0.8 451 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). Me 6.5
(GS). Es=1.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.4*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt (IV JMA) in southeastern
Hokkaido and (III JMA) in parts of Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi
Prefectures, Honshu. Felt in much of Hokkaido and south to
Fukushima Prefecture. Also felt (IV) at Yuzhno-Kurilsk,
Kunashir.
MAY 16 00 51 20.4 4.751 S 152.486 E 74 6.0 7.0 0.9 346 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). Me 6.4
(GS). Es=1.0*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt
strongly on the Gazelle Peninsula. Also felt in other parts
of New Britain and on New Ireland. Two events about 6
seconds apart.
MAY 17 10 07 56.4 5.165 S 152.877 E 27 G 5.5 6.9 1.0 271 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 6.0
(GS). Es=2.2*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=5.0*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.6*10**18 Nm (PPT).
JUN 04 09 12 50.0 40.802 N 47.448 E 33 N 5.4 5.0 1.2 305 EASTERN CAUCASUS. Mw 5.4 (GS), 5.4 (HRV), 5.5 (CSEM).
Me 5.6 (GS). Es=5.4*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=1.3*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.8*10**17 Nm (CSEM). Eighteen
people injured, more than 50 houses damaged and estimated
5 million U.S. dollars damage in central Azerbaijan,
mostly in the Agdas area. Felt (V) at Xankandi and (III)
at Baku, Azerbaijan. Also felt (V) at Goris and Ijevan;
(III) at Gyumri, Stepanavan, Vanadzor and Yerevan,
Armenia. Felt (IV) at Tbilisi, Georgia and (II) at
Derbent, Gunib and Makhachkala, Russia. Also felt in the
Ardabil region, Iran.
JUN 07 07 45 49.0 8.586 N 125.854 E 33 N 5.2 5.4 1.3 72 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 5.7 (HRV). Mo=3.6*10**17
Nm (GS). Twelve people injured and at least 20 buildings
damaged or destroyed (VI RF) at Bayugan. Felt (V RF) at
Butuan and San Francisco; (IV RF) at Hinatuan and Lianga;
(II RF) at Bislig and Cagayan de Oro; (I RF) on Camiguin.
JUN 15 20 42 05.9 18.386 N 97.436 W 70 G 6.4 6.5 1.1 516 CENTRAL MEXICO. Mw 6.9 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Me 6.7 (GS).
Es=2.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Fourteen
people killed, about 200 injured and considerable damage
(VIII) to thousands of buildings and several bridges in
Puebla; one person killed by a landslide, dozens injured
and damage to buildings and bridges in Veracruz; one person
killed, dozens injured, many buildings and roads damaged in
Oaxaca; one person killed and some buildings damaged in
Morelos; one person died of a heart attack and some
buildings damaged in Guerrero; two people died of heart
attacks and minor damage to buildings in the Distrito
Federal. Dozens injured and damage in the states of Mexico
and Tlaxcala; two people injured in Hidalgo. A railroad was
damaged between Calco and Mixquic. Felt in much of central
and southern Mexico from Aguascalientes to Chiapas.
JUN 21 17 43 04.5 18.324 N 101.539 W 69 D 6.0 5.8 1.1 352 GUERRERO, MEXICO. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). Me 5.7 (GS).
MD 5.8 (UNM). Es=8.5*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=2.6*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). More than 1,300 homes damaged
including 600 at Coahuayutla, Guerrero. One church damaged
at Cuitzeo, Michoacan. Minor damage in Morelos. Felt at
Mexico City and in the states of Colima, Jalisco, Mexico,
Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosi and Veracruz. Two events
about 2 seconds apart. Depth based on first event.
JUL 03 01 43 54.0& 47.076 N 123.463 W 41 5.4 5.5 380 WASHINGTON. . Mw 5.8 (GS), 5.8 (HRV). Me 5.3 (GS).
Es=2.0*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=6.6*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.3*10**17 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.4*10**17 Nm (PPT). Seven
people injured in the Aberdeen-Satsop area and one person
injured at Olympia. Damage (VII) at Aberdeen and
Montesano. Slight damage (VI) at Brady, Central Park,
Cosmopolis, Elma, Hoquiam, McCleary, Ocean Shores and
Shelton. Felt (V) at many locations including Olympia,
Seattle and Tacoma. Felt throughout western Washington
and as far south as Portland and Tillamook, Oregon. Felt
north as far as Nanaimo, Sidney, Vancouver and Victoria,
British Columbia.
JUL 11 14 14 16.5 15.782 N 88.330 W 10 G 6.0 6.6 1.0 434 HONDURAS. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Me 7.0 (GS). Ms 6.7 (BRK).
Es=8.0*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19
Nm (HRV). One person killed and another person died from a
heart attack; at least 40 people injured in the
Izabal-Puerto Barrios area, Guatemala. Seven houses
destroyed, forty-one houses sustained considerable damage;
bridges and highways damaged in the Izabal-Puerto Barrios
area, Guatemala. Minor damage in western Honduras. Felt
throughout most of Honduras and in eastern Guatemala. Felt
in Belize, El Salvador and at Villahermosa, Mexico.
JUL 19 02 17 03.6 28.629 S 177.608 W 39 G 6.3 6.2 0.9 411 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.5
(GS). Es=1.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=5.1*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt on Raoul.
JUL 22 10 42 11.7 21.544 N 91.895 E 10 G 5.2 4.2 0.8 154 BAY OF BENGAL. Six people killed, over 200 injured and
about 700 homes damaged or destroyed on Maheshkhali Island,
Bangladesh. Some damage at Cox's Bazaar. Felt at Chittagong
and on Sandwip Island, Bangladesh.
AUG 01 08 39 04.9 30.367 S 177.832 W 10 G 5.7 6.4 0.8 275 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me
6.2 (GS). Es=4.5*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=8.0*10**18 Nm (PPT).
AUG 10 19 33 59.8 36.245 N 54.645 E 33 N 4.5 4.3 1.1 58 NORTHERN IRAN. One person killed, one person injured and
several houses damaged at Momenabad.
AUG 11 04 27 55.3 34.791 N 32.939 E 33 N 5.1 5.4 1.2 234 CYPRUS REGION. Mw 5.6 (HRV). Mo=2.9*10**17 Nm (HRV). At
least 15 people injured, 32 buildings damaged (VII) and
landslides in the Limassol area. At least 50 buildings
damaged in other parts of Cyprus. Felt (V) at Nicosia,
(IV) at Larnaca and (III) at Paphos. Also felt in Egypt,
Lebanon and Syria.
AUG 17 00 01 39.1 40.748 N 29.864 E 17 G 6.3 7.8 1.3 381 TURKEY. Mw 7.4 (GS), 7.6 (HRV), 7.6 (CSEM), 7.3 (OBN).
Me 7.7 (GS). MD 6.7 (ISK). Es=8.1*10**15 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.4*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=2.9*10**20 Nm (HRV).
Mo=2.4*10**20 Nm (CSEM). Mo=9.5*10**19 Nm (OBN).
Mo=1.8*10**20 Nm (PPT). At least 17,118 people killed,
nearly 50,000 injured, thousands missing, about 500,000
people homeless and estimated 3 to 6.5 billion U.S.
dollars damage in Istanbul, Kocaeli and Sakarya
Provinces. Felt as far east as Ankara. Felt (III) at
Anapa, Russia; Chisinau, Moldova; Simferopol and on the
south coast of Crimea, Ukraine. As much as 5 meters of
right-lateral strike-slip displacement occurred along a
120-km zone of the North Anatolian Fault between
Karamursel and Golyaka. Rupture proceeded from west to
east in two subevents. Duration of strong shaking was
37 seconds with maximum acceleration 0.3-0.4g.
AUG 20 10 02 21.1& 9.044 N 84.159 W 20 G 6.1 6.9 542 COSTA RICA. . Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). Me 6.4 (GS).
ML 6.1 (CASC). Es=9.3*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Some damage in western Panama. Felt in southern Nicaragua
and throughout Costa Rica. A small onset is followed by a
larger event about 2 seconds later.
AUG 22 12 40 45.9 16.117 S 168.039 E 33 N 6.3 6.2 1.1 272 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 6.5 (GS).
Es=1.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=6.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.7*10**18
Nm (HRV). Felt strongly on Ambrym. Landslides and rockfalls
occurred on the island.
AUG 26 07 39 28.9 3.522 S 145.657 E 33 N 5.6 6.2 1.2 116 NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.1 (HRV). Me
6.6 (GS). Es=1.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.9*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.7*10**18 Nm (HRV).
AUG 31 08 10 49.5 40.711 N 29.949 E 10 G 5.2 4.9 1.0 327 TURKEY. Mw 5.2 (HRV). MD 5.2 (ISK). Mo=6.6*10**16 Nm (HRV).
One person killed, 166 injured and additional damage in the
Izmit area. Felt at Istanbul.
SEP 07 11 56 49.3 38.119 N 23.605 E 10 G 5.6 5.8 1.1 416 GREECE. Mw 5.9 (GS), 6.0 (HRV). Me 5.7 (GS). Ms 5.8 (BRK).
ML 5.4 (THE). Es=7.5*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=8.9*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). One hundred forty-three people
killed, 1,600 injured, 50,000 homeless and at least 53,000
buildings damaged or destroyed (IX) in the Athens area.
Preliminary estimate of damage at 655 million U.S. dollars.
Felt in much of central Greece and as far as Izmir, Turkey.
SEP 13 11 55 28.1 40.709 N 30.045 E 13 G 5.8 5.8 0.9 420 TURKEY. Mw 5.9 (GS), 5.8 (HRV). Me 5.8 (GS). MD 5.8 (ISK).
Es=9.5*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=6.7*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.0*10**17 Nm (HRV). Six people killed, one died of a
heart attack, 422 injured and additional damage in the
Adapazari-Golcuk-Kocaeli area. Felt in much of
northwestern Turkey.
SEP 20 17 47 18.4 23.772 N 120.982 E 33 N 6.5 7.7 1.1 367 TAIWAN. Mw 7.5 (GS), 7.7 (HRV), 7.5 (OBN). Me 7.2 (GS).
Es=1.5*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=1.7*10**20 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.4*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.8*10**20 Nm (OBN).
Mo=5.2*10**20 Nm (PPT). At least 2,297 people killed,
8,700 injured, 600,000 people left homeless and about
82,000 housing units damaged by the earthquake and larger
aftershocks. Damage estimated at 14 billion U.S. dollars.
Maximum intensity (VI JMA) in Nan-tou and Tai-chung
Counties. Half of a village was lost by subsidence into
the Ta-an Hsi and landslides blocked the Ching-shui Hsi,
creating a large lake. Two other lakes were created by
substantial ground deformation near the epicenter. Surface
faulting occurred along 75 km of the Chelungpu Fault. Felt
(V JMA) at Chia-i and I-lan; (IV JMA) at Kao-hsiung, Taipei
and Tai-tung; (IV JMA) on Lan Yu and Peng-hu Tao; (III JMA)
at Hua-lien. Felt strongly in Fujian, Guangdong and
Zhejiang Provinces. Felt (IV) in Hong Kong. Also felt
(II JMA) on Iriomote-jima and Yonaguni-jima; (I JMA) on
Ishigaki-jima and Miyako-jima, Ryukyu Islands. Complex
earthquake. A small event is followed by a larger one about
11 seconds later.
SEP 20 18 03 44.2 23.570 N 121.299 E 33 N 6.3 1.4 210 TAIWAN. ML 6.6 (TAP). Felt (IV JMA) at Chia-i and Tai-chung;
(III JMA) at Hua-lien and Tai-tung. Also felt (III JMA) on
Peng-hu Tao.
SEP 20 18 16 18.5 23.756 N 121.246 E 33 N 6.2 0.9 248 TAIWAN. ML 6.8 (TAP). Felt (V JMA) at Tai-chung; (IV JMA) at
Chia-i and Hua-lien; (III JMA) at I-lan and Tai-tung. Also
felt (IV JMA) on Peng-hu Tao.
SEP 20 21 46 42.8 23.390 N 120.964 E 33 N 5.8 6.5 1.4 201 TAIWAN. Mw 6.4 (HRV). ML 6.4 (TAP). Mo=4.8*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Felt (V JMA) at Chia-i; (III JMA) at Hua-lien, Kao-hsiung,
Tai-chung and Tai-tung; (II JMA) at I-lan. Also felt
(III JMA) on Peng-hu Tao and (II JMA) on Lan Yu.
SEP 25 23 52 48.6 23.738 N 121.158 E 17 G 6.2 6.4 0.9 405 TAIWAN. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.2 (GS). Es=4.9*10**13
Nm (GS). Mo=4.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.0*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Additional casualties, damage and landslides in the
epicentral area. Felt (V JMA) at Chia-i; (IV JMA) at
Hua-lien; (III JMA) at I-lan and Tai-tung; (II JMA) at
Kao-hsiung and Taipei. Felt in much of Taiwan. Felt
(IV JMA) on Peng-hu Tao and (IV) in Hong Kong. Also felt
(I JMA) on Iriomote-jima and Yonaguni-jima, Ryukyu
Islands.
SEP 29 00 13 05.5 40.739 N 29.346 E 10 G 4.9 4.5 1.2 253 TURKEY. Mw 5.2 (HRV). MD 4.8 (ISK). Mo=6.9*10**16 Nm
(HRV). One person killed at Istanbul.
SEP 30 16 31 15.6 16.059 N 96.931 W 61 6.5 7.5 0.9 631 OAXACA, MEXICO. Mw 7.4 (GS), 7.5 (HRV). Me 7.2 (GS).
Es=1.3*10**15 Nm. Mo=1.5*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=1.7*10**20
Nm (HRV). Mo=2.4*10**20 Nm (PPT). At least 33 people killed,
215 injured, thousands of buildings damaged or destroyed,
utilities disrupted and roads blocked by landslides in the
state of Oaxaca. Maximum intensity (VIII) in southwestern
Oaxaca. One person killed and minor damage to some buildings
at Mexico City. One person killed at Cordoba, Veracruz.
Minor damage in the states of Guerrero, Morelos, Puebla,
Tlaxcala and Veracruz. Felt from the state of San Luis
Potosi to Guatemala.
OCT 05 00 53 28.9 36.730 N 28.240 E 33 N 4.9 4.6 1.2 232 DODECANESE ISLANDS. Mw 5.2 (HRV), 5.6 (CSEM). ML 4.9 (THE).
Mo=6.9*10**16 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.9*10**17 Nm (CSEM). At least
103 people injured in the Marmaris area, Turkey. Felt on
Kos and Rhodes, Greece.
OCT 16 09 46 44.1 34.594 N 116.271 W 0 6.3 7.4 527 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. . Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.2 (HRV), 7.0
(BRK), 7.0 (OBN). Me 7.3 (GS). ML 7.3 (BRK). Es=1.9*10**15
Nm (GS). Mo=5.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=6.0*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (BRK). Mo=3.0*10**19 Nm (OBN). Four people
slightly injured when an Amtrak train derailed near Ludlow.
Damage (VII) at Landers, Ludlow, Twentynine Palms and
Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base. Slight damage (VI) at
Amboy, Apple Valley, Baker, Barstow, Big Bear Lake, Cima,
Crest Park, Desert Center, Essex, Fawnskin, Fort Irwin,
Hemet, Highland, Hinkley, Joshua Tree, Lucerne Valley,
Newberry Springs, Olancha, Palm Springs, Phelan,
Ridgecrest, Tecopa, Thousand Palms and Victorville. Also
slight damage (VI) at Laughlin, Nevada. Felt (V) at many
localities in southern California, southern Nevada and
western Arizona. Also felt at Ensenada, Mexicali, Tecate
and Tijuana, Baja California. Surface faulting observed
along a 45-kilometer segment of the Lavic Lake Fault with
as much as 2.8-4.7 meters of right-lateral displacement.
Complex earthquake begins with tiny precursor followed by
major events about 4 and 7 seconds after the onset.
OCT 18 02 43 23.8 56.121 S 26.578 W 33 N 6.0 6.2 0.9 152 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.3 (HRV).
Me 6.6 (GS). Es=1.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=3.2*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.5*10**18 Nm (HRV).
OCT 22 02 18 58.5 23.445 N 120.506 E 33 N 5.7 5.6 1.0 299 TAIWAN. Mw 5.9 (GS), 5.9 (HRV). Me 5.7 (GS).
Es=6.7*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=6.9*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.9*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person killed, 254 people
injured and 15 buildings collapsed in the Chia-i area.
Maximum intensity (VI JMA) in eastern Chia-i, northern
Tai-nan and southern Yun-lin Counties. Felt throughout
Taiwan.
OCT 31 13 27 42.4? 13.64 S 74.43 W 62 D 4.4 1.3 21 CENTRAL PERU. Thirty people injured, 210 adobe houses
destroyed and 1,100 damaged (VI) in the Chuschi area.
Felt (II) at Cangallo and Huancapi.
OCT 31 15 09 39.8 29.413 N 51.807 E 33 N 5.0 4.9 1.3 196 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mw 5.2 (HRV). Mo=6.9*10**16 Nm (HRV).
Thirty people injured, some buildings damaged and power
outages in the Kazerun area.
NOV 01 13 25 16.5 39.899 N 113.983 E 10 G 5.1 5.3 1.2 120 NORTHEASTERN CHINA. Mw 5.3 (HRV). ML 5.5 (BJI).
Mo=9.1*10**16 Nm (HRV). Four people injured and 6,000
houses damaged in Shanxi Province. Some damage in Hebei
Province. Felt at Hohhot and Tianjin.
NOV 07 16 54 41.7 40.693 N 30.725 E 10 G 4.9 4.2 1.1 186 TURKEY. Mw 5.0 (HRV). MD 5.0 (ISK). Mo=3.2*10**16 Nm
(HRV). One person died from a heart attack at Hendek. Felt
at Bursa, Eskisehir, Istanbul, Izmit and Sakarya.
NOV 08 16 45 43.0 36.522 N 71.240 E 228 D 6.2 1.0 436 AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV).
Me 6.2 (GS). Es=4.6*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=6.7*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). One person injured at Kabul; felt
throughout eastern Afghanistan. Felt (VI) at Dushanbe,
Tajikistan. Felt (V) at Samarqand and Toshkent; (IV) at
Farghona; (III) at Andijon and Namangan, Uzbekistan. Felt
(III) at Chardzhev, Turkmenistan. Felt in much of Pakistan
from North West Frontier Province to parts of Sindh
Province. Felt at Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Also felt
in many parts of northern India as far south as Delhi.
NOV 11 14 41 25.6& 40.744 N 30.266 E 22 5.5 5.5 472 TURKEY. . Mw 5.7 (GS), 5.7 (HRV), 5.7 (CSEM). MD 5.7
(ISK). ML 5.2 (THE). Mo=3.5*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=3.6*10**17
Nm (HRV). Mo=3.8*10**17 Nm (CSEM). One person killed, one
died of a heart attack and 156 injured at Sakarya.
Thirteen people injured at Kocaeli and two injured at
Golcuk. Felt at Istanbul and Sapanca.
NOV 12 16 57 19.5 40.758 N 31.161 E 10 G 6.3 7.5 1.1 484 TURKEY. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.2 (HRV), 7.0 (CSEM), 7.3 (OBN).
Me 7.0 (GS). ML 6.6 (THE). Es=7.4*10**14 Nm (GS).
Mo=5.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=6.7*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=4.1*10**19 Nm (CSEM). Mo=9.1*10**19 Nm (OBN). At least
894 people killed and 4,948 injured, mostly in the
Bolu-Duzce area. Casualties occurred as far as Eskisehir,
Yalova and Zonguldak. Extensive damage occurred in the
Bolu-Duzce area. Landslides in the Bolu Pass blocked the
Ankara-Istanbul highway. Felt as far as Ankara, Istanbul
and Izmir. Also felt (III) at Chisinau, Moldova and (III)
at Sevastopol and Simferopol, Ukraine. Two events about
2 seconds apart.
NOV 15 05 42 43.2 1.339 S 88.976 E 10 G 6.3 6.9 1.0 457 SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN. Mw 6.8 (GS), 7.0 (HRV), 6.7 (OBN).
Me 7.7 (GS). Es=7.0*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (OBN). Felt in
the Colombo area, Sri Lanka. Also felt (II) at Banda Aceh,
Indonesia. Complex earthquake. A small event is followed
by a larger one about 3 seconds later.
NOV 17 03 27 42.0 5.978 S 148.820 E 48 5.9 7.0 0.9 336 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV).
Me 6.3 (GS). Es=6.4*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt at
Kimbe and in western New Britain. Two events about 8
seconds apart.
NOV 19 13 56 46.4 6.351 S 148.763 E 33 N 5.9 7.0 1.1 268 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.8 (GS), 7.0 (HRV).
Me 6.3 (GS). ML 6.3 (PMG). Es=6.6*10**13 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (HRV).
NOV 24 16 40 21.2 24.589 N 102.872 E 33 N 4.8 4.6 1.0 49 YUNNAN, CHINA. ML 5.0 (BJI). One person killed, 5 injured
and 90 buildings destroyed in Chengjiang County.
NOV 26 04 27 24.7 36.920 N 54.900 E 33 N 5.2 4.8 1.0 172 NORTHERN IRAN. Mw 5.3 (HRV). Mo=1.1*10**17 Nm (HRV).
About 50 buildings damaged in the Gorgan area.
NOV 26 13 21 15.5 16.423 S 168.214 E 33 N 6.4 7.3 1.2 273 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 7.2 (GS), 7.5 (HRV), 7.2 (OBN).
Me 7.3 (GS). Es=1.7*10**15 (GS). Mo=8.4*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.7*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.9*10**19 Nm (OBN).
Mo=4.5*10**20 Nm (PPT). At least five people killed and
forty injured by collapsed buildings and landslides on
Pentecost. Extensive damage to roads and telephone lines
on Pentecost. At least five people killed at Mortelli
Bay by a local tsunami, which was also recorded at Suva,
Fiji. Damage and landslides also occurred on Ambrym, Epi
and Paama. Felt strongly in much of Vanuatu.
NOV 29 03 46 30.1 1.275 S 89.043 E 10 G 5.9 6.4 1.1 324 SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Me 6.9 (GS).
Es=5.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=4.9*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt in parts of Sri Lanka.
NOV 30 04 01 53.2 18.901 S 69.171 W 128 D 6.2 0.9 442 NORTHERN CHILE. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 6.1 (GS).
Es=3.5*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=8.2*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=7.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). Slight damage and power outages in
the epicentral area. Felt (V) at Arica, Camarones, Putre,
Tarapaca and Tignamar; (IV) at Iquique; (III) at
Antofagasta, Calama, Camar, Maria Elena, Mejillones,
Talabre and Tocopilla. Also felt (V) at Tacna; (IV) at Ilo
and Moquegua; (III) at Arequipa, Peru. Two events about 2.5
seconds apart.
DEC 03 17 06 54.7 40.358 N 42.346 E 19 5.3 5.5 1.3 261 TURKEY. Mw 5.6 (GS), 5.8 (HRV). Mo=3.2*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=4.8*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person killed at Goresken. Six
people injured, 340 houses damaged and one road closed due
to a landslide in Erzurum Province. Felt (III) at Adler,
Dagomys, Khosta and Sochi, Russia. Also felt at Batumi,
Georgia.
DEC 06 23 12 33.9 57.413 N 154.489 W 66 D 6.8 1.2 527 KODIAK ISLAND REGION. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). ML 7.0 (AEIC),
6.7 (PMR). Mo=3.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.6*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Slight damage (VI) at Larsen Bay and Old Harbor. Felt
strongly at Akhiok and Kodiak. Felt (III) at Homer and
Chignik; (II) at Anchorage, Palmer and Willow. Also felt at
Dillingham, Eagle River, Fairbanks, Kasilof, Nelson Lagoon
and Nikiski.
DEC 07 00 19 49.6 57.362 N 154.514 W 41 6.5 6.1 1.0 478 KODIAK ISLAND REGION. Mw 6.4 (HRV). ML 6.3 (PMR), 6.1
(AEIC). Mo=5.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt at Anchorage,
Ekwok, Homer, King Salmon, Kodiak and Old Harbor.
DEC 10 18 38 30.1 36.206 S 97.316 W 10 G 5.7 6.2 1.3 232 WEST CHILE RISE. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Mo=7.0*10**18
Nm (GS). Mo=7.0*10**18 Nm (HRV).
DEC 11 18 03 36.4 15.766 N 119.740 E 33 N 6.5 7.1 1.0 516 LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.3 (HRV).
Me 7.1 (GS). Ms 7.2 (BRK). Es=1.1*10**15 Nm.
Mo=5.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=9.6*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Mo=1.3*10**20 Nm (PPT). One person killed at Masinloc.
Four people died from heart attacks and 40 injured on
Luzon. Damage to structures (VII RF) at Santa Cruz;
(VI RF) at Iba, Manila and Masinloc. Felt (VI RF) at
Clark Air Base, Olongapo and San Fernando; (V RF) at
Dagupan, Pasig, Quezon and Taguig; (IV RF) at Baguio,
Lucban, Malolos, Palayan, San Jose, Santo Domingo and
Tagaytay; (III RF) at Santa; (II RF) at Guinyangan and
Pasuquin; (I RF) at Tuguegarao. Power outages occurred
in the Manila area.
DEC 15 05 12 33.1* 11.246 N 124.657 E 33 N 4.8 1.2 28 LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. One person killed at Tacloban.
Minor damage (VI RF) at Leyte. Felt (III RF) at Ormoc.
Also felt (II RF) at Borongan, Samar and (II RF) at
Lapu-Lapu, Cebu.
DEC 21 14 14 57.6 6.845 S 105.555 E 56 D 6.2 6.3 1.0 435 SUNDA STRAIT. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Mo=5.6*10**18 Nm
(GS). Mo=9.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Five people killed at
Pandeglang, more than 220 injured and 2,800 houses damaged
in western Jawa. Damage estimated at 3.9 million US
dollars. Felt throughout western Jawa and in southeastern
Sumatera, Indonesia.
DEC 22 17 36 56.2 35.321 N 1.281 W 10 G 5.4 5.5 1.2 346 NORTHERN ALGERIA. Twenty-four people killed, about 175
injured and 3,000 houses destroyed in the Ain Temouchent
area. Felt at Arzew, Mascara, Oran and Tlemcen. Also felt
at Oujda, Morocco.
DEC 29 05 19 46.9 18.244 N 101.432 W 70 D 6.1 5.4 1.0 363 GUERRERO, MEXICO. Mw 5.9 (GS), 6.0 (HRV). Mo=8.6*10**17
Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). One person injured and
minor structural damage at Coahuayutla de Guerrero. Felt
at Mexico City and Zihuatanejo.
DEC 29 13 29 19.6 10.860 S 165.354 E 33 N 5.6 6.8 0.8 150 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). Mo=1.8*10**19
Nm (GS). Mo=3.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Notable North American Earthquakes:
April 17 00 56 25.0& 19.248 N 155.489 W 11 5.6 5.1 222 HAWAII. Mw 5.8 (GS), 5.7 (HRV). MD 5.6 (HVO).
Mo=6.4*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=3.9*10**17 Nm (HRV).
Some damage to homes at Pahala. Felt throughout the
Island of Hawaii.
Compiled by Waverly J. Person
Note: Hypocenters will be recomputed for December 1999.
