Significant Earthquakes of the World
2007
June 10, 2008
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 2007
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 13 04 23 21.1 46.243 N 154.524 E 10 G 8.1 1.1 606 EAST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS. MW 8.1 (GCMT), 7.9 (GS), 8.0 (OBN). mb
7.3 (GS). MS 8.2 (GS). ME 8.2 (GS). Mo 7.8*10**20 Nm (GS),
1.8*10**21 Nm (GCMT), 2.8*10**21 Nm (PPT), 1.2*10**21 Nm (OBN).
Es 4.2*10**16 Nm (GS). Felt (VI) on Paramushir; (V) on Iturup
and Kunashir; (III) on Shikotan. Felt (IV) at Petropavlovsk-
Kamchatskiy. Felt (IV) at Misawa and (II) at Tokyo, Japan. Also
felt in parts of Hokkaido and northern Honshu. Recorded (3 JMA)
in eastern Hokkaido and in the Shizunai area; (2 JMA) throughout
southern Hokkaido and in the Sarufutsu area, Hokkaido. Also
recorded (3 JMA) in Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi; (2 JMA) in Akita,
Fukushima and Yamagata; (1 JMA) in Hyogo, Ibaraki, Kanagawa,
Nagano, Saitama, Tochigi and Tokyo Prefectures, Honshu. Tsunami
wave heights in centimeters (peak-to-trough) were recorded at
the following tide stations: 10 at Hana-saki, Japan; 4 at Adak
and 32 on Shemya Island, Alaska; 33 at Arena Cove, 37 at
Crescent City and 20 at Port San Luis, California; 12 at Hilo,
14 at Kahului and 9 at Nawiliwili, Hawaii; 27 at Port Orford,
Oregon; 18 on Midway Island; 9 on Wake Island.
JAN 21 07 38 57.0& 39.592 N 42.863 E 3 5.2 262 EASTERN TURKEY. <ISK>. MW 5.2 (GCMT). mb 5.1 (GS). ML 5.0 (ISK).
Mo 6.7*10**16 Nm (GCMT). Two people slightly injured. Some old
houses slightly damaged in at least seven villages in Agri. Felt
in the Agri area.
JAN 21 11 27 45.0 1.065 N 126.282 E 22 G 7.5 1.2 570 MOLUCCA SEA. MW 7.5 (GCMT), 7.3 (GS), 7.4 (OBN). mb 6.7 (GS). MS
7.3 (GS). ME 7.5 (GS). Mo 2.0*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 1.1*10**20 Nm
(GS), 3.7*10**20 Nm (PPT), 1.5*10**20 Nm (OBN). Es 4.1*10**15 Nm
(GS). One person died of a heart attack, 3 others killed, 4
others injured and minor damage to some buildings at Manado,
Sulawesi, Indonesia. Felt (VI) on Ternate and (IV) in southern
Halmahera. Also felt (VI) at Bitung and Tondano, (V) at
Kotamobagu and (IV) at Gorontalo, Sulawesi.
JAN 30 04 54 50.5 54.740 S 146.298 E 11 G 6.9 1.4 388 WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND. MW 6.9 (GCMT), 6.8 (GS). mb 6.2 (GS).
MS 6.9 (GS). ME 7.5 (GS). Mo 2.4*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.0*10**19 Nm
(GS), 2.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 4.4*10**15 Nm (GS).
JAN 30 21 37 44.3 20.980 N 144.705 E 20 G 6.6 0.9 418 MAUG ISLANDS REG., NORTHERN MARIANA ISL. MW 6.6 (GCMT), 6.5 (GS).
mb 6.3 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). Mo 9.2*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
7.6*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 4.3*10**14 Nm (GS).
JAN 31 03 15 52.2 29.776 S 178.002 W 34 G 6.5 0.9 493 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND. MW 6.5 (GCMT), 6.4 (GS). mb 6.1
(GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). Mo 7.1*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
4.4*10**18 Nm (GS), 9.2*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 4.0*10**13 Nm (GS).
FEB 20 08 04 25.2 1.034 S 126.976 E 12 G 6.7 1.1 253 KEPULAUAN SULA, INDONESIA. MW 6.7 (GCMT), 6.5 (GS). mb 6.2 (GS).
MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). Mo 7.9*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.5*10**19 Nm
(GCMT), 1.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.8*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at
Labuha and Sanana; (III) on Ternate; (II) on Ambon and at Bitung.
MAR 06 03 49 38.9 0.493 S 100.498 E 19 G 6.4 1.2 306 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. MW 6.4 (GCMT), 6.3 (GS). mb 5.9
(GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 5.4*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
3.7*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 7.5*10**14 Nm (GS). At least 67 people
killed, 826 injured and 43,719 houses damaged or destroyed
(VIII) in the Bukittinggi-Payakumbuh-Solok area. Felt (V) at
Padang, (IV) at Pekanbaru and (III) at Duri, Jambi and in
Kepulauan Riau. Felt at Dumai and Padangsidempuan. Also felt
(IV) at Johor Bahru; (III) at Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya,
Sekudai, Shah Alam and Subang Jaya; (II) at Klang, Malaysia.
Felt at Bandar, Baru, Batu Pahat, Bukit Baru, Jenjarum, Kajang,
Kampung Sungai Tinggi, Melaka, Parit Raja, Pasir Gudang, Pontian
Kecil, Salak and Seremban, Malaysia. Felt (III) in Singapore.
MAR 06 05 49 25.4 0.488 S 100.530 E 11 G 6.3 1.0 392 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. MW 6.3 (GCMT), 6.1 (GS). mb 5.9
(GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). Mo 3.4*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
1.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Es 2.0*10**14 Nm (GS). Casualties and damage
are included with the event at 03:49 UTC. Felt (VI) at Padang,
(IV) at Duri, (III) at Pekanbaru and (II) at Medan. Felt at
Padangpanjang and Selatpanjang. Also felt (III) at Kuala Lumpur,
Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Subang Jaya, Malaysia. Felt at Air
Keruh, Banting, Batu Pahat, Johor Bahru, Klang, Muar, Port
Dickson, Sekudai and Sungai Besar, Malaysia. Felt (III) in
Singapore.
MAR 06 13 05 12.1 2.082 N 76.495 W 43 5.2 1.0 132 COLOMBIA. MW 5.2 (GCMT). mb 5.0 (GS). MS 5.0 (GS). Mo 7.5*10**16
Nm (GCMT). At least 7 people injured in Cauca and 2 in Sotara.
One building destroyed and 7 damaged in Purace; one building
destroyed and 17 damaged in Sierra Cauca; six buildings
destroyed and 38 damaged in Sotara; one building damaged in
Timbio. Felt at Cali and Popayan.
MAR 06 22 32 06.8& 33.490 N 48.930 E 16 4.7 158 WESTERN IRAN. <TEH>. mb 4.7 (GS). mbLg 4.8 (TEH). Thirty-five
people injured and buildings damaged at Dorud.
MAR 25 00 40 01.6 20.617 S 169.357 E 34 G 7.1 1.0 426 VANUATU. MW 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (GCMT). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 7.0 (GS). ME
6.8 (GS). Mo 6.2*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 5.5*10**19 Nm (GS),
8.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 3.4*10**14 Nm (GS). A tsunami was
generated with maximum recorded wave heights (peak-to-trough) of
16 cm at Port-Vila, Vanuatu and 4 cm at Honiara, Solomon
Islands. Felt (III) at Port-Vila. Felt (III) at Mont-Dore, New
Caledonia. Also felt at Noumea and Yate, New Caledonia.
MAR 25 00 41 57.8 37.336 N 136.588 E 8 G 6.7 0.8 493 NEAR THE WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 6.7 (GCMT), 6.6 (GS),
6.7 (NIED), 6.7 (OBN). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo
9.1*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 6.8*10**19 Nm (PPT),
1.4*10**19 Nm (NIED), 1.2*10**19 Nm (OBN). Es 1.1*10**14 Nm
(GS). At least one person killed and 359 injured and more than
13,556 houses destroyed. More than 60 landslides occurred on and
near the Noto-hanto. Roads damaged and cracks occurred in the
landing field of Noto airport. Train service and water supply
were interrupted. A tsunami was generated with maximum observed
wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 22 cm at Suzushi Nagahashi, 18
cm at Kanazawa and 6 cm Toyama. Felt (V) at Kanazawa; (III) at
Nagoya and Osaka; (II) at Kobe, Kyoto, Tokyo and Yokohama.
Recorded (6U JMA) in Ishikawa Prefecture, (3 JMA) in much of
central Honshu and (2 JMA) throughout Honshu. Also recorded (1
JMA) in southwestern Hokkaido.
MAR 25 01 08 19.0 20.754 S 169.354 E 35 G 6.9 1.0 281 VANUATU. MW 6.9 (GCMT). mb 5.9 (GS). MS 7.1 (GS). Mo 2.7*10**19
Nm (GCMT).
APR 01 20 39 58.7 8.466 S 157.043 E 24 G 8.1 1.3 439 SOLOMON ISLANDS. MW 8.1 (GCMT), 7.7 (OBN). mb 6.8 (GS). MS 7.9
(GS). ME 7.6 (GS). Mo 1.6*10**21 Nm (GCMT), 9.1*10**20 Nm (PPT),
4.5*10**20 Nm (OBN). Es 5.1*10**15 Nm (GS). Fifty-two people
killed and several villages destroyed by the earthquake and
tsunami. About 300 homes, schools and a hospital were destroyed
at Sasamunga and about 500 houses were damaged at Gizo. Tsunami
damage also occurred on Lefung and Taro. Two people were killed
by landslides on Ranongga, where uplift was also observed. Felt
(IV) at Honiara. A 3.5-meter tsunami was measured at Unumatana
and a 2 meter tsunami was observed at Kelau, Woodlark Island,
Papua New Guinea, where 17 houses were destroyed, a church was
damaged and the tsunami ran inland up to 1 km. The tsunami also
caused damage on Rossel Island and Bougainville. Tsunami wave
heights in centimeters (peak-to-trough) were recorded at the
following tide stations:16 at Pago Pago, American Samoa; 22 at
Cape Ferguson, Australia; 8 at Suva, Fiji; 16 at Kwajalein,
Marshall Islands; 14 in Midway Islands; 102 at Charleston, 76 at
Jackson Bay and 66 at New Plymouth, New Zealand; 18 at Manus
Island, Papua New Guinea; 14 at Nuku`alofa, Tonga; 14 at Adak,
Alaska, USA; 20 at San Diego and 22 at Santa Monica, California,
USA; 20 at Kahului, Hawaii, USA; and 24 at Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
APR 01 20 47 31.3 7.169 S 155.777 E 10 G 6.6 1.2 251 SOLOMON ISLANDS. mb 6.6 (GS).
APR 01 21 11 33.1 7.306 S 155.741 E 10 G 6.9 1.1 305 SOLOMON ISLANDS. MW 6.9 (GCMT). mb 6.3 (GS). Mo 2.6*10**19 Nm
(GCMT).
APR 04 11 02 29.6 20.688 S 169.056 E 10 G 6.5 1.5 170 VANUATU. MW 6.5 (GCMT), 6.2 (GS). mb 5.8 (GS). MS 6.2 (GS). Mo
6.2*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 2.9*10**18 Nm (GS).
APR 15 03 19 30.3 34.807 N 136.239 E 16 D 5.1 0.7 351 WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 5.1 (GCMT), 5.0 (NIED). mb 5.4 (GS). MS
4.6 (GS). Mo 6.6*10**16 Nm (GCMT), 3.9*10**16 Nm (NIED). At
least 12 people injured and 63 buildings damaged in the Mie-Nara-
Shiga area. Felt (IV) at Kyoto and (III) at Kobe, Nagoya and
Osaka. Felt in much of west-central Honshu and in eastern
Shikoku. Recorded (5U JMA) in Mie; (4 JMA) in Nara and Shiga; (3
JMA) in Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Kyoto, Nagano, Osaka and
Wakayama; (2 JMA) in Hyogo, Shizuoka, Tottori, Toyama and
Yamanashi; (1 JMA) in Kanagawa and Okayama Prefectures. Also
recorded (1 JMA) in Kagawa, Kochi and Tokushima Prefectures,
Shikoku.
APR 21 17 53 46.3 45.243 S 72.648 W 37 6.2 1.0 316 AISEN, CHILE. MW 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (GCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.3 (GS).
Mo 2.8*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 2.5*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.5*10**18 Nm
(PPT). At least 3 people killed and 7 missing due to a 7.6 meter
tsunami caused by rockslides falling into a narrow fjord near
Puerto Aisen. Felt (VII) at Puerto Aisen and Puerto Chacabuco,
(VI) at Coihaique, (V) at Balmaceda and (IV) at Cochrane.
APR 28 07 18 11.3 51.085 N 1.009 E 10 G 4.6 1.1 295 ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM. mb 4.6 (GS). ML 5.0 (GRF), 4.9 (CSEM),
4.9 (LDG), 4.7 (STR), 4.3 (BGS). One person injured and some
buildings damaged slightly in the Folkestone area. Felt (VI) at
Folkestone; (V) at Dover: (IV) at Ashford, Canterbury and
Hastings; (III) at Deal; (II) at London and Maidstone. Also felt
at Boston, Broadstairs, Lincoln, Milton Keynes, Norwich,
Ramsgate, Swindon, Tonbridge and Walsall. Felt at Outreau and
Roubaix, France and at Wetteren, Belgium.
MAY 06 21 11 52.5 19.401 S 179.354 W 676 D 6.5 0.9 617 FIJI REGION. MW 6.5 (GCMT), 6.4 (GS). mb 6.0 (GS). Mo 6.1*10**18
Nm (GCMT), 5.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Felt at Neiafu, Tonga.
JUN 02 21 34 57.7 23.028 N 101.052 E 5 G 6.1 1.0 400 YUNNAN, CHINA. MW 6.1 (GS), 6.1 (GCMT). mb 5.7 (GS). MS 6.3 (GS).
ME 6.1 (GS). Mo 1.7*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 1.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Es
3.1*10**13 Nm (GS). Three people killed, at least 329 injured,
rockslides blocked roads and an estimated 310 million U.S.
dollars damage was caused in the Ning'er area. Felt (VII) at
Simao. Also felt at Jinghong.
JUN 13 19 29 40.1 13.554 N 90.618 W 23 G 6.7 1.1 468 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA. MW 6.7 (GCMT), 6.5 (GS). mb 5.9 (GS). MS 6.5
(GS). ME 5.9 (GS). MD 6.5 (SNET). Mo 8.0*10**18 Nm (GS),
1.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.6*10**13 Nm
(GS). Some houses damaged in the Guatemala City area. Felt (VI)
at Escuintla and San Jose; (V) at Mixco; (IV) at Antigua
Guatemala, Palencia, Panajachel, Petapa, Quetzaltenango, Santa
Catarina Pinula and Villa Nueva. Felt at Amatitlan,
Chimaltenango, Chiquimulilla, Coban, El Palmar, Fraijanes,
Iztapa, Jalapa, Jocotenango, La Esperanza, Mazatenango, Patzun,
Retalhuleu, Salcaja, San Antonio Palopo, San Jose Pinula, San
Lucas Sacatepequez, Sanarate, Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa,
Santiago Atitlan, Santiago Sacatepequez, Totonicapan, and Villa
Canales. Landslides occurred at Escuintla. Felt (V) at Antiguo
Cuscatlan and Nueva San Salvador; (IV) at San Salvador,
Soyapango, Tonacatepeque and Zaragoza, El Salvador. Felt at
Acajutla, Ahuachapan, Apopa, Ilopango, La Libertad, Mejicanos,
Nuevo Cuscatlan, Olocuilta, Opico, San Luis, Santa Rosa de Lima,
Santo Tomas, El Salvador. Also felt at Arriaga and Tapachula,
Mexico; Masaya, Nicaragua; Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
JUN 24 00 25 18.4* 55.645 S 2.626 W 10 G 6.5 1.5 65 SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. MW 6.5 (GCMT), 6.3 (GS). mb 5.7
(GS). MS 6.1 (GS). Mo 6.7*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 4.0*10**18 Nm (GS).
JUN 28 02 52 10.9 7.979 S 154.635 E 18 G 6.7 1.1 419 BOUGAINVILLE REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (GCMT).
mb 6.2 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). Mo 1.6*10**19 Nm (GS),
1.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.1*10**15 Nm (GS).
JUL 16 01 13 22.3 37.535 N 138.446 E 12 G 6.6 1.0 782 NEAR THE WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 6.6 (GCMT), 6.5 (GS),
6.6 (NIED). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo 6.3*10**18
Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 9.3*10**18 Nm (NIED), 2.3*10**19
Nm (PPT). Es 1.4*10**14 Nm (GS). Nine people killed, at least
1,088 injured, 875 houses damaged, roads and bridges damaged and
landslides occurred in Nagano, Niigata and Toyama Prefectures. A
two-car train derailed on the JR Echigo Line at Kashiwazaki. A
minor tsunami was observed on Sadoga-shima. Felt (VI) at
Niigata; (IV) at Higashimatsuyama and Ueda; (III) at Daigo,
Ichikawa, Tokyo, Yokohama and Yokosuka; (II) at Misawa, Nagoya
and Tsukuba. Also felt at Aizuwakamatsu, Akita, Asaka, Atsugi,
Chiba, Chino, Fukui, Funabashi, Furukawa, Fussa, Gifu, Hachioji,
Hamamatsu, Hamura, Hitachinaka, Inagi, Iwaki, Iwatsuki, Joetsu,
Kanazawa, Kariya, Kashiwa, Kawasaki, Kobe, Kodaira, Koriyama,
Kyoto, Maebashi, Matsumoto, Muika, Murayama, Nagareyama,
Narashino, Narita, Niitsu, Noshiro, Nyuzen, Osaka, Ryotsu,
Ryugasaki, Sagamihara, Sakura, Sendai, Shichigahama, Shimizu,
Shimosuwa, Shizuoka, Tachikawa, Takayama, Tatebayashi, Toda,
Tomisato, Tsurugi, Tsuruoka, Uji, Urawa, Urayasu, Yono and
Zushi. Recorded (6U JMA) in Nagano and Niigata; (5L JMA) in
Ishikawa; (4 JMA) in Fukushima, Gumma, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tochigi
and Yamagata; (3 JMA) in Aichi, Chiba, Gifu, Kanagawa, Miyagi,
Shizuoka, Tokyo, Toyama and Yamanashi; (2 JMA) in Akita, Fukui,
Hyogo, Iwate, Kyoto, Mie, Nara, Osaka and Shiga; (1 JMA) in
Aomori, Tottori and Wakayama Prefectures.
JUL 16 14 17 37.3 36.808 N 134.850 E 350 D 6.8 0.7 664 SEA OF JAPAN. MW 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (GCMT), 6.8 (NIED). mb 6.2 (GS).
Mo 2.1*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.8*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.4*10**19 Nm
(PPT), 1.8*10**19 Nm (NIED). Felt (III) at Misawa, Narita, Tokyo
and Yokosuka; (II) at Yokohama. Felt at Ayase, Daigo, Hamura,
Hanamaki, Haramachi, Hitachinaka, Iwaki, Kamagaya, Kashiwa,
Kawaguchi, Kikugawa, Kodaira, Konosu, Mitaka, Nara, Niiza,
Ofunato, Osaka, Ryugasaki, Sagamihara, Sayama, Sendai,
Tachikawa, Tanashi, Tono, Utsunomiya, Yono, Zama and Zushi.
Recorded (4 JMA) in the Obihiro area, (3 JMA) in south-central
and eastern Hokkaido, (2 JMA) in much of southern Hokkaido and
(1 JMA) in northern Hokkaido. Also recorded (3 JMA) in eastern
Honshu, (2 JMA) in much of central and northern Honshu and (1
JMA) in parts of southern Honshu. Also recorded (1 JMA) on
Hachijo-jima.
JUL 21 22 44 13.5 38.936 N 70.485 E 10 G 5.2 1.0 364 TAJIKISTAN. MW 5.2 (GCMT). mb 5.6 (GS). MS 5.0 (GS). Mo
8.3*10**16 Nm (GCMT). Three people killed in the Rasht region
and nine killed in a related landslide in the Asht region. Felt
at Dushanbe.
JUL 22 23 02 14.7 30.881 N 78.239 E 19 5.1 0.7 179 UTTARANCHAL, INDIA. mb 5.1 (GS). MS 4.3 (GS). Three people
injured and buildings damaged at Uttarkashi. Buildings also
damaged at Chamoli and Muzaffarnagar; in parts of the Dehra Dun
District and in the Yamnotri Valley area. Rockfalls blocked
National Highway 94 in the Dharasu-Phulchatti-Yamnotri area.
Felt at Almora, Badaun, Bharmaur, Chakrata, Chamba, Chandigarh,
Dehra Dun, Didihat, Gopeshwar, Gurgaon, Haridwar, Haryana,
Karnaprayag, Kinnaur, Manali, Meerut, Mussoorie, Muzaffarnagar,
New Tehri, Pauri, Roorkee, Shimla, Srinagar and in the Lahaul
and Spiti District.
JUL 26 05 40 16.1 2.872 N 127.464 E 25 G 6.9 1.3 374 MOLUCCA SEA. MW 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (GCMT). mb 6.4 (GS). MS 6.8 (GS).
ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 3.2*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.7*10**19 Nm (GS),
4.8*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 2.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Several people
injured and many houses damaged in North Maluku Province,
Indonesia. Felt (V) on Ternate; (IV) at Manado and Tobelo; (III)
at Labuha, Indonesia. Also felt at Davao, Philippines.
AUG 01 17 08 51.4 15.595 S 167.680 E 120 G 7.2 1.1 494 VANUATU. MW 7.2 (GS), 7.2 (GCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). Mo
7.4*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 7.0*10**19 Nm (GS), 9.1*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 1.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Some buildings, roads and a bridge
damaged (VII) at Luganville. Power outages also occurred at
Luganville. Felt at Port-Olry.
AUG 02 02 37 42.3 47.116 N 141.798 E 5 G 6.2 1.1 429 TATAR STRAIT, RUSSIA. MW 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (GCMT). mb 5.3 (GS). MS
6.2 (GS). Mo 2.4*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 2.2*10**18 Nm (GS),
6.1*10**18 Nm (PPT). At least 2 people killed, 12 injured, 1,000
homeless, 11 buildings destroyed and 20 buildings damaged at
Nevel'sk. Felt (III) at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. Felt at Dolinsk. A
tsunami with recorded wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 30 cm at
Wakkanai and 20 cm at Rumoi, Hokkaido. Recorded (2 JMA) in
northern Hokkaido.
AUG 02 03 21 42.8 51.307 N 179.971 W 21 G 6.7 1.0 725 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA. MW 6.7 (GCMT), 6.6 (GS).
mb 6.3 (GS). MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.3 (GS). Mo 1.6*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
1.0*10**19 Nm (GS). Es 6.1*10**13 Nm (GS).
AUG 04 22 21 53.9 46.663 N 141.772 E 9 D 4.9 0.6 203 SAKHALIN, RUSSIA. mb 4.9 (GS). Two people injured at Nevel'sk.
Felt at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
AUG 08 17 05 04.9 5.859 S 107.419 E 280 G 7.5 1.1 228 JAVA, INDONESIA. MW 7.5 (GCMT), 7.4 (GS). mb 6.5 (GS). ME 7.2
(GS). Mo 2.6*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 1.8*10**20 Nm (GS), 1.7*10**20 Nm
(PPT). Es 1.5*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt (V) at Serpong; (IV) at
Bandung, Bekasi, Bogor, Cicurug, Depok, Jakarta, Sleman,
Tangerang and Yogyakarta; (III) at Citeko, Kebumen, Malang and
Pacitan; (II) at Blitar and Tretes. Felt at Baki, Banjar,
Banjaran, Bantul, Ciawi, Cibadak, Cilacap, Cilegon, Cimanggis,
Ciputat, Cirebon, Dayeuhkolot, Garut, Karangasem, Karawang,
Kediri, Kuningan, Lembang, Madiun, Pelabuhanratu, Pondok Aren,
Pondokgede, Purwokerto, Salatiga, Semarang, Sewon, Sukabumi,
Teluknaga, Tulungagung and Weleri. Felt (IV) at Kuta; (III) at
Denpasar and Ubud; (II) at Bali; felt at Klungkung, Bali. Felt
(III) at Liwa and Padang; felt at Bandar Lampung, Sumatra. Also
felt (III) at Kuala Lumpur; felt at Petaling Jaya and Sungai
Ara, Malaysia.
AUG 15 20 22 11.1 50.322 N 177.548 W 9 G 6.5 0.9 622 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA. MW 6.5 (GCMT). mb 6.3
(GS). MS 6.2 (GS). ME 6.8 (GS). ML 5.9 (AEIC). Mo 6.3*10**18 Nm
(GCMT), 1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 3.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt on Adak.
AUG 15 23 40 57.8 13.386 S 76.603 W 39 G 8.0 0.9 625 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU. MW 8.0 (GCMT). mb 6.7 (GS). MS
7.9 (GS). ME 7.7 (GS). Mo 1.1*10**21 Nm (GCMT), 1.4*10**21 Nm
(PPT). Es 9.1*10**15 Nm (GS). At least 514 people killed, 1,090
injured and more than 39,700 buildings damaged or destroyed. The
majority of the casualties and damage occurred in Chincha Alta,
Ica and Pisco. Widespread communication and power outages
occurred in the area. The Panamerican Highway, the Carretera
Central and other main transport routes were heavily damaged due
to landslides and cracks. Felt (IX) at Chincha Alta and Pisco;
(VII) at Ica and San Vicente de Canete; (VI) at Lima; (V) at
Cusco; (IV) at Arequipa; (III) at Trujillo. Felt at Abancay,
Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Chaclacayo, Chillca, Chimbote, Chosica,
Cocachacra, Huacho, Huanuco, Huaraz, Huarmey, Imperial, La
Oroya, Lambayeque, Mala, Nazca, Nuevo Imperial, Pachacamac,
Pucallpa, Quillabamba, San Luis, Urubamba and Viru. Felt (III)
at Bogota, Colombia and (II) at La Serena, Chile. Also felt at
Coquimbo and Iquique, Chile; at Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador; at
La Paz, Bolivia and at Manaus, Brazil. Possible earthquake
lights observed at Lima. A tsunami with wave heights, peak-to-
trough in centimeters, was recorded at the following selected
tide stations: 16 at Antofagasta, 36 at Arica, 23 at Caldera, 28
at Coquimbo, 16 at Iquique, 21 in Archipielago Juan Fernandez,
18 at San Antonio, 28 at San Felix, 35 at Talcahuano and 17 at
Valparaiso, Chile; 27 at Galapagos Islands, Ecuador; 30 at Nuku
Hiva Island, French Polynesia; 12 at Hanasaki and 13 at Tosa-
Shimizu, Japan; 20 at Acapulco, Mexico; 30 at Chatham Island, 13
at Green Island, 25 at Kaikoura, 17 at Lyttelton, 22 at Sumner
Head and 26 at Tinaru, New Zealand; 100 at Callao and La Punta,
Peru; 13 at Apia, Samoa; 14 at Port-Vila, Vanuatu; 10 at Dutch
Harbor, Alaska; 12 at Crescent City, California; 33 at Hilo, 28
at Kahului and 12 at Kawaihae, Hawaii, USA.
AUG 16 08 39 28.4 9.834 S 159.465 E 15 G 6.5 1.4 382 SOLOMON ISLANDS. MW 6.5 (GCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.6
(GS). Mo 6.1*10**18 Nm (GCMT). Es 1.6*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (V)
at Honiara.
AUG 20 22 42 28.5 8.037 N 39.251 W 6 G 6.5 0.9 655 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. MW 6.5 (GCMT). mb 6.3 (GS). MS 6.4
(GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 8.2*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 6.3*10**18 Nm (PPT).
Es 6.3*10**14 Nm (GS).
AUG 25 04 24 21.9 28.154 N 56.652 E 10 G 5.0 1.2 234 SOUTHERN IRAN. MW 5.0 (GCMT). mb 5.0 (GS). mbLg 4.7 (TEH). ML 4.5
(THR). Mo 4.4*10**16 Nm (GCMT). At least 4 people injured in the
Haji Abad-Orzuiyeh area. Felt at Tehran.
SEP 02 01 05 18.1 11.610 S 165.762 E 35 G 7.2 1.3 312 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS. MW 7.2 (GCMT). mb 5.9 (GS). MS 7.3 (GS). ME
6.6 (GS). Mo 9.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.1*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es
1.8*10**14 Nm (GS).
SEP 09 18 36 37.6 7.783 S 114.338 E 35 G 4.9 1.3 47 BALI SEA. MW 4.9 (GCMT). mb 4.8 (GS). Mo 2.6*10**16 Nm (GCMT). At
least 13 people injured and buildings damaged (VI) at Situbondo.
SEP 10 01 49 11.7 2.966 N 77.963 W 15 G 6.8 0.9 653 NEAR THE WEST COAST OF COLOMBIA. MW 6.8 (GCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). MS
6.7 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo 1.7*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 5.2*10**18 Nm
(PPT). Es 1.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Five people injured in Narino.
Thirty-four houses damaged at El Charco, Iscuande, La Tola and
Mosquera. Power outages occurred at Iscuande. Liquefaction
observed at El Charco. Felt (V) at Tumaco, (IV) at Cali and
(III) at Bogota and Pasto. Felt at Buenaventura, Dos Quebradas,
Ibarra, Ipiales, Jamundi, Mulatos, Olaya Herrera, Palmira,
Pereira, Popayan and Yumbo. Felt (III) at Quito, Ecuador. Also
felt at Cotacachi, Ibarra, Otavalo and Santo Domingo.
SEP 12 11 10 26.8 4.438 S 101.367 E 34 G 8.5 1.0 411 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. MW 8.5 (GCMT). mb 6.9 (GS). MS 8.5
(GS). ME 8.2 (GS). Mo 6.7*10**21 Nm (GCMT), 7.8*10**20 Nm (PPT).
Es 4.0*10**16 Nm (GS). Twenty-five people killed and at least
161 injured, 56,425 buildings damaged or destroyed and roads
damaged in Bengkulu and Sumatera Barat. Power and telephone
outages occurred. Felt (VI) at Bengkulu; (V) at Padang; (IV) at
Lampung, Palembang, Pekanbaru and Sibolga; (III) at Jambi; (II)
at Banten and Serang. Also felt at Medan. Felt (IV) at Duri and
(III) at Jakarta, Java. Also felt at Bekasi and Kuningan. Felt
(III) at Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya, Malaysia and in
Singapore. Also felt at Batang Berjuntai, Batu Pahat, Gelugor,
Johor Bahru, Kertih, Kuala Selangor, Muar, Penang, Pontian
Kecil, Putrajaya, Sekudai and Subang Jaya, Malaysia and by
people in high-rise buildings at Bangkok, Thailand and Male,
Maldives. A seiche was observed in Khlong Saensaep in Bangkok,
Thailand and sink holes which may have been caused by the
earthquake appeared at 3 locations in Ipoh, Malaysia. A tsunami
was generated which caused some building damage (included above)
in the Serangai area, north of Bengkulu. Tsunami wave heights
(in cm, peak-to-trough) were recorded at the following tide
stations in the Indian Ocean: 24 at Cocos Island, Australia; 9
on Diego Garcia; 227 at Padang, 52 at Cilacap, 42 at Prigi, 30
at Sibolga, 16 at Sabang and 4.5 at Benoa, Indonesia; 8 at Lamu,
Kenya; 23 at Hanimadu, 21 at Male and 13 at Gan, Maldives; 114
at Rodrigues, Mauritius; 131 at Salalah and Sur Masirah, Oman;
40 at Point La Rue, Seychelles; 60 at Colombo and at
Trincomalee, Sri Lanka; 8 on Phuket, Thailand.
SEP 12 23 49 03.7 2.625 S 100.841 E 35 G 7.9 1.0 446 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA. MW 7.9 (GCMT). mb 6.6 (GS).
MS 8.1 (GS). ME 7.8 (GS). Mo 8.1*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 2.0*10**20 Nm
(PPT). Es 9.5*10**15 Nm (GS). Casualties and damage are included
with the event at 11:10 UTC. Felt (VI) at Padang and Painan;
(IV) at Pekanbaru, Sibolga and Singkil; (III) at Duri, Sumatra.
Felt at Curup and Dumai. Felt (III) at Jakarta, Java. Felt at
Pondokaren. Felt (III) at Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya; (II)
at Kuala Selangor, Malaysia. Felt at Banting, Georgetown, Johor
Bahru, Kampong Salak Tinggi, Klang, Melaka, Shah Alam, Subang
Jaya and Sungai Ara, Malaysia. Also felt (III) in Singapore.
SEP 13 02 30 03.3 1.689 S 99.668 E 29 6.5 1.0 409 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA. MW 6.5 (GCMT). mb 5.9 (GS).
Mo 8.1*10**18 Nm (GCMT). Felt (VI) at Padang and (V) at Bengkulu
and Padangpanjang, Sumatra.
SEP 13 03 35 28.7 2.130 S 99.627 E 22 G 7.0 1.0 537 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA. MW 7.0 (GCMT). mb 6.3 (GS).
MS 7.2 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 4.7*10**19 Nm (GCMT). Es 7.0*10**14
Nm (GS). Casualties and damage are included with the event of
September 12 at 11:10 UTC. Felt (III) at Bengkulu and Padang;
(II) at Kapahiang and Padangpanjang, Sumatra. Also felt at Duri,
Palembang and Pekanbaru. Felt (II) at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Also felt at Johor Bahru. Felt (III) in Singapore.
SEP 20 08 31 14.4 1.999 S 100.141 E 30 G 6.7 0.9 503 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. MW 6.7 (GCMT). mb 6.3 (GS). MS 6.8
(GS). ME 6.9 (GS). Mo 1.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT). Es 5.5*10**14 Nm
(GS). Felt (V) at Painan; (IV) at Kerinci, Merangin and
Padangpanjang; (III) at Kapahiang, Muaro Jambi and Padang; (II)
at Bukittinggi. Also felt (III) in Singapore.
SEP 26 12 36 26.8 4.990 S 153.500 E 40 G 6.8 1.1 348 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.8 (GCMT), 6.7 (GS). mb
6.2 (GS). MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.1 (GS). Mo 1.7*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
1.5*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 3.6*10**13 Nm (GS).
Felt at Kokopo. Also felt at Gizo, Solomon Islands.
SEP 28 01 35 51.9 21.133 S 169.373 E 10 G 6.5 1.3 503 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.3 (GCMT). mb 6.1
(GS). MS 6.6 (GS). Mo 6.7*10**18 Nm (GS), 3.4*10**18 Nm (GCMT).
SEP 28 13 38 57.8 22.013 N 142.668 E 260 G 7.5 1.0 558 VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. MW 7.5 (GCMT), 7.4 (GS), 7.5
(NIED). mb 6.7 (GS). ME 7.6 (GS). Mo 2.0*10**20 Nm (GCMT),
1.4*10**20 Nm (GS), 2.0*10**20 Nm (PPT), 1.9*10**20 Nm (NIED).
Es 5.8*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Chatan and Naha, Okinawa.
Felt (III) at Yokosuka; (II) at Tokyo and Yokohama, Honshu.
Recorded (2 JMA) in the Chichijima-retto. Also recorded (2 JMA)
in Chiba, Fukushima, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Miyagi, Niigata, Saitama
and Tokyo; (1 JMA) in Akita, Fukuoka, Gumma, Nagano, Shizuoka,
Tochigi and Yamagata Prefectures, Honshu.
SEP 30 02 08 30.1 10.454 N 145.718 E 14 G 6.9 1.1 535 SOUTH OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS. MW 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (GCMT). mb 6.4
(GS). MS 7.1 (GS). ME 7.7 (GS). Mo 3.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
2.5*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 7.6*10**15 Nm (GS).
Felt (IV) at Barrigada and Hagatna; (III) at Santa Rita and
Yigo, Guam. Also felt on Saipan.
SEP 30 05 23 34.0 49.271 S 164.115 E 10 G 7.4 1.2 499 AUCKLAND ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND REGION. MW 7.4 (GCMT), 6.9 (GS). mb
6.4 (GS). MS 7.4 (GS). ME 7.2 (GS). Mo 3.1*10**19 Nm (GS),
1.6*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 2.6*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 1.4*10**15 Nm
(GS). Felt (III) at Dunedin and Invercargill on the South
Island. Also felt at Christchurch. Felt at Te Puke on the North
Island.
SEP 30 09 47 51.9 49.138 S 164.110 E 18 G 6.6 1.3 572 AUCKLAND ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND REGION. MW 6.6 (GCMT), 6.5 (GS). mb
6.6 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.8 (GS). Mo 7.6*10**18 Nm (GS),
1.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 3.2*10**14 Nm
(GS). Felt (III) at Dunedin, Invercargill and Queenstown on the
South Island. Also felt at Alexandra, Balclutha and Gore.
OCT 05 07 17 52.8 25.189 S 179.459 E 509 6.5 1.0 573 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS. MW 6.5 (GCMT), 6.4 (GS). mb 6.0 (GS).
ME 5.9 (GS). Mo 6.8*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 5.2*10**18 Nm (GS),
3.9*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 1.6*10**13 Nm (GS).
OCT 15 12 29 34.8 44.796 S 167.553 E 18 G 6.8 1.2 338 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND. MW 6.8 (GCMT), 6.7 (GS). mb 6.1
(GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). ML 6.7 (WEL). Mo 2.0*10**19 Nm
(GCMT), 1.4*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.6*10**14
Nm (GS). Slight damage in Fiordland. Felt (V) at Invercargill;
(IV) at Dunedin, Queenstown and Wanaka; (III) at Christchurch.
Felt in much of the South Island and southern part of the North
Island.
OCT 16 21 05 43.2 25.775 S 179.530 E 509 D 6.6 0.9 538 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS. MW 6.6 (GCMT), 6.5 (GS). mb 6.2 (GS).
ME 6.2 (GS). Mo 9.8*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 6.7*10**18 Nm (GS),
6.8*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 5.0*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt in the southern
part of the North Island, New Zealand.
OCT 24 21 02 50.6 3.899 S 101.020 E 21 G 6.8 1.2 494 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA. MW 6.8 (GCMT). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.9
(GS). ME 6.2 (GS). Mo 2.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.5*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 5.0*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Argamakmur, Lais, Muaraaman
and Mukomuko; (III) at Kapahiang. Also felt at Bengkulu, Jakarta
and in Singapore.
OCT 26 06 50 06.6 35.304 N 76.753 E 10 G 5.2 1.2 228 NORTHWESTERN KASHMIR. MW 5.2 (GCMT). mb 5.3 (GS). MS 4.8 (GS). Mo
6.7*10**16 Nm (GCMT). One person killed and landslides injured
at least 12 people in Ghanche. Felt in Ladakh.
OCT 31 03 30 15.9 18.900 N 145.388 E 207 G 7.2 1.1 461 PAGAN REGION, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. MW 7.2 (GS), 7.2 (GCMT).
mb 6.2 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 9.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 7.2*10**19 Nm
(GS), 8.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 2.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) on
Tinian and (III) on Saipan. Felt (II) at Yigo, Guam. Also felt
at Hagatna Heights, Santa Rita and Tamuning. Recorded (1 JMA) in
the Chichijima-retto and in Nagano, Niigata and Shizuoka
Prefectures, Honshu.
NOV 06 09 38 05.7 21.181 N 70.724 E 10 A 5.1 1.4 90 GUJARAT, INDIA. MW 5.1 (GCMT). mb 5.0 (GS). Mo 5.5*10**16 Nm
(GCMT). One person killed, 5 people injured and several
buildings collapsed or damaged in the Talala area. Felt
throughout the Bhavnagar-Jamnagar-Porbandar-Surendranagar area.
Felt as far as Ahmadabad (II) and Navsari.
NOV 07 04 12 38.6 9.721 N 124.647 E 72 5.3 0.8 96 BOHOL, PHILIPPINES. MW 5.3 (GCMT). mb 5.1 (GS). Mo 1.1*10**17 Nm
(GCMT). One person died at Mabini. Felt (V PIVS) at Jagna and
(IV PIVS) at at Tagbilaran. Felt (V PIVS) at Hibok-Hibok,
Camiguin. Felt (IV PIVS) at Mandaue City and (III PIVS) at Lapu-
Lapu City, Cebu. Felt (III PIVS) at Cagayan de Oro and (II PIVS)
at Butuan, Dipolog, Manucan and Surigao, Mindanao. Felt (III
PIVS) at Maasin, Leyte and at Dumaguete, Negros. Also felt at
Sagay and Talisay, Luzon.
NOV 07 07 10 21.9 22.150 N 92.388 E 29 D 5.5 0.8 172 INDIA-BANGLADESH BORDER REGION. MW 5.5 (GCMT). mb 5.1 (GS). MS
5.1 (GS). Mo 2.0*10**17 Nm (GCMT). Ten people injured in
Chittagong Hill Tracts and minor damage occurred at Bandarban,
Chittagong and Rangamati, Bangladesh. Felt at Chattagam,
Comilla, Cox's Bazar, Feni, Khagrachari and Teknaf. Also felt at
Agartala, Aizawl and Guwahati, India.
NOV 10 01 13 29.3 51.777 S 161.318 E 10 G 6.6 1.3 73 NORTH OF MACQUARIE ISLAND. MW 6.6 (GCMT). mb 5.4 (GS). MS 6.4
(GS). Mo 8.8*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 1.8*10**19 Nm (PPT).
NOV 14 15 40 50.5 22.247 S 69.890 W 40 G 7.7 1.1 610 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE. MW 7.7 (GCMT). mb 6.7 (GS). MS 7.4 (GS). ME
7.5 (GS). Mo 4.8*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 3.9*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es
4.6*10**15 Nm (GS). Two people killed, at least 45 injured and
buildings damaged (VIII) at Tocopilla. Twenty people injured and
buildings damaged (VII) at Maria Elena. Several thousand homes
destroyed or damaged, displacing about 15,000 people in the
Maria Elena-Tocopilla area. Buildings damaged (VII) at
Antofagasta and Calama. Power and telephone outages occurred at
Antofagasta and Iquique. Felt (VIII) at Quillagua; (VII) at
Baquedano and Mejillones; (VI) at Alto Hospicio, Arica, Huara,
Iquique and Taltal; (V) at Caldera, Chanaral, Copiapo and Tierra
Amarilla; (III) at Alto del Carmen, Coquimbo, Freirina, Huasco,
La Higuera, La Serena and Vallenar; (II) at Santiago, Valparaiso
and Vina del Mar. Felt from Arica to Santiago. Felt (IV) at
Arequipa and Tacna; felt at Lima and in Moquegua, Peru. Felt
(III) at La Paz; felt at Cochabamba and in other parts of
Bolivia. Felt at San Juan, Argentina. Also felt at Sao Paulo,
Brazil. Tsunami wave heights in centimeters (peak-to-trough)
were recorded at the following tide stations: 25.5 at
Antofagasta, 19.5 at Arica, 9.5 at Caldera and 19.3 at Iquique.
NOV 15 15 05 58.3 22.925 S 70.237 W 26 G 6.8 1.1 285 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE. MW 6.8 (GCMT), 6.6 (GS). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.6
(GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 2.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.1*10**19 Nm (GS),
2.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 2.4*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (V) at
Antofagasta; (IV) at Pozo Almonte; (III) at Alto Hospicio,
Huara, Iquique, Maria Elena, Mejillones, Quillagua, Pica, Sierra
Gorda and Tocopilla; (II) at Caldera, Copiapo, San Pedro de
Atacama and Tierra Amarilla.
NOV 16 03 13 00.1 2.312 S 77.838 W 123 D 6.8 0.9 649 PERU-ECUADOR BORDER REGION. MW 6.8 (GCMT), 6.7 (GS). mb 6.3 (GS).
ME 6.6 (GS). MD 6.7 (QUI). Mo 1.8*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.6*10**19
Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.8*10**14 Nm (GS). Minor
damage at Guayaquil, Ecuador. Felt (IV) at Cuenca, Guayaquil,
Loja, Macas, Manta and Puyo; (III) at Quito, Ecuador. Also felt
at Ambato, Bahia de Caraquez, Gualaceo, Jaramijo, La Libertad,
Latacunga, Machala, Milagro, Morona, Portoviejo, Riobamba,
Samborondon and Tena. Felt (IV) at Santa Maria de Nieva, Peru.
Also felt at Iquitos, Jaen, Lima, Moyobamba, Paita, Piura, San
Ignacio, Trujillo and Tumbes. Felt strongly in much of Ecuador
and northern Peru.
NOV 20 05 20 03.4& 31.680 N 49.930 E 7 4.8 186 WESTERN IRAN. <TEH>. mb 4.8 (GS). mbLg 5.1 (TEH). ML 4.9 (THR).
Thirty people slightly injured at Qal' eh-ye Tol and some houses
slighty damaged in Khuzestan. Felt at Ahvaz. Also felt at Ash
Shuwaykh, Kuwait.
NOV 22 08 48 27.5 5.757 S 147.098 E 53 G 6.8 1.2 341 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. MW 6.8 (GCMT), 6.7
(GS). mb 6.0 (GS). ME 6.2 (GS). Mo 1.7*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
1.5*10**19 Nm (GS), 8.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 4.4*10**13 Nm (GS).
One water tower damaged and power knocked out at Lae. Felt (V)
at Lae. Also felt at Bulolo, Goroka, Kainantu, Madang and Port
Moresby.
NOV 25 16 02 15.7 8.292 S 118.370 E 20 G 6.5 1.1 353 SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA. MW 6.5 (GCMT), 6.4 (GS). mb 6.3 (GS).
MS 6.3 (GS). ME 6.0 (GS). Mo 6.1*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 4.3*10**18 Nm
(GS), 4.6*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 2.5*10**13 Nm (GS). Three people
killed, hundreds injured and hundreds of houses destroyed (V) in
the Bima-Dompu-Raba area. Felt (IV) at Sumbawabesar and (III) at
Taliwang. Also felt (IV) at Mataram, Lombok and (III) at
Denpasar, Bali and at Labuhanbajo, Flores. Felt at Kuta and
Ubud, Bali.
NOV 25 19 53 05.4 8.224 S 118.467 E 18 G 6.5 1.2 272 SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA. MW 6.5 (GCMT), 6.4 (GS). mb 6.1 (GS).
MS 6.2 (GS). ME 6.1 (GS). Mo 6.2*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 4.6*10**18 Nm
(GS), 3.7*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 3.0*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (V) at
Bima and Dompu and (IV) at Sumbawabesar. Also felt (IV) at
Mataram, Lombok. Felt (III) at Denpasar, Kuta and Ubud, Bali and
at Lubuhanbajo, Flores.
NOV 27 11 49 58.0 10.950 S 162.149 E 16 G 6.6 1.1 280 SOLOMON ISLANDS. MW 6.6 (GCMT), 6.4 (GS). mb 5.9 (GS). MS 6.7
(GS). ME 6.2 (GS). Mo 8.7*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 5.3*10**18 Nm (GS),
9.8*10**18 Nm (PPT). Es 3.8*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (III) at
Honiara.
NOV 29 19 00 20.4 14.944 N 61.274 W 156 G 7.4 0.7 663 MARTINIQUE REGION, WINDWARD ISLANDS. MW 7.4 (GS), 7.4 (GCMT), 7.7
(CAR). mb 6.9 (GS). ME 7.5 (GS). Mo 1.6*10**20 Nm (GCMT),
1.5*10**20 Nm (GS), 2.3*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 4.6*10**15 Nm (GS).
One person killed, at least 100 injured, several buildings
damaged or destroyed and power outages occurred on Martinique.
Two people injured and several buildings destroyed on Barbados.
Minor damage occurred on Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent. Power
outages occurred on Guadeloupe. Felt (VII) at Fort-de-France and
(VI) at Le Lamentin, Martinique. Felt (VII) at Cap Estate,
Castries and Soufriere; (VI) at Choc and Gros Islet, Saint
Lucia. Also felt (VI) at Bolans, Antigua. Felt (V) on Barbados,
Grenada, Guadeloupe, Saint Kitts, Saint Vincent and Trinidad.
Felt (IV) at Guaynabo, Humacao, Mayaguez, Rio Grande, San Juan
and Trujillo Alto; (III) at Bayamon, Carolina, Catano, Cidra and
Juncos, Puerto Rico. Felt (V) on Dominica; (IV) on Anguilla,
Bequia, Nevis, Saint Martin, Tobago and Tortola; (III) on Saba,
Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas, Sint Eustatius and at
Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica; (II) at Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic. Felt (V) at Georgetown and Linden, Guyana; (IV) at
Lelydorp and (III) at Paramaribo, Suriname; (IV) at Kourou,
French Guiana. Felt (IV) at Ciudad Bolivar, Ciudad Guayana and
Maturin; (III) at Caracas and Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. Felt at
Armenia and Bogota, Colombia; at Macouria, Montjoly and Remire,
French Guiana; at Overwacht, Suriname. Also felt throughout
northern Guyana and Venezuela and as far south as Boa Vista,
Brazil.
DEC 09 02 03 29.4 15.048 S 44.231 W 10 G 4.9 0.9 92 MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL. mb 4.9 (GS). One person killed, six
injured, 380 displaced and 76 buildings damaged in the
Itacarambi-Januaria-Manga area. Felt at Varzelandia.
DEC 09 07 28 20.8 25.996 S 177.514 W 153 7.8 1.1 512 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS. MW 7.8 (GCMT), 7.7 (GS). mb 7.0 (GS).
Mo 6.4*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 4.2*10**20 Nm (GS), 1.5*10**20 Nm
(PPT). Felt (IV) at Nuku`alofa, Tonga. Felt at Mu`a, Neiafu,
Pangai and Vaini, Tonga. Felt at Alofi, Niue. Also felt at Lower
Hutt, Napier, Wellington and Whakatane, New Zealand.
DEC 15 18 22 27.8 32.694 S 71.684 W 30 5.9 1.0 250 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE. MW 5.9 (GS), 5.9 (GCMT). mb 5.5 (GS).
MS 5.7 (GS). ML 6.0 (GUC). Mo 9.2*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 7.6*10**17
Nm (GS). Four people injured at Vina del Mar and several
buildings damaged at Con Con and Valparaiso. Felt (VI) at
Puchuncavi; (V) at San Felipe, Valparaiso and Vina del Mar; (IV)
at La Ligua, Los Andes, Papudo, Petorca, San Antonio and
Santiago; (III) at Illapel and Rancagua; (II) at San Fernando.
Felt at Buin, Colina, Limache, Paine, Penaflor, Puente Alto and
Quilpe.
DEC 16 08 09 17.9 22.954 S 70.182 W 45 G 6.7 1.1 481 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE. MW 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (GCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 6.4
(GS). ME 6.4 (GS). Mo 1.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.2*10**19 Nm (GS),
1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 7.7*10**13 Nm (GS). Felt (VI) at
Baquedano, Maria Elena, Mejillones, Sierra Gorda and Tocopilla;
(V) at Antofagasta, Calama, Iquique and San Pedro de Atacama;
(IV) at Alto Hospicio, Huara, Pica, Pozo Almonte and Taltal.
Also felt at Arica. Felt (II) at Arequipa, Peru. Power and
communications disrupted throughout the epicentral area from
Antofagasta to Iquique.
DEC 19 09 30 27.2 51.363 N 179.522 W 29 D 7.1 1.0 650 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA. MW 7.1 (GCMT), 7.0 (GS).
mb 6.4 (GS). MS 7.1 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). ML 6.8 (AEIC). Mo
6.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 3.8*10**19 Nm (GS), 7.7*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 1.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt at Adak.
DEC 20 07 55 15.8 39.011 S 178.291 E 20 G 6.6 1.4 461 OFF EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, N.Z. MW 6.6 (GCMT), 6.5 (GS).
mb 6.3 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). ML 6.9 (WEL). Mo
9.1*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 6.0*10**18 Nm (GS), 8.6*10**18 Nm (PPT).
Es 1.2*10**14 Nm (GS). One person died of a heart attack, 3
buildings collapsed and several heavily damaged (VII), a main
road damaged and power outages occurred at Gisborne. Felt (VII)
at Mangapapa and Whataupoko; (VI) at Kaiti; (V) at Edgecumbe and
Wairoa; (IV) at Blenheim, Hastings, Kapiti, Napier, Tauranga,
Wanganui and Whakatane; (III) at Lower Hutt, New Plymouth,
Palmerston North, Rotorua, Taupo, Te Puke, Upper Hutt and
Wellington; (II) at Christchurch and Nelson. Also felt at
Auckland, Dannevirke, Leeston, Levin, Marton, North Shore,
Opotiki, Otaki, Porirua and Waipukurau.
NOTABLE NORTH AMERICAN EARTHQUAKES
MAY 08 15 46 49.1& 45.394 N 112.130 W 14 4.4 177 WESTERN MONTANA. <BUT>. MW 4.4 (SLM). mb 4.8 (GS). ML 4.7 (BUT).
Mo 4.4*10**15 Nm (SLM). Several buildings slightly damaged (V)
at Sheridan. Felt (V) at Twin Bridges; (IV) at Dillon, Norris
and Virginia City; (III) at Anaconda, Belgrade, Bozeman, Butte,
Clancy, Corvallis, Deer Lodge, Divide, Ennis, Gallatin Gateway,
Hamilton, Helena, Manhattan, Missoula, Stevensville, Three
Forks, Victor and Whitehall; (II) at Florence and Great Falls.
Felt at Big Timber, Billings, Boulder, Cardwell, Clinton, Darby,
East Helena, Fort Benton, Gardiner, Garrison, Helmville,
Lewistown, Lincoln, Lolo, Philipsburg, Pony, Radersburg, Silver
Star, Sula and Warm Springs. Felt (III) at Salmon and (II) at
Boise, Idaho. Felt at Cascade, Clayton, Elk City, Leadore,
Moscow and North Fork, Idaho. Also felt at Pullman, Washington.
JUL 20 11 42 22.3& 37.804 N 122.193 W 5 4.2 41 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA. <NC>. MW 4.2 (BRK). Mo
2.5*10**15 Nm (BRK). Some buildings damaged and a gas line broke
at Montclair. Power outages occurred at Oakland. Felt (V) at
Berkeley and Oakland; (IV) at Alameda, Albany, El Cerrito, El
Sobrante, Emeryville, Fairfield, Hercules, Lafayette, Moraga,
Orinda, Pinole, Richmond, San Francisco, San Pablo, Sausalito,
Walnut Creek and Woodacre. Felt widely throughout the San
Francisco Bay area.
AUG 06 08 48 40.0& 39.465 N 111.237 W 2 3.9 117 UTAH. <SLC>. mb 4.2 (GS). ML 3.9 (SLC). Probable implosion at a
coal mine northwest of Huntington. Six miners killed and several
injured. Felt (III) at Huntington. Also felt at Mount Pleasant.
AUG 17 00 38 56.0& 39.464 N 111.207 W 0 1.6 6 UTAH. <SLC>. ML 1.6 (SLC). Coal bump at a mine northwest of
Huntington. Three miners killed and six injured.
OCT 31 03 04 54.8& 37.434 N 121.774 W 10 5.6 282 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA. <NC>. MW 5.6 (GCMT), 5.5
(BRK). mb 5.3 (GS). MS 5.1 (GS). Mo 2.7*10**17 Nm (GCMT),
1.9*10**17 Nm (BRK). Minor damage in the San Jose area. Felt
(VI) at Mount Hamilton and San Jose; (V) at Alviso, Milpitas,
Santa Clara and Sunnyvale; (IV) at Alameda, Aptos, Aromas,
Atherton, Atwater, Ballico, Belmont, Ben Lomond, Bolinas,
Boulder Creek, Brisbane, Burlingame, Campbell, Capitola, Carmel,
Ceres, Chualar, Crows Landing, Cupertino, Daly City, Danville,
Davenport, Delhi, Diablo, Dos Palos, Dublin, Felton, Freedom,
Fremont, Gilroy, Granite Bay, Greenfield, Gustine, Half Moon
Bay, Hayward, Hilmar, Hollister, Hughson, Isleton, La Honda,
Lathrop, Livermore, Livingston, Loma Mar, Los Altos, Los Banos,
Los Gatos, Manteca, Marina, Mendota, Menlo Park, Merced,
Millbrae, Modesto, Morgan Hill, Moss Beach, Moss Landing,
Mountain View, Newark, Newman, North Fork, Oakland, Pacifica,
Paicines, Palo Alto, Patterson, Pescadero, Pine Grove,
Placerville, Pleasanton, Portola Valley, Redwood City, Ripon,
Riverbank, Salinas, San Bruno, San Francisco, San Juan Bautista,
San Leandro, San Lorenzo, San Martin, San Mateo, San Miguel, San
Ramon, Santa Cruz, Saratoga, Sausalito, Scotts Valley, Seaside,
Soledad, Soquel, South San Francisco, Stevinson, Stinson Beach,
Stockton, Sunol, Tracy, Travis AFB, Turlock, Union City and
Watsonville. Felt in most of central and northern California
from Arcata to Bakersfield. Also felt in the Carson City-Reno
area, Nevada.
Compiled by Pamela J. Benfield and NEIC Operations Staff.
Hypocenters will be recomputed for December.
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