Significant Earthquakes of the World
2008
July 15, 2008
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 2008
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 01 06 32 27.9 40.288 N 72.985 E 6 G 5.6 0.9 489 KYRGYZSTAN. MW 5.6 (GCMT), 5.5 (GS). mb 5.8 (GS). MS 5.4 (GS). Mo
2.7*10**17 Nm (GCMT), 2.0*10**17 Nm (GS). At least 5,385
buildings damaged or destroyed (V) and about 5,300 people
homeless in the Osh area. Felt at Jalal-Abad. Also felt at
Kashi, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan.
JAN 05 11 01 05.3 51.260 N 130.752 W 10 G 6.6 1.3 423 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6 (GCMT), 6.5
(GS), 6.5 (PGC). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). Mo 9.8*10**18 Nm
(UCMT), 9.0*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 7.5*10**18 Nm (GS), 7.4*10**18 Nm
(PGC), 1.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (III) at Port Hardy, Sandspit
and Skidegate, British Columbia. Also felt at Winter Harbour.
JAN 07 03 12 26.8 0.795 S 134.012 E 12 G 5.9 0.9 253 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA. MW 5.9 (GCMT), 5.8
(GS), 5.8 (UCMT). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 5.6 (GS). Mo 7.8*10**17 Nm
(GCMT), 6.5*10**17 Nm (UCMT), 5.8*10**17 Nm (GS). Six people
injured and more than 22 buildings damaged or destroyed (V) at
Manokwari. Felt (III) at Nabire, Serui and Sorong.
JAN 09 22 24 03.8 35.616 N 0.570 W 10 G 4.6 1.2 286 NORTHERN ALGERIA. mb 4.6 (GS). ML 5.3 (ALG). One person killed
and several buildings damaged (V) at Oran.
JAN 15 17 52 15.6 21.984 S 179.535 W 598 D 6.5 1.0 484 FIJI REGION. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (UCMT), 6.5 (GCMT). mb 5.8 (GS). Mo
6.9*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 6.4*10**18 Nm (GS), 6.3*10**18 Nm (UCMT).
Felt at Lami.
JAN 22 17 14 57.9 1.011 N 97.442 E 20 G 6.2 1.1 157 NIAS REGION, INDONESIA. MW 6.2 (GS), 6.1 (UCMT), 6.1 (GCMT). mb
5.9 (GS). ME 6.0 (GS). Mo 2.4*10**18 Nm (GS), 2.0*10**18 Nm
(GCMT), 1.6*10**18 Nm (UCMT). Es 2.3*10**13 Nm (GS). One person
killed and five people injured on Nias; several buildings
damaged at Gunungsitoli. Felt (V) at Gunungsitoli, (IV) at
Singkil and Sibolga; (II) at Padang.
FEB 01 07 33 40.5 36.825 N 3.473 E 10 G 4.6 1.0 176 NORTHERN ALGERIA. mb 4.6 (GS). Three people slightly injured at
Boumerdas. Felt (III) at Algiers. Also felt at Birkhadem.
FEB 03 07 34 12.1 2.296 S 28.900 E 10 G 5.9 0.8 415 LAC KIVU REGION, DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO. MW 5.9 (GS), 5.9 (GCMT).
mb 6.1 (GS). MS 5.8 (GS). ME 5.6 (GS). Mo 9.6*10**17 Nm (GCMT),
9.0*10**17 Nm (GS). Es 5.2*10**12 Nm (GS). Five people killed
and 200 injured, 99 buildings collapsed and 815 seriously
damaged at Bukavu. Power outages occurred in about 50 percent of
the city. Thirty-three people killed and 517 injured in the
Cyangugu-Nyamasheke area, Rwanda. Felt (IV) at Butare and
Kigali. Also felt at Bujumbura and Kirundo, Burundi; Kabanga and
Rulenge, Tanzania; and Kabale, Uganda.
FEB 06 06 09 40.4 23.433 N 87.111 E 10 G 4.3 1.1 34 WEST BENGAL, INDIA. mb 4.3 (GS). One person killed and at least
50 injured in the Bankura area. Many buildings damaged at Andal,
Durgapur and Panagarh. Felt strongly at Asansol, Bankura,
Barjora, Gangajalghati, Mejia, Puruliya, Raniganj and Siuri.
Also felt at Dhanbad, Govindpur, Jharia, Nirsa and Ranchi.
FEB 08 09 38 14.1 10.671 N 41.899 W 9 G 6.9 0.9 600 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. MW 6.9 (UCMT), 6.9 (GCMT), 6.8 (GS).
mb 6.4 (GS). MS 6.9 (GS). ME 7.2 (GS). Mo 3.1*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
2.6*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 2.0*10**19 Nm (GS). Es 1.4*10**15 Nm (GS).
FEB 10 12 22 02.6 60.797 S 25.586 W 8 G 6.6 1.1 264 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.5 (GS), 6.5
(GCMT). mb 6.4 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME 6.5 (GS). Mo 8.2*10**18 Nm
(GCMT), 6.8*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (UCMT). Es 1.1*10**14
Nm (GS).
FEB 13 20 55 31.5& 31.730 N 51.200 E 14 4.9 101 CENTRAL IRAN. <THR>. mb 4.5 (GS). MS 4.9 (GS). mbLg 4.3 (TEH). ML
4.2 (THR). Ten people injured and 70 buildings damaged at
Nasirabad.
FEB 14 02 07 46.7 2.404 S 28.918 E 10 G 5.4 0.8 274 RWANDA. mb 5.4 (GS). MS 4.9 (GS). One person killed, 65 injured
and homes damaged at Kigali and 5 buildings severely damaged at
Ibanda. Felt at Butare and Ruhengeri. Forty-four people injured
at Bukavu, Congo. Also felt at Rulenge, Tanzania.
FEB 14 10 09 22.7 36.501 N 21.670 E 29 G 6.9 1.3 645 SOUTHERN GREECE. MW 6.9 (GCMT), 6.7 (UCMT), 6.6 (GS). mb 6.2
(GS). MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). ML 6.7 (THE), 6.2 (ATH). Mo
8.5*10**18 Nm (GS), 2.7*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.5*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at
Amarousion, Iraklion, Kalamata, Palaion Faliron, Patrai and
Piraeus; (III) at Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Chania, Kallithea,
Khalandrion and Krionerion; (II) at Kifisia, Nea Ionia, Paiania
and Zografos. Also felt at Agios Dimitrios, Aigaleo, Aigion,
Akharnai, Ayios Ioannis, Ayios Stefanos, Corinth, Ekali,
Epidavros, Galatsion, Gazion, Glifadha, Itea, Kalivai,
Kapandrition, Kato Achaia, Kerkyra, Kissamos, Koroni,
Kounoupidhiana, Lefkimmi, Markopoulon, Megara, Melissia,
Metamorfosis, Methoni, Moskhaton, Nea Liosia, Nea Makri, Nea
Smirni, Panteleimon, Peristerion, Pirgos, Psikhikon, Rafina,
Skaramangas, Spata, Tripolis, Viron, Voula, Vouliagmeni and
Zakynthos. Felt (III) at Cairo. Egypt. Also felt at Alexandria.
Felt at Brindisi, Catania and Reggio di Calabria, Italy and in
the Valletta area, Malta.
FEB 15 10 36 19.0 33.327 N 35.305 E 10 G 5.0 1.1 253 LEBANON - SYRIA REGION. mb 5.0 (GS). ML 5.3 (GII), 5.1 (HLW), 4.6
(NIC). MD 5.0 (BHL). Ten people injured in Lebanon. Buildings
damaged and power outages occurred in the Beirut area. Felt (IV)
at Beirut. Also felt at Baabda, Jounie, Nabatiye et Tahta,
Tripoli and Tyre, Lebanon. Felt (V) at `Akko and Rishon
LeZiyyon; (IV) at Haifa and Netanya; (III) at Qiryat Shemona,
Ramat Gan, Rehovot, Tel Aviv-Yafo and Zefat, Israel. Also felt
at Beersheba, Bene Beraq, Bet She`an, Bet Shemesh, Ganne Tiqwa,
Hadera, Kafr Qasim, Karmi`el, Kefar Sava, Nahariyya, Nazareth,
Petah Tiqwa, Qadima, Qiryat Bialik, Qiryat Motzkin, Qiryat Ono,
Qiryat Tiv`on, Ra`ananna, Tiberias, Yamma, Yoqne`am `Illit and
Zikhron Ya`aqov. Felt (III) at Jerusalem. Felt (III) at Amman
and (II) at Al Jubayhah, Jordan. Also felt at Irbid, Tila` al
`Ali and Wadi as Sir. Felt (II) at Larnaca, Cyprus. Also felt at
Darayya and Qatana, Syria and at Jericho, West Bank.
FEB 20 08 08 30.5 2.768 N 95.964 E 26 G 7.4 1.0 607 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA. MW 7.4 (UCMT), 7.4 (GCMT). mb 6.5 (GS). MS
7.5 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). Mo 1.7*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 1.6*10**20 Nm
(UCMT), 1.1*10**20 Nm (PPT). Es 5.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Three people
killed and 25 seriously injured in western Aceh Province,
Sumatra. Felt (V) at Meulaboh; (IV) at Banda Aceh, Medan and
Tapaktuan; (III) at Padang and Sibolga; (II) at Bukittinggi and
Payakumbuh. Also felt at Duri and Lhokseumawe. Felt (III) at
Gunungsitoli, Nias. Felt (III) at Butterworth, George Town,
Kampong Gelugor, Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Sungai Ara and
Tanjong Tokong and (II) at Perai, Malaysia. Also felt at Alor
Setar, Ayer Itam, Johor Bahru, Juru, Kajang-Sungai Chua, Kampong
Tanjong Bunga, Kampong Tanjung Karang, Klang, Kota Baharu, Kuah,
Kulim, Nibung Tepal and Shah Alam. Felt (III) in Singapore. Also
felt at Kathu, Thailand.
FEB 21 14 16 02.7& 41.153 N 114.867 W 7 6.0 518 NEVADA. <REN>. MW 6.0 (UCMT), 6.0 (GCMT), 5.8 (GS), 5.9 (BRK),
5.9 (SLM). mb 5.7 (GS). MS 5.8 (GS). ME 5.7 (GS). Mo 6.8*10**17
Nm (GS), 1.3*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 1.3*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 7.8*10**17
Nm (SLM), 1.0*10**18 Nm (BRK). Es 6.8*10**12 Nm (GS). Three
people injured, more than 20 buildings heavily damaged, almost
700 buildings slightly damaged and a water main broken at Wells.
Felt (VI) at Wells, with maximum intensity VIII in the Historic
District. Felt (V) at Jackpot; (IV) at Battle Mountain, Carlin,
Elko, Mountain City and Spring Creek; (III) at Ely, Eureka,
Golconda, Lovelock and Winnemucca. Also felt at Las Vegas and
Reno. Felt (V) at Grand View and Rogerson; (IV) at Castleford,
Filer, Hansen, Heyburn, Malad City, Malta, Paul, Rupert, Twin
Falls and Wendell; (III) at American Falls, Bellevue, Boise,
Buhl, Burley, Caldwell, Declo, Dietrich, Emmett, Fairfield,
Garden Valley, Glenns Ferry, Gooding, Hagerman, Hailey,
Hazelton, Idaho City, Inkom, Jerome, Ketchum, Kimberly,
Middleton, Murtaugh, Nampa, Pocatello and Shoshone, Idaho. Also
felt (V) at Wendover; (IV) at Farmington, Garland and Snowville;
(III) at American Fork, Brigham City, Clearfield, Corinne,
Draper, Dugway, Grantsville, Hill AFB, Honeyville, Hooper, Hyde
Park, Hyrum, Layton, Lehi, Logan, Ogden, Plymouth, Provo,
Richmond, Roy, Sandy, Salt Lake City, Stockton, Syracuse,
Tooele, Tremonton and West Jordan, Utah. The earthquake was felt
in most of Idaho and Nevada, in southeastern Oregon and
northwestern Utah, in parts of California and Wyoming, and at
Spokane, Washington. Isolated felt reports were received from as
far away as Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Oakland and Pasadena,
California; Brighton, Colorado; Absarokee and Livingston,
Montana; Corvallis and Portland, Oregon; and Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
FEB 23 15 57 19.8 57.326 S 23.421 W 10 G 6.7 1.1 338 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.7 (UCMT), 6.7 (GCMT). mb 6.2
(GS). MS 6.7 (GS). Mo 1.6*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.6*10**19 Nm
(GCMT), 2.9*10**19 Nm (PPT).
FEB 25 08 36 33.0 2.486 S 99.972 E 25 G 7.0 1.2 505 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA. MW 7.0 (UCMT), 6.9 (GS),
6.9 (GCMT). mb 6.4 (GS). MS 7.3 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). Mo 3.9*10**19
Nm (UCMT), 2.9*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.5*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.5*10**19
Nm (PPT). Es 5.8*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (III) at Pekanbaru,
Sumatra. Also felt at Curup, Duri and Padang. Felt (III) at
Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Also felt at George Town, Kuala Lumpur
and Petaling Jaya. Felt (III) in Singapore.
FEB 25 21 02 18.4 2.245 S 99.808 E 25 G 6.6 0.9 543 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.5 (GS),
6.5 (GCMT). mb 6.2 (GS). MS 6.6 (GS). ME 6.6 (GS). Mo 8.1*10**18
Nm (GCMT), 6.5*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.0*10**19 Nm (UCMT). Es
1.8*10**14 Nm (GS). Several homes damaged at Sikakap. Felt (V)
on Mentawai and at Painan; (IV) at Padang; (III) at Pari; (II)
at Bukittingi, Kapahiang, Padangpanjang and Payakumbuh, Sumatra.
Felt (III) in Singapore.
FEB 27 00 56 47.8& 53.403 N 0.332 W 18 4.8 361 ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM. <BGS>. mb 4.8 (GS). ML 5.3 (GRF), 5.3
(STR), 5.2 (BGS). One person injured and buildings damaged in
Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Felt (V) at Barnsley,
Bedworth, Beeston and Stapleford, Bentley, Beverley, Bicester,
Boston, Brigg, Brighouse, Chesterfield, Chorley, Doncaster,
Droitwich, East Retford, Eaton Socon, Failsworth, Grantham,
Grimsby, Heywood, Hinckley, Ilkeston, Kingston upon Hull,
Leicester, Lincoln, Long Eaton, Loughborough, Mablethorpe and
Sutton, Mansfield, Matlock, Melton Mowbray, Mold, Morley,
Newark, Rotherham, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Skegness, Sleaford,
Spalding-Pinchbeck, Stamford, Whitefield and Worksop. Felt
widely in the United Kingdom, north to Arbroath, southwest to
Falmouth-Penryn and east to Great Yarmouth. Also felt at
Douglas, Isle of Man; Antwerp, Gent and Brussels, Belgium;
Aniche, France; Letterkenny, Ireland and Haarlem, The
Netherlands.
MAR 03 09 31 02.5 46.406 N 153.175 E 10 G 6.5 1.1 556 KURIL ISLANDS. MW 6.5 (UCMT), 6.5 (GCMT), 6.3 (GS). mb 6.2 (GS).
MS 6.5 (GS). Mo 7.6*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 6.4*10**18 Nm (UCMT),
3.5*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT).
MAR 03 14 11 14.6 13.351 N 125.630 E 24 G 6.9 0.9 544 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION. MW 6.9 (UCMT), 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (GCMT).
mb 6.4 (GS). ME 7.0 (GS). Mo 2.6*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 2.3*10**19 Nm
(GCMT), 1.8*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 7.7*10**14
Nm (GS). Felt (V PIVS) at San Andres and Virac, Catanduanes.
Felt (V PIVS) at Catarman and (III PIVS) at Borongan and Can-
Avid, Samar. Felt (V PIVS) at Baao, Iriga and Naga; (IV PIVS) at
Daet, Legaspi and Sorsogon; (II PIVS) at Baguio and Guinayangan;
(I PIVS) at Manila and Taguig, Luzon. Felt (III PIVS) at Palo
and Tacloban, Leyte. Felt (III PIVS) at Iloilo and Roxas City,
Panay. Felt (II PIVS) at Cebu City, Cebu and at Masbate,
Masbate. Felt at Solano, Luzon.
MAR 20 22 32 57.9 35.490 N 81.467 E 10 G 7.2 1.0 532 XINJIANG-XIZANG BORDER REGION. MW 7.2 (UCMT), 7.1 (GCMT). mb 6.3
(GS). MS 7.3 (GS). Mo 8.3*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 5.5*10**19 Nm
(GCMT), 1.4*10**20 Nm (PPT). Four houses collapsed at Pulu and
about 2,200 houses destroyed or damaged in Lop, Qira and Yutian.
A total of 46,594 people were displaced in Xinjiang. Felt at
Aqqan and Bostan.
MAR 29 12 51 24.7 12.178 S 77.164 W 51 D 5.3 0.9 283 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU. MW 5.3 (GS). mb 5.4 (GS). Mo
9.7*10**16 Nm (GS). Five houses collapsed in Lima and a
rockslide caused an injury and vehicle damage along the coastal
highway. Felt (V) at Lima; (IV) at Ancon, Callao, Chillca,
Chosica, Huaral and Pachacamac; (III) at Calango, Chincha,
Huacho, Ica and San Vicente de Canete. Also felt at Chaclacayo
and Chincha Alta.
APR 09 12 46 12.7 20.071 S 168.892 E 33 G 7.3 1.3 486 LOYALTY ISLANDS. MW 7.3 (UCMT), 7.3 (GCMT), 7.2 (GS). mb 6.3
(GS). MS 7.3 (GS). ME 6.8 (GS). Mo 9.9*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
7.6*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.0*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 1.3*10**20 Nm (PPT).
Es 3.7*10**14 Nm (GS).
APR 12 00 30 12.6 55.664 S 158.453 E 16 G 7.1 1.0 541 MACQUARIE ISLAND REGION. MW 7.1 (UCMT), 7.1 (GCMT), 6.8 (GS). mb
6.8 (GS). MS 7.1 (GS). ME 7.1 (GS). Mo 6.3*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
4.9*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 1.9*10**19 Nm (GS), 9.7*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 8.7*10**14 Nm (GS).
APR 16 05 54 19.6 51.878 N 179.165 W 13 G 6.6 0.9 676 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6
(GCMT), 6.5 (GS). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.5 (GS). ME 7.2 (GS). Mo
8.8*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 8.5*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 7.1*10**18 Nm (GS),
1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 1.2*10**15 Nm (GS). Felt on Adak.
APR 24 12 14 49.9 1.182 S 23.471 W 10 G 6.5 0.9 328 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. MW 6.5 (UCMT), 6.4 (GCMT), 6.3 (GS).
mb 5.4 (GS). MS 6.0 (GS). Mo 6.1*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 5.5*10**18 Nm
(GCMT), 3.7*10**18 Nm (GS).
MAY 01 00 15 27.4& 33.860 N 48.590 E 16 4.5 122 WESTERN IRAN. <TEH>. mb 4.5 (GS). mbLg 4.7 (TEH). ML 4.7 (THR).
More than 100 people injured in Lorestan, including at least 70
people injured at Boroujerd.
MAY 02 01 33 37.2 51.864 N 177.528 W 14 G 6.6 1.2 661 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6
(GCMT), 6.5 (GS). mb 6.3 (GS). MS 6.8 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo
7.7*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.0*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 2.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt on Adak.
MAY 07 16 45 20.2 36.158 N 141.521 E 39 6.8 0.8 498 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 6.8 (UCMT), 6.8 (GCMT),
6.7 (GS). mb 6.1 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). Mo 2.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
2.2*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.2*10**19 Nm (GS), 2.3*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Six people slightly injured in Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and
Tokyo. Power outages occurred at Tsukuba. Felt (V) at Tsukuba;
(IV) at Tokyo and Zushi; (III) at Atsugi, Ayase-shi, Misawa,
Narita, Yokohama and Yokosuka. Felt throughout northern and east-
central Honshu. Recorded (5L JMA) in Ibaraki and Tochigi; (4
JMA) in Chiba, Fukushima, Miyagi and Saitama; (2 JMA) throughout
northern Honshu.
MAY 09 21 51 29.7 12.516 N 143.181 E 76 G 6.7 1.0 330 GUAM REGION. MW 6.7 (UCMT), 6.7 (GCMT), 6.6 (GS). mb 6.1 (GS). ME
6.2 (GS). Mo 1.6*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.6*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
1.1*10**19 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). Es 5.2*10**13 Nm (GS).
Felt (IV) at Barrigada, Hagatna, Santa Rita, Tamuning and Yigo.
Felt at Agat. Felt (II) on Saipan and also felt on Tinian,
Northern Mariana Islands.
MAY 12 06 28 01.5 31.002 N 103.322 E 19 G 7.9 1.2 774 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA. MW 7.9 (UCMT), 7.9 (GCMT). mb 6.9 (GS).
MS 8.1 (GS). ME 7.9 (GS). Mo 9.4*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 7.6*10**20 Nm
(UCMT), 1.3*10**21 Nm (PPT). Es 1.4*10**16 Nm (GS). At least
69,185 people killed, 374,171 injured and 18,467 missing and
presumed dead in the Chengdu-Lixian-Guangyuan area. More than
45.5 million people in 10 provinces and regions were affected.
At least 15 million people were evacuated from their homes and
more than 5 million were left homeless. An estimated 5.36
million buildings collapsed and more than 21 million buildings
were damaged in Sichuan and in parts of Chongqing, Gansu, Hubei,
Shaanxi and Yunnan. The total economic loss was estimated at 86
billion US dollars. Beichuan, Dujiangyan, Wuolong and Yingxiu
were almost completely destroyed. Landslides and rockfalls
damaged or destroyed several mountain roads and railways and
buried buildings in the Beichuan-Wenchuan area, cutting off
access to the region for several days. At least 700 people were
buried by a landslide at Qingchuan. Landslides also dammed
several rivers, creating 34 barrier lakes which threatened about
700,000 people downstream. A train was buried by a landslide
near Longnan, Gansu. At least 2,473 dams sustained some damage
and more than 53,000 km of roads and 47,000 km of tap water
pipelines were damaged. About 1.5 km of surface faulting was
observed near Qingchuan, surface cracks and fractures occurred
on three mountains in the area, and subsidence and street cracks
were observed in the city itself. Maximum intensity XI was
assigned in the Wenchuan area. Felt (VIII) at Deyang and
Mianyang; (VII) at Chengdu; (VI) at Luzhou and Xi'an; (V) at
Chongqing, Guozhen, Lanzhou, Leshan, Wu'an, Xichang and Ya'an.
Felt in much of central, eastern and southern China, including
Beijing, Guangzhou, Hefei, Nanjing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Wuhan and
in Hong Kong. Also felt in parts of Bangladesh, Taiwan, Thailand
and Vietnam. Seiches were observed at Kotalipara, Bangladesh.
MAY 23 19 35 34.9 7.313 N 34.897 W 9 G 6.5 0.9 555 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. MW 6.5 (UCMT), 6.5 (GCMT), 6.4 (GS).
mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.4 (GS). Mo 6.8*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 6.6*10**18 Nm
(UCMT), 4.5*10**18 Nm (GS).
MAY 24 19 20 42.4 4.330 N 73.764 W 9 5.9 1.0 466 COLOMBIA. MW 5.9 (UCMT), 5.9 (GCMT). mb 5.6 (GS). MS 5.6 (GS). ML
5.7 (RSNC). Mo 8.3*10**17 Nm (UCMT), 7.6*10**17 Nm (GCMT). At
least 6 people killed by a landslide in Meta. Several buildings
damaged at Quetame. Felt (V) at Bogota, (IV) at Chia and (III)
at Medellin. Felt widely in Colombia.
MAY 25 08 21 48.7 32.570 N 105.424 E 10 G 6.0 0.7 398 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA. MW 6.0 (GS), 6.0 (UCMT), 6.0
(GCMT). mb 5.8 (GS). MS 6.0 (GS). Mo 1.4*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
1.1*10**18 Nm (GS), 1.1*10**18 Nm (UCMT). Eight people killed,
927 injured, at least 400,000 homes destroyed and a road blocked
by a mudslide in Sichuan. Felt (IV) at Chengdu, Lanzhou and
Xi'an; (III) at Chongqing. Also felt at Baoji, Beijing, Dawan,
Taiyuan, Yanan, Jiexiu, Xianyang and Zigong.
MAY 27 08 37 51.5 32.710 N 105.540 E 10 G 5.7 0.8 366 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA. MW 5.7 (UCMT), 5.5 (GCMT). mb
5.5 (GS). MS 5.2 (GS). Mo 4.3*10**17 Nm (UCMT), 2.1*10**17 Nm
(GCMT). About 20,000 additional houses destroyed in Shaanxi and
Sichuan. Felt (III) at Chengdu and Xi'an. Also felt at Baoji,
Chongqing, Hanzhong, Lanzhou, Pingliang, Wuhan and Xianyang.
MAY 29 15 46 00.4 64.004 N 21.012 W 10 G 6.3 1.0 588 ICELAND. MW 6.3 (GCMT), 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (UCMT). mb 6.0 (GS). MS 6.2
(GS). ML 6.1 (REY). Mo 3.1*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 2.7*10**18 Nm
(UCMT), 2.3*10**18 Nm (GS). About 30 people injured at Selfoss.
Some sheep were killed, buildings damaged and utilities cut off
in the Hveragerdhi-Selfoss area. The road between Reykjavik and
Selfoss was damaged and rockslides occurred in Vestmannaeyjum. A
steaming fissure opened in an existing area of geothermal
springs. Felt (VIII) at Selfoss and Hveragerdhi; (V) at
Keflavik; (IV) at Hafnarfjordhur, Kopavogur and Reykjavik. Felt
at Akranes, Akureyri, Alftanes, Borgarnes, Eyrarbakki,
Hvammstangi, Isafjordhur, Laugaras, Mosfellsbaer, Reykholar,
Reykholt and Saudharkrokur. Also felt on Seltjarnarnes and
Vestmannaeyjar.
JUN 01 14 31 03.0 59.384 S 149.660 E 10 G 6.5 1.2 157 WEST OF MACQUARIE ISLAND. MW 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (UCMT), 6.5 (GCMT). mb
5.8 (GS). MS 6.3 (GS). Mo 7.7*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 6.5*10**18 Nm
(GS), 6.5*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 3.6*10**18 Nm (PPT).
JUN 06 20 02 56.9 35.864 N 0.684 W 4 G 5.5 1.1 406 NORTHERN ALGERIA. MW 5.5 (GS), 5.5 (UCMT), 5.5 (GCMT). mb 5.5
(GS). ML 5.5 (ALG). Mo 2.5*10**17 Nm (UCMT), 2.2*10**17 Nm (GS),
2.0*10**17 Nm (GCMT). One person killed by a rockfall and more
than 30 people injured in the Oran area. Several homes were
destroyed at Gambeta. Felt (VI) at Mostaganem and Oran. Felt at
Hassi Mameche and Sidi Bel Abbes. Also felt at Huercal-Overa,
Lumbreras, Mazarron and Torrevieja, Spain.
JUN 06 21 16 36.2 24.678 N 84.954 E 28 * 3.8 0.8 18 BIHAR-JHARKHAND BORDER REGION, INDIA. mb 3.8 (GS). At least 2
people injured, minor damage and power outages in the Manpur
area. Felt at Atri, Gaya, Gararu, Paraiya and Tankuppa. Felt
throughout the Gaya area.
JUN 08 12 25 29.7 37.983 N 21.534 E 16 G 6.3 1.4 657 SOUTHERN GREECE. MW 6.3 (UCMT), 6.3 (GCMT), 6.2 (GS). mb 6.2
(GS). MS 6.3 (GS). ML 6.5 (ATH). Mo 3.9*10**18 Nm (GCMT),
3.1*10**18 Nm (UCMT), 2.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Two people killed, at
least 240 injured and at least 1,156 buildings damaged or
destroyed in Achaia and Ileia. Felt (VIII) at Kato Achaia; (VII)
at Patrai and Rion; (VI) at Agrinion; (V) at Corinth, Tripolis
and Zakynthos; (IV) at Agia Paraskevi, Aigina, Argostolion,
Athens, Ioannina, Kallithea, Karditsa, Kifisia, Nydri, Preveza,
Trikala and Volos; (III) at Amarousion, Galatsion, Glifadha,
Kalamakion, Khalandrion, Larisa, Nea Erithraia, Nea Ionia, Nea
Smirni, Nikaia, Palaion Faliron and Piraeus; (II) at Aigaleo,
Chani, Korydallos and Voula. Felt in most parts of Greece. Also
felt at Tirana, Albania; Cosenza, Italy; Ohrid, Macedonia.
JUN 13 23 43 46.0 39.136 N 140.642 E 10 G 6.9 0.8 332 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN. MW 6.9 (GCMT), 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (UCMT). mb
6.4 (GS). MS 6.9 (GS). ME 6.9 (GS). Mo 2.7*10**19 Nm (GCMT),
2.3*10**19 Nm (UCMT), 1.9*10**19 Nm (GS), 7.5*10**19 Nm (PPT).
Es 4.5*10**14 Nm (GS). At least 12 people killed, 302 injured,
385 buildings damaged and landslides occurred in the Furukawa-
Kurihara-Morioka area. Felt (VII) at Furukawa; (VI) at Sendai;
(IV) at Misawa and Tsukuba; (III) at Tokyo. Felt as far north as
Hirosaki and as far south as Yokohama. Recorded (6U JMA) in
Iwate and Miyagi; (5U JMA) in Akita; (5L JMA) in Fukushima and
Yamagata; (4 JMA) throughout northern Honshu. Recorded (1 JMA)
as far south as Aichi. Recorded (3 JMA) in southwestern
Hokkaido, (2 JMA) in the Tomakomai-Shizunai area and (1 JMA)
throughout southern Hokkaido.
JUN 17 05 51 43.3 32.760 N 105.544 E 10 G 4.8 1.1 97 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA. mb 4.8 (GS). Two people
killed and 1 injured in Shaanxi.
JUN 27 11 40 14.1 11.008 N 91.855 E 17 G 6.6 0.9 332 ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION. MW 6.6 (UCMT), 6.6 (GCMT), 6.4
(GS). mb 6.5 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). ME 6.7 (GS). Mo 9.6*10**18 Nm
(UCMT), 9.2*10**18 Nm (GCMT), 5.4*10**18 Nm (GS), 2.2*10**19 Nm
(PPT). Es 2.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Felt (IV) at Port Blair and (III)
at Chennai. Also felt at Bhubaneshwar and Tambaram.
JUN 30 06 17 43.3 58.169 S 22.014 W 10 G 7.0 1.4 249 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. MW 7.0 (UCMT), 6.9 (GS), 6.9
(GCMT). mb 6.3 (GS). MS 6.7 (GS). Mo 3.4*10**19 Nm (UCMT),
3.3*10**19 Nm (GCMT), 2.4*10**19 Nm (GS), 9.2*10**18 Nm (PPT).
JUL 01 00 17 29.8 10.370 S 75.540 W 10 G 5.5 0.9 273 CENTRAL PERU. MW 5.5 (GCMT). mb 5.5 (GS). Mo 1.9*10**17 Nm
(GCMT). Forty-five people injured in Provincia de Oxapampa.
About 60 houses destroyed and 25 damaged in Huancabamba.
Landslides destroyed roads between Huancabamba and Pozuzo. Felt
(VI) at Huancabamba; (III) at Chotabanda, Oxapampa and Palcazu;
(II) at Pozuzo, Puerto Bermudez and Villa Rica.
JUL 05 02 12 04.6 53.888 N 152.869 E 636 7.7 0.8 551 SEA OF OKHOTSK. MW 7.7 (GS), 7.7 (UCMT), 7.7 (GCMT). mb 6.7 (GS).
Mo 4.3*10**20 Nm (GS), 4.2*10**20 Nm (GCMT), 4.0*10**20 Nm
(UCMT), 2.0*10**20 Nm (PPT).
NOTABLE NORTH AMERICAN EARTHQUAKES
FEB 18 14 15 00.0& 32.270 N 101.420 W 0 G 2.1 5 WESTERN TEXAS. <MACRO>. mbLg 2.1 (GS). Explosion at an oil
refinery near Big Spring. At least 5 people were injured.
APR 18 09 36 59.1& 38.452 N 87.886 W 14 5.3 298 ILLINOIS. <CERI>. MW 5.3 (GCMT), 5.2 (GS), 5.2 (SLM). mb 5.1
(GS). MS 4.8 (GS). Mo 9.3*10**16 Nm (GS), 1.2*10**17 Nm (GCMT),
7.6*10**16 Nm (SLM). A few buildings sustained minor structural
damage at East Alton, Mount Carmel and West Salem, Illinois and
a cornice fell from one building at Louisville, Kentucky. Felt
(VII) at Bone Gap and Browns; (VI) at Albion, Allendale,
Bridgeport, Cisne, Grayville, Lawrenceville, Mount Carmel, Saint
Francisville, Sumner and West Salem; (V) at Breese, Carlyle,
Carmi, Coulterville, De Soto, East Saint Louis, Elkville,
Fairfield, Flora, Galatia, Geff, Golconda, Hoopeston, La Grange
Park, Loami, Macedonia, New Athens, Noble, Norris City, Olney,
Omaha, Palestine, Percy, Robinson, Waverly and Xenia, Illinois.
Felt (VII) at Owensville; (VI) at Cynthiana, Fort Branch, New
Harmony, Patoka and Princeton; (V) at Bainbridge, Clayton,
Crothersville, Dale, Evansville, Francisco, Haubstadt, Jasper,
Montezuma, Mount Vernon, Oakland City, Oaktown, Paragon,
Petersburg, Poland, Poseyville, Richland, Roachdale, Shoals,
Vincennes and Wheatland, Indiana. Also felt (V) at Cecilia,
Elkton, Fairdale, Hardinsburg, Louisville, Maceo, Marion,
Philpot and Robards, Kentucky and at Foley and Saint Louis,
Missouri. Felt (IV) in much of Illinois, Indiana, western
Kentucky, southwestern Michigan, eastern Missouri, southwestern
Ohio and western Tennessee. Felt widely throughout the central
United States from Green Bay, Wisconsin south to Atlanta,
Georgia and Tuscaloosa, Alabama and from Sioux City, Iowa and
Omaha, Nebraska east to Akron, Ohio and Parkersburg, West
Virginia, including all or parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio,
Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Also felt in southern
Ontario, Canada.
APR 26 06 40 10.6& 39.520 N 119.930 W 1 5.0 200 NEVADA. <REN>. MW 5.0 (BRK), 4.9 (SLM). mb 4.8 (GS). MS 4.8 (GS).
ML 4.7 (REN). Mo 3.4*10**16 Nm (BRK), 2.7*10**16 Nm (SLM). Minor
damage to some buildings at Reno. A rockslide caused damage to a
wooden flume on the Truckee River. Felt (V) at Reno; (IV) at
Incline Village, Sparks, Sun Valley and Washoe Valley; (III) at
Carson City, Dayton, Fernley, Gardnerville, Glenbrook, Minden,
Silver Springs, Virginia City and Wadsworth; (II) at Fallon.
Also felt at Lovelock and Nixon. Felt (IV) at Alta, Colfax,
Kings Beach, Loyalton and Penn Valley; (III) at Auburn,
Blairsden-Graeagle, Foresthill, Grass Valley, Magalia, Nevada
City, Olympic Valley, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Portola,
Quincy, Shingle Springs, South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City, Tahoma
and Truckee; (II) at Camino, Chico, Folsom, Janesville, Pioneer,
Rocklin, Sacramento and Susanville, California. Felt widely in
the Chester-Grass Valley-Sonora area.
Compiled by Pamela J. Benfield and NEIC Operations Staff.
Hypocenters will be recomputed.
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