List of 20th-century earthquakes
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This article is about 20th-century earthquakes. For earthquakes before 1901, see Historical earthquakes. For Earthquakes after 2000, see List of 21st century earthquakes.
This list of 20th-century earthquakes is a global list of notable earthquakes that occurred in the 20th century. After 1900 most earthquakes have some degree of instrumental records and this means that the locations and magnitudes are more reliable than for earlier events. To prevent this list becoming unmanageable, only those of magnitude 6 and above should be included unless they are notable for some other reason.
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[edit] 1901-1910
| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths |
Magnitude |
Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 3, 1901 | 07:45 | Parkfield, California, United States | 36.2 | -120.7 | 6.4 | MS (Abe, 1988) | USGS | |
| September 19, 1902 | Warooka, South Australia, Australia | 2 | 6.0 | ML | USGS | |||
| April 19, 1902 | Quetzaltenango, Guatemala see 1902 Guatemala earthquake |
14 | -91 | 2,000 | 7.5 | ML (USGS 1000+) | USGS | |
| December 16, 1902 | Andijan, Uzbekistan | 40.8 | 72.3 | 4,700 | 6.4 | ML (USGS 1000+) | USGS | |
| April 29, 1903 | 01:46 local time | Malazgirt, Muş, Turkey | 39.14 | 42.65 | 600 | 6.7 | MS | [1][2] |
| August 27, 1904 | 21:56 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | 64.7 | -148.1 | 7.3 | MS | USGS | |
| April 4, 1905 | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India see 1905 Kangra earthquake |
32.1 | 76.3 | 20,000 | 7.8 | Kangra district HQ Dharamsala devastated | [3] | |
| July 9, 1905 | 09:40 | what is now Tsetserleg sum, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | 49 | 97 | 8 | Mw | [4] | |
| July 23, 1905 | 02:46 | Bulnain nuruu, Mongolia | 49 | 95 | 8.3-8.5 | Mw | [4] | |
| September 8, 1905 | 01:43 | Calabria, Italy see 1905 Calabria earthquake |
38.67 | 16.07 | 557–5,000 | 6.7-7.9 | MS | [2][5][6][7] |
| January 31, 1906 | 15:36 | Colombia–Ecuador see 1906 Ecuador-Colombia earthquake |
1 | -81.5 | 1,000 | 8.8 | Mw | USGS |
| April 18, 1906 | 13:12 | San Francisco, California, United States (San Andreas fault from Cape Mendocino to San Juan Bautista) see San Francisco earthquake of 1906 |
37.75 | -122.55 | 3,000 | 7.8 | Mw (Bakun, 1999) | USGS |
| August 17, 1906 | 00:40 | Valparaíso, Chile see 1906 Valparaíso earthquake |
-33 | -72 | 20,000 | 8.2 | Mw | USGS |
| November 19, 1906 | Off the coast of Western Australia, Australia | 7.6 | Mw | |||||
| January 14, 1907 | 03:30 | Kingston, Jamaica see 1907 Kingston earthquake |
17.59 | -76.48 | 800-1,000 | 6.5 | Mw | USGS |
| December 28, 1908 | 04:20 | Messina & Reggio Calabria, Italy see 1908 Messina earthquake |
38.3 | 15.6 | 70,000 | 7.2 | MS | USGS |
| June 11, 1909 | 20:25 local time | Lambesc, France see 1909 Lambesc earthquake |
43.64 | 5.37 | 46 | 6.0 | Ms Highest magnitude earthquake ever recorded in continental France. 250 wounded. 2,000 buildings damaged | [8] |
[edit] 1911-1920
| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths |
Magnitude |
Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 3, 1911 | 23:25 | Kazakhstan see 1911 Kebin earthquake |
43.5 | 77.5 | 450 | 7.7 | Mw | [9] |
| February 18, 1911 | 18:41 | Tajikistan see 1911 Sarez earthquake |
38.2 | 72.8 | 90 | 7.4 | Ms | [10] |
| June 7, 1911 | 11:02 UTC | Near Michoacán, Mexico see 1911 Michoacán earthquake |
17.50 | -102.50 | 45 | 7.6 | Mw | USGS |
| July 1, 1911 | 22:00 | Calaveras Fault, California, United States | 37.39 | -121.8 | 6.5 | MS | USGS | |
| December 16, 1911 | 19:14 UTC | Near the Coast of Guerrero, Mexico see December 1911 Guerrero earthquake |
17.00 | -100.50 | 7.6 | Mw | USGS | |
| August 9, 1912 | 03:29 local time | Mürefte Tekirdağ, Turkey | 40.75 | 27.2 | 216 | 7.3 | MS | [1][2] |
| October 4, 1914 | 00:07 local time | Burdur, Turkey | 37.82 | 30.27 | 300 | 6.9 | MS | [1][2] |
| January 13, 1915 | Italy, L'Aquila see 1915 Avezzano earthquake |
42.04 | 13.44 | 30,000 | 7.5 | MS | [11] | |
| October 3, 1915 | 06:52 | Pleasant Valley, Nevada, United States[12] see 1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake |
40.5 | -117.5 | 7.1 | Mw (Stover and Coffman, 1993) | USGS | |
| June 7, 1918 | Bundaberg–Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | 6.0 | MS | |||||
| October 11, 1918 | 14:14 | Puerto Rico, United States see 1918 Puerto Rico earthquake |
18.47 | -67.63 | 116 | 7.5 | MS (McCann, 1985) | USGS |
| December 6, 1918 | 08:41 | Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada | 49.62 | -125.92 | 7 | ML (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954: Rogers, 1983) | USGS | |
| September 7, 1920 | 07:55 local time | Garfagnana, Lunigiana, Italy see 1920 Garfagnana earthquake |
44.183 | 10.283 | 171 | 6.5 | ML | [13] |
| December 16, 1920 | 12:05 | Ningxia–Gansu, China see 1920 Haiyuan earthquake |
36.6 | 105.32 | 235,502[2] | 8.6 | MS | USGS |
[edit] 1921-1930
| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths |
Magnitude |
Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 31, 1922 | 13:17 | offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, United States | 40.7 | -125.55 | 7.3 | MG-R (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| March 10, 1922 | 11:21 | Parkfield, California, United States | 35.9 | -120.9 | 6.1 | Mw (Bakun and McEvilly, 1984) | USGS | |
| November 11, 1922 | 04:32 UTC | Atacama Region, Chile see 1922 Vallenar earthquake |
-28.5 | -70 | 100s | 8.5 | USGS | |
| January 22, 1923 | 09:04 | offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, United States | 40.49 | -125.32 | 7.2 | MG-R (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| February 3, 1923 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia see Kamchatka earthquakes |
54 | 161 | 8.5 | Mw | USGS | ||
| September 1, 1923 | 02:58 | Kantō region, Japan see 1923 Great Kantō earthquake |
35.4 | 139.08 | 143,000 | 7.9 | Mw | USGS |
| September 13, 1924 | 16:34 local time | Horasan, Erzurum, Turkey | 40.0 | 42.1 | 60 | 6.8 | MS | [1][2] |
| February 2, 1925 | 02:19 | Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada see 1925 Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake |
47.76 | -69.84 | 6.3 | Mw (Bent, 1992) | USGS | |
| June 28, 1925 | 01:21 | Clarkston Valley, Montana, United States | 46.32 | -111.52 | 6.6 | Mw (Dosier, 1989) | USGS | |
| June 29, 1925 | 14:42 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | 34.3 | -119.8 | 13 | 6.8 | Mw (Stein and Hanks, 1998) | USGS |
| October 22, 1926 | 12:35 | Monterey Bay, California, United States | 36.62 | -122.35 | 6.1 | MG-R (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| October 22, 1926 | 13:35 | Monterey Bay, California, United States | 36.55 | -122.18 | 6.1 | MG-R (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| March 7, 1927 | 09:27 | Tango Peninsula, northern Kyoto Prefecture, Kinki region, Japan | 35.8 | 134.92 | 3,020 | 7.6 | MS | USGS |
| May 22, 1927 | 22:32 | Gulang, Gansu, China see 1927 Gulang earthquake |
37.39 | 102.31 | 40,900 | 7.6 | Mw | USGS |
| November 4, 1927 | 13:51 | offshore Lompoc, California, United States | 34.92 | -121.03 | 7.1 | Mw (Stein and Hanks, 1998) | USGS | |
| March 31, 1928 | 02:29 local time | İzmir, Turkey | 38.5 | 28.0 | 50 | 6.5 | MS Possible M=6.2 foreshock previous day | [1][2] |
| May 14, 1928 | 22:14 UTC | Peru See 1928 Chachapoyas earthquake |
-5.26 | -78.56 | 25 | 7.2 | Mw | [14] |
| May 18, 1929 | 08:37 local time | Suşehri, Sivas, Turkey | 40.2 | 37.9 | 64 | 6.1 | MS | [1][2] |
| June 17, 1929 | 10:37 local time | Murchison, South Island, New Zealand see1929 Murchison earthquake |
-41.55 | 172.25 | 17 | 7.8 | MS | [15] |
| November 18, 1929 | 20:32 | Grand Banks, Newfoundland, Canada see 1929 Grand Banks earthquake |
44.69 | -56.01 | 28 | 7.3 | Mw (Bent, 1995) | USGS |
| July 2, 1930 | 21:03 UTC | Near Dhubri, India see 1930 Dhubri earthquake |
25.80 | 90.20 | 7.1 | Ms | [16] | |
| July 23, 1930 | 00:08 | Italy, Irpinia see1930 Irpinia earthquake |
41.05 | 15.367 | 1,404 | 6.6 | Ms | [17] |
[edit] 1931-1940
| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths |
Magnitude |
Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 3, 1931 | 10:47 local time | Napier, New Zealand see 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake |
-39.3 | 177.0 | 258 | 7.9 | Much of city destroyed; 40 km² of seabed raised to become dry land | – |
| March 31, 1931 | 10:23 local time | Managua, Nicaragua see 1931_Nicaragua_earthquake |
- | - | 2000 | 5.8 | City destroyed. | – |
| June 7, 1931 | 00:25 | offshore, Yorkshire, North Sea, United Kingdom see 1931 Dogger Bank earthquake |
54 | 1.48 | 6.1 | ML (Musson, 1994) largest instrumentally recorded earthquake to have affected the United Kingdom | USGS | |
| August 10, 1931 | 21:18 | Near Fuyun, Xinjiang, China see 1931 Fuyun earthquake |
46.8 | 89.9 | 10,000 | 8.0 | Mw | [18][19][20] |
| June 3, 1932 | 10:36 | Jalisco, Mexico see 1932 Jalisco earthquake |
19.5 | -104.25 | 400 | 8.2 | Mw | [21] |
| June 18, 1932 | 10:12 | Colima, Mexico | 19.5 | -103.5 | 0 | 7.8 | Ms | [22] |
| June 22, 1932 | 12:59 | Jalisco, Mexico | 19.5 | -104.5 | 75 | 7.0 | Ms | [23][24] |
| September 26, 1932 | 19:20 | Greece, Ierissos see 1932 Ierissos earthquake |
39.8 | 23.8 | 491 | 7.0 | Mw | [25] |
| December 21, 1932 | 06:10 | Cedar Mountain, Nevada, United States | 38.51 | -118.08 | 7.2 | Mw | USGS | |
| December 25, 1932 | 10:04 | Gansu, China see 1932 Changma earthquake |
39.7 | 96.7 | 275 | 7.6 | Ms | [2] |
| March 2, 1933 | 17:31 | Off the Pacific coast of Sanriku, Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku region, Japan see 1933 Sanriku earthquake |
39.22 | 144.62 | 2,990 | 8.4 | Mw | USGS |
| March 11, 1933 | 01:54 | Long Beach, California, United States see 1933 Long Beach earthquake |
33.6 | -118 | 115 | 6.4 | Mw (Hauksson & Gross, 1991) | USGS |
| November 20, 1933 | 23:21 | Baffin Bay, Canada | 73 | -69.98 | 7.4 | Mw(Stein et al. 1979) | USGS | |
| January 15, 1934 | 08:43 | Bihar, India see 1934 Bihar earthquake |
27.55 | 87.09 | 10,700 | 8.1 | Mw (Chen and Molnar, 1977) | USGS |
| June 8, 1934 | 04:47 | Parkfield, California, United States | 35.9 | -120.9 | 6.1 | Mw (Bakun and McEvilly, 1984) | USGS | |
| January 4, 1935 | 16:41 local time | Erdek, Balıkesir, Turkey | 40.4 | 27.5 | 5 | 6.4 | MS | [1][2] |
| April 21, 1935 | 6:02 local time | Shinchiku–Taichū, Taiwan | 24.30 | 120.80 | 3,279 | 7.1 | [2] | |
| November 1, 1935 | 06:03 | Témiscaming, Quebec, Canada See 1935 Timiskaming earthquake. |
48.89 | -79 | 6.2 | Mw (Bent, 1996) | USGS | |
| December 28, 1935 | 02:35 | Batu Islands, Sumatra see 1935 Sumatra earthquake |
0.0 | 98.25 | 7.7 | Mw | [26] | |
| November 2, 1936 | 20:45 UTC | Offshore Miyagi, Japan see 1936 Miyagi earthquake |
38.2 | 142.1 | 7.2 | MS | [27] | |
| July 22, 1937 | 17:09 | Salcha, Alaska, United States | 64.49 | -146.85 | 7.3 | MS | USGS | |
| July 26, 1937 | 03:47 UTC | Veracruz, Mexico see 1937 Orizaba earthquake |
18.52 | -95.88 | 34 | 7.3 | MS | [14][28] |
| January 23, 1938 | 08:32 | Maui, Hawaii, United States | 20.96 | -156.18 | 6.8 | MS (Klein and Wright, 2000) | USGS | |
| April 19, 1938 | 12:59 local time | Kırşehir, Turkey | 39.1 | 34.0 | 160 | 6.6 | MS | [1][2] |
| November 10, 1938 | 20:18 | Shumagin Islands, Alaska, United States | 55.33 | -158.37 | 8.2 | Mw | USGS | |
| January 25, 1939 | 23:32 Local Time | Chillán, Chile see 1939 Chillán earthquake |
-37.000 | -70.500 | 30,000 | 7.8 | USGS | |
| September 22, 1939 | 02:36 local time | Dikili, İzmir, Turkey | 39.1 | 26.8 | 60 | 6.6 | MS | [1][2] |
| December 26, 1939 | 23:57 | Erzincan, Turkey see 1939 Erzincan earthquake |
39.77 | 39.53 | 32,700 | 7.8 | MS | USGS |
| May 19, 1940 | 04:36 | Imperial Valley, California, United States see 1940 El Centro earthquake |
32.73 | -115.5 | 9 | 7.1 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS |
| November 10, 1940 | 01:39 | Vrancea, Romania | 45.80 | 26.70 | 4,000 | 7.4 | Mw (LT, 2007) | USGS |
[edit] 1941-1950
| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths |
Magnitude |
Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15, 1941 | 19:09 UTC | Michoacán, Mexico see 1941 Colima earthquake |
18.85 | -102.94 | 90 | 7.7 | Ms | [29] |
| April 29, 1941 | Meeberrie, Western Australia, Australia | 7.2 | MS | |||||
| November 15, 1942 | 19:01 local time | Bigadiç, Balıkesir, Turkey | 39.2 | 28.2 | 16 | 6.1 | MS | [1][2] |
| December 20, 1942 | 14:03 | Erbaa, Tokat, Turkey see North Anatolian Fault |
40.87 | 36.47 | 3000 | 7.0 | [30] | |
| April 6, 1943 | 12:07 Local Time | Ovalle, Chile | -30.750 | -72.000 | 12 | 8.2 | USGS | |
| June 20, 1943 | 17:32 local time | Hendek, Adapazarı, Turkey | 40.6 | 30.5 | 336 | 6.6 | MS | [1][2] |
| November 26, 1943 | 22:24 | Ladik, Samsun, Turkey see North Anatolian Fault |
41.05 | 33.72 | 4000 | 7.4 | [30] | |
| January 15, 1944 | 20:50 GMT-3 | San Juan, Argentina see 1944 San Juan earthquake |
-31.4 | -68.4 | 8,000 ~ 10,000 | 7.8 | The 30 second long earthquake destroyed 95% of the city, located 30 km from the epicentre. | [31] |
| February 1, 1944 | 03:25 | Gerede, Bolu, Turkey see North Anatolian Fault |
40.8 | 32.2 | 3959 | 7.5 | [30] | |
| October 6, 1944 | 04:34 local time | Ayvalık, Balıkesir, Turkey | 39.37 | 26.53 | 30 | 6.8 | MS | [1][2] |
| December 7, 1944 | 04:35 | Off the east coast of Kii Peninsula, Wakayama Prefecture, Kinki region, Japan known as 東南海地震 (Tōnankai Jishin?) 1944 Tōnankai earthquake |
33.75 | 136 | 1,223 | 8.1 | Mw | USGS |
| November 27, 1945 | 21:56 | Offshore Pakistan see 1945 Balochistan earthquake |
24.5 | 63.0 | 4,000 | 8.1 | Mw Tsunami from submarine slumping | [32] |
| April 1, 1946 | 12:28 | Unimak Island, Alaska, United States see 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake |
52.75 | -163.5 | 165 | 7.3 | MS (Stover and Coffman, 1993) | USGS |
| June 23, 1946 | 17:13 | Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada see 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake |
49.75 | -124.5 | 7.3 | ML (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954: Rogers, 1983) | USGS | |
| August 4, 1946 | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | 6.2 | MS | |||||
| August 4, 1946 | 17:51 | Dominican Republic | 19.25 | -69 | 100 | 8 | MS (Abe, 1981) | USGS |
| December 20, 1946 | 19:19 | Off southern Wakayama Prefecture, Kinki–Shikoku regions, Japan see 1946 Nankaidō earthquake |
32.5 | 134.5 | 1,330 | 8.1 | Mw | USGS |
| October 16, 1947 | 02:09 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | 64.2 | -148.3 | 7.2 | Mw | USGS | |
| April 13, 1949 | 19:55 | Olympia, Washington, United States | 47.1 | -122.7 | 8 | 7.1 | ML (Baker and Langston, 1987) | USGS |
| July 10, 1949 | 03:53 | Gharm Oblast, Tajikistan see 1949 Khait earthquake |
39.2 | 70.8 | ~7,200 | 7.4 | [33] | |
| August 5, 1949 | 14:05 | Ambato, Ecuador see 1949 Ambato earthquake |
-1.19 | -78.32 | 6,000 | 6.8 | USGS | |
| August 17, 1949 | Karlıova, Bingöl, Turkey see North Anatolian Fault |
39.54 | 40.57 | 450 | 6.8 | [30] | ||
| August 22, 1949 | 04:01 | Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada see 1949 Queen Charlotte earthquake |
53.62 | -133.27 | 0 | 8.1 | MS (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954) | USGS |
| December 17, 1949 | 06:53 | Tierra del Fuego, Chile & Argentina see 1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquake |
-54 | -68.77 | 7.8 | ML | [34] | |
| August 15, 1950 | 14:09 | Assam–Tibet see 1950 Assam earthquake |
28.5 | 96.5 | 1,526 | 8.6 | Mw | USGS |
[edit] 1951-1960
| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths |
Magnitude |
Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 13, 1951 | 18:36 | Kurşunlu, Çankırı, Turkey see North Anatolian Fault |
40.88 | 32.87 | 50 | 6.9 | [30] | |
| August 21, 1951 | 10:57 | Kona, Hawaii, United States | 19.5 | -155.95 | 6.9 | MS (Klein and Wright, 2000) | USGS | |
| July 21, 1952 | 11:52 | Kern County, California, United States see 1952 Kern County earthquake |
34.95 | -119.05 | 12 | 7.3 | Mw (Stein and Hanks, 1998) | USGS |
| November 4, 1952 | 16:58 | Kamchatka, Russia see Kamchatka earthquakes |
52.76 | 160.06 | 9 | Mw | USGS | |
| March 18, 1953 | 21:06 local time | Yenice, Çanakkale, Turkey See 1953 Western Turkey earthquake |
40.02 | 27.53 | 265 | 7.2 | MS | [1][2] |
| May 6, 1953 | 08:43 Local Time | Cachapoal, Chile | -36.50 | -72.60 | 12 | 7.6 | Mw | |
| August 8-August 12, 1953 | 09:24 | Kefalonia, Greece see 1953 Ionian Earthquake |
38.2 | 20.6 | 476 | 7.2 | 113 tremors over five days | [35][36] |
| September 14, 1953 | 00:27 UTC | Fiji see 1953 Suva earthquake |
-18.25 | 178.25 | 8 | 6.8 | Ms | [37] |
| December 6, 1953 | 16:18 Local Time | Calama, Chile | -22.10 | -68.70 | 3 | 7.4 | Mw | |
| March 29, 1954 | 06:17 | Spain | 37.03 | -3.51 | 7.9 | Mw | USGS | |
| July 6, 1954 | 11:13 | Rainbow Mountain, Nevada, United States | 39.42 | -118.53 | 6.6 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| August 24, 1954 | 05:51 | Stillwater, Nevada, United States | 39.58 | -118.45 | 6.8 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| December 16, 1954 | 11:07 | Fairview Peak[disambiguation needed  ], Nevada, United States |
39.32 | -118.2 | 7.1 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| December 16, 1954 | 11:11 | Dixie Valley, Nevada, United States | 39.5 | -118 | 6.8 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| July 16, 1955 | 09:07 local time | Söke, Aydın, Turkey | 37.55 | 27.05 | 23 | 6.8 | MS | [1][2] |
| October 24, 1956 | 14:42 UTC | West of Masachapa, Nicaragua see 1956 Nicaragua earthquake |
11.79 | -86.46 | 7.3 | MS | [38] | |
| March 9, 1957 | 14:22 | Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States see 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake |
51.56 | -175.39 | 0 | 8.6 | Mw | USGS |
| April 25, 1957 | 04:25 local time | Fethiye, Muğla, Turkey | 36.5 | 28.6 | 67 | 7.1 | MS | [1][2] |
| May 26, 1957 | 6:36 | Abant, Bolu, Turkey see North Anatolian Fault |
40.67 | 31.00 | 52 | 7.1 | [30] | |
| December 4, 1957 | 03:37 | Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia | 45.15 | 99.21 | 30 | 8.1 | Mw | USGS |
| April 7, 1958 | 15:30 | Huslia, Alaska, United States | 65.94 | -156.37 | 7.3 | Mw | USGS | |
| July 10, 1958 | 06:15 | Fairweather, Alaska, United States | 58.37 | -136.66 | 5 | 7.7 | Mw caused megatsunami in Lituya Bay, Alaska |
USGS |
| May 4, 1959 | 07:15 | Kamchatka, USSR see 1959 Kamchatka earthquake |
53.37 | 159.66 | 1 | 8.0 | Mw | [14] |
| August 18, 1959 | 06:37 | Hebgen Lake, Montana, United States see 1959 Yellowstone earthquake |
44.6 | -110.64 | 28 | 7.3 | Mw (Dosier, 1985) | USGS |
| February 29, 1960 | 23:40 | Agadir, Morocco see 1960 Agadir earthquake |
30.5 | -9.3 | 10,000 | 5.7 | Mw | USGS |
| May 22, 1960 | 19:11 | Valdivia, Chile see 1960 Valdivia earthquake |
-38.24 | -73.05 | 5,700 | 9.5 | Mw | USGS |
[edit] 1961-1970
| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths |
Magnitude |
Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 13, 1963 | 08:50 UTC | Offshore Su-ao, Taiwan see 1963 Su-ao earthquake |
24.35 | 122.06 | 3 | 7.3 | Mw | [39] |
| February 21, 1963 | Marj, Marj District, Libya | 300 | 5.6[40] | [2] | USGS | |||
| July 26, 1963 | 04:17 | Skopje, Republic of Macedonia see 1963 Skopje earthquake |
42.16 | 22.66 | 1000–1100 | 6.1 | Mw | – |
| October 13, 1963 | 05:17 | Kuril Islands see 1963 Kuril Islands earthquake |
44.81 | 149.54 | 0 | 8.5 | Mw | – |
| March 28, 1964 | 03:36 | Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States see 1964 Alaska earthquake |
61.02 | -147.65 | 125 | 9.2 | Mw | USGS |
| June 16, 1964 | 04:01 | Off northern Niigata Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan see 1964 Niigata earthquake |
38.43 | 139.23 | 26 | 7.5 | Mw | USGS |
| October 6, 1964 | 16:31 local time | Manyas, Balıkesir, Turkey | 40.1 | 27.93 | 23 | 7.0 | MS | [1][2] |
| January 24, 1965 | 00:11 UTC | Sanana, Indonesia see 1965 Ceram Sea earthquake |
-2.455 | 125.965 | 71 | 8.2 | Mw | [41] |
| February 4, 1965 | 05:01 | Rat Islands, Alaska, United States see 1965 Rat Islands earthquake |
51.21 | -178.5 | 8.7 | Mw | USGS | |
| March 28, 1965 | 12:33 Local Time | La Ligua, Chile | -32.418 | -71.10 | 280 | 7.4 | Mw | USGS |
| April 29, 1965 | 08:29 | Seattle–Tacoma, Washington, United States see 1965 Olympia earthquake |
47.32 | -122.33 | 7 | 6.5 | ML (Algermissen and Harding, 1965) | USGS |
| August 23, 1965 | 19:46 | Oaxaca, Mexico see 1965 Oaxaca earthquake |
15.38 | -96.12 | 6 | 7.5 | Mw | [42] |
| March 12, 1966 | 16:31 UTC | Offshore Hualien, Taiwan see 1966 Hualien earthquake |
24.24 | 122.67 | 8.0 | Ms | [43] | |
| June 28, 1966 | 04:26 | Parkfield, California, United States | 35.88 | -120.49 | 6.1 | Mw (Tsai and Aki, 1969) | USGS | |
| August 19, 1966 | 12:23 | Varto, Muş, Turkey see North Anatolian Fault |
39.17 | 41.56 | 2396 | 6.7 | [30] | |
| October 17, 1966 | 21:41 UTC | Peru see 1966 Peru earthquake |
-10.7 | -78.7 | 8.1 | [44] | ||
| December 28, 1966 | 09:08 Local Time | Taltal, Chile | -25.51 | -70.74 | 6 | 8.1 | Mw | |
| July 22, 1967 | 16:56 | Mudurnu, Adapazarı, Turkey see North Anatolian Fault |
40.67 | 30.69 | 89 | 7.2 | [30] | |
| July 29, 1967 | 20:05 | Caracas, Venezuela | 236 | 6.5 | USGS | |||
| December 10, 1967 | 22:51 | Koynanagar, India | 17.39 | 73.77 | 6.3 | Mw (Langston, 1976) | USGS | |
| April 1, 1968 | 00:42 UTC | Hyuga-nada Sea, Japan see 1968 Hyūga-nada earthquake |
32.3 | 132.5 | 7.5 | Mw | [45] | |
| August 31, 1968 | 22:51 | Dasht Bayaz & Ferdows, Iran see 1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquake |
33.9 | 59.02 | 7,000- 12,000 |
7.3 | USGS | |
| September 3, 1968 | 10:19 local time | Bartın, Turkey | 41.79 | 32.31 | 29 | 6.5 | MS | [1][2] |
| October 14, 1968 | 10:49 Local Time | Meckering, Western Australia, Australia | 6.9 | MS | ||||
| Fenruary 28, 1969 | 02:40 | Portugal, Morocco see 1969 Portugal earthquake |
36.017 | -10.950 | 13 | 7.8 | Mw | [46] |
| March 28, 1969 | 03:48 local time | Alaşehir, Manisa, Turkey | 38.5 | 28.4 | 53 | 6.5 | MS | [1][2] |
| July 18, 1969 | 13:24 local time | Bohai Bay, China see 1969 Bohai earthquake |
38.2 | 119.4 | 10 | 7.4 | MS | [47] |
| July 25, 1969 | 22:49 | Yangjiang, Guangdong, China see 1969 Yangjiang earthquake |
21.61 | 111.83 | 3,000 | 5.9 | MS | [20] |
| October 26 and 27, 1969 | 15:36 and 08:10 | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44.9 | 17.2 | 1 & 9 | 6.4 | MS | [48] |
| January 4, 1970 | China see 1970 Tonghai earthquake [49] |
25.96 | 101.32 | 10,000 [49]– 15,000[50] |
7.7 [49] | Reuters | ||
| March 24, 1970 | Canning Basin, Western Australia, Australia | 6.7 | MS | |||||
| May 31, 1970 | 20:23 | Peru see 1970 Ancash earthquake |
-9.25 | -78.84 | 66,000 | 7.9 | Mw | USGS |
| March 28, 1970 | 23:02 local time | Gediz, Kütahya, Turkey see 1970 Gediz earthquake |
39.2 | 29.5 | 1086 | 7.2 | MS | [1][2] |
| July 31, 1970 | 17:08 | Colombia | -1.49 | -72.56 | 8 | MS | USGS | |
| December 10, 1970 | 04:34 UTC | Peru see 1970 Peru-Ecuador earthquake |
-3.99 | -80.72 | 7.1 | Mw | USGS |
[edit] 1971-1980
| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths |
Magnitude |
Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 9, 1971 | 14:00 | Sylmar, California, United States see 1971 San Fernando earthquake |
34.4 | -118.39 | 65 | 6.7 | Mw(Heaton, 1982) | USGS |
| July 16, 1971 | Canning Basin, Western Australia, Australia | 6.4 | ||||||
| May 22, 1971 | 16:44 | Bingol, Turkey see North Anatolian Fault |
38.83 | 40.52 | 1000+ | 6.9 | [51] | |
| July 8, 1971 | 23:04 Local Time | Illapel, Chile | -32.511 | -71.207 | 85 | 7.5 | Mw | USGS |
| July 14, 1971 and July 26, 1971 | Solomon Islands see 1971 Solomon Islands earthquakes |
[52] | ||||||
| April 24, 1972 | 09:57 UTC | Ruisui, Taiwan see 1972 Ruisui earthquake |
23.60 | 121.60 | 5 | 7.2 | Ms | USGS |
| December 23, 1972 | 06:29 | Managua, Nicaragua see 1972 Nicaragua earthquake |
12.35 | 86.12 | 6,000 | 6.2 | Mw (Brown, R. D., P. L. Ward, and G. Plafker (1973)) | USGS |
| May 8, 1974 | 23:33 | Off Izu Peninsula, Japan see 1974 Izu Peninsula earthquake |
34.6 | 138.8 | 25 | 6.5 | Ms | [53] |
| February 4, 1975 | 11:36 | Haicheng, Liaoning, China see 1975 Haicheng earthquake |
40.72 | 122.73 | 10,000 | 7 | Mw (Cipar, 1979) | USGS |
| June 30, 1975 | 18:54 | Norris Junction, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States | 44.69 | -110.62 | 0 | 6.1 | ML Largest earthquake in Yellowstone Caldera since 1959 Hebgen Lake event | [54] |
| September 6, 1975 | 12:20 local time | Lice, Diyarbakır, Turkey | 38.5 | 40.7 | 2385 | 6.6 | MS | [1][2] |
| November 29, 1975 | Canning Basin, Western Australia, Australia | 6.2 | MS | |||||
| November 29, 1975 | 14:47 | south flank of Kīlauea, Hawaii, United States | 19.45 | -155.03 | 2 | 7.2 | MS (Klein and Wright, 2000) | USGS |
| February 4, 1976 | 09:01 | Guatemala see 1976 Guatemala earthquake |
15.3 | -89.14 | 23,000 | 7.5 | Mw | USGS |
| May 6, 1976 | 21:06 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy | 46.2 | 13.10 | 989 | 6.4 | Mw | [55] |
| July 27, 1976 | 19:42 | Tangshan, China see 1976 Tangshan earthquake |
39.61 | 117.89 | 242,419* | 7.6 | Mw | USGS |
| August 17, 1976 | 00:11 local time | Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines | 06.03 | 124.0 | 4,791 after tsunami | 7.9 | Mw | PHIVOLCS |
| November 24, 1976 | 14:22 local time | Muradiye, Van, Turkey | 39.12 | 44.03 | 3840 | 7.5 | MS | [1][2] |
| March 4, 1977 | 21:20 local time | Bucharest, Romania see 1977 Bucharest earthquake |
45.8 | 26.8 | 1500 | 7.5 | Lasted ~5 minutes | – |
| June 12, 1978 | 08:14 UTC | Off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan see 1978 Miyagi earthquake |
38.19 | 142.03 | 28[56] | 7.7 | MS | USGS |
| September 16, 1978 | 19:38 | Tabas, Yazd Province, Iran see 1978 Tabas earthquake |
33.3 | 57.4 | 15,000 | 7.7 | ML | USGS |
| April 15, 1979 | 06:19 | Herceg Novi, Dubrovnik, Montenegro, Croatia see 1979 Montenegro earthquake |
41.98 | 18.98 | 136 | 7.0 | Ms | [57] |
| June 2, 1979 | Cadoux, Western Australia, Australia | 6.1 | Mw | USGS | ||||
| October 15, 1979 | 23:17 | Imperial Valley, California, United States see 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake |
32.82 | -115.65 | 6.4 | Mw (Hartzell and Heaton, 1983) | USGS | |
| May 25, 1980 | 16:33 | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | 37.6 | -118.83 | 6.1 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| May 27, 1980 | 14:50 | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | 37.48 | -118.8 | 6 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| October 10, 1980 | 12:25 | Northern Algeria see1980 El Asnam earthquake |
36.195 | 1.354 | 5,000 | 7.7 | Ms | [58] |
| November 8, 1980 | 10:27 | Gorda Plate, California, United States | 41.12 | -124.67 | 7.2 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| November 23, 1980 | 19:34 | Irpinia, Southern Italy see 1980 Irpinia earthquake |
40.87 | 15.31 | 2735 | 6.8 | Mw | USGS |
[edit] 1981-1990
| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths |
Magnitude |
Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 19, 1981 | 15:11 | Irian Jaya, Indonesia see 1981 Irian Jaya earthquake |
-4.576 | 139.232 | 305 | 6.7 | Ms | [59] |
| January 23, 1981 | 21:13 | Sichuan, China see 1981 Dawu earthquake |
30.93 | 101.10 | 150+ | 6.8 | ML | USGS |
| December 13, 1982 | 09:12 | Dhamar, North Yemen (now Yemen) see 1982 North Yemen earthquake |
14.70 | 44.38 | 2000+ | 6.0 | MS | USGS |
| May 2, 1983 | 23:42 | Coalinga, California, United States see 1983 Coalinga earthquake |
36.23 | -120.32 | 6.5 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| March 31, 1983 | Popayán, Cauca Department, Colombia | 197 | 5.5 | USGS | ||||
| October 28, 1983 | 14:06 | Borah Peak, Idaho, United States | 44.09 | -113.8 | 2 | 7 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| October 30, 1983 | 07:12 local time | Erzurum, Turkey | 40.33 | 42.19 | 1155 | 6.9 | MS | [1][2] |
| November 16, 1983 | 16:13 | Kaoiki, Hawaii, United States | 19.44 | -155.38 | 6.7 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| November 30, 1983 | 17:46 UTC | Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory see 1983 Chagos Archipelago earthquake |
-6.58 | 72.11 | 7.7 | Ms | [60] | |
| April 24, 1984 | 21:15 | Morgan Hill, California, United States see 1984 Morgan Hill earthquake |
37.3 | -121.71 | 6.2 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| November 17, 1984 | 06:49 UTC | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia see 1984 Northern Sumatra earthquake |
0.20 | 98.03 | 7.2 | Ms | USGS | |
| March 3, 1985 | 19:47 Local Time | Valparaíso, Chile see 1985 Santiago earthquake |
-33.24 | -71.850 | 177 | 7.8 | Mw | USGS |
| April 8, 1985 | 21:56:59 local time (01:56:59 UTC) | Pichilemu, Chile see 1985 Pichilemu earthquake |
-34.04 | -71.39 | 2 | 7.5 | Mw | USGS |
| September 19, 1985 | 13:17 | Michoacán, Mexico see 1985 Mexico City earthquake |
18.44 | -102.36 | 9,500 | 8 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| December 23, 1985 | 05:16 | Nahanni, Northwest Territories, Canada see 1985 Nahanni earthquakes |
62.16 | -124.31 | 6.8 | Mw (Wetmiller et al., 1988) | USGS | |
| May 7, 1986 | 22:47 | Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States | 51.56 | -174.81 | 8 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| July 8, 1986 | 09:20 | north Palm Springs, California, United States | 33.97 | -116.78 | 6.1 | Mw (Hartzell, 1989) | USGS | |
| July 21, 1986 | 14:42 | Chalfant Valley, California, United States | 37.53 | -118.43 | 6.2 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| October 10, 1986 | 17:49 | El Salvador, San Salvador see 1986 San Salvador earthquake |
13.827 | -89.118 | 1,000+ | 5.4 | Ms | [58] |
| March 6, 1987 | 1:54 GMT and 4:10 GMT | Napo Province, Ecuador see 1987 Ecuador earthquakes |
1,000+ | 6.1-6.9 | ||||
| October 1, 1987 | 14:42 | Whittier Narrows, California, United States see 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake |
34.06 | -118.13 | 8 | 5.9 | Mw (Hartzell and Iida, 1990) | USGS |
| November 30, 1987 | 19:23 | Gulf of Alaska, United States | 58.84 | -142.6 | 7.9 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| January 22, 1988 | 00:35 | Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia | -19.87 | 133.78 | 6.3 | Mw (Choy and Bowman, 1990) | USGS | |
| January 22, 1988 | 03:57 | Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia | -19.88 | 133.83 | 6.4 | Mw (Choy and Bowman, 1990) | USGS | |
| January 22, 1988 | 12:04 | Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia | -19.9 | 133.83 | 6.6 | Mw (Choy and Bowman, 1990) | USGS | |
| March 6, 1988 | 22:35 | Gulf of Alaska, United States | 57.26 | -142.75 | 7.8 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| December 7, 1988 | 07:41 | Spitak, Armenia see 1988 Spitak earthquake |
40.93 | 44.11 | 25,000 | 6.8 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| October 17, 1989 | 00:04 | Loma Prieta, California, United States see 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake |
37.14 | -121.76 | 63 | 6.9 | Mw (Wald et al., 1991) | USGS |
| December 25, 1989 | 14:24 | Ungava Peninsula, Quebec, Canada | 60.07 | -73.54 | 6.0 | Mw (Bent, 1994) | USGS | |
| December 28, 1989 | 10:27 local time | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia see 1989 Newcastle earthquake |
-32.95 | 151.61 | 13 | 5.6 | ML This is the only deadly Australian earthquake recorded to date | – |
| June 14, 1990 | 15:41 local time | Panay Island, Philippines | 11.34 | 122.10 | 8 | 7.1 | Mw | – |
| June 21, 1990 | 00:30 local time | Northwestern Iran; see 1990 Manjil-Rudbar earthquake | 36.96 | 49.41 | 40,000 | 7.4 | Mw | – |
| July 16, 1990 | 16:26 local time | Baguio City, Philippines; see 1990 Luzon earthquake | 15.7 | 121.2 | 1,621 | 7.9 | Ms | – |
[edit] 1991-2000
| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths |
Magnitude |
Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 17, 1991 | 22:17 | Honeydew, California, United States | 41.79 | -125.58 | 7.1 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| March 13, 1992 | 17.18 | Erzincan, Turkey see North Anatolian Fault |
39.70 | 39.69 | 6.8 | [61] | ||
| April 23, 1992 | 04:50 | Joshua Tree, California, United States | 33.87 | -116.55 | 6.1 | Mw (Hauksson et al., 1993) | USGS | |
| April 25, 1992 | 18:06 | Cape Mendocino, California, United States | 40.38 | -124.05 | 7.2 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| April 26, 1992 | 07:41 | offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, United States | 40.55 | -124.29 | 6.5 | Mw (Oppenheimer et al., 1993) | USGS | |
| April 26, 1992 | 11:18 | offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, United States | 40.44 | -124.43 | 6.7 | Mw (Oppenheimer et al., 1993) | USGS | |
| June 28, 1992 | 11:57 | Landers, California, USA see 1992 Landers earthquake |
34.2 | -116.52 | 3 | 7.3 | Mw (Sieh et al. 1993) | USGS |
| September 2, 1992 | 00:16 | Nicaragua see 1992 Nicaragua earthquake |
11.77 | -87.35 | 116 | 7.7 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| October 12, 1992 | 13:09 | Egypt, Cairo see 1992 Cairo earthquake |
29.778 | 31.144 | 545 | 5.8 | MB | |
| July 12, 1993 | 13:17 | Japan, Hokkaido Korea and Russia see1993 Hokkaido earthquake |
42.851 | 139.197 | 230 | 7.7 | Mw | [62] |
| September 29, 1993 | 22:25 | Latur-Killari, India see 1993 Latur earthquake |
18.08 | 76.52 | 9,748 | 6.2 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| January 17, 1994 | 12:30 | Reseda, Los Angeles, California, United States see 1994 Northridge earthquake |
34.18 | -118.56 | 72 | 6.7 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| June 9, 1994 | 00:33 | Bolivia see 1994 Bolivia earthquake |
-13.86 | -67.49 | 5 | 8.2 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| September 1, 1994 | 15:15 | Cape Mendocino, California, United States | 40.38 | -125.78 | 7.1 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| October 4, 1994 | 13:22 (UTC) | Near Kuril Islands, Russia see 1994 Kuril Islands earthquake |
43.706 | 147.328 | 10 | 8.2 | Mw | USGS |
| November 15, 1994 | 19:15 local time | Calapan, Mindoro, Philippines see 1994 Mindoro earthquake |
13.53 | 121.08 | 78 | 7.1 | Mw | PHIVOLCS |
| December 28, 1994 | 12:19 (UTC) | Near Honshū, Japan see 1994 offshore Sanriku earthquake |
40.451 | 143.491 | 2 | 7.7 | Mw | USGS |
| January 17, 1995 | 05:46 | Southern Hyōgo Prefecture, Kinki region, Japan see Great Hanshin earthquake |
34.57 | 135.03 | 6,434 | 6.9 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| July 30, 1995 | 05:11 UTC | Near Coast Antofagasta, Chile see 1995 Antofagasta earthquake |
-23.34 | -70.294 | 3 | 8.0 | Mw | USGS |
| September 14, 1995 | 14:04 UTC | Guerrero, Mexico see 1995 Guerrero earthquake |
16.779 | -98.597 | 3 | 7.4 | Mw | USGS |
| October 1, 1995 | 17:57 local time | Dinar, Afyon, Turkey | 38.06 | 30.13 | 90 | 6.1 | MS | [1][2] |
| October 9, 1995 | 15:35 UTC | Off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico see 1995 Colima-Jalisco earthquake |
19.055 | -104.205 | 49 | 8.0 | Mw | [63][64][65] |
| October 21, 1995 | 02:38 UTC | Chiapas, Mexico see 1995 Chiapas earthquake |
16.840 | -93.469 | 7.1 | Mw | USGS | |
| October 23, 1995 | 22:46 UTC | Wuding, Yunnan, China see 1995 Wuding earthquake |
26.003 | 102.227 | 53 | 6.2 | Mw | USGS |
| February 17, 1996 | 05:59 | Near Biak Island, Indonesia see 1996 Biak earthquake |
-0.891 | 136.952 | 108 | 8.1 | Mw | [66] |
| November 12, 1996 | 16:59 UTC | Near Nazca, Peru see 1996 Nazca earthquake |
-14.993 | 75.675 | 14 | 7.5 | Mw | USGS |
| August 10, 1997 | Collier Bay, Western Australia, Australia | 6.3 | Mw | USGS | ||||
| September 26, 1997 | 09:40 UTC | Umbria–Marche, Italy see 1997 Umbria and Marche earthquake |
43.084 | 12.812 | 11 | 6.1 | Me | USGS |
| November 8, 1997 | 10:02 UTC | Tibet see 1997 Manyi earthquake |
35.069 | 87.325 | 7.4 | Mw | USGS | |
| January 30, 1998 | 12:16 UTC | Antofagasta, Chile | -23.91 | -70.20 | 1 | 7.1 [67] | Mw | USGS |
| June 27, 1998 | 16:55 local time | Ceyhan, Adana, Turkey | 36.88 | 35.31 | 146 | 6.2 | MS | [1][2] |
| July 17, 1998 | 08:49 | New Guinea, Papua New Guinea see 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake |
-2.94 | 142.58 | 2,183 | 7 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| January 25, 1999 | 13:19 | Quindío And Risaralda, Colombia see 1999 Armenia, Colombia earthquake |
4.45 | -75.65 | 1,185 | 6.2 | USGS | |
| August 17, 1999 | 00:01 | İzmit, Turkey see 1999 İzmit earthquake |
40.77 | 30 | 45,000 | 7.6 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| September 20, 1999 | 17:47 | Chichi, Nantou, Taiwan see 1999 Chichi earthquake |
23.82 | 120.86 | 2,400 | 7.7 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| October 16, 1999 | 09:46 | Hector Mine, California, United States | 34.56 | -116.44 | 7.2 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| November 12, 1999 | 16:57 | Düzce, Turkey see 1999 Düzce earthquake |
40.82 | 31.23 | 894 | 7.2 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| January 14, 2000 | 23:37 | Yunnan, China see 2000 Yunnan earthquake |
25.61 | 101.06 | 7 | 5.9 | Mw | USGS |
| June 4, 2000 | 23:30 | Sumatra, Indonesia see 2000 Sumatra earthquake |
4.72 | 102.08 | 103 | 7.9 | Mw | USGS |
| November 16, 2000 | 04:54 | New Ireland, Papua New Guinea see 2000 New Ireland earthquakes |
-4 | 152.33 | 2 | 8 | Mw | USGS |
| November 25, 2000 | 18:10 | Baku, Azerbaijan see 2000 Baku earthquake |
40.37 | 49.89 | 26 | 7 | ML |
- Key to magnitudes
- ML = Local magnitude (Richter)
- MS = Surface wave magnitude
- Mw = Moment magnitude
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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