List of earthquakes in 1978
This is a list of earthquakes in 1978. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Maximum intensities are indicated on the Mercalli intensity scale.
By death toll
Rank | Death toll | Injures | Magnitude | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Article | Ref | Date |
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1 | 15,000 | 25,000 | 7.4 | Tabas | IX | 33 | 1978 Tabas earthquake | [1] | 16 September |
2 | 50 | 220 | 6.2 | Thessaloniki | IX | 16 | 1978 Thessaloniki earthquake | [2] | 20 June |
By magnitude
Rank | Magnitude | Location | Article | Ref | Date |
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1 | 7.6 | Oaxaca | 1978 Oaxaca earthquake | [3] | 29 November |
2 | 7.4 | Honshu | 1978 Honshu earthquake | [4] | 12 June |
3 | 7.4 | Tabas | 1978 Tabas earthquake | [1] | 16 September |
4 | 6.2 | Thessaloniki | 1978 Thessaloniki earthquake | [2] | 20 June |
References
- ^ a b MANSOUR N1Az1 AND Hrnoo KANAMORI. "SOURCE PARAMETERS OF 1978 TABAS AND 1979 QAINAT, IRAN" (PDF). Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "1978 Earthquake". 16ECEE. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "The November 29, 1978, Oaxaca, Mexico, earthquake: A large simple event". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 86: 5053–5060. 1981. doi:10.1029/JB086iB06p05053.
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