Significant Earthquakes of the World
1980
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 1980 Earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 or greater or ones that caused fatalities, injuries or substantial damage. DATE ORIGIN TIME GEOGRAPHIC DEPTH MAGNITUDES SD NO. REGION, CONTRIBUTED MAGNITUDES AND COMMENTS UTC COORDINATES GS STA HR MN SEC LAT LONG MB Msz USED 1980 Jan 1 16 42 40.0 38.82 N 27.78 W 10 G 6.0 6.7 1.1 249 AZORES ISLANDS. Ms 7.2 (BRK), 6.8 (PAS), At least 56 people killed, 400 or more injured and extensive damage (VIII) on Terceira. At least four people killed, some injured and extensive damage on Sao Jorge. Damage also reported on Graciosa. Jan 2 20 58 44.2 5.98 N 126.19 E 63 6.0 1.1 178 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Ms 6.9 (BRK), 6.5 (PAS). mb 6.9 (PAS). Felt (V RF) in southern Mindanao. Jan 24 19 00 09.5 37.85 N 121.82 W 11 5.3 5.9 173 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.. ML 5.5 (BRK). Fifty people were reported treated for minor injuries. Considerable damage (VII) in the Livermore area; some damage was also reported at Antioch, Concord, Danville, Dublin, Modesto, Pittsburg, Pleasanton, Stockton, Tracy and Walnut Creek. Felt throughout the San Francisco- San Jose area and in the San Joaquin Valley from Sacramento to Fresno. Feb 7 10 49 16.0 54.16 S 158.89 E 10 G 6.1 6.5 1.0 37 MACQUARIE ISLANDS REGION. Ms 6.4 (BRK), 6.3 (PAS). Minor damage on Macquarie Island. Feb 20 02 34 02.9 39.30 N 16.21 E 12 4.6 1.0 59 SOUTHERN ITALY. ML 4.8 (ATH), 4.2 (ROM). One person died from a heart attack. Minor damage in the Calabria region. Feb 23 05 51 03.2 43.53 N 146.75 E 44 D 6.3 7.0 0.9 316 KURIL ISLANDS. Ms 6.9 (BRK), 7.0 (PAS), Felt (VII) on Shikotan, (IV) at Kurilsk and (III) at Yuzhno-Kurilsk. Also felt (IV JMA) at Nemuro and Kushiro, Hokkaido and (III JMA) in the Obihiro-Urakawa area, Hokkaido. Ten-centimeter tsunami reported at Nemuro. Feb 27 21 17 20.2 6.02 S 150.19 E 53 5.8 6.6 1.1 180 NEW BRITAIN REGION. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.7 (PAS). Felt strongly in the Kimbe area. Also felt at Rabaul. Feb 27 21 35 21.3 6.19 S 150.23 E 66 5.6 1.0 113 NEW BRITAIN REGION. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.6 (PAS). Mar 8 22 12 10.3 22.67 S 171.36 E 38 6.1 6.7 0.9 99 LOYALTY ISLANDS REGION. Ms 7.1 (BRK), 6.7 (PAS). Mar 24 03 59 51.3 52.97 N 167.67 W 33 N 6.2 6.9 1.1 350 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. Ms 7.1 (BRK), 6.9 (PAS). Slight damage (V) at Nikolski. Felt (IV) at Unalaska. Also felt at Dutch Harbor. Mar 26 20 43 37.9 23.87 N 45.56 W 10 G 5.9 6.3 1.0 261 NORTH ATLANTIC RIDGE. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.3 (PAS). Mar 31 07 32 31.8 35.45 N 135.47 E 359 5.8 0.9 259 SOUTHERN HONSHU. mb 6.6 (PAS). Felt (II JMA) at Osaka and in the Tateyama-Onahama area. Felt (I JMA) at Toyooka and Fukui. Apr 13 18 04 31.9 23.47 S 177.30 W 79 6.7 1.1 170 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS. mb 6.5 (BRK), 7.2 (PAS). Apr 16 12 18 20.6 8.08 S 108.79 E 84 5.8 1.1 151 JAVA. Extensive damage at Tasikmalaja. May 14 11 26 00.6 6.01 S 154.51 E 57 6.1 1.1 129 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Ms 6.5 (BRK), 6.3 (PAS), mb 6.9 (PAS). May 18 15 32 11.4 46.21 N 122.19 W 4 4.7 5.2 57 WASHINGTON. . ML 5.0 (GS). Felt (V) at Yakima and (IV) in many parts of Washington and Oregon. This earthquake occurred only seconds before the explosion which began the eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano. This eruption and blast took 396 meters off the top of Mount St. Helens, killed 31 people, left 33 other missing and caused damage of between $500 million and $2 billion U.S. dollars. May 18 20 02 57.5 43.29 N 20.84 E 9 5.7 5.8 1.0 164 YUGOSLAVIA. Thirty people injured and many buildings destroyed (VIII) or damaged at Aleksandrovac, Brus, Kursumlija and Raska. Landslides were also reported in the area. Felt in southern Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania. May 25 16 33 44.7& 37.60 N 118.84 W 5 6.1 6.1 246 CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER REGION. . ML 6.1 (BRK), 6.5 (PAS). Seven people injured, damage (VII) and rockslides in the Mammoth Lakes- Crowley Lake area. Rockslides also occurred in Yosemite National Park. Felt throughout most of California and in parts of Nevada. May 25 19 44 51.4 37.57 N 118.82 W 15 5.5 5.8 198 CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER REGION. . ML 6.1 (BRK), 6.7 (PAS). One person injured, additional damage (VII) and rockslides in the Mammoth Lakes-Crowley area. Two people were seriously injured by a rockslide in Yosemite National Park. Felt throughout much of California and parts of Nevada. May 27 14 50 57.1 37.48 N 118.81 W 13 5.7 6.0 233 CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER REGION. . ML 6.2 (BRK), 6.3 (PAS). Seven people injured and minor damage (VI) in the Mammoth Lakes- Crowley Lake area. Felt throughout much of California and part of Nevada. June 9 03 28 18.9 32.22 N 114.99 W 5 5.6 6.4 1.3 141 CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER REGION. ML 6.1 (PAS). One person killed, 100 injured and considerable damage in the area southeast of Mexicali, Mexico. Felt (V) in Yuma County, Arizona and Imperial and San Diego Counties, California. June 18 10 49 10.0 15.27 S 173.57 W 43 D 5.9 6.5 1.0 156 TONGA ISLANDS. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.7 (PAS). Felt (V) at Apia, Samoa Islands. June 18 17 14 54.5 9.48 N 126.66 E 54 5.8 6.8 1.2 124 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Ms 7.2 (BRK). mb 6.8 (PAS). Felt (V RF) at Surigao. June 25 23 18 20.4 5.23 S 151.69 E 49 D 6.2 6.5 1.0 242 NEW BRITAIN REGION. Ms 6.5 (BRK). June 29 07 20 05.5 34.81 N 139.18 E 15 5.8 6.2 1.0 222 NEAR SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Ms 5.7 (BRK), 6.3 (PAS). Seven people injured at Ito. Considerable damage (V JMA) and landslides on the Izu Peninsula and on Oshima. Felt (IV JMA) in the Tateyama-Tokyo area. Also felt (II JMA) throughout southeastern Honshu and on Hachijojima. Nine-centimeter tsunami reported at Mera. July 8 23 19 19.8 12.41 S 166.38 E 33 N 5.9 7.5 1.2 170 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS. Ms 7.8 (BRK), 7.2 (PAS). Felt in the Banks and Santa Cruz Islands. Some landslides reported. July 9 02 11 52.8 39.27 N 23.04 E 14 5.8 6.4 1.0 156 AEGEAN SEA. One person killed, many injured and extensive damage in Magnisia Province, Greece. Felt in southern Yugoslavia. July 9 20 56 53.2 12.69 S 166.00 E 33 N 5.2 6.7 1.2 41 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS. Ms 6.9 (BRK), 6.4 (PAS). Felt in the Santa Cruz Islands. July 14 16 15 01.7 29.27 S 177.15 W 49 5.8 6.6 1.3 84 KERMADEC ISLANDS. Ms 6.5 (BRK), 6.4 (PAS). Felt on Raoul Island. July 16 19 56 46.7 4.46 S 143.52 E 84 6.5 1.0 151 NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.9 (PAS). Felt in Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya, Indonesia. July 17 19 42 23.2 12.53 S 165.92 E 33 N 5.8 7.9 1.3 95 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS. Ms 8.0 (BRK), 7.5 (PAS). Felt in the Banks Islands group and Torres Islands. Tsunami of 26.8 cm (peak-to-peak) at Kona, Hawaii, 6.7 cm (peak-to-peak) at Honolulu, Oahu and 8.0 cm (peak-to-peak) at Apia, Western Samoa. July 20 21 20 03.9 17.87 S 178.63 W 591 D 6.0 0.9 180 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. mb 6.5 (BRK), 6.3 (PAS). July 22 05 17 10.1 37.19 N 50.20 E 62 5.4 1.1 122 CASPIAN SEA. One person killed, several injured and damage in the Lahijan-Rasht area, Iran. July 22 07 06 23.0 20.30 S 169.61 E 122 D 6.1 0.9 147 VANUATU ISLANDS. mb 6.8 (BRK), 6.7 (PAS). July 27 18 52 21.8& 38.17 N 83.91 W 8 5.1 4.7 194 KENTUCKY. . mblg 5.0 (PAL), 5.2 (TUL). Two people injured and considerable damage reported. Maximum intensity VII at Maysville, Kentucky. Felt in 15 states and in parts of southern Ontario, Canada. July 29 03 11 56.3 13.10 S 166.34 E 48 5.9 6.7 1.3 178 VANUATU ISLANDS. Ms 7.2 (BRK), 6.7 (PAS). July 29 14 58 40.8 29.60 N 81.09 E 18 D 6.1 6.5 1.0 257 NEPAL. Ms 6.6 (BRK), 6.6 (PAS). One hundred fifty to 200 people killed, many injured and extensive damage in western Nepal. At least 13 killed, 40 injured and damage in the Pithoragarh area, India. Felt strongly at Kathmandu, Nepal and in the New Delhi area, India. Aug 9 05 45 09.5 15.89 N 88.52 W 22 6.1 6.4 1.0 185 HONDURAS. Ms 6.7 (BRK), 6.4 (PAS). Two people killed, many injured and damage in Izabal Province, Guatemala. Damage reported in northern Honduras. Aug 18 15 07 52.6 1.95 S 80.02 W 55 D 5.6 0.9 156 NEAR COAST OF ECUADOR. Ms 5.6 (BRK). mb 6.1 (PAS). Eight people killed, 100 injured and extensive damage in the Guayaquil area. Aug 21 12 07 20.1 41.32 S 80.51 E 10 G 5.6 6.3 0.9 72 MID-INDIAN RISE. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.2 (PAS). Aug 23 21 36 51.6 32.91 N 75.63 E 25 5.2 4.9 1.0 116 KASHMIR-INDIA BORDER REGION. Fifteen people killed, at least 40 injured and many houses damaged in the Bhaddu area, Kashmir. Felt in northern India and in the Lahore-Peshawar area, Pakistan. Aug 23 21 50 03.0 32.83 N 75.63 E 33 N 5.2 4.8 1.0 116 KASHMIR-INDIA BORDER REGION. Casualties and damage in the Bhaddu area, Kashmir. Felt in northern India and in the Lahore-Peshawar area, Pakistan. Sep 3 22 12 39.1 3.24 N 78.19 W 33 N 5.7 5.8 0.9 185 SOUTH OF PANANA. Two people injured in southwestern Colombia. Sep 23 19 10 22.7 35.95 N 139.63 E 89 5.4 0.8 166 HONSHU, JAPAN. One person killed and five injured. Felt (IV JMA) at Utsunomiya and (III JMA) in the Maebashi-Choshi-Ajiro area. Sep 24 17 54 24.1 35.45 N 139.96 E 73 D 6.0 1.0 256 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. mb 5.9 (BRK). Two people killed, at least 73 injured and damage (IV JMA) in the Tokyo-Tateyama-Utsunomiya area. Sep 26 15 20 37.1 3.23 S 142.23 E 33 N 5.9 6.5 1.2 184 NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.. Ms 6.6 (BRK). Oct 10 12 25 23.5 36.20 N 1.35 E 10 G 6.5 7.3 1.1 203 ALGERIA. Ms 7.7 (BRK), 7.2 (PAS). At least 5,000 people killed, 9,000 injured and extensive damage in the El Asnam area. Felt throughout northwestern Algeria and in southeastern Spain. Approximately 42 kilometers of surface rupture observed. Oct 10 15 39 09.8 36.22 N 1.61 E 10 G 6.0 6.1 1.0 187 ALGERIA. Ms 5.8 (PAS). Additional deaths and damage in Algeria. Felt in southeastern Spain. Oct 24 03 25 34.4 21.99 S 170.17 E 33 N 5.8 6.7 1.2 192 LOYALTY ISLANDS REGION. Ms 6.6 (BRK), 6.8 (PAS). Felt in the Vanuatu Islands and on New Caledonia. Oct 24 14 53 35.1 18.21 N 98.24 W 72 6.4 1.1 326 CENTRAL MEXICO. Ms 7.0 (BRK). mb 6.6 (BRK), 7.0 (PAS). At least 300 people killed, many injured, approximately 150,000 homeless and extensive damage in central Mexico, mainly in the Huajuapan de Leon area. Felt throughout central and southern Mexico and in Guatemala. Oct 25 07 00 07.9 21.98 S 170.03 E 33 N 5.7 6.7 1.3 118 LOYALTY ISLANDS REGION. Ms 6.4 (BRK), 6.6 (PAS). Felt in the Vanuatu Islands and on New Caledonia. Oct 25 11 00 05.1 21.89 S 169.85 E 33 N 5.8 7.2 1.4 124 LOYALTY ISLANDS REGION. Ms 7.1 (BRK), 7.0 (PAS). Felt in the Vanuatu Islands and on New Caledonia. Nov 8 07 54 18.2 36.11 N 1.36 E 10 G 5.3 5.1 1.0 143 ALGERIA. Thirty-six people injured and damage in the El Asnam area. Nov 8 10 27 34.0 41.12 N 124.25 W 19 D 6.2 7.2 1.1 314 NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. ML 7.0 (BRK). Six people injured. Damage (VII) in the Fields Landing area. Slight damage (VI) at Cresent City and in many communities along the coast of Humboldt County. Felt from southern Oregon to the San Francisco Bay area. Nov 11 10 36 58.2 51.42 S 28.80 E 10 G 6.2 6.7 0.9 110 SOUTH OF AFRICA. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.5 (PAS). Nov 12 06 58 11.6 13.35 S 74.55 W 71 4.9 0.8 19 PERU. Seven people killed and many homeless in the Ayacucho area. Nov 19 19 00 46.9 27.39 N 88.75 E 17 6.0 6.1 1.0 232 SIKKIM. Ms 6.1 (PAS). Eight people injured and minor damage in the Gangtok area. Felt in Bangladesh, Bhutan, eastern India and Nepal. Nov 23 18 34 53.8 40.91 N 15.37 E 10 G 6.0 6.9 1.3 265 SOUTHERN ITALY. Ms 7.2 (BRK), 6.9 (PAS), ML 6.5 (TRI). Over 3,000 people killed, about 1,900 missing, 7,750 injured, 250,000 homeless and extensive damage in a 25,000 square kilometer area of Campania and Basilicata. Nov 26 17 35 39.1 8.05 N 72.44 W 40 5.0 3.8 0.9 57 VENEZUELA. Thirty-six people injured and 30 buildings damaged in Cucuta area, Colombia. Felt in the Bucaramanga-Medellin-Bogota area, Colombia and in the San Cristobal area, Venezuela. Nov 30 7 41 58.0 40.85 N 15.33 E 10 G 5.1 1.5 40 SOUTHERN ITALY. ML 4.9 (TRI). One person died of a heart attack at Madonna del Arco near Naples. Dec 7 17 37 09.7 36.03 N 1.23 E 10 G 5.5 5.7 1.2 122 ALGERIA. Twenty people injured in the El Asnam area. Dec 11 18 15 3.5 21.27 S 68.15 W 80 6.1 0.8 195 CHILE-BOLIVIA BORDER REGION. mb 6.2 (BRK), 6.5 (PAS). Felt in northern Argentina. Dec 17 16 21 58.8 49.48 N 129.50 W 10 G 5.9 6.8 1.2 152 VANCOUVER ISLAND REGION. Dec 19 01 16 56.0 34.59 N 50.65 E 33 N 5.6 5.8 1.2 165 IRAN. Twenty-six people killed in the Qom-Saveh area. Felt at Tehran. Dec 22 12 51 21.0 34.50 N 50.59 E 41 5.5 5.2 1.1 132 IRAN. Three people killed and 139 injured in the Qom area. Felt at Tehran. Dec 31 10 32 11.0 46.06 N 151.45 E 33 6.1 6.5 1.0 220 KURIL ISLANDS. Ms 6.4 (BRK), 6.4 (PAS). Felt (III JMA) at Urakawa and (II JMA) at Nemuro, Hokkaido Japan. Also felt in the southern Kuril Islands.