Significant Earthquakes of the World
1999
June 26, 2000 SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 1999 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 MAGNITUDES SD NO. REGION, CONTRIBUTED MAGNITUDES AND COMMENTS UTC COORDINATES GS STA HR MN SEC LAT LONG MB Msz USED JAN 02 17 55 08.1 27.277 N 101.050 E 41 * 4.5 0.9 29 SICHUAN, CHINA. Two people injured and some livestock killed in Ninglang County, Yunnan Province. JAN 19 03 35 33.8 4.596 S 153.235 E 114 D 5.8 6.4 1.3 178 NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Me 6.2 (GS). Es=4.6*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=3.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.7*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Complex earthquake, with two larger events occurring about 5 and 10 seconds after onset. JAN 25 18 19 16.8 4.461 N 75.724 W 17 G 5.9 5.7 1.0 497 COLOMBIA. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). Me 6.4 (GS). ML 6.2 (RSNC). Es=9.6*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.5*10**18 Nm (PPT). At least 1,185 people killed, over 700 missing and presumed killed, over 4,750 injured and about 250,000 homeless. The most affected city was Armenia where 907 people were killed and about 60 percent of the buildings were destroyed, including the police and fire stations. About 60 percent of the buildings were destroyed at Calarca and about 50 percent of the houses were destroyed at Pereira. Landslides blocked several roads including the Manizales-Bogota road. Damage occurred in Caldas, Huila, Quindio, Risaralda, Tolima and Valle del Cauca Departments. JAN 28 08 10 05.4 52.886 N 169.123 W 67 D 6.3 6.1 0.9 586 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 6.5 (GS). Es=1.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=8.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=9.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.3*10**18 Nm (PPT). Minor damage at Nikolski. Also felt at Akutan, Dutch Harbor and Unalaska. JAN 30 12 24 25.0* 4.511 N 75.890 W 10 G 4.0 1.4 12 COLOMBIA. ML 4.2 (RSNC). Five people injured and five houses damaged at Buena Vista. FEB 02 13 45 16.8 38.193 N 1.566 W 10 G 4.8 1.4 201 SPAIN. mbLg 5.2 (MDD). ML 5.2 (LDG). Twenty people injured in the Mula area. Buildings damaged (VII) at Mula and Puebla de Mula. Felt (VI) in the Archena-Bullas area; (V) in the Alhama de Murcia-Molina de Segura-Murcia area and at Abaran, Albatana, Cehegin, Cieza, Elche and Hornos; (IV) at Abanilla, Albacete, Alcoy, Alicante, Fortuna, Moratalla, Orihuela and San Pedro del Pinatar; (III) at Requena, Segorbe, Torrevieja, Ubeda and Xativa. Felt in Albacete, Alicante, Almeria, Castellon, Cuenca, Madrid, Murcia and Valencia Provinces. Felt as far as Valladolid. Landslides temporarily closed Highway C-415 in the Alcantarilla-Mula area. FEB 06 21 47 59.4 12.853 S 166.697 E 90 D 6.3 7.3 1.2 279 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS. Mw 7.3 (GS), 7.3 (HRV). Me 7.2 (GS). mb 6.7 (BRK). Es=1.3*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=9.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.2*10**20 Nm (PPT). Complex earthquake, with a small event preceding a much larger one by about 2.5 seconds. FEB 11 14 08 51.6 34.259 N 69.364 E 33 N 5.4 5.8 1.3 124 AFGHANISTAN. Mw 5.9 (GS), 6.0 (HRV). Mo=9.0*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=1.3*10**18 Nm (HRV). Seventy people killed, 500 injured, at least 14,000 homeless and 7,000 houses destroyed in Lowgar and Vardak Provinces. Several people injured at Kabul. Felt at Islamabad and Peshawar, Pakistan. FEB 21 18 14 37.9 43.214 N 46.825 E 65 * 5.1 1.2 252 EASTERN CAUCASUS. Mw 5.3 (HRV). Mo=1.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least one person killed, 20 injured and several homes badly damaged (VI) in the Kizilyurt area. Felt (VI) at Dylym; (V) at Makhachkala and Novolakskoye; (IV) at Gunib, Khasavyurt and Khunzakh; (III) at Pyatigorsk and Sergokala. MAR 04 05 38 26.5 28.343 N 57.193 E 33 N 6.2 6.5 0.9 368 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.6 (HRV), 6.4 (CSEM). Me 6.0 (GS). Es=2.2*10**13 Nm. Mo=4.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.7*10**18 Nm (CSEM). One person killed and at least 517 houses damaged in the Kerman area. Felt at Baft, Bam, Esfandaqeh, Rafsanjan, Ravar, Sirjan and Zehmakan. Also felt at Dubai, United Arab Emirates. MAR 04 08 52 01.9 5.397 N 121.937 E 33 N 6.4 6.5 1.2 251 CELEBES SEA. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). Me 6.9 (GS). Es=5.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=3.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=4.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Minor damage (V RF) at Zamboanga, Mindanao. Felt strongly on Basilan. Felt (IV RF) at Cagayan de Oro; (III RF) at Cotabato and General Santos; (II RF) at Dipolog; (I RF) at Kidapawan and Surigao, Mindanao. Also felt (I RF) at Canlaon, Negros and Iloilo, Panay. MAR 07 20 35 44.1 15.766 S 179.526 W 33 N 5.4 6.1 1.0 127 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.1 (GS), 6.1 (HRV), Me 6.6 (GS). Es=1.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). MAR 08 12 25 48.9 52.056 N 159.520 E 57 D 5.7 1.1 430 OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.9 (HRV), 7.0 (OBN). Me 6.4 (GS). Es=7.8*10**13 Nm. Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.5*10**19 Nm (OBN). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (V) at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. Also felt (III) at Severo-Kurilsk, Paramushir. MAR 11 13 18 09.3 41.131 N 114.658 E 33 N 5.1 5.2 1.0 170 NORTHEASTERN CHINA. Mw 5.1 (HRV). ML 5.3 (BJI). Mo=5.9*10**16 Nm (HRV). Three people injured, at least 200 houses destroyed and 3,000 houses damaged in Zhangbei County. Felt as far as Beijing. MAR 20 10 47 45.9 51.587 N 177.668 W 33 N 6.3 6.8 0.9 540 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). Me 7.0 (GS). Es=8.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.7*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt strongly on Adak and Amchitka. This may be a delayed aftershock of the June 10, 1996 magnitude 7.9 event. MAR 25 23 31 11.4 36.397 N 140.469 E 83 4.9 0.7 146 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 5.2 (HRV). Mo=8.1*10**16 Nm (HRV). One person slightly injured in Ibaraki Prefecture. Felt (IV JMA) in Ibaraki; (III JMA) in northern Chiba, southeastern Fukushima and much of Tochigi; (II JMA) in much of Gumma and eastern Saitama Prefectures. Felt (I JMA) in the Tokyo area and as far north as southern Iwate Prefecture. MAR 28 19 05 11.0 30.512 N 79.403 E 15 G 6.4 6.6 1.0 409 XIZANG-INDIA BORDER REGION. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV), 6.6 (CSEM). Me 6.6 (GS). Es=1.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=7.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (CSEM). At least 61 people killed and 125 injured in the Chamoli district; 34 killed and 177 injured in the Rudraprayag district; 5 killed and 60 injured in the Tehri Garhwal district; 19 injured in the Bageshwar district; 13 injured in the Pauri Garhwal district, India. Over 21,100 houses destroyed. Many landslides blocked roads in the epicentral area. MAR 31 05 54 42.1 5.827 N 82.616 W 10 G 5.9 6.1 1.1 273 SOUTH OF PANAMA. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Me 7.0 (GS). MD 5.9 (UPA). ML 5.8 (CASC). Es=7.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=4.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=4.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.4*10**18 Nm (PPT). APR 03 06 17 18.3 16.660 S 72.662 W 87 D 6.1 6.2 0.9 422 NEAR COAST OF PERU. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Me 6.5 (GS). Es=1.3*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). One person killed in the Camana area. Fifty people injured and at least 300 houses damaged (VI) in the Arequipa area. Felt (IV) at Nazca and Pisco; (III) at Ica and Moquegua; (II) at Cuzco and Lima. Also felt (V) at Arica and Putre; (IV) at Camarones, Camina, Codpa, Iquique and Pozo Almonte; (III) at Huara and Pica, Chile. Landslides temporarily blocked the Pan American Highway at four locations in southern Peru. Two events about 3.5 seconds apart. APR 05 11 08 04.0 5.591 S 149.568 E 150 G 6.2 7.0 1.0 233 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 7.4 (GS), 7.4 (HRV). Me 7.3 (GS). Es=1.9*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=1.3*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). Felt strongly at Kimbe. Also felt at Port Moresby, New Guinea. Complex event. A small event is followed by a larger one about 6 seconds later. APR 08 13 10 34.0 43.607 N 130.350 E 566 D 6.4 0.8 645 EASTERN RUSSIA-NORTHEASTERN CHINA BORDER REG. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). Me 7.1 (GS). Es=9.0*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=5.0*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=5.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (IV) at Ussuriysk; (III) at Khabarovsk, Nakhodka and Vladivostok; (II) at Blagoveshchensk, Komsomolsk-na-Amure and Zeya, Russia. Felt in parts of Hebei, Heilongjiang and Jilin Provinces, China. Also felt in southern Hokkaido, northern Honshu and at Tokyo, Japan. APR 13 10 38 48.4 21.422 S 176.460 W 164 D 6.4 0.8 464 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Me 6.8 (GS). Es=4.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). APR 20 19 04 08.3 31.888 S 179.040 W 96 D 6.2 0.9 385 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.6 (GS). Es=1.6*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=5.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt along the east coast of the North Island from Wairoa to Wellington. APR 22 22 19 36.9 27.953 S 26.635 E 5 G 5.7 4.7 0.7 290 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA. Two people killed in a gold mine and some buildings damaged in the Welkom area. MAY 06 23 00 53.1 29.501 N 51.880 E 33 N 5.9 6.3 1.0 358 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mw 6.1 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). Ms 6.2 (BRK). Mo=1.7*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). At least 26 people killed, 100 injured and 800 houses destroyed in southwestern Fars Province. Felt at Kazerun and Shiraz. Also felt in parts of Bushehr and Kohkiluyeh va Buyer Ahmadi Provinces. MAY 10 20 33 02.0 5.159 S 150.880 E 138 D 6.5 6.8 0.9 430 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). Me 7.0 (GS). mb 6.5 (BRK). Es=7.7*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=4.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=4.7*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt on New Britain. Also felt at Port Moresby, New Guinea. MAY 12 17 59 22.4 43.032 N 143.835 E 103 D 5.9 0.8 451 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). Me 6.5 (GS). Es=1.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.4*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt (IV JMA) in southeastern Hokkaido and (III JMA) in parts of Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi Prefectures, Honshu. Felt in much of Hokkaido and south to Fukushima Prefecture. Also felt (IV) at Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kunashir. MAY 16 00 51 20.4 4.751 S 152.486 E 74 6.0 7.0 0.9 346 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). Me 6.4 (GS). Es=1.0*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=4.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt strongly on the Gazelle Peninsula. Also felt in other parts of New Britain and on New Ireland. Two events about 6 seconds apart. MAY 17 10 07 56.4 5.165 S 152.877 E 27 G 5.5 6.9 1.0 271 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 6.0 (GS). Es=2.2*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=5.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=8.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.6*10**18 Nm (PPT). JUN 04 09 12 50.0 40.802 N 47.448 E 33 N 5.4 5.0 1.2 305 EASTERN CAUCASUS. Mw 5.4 (GS), 5.4 (HRV), 5.5 (CSEM). Me 5.6 (GS). Es=5.4*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=1.3*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=1.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.8*10**17 Nm (CSEM). Eighteen people injured, more than 50 houses damaged and estimated 5 million U.S. dollars damage in central Azerbaijan, mostly in the Agdas area. Felt (V) at Xankandi and (III) at Baku, Azerbaijan. Also felt (V) at Goris and Ijevan; (III) at Gyumri, Stepanavan, Vanadzor and Yerevan, Armenia. Felt (IV) at Tbilisi, Georgia and (II) at Derbent, Gunib and Makhachkala, Russia. Also felt in the Ardabil region, Iran. JUN 07 07 45 49.0 8.586 N 125.854 E 33 N 5.2 5.4 1.3 72 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 5.7 (HRV). Mo=3.6*10**17 Nm (GS). Twelve people injured and at least 20 buildings damaged or destroyed (VI RF) at Bayugan. Felt (V RF) at Butuan and San Francisco; (IV RF) at Hinatuan and Lianga; (II RF) at Bislig and Cagayan de Oro; (I RF) on Camiguin. JUN 15 20 42 05.9 18.386 N 97.436 W 70 G 6.4 6.5 1.1 516 CENTRAL MEXICO. Mw 6.9 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Me 6.7 (GS). Es=2.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Fourteen people killed, about 200 injured and considerable damage (VIII) to thousands of buildings and several bridges in Puebla; one person killed by a landslide, dozens injured and damage to buildings and bridges in Veracruz; one person killed, dozens injured, many buildings and roads damaged in Oaxaca; one person killed and some buildings damaged in Morelos; one person died of a heart attack and some buildings damaged in Guerrero; two people died of heart attacks and minor damage to buildings in the Distrito Federal. Dozens injured and damage in the states of Mexico and Tlaxcala; two people injured in Hidalgo. A railroad was damaged between Calco and Mixquic. Felt in much of central and southern Mexico from Aguascalientes to Chiapas. JUN 21 17 43 04.5 18.324 N 101.539 W 69 D 6.0 5.8 1.1 352 GUERRERO, MEXICO. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). Me 5.7 (GS). MD 5.8 (UNM). Es=8.5*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=2.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=3.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). More than 1,300 homes damaged including 600 at Coahuayutla, Guerrero. One church damaged at Cuitzeo, Michoacan. Minor damage in Morelos. Felt at Mexico City and in the states of Colima, Jalisco, Mexico, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosi and Veracruz. Two events about 2 seconds apart. Depth based on first event. JUL 03 01 43 54.0& 47.076 N 123.463 W 41 5.4 5.5 380 WASHINGTON.. Mw 5.8 (GS), 5.8 (HRV). Me 5.3 (GS). Es=2.0*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=6.6*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=6.3*10**17 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.4*10**17 Nm (PPT). Seven people injured in the Aberdeen-Satsop area and one person injured at Olympia. Damage (VII) at Aberdeen and Montesano. Slight damage (VI) at Brady, Central Park, Cosmopolis, Elma, Hoquiam, McCleary, Ocean Shores and Shelton. Felt (V) at many locations including Olympia, Seattle and Tacoma. Felt throughout western Washington and as far south as Portland and Tillamook, Oregon. Felt north as far as Nanaimo, Sidney, Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia. JUL 11 14 14 16.5 15.782 N 88.330 W 10 G 6.0 6.6 1.0 434 HONDURAS. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Me 7.0 (GS). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Es=8.0*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). One person killed and another person died from a heart attack; at least 40 people injured in the Izabal-Puerto Barrios area, Guatemala. Seven houses destroyed, forty-one houses sustained considerable damage; bridges and highways damaged in the Izabal-Puerto Barrios area, Guatemala. Minor damage in western Honduras. Felt throughout most of Honduras and in eastern Guatemala. Felt in Belize, El Salvador and at Villahermosa, Mexico. JUL 19 02 17 03.6 28.629 S 177.608 W 39 G 6.3 6.2 0.9 411 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.5 (GS). Es=1.1*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=5.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt on Raoul. JUL 22 10 42 11.7 21.544 N 91.895 E 10 G 5.2 4.2 0.8 154 BAY OF BENGAL. Six people killed, over 200 injured and about 700 homes damaged or destroyed on Maheshkhali Island, Bangladesh. Some damage at Cox's Bazaar. Felt at Chittagong and on Sandwip Island, Bangladesh. AUG 01 08 39 04.9 30.367 S 177.832 W 10 G 5.7 6.4 0.8 275 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.2 (GS). Es=4.5*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=8.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). AUG 10 19 33 59.8 36.245 N 54.645 E 33 N 4.5 4.3 1.1 58 NORTHERN IRAN. One person killed, one person injured and several houses damaged at Momenabad. AUG 11 04 27 55.3 34.791 N 32.939 E 33 N 5.1 5.4 1.2 234 CYPRUS REGION. Mw 5.6 (HRV). Mo=2.9*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least 15 people injured, 32 buildings damaged (VII) and landslides in the Limassol area. At least 50 buildings damaged in other parts of Cyprus. Felt (V) at Nicosia, (IV) at Larnaca and (III) at Paphos. Also felt in Egypt, Lebanon and Syria. AUG 17 00 01 39.1 40.748 N 29.864 E 17 G 6.3 7.8 1.3 381 TURKEY. Mw 7.4 (GS), 7.6 (HRV), 7.6 (CSEM), 7.3 (OBN). Me 7.7 (GS). MD 6.7 (ISK). Es=8.1*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=1.4*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=2.9*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.4*10**20 Nm (CSEM). Mo=9.5*10**19 Nm (OBN). Mo=1.8*10**20 Nm (PPT). At least 17,118 people killed, nearly 50,000 injured, thousands missing, about 500,000 people homeless and estimated 3 to 6.5 billion U.S. dollars damage in Istanbul, Kocaeli and Sakarya Provinces. Felt as far east as Ankara. Felt (III) at Anapa, Russia; Chisinau, Moldova; Simferopol and on the south coast of Crimea, Ukraine. As much as 5 meters of right-lateral strike-slip displacement occurred along a 120-km zone of the North Anatolian Fault between Karamursel and Golyaka. Rupture proceeded from west to east in two subevents. Duration of strong shaking was 37 seconds with maximum acceleration 0.3-0.4g. AUG 20 10 02 21.1& 9.044 N 84.159 W 20 G 6.1 6.9 542 COSTA RICA. . Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). Me 6.4 (GS). ML 6.1 (CASC). Es=9.3*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Some damage in western Panama. Felt in southern Nicaragua and throughout Costa Rica. A small onset is followed by a larger event about 2 seconds later. AUG 22 12 40 45.9 16.117 S 168.039 E 33 N 6.3 6.2 1.1 272 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 6.5 (GS). Es=1.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=6.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt strongly on Ambrym. Landslides and rockfalls occurred on the island. AUG 26 07 39 28.9 3.522 S 145.657 E 33 N 5.6 6.2 1.2 116 NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.1 (HRV). Me 6.6 (GS). Es=1.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=1.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). AUG 31 08 10 49.5 40.711 N 29.949 E 10 G 5.2 4.9 1.0 327 TURKEY. Mw 5.2 (HRV). MD 5.2 (ISK). Mo=6.6*10**16 Nm (HRV). One person killed, 166 injured and additional damage in the Izmit area. Felt at Istanbul. SEP 07 11 56 49.3 38.119 N 23.605 E 10 G 5.6 5.8 1.1 416 GREECE. Mw 5.9 (GS), 6.0 (HRV). Me 5.7 (GS). Ms 5.8 (BRK). ML 5.4 (THE). Es=7.5*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=8.9*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). One hundred forty-three people killed, 1,600 injured, 50,000 homeless and at least 53,000 buildings damaged or destroyed (IX) in the Athens area. Preliminary estimate of damage at 655 million U.S. dollars. Felt in much of central Greece and as far as Izmir, Turkey. SEP 13 11 55 28.1 40.709 N 30.045 E 13 G 5.8 5.8 0.9 420 TURKEY. Mw 5.9 (GS), 5.8 (HRV). Me 5.8 (GS). MD 5.8 (ISK). Es=9.5*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=6.7*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=6.0*10**17 Nm (HRV). Six people killed, one died of a heart attack, 422 injured and additional damage in the Adapazari-Golcuk-Kocaeli area. Felt in much of northwestern Turkey. SEP 20 17 47 18.4 23.772 N 120.982 E 33 N 6.5 7.7 1.1 367 TAIWAN. Mw 7.5 (GS), 7.7 (HRV), 7.5 (OBN). Me 7.2 (GS). Es=1.5*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=1.7*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=3.4*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.8*10**20 Nm (OBN). Mo=5.2*10**20 Nm (PPT). At least 2,297 people killed, 8,700 injured, 600,000 people left homeless and about 82,000 housing units damaged by the earthquake and larger aftershocks. Damage estimated at 14 billion U.S. dollars. Maximum intensity (VI JMA) in Nan-tou and Tai-chung Counties. Half of a village was lost by subsidence into the Ta-an Hsi and landslides blocked the Ching-shui Hsi, creating a large lake. Two other lakes were created by substantial ground deformation near the epicenter. Surface faulting occurred along 75 km of the Chelungpu Fault. Felt (V JMA) at Chia-i and I-lan; (IV JMA) at Kao-hsiung, Taipei and Tai-tung; (IV JMA) on Lan Yu and Peng-hu Tao; (III JMA) at Hua-lien. Felt strongly in Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang Provinces. Felt (IV) in Hong Kong. Also felt (II JMA) on Iriomote-jima and Yonaguni-jima; (I JMA) on Ishigaki-jima and Miyako-jima, Ryukyu Islands. Complex earthquake. A small event is followed by a larger one about 11 seconds later. SEP 20 18 03 44.2 23.570 N 121.299 E 33 N 6.3 1.4 210 TAIWAN. ML 6.6 (TAP). Felt (IV JMA) at Chia-i and Tai-chung; (III JMA) at Hua-lien and Tai-tung. Also felt (III JMA) on Peng-hu Tao. SEP 20 18 16 18.5 23.756 N 121.246 E 33 N 6.2 0.9 248 TAIWAN. ML 6.8 (TAP). Felt (V JMA) at Tai-chung; (IV JMA) at Chia-i and Hua-lien; (III JMA) at I-lan and Tai-tung. Also felt (IV JMA) on Peng-hu Tao. SEP 20 21 46 42.8 23.390 N 120.964 E 33 N 5.8 6.5 1.4 201 TAIWAN. Mw 6.4 (HRV). ML 6.4 (TAP). Mo=4.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt (V JMA) at Chia-i; (III JMA) at Hua-lien, Kao-hsiung, Tai-chung and Tai-tung; (II JMA) at I-lan. Also felt (III JMA) on Peng-hu Tao and (II JMA) on Lan Yu. SEP 25 23 52 48.6 23.738 N 121.158 E 17 G 6.2 6.4 0.9 405 TAIWAN. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.2 (GS). Es=4.9*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=4.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Additional casualties, damage and landslides in the epicentral area. Felt (V JMA) at Chia-i; (IV JMA) at Hua-lien; (III JMA) at I-lan and Tai-tung; (II JMA) at Kao-hsiung and Taipei. Felt in much of Taiwan. Felt (IV JMA) on Peng-hu Tao and (IV) in Hong Kong. Also felt (I JMA) on Iriomote-jima and Yonaguni-jima, Ryukyu Islands. SEP 29 00 13 05.5 40.739 N 29.346 E 10 G 4.9 4.5 1.2 253 TURKEY. Mw 5.2 (HRV). MD 4.8 (ISK). Mo=6.9*10**16 Nm (HRV). One person killed at Istanbul. SEP 30 16 31 15.6 16.059 N 96.931 W 61 6.5 7.5 0.9 631 OAXACA, MEXICO. Mw 7.4 (GS), 7.5 (HRV). Me 7.2 (GS). Es=1.3*10**15 Nm. Mo=1.5*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=1.7*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.4*10**20 Nm (PPT). At least 33 people killed, 215 injured, thousands of buildings damaged or destroyed, utilities disrupted and roads blocked by landslides in the state of Oaxaca. Maximum intensity (VIII) in southwestern Oaxaca. One person killed and minor damage to some buildings at Mexico City. One person killed at Cordoba, Veracruz. Minor damage in the states of Guerrero, Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala and Veracruz. Felt from the state of San Luis Potosi to Guatemala. OCT 05 00 53 28.9 36.730 N 28.240 E 33 N 4.9 4.6 1.2 232 DODECANESE ISLANDS. Mw 5.2 (HRV), 5.6 (CSEM). ML 4.9 (THE). Mo=6.9*10**16 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.9*10**17 Nm (CSEM). At least 103 people injured in the Marmaris area, Turkey. Felt on Kos and Rhodes, Greece. OCT 16 09 46 44.1 34.594 N 116.271 W 0 6.3 7.4 527 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. . Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.2 (HRV), 7.0 (BRK), 7.0 (OBN). Me 7.3 (GS). ML 7.3 (BRK). Es=1.9*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=5.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=6.0*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (BRK). Mo=3.0*10**19 Nm (OBN). Four people slightly injured when an Amtrak train derailed near Ludlow. Damage (VII) at Landers, Ludlow, Twentynine Palms and Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base. Slight damage (VI) at Amboy, Apple Valley, Baker, Barstow, Big Bear Lake, Cima, Crest Park, Desert Center, Essex, Fawnskin, Fort Irwin, Hemet, Highland, Hinkley, Joshua Tree, Lucerne Valley, Newberry Springs, Olancha, Palm Springs, Phelan, Ridgecrest, Tecopa, Thousand Palms and Victorville. Also slight damage (VI) at Laughlin, Nevada. Felt (V) at many localities in southern California, southern Nevada and western Arizona. Also felt at Ensenada, Mexicali, Tecate and Tijuana, Baja California. Surface faulting observed along a 45-kilometer segment of the Lavic Lake Fault with as much as 2.8-4.7 meters of right-lateral displacement. Complex earthquake begins with tiny precursor followed by major events about 4 and 7 seconds after the onset. OCT 18 02 43 23.8 56.121 S 26.578 W 33 N 6.0 6.2 0.9 152 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). Me 6.6 (GS). Es=1.9*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=3.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=3.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). OCT 22 02 18 58.5 23.445 N 120.506 E 33 N 5.7 5.6 1.0 299 TAIWAN. Mw 5.9 (GS), 5.9 (HRV). Me 5.7 (GS). Es=6.7*10**12 Nm (GS). Mo=6.9*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=6.9*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person killed, 254 people injured and 15 buildings collapsed in the Chia-i area. Maximum intensity (VI JMA) in eastern Chia-i, northern Tai-nan and southern Yun-lin Counties. Felt throughout Taiwan. OCT 31 13 27 42.4? 13.64 S 74.43 W 62 D 4.4 1.3 21 CENTRAL PERU. Thirty people injured, 210 adobe houses destroyed and 1,100 damaged (VI) in the Chuschi area. Felt (II) at Cangallo and Huancapi. OCT 31 15 09 39.8 29.413 N 51.807 E 33 N 5.0 4.9 1.3 196 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mw 5.2 (HRV). Mo=6.9*10**16 Nm (HRV). Thirty people injured, some buildings damaged and power outages in the Kazerun area. NOV 01 13 25 16.5 39.899 N 113.983 E 10 G 5.1 5.3 1.2 120 NORTHEASTERN CHINA. Mw 5.3 (HRV). ML 5.5 (BJI). Mo=9.1*10**16 Nm (HRV). Four people injured and 6,000 houses damaged in Shanxi Province. Some damage in Hebei Province. Felt at Hohhot and Tianjin. NOV 07 16 54 41.7 40.693 N 30.725 E 10 G 4.9 4.2 1.1 186 TURKEY. Mw 5.0 (HRV). MD 5.0 (ISK). Mo=3.2*10**16 Nm (HRV). One person died from a heart attack at Hendek. Felt at Bursa, Eskisehir, Istanbul, Izmit and Sakarya. NOV 08 16 45 43.0 36.522 N 71.240 E 228 D 6.2 1.0 436 AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Me 6.2 (GS). Es=4.6*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=6.7*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). One person injured at Kabul; felt throughout eastern Afghanistan. Felt (VI) at Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Felt (V) at Samarqand and Toshkent; (IV) at Farghona; (III) at Andijon and Namangan, Uzbekistan. Felt (III) at Chardzhev, Turkmenistan. Felt in much of Pakistan from North West Frontier Province to parts of Sindh Province. Felt at Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Also felt in many parts of northern India as far south as Delhi. NOV 11 14 41 25.6& 40.744 N 30.266 E 22 5.5 5.5 472 TURKEY. . Mw 5.7 (GS), 5.7 (HRV), 5.7 (CSEM). MD 5.7 (ISK). ML 5.2 (THE). Mo=3.5*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=3.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.8*10**17 Nm (CSEM). One person killed, one died of a heart attack and 156 injured at Sakarya. Thirteen people injured at Kocaeli and two injured at Golcuk. Felt at Istanbul and Sapanca. NOV 12 16 57 19.5 40.758 N 31.161 E 10 G 6.3 7.5 1.1 484 TURKEY. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.2 (HRV), 7.0 (CSEM), 7.3 (OBN). Me 7.0 (GS). ML 6.6 (THE). Es=7.4*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=5.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=6.7*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.1*10**19 Nm (CSEM). Mo=9.1*10**19 Nm (OBN). At least 894 people killed and 4,948 injured, mostly in the Bolu-Duzce area. Casualties occurred as far as Eskisehir, Yalova and Zonguldak. Extensive damage occurred in the Bolu-Duzce area. Landslides in the Bolu Pass blocked the Ankara-Istanbul highway. Felt as far as Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir. Also felt (III) at Chisinau, Moldova and (III) at Sevastopol and Simferopol, Ukraine. Two events about 2 seconds apart. NOV 15 05 42 43.2 1.339 S 88.976 E 10 G 6.3 6.9 1.0 457 SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN. Mw 6.8 (GS), 7.0 (HRV), 6.7 (OBN). Me 7.7 (GS). Es=7.0*10**15 Nm (GS). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (OBN). Felt in the Colombo area, Sri Lanka. Also felt (II) at Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Complex earthquake. A small event is followed by a larger one about 3 seconds later. NOV 17 03 27 42.0 5.978 S 148.820 E 48 5.9 7.0 0.9 336 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). Me 6.3 (GS). Es=6.4*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt at Kimbe and in western New Britain. Two events about 8 seconds apart. NOV 19 13 56 46.4 6.351 S 148.763 E 33 N 5.9 7.0 1.1 268 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. Mw 6.8 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Me 6.3 (GS). ML 6.3 (PMG). Es=6.6*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=4.0*10**19 Nm (HRV). NOV 24 16 40 21.2 24.589 N 102.872 E 33 N 4.8 4.6 1.0 49 YUNNAN, CHINA. ML 5.0 (BJI). One person killed, 5 injured and 90 buildings destroyed in Chengjiang County. NOV 26 04 27 24.7 36.920 N 54.900 E 33 N 5.2 4.8 1.0 172 NORTHERN IRAN. Mw 5.3 (HRV). Mo=1.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). About 50 buildings damaged in the Gorgan area. NOV 26 13 21 15.5 16.423 S 168.214 E 33 N 6.4 7.3 1.2 273 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 7.2 (GS), 7.5 (HRV), 7.2 (OBN). Me 7.3 (GS). Es=1.7*10**15 (GS). Mo=8.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.7*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.9*10**19 Nm (OBN). Mo=4.5*10**20 Nm (PPT). At least five people killed and forty injured by collapsed buildings and landslides on Pentecost. Extensive damage to roads and telephone lines on Pentecost. At least five people killed at Mortelli Bay by a local tsunami, which was also recorded at Suva, Fiji. Damage and landslides also occurred on Ambrym, Epi and Paama. Felt strongly in much of Vanuatu. NOV 29 03 46 30.1 1.275 S 89.043 E 10 G 5.9 6.4 1.1 324 SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Me 6.9 (GS). Es=5.2*10**14 Nm (GS). Mo=4.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=4.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt in parts of Sri Lanka. NOV 30 04 01 53.2 18.901 S 69.171 W 128 D 6.2 0.9 442 NORTHERN CHILE. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Me 6.1 (GS). Es=3.5*10**13 Nm (GS). Mo=8.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). Slight damage and power outages in the epicentral area. Felt (V) at Arica, Camarones, Putre, Tarapaca and Tignamar; (IV) at Iquique; (III) at Antofagasta, Calama, Camar, Maria Elena, Mejillones, Talabre and Tocopilla. Also felt (V) at Tacna; (IV) at Ilo and Moquegua; (III) at Arequipa, Peru. Two events about 2.5 seconds apart. DEC 03 17 06 54.7 40.358 N 42.346 E 19 5.3 5.5 1.3 261 TURKEY. Mw 5.6 (GS), 5.8 (HRV). Mo=3.2*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=4.8*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person killed at Goresken. Six people injured, 340 houses damaged and one road closed due to a landslide in Erzurum Province. Felt (III) at Adler, Dagomys, Khosta and Sochi, Russia. Also felt at Batumi, Georgia. DEC 06 23 12 33.9 57.413 N 154.489 W 66 D 6.8 1.2 527 KODIAK ISLAND REGION. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). ML 7.0 (AEIC), 6.7 (PMR). Mo=3.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Slight damage (VI) at Larsen Bay and Old Harbor. Felt strongly at Akhiok and Kodiak. Felt (III) at Homer and Chignik; (II) at Anchorage, Palmer and Willow. Also felt at Dillingham, Eagle River, Fairbanks, Kasilof, Nelson Lagoon and Nikiski. DEC 07 00 19 49.6 57.362 N 154.514 W 41 6.5 6.1 1.0 478 KODIAK ISLAND REGION. Mw 6.4 (HRV). ML 6.3 (PMR), 6.1 (AEIC). Mo=5.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt at Anchorage, Ekwok, Homer, King Salmon, Kodiak and Old Harbor. DEC 10 18 38 30.1 36.206 S 97.316 W 10 G 5.7 6.2 1.3 232 WEST CHILE RISE. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Mo=7.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). DEC 11 18 03 36.4 15.766 N 119.740 E 33 N 6.5 7.1 1.0 516 LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.3 (HRV). Me 7.1 (GS). Ms 7.2 (BRK). Es=1.1*10**15 Nm. Mo=5.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=9.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.3*10**20 Nm (PPT). One person killed at Masinloc. Four people died from heart attacks and 40 injured on Luzon. Damage to structures (VII RF) at Santa Cruz; (VI RF) at Iba, Manila and Masinloc. Felt (VI RF) at Clark Air Base, Olongapo and San Fernando; (V RF) at Dagupan, Pasig, Quezon and Taguig; (IV RF) at Baguio, Lucban, Malolos, Palayan, San Jose, Santo Domingo and Tagaytay; (III RF) at Santa; (II RF) at Guinyangan and Pasuquin; (I RF) at Tuguegarao. Power outages occurred in the Manila area. DEC 15 05 12 33.1* 11.246 N 124.657 E 33 N 4.8 1.2 28 LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. One person killed at Tacloban. Minor damage (VI RF) at Leyte. Felt (III RF) at Ormoc. Also felt (II RF) at Borongan, Samar and (II RF) at Lapu-Lapu, Cebu. DEC 21 14 14 57.6 6.845 S 105.555 E 56 D 6.2 6.3 1.0 435 SUNDA STRAIT. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Mo=5.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=9.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Five people killed at Pandeglang, more than 220 injured and 2,800 houses damaged in western Jawa. Damage estimated at 3.9 million US dollars. Felt throughout western Jawa and in southeastern Sumatera, Indonesia. DEC 22 17 36 56.2 35.321 N 1.281 W 10 G 5.4 5.5 1.2 346 NORTHERN ALGERIA. Twenty-four people killed, about 175 injured and 3,000 houses destroyed in the Ain Temouchent area. Felt at Arzew, Mascara, Oran and Tlemcen. Also felt at Oujda, Morocco. DEC 29 05 19 46.9 18.244 N 101.432 W 70 D 6.1 5.4 1.0 363 GUERRERO, MEXICO. Mw 5.9 (GS), 6.0 (HRV). Mo=8.6*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). One person injured and minor structural damage at Coahuayutla de Guerrero. Felt at Mexico City and Zihuatanejo. DEC 29 13 29 19.6 10.860 S 165.354 E 33 N 5.6 6.8 0.8 150 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Notable North American Earthquakes: April 17 00 56 25.0& 19.248 N 155.489 W 11 5.6 5.1 222 HAWAII. Mw 5.8 (GS), 5.7 (HRV). MD 5.6 (HVO). Mo=6.4*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=3.9*10**17 Nm (HRV). Some damage to homes at Pahala. Felt throughout the Island of Hawaii. Compiled by Waverly J. Person Note: Hypocenters will be recomputed for December 1999.