Significant Earthquakes of the World
1994
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 1994 Earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 or greater or ones that caused fatalities, injuries or substantial damage. BRK--Berkeley. PAS--Pasadena. UTC TIME LAT LON DEP GS MAGS SD STA REGION AND COMMENTS HR MN SEC MB Msz USED JAN 1994 03 05:52:27.6 36.028 100.104 8 G 5.8 5.5 1.0 385 QINGHAI, CHINA. Mw 5.7 (GS), 5.7 (HRV). Mo=4.2*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=4.3*10**17 Nm (HRV). Five people injured and at least 56 houses damaged in the Gonghe area. Felt at Xining and Lanzhou. 10 15:53:50.1 -13.339 -69.446 596 G 6.4 1.0 601 PERU-BOLIVIA BORDER REGION. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). mb 6.4 (BRK). Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (III) at Arequipa, Peru and (II) at La Paz, Bolivia. 17 12:30:55.3& 34.213 -118.537 18 6.4 6.8 696 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV), 6.7 (PAS). ML 6.7 (BRK). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (BRK). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Sixty people were killed, more than 7,000 injured, 20,000 homeless and more than 40,000 buildings damaged in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange and San Bernardino Counties. Severe damage occurred in the San Fernando Valley: maximum intensities of (IX) were observed in and near Northridge and in Sherman Oaks. Lesser, but still significant damage occurred at Fillmore, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Santa Monica, Simi Valley and in western and central Los Angeles. Damage was also sustained to Anaheim Stadium. Collapsed overpasses closed sections of the Santa Monica Freeway, the Antelope Valley Freeway, the Simi Valley Freeway and the Golden State Freeway. Fires caused additional damage in the San Fernando Valley and at Malibu and Venice. Preliminary estimates of damage are between 13 and 20 billion U.S. dollars. Felt throughout much of southern California and as far away as Turlock, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Richfield, Utah and Ensenada, Mexico. The maximum recorded acceleration exceeded 1.0g at several sites in the area with the largest value of 1.8g recorded at Tarzana, about 7 km south of the epicenter. A maximum uplift of about 15 cm occurred in the Santa Susana Mountains and many rockslides occurred in mountain areas, blocking some roads. Some ground cracks were observed at Granada Hills and in Potrero Canyon. Some liquefaction occurred at Simi Valley and in some other parts of the Los Angeles Basin. 17 23:33:30.6& 34.326 -118.698 10 5.7 5.9 324 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. . Mw 5.9 (GS), 5.9 (HRV). ML 5.6 (PAS). Mo=6.7*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=7.0*10**17 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.9*10**18 Nm (PPT). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (BRK). Additional damage in the epicentral area. 19 01:53:34.9 -3.176 135.970 23 G 6.1 6.8 1.2 283 IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt at Biak, Nabire and Timuka. 21 02:24:29.9 1.015 127.733 20 G 6.2 7.2 1.2 260 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Ms 7.3 (BRK). Mo=3.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (OBN). Mo=8.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Seven people killed, 40 injured and 550 houses damaged in the Kau area. Felt strongly at Ternate. FEB 1994 05 23:34:09.9 0.593 30.037 14 G 5.8 6.0 1.1 413 UGANDA. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.2 (HRV). Mo=2.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.1*10**18 Nm (PPT). At least two people killed, several injured and most buildings damaged in the Fort Portal area. Two people killed and one injured by a landslide at Kasese. Felt at Kampala and in eastern Zaire. 11 21:17:31.1 -18.773 169.169 206 G 6.4 1.2 576 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). mb 6.8 (BRK). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). 12 04:16:26.8 -10.786 -128.798 15 G 6.3 6.6 1.3 373 SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Ms 6.6 (BRK). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (PPT). 12 17:06:58.1 32.056 130.577 31 D 4.8 5.3 1.1 87 KYUSHU, JAPAN. Mw 5.4 (HRV). Mo=1.5*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person slightly injured at Okuchi. Felt (IV JMA) at Akune and Hitoyoshi; (III JMA) at Kagoshima and Makurazaki. Also felt (IV JMA) at Ushibuka, Shimo-jima. 12 17:58:23.9 -20.553 169.361 28 G 6.4 7.1 1.0 536 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Ms 7.2 (BRK). Mo=3.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt at Port-Vila. 15 17:07:43.8 -4.967 104.302 23 G 5.9 7.0 1.3 360 SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). Ms 6.8 (BRK). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). At least 207 people killed, more than 2,000 injured, 75,000 homeless and extensive damage from landslides, mudslides and fires in Lampung Province. Much of the damage and loss of life occurred in the Liwa area. At least 6,000 homes, shops and government buildings were damaged or destroyed from landslides in the Liwa area. Damage estimated to be about 169 million U.S. dollars. Felt throughout much of southern Sumatera and parts of western Jawa. Felt at Jakarta and in Singapore. 15 21:11:56.4 -20.399 168.866 20 G 5.7 6.4 1.3 211 LOYALTY ISLANDS. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Ms 6.5 (BRK). Mo=3.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.7*10**18 Nm (PPT). 16 06:48:58.0* -18.991 168.134 13 G 5.9 6.4 1.4 55 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Ms 6.5 (BRK). Mo=3.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=4.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). 23 08:02:04.7 30.853 60.596 6 G 6.1 6.1 1.0 510 NORTHERN IRAN. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.1 (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). Six people killed and many injured in the Sistan region. MAR 1994 01 03:49:00.8 29.096 52.617 13 G 5.8 6.0 1.1 407 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.1 (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). At least two people killed, fifty injured and damage in the Firuzabad area. Landslides blocked roads in the mountainous region of Fars Province. Felt at Mamasani and Fasa. 02 03:38:03.8 19.803 -72.799 59 D 5.2 5.0 1.1 245 HAITI REGION. Mw 5.4 (HRV). Ms 5.1 (BRK). Mo=1.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). Four people killed and damage to houses in the St. Luis du Nord area. Felt (V) at Dajabon, Mao and Villa Vasquez; (IV) at Santiago; (III) at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Felt in eastern Cuba as far west as Santiago de Cuba and Holguin. 09 23:28:06.7 -18.039 -178.413 563 G 6.6 1.0 655 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. Mw 7.5 (GS), 7.6 (HRV). Mo=2.3*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=3.1*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.4*10**20 Nm (PPT). Felt at Suva and Lautoka, Viti Levu. 14 04:30:15.7 -1.278 -23.569 10 G 6.2 6.4 1.4 220 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.0 (HRV). Ms 6.3 (BRK). Mo=3.7*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=4.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). 14 20:51:24.9 15.994 -92.428 164 G 5.8 6.2 1.2 502 MEXICO-GUATEMALA BORDER REGION. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). MD 6.2 (SSS). Ms 6.1 (BRK). Mo=2.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). Slight damage at Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico. Felt at Coban, Guatemala City, Quezaltenango and San Marcos, Guatemala. Also felt at Mexico City, Mexico and (II) at San Salvador, El Salvador. 30 19:55:46.0 28.994 52.745 54 D 5.5 1.2 291 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mw 5.4 (HRV). Mo=1.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least thirty people were injured in the Firuzabad area. Felt in the Shiraz area. 31 22:40:52.1 -22.057 -179.533 580 G 6.1 0.9 491 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Mo=7.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (PPT). APR 1994 13 22:22:29.9 -3.136 135.968 29 D 6.0 6.3 1.1 318 IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Ms 6.4 (BRK). Mo=3.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt in the Enarotali and Nabire areas. 18 17:29:54.1 -6.470 154.934 26 G 6.6 6.7 1.2 543 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Ms 6.8 (BRK). Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt strongly on Bougainville and (IV) at Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. Felt on Choiseul, Santa Isabel and at Honiara, Solomon Islands. Also felt on New Ireland. 21 03:51:44.5 -5.702 154.120 28 G 5.9 6.6 1.1 285 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Ms 6.9 (BRK). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (VI) at Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. 29 07:11:29.6 -28.299 -63.252 562 G 6.3 0.9 539 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO PROV., ARG. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). mb 6.0 (BRK). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). MAY 1994 10 06:36:28.3 -28.501 -63.096 601 G 6.4 1.0 601 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO PROV., ARG. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.9 (HRV). mb 6.2 (BRK). Mo=2.9*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (IV) at La Rioja and (II) at Mendoza. Felt (II) at Arequipa, Peru. 11 08:18:15.6 -2.008 99.770 21 G 6.0 6.3 1.0 455 SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Ms 6.0 (BRK). Mo=5.7*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.3*10**18 Nm (HRV). Minor damage at Padang. Felt in central Sumatera, Singapore and southern Malaysia. 13 20:12:27.8 7.972 123.189 33 N 5.6 5.6 1.4 147 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 5.9 (HRV). Mo=8.7*10**17 Nm (HRV). Three people injured and 43 houses damaged in the Pagadian-Cotabato-Cagayan de Oro area. 24 04:00:42.1 23.959 122.448 16 G 6.2 6.7 1.2 437 TAIWAN REGION. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Ms 6.3 (BRK). Mo=7.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=8.6*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt (IV JMA) at Su-ao, (III JMA) at Taipei, Chia-i and Hua-lien; (II JMA) at Tai-nan, Tai-chung and Tai-tung. Felt (III JMA) on Yonaguni-jima and Iriomote-jima; (II JMA) on Ishigaki-shima, Ryukyu Islands. 25 04:03:41.2 -4.199 135.489 33 N 6.0 6.4 1.2 234 IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Ms 6.6 (BRK). Mo=7.4*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.9*10**19 Nm (PPT). Several buildings damaged in the Paniai District. Felt (IV) at Nabire and in the Tembagapura area; (III) at Enarotali and Timika. Landslides occurred in the epicentral area. 26 08:26:52.4 35.305 -4.103 10 G 5.7 5.8 1.2 416 STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.0 (HRV). mbLg 5.7 (MDD). Ms 5.5 (BRK). Mo=9.7*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). One person injured and several buildings damaged at Al Hoceima, Morocco. Felt at Fes, Meknes, Nador, Sefrou, Tanger, Taza and Tetouan, Morocco. 29 14:11:50.9 20.556 94.160 36 6.2 6.2 1.0 564 MYANMAR. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Ms 5.9 (BRK). Mo=4.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.8*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt at Chiang Mai, Thailand. 31 17:41:55.5 7.414 -72.033 12 G 6.3 5.6 0.9 487 NORTHERN COLOMBIA. Mw 5.9 (GS), 6.0 (HRV). Ms 5.4 (BRK). Mo=9.1*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.9*10**18 Nm (PPT). One person injured and some damage in the epicentral region. Felt throughout much of northern Colombia. Felt at Arauca, Bogota, Bucaramanga, Cucuta, Ibague, Manizales, Tunja, Sincelejo, Sogamoso and Villavicencio. Also felt at Caracas, Venezuela. JUN 1994 02 18:17:34.0 -10.477 112.835 18 5.7 7.2 1.1 139 SOUTH OF JAWA, INDONESIA. Mw 7.8 (GS), 7.8 (HRV). Ms 6.8 (BRK). Mo=5.2*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=5.3*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.5*10**20 Nm (PPT). At least 250 people killed, 27 missing, 423 injured and many left homeless. About 1,500 houses damaged or destroyed and 278 boats sunk or damaged. Most of the casualties and damage were caused by a tsunami along the southeast coast of Jawa. Tsunami runup of 500 meters occurred in some places. The quake was felt strongly across Bali, central and eastern Jawa, Lombok and Sumbawa Islands. 03 21:06:59.8 -10.362 112.892 26 G 6.1 6.4 1.2 332 SOUTH OF JAWA, INDONESIA. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Ms 6.3 (BRK). Mo=3.4*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=8.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (PPT). 04 00:57:50.6 -10.777 113.366 11 G 6.0 6.3 1.2 295 SOUTH OF JAWA, INDONESIA. Mw 6.2 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Ms 6.0 (BRK). Mo=2.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). 05 01:09:30.1 24.511 121.905 11 G 6.1 6.6 1.2 421 TAIWAN. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Ms 6.1 (BRK). Mo=3.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=3.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.2*10**18 Nm (PPT). One person killed at Chi-lung; two injured in the I-lan-Tai-pei area. Two-thirds of the houses were damaged in the Nan-ao area. Surface cracks were also observed in the area. Landslides blocked a highway between Su-ao and Hua-lien. Felt (V JMA) at Nan-ao; (IV JMA) at Hua-lien, Su-ao and Tai-pei; (III JMA) at Chia-i and Hsin-chu; (II JMA) at Tai-chung and Tai-nan. Also felt on Iriomote-jima, Ishigaki-shima and Yonaguni-jima, Japan. 06 20:47:40.5 2.917 -76.057 12 G 6.4 6.6 1.1 582 COLOMBIA. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Ms 6.3 (BRK). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.7*10**19 Nm (PPT). At least 295 people killed, 500 missing, 13,000 homeless and severe damage caused to houses, highways and bridges by the earthquake and ensuing landslides in Cauca, Huila, Tolima and Valle Departments. At least 200 homes were destroyed, including 25 at Toribio and 15 at Piendamo. Moderate structural damage occurred at Bogota and Cali. An avalanche from the Huila Volcano blocked the Paez River causing severe flooding at Belalcazar and Neiva. Felt in much of west-central Colombia from Tunja to Pasto. 09 00:33:16.2 -13.841 -67.553 631 G 7.0 1.1 676 NORTHERN BOLIVIA. Mw 8.2 (GS), 8.2 (HRV). mb 7.4 (BRK). Mo=2.0*10**21 Nm (GS). Mo=2.6*10**21 Nm (HRV). Mo=8.5*10**20 Nm (PPT). Unconfirmed reports of five people killed in Peru; three in Arequipa Province by a landslide collapsing their house and two in Cuzco Province; one by falling debris and another by a heart attack. Numerous injuries and landslides occurred in southern Peru. Damage (VI) at La Paz. In Cochabamba, La Paz and Oruro, a large number of windows broke in tall buildings, and some structural damage occurred. Some minor structural damage also occurred at Brasilia, Campo Grande, Porto Velho and Manaus, Brazil; Arica, Chile and Tacna, Peru. Felt in many parts of South America, including most of Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. Felt lightly in Uruguay. Felt (IV) at Arequipa, Moquegua, Puno and Tacna; (III) at Moyobamba, Rioja and Tarapoto, Peru. Felt (IV) at Arica, (III) at Iquique, (II) at Copiapo and (I) at Santiago, Chile. Felt (IV) at Guayaquil and (III) at Quito, Ecuador. Felt on Puerto Rico and in the Dominican Republic. Felt at many locations in North America, including Los Angeles, California; Renton, Washington; Omaha, Nebraska; Sioux City, Iowa; Minneapolis, Minnesota; La Crosse, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; Parkersburg, West Virginia; Norwich, Connecticut; Boston, Massachusetts and Toronto, Canada. This is believed to be the first earthquake from this part of South America to be felt in North America and is also believed to be the largest ever recorded in this general area. 10 06:25:57.8 41.527 88.710 0 G 5.8 0.9 388 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. Probable underground nuclear explosion. 18 03:25:15.8 -42.963 171.658 14 G 6.2 7.1 1.3 339 SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Ms 7.1 (BRK). ML 6.5 (WEL). Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm (PPT). Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Some structural damage (VI) at Christchurch. Landslides blocked Highway 73 between Arthur's Pass and Christchurch. Felt throughout South Island and the southern part of North Island. 20 09:09:02.9 28.968 52.614 9 G 5.9 5.7 1.1 468 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mw 5.8 (GS), 5.9 (HRV). Ms 5.9 (BRK). MD 5.8 (RYD). Mo=5.9*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=8.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least three people killed and 100 injured in the Firuzabad-Shiraz area. Twelve villages destroyed and 50 others severely damaged in the Firuzabad-Shiraz area. Landslides blocked a road in the Zagros Mountains. Felt at Jahrom. JUL 1994 04 21:36:41.9 14.888 -97.322 15 G 6.1 6.1 1.0 442 OFF COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO. Mw 6.0 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Mo=1.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (PPT). Two people were killed in the city of Oaxaca by a stone wall that fell during the earthquake and several people were injured. Felt in the states of Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla and Veracruz. Also felt at Mexico City. 13 02:35:56.0 -16.620 167.518 33 N 6.4 7.3 1.3 390 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.2 (HRV). Ms 7.3 (BRK). Mo=5.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=6.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). Felt (VI) at Port-Vila and (V) on Malakula. Also felt on Ambrym, Aoba, Efate, Epi, Erromango, Espiritu Santo, Maewo and Pentecost. 13 03:13:19.3 -16.812 167.249 33 N 6.1 1.3 341 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.7 (HRV). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). 13 11:45:23.3 -7.532 127.770 159 G 6.5 1.1 679 BANDA SEA. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 6.8 (BRK). Mo=5.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.0*10**18 Nm (PPT). 21 18:36:31.7 42.340 132.865 471 G 6.5 0.9 833 NEAR SOUTHEAST COAST OF RUSSIA. Mw 7.3 (GS), 7.3 (HRV). mb 6.6 (BRK). Mo=9.0*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.1*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (III JMA) at Onahama and Tokyo; (II JMA) at Aomori, Sapporo, and Yokohama; (I JMA) at Tottori, Japan. 24 17:55:40.3 -16.966 167.574 21 D 5.9 6.5 1.3 334 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.3 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Ms 6.6 (BRK). Mo=3.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=4.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.7*10**18 Nm (PPT). 25 22:00:22.9 -56.362 -27.365 81 G 6.3 1.2 287 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.6 (GS). Mo=8.4*10**18 Nm (GS). AUG 1994 06 11:03:51.8 -32.956 151.228 10 G 5.3 0.9 70 NEAR S.E. COAST OF AUSTRALIA. ML 5.4 (CNB). Considerable damage (VII) in the Cessnock area. Some structural damage (VI) at Newcastle. Felt (V) at Gosford and Wyong; (IV) at Forster and Taree; (III) at Albury, Narrabri, Sydney and Wodonga. Also felt at Canberra, Orange, Wollongong, and as far away as Alice Springs. 18 01:13:05.7 35.520 -0.106 9 G 5.7 5.9 1.2 492 NORTHERN ALGERIA. Mw 5.9 (HRV). MD 5.4 (STR). mbLg 5.2 (MDD). Mo=6.9*10**17 Nm (HRV). At least 159 people were killed, 289 injured, 8,000 to 10,000 left homeless and thousands of houses destroyed in Mascara Province. 18 04:42:57.3 44.767 150.158 15 G 6.2 6.5 1.1 602 EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS. Mw 6.4 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Ms 6.0 (BRK). Mo=4.7*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=7.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=7.7*10**18 Nm (PPT). 19 10:02:51.8 -26.642 -63.421 564 G 6.4 0.9 615 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO PROV., ARG. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). mb 6.0 (BRK). Mo=5.4*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.6*10**18 Nm (HRV).Mo=8.5*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt at Antofagasta, Chile. 28 18:37:20.6 44.783 150.061 19 G 6.1 6.6 1.2 502 EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.6 (HRV). Ms 6.3 (BRK). Mo=7.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=8.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.4*10**19 Nm (OBN). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Felt (IV) at Reydovoye. SEP 1994 01 07:11:53.4 -26.447 27.405 5 G 0.9 7 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA. ML 2.7 (PRE). Three people killed and 13 injured at the Vaal Reefs gold mine. 01 15:15:53.0 40.402 -125.680 10 G 6.6 7.0 1.0 624 OFF COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.0 (HRV), 6.9 (BRK). ML 6.8 (BRK). Mo=4.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=5.4*10**19 Nm (PPT). Slight damage (VI) at Honeydew. Felt (V) at Arcata, Bayside, Blocksburg, Bridgeville, Comptche, Dos Rios, Douglas City, Eureka, Ferndale, Fields Landing, Fortuna, Garberville, Junction City, Lakehead, Manchester, Manila, McKinleyville, Mendocino, Miranda, Myers Flat, Petrolia, Phillipsville, Piercy, Project City, Rio Dell, Samoa, Westport, Whitethorn and Zenia. Felt in much of northern California as far south as Fresno. Also felt in parts of southern Oregon. Tsunami generated with maximum wave height of 14 cm. (peak-to-trough) at Crescent City. 01 16:12:40.7 41.183 21.196 14 5.8 1.2 441 NORTHWESTERN BALKAN REGION. ML 5.6 (TTG), 5.4 (ROM), 5.2 (SKO). MD 5.4 (ATH). Many people injured and some damage in the Bitola area. Felt (VII) in the Bitola-Ohrid area; (V) at Prilep; (III) at Gevgelija and Titov Veles. Felt strongly at Florina and Kastoria, Greece. Also felt in southwestern Bulgaria. 16 06:20:18.7 22.528 118.711 13 G 6.5 6.7 1.2 525 TAIWAN REGION. Mw 6.8 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=8.6*10**18 Nm (PPT). One person killed, at least 400 people injured and structural damage in Fujian and Guangdong Provinces, China. Some houses damaged and ground cracks (IV JMA) observed on Peng-hu, Taiwan. Felt (III JMA) at Chia-i, Kao-hsiung and Tai-nan; (II JMA) at Heng-chun, Hua-lien, Tai-chung and Tai-pei, Taiwan. Felt (V) at Hong Kong. Also felt at Nanjing and Wuhan, China. OCT 1994 01 16:35:22.8 -17.752 167.634 33 N 5.7 6.5 1.2 115 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Mo=5.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.9*10**18 Nm (PPT). 04 13:22:58.3 43.706 147.328 33 N 7.4 8.1 0.9 410 KURIL ISLANDS. Mw 8.2 (GS), 8.3 (HRV). Mo=2.1*10**21 Nm (GS). Mo=3.7*10**21 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.0*10**21 Nm (PPT). At least 10 people killed or missing and extensive damage on Iturup; extensive damage and possibly some deaths and injuries on Kunashir, Shikotan and other islands in the Kuril chain from the earthquake and tsunami. One person died from a heart attack, at least 340 people injured and extensive damage occurred along the east coast of Hokkaido, Japan. Felt strongly in northern Honshu and also felt in the Tokyo area, Japan. Tsunami wave heights from selected tide stations (peak-to-trough) were as follows: 346 cm. at Hanasaki, 164 cm. at Kushiro, 162 cm. at Chichijima, 144 cm. at Miyako, 130 cm. at Hachinohe, 92 cm. at Ofunato, 62 cm. at Onahama, 46 cm. at Omae-zaki, 42 cm. at Choshi and 26 cm. at Abashiri, Japan; 300 cm. at Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Kunashir Island, 15 cm. at Shemya, Alaska, 17 cm. at Wake Island, 50 cm. at Midway Island and 48 cm. at Hilo, Hawaii. 07 03:25:57.8 41.574 88.680 0 G 5.9 0.9 259 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. Probable underground nuclear explosion. 08 21:44:09.1 -1.222 127.992 31 6.3 6.8 1.4 97 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.8 (HRV). Ms 6.8 (BRK). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). One person killed, twelve seriously injured and 40 slightly injured. At least 113 houses severely damaged, 364 slightly damaged and some other buildings damaed on Obi. Also some damage to bridges and piers on Obi. Felt strongly on Ambon. 09 07:55:38.0 43.899 147.905 23 D 6.5 7.0 0.9 406 KURIL ISLANDS. Mw 7.1 (GS), 7.3 (HRV). Ms 6.7 (BRK). Mo=5.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=9.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**20 Nm (PPT). Felt (VI) on Iturup. Felt (IV JMA) in the Kushiro area, Hokkaido, Japan. Tsunami wave heights (peak-to-trough) from tide stations were 18 cm. at Hanasaki and 6 cm. at Kushiro, Japan. 12 06:43:41.8 13.738 124.521 33 N 5.8 6.1 1.2 138 LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 6.9 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=6.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=6.6*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt (III RF) at Bulusan, Legaspi and Sorsogon; (II RF) at Manila. 13 05:04:28.3 -1.246 127.947 33 N 6.0 6.4 1.3 122 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Mo=5.4*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Nineteen people injured and damage on Obi. 16 05:10:03.3 45.740 149.222 139 D 6.3 0.9 449 KURIL ISLANDS. Mw 6.7 (GS), 6.7 (HRV). mb 6.8 (BRK). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.5*10**18 Nm (PPT). NOV 1994 05 02:16:01.1 -57.247 157.692 10 G 6.2 6.1 1.1 60 MACQUARIE ISLANDS REGION. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.4 (HRV). Mo=9.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=3.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=4.9*10**18 Nm (PPT). 14 19:15:30.7 13.532 121.087 33 N 6.1 7.1 1.1 251 MINDORO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mw 7.0 (GS), 7.1 (HRV). Ms 7.1 (BRK). Mo=3.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=5.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Mo=2.0*10**20 Nm (PPT). At least seventy-eight people killed and 225 injured on Luzon and Mindoro. A local tsunami contributed to extensive damage (VII RF) in the Calapan and Puerto Galera areas. More than 797 houses destroyed and 3,288 damaged on Mindoro. Seven houses destroyed at Batangas, Luzon. Liquefaction, sand boils and surface faulting occurred in the epicentral area. Felt (IV RF) at Batangas, Guinayangan, Manila and Tagaytay City; (III RF) at Quezon City, Luzon. Also felt (II RF) on Masbate. 15 20:18:11.2 -5.606 110.201 559 D 6.2 1.0 219 JAVA SEA. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Mo=6.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). 20 16:59:06.4 -2.001 135.931 24 D 5.7 6.3 1.2 99 IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). Mo=8.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=3.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.5*10**18 Nm (PPT). Twenty-eight people injured and many buildings damaged at Serui, Yapen. Felt strongly on Yapen. Also felt on Biak. DEC 1994 10 16:17:41.0 18.243 -101.354 67 D 6.5 1.2 345 GUERRERO, MEXICO. Mw 6.6 (GS), 6.5 (HRV). Mo=7.8*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (PPT). Some damage at Mexico City and Zihuatanejo. 15 11:20:22.3* -37.334 177.549 33 N 5.7 6.4 1.3 40 OFF E. COAST OF N. ISLAND, N.Z. Mw 6.5 (GS), 6.3 (HRV). Mo=6.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=3.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Mo=9.3*10**18 Nm (PPT). Felt strongly in the Bay of Plenty region. Power outages occurred at Opotiki. 28 12:19:23.6 40.451 143.491 33 N 6.4 7.5 1.0 298 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Mw 7.7 (GS), 7.7 (HRV). Ms 7.2 (BRK). Mo=4.3*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=4.0*10**20 Nm (HRV). Mo=3.4*10**20 Nm (PPT). Two people were killed, more than 200 injured and damage (VI JMA) in the Hachinohe area. Felt (V JMA) at Aomori, Morioka and Mutsu; (IV JMA) at Miyako and Ofunato; (III JMA) at Sendai. Also felt (IV JMA) at Hakodate, Obihiro, Tomakomai and Urakawa; (III JMA) at Sapporo, Hokkaido. Felt as far away as Tokyo. Local tsunami generated with maximum wave heights (peak-to-trough) recorded at the following selected tide stations: 110 cm. at Miyako, 88 cm. at Hachinohe, 54 cm. at Ofunato, 10 cm. at Choshi, Honshu; 48 cm. at Urakawa, 36 cm. at Hakodate and Kushiro, Hokkaido. 31 02:57:20.6 20.485 109.406 33 N 5.6 5.3 0.8 99 SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. At least 360 people injured in Guangxi and Guangdong Provinces and more than 1,100 houses damaged in Guangxi Province. Felt at Beihai, Guangzhou, Haikou, Nanning, Sanya and Zhanjiang. Also felt at Hong Kong, United Kingdom. Other Notable North American Earthquakes JAN 1994 16 00:42:43.2 40.327 -76.007 5 G 4.2 0.8 24 PENNSYLVANIA. mbLg 4.0 (GS). Slight damage in the Reading area. Felt north as far as Allentown and south to Chester County. 16 01:49:16.2 40.330 -76.037 5 G 4.6 0.9 53 PENNSYLVANIA. mbLg 4.6 (GS). Some damage in the Reading area. Felt (V) at Fleetwood, Hamburg and Wernersville; (IV) at Auburn, Bechtelsville, Bernville, Blue Ball, Conestoga, Denver, Douglassville, Ephrata, Exton, Gap, Honey Brook, Leola, Myerstown, Newmanstown, Orwigsburg, Parkesburg, Pequea, Pine Grove, Richland, Schaefferstown, Shoemakersville, Silver Spring, Temple and Willow Street. Felt throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and as far as Baltimore, Maryland and New York City. Also felt at Toronto, Canada. 29 11:20:35.9& 34.305 -118.579 1 4.9 5.3 187 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. . ML 5.1 (PAS), 5.4 (BRK). Additional damage in the Northridge area. Slight damage (VI) at Camarillo and Sunland. Felt (V) at Burbank, Chatsworth, Glendale, Montrose, North Hollywood, Ojai, Paramount, Sun Valley, Thousand Oaks, Tujunga, Ventura and Yorba Linda. Felt in Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. FEB 1994 03 09:05:04.2 42.762 -110.976 8 G 5.4 5.5 0.9 279 WYOMING. Mw 5.6 (GS), 5.8 (HRV). ML 5.8 (GS). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (BRK). Mo=2.9*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=5.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). Some damage (VII) in the Afton-Auburn, Wyoming area and slight damage (VI) at Fairview, Wyoming. Felt (V) at Alpine, Bedford, Etna, Grover, Kemmerer and Smoot; (IV) at Big Piney, La Barge and Thayne, Wyoming. Also felt at Dubois, Evanston, Green River, Jackson and Rock Springs, Wyoming. Felt (V) at Bancroft, Bern, Dingle, Franklin, Geneva, Georgetown, Montpelier, Paris and Wayan; (IV) at Bloomington, Downey, Grace, Lava Hot Springs and Soda Springs; (III) at Idaho Falls and Pocatello, Idaho. Felt at Moab, Price, Sandy, Salt Lake City and Vernal, Utah. Also felt at Grand Junction and Hotchkiss, Colorado. 11 14:59:50.5 42.764 -110.995 5 G 4.8 1.0 154 WYOMING. ML 5.3 (GS), 5.1 (BUT). Minor damage (VI) in the Afton-Auburn-Grover, Wyoming area. Felt (V) at Bedford and Smoot; (IV) at Etna, Fairview and Freedom; (III) at Thayne; (II) at Kemmerer, Wyoming. Also felt at Green River and Rock Springs, Wyoming. Felt (V) at Montpelier; (IV) at Bloomington, Dingle, Geneva, Georgetown, Irwin and Paris; (III) at Downey and Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. Felt (III) at Clearfield and Ogden, Utah. Also felt at Salt Lake City, Utah. MAR 1994 20 21:20:12.2& 34.231 -118.475 13 5.2 4.8 232 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. . Mw 5.3 (HRV). ML 5.3 (PAS), 5.3 (BRK). Mo=1.2*10**17 Nm (BRK). Mo=1.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). Minor damage (VI) at Burbank and in the San Fernando area. Felt (V) at Agoura Hills, Glendale, Huntington Park, La Crescenta, Los Alamitos, Monterey Park, Northridge, Oxnard, Paramount, Port Hueneme, Reseda, Santa Barbara, Santa Clarita, Sierra Madre, Sunland, Sun Valley, Tarzana, Topanga, Tujunga, Van Nuys, Westminster, Whittier and Woodland Hills. Felt in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. SEP 1994 12 12:23:43.2& 38.819 -119.652 14 5.4 5.7 347 CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER REGION. . Mw 6.1 (GS), 5.9 (HRV). MD 6.0 (GM). ML 6.0 (BRK), 6.0 (GS). Mo=7.1*10**17 Nm (BRK). Mo=1.4*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=8.4*10**17 Nm (HRV). Slight damage (VI) at Gardnerville, Minden, Smith and Virginia City, Nevada. Also slight damage (VI) at Garden Valley, Kirkwood and Markleeville, California. Felt (V) in many areas of northern California and western Nevada including Placerville, Sacramento, South Lake Tahoe and Stockton, California as well as Fallon, Fernley, Reno, Washoe City and Wellington, Nevada. Felt as far as San Francisco and Fresno, California. 13 06:01:23.0 38.151 -107.976 10 G 4.4 1.0 66 COLORADO. ML 4.6 (GS). Slight damage (VI) at Norwood. Felt strongly at Montrose. Felt (V) at Ophir, Placerville, Ridgway and Telluride; (IV) at Nucla, Olathe, Ouray, Redvale and Silverton; (III) at Cimarron, Crawford, Hotchkiss, Naturita, Paonia and Rico; (II) at Austin and Somerset. Felt as far as Grand Junction, Colorado and Moab, Utah.