Significant Earthquakes of the World
1985
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 1985
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
1985
JAN 18 15 00 09.0 29.374 S 70.793 W 83 D 5.7 1.2 224 CENTRAL CHILE. mb 6.0 (PAS). Mo=3.7*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=3.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Damage (VII) in the
La Serena-Vicuna area. Felt strongly in northern
Chile. Also felt in Cordoba, Mendoza and San Juan
Provinces, Argentina. The focal mechanism is
moderately well controlled and corresponds to
strike-slip faulting with a moderate reverse
component.
JAN 21 00 55 22.7 0.953 S 128.507 E 33 N 5.8 6.7 1.3 157 HALMAHERA. Ms 6.6 (BRK). Mo=2.4*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (HRV). The focal mechanism is
moderately well controlled and corresponds to
strike-slip faulting with a small reverse component.
JAN 26 03 06 57.8 33.053 S 68.467 W 5 G 6.0 5.9 1.0 225 MENDOZA PROVINCE, ARGENTINA. Ms 5.8 (BRK).
Mo=2.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Six
people killed, at least 238 injured and about 12,500
homes destroyed or damaged (VII) in the Mendoza area.
Felt (V) at La Ligua, (IV) at Curavil and (II) at
Santiago, Coquimbo and Vina del Mar, Chile. The
focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds
to reverse faulting.
FEB 2 20 52 34.2 28.399 N 53.997 E 37 5.2 5.3 1.0 213 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mo=1.8*10**17 Nm (GS). One person
killed, 80 injured and about 1,500 buildings destroyed
or damaged in the Firuzabad-Jahrom area.
MAR 2 15 47 33.4 1.964 S 119.727 E 44 5.8 6.7 1.2 222 SULAWESI. Felt (IV) at Palu. Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV).
MAR 3 22 47 07.2 33.135 S 71.871 W 33 N 6.7 7.8 1.0 146 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. Ms 7.5 (BRK).
Mo=2.0*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**21 Nm (HRV).
At least 177 people killed, 2,575 injured and
extensive damage in central Chile, including the cities of San Antonio, Valparaiso, Vina del Mar, Santiago and
Rancagua. Maximum intensity VIII in the Valparaiso area. Liquefaction occurred in saturated beach dune sands
in the Vina del Mar and San Antonio areas. Reports of extensive ground cracks and subsidence throughout most
of the epicentral area. Numerous landslides in the coastal mountains. Felt in Chile along a 2,000 km strip
from Copiapo to Valdivia. Felt (VI) at Mendoza and (V) at San Juan, Argentina. Also felt by people in
highrise buildings in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Tsunami generated with wave heights at
selected tide stations as follows: 1.1 m at Valparaiso; 48 cm at Hilo, Hawaii; 15 cm at Sand Point, Alaska; 12
cm at Adak, Alaska; 11 cm at Rikitea, Gambier Islands; 10 cm at Papeete, Tahiti; 10 cm at Kushiro, Nemuro and
Miyako, Japan; 5 cm at Seward, Alaska; 4 cm at Kodiak, Alaska; and 3 cm at Honolulu and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
MAR 3 23 38 31.4 32.738 S 71.215 W 33 N 6.3 6.4 1.3 127 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. Ms 7.0 (BRK). Felt
(IV) at Santiago.
MAR 4 00 32 21.8 33.207 S 71.663 W 33 N 6.0 6.7 1.0 111 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. Mo=1.3*10**20 Nm (HRV).
MAR 4 03 32 49.1 32.925 S 71.793 W 33 N 5.7 6.6 1.1 111 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE.
MAR 14 23 03 50.8 41.631 N 14.263 E 15 4.3 1.2 84 SOUTHERN ITALY. ML 4.3 (TRI), 4.2 (TTG),
4.1 (LDG). One person died of fright. Slight
damage (V) in Isernia Province.
MAR 16 14 54 00.7 17.013 N 62.448 W 13 6.3 6.3 1.0 400 LEEWARD ISLANDS. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.1 (PAS).
Mo=5.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=4.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Six
people injured and damage (VI) on Guadeloupe.
Minor damage on Montserrat. Also felt on Antigua,
St. Kitts and Puerto Rico. Several centimeter
local tsunami recorded at Basse Terre, Guadeloupe.
The focal mechanism is moderately well controlled
and corresponds to strike-slip faulting.
MAR 17 10 41 38.4 32.633 S 71.551 W 33 N 5.9 6.6 1.2 267 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. Ms 6.6 (BRK),
6.4 (PAS). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=7.9*10**18 Nm
(HRV). One person died from a heart attack
at Santiago. Damage (VII) in the Valparaiso-Vina
del Mar area. Felt (VI) at San Antonio and
Melipilla and (V) at Santiago. Felt from La
Serena to Concepcion. Also felt in Mendoza and
San Juan Provinces, Argentina. The focal mechanism
is moderately well controlled and corresponds to
reverse faulting.
MAR 18 19 49 45.8 7.758 N 123.544 E 33 N 6.0 6.5 1.1 275 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.7*10**18 Nm (HRV). Two people died of
heart attacks, 25 injured and about 30 buildings
destroyed in the Pagadian area. Felt (V RF) at
Zamboanga and (IV RF) at Dipolog and Cagayan de
Oro. Also felt (II RF) at Puerto Princesa,
Palawan and Palo, Leyte. The focal mechanism is
poorly controlled and corresponds to strike-slip
faulting with a large reverse component.
MAR 19 04 01 08.0 33.198 S 71.653 W 42 5.9 6.6 1.2 235 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. Ms 6.6 (BRK),
6.4 (PAS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Felt (VI) at San Antonio, Valparaiso
and Vina del Mar and (IV) at Santiago. Felt from
Concepcion to Coquimbo. The focal mechanism is
poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse
faulting.
MAR 19 10 28 36.4 18.628 S 63.658 W 33 N 5.5 5.2 1.1 132 BOLIVIA. Mo=5.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). Two people killed
and damage in the Monteagudo area. Felt at Santa
Cruz and Sucre.
MAR 29 11 15 06.1 29.377 N 105.025 E 33 N 4.9 4.3 1.1 51 SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA. One person killed, 120
injured and some damage in the Neijiang area.
APR 9 01 56 59.4 34.131 S 71.618 W 38 D 6.3 7.2 1.1 356 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. Ms 7.5 (BRK), 7.0
(PAS). Mo=6.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=5.0*10**19 Nm (HRV).
One person died from a heart attack, several
people injured and some damage (VI) in the Santiago-
Valparaiso area. One additional person died from a
heart attack at Chillan. Felt throughout much of
central Chile from La Serena to Osorno. Felt (IV)
at Mendoza, Argentina. Also felt in San Juan, San
Luis, Cordoba, Tucuman and Santa Fe Provinces,
Argentina. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled
and corresponds to reverse faulting.
APR 13 03 00 06.7 1.622 N 126.411 E 51 D 6.4 6.7 1.2 394 MOLUCCA PASSAGE. Ms 6.7 (BRK), 6.6 (PAS).
Mo=3.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (HRV). Felt at
Manado, Sulawesi. The focal mechanism is moderately
well controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
APR 18 05 52 52.8 25.926 N 102.871 E 5 G 5.7 5.8 1.4 239 YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA. Mo=4.9*10**17 NM (HRV).
Twenty-three people killed, 300 injured and damage
in the Luquan-Xundian area.
APR 24 01 07 14.5 16.498 N 120.815 E 33 N 5.6 6.1 1.3 203 LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mo=1.5*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Six people killed, 11 injured and damage (VII RF) and
landslides in Benguet Province. Some damage (VII RF)
at Baguio. Felt (IV RF) at Carmen, Pangasian and d
Santa; (III RF) at Baler, Dagupan and Manila and
(II RF) at Quezon City.
MAY 10 15 35 50.5 5.599 S 151.045 E 27 6.3 7.1 1.3 269 NEW BRITAIN REGION. Ms 7.3 (BRK). Mo=6.4*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=6.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). One person killed.
Damage (VIII) in the Bialla-Hoskins area.
Extensive landslides, debris flows and fallen
trees in the Nakanai Mountains. Ground cracks and
subsidence occurred. A temporary hot springs was
observed near Malosi. Felt (V) at Rabaul. Felt
strongly in many parts of Papua New Guinea. The focal
mechanism is well controlled and corresponds to
strike-slip faulting with a small reverse component.
MAY 10 23 45 29.5 43.313 N 20.926 E 19 5.2 4.6 1.1 198 YUGOSLAVIA. ML 5.0 (TTG), 5.0 (LJU). Damage
(VIII) in the Kopaonik Mountains region. Felt at
Belgrade and in many parts of southeastern
Yugoslavia.
MAY 14 18 11 08.9 10.562 S 41.424 E 10 G 6.4 6.0 0.9 355 NORTHWEST OF MADAGASCAR. Ms 6.3 (BRK).
Mo=4.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=3.3*0**18 Nm (HRV). Felt
at Mtwara and Newala, Tanzania and in the Mocimbao
da Praia area, Mozambique. Believed to be the largest
instrumentally located hypocenter in this area. The
focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds
to strike-slip faulting with a moderate normal
component.
MAY 15 20 12 45.8 56.637 S 25.330 W 33 N 5.8 6.3 1.1 196 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION. Ms 6.5 (BRK),
6.0 (PAS). Mo=6.2*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.8*10**18 Nm
(HRV). The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and
corresponds to reverse faulting.
JUN 3 12 06 21.1 15.289 S 173.516 W 33 N 6.2 6.8 1.0 374 TONGA ISLANDS. Ms 7.0 (BRK), 6.7 (PAS).
Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Felt (IV) at Apia, Western Samoa. The focal mechanism
is poorly controlled and corresponds to strike-slip
faulting with a moderate reverse component.
JUN 6 02 40 12.9 0.932 N 28.432 W 10 G 6.3 6.5 1.1 316 CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE. Ms 6.6 (BRK), 6.5 (PAS).
Mo=9.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.6*10**18 Nm (HRV).
The focal mechanism is moderately well controlled and
corresponds to right-lateral strike slip faulting with
a small reverse component.
JUN 23 13 01 37.1 11.012 S 163.584 E 36 5.7 6.5 1.3 171 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Ms 6.1 (BRK), 6.1 (PAS).
Mo=7.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt strongly in the eastern
Solomon Islands.
JUL 3 04 36 51.7 4.439 S 152.828 E 33 N 6.3 7.2 1.0 345 NEW BRITAIN REGION. Ms 7.4 (BRK). Mo=1.0*10**20 Nm
(GS). Mo=8.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Damage (VII),
landslides and ground cracks on New Ireland and in
the Rabaul area, New Britain. A 1.3-meter tsunami
was observed in Rabaul's harbor followed by a
seiche that lasted for 15 hours. Felt (IV) at
Panguna, Bougainville. The focal mechanism is poorly
controlled amd corresponds to strike-slip faulting
with a large reverse component.
JUL 3 15 55 48.7 17.243 S 167.834 E 29 5.8 6.4 1.1 173 VANUATU ISLANDS. Ms 6.7 (BRK), 6.2 (PAS).
Mo=7.0*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.9*10**18 Nm (HRV).
The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and
corresponds to reverse faulting with a large
strike-slip component.
JUL 22 09 26 53.8 6.291 S 148.783 E 49 5.8 6.9 1.1 252 NEW BRITAIN REGION. Mo=2.2*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). The focal mechanism is
poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse
faulting.
JUL 29 07 54 44.0 36.190 N 70.896 E 99 6.6 1.0 509 HINDU KUSH REGION. Mo=1.1*10**20 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.5*10**20 Nm (HRV). At least 5 people killed,
38 injured and considerable damage and landslides in the Chitral and Swat districts, Pakistan. Damage (VIII)
and many people homeless in the Khorog-Ishkashim area, USSR. Damage (VII) in the Dushanbe area, USSR.
Extensive damage in the Kurgan-Tyube area, USSR. Felt (VI) in the Kulyab and Termez area, (V) in the
Leninabad-Samarkand-Tashkent area and (IV) at Frunze, USSR. Avalanches reported in northern India. Avalanches
and landslides reported in southern Tajikistan, USSR. Felt strongly in northeastern Afghanistan, northern
Pakistan and much of northern India, including New Delhi. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and
corresponds to reverse faulting.
AUG 2 07 46 53.3 36.174 N 70.780 E 120 6.1 0.9 378 HINDU KUSH REGION. mb 6.5 (PAS). Mo=3.5*10**18 Nm
(GS). Mo=3.8*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt (V) at
Khorog; (IV) at Kulyab, Dushanbe, and Obigarm; (III) at Leninabad and Samarkand; and (II) at Tashkent, USSR.
Felt strongly in parts of Kashmir amd felt in a large area of northern India including New Delhi. Also felt in
the Peshawar-Islamabad-Lahore area, Pakistan. The focal mechanism is moderately well controlled and corresponds
to strike-slip faulting with a large reverse component.
AUG 4 12 01 57.0 36.130 N 120.127 W 11 G 5.4 5.9 214 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. ML 5.8 (PAS), 5.6 (BRK).
Mo=2.3*10**24 Nm (BRK). Mo=1.6*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Six people suffered minor injuries in the Avenal area. Slight damage (VI) at Avenal, Hanford, Kettleman City
and Lemoore. Felt (V) at Coalinga, Huron, Laton, Burrel, Alpaugh, Waukena, Lost Hills, Creston, Goshen,
Templeton, Reedley, California Valley, Firebaugh, Clovis, Wasco, Santa Margarita, Orange Cove, Strathmore,
McKittrick, Porterville, Los Osos, Tupman, Fellows, Bakersfield, Woody and Los Alamos. Felt throughout much of
central California.
AUG 7 15 43 22.8 27.840 N 53.040 E 15 D 5.5 5.2 1.2 191 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mo=2.6*10**17 Nm (HRV). Two people
injured and extensive damage at Mahmeleh.
AUG 15 04 28 46.9 47.045 N 18.054 E 10 G 4.7 5.0 1.3 169 HUNGARY. ML 4.9 (TTG), 4.8 (KRA).
Mo=6.4*10**16 Nm (GS). Moderate damage (VII) in the
Berhida-Peremarton area. Slight damage at Budapest.
Felt throughout western Hungary. Felt (VI) at
Komarno, (V) at Nove Zamky and Hurbanovo and (IV) at
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. Also felt at Zagreb,
Yugoslavia and (III) in Burgenland and at Vienna,
Austria.
AUG 21 11 26 28.7 9.159 S 78.887 W 57 D 6.1 1.0 301 NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN PERU. mb 6.3 (PAS),
6.1 (BRK). Mo=4.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). At least 100 people
injured, 60 homes destroyed and damage to other
buildings in the Chimbote area. Felt along the coast
of Peru from Chiclayo to Chincha.
AUG 23 12 41 56.1 39.431 N 75.224 E 7 D 6.4 7.3 1.2 417 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. Ms 7.2 (BRK), 7.0 (PAS),
7.5 (PAL). Mo=1.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.3*10**19 Nm
(HRV). At least 71 people killed, 162 injured, about 15,000 homeless and about 85 percent of the buildings
destroyed in the Wuqia-Shufu area. Cracks in highways and sandblows reported in Wuqia County. Slight damage at
Kashi. Felt (VII) at Sufi-Kurgan and (VI) at Osh, Namangan and Andizhan, USSR. Felt throughout much of Tajikistan,
Kirghizia and Fergana Basin, USSR. Felt also at Rawalpindi, Islamabad and Peshawar, Pakistan. The focal mechanism
is poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
AUG 31 06 03 48.3 39.159 N 20.618 E 43 4.5 1.3 114 GREECE-ALBANIA BORDER REGION. Some minor injuries,
damage and landslides in the Preveza area, Greece.
SEP 11 20 45 49.5 39.356 N 75.407 E 15 5.8 6.5 1.0 278 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. Ms 6.4 (PAS).
Mo=2.1*10**18 Nm (HRV). Four people killed, 61
injured and damage in the Wuqia-Kashi-Shufu area.
Felt (IV) at Sufi-Kurgan and Osh and (III) at
Andizhan and Fergana, USSR.
SEP 15 02 42 54.8 4.130 S 136.049 E 10 G 5.9 6.3 1.4 266 WEST IRIAN REGION. Ms 6.3 (BRK), 6.0 (PAS).
Mo=3.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=3.3*10**18 Nm (NVR).
At least 10 people killed, 7 injured and damage
in the Enarotali area. Slumping observed in the
epicentral area. The focal mechanism is
moderately well controlled and corresponds to
strike-slip faulting with a moderate reverse
component.
SEP 19 13 17 47.3 18.190 N 102.533 W 28 6.8 8.1 1.3 311 MICHOACAN, MEXICO. Ms 7.9 (BRK), 7.9 (PAS).
Mo=1.1*10**21 Nm (HRV). At least 9,500 people were
killed, about 30,000 were injured, more than 100,000 people were left homeless, and severe damage was caused in
parts of Mexico City and in several states of central Mexico. According to some sources, the death toll from
this earthquake may be as high as 35,000. It is estimated that the quake seriously affected an area of
approximately 825,000 square kilometers, caused between 3 and 4 billion U.S. dollars of damage, and was felt by
almost 20 million people. Four hundred twelve buildings collapsed and another 3,124 were seriously damaged in
Mexico City. About 60 percent of the buildings were destroyed at Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco. Damage also occurred
in the states of Colima, Guerrero, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, parts of Veracruz and in other areas of Jalisco.
The maximum Modified Mercalli intensity was IX at Mexico City, Ciudad Guzman and the Pacific Coast towns of
Lazaro Cardenas, Ixtapa and La Union. Felt reports were received from Mazatlan, Sinaloa to Tuxtla Gutierrez,
Chiapas, and as far away as Guatemala City, Guatemala and Houston, Texas. The quake was also felt at
Brownsville, McAllen, Corpus Christi, Ingram and El Paso, Texas. It was felt very strongly by people on
board the ship "Nedlloyd Kyoto" located at 17 35.4' North, 102 36.9' West.
Landslides caused damage at Atenquique, Jalisco and near Jala, Colima. Rockslides were reported along the
highways in the Ixtapa area and sandblows and ground cracks were observed at Lazaro Cardenas.
A tsunami was generated which caused some damage at Lazaro Cardenas, Zihuatenejo and Manzanillo. Estimated
wave heights were 3 meters at Zihuatenejo and 2.8 meters at Lazaro Cardenas. Tide stations recorded maximum
wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 1.4 meters at Acapulco, Mexico; 60 cm at La Libertad, Ecuador; 58 cm at
Acajutla, El Salvador; 24 cm at Kahului, Hawaii and at Pago Pago, American Samoa; 22 cm at Hilo, Hawaii; 21
cm at Baltra Island, Galapagos; 14 cm at Apia, Samoa; 7 cm at Rikitea, Gambier Islands; and 5 cm at Papeete,
Tahiti. There were some reports, still unconfirmed, that some ships off the Pacific coast of Mexico observed
unusually heavy seas up to 30 meters high near the time of the earthquake.
Seiches were observed in East Galveston Bay, Texas and in swimming pools in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and
Idaho. Water well fluctuations were recorded at Ingleside, Texas; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Rolla, Missouri;
Hillsborough County, Florida; and Smithsburg, Maryland.
A large percentage of the buildings which were damaged in Mexico City were between 8 and 18 stories high,
indicating possible resonance effects with dominant two-second period horizontal ground accelerations which
were recorded in the area.
The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
(Compiled from press reports, Foreign Broadcast Information Service and personal communication with Cinna
Lomnitz, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City and Lloyd S. Cluff, Pacific Gas and Electric
Co., San Francisco.)
SEP 21 01 37 13.4 17.802 N 101.647 W 31 6.3 7.6 1.2 344 NEAR COAST OF GUERRERO, MEXICO. Ms 7.2 (BRK),
7.5 (PAL). Mo=2.4*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=2.5*10**20 NM
(HRV). Additional casualties and damage (VI) in
the Mexico City area. Felt in many parts of central
Mexico. Local tsunami recorded at Acapulco with
maximum amplitude (peak-to-trough) of 1.4 meters.
Water well fluctuations recorded at Santa Fe,
New Mexico. The focal mechanism is poorly
controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
SEP 26 07 27 51.1 34.693 S 178.656 W 52 D 6.3 7.0 1.1 448 SOUTH OF KERMADEC ISLANDS. Ms 7.0 (BRK), 6.8 (PAS),
6.8 (PAL). Mo=2.5*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.4*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Felt on Raoul Island. Also felt in the
eastern and southern parts of North Island and at
Christchurch and Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand.
The focal mechanism is moderately well controlled
and corresponds to strike-slip faulting with a
large reverse component.
SEP 27 03 39 08.5 9.829 S 159.854 E 32 6.2 6.9 1.1 348 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.6 (PAS).
Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=9.3*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Several houses destroyed. Felt (VII) at Viso and
(VI) at Honiara. Felt throughout Guadalcanal.
Several landslides in southern Guadalcanal.
The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and
corresponds to reverse faulting.
SEP 28 14 50 15.2 41.581 N 22.254 E 7 5.0 1.1 200 YUGOSLAVIA. ML 5.3 (SKO), 5.2 (TTG), 4.9 (ATH).
Mo=9.0*10**16 Nm (GS). Mo=2.9*10*17 Nm (HRV).
Sixteen people injured and about 500 buildings
damaged (VII) in the Demir Kapija-Negotino area.
OCT 4 12 25 51.8 35.816 N 140.093 E 85 5.9 1.0 398 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. mb 6.2 (BRK),
6.1 (PAS). Mo=8.8*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=8.7*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Eighteen people injured. Felt (V JMA) at Tokyo; (IV JMA) at Nikko, Tateyama and Kumagaya and (III JMA)
at Mito, Kofu and Maebashi. Felt (I JMA) as far north as Obihiro, Hokkaido, south to Hachijo-jima and west to
Toyooka. The focal mechanism is moderately well controlled and corresponds to strike-slip faulting with a
moderate normal component.
OCT 4 15 17 07.1 18.304 S 48.433 E 10 5.3 5.2 1.0 161 MALAGASY REPUBLIC. Mo=2.5*10**17 Nm (GS).
One person injured at Ambatondrazaka. Felt at
Antananarivo.
OCT 5 15 24 02.2 62.237 N 124.266 W 10 G 6.5 6.6 1.0 425 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.2
(PAS). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=8.4*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Slight damage (VI) at Wrigley, Nahanni Butte and Fort Liard. Felt (V) at Fort Simpson. Numerous
landslides observed in the epicentral area. Felt in parts of Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Alberta and
Saskatchewan. Also felt at Juneau, Skagway and Sitka, Alaska. Fluctuation of well water levels observed at
Rolla, Missouri. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
OCT 9 09 33 32.4 54.765 N 159.613 W 30 D 6.2 6.6 1.0 424 SOUTH OF ALASKA. Ms 6.6 (BRK), 6.6 (PAL), 6.0
(PAS). Mo=8.7*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=8.7*10**18 NM
(HRV). Slight damage (VI) at Sand Point. Felt (V)
at Cold Bay, Chignik Lake and Chignik Lagoon. Felt
(IV) at False Pass, King Cove, Perryville and
Port Heiden. The focal mechanism is poorly
controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
OCT 11 03 39 10.9 15.299 N 90.863 W 5 G 4.5 1.0 68 GUATEMALA. Several people injured and about 500
houses destroyed at San Miguel Uspantan. About 80
percent of the buildings in the town sustained some
damage. Felt strongly in western Guatemala. Felt
also at Guatemala City.
OCT 13 15 59 51.2 40.301 N 69.823 E 16 G 5.8 5.9 1.0 327 TAJIK SSR. Mo=5.6*10**17 Nm (GS). Mo=5.7*10**17 Nm
(HRV). At least 29 people killed, 80 injured and
about 8,000 homeless in the Kayrakkum-Gafurov area. About 90 percent of multi-story brick buildings destroyed
(IX) at Kayrakkum and about 900 buildings destroyed (VIII) at Gafurov. Damage (VII) at Leninabad. Landslides
reported in the area. Felt (VI) at Isfara and Proletarsk; (V) at Tashkent and in the Fergana Basin; (IV) at
Samarkand and in the Dushanbe-Kulyab area and (III) at Khorog. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and
corresponds to reverse faulting.
OCT 27 19 34 57.1 36.460 N 6.761 E 10 G 5.5 5.9 1.3 285 ALGERIA. Mo=6.2*10**17 Nm (HRV). Six people killed
and damage in the Constantine-Skikda area. Felt in
the Annaba-Setif-Souk Ahras area.
OCT 29 14 10 39.4 9.569 S 150.989 E 10 G 6.1 6.7 1.1 219 EAST PAPUA NEW GUINEA REGION. Ms 6.6 (BRK),
6.5 (PAS). Mo=4.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt (V) at
Arawa and Panguna, Bougainville. Also felt at
Alotau, New Guinea.
OCT 29 15 02 27.8 18.158 N 102.548 W 39 5.6 5.4 1.3 169 MICHOACAN, MEXICO. Mo=9.4*10**17 Nm (HRV). Thirteen
people injured because of panic in the Mexico City
area. Felt (IV) at Mexico City.
NOV 7 08 26 21.4 40.310 N 42.307 E 33 5.1 4.2 1.2 151 TURKEY. Mo=7.3*10**16 Nm (HRV). Fourteen people
injured and at least 113 houses damaged in the
Erzurum area.
NOV 16 04 12 18.8 38.577 S 78.368 E 10 G 5.8 6.4 1.3 112 MID-INDIAN RISE. Ms 6.6 (PAS), 6.5 (BRK).
Mo=5.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=5.5*10**18 Nm (HRV).
NOV 17 09 40 21.2 1.639 S 134.911 E 10 G 6.0 7.1 1.4 179 WEST IRIAN REGION. Ms 6.9 (PAS), 6.8 (BRK).
Mo=5.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=4.9*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Damage at Manokwari. Felt strongly in many parts
of West Irian. The focal mechanism is moderately
well controlled and corresponds to strike-slip
faulting.
NOV 28 02 25 42.3 14.043 S 166.240 E 33 N 6.0 7.0 1.0 336 VANUATU ISLANDS. Ms 7.2 (BRK), 6.5 (PAS).
Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.0*10**19 Nm (HRV).
The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and
corresponds to normal faulting.
NOV 28 03 49 54.1 13.987 S 166.185 E 33 N 6.3 7.1 1.1 302 VANUATU ISLANDS. Ms 7.6 (BRK), 6.1 (PAS).
Mo=3.7*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.6*10**19 Nm (HRV).
DEC 16 02 44 36.0 11.725 N 85.838 W 22 5.9 6.0 1.0 259 NICARAGUA. Ms 6.1 (BRK), 5.9 (PAS).
Mo=3.7*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=1.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Six
people injured by landslides and damage (VI) in the
Rivas-Masaya area. Felt strongly along the Pacific
coast of Nicaragua. Felt (IV) at Los Chiles,
Liberia and Upala; (III) at Tilaran and Puntarenas;
and (II) at Atenas and San Jose, Costa Rica. Felt
(II) at San Salvador, El Salvador. The focal
mechanism is moderately well controlled and
corresponds to strike-slip faulting.
DEC 16 08 04 07.0 14.073 S 166.251 E 37 6.0 6.7 1.2 228 VANUATU ISLANDS. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.4 (PAS).
Mo=7.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.5*10**18 Nm (HRV).
The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and
corresponds to normal faulting.
DEC 21 01 13 22.4 13.966 S 166.516 E 43 G 6.0 7.3 1.2 263 VANUATU ISLANDS. Ms 7.6 (BRK), 6.9 (PAS).
Mo=5.5*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=5.7*10**19 Nm (HRV).
The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and
corresponds to reverse faultinmg.
DEC 21 02 46 33.2 14.092 S 166.654 E 33 N 5.8 6.5 1.1 240 VANUATU ISLANDS. Mo=7.1*10**18 Nm (HRV).
DEC 23 05 16 03.3 62.222 N 124.239 W 6 G 6.4 6.9 0.9 381 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA. Ms 6.6 (BRK).
Mo=2.3*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Felt (VI) at Fort Simpson and Wrigley. Felt strongly at Fort Liard. Some people fled from buildings in
Edmonton, Alberta about 1100 km from the epicenter. Felt in parts of Yukon Territory, British Columbia,
Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Felt (III) at Camas, Washington; Grand Forks, North Dakota and Metlakatla,
Alaska; (II) at Juneau, Alaska and Helena, Montana. Also felt at Spokane, Washington. The focal mechanism
is poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
DEC 25 02 38 56.5 37.688 N 15.068 E 10 G 4.3 1.4 27 SICILY. One person killed, 14 injured and damage
on Sicily. Eruption of Mt. Etna.
DEC 27 05 38 53.4 5.763 S 104.191 E 25 D 5.8 6.6 1.2 267 SOUTHERN SUMATERA. Ms 6.5 (BRK), 6.3 (PAS).
Mo=3.7*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=6.2*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Felt strongly at Metro and Tanjungkarang-Telukbetung.
Felt at Jakarta, Java. The focal mechanism is
moderately well controlled and corresponds to
strike-slip faulting with a small reverse component.
DEC 28 15 41 03.7 13.192 S 166.507 E 36 G 5.7 6.2 1.2 191 VANUATU ISLANDS. Ms 6.6 (BRK), 5.9 (PAS).
Mo=3.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=3.2*10**18 Nm (HRV).
The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and
corresponds to reverse faulting.
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