Significant Earthquakes of the World
1977
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 1977
Earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 or greater or ones that caused fatalities, injuries or substantial damage.
BRK--Berkeley, LPZ--La Paz, PAL--Palisades, PAS--Pasadena, TRI--Trieste.
DATE ORIGIN TIME GEOGRAPHIC DEPTH MAGNITUDES REGION, CONTRIBUTED MAGNITUDES AND COMMENTS
UTC COORDINATES GS
HR MN SEC LAT LONG MB Msz
JAN 06 06:11:40.7 3.63 S 144.45 E 33 6.0mb 6.6MS Near north coast of Papua New Guinea. 6.6MS(PAS) 6.6MS(BRK)
Felt in Schouten Islands and along northern coast of Papua.
JAN 31 14:26:14.8 40.04 N 70.85 E 20 6.1mb 5.9MS Tadzhik SSR.
Damage reported at Oftobru and Isfara. Maximum intensity
VII to VIII.
FEB 19 22:34:04.1 53.57 N 170.03 E 33 6.2mb 6.7MS Near Islands, Aleutian Islands. 6.6MS(PAS) 6.8MS(BRK)
Felt (IV) on Shemya and Attu.
FEB 21 13:02:31.0 39.91 N 40.03 E 33 4.6mb Turkey.
15 injured and many buildings damaged.
MAR 04 19:21:54.1 45.77 N 26.76 E 94 6.4mb Romania. 7.2mb(PAS)
1,500 reported killed, 10,500 injured, and extensive damage
in the Bucharest area. Bulgaria reported 20 killed and 165
injured. Moscow reported some damage in the Soviet Republic
of Moldavia. Felt from Rome to Moscow and from Turkey to
Finland.
MAR 09 14:27:53.6 41.61 N 130.88 E 528 5.9mb North Korea. 6.6mb(PAS)
Felt (II JMA) on Hokkaido and in northern Honshu.
MAR 18 21:43:52.4 16.77 N 122.33 E 37 6.2mb 7.0MS Luzon, Philippine Islands. 7.0MS(PAS) 6.9MS(BRK)
1 killed and 9 injured. Felt (VII RF) at Tuguegarao. Damage
on northern Luzon and in the Manila area.
MAR 21 21:18:54.2 27.61 N 56.39 E 29 6.2mb 6.9MS Southern Iran. 7.0MS(PAS) 6.9MS(BRK)
At least 167 killed, 556 injured. 35 villages were heavily
damaged. Approximately 7,000 people homeless in Bandar
Abbas area.
MAR 21 22:42:06.5 27.60 N 56.52 E 36 5.8mb Southern Iran.
Felt in Bandar Abbas region. Additional damage.
MAR 25 02:39:58.2 38.56 N 40.02 E 21 5.2mb 4.9MS Turkey.
30 reported killed and heavy damage in the vicinity of
Lice-Palu.
APR 02 07:15:22.7 16.70 S 172.10 W 33 6.8mb 7.6MS Samos Islands region. 7.5MS(PAS) 7.3MS(BRK)
Minor damage (VI) at Apia and Pago Pago. Felt at Suva, Fiji
Islands. Local tsunami observed (4 cm peak-to-peak) at
Apia, peak-to-peak) at Pago Pago.
APR 06 13:36:37.1 31.98 N 50.68 E 41 5.5mb 5.9MS Iran.
348 reported killed and 200 injured in the area south of
Shahr Kord.
APR 20 23:13:10.4 9.83 S 160.32 E 33 6.4mb 6.7MS Solomon Islands. 6.8MS(PAS) 6.2MS(BRK)
Felt (VI) at Honiara. Local tsunami (7.6 cm peak-to-peak)
at Rabaul.
APR 20 23:42:50.5 9.89 S 160.35 E 19 6.3mb 7.5MS Solomon Islands. 7.6MS(PAS) 7.4MS(BRK)
Damage (VII) on Guadalcanal. Slight tsunami at Renell
Island, southeast of Guadalcanal.
APR 20 23:49:13.1 9.84 S 160.82 E 33 6.8mb 7.5MS Solomon Islands.
Possible damage and injuries. Felt strongly in the Honiara
area.
APR 21 04:24:09.6 9.97 S 160.73 E 33 6.6mb 7.5MS Solomon Islands. 8.1MS(PAS) 7.6MS(BRK)
18 reported killed due to landslides. One reported injured
at Honiara. Extensive damage on Guadalcanal. Slight tsunami
at Apia and Suva. Felt (VII) at Honiara.
MAY 12 12:20:00.7 21.75 N 93.00 E 40 5.4mb 5.7MS Burma.
Slight damage and some injuries in southeast Bangladesh.
MAY 26 01:35:13.8 38.93 N 44.38 E 37 5.2mb 5.4MS Turkey-Iran Border region.
3 killed, 9 injured, and heavy damage in western Azarbaijan
Province, Iran. Felt strongly in Muradiye-Ozalp area,
Turkey.
JUN 22 12:08:33.4 22.88 S 175.90 W 65 6.8mb Tonga Islands region. 7.2mb(PAS) 7.2MS(BRK)
2 injured and extensive damage reported on Tonga Islands.
Tsunami (40 cm peak-to-peak) at Suva and (12 cm
peak-to-peak) at Papeete. Felt (VII) at Nualofa.
JUL 21 11:53:22.5 53.86 S 158.60 E 33 6.4mb 6.7MS Marquaries Islands region. 6.7MS(PAS) 6.7MS(BRK)
Felt on Macquarie Island.
JUL 21 13:45:54.0 16.88 N 122.36 E 33 6.1mb 6.9MS Luzon, Philippine Islands. 6.8MS(PAS) 6.6MS(BRK)
Felt widely on northern Luzon. Felt (VII RF) at Tuguegarao
and (IV RF) at Manila.
JUL 29 11:15:45.3 8.03 S 155.54 E 33 6.4mb 7.2MS Solomon Islands. 7.2MS(PAS) 6.9MS(BRK)
Felt on Mono, Gizo, and the Shortland Islands.
AUG 19 06:08:55.2 11.09 S 118.46 E 33 7.0mb 7.9MS South of Sumbwa Island. 8.0MS(PAS)
At least 100 killed, 89 reported missing, and 75 injured.
Several villages completely destroyed. Tsunami generated
wave heights in excess of 10 meters along Sumbawa Island
coastline. Wave heights of 6 meters were reported on the
coast of Northern Australia. Most of the casualties and
damage were caused by the tsunami.
AUG 20 19:16:32.7 11.04 S 119.14 E 33 6.0mb 6.1MS South of Sumbwa Island. 6.5MS(PAS)
AUG 26 19:50:01.4 59.43 S 20.51 W 33 6.3mb 7.1MS Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. 7.0MS(BRK) 7.0MS(PAS)
AUG 27 07:12:22.5 8.06 S 125.30 E 25 6.4mb 6.8MS Timor. 6.6MS(BRK) 6.6MS(PAS)
2 killed and 25 injured at Atauro.
AUG 31 00:42:05.4 7.34 N 76.30 W 33 5.7mb 6.4MS Northern Colombia. 6.3MS(PAS) 6.5MS(BRK)
3 killed in Apartado. Damage in Apartado and Medellin.
SEP 04 08:48:39.2 13.68 S 166.71 E 33 6.0mb 6.5MS New Hebrides Islands. 6.2MS(PAS) 6.7MS(BRK)
Felt (IV) at Norsup.
SEP 04 17:24:42.8 51.14 N 177.95 E 8 5.8mb 6.6MS Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands. 6.4MS(PAS) 6.7MS(PAL)
Felt (II) on Adak and Shemya.
OCT 07 12:10:43.7 9.95 S 117.32 E 33 5.9mb 6.3MS South of Sumbawa Island. 6.5MS(PAS)
OCT 10 11:53:53.6 25.86 S 175.41 W 33 6.6mb 7.2MS South of Tonga Islands. 7.2MS(PAS) 7.3MS(BRK)
OCT 17 17:26:40.4 27.91 S 173.08 E 33 6.3mb 6.7MS North of New Zealand. 6.9MS(PAS)
NOV 04 09:52:55.7 51.66 N 175.95 W 33 5.7mb 6.6MS Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands. 6.6MS(PAS) 6.9MS(BRK)
Minor damage (VII) on Adak.
NOV 09 11:20:32.8 36.73 N 55.04 E 33 4.9mb Iran.
Considerable damage in the Shahrud area.
NOV 18 05:20:11.3 32.69 N 88.39 E 33 5.7mb 6.5MS Tibet. 6.3MS(PAS)
NOV 23 09:26:24.7 31.03 S 67.77 W 13 6.3mb 7.4MS San Juan Province, Argentina. 7.0MS(PAS)
70 reported killed, nearly 300 injured, and up to 40,000
left homeless in western Argentina. Extensive damage in San
Juan Province including 80 percent destruction of buildings
at Caucete. Vast areas of liquifaction at distances up to
200 kilometers from the epicenter. Andean passes to Chile
blocked by rockslides. Minor damage at San Juan. Water
tower collapsed at Bragado, buildings cracked at Cordoba,
and slight damage in parts of Buenos Aires. Felt in Chile
from Copiapo to Puerto Montt. Felt strongly in Uruguay and
(IV) at Porto Allegre and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Also reported
felt at Lima, Peru.
DEC 09 15:53:36.7 38.35 N 27.19 E 19 4.6mb Turkey.
35 reported injured and damage at Izmir.
DEC 10 05:46:22.9 27.69 N 56.57 E 47 5.1mb 5.0MS Southern Iran.
3 reported killed and 15 injured in southern Iran.
DEC 13 01:14:18.6 17.36 N 54.85 W 33 5.7mb 6.4MS North Atlantic Ocean. 6.5MS(PAS) 6.5MS(BRK)
Felt (II) on Martinque Island.
DEC 19 23:34:34.2 30.95 N 56.47 E 31 5.4mb 5.8MS Iran.
584 reported killed, and 1,000 injured. Destroyed villages
of Sarasiyab, Gish, and Bab-Tangal and damaged at least 13
other villages.
DEC 21 01:00:32.8 25.51 N 143.11 E 33 6.2mb 6.8MS Volcano Islands region. 7.0MS(BRK) 6.9MS(PAS)
Felt (III JMA) on Chichijima.
DEC 28 02:45:36.7 16.66 N 40.28 E 33 5.9mb 6.6MS Red Sea. 6.8MS(PAS) 6.7MS(BRK)
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