Significant Earthquakes of the World
1988
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 1988
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
JAN 03 21 32 25.3 38.111 N 106.336 E 14 D 5.5 1.0 185 NORTHERN CHINA. ML 5.7 (BJI). Mo=8.3*10**16 Nm (HRV).
Approximately 60 people injured, more than 10,000 houses
collapsed or damaged and 16 farm animals killed in the
Lingwu area. Sandblows also occurred in the area.
JAN 05 06 41 16.9 26.807 S 26.639 E 5 G 5.2 1.1 21 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA. At least eight people killed
at the Vaal Reefs gold mine.
JAN 09 01 02 46.7 41.246 N 19.630 E 24 D 5.3 5.8 1.3 323 ALBANIA. ML 5.5 (TTG), 5.1 (ATH). Mo=9.0*10**17 Nm (HRV).
Some people injured and 188 buildings damaged (VII) in
the Tirana area. Felt throughout Albania. Felt (VI) in
the Ulcinj-Bar area; (V) in the Petrovac-Kotor-Titograd
area and in western Macedonia; (IV) in northern
Montenegro and southern Serbia, Yugoslavia.
JAN 12 07 29 27.9 28.827 S 177.423 W 15 D 6.1 6.4 1.1 373 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. Ms 6.7 (BRK). Mo=9.0*10**18
Nm (GS). Mo=7.9*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt on Raoul. The
focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds
to reverse faulting.
JAN 19 07 30 31.8 24.710 S 70.568 W 33 N 6.3 6.7 1.3 296 NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE. Ms 6.4 (BRK).
Mo=3.8*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Felt
(V) at Antofagasta and Taltal; (IV) at Calama, Chanaral
and Copiapo; (III) at Tocopilla. The focal mechanism is
poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
JAN 22 03 57 25.2 19.798 S 133.910 E 5 G 6.1 6.4 1.0 309 NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. Ms 6.6 (BRK).
Mo=3.3*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=3.5*10**18 Nm (HRV). Damage
in the Tennant Creek area. The focal mechanism is
poorly controlled and corresponds to strike-slip faulting
with a moderate reverse component.
JAN 22 12 04 57.8 19.829 S 133.882 E 5 G 6.5 6.7 1.1 344 NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA. Ms 6.9 (BRK).
Mo=5.9*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=9.2*10**18 Nm (HRV). Damage
in the Tennant Creek area. Felt over two-thirds of Australia. According to preliminary reports from the Australian
Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, two fault scarps about 8 km apart striking approximately
east-southeast were observed in the epicentral area. The southernmost scarp was about 15 km long with a maximum
throw of about one meter. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
FEB 05 14 01 02.7 24.753 S 70.433 W 37 D 6.2 6.7 1.1 313 NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE. Ms 6.7 (PAS), 6.6 (BRK).
Mo=5.3*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=6.6*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Minor damage (VI) in the Taltal area. Felt (VI) at
Antofagasta; (V) at Mejillones, Calama, Copiapo and
Chanaral; (III) at Caldera. Also felt at La Serena.
A tsunami with a maximum amplitude of 12 cm peak to
trough was recorded at Caldera. The focal mechanism is
poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting
with a moderate right-lateral strike-slip component.
FEB 06 14 50 45.2 24.688 N 91.570 E 33 N 5.8 5.8 1.2 309 INDIA-BANGLADESH BORDER REGION. Mo=6.0*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=6.7*10**17 Nm (HRV). Two people killed, at least
100 injured and damage in the Sylhet, Bangladesh
area. Felt throughout Bangladesh. Felt strongly in the
Tripura-Assam, India area. Also felt at Gauhati and
Shillong, India. The focal mechanism is poorly
controlled and corresponds to strike-slip faulting with
a large reverse component.
FEB 11 15 25 55.6& 34.077 N 118.047 W 12 4.8 54 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. . ML 4.7 (PAS), 4.8 (BRK).
One person died from a heart attack. Some minor
injuries and damage (VI) in the Whittier area. Felt (V)
at Alhambra, Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bell
Gardens, Commerce, Downey, Fullerton, Glendale,
Inglewood, La Mirada, La Puente, Los Angeles, Maywood,
Montebello, Norwalk, Pasadena, San Gabriel and Vernon.
Felt strongly in much of southern California.
FEB 24 03 52 03.2 13.477 N 124.616 E 25 D 6.0 7.0 1.0 453 LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Ms 7.1 (BRK), 6.9 (PAS).
Mo=8.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=8.6*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Slight damage (VI RF) at Virac. Felt (V RF) in the
Naga-Legaspi-Catbalogan area and (III RF) at Cebu and
Manila. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and
corresponds to reverse faulting.
FEB 26 06 17 31.5 37.319 S 47.989 E 10 G 6.1 6.7 1.1 375 ATLANTIC-INDIAN RISE. Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (HRV).
FEB 29 05 31 41.4 55.149 N 167.430 E 33 N 6.1 6.8 1.1 446 KOMANDORSKY ISLANDS REGION. Ms 6.6 (PAS), 6.5 (BRK).
Mo=2.6*10**19 Nm (HRV). The focal mechanism is
poorly controlled and corresponds to strike-slip
faulting with a moderate reverse component.
MAR 06 22 35 38.1& 56.953 N 143.032 W 10 G 6.8 7.6 759 GULF OF ALASKA. . ML 7.4 (PMR), Ms 7.5 (BRK).
Mo=1.0*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=4.9*10**20 Nm (HRV).
Felt (V) at Anchorage, Cordova, Glennallen, Gustavus, Homer, Juneau, Metlakatla, Pelican, Port Graham, Sitka and
Valdez. Also felt (V) in some sections of Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. Felt (IV) at Kodiak, (III) at
Craig and Ketchikan and (II) at King Salmon. Estimated 5,000 dollars damage caused to the ships "Exxon North
Slope," "Exxon Boston" and "Exxon New Orleans" located at 57` 38' North, 142` 45' West. Tsunami generated with
wave heights (peak to trough) 38 cm at Yakutat, 12 cm at Sitka and 8 cm at Kodiak. The focal mechanism is
moderately well controlled and corresponds to strike-slip faulting with a small normal component.
MAR 10 06 17 23.3 10.402 N 60.587 W 56 D 6.2 6.4 1.1 458 TRINIDAD. Ms 6.6 (BRK), 6.3 (PAS). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm
(GS). Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Slight damage (VI)
on Trinidad. Felt strongly throughout Trinidad, on
offshore oil platforms and in northeastern Venezuela.
Also felt in Guyana and on Tobago, Martinique, Grenada
and St. Vincent. Felt as far away as Caracas,
Venezuela. The focal mechanism is moderately well
controlled and corresponds to strike-slip faulting
with a large normal component.
MAR 17 20 34 29.2 35.633 N 139.619 E 103 5.4 1.1 325 NEAR SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Mo=3.1*10**17 Nm
(HRV). Ten people injured in the Tokyo area. Slight
damage (IV JMA) at Chiba, Kawaguchi-ko, Kumagaya,
Tateyama and Utsunomiya. Felt (III JMA) in the
Onahama-Choshi-Ajiro-Kofu area and on Oshima and
Miyake-jima. Felt (I JMA) from Hikone to Miyako and
on Hachijo-jima.
MAR 30 02 12 42.8 30.890 N 50.194 E 33 5.4 5.7 1.1 306 IRAN. Mo=7.4*10**17 Nm (HRV). Twenty-four people
injured, at least 700 houses damaged and landslides
in the Deh Dasht area.
APR 08 23 13 24.1 3.409 S 145.697 E 32 D 5.6 6.4 1.3 121 NEAR NORTH COAST OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Ms 6.7 (BRK),
6.3 (PAS). Mo=3.6*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=4.9*10**18 Nm
(HRV). Two events about 4.5 seconds apart. The
focal mechanism is well controlled and corresponds
to strike-slip faulting with a small normal component.
APR 12 23 19 55.5 17.192 S 72.305 W 33 G 6.1 7.0 1.2 353 NEAR COAST OF PERU. Ms 6.9 (BRK), 6.5 (PAS).
Mo=2.9*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=4.8*10**19 Nm (HRV). Felt
(IV) at Arequipa. Also felt in the Ica area. Felt
(III) at Arica and Iquique, Chile. The focal
mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds to
reverse faulting.
MAY 09 16 23 59.7 18.090 N 76.500 W 10 G 4.5 4.0 1.0 20 JAMAICA REGION. Three people injured and slight damage
(VI) in the Kingston-Linstead-lower St. Andrew area.
Felt widely on Jamaica.
MAY 30 21 11 11.3 7.501 S 128.325 E 86 G 6.5 1.1 410 BANDA SEA. Mo=2.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.0*10**19 Nm
(HRV). Felt strongly in northern Australia. The
focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds
to reverse faulting.
JUN 18 22 49 42.3 26.856 N 110.996 W 10 G 5.9 7.0 1.2 290 GULF OF CALIFORNIA. Mo=8.4*10**18 Nm (GS).
Mo=1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV). Felt at Caborca, Ciudad
Obregon, Guaymas and Navojoa, Mexico. The focal
mechanism is moderately well controlled and corresponds
to strike-slip faulting.
JUN 19 20 19 52.6 12.376 N 121.067 E 17 D 5.6 6.4 1.4 172 MINDORO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (GS).
Mo=2.6*10**18 Nm (HRV). Two people killed, four
injured and damage (VII RF) in the San Jose area. Felt
(VI RF) at Calapan. Also felt (II RF) at Legaspi,
Luzon. The focal mechanism is moderately well
controlled and correponds to strike-slip faulting
with a small reverse component.
JUL 03 05 20 39.7* 25.109 N 121.542 E 21 * 4.7 1.3 10 TAIWAN. Eleven people injured by rockslides. Felt in
northern Taiwan.
JUL 05 20 32 07.2 5.964 S 148.780 E 53 G 6.0 6.8 1.0 112 NEW BRITAIN REGION. Ms 6.4 (PAS), 6.3 (BRK).
Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.5*10**19 Nm (HRV). Seven
water tanks and four bush houses destroyed (V) in the
Kandrian area. A tsunami was generated, but caused no
damage, in the Arawe Islands area. Felt (V) at Kimbe
and (IV) at Rabaul. Felt (IV) at Popondetta and (III)
at Lae, New Guinea. The focal mechanism is poorly
controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
JUL 20 23 15 36.6 23.902 N 121.598 E 51 G 5.8 5.7 1.1 344 TAIWAN. Ms 5.4 (BRK). Mo=7.7*10**17 Nm (GS).
Mo=8.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). One person killed and one
injured. Landslides damaged a major highway between
Hua-lien and Su-hua. Felt throughout most of Taiwan.
The focal mechanism is moderately well controlled and
corresponds to strike-slip faulting with a large
reverse component.
JUL 23 14 25 36.7 22.127 S 174.900 E 19 G 5.9 6.4 1.0 279 LOYALTY ISLANDS REGION. Ms 6.6 (BRK), 6.0 (PAS).
Mo=7.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=4.4*10**18 Nm (HRV).
The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and
corresponds to normal faulting.
JUL 23 15 17 08.1 6.526 S 152.779 E 17 G 6.7 6.7 0.9 402 NEW BRITAIN REGION. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.5 (PAS).
Mo=1.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=3.2*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Felt (IV) at Rabaul. Also felt (IV) at Arawa and
Panguna, Bougainville. The focal mechanism is
moderately well controlled and corresponds to
normal faulting with a moderate strike-slip
component.
JUL 25 06 46 06.6 6.081 S 133.667 E 28 G 6.5 6.7 1.0 419 AROE ISLANDS REGION. Ms 6.9 (BRK), 6.7 (PAS).
Mo=3.2*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.8*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Two events about 5 seconds apart. Felt at Darwin,
Australia. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled
and corresponds to strike-slip faulting with a large
normal component.
AUG 06 00 36 24.6 25.149 N 95.127 E 91 G 6.8 7.2 1.1 654 BURMA-INDIA BORDER REGION. Ms 7.3 (BRK).
Mo=8.9*10**19 Nm (HRV). Three people killed, 12
injured and considerable damage and landslides in the Gauhati-Sibsagar-Imphal area, India. Subsidence of about
20 centimeters occurred in the Gauhati area, India. About 30 people injured and some damage in Bangladesh. Two
people killed and about 30 missing when a possible seiche on the Jamuna River at Aricha, Bangladesh caused a ferry
boat to capsize. Some damage in the Homalin area, Burma. Felt throughout Bangladesh and northeastern India,
including Calcutta. Also felt in parts of northwestern Burma and at Kathmandu, Nepal. The focal mechanism is
moderately well controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting with a moderate strike-slip component.
AUG 10 04 38 26.1 10.366 S 160.819 E 34 G 6.1 7.4 1.5 255 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Ms 7.4 (BRK), 7.1 (PAS).
Mo=6.4*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.5*10**20 Nm (HRV).
Two events about 10 seconds apart. One person killed and about 100 homes washed away in 13 villages along the
southwestern coast of San Cristobal where a tsunami flooded 50-100 meters inland. Felt widely on Guadalcanal,
San Cristobal, Malaita and neighboring islands. Seventeen cm tsunami (peak to trough) recorded at Honiara,
Guadalcanal. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
AUG 10 06 38 42.8 10.199 S 160.855 E 40 D 5.8 6.6 1.1 209 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Felt on Guadalcanal and San Cristobal.
AUG 11 16 04 45.6 29.974 N 51.679 E 33 N 5.7 6.1 1.3 288 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mo=1.4*10**18 Nm (HRV). One person
killed, several injured and more than 2,000 houses
damaged in the Mamasani area. Felt at Bushehr, Nurabad
and Shiraz.
AUG 14 17 53 09.7 27.260 S 71.092 W 33 G 5.7 6.5 1.0 308 NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE. Ms 6.5 (BRK), 6.1 (PAS).
Mo=1.0*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo-1.1*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Felt (VI) at Caldera and Atacama, (V) at Copiapo, (IV)
at Freirina and Valparaiso, (III) at Santiago and (II)
at Linares. The focal mechanism is poorly controlled
and corresponds to reverse faulting.
AUG 20 23 09 09.5 26.755 N 86.616 E 57 G 6.4 6.6 1.1 555 NEPAL-INDIA BORDER REGION. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.5 (PAS).
Mo=2.1*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=2.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Seven
hundred twenty-one people killed, 6,553 injured and 64,470 buildings damaged in eastern Nepal, including the
Kathmandu Valley. Maximum intensity VIII. Liquefaction observed in a 5,500 sq. km area of southern Nepal. At
least 277 people killed, thousands injured and extensive damage in northern Bihar, India, particularly in the
Darbhanga-Madhubani-Saharsa area. Damage in the Gangtok area, Sikkim and in the Darjiling area, India. Felt in
large parts of northern India from Delhi to the Burma border and in much of Bangladesh. The focal mechanism is
moderately well controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting with a large strike-slip component.
SEP 02 07 26 23.6 49.886 N 18.489 E 10 G 1.0 11 CZECHOSLOVAKIA. ML 3.8 (GRF), 3.0 (VKA), 2.9 (KRA).
Three miners killed and four injured at Orlova.
SEP 06 00 42 33.7? 6.06 S 146.23 E 0 G 0.1 4 EAST PAPUA NEW GUINEA REGION. ML 4.3 (PMG). About 74
people killed and many houses destroyed by a massive
landslide near Kaiapit. The P-waves recorded from this
event appear to have been generated by the landslide
itself.
SEP 25 20 52 14.7 37.180 N 71.811 E 11 D 5.5 5.0 1.1 249 AFGHANISTAN-USSR BORDER REGION. Mo=2.0*10**17 Nm
(HRV). Several hundred houses, some schools, hospitals
and other facilities were damaged (VI) in the
Roshtkala-Khorog area, USSR. Felt at Ishkashim and
Boldzhuan; (III) at Dushanbe, Rogun, Chorsady, Komarou
and Dzherino, USSR.
OCT 08 04 46 24.5 18.771 S 172.415 W 35 G 6.6 6.8 1.0 500 TONGA ISLANDS REGION. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.5 (PAS).
Mo=Mo=4.8*10**19 Nm (HRV). Two events about 6 seconds
apart. Felt (IV) throughout Samoa. Felt on Raoul
Island, Kermadec Islands. The focal mechanism is
poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting.
OCT 10 18 20 25.0 28.644 S 177.553 W 28 G 6.5 6.0 1.0 411 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION. Ms 6.0 (BRK).
Mo=3.1*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=2.3*10**18 Nm (HRV). Felt
on Raoul Island. The focal mechanism is poorly
controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting with
a large strike-slip component.
OCT 16 12 34 05.6 37.938 N 20.932 E 25 5.5 5.8 1.4 300 IONIAN SEA. ML 5.5 (ATH). Mo=7.5*10**17 Nm (HRV).
Twenty five people injured and extensive damage in
the Killini-Vartholomion area, Greece. Damage and
landslides on Zakinthos. Also felt in Aitolia-
Akarnania Province and in the Athens area.
OCT 31 10 12 58.4 36.443 N 2.759 E 12 5.4 5.6 1.2 271 ALGERIA. Mo=3.1*10**17 Nm (HRV). Fifty-seven people
injured, 200 left homeless and considerable damage in
the Blida area. Felt in the Medea-Algiers area.
NOV 03 14 47 10.7 13.881 N 90.450 W 69 D 5.6 1.1 334 NEAR COAST OF GUATEMALA. Ms 6.0 (BRK), 6.0 (PAS).
Mo=9.0*10**18 Nm (HRV). Five people killed, some
injured and about 100 buildings damaged (VI) in southern Guatemala. Landslides occurred at Palin and in the
San Vicente Pacaya area. Damage to roads in Chimaltenango Department. Felt (V) at San Salvador, El Salvador.
Felt strongly at Tapachula, (IV) at Mexico City and also felt in parts of Oaxaca and Veracruz, Mexico. Felt in
parts of Honduras and at Managua, Nicaragua.
NOV 06 13 03 19.3 22.789 N 99.611 E 18 G 6.1 7.3 1.6 397 BURMA-CHINA BORDER REGION. Ms 7.0 (BRK), 6.9 (PAS).
Mo=4.5*10**20 Nm (GS). Mo=3.7*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Three events about 9 seconds apart. Seven hundred thirty people killed, 3,900 injured, 267,000 homeless, 29
reservoirs severely damaged and 67 percent of the public buildings destroyed in the Lancang-Menglian area, China.
About 3.2 million people in China were affected by the quake. Several highways were cut or covered by mudslides
and damage occurred in large parts of southwestern Yunnan Province, China. Felt strongly throughout Yunnan
Province. A number of aftershocks were felt throughout the province. Damage in the Chiang Rai area, Thailand.
Also felt at Lashio, Burma and Bangkok, Thailand. The focal mechanism is moderately well controlled and
corresponds to strike-slip faulting with a small reverse component.
NOV 06 13 15 43.3 23.181 N 99.439 E 10 G 6.4 1.0 318 BURMA-CHINA BORDER REGION. Damage and casualties
included in the event of 06 November 1303 UTC. Felt at
Lashio, Burma and Bangkok, Thailand.
NOV 07 03 50 00.8 22.239 S 175.018 E 22 D 5.7 6.7 1.1 211 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.5 (PAS).
Mo=1.8*10**19 Nm (HRV).
NOV 10 01 17 49.4 21.230 N 108.545 E 10 G 4.6 1.1 24 EASTERN CHINA. Seventy-one people injured and damage in
the Qinzhou-Fangcheng area. Felt strongly at Nanning.
Also felt at Wuzhou and Guangzhou.
NOV 14 02 15 39.1 3.527 S 150.120 E 33 N 5.9 6.6 1.4 131 NEW IRELAND REGION. Ms 6.6 (BRK), 6.5 (PAS).
Mo=1.3*10**19 Nm (HRV). Felt (V) at Kavieng. Felt
(III) at Rabaul, New Britain. The focal mechanism is
poorly controlled and corresponds to reverse faulting
with a moderate strike-slip component.
NOV 17 06 55 46.0 12.399 N 124.537 E 19 G 6.0 6.6 1.5 288 SAMAR, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Ms 6.4 (BRK).
Mo=9.4*10**18 Nm HRV). Two events about 3 seconds
apart. Twenty-nine people injured and damage (VI RF)
at Catarman. Felt (V RF) at Catbalogan and (IV RF)
in southeastern Luzon and on Masbate. The focal
mechanism is poorly controlled and corresponds to
strike-slip faulting with a moderate reverse component.
NOV 18 19 38 54.6 6.125 S 149.785 E 61 G 5.8 6.4 1.3 252 NEW BRITAIN REGION. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.4 (PAS).
Mo=9.5*10**18 Nm (GS). Mo=8.2*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Felt (III) at Rabaul. The focal mechanism is poorly
controlled and corresponds to strike-slip faulting
with a large reverse component.
NOV 27 04 17 56.2 22.749 N 99.852 E 16 * 5.0 5.1 1.0 108 BURMA-CHINA BORDER REGION. Mo=1.9*10**17 Nm (HRV).
One person injured and additional damage in
southwestern Yunnan Province, China.
NOV 30 08 13 29.7 22.773 N 99.844 E 15 D 5.6 6.0 1.1 246 BURMA-CHINA BORDER REGION. Mo=1.5*10**18 Nm (HRV).
Several people injured and substantial additional
damage in southwestern Yunnan Province, China. Felt
at Kunming, China.
DEC 03 11 38 26.4& 34.149 N 118.135 W 13 G 4.4 4.2 61 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. . ML 4.9 (PAS), 5.0 (BRK).
Some minor injuries and slight damage reported in the
Pasadena area. Also slight damage (VI) at Bell Gardens, Los Angeles, Los Nietos, Norwalk and Pico Rivera. Felt (V)
at Arcadia, Artesia, Azusa, Bell, Bellflower, Burbank, Cedarpines Park, Chatsworth, Dana Point, Downey, Glendale,
Hawthorne, Huntington Beach, Hawaiian Gardens, Inglewood, La Canada, La Habra, Lynwood, Maywood, Montebello, Mount
Wilson, Ontario, Palmdale, San Dimas, San Gabriel, Sierra Madre, South El Monte, Sun Valley, Torrance, Tujunga,
Walnut and Whittier. Felt throughout much of southern California.
DEC 06 13 20 41.0 29.948 N 51.652 E 10 G 5.5 5.7 1.3 304 SOUTHERN IRAN. Mo=7.8*10**17 Nm (HRV). Seven people
injured and damage to more than 21 villages in the
Mamasani area. Also felt at Shiraz and Bushehr.
DEC 07 07 41 24.2 40.987 N 44.185 E 5 G 6.2 6.8 1.3 530 TURKEY-USSR BORDER REGION. Ms 7.0 (BRK), 6.9 (PAS).
Mo=1.7*10**19 Nm (GS). Mo=1.6*10**19 Nm (HRV).
Two events about 3 seconds apart. At least 25,000 people killed, 19,000 injured and 500,000 homeless in the
Leninakan-Spitak-Kirovakan area of northern Armenia, USSR. More than 20 towns and 342 villages were affected
and 58 of them were completely destroyed. Damage totalled 16.2 billion U.S. dollars. Damage (X) at Spitak and
(IX) at Leninakan, Kirovakan and Stepanavan. Surface faulting 10 km in length and with a maximum throw of 1.5 m
occurred. Power transmission lines were severely damaged and landslides buried railroad tracks in the epicentral
area. Damage occurred in the Kelbadzhar area, Azerbaijan, USSR. Felt (VII) at Tabatskuri and Borzhomi; (VI) at
Bogdanovka, Tbilisi and Yerevan; (V) at Goris; (IV) at Makhachkala and Groznyy; (III) at Sheki and Shemakha,
USSR. Four people killed and damage in the Tuzluca-Kagizman-Kars area, Turkey. Felt in the Tabriz-Orumiyeh area,
Iran. The focal mechanism is moderately well controlled and corresponds to right-lateral strike-slip faulting
with a large reverse component.
DEC 07 07 45 44.8 40.974 N 44.246 E 10 G 5.9 1.3 91 TURKEY-USSR BORDER REGION. Additional damage and
casualties.
OTHER NOTABLE NORTH AMERICAN EARTHQUAKES - 1988
AUG 14 20 03 03.9& 39.128 N 110.869 W 10 5.5 267 UTAH. . ML 5.3 (SLC). Slight damage (VI) at
Clawson, Cleveland, Elmo, Ferron, Orangeville and
Sunnyside. Felt (V) at Axtell, East Carbon, Fairview,
Green River, Helper, Huntington, Hiawatha, Keniworth,
Moab, Spring City, Teasdale and Wellington. Felt (IV)
at Cisco, Fountain Green, Hanksville, La Sal, Lyman,
Lynndyl, Manti, Price, Spanish Fork, Torrey and Vernal.
Also felt (IV) at Dove Creek, Fruita, Grand Junction,
Loma and Mack, Colorado. Landslides in the epicentral
area and at Canyonlands National Park. Felt throughout
much of central and southern Utah and western Colorado.
Felt as far as Golden, Colorado and Albuquerque, New
Mexico.
NOV 25 23 46 04.5& 48.117 N 71.183 W 29 5.9 5.8 534 SOUTHERN QUEBEC. . Ms 5.7 (BRK). Damage in the
Chicoutimi-La Malbaie area and in the Quebec City area.
Maximum intensity VII. Landslides reported in the La
Tuque area. Felt in Canada from southern Ontario to
Nova Scotia and western Labrador. Felt (V) in parts of
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and New York. Felt in the
New England states and in parts of Indiana, Michigan,
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and
as far south as Washington, D.C.
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