Significant Earthquakes of the World
1990
SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 1990 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 FEB 1990 08 07:15:32.2 9.755 124.694 26 G 6.2 6.6 1.4 322 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Ms 6.5 (BRK), 6.3 (PAS). Felt (VII RF) on Bohol; (VI) at Cebu; (V) at Cagayan de Oro and on Camiguin; (IV) at Cotabato and (III) at Palo. Also felt on Negros. Two events about 2 seconds apart. 08 07:46:59.7 9.725 124.625 30 D 6.0 6.5 1.2 248 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Felt (V RF) on Mactan. 09 17:57:26.4 31.677 121.032 10 G 5.0 4.3 1.2 72 EASTERN CHINA. One person injured slightly and minor damage in the Changshu area. Felt at Jiaxing, Nanjing, Nantang, Shanghai and Wuxi. 19 06:48:10.1 -15.465 166.385 12 G 6.4 6.7 1.2 375 VANUATU ISLANDS. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.5 (PAS). Two events about 2 seconds apart. 28 23:43:36.6& 34.140 -117.700 5 5.5 5.5 191 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.. ML 5.2 (PAS), 6.2 (BRK). Thirty people received minor injuries and damage was estimated to be at least 12.7 million dollars. Some damage (VII) at Claremont, Covina, La Verne, Montclair, Mount Baldy, Ontario, Pomona, San Dimas, Upland and Walnut. Slight damage (VI) at Arcadia, Azusa, Chino, Colton, Compton, Glendora, Lincoln Heights, Lytle Creek, Pico Rivera and West Covina. Felt from Santa Barbara to Ensenada, Mexico and northeast as far as Las Vegas, Nevada. MAR 1990 03 12:16:27.9 -22.122 175.163 33 G 6.3 7.4 1.3 322 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS. Ms 7.4 (BRK), 7.1 (PAS). 03 12:44:22.4 -22.405 174.164 33 N 6.1 6.6 1.0 156 LOYALTY ISLANDS REGION 04 19:46:19.6 28.925 66.331 10 D 5.8 6.1 1.2 339 PAKISTAN. At least 11 people killed, about 40 injured and many homes and buildings damaged in the Kalat area. Also felt at Quetta and Mastung. Complex event. 05 16:38:12.5 -18.318 168.063 21 G 5.6 7.0 1.2 335 VANUATU ISLANDS. Ms 7.0 (BRK), 6.8 (PAS). Felt (V) at Port Vila. 12 14:41:19.4 51.484 -175.032 14 G 6.0 6.2 1.1 487 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. ML 5.7 (PMR). Ms 6.5 (BRK), 5.9 (PAS). Felt (IV) on Adak and Atka. 25 13:22:55.6 9.919 -84.808 22 G 6.2 7.0 1.1 494 COSTA RICA. Ms 6.8 (BRK). Ten people slightly injured. Damage (VIII) in the Puntarenas area and about 60 buildings severely damaged (VII) in the San Jose area. Several landslides blocked roads in the area for a short time. Felt throughout Costa Rica and southwestern Nicaragua. Felt (IV) at Almirante and Puerto Armuelles and (III) at David, Panama. 26 22:47:16.7 9.253 125.606 39 5.6 5.5 1.1 190 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. One person killed, two injured and some damage in the Santiago area. Felt (IV RF) on Camiguin and (II) at Cotabato. Also felt at Gingoog. APR 1990 02 13:46:31.7 52.314 -2.985 18 4.7 1.3 189 UNITED KINGDOM. ML 5.1 (LDG), 5.2 (BGS). MD 4.8 (STR). Damage (VI) in the Wrexham-Welshpool-Shrewsbury area. Some buildings damaged in Manchester and Liverpool. Felt throughout Wales, in eastern Ireland and in England from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Kent and Cornwall. 03 22:57:00.9 11.426 -86.301 53 5.5 6.4 1.3 320 NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. Ms 6.7 (BRK), 5.9 (PAS). MD 6.6 (UPA), 5.9 (SJR). Felt (V) at Rivas and (IV) at Managua. Felt throughout much of Nicaragua. Felt (V) at Cuajiniquil and Liberia, (IV) at Puntarenas, (III) at San Jose and (II) at Limon, Costa Rica. Also felt (II) at San Salvador, El Salvador. 05 21:12:35.5 15.125 147.596 11 G 6.5 7.5 1.2 328 MARIANA ISLANDS REGION. Ms 7.3 (PAS), 7.2 (BRK). Felt (IV) on Guam. Also felt on Saipan. A small tsunami was generated with maximum wave heights (peak-to-trough) at selected tide stations as follows: 24 cm at Muroto-misaki, 24 cm at Kailua-Kona, 23 cm on Chichi-shima, 22 cm at Tosashimizu, 19 cm at Yaene, 6 cm on Midway, 4 cm on Wake Island and 3 cm on Truk. A tsunami was also observed on Guam and reported on Tinian and Saipan. Two events about 6 seconds apart. 17 01:59:33.4 39.436 74.900 33 N 6.0 6.2 1.2 277 SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA. Two people injured and many houses collapsed in Wuqia County. Felt at Kashi, Shufu and Wuqia. 18 13:39:19.0 1.186 122.857 26 G 6.2 7.4 1.2 294 MINAHASSA PENINSULA. Ms 7.3 (BRK). At least 3 people killed and 25 people injured. More than 1,140 houses damaged in the Bolaang-Gorontalo area. Felt strongly throughout the Minahassa Peninsula. Also felt in central Sulawesi. Two events about 4.5 seconds apart. 26 09:37:15.0 35.986 100.245 8 G 6.5 6.9 1.2 127 QINGHAI PROVINCE, CHINA. Ms 6.7 (BRK), 6.4 (PAS). At least 126 people killed, many injured, extensive damage and landslides in the Gonghe-Xinghai area. Also felt in Gansu Province. 28 04:41:48.0& 37.885 -121.983 6 4.3 32 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. . ML 4.6 (BRK). At least 40 houses damaged at Alamo. Felt (V) at Concord, Danville, Dublin and Livermore; (IV) at Alameda, Berkeley, Half Moon Bay, Hayward, Hercules, Lafayette, Mount Hermon, Pleasanton, Port Costa, Richmond, San Carlos, San Lorenzo, San Mateo and Watsonville. Also felt strongly at Walnut Creek. MAY 1990 05 07:21:29.5 40.775 15.766 10 G 5.3 5.4 1.4 110 SOUTHERN ITALY. MD 5.6 (TTG), 5.5 (TRI), 5.4 (STR). ML 5.3 (LJU), 5.2 (THE). Two people died from heart attacks, 16 injured and damage (VII) in the Potenza area. Felt strongly in many parts of southern Italy. Also felt along the coast of Montenegro, Yugoslavia. 08 00:01:40.0 6.905 -82.622 10 G 6.2 6.3 1.0 462 SOUTH OF PANAMA. Ms 6.5 (BRK). MD 6.1 (UPA), 5.9 (HDC). Felt (V) at Santiago; (IV) at David; (III) at Panama City and Chitre. Also felt in much of Costa Rica. 12 04:50:08.7 49.037 141.847 606 G 6.5 0.8 697 SAKHALIN ISLAND. mb 6.8 (BRK), 6.2 (PAS). Felt (V) at Aniva, Ogonki and Peschanskoye; (IV) in the Korsakov-Nevelsk-Tomari area; (III) in the Uglegorsk-Poronaysk-Makarov area, Sakhalin. Felt (II) at Komsomolsk-na-Amure, USSR. Felt (III JMA) at Kushiro, Hokkaido. Also felt (III JMA) at Hachinohe and Morioka; (II JMA) at Tokyo and Yokohama, Honshu. 13 04:23:09.6 -40.296 176.064 21 G 6.0 6.3 1.2 395 NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND. Ms 6.1 (BRK). ML 6.7 (WEL). Some damage (VIII) in the Dannevirke area. Felt at Wellington. 20 02:22:01.6 5.121 32.145 15 G 6.7 7.1 1.1 494 SUDAN. Ms 7.4 (BRK), 7.2 (PAS). Some buildings damaged in the Juba area. Also some damage in the Moyo area, Uganda. Felt in the Nakuru area, Kenya and in Uganda. Believed to be the largest earthquake ever recorded in Sudan. 24 19:34:44.2 5.277 31.829 17 G 5.9 6.6 1.1 380 SUDAN. Ms 6.7 (PAS), 6.6 (BRK). Felt in the Juba area. Also felt in the Kapenguria area, Kenya and in Uganda. 24 20:00:08.1 5.358 31.848 16 G 6.5 7.0 1.0 404 SUDAN. Ms 7.0 (BRK), 6.9 (PAS). Some buildings damaged in the Juba area. Felt in the Kapenguria area and at Nakuru, Kenya. Also felt in Uganda. 30 02:34:05.8 -6.016 -77.229 24 G 6.1 6.5 1.0 461 NORTHERN PERU. Ms 6.6 (BRK), 5.9 (PAS). Three events about 1.5 and 4.8 seconds apart respectively. At least 135 people killed, more than 800 injured and severe damage (VI) in the Moyobamba-Rioja area. Felt (V) at Chachapoyas; (IV) at Cajamarca; (III) at Chiclayo and Chimbote. Also felt (IV) at Guayaquil, Ecuador. 30 10:40:06.1 45.841 26.668 89 G 6.7 1.0 648 ROMANIA. mb 7.1 (PAS). Nine people killed, more than 700 injured and severe damage in the Bucharest-Braila- Brasov area. Four people killed, some injured and many buildings damaged in Moldavia, USSR. One person died of a heart attack and extensive damage in northern Buglaria. Felt (VI) at Silistra and (V) at Sofia, Bulgaria. Felt (VI) at Kishinev; (IV) at Kiev, Lvov, Moscow, Rostov, Sochi and Uzhgorod; (III) at Stavropol and Leningrad, USSR. Also felt in Hungary, Greece, Poland, Turkey and Yugoslavia. 31 00:17:47.8 45.811 26.769 88 G 6.1 1.0 572 ROMANIA. mb 6.5 (PAS), 6.2 (BRK). Two events about 2.3 seconds apart. Additional damage in Romania. Felt (V) in northern Bulgaria and at Kishinev, USSR. Felt throughout Bulgaria and in parts of Yugoslavia. Also felt at Lvov, USSR and Istanbul, Turkey. JUN 1990 07 09:25:19.1 -3.563 144.432 29 D 5.9 6.5 1.2 140 NEAR NORTH COAST OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Ms 6.9 (BRK), 6.1 (PAS). 09 01:14:34.5 -6.062 -77.136 26 D 5.5 4.9 1.0 171 NORTHERN PERU. One person killed and at least 14 houses destroyed (VI) in the Rioja-Moyobamba area. Felt (II) at Iquitos. 14 07:40:56.2 11.760 121.899 18 G 6.0 7.1 1.2 283 PANAY, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Ms 6.8 (BRK). At least four people killed, 15 injured in the Culasi area. Considerable damage in other parts of Panay. Felt (VI RF) at Iloilo; (V RF) at Bacolod, Negros and on Cebu; (III RF) on Camiguin; (II RF) at Sorsogon and (I RF) at Manila, Luzon. 14 12:47:28.8 47.869 85.076 58 G 6.1 6.8 1.0 501 KAZAKH-XINJIANG BORDER REGION. mb 6.5 (PAS). Ms 6.6 (BRK), 6.4 (PAS). One person killed, 3,000 houses destroyed and 20,000 people left homeless in the Ust-Kamenogorsk-Zaysan area, USSR. Damage in Jeminay and Habahe Counties. China. Felt (V) at Novosibirsk, Semipalatinsk and Ust-Kamenogorsk and (III) at Andizhan and Frunze, USSR. Also felt at Urumqi, China. 16 02:16:21.1 39.258 20.528 32 D 5.6 5.2 1.3 389 GREECE-ALBANIA BORDER REGION. MD 5.4 (TTG). One person slightly injured and damage in the Preveza area. Felt strongly in much of northwestern Greece and on Kerkira. 17 04:51:45.5 27.398 65.719 15 G 5.9 6.3 1.2 390 PAKISTAN. Ms 6.4 (BRK), 6.2 (PAS). At least six people injured and damage in southern Baluchistan Province. 13-meter deep fissure was reported in the epicentral area. Felt in the Khuzdar-Surab area. 20 21:00:09.9 36.957 49.409 19 D 6.4 7.7 1.2 352 WESTERN IRAN. Ms 7.7 (BRK), 7.4 (PAS). Estimated 40,000 to 50,000 people killed, more than 60,000 injured, 400,000 or more homeless and extensive damage and landslides in the Rasht-Qazvin-Zanjan area, Iran. Nearly all buildings were destroyed in the Rudbar-Manjil area. Substantial damage occurred as far away as Khalkhal and Now Shahr and slight damage occurred at Tehran. Felt in most of northwestern Iran, including Arak, Bakhtaran and Tabriz. Slight damage also occurred in southern Azerbaijan, USSR. Felt (VII) at Astra and Lenkoran; (VI) at Dzhibrail, Lerik, Mossony and Yardyshny; (III) at Baku, USSR. Complex event. 21 09:02:14.6 36.636 49.799 15 G 5.8 5.3 1.1 366 WESTERN IRAN. At least 20 people killed and additional damage in the Lowshan-Manjil area. 23 21:38:18.7 -21.568 -176.483 181 G 6.4 1.0 537 FIJI ISLANDS REGION. mb 6.5 (BRK), 6.4 (PAS). JUL 1990 06 00:16:20.4 -6.904 108.120 14 G 5.8 4.8 1.4 131 JAVA. At least 103 people injured and about 10,300 houses, mosques and public buildings damaged or destroyed in the Kuningan-Majalenga-Sumedang area. 06 19:34:52.4 36.861 49.303 35 D 5.3 4.4 0.9 278 WESTERN IRAN. Two people injured and two roads blocked by landslides in the Rudbar area. Also felt at Rasht and Tehran. 09 15:11:20.3 5.395 31.654 13 G 5.9 6.4 1.2 387 SUDAN. Ms 6.6 (BRK), 6.3 (PAS). 13 13:50:25.6 12.925 -87.723 22 D 4.9 5.0 1.1 57 NEAR COAST OF NICARAGUA. Some injured and slight damage (V) in eastern El Salvador. Also felt in southern Honduras. 13 14:20:43.4 36.415 70.789 217 D 5.6 1.1 500 HINDU KUSH REGION. At least 43 mountain climbers were killed on Pik Lenina, USSR by an avalanche which was triggered by the earthquake. Felt (IV) at Dushanbe, Garm, Gezan, Gissar, Khorog, Kulyab, Langar, Leninabad, Namangan and Pyandzh; (III) at Andizhan, Fergana and Ura-Tyube; (II) at Tashkent, USSR. 16 07:26:34.6 15.679 121.172 25 D 6.5 7.8 1.1 487 LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Ms 7.6 (BRK), 7.3 (PAS). At least 1,621 people killed, more than 3,000 people injured and severe damage, landslides, liquefaction, subsidence, and sandblows in the Baguio-Cabanatuan-Dagupan area. Damage also occurred in Bataan Province and at Manila. Large fissures were observed in the epicentral area. Surface faulting occurred along the Philippine and Digdig faults. Felt (VII RF) in the Manila area, (VI RF) at Santa, (V RF) at Cubi Point and (IV RF) at Callao Caves. 17 21:14:43.8 16.495 120.981 23 G 6.1 6.6 1.3 483 LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Ms 6.0 (PAS). Felt in the Manila area. 18 11:29:24.9 36.990 29.595 17 D 5.2 5.1 1.2 346 TURKEY. MD 5.0 (ATH). At least 393 houses damaged in the Cameli-Denizli area. Felt in Antalya, Denizli, Isparta and Mugla Provinces. 27 12:37:59.5 -15.355 167.464 126 G 6.4 1.0 476 VANUATU ISLANDS. mb 6.9 (BRK). Two people injured and many buildings damaged on Espiritu Santo. Felt (V) at Mont Dzumac, New Caledonia and Suva, Fiji. Two events about 5 sec. apart. AUG 1990 03 09:15:06.1 47.963 84.961 33 G 6.0 6.1 1.0 553 KAZAKH-XINJIANG BORDER REGION. Ms 5.8 (BRK), 5.7 (PAS). Eight people injured and about 500 buildings destroyed (VII) in the Akkol area, USSR. Felt (IV) at Ust-Kamenogorsk and Semipalatinsk; (III) at Pavlodar and Taldy-Kurgan, USSR. Also felt at Alma-Ata and Borovoy, USSR. Felt strongly in northern Xinjiang Province, China. 05 01:34:55.8 29.551 137.630 496 G 6.0 1.1 466 SOUTH OF HONSHU, JAPAN. mb 6.5 (BRK), 6.3 (PAS). Felt (II JMA) in parts of Honshu. 11 02:59:54.9 -0.059 -78.449 5 G 5.0 4.4 1.2 136 ECUADOR. At least 4 people killed, 10 injured, 1,300 houses damaged and landslides in the Pomasqui area. Felt strongly at Quito. 12 21:25:21.9 -19.435 169.132 140 G 6.3 1.1 551 VANUATU ISLANDS. mb 6.6 (PAS). Felt on Efate, Vanuatu and on Ouvea, Loyalty Islands. Felt (III) at Noumea, New Caledonia. Two events about 4 seconds apart. Depth based on first event. 17 13:07:17.4 -11.164 161.997 29 G 5.9 6.8 1.4 334 SOLOMON ISLANDS. Ms 6.7 (BRK), 6.7 (PAS). Felt at Honiara and Kirakira. SEP 1990 23 20:33:49.7 -6.726 130.373 33 N 4.9 6.5 1.1 35 BANDA SEA 23 21:13:07.4 33.267 138.643 10 G 6.0 6.5 1.3 286 SOUTH OF HONSHU, JAPAN. Ms 6.3 (BRK), 5.9 (PAS). Felt (III JMA) on Hachijo-jima and Miyake-jima and in the Osaka-Owase-Yokkaichi area, Honshu. A slight tsunami was reported on Hachijo-jima and Oshima. Complex event. 26 23:08:23.9 -28.014 26.727 5 G 5.4 4.2 0.9 157 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA. Two people killed and five injured in a mine in the Welkom area. Slight damage in the Welkom area. OCT 1990 10 05:54:53.5 -23.497 179.029 549 G 6.0 0.9 483 SOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS. mb 6.6 (PAS), 6.5 (BRK). 15 01:35:44.5 -2.211 92.249 32 D 5.9 6.5 1.0 432 SOUTHWEST OF SUMATERA. Ms 6.4 (PAS). Complex event. 17 14:30:13.1 -10.970 -70.776 599 G 6.7 1.0 608 PERU-BRAZIL BORDER REGION. mb 6.8 (BRK), 6.8 (PAS). Slight damage at Rio Branco, Brazil. Felt (IV) at Pucallpa, Peru and (III) at La Paz, Bolivia. 18 09:30:44.4* -26.390 27.349 5 G 4.0 1.1 6 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA. mbLg 4.0 (BUL). ML 3.8 (PRE). At least 9 people killed, one missing and 6 injured in a mine near Carletonville. Probable rockburst. 20 08:07:27.5 37.093 103.781 12 D 5.6 5.8 1.4 268 GANSU PROVINCE, CHINA. One person killed, two injured and damage in the Tianzhu area. Felt at Lanzhou. 25 04:53:59.9 35.121 70.486 114 G 6.0 1.0 444 HINDU KUSH REGION. Eleven people killed, more then 250 injured and damage in the Chitral-Mardan-Malakand area, Pakistan. Felt throughout northern and central Pakistan. Also felt in northwestern India. Felt (IV) at Ishkashim; (III) at Andizhan, Dushanbe, Dzhirgatal, Fergana, Khorog, Kulyab, Nurek and Tashkent; (II) at Samarkand, USSR. NOV 1990 06 18:45:52.2 28.251 55.462 11 G 6.2 6.7 1.0 558 SOUTHERN IRAN. Ms 6.7 (BRK), 6.2 (PAS). At least 22 people killed, 100 injured, 21,000 homeless and 18 villages severely damaged in the Darab area. 06 20:14:29.7 53.452 169.871 25 G 6.3 7.0 0.9 561 KOMANDORSKY ISLANDS REGION. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.5 (PAS). Felt (IV) on Attu and Shemya. Two events about 1.5 seconds apart. 15 02:34:32.4 3.908 97.457 48 D 6.0 6.8 1.1 433 NORTHERN SUMATERA. Ms 6.8 (BRK), 6.7 (PAS). At least 1 person killed, 32 injured and estimated 2.1 million U.S. dollars damage caused in the Blangkejeren-Kutacane-Medan area. Landslides occurred in the epicentral area. Felt at Banda Aceh and Lhokseumawe. Also felt at Ipoh, Keland, Kuala Lumpur, Pinang and Taiping, Malaysia and Bangkok and Phuket, Thailand. Complex event. 27 04:37:58.5 43.853 16.633 24 D 5.1 5.6 1.1 381 YUGOSLAVIA. ML 5.6 (ZAG), 5.6 (KBA), 5.5 (TTG). Ten people injured and damage (VIII) in the Dinara Mountains. Felt (IV) at Titograd, Niksic, Budva and Herceg Novi. Also felt at Belgrade. Landslides stopped rail traffic on main line between Split and central Yugoslavia. Felt (IV) at Trieste, Italy. Also felt at Pordenone and Trento, Italy. DEC 1990 01 18:09:28.8 40.854 73.553 29 D 5.0 4.6 0.9 165 KIRGHIZ SSR. Approximately 3,000 people homeless, 1,100 houses and 10 schools damaged (VI) in the Uzgen area. One hundred kilometers of roads were impaired in the epicentral area. Felt (V) at Dzhalal-Abad; (IV) at Osh and Namangan; (III) at Fergana, Andizhan and Alma-Ata; (II) at Tashkent. Also felt at Frunze. 03 05:47:19.9* 40.740 73.710 33 N 5.0 1.2 16 KIRGHIZ SSR. Additional damage (V) to the event of 12-01-90. Felt (V) at Uzgen and (IV) at Frunze and Kok-Yangak. 13 00:24:25.7 37.300 15.438 11 5.5 5.3 1.4 367 SICILY. MD 5.6 (TRI), 5.3 (TTG), 5.2 (THE). At least 19 people killed, about 200 injured, 2,500 homeless and severe damage (VII) in the Carlentini area. Damage also occurred at Augusta, Lentini and Noto and slight damage occurred as far away as Cefalu. Felt as far west as Trapani. Kaohsiung. 16 22:18:49.8 29.044 51.304 15 D 5.3 5.4 1.2 257 SOUTHERN IRAN. Sixteen people injured and some damage and landslides in the Borazjan area. 21 06:57:42.9 41.004 22.300 13 G 5.8 5.9 1.1 423 YUGOSLAVIA. One person killed, at least 60 injured and damage in the Edhessa-Kilkis area, Greece. Several people injured and some buildings damaged (VII) in the Gevgelija-Strumica area. Felt (VII) at Begorci and Dojran; (VI) at Kavadarci and Strumica; (V) at Bitola, Stip, Berovo, Ohrid and Titov Veles; (IV) at Skopje, Gostivar, Tetovo and Kumanovo. Felt at Larisa, Greece and Korca, Pogradeci and Tirana, Albania. Also felt at Mikhailovgrad and Plovdiv and (IV) at Sofia, Bulgaria. Felt (III) at Bucharest, Romania. 22 17:27:54.8 9.869 -84.302 17 5.3 5.7 0.9 188 COSTA RICA. Ms 6.1 (BRK). One person killed at Alajuela, one person died of a heart attack and about 350 people injured in central Costa Rica. Damage (VIII) at Santiago de Puriscal, (VII) at Alajuela and (VI) at Heredia and San Jose. Felt (VII) at Naranjo, Grecia and Alosta; (VI) at San Ramon, (V) at Cartago, Puntarenas and Paraiso, (IV) at San Isidro del General and Turrialba; (III) at La Fortuna de San Carlos, Canas and Siquirres; (II) at Sixaola, Los Chiles, Limon, Barra del Colorado, Liberia and Golfito. Felt throughout Costa Rica and in western Panama. 30 19:14:18.9 -5.097 150.967 179 G 6.6 1.2 341 NEW BRITAIN REGION. Some damage in the Hoskins area. Felt at Port Moresby and many parts of Papua New Guinea. Two events about 6 seconds apart. Compiled by Waverly J. Person