Earthquake Information for 1995

July 30, Near Coast of Northern Chile, M8.0 ** Largest Earthquake in 1995

Three people killed, 58 injured, 630 homeless and 115 houses destroyed (VII) in the Antofagasta area. Landslides blocked several roads in the Antofagasta area. One person injured at Mejillones. Several houses damaged at Calama, Mejillones, San Pedro de Atacama, Taltal and Tocopilla. Felt (VI) at Baquedano, Chuquicamata, Copiapo, Diego de Almagro, Inca de Oro, Iquique, Mejillones, Peine, Sierra Gorda, Taltal, Tierra Amarilla and Tocopilla; (V) at Chanaral, El Salvador, Huasco and Vallenar; (IV) at Arica, Caldera and La Serena. Felt in Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Jujuy, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta and San Juan Provinces and as far away as Buenos Aires, Argentina. Also felt in southern Peru and (III) at La Paz, Bolivia. Tsunami generated with maximum wave heights (peak-to-trough, in cm) recorded at the following selected tide stations: 55 at Valparaiso, Chile; 10 on Easter Island; 75 at Hilo, 70 at Kahului, 15 at Honolulu and 12 at Nawiliwili, Hawaii; 27 at Crescent City, 25 at Santa Monica, 11 at San Diego and 10 at Los Angeles, California; 30 at Adak, 21 at Sand Point, 20 on Shemya, 10 at Kodiak and 9 at Seward, Alaska; 25 at Pago Pago, American Samoa; 9 at Papeete, Tahiti; 29 at Miyako and 26 at Hachinche, Japan.

October 09, Near Coast of Jalisco, Mexico, M8.0 ** Largest Earthquake in 1995

At least 49 people killed, 100 injured, nearly 1,000 homeless and extensive damage in the states of Colima and Jalisco. Most of the damage and casualties were in the Cihuatlan-Manzanillo area, Colima. Some damage also occurred in the states of Guerrero and Michoacan. Felt strongly at Mexico City. Felt by people in high-rise buildings as far as Dallas and Houston, Texas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Landslides blocked roads between Guadalajara and Manzanillo. Tsunami generated with estimated runup heights of 200 to 500 cm in the Manzanillo area. Maximum wave heights (peak-to-trough) recorded at the following selected tide stations: 51 cm at Cabo San Lucas and 20 cm on Isla Socorro, Mexico; 100 cm on Hiva Oa, 30 cm on Nuku Hiva and 7 cm at Papeete, French Polynesia; 37 cm at Hilo, 34 cm at Kahului, 12 cm at Nawiliwili and 11 cm at Kawaihae, Hawaii; 37 cm at Pago Pago, American Samoa; 4 cm at Southport, Australia. Land subsidence of approximately 14 cm observed at the Manzanillo harbor.