Earthquake Information for 2007
- 2007 Earthquake Summary: USGS News Release
- List of Significant Earthquakes of the World for 2007
- Earthquakes, Magnitude 7 and Greater, for 2007
- Map of Earthquakes Located by the NEIC for 2007
- Significant Earthquake Posters for 2007
- Earthquake News & Highlights for 2007
- Large / Noteworthy Earthquakes for 2007
- Deaths from Earthquakes for 2007
- Total Deaths: 712
- Earthquakes with the most casualties for 2007
- United States Earthquakes for 2007
- Earthquake Information for
- Earthquake Facts and Statistics
2007 01 13 - East of the Kuril Islands - Magnitude 8.1
2007 01 21 - Molucca Sea - Magnitude 7.5
2007 01 30 - West of Macquarie Island - Magnitude 6.9
2007 01 31 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand - Magnitude 6.5
2007 03 06 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - Magnitude 6.4
2007 03 25 - Vanuatu - Magnitude 7.1
2007 03 25 - Near the West Coast of Honshu,Japan - Magnitude 6.7
2007 04 01 - Solomon Islands - Magnitude 8.1
2007 05 08 - Western Montana - Magnitude 4.5
2007 05 09 - Offshore Northern California - Magnitude 5.2
2007 06 13 - Offshore Guatemala - Magnitude 6.7
2007 06 28 - Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea - Magnitude 6.7
2007 07 02 - Central California - Magnitude 4.3
2007 07 16 - Near the west coast of Honshu, Japan - Magnitude 6.6
2007 07 16 - Sea of Japan - Magnitude 6.8
2007 07 17 - Tanzania - Magnitude 5.9
2007 07 20 - San Francisco Bay area, California - Magnitude 4.2
2007 07 26 - Molucca Sea - Magnitude 6.9
2007 08 01 - Vanuatu - Magnitude 7.2
2007 08 02 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - Magnitude 6.7
2007 08 08 - Java, Indonesia - Magnitude 7.5
2007 08 09 - Greater Los Angeles area, California - Magnitude 4.4
2007 08 14 - Island of Hawaii, Hawaii - Magnitude 5.4
2007 08 15 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - Magnitude 6.5
2007 08 15 - Near the Coast of Central Peru - Magnitude 8.0
2007 08 16 - Solomon Islands - Magnitude 6.5
2007 08 20 - Philippine Islands region - Magnitude 6.4
2007 09 02 - Santa Cruz Islands - Magnitude 7.2
2007 09 06 - Taiwan Region - Magnitude 6.2
2007 09 10 - Near the west coast of Colombia - Magnitude 6.8
2007 09 12 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - Magnitude 8.5
2007 09 12 - Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia - Magnitude 7.9
2007 09 20 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - Magnitude 6.7
2007 09 26 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - Magnitude 6.8
2007 09 28 - Southeast of Loyalty Islands - Magnitude 6.5
2007 09 28 - Mariana Islands region - Magnitude 7.5
2007 09 30 - South of the Mariana Islands - Magnitude 6.9
2007 09 30 - Auckland Islands, New Zealand region - Magnitude 7.4
2007 09 30 - Auckland Islands, New Zealand region - Magnitude 6.6
2007 10 15 - South Island of New Zealand - Magnitude 6.8
2007 10 24 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - Magnitude 6.8
2007 10 31 - San Francisco Bay Area, California - Magnitude 5.6
2007 10 31 - Pagan Region, Northern Mariana Islands - Magnitude 7.2
2007 11 10 - North of Macquarie Island - Magnitude 6.6
2007 11 14 - Antofagasta, Chile - Magnitude 7.7
2007 11 16 - Peru-Ecuador border region - Magnitude 6.8
2007 11 22 - Eastern New Guinea Region, Papua New Guinea - Magnitude 6.8
2007 11 25 - Sumbawa Region, Indonesia - Magnitude 6.5
2007 11 27 - Solomon Islands - Magnitude 6.6
2007 11 29 - Martinique Region, Windward Islands - Magnitude 7.4
2007 12 09 - South of the Fiji Islands - Magnitude 7.8
2007 12 16 - Antofagasta, Chile - Magnitude 6.7
2007 12 19 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - Magnitude 7.2
2007 12 20 - Off east coast of the North Island, New Zealand - Magnitude 6.6
2007 12 26 - Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - Magnitude 6.4
August 15, Near the coast of Peru -- 8.0M
At least 514 people killed, 1,090
injured and more than 39,700 buildings damaged or destroyed. The
majority of the casualties and damage occurred in Chincha Alta,
Ica and Pisco. Widespread communication and power outages
occurred in the area. The Panamerican Highway, the Carretera
Central and other main transport routes were heavily damaged due
to landslides and cracks. Felt (VIII) at Chincha Alta; (VII) at
Ica, Pisco and San Vicente de Canete; (VI) at Lima; (V) at
Cusco; (IV) at Arequipa; (III) at Trujillo. Felt at Abancay,
Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Chaclacayo, Chillca, Chimbote, Chosica,
Cocachacra, Huacho, Huanuco, Huaraz, Huarmey, Imperial, La
Oroya, Lambayeque, Mala, Nazca, Nuevo Imperial, Pachacamac,
Quillabamba, Urubamba and Viru. Felt (III) at Bogota, Colombia
and (II) at La Serena, Chile. Also felt at Coquimbo and Iquique,
Chile; at Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador; at La Paz, Bolivia and
at Manaus, Brazil. Possible earthquake lights observed at Lima.
A tsunami with wave heights, peak-to-trough in centimeters, was
recorded at the following selected tide stations: 16 at
Antofagasta, 36 at Arica, 23 at Caldera, 28 at Coquimbo, 16 at
Iquique, 21 in Archipielago Juan Fernandez, 18 at San Antonio,
28 at San Felix, 35 at Talcahuano and 17 at Valparaiso, Chile;
27 at Galapagos Islands, Ecuador; 30 at Nuku Hiva Island, French
Polynesia; 12 at Hanasaki and 13 at Tosa-Shimizu, Japan; 20 at
Acapulco, Mexico; 30 at Chatham Island, 13 at Green Island, 25
at Kaikoura, 17 at Lyttelton, 22 at Sumner Head and 26 at
Tinaru, New Zealand; 100 at Callao and La Punta, Peru; 13 at
Apia, Samoa; 14 at Port-Vila, Vanuatu; 10 at Dutch Harbor,
Alaska; 12 at Crescent City, California; 33 at Hilo, 28 at
Kahului and 12 at Kawaihae, Hawaii, USA.
-
Largest in:
7.2M -- Alaska, December 19 -- Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
5.6M -- California, October 31 -- San Francisco Bay Area, California
5.4M -- Hawaii, August 14 -- Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
4.5M -- Montana, May 08 -- western Montana
4.2M -- Nevada, August 06
4.1M -- Utah, August 18
4.0M -- Washington, November 27 -- Olympic Peninsula, Washington
4.0M -- Wyoming, October 31
3.9M -- Oregon, June 14
3.5M -- Idaho, April 24 -- southern Idaho
-
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990