List of earthquakes in 1997 explained

Year:1997
Location Map:Earth
Largest:7.8 Mw
7.8
Deadliest:7.3
1,567 deaths
Fatalities:3,069
9.0+:0
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:7
6.0–6.9:31

This is a list of earthquakes in 1997. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Maximum intensities are indicated on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale, and all data are sourced from the United States Geological Survey.

By death toll

RankDeath tollMagnitudeLocationMMIDepth (km)DateEvent
11,5677.3, KhorasanX (Extreme)10.0May 101997 Qayen earthquake
21,1006.1, ArdabilIX (Violent)10.0February 281997 Ardabil earthquake
31007.1 Pakistan, HarnaiVIII (Severe)33.0February 281997 Harnai earthquake
41006.5, North KhorasanVIII (Severe)8.0February 41997 Bojnurd earthquake
5816.7, SucreVIII (Severe)20.0July 91997 Cariaco earthquake
6385.8 India, Madhya PradeshVIII (Severe)38.7May 221997 Jabalpur earthquake
7236.1 India, MizoramV (Moderate)54.021 November 1997 Chittagong earthquake
7185.9 Indonesia, SulawesiVI (Strong)33.0September 28-
8155.0, North West ProvinceVII (Very Strong)5.0July 21-
8154.9, Khyber PakhtunkhwaIV (Light)50.0March 19-
9125.9, XinjiangVII (Very Strong)33.0January 211997 Jiashi earthquakes
10116.0 Italy, UmbriaX (Extreme)10.0September 261997 Umbria and Marche earthquake
At least 10 dead.

By magnitude

RankDeath tollMagnitudeLocationMMIDepth (km)Date
107.7, Torba offshore VII (Very Strong)33.0April 21
21,5677.3 Iran, QayenX (Extreme)10.0May 10
317.2, MichoacanVIII (Severe)33.0January 11
41007.1 Pakistan, BalochistanVIII (Severe)33.0February 27
407.1, Kermadec Islands offshore I (Not Felt)332.7May 25
407.1, PotosiV (Moderate)276.2January 23
7817.0 Venezuela, SucreVIII (Severe)19.9July 9
At least 7.0 magnitude.

By month

January

Month:January
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:2
6.0–6.9:1
Largest:7.2 Mw Mexico
Deadliest:5.9 Mw China
12 deaths
Fatalities:13
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
5[1] , Uttarakhand5.633.0VIn neighboring Nepal, many houses were damaged in the western part of the country.--
9[2] , Naryn5.822.2VIIAt least ten homes were destroyed and 400 others damaged.--
11[3] , Michoacan7.233.0VIIIOne person was killed and extensive damage occurred in Arteaga.1-
12[4] , Fier4.810.0VIMore than 70 houses were damaged in Berat District.--
21[5] , Xinjiang5.933.0VIITwelve people were killed, forty injured and 2,500 families were displaced during the 1997 Jiashi earthquakes. About 14,000 homes were destroyed, 17,000 additional homes damaged and 3,360 livestock were killed in Jiashi County.1240
22[6] , Northern California offshore5.623.0VSlight damage occurred in Petrolia and Scotia.--
22[7] , Hatay5.710.0VIIFive people were injured and ten houses were damaged at Antakya.-5
23[8] , Potosí7.1276.2V --
29[9] , Torba offshore 6.233.0I---

February

Month:February
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:3
Largest:7.1 Mw Pakistan
Deadliest:6.1 Mw
1,100 deaths
Fatalities:1,300
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
4[10] , North Khorasan6.510.0IXA hundred people lost their lives in this earthquake, and around 2,000 were injured in the 1997 Bojnurd earthquake. 5,500 houses were destroyed and 11,000 were damaged in Bojnurd.1002,000
7[11] , Pangai offshore 6.428.0I---
19[12] , Chocó5.8100.7IVSome minor damage to buildings was caused in Armenia and Pereira.--
27[13] , Balochistan7.133.0VIII100 people died in the 1997 Harnai earthquake. Hundreds of others were injured and 500 homes were destroyed.100300+
28[14] , Ardabil6.110.0IX1,100 people were killed, 2,600 were injured and 12,000 houses were destroyed in the 1997 Ardabil earthquake.1,1002,600

March

Month:March
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:4
Largest:6.9 Mw Philippines
Deadliest:4.9 Mw Pakistan
15 deaths
Fatalities:17
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
1[15] , Xinjiang5.622.4VIITwo people were killed, six injured, 4,000 houses were destroyed and 738 livestock were killed in Jiashi County.26
4[16] , Shizuoka5.610.0VIThree people were injured in Itō.-3
4[17] , Balochistan5.733.0VIOne person was injured and damage occurred in Sibi. -1
6[18] , Accra4.410.0VISeven people were injured and power outages occurred in Accra.-7
11[19] , Mindanao offshore6.9 10.0VSome damage occurred in Cagayan de Oro.--
17[20] , Banten offshore 6.433.0VISome minor damage occurred in Jakarta.--
19[21] , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa4.950.0IV15 people were killed, several others were injured and several houses were damaged in Bajaur.15Several
25[22] , Región Metropolitana5.584.0VISome buildings were damaged, power outages and landslides occurred in Santiago.--
26[23] , Alaska, Rat Islands offshore 6.733.0IV---
26[24] , Beirut5.010.0VIIFifty buildings were damaged in Beirut.--
26[25] , Acre6.1602.6I---
26[26] , Kyushu6.110.0IX22 people were injured and many houses were damaged in Kagoshima Prefecture. -22

April

Month:April
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:10
Largest:7.7 Mw Vanuatu
Deadliest:6.2 Mw China
9 deaths
Fatalities:9
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
1[27] , south of6.133.0V---
1[28] , Tarapaca Region6.2113.8VLandslides and power outages occurred near the epicenter. This pair of earthquakes occurring only minutes apart can be considered a doublet earthquake.--
1[29] , Tarapaca Region6.2115.6V
2[30] Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago offshore 6.145.0VIt is a foreshock of the 6.7 quake on April 22. Slight damage was observed.--
5[31] Papua New Guinea, Morobe6.569.1VI---
6[32] China, Xinjiang6.033.0VIIt is a foreshock of the 6.2 quake 5 days later.--
11[33] China, Xinjiang6.215.0VIIIt is a largest of an earthquake swarm that started in January 21. At least 9 people were killed, 89 injured, 100,000 homeless, thousands of buildings were destroyed and 11,000 livestock killed in Jiashi County. 989
21[34] Vanuatu, Sola offshore 7.733.0VIIA tsunami with a height of 3m (10feet) caused some damage to houses in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. On Funafuti, Tuvalu, and Suva, Fiji, a smaller tsunami was observed.--
22[35] , Tobago offshore 6.75.0VIIThree houses were destroyed and two people were injured.-2
23[36] 4.833.0IVSome houses were damaged in the epicentral area.--
23[37] offshore6.5100.5VIIFour people suffered injuries and some damage occurred on Guam.-4
28[38] , Prince Edward Islands offshore 6.810.0I---

May

Month:May
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:2
6.0–6.9:7
Deadliest:7.3 Mw
1,567 deaths
Fatalities:1,608
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
1[39] , Jalisco offshore 6.933.0I---
3[40] , Kermadec Islands offshore 6.9108.3I---
8[41] , Manipur6.034.9VIISeveral people were injured and some damage occurred in Sylhet, Bangladesh.-Several
10[42] , Qayen7.310.0XThe 1997 Qayen earthquake. caused severe damage throughout eastern Iran. 1,567 people were killed and 2,300 injured, including five in Afghanistan. However, this figure may be as high as 2,394.1,5672,300
11[43] West Chile Rise6.510.0I---
13[44] , Kyushu6.133.0VIII34 people were injured and five houses were destroyed in Kyushu.-34
13[45] 4.5 10.0VIt was an aftershock of the 7.3 earthquake on May 10, One person was killed and further damage was caused.1-
13[46] , Hindu Kush region 6.5196.0IVOne person was injured in Kabul. Another was killed and eleven others injured in Peshawar, Pakistan.112
17[47] 4.933.0IVOne person was injured in Jiashi County. -1
21[48] , Isangel offshore 6.857.0VI---
21[49] , Madhya Pradesh5.836.0VIIIThe 1997 Jabalpur earthquake caused major damage, killing 38 and injuring a thousand others.381,000
21[50] 5.418.8VIIOne person died of a heart attack and minor damage was caused in Galicia.1-
22[51] 6.570.0VIMany houses were damaged at Arteaga and a church were damaged at Patzcuaro, Michoacan.--
22[52] , Babuyan Islands offshore6.133.9VI---
25[53] , Kermadec Islands offshore 7.1332.7I---

June

Month:June
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:3
Largest:6.5 Mw Southeast Pacific Rise
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
10[54] Southern East Pacific Rise6.510.0I---
12[55] , Lae6.133.0VI---
17[56] , Alaska, Aleutian Islands offshore 6.433.0IV---
17[57] , Santiago del Estero5.628.2VIMinor damage occurred in Tucuman Province.--
20[58] , Qayen5.610.0VIIThese earthquakes destroyed 160 homes and damaged 5,000 others in Qayen.--
25[59] 5.910.0VII
25[60] , Yamaguchi5.910.0VIIOne person was injured in Yamaguchi Prefecture. A landslide occurred in Masuda.-1
30[61] , Hawaii5.18.5VIIISlight damage was caused and power outages occurred in Hilo.--

July

Month:June
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:4
Deadliest:7.0 Mw
81 deaths
Fatalities:96
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
6[62] , Coquimbo offshore 6.819.0VI---
6[63] , Cortes offshore 6.133.0VI---
9[64] , Sucre7.019.9VIII81 people were killed and 683 injured in the 1997 Cariaco earthquake. Extensive damage and landslides occurred.81683
11[65] , Java offshore6.0574.4I---
14[66] , Hokkaido offshore6.133.0V---
18[67] , Ganja Qazakh4.233.0III5,000 houses were damaged in Noyemberyan, Armenia.--
19[68] , Oaxaca6.933.0VII---
21[69] , North West Province5.05.0VIIFifteen people were killed and 46 were injured due to a mine collapse near Stilfontein.1546

August

Month:August
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:11
Largest:6.6 Mw Papua New Guinea
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
8[70] , Erzurum4.510.0VOne person was injured and seven houses were destroyed in Koprukoy.-1
10[71] , Western Australia6.310.0VIII---
13[72] , Chongqing4.837.2VSome damage was caused in Chongqing.--
20[73] , Aceh6.033.0VISeveral hundred houses were destroyed in Aceh.--
24[74] , Fars5.033.0IV67 people were injured in Firuzabad.-67
29[75] , East Sepik6.622.8VI---

September

Month:September
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:10
Largest:7.0 Mw New Zealand
Deadliest:5.9 Mw Indonesia
18 deaths
Fatalities:29
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
2[76] , Tolima6.8198.7V---
4[77] offshore6.8624.7I---
15[78] , Mindanao6.250.7V---
17[79] , Arkansas3.80.1VSmall items were knocked off shelves in Lepanto.--
20[80] , Kermadec Islands offshore7.030.0I---
26[81] Italy, Umbria5.810.0VIII1997 Umbria and Marche earthquake

11 people were killed and more than 100 were injured. Major damage was reported.

11100
26[82] Italy, Umbria6.010.0X
28[83] , Sulawesi5.933.0VIAt least 18 people killed, over 300 injured and 650 houses and buildings destroyed in the Parepare-Pinrang area.18300

October

Month:October
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:3
6.0–6.9:8
Largest:7.8 Mw Tonga
Deadliest:7.1 Mw Chile
8 deaths
Fatalities:8
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
3[84] Italy, Umbria5.310.0VIIIt is an aftershock of the 1997 Umbria and Marche earthquake. Further damage was caused and 20 people were injured.-20
3[85] , Fars5.333.0VSix people injured and several houses damaged in the epicentral area.-6
6[86] , Mindanao6.5105.6V---
13[87] , Peloponnese6.424.0VIMinor damage occurred in southern Peloponnese.--
14[88] , south of Tongatapu7.8167.3VII---
14[89] Italy, Umbria5.510.0VIIIOne person was injured and further damage was caused to buildings already weakened by the September 26 event. Slight damage occurred in Rome.-1
14[90] , Coquimbo7.158.0VIIThe 1997 Punitaqui earthquake caused eight deaths (five in Pueblo Nuevo, and one each in La Chimba, Punitaqui, and Coquimbo) and 400 injuries. More than 20,700 houses were damaged or destroyed.8400
28[91] , Amazonas7.2112.0VIISlight damage occurred in Chachapoyas.--

November

Month:November
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:3
6.0–6.9:9
Largest:7.5 Mw China
Deadliest:6.1 Mw India
23 deaths
Fatalities:24
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
3[92] , Bitlis4.833.0IVTwo people were injured and seven houses were destroyed in Bitlis.-2
3[93] , Coquimbo6.245.0VIIt is an aftershock of the 1997 Punitaqui earthquake. Further damage was caused and landslides occurred in the epicentral area.--
5[94] , Central Greece5.623.8VIPower outages occurred in the Galaxidion-Itea area.--
6[95] , Quebec4.822.5VOne person died of a heart attack.1-
8[96] , Xizang7.533.0VII1997 Manyi earthquake--
8[97] , Cabañas6.5176.4IV---
14[98] , Hualien5.233.0IVOne person was injured by a landslide in a highway between Hualien and Su'ao.-1
15[99] , Hokkaido6.1161.0IV---
15[100] , Sanma offshore7.0123.1VI---
15[101] , Ionian Islands offshore6.633.0VIISeveral people injured and considerable damage to buildings at Amalias, Gargalianoi, Kalamai, Kiparissia, Meligalas, Pirgos and other parts of western Peloponnisos. One house destroyed on Zakinthos.-Several
21[102] , Mizoram6.154.4VDespite being centered in Mizoram, India, the 1997 Chittagong earthquake caused damage in neighboring Bangladesh. 23 people were killed and another 200 were injured when a five-story building collapsed in Chittagong. Damage was also observed in other parts of the country.23200
25[103] , Gorontalo7.024.0VIAt least 90 buildings were damaged in Gorontalo.--
28[104] , La Paz6.7586.0I---

December

Month:December
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:2
6.0–6.9:11
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
5[105] , Kamchatka7.833.0VIIThe 1997 Kamchatka earthquake caused a tsunami with heights of about . The tsunami was also observed in Hawaii and Alaska.--
11[106] , Tolima6.4177.5IVMinor damage occurred in Cali.--
17[107] , Alaska, Rat Islands offshore6.620.0IV---
22[108] , Morobe7.2179.3VISome minor damage was reported in Lae.--

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M 5.6 - 1 km E of Dh?rchula, India.
  2. Web site: M 5.8 - Kyrgyzstan.
  3. Web site: M 7.2 - 46 km WNW of El Habillal, Mexico.
  4. Web site: M 4.8 - 3 km WNW of Lushnjë, Albania.
  5. Web site: M 5.9 - 86 km E of Kashgar, China.
  6. Web site: M 5.6 - 33 km SW of Scotia, California.
  7. Web site: M 5.7 - 11 km WNW of Toygarl?, Turkey.
  8. Web site: M 7.1 - 16 km NW of Villazón, Bolivia.
  9. Web site: M 6.2 - 166 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu.
  10. Web site: M 6.5 - Turkmenistan-Iran border region.
  11. Web site: M 6.4 - 111 km E of Pangai, Tonga.
  12. Web site: M 5.8 - 19 km ESE of Sipí, Colombia.
  13. Web site: M 7.1 - 29 km ESE of Harnai, Pakistan.
  14. Web site: M 6.1 - 24 km SSW of Om?dcheh, Iran.
  15. Web site: M 5.6 - 73 km E of Kashgar, China.
  16. Web site: M 5.6 - 9 km SSW of Ito, Japan.
  17. Web site: M 5.7 - 55 km NW of Dera Bugti, Pakistan.
  18. Web site: M 4.4 - 6 km S of Gbawe, Ghana.
  19. Web site: M 6.9 - 121 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines.
  20. Web site: M 6.4 - 43 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia.
  21. Web site: M 4.9 - 29 km SE of ?sm?r, Afghanistan.
  22. Web site: M 5.5 - 3 km SE of Villa Presidente Frei, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile, Chile.
  23. Web site: M 6.7 - 273 km WSW of Adak, Alaska.
  24. Web site: M 5.0 - 3 km WNW of Nabatîyé et Tahta, Lebanon.
  25. Web site: M 6.1 - 115 km SSW of Tarauaca, Brazil.
  26. Web site: M 6.1 - 16 km NE of Satsumasendai, Japan.
  27. Web site: M 6.1 - 53 km SSW of Boca Chica, Panama.
  28. Web site: M 6.2 - 73 km SE of Palca, Peru.
  29. Web site: M 6.2 - 90 km SE of Palca, Peru .
  30. Web site: M 6.1 - 33 km NW of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago.
  31. Web site: M 6.5 - 49 km W of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
  32. Web site: M 6.0 - 87 km E of Kashgar, China.
  33. Web site: M 6.2 - 82 km E of Kashgar, China.
  34. Web site: M 7.7 - 171 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu.
  35. Web site: M 6.7 - 18 km WSW of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago.
  36. Web site: M 4.8 - 60 km SSE of F?r?z?b?d, Iran.
  37. Web site: M 6.5 - 49 km N of Yigo Village, Guam.
  38. Web site: M 6.8 - Prince Edward Islands region.
  39. Web site: M 6.9 - 228 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico.
  40. Web site: M 6.9 - Kermadec Islands region.
  41. Web site: M 6.0 - 11 km WNW of Kar?mganj, India.
  42. Web site: M 7.3 - 58 km E of Qayen, Iran.
  43. Web site: M 6.5 - West Chile Rise.
  44. Web site: M 6.1 - 1 km WNW of Satsumasendai, Japan.
  45. Web site: M 4.5 - 71 km ESE of Qayen, Iran.
  46. Web site: M 6.5 - 51 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan.
  47. Web site: M 4.9 - 84 km E of Kashgar, China.
  48. Web site: M 6.8 - 99 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu.
  49. Web site: M 5.8 - 1 km SSW of Barela, India.
  50. Web site: M 5.4 - 3 km NW of Becerreá, Spain.
  51. Web site: M 6.5 - 5 km ENE of Churumuco de Morelos, Mexico.
  52. Web site: M 6.1 - 38 km NNE of Namuac, Philippines.
  53. Web site: M 7.1 - south of the Kermadec Islands.
  54. Web site: M 6.5 - southern East Pacific Rise.
  55. Web site: M 6.1 - 85 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea.
  56. Web site: M 6.4 - 195 km WSW of Adak, Alaska.
  57. Web site: M 5.6 - 29 km SSE of Termas de Río Hondo, Argentina.
  58. Web site: M 5.6 - 90 km SE of B?rjand, Iran.
  59. Web site: M 5.9 - 35 km NE of Q?'en, Iran.
  60. Web site: M 5.9 - 17 km E of Hagi, Japan.
  61. Web site: M 5.1 - 14 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii.
  62. Web site: M 6.8 - 52 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile.
  63. Web site: M 6.1 - 30 km NNW of Baja Mar, Honduras.
  64. Web site: M 7.0 - 26 km WSW of Carúpano, Venezuela.
  65. Web site: M 6.0 - 87 km N of Batang, Indonesia.
  66. Web site: M 6.1 - 65 km E of Nemuro, Japan.
  67. Web site: M 4.2 - 6 km ESE of Voskevan, Armenia.
  68. Web site: M 6.9 - 4 km ENE of El Ciruelo, Mexico.
  69. Web site: M 5.0 - 4 km W of Klerksdorp, South Africa.
  70. Web site: M 4.5 - 24 km WNW of Karayaz?, Turkey.
  71. Web site: M 6.3 - 161 km NNE of Derby, Australia.
  72. Web site: M 4.8 - 29 km WNW of Yongchuan, China.
  73. Web site: M 6.0 - 47 km ENE of Meulaboh, Indonesia.
  74. Web site: M 5.0 - 5 km SSE of F?r?z?b?d, Iran.
  75. Web site: M 6.6 - 64 km NNE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea.
  76. Web site: M 6.8 - 24 km SW of Roncesvalles, Colombia.
  77. Web site: M 6.8 - south of the Fiji Islands.
  78. Web site: M 6.2 - 23 km ESE of Barcelona, Philippines.
  79. Web site: M 3.8 - 2 km E of Trumann, Arkansas.
  80. Web site: M 7.0 - Kermadec Islands region.
  81. Web site: M 5.7 - 6 km WSW of Serravalle di Chienti, Italy.
  82. Web site: M 6.0 - 3 km SSE of Nocera Umbra, Italy.
  83. Web site: M 5.9 - 28 km NNE of Parepare, Indonesia.
  84. Web site: M 5.3 - 3 km ENE of Valtopina, Italy.
  85. Web site: M 5.3 - 60 km ENE of Ger?sh, Iran.
  86. Web site: M 6.5 - 18 km E of Talisay, Philippines.
  87. Web site: M 6.4 - 47 km SSE of Koróni, Greece.
  88. Web site: M 7.8 - 192 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga.
  89. Web site: M 5.5 - 8 km NNW of Sellano, Italy.
  90. Web site: M 7.1 - 36 km SW of Monte Patria, Chile.
  91. Web site: M 7.2 - 51 km N of Barranca, Peru.
  92. Web site: M 4.8 - 8 km NW of Ahlat, Turkey.
  93. Web site: M 6.2 - 16 km S of Ovalle, Chile.
  94. Web site: M 5.6 - 10 km NW of Galaxídhion, Greece.
  95. Web site: M 4.8 - 4 km W of L'Ancienne-Lorette, Canada.
  96. Web site: M 7.5 - western Xizang.
  97. Web site: M 6.5 - 13 km NNE of San Sebastián, El Salvador.
  98. Web site: M 5.2 - 32 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan.
  99. Web site: M 6.1 - 19 km NNW of Shibetsu, Japan.
  100. Web site: M 7.0 - 34 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu.
  101. Web site: M 6.6 - 22 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece.
  102. Web site: M 6.1 - 42 km SW of Saiha, India.
  103. Web site: M 7.0 - 97 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia.
  104. Web site: M 6.7 - 97 km NE of Sandia, Peru.
  105. Web site: M 7.8 - 156 km S of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia. United States Geological Survey.
  106. Web site: M 6.4 - 22 km WSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia. United States Geological Survey.
  107. Web site: M 6.6 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. United States Geological Survey.
  108. Web site: M 7.2 - 117 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea. United States Geological Survey.

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