List of earthquakes in 1989 explained

Year:1989
Location Map:Earth
Largest:8.0 Australia
Deadliest:5.3 Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
274 deaths
Fatalities:677
9.0+:0
8.0−8.9:1
7.0−7.9:7
6.0−6.9:131
5.0−5.9:1,423

This is a list of earthquakes in 1989. 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.

By death toll

RankDeath tollMagnitudeLocationMMIDepth (km)Date
12745.3 Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, Districts of Republican Subordination33.0
21206.3 Indonesia, Papua14.3
31146.0, Fars30.5
4636.9 United States, California17.2
5305.9 Algeria, Tipaza10.0
6295.4 China, Shanxi10.0
7135.4 Australia, New South Wales10.0
8116.4 China, Sichuan13.3

By magnitude

RankMagnitudeDeath tollLocationMMIDepth (km)Date
18.00 Australia, Macquarie Island offshore10.0
27.61 Philippines, Mindanao offshore24.4
37.40 Japan, Iwate offshore28.6
47.10 Indonesia, Molucca Sea offshore44.0
47.10 Brazil, Acre593.4
47.10 Papua New Guinea, Morobe104.4
77.00 United States, Alaska offshore11.0
77.00 New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore43.8

By month

January

Month:January
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:10
Largest:6.7 Mw Indonesia
Deadliest:5.3 Mw
274 deaths
Fatalities:274
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
1[1] , Hormozgan4.555.7IIIMinor damage occurred in Bastak.--
2[2] , Vava‘u offshore6.2108.4I---
6[3] , Midi-Pyrénées4.922.7VSlight damage occurred in La Mongie.--
8[4] , Alaska offshore, Andreanof Islands6.033.0III---
9[5] , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Kuril Islands offshore6.513.5I---
10[6] , Maluku6.746.6VII---
12[7] , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Kuril Islands offshore6.133.0IAftershock of the January 9 event.--
17[8] , West New Britain offshore6.431.8IV---
19[9] central East Pacific Rise6.010.0I---
19[10] United States, California offshore5.011.6VISeveral people were injured, some windows were broken and items were knocked off shelves in the Malibu-Santa Monica-Redondo Beach area. Slight damage occurred at Hollywood, Lancaster, Los Angeles, Malibu and Monterey Park.-Several
22[11] , Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, East Kazakhstan6.10.0INuclear explosion.--
22[12] Japan, Hokkaido offshore6.225.0III---
22[13] , Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, Districts of Republican Subordination5.333.0VII1989 Gissar earthquake

274 people were killed, many were injured, and extensive damage occurred mostly due to mudslides that destroyed Sharora and two other villages.

274Many
24[14] Japan, Hokkaido offshore5.550.3IVMinor damage occurred in Urakawa.--
25[15] South Africa, Free State5.55.0VIIMinor damage occurred in Welkom.--
27[16] , Vas4.422.1IVMinor damage occurred in Ajka, Vas, and Zala counties.--
27[17] , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Kamchatka offshore6.328.4I---
30[18] United States, Utah5.219.0VISlight damage occurred at Aurora, Emery, Ferron, Koosharem, Salina, Sterling and Wales.--

February

Month:February
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:10
Largest:7.1 Mw Indonesia
Deadliest:5.6 Mw Japan
1 death
Fatalities:1
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
4[19] offshore6.310.0I---
4[20] , East New Britain offshore6.252.2V---
10[21] , Molucca Sea offshore7.144.0V---
12[22] , Guantánamo offshore5.259.6IVMinor damage occurred in Santiago de Cuba, Maisí, and Guantánamo. --
14[23] , Makira offshore6.531.9VI---
14[24] , Washington4.0-0.8VMinor damage occurred in the Big Lake Elementary School.--
16[25] southern East Pacific Rise6.210.0I---
19[26] Japan, Saitama5.660.4VOne person was killed and another was injured.11
19[27] Vanuatu, Sanma6.0101.2V---
22[28] United States, Alaska offshore6.033.0I---
24[29] Turkey, Denizli5.318.5VISlight damage occurred in Denizli.--
25[30] New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore6.830.5V---
26[31] 5.422.5VIIMinor damage and some landslides was caused in the Guaitil-San Marcos area.--
27[32] Indonesia, North Maluku offshore6.453.7VISix schools and a number of buildings were damaged in Galela.--
28[33] 6.5569.0IV---
28[34] 6.2196.4IV---

March

Month:March
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:7
Largest:6.9 Mw Tonga
Deadliest:6.3 Mw Malawi
9 deaths
Fatalities:10
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
5[35] , Chüy4.833.0VIMinor damage occurred in the epicentral area.--
6[36] , Chiba6.142.1V---
8[37] , Molucca Sea offshore6.131.9V233 houses and public buildings were damaged and 5,500 people were left homeless on Morotai. 16 houses were damaged and some were left homeless at Tanawangu. --
10[38] , Rio Grande do Norte5.010.0VISlight damage occurred in Natal.--
10[39] , Erzurum4.410.0V10 houses collapsed and another 120 others were damaged in Kars and Erzurum.--
10[40] , New Ireland5.853.3VOne person was killed by a landslide in Rabaul.1-
10[41] , Central6.328.0VIII1989 Malawi earthquake

Nine people were killed (six in Dedza, two in Salima, and one in Mohinji), and a hundred others were injured. Major damage was caused, and 50,000 lost their homes.

9100
11[42] , Vava‘u offshore6.9230.1I---
13[43] , Hesse5.41.0-The earthquake occurred as a result of a rockburst triggered by blasting at the Ernst Thaelmann Mine near Merkers. Three people were injured and 80 percent of buildings were damaged in Voelkershausen.-3
16[44] , Kermadec Islands offshore6.037.4III---
17[45] , Kermadec Islands offshore6.259.2I---
19[46] , Thessaly offshore5.410.0VIMinor damage occurred in Skiathos.--
26[47] , Rio Grande do Norte4.410.0VIIMinor damage occurred in eastern Ceará.--
30[48] Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Shirak4.610.0VSome damage occurred in Spitak, where 270 cattle were killed. It is an aftershock of the 1988 Armenian earthquake.--
30[49] , Ha'apai offshore6.0230.0I---

April

Month:April
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:16
Largest:6.9 Mw Mexico
6.9 Mw Vanuatu
Deadliest:6.4 Mw China
11 deaths
Fatalities:14
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
3[50] , California4.511.3VISlight damage occurred in San Jose.--
5[51] , Tarapacá6.2112.0IV---
6[52] , Tafea offshore6.9165.7V---
7[53] , California4.812.6VISlight damage occurred in Corona del Mar, Costa Mesa and Newport Beach.--
8[54] , Niuas offshore6.032.7I---
11[55] , Kamchatka offshore6.816.4V---
11[56] , West Greece4.410.0VMinor damage occurred in Leondion.--
15[57] , Sichuan6.413.3VIIFour people were killed, another 5 were injured and considerable damage was caused in Batang. Another seven people were killed, at least 37 others injured and additional damage occurred in the area due to a number of aftershocks.1142
16[58] offshore6.3609.7I---
18[59] offshore, south of the Fiji Islands6.1523.7I---
20[60] , Sakha6.426.3VI---
25[61] , Sichuan6.17.7VIIConsiderable damage occurred in Batang County. Aftershock of the 6.4 event on April 15.--
25[62] , Guerrero6.919.2VIIThree people were killed, a few were injured, and some damage occurred in Mexico City. Minor damage occurred in Acapulco.3Few
27[63] , Izu Islands offshore6.384.6II---
27[64] , Missouri4.311.7VISlight damage occurred in Steele.--
28[65] , Muğla offshore5.616.9VISlight damage occurred in Milas.--
28[66] , Bengkulu offshore6.027.4I---
28[67] offshore6.022.3I---
28[68] , Bengkulu offshore6.132.4I---
30[69] , Falcón6.020.3VIISlight damage occurred in Valencia.--
30[70] , Eastern offshore6.0570.3I---

May

Month:May
8.0–8.9:1
7.0–7.9:2
6.0–6.9:13
Largest:8.0 Mw Australia
Deadliest:6.0 Mw
114 deaths
Fatalities:115
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
3[71] , Sichuan6.214.0VIIIt is an aftershock of the 6.4 quake on April 15. Additional damage was caused, and two people were injured by a landslide that buried a highway between Chengdu and Batang.-2
3[72] , Fars5.233.0IVFour people were injured and seven villages were severely damaged in Mamasani.[73] -4
4[74] , Falcón offshore5.515.5VIIt is an aftershock of the 6.0 event in April 30. Additional damage was caused, and 2,000 people were displaced in Tucacas.--
5[75] , Acre7.1593.4I---
7[76] , Yunnan5.633.0IVOne person died, 91 others were injured, and 5,300 houses were destroyed in Gengma.191
8[77] offshore, south of the Fiji Islands6.3548.2I---
9[78] , Washington4.514.6VISlight damage occurred in Okanogan.--
14[79] , Kermadec Islands offshore7.043.8IV---
14[80] Mid-Indian Ridge6.010.0I---
15[81] , West Greece4.834.0IVMinor damage occurred in Patras.--
15[82] , Guadalcanal offshore6.123.6V---
17[83] , Sakha6.030.7VIAftershock of the 6.4 event on April 20.--
19[84] , Alaska offshore6.3104.0V---
20[85] , Kermadec Islands offshore6.329.2IAftershock of the 7.0 event on May 14.--
20[86] , Tunceli5.438.2VTwenty houses were damaged and several cattle were killed in Erzincan.--
23[87] , Macquarie Island offshore8.010.0VSmall tsunamis were observed along the coast of Tasmania, Jervis Bay and Sydney Harbour.--
23[88] , Macquarie Island offshore6.010.0IAftershock.--
24[89] , Kamchatka offshore6.318.6I---
25[90] , Macquarie Island offshore6.010.0IAftershock.--
27[91] Pacific-Antarctic Ridge6.110.0I---
27[92] , Fars6.030.5VIAt least 114 people were killed, 17 others were injured, many houses were destroyed and 100 livestock were killed in Dogonbadan.[93] 11417
31[94] , Fiordland6.423.2VII---

June

Month:June
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:4
Largest:6.4 Mw Japan
Deadliest:5.8 Mw Bangladesh
1 death
Fatalities:1
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
7[95] , West Greece5.225.0VCracks appeared on many buildings in Kato Akhaia. --
8[96] , SNNPR4.918.6VIA few people suffered minor injuries and damage occurred in Sodo.-Few
11[97] Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge6.29.6I---
12[98] Bangladesh, Barisal5.85.8VIIIOne person died, another 100 were injured and minor damage occurred in Sarankhola.1100
12[99] United States, California4.815.4VISlight damage occurred in Bell Gardens and in downtown Los Angeles.--
16[100] United States, Alaska offshore5.648.5VSlight damage occurred in Larsen Bay and in Kodiak.--
16[101] Japan, Wakayama offshore6.4359.9III---
25[102] Ecuador, Esmeraldas offshore6.315.1VII30 people were injured and 12 homes were damaged in Esmeraldas.-30
26[103] United States, Hawaii offshore6.28.8VIIFive people were slightly injured and five homes were destroyed and about 100 others damaged in the Puna District. Landslides occurred in several places and blocked a road at Honomu. Slight damage occurred in the Hawaii National Park, Hilo, Honomu and Keaau.-5
26[104] Portugal, Azores offshore5.911.3VISeveral people were slightly injured and minor damage was caused on Graciosa. -Several

July

Month:July
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:7
Largest:6.8 Mw Indonesia
Fatalities:0
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
3[105] , Macquarie Island offshore6.433.0I---
3[106] , Alaska offshore6.133.0IV---
9[107] , Shizuoka offshore5.25.0V19 people were injured, landslides and roads cracked in Itō.-19
14[108] , East Nusa Tenggara offshore6.79.8VIISeven people were seriously injured and 38 buildings were damaged in Alor.-7
21[109] , Sichuan5.635.7VThree houses were damaged in Batang County. It is an aftershock of the 6.4 quake on April 15.--
22[110] , North Maluku6.5141.8V---
24[111] , Badakhshan6.095.1IV---
24[112] , Western offshore6.031.4I---
31[113] , East Nusa Tenggara offshore6.813.8VSlight damage occurred in Maumere.--

August

Month:August
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:7
Largest:6.6 Mw
6.6 Mw Papua New Guinea
Deadliest:6.3 Mw Indonesia
120 deaths
Fatalities:124
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
1[114] , Papua offshore6.314.3VIII1989 West Papua earthquake

120 people were killed and 125 were injured, mostly due to landslides that buried two villages in Kurima District. Landslides also blocked the Baliem River.

120125
3[115] , Chechnya5.218.2VIOne person died and damage occurred in Groznyy.1-
3[116] , Hualien offshore6.610.7V---
3[117] , Central offshore6.0592.1I---
8[118] , Taranaki offshore5.6121.6IVMinor damage occurred in both the North and South Islands.--
8[119] , California5.413.4VIIOne person died, several people suffered minor injuries and damage occurred in Los Gatos, Campbell, Saratoga, Ben Lomond, Brookdale, Cupertino, Holy City, Redwood Estates and Santa Cruz. 1Several
10[120] , Soccsksargen offshore6.155.8VI---
12[121] , Molucca Sea offshore6.151.0IV---
14[122] , Western6.333.0I---
20[123] , Alabama3.410.0VISlight damage occurred south of Florence.--
20[124] , Dikhil6.511.6VIITwo people were killed, another two were injured, damage and rockslides occurred in Galafi and Yoboki. In Galafi, ground cracks were observed and four springs were destroyed. In neighboring Ethiopia, damage and rockslides occurred. Tremors were felt in Eritrea and Somalia.22
21[125] , Bougainville offshore6.6493.5I---
21[126] , Hualien offshore6.342.8IV---
24[127] Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Caspian Sea offshore5.233.0IVSome buildings were slightly damaged in southern Dagestan.--
26[128] Slovenia, Kočevje2.710.0VSlight damage occurred in Klinja Vas and Kočevje.--
29[129] , Jalisco offshore6.521.4I---

September

Month:September
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:12
Largest:7.0 Mw United States
Deadliest:6.1 Mw China
1 death
Fatalities:1
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
4[130] , Papua6.49.1VIIDamage occurred in Tembagapura.--
4[131] , Alaska offshore7.011.0V---
6[132] , Easter Island offshore6.010.0I---
6[133] , Molucca Sea offshore6.036.7I---
13[134] Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge6.411.9I---
14[135] , North Maluku offshore6.2103.2V---
16[136] Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Caspian Sea offshore6.554.8VISome minor damage was caused.--
16[137] , Chiapas6.1108.3V---
17[138] , Caspian Sea offshore6.251.3IThis event, together with the event on September 16, can be considered a doublet earthquake.--
18[139] , Kayseri offshore4.310.0VAs many as 225 houses were damaged in Kayseri.--
18[140] , Alaska offshore6.233.0I---
22[141] , Sichuan6.114.6VIIOne person died, 151 people were injured, about 4,270 houses were destroyed, more than 300 animals were killed and damage was caused to bridges, highways and to a phosphorus mine in Xiaojin County.[142] 1151
25[143] , Tafea offshore6.533.9VI---
30[144] , Shan5.813.1VIDamage occurred in the Muang District, in the neighboring Thailand. --

October

Month:October
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:15
Largest:6.9 Mw United States
6.9 Mw Solomon Islands
6.9 Mw Japan
Deadliest:6.9 Mw United States
63 deaths
Fatalities:122
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
1[145] , Esfahan5.233.0IVAt least 300 homes were damaged and four roads were blocked by rockslides in Deh Borzorg-e Sisakht.--
7[146] , Tafea6.138.8IAftershock of the 6.5 event in September 25.--
7[147] , Alaska offshore6.819.6IV---
7[148] , Alaska offshore6.233.0IIIAftershock.--
7[149] , Alaska offshore6.133.0I--
10[150] , Kayseri4.210.0VDamage occurred in Kayseri.--
10[151] , Lorestan4.533.0IVDamage occurred in Darb-e Astaneh.--
13[152] , Tokyo offshore5.425.5VITwo people were injured.-2
15[153] , Macquarie Island offshore6.010.0I---
17[154] , East New Britain offshore6.325.7IV---
17[155] , California6.917.2IX1989 Loma Prieta earthquake

At least 63 people died and another 3,757 were injured. Major damage was caused in the San Francisco Bay Area, with many structures collapsing there. Also known as the World Series earthquake, it is the largest event to affect the area since 1906.

633,757
18[156] , Makira6.145.4V- --
18[157] , Shanxi5.410.0V29 people were killed, 150 others were injured, and 27,500 houses were damaged in Datong and Yangyuan.29150
19[158] , East Kazakhstan6.00.0INuclear explosion.--
19[159] Italy, Lazio3.810.0VIISlight damage occurred in the Alban Hills.--
23[160] offshore, south of the Fiji Islands6.1441.4I---
26[161] , Iwate offshore6.28.0IIThese two earthquakes occurring a few hours apart can be considered a doublet earthquake.--
27[162] , Iwate offshore6.49.1II--
27[163] , Makira offshore6.924.7VIIIMinor landslides and ground fissures occurred in the village of Mwaninaro in Santa Catalina.--
29[164] , Iwate offshore6.99.6IVSmall tsunamis were observed, with heights of 11 cm. at Ofunato, 10 cm. at Ayukawa, 6 cm. at Miyako and 3 cm. at Hachinohe. --
29[165] , Tipaza offshore6.05.7VIII1989 Chenoua earthquake

30 people were killed (the death toll could be as low as 22 or as high as 35), 245 were injured, and extensive damage was caused in Cherchell and Tipaza. 15,000 were left homeless.

30245
29[166] , Tipaza offshore5.610.0VIThis aftershock of the 1989 Chenoua earthquake caused further damage and casualties in the Cherchell-Tifaza area.--

November

Month:November
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:11
Largest:7.4 Mw Japan
Deadliest:5.2 Mw China
4 deaths
Fatalities:7
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
1[167] , Potosí6.1139.5I---
1[168] , Iwate offshore7.428.6VISmall tsunamis were observed, with heights of 56 cm. at Miyako, 34 cm. at Ayukawa, 24 cm. at Hachinohe and 20 cm. at Ofunato.--
1[169] , Iwate offshore6.030.2IAftershock.--
3[170] , Admiralty Islands offshore6.016.6I---
6[171] , Makira offshore6.139.2V---
16[172] , Eastern offshore6.2537.6I---
19[173] , Bougainville offshore6.148.0I---
20[174] , Chongqing5.233.0VIFour people were killed, 161 were injured, and 1,000 houses were destroyed in Jiangbei County.4161
20[175] , Kerman5.918.4VIIThree people were killed, 45 were injured, and damage occurred in Shahdad.345
21[176] , Auckland Islands offshore6.326.7I---
25[177] , Papua6.125.8V---
29[178] , Arequipa6.370.8IV---
29[179] , south of the Fiji Islands offshore6.1487.0I---

December

Month:December
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:2
6.0–6.9:13
Largest:7.6 Mw Philippines
Deadliest:5.4 Mw Australia
13 deaths
Fatalities:14
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px"
Country and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualties
DeadInjured
3[180] , Ucayali6.6153.0V---
7[181] , Sistan and Baluchestan province6.015.6VIII---
7[182] , Morobe7.1104.4VII---
9[183] , Gorontalo offshore 6.7151.0V---
15[184] , Caraga offshore 7.624.4VIITwo people were killed and many others were injured in Mindanao.[185] 2Many
20, Isla Cristina5.314.0VMinor damage in the Santa Cristina area.--
27[186] , New South Wales5.410.0VIIIThe 1989 Newcastle earthquake was one of Australia's most serious natural disasters, killing 13 people and injuring more than 160, despite its moderate magnitude.13160

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M 4.5 - 57 km NNE of K?sh, Iran.
  2. Web site: M 6.2 - 61 km W of Neiafu, Tonga.
  3. Web site: M 4.9 - 1 km NE of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France.
  4. Web site: M 6.0 - 96 km SSW of Atka, Alaska.
  5. Web site: M 6.5 - Kuril Islands.
  6. Web site: M 6.7 - 182 km E of Amahai, Indonesia.
  7. Web site: M 6.1 -.
  8. Web site: M 6.4 - 66 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea.
  9. Web site: M 6.0 - central East Pacific Rise.
  10. Web site: M 5.0 - 13km S of Las Flores, CA.
  11. Web site: M 6.1 Nuclear Explosion - 94 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan.
  12. Web site: M 6.2 - 130 km S of Kushiro, Japan.
  13. Web site: M 5.3 - 9 km W of Boshkengash, Tajikistan.
  14. Web site: M 5.5 - 29 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan.
  15. Web site: M 5.5 - 0 km S of Welkom, South Africa.
  16. Web site: M 4.4 - 11 km ESE of Vasvár, Hungary.
  17. Web site: M 6.3 - 117 km E of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia.
  18. Web site: M 5.2 - 25 km SE of Salina, Utah.
  19. Web site: M 6.3 - south of Panama.
  20. Web site: M 6.2 - New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea.
  21. Web site: M 7.1 - 152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia.
  22. Web site: M 5.2 - 64 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba.
  23. Web site: M 6.5 - 60 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
  24. Web site: M 4.0 - 2 km NNE of Big Lake, Washington.
  25. Web site: M 6.2 - southern East Pacific Rise.
  26. Web site: M 5.6 - 4 km ESE of Kasukabe, Japan.
  27. Web site: M 6.0 - 19 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu.
  28. Web site: M 6.0 - 94 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska.
  29. Web site: M 5.3 - 7 km ESE of Honaz, Turkey.
  30. Web site: M 6.8 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand.
  31. Web site: M 5.4 - 9 km SE of Tejar, Costa Rica.
  32. Web site: M 6.4 - 63 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia.
  33. Web site: M 6.5 - 86 km E of General Enrique Mosconi, Argentina.
  34. Web site: M 6.2 - 108 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste.
  35. Web site: M 4.8 - 40 km S of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
  36. Web site: M 6.1 - 6 km SSE of Narut?, Japan.
  37. Web site: M 6.1 - 135 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia.
  38. Web site: M 5.0 - 20 km ENE of São Paulo do Potengi, Brazil.
  39. Web site: M 4.4 - 13 km ENE of Pasinler, Turkey.
  40. Web site: M 5.8 - 58 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
  41. Web site: M 6.2 - 9 km NNW of Salima, Malawi.
  42. Web site: M 6.9 - 127 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga.
  43. Web site: M 5.4 Rock Burst - 0 km SSW of Rasdorf, Germany.
  44. Web site: M 6.0 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand.
  45. Web site: M 6.2 - south of the Kermadec Islands.
  46. Web site: M 5.4 - 10 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece.
  47. Web site: M 4.4 - Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
  48. Web site: M 4.6 - 17 km NE of Amasia, Armenia.
  49. Web site: M 6.0 - 158 km W of Pangai, Tonga.
  50. Web site: M 4.5 - 6 km NE of East Foothills, California.
  51. Web site: M 6.2 - 137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile.
  52. Web site: M 6.9 - 39 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu.
  53. Web site: M 4.8 - 2km E of Newport Beach, CA.
  54. Web site: M 6.0 - 88 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga.
  55. Web site: M 6.8 - 255 km ESE of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia.
  56. Web site: M 4.4 - 10 km NW of Kalávryta, Greece.
  57. Web site: M 6.4 - 231 km SE of Qamdo, China.
  58. Web site: M 6.3 - Fiji region.
  59. Web site: M 6.1 - south of the Fiji Islands.
  60. Web site: M 6.4 - 171 km WNW of Neryungri, Russia.
  61. Web site: M 6.1 - 244 km W of Kangding, China.
  62. Web site: M 6.9 - 7 km ESE of San Marcos, Mexico.
  63. Web site: M 6.3 - Izu Islands, Japan region.
  64. Web site: M 4.3 - 4 km E of Steele, Missouri.
  65. Web site: M 5.6 - 20 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey.
  66. Web site: M 6.0 - 112 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia.
  67. Web site: M 6.0 - South Sandwich Islands region.
  68. Web site: M 6.1 - 109 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia.
  69. Web site: M 6.0 - 6 km WNW of Chichiriviche, Venezuela.
  70. Web site: M 6.0 - 214 km E of Levuka, Fiji.
  71. Web site: M 6.2 - 239 km W of Kangding, China.
  72. Web site: M 5.2 - 21 km SE of N?r?b?d, Iran.
  73. Web site: SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD, 1989. dead. https://archive.today/20130801162452/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/significant/sig_1989.php. 2013-08-01.
  74. Web site: M 5.5 - 12 km N of Chichiriviche, Venezuela.
  75. Web site: M 7.1 - 69 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil.
  76. Web site: M 5.6 - 190 km WSW of Jianshui, China.
  77. Web site: M 6.3 - south of the Fiji Islands.
  78. Web site: M 4.5 - 12 km WSW of Malott, Washington.
  79. Web site: M 7.0 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand.
  80. Web site: M 6.0 - Mid-Indian Ridge.
  81. Web site: M 4.8 - 2 km ENE of Aktaío, Greece.
  82. Web site: M 6.1 - 23 km WSW of Malango, Solomon Islands.
  83. Web site: M 6.0 - 166 km WNW of Neryungri, Russia.
  84. Web site: M 6.3 - 23 km NE of Akutan, Alaska.
  85. Web site: M 6.3 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand.
  86. Web site: M 5.4 - 24 km ENE of Pulumer, Turkey.
  87. Web site: M 8.0 - Macquarie Island region.
  88. Web site: M 6.0 - north of Macquarie Island.
  89. Web site: M 6.3 - 111 km E of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia.
  90. Web site: M 6.0 - Macquarie Island region.
  91. Web site: M 6.1 - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge.
  92. Web site: M 6.0 - 24 km SSE of Dogonbadan, Iran.
  93. Web site: Event: Fars Iran. ngdc.noaa.gov.
  94. Web site: M 6.4 - 49 km W of Te Anau, New Zealand.
  95. Web site: M 5.2 - 3 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece.
  96. Web site: M 4.9 - 13 km E of Sodo, Ethiopia.
  97. Web site: M 6.2 - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
  98. Web site: M 5.8 - 49 km S of Sarankhola, Bangladesh.
  99. Web site: M 4.8 - 1km WSW of East Los Angeles, CA.
  100. Web site: M 5.6 - 24 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska.
  101. Web site: M 6.4 - 284 km SE of Shing?, Japan.
  102. Web site: M 6.3 - 19 km NNE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
  103. Web site: M 6.2 - 13 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii.
  104. Web site: M 5.9 - 20 km W of Santa Cruz da Graciosa, Portugal.
  105. Web site: M 6.4 - Macquarie Island region.
  106. Web site: M 6.1 - 94 km SW of Atka, Alaska.
  107. Web site: M 5.2 - 10 km ESE of It?, Japan.
  108. Web site: M 6.7 - 59 km N of Maubara, Timor Leste.
  109. Web site: M 5.6 - 241 km W of Kangding, China.
  110. Web site: M 6.5 - 64 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia.
  111. Web site: M 6.0 - 74 km N of P?r?n, Afghanistan.
  112. Web site: M 6.0 - 135 km SSW of Nadi, Fiji.
  113. Web site: M 6.8 - 93 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia.
  114. Web site: M 6.3 - 277 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia.
  115. Web site: M 5.2 - 11 km S of Lakha Nëvre, Russia.
  116. Web site: M 6.6 - 109 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan.
  117. Web site: M 6.0 - south of the Fiji Islands.
  118. Web site: M 5.6 - 42 km SSW of Patea, New Zealand.
  119. Web site: M 5.4 - 4 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California.
  120. Web site: M 6.1 - 17 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines.
  121. Web site: M 6.1 - 63 km W of Ternate, Indonesia.
  122. Web site: M 6.3 - 156 km SSW of Nadi, Fiji.
  123. Web site: M 3.4 - 2 km ESE of Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
  124. Web site: M 6.5 - 12 km ENE of Gâlâfi, Djibouti.
  125. Web site: M 6.6 - 244 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
  126. Web site: M 6.3 - 67 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan.
  127. Web site: M 5.2 - 46 km ENE of Xaçmaz, Azerbaijan.
  128. Web site: M 2.7 - 3 km WSW of Ko?evje, Slovenia.
  129. Web site: M 6.5 - 165 km SW of La Manzanilla, Mexico.
  130. Web site: M 6.4 - 160 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia.
  131. Web site: M 7.0 - 164 km SE of Chignik, Alaska.
  132. Web site: M 6.0 -.
  133. Web site: M 6.0 - 137 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia.
  134. Web site: M 6.4 - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
  135. Web site: M 6.2 - 77 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia.
  136. Web site: M 6.5 - 103 km E of Pirallah?, Azerbaijan.
  137. Web site: M 6.1 - 4 km W of Nueva Palestina, Mexico.
  138. Web site: M 6.2 - 104 km W of Türkmenba?y, Turkmenistan.
  139. Web site: M 4.3 - 14 km S of Felahiye, Turkey.
  140. Web site: M 6.2 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
  141. Web site: M 6.1 - 157 km WNW of Tianpeng, China.
  142. Web site: Event: Sichuan, China. ngdc.noaa.gov.
  143. Web site: M 6.5 - 90 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu.
  144. Web site: M 5.8 - 52 km NW of Fang, Thailand.
  145. Web site: M 5.2 - 36 km NNW of Yasuj, Iran.
  146. Web site: M 6.1 - 66 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu.
  147. Web site: M 6.8 - 177 km WSW of Adak, Alaska.
  148. Web site: M 6.2 - 195 km WSW of Adak, Alaska.
  149. Web site: M 6.1 - 197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska.
  150. Web site: M 4.2 - 9 km SSE of Felahiye, Turkey.
  151. Web site: M 4.5 - 28 km SW of Azn?, Iran.
  152. Web site: M 5.4 - 41 km SW of Tateyama, Japan.
  153. Web site: M 6.0 - west of Macquarie Island.
  154. Web site: M 6.3 - 32 km NE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.
  155. Web site: M 6.9 - Loma Prieta, California Earthquake.
  156. Web site: M 6.1 - 99 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
  157. Web site: M 5.4 - 55 km ESE of Datong, China.
  158. Web site: M 6.0 Nuclear Explosion - 96 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan.
  159. Web site: M 3.8 - 1 km NNE of Pavona, Italy.
  160. Web site: M 6.1 - south of the Fiji Islands.
  161. Web site: M 6.2 - 138 km E of Miyako, Japan.
  162. Web site: M 6.4 - 151 km E of Miyako, Japan.
  163. Web site: M 6.9 - 78 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
  164. Web site: M 6.9 - 119 km E of Yamada, Japan.
  165. Web site: M 6.0 - 22 km N of Tipasa, Algeria.
  166. Web site: M 5.6 - 17 km N of Tipasa, Algeria.
  167. Web site: M 6.1 - 131 km SW of Colchani, Bolivia.
  168. Web site: M 7.4 - 73 km ENE of Miyako, Japan.
  169. Web site: M 6.0 - 102 km E of Miyako, Japan.
  170. Web site: M 6.0 - 180 km ENE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea.
  171. Web site: M 6.1 - 110 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
  172. Web site: M 6.2 -.
  173. Web site: M 6.1 - 155 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
  174. Web site: M 5.2 - 36 km E of Beibei, China.
  175. Web site: M 5.9 - 75 km SE of Kerman, Iran.
  176. Web site: M 6.3 - Auckland Islands, New Zealand region.
  177. Web site: M 6.1 - 202 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia.
  178. Web site: M 6.3 - southern Peru.
  179. Web site: M 6.1 - south of the Fiji Islands.
  180. Web site: M 6.6 - 69 km ESE of Contamana, Peru.
  181. Web site: M 6.0 - 98 km SW of Fannūj, Iran.
  182. Web site: M 7.1 - 59 km ESE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea.
  183. Web site: M 6.7 - 53 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia.
  184. Web site: M 7.6 - 37 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines.
  185. Web site: Event: Mindanao, Philippines. ngdc.noaa.gov.
  186. Web site: M 5.4 - 0 km WSW of Speers Point, Australia.

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