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Earthquakes in 1993 Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1993
Strongest magnitude 7.8 Guam Deadliest 6.3 India Total fatalities 10,097 9.0 0
This is a list of earthquakes in 1993 . 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.
Rank
Magnitude
Death toll
Location
MMI
Depth (km)
Date
1
7.8
0
Guam offshore
IX (Violent )
59.0
August 8
2
7.7
230
Japan , Hokkaido offshore
VIII (Severe )
16.7
July 12
3
7.6
2
Japan , Hokkaido
IX (Violent )
102.2
January 15
4
7.5
0
Russia , Kamchatka offshore
VII (Very strong )
70.6
June 8
5
7.2
1
Mexico , Chiapas offshore
VII (Very strong )
34.1
September 10
6
7.1
0
Solomon Islands , Temotu offshore
III (Weak )
20.4
March 6
7
7.0
0
Philippines , Mindanao offshore
VI (Strong )
58.7
May 11
7
7.0
0
Argentina , Jujuy
V (Moderate )
221.0
May 24
7
7.0
0
Afghanistan , Badakhshan
IV (Light )
214.5
August 9
7
7.0
0
New Zealand , Fiordland
VI (Strong )
28.1
August 10
7
7.0
0
Russia , Kamchatka offshore
VI (Strong )
34.0
November 13
7
7.0
0
Vanuatu , Tafea
VII (Very strong )
33.0
December 29
January Strongest magnitude 7.6 Mw Japan Deadliest 2.7 Mw South Africa Total fatalities 11 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 8
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
5[ 1]
Sweden , Västerbotten
4.2
33.0
V
Slight damage was caused in the central part of the county.
-
-
6[ 2]
Iran , Fars
5.4
23.6
VI
Severe damage occurred in Firuzabad and Dadenjan .
-
-
8[ 3]
South Africa , Free State
2.7
5.0
-
Six people were killed and seven others were injured in a mine near Welkom .
6
7
9[ 4]
Yemen , Al Jawf
4.5
10.0
V
Some damage occurred in Sadah .
-
-
13[ 5]
Jamaica , Saint Thomas
5.5
16.0
VII
One person died and damage occurred in Kingston .
1
-
15[ 6]
Japan , Hokkaido
6.1
112.3
V
It is a foreshock of the 7.6 quake a few seconds later.
-
-
15[ 7]
Japan , Hokkaido
7.6
102.2
IX
1993 Kushiro earthquake 2
966
16[ 8]
United States , California
4.9
7.2
VI
Minor damage occurred in Gilroy .
-
-
18[ 9]
Northern Mariana Islands offshore
6.4
151.1
IV
-
-
-
19[ 10]
Sea of Japan
6.6
448.3
I
-
-
-
20[ 11]
Indonesia , Aceh
6.2
67.8
VI
-
-
-
23[ 12]
Iran , Ilam
4.7
33.0
IV
Minor damage occurred to houses in Abdanan and Dehloran .
-
-
26[ 13]
China , Yunnan
5.6
33.0
V
At least 66 people were injured, 6,972 houses collapsed and 21,444 others were damaged in southwestern Yunnan Province.
-
66
27[ 14]
Iran , South Khorasan
5.1
33.0
IV
Three people were injured and 200 houses were severely damaged in Nehbandan .
-
3
31[ 15]
China , Yunnan
4.9
33.0
IV
Two people were killed and slight damage to houses occurred in Dayao County .
2
-
February Strongest magnitude 6.6 Mw Japan Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 3
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
1[ 21]
Indonesia , Papua
6.2
88.8
V
-
-
-
5[ 22]
Greece , Peloponnese offshore
5.2
38.8
IV
Minor damage occurred in Kalamata , Messini , and Methoni .
-
-
6[ 23]
Solomon Islands , Santa Cruz Islands offshore
7.1
20.4
III
-
-
-
6[ 24]
Tonga offshore, south of the Fiji Islands
6.6
18.2
I
-
-
-
7[ 25]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore
6.3
33.0
I
This is a foreshock of the 6.5 quake five hours later.
-
-
7[ 26]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore
6.5
33.0
I
–
-
-
12[ 27]
Futuna offshore
6.4
9.6
VII
Five people were killed, 20 were seriously injured, and damage occurred in Futuna.
5
20
15[ 28]
Chile , Atacama offshore
6.7
28.9
VI
Some damage occurred in Chañaral , Copiapó and Taltal .
-
-
20[ 29]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore
6.3
115.9
I
-
-
-
20[ 30]
China , Tibet
6.2
12.2
VII
At least two people were killed, three others were seriously injured and damage was reported in Ngamring County .
2
3
21[ 31]
Fiji , Eastern offshore
6.3
588.9
I
-
-
-
25[ 32]
Japan , Hokkaido offshore
6.0
33.9
V
-
-
-
25[ 33]
United States , Oregon
5.6
19.6
VII
1993 Scotts Mills earthquake Portland . It was the largest earthquake to hit the area since 1981.
-
6
26[ 34]
Greece , West Greece
5.4
10.0
VII
Two people were injured and damage in Pirgos and Amalias .
-
2
26[ 35]
Iran , Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad
5.1
29.6
IV
Considerable damage was caused.
-
-
29[ 36]
Iran , Fars
5.2
26.6
VI
Some damage occurred in Khonj .
-
-
31[ 37]
United States , Nebraska
2.9
5.0
V
Minor damage at Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska .
-
-
April Strongest magnitude 6.9 Mw Fiji Deadliest 6.3 Mw Peru Total fatalities 6 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 9
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
5[ 38]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore
6.3
33.0
I
-
-
-
8[ 39]
Iran , Ardabil
4.7
10.0
V
Several people were injured in Sarab and Ardabil .
-
Several
9[ 40]
United States , Texas
4.1
5.0
V
Slight damage occurred in Campbellton and Fashing .
-
-
16[ 41]
Fiji , Eastern offshore
6.9
565.1
I
-
-
-
18[ 42]
Peru , Lima
6.3
106.3
VI
Six people were killed (three of them due to landslides), and 30 houses were destroyed in Lima .
6
-
18[ 43]
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
6.3
10.0
I
-
-
-
19[ 44]
Guatemala , Jutiapa
4.4
33.0
IV
50 houses were slightly damaged in Santa Rosa Department .
-
-
19[ 45]
Indonesia , Halmahera offshore
6.8
23.6
I
-
-
-
24[ 46]
Fiji , Eastern offshore
6.3
599.3
I
-
-
-
25[ 47]
United States , Arizona
5.0
10.0
V
Some minor damage at Tusayan , Valle and Pipe Spring National Monument . It is a foreshock of the 5.3 quake four days later.
-
-
29[ 48]
United States , Arizona
5.3
10.0
V
Additional damage occurred to buildings previously damaged by the 5.0 quake in the Pipe Spring National Monument and some damage occurred in Big Water, Utah and Flagstaff . Power outages occurred in Grand Canyon Village , Tusayan and Valle.
-
-
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
2[ 49]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore
6.4
12.9
I
-
-
-
6[ 50]
Brazil , Acre
6.1
572.8
I
-
-
-
9[ 51]
Iran , Razavi Khorasan
4.9
10.0
VI
Several houses were damaged at Torbat-e Heydarieh .
-
-
10[ 52]
United States , Pennsylvania
2.8
5.0
IV
One person was injured in Reading after he lost his balance during the quake and fell off his bicycle. This is believed to be one of the smallest earthquakes in the United States for which confirmed casualty reports have been received.
-
1
11[ 53]
Philippines , Mindanao
7.0
58.7
VI
-
-
-
13[ 54]
United States , Alaska offshore
6.9
32.3
VI
Items were knocked off shelves in Sand Point and King Cove .
-
-
14[ 55]
South Africa , North West
3.8
5.0
-
The earthquake may have been a mine explosion which killed seven people.[ 56]
7
-
15[ 57]
Mexico , Guerrero
6.0
19.7
VI
This earthquake, together with the 6.1 event three minutes later, can be considered a doublet earthquake .
-
-
15[ 58]
Mexico , Guerrero
6.1
20.8
VI
Some damage occurred in Mexico City .
-
-
15[ 59]
United States , Alaska offshore, Andreanof Islands
6.9
32.0
V
-
-
-
16[ 60]
Tonga offshore
6.6
21.3
I
-
-
-
17[ 61]
Papua New Guinea , East New Britain
6.4
17.3
VI
-
-
-
17[ 62]
United States , California
6.1
9.6
V
Minor damage occurred in Independence and Lone Pine . A large rockslide occurred about 7 kilometers east of Eureka Valley Sand Dunes .
-
-
18[ 63]
Philippines , Batan Islands offshore
6.8
168.6
IV
-
-
-
24[ 64]
Argentina , Jujuy
6.2
221.0
V
It is a foreshock of the 7.0 quake eight seconds later.
-
-
24[ 65]
Argentina , Jujuy
7.0
221.0
V
-
-
-
25[ 66]
United States , Alaska offshore
6.2
36.8
VI
Slight damage occurred in Sand Point .
-
-
28[ 67]
United States , California
5.2
20.6
VI
Slight damage occurred in Pumpkin Center .
-
-
29[ 68]
Cabo Verde , São Vicente offshore
6.4
12.0
I
-
-
-
30[ 69]
Indonesia , Halmahera offshore
6.1
80.9
V
-
-
-
June Strongest magnitude 7.5 Mw Russia Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 13
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
1[ 70]
Croatia , Varaždin
4.9
30.1
VII
Some damage occurred in Ludbreg .
-
-
3[ 71]
Vanuatu , Sanma offshore
6.1
151.8
IV
-
-
-
5[ 72]
United States , Minnesota
4.1
10.0
VI
Slight damage occurred in Wheaton .
-
-
6[ 73]
Northern Mariana Islands offshore
6.5
13.5
I
-
-
-
8[ 74]
United States , Hawaii
4.8
8.8
VI
Slight damage occurred in Naalehu .
-
-
8[ 75]
Russia , Kamchatka offshore
7.5
70.6
VII
Damage was observed in Severo-Kurilsk . A tsunami was observed with maximum wave heights of 12 cm at Hilo, Hawaii .
-
-
8[ 76]
Argentina , San Juan
6.3
112.7
VI
-
-
-
12[ 77]
Russia , Kamchatka
6.3
44.2
V
It is an aftershock of the 7.5 quake four days prior.
-
-
15[ 78]
Papua New Guinea , Madang
6.2
227.2
IV
-
-
-
18[ 79]
New Zealand , Kermadec Islands offshore
6.6
15.6
I
This two similar-sized earthquakes occurring six hours apart can be considered a doublet earthquake .
-
-
18[ 80]
New Zealand , Kermadec Islands offshore
6.7
10.7
I
-
-
18[ 81]
New Zealand , Kermadec Islands offshore
6.0
28.9
I
It is an aftershock of the 6.6 and 6.7 quakes a few hours prior.
-
-
22[ 82]
Iran , Fars
5.4
33.0
V
Several people were injured and at least 70 homes were destroyed in Bovir Ahmadi va Kohkiluyeh Province . Landslides blocked roads in the epicentral area.
-
Several
29[ 83]
Australia , Macquarie Island offshore
6.4
10.0
I
–
-
-
30[ 84]
Vanuatu region offshore
6.7
12.6
I
–
-
-
July Strongest magnitude 7.7 Mw Japan Deadliest 7.7 Mw Japan Total fatalities 234 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 10
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
6[ 85]
Chile , Easter Island offshore
6.4
10.0
I
-
-
-
8[ 86]
Vanuatu region offshore
6.0
33.0
I
-
-
-
9[ 87]
Tonga offshore
6.0
398.2
I
-
-
-
10[ 88]
Costa Rica , Cartago
5.8
19.5
VI
One person was killed, another died of a heart attack and at least nine people were injured in the Turrialba area. Houses were damaged in Cartago and Turrialba and landslides occurred in the epicentral area.
2
9
11[ 89]
Chile , Antofagasta
6.6
47.5
VI
Slight damage occurred in Taltal . Landslides occurred in the epicentral area.
-
-
12[ 90]
Japan , Hokkaido offshore
7.7
16.7
VIII
The 1993 Okushiri earthquake Okushiri mostly due to a destructive tsunami with a maximum height of 32 meters that hit both islands a few minutes after the quake. 230 people were killed. The tsunami also affected southeastern Russia and South Korea .
230
-
12[ 91]
Japan , Hokkaido offshore
6.0
28.5
V
Those were aftershocks of the 7.7 quake a few hours prior.
-
-
12[ 92]
Japan , Hokkaido offshore
6.3
33.0
I
-
-
14[ 93]
Greece , West Greece
5.6
22.6
VII
At least five people were injured and 200 buildings were damaged at Patras .
-
5
22[ 94]
Colombia , Arauca
6.1
20.3
VIII
Two people were killed, some were injured and many houses were destroyed at Puerto Rondon , Puerto Colombia .
2
Some
28[ 95]
Papua New Guinea , Bougainville offshore
6.2
25.9
IV
-
-
-
August Strongest magnitude 7.8 Mw Guam Deadliest 5.5 Mw Sudan Total fatalities 3 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 3 6.0–6.9 17
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
1[ 96]
Sudan , North Kordofan
5.5
12.5
VII
Three people were killed, 10-20 others were injured, and damage occurred in Khartoum .[ 97]
3
10–20
3[ 98]
Egypt , Sinai Peninsula
6.1
10.0
VII
Some damage occurred in neighboring Saudi Arabia .
-
-
4[ 99]
Indonesia , West Sumatra offshore
6.5
31.6
VI
-
-
-
7[ 100]
Japan , Okinawa offshore
6.4
155.0
II
-
-
-
7[ 101]
Japan , Hokkaido offshore
6.7
13.9
VI
Aftershock of the magnitude 7.7 earthquake in July.
-
-
8[ 102]
Guam offshore
7.8
59.3
IX
Largest event of 1993. The 1993 Guam earthquake -
71
8[ 103]
Tonga offshore, south of the Fiji Islands
6.7
523.1
I
-
-
-
9[ 104]
Afghanistan , Badakhshan
6.4
204.2
IV
It is a foreshock of the 7.0 quake an hour later.
-
-
9[ 105]
Afghanistan , Badakhshan
7.0
214.5
IV
-
-
-
10[ 106]
New Zealand , Fiordland
7.0
28.1
VI
Power outages occurred in Te Anau .
-
-
10[ 107]
New Zealand , Gisborne
6.4
14.4
VII
Some damage occurred in Gisborne .
-
-
11[ 108]
Guam offshore
6.2
21.6
I
Aftershock of August 8 event.
-
-
13[ 109]
New Zealand , Bay of Plenty offshore
6.3
95.2
I
-
-
-
16[ 110]
Guam offshore
6.0
18.3
V
Aftershock of August 8 event.
-
-
20[ 111]
Papua New Guinea , Hela
6.2
14.6
VII
Five people were injured and damage occurred in Tari .
-
5
25[ 112]
Chile , Aysén offshore
6.2
10.0
I
-
-
-
31[ 113]
Azerbaijan , Caspian Sea offshore
5.3
84.6
V
Some damage occurred in Derbent .
-
-
September Strongest magnitude 7.2 Mw Mexico Deadliest 6.2 Mw India Total fatalities 9,751 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 20
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
1[ 114]
Indonesia , Simeulue offshore
6.3
34.0
V
-
-
-
3[ 115]
Mexico , Chiapas offshore
6.8
26.5
VI
This is a foreshock of the 7.2 quake one week later.
-
-
4[ 116]
Afghanistan , Badakhshan
6.0
194.5
IV
-
-
-
4[ 117]
Indonesia , Flores offshore
6.2
32.5
I
-
-
-
6[ 118]
Papua New Guinea , New Ireland offshore
6.6
49.0
VI
-
-
-
7[ 119]
New Zealand , Kermadec Islands offshore
6.5
10.0
I
-
-
-
10[ 120]
Mexico , Chiapas offshore
6.0
63.3
IV
It is a foreshock of the 7.2 quake an hour later.
-
-
10[ 121]
Mexico , Chiapas offshore
7.2
34.1
VII
Some damage occurred in Chiapas. In neighboring Guatemala , one person was killed, three were injured, landslides, and considerable damage was caused.
1
3
12[ 122]
Guatemala , Santa Rosa offshore
6.0
68.2
V
Two old houses were destroyed in Mejicanos , in neighboring El Salvador .
-
-
15[ 123]
New Zealand , Kermadec Islands offshore
6.3
19.7
IV
-
-
-
18[ 124]
Afghanistan , Badakhshan
6.3
112.6
V
-
-
-
19[ 125]
Mexico , Chiapas offshore
6.4
18.0
IV
-
-
20[ 126]
Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
6.3
10.0
I
-
-
-
21[ 127]
United States , Oregon
5.9
8.6
VII
1993 Klamath Falls earthquakes Klamath Falls for which the event is named. Two people were killed, one due to rockslides at U.S. Route 97 , and another from a heart attack.
2
-
21[ 128]
United States , Oregon
6.0
8.5
VII
23[ 129]
Papua New Guinea , Bougainville offshore
6.1
27.5
V
-
-
-
26[ 130]
Micronesia , Yap offshore
6.3
10.0
I
-
-
-
27[ 131]
Falkland Islands offshore, south Atlantic Ocean
6.6
33.0
I
-
-
-
29[ 132]
Indonesia , Gorontalo
6.4
96.6
VI
-
-
-
29[ 133]
India , Maharashtra
6.2
10.0
VIII
Deadliest earthquake of 1993. The 1993 Latur earthquake Latur -Osmanabad areas. 52 villages were destroyed. 9,748 people perished and 30,000 were injured. 1 million people were displaced.
9,748
30,000
30[ 134]
Mexico , Oaxaca offshore
6.5
19.2
IV
-
-
-
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
2[ 135]
China , Xinjiang
6.1
14.1
I
-
-
-
5[ 136]
Indonesia , Banda Sea offshore
6.6
13.1
I
-
-
-
10[ 137]
Peru , Ica
5.1
48.8
V
Minor damage occurred in Ica .
-
-
10[ 138]
Japan , Wakayama offshore
6.9
350.7
IV
One person died of a heart attack and four others were injured in Tokyo .
1
4
12[ 139]
Colombia , Chocó offshore
5.2
102.6
IV
Some houses were damaged in southwestern Chocó department.
-
-
13[ 140]
Papua New Guinea , Madang
6.9
25.3
IX
1993 Finisterre earthquakes Ramu -Markham Valley that affected the area over the month of October. 60 people were killed and 200 were injured, mostly due to landslides triggered by the shocks. Many villages near the epicenter were severely damaged.
60
200
13[ 141]
Papua New Guinea , Madang
6.5
33.0
VI
Both earthquakes were part of the 1993 Finisterre earthquakes sequence.
-
-
13[ 142]
Papua New Guinea , Madang
6.0
33.0
VI
-
-
16[ 143]
Papua New Guinea , Madang
6.3
33.0
VI
This was another part of the 1993 Finisterre earthquakes sequence. Additional damage was caused, and three people were killed.
3
-
20[ 144]
Nepal , Mid-Western
5.1
37.4
IV
At least 55 people were injured and 46 houses were severely damaged.
-
55
24[ 145]
Mexico , Guerrero
6.7
20.7
VII
-
-
-
25[ 146]
Papua New Guinea , Madang
6.7
30.4
VII
Part of the 1993 Finisterre earthquakes sequence.
-
-
25[ 147]
Papua New Guinea , Madang
6.1
26.5
VI
-
-
November Strongest magnitude 7.0 Mw Russia Deadliest 5.9 Mw Nicaragua Total fatalities 1 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 8
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
5[ 148]
Papua New Guinea , Bismarck Sea offshore
6.2
14.4
I
-
-
-
11[ 149]
Papua New Guinea , New Britain offshore
6.0
45.8
V
-
-
-
12[ 150]
India , Maharashtra
4.6
10.0
VI
25 people were injured and 100 houses were damaged in Latur . It is an aftershock of the 1993 Latur earthquake .
-
25
12[ 151]
Lebanon , Mount Lebanon
4.2
10.0
IV
Slight damage occurred in Lebanon.
-
-
13[ 152]
Mexico , Guerrero offshore
6.0
19.6
VI
-
-
-
13[ 153]
Russia , Kamchatka offshore
7.0
34.0
VI
-
-
-
16[ 154]
Pakistan , Balochistan
5.6
26.5
VI
100 houses were destroyed in Pishin .
-
-
17[ 155]
Russia , Kamchatka offshore
6.0
33.2
V
Aftershock of the 7.0 quake four days prior.
-
-
18[ 156]
United States , Alaska offshore
6.5
30.3
VI
Slight damage occurred at False Pass where items were overturned and a television was knocked onto the floor.
-
-
22[ 157]
Nicaragua , Carazo
5.9
108.1
V
One person died of a heart attack.
1
-
26[ 158]
Solomon Islands , Western offshore
6.2
17.1
I
-
-
-
30[ 159]
China , Xinjiang
5.6
18.2
VI
Four people were injured and 100 houses were destroyed in Shufu .
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4
December Strongest magnitude 7.0 Mw Vanuatu Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 7
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
1[ 160]
France , Mayotte offshore
5.2
10.0
VIII[ 161]
Numerous buildings were damaged throughout Mayotte. It is the largest earthquake to hit the Comorian archipelago in almost 60 years.[ 161]
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4[ 162]
United States , Oregon
5.1
4.8
VII
It is an aftershock of the 1993 Klamath Falls earthquake . This quake caused additional damage in Klamath Falls and slight damage on Tulelake, California .
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-
8[ 163]
India , Maharashtra
5.1
25.0
VI
Around 500 houses were damaged in western Maharashtra.
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-
9[ 164]
Indonesia , Molucca Sea offshore
6.9
14.5
IV
These two earthquakes of similar size occurring 7 hours apart can be considered a doublet earthquake .
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-
9[ 165]
Indonesia , Molucca Sea offshore
6.8
15.9
III
-
-
10[ 166]
Philippines , Batan Islands offshore
6.1
12.0
I
-
-
-
15[ 167]
Taiwan , Tainan
5.4
17.0
VI
Some damage occurred in Ta-pu .
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-
20[ 168]
Indonesia , Maluku
6.3
7.7
VI
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-
23[ 169]
Spain , Andalusia
5.3
27.4
VII
Some damage occurred in Adra .
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-
29[ 170]
Vanuatu , Tafea
7.0
33.0
VII
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-
-
29[ 171]
Vanuatu , Tafea
6.5
33.0
VI
Aftershock of the 7.0 event a few hours prior.
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-
29[ 172]
United States , Alaska
4.6
8.4
VI
Slight damage occurred in Salcha .
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^ "M 4.2 – 17 km NE of Vilhelmina, Sweden" .^ "M 5.4 – 45 km WNW of F?r?z?b?d, Iran" .^ "M 2.7 – 8 km SE of Welkom, South Africa" .^ "M 4.5 – 90 km ENE of Al 'In?n, Yemen" .^ "M 5.5 – 3 km N of Easington, Jamaica" .^ "M 6.1 – 17 km W of Kushiro, Japan" .^ "M 7.6 – 52 km NE of Otofuke, Japan" .^ "M 4.9 – 9 km E of Gilroy, California" .^ "M 6.4 – Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands" .^ "M 6.6 – Sea of Japan" .^ "M 6.2 – 95 km W of Kabanjahe, Indonesia" .^ "M 4.7 – 0 km WSW of ?bd?n?n, Iran" .^ "M 5.6 – 119 km NNE of Jinghong, China" .^ "M 5.1 – 117 km SE of B?rjand, Iran" .^ "M 4.9 – 73 km SSW of Dadukou, China" .^ "M 5.7 – 40 km NW of Sishilichengzi, China" .^ "M 6.6 – 69 km NNE of Nanao, Japan" .^ "M 5.3 – 13 km SSE of Wenj?, Ethiopia" .^ "M 6.2 – 144 km ESE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna" .^ "M 6.3 – central Mid-Atlantic Ridge" .^ "M 6.2 – 265 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia" .^ "M 5.2 – 7 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece" .^ "M 7.1 – 178 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands" .^ "M 6.6 – south of the Fiji Islands" .^ "M 6.3 – South Sandwich Islands region" .^ "M 6.5 – South Sandwich Islands region" .^ "M 6.4 – Fiji region" .^ "M 6.7 – 93 km NW of Copiapó, Chile" .^ "M 6.3 – South Sandwich Islands region" .^ "M 6.2 – 135 km NNE of Lobujya, Nepal" .^ "M 6.3 – 228 km E of Levuka, Fiji" .^ "M 6.0 – 108 km ESE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan" .^ "M 5.6 – 4 km E of Scotts Mills, Oregon" .^ "M 5.4 – 10 km WSW of Epitálio, Greece" .^ "M 5.1 – 32 km ESE of Dehdasht, Iran" .^ "M 5.2 – 48 km NNW of Mohr, Iran" .^ "M 2.9 – 2 km SE of Nemaha, Nebraska" .^ "M 6.3 – South Sandwich Islands region" .^ "M 4.7 – 44 km SSW of Om?dcheh, Iran" .^ "M 4.1 – 21 km NW of Pawnee, Texas" .^ "M 6.9 – 195 km E of Levuka, Fiji" .^ "M 6.3 – 15 km SE of Lachaqui, Peru" .^ "M 6.3 – Pacific-Antarctic Ridge" .^ "M 4.4 – 6 km N of Oratorio, Guatemala" .^ "M 6.8 – 253 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia" .^ "M 6.3 – 60 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji" .^ "M 5.0 – 3 km SSW of Valle, Arizona" .^ "M 5.3 – 5 km SSE of Valle, Arizona" .^ "M 6.4 – South Sandwich Islands region" .^ "M 6.1 – 86 km WSW of Tarauacá, Brazil" .^ "M 4.9 – Northeastern Iran" .^ "M 2.8 – 1 km NW of Whitfield, Pennsylvania" .^ "M 7.0 – 3 km E of Manay, Philippines" .^ "M 6.9 – 17 km S of Sand Point, Alaska" .^ "M 3.8 – 2 km N of Klerksdorp, South Africa" .^ "Deaths from Earthquakes in 1993" . Archived from the original on September 3, 2016.^ "M 6.0 – 2 km SSW of Ometepec, Mexico" .^ "M 6.1 – 1 km ENE of Ometepec, Mexico" .^ "M 6.9 – 151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska" .^ "M 6.6 – 89 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga" .^ "M 6.4 – 114 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea" .^ "M 6.1 – 46 km E of Big Pine, California" .^ "M 6.8 – 77 km SE of Basco, Philippines" .^ "M 6.2 – 97 km W of El Aguilar, Argentina" .^ "M 7.0 – 87 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina" .^ "M 6.2 – 35 km S of Sand Point, Alaska" .^ "M 5.2 – 21 km SW of Lamont, California" .^ "M 6.4 – 253 km NW of Ponta do Sol, Cabo Verde" .^ "M 6.1 – 85 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia" .^ "M 4.9 – Slovenia-Hungary-Croatia border region" .^ "M 6.1 – 32 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu" .^ "M 4.1 – 11 km N of Johnson, Minnesota" .^ "M 6.5 – 112 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands" .^ "M 4.8 – 11 km S of Volcano, Hawaii" .^ "M 7.5 – 97 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia" .^ "M 6.3 – 30 km SE of Calingasta, Argentina" .^ "M 6.3 – 87 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia" .^ "M 6.2 – near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea" .^ "M 6.6 – Kermadec Islands region" .^ "M 6.7 – Kermadec Islands region" .^ "M 6.0 – Kermadec Islands region" .^ "M 5.4 – 23 km S of Dogonbadan, Iran" .^ "M 6.4 – west of Macquarie Island" .^ "M 6.7 – Vanuatu region" .^ "M 6.4 – Easter Island region" .^ "M 6.0 – Vanuatu region" .^ "M 6.1 – 281 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga" .^ "M 5.8 – 3 km S of La Suiza, Costa Rica" .^ "M 6.6 – 34 km ENE of Taltal, Chile" .^ "M 7.7 – 107 km W of Iwanai, Japan" .^ "M 6.0 – 101 km W of Iwanai, Japan" .^ "M 6.3 – 109 km W of Iwanai, Japan" .^ "M 5.6 – 2 km SE of Pátra, Greece" .^ "M 6.1 – 24 km NNW of Puerto Rondón, Colombia" .^ "M 6.2 – 170 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea" .^ "M 5.5 – 89 km WSW of Omdurman, Sudan" .^ "Sudan/Egypt – Earthquakes Aug 1993 UN DHA Information Report No. 1" . ReliefWeb. 3 August 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2022 .^ "M 6.1 – 27 km NNE of Dahab, Egypt" .^ "M 6.5 – 111 km SW of Padang, Indonesia" .^ "M 6.4 – 199 km N of Hirara, Japan" .^ "M 6.5 – 69 km WNW of Kamiiso, Japan" .^ "M 7.8 – 32 km S of Inarajan Village, Guam" .^ "M 6.7 – south of the Fiji Islands" .^ "M 6.4 – 48 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan" .^ "M 7.0 – 53 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan" .^ "M 7.0 – 63 km WNW of Te Anau, New Zealand" .^ "M 6.4 – 42 km WNW of Gisborne, New Zealand" .^ "M 6.2 – 91 km ESE of Yigo Village, Guam" .^ "M 6.3 – 249 km NNE of Opotiki, New Zealand" .^ "M 6.0 – 41 km SE of Inarajan Village, Guam" .^ "M 6.2 – 28 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea" .^ "M 6.2 – Off the coast of Aisen, Chile" .^ "M 5.3 – 70 km ENE of Xudat, Azerbaijan" .^ "M 6.3 – 62 km NNW of Sinabang, Indonesia" .^ "M 6.8 – 38 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico" .^ "M 6.0 – 48 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan" .^ "M 6.2 – 110 km SSE of Maumere, Indonesia" .^ "M 6.6 – 111 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea" .^ "M 6.5 – Kermadec Islands region" .^ "M 6.0 – 50 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico" .^ "M 7.2 – 24 km W of Puerto Madero, Mexico" .^ "M 6.0 – 27 km S of Taxisco, Guatemala" .^ "M 6.3 – Kermadec Islands, New Zealand" .^ "M 6.3 – 29 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan" .^ "M 6.4 – 105 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico" .^ "M 6.3 – central Mid-Atlantic Ridge" .^ "M 5.9 – 22 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon" .^ "M 6.0 – 27 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon" .^ "M 6.1 – 66 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea" .^ "M 6.3 – 54 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia" .^ "M 6.6 – South Atlantic Ocean" .^ "M 6.4 – 170 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia" .^ "M 6.2 – 20 km SSW of Ausa, India" .^ "M 6.5 – 90 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico" .^ "M 6.1 – southern Xinjiang, China" .^ "M 6.6 – 282 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia" .^ "M 5.1 – 29 km WSW of Subtanjalla, Peru" .^ "M 6.9 – 256 km SE of Shing?, Japan" .^ "M 5.2 – 33 km NNW of Darien, Colombia" .^ "M 6.9 – 47 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea" .^ "M 6.5 – 50 km NE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea" .^ "M 6.0 – 37 km NE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea" .^ "M 6.3 – 57 km NE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea" .^ "M 5.1 – 55 km NNW of Besisahar, Nepal" .^ "M 6.7 – 1 km ENE of Jolotichán, Mexico" .^ "M 6.7 – 44 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea" .^ "M 6.1 – 50 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea" .^ "M 6.2 – 174 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea" .^ "M 6.0 – 99 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea" .^ "M 4.6 – 14 km SSE of Ausa, India" .^ "M 4.2 – 4 km SSW of Bhamdoun, Lebanon" .^ "M 6.0 – 18 km SW of Montecillos, Mexico" .^ "M 7.0 – 112 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia" .^ "M 5.6 – 32 km NE of Pishin, Pakistan" .^ "M 6.0 – 125 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia" .^ "M 6.5 – 79 km SW of False Pass, Alaska" .^ "M 5.9 – 6 km E of La Conquista, Nicaragua" .^ "M 6.2 – 172 km W of Malango, Solomon Islands" .^ "M 5.6 – 45 km WSW of Kashgar, China" .^ "M 5.2 – 32 km W of Acoua, Mayotte" .^ a b "Crise sismique en cours dans la région de Mayotte depuis le 10 mai 2018" (in French). Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières . Archived from the original on 2018-05-15.^ "M 5.1 – 20 km WNW of Klamath Falls, Oregon" .^ "M 5.1 – 25 km NNE of L?nja, India" .^ "M 6.9 – 150 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia" .^ "M 6.8 – Molucca Sea" .^ "M 6.1 – 88 km NW of Basco, Philippines" .^ "M 5.4 – 13 km ENE of Yujing, Taiwan" .^ "M 6.3 – 208 km SW of Tual, Indonesia" .^ "M 5.3 – 7 km E of Adra, Spain" .^ "M 7.0 – 92 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu" .^ "M 6.5 – 78 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu" .^ "M 4.6 – 10 km S of Salcha, Alaska" .
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
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Guam
India
Japan, Sea of Japan
Papua New Guinea, Morobe
Russia, Kamchatka offshore
Mexico, Chiapas offshore
Solomon Islands, Temotu offshore
Philippines, Mindanao offshore
Argentina, Jujuy
Afghanistan, Badakhshan
New Zealand, Fiordland
Vanuatu, Tafea
South Africa
Sweden, Västerbotten
Iran, Fars
Yemen, Al Jawf
Jamaica, Saint Thomas
United States, California
Northern Mariana Islands offshore
Indonesia, Aceh
China, Yunnan
Ethiopia, Oromia
Wallis and Futuna offshore
Greece, Peloponnese offshore
Tonga offshore, south of the Fiji Islands
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South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore
Chile, Atacama offshore
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore
Fiji, Eastern offshore
Peru
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore
Guatemala, Jutiapa
Brazil, Acre
Cabo Verde, São Vicente offshore
Croatia, Varaždin
Australia, Macquarie Island offshore
Costa Rica, Cartago
Colombia, Arauca
Sudan
Egypt, Sinai Peninsula
Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea offshore
Micronesia, Yap offshore
Falkland Islands offshore, south Atlantic Ocean
Nepal, Mid-Western
Nicaragua
Lebanon, Mount Lebanon
Pakistan, Balochistan
France, Mayotte offshore
Taiwan, Tainan
Spain, Andalusia