List of earthquakes in 1996

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List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
List of earthquakes in 1996
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Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1996
  • 4.0–5.9 magnitude
  • 6.0–6.9 magnitude
  • 7.0–7.9 magnitude
  • 8.0+ magnitude

Strongest magnitude8.2 Mw  IndonesiaDeadliest6.6 Mw  China
322 deathsTotal fatalities582Number by magnitude9.0+0
← 1995
1997 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1996. 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

Rank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Date
1 322 6.6 China China, Yunnan X (Extreme) 11.0 February 3
2 108 8.1 Indonesia Indonesia, Biak Island IX (Violent) 20.0 February 17
3 26 6.4 China China, Inner Mongolia VIII (Severe) 26.0 May 3
4 14 7.7 Peru Peru, Nazca VIII (Severe) 33.0 November 12
5 12 7.4 Peru Peru, Chimbote IV (Light) 10.0 February 21

By magnitude

Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date
1 8.2 166  Indonesia, Biak Region offshore VIII (Severe) 33.0 February 17
2 7.9 0  United States, Alaska, Aleutian Islands offshore VII (Very Strong) 33.0 June 10
2 7.9 9  Indonesia, Sulawesi offshore X (Extreme) 24.0 January 1
2 7.9 0  Indonesia, Flores Sea offshore IV (Light) 587.3 June 17
5 7.7 14  Peru, Nazca offshore VIII (Severe) 33.0 November 12
6 7.4 0  Fiji Region offshore II (Weak) 550.2 August 5
7 7.3 0  United States, Alaska, Aleutian Islands offshore VII (Very Strong) 26.3 June 10
8 7.2 0  Russia, Kuril Islands offshore VI (Strong) 42.6 February 7
8 7.2 0  Fiji Region offshore I (Not Felt) 110.9 April 16
8 7.2 1  Papua New Guinea, Bougainville Island offshore VIII (Severe) 44.0 April 29
11 7.1 0  Philippines, Eastern Visayas offshore VI (Strong) 33.0 June 11
11 7.1 0  Mexico, Oaxaca offshore VII (Very Strong) 21.1 February 25
13 7.0 0 Mid-Atlantic Ridge I (Not Felt) 10.0 June 2
13 7.0 0  Indonesia, Sulawesi offshore VIII (Severe) 33.0 July 22

By month

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January

January
Strongest magnitude7.9 Mw  Indonesia
Deadliest7.9 Mw  Indonesia
9 deaths
Total fatalities9
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.91
6.0–6.98
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
1[1] Tonga offshore, 65 km S of Pangai 6.0 33.0 I - - -
1[2]  Indonesia offshore, 181 km North of Palu 7.9 24.0 X The 1996 Sulawesi earthquake damaged 350 buildings and created a tsunami up to 4 m (13 ft), 9 people were Killed and 67 people were injured. 9 67
1[3]  Russia, 106 km Northeast of Yelizovo 6.6 33.0 VII - - -
8[4]  Russia, Sakhalinskaya Oblast 5.6 7.8 VII Fourteen houses were damaged at Okha. - -
17[5]  Indonesia, Papua Region 6.1 109.1 V - - -
22[6] South Sandwich Islands region 6.2 10.1 I - - -
27[7] Philippines, Surigao del Sur 6.0 33.0 V - - -
30[8]  New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore 6.1 14.2 I - - -
30[9]  New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore 6.4 33.0 IV - - -
31[10] Russia, Kuril Islands 6.0 20.6 III - - -

February

February
Strongest magnitude8.2 Mw  Indonesia
Deadliest6.6 Mw  China
322 deaths
Total fatalities495
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.91
7.0–7.93
6.0–6.93
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
1[11]  Russia, offshore, 93 km Northeast of Otrada 6.2 170.0 V - - -
3[12]  China, 47 km North of Lijiang 6.6 11.1 X The 1996 Lijiang earthquake left over 1 million buildings damaged or destroyed, this left 322 people dead and 16,925 injured, about 3,000 of them seriously. 322 16,925
7[13] Indonesia, Central Sulawesi 6.1 13.8 VI - - -
7[14]  Russia, Offshore, 158 km east of Kamchatka 7.2 42.6 VI Some damage was reported. - -
7[15] Russia, Offshore, 176 km SE of Kuril’sk 6.0 33.0 II - - -
9[16] Papua New Guinea, 89 km NNW of Lae 6.1 68.5 V - - -
12 Indonesia, offshore, 232 km SW of Waingapu 6.1 8.0 I - - -
16[17] North of Ascension Island 6.6 10.6 I - - -
16[18] Tonga, offshore, 96 km NE of Hihifo 6.0 33.0 I - - -
16[19]  Japan, offshore, 123 km East of Namie 6.7 40.8 VI At least 4 people were Injured. - 4
17[20]  Indonesia, offshore, 101 km Northeast of Biak 8.1 33.0 IX The 1996 Biak earthquake caused severe damage mostly by a 7 meter (23 ft) high tsunami, 166 people were Killed and 423 people were injured. 166 423
21[21]  Peru, Ancash offshore 7.5 10.0 VI 7 people were killed and 2 more people were injured due to a tsunami off the coast after the 1996 Chimbote earthquake. 7 2
25[22]  Mexico, Oaxaca offshore 7.1 21.1 VII - - -

March

March
Strongest magnitude6.8 Mw  United States
Deadliest6.0 Mw  Ecuador
27 deaths
Total fatalities51
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.90
6.0–6.96
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
3[23]  Nicaragua, Managua offshore 6.6 33.0 VI Doublet earthquake, some buildings were damaged in Managua. - -
3[24] 6.7 33.0 VII - -
17[25]  Vanuatu, Port-Olry offshore 6.7 164.4 V - - -
19[26]  China, Xinjiang 6.3 28.2 VI At least 24 people were killed, 128 were injured and more than 15,314 houses were damaged or destroyed in Artux. 24 128
22[27]  United States, Alaska, Rat Islands offshore 6.8 20.4 I - - -
28[28]  Ecuador, Cotopaxi 6.0 33.0 VI At least 27 people were killed, about 100 were injured, several thousand were left homeless and considerable damage and destruction to homes occurred. 27 100

April

April
Strongest magnitude7.2 Mw  Fiji
7.2 Mw  Papua New Guinea
Deadliest7.2 Mw  Papua New Guinea
1 death
Total fatalities1
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.92
6.0–6.91
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
16[29] Fiji Fiji Islands offshore 7.2 110.9 I - - -
19[30]  Chile, Antofagasta 6.6 49.5 VII - - -
29[31]  Papua New Guinea, Bougainville Island 7.2 44.0 VIII One person was killed and several dozen houses collapsed in Bougainville. 1 -

May

May
Strongest magnitude6.6 Mw  Papua New Guinea
Deadliest6.0 Mw  China
26 deaths
Total fatalities26
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.90
6.0–6.92
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
2[32]  Papua New Guinea, Bougainville Island offshore 6.6 500.0 III - - -
3[33]  China, Inner Mongolia 6.0 26.0 VII At least 26 people were killed, 453 were injured and extensive damage caused by the 1996 Baotou earthquake 26 453
3[34]  United States, Washington 5.4 3.8 VIII Two people were injured and slight damage occurred in the epicentral area. - 2

June

June
Strongest magnitude7.9 Mw  United States
7.9 Mw  Indonesia
Total fatalities0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.95
6.0–6.92
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
1[35]  China, Inner Mongolia 5.2 10.0 V Some houses were damaged in Tianzhu county. - -
2[36] Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 7.0 10.0 I - - -
10[37]  Vanuatu, Ureparapara offshore 6.7 200.1 IV - - -
10[38]  United States, Alaska, Aleutian Islands offshore 7.9 33.0 VIII A tsunami was observed with heights up to 1.02 m (3.3 ft) in Adak Island. - -
10[39] 7.3 26.3 VII It was an aftershock of the 7.9 earthquake that same day. - -
11[40]  Philippines, Eastern Visayas offshore 7.1 33.0 VI - - -
17[41]  Indonesia, Molucca Sea 7.9 587.3 IV Some damage occurred at Kupang. - -
21[42]  Russia, Kamchatka offshore 6.7 20.0 IV - - -

July

July
Strongest magnitude7.0 Mw  Indonesia
Total fatalities0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.91
6.0–6.911
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
6[43] Mariana Islands region 6.2 241.1 I - - -
15[44] Northern Mariana Islands, Pagan region 6.3 176.5 I - - -
15[45] Mexico, Guerrero 6.8 18.3 VI Felt strongly in Acapulco and Mexico City. - -
16[46] Russia, Kamchatka Peninsula 6.5 33.0 I - - -
16[47] Indonesia, Palu, Central Sulawesi 6.6 33.0 VI Some damage in Tolitoli. - -
20[48] Greece, Dodecanese Islands 6.2 33.0 V - - -
22[49] Indonesia, Palu, Central Sulawesi 7.0 33.0 VI Some damage in Tolitoli. - -
23[50] South of the Fiji Islands 6.5 33.0 I - - -
23[51] South of the Fiji Islands 6.2 33.0 I - - -
25[52] Southern East Pacific Rise 6.1 10.0 I - - -
28[53] Indonesia, Palu, Central Sulawesi 6.0 33.0 V - - -
30[54] Philippines, Sabang 6.1 33.0 V Some damage in Palawan. - -

August

August
Strongest magnitude7.4 Mw  Fiji
Deadliest0
Total fatalities0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.91
6.0–6.912
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
2[55] Solomon Islands, Kirakira 6.9 33.0 VI - - -
5[56] Tonga, 104 km NE of Hihifo 6.7 41.2 III - - -
5[57] Ecuador, Salinas 6.3 33.0 VI Felt in Guayas and Manabi Provinces. - -
5[58] Fiji 7.4 550.2 II - - -
10[59] Papua New Guinea, Kokopo 6.2 33.0 VI - - -
10[60] Japan, Akite Prefecture 6.0 10.0 VI Six people injured in northeastern Yamagata Prefecture. Four people injured and fifteen houses damaged in Miyagi Prefecture. - 10
11[61] Vanuatu, 107 km WNW of Sola 6.1 99.8 V - - -
12[62] Molucca Sea 6.0 42.3 I - - -
15[63] Vanuatu, 99 km NW of Sola 6.2 33.0 V - - -
19[64] Alaska, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands 6.0 33.0 III - - -
19[65] South Indian Ocean 6.1 10.0 I - - -
22[66] Flores Sea 6.0 595.7 I - - -
27[67] Mid-Indian Ridge 6.0 10.0 I

September

September
Strongest magnitude6.9 Mw  Chile
Deadliest0
Total fatalities0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.90
6.0–6.913
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
4[68] Costa Rica, Quepos 6.2 32.5 VI - - -
5[69] Easter Island region 6.9 10.0 I Local tsunami generated with maximum recorded wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 18 cm on Easter Island. - -
5[70] Easter Island region 6.2 10.0 I Aftershock from the 6.9 the hour prior - -
5[71] Croatia, Ston–Slano 6.0 10.0 VII Several people injured, 2,000 left homeless and extensive damage (VIII) in the Ston-Slano area, Croatia. - 2
5[72] Taiwan, Lan Yun 6.8 20.0 VI - - -
6[73] Solomon Sea 6.2 33.0 V - - -
9[74] Chile, Coquimbo Region 6.0 39.0 VI Some adobe houses damaged in the epicentral area. - -
11[75] Japan, Chiba Prefecture 6.2 55.0 VI - - -
14[76] Solomon Islands, Lata 6.4 72.7 VI - - -
20[77] Philippines, Surigao del Sur 6.4 33.0 VI Foreshock to the 6.6 three hours later. - -
20[78] Philippines, Surigao del Sur 6.6 33.0 VI - - -
20[79] Philippines, Surigao del Sur 6.1 33.0 V An aftershock to the 6.6 earlier in the day. - -
28[80] Philippines, Surigao del Norte 6.3 234.8 IV - - -

October

October
Strongest magnitude6.9 Mw  Fiji
Deadliest6.8 Mw  Cyprus
Total fatalities2
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.90
6.0–6.914
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
1[81] Owen Fracture Zone 6.4 10.0 I - - -
2[82] Eastern Samar 6.4 33.0 VI - - -
2[83] Russia, Kuril Islands 6.0 33.0 I - - -
6[84] Canada, Vancouver 6.2 10.0 I - - -
8[85] Southeast Indian Ocean Ridge 6.1 10.0 I - - -
9[86] Cyprus 6.8 33.0 VI One person died of a heart attack and twenty others injured on Cyprus. One person killed in Egypt. Felt in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. 2 20
10[87] Indonesia, North Sumatra 6.3 33.0 VI Felt as far away as Malaysia. - -
12[88] Papua New Guinea, Bouganville 6.1 33.0 VI Foreshock to the 6.8 two days later. - -
14[89] Papua New Guinea, Bouganville 6.8 24.0 VI - - -
17[90] Philippines, Davao Occidental 6.0 116.8 IV - - -
18[91] Japan, Kagoshima Prefecture 6.6 10.0 VII Local tsunami generated with wave heights up to 17 cm recorded on Tanega-shima. - -
19[92] Japan, Miyazaki Prefecture 6.7 22.0 VII Tsunami generated with recorded wave heights of 110 cm at Miyazaki, 40 cm at Nichinan and 14 cm on Tanega-shima. Minor tsunami also observed on Shikoku. - -
19[93] Fiji region 6.9 590.8 I - - -
24[94] Russia, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug 6.1 19.9 VII - - -

November

November
Strongest magnitude7.7 Mw  Peru
Deadliest7.7 Mw  Peru
Total fatalities14
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.91
6.0–6.917
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
4[95] Colombia, Choco 6.3 14.0 VII - - -
5[96] New Zealand, Kermadec Island Region 6.8 369.4 V - - -
5[97] Philippines, Surigao del Nortel 6.0 33.0 V - - -
6[98] Japan, Bonin Islands 6.6 9.0 I - - -
7[99] Philippines, Surigao del Nortel 6.1 33.0 V - - -
11[100] New Zealand, Kermadec Island Region 6.2 33.0 I Aftershock from the 6.8 six days prior. - -
11[101] Myanmar, Magway 6.0 80.0 V - - -
12[102] Peru, Ica 7.7 33.0 VII At least 14 people killed, 560 injured and 12,000 homeless from Chincha Alta to Acari. Over 4,000 houses damaged or destroyed at Nazca. Tsunami generated with maximum recorded wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 25 cm at Callao, Peru; 35 cm at Arica and 21 cm at Caldera, Chile. 14 560
13[103] Peru, Ica 6.1 33.0 VI An aftershock of the 7.7 the day prior. - -
13[104] Peru, Ica 6.0 33.0 V An aftershock of the 7.7 the day prior. - -
14[105] Solomon Islands 6.0 109.2 I - - -
14[106] Tonga region 6.2 191.6 I - - -
16[107] France, Wallis and Futuna 6.0 33.0 I - - -
17[108] Nicaragua, Rivas 6.0 33.0 V - - -
17[109] Fiji region 6.1 591.6 I - - -
19[110] India, Ladakh 6.9 33.0 VII - - -
20[111] Japan, Izu Islands 6.1 33.0 III Felt in Tokyo. - -
28[112] Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 6.3 10.0 I - - -

December

December
Strongest magnitude6.7 Mw  Japan
Deadliest0
Total fatalities0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.90
6.0–6.910
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
1[113] New Zealand, Kermadec Island Region 6.2 355.8 I - - -
2[114] Japan, Miyazaki Prefecture 6.7 49.2 VI Local tsunami observed with maximum recorded wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 21 cm in the Nichinan-Aburatsu area and 4 cm in the Hyuga-Hososhima area. - -
3[115] Tonga region 6.2 32.7 I - - -
9[116] Indonesia, West Java 6.1 50.9 V - - -
9[117] Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 6.0 10.0 I - - -
10[118] Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 6.7 10.0 I - - -
22[119] Japan, Hokkaido 6.5 226.5 IV - - -
26[120] Indonesia, Papua 6.3 33.0 VI - - -
30[121] Indonesia, Maluku 6.0 33.0 V - - -
31[122] Mexico, Chiapas 6.4 99.5 VI Felt as far as Mexico City. - -

List

Date Time Place Lat. Long. Deaths Magnitude Comments Sources Main article
February 3, 1996 19:14 local time Lijiang, Yunnan, China 27.30 100.29 322 6.6 Mw USGS 1996 Lijiang earthquake
February 17, 1996 05:59 Near Biak Island, Indonesia −0.891 136.952 108 8.1 Mw [123] 1996 Biak earthquake
May 3, 1996 03:32 UTC Near Baotou, China 40.774 109.661 26 6.4 Ms [123][124] 1996 Baotou earthquake
November 12, 1996 16:59 UTC Near Nazca, Peru −14.993 75.675 14 7.5 Mw USGS 1996 Nazca earthquake

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  72. ^ "M 6.8 - 78 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  73. ^ "M 6.2 - 118 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  74. ^ "M 6.0 - 47 km SW of Illapel, Chile". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  75. ^ "M 6.2 - 23 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  76. ^ "M 6.4 - 27 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  77. ^ "M 6.4 - 26 km SE of Union, Philippines". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  78. ^ "M 6.6 - 22 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  79. ^ "M 6.1 - 42 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  80. ^ "M 6.3 - 22 km E of San Francisco, Philippines". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  81. ^ "M 6.4 - Owen Fracture Zone region". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  82. ^ "M 6.4 - 3 km ENE of San Julian, Philippines". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  83. ^ "M 6.0 - 258 km E of Kuril'sk, Russia". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  84. ^ "M 6.2 - 144 km W of Tofino, Canada". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  85. ^ "M 6.1 - southeast Indian Ridge". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  86. ^ "M 6.8 - 36 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  87. ^ "M 6.3 - 62 km WSW of Binjai, Indonesia". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  88. ^ "M 6.1 - 103 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  89. ^ "M 6.8 - 90 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  90. ^ "M 6.0 - 41 km SE of Caburan, Philippines". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  91. ^ "M 6.6 - 20 km SSE of Nishinoomote, Japan". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  92. ^ "M 6.7 - 5 km SE of Miyazaki, Japan". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  93. ^ "M 6.9 - Fiji region". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  94. ^ "M 6.1 - 179 km NNW of Lorino, Russia". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  95. ^ "M 6.3 - 33 km WSW of Riosucio, Colombia". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  96. ^ "M 6.8 - Kermadec Islands region". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  97. ^ "M 6.0 - 27 km E of Union, Philippines". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  98. ^ "M 6.6 - Bonin Islands, Japan region". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  99. ^ "M 6.1 - 25 km E of Union, Philippines". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  100. ^ "M 6.2 - south of the Kermadec Islands". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  101. ^ "M 6.0 - 17 km W of Thayetmyo, Myanmar". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  102. ^ "M 7.7 - 60 km SW of Changuillo, Peru". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  103. ^ "M 6.1 - 54 km WSW of Changuillo, Peru". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  104. ^ "M 6.0 - 29 km WSW of San Juan, Peru". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  105. ^ "M 6.0 - 102 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  106. ^ "M 6.2 - 146 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  107. ^ "M 6.0 - 201 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  108. ^ "M 6.0 - 27 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  109. ^ "M 6.1 - south of the Fiji Islands". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  110. ^ "M 6.9 - 130 km ENE of Thang, India". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  111. ^ "M 6.1 - 115 km SE of Katsuura, Japan". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  112. ^ "M 6.3 - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  113. ^ "M 6.2 - Kermadec Islands region". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  114. ^ "M 6.7 - 17 km SW of Miyazaki, Japan". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  115. ^ "M 6.2 - 183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  116. ^ "M 6.1 - 82 km S of Banjar, Indonesia". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  117. ^ "M 6.0 - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  118. ^ "M 6.7 - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  119. ^ "M 6.5 - 131 km W of Iwanai, Japan". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  120. ^ "M 6.3 - 192 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  121. ^ "M 6.0 - 33 km SSW of Ambon, Indonesia". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
  122. ^ "M 6.4 - 4 km SW of El Ramal (Porvenir), Mexico". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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