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Earthquakes in 1986

class=notpageimage| Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1986 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	8.0 Mw United States
Deadliest	5.7 Mw El Salvador 1,000 deaths
Total fatalities	1,240
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
← 19851987 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1986. 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	1,000	5.7	El Salvador, San Salvador	IX (Violent)	10.0	October 10
2	150	7.2	Romania, Vrancea	VIII (Severe)	131.0	August 30
3	20	6.0	Greece, Peloponnese	X (Extreme)	11.2	September 13
4	16	5.2	Peru, Cusco	IV (Light)	50.9	April 5
5	15	7.4	Taiwan, Hualien	VIII (Severe)	33.8	November 14
5	15	6.1	Turkey, Malatya	VIII (Severe)	9.6	May 5

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	8.0	0	United States, Alaska offshore	VI (Strong)	33.0	May 7
2	7.7	0	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore	I (Not felt)	29.1	October 20
3	7.5	0	Indonesia, Molucca Sea offshore	IV (Light)	33.0	August 14
4	7.4	15	Taiwan, Hualien offshore	VIII (Severe)	33.8	November 14
5	7.2	0	Tonga, Tongatapu offshore	V (Moderate)	188.1	October 30
5	7.2	150	Romania, Vrancea	VIII (Severe)	131.0	August 30
5	7.2	0	Papua New Guinea, East Sepik	VII (Very strong)	102.3	June 24
8	7.1	0	Tonga offshore	II (Weak)	547.0	June 16
8	7.1	0	Fiji, Central offshore	IV (Light)	538.3	May 26
8	7.1	0	Vanuatu, Tafea offshore	IV (Light)	150.0	January 15
11	7.0	0	Mexico, Michoacan offshore	V (Moderate)	26.5	April 30

By month

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January

January

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw  Vanuatu
Deadliest	5.1 Mw  Peru 1 death
Total fatalities	1
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	6

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
3	Indonesia, North Maluku offshore	6.1	39.1	V	-	-	-
11	Peru, Ancash	5.1	38.9	IV	One person died, about 80 houses damaged or destroyed, and about 100 people were made homeless in Huarmey. 40 animals were also killed by rockslides.	1	-
15	Vanuatu, Tafea offshore	6.0	146.3	I	It is a foreshock of the 7.0 quake a few seconds later.	-	-
15	Vanuatu, Tafea offshore	7.0	150.0	IV	-	-	-
16	Taiwan, Yilan offshore	6.0	12.6	VI	Four people were injured.	-	4
17	East Germany, Saxony	4.3	10.0	VI	Slight damage was caused in Selb.	-	-
22	Solomon Islands, Makira offshore	6.3	94.6	V	-	-	-
26	United States, California	5.5	8.2	VII	Some damage was caused in the Hollister-Tres Pinos-Paicines area and in the Santa Ana Valley east of Hollister. The most serious damage occurred at the Cienega Winery about 11 miles south of Hollister.	-	-
27	Solomon Islands, Makira offshore	6.0	82.2	V	-	-	-
27	Soviet Union, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic	5.3	71.2	VII	Damage was observed in Dzhalilabad.	-	-
28	India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands offshore	6.0	27.0	I	-	-	-
29	Indonesia, South Sumatra	5.0	33.0	IV	Two people were injured and severe damage occurred in Lahat.	-	2
31	United States, Ohio	5.0	10.0	VI	17 people were injured and slight damage occurred in the Painesville-Mentor area. Minor damage also occurred at Bainbridge, Bowling Green, Chardon, Geneva, Huntsburg, Kirtland, Leroy, Madison, Metals Park, Middlefield, Perry, Perry Nuclear Plant, Thompson, Warren and Willoughby. Minor damage also occurred in neighboring Pennsylvania, in Albion and Linesville.	-	17

February

February

Strongest magnitude	6.5 Mw  Japan
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	4

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
3	Japan, Bonin Islands offshore	6.5	508.0	I	-	-	-
3	Mexico, Chiapas	4.7	16.2	IV	Adobe houses were damaged near the Tacana Volcano. In neighboring Guatemala, 500 houses were damaged in Ixchiguán.	-	-
10	South Africa, Free State	5.0	5.0	VI	Minor damage occurred in Welkom and in the St. Helena gold mine.	-	-
12	Japan, Ibaraki offshore	6.2	30.0	V	-	-	-
18	Puerto Rico, Santa Isabel offshore	4.7	20.7	IV	Slight damage occurred in Cayey, Cidra, Coamo, Ponce, and Santa Isabel.	-	-
18	Greece, Central Macedonia	4.8	21.4	VI	Slight damage occurred in Edhessa.	-	-
19	Philippines, Cagayan Valley offshore	6.0	77.4	V	Slight damage occurred in several old buildings in Laoag.	-	-
24	Solomon Islands, Western offshore	6.2	10.0	I	-	-	-

March

March

Strongest magnitude	6.7 Mw  Indonesia
Deadliest	2.0 Mw  United States 1 death
Total fatalities	1
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	12

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
3	Albania, Kukës	5.0	18.8	VI	Damage was observed in Kukës.	-	-
3	Albania, Kukës	4.5	16.4	VI	It is an aftershock of the 5.0 event a few hours prior. Additional damage was caused.	-	-
5	Vanuatu, Tafea offshore	6.1	286.6	I	-	-	-
6	Soviet Union, Azeri Soviet Socialist Republic	6.5	33.0	VI	Minor damage occurred in Baku.	-	-
7	Papua New Guinea, East New Britain	6.4	115.9	V	-	-	-
12	United States, Idaho	2.0	1.0	-	This earthquake was triggered by blasting in the Lucky Friday mine near Mullan. As a result, one person died and another two were injured.	1	2
13	Solomon Islands, Western offshore	6.1	65.6	V	-	-	-
14	southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge	6.0	10.0	I	-	-	-
14	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore	6.2	42.1	I	-	-	-
15	Bolivia, Oruro	6.3	243.1	IV	-	-	-
24	Central East Pacific Rise	6.1	10.0	I	-	-	-
24	Japan, Kagoshima offshore	6.3	26.2	IV	-	-	-
24	Indonesia, Papua	6.7	29.0	VII	-	-	-
25	Iran, Hormozgan	5.4	33.0	V	Three houses were destroyed in Gezir.	-	-
26	Brazil, Amazonas	6.3	608.5	I	-	-	-
27	France, Wallis and Futuna offshore	6.0	33.0	VI	-	-	-
31	United States, California	5.7	8.5	VI	Six people were treated for minor injuries. Slight damage was caused in Fremont and power outages occurred in parts of Fremont and San Jose.	-	6

April

April

Strongest magnitude	7.0 Mw  Mexico
Deadliest	5.2 Mw  Peru 16 deaths
Total fatalities	22
Number by magnitude
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
1	Fiji, Eastern offshore	6.0	540.0	I	-	-	-
5	United States, California	3.7	13.4	VI	Slight damage occurred in Huntington Beach.	-	-
5	Peru, Cusco	5.2	50.9	IV	At least 16 people were killed, 170 others were injured, 2,000 homes collapsed, and landslides occurred in Cusco.	16	170
10	Indonesia, North Maluku offshore	6.2	13.0	VI	-	-	-
11	United States, Alaska offshore	6.0	33.0	IV	-	-	-
14	Vanuatu, Torba offshore	6.5	29.4	V	-	-	-
14	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore	6.4	11.1	I	-	-	-
15	Soviet Union, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Kuril Islands offshore	6.3	23.2	V	-	-	-
20	Indonesia, Papua	6.8	33.0	VIII	-	-	-
26	India, Himachal Pradesh	5.5	33.0	VI	Six people were killed, 30 were injured and 85 percent of houses were damaged in Dharmsala.	6	30
30	Mexico, Michoacan	7.0	26.5	V	Some minor damage was caused in Mexico City. Slight damage also occurred in Ciudad Guzmán and in Guadalajara.	-	-

May

May

Strongest magnitude	8.0 Mw  United States
Deadliest	6.1 Mw  Turkey 15 deaths
Total fatalities	18
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	14

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1	New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands offshore	6.1	51.6	I	-	-	-
2	Iran, Fars	5.6	33.0	V	Damage occurred in Khonj.	-	-
2	Soviet Union, Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Kamchatka offshore	6.8	14.8	I	-	-	-
3	Iran, Fars	5.2	27.0	V	It is an aftershock of the 5.6 event the day prior. Additional damage was caused in Khonj.	-	-
5	Turkey, Malatya	6.1	9.6	VIII	Due to the 1986 Malatya earthquake, 15 people were killed, another 100 were injured and 4,000 houses were damaged in the Dogansehir-Golbasi area. All houses were damaged in Kapıdere. Slight damage was caused to houses around the cities of Adıyaman and Elbistan. Some dangerous cracks appeared in the arch of Sürgü Dam. Slight damage was caused to railroads in the epicentral area.	15	100
7	United States, Alaska offshore	6.3	22.1	I	It is a foreshock of the 8.0 event a few hours later.	-	-
7	United States, Alaska offshore	8.0	33.0	VII	Largest event of 1986. Slight damage was caused in Atka and Adak. Small tsunamis were observed, with the largest of them hitting Adak, which measured 175 cm high.	-	-
8	United States, Alaska offshore	6.4	18.1	I	Aftershock.	-	-
8	Philippines, Davao offshore	6.4	165.5	IV	-	-	-
11	Japan, Okinawa offshore	6.6	193.5	III	-	-	-
13	Soviet Union, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Samtskhe-Javakheti	5.8	10.0	VII	Two people were killed and 1,500 houses collapsed in Akhalkalaki. Slight damage was also caused in Susuz, in neighboring Turkey.	2	-
15	United States, Alaska offshore	6.4	33.0	VI	It is an aftershock of the 8.0 event on May 8. Slight additional damage was caused in Atka.	-	-
15	Pakistan, Balochistan	5.3	18.2	V	Extensive damage was caused to houses in the Barkham, Watakari and Hamtarot areas.	-	-
17	United States, Alaska offshore	6.5	26.2	VI	Slight damage was caused in Atka. It is an aftershock of the 8.0 event on May 7.	-	-
20	Taiwan, Hualien	6.2	19.3	VIII	One person was killed and five others were injured in Hualien.	1	5
21	Soviet Union, Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Kuril Islands offshore	6.3	39.1	III	-	-	-
24	Tonga, Niuatoputapu offshore	6.0	33.0	I	-	-	-
26	Fiji offshore	6.8	583.4	I	-	-	-
26	Fiji, Central offshore	7.1	538.3	IV	-	-	-
27	Indonesia, Banda Sea offshore	6.0	627.9	I	-	-	-

June

June

Strongest magnitude	7.2 Mw  Papua New Guinea
Deadliest	6.3 Mw  Venezuela 2 deaths
Total fatalities	3
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	16

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1	Papua New Guinea, Bougainville offshore	6.0	15.6	I	-	-	-
3	Philippines, Caraga offshore	6.1	67.0	V	-	-	-
6	Turkey, Malatya	5.8	10.0	V	It is an aftershock of the 6.1 event on May 5. Further damage was observed in Surgu, where one person was killed and 15 others were injured. Additional cracks appeared in the Sürgü Dam, and landslides blocked a road between Erkenek and Adıyaman.	1	15
8	Soviet Union, Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Kuril Islands offshore	6.1	56.2	V	-	-	-
9	Soviet Union, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Lankaran	4.4	33.0	V	Damage was caused to old buildings in the epicentral area.	-	-
11	France, Wallis and Futuna offshore	6.0	17.8	I	-	-	-
11	Venezuela, Sucre	6.3	18.8	VII	Two people were killed, 45 others were injured and many were left homeless in Cariaco. Damage was observed at Corupano, El Pilar and Río Caribe.	2	45
16	Tonga offshore, south of the Fiji Islands	7.1	547.0	II	-	-	-
17	Philippines, Davao offshore	6.0	33.0	II	-	-	-
17	Philippines, Soccksargen offshore	6.6	31.9	V	-	-	-
18	United States, Alaska offshore	6.5	27.0	IV	-	-	-
19	United States, Alaska offshore	6.8	16.7	IV	-	-	-
19	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore	6.1	10.0	I	-	-	-
20	China, Tibet	6.1	33.0	VII	At least 58 houses collapsed and many others were damaged in Ombu.	-	-
24	Japan, Chiba offshore	6.6	62.6	V	-	-	-
24	Papua New Guinea, East Sepik	7.2	102.3	VII	Damage was observed throughout the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Submarine cables from Madang to Guam and Madang to Cairns were damaged. Preliminary estimate of damage approximately 500,000 U.S. dollars.	-	-
24	Ascension Island offshore	6.4	21.6	I	-	-	-
24	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore	6.0	10.7	II	-	-	-
28	Tonga, Tongatapu offshore	6.5	211.2	I	-	-	-
29	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore	6.1	10.0	IV	-	-	-

July

July

Strongest magnitude	6.8 Mw  Indonesia
Deadliest	5.5 Mw  Venezuela 1 death 5.7 Mw  Iran 1 death
Total fatalities	2
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	13

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1	Tonga, Niuas offshore	6.1	33.0	I	-	-	-
5	Australia, Macquarie Island offshore	6.1	10.0	I	-	-	-
5	Mexico, Chiapas	6.0	111.9	IV	-	-	-
6	China, Xizang	6.0	9.1	I	-	-	-
7	Carlsberg Ridge	6.5	7.8	I	-	-	-
8	United States, California	6.0	10.0	VII	The 1986 North Palm Springs earthquake injured 40 people in the North Palm Springs area and caused property damage estimated at $6 million. The most serious damage occurred at the Devers substation of Southern California Edison Company. Also some residences in the Whitewater Canyon area were badly damaged. Damage occurred at Angelus Oaks, Desert Hot Springs, North Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Palm Springs and Yucca Valley. Overall sixteen business structures and four houses were destroyed; 102 houses (mostly mobile homes) and 117 business structures were damaged to some degree. The earthquake disrupted electrical and telephone service, broke water lines and gas lines, and caused failure of two pumping stations in the Metropolitan Water District.	-	40
9	Indonesia, Molucca Sea offshore	6.8	27.6	IV	-	-	-
11	United States, Tennessee	3.3	5.0	VI	Slight damage occurred in Cohutta, Georgia.	-	-
12	Iran, Fars	5.7	10.0	VII	One person was killed, four others were injured and about 300 homes suffered damage in Mamasani.	1	4
12	United States, Ohio	4.5	10.0	VI	Slight damage was caused at Anna, Lima, Minster, New Bremen and St. Marys.	-	-
13	Iran, Fars	4.9	10.0	VI	It is an aftershock of the 5.7 event on July 12. Additional damage was caused.	-	-
13	United States, California offshore	5.5	5.8	VI	29 people were injured, one of them seriously and at least 50 buildings were damaged in the Newport Beach-San Diego area. Preliminary estimate of damage was 720 thousand dollars. Some damage also occurred in Tijuana, in neighboring Mexico.	-	29
16	Vanuatu, Tafea offshore	6.6	111.1	VI	-	-	-
18	Venezuela, Falcón	5.5	7.2	VI	One person died of a heart attack and 30 houses were damaged in Churuguara.	1	-
19	Soviet Union, Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, Kuril Islands offshore	6.3	141.2	I	-	-	-
19	United States, Alaska offshore	6.0	33.0	IV	This two similarly sized earthquakes 16 hours apart can be considered a doublet earthquake. The second event caused some damage in the Dutch Harbor Airport and in Unalaska.	-	-
19	United States, Alaska offshore	6.0	33.0	V		-	-
21	United States, California	6.4	8.8	VI	The 1986 Chalfant Valley earthquake injured two people and caused damage in Bishop and Chalfant.	-	2
23	Yugoslavia, Socialist Republic of Serbia, Šumadija and Western Serbia	3.1	10.0	III	Some houses were destroyed and roads were damaged in the Brzeće-Kneževo area.	-	-
23	Italy, Basilicata	4.5	14.8	V	Slight damage occurred in Potenza.	-	-
25	Japan, Okinawa offshore	6.1	21.7	I	-	-	-

August

August

Strongest magnitude	7.5 Mw  Indonesia
Deadliest	7.2 Mw  Romania 150 deaths
Total fatalities	150
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	11

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
3	Turkey, Gaziantep	5.0	11.5	V	At least 73 houses were damaged in Gaziantep and Maras provinces.	-	-
10	Indonesia, North Maluku offshore	6.2	104.2	V	-	-	-
14	Indonesia, Molucca Sea offshore	7.5	33.0	IV	A large number of aftershocks followed this event but were not listed due to cluttering.	-	-
18	Tonga, Ha'apai offshore	6.2	19.7	I	-	-	-
19	Turkey, Manisa	4.1	13.3	IV	Minor damage occurred in Demirci.	-	-
20	Papua New Guinea, East New Britain	6.3	79.1	V	-	-	-
20	China, Qinghai	6.4	33.0	VIII	-	-	-
23	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore	6.6	32.2	I	-	-	-
26	China, Gansu	6.0	8.0	VII	Minor damage occurred in Huzu and Menyuan.	-	-
30	Romania, Buzău	7.2	131.0	VIII	The 1986 Vrancea earthquake caused extensive damage in Romania, where a church collapsed. In neighboring Moldova, (then part of the Soviet Union as the Moldovian Soviet Socialist Republic), at least two people died and at least 558 were injured. However, there were unconfirmed reports of at least 100 people were killed when an apartment partially collapsed in Chișinău, and 50 laborers who died when they were crushed by piles of rubble in Bucharest. Tremors were felt in many parts of Europe, from Poland to Italy.	2-150	558

September

September

Strongest magnitude	6.7 Mw  Northern Mariana Islands
Deadliest	6.0 Mw  Greece 20 deaths
Total fatalities	20
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	11

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
2	Romania, Buzău	4.1	153.1	III	It is an aftershock of the 7.2 magnitude event three days prior. Additional damage was caused in Kishinev and Kagul, in neighboring Moldova.	-	-
5	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore	6.1	27.9	I	-	-	-
11	Papua New Guinea, East New Britain offshore	6.5	51.2	V	-	-	-
12	United States, Alaska offshore	6.5	31.3	IV	-	-	-
13	Scotia Sea	6.3	10.0	I	-	-	-
13	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore	6.5	215.3	III	-	-	-
13	Greece, Peloponnese	6.0	11.2	X	The 1986 Kalamata earthquake caused major damage in southern Greece, especially in the city of Kalamata. At least twenty people were killed, about were 300 injured, 2,500 were left homeless and 1,500 buildings were damaged or destroyed.	20	300
14	Papua New Guinea, Bougainville offshore	6.1	58.8	V	-	-	-
15	Greece, Peloponnese	4.9	10.0	VI	It is an aftershock of the 1986 Kalamata earthquake. Additional damage was caused, and 37 people were injured.	-	37
16	Northern Mariana Islands offshore	6.7	47.7	I	-	-	-
16	China, Gansu	5.3	18.4	VI	Damage occurred in Haomen.	-	-
17	Carlsberg Ridge	6.2	10.0	I	-	-	-
25	Mexico, Sinaloa offshore	6.0	10.0	I	-	-	-
25	Indonesia, Talaud Islands offshore	6.0	45.4	V	-	-	-

October

October

Strongest magnitude	7.7 Mw  New Zealand
Deadliest	5.7 Mw  El Salvador 1,000 deaths
Total fatalities	1,000
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	13

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
5	South Africa, Eastern Cape	5.4	5.0	VI	Some damage occurred near Mount Frere.	-	-
6	China, Yunnan	5.4	10.0	VII	Several people were injured and some houses were damaged in Fumin.	-	Several
10	El Salvador, San Salvador	5.7	10.0	IX	Deadliest event of 1986. The 1986 San Salvador earthquake caused severe damage in the country's capital, San Salvador. As a result of this event, at least a thousand people died, 10,000 were injured, and 200,000 were left homeless. Some damage was also observed in Tegucigalpa, the capital of neighboring Honduras.	1,000	10,000
10	El Salvador, San Salvador	4.5	10.0	V	It is an aftershock of the 1986 San Salvador earthquake. Further damage was caused in San Salvador.	-	-
11	Turkey, Aydın	5.7	5.0	VII	Three people were injured and 200 houses were damaged or destroyed in Aydın.	-	3
14	South Africa, Prince Edward Islands offshore	6.2	10.0	I	-	-	-
14	Papua New Guinea, New Ireland offshore	6.8	40.9	V	-	-	-
16	Pakistan, Balochistan	5.0	42.6	IV	150 buildings were damaged in Khuzdar.	-	-
17	Indonesia, Maluku offshore	6.4	67.0	V	-	-	-
20	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore	7.7	29.1	I	Items were knocked off shelves in Raoul Island.	-	-
20	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore	6.1	33.0	I	Aftershock.	-	-
22	Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands offshore	6.0	165.1	I	-	-	-
23	Vanuatu, Penama offshore	6.2	159.6	IV	-	-	-
23	Papua New Guinea, Morobe	6.0	126.9	IV	-	-	-
23	Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands offshore	6.7	18.8	VI	This two similarly sized earthquakes occurring an hour apart can be considered as a doublet earthquake.	-	-
23	Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands offshore	6.5	23.6	VI		-	-
24	Papua New Guinea, Bougainville offshore	6.4	52.0	III	-	-	-
24	Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands offshore	6.0	47.3	I	-	-	-
24	Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands offshore	6.3	33.0	V	Too far northeast of the 6.0 event to be considered the 6.3 event a mainshock.	-	-
25	Vanuatu, Shefa offshore	6.4	30.6	V	-	-	-
28	South Africa, North West	5.3	5.0	VII	Some damage occurred in Klerksdorp.	-	-
30	Tonga, Tongatapu offshore	7.2	188.1	V	-	-	-

November

November

Strongest magnitude	7.4 Mw  Taiwan
Deadliest	7.4 Mw  Taiwan 15 deaths
Total fatalities	15
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	7

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the USGS

1. "M 6.1 - 203 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia".
2. "M 5.1 - 2 km ENE of Centenario, Peru".
3. "M 6.0 - 229 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu".
4. "M 7.1 - 210 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu".
5. "M 6.0 - 26 km E of Yilan, Taiwan".
6. "M 4.3 - 3 km NE of Hazlov, Czechia".
7. "M 6.3 - 104 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands".
8. "M 5.5 - 3 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California".
9. "M 6.0 - Solomon Islands".
10. "M 5.3 - 9 km WSW of Boradigah, Azerbaijan".
11. "M 6.0 - Nicobar Islands, India region".
12. "M 5.0 - 15 km SW of Lahat, Indonesia".
13. "M 5.0 - 4 km NNW of Chardon, Ohio".
14. "M 6.5 - Bonin Islands, Japan region".
15. "M 4.7 - 1 km NE of Unión Juárez, Mexico".
16. "M 5.0 - 4 km NNE of Welkom, South Africa".
17. "M 6.2 - 49 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan".
18. "M 4.7 - 8 km SSW of Playita Cortada, Puerto Rico".
19. "M 4.8 - 5 km SW of Rizári, Greece".
20. "M 6.0 - 39 km NNE of Namuac, Philippines".
21. "M 6.2 - 92 km S of Gizo, Solomon Islands".
22. "M 5.0 - 16 km SW of Kukës, Albania".
23. "M 4.5 - 18 km SW of Kukës, Albania".
24. "M 6.1 - 87 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu".
25. "M 6.5 - 105 km E of Pirallah?, Azerbaijan".
26. "M 6.4 - 94 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea".
27. "M 2.0 - 0 km E of Mullan, Idaho".
28. "M 6.1 - 83 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea".
29. "M 6.0 - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge".
30. "M 6.2 - Kermadec Islands region".
31. "M 6.3 - 65 km W of Challapata, Bolivia".
32. "M 6.1 - central East Pacific Rise".
33. "M 6.3 - 54 km ENE of Naze, Japan".
34. "M 6.7 - 215 km W of Abepura, Indonesia".
35. "M 5.4 - 19 km NNW of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran".
36. "M 6.3 - 127 km ENE of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil".
37. "M 6.0 - 17 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna".
38. "M 5.7 - 15 km NE of East Foothills, California".
39. "M 6.0 - 227 km E of Levuka, Fiji".
40. "M 3.7 - 3km S of Westminster, CA".
41. "M 5.2 - 6 km ENE of Pisac, Peru".
42. "M 6.2 - 200 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia".
43. "M 6.0 - 93 km WNW of Dutch Harbor, Alaska".
44. "M 6.5 - 78 km W of Sola, Vanuatu".
45. "M 6.4 - South Sandwich Islands region".
46. "M 6.3 - 68 km E of Shikotan, Russia".
47. "M 6.8 - 148 km W of Abepura, Indonesia".
48. "M 5.5 - 11 km ENE of K?ngar, India".
49. "M 7.0 - 41 km SSW of Aguililla, Mexico".
50. "M 6.1 - 245 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia".
51. "M 5.6 - 65 km NE of Mohr, Iran".
52. "M 6.8 - 145 km SE of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia".
53. "M 5.2 - southern Iran".
54. "M 6.1 - 11 km SSW of Do?an?ehir, Turkey".
55. "M 6.3 - 99 km SSW of Atka, Alaska".
56. "M 8.0 - 85 km SSW of Atka, Alaska".
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58. "M 6.4 - 106 km SE of Adak, Alaska".
59. "M 6.4 - 85 km S of Sarangani, Philippines".
60. "M 6.6 - 215 km N of Hirara, Japan".
61. "M 5.8 - 21 km E of Akhalk'alak'i, Georgia".
62. "M 6.4 - 37 km WNW of Atka, Alaska".
63. "M 5.3 - 31 km SSE of Kohlu, Pakistan".
64. "M 6.5 - 25 km NW of Atka, Alaska".
65. "M 6.2 - 16 km N of Hualien City, Taiwan".
66. "M 6.3 - 137 km E of Shikotan, Russia".
67. "M 6.0 - 90 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga".
68. "M 6.8 - Fiji region".
69. "M 7.1 - 230 km S of Suva, Fiji".
70. "M 6.0 - 206 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste".
71. "M 6.0 - 134 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea".
72. "M 6.1 - 40 km NNW of Santa Monica, Philippines".
73. "M 5.8 - 10 km SSE of Do?an?ehir, Turkey".
74. "M 6.1 - 61 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia".
75. "M 4.4 - 2 km S of Masally, Azerbaijan".
76. "M 6.0 - 171 km SW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna".
77. "M 6.3 - 36 km ESE of Carúpano, Venezuela".
78. "M 7.1 - south of the Fiji Islands".
79. "M 6.0 - 89 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines".
80. "M 6.6 - 6 km SSW of Pangyan, Philippines".
81. "M 6.5 - 57 km S of Adak, Alaska".
82. "M 6.8 - 100 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska".
83. "M 6.1 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand".
84. "M 6.1 - 263 km NE of Saga, China".
85. "M 6.6 - 46 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan".
86. "M 7.2 - 44 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea".
87. "M 6.4 - north of Ascension Island".
88. "M 6.0 - Kermadec Islands region".
89. "M 6.5 - 151 km NW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga".
90. "M 6.1 - Kermadec Islands region".
91. "M 6.1 - 150 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga".
92. "M 6.1 - west of Macquarie Island".
93. "M 6.0 - 13 km NNW of El Triunfo, Mexico".
94. "M 6.0 - 238 km E of Leh, India".
95. "M 6.5 - Carlsberg Ridge".
96. "M 6.0 - 6km SSW of Morongo Valley, CA".
97. "M 6.8 - 155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia".
98. "M 3.3 - 8 km ENE of Ooltewah, Tennessee".
99. "M 5.7 - 17 km SSE of N?r?b?d, Iran".
100. "M 4.5 - 1 km ESE of Saint Marys, Ohio".
101. "M 4.9 - 14 km S of N?r?b?d, Iran".
102. "M 5.5 - 47km ENE of San Clemente Is. (SE tip), CA".
103. "M 6.6 - 12 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu".
104. "M 5.5 - 75 km SSE of Coro, Venezuela".
105. "M 6.3 - Kuril Islands".
106. "M 6.0 - 51 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska".
107. "M 6.0 - 64 km SW of Unalaska, Alaska".
108. "M 6.4 - 15 km NNE of Mesa, California".
109. "M 3.1 - 22 km NNE of Leposaviq, Kosovo".
110. "M 4.5 - 4 km NNE of Picerno, Italy".
111. "M 6.1 - 177 km W of Itoman, Japan".
112. "M 5.0 - 17 km NNW of Gaziantep, Turkey".
113. "M 6.2 - 40 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia".
114. "M 7.5 - 146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia".
115. "M 6.2 - 76 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga".
116. "M 4.1 - 7 km ESE of Demirci, Turkey".
117. "M 6.3 - 134 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea".
118. "M 6.4 - Southern Qinghai, China".
119. "M 6.6 - south of the Kermadec Islands".
120. "M 6.0 - 102 km WSW of Wuwei, China".
121. "M 7.2 - 7 km NNE of Ca?oca, Romania".
122. "M 4.1 - 7 km N of Gura Teghii, Romania".
123. "M 6.1 - South Sandwich Islands region".
124. "M 6.5 - 95 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea".
125. "M 6.5 - 95 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska".
126. "M 6.3 - Scotia Sea".
127. "M 6.5 - Kermadec Islands region".
128. "M 6.0 - 1 km ENE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece".
129. "M 6.1 - 65 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea".
130. "M 4.9 - 6 km NW of Kardamýli, Greece".
131. "M 6.7 - Mariana Islands region".
132. "M 5.3 - 89 km WSW of Wuwei, China".
133. "M 6.2 - Carlsberg Ridge".
134. "M 6.0 - 150 km SW of Empaque Tarriba, Mexico".
135. "M 6.0 - 240 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines".
136. "M 5.4 - 47 km S of Qacha's Nek, Lesotho".
137. "M 5.4 - 56 km NNW of Majie, China".
138. "M 5.7 - 5 km N of Tonacatepeque, El Salvador".
139. "M 4.6 - 2 km SE of Apopa, El Salvador".
140. "M 5.7 - 10 km E of Kuyucak, Turkey".
141. "M 6.2 - Prince Edward Islands region".
142. "M 6.8 - 167 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea".
143. "M 5.0 - 10 km SSE of Khuzdar, Pakistan".
144. "M 6.4 - 151 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia".
145. "M 7.7 - Kermadec Islands region".
146. "M 6.1 - Kermadec Islands region".
147. "M 6.0 - 31 km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands".
148. "M 6.2 - 43 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu".
149. "M 6.0 - 53 km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea".
150. "M 6.7 - 73 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands".
151. "M 6.5 - 49 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands".
152. "M 6.4 - 193 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea".
153. "M 6.0 - 93 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands".
154. "M 6.3 - 66 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands".
155. "M 6.4 - 20 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu".
156. "M 5.3 - 0 km NE of Orkney, South Africa".
157. "M 7.2 - 157 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga".

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