Earthquakes in 1992 Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1992
Strongest magnitude 7.8 Indonesia Deadliest 7.8 Indonesia 2,500 deaths Total fatalities 3,939 9.0+ 0 4.0–4.9 5,130
This is a list of earthquakes in 1992 . 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 [ edit ] By magnitude [ edit ] Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 7.8 2,500 Indonesia , Flores Sea offshore VIII (Severe ) 27.7 December 12 2 7.7 116 Nicaragua , León offshore III (Weak ) 44.8 September 2 3 7.4 0 Vanuatu , Tanna offshore VIII (Severe ) 129.0 October 11 4 7.3 75 Kyrgyzstan , Suusamyr Valley IX (Violent ) 27.4 August 19 4 7.3 0 Philippines , Mindanao offshore VII (Very Strong ) 33.0 May 17 4 7.3 3 United States, California IX (Violent ) 1.0 June 28 4 7.3 0 Indonesia , offshore Banda Sea VI (Strong ) 77.7 December 20 8 7.2 0 United States , California IX (Violent ) 9.9 April 25 8 7.2 0 Papua New Guinea , Morobe offshore VII (Very Strong ) 58.0 May 15 8 7.2 0 Tonga offshore, south of the Fiji Islands IV (Light ) 377.2 July 11 11 7.2 11 Colombia , Chocó X (Extreme ) 10.0 November 18 12 7.1 0 Philippines , Mindanao offshore VII (Very Strong ) 32.8 May 17 13 7.0 0 Solomon Islands , Nendö offshore VII (Very Strong ) 18.8 May 27
By month [ edit ] January [ edit ] January Strongest magnitude 6.7 Japan Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 3
February [ edit ] February Strongest magnitude 6.8 Vanuatu Deadliest 3.4 South Africa 4 deaths Total fatalities 4 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 1[4] Japan , Kanagawa offshore 5.8 100.0 IV 37 people were injured and damage was observed in Tokyo . - 7 2[5] western Indian-Antarctic Ridge 6.0 10.0 I Foreshock . - - 2[6] western Indian-Antarctic Ridge 6.3 10.0 I - - 4[7] Indonesia , Central Java 5.1 58.3 IV One person was injured, over 1,500 homes were damaged and 1,500 families were displaced in Brebes . - 1 6[8] Indonesia , South Sumatra offshore 6.5 36.8 IV - - - 12[9] Turkey , Amasya 4.9 11.1 VI Some damage was caused in the Çorum –Samsun –Amasya area. - - 13[10] Vanuatu , Sanma offshore 6.8 9.6 VI - - - 13[11] United States , Alaska offshore 6.0 44.2 V - - - 14[12] South Africa , Gauteng 3.4 5.0 IV Four people died and four others were injured due to a mine collapse. 4 4 17[13] Russia , Severnaya Zemlya offshore 6.0 10.0 I - - - 17[14] Australia , Macquarie Island offshore 6.2 33.0 I - - - 17[15] Vanuatu , Tafea offshore 6.2 137.2 I - - - 20[16] France , Wallis and Futuna offshore 6.0 378.9 I - - - 21[17] Papua New Guinea , Morobe 6.0 55.0 V It is a foreshock of the 6.7 event six days later. - - 26[18] Yemen , Owen Fracture Zone offshore 6.0 10.0 I - - - 27[19] Papua New Guinea , Morobe 6.7 38.5 VI - - - 28[20] Argentina , Tucumán 5.2 23.2 VI Some damage occurred in San Miguel de Tucumán . - -
March Strongest magnitude 6.9 Russia Deadliest 6.7 Turkey 652 deaths Total fatalities 659 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 16
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties Dead Injured 2[21] Russia , Kamchatka offshore 6.9 38.6 VI - - - 2[22] Russia , Kamchatka offshore 6.0 34.9 V Aftershock. - - 4[23] Iran , Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 5.1 17.6 VI At least 6 were killed, 50 were injured and 300 homes collapsed in the Lordegan –Ardal area. Landslides blocked roads in the epicentral region. 6 50 5[24] Djibouti , Djibouti Region 6.2 7.4 VIII - - - 7[25] Costa Rica , Alajuela Province 6.6 78.9 VI One person died of a heart attack and damage was observed in San Jose . 1 - 8[26] United States , Northern California 5.3 9.5 VI Minor damage was caused in Honeydew and Petrolia . - - 13[27] Turkey , Erzincan 6.7 27.2 IX[28] The 1992 Erzincan earthquake killed at least 652 people and left 2,000 injured. 2,200 houses were heavily damaged at Erzincan. Landslides and avalanches also blocked a number of roads in the epicentral area. 652 2,000
References [ edit ] ^ "M 6.1 - 247 km WSW of Tofino, Canada" . ^ "M 6.1 - 60 km N of Ternate, Indonesia" . ^ "M 6.7 - Bonin Islands, Japan region" . ^ "M 5.8 - 4 km SSE of Miura, Japan" . ^ "M 6.0 - western Indian-Antarctic Ridge" . ^ "M 6.3 - western Indian-Antarctic Ridge" . ^ "M 5.1 - 6 km SE of Margasari, Indonesia" . ^ "M 6.5 - 187 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia" . ^ "M 4.9 - 11 km SSE of Amasya, Turkey" . ^ "M 6.8 - 99 km WSW of Luganville, Vanuatu" . ^ "M 6.0 - 59 km S of Akutan, Alaska" . ^ "M 3.4 - 7 km SSE of Carletonville, South Africa" . ^ "M 6.0 - east of Severnaya Zemlya" . ^ "M 6.2 - Macquarie Island region" . ^ "M 6.2 - 261 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu" . ^ "M 6.0 - 160 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna" . ^ "M 6.0 - 44 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea" . ^ "M 6.0 -" . ^ "M 6.7 - 50 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea" . ^ "M 5.2 - 24 km NE of Alderetes, Argentina" . ^ "M 6.9 - 84 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia" . ^ "M 6.0 - 85 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia" . ^ "M 5.1 - 55 km WSW of Bor?jen, Iran" . ^ "M 6.2 - 4 km WSW of Arta, Djibouti" . ^ "M 6.6 - 5 km SW of Río Segundo, Costa Rica" . ^ "M 5.3 - 27 km NW of Shelter Cove, California" . ^ "M 6.7 - 8 km W of Cimin, Turkey" . ^ USGS (6 February 2023). "PAGER" (PDF) . Retrieved 3 April 2023 .
Erzincan (6.7, Mar 13) † Roermond (5.8, Apr 13) Joshua Tree (6.2, Apr 22) Cape Mendocino (7.2, Apr 25) Kohat (6.3, May 5) † Landers (7.3, Jun 28) Big Bear (6.5, Jun 28) Suusamyr (7.3, Aug 19) † Nicaragua (7.7, Sep 2) † St. George (5.8, Sep 2) Cairo (5.8, Oct 12) † Murindó (7.2, Oct 18) Flores (7.8, Dec 12) † ‡ † indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year