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.
1989 Gissar earthquake: 274 people were killed, many were injured, and extensive damage occurred mostly due to mudslides that destroyed Sharora and two other villages.
233 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.
1989 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.
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.
Four 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.
It 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.
Five 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.
Two 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.
One 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]
1989 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.
1989 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.
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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 Earthquakes in 1989class notpageimage Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1989 4 0 5 9 magnitude 6 0 6 9 magnitude 7 0 7 9 magnitude 8 0 magnitudeStrongest magnitude8 0 Mw AustraliaDeadliest5 3 Mw Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic274 deathsTotal fatalities677Number by magnitude9 0 0 19881990 Contents 1 By death toll 2 By magnitude 3 By month 3 1 January 3 2 February 3 3 March 3 4 April 3 5 May 3 6 June 3 7 July 3 8 August 3 9 September 3 10 October 3 11 November 3 12 December 4 ReferencesBy death toll editRank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth km Date1 274 5 3 nbsp Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Districts of Republican Subordination VII Very strong 33 0 January 222 120 6 3 nbsp Indonesia Papua VIII Severe 14 3 August 13 114 6 0 nbsp Iran Fars VI Strong 30 5 May 274 63 6 9 nbsp United States California IX Violent 17 2 October 185 30 5 9 nbsp Algeria Tipaza VIII Severe 10 0 October 296 29 5 4 nbsp China Shanxi V Moderate 10 0 October 187 13 5 4 nbsp Australia New South Wales VIII Severe 10 0 December 278 11 6 4 nbsp China Sichuan VII Very strong 13 3 April 15By magnitude editRank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth km Date1 8 0 0 nbsp Australia Macquarie Island offshore V Moderate 10 0 May 232 7 6 1 nbsp Philippines Mindanao offshore VII Very strong 24 4 December 153 7 4 0 nbsp Japan Iwate offshore VI Strong 28 6 November 14 7 1 0 nbsp Indonesia Molucca Sea offshore V Moderate 44 0 February 104 7 1 0 nbsp Brazil Acre I Not felt 593 4 May 54 7 1 0 nbsp Papua New Guinea Morobe V Moderate 104 4 December 77 7 0 0 nbsp United States Alaska offshore V Moderate 11 0 September 47 7 0 0 nbsp New Zealand Kermadec Islands offshore IV Light 43 8 May 14By month editJanuary edit JanuaryStrongest magnitude6 7 Mw nbsp IndonesiaDeadliest5 3 Mw nbsp Tajik SSR274 deathsTotal fatalities274Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 906 0 6 910 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured1 1 nbsp Iran Hormozgan 4 5 55 7 III Minor damage occurred in Bastak 2 2 nbsp Tonga Vava u offshore 6 2 108 4 I 6 3 nbsp France Midi Pyrenees 4 9 22 7 V Slight damage occurred in La Mongie 8 4 nbsp United States Alaska offshore Andreanof Islands 6 0 33 0 III 9 5 nbsp Soviet Union Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Kuril Islands offshore 6 5 13 5 I 10 6 nbsp Indonesia Maluku 6 7 46 6 VII 12 7 nbsp Soviet Union Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Kuril Islands offshore 6 1 33 0 I Aftershock of the January 9 event 17 8 nbsp Papua New Guinea West New Britain offshore 6 4 31 8 IV 19 9 central East Pacific Rise 6 0 10 0 I 19 10 nbsp United States California offshore 5 0 11 6 VI Several 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 Several22 11 nbsp Soviet Union Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic East Kazakhstan 6 1 0 0 I Nuclear explosion 22 12 nbsp Japan Hokkaido offshore 6 2 25 0 III 22 13 nbsp Soviet Union Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Districts of Republican Subordination 5 3 33 0 VII 1989 Gissar earthquake 274 people were killed many were injured and extensive damage occurred mostly due to mudslides that destroyed Sharora and two other villages 274 Many24 14 nbsp Japan Hokkaido offshore 5 5 50 3 IV Minor damage occurred in Urakawa 25 15 nbsp South Africa Free State 5 5 5 0 VII Minor damage occurred in Welkom 27 16 nbsp Hungarian People s Republic Vas 4 4 22 1 IV Minor damage occurred in Ajka Vas and Zala counties 27 17 nbsp Soviet Union Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Kamchatka offshore 6 3 28 4 I 30 18 nbsp United States Utah 5 2 19 0 VI Slight damage occurred at Aurora Emery Ferron Koosharem Salina Sterling and Wales February edit FebruaryStrongest magnitude7 1 Mw nbsp IndonesiaDeadliest5 6 Mw nbsp Japan1 deathTotal fatalities1Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 916 0 6 910 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured4 19 nbsp Panama offshore 6 3 10 0 I 4 20 nbsp Papua New Guinea East New Britain offshore 6 2 52 2 V 10 21 nbsp Indonesia Molucca Sea offshore 7 1 44 0 V 12 22 nbsp Cuba Guantanamo offshore 5 2 59 6 IV Minor damage occurred in Santiago de Cuba Maisi and Guantanamo 14 23 nbsp Solomon Islands Makira offshore 6 5 31 9 VI 14 24 nbsp United States Washington 4 0 0 8 V Minor damage occurred in the Big Lake Elementary School 16 25 southern East Pacific Rise 6 2 10 0 I 19 26 nbsp Japan Saitama 5 6 60 4 V One person was killed and another was injured 1 119 27 nbsp Vanuatu Sanma 6 0 101 2 V 22 28 nbsp United States Alaska offshore 6 0 33 0 I 24 29 nbsp Turkey Denizli 5 3 18 5 VI Slight damage occurred in Denizli 25 30 nbsp New Zealand Kermadec Islands offshore 6 8 30 5 V 26 31 nbsp Costa Rica San Jose 5 4 22 5 VII Minor damage and some landslides was caused in the Guaitil San Marcos area 27 32 nbsp Indonesia North Maluku offshore 6 4 53 7 VI Six schools and a number of buildings were damaged in Galela 28 33 nbsp Paraguay Boqueron 6 5 569 0 IV 28 34 nbsp Indonesia Maluku 6 2 196 4 IV March edit MarchStrongest magnitude6 9 Mw nbsp TongaDeadliest6 3 Mw nbsp Malawi9 deathsTotal fatalities10Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 906 0 6 97 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured5 35 nbsp Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic Chuy 4 8 33 0 VI Minor damage occurred in the epicentral area 6 36 nbsp Japan Chiba 6 1 42 1 V 8 37 nbsp Indonesia Molucca Sea offshore 6 1 31 9 V 233 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 nbsp Brazil Rio Grande do Norte 5 0 10 0 VI Slight damage occurred in Natal 10 39 nbsp Turkey Erzurum 4 4 10 0 V 10 houses collapsed and another 120 others were damaged in Kars and Erzurum 10 40 nbsp Papua New Guinea New Ireland 5 8 53 3 V One person was killed by a landslide in Rabaul 1 10 41 nbsp Malawi Central 6 3 28 0 VIII 1989 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 9 10011 42 nbsp Tonga Vava u offshore 6 9 230 1 I 13 43 nbsp West Germany Hesse 5 4 1 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 316 44 nbsp New Zealand Kermadec Islands offshore 6 0 37 4 III 17 45 nbsp New Zealand Kermadec Islands offshore 6 2 59 2 I 19 46 nbsp Greece Thessaly offshore 5 4 10 0 VI Minor damage occurred in Skiathos 26 47 nbsp Brazil Rio Grande do Norte 4 4 10 0 VII Minor damage occurred in eastern Ceara 30 48 nbsp Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Shirak 4 6 10 0 V Some damage occurred in Spitak where 270 cattle were killed It is an aftershock of the 1988 Armenian earthquake 30 49 nbsp Tonga Ha apai offshore 6 0 230 0 I April edit AprilStrongest magnitude6 9 Mw nbsp Mexico6 9 Mw nbsp VanuatuDeadliest6 4 Mw nbsp China11 deathsTotal fatalities14Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 906 0 6 916 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured3 50 nbsp United States California 4 5 11 3 VI Slight damage occurred in San Jose 5 51 nbsp Chile Tarapaca 6 2 112 0 IV 6 52 nbsp Vanuatu Tafea offshore 6 9 165 7 V 7 53 nbsp United States California 4 8 12 6 VI Slight damage occurred in Corona del Mar Costa Mesa and Newport Beach 8 54 nbsp Tonga Niuas offshore 6 0 32 7 I 11 55 nbsp Russia Kamchatka offshore 6 8 16 4 V 11 56 nbsp Greece West Greece 4 4 10 0 V Minor damage occurred in Leondion 15 57 nbsp China Sichuan 6 4 13 3 VII Four 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 11 4216 58 nbsp Fiji offshore 6 3 609 7 I 18 59 nbsp Tonga offshore south of the Fiji Islands 6 1 523 7 I 20 60 nbsp Russia Sakha 6 4 26 3 VI 25 61 nbsp China Sichuan 6 1 7 7 VII Considerable damage occurred in Batang County Aftershock of the 6 4 event on April 15 25 62 nbsp Mexico Guerrero 6 9 19 2 VII Three people were killed a few were injured and some damage occurred in Mexico City Minor damage occurred in Acapulco 3 Few27 63 nbsp Japan Izu Islands offshore 6 3 84 6 II 27 64 nbsp United States Missouri 4 3 11 7 VI Slight damage occurred in Steele 28 65 nbsp Turkey Mugla offshore 5 6 16 9 VI Slight damage occurred in Milas 28 66 nbsp Indonesia Bengkulu offshore 6 0 27 4 I 28 67 nbsp South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore 6 0 22 3 I 28 68 nbsp Indonesia Bengkulu offshore 6 1 32 4 I 30 69 nbsp Venezuela Falcon 6 0 20 3 VII Slight damage occurred in Valencia 30 70 nbsp Fiji Eastern offshore 6 0 570 3 I May edit MayStrongest magnitude8 0 Mw nbsp AustraliaDeadliest6 0 Mw nbsp Iran114 deathsTotal fatalities115Number by magnitude8 0 8 917 0 7 926 0 6 913 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured3 71 nbsp China Sichuan 6 2 14 0 VII It 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 23 72 nbsp Iran Fars 5 2 33 0 IV Four people were injured and seven villages were severely damaged in Mamasani 73 44 74 nbsp Venezuela Falcon offshore 5 5 15 5 VI It 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 nbsp Brazil Acre 7 1 593 4 I 7 76 nbsp China Yunnan 5 6 33 0 IV One person died 91 others were injured and 5 300 houses were destroyed in Gengma 1 918 77 nbsp Tonga offshore south of the Fiji Islands 6 3 548 2 I 9 78 nbsp United States Washington 4 5 14 6 VI Slight damage occurred in Okanogan 14 79 nbsp New Zealand Kermadec Islands offshore 7 0 43 8 IV 14 80 Mid Indian Ridge 6 0 10 0 I 15 81 nbsp Greece West Greece 4 8 34 0 IV Minor damage occurred in Patras 15 82 nbsp Solomon Islands Guadalcanal offshore 6 1 23 6 V 17 83 nbsp Russia Sakha 6 0 30 7 VI Aftershock of the 6 4 event on April 20 19 84 nbsp United States Alaska offshore 6 3 104 0 V 20 85 nbsp New Zealand Kermadec Islands offshore 6 3 29 2 I Aftershock of the 7 0 event on May 14 20 86 nbsp Turkey Tunceli 5 4 38 2 V Twenty houses were damaged and several cattle were killed in Erzincan 23 87 nbsp Australia Macquarie Island offshore 8 0 10 0 V Small tsunamis were observed along the coast of Tasmania Jervis Bay and Sydney Harbour 23 88 nbsp Australia Macquarie Island offshore 6 0 10 0 I Aftershock 24 89 nbsp Russia Kamchatka offshore 6 3 18 6 I 25 90 nbsp Australia Macquarie Island offshore 6 0 10 0 I Aftershock 27 91 Pacific Antarctic Ridge 6 1 10 0 I 27 92 nbsp Iran Fars 6 0 30 5 VI At least 114 people were killed 17 others were injured many houses were destroyed and 100 livestock were killed in Dogonbadan 93 114 1731 94 nbsp New Zealand Fiordland 6 4 23 2 VII June edit JuneStrongest magnitude6 4 Mw nbsp JapanDeadliest5 8 Mw nbsp Bangladesh1 deathTotal fatalities1Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 906 0 6 94 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured7 95 nbsp Greece West Greece 5 2 25 0 V Cracks appeared on many buildings in Kato Akhaia 8 96 nbsp Ethiopia SNNPR 4 9 18 6 VI A few people suffered minor injuries and damage occurred in Sodo Few11 97 Northern Mid Atlantic Ridge 6 2 9 6 I 12 98 nbsp Bangladesh Barisal 5 8 5 8 VIII One person died another 100 were injured and minor damage occurred in Sarankhola 1 10012 99 nbsp United States California 4 8 15 4 VI Slight damage occurred in Bell Gardens and in downtown Los Angeles 16 100 nbsp United States Alaska offshore 5 6 48 5 V Slight damage occurred in Larsen Bay and in Kodiak 16 101 nbsp Japan Wakayama offshore 6 4 359 9 III 25 102 nbsp Ecuador Esmeraldas offshore 6 3 15 1 VII 30 people were injured and 12 homes were damaged in Esmeraldas 3026 103 nbsp United States Hawaii offshore 6 2 8 8 VII Five 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 526 104 nbsp Portugal Azores offshore 5 9 11 3 VI Several people were slightly injured and minor damage was caused on Graciosa SeveralJuly edit JulyStrongest magnitude6 8 Mw nbsp IndonesiaTotal fatalities0Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 906 0 6 97 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured3 105 nbsp Australia Macquarie Island offshore 6 4 33 0 I 3 106 nbsp United States Alaska offshore 6 1 33 0 IV 9 107 nbsp Japan Shizuoka offshore 5 2 5 0 V 19 people were injured landslides and roads cracked in Itō 1914 108 nbsp Indonesia East Nusa Tenggara offshore 6 7 9 8 VII Seven people were seriously injured and 38 buildings were damaged in Alor 721 109 nbsp China Sichuan 5 6 35 7 V Three houses were damaged in Batang County It is an aftershock of the 6 4 quake on April 15 22 110 nbsp Indonesia North Maluku 6 5 141 8 V 24 111 nbsp Afghanistan Badakhshan 6 0 95 1 IV 24 112 nbsp Fiji Western offshore 6 0 31 4 I 31 113 nbsp Indonesia East Nusa Tenggara offshore 6 8 13 8 V Slight damage occurred in Maumere August edit AugustStrongest magnitude6 6 Mw nbsp Taiwan6 6 Mw nbsp Papua New GuineaDeadliest6 3 Mw nbsp Indonesia120 deathsTotal fatalities124Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 906 0 6 97 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured1 114 nbsp Indonesia Papua offshore 6 3 14 3 VIII 1989 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 120 1253 115 nbsp Russia Chechnya 5 2 18 2 VI One person died and damage occurred in Groznyy 1 3 116 nbsp Taiwan Hualien offshore 6 6 10 7 V 3 117 nbsp Fiji Central offshore 6 0 592 1 I 8 118 nbsp New Zealand Taranaki offshore 5 6 121 6 IV Minor damage occurred in both the North and South Islands 8 119 nbsp United States California 5 4 13 4 VII One 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 1 Several10 120 nbsp Philippines Soccsksargen offshore 6 1 55 8 VI 12 121 nbsp Indonesia Molucca Sea offshore 6 1 51 0 IV 14 122 nbsp Fiji Western 6 3 33 0 I 20 123 nbsp United States Alabama 3 4 10 0 VI Slight damage occurred south of Florence 20 124 nbsp Djibouti Dikhil 6 5 11 6 VII Two 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 2 221 125 nbsp Papua New Guinea Bougainville offshore 6 6 493 5 I 21 126 nbsp Taiwan Hualien offshore 6 3 42 8 IV 24 127 nbsp Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Caspian Sea offshore 5 2 33 0 IV Some buildings were slightly damaged in southern Dagestan 26 128 nbsp Slovenia Kocevje 2 7 10 0 V Slight damage occurred in Klinja Vas and Kocevje 29 129 nbsp Mexico Jalisco offshore 6 5 21 4 I September edit SeptemberStrongest magnitude7 0 Mw nbsp United StatesDeadliest6 1 Mw nbsp China1 deathTotal fatalities1Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 916 0 6 912 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured4 130 nbsp Indonesia Papua 6 4 9 1 VII Damage occurred in Tembagapura 4 131 nbsp United States Alaska offshore 7 0 11 0 V 6 132 nbsp Chile Easter Island offshore 6 0 10 0 I 6 133 nbsp Indonesia Molucca Sea offshore 6 0 36 7 I 13 134 Southern Mid Atlantic Ridge 6 4 11 9 I 14 135 nbsp Indonesia North Maluku offshore 6 2 103 2 V 16 136 nbsp Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Caspian Sea offshore 6 5 54 8 VI Some minor damage was caused 16 137 nbsp Mexico Chiapas 6 1 108 3 V 17 138 nbsp Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic Caspian Sea offshore 6 2 51 3 I This event together with the event on September 16 can be considered a doublet earthquake 18 139 nbsp Turkey Kayseri offshore 4 3 10 0 V As many as 225 houses were damaged in Kayseri 18 140 nbsp United States Alaska offshore 6 2 33 0 I 22 141 nbsp China Sichuan 6 1 14 6 VII One 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 1 15125 143 nbsp Vanuatu Tafea offshore 6 5 33 9 VI 30 144 nbsp Myanmar Shan 5 8 13 1 VI Damage occurred in the Muang District in the neighboring Thailand October edit OctoberStrongest magnitude6 9 Mw nbsp United States6 9 Mw nbsp Solomon Islands6 9 Mw nbsp JapanDeadliest6 9 Mw nbsp United States63 deathsTotal fatalities122Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 916 0 6 915 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured1 145 nbsp Iran Esfahan 5 2 33 0 IV At least 300 homes were damaged and four roads were blocked by rockslides in Deh Borzorg e Sisakht 7 146 nbsp Vanuatu Tafea 6 1 38 8 I Aftershock of the 6 5 event in September 25 7 147 nbsp United States Alaska offshore 6 8 19 6 IV 7 148 nbsp United States Alaska offshore 6 2 33 0 III Aftershock 7 149 nbsp United States Alaska offshore 6 1 33 0 I 10 150 nbsp Turkey Kayseri 4 2 10 0 V Damage occurred in Kayseri 10 151 nbsp Iran Lorestan 4 5 33 0 IV Damage occurred in Darb e Astaneh 13 152 nbsp Japan Tokyo offshore 5 4 25 5 VI Two people were injured 215 153 nbsp Australia Macquarie Island offshore 6 0 10 0 I 17 154 nbsp Papua New Guinea East New Britain offshore 6 3 25 7 IV 17 155 nbsp United States California 6 9 17 2 IX 1989 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 63 3 75718 156 nbsp Solomon Islands Makira 6 1 45 4 V 18 157 nbsp China Shanxi 5 4 10 0 V 29 people were killed 150 others were injured and 27 500 houses were damaged in Datong and Yangyuan 29 15019 158 nbsp Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic East Kazakhstan 6 0 0 0 I Nuclear explosion 19 159 nbsp Italy Lazio 3 8 10 0 VII Slight damage occurred in the Alban Hills 23 160 nbsp Tonga offshore south of the Fiji Islands 6 1 441 4 I 26 161 nbsp Japan Iwate offshore 6 2 8 0 II These two earthquakes occurring a few hours apart can be considered a doublet earthquake 27 162 nbsp Japan Iwate offshore 6 4 9 1 II 27 163 nbsp Solomon Islands Makira offshore 6 9 24 7 VIII Minor landslides and ground fissures occurred in the village of Mwaninaro in Santa Catalina 29 164 nbsp Japan Iwate offshore 6 9 9 6 IV Small 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 nbsp Algeria Tipaza offshore 6 0 5 7 VIII 1989 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 30 24529 166 nbsp Algeria Tipaza offshore 5 6 10 0 VI It is an aftershock of the 1989 Chenoua earthquake Additional damage and casualties was caused November edit NovemberStrongest magnitude7 4 Mw nbsp JapanDeadliest5 2 Mw nbsp China4 deathsTotal fatalities7Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 916 0 6 911 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured1 167 nbsp Bolivia Potosi 6 1 139 5 I 1 168 nbsp Japan Iwate offshore 7 4 28 6 VI Small 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 nbsp Japan Iwate offshore 6 0 30 2 I Aftershock 3 170 nbsp Papua New Guinea Admiralty Islands offshore 6 0 16 6 I 6 171 nbsp Solomon Islands Makira offshore 6 1 39 2 V 16 172 nbsp Fiji Eastern offshore 6 2 537 6 I 19 173 nbsp Papua New Guinea Bougainville offshore 6 1 48 0 I 20 174 nbsp China Chongqing 5 2 33 0 VI Four people were killed 161 were injured and 1 000 houses were destroyed in Jiangbei County 4 16120 175 nbsp Iran Kerman 5 9 18 4 VII Three people were killed 45 were injured and damage occurred in Shahdad 3 4521 176 nbsp New Zealand Auckland Islands offshore 6 3 26 7 I 25 177 nbsp Indonesia Papua 6 1 25 8 V 29 178 nbsp Peru Arequipa 6 3 70 8 IV 29 179 nbsp Tonga south of the Fiji Islands offshore 6 1 487 0 I December edit DecemberStrongest magnitude7 6 Mw nbsp PhilippinesDeadliest5 4 Mw nbsp Australia13 deathsTotal fatalities14Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 926 0 6 913 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured3 180 nbsp Peru Ucayali 6 6 153 0 V 7 181 nbsp Iran Sistan and Baluchestan province 6 0 15 6 VIII 7 182 nbsp Papua New Guinea Morobe 7 1 104 4 VII 9 183 nbsp Indonesia Gorontalo offshore 6 7 151 0 V 15 184 nbsp Philippines Caraga offshore 7 6 24 4 VII Two people were killed and many others were injured in Mindanao 185 2 Many27 186 nbsp Australia New South Wales 5 4 10 0 VIII The 1989 Newcastle earthquake was one of Australia s most serious natural disasters killing 13 people and injuring more than 160 despite its moderate magnitude 13 160References edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the USGS M 4 5 57 km NNE of K sh Iran M 6 2 61 km W of Neiafu Tonga M 4 9 1 km NE of Bagneres de Bigorre France M 6 0 96 km SSW of Atka Alaska M 6 5 Kuril Islands M 6 7 182 km E of Amahai Indonesia M 6 1 M 6 4 66 km W of Kandrian Papua New Guinea M 6 0 central East Pacific Rise M 5 0 13km S of Las Flores CA M 6 1 Nuclear Explosion 94 km SSE of Kurchatov Kazakhstan M 6 2 130 km S of Kushiro Japan M 5 3 9 km W of Boshkengash Tajikistan M 5 5 29 km ESE of Shizunai furukawach Japan M 5 5 0 km S of Welkom South Africa M 4 4 11 km ESE of Vasvar Hungary M 6 3 117 km E of Ust Kamchatsk Staryy Russia M 5 2 25 km SE of Salina Utah M 6 3 south of Panama M 6 2 New Ireland region Papua New Guinea M 7 1 152 km WNW of Tobelo Indonesia M 5 2 64 km SSW of Maisi Cuba M 6 5 60 km W of Kirakira Solomon Islands M 4 0 2 km NNE of Big Lake Washington M 6 2 southern East Pacific Rise M 5 6 4 km ESE of Kasukabe Japan M 6 0 19 km NNE of Port Olry Vanuatu M 6 0 94 km SSE of Akhiok Alaska M 5 3 7 km ESE of Honaz Turkey M 6 8 Kermadec Islands New Zealand M 5 4 9 km SE of Tejar Costa Rica M 6 4 63 km N of Tobelo Indonesia M 6 5 86 km E of General Enrique Mosconi Argentina M 6 2 108 km NNE of Lospalos Timor Leste M 4 8 40 km S of Bishkek Kyrgyzstan M 6 1 6 km SSE of Narut Japan M 6 1 135 km WNW of Ternate Indonesia M 5 0 20 km ENE of Sao Paulo do Potengi Brazil M 4 4 13 km ENE of Pasinler Turkey M 5 8 58 km E of Kokopo Papua New Guinea M 6 2 9 km NNW of Salima Malawi M 6 9 127 km NW of Neiafu Tonga M 5 4 Rock Burst 0 km SSW of Rasdorf Germany M 6 0 Kermadec Islands New Zealand M 6 2 south of the Kermadec Islands M 5 4 10 km NNE of Skiathos Greece M 4 4 Rio Grande do Norte Brazil M 4 6 17 km NE of Amasia Armenia M 6 0 158 km W of Pangai Tonga M 4 5 6 km NE of East Foothills California M 6 2 137 km ESE of Iquique Chile M 6 9 39 km NW of Isangel Vanuatu M 4 8 2km E of Newport Beach CA M 6 0 88 km ENE of Hihifo Tonga M 6 8 255 km ESE of Severo Kuril sk Russia M 4 4 10 km NW of Kalavryta Greece M 6 4 231 km SE of Qamdo China M 6 3 Fiji region M 6 1 south of the Fiji Islands M 6 4 171 km WNW of Neryungri Russia M 6 1 244 km W of Kangding China M 6 9 7 km ESE of San Marcos Mexico M 6 3 Izu Islands Japan region M 4 3 4 km E of Steele Missouri M 5 6 20 km NW of Marmaris Turkey M 6 0 112 km WSW of Bengkulu Indonesia M 6 0 South Sandwich Islands region M 6 1 109 km WSW of Bengkulu Indonesia M 6 0 6 km WNW of Chichiriviche Venezuela M 6 0 214 km E of Levuka Fiji M 6 2 239 km W of Kangding China M 5 2 21 km SE of N r b d Iran SIGNIFICANT EARTHQUAKES OF THE WORLD 1989 Archived from the original on 2013 08 01 M 5 5 12 km N of Chichiriviche Venezuela M 7 1 69 km W of Tarauaca Brazil M 5 6 190 km WSW of Jianshui China M 6 3 south of the Fiji Islands M 4 5 12 km WSW of Malott Washington M 7 0 Kermadec Islands New Zealand M 6 0 Mid Indian Ridge M 4 8 2 km ENE of Aktaio Greece M 6 1 23 km WSW of Malango Solomon Islands M 6 0 166 km WNW of Neryungri Russia M 6 3 23 km NE of Akutan Alaska M 6 3 Kermadec Islands New Zealand M 5 4 24 km ENE of Pulumer Turkey M 8 0 Macquarie Island region M 6 0 north of Macquarie Island M 6 3 111 km E of Ust Kamchatsk Staryy Russia M 6 0 Macquarie Island region M 6 1 Pacific Antarctic Ridge M 6 0 24 km SSE of Dogonbadan Iran Event Fars Iran ngdc noaa gov M 6 4 49 km W of Te Anau New Zealand M 5 2 3 km WSW of Kato Mazaraki Greece M 4 9 13 km E of Sodo Ethiopia M 6 2 northern Mid Atlantic Ridge M 5 8 49 km S of Sarankhola Bangladesh M 4 8 1km WSW of East Los Angeles CA M 5 6 24 km N of Larsen Bay Alaska M 6 4 284 km SE of Shing Japan M 6 3 19 km NNE of Esmeraldas Ecuador M 6 2 13 km SSE of Fern Forest Hawaii M 5 9 20 km W of Santa Cruz da Graciosa Portugal M 6 4 Macquarie Island region M 6 1 94 km SW of Atka Alaska M 5 2 10 km ESE of It Japan M 6 7 59 km N of Maubara Timor Leste M 5 6 241 km W of Kangding China M 6 5 64 km NNE of Tobelo Indonesia M 6 0 74 km N of P r n Afghanistan M 6 0 135 km SSW of Nadi Fiji M 6 8 93 km NNW of Ende Indonesia M 6 3 277 km SW of Abepura Indonesia M 5 2 11 km S of Lakha Nevre Russia M 6 6 109 km SSE of Hualien City Taiwan M 6 0 south of the Fiji Islands M 5 6 42 km SSW of Patea New Zealand M 5 4 4 km ESE of Lexington Hills California M 6 1 17 km SSW of Maitum Philippines M 6 1 63 km W of Ternate Indonesia M 6 3 156 km SSW of Nadi Fiji M 3 4 2 km ESE of Muscle Shoals Alabama M 6 5 12 km ENE of Galafi Djibouti M 6 6 244 km E of Kokopo Papua New Guinea M 6 3 67 km SW of Yonakuni Japan M 5 2 46 km ENE of Xacmaz Azerbaijan M 2 7 3 km WSW of Ko evje Slovenia M 6 5 165 km SW of La Manzanilla Mexico M 6 4 160 km SE of Nabire Indonesia M 7 0 164 km SE of Chignik Alaska M 6 0 M 6 0 137 km ESE of Tondano Indonesia M 6 4 southern Mid Atlantic Ridge M 6 2 77 km W of Tobelo Indonesia M 6 5 103 km E of Pirallah Azerbaijan M 6 1 4 km W of Nueva Palestina Mexico M 6 2 104 km W of Turkmenba y Turkmenistan M 4 3 14 km S of Felahiye Turkey M 6 2 Rat Islands Aleutian Islands Alaska M 6 1 157 km WNW of Tianpeng China Event Sichuan China ngdc noaa gov M 6 5 90 km S of Isangel Vanuatu M 5 8 52 km NW of Fang Thailand M 5 2 36 km NNW of Yasuj Iran M 6 1 66 km SSW of Isangel Vanuatu M 6 8 177 km WSW of Adak Alaska M 6 2 195 km WSW of Adak Alaska M 6 1 197 km WSW of Adak Alaska M 4 2 9 km SSE of Felahiye Turkey M 4 5 28 km SW of Azn Iran M 5 4 41 km SW of Tateyama Japan M 6 0 west of Macquarie Island M 6 3 32 km NE of Rabaul Papua New Guinea M 6 9 Loma 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