This is a list of earthquakes in 1991. 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.
After the 1991 Sierra Madre earthquake, one person was killed and another died due to a heart attack. 100 people were injured and many buildings were damaged.
At least 92 people were killed and thirty were injured in the earthquake despite its moderate magnitude, including eighty who were missing and presumed dead.
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This is a list of earthquakes in 1991 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 1991class notpageimage Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1991 4 0 5 9 magnitude 6 0 6 9 magnitude 7 0 7 9 magnitude 8 0 magnitudeStrongest magnitude7 6 Mw Costa Rica7 6 Mw RussiaDeadliest6 8 Mw India2 000 deathsTotal fatalities3 498Number by magnitude9 0 04 0 4 94 304 19901992 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 2 000 6 8 nbsp India Uttarakhand IX Violent 10 3 October 192 848 6 9 nbsp Afghanistan Badakshan VII Very Strong 142 4 January 313 270 7 0 nbsp Georgia Racha IX Violent 17 2 April 294 127 7 6 nbsp Costa Rica Limon X Extreme 10 0 April 225 92 5 3 nbsp Peru Department of Arequipa VI Strong 5 0 July 236 53 7 1 nbsp Peru Department of San Martin VIII Severe 19 8 April 57 25 6 2 nbsp Guatemala Chimaltenango Department VII Very Strong 5 0 September 188 23 6 9 nbsp East Timor offshore VII Very Strong 28 8 July 49 20 5 5 nbsp Iraq Kurdistan Region VI Strong 25 5 July 2410 10 4 7 nbsp Yemen Ibb V Moderate 10 0 November 22Listed are earthquakes with at least 10 dead By magnitude editRank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth km Date1 7 6 127 nbsp Costa Rica Limon Province X Extreme 10 0 April 221 7 6 0 nbsp Russia Kuril Islands offshore VI Strong 24 7 December 223 7 5 0 nbsp Indonesia Gorontalo offshore VII Very Strong 31 4 June 204 7 3 0 nbsp Argentina Santiago del Estero I Not Felt 558 0 June 235 7 2 2 nbsp Colombia Choco offshore IX Violent 21 3 November 195 7 2 0 nbsp South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore I Not Felt 10 0 December 276 7 1 53 nbsp Peru San Martin VIII Severe 19 8 April 57 7 0 0 nbsp Myanmar Sagaing VIII Severe 19 7 January 57 7 0 0 nbsp Philippines Mindanao offshore VII Very Strong 23 9 March 187 7 0 270 nbsp Georgia Racha Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti IX Violent 17 2 April 297 7 0 0 nbsp Indonesia Gorontalo offshore VI Strong 33 0 May 197 7 0 0 nbsp Peru Cusco VII Very Strong 104 5 July 67 7 0 0 nbsp United States offshore Alaska Peninsula V Moderate 28 4 May 307 7 0 0 nbsp Tonga offshore I Not Felt 265 5 June 97 7 0 0 nbsp United States Oregon offshore V Moderate 1 3 August 177 7 0 0 nbsp Fiji region offshore I Not Felt 566 4 September 30Listed are earthquakes with at least 7 0 magnitude By month editJanuary edit JanuaryStrongest magnitude7 0 Mw nbsp MyanmarDeadliest6 9 Mw nbsp Afghanistan848 deathsTotal fatalities848Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 916 0 6 912 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured1 1 nbsp Mexico Colima offshore 172 km southwest of Emiliano Zapata 6 3 35 0 I 2 2 nbsp United States Nevada 6 km southwest of Carson City 4 4 5 8 V Minor damage was caused in Carson City 5 3 nbsp Myanmar Mandalay 99 km northwest of Mogok 7 0 19 7 VIII At least 32 buildings and 380 hectares of farmland were damaged in Thabeikkyin Some landslides were also reported 23 4 nbsp United States Alaska Rat Islands offshore 6 4 108 4 V 25 5 nbsp Indonesia Papua offshore 162 km northwest of Abepura 6 4 33 0 VI 31 6 nbsp Afghanistan Badakshan 77 km northwest Parun 6 9 142 4 VII The 1991 Hindu Kush earthquake killed 848 people 545 in Afghanistan 300 in Pakistan and 3 in Tajikistan injured 200 and destroyed thousands of homes Landslides also occurred 848 200February edit FebruaryStrongest magnitude7 0 Mw nbsp PhilippinesDeadliest3 8 Mw nbsp France9 deathsTotal fatalities9Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 916 0 6 911 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured9 7 nbsp Solomon Islands Guadalcanal offshore 68 km southwest of Malango 6 9 10 0 VI Some damage occurred in Honiara where a tsunami of 4 cm was observed 12 8 nbsp Turkey Istanbul offshore 18 km southwest of Kinali 4 8 10 0 IV A few people were slightly injured and minor damage occurred in the Istanbul area 3 13 9 nbsp France Provence Alpes Cote d Azur 6 km south of Claviere Italy 3 8 5 0 IV Nine people were killed by an avalanche which was triggered by the quake 9 18 10 nbsp Philippines Caraga offshore 18 km east of Aras asan 7 0 23 9 VII 21 11 nbsp Russia offshore Bering Sea 6 7 20 2 IV A tsunami was observed with heights of 30 cm 1 ft in Dutch Harbor Alaska 25 12 nbsp China Xinjiang 118 km southwest of Aykol 6 0 20 6 VII Three people were injured and at least 120 houses collapsed and 8 441 houses damaged in the Kalpin area Ground cracks were also reported there 3March edit MarchStrongest magnitude6 6 Mw nbsp RussiaTotal fatalities0Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 906 0 6 99 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured8 13 nbsp Russia Kamchatka 74 km northeast of Tilichiki 6 6 13 0 VIII 16 14 nbsp Costa Rica Guanacaste 15 km north of Nandayure 6 3 33 0 VI 25 15 nbsp China Shanxi 58 km southeast of Datong 5 4 10 0 VI 131 people were injured and 1 328 houses were damaged in Datong 131April edit AprilStrongest magnitude7 6 Mw nbsp Costa RicaDeadliest7 0 Mw nbsp Georgia270 deathsTotal fatalities452Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 936 0 6 913 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured4 16 nbsp Peru San Martin 4 km northeast of Rioja 6 5 20 7 VII This was a foreshock of the 7 1 earthquake which occurred a day later Ten people were injured and fifteen houses were damaged 105 17 nbsp Peru San Martin 11 km northeast of Rioja 7 1 19 8 VIII The 1991 Alto Mayo earthquake killed at least 53 people injured 252 and destroyed 8 063 homes in the Rioja Moyobamba area 53 2525 18 nbsp Peru Ica 21 km southeast of Pampa de Tate 6 3 50 0 VI Some damage was caused in Nazca 6 19 nbsp Wallis and Futuna offshore 203 km southeast of Mata Utu 6 7 16 0 I 18 20 nbsp Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Khatlon 14 km southeast of Boshchorbogh 5 5 33 0 V One person died and six were injured in the Kabodiyen District where landslides occurred 1 620 21 nbsp Afghanistan Badakshan 50 km south of Jurm 4 1 33 0 III 100 homes were damaged in Badakshan 22 22 nbsp Costa Rica Limon 34 km south of Limon 7 6 10 0 X The 1991 Limon earthquake claimed 48 lives in Costa Rica and 79 in Bocas del Toro Panama Roads and bridges between Limon and Sixaola were all destroyed 759 people were also injured 127 75924 23 nbsp Turkey Erzurum 33 km west of Tekman 4 5 33 0 IV One person was killed three were injured and some houses were damaged in Erzurum Province 1 329 24 nbsp Georgia Racha 22 km northwest of Java 7 0 17 2 IX The 1991 Racha earthquake was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the Caucasus region 270 people were killed and 1 000 were injured 270 1 000May edit MayStrongest magnitude7 0 Mw nbsp Indonesia7 0 Mw nbsp United StatesDeadliest5 6 Mw nbsp Georgia3 deathsTotal fatalities4Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 926 0 6 910 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured1 25 nbsp United States Alaska 33 km west of Petersville 6 3 115 1 V Minor damage occurred in Anchorage 3 26 nbsp Japan Bonin Islands offshore 6 7 433 1 I 3 27 nbsp Georgia Racha 19 km northeast of Ambrolauri 5 6 10 0 VII It was an aftershock of the 1991 Racha earthquake Three people were killed by landslides 3 4 28 nbsp Panama Bocas del Toro offshore 16 km northeast of Changuinola 6 2 10 0 VIII 36 people were injured and 900 people were left homeless in Changuinola 3615 29 nbsp Georgia Racha 7 km southwest of Oni 4 9 14 0 VI A mudslide destroyed all 45 houses in the Khekheti area It was an aftershock of the 1991 Racha earthquake 17 30 nbsp Papua New Guinea East Sepik 22 km southwest of Ambunti 6 4 59 0 VI 19 31 nbsp Indonesia Gorontalo offshore 69 km north of Gorontalo 7 0 33 0 VI 21 32 nbsp Indonesia Maluku offshore 106 km north of Baukau Timor Leste 6 6 18 4 VI 26 33 nbsp Malaysia Sabah 13 km southeast of Ranau 5 1 33 0 V One person died of a heart attack and light damage occurred in Ranau 1 30 34 nbsp United States Alaska offshore 71 km southeast of King Cove 7 0 28 4 V June edit JuneStrongest magnitude7 5 Mw nbsp IndonesiaDeadliest6 3 Mw nbsp Georgia8 deathsTotal fatalities10Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 936 0 6 96 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured7 35 nbsp Indonesia offshore Flores Sea 160 km northeast of Maumere 6 9 536 4 I 9 36 nbsp Tonga Tongatapu offshore 144 km northwest of Nuku alofa 7 0 265 5 I 10 37 Northern Mid Atlantic Ridge 6 4 9 7 I 15 38 nbsp Georgia Racha 9 km northeast of Java 6 3 9 4 VIII It was an aftershock of the 1991 Racha earthquake Eight people were killed 200 were injured and further damage was caused 8 20015 39 nbsp South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore 6 6 51 7 I 20 40 nbsp Indonesia Gorontalo offshore 79 km northwest of Gorontalo 7 5 31 4 VII Over 1 500 houses were damaged in Gorontalo 23 41 nbsp Argentina Santiago del Estero 27 km northwest of El Hoyo 7 3 558 0 I 28 42 nbsp United States California 13 km northeast of Sierra Madre 5 8 8 0 VII After the 1991 Sierra Madre earthquake one person was killed and another died due to a heart attack 100 people were injured and many buildings were damaged 2 100July edit JulyStrongest magnitude7 0 Mw nbsp PeruDeadliest5 3 Mw nbsp Peru92 deathsTotal fatalities137Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 916 0 6 96 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured2 43 nbsp Indonesia Sumatra offshore 58 km southwest of Padang 6 4 53 8 V Minor damage was caused in Padang 4 44 nbsp East Timor offshore 81 km northwest Maubara 6 9 28 8 VII The 1991 Kalabahi earthquakes destroyed over 1 100 homes killing 23 and injuring 181 23 1816 45 nbsp Peru Cusco 15 km west of Lares 7 0 104 5 VII Some damage occurred in Cusco 12 46 nbsp Romania Timis 2 km south of Livezile 5 6 10 7 VIII Two people died and thirty were injured after several houses collapsed Some damage was also caused in Serbia formerly part of Yugoslavia 2 3013 47 nbsp United States Oregon offshore 103 km west of Pistol River 6 9 11 0 VI 14 48 nbsp Afghanistan Badakshan 53 km southwest of Ashkasham 6 7 212 9 V 23 49 nbsp Peru Arequipa 5 km southeast of Chivay 5 3 5 0 VI At least 92 people were killed and thirty were injured in the earthquake despite its moderate magnitude including eighty who were missing and presumed dead 92 3024 50 nbsp Iraq Kurdistan 30 km southeast of Aqrah 5 5 25 5 VI At least twenty people killed and many were injured 100 homes were destroyed 20 ManyAugust edit AugustStrongest magnitude7 0 Mw nbsp United StatesTotal fatalities0Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 916 0 6 98 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured6 51 nbsp Japan Chiba offshore 19 km east of Hasaki 6 0 28 5 V 8 52 nbsp Indonesia Gorontalo offshore 67 km northwest of Gorontalo 6 7 12 4 VII It was an aftershock of the 7 5 earthquake that occurred in June 14 53 nbsp Vanuatu Torba offshore 31 km north of Sola 6 5 13 8 VII 17 54 nbsp United States California 30 km southwest of Scotia 6 0 8 3 VIII Damage and landslides occurred in Petrolia 17 55 nbsp United States Oregon offshore 136 km southwest of Brookings 7 0 1 3 V September edit SeptemberStrongest magnitude7 0 Mw nbsp FijiDeadliest6 2 Mw nbsp Guatemala25 deathsTotal fatalities25Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 916 0 6 96 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured18 56 nbsp Guatemala Chimaltenago 4 km southeast of Patzun 6 2 5 0 VII 25 people died and 200 were injured Landslides and extensive damage occurred 25 20028 57 nbsp Papua New Guinea East New Britain 95 km southeast of Kimbe 6 6 28 0 VI 30 58 nbsp Fiji region offshore 7 0 566 4 I October edit OctoberStrongest magnitude7 2 Mw nbsp Solomon IslandsDeadliest6 8 Mw nbsp India2 000 deathsTotal fatalities2 000Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 916 0 6 911 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured12 59 nbsp Vanuatu offshore 96 km west of Sola 6 3 43 8 V 14 60 nbsp Solomon Islands offshore 155 km west northwest of Malango 7 2 23 4 VII 18 61 nbsp Tonga offshore south of the Fiji Islands 6 5 197 5 I 19 62 nbsp India Uttarakhand 32 km east of Uttarkashi 6 8 10 3 IX The 1991 Uttarkashi earthquake damaged or destroyed 18 000 buildings throughout Uttarakhand Chandigarh and New Delhi Landslides and a 30 meter deep crack were formed in Uttarkashi 2 000 people were killed and 1 800 were injured 2 000 1 800November edit NovemberStrongest magnitude7 2 Mw nbsp ColombiaDeadliest4 7 Mw nbsp Yemen10 deathsTotal fatalities13Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 916 0 6 913 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured1 63 nbsp New Zealand Kermadec Islands offshore 6 6 21 4 I 4 64 nbsp Iran Khuzestan 8 km northwest of Behbahan 5 6 38 5 V 51 people were injured and 290 houses were damaged or destroyed in Behbahan 5110 65 nbsp Iran Khuzestan 2 km southeast of Behbahan 5 0 43 6 IV Fifteen people were injured and further damage was caused in Behbahan 1513 66 nbsp Philippines Caraga offshore 4 km southeast of Hinatuan 6 8 35 9 VII Minor damage was caused 19 67 nbsp Colombia Choco offshore 33 km northwest of Santa Genoveva de Docordo 7 2 21 3 IX Two people were killed and 28 homes were damaged in Choco Minor damage was also caused in Cali 2 24 68 nbsp Yemen Ibb 7 km northwest of Dhi as Sufal 4 7 10 0 V Ten people were killed and 39 were injured 17 houses were destroyed and 87 damaged 10 3926 69 nbsp Japan Hokkaido offshore 33 km southeast of Shizunai furukawachō 6 4 56 3 VI 28 70 nbsp Iran Gilan 26 km northeast of Manjil 5 6 15 7 VI Damage occurred in the epicentral area One person died and seventy were injured 1 70December edit DecemberStrongest magnitude7 6 Mw nbsp RussiaTotal fatalities0Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 926 0 6 915 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured11 71 nbsp New Caledonia offshore southeast of the Loyalty Islands 6 5 36 6 I 13 72 nbsp Russia Kuril Islands offshore 290 km east of Kuril sk 6 6 30 0 I These were foreshocks of the 7 6 earthquake on December 22 13 73 nbsp Russia Kuril Islands offshore 258 km east of Kuril sk 6 8 27 2 III 22 74 nbsp Russia Kuril Islands offshore 247 km east of Kuril sk 7 6 24 7 VI 27 75 nbsp South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore 7 2 10 0 I 27 76 nbsp Mongolia Khovsgol 64 km northeast of Kungurtug Russia 6 4 13 5 VII References edit M 6 3 172 km SSW of Emiliano Zapata Mexico M 4 4 6 km NNE of Carson City Nevada M 7 0 99 km NW of Mogok Myanmar M 6 4 Rat Islands Aleutian Islands Alaska M 6 4 162 km WNW of Abepura Indonesia M 6 9 77 km NW of Parun Afghanistan M 6 9 68 km WSW of Malango Solomon Islands M 4 8 18 km SW of Kinali Turkey M 3 8 6 km S of Claviere Italy M 7 0 18 km E of Aras asan Philippines M 6 7 Bering Sea M 6 0 118 km WSW of Aykol China M 6 6 74 km NE of Tilichiki Russia M 6 3 15 km N of Nandayure Costa Rica M 5 4 58 km ESE of Datong China M 6 5 4 km ENE of Rioja Peru M 7 1 11 km NE of Rioja Peru M 6 3 21 km ESE of Pampa de Tate Peru M 6 7 203 km SSE of Mata Utu Wallis and Futuna M 5 5 14 km ESE of Boshchorbogh Tajikistan M 4 1 50 km S of Jurm Afghanistan USGS M 7 6 Costa Rica United States Geological Survey Retrieved June 22 2017 M 4 5 33 km W of Tekman Turkey M 7 0 22 km WNW of Java Georgia M 6 3 Central Alaska M 6 7 Bonin Islands Japan region M 5 6 19 km NNE of Ambrolauri Georgia M 6 2 16 km NE of Changuinola Panama M 4 9 7 km WSW of Oni Georgia M 6 4 22 km SSW of Ambunti Papua New Guinea M 7 0 69 km N of Gorontalo Indonesia M 6 6 106 km N of Baukau Timor Leste M 5 1 13 km SE of Ranau Malaysia M 7 0 71 km SE of King Cove Alaska M 6 9 160 km NNE of Maumere Indonesia M 7 0 144 km NW of Nuku alofa Tonga M 6 4 northern Mid Atlantic Ridge M 6 3 9 km NE of Java Georgia M 6 6 South Sandwich Islands region M 7 5 79 km NNW of Gorontalo Indonesia M 7 3 27 km NNW of El Hoyo Argentina M 5 8 13km NNE of Sierra Madre CA M 6 4 58 km WSW of Padang Indonesia M 6 9 81 km NW of Maubara Timor Leste M 7 0 15 km W of Lares Peru M 5 6 2 km S of Livezile Romania M 6 9 103 km W of Pistol River Oregon M 6 7 53 km SW of Ashk sham Afghanistan M 5 3 5 km SSE of Chivay Peru M 5 5 30 km SSE of Aqrah Iraq M 6 0 19 km E of Hasaki Japan M 6 7 67 km NW of Gorontalo Indonesia M 6 5 31 km N of Sola Vanuatu M 6 0 30 km SSW of Scotia California M 7 0 136 km WSW of Brookings Oregon M 6 2 4 km SE of Patzun Guatemala M 6 6 95 km ESE of Kimbe Papua New Guinea M 7 0 Fiji region M 6 3 96 km W of Sola Vanuatu M 7 2 155 km WNW of Malango Solomon Islands M 6 5 south of the Fiji Islands M 6 8 32 km E of Uttarkashi India M 6 6 Kermadec Islands New Zealand M 5 6 8 km NNW of Behbahan Iran M 5 0 2 km SSE of Behbahan Iran M 6 8 4 km ESE of Hinatuan Philippines M 7 2 33 km NNW of Santa Genoveva de Docordo Colombia M 4 7 7 km NW of Dh as Suf l Yemen M 6 4 33 km SSE of Shizunai furukawachi Japan M 5 6 26 km NE of Manjil Iran M 6 5 southeast of the Loyalty Islands M 6 6 290 km E of Kuril sk Russia M 6 8 258 km E of Kuril sk Russia M 7 6 247 km E of Kuril sk Russia M 7 2 South Sandwich Islands region M 6 4 64 km NE of Kungurtug Russia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of earthquakes in 1991 amp oldid 1163949916, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
