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List of earthquakes in 1996

January 30, 2023

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.

Earthquakes in 1996
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Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1996
Strongest magnitude8.2 Mw  Indonesia
Deadliest6.6 Mw  China
322 deaths
Total fatalities582
Number by magnitude
9.0+0
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1997 →

By death toll

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

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
6.0–6.93
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
1[1]   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[2]   Russia, 106 km Northeast of Yelizovo 6.6 33.0 VII - - -
8[3]   Russia, Sakhalinskaya Oblast 5.6 7.8 VII Fourteen houses were damaged at Okha. - -
17[4]   Indonesia, Papua Region 6.1 109.1 V - - -
30[5]   New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore 6.4 33.0 IV - - -

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[6]   Russia, offshore, 93 km Northeast of Otrada 6.2 170.0 V - - -
3[7]   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[8]   Russia, Offshore, 158 km east of Kamchatka 7.2 42.6 VI Some damage was reported. - -
16[9]   Japan, offshore, 123 km East of Namie 6.7 40.8 VI At least 4 people were Injured. - 4
17[10]   Indonesia, offshore, 101 km Northeast of Biak 8.2 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[11]   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[12]   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[13]   Nicaragua, Managua offshore 6.6 33.0 VI Doublet earthquake, some buildings were damaged in Managua. - -
3[14] 6.7 33.0 VII - -
17[15]   Vanuatu, Port-Olry offshore 6.7 164.4 V - - -
19[16]   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[17]   United States, Alaska, Rat Islands offshore 6.8 20.4 I - - -
28[18]   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[19]   Fiji Islands offshore 7.2 110.9 I - - -
19[20]   Chile, Antofagasta 6.6 49.5 VII - - -
29[21]   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[22]   Papua New Guinea, Bougainville Island offshore 6.6 500.0 III - - -
3[23]   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[24]   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[25]   China, Inner Mongolia 5.2 10.0 V Some houses were damaged in Tianzhu county. - -
2[26] Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 7.0 10.0 I - - -
10[27]   Vanuatu, Ureparapara offshore 6.7 200.1 IV - - -
10[28]   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[29] 7.3 26.3 VII It was an aftershock of the 7.9 earthquake that same day. - -
11[30]   Philippines, Eastern Visayas offshore 7.1 33.0 VII - - -
17[31]   Indonesia, Molucca Sea 7.9 587.3 IV Some damage occurred at Kupang. - -
21[32]   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
6.0–6.912
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured

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 [33] 1996 Biak earthquake
May 3, 1996 03:32 UTC Near Baotou, China 40.774 109.661 26 6.4 Ms [33][34] 1996 Baotou earthquake
November 12, 1996 16:59 UTC Near Nazca, Peru −14.993 75.675 14 7.5 Mw USGS 1996 Nazca earthquake

References

  1. ^ "M 7.9 - 181 km N of Palu, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. 1 January 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ "M 6.6 - 106 km NE of Yelizovo, Russia". United States Geological Survey. 1 January 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ "M 5.6 - 17 km WSW of Tungor, Russia".
  4. ^ "M 6.1 - 208 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. 17 January 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. ^ "M 6.4 - south of the Kermadec Islands". United States Geological Survey. 30 January 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. ^ "M 6.2 - 93 km NE of Otrada, Russia". United States Geological Survey. 1 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. ^ "M 6.6 - 47 km N of Lijiang, China". United States Geological Survey. 3 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. ^ "M 7.2 - 158 km E of Kuril'sk, Russia". United States Geological Survey. 7 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. ^ "M 6.7 - 123 km E of Namie, Japan". United States Geological Survey. 16 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ^ "M 8.2 - 101 km ENE of Biak, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. 17 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. ^ "M 7.5 - 123 km WSW of Puerto Santa, Peru". United States Geological Survey. 21 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  12. ^ "M 7.1 - 24 km SSW of Santa María Chico Ometepec, Mexico". United States Geological Survey. 25 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  13. ^ "M 6.6 - 39 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua".
  14. ^ "M 6.7 - 30 km WSW of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua".
  15. ^ "M 6.7 - 44 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu".
  16. ^ "M 6.3 - 83 km NE of Kashgar, China".
  17. ^ "M 6.8 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska".
  18. ^ "M 6.0 - 9 km SSW of Pujilí, Ecuador".
  19. ^ "M 7.2 - south of the Fiji Islands".
  20. ^ "M 6.6 - 44 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile".
  21. ^ "M 7.2 - 58 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea".
  22. ^ "M 6.6 - 202 km NNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea".
  23. ^ "M 6.0 - 36 km NW of Baotou, China".
  24. ^ "M 5.4 - 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington".
  25. ^ "M 5.2 - 64 km SSE of Wuwei, China".
  26. ^ "M 7.0 - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge".
  27. ^ "M 6.7 - 63 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu".
  28. ^ "M 7.9 - 77 km WSW of Adak, Alaska".
  29. ^ "M 7.3 - 46 km SSW of Adak, Alaska".
  30. ^ "M 7.1 - 8 km NNE of Palapag, Philippines".
  31. ^ "M 7.9 - 169 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia".
  32. ^ "M 6.7 - 159 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia".
  33. ^ a b USGS (January 5, 2010). . Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  34. ^ . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.

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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 Earthquakes in 1996class notpageimage Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1996 4 0 5 9 magnitude 6 0 6 9 magnitude 7 0 7 9 magnitude 8 0 magnitudeStrongest magnitude8 2 Mw IndonesiaDeadliest6 6 Mw China 322 deathsTotal fatalities582Number by magnitude9 0 0 19951997 Contents 1 By death toll 2 By magnitude 3 By month 3 1 February 3 2 March 3 3 April 3 4 May 3 5 June 3 6 July 4 List 5 ReferencesBy death toll EditRank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth km Date1 322 6 6 China Yunnan X Extreme 11 0 February 32 108 8 1 Indonesia Biak Island IX Violent 20 0 February 173 26 6 4 China Inner Mongolia VIII Severe 26 0 May 34 14 7 7 Peru Nazca VIII Severe 33 0 November 125 12 7 4 Peru Chimbote IV Light 10 0 February 21By magnitude EditRank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth km Date1 8 2 166 Indonesia Biak Region offshore VIII Severe 33 0 February 172 7 9 0 United States Alaska Aleutian Islands offshore VII Very Strong 33 0 June 102 7 9 9 Indonesia Sulawesi offshore X Extreme 24 0 January 12 7 9 0 Indonesia Flores Sea offshore IV Light 587 3 June 175 7 7 14 Peru Nazca offshore VIII Severe 33 0 November 126 7 4 0 Fiji Region offshore II Weak 550 2 August 57 7 3 0 United States Alaska Aleutian Islands offshore VII Very Strong 26 3 June 108 7 2 0 Russia Kuril Islands offshore VI Strong 42 6 February 78 7 2 0 Fiji Region offshore I Not Felt 110 9 April 168 7 2 1 Papua New Guinea Bougainville Island offshore VIII Severe 44 0 April 2911 7 1 0 Philippines Eastern Visayas offshore VI Strong 33 0 June 1111 7 1 0 Mexico Oaxaca offshore VII Very Strong 21 1 February 2513 7 0 0 Mid Atlantic Ridge I Not Felt 10 0 June 213 7 0 0 Indonesia Sulawesi offshore VIII Severe 33 0 July 22By month EditJanuaryStrongest magnitude7 9 Mw IndonesiaDeadliest7 9 Mw Indonesia9 deathsTotal fatalities9Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 916 0 6 93 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured1 1 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 9 671 2 Russia 106 km Northeast of Yelizovo 6 6 33 0 VII 8 3 Russia Sakhalinskaya Oblast 5 6 7 8 VII Fourteen houses were damaged at Okha 17 4 Indonesia Papua Region 6 1 109 1 V 30 5 New Zealand Kermadec Islands offshore 6 4 33 0 IV February Edit FebruaryStrongest magnitude8 2 Mw IndonesiaDeadliest6 6 Mw China322 deathsTotal fatalities495Number by magnitude8 0 8 917 0 7 936 0 6 93 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured1 6 Russia offshore 93 km Northeast of Otrada 6 2 170 0 V 3 7 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 9257 8 Russia Offshore 158 km east of Kamchatka 7 2 42 6 VI Some damage was reported 16 9 Japan offshore 123 km East of Namie 6 7 40 8 VI At least 4 people were Injured 417 10 Indonesia offshore 101 km Northeast of Biak 8 2 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 42321 11 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 7 225 12 Mexico Oaxaca offshore 7 1 21 1 VII March Edit MarchStrongest magnitude6 8 Mw United StatesDeadliest6 0 Mw Ecuador27 deathsTotal fatalities51Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 906 0 6 96 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured3 13 Nicaragua Managua offshore 6 6 33 0 VI Doublet earthquake some buildings were damaged in Managua 3 14 6 7 33 0 VII 17 15 Vanuatu Port Olry offshore 6 7 164 4 V 19 16 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 12822 17 United States Alaska Rat Islands offshore 6 8 20 4 I 28 18 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 100April Edit AprilStrongest magnitude7 2 Mw Fiji7 2 Mw Papua New GuineaDeadliest7 2 Mw Papua New Guinea1 deathTotal fatalities1Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 926 0 6 91 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured16 19 Fiji Islands offshore 7 2 110 9 I 19 20 Chile Antofagasta 6 6 49 5 VII 29 21 Papua New Guinea Bougainville Island 7 2 44 0 VIII One person was killed and several dozen houses collapsed in Bougainville 1 May Edit MayStrongest magnitude6 6 Mw Papua New GuineaDeadliest6 0 Mw China26 deathsTotal fatalities26Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 906 0 6 92 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured2 22 Papua New Guinea Bougainville Island offshore 6 6 500 0 III 3 23 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 4533 24 United States Washington 5 4 3 8 VIII Two people were injured and slight damage occurred in the epicentral area 2June Edit JuneStrongest magnitude7 9 Mw United States7 9 Mw IndonesiaTotal fatalities0Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 956 0 6 92 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead Injured1 25 China Inner Mongolia 5 2 10 0 V Some houses were damaged in Tianzhu county 2 26 Northern Mid Atlantic Ridge 7 0 10 0 I 10 27 Vanuatu Ureparapara offshore 6 7 200 1 IV 10 28 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 29 7 3 26 3 VII It was an aftershock of the 7 9 earthquake that same day 11 30 Philippines Eastern Visayas offshore 7 1 33 0 VII 17 31 Indonesia Molucca Sea 7 9 587 3 IV Some damage occurred at Kupang 21 32 Russia Kamchatka offshore 6 7 20 0 IV July Edit JulyStrongest magnitude7 0 Mw IndonesiaTotal fatalities0Number by magnitude8 0 8 907 0 7 916 0 6 912 Date Country and location Mw Depth km MMI Notes CasualtiesDead InjuredList Edit1996 Sulawesi earthquake M7 9 Jan 1 1996 Lijiang earthquake M7 0 Feb 3 1996 Biak earthquake M8 1 Feb 17 1996 Chimbote earthquake M7 4 Feb 21 1996 Baotou earthquake M6 4 May 3 1996 Nazca earthquake M7 5 Nov 12 Date Time Place Lat Long Deaths Magnitude Comments Sources Main articleFebruary 3 1996 19 14 local time Lijiang Yunnan China 27 30 100 29 322 6 6 Mw USGS 1996 Lijiang earthquakeFebruary 17 1996 05 59 Near Biak Island Indonesia 0 891 136 952 108 8 1 Mw 33 1996 Biak earthquakeMay 3 1996 03 32 UTC Near Baotou China 40 774 109 661 26 6 4 Ms 33 34 1996 Baotou earthquakeNovember 12 1996 16 59 UTC Near Nazca Peru 14 993 75 675 14 7 5 Mw USGS 1996 Nazca earthquakeReferences Edit M 7 9 181 km N of Palu Indonesia United States Geological Survey 1 January 1996 Retrieved 3 August 2021 M 6 6 106 km NE of Yelizovo Russia United States Geological Survey 1 January 1996 Retrieved 3 August 2021 M 5 6 17 km WSW of Tungor Russia M 6 1 208 km SSW of Abepura Indonesia United States Geological Survey 17 January 1996 Retrieved 3 August 2021 M 6 4 south of the Kermadec Islands United States Geological Survey 30 January 1996 Retrieved 3 August 2021 M 6 2 93 km NE of Otrada Russia United States Geological Survey 1 February 1996 Retrieved 3 August 2021 M 6 6 47 km N of Lijiang China United States Geological Survey 3 February 1996 Retrieved 3 August 2021 M 7 2 158 km E of Kuril sk Russia United States Geological Survey 7 February 1996 Retrieved 3 August 2021 M 6 7 123 km E of Namie Japan United States Geological Survey 16 February 1996 Retrieved 3 August 2021 M 8 2 101 km ENE of Biak Indonesia United States Geological Survey 17 February 1996 Retrieved 3 August 2021 M 7 5 123 km WSW of Puerto Santa Peru United States Geological Survey 21 February 1996 Retrieved 3 August 2021 M 7 1 24 km SSW of Santa Maria Chico Ometepec Mexico United States Geological Survey 25 February 1996 Retrieved 3 August 2021 M 6 6 39 km WSW of Masachapa Nicaragua M 6 7 30 km WSW of Villa El Carmen Nicaragua M 6 7 44 km NNE of Port Olry Vanuatu M 6 3 83 km NE of Kashgar China M 6 8 Rat Islands Aleutian Islands Alaska M 6 0 9 km SSW of Pujili Ecuador M 7 2 south of the Fiji Islands M 6 6 44 km SE of Antofagasta Chile M 7 2 58 km WSW of Panguna Papua New Guinea M 6 6 202 km NNW of Arawa Papua New Guinea M 6 0 36 km NW of Baotou China M 5 4 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel Stillwater Washington M 5 2 64 km SSE of Wuwei China M 7 0 northern Mid Atlantic Ridge M 6 7 63 km NW of Sola Vanuatu M 7 9 77 km WSW of Adak Alaska M 7 3 46 km SSW of Adak Alaska M 7 1 8 km NNE of Palapag Philippines M 7 9 169 km NNE of Maumere Indonesia M 6 7 159 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk Russia a b USGS January 5 2010 Significant Earthquakes of the World 1996 Archived from the original on September 1 2010 Retrieved September 1 2010 国家地震科学数据共享中心 Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved April 13 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of earthquakes in 1996 amp oldid 1126505580, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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