Earthquakes in 1996 Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1996
Strongest magnitude 8.2 Indonesia Deadliest 6.6 China
322 deaths Total fatalities 582 9.0+ 0
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.
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
January Strongest magnitude 7.9 Mw Indonesia Deadliest 7.9 Indonesia 9 deaths Total fatalities 9 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[ 1]
Tonga offshore, 65 km S of Pangai
6.0
33.0
I
-
-
-
1[ 2]
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[ 3]
Russia , 106 km Northeast of Yelizovo
6.6
33.0
VII
-
-
-
8[ 4]
Russia , Sakhalinskaya Oblast
5.6
7.8
VII
Fourteen houses were damaged at Okha .
-
-
17[ 5]
Indonesia , Papua Region
6.1
109.1
V
-
-
-
22[ 6]
South Sandwich Islands region
6.2
10.1
I
-
-
-
27[ 7]
Philippines, Surigao del Sur
6.0
33.0
V
-
-
-
30[ 8]
New Zealand , Kermadec Islands offshore
6.1
14.2
I
-
-
-
30[ 9]
New Zealand , Kermadec Islands offshore
6.4
33.0
IV
-
-
-
31[ 10]
Russia, Kuril Islands
6.0
20.6
III
-
-
-
February Strongest magnitude 8.2 Mw Indonesia Deadliest 6.6 China 322 deaths Total fatalities 495 8.0–8.9 1 7.0–7.9 3 6.0–6.9 3
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
1[ 11]
Russia , offshore, 93 km Northeast of Otrada
6.2
170.0
V
-
-
-
3[ 12]
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[ 13]
Indonesia, Central Sulawesi
6.1
13.8
VI
-
-
-
7[ 14]
Russia , Offshore, 158 km east of Kamchatka
7.2
42.6
VI
Some damage was reported.
-
-
7[ 15]
Russia, Offshore, 176 km SE of Kuril’sk
6.0
33.0
II
-
-
-
9[ 16]
Papua New Guinea, 89 km NNW of Lae
6.1
68.5
V
-
-
-
12
Indonesia, offshore, 232 km SW of Waingapu
6.1
8.0
I
-
-
-
16[ 17]
North of Ascension Island
6.6
10.6
I
-
-
-
16[ 18]
Tonga, offshore, 96 km NE of Hihifo
6.0
33.0
I
-
-
-
16[ 19]
Japan , offshore, 123 km East of Namie
6.7
40.8
VI
At least 4 people were Injured.
-
4
17[ 20]
Indonesia , offshore, 101 km Northeast of Biak
8.1
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[ 21]
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[ 22]
Mexico , Oaxaca offshore
7.1
21.1
VII
-
-
-
March Strongest magnitude 6.8 United States Deadliest 6.0 Mw Ecuador 27 deaths Total fatalities 51 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 6
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
3[ 23]
Nicaragua , Managua offshore
6.6
33.0
VI
Doublet earthquake , some buildings were damaged in Managua .
-
-
3[ 24]
6.7
33.0
VII
-
-
17[ 25]
Vanuatu , Port-Olry offshore
6.7
164.4
V
-
-
-
19[ 26]
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[ 27]
United States , Alaska , Rat Islands offshore
6.8
20.4
I
-
-
-
28[ 28]
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
July Strongest magnitude 7.0 Indonesia Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 11
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
6[ 43]
Mariana Islands region
6.2
241.1
I
-
-
-
15[ 44]
Northern Mariana Islands, Pagan region
6.3
176.5
I
-
-
-
15[ 45]
Mexico, Guerrero
6.8
18.3
VI
Felt strongly in Acapulco and Mexico City.
-
-
16[ 46]
Russia, Kamchatka Peninsula
6.5
33.0
I
-
-
-
16[ 47]
Indonesia, Palu, Central Sulawesi
6.6
33.0
VI
Some damage in Tolitoli.
-
-
20[ 48]
Greece, Dodecanese Islands
6.2
33.0
V
-
-
-
22[ 49]
Indonesia, Palu, Central Sulawesi
7.0
33.0
VI
Some damage in Tolitoli.
-
-
23[ 50]
South of the Fiji Islands
6.5
33.0
I
-
-
-
23[ 51]
South of the Fiji Islands
6.2
33.0
I
-
-
-
25[ 52]
Southern East Pacific Rise
6.1
10.0
I
-
-
-
28[ 53]
Indonesia, Palu, Central Sulawesi
6.0
33.0
V
-
-
-
30[ 54]
Philippines, Sabang
6.1
33.0
V
Some damage in Palawan.
-
-
August Strongest magnitude 7.4 Fiji Deadliest 0 Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 12
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
2[ 55]
Solomon Islands, Kirakira
6.9
33.0
VI
-
-
-
5[ 56]
Tonga, 104 km NE of Hihifo
6.7
41.2
III
-
-
-
5[ 57]
Ecuador, Salinas
6.3
33.0
VI
Felt in Guayas and Manabi Provinces.
-
-
5[ 58]
Fiji
7.4
550.2
II
-
-
-
10[ 59]
Papua New Guinea, Kokopo
6.2
33.0
VI
-
-
-
10[ 60]
Japan, Akite Prefecture
6.0
10.0
VI
Six people injured in northeastern Yamagata Prefecture. Four people injured and fifteen houses damaged in Miyagi Prefecture.
-
10
11[ 61]
Vanuatu, 107 km WNW of Sola
6.1
99.8
V
-
-
-
12[ 62]
Molucca Sea
6.0
42.3
I
-
-
-
15[ 63]
Vanuatu, 99 km NW of Sola
6.2
33.0
V
-
-
-
19[ 64]
Alaska, Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands
6.0
33.0
III
-
-
-
19[ 65]
South Indian Ocean
6.1
10.0
I
-
-
-
22[ 66]
Flores Sea
6.0
595.7
I
-
-
-
27[ 67]
Mid-Indian Ridge
6.0
10.0
I
September Strongest magnitude 6.9 Chile Deadliest 0 Total fatalities 0 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
4[ 68]
Costa Rica, Quepos
6.2
32.5
VI
-
-
-
5[ 69]
Easter Island region
6.9
10.0
I
Local tsunami generated with maximum recorded wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 18 cm on Easter Island.
-
-
5[ 70]
Easter Island region
6.2
10.0
I
Aftershock from the 6.9 the hour prior
-
-
5[ 71]
Croatia , Ston–Slano
6.0
10.0
VII
Several people injured, 2,000 left homeless and extensive damage (VIII) in the Ston-Slano area, Croatia.
-
2
5[ 72]
Taiwan, Lan Yun
6.8
20.0
VI
-
-
-
6[ 73]
Solomon Sea
6.2
33.0
V
-
-
-
9[ 74]
Chile, Coquimbo Region
6.0
39.0
VI
Some adobe houses damaged in the epicentral area.
-
-
11[ 75]
Japan, Chiba Prefecture
6.2
55.0
VI
-
-
-
14[ 76]
Solomon Islands, Lata
6.4
72.7
VI
-
-
-
20[ 77]
Philippines, Surigao del Sur
6.4
33.0
VI
Foreshock to the 6.6 three hours later.
-
-
20[ 78]
Philippines, Surigao del Sur
6.6
33.0
VI
-
-
-
20[ 79]
Philippines, Surigao del Sur
6.1
33.0
V
An aftershock to the 6.6 earlier in the day.
-
-
28[ 80]
Philippines, Surigao del Norte
6.3
234.8
IV
-
-
-
October Strongest magnitude 6.9 Fiji Deadliest 6.8 Cyprus Total fatalities 2 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 14
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
1[ 81]
Owen Fracture Zone
6.4
10.0
I
-
-
-
2[ 82]
Eastern Samar
6.4
33.0
VI
-
-
-
2[ 83]
Russia, Kuril Islands
6.0
33.0
I
-
-
-
6[ 84]
Canada, Vancouver
6.2
10.0
I
-
-
-
8[ 85]
Southeast Indian Ocean Ridge
6.1
10.0
I
-
-
-
9[ 86]
Cyprus
6.8
33.0
VI
One person died of a heart attack and twenty others injured on Cyprus. One person killed in Egypt. Felt in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.
2
20
10[ 87]
Indonesia, North Sumatra
6.3
33.0
VI
Felt as far away as Malaysia.
-
-
12[ 88]
Papua New Guinea, Bouganville
6.1
33.0
VI
Foreshock to the 6.8 two days later.
-
-
14[ 89]
Papua New Guinea, Bouganville
6.8
24.0
VI
-
-
-
17[ 90]
Philippines, Davao Occidental
6.0
116.8
IV
-
-
-
18[ 91]
Japan, Kagoshima Prefecture
6.6
10.0
VII
Local tsunami generated with wave heights up to 17 cm recorded on Tanega-shima.
-
-
19[ 92]
Japan, Miyazaki Prefecture
6.7
22.0
VII
Tsunami generated with recorded wave heights of 110 cm at Miyazaki, 40 cm at Nichinan and 14 cm on Tanega-shima. Minor tsunami also observed on Shikoku.
-
-
19[ 93]
Fiji region
6.9
590.8
I
-
-
-
24[ 94]
Russia, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
6.1
19.9
VII
-
-
-
November Strongest magnitude 7.7 Peru Deadliest 7.7 Peru Total fatalities 14 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 17
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
4[ 95]
Colombia, Choco
6.3
14.0
VII
-
-
-
5[ 96]
New Zealand, Kermadec Island Region
6.8
369.4
V
-
-
-
5[ 97]
Philippines, Surigao del Nortel
6.0
33.0
V
-
-
-
6[ 98]
Japan, Bonin Islands
6.6
9.0
I
-
-
-
7[ 99]
Philippines, Surigao del Nortel
6.1
33.0
V
-
-
-
11[ 100]
New Zealand, Kermadec Island Region
6.2
33.0
I
Aftershock from the 6.8 six days prior.
-
-
11[ 101]
Myanmar, Magway
6.0
80.0
V
-
-
-
12[ 102]
Peru, Ica
7.7
33.0
VII
At least 14 people killed, 560 injured and 12,000 homeless from Chincha Alta to Acari. Over 4,000 houses damaged or destroyed at Nazca. Tsunami generated with maximum recorded wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 25 cm at Callao, Peru; 35 cm at Arica and 21 cm at Caldera, Chile.
14
560
13[ 103]
Peru, Ica
6.1
33.0
VI
An aftershock of the 7.7 the day prior.
-
-
13[ 104]
Peru, Ica
6.0
33.0
V
An aftershock of the 7.7 the day prior.
-
-
14[ 105]
Solomon Islands
6.0
109.2
I
-
-
-
14[ 106]
Tonga region
6.2
191.6
I
-
-
-
16[ 107]
France, Wallis and Futuna
6.0
33.0
I
-
-
-
17[ 108]
Nicaragua, Rivas
6.0
33.0
V
-
-
-
17[ 109]
Fiji region
6.1
591.6
I
-
-
-
19[ 110]
India, Ladakh
6.9
33.0
VII
-
-
-
20[ 111]
Japan, Izu Islands
6.1
33.0
III
Felt in Tokyo.
-
-
28[ 112]
Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
6.3
10.0
I
-
-
-
December Strongest magnitude 6.7 Japan Deadliest 0 Total fatalities 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 10
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
1[ 113]
New Zealand, Kermadec Island Region
6.2
355.8
I
-
-
-
2[ 114]
Japan, Miyazaki Prefecture
6.7
49.2
VI
Local tsunami observed with maximum recorded wave heights (peak-to-trough) of 21 cm in the Nichinan-Aburatsu area and 4 cm in the Hyuga-Hososhima area.
-
-
3[ 115]
Tonga region
6.2
32.7
I
-
-
-
9[ 116]
Indonesia, West Java
6.1
50.9
V
-
-
-
9[ 117]
Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
6.0
10.0
I
-
-
-
10[ 118]
Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
6.7
10.0
I
-
-
-
22[ 119]
Japan, Hokkaido
6.5
226.5
IV
-
-
-
26[ 120]
Indonesia, Papua
6.3
33.0
VI
-
-
-
30[ 121]
Indonesia, Maluku
6.0
33.0
V
-
-
-
31[ 122]
Mexico, Chiapas
6.4
99.5
VI
Felt as far as Mexico City.
-
-
^ "M 6.0 - 65 km S of Pangai, Tonga" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "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 6.2 - South Sandwich Islands region" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - 26 km E of Tigao, Philippines" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.1 - south of the Kermadec Islands" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.4 - south of the Kermadec Islands" . United States Geological Survey. 30 January 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021 .
^ "M 6.0 - 145 km SE of Kuril'sk, Russia" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "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 6.1 - 216 km N of Palu, Indonesia" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 7.2 - 158 km E of Kuril'sk, Russia" . United States Geological Survey. 7 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021 .
^ "M 6.0 - 176 km SE of Kuril'sk, Russia" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.1 - 89 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.6 - north of Ascension Island" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - 96 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "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 María 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 Pujilí, 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" .
^ "M 6.2 - Mariana Islands region" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.3 - Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.8 - 26 km NNE of Coyuquilla Norte, Mexico" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.5 - 157 km E of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.6 - 217 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.2 - Dodecanese Islands, Greece" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 7.0 - 220 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.5 - south of the Fiji Islands" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.2 - south of the Fiji Islands" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.1 - southern East Pacific Rise" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - 214 km N of Palu, Indonesia" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.1 - 38 km WSW of Sabang, Philippines" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.9 - 62 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.7 - 104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.3 - 24 km NNW of Salinas, Ecuador" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 7.4 - Fiji region" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.2 - 67 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - 25 km NE of Shinj?, Japan" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.1 - 107 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - 174 km S of Tondano, Indonesia" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.2 - 99 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.1 - South Indian Ocean" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - 202 km NE of Maumere, Indonesia" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - Mid-Indian Ridge" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.2 - 13 km WSW of Quepos, Costa Rica" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.9 - Easter Island region" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.2 - Easter Island region" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - 9 km ESE of Podgora, Croatia" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.8 - 78 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.2 - 118 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - 47 km SW of Illapel, Chile" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.2 - 23 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.4 - 27 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.4 - 26 km SE of Union, Philippines" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.6 - 22 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.1 - 42 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.3 - 22 km E of San Francisco, Philippines" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.4 - Owen Fracture Zone region" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.4 - 3 km ENE of San Julian, Philippines" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - 258 km E of Kuril'sk, Russia" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.2 - 144 km W of Tofino, Canada" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.1 - southeast Indian Ridge" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.8 - 36 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.3 - 62 km WSW of Binjai, Indonesia" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.1 - 103 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.8 - 90 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - 41 km SE of Caburan, Philippines" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.6 - 20 km SSE of Nishinoomote, Japan" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.7 - 5 km SE of Miyazaki, Japan" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.9 - Fiji region" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.1 - 179 km NNW of Lorino, Russia" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.3 - 33 km WSW of Riosucio, Colombia" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.8 - Kermadec Islands region" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - 27 km E of Union, Philippines" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.6 - Bonin Islands, Japan region" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.1 - 25 km E of Union, Philippines" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.2 - south of the Kermadec Islands" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - 17 km W of Thayetmyo, Myanmar" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 7.7 - 60 km SW of Changuillo, Peru" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.1 - 54 km WSW of Changuillo, Peru" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - 29 km WSW of San Juan, Peru" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - 102 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.2 - 146 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - 201 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - 27 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.1 - south of the Fiji Islands" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.9 - 130 km ENE of Thang, India" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.1 - 115 km SE of Katsuura, Japan" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.3 - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.2 - Kermadec Islands region" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.7 - 17 km SW of Miyazaki, Japan" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.2 - 183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.1 - 82 km S of Banjar, Indonesia" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.7 - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.5 - 131 km W of Iwanai, Japan" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.3 - 192 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.0 - 33 km SSW of Ambon, Indonesia" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ "M 6.4 - 4 km SW of El Ramal (Porvenir), Mexico" . earthquake.usgs.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^ 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 .
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
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