List of earthquakes in 1992

Earthquakes in 1992

class=notpageimage| Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1992 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.8 Mw Indonesia
Deadliest	7.8 Mw Indonesia 2,500 deaths
Total fatalities	3,939
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
4.0–4.9	5,130
←  1991 1993  →

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

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	2,500	7.8	Indonesia, Flores	VIII (Severe)	27.7	December 12
2	652	6.7	Turkey, Erzincan	IX (Violent)	20.0	March 13
3	545	5.8	Egypt, Cairo	VIII (Severe)	22.0	October 12
4	116	7.7	Nicaragua, León	III (Weak)	44.8	September 1
5	75	7.3	Kyrgyzstan, Suusamyr	IX (Violent)	17.0	August 19
6	36	6.3	Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	VII (Very Strong)	16.3	May 20
7	10	7.2	Colombia, Chocó	X (Extreme)	10.0	October 18

By magnitude

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	October 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

January

January

Strongest magnitude	6.7 Mw Japan
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	3

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
2 [1]	Canada, British Columbia offshore, 247 km (153 mi) WSW of Tofino	6.1	10.0	-	-	-	-
13 [2]	Indonesia, North Maluku offshore, 60 km (37 mi) N of Ternate	6.1	112.9	V	-	-	-
20 [3]	Japan, Bonin Islands offshore	6.7	498.5	-	-	-	-

February

February

Strongest magnitude	6.8 Mw Vanuatu
Deadliest	3.4 Mw South Africa 4 deaths
Total fatalities	4
Number by magnitude
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, 4 km (2.5 mi) SSE of Miura	5.8	100.0	IV	37 people injured and damage in Tokyo.	-	37
2 [5]	Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	6.0	10.0	-	Foreshock of the 6.3 event later that day.	-	-
2 [6]	Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	6.3	10.0	-	-	-
4 [7]	Indonesia, Central Java, 6 km (3.7 mi) SE of Margasari	5.1	58.3	VI [8]	One person injured, 1,500 homes damaged and 1,500 families displaced in Brebes Regency.	-	1
6 [9]	Indonesia, Bengkulu offshore, 187 km (116 mi) S of Pagar Alam	6.5	36.8	VI [8]	-	-	-
12 [10]	Turkey, Amasya, 11 km (6.8 mi) SSE of Amasya	4.9	11.1	VI	Damage in the Çorum–Samsun–Amasya area.	-	-
13 [11]	Vanuatu, Sanma offshore, 99 km (62 mi) WSW of Luganville	6.8	9.6	VI	-	-	-
13 [12]	United States, Alaska offshore, 59 km (37 mi) S of Akutan	6.0	44.2	V	-	-	-
14 [13]	South Africa, Gauteng, 7 km (4.3 mi) SSE of Carletonville	3.4	5.0	IV	Four miners killed and four others were injured due to a collapse at the Mponeng Gold Mine.	4	4
17 [14]	Russia, Severnaya Zemlya offshore	6.0	10.0	-	-	-	-
17 [15]	Australia, Macquarie Island offshore	6.2	33.0	-	-	-	-
17 [16]	Vanuatu, Tafea offshore, 261 km (162 mi) SSE of Isangel	6.2	137.2	-	-	-	-
20 [17]	France, Wallis and Futuna offshore	6.0	378.9	-	-	-	-
21 [18]	Papua New Guinea, Morobe, 44 km (27 mi) NW of Finschhafen	6.0	55.0	V	Foreshock of the 6.7 event six days later.	-	-
26 [19]	Yemen, Owen fracture zone offshore	6.0	10.0	-	-	-	-
27 [20]	Papua New Guinea, Morobe, 50 km (31 mi) NW of Finschhafen	6.7	38.5	VIII [8]	-	-	-
28 [21]	Argentina, Tucumán, 24 km (15 mi) NE of Alderetes	5.2	23.2	VI	Some damage in San Miguel de Tucumán.	-	-

March

March

Strongest magnitude	6.9 Mw Russia
Deadliest	6.7 Mw Turkey 950 deaths
Total fatalities	957
Number by magnitude
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 [22]	Russia, Kamchatka offshore, 84 km (52 mi) E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky	6.9	38.6	VIII [8]	-	-	-
2 [23]	Russia, Kamchatka offshore, 85 km (53 mi) E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky	6.0	34.9	V	Aftershock of the 6.9 event earlier that day.	-	-
4 [24]	Iran, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, 55 km (34 mi) WSW of Borujen	5.1	17.9	VII [8]	Six people killed, 50 injured and 300 homes collapsed in the Lordegan–Ardal area. Landslides blocked roads in the epicentral region.	6	50
5 [25]	Djibouti, Djibouti, 4 km (2.5 mi) WSW of Arta	6.2	7.4	IX [8]	-	-	-
7 [26]	Costa Rica, Alajuela, 5 km (3.1 mi) SW of Río Segundo	6.6	78.9	VII [8]	One person died of a heart attack and damage in San Jose.	1	-
8 [27]	United States, California, 27 km (17 mi) NW of Shelter Cove	5.3	9.5	VI	Minor damage in Honeydew and Petrolia.	-	-
13 [28]	Turkey, Erzincan, 8 km (5.0 mi) W of Cimin	6.7	27.2	IX [29]	Further information: 1992 Erzincan earthquake	950	2,800

References

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3. ANSS. "M 6.7 - Bonin Islands, Japan region 1992". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
4. ANSS. "M 5.8 – 4 km SSE of Miura, Japan 1992". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
5. ANSS. "M 6.0 – western Indian-Antarctic Ridge 1992". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
6. ANSS. "M 6.3 – western Indian-Antarctic Ridge 1992". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
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9. ANSS. "M 6.5 – 187 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia 1992". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
10. ANSS. "M 4.9 – 11 km SSE of Amasya, Turkey 1992". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
11. ANSS. "M 6.8 – 99 km WSW of Luganville, Vanuatu 1992". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
12. ANSS. "M 6.0 – 59 km S of Akutan, Alaska 1992". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
13. ANSS. "M 3.4 – 7 km SSE of Carletonville, South Africa 1992". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
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15. ANSS. "M 6.2 – Macquarie Island region 1992". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
16. ANSS. "M 6.2 – 261 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu 1992". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
17. ANSS. "M 6.0 – 160 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna 1992". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
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23. ANSS. "M 6.0 – 85 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 1992". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
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26. ANSS. "M 6.6 – 5 km SW of Río Segundo, Costa Rica 1992". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
27. ANSS. "M 5.3 – 27 km NW of Shelter Cove, California 1992". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
28. ANSS. "M 6.7 – 8 km W of Cimin, Turkey 1992". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey.
29. Yarar, R.; Eisenberg, J.; Karadogan, F. (1993). A preliminary report on the Erzincan earthquake, March 13, 1992 (PDF). Proceedings of the Second Turkish National Conference in Earthquake Engineering. Istanbul, Turkey. Retrieved 2025-07-11.