 Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1995
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| Strongest magnitude | 8.0 Mw  Mexico y  Chile | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadliest | 6.9 Mw  Japan 6,433 deaths | ||
| Total fatalities | 8,911 | ||
| Number by magnitude | |||
| 9.0+ | 0 | ||
This is a list of earthquakes in 1995. 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 | Death toll | Magnitude | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6,433 | 6.9 | Japan, Hyōgo | XI (Extreme) | 21.9 | January 16 |
| 2 | 1,989 | 7.1 |  Russia, Sakhalin | IX (Violent) | 11.0 | May 27 |
| 3 | 101 | 6.2 |  Turkey, Afyon | VIII (Severe) | 33.0 | October 1 |
| 4 | 84 | 6.8 |  Indonesia, Jambi | VIII (Severe) | 29.8 | October 7 |
| 5 | 81 | 6.2 |  China, Sichuan | VI (Strong) | 10.0 | October 23 |
| 6 | 49 | 8.0 | Mexico, Colima | VIII (Severe) | 40.0 | October 9 |
| 7 | 42 | 6.4 |  Colombia, Chocó | V (Moderate) | 73.5 | February 8 |
| 8 | 28 | 6.5 |  Greece, Central Greece | VIII (Severe) | 14.2 | June 15 |
| 9 | 14 | 5.6 | China, Gansu | VI (Strong) | 12.8 | July 21 |
| 10 | 11 | 6.9 |  East Timor offshore | VIII (Severe) | 11.2 | May 14 |
| 10 | 11 | 6.8 |  Myanmar, Shan | VII (Very strong) | 12.5 | July 11 |
| 12 | 10 | 7.2 |  Egypt, South Sinai offshore | VIII (Severe) | 18.0 | November 22 |
| Rank | Magnitude | Death toll | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8.0 | 49 | Mexico, Colima | VIII (Severe) | 40.0 | October 4 |
| 1 | 8.0 | 3 | Chile, Antofagasta | VII (Very strong) | 46.0 | July 30 |
| 3 | 7.9 | 0 | Russia, Kuril Islands offshore | V (Moderate) | 33.0 | December 3 |
| 4 | 7.7 | 0 |  Papua New Guinea, Bougainville offshore | VII (Very strong) | 30.1 | August 16 |
| 4 | 7.7 | 0 |  New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands offshore | III (Weak) | 20.2 | May 16 |
| 6 | 7.4 | 3 | Mexico, Guerrero | VI (Strong) | 20.2 | May 16 |
| 6 | 7.4 | 0 |  Tonga, Niuas offshore | V (Moderate) | 21.2 | April 7 |
| 8 | 7.2 | 10 | Egypt, South Sinai offshore | VIII (Severe) | 18.0 | November 22 |
| 8 | 7.2 | 0 | Mexico, Chiapas offshore | VI (Strong) | 159.3 | October 21 |
| 8 | 7.2 | 0 | Papua New Guinea, Bougainville offshore | VII (Very strong) | 33.0 | August 16 |
| 8 | 7.2 | 0 |  New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore | VI (Strong) | 35.3 | July 3 |
| 8 | 7.2 | 0 |  Philippines, Eastern Visayas offshore | VII (Very strong) | 20.7 | April 21 |
| 13 | 7.1 | 0 | Indonesia, Banda Sea offshore | VI (Strong) | 141.9 | December 25 |
| 13 | 7.1 | 0 | Japan, Kagoshima offshore | VII (Very strong) | 28.4 | October 18 |
| 13 | 7.1 | 0 |  Northern Mariana Islands offshore | I (Not felt) | 594.9 | August 23 |
| 13 | 7.1 | 1,989 | Russia, Sakhalin | IX (Violent) | 11.0 | May 27 |
| 13 | 7.1 | 0 | Philippines, Eastern Visayas offshore | VII (Very strong) | 16.0 | May 5 |
| 13 | 7.1 | 0 | New Zealand, Gisborne offshore | VII (Very strong) | 21.1 | February 5 |
| 19 | 7.0 | 3 |  Ecuador, Morona-Santiago | VIII (Severe) | 24.4 | October 3 |
| 19 | 7.0 | 0 | Japan, Aomori | VII (Very strong) | 26.9 | January 6 |
| Strongest magnitude | 7.0 Mw Japan |
|---|---|
| Deadliest | 6.9 Mw Japan 6,434 deaths |
| Total fatalities | 6,434 |
| Number by magnitude | |
| 9.0+ | 0 |
| 8.0–8.9 | 0 |
| 7.0–7.9 | 1 |
| 6.0–6.9 | 18 |
| Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead | Injured | ||||||
| 5 [1] | Russia, Perm, 7 km southwest of Solikamsk | 4.8 | 10.0 | VI | The earthquake severely damaged a mine, and caused subsidence in Solikamsk. | - | - |
| 6 [2] | Japan, Iwate offshore, 63 km southeast of Hachinohe | 7.0 | 26.9 | VII | At least 29 people were injured in Aomori and Iwate Prefectures and about 5,000 homes lost water services in the region. | - | 29 |
| 16 [3] |  United States, Alaska offshore, Rat Islands, 298 km (185 mi) west southwest of Adak | 6.3 | 33.0 | - | - | - | - |
| 16 [4] | Japan, Kobe, 8 km south of Akashi | 6.9 | 17.9 | IX | The Great Hanshin Earthquake caused severe and widespread damage, particularly in Kobe. Nearly 400,000 buildings and other infrastructures were damaged beyond repair and many collapsed while fires were triggered which raged in different areas. The quake claimed the lives of 6,434 people while another 43,792 were injured and another 310,000 displaced. Total damage was an estimated $200 billion (USD). It is the deadliest earthquake of 1995 and one of the costliest natural disasters. | 6,434 | 43,792 |
There was a 6.6 Mw earthquake that occurred in the states of Kozani and Grevena, Greece on May 13, 1995. [5]
The 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake was a 7.1 Mw (7.3 MS) earthquake that devastated the town of Neftegorsk in northern Sakhalin Island, Russia on May 27, 1995 at 23:03 Russian time (13:03 UTC). [6]
Neftegorsk was nearly destroyed completely by the earthquake. Approximately 2,000 of the 3,176 residents in the town were killed. [7]
The 1995 Myanmar–China earthquake occurred on July 11 at 21:46 UTC in Shan State, Myanmar, near the border with Yunnan. It measured Ms 7.3 and was assigned a maximum intensity of VIII. At least 11 people died and 136 were injured. [8] This was one of a few earthquakes ever successfully predicted, and is attributed to saving many lives.
The 1995 Antofagasta earthquake was an earthquake with a strength of 8.0 Mw [9] registered on July 30, 1995 at 05:11 UTC (01:11 local time). Its epicenter was located near off the coast in the Chilean Sea near Antofagasta, affecting coastal areas of Antofagasta Region.
The 1995 Guerrero earthquake occurred on September 14, 1995 at 14:04 UTC (08:04 local time). This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.4 Mw, with the epicenter being located in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. Three people were reported dead. In the rural part of southeast Guerrero, many houses with adobe of poor quality suffered heavier damage. [10] The intensity in Copala reached MM VII. [11] The earthquake could be felt strongly along the coast from Michoacán to Chiapas. [12]
The 1995 Colima–Jalisco earthquake was an 8.0 Mw earthquake which occurred on October 9, 1995 at 15:36 UTC, off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico, with least 49 people dead and 100 more injured. The earthquake triggered a tsunami, which affected a 200 km coast. [13] The Cihuatlan-Manzanillo area, Colima, was more severely affected than other areas. The earthquake was felt in Mexico City and in high-rise buildings in Dallas and Houston. [14]
The 1995 Chiapas earthquake occurred on October 20, 1995 at 20:38 local time (October 21, 1995 at 02:38 UTC). The epicenter was located in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, near Tuxtla Gutiérrez. [15] It had a magnitude of Mw 7.1, [12] or ML 6.5. [16] Building damage was reported. Around 70 people were reported injured. In Tuxtla Gutiérrez, telephone and electricity services were momentarily interrupted. [17]
The 1995 Wuding earthquake occurred on October 23, 1995 at 22:46 UTC (October 24, 1995 at 06:46 local time). The epicenter was located near Fenduo Village (芬多村), Fawo Township (发窝乡) of the Wuding County, Yunnan, China. The magnitude of the earthquake was put at Mw 6.2, or Ms 6.5. 53 people were reported dead and 13,903 people injured. [18] Many houses and public buildings were damaged, including the Fawo Middle School (发窝中学) and the Fawo Township Office. [19]
The 1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that occurred on November 22, 1995 at 04:15 local time, in the eastern part of Egypt. At least 8 people were killed and 30 were injured in the epicentral region. Damage occurred in many parts of northeastern Egypt as far as Cairo. One person was killed and two slightly injured at Al Bad, Saudi Arabia. Some damage occurred at Jerusalem, Israel and Aqaba, Jordan. [20]
The 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February at 03:34 local time, having a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking lasting for about three minutes. It was felt strongly in six Chilean regions that together make up about 80 percent of the country's population. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) the cities experiencing the strongest shaking—VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale (MM)—were Concepción, Arauco, and Coronel. According to Chile's Seismological Service, Concepción experienced the strongest shaking at MM IX (Violent). The earthquake was felt in the capital Santiago at MM VII or MM VIII. Tremors were felt in many Argentine cities, including Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, and La Rioja. Tremors were felt as far north as the city of Ica in southern Peru.
The 1997 Punitaqui earthquake occurred at 01:03 UTC on October 15. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.1 Mwc. This earthquake was one of the most destructive in the epicentral area compared to other events of subduction of the same size. The extensive damage to structures was the result of an amplification effect on the ground and the poor quality of building materials, this reflects the potential for damage incurred in an intraplate earthquake with vertical fault and how it can be much greater than what which can cause one of interplate of similar magnitude, and caused severe damage in Chilean cities of La Serena, Vicuña, Ovalle, Illapel and Punitaqui.
The 1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake occurred on November 22 at 06:15 local time and registered 7.3 on the Mw scale. The epicenter was located in the central segment of the Gulf of Aqaba, the narrow body of water that separates Egypt's Sinai Peninsula from the western border of Saudi Arabia. At least 8 people were killed and 30 were injured in the meizoseismal area.
The 1999 Oaxaca earthquake occurred on September 30 at 11:31 local time in Oaxaca, Mexico, 60 km NNW of Puerto Ángel. The epicenter was located near San Agustin Loxicha. It had a magnitude of Mw 7.4.
The 2011 Guerrero earthquake struck with a moment magnitude of 5.7 in southern Mexico at 08:24 local time on 5 May. It was positioned west of Ometepec, Guerrero, with a focal depth of 24 km (14.9 mi), and was lightly felt in many adjacent areas.
The 2011 Kütahya earthquake struck near a populous region of western Turkey at 23:15 EEST (20:15 UTC) on 19 May with a moment magnitude of 5.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII. With an epicenter just to the east of Simav, it occurred at an estimated depth of 9.1 kilometers (5.7 mi), resulting in strong shaking in much of Kütahya.
The 1995 Guerrero earthquake occurred on September 14, 1995, at 14:04 UTC. This earthquake had a magnitude of Mw 7.4, with the epicenter being located in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. Three people were reported dead. In the rural part of southeast Guerrero, many houses with adobe of poor quality suffered heavier damage. The intensity in Copala reached MM VII. The earthquake could be felt strongly along the coast from Michoacán to Chiapas.
The 1995 Wuding earthquake occurred on October 23, 1995, at 22:46 UTC. The epicenter was located near Fenduo Village (芬多村), Fawo Township (发窝乡) of the Wuding County, Yunnan, China. The magnitude of the earthquake was put at Mw 6.2, or Ms 6.5. Fifty-three people were reported dead and 13,903 injured. Many houses and public buildings were damaged, including the Fawo Middle School (发窝中学) and the Fawo Township Office. This earthquake could be felt in southwestern Sichuan.
The 1995 Chiapas earthquake occurred on October 20 at 20:38 local time. The epicenter was located in Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, near Tuxtla Gutiérrez. It had a magnitude of Mw 7.2, or ML 6.5. Building damage was reported. Around 70 people were reported injured. In Tuxtla Gutiérrez, telephone and electricity services were momentarily interrupted. This earthquake could be felt strongly in Mexico City and in many parts of southern Mexico. It could also be felt in Guatemala and El Salvador. The centroid mechanism is of thrust faulting with a small strike-slip component. The rupture of this earthquake propagated from NW to SE over a distance of about 30 km. The duration of the rupture was about 17 seconds. The earthquake was resulted from the internal deformation of the Cocos Plate, which is subducting beneath the North American Plate.
The 2011 Zumpango earthquake occurred at 19:47 local time on 10 December with a moment magnitude of 6.5 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII. Its epicenter was located in the city Zumpango, Guerrero, roughly equidistant between the metropolitan areas of Mexico City and Acapulco. The quake was felt in Guerrero, Michoacán, Mexico State, Mexico City and Puebla.
The 2012 Guerrero–Oaxaca earthquake struck southern Mexico with a moment magnitude of 7.4 at 12:02 local time on Tuesday, 20 March. Its epicenter was near Ometepec, in the border between the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca. With a shallow focus of 20 km, the earthquake caused strong shaking over a large area along the Oaxaca–Guerrero border and the adjacent Pacific coastline. Significant tremors were felt in areas up to several hundred kilometers away, including Mexico City and also in Guatemala. Two people were killed and over 30,000 houses were damaged or destroyed.
The 2014 Guerrero earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.2 that hit the state of Guerrero, close to Acapulco, Mexico, on 18 April at 14:27:26 UTC. The epicenter occurred 265 kilometers southwest of Mexico City and at a depth of 24 kilometers. Thrust motion at shallow depths is what caused the earthquake. This was broadly consistent with a slip on or near the Guerrero Seismic Gap, a boundary between the Cocos and North American plates along the Pacific Coast approximately 200 kilometers long. The shaking was felt in states as far away as Puebla and Tlaxcala.
The 2017 Chiapas earthquake struck at 23:49 CDT on 7 September in the Gulf of Tehuantepec off the southern coast of Mexico near the state of Chiapas, approximately 87 kilometres (54 mi) southwest of Pijijiapan, with a Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The moment magnitude was estimated to be Mw8.2.
The 2018 Oaxaca earthquake occurred on February 16, 2018 at 17:39 local time in the Sierra Madre del Sur mountains in Oaxaca state in Southern Mexico. It had a magnitude of 7.2 on the moment magnitude scale and a maximum felt intensity of VII on the Mercalli intensity scale. The hypocenter was located at a depth of 24.6 km and approximately 37 km northeast of Pinotepa de Don Luis. There were only two reports of injuries from the earthquake, but later a military helicopter surveying the damage crashed and killed 14 people. There were also 15 people injured.
The Valparaíso earthquake of April 2017 was a strong earthquake that shook the cities of Valparaíso and Santiago on Monday, April 24, 2017, at 18:38 local time. Its epicenter was located off the coast of the Valparaíso Region and had a magnitude of 6.9 Mw. On the scale of Mercalli, the earthquake reached an intensity of VII.
The 2017 Guatemala earthquake struck near the city of Malacatán in the San Marcos Department, near the Guatemala–Mexico border at 1:29 am local time (UTC−06:00) on June 14. The earthquake killed five people, and caused 30 injuries, 11 of which were from Chiapas, Mexico across the border. No tsunami warning was issued.
A moment magnitude Mw 7.0 or 7.1 earthquake occurred near the city of Acapulco in the Mexican state of Guerrero at 20:47 local time on 7 September with an estimated intensity of VIII (Severe) on the MMI scale. The earthquake killed 13 people and injured at least 23 others. At least 1.6 million people in Mexico were affected by the earthquake which resulted in localized severe damage. The earthquake occurred on the anniversary of the 2017 Chiapas earthquake which measured Mw 8.2. It was also the largest earthquake in Mexico since the 2020 Oaxaca earthquake.
The 1954 Sofades earthquake struck central Greece on April 30, 1954 at 16:02 (UTC+3). It was estimated to be 6.7–7.0 Mw and had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). More than 25 people died, 717 were injured and about 28,000 structures were damaged or destroyed.
On 19 September 2022, a moment magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck between the Mexican states of Michoacán and Colima at 13:05:06 local time. The earthquake had a depth of 16.9 km (10.5 mi), resulting in a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. The USGS reported the epicentre was 37 km (23 mi) southeast of the town of Aquila. Two people were killed and at least 35 others were injured across several states. A magnitude 6.8 aftershock struck on 22 September, causing three more deaths.
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