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	November 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	6.1	10.0	I	-	-	-
13 [2]	Indonesia, North Maluku offshore	6.1	112.9	V	-	-	-
20 [3]	Japan, Bonin Islands offshore	6.7	498.5	I	-	-	-

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	5.8	100.0	IV	37 people were injured and damage was observed in Tokyo.	-	7
2 [5]	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	6.0	10.0	I	Foreshock.	-	-
2 [6]	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	6.3	10.0	I	-	-
4 [7]	Indonesia, Central Java	5.1	58.3	IV	One person was injured, over 1,500 homes were damaged and 1,500 families were displaced in Brebes.	-	1
6 [8]	Indonesia, South Sumatra offshore	6.5	36.8	IV	-	-	-
12 [9]	Turkey, Amasya	4.9	11.1	VI	Some damage was caused in the Çorum–Samsun–Amasya area.	-	-
13 [10]	Vanuatu, Sanma offshore	6.8	9.6	VI	-	-	-
13 [11]	United States, Alaska offshore	6.0	44.2	V	-	-	-
14 [12]	South Africa, Gauteng	3.4	5.0	IV	Four people died and four others were injured due to a mine collapse.	4	4
17 [13]	Russia, Severnaya Zemlya offshore	6.0	10.0	I	-	-	-
17 [14]	Australia, Macquarie Island offshore	6.2	33.0	I	-	-	-
17 [15]	Vanuatu, Tafea offshore	6.2	137.2	I	-	-	-
20 [16]	France, Wallis and Futuna offshore	6.0	378.9	I	-	-	-
21 [17]	Papua New Guinea, Morobe	6.0	55.0	V	It is a foreshock of the 6.7 event six days later.	-	-
26 [18]	Yemen, Owen Fracture Zone offshore	6.0	10.0	I	-	-	-
27 [19]	Papua New Guinea, Morobe	6.7	38.5	VI	-	-	-
28 [20]	Argentina, Tucumán	5.2	23.2	VI	Some damage occurred in San Miguel de Tucumán.	-	-

March

March

Strongest magnitude	6.9 Mw   Russia
Deadliest	6.7 Mw   Turkey 652 deaths
Total fatalities	659
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 [21]	Russia, Kamchatka offshore	6.9	38.6	VI	-	-	-
2 [22]	Russia, Kamchatka offshore	6.0	34.9	V	Aftershock.	-	-
4 [23]	Iran, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari	5.1	17.6	VI	At least 6 were killed, 50 were injured and 300 homes collapsed in the Lordegan–Ardal area. Landslides blocked roads in the epicentral region.	6	50
5 [24]	Djibouti, Djibouti Region	6.2	7.4	VIII	-	-	-
7 [25]	Costa Rica, Alajuela Province	6.6	78.9	VI	One person died of a heart attack and damage was observed in San Jose.	1	-
8 [26]	United States, Northern California	5.3	9.5	VI	Minor damage was caused in Honeydew and Petrolia.	-	-
13 [27]	Turkey, Erzincan	6.7	27.2	IX [28]	The 1992 Erzincan earthquake killed at least 652 people and left 2,000 injured. 2,200 houses were heavily damaged at Erzincan. Landslides and avalanches also blocked a number of roads in the epicentral area.	652	2,000

References

1. "M 6.1 - 247 km WSW of Tofino, Canada".
2. "M 6.1 - 60 km N of Ternate, Indonesia".
3. "M 6.7 - Bonin Islands, Japan region".
4. "M 5.8 - 4 km SSE of Miura, Japan".
5. "M 6.0 - western Indian-Antarctic Ridge".
6. "M 6.3 - western Indian-Antarctic Ridge".
7. "M 5.1 - 6 km SE of Margasari, Indonesia".
8. "M 6.5 - 187 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia".
9. "M 4.9 - 11 km SSE of Amasya, Turkey".
10. "M 6.8 - 99 km WSW of Luganville, Vanuatu".
11. "M 6.0 - 59 km S of Akutan, Alaska".
12. "M 3.4 - 7 km SSE of Carletonville, South Africa".
13. "M 6.0 - east of Severnaya Zemlya".
14. "M 6.2 - Macquarie Island region".
15. "M 6.2 - 261 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu".
16. "M 6.0 - 160 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna".
17. "M 6.0 - 44 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea".
18. "M 6.0 -".
19. "M 6.7 - 50 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea".
20. "M 5.2 - 24 km NE of Alderetes, Argentina".
21. "M 6.9 - 84 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia".
22. "M 6.0 - 85 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia".
23. "M 5.1 - 55 km WSW of Bor?jen, Iran".
24. "M 6.2 - 4 km WSW of Arta, Djibouti".
25. "M 6.6 - 5 km SW of Río Segundo, Costa Rica".
26. "M 5.3 - 27 km NW of Shelter Cove, California".
27. "M 6.7 - 8 km W of Cimin, Turkey".
28. USGS (6 February 2023). "PAGER" (PDF). Retrieved 3 April 2023.