List of earthquakes in 1996

Earthquakes in 1996

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Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1996

* 4.0–5.9 magnitude
* 6.0–6.9 magnitude

* 7.0–7.9 magnitude
* 8.0+ magnitude

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Strongest magnitude| 8.2 Mw Indonesia
Deadliest| 6.6 Mw China
322 deaths
Total fatalities| 582
Number by magnitude
9.0+| 0

<- 1995

1997 ->

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.

## By death toll

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Rank  | Death toll  | Magnitude  | Location  | MMI | Depth (km)  | Date

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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

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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

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2023)

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### January

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JanuaryStrongest magnitude| 7.9 Mw Indonesia

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Deadliest| 7.9 Mw Indonesia
9 deaths
Total fatalities| 9
Number by magnitude
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

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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

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FebruaryStrongest magnitude| 8.2 Mw Indonesia

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Deadliest| 6.6 Mw China
322 deaths
Total fatalities| 495
Number by magnitude
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

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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

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MarchStrongest magnitude| 6.8 Mw United States

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Deadliest| 6.0 Mw Ecuador
27 deaths
Total fatalities| 51
Number by magnitude
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

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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

### April

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AprilStrongest magnitude| 7.2 Mw Fiji
7.2 Mw Papua New Guinea

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Deadliest| 7.2 Mw Papua New Guinea
1 death
Total fatalities| 1
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9| 0
7.0–7.9| 2
6.0–6.9| 1

Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties

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16[29] |  Fiji Islands offshore  | 7.2  | 110.9  | I  | \-  | \-  | \-
19[30] |  Chile, Antofagasta | 6.6  | 49.5  | VII  | \-  | \-  | \-
29[31] |  Papua New Guinea, Bougainville Island | 7.2  | 44.0  | VIII  | One person was killed and several dozen houses collapsed in Bougainville.  | 1  | \-

### May

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MayStrongest magnitude| 6.6 Mw Papua New Guinea

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Deadliest| 6.0 Mw China
26 deaths
Total fatalities| 26
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9| 0
7.0–7.9| 0
6.0–6.9| 2

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2[32] |  Papua New Guinea, Bougainville Island offshore  | 6.6  | 500.0  | III  | \-  | \-  | \-
3[33] |  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[34] |  United States, Washington | 5.4  | 3.8  | VIII  | Two people were injured and slight damage occurred in the epicentral area.  | \-  | 2

### June

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JuneStrongest magnitude| 7.9 Mw United States
7.9 Mw Indonesia

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Total fatalities| 0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9| 0
7.0–7.9| 5
6.0–6.9| 2

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1[35] |  China, Inner Mongolia | 5.2  | 10.0  | V  | Some houses were damaged in Tianzhu county.  | \-  | \-
2[36] | Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge | 7.0  | 10.0  | I  | \-  | \-  | \-
10[37] |  Vanuatu, Ureparapara offshore  | 6.7  | 200.1  | IV  | \-  | \-  | \-
10[38] |  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[39] | 7.3  | 26.3  | VII  | It was an aftershock of the 7.9 earthquake that same day.  | \-  | \-
11[40] |  Philippines, Eastern Visayas offshore  | 7.1  | 33.0  | VI  | \-  | \-  | \-
17[41] |  Indonesia, Molucca Sea | 7.9  | 587.3  | IV  | Some damage occurred at Kupang.  | \-  | \-
21[42] |  Russia, Kamchatka offshore  | 6.7  | 20.0  | IV  | \-  | \-  | \-

### July

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JulyStrongest magnitude| 7.0 Mw Indonesia

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Total fatalities| 0
Number by magnitude
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

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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

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AugustStrongest magnitude| 7.4 Mw Fiji

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Deadliest| 0
Total fatalities| 0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9| 0
7.0–7.9| 1
6.0–6.9| 12

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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

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SeptemberStrongest magnitude| 6.9 Mw Chile

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Deadliest| 0
Total fatalities| 0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9| 0
7.0–7.9| 0
6.0–6.9| 13

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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

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OctoberStrongest magnitude| 6.9 Mw Fiji

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Deadliest| 6.8 Mw Cyprus
Total fatalities| 2
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9| 0
7.0–7.9| 0
6.0–6.9| 14

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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

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NovemberStrongest magnitude| 7.7 Mw Peru

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Deadliest| 7.7 Mw Peru
Total fatalities| 14
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9| 0
7.0–7.9| 1
6.0–6.9| 17

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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

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DecemberStrongest magnitude| 6.7 Mw Japan

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Deadliest| 0
Total fatalities| 0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9| 0
7.0–7.9| 0
6.0–6.9| 10

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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.  | \-  | \-

## List

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* 1996 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)

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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 | [123] | 1996 Biak earthquake
May 3, 1996 | 03:32 UTC  | Near Baotou, China  | 40.774  | 109.661  | 26  | 6.4  | Ms | [123][124] | 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

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1. ^ "M 6.0 – 65 km S of Pangai, Tonga". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
2. ^ "M 7.9 – 181 km N of Palu, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. 1 January 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
3. ^ "M 6.6 – 106 km NE of Yelizovo, Russia". United States Geological Survey. 1 January 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
4. ^ "M 5.6 – 17 km WSW of Tungor, Russia".
5. ^ "M 6.1 – 208 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. 17 January 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
6. ^ "M 6.2 – South Sandwich Islands region". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
7. ^ "M 6.0 – 26 km E of Tigao, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
8. ^ "M 6.1 – south of the Kermadec Islands". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
9. ^ "M 6.4 – south of the Kermadec Islands". United States Geological Survey. 30 January 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
10. ^ "M 6.0 – 145 km SE of Kuril'sk, Russia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
11. ^ "M 6.2 – 93 km NE of Otrada, Russia". United States Geological Survey. 1 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
12. ^ "M 6.6 – 47 km N of Lijiang, China". United States Geological Survey. 3 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
13. ^ "M 6.1 – 216 km N of Palu, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
14. ^ "M 7.2 – 158 km E of Kuril'sk, Russia". United States Geological Survey. 7 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
15. ^ "M 6.0 – 176 km SE of Kuril'sk, Russia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
16. ^ "M 6.1 – 89 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
17. ^ "M 6.6 – north of Ascension Island". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
18. ^ "M 6.0 – 96 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
19. ^ "M 6.7 – 123 km E of Namie, Japan". United States Geological Survey. 16 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
20. ^ "M 8.2 – 101 km ENE of Biak, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. 17 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
21. ^ "M 7.5 – 123 km WSW of Puerto Santa, Peru". United States Geological Survey. 21 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
22. ^ "M 7.1 – 24 km SSW of Santa María Chico Ometepec, Mexico". United States Geological Survey. 25 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
23. ^ "M 6.6 – 39 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua".
24. ^ "M 6.7 – 30 km WSW of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua".
25. ^ "M 6.7 – 44 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu".
26. ^ "M 6.3 – 83 km NE of Kashgar, China".
27. ^ "M 6.8 – Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska".
28. ^ "M 6.0 – 9 km SSW of Pujilí, Ecuador".
29. ^ "M 7.2 – south of the Fiji Islands".
30. ^ "M 6.6 – 44 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile".
31. ^ "M 7.2 – 58 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea".
32. ^ "M 6.6 – 202 km NNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea".
33. ^ "M 6.0 – 36 km NW of Baotou, China".
34. ^ "M 5.4 – 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington".
35. ^ "M 5.2 – 64 km SSE of Wuwei, China".
36. ^ "M 7.0 – northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge".
37. ^ "M 6.7 – 63 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu".
38. ^ "M 7.9 – 77 km WSW of Adak, Alaska".
39. ^ "M 7.3 – 46 km SSW of Adak, Alaska".
40. ^ "M 7.1 – 8 km NNE of Palapag, Philippines".
41. ^ "M 7.9 – 169 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia".
42. ^ "M 6.7 – 159 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia".
43. ^ "M 6.2 – Mariana Islands region". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
44. ^ "M 6.3 – Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
45. ^ "M 6.8 – 26 km NNE of Coyuquilla Norte, Mexico". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
46. ^ "M 6.5 – 157 km E of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
47. ^ "M 6.6 – 217 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
48. ^ "M 6.2 – Dodecanese Islands, Greece". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
49. ^ "M 7.0 – 220 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
50. ^ "M 6.5 – south of the Fiji Islands". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
51. ^ "M 6.2 – south of the Fiji Islands". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
52. ^ "M 6.1 – southern East Pacific Rise". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
53. ^ "M 6.0 – 214 km N of Palu, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
54. ^ "M 6.1 – 38 km WSW of Sabang, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
55. ^ "M 6.9 – 62 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
56. ^ "M 6.7 – 104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
57. ^ "M 6.3 – 24 km NNW of Salinas, Ecuador". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
58. ^ "M 7.4 – Fiji region". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
59. ^ "M 6.2 – 67 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
60. ^ "M 6.0 – 25 km NE of Shinj?, Japan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
61. ^ "M 6.1 – 107 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
62. ^ "M 6.0 – 174 km S of Tondano, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
63. ^ "M 6.2 – 99 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
64. ^ "M 6.0 – Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
65. ^ "M 6.1 – South Indian Ocean". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
66. ^ "M 6.0 – 202 km NE of Maumere, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
67. ^ "M 6.0 – Mid-Indian Ridge". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
68. ^ "M 6.2 – 13 km WSW of Quepos, Costa Rica". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
69. ^ "M 6.9 – Easter Island region". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
70. ^ "M 6.2 – Easter Island region". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
71. ^ "M 6.0 – 9 km ESE of Podgora, Croatia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
72. ^ "M 6.8 – 78 km E of Hengchun, Taiwan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
73. ^ "M 6.2 – 118 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
74. ^ "M 6.0 – 47 km SW of Illapel, Chile". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
75. ^ "M 6.2 – 23 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
76. ^ "M 6.4 – 27 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
77. ^ "M 6.4 – 26 km SE of Union, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
78. ^ "M 6.6 – 22 km NNE of Cortes, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
79. ^ "M 6.1 – 42 km ENE of Cortes, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
80. ^ "M 6.3 – 22 km E of San Francisco, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
81. ^ "M 6.4 – Owen Fracture Zone region". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
82. ^ "M 6.4 – 3 km ENE of San Julian, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
83. ^ "M 6.0 – 258 km E of Kuril'sk, Russia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
84. ^ "M 6.2 – 144 km W of Tofino, Canada". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
85. ^ "M 6.1 – southeast Indian Ridge". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
86. ^ "M 6.8 – 36 km SW of Paphos, Cyprus". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
87. ^ "M 6.3 – 62 km WSW of Binjai, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
88. ^ "M 6.1 – 103 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
89. ^ "M 6.8 – 90 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
90. ^ "M 6.0 – 41 km SE of Caburan, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
91. ^ "M 6.6 – 20 km SSE of Nishinoomote, Japan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
92. ^ "M 6.7 – 5 km SE of Miyazaki, Japan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
93. ^ "M 6.9 – Fiji region". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
94. ^ "M 6.1 – 179 km NNW of Lorino, Russia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
95. ^ "M 6.3 – 33 km WSW of Riosucio, Colombia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
96. ^ "M 6.8 – Kermadec Islands region". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
97. ^ "M 6.0 – 27 km E of Union, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
98. ^ "M 6.6 – Bonin Islands, Japan region". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
99. ^ "M 6.1 – 25 km E of Union, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
100. ^ "M 6.2 – south of the Kermadec Islands". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
101. ^ "M 6.0 – 17 km W of Thayetmyo, Myanmar". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
102. ^ "M 7.7 – 60 km SW of Changuillo, Peru". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
103. ^ "M 6.1 – 54 km WSW of Changuillo, Peru". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
104. ^ "M 6.0 – 29 km WSW of San Juan, Peru". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
105. ^ "M 6.0 – 102 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
106. ^ "M 6.2 – 146 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
107. ^ "M 6.0 – 201 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
108. ^ "M 6.0 – 27 km SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
109. ^ "M 6.1 – south of the Fiji Islands". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
110. ^ "M 6.9 – 130 km ENE of Thang, India". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
111. ^ "M 6.1 – 115 km SE of Katsuura, Japan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
112. ^ "M 6.3 – central Mid-Atlantic Ridge". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
113. ^ "M 6.2 – Kermadec Islands region". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
114. ^ "M 6.7 – 17 km SW of Miyazaki, Japan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
115. ^ "M 6.2 – 183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
116. ^ "M 6.1 – 82 km S of Banjar, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
117. ^ "M 6.0 – northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
118. ^ "M 6.7 – central Mid-Atlantic Ridge". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
119. ^ "M 6.5 – 131 km W of Iwanai, Japan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
120. ^ "M 6.3 – 192 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
121. ^ "M 6.0 – 33 km SSW of Ambon, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
122. ^ "M 6.4 – 4 km SW of El Ramal (Porvenir), Mexico". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
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