List of earthquakes in 1996

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.

Earthquakes in 1996
Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1996
Strongest magnitude8.2 Mw  Indonesia
Deadliest6.6 Mw  China
322 deaths
Total fatalities582
Number by magnitude
9.0+0
8.0−8.91
7.0−7.911
6.0−6.917
← 1995
1997 →

By magnitude
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

By month
January
Strongest magnitude7.9 Mw  Indonesia
Deadliest7.9 Mw  Indonesia
9 deaths
Total fatalities9
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.90
7.0−7.91
6.0−6.93
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
1[1]  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[2]  Russia, 106 km Northeast of Yelizovo 6.6 33.0 VII - - -
8[3]  Russia, Sakhalinskaya Oblast 5.6 7.8 VII Fourteen houses were damaged at Okha. - -
17[4]  Indonesia, Papua Region 6.1 109.1 V - - -
30[5]  New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore 6.4 33.0 IV - - -

February
February
Strongest magnitude8.2 Mw  Indonesia
Deadliest6.6 Mw  China
322 deaths
Total fatalities495
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.91
7.0−7.93
6.0−6.93
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
1[6]  Russia, offshore, 93 km Northeast of Otrada 6.2 170.0 V - - -
3[7]  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[8]  Russia, Offshore, 158 km east of Kamchatka 7.2 42.6 VI Some damage was reported. - -
16[9]  Japan, offshore, 123 km East of Namie 6.7 40.8 VI At least 4 people were Injured. - 4
17[10]  Indonesia, offshore, 101 km Northeast of Biak 8.2 33.0 VIII 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[11]  Peru, Chimbote offshore 7.5 10.0 VI 7 people were killed and 2 more people were injured due to a tsunami off the coast. 7 2
25[12]  Mexico, Oaxaca offshore 7.1 21.1 VII - - -

March
March
Strongest magnitude6.8 Mw  United States
Deadliest6.0 Mw  Ecuador
27 deaths
Total fatalities51
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.90
7.0−7.90
6.0−6.96
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
3[13]  Nicaragua, Managua offshore 6.6 33.0 VI Doublet earthquake, some buildings were damaged in Managua. - -
3[14] 6.7 33.0 VII - -
17[15]  Vanuatu, Port-Olry offshore 6.7 164.4 V - - -
19[16]  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[17]  United States, Alaska, Rat Islands offshore 6.8 20.4 I - - -
28[18]  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
April
Strongest magnitude7.2 Mw  Fiji
7.2 Mw  Papua New Guinea
Deadliest7.2 Mw  Papua New Guinea
1 death
Total fatalities1
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.90
7.0−7.92
6.0−6.91
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
16[19] Fiji Islands offshore 7.2 110.9 I - - -
19[20]  Chile, Antofagasta 6.6 49.5 VII - - -
29[21]  Papua New Guinea, Bougainville Island 7.2 44.0 VIII One person was killed and several dozen houses collapsed in Bougainville. 1 -

May
May
Strongest magnitude6.6 Mw  Papua New Guinea
Deadliest6.0 Mw  China
26 deaths
Total fatalities26
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.90
7.0−7.90
6.0−6.92
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
2[22]  Papua New Guinea, Bougainville Island offshore 6.6 500.0 III - - -
3[23]  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[24]  United States, Washington 5.4 3.8 VIII Two people were injured and slight damage occurred in the epicentral area. - 2

June
June
Strongest magnitude7.9 Mw  United States
7.9 Mw  Indonesia
Total fatalities0
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.90
7.0−7.95
6.0−6.91
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
1[25]  China, Inner Mongolia 5.2 10.0 V Some houses were damaged in Tianzhu county. - -
2[26] Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 7.0 10.0 I - - -
10[27]  Vanuatu, Ureparapara offshore 6.7 200.1 IV - - -
10[28]  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[29] 7.3 26.3 VII It was an aftershock of the 7.9 earthquake that same day. - -
11[30]  Philippines, Eastern Visayas offshore 7.1 33.0 VII - - -
17[31]  Indonesia, Molucca Sea 7.9 587.3 IV Some damage occurred at Kupang. - -

List
Date Time Place Lat. Long. Deaths Magnitude Comments Sources Main article
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 [32] 1996 Biak earthquake
May 3, 1996 03:32 UTC Near Baotou, China 40.774 109.661 26 6.4 Ms [32][33] 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
  1. "M 7.9 - 181 km N of Palu, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. 1 January 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. "M 6.6 - 106 km NE of Yelizovo, Russia". United States Geological Survey. 1 January 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. "M 5.6 - 17 km WSW of Tungor, Russia".
  4. "M 6.1 - 208 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. 17 January 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  5. "M 6.4 - south of the Kermadec Islands". United States Geological Survey. 30 January 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  6. "M 6.2 - 93 km NE of Otrada, Russia". United States Geological Survey. 1 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. "M 6.6 - 47 km N of Lijiang, China". United States Geological Survey. 3 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  8. "M 7.2 - 158 km E of Kuril'sk, Russia". United States Geological Survey. 7 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. "M 6.7 - 123 km E of Namie, Japan". United States Geological Survey. 16 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. "M 8.2 - 101 km ENE of Biak, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. 17 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. "M 7.5 - 123 km WSW of Puerto Santa, Peru". United States Geological Survey. 21 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  12. "M 7.1 - 24 km SSW of Santa María Chico Ometepec, Mexico". United States Geological Survey. 25 February 1996. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  13. "M 6.6 - 39 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua".
  14. "M 6.7 - 30 km WSW of Villa El Carmen, Nicaragua".
  15. "M 6.7 - 44 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu".
  16. "M 6.3 - 83 km NE of Kashgar, China".
  17. "M 6.8 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska".
  18. "M 6.0 - 9 km SSW of Pujilí, Ecuador".
  19. "M 7.2 - south of the Fiji Islands".
  20. "M 6.6 - 44 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile".
  21. "M 7.2 - 58 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea".
  22. "M 6.6 - 202 km NNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea".
  23. "M 6.0 - 36 km NW of Baotou, China".
  24. "M 5.4 - 8 km NNE of Lake Marcel-Stillwater, Washington".
  25. "M 5.2 - 64 km SSE of Wuwei, China".
  26. "M 7.0 - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge".
  27. "M 6.7 - 63 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu".
  28. "M 7.9 - 77 km WSW of Adak, Alaska".
  29. "M 7.3 - 46 km SSW of Adak, Alaska".
  30. "M 7.1 - 8 km NNE of Palapag, Philippines".
  31. "M 7.9 - 169 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia".
  32. USGS (January 5, 2010). "Significant Earthquakes of the World 1996". Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  33. "国家地震科学数据共享中心". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
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