Earthquake archive

1977 Earthquakes

Name: 1977 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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1,870 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 1977, the largest a M8.3 near 1977 Sumba, Indonesia Earthquake.

← 1976 1978 →

Total M4.5+

1,870

M6+

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M8.3

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 1977

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

18.3
1977 Sumba, Indonesia Earthquake
August 19, 1977 · 16 km deep
27.6
199 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
April 2, 1977 · 33 km deep
37.5
103 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
April 21, 1977 · 33 km deep
47.5
105 km ESE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
April 20, 1977 · 33 km deep
57.5
66 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
April 20, 1977 · 19 km deep
67.5
2 km N of Spulber, Romania
March 4, 1977 · 94 km deep
77.4
San Juan, Argentina
November 23, 1977 · 13 km deep
87.2
south of Tonga
October 10, 1977 · 33 km deep
97.2
143 km W of Gizo, Solomon Islands
July 29, 1977 · 33 km deep
107.1
east of the South Sandwich Islands
August 26, 1977 · 33 km deep
117.0
34 km E of Dicamay, Philippines
March 18, 1977 · 37 km deep
126.9
22 km SSW of Dicabisagan, Philippines
July 21, 1977 · 33 km deep
136.9
48 km NNE of Bandar Abbas, Iran
March 21, 1977 · 29 km deep
146.8
Volcano Islands, Japan region
December 21, 1977 · 33 km deep
156.8
58 km N of Likisá, Timor Leste
August 27, 1977 · 25 km deep
166.8
Tonga region
June 22, 1977 · 65 km deep
176.7
52 km ESE of Adak, Alaska
November 4, 1977 · 33 km deep
186.7
north of New Zealand
October 17, 1977 · 33 km deep
196.7
Macquarie Island region
July 21, 1977 · 33 km deep
206.7
59 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
April 20, 1977 · 33 km deep
216.7
225 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska
February 19, 1977 · 33 km deep
226.6
144 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea
December 28, 1977 · 33 km deep
236.6
Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
September 4, 1977 · 8 km deep
246.6
63 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
January 6, 1977 · 33 km deep
256.5
western Xizang
November 18, 1977 · 33 km deep
266.5
93 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
September 4, 1977 · 33 km deep
276.4
North Atlantic Ocean
December 13, 1977 · 33 km deep
286.4
Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
September 4, 1977 · 31 km deep
296.4
Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
September 4, 1977 · 34 km deep
306.4
18 km ENE of Mutatá, Colombia
August 31, 1977 · 33 km deep
316.3
67 km E of Caucete, Argentina
November 24, 1977 · 23 km deep
326.3
297 km SW of Waingapu, Indonesia
October 31, 1977 · 33 km deep
336.3
161 km S of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia
October 7, 1977 · 33 km deep
346.3
127 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga
August 11, 1977 · 57 km deep
356.3
24 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
March 23, 1977 · 33 km deep
366.3
South Sandwich Islands region
February 10, 1977 · 33 km deep
376.3
185 km NW of Antofagasta de la Sierra, Argentina
January 17, 1977 · 33 km deep
386.3
151 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia
January 2, 1977 · 19 km deep
396.3
Xinjiang-Qinghai border region, China
January 1, 1977 · 27 km deep
406.2
south of the Fiji Islands
December 4, 1977 · 56 km deep
416.2
54 km W of Fuerte, Philippines
August 29, 1977 · 12 km deep
426.2
96 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
July 24, 1977 · 33 km deep
436.2
Bonin Islands, Japan region
April 21, 1977 · 33 km deep
446.2
40 km N of Bandar Abbas, Iran
April 1, 1977 · 29 km deep
456.2
southern Pacific Ocean
February 5, 1977 · 33 km deep
466.1
south of Tonga
December 8, 1977 · 33 km deep
476.1
45 km E of Suncho Corral, Argentina
October 22, 1977 · 614 km deep
486.1
235 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam
September 17, 1977 · 33 km deep
496.1
156 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia
August 25, 1977 · 33 km deep
506.1
162 km SW of Waingapu, Indonesia
August 25, 1977 · 33 km deep
516.1
196 km SW of Waingapu, Indonesia
August 20, 1977 · 33 km deep
526.1
224 km S of Dompu, Indonesia
August 19, 1977 · 33 km deep
536.1
263 km SW of Waingapu, Indonesia
August 19, 1977 · 33 km deep
546.1
South Sandwich Islands region
August 4, 1977 · 112 km deep
556.1
South Sandwich Islands region
July 10, 1977 · 122 km deep
566.1
33 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
April 21, 1977 · 33 km deep
576.1
31 km W of Gadung, Philippines
March 2, 1977 · 52 km deep
586.1
149 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
February 16, 1977 · 33 km deep
596.1
3 km SE of Batken, Kyrgyzstan
January 31, 1977 · 20 km deep
606.1
219 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia
January 1, 1977 · 33 km deep
616.0
104 km ESE of ?tsuchi, Japan
December 23, 1977 · 41 km deep
626.0
Kuril Islands
November 27, 1977 · 25 km deep
636.0
Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia region
November 24, 1977 · 0 km deep
646.0
65 km ENE of Caucete, Argentina
November 24, 1977 · 33 km deep
656.0
77 km SE of San Agustín de Valle Fértil, Argentina
November 23, 1977 · 33 km deep
666.0
282 km SW of Waingapu, Indonesia
September 23, 1977 · 33 km deep
676.0
77 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
September 13, 1977 · 33 km deep
686.0
62 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece
September 11, 1977 · 33 km deep
696.0
195 km SW of Waingapu, Indonesia
September 2, 1977 · 33 km deep
706.0
273 km SW of Waingapu, Indonesia
August 20, 1977 · 33 km deep
716.0
south of the Kermadec Islands
July 22, 1977 · 31 km deep
726.0
125 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
June 29, 1977 · 58 km deep
736.0
northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
June 28, 1977 · 33 km deep
746.0
southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
June 14, 1977 · 33 km deep
756.0
80 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
May 30, 1977 · 33 km deep
766.0
112 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
April 22, 1977 · 51 km deep
776.0
123 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands
April 21, 1977 · 33 km deep
786.0
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
April 4, 1977 · 33 km deep
796.0
82 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska
March 26, 1977 · 38 km deep
806.0
20 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
March 23, 1977 · 2 km deep
816.0
116 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia
March 19, 1977 · 70 km deep
826.0
92 km NNW of Bukittinggi, Indonesia
March 8, 1977 · 22 km deep
836.0
Mid-Indian Ridge
February 19, 1977 · 33 km deep
846.0
229 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan
February 18, 1977 · 42 km deep
856.0
70 km ESE of Apolinario Saravia, Argentina
February 4, 1977 · 549 km deep
866.0
34 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand
January 18, 1977 · 50 km deep
875.9
25 km WNW of Tisco, Peru
December 31, 1977 · 158 km deep
885.9
97 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
December 30, 1977 · 68 km deep
895.9
110 km ESE of Yamada, Japan
December 23, 1977 · 19 km deep
905.9
63 km SSW of San Agustín de Valle Fértil, Argentina
December 6, 1977 · 19 km deep
915.9
Tonga region
December 5, 1977 · 33 km deep
925.9
74 km SSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia
December 3, 1977 · 41 km deep
935.9
93 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
November 30, 1977 · 0 km deep
945.9
54 km SW of San Agust?n de Valle F?rtil, Argentina
November 23, 1977 · 22 km deep
955.9
90 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
November 22, 1977 · 92 km deep
965.9
66 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
November 18, 1977 · 33 km deep
975.9
68 km NW of Lae, Papua New Guinea
October 29, 1977 · 106 km deep
985.9
84 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
October 14, 1977 · 33 km deep
995.9
256 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia
September 19, 1977 · 33 km deep
1005.9
South Sandwich Islands region
September 14, 1977 · 38 km deep