1989 Earthquakes

Largest earthquakes of 1989

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

1. 18.0
   1989 Macquarie Ridge Earthquake

   May 23, 1989 · 10 km deep

2. 27.6
   37 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines

   December 15, 1989 · 24 km deep

3. 37.4
   73 km ENE of Miyako, Japan

   November 1, 1989 · 29 km deep

4. 47.1
   59 km ESE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea

   December 7, 1989 · 104 km deep

5. 57.1
   69 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil

   May 5, 1989 · 593 km deep

6. 67.1
   152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

   February 10, 1989 · 44 km deep

7. 77.0
   164 km SE of Chignik, Alaska

   September 4, 1989 · 11 km deep

8. 87.0
   Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

   May 14, 1989 · 44 km deep

9. 96.9
   119 km E of Yamada, Japan

   October 29, 1989 · 10 km deep

10. 106.9
    78 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

    October 27, 1989 · 25 km deep

11. 116.9
    The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake

    October 18, 1989 · 17 km deep

12. 126.9
    7 km ESE of San Marcos, Mexico

    April 25, 1989 · 19 km deep

13. 136.9
    39 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu

    April 6, 1989 · 166 km deep

14. 146.9
    127 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga

    March 11, 1989 · 230 km deep

15. 156.8
    177 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

    October 7, 1989 · 20 km deep

16. 166.8
    93 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia

    July 31, 1989 · 14 km deep

17. 176.8
    255 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

    April 11, 1989 · 16 km deep

18. 186.8
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    February 25, 1989 · 31 km deep

19. 196.7
    201 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea

    December 30, 1989 · 38 km deep

20. 206.7
    53 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia

    December 9, 1989 · 151 km deep

21. 216.7
    59 km N of Maubara, Timor Leste

    July 14, 1989 · 10 km deep

22. 226.7
    182 km E of Amahai, Indonesia

    January 10, 1989 · 47 km deep

23. 236.6
    69 km ESE of Contamana, Peru

    December 3, 1989 · 153 km deep

24. 246.6
    244 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    August 21, 1989 · 494 km deep

25. 256.6
    109 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan

    August 3, 1989 · 11 km deep

26. 266.5
    43 km ENE of Santa Maria, Philippines

    December 20, 1989 · 21 km deep

27. 276.5
    90 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu

    September 25, 1989 · 34 km deep

28. 286.5
    103 km E of Pirallah?, Azerbaijan

    September 16, 1989 · 55 km deep

29. 296.5
    165 km SW of La Manzanilla, Mexico

    August 29, 1989 · 21 km deep

30. 306.5
    12 km ENE of Gâlâfi, Djibouti

    August 20, 1989 · 12 km deep

31. 316.5
    64 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia

    July 22, 1989 · 142 km deep

32. 326.5
    86 km E of General Enrique Mosconi, Argentina

    February 28, 1989 · 569 km deep

33. 336.5
    60 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

    February 14, 1989 · 32 km deep

34. 346.5
    Kuril Islands

    January 9, 1989 · 14 km deep

35. 356.4
    151 km E of Miyako, Japan

    October 27, 1989 · 9 km deep

36. 366.4
    southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    September 13, 1989 · 12 km deep

37. 376.4
    160 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia

    September 4, 1989 · 9 km deep

38. 386.4
    17 km NNE of Gâlâfi, Djibouti

    August 21, 1989 · 16 km deep

39. 396.4
    Macquarie Island region

    July 3, 1989 · 33 km deep

40. 406.4
    284 km SE of Shing?, Japan

    June 16, 1989 · 360 km deep

41. 416.4
    49 km W of Te Anau, New Zealand

    May 31, 1989 · 23 km deep

42. 426.4
    171 km WNW of Neryungri, Russia

    April 20, 1989 · 26 km deep

43. 436.4
    231 km SE of Qamdo, China

    April 15, 1989 · 13 km deep

44. 446.4
    63 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia

    February 27, 1989 · 54 km deep

45. 456.4
    66 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

    January 17, 1989 · 32 km deep

46. 466.3
    242 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

    December 23, 1989 · 162 km deep

47. 476.3
    southern Peru

    November 29, 1989 · 71 km deep

48. 486.3
    Auckland Islands, New Zealand region

    November 21, 1989 · 27 km deep

49. 496.3
    32 km NE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

    October 17, 1989 · 26 km deep

50. 506.3
    67 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan

    August 21, 1989 · 43 km deep

51. 516.3
    156 km SSW of Nadi, Fiji

    August 14, 1989 · 33 km deep

52. 526.3
    277 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia

    August 1, 1989 · 14 km deep

53. 536.3
    19 km NNE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador

    June 25, 1989 · 15 km deep

54. 546.3
    111 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

    May 24, 1989 · 19 km deep

55. 556.3
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    May 20, 1989 · 29 km deep

56. 566.3
    23 km NE of Akutan, Alaska

    May 19, 1989 · 104 km deep

57. 576.3
    south of the Fiji Islands

    May 8, 1989 · 548 km deep

58. 586.3
    Izu Islands, Japan region

    April 27, 1989 · 85 km deep

59. 596.3
    Fiji region

    April 16, 1989 · 610 km deep

60. 606.3
    south of Panama

    February 4, 1989 · 10 km deep

61. 616.3
    117 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

    January 27, 1989 · 28 km deep

62. 626.2
    13 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii

    June 26, 1989 · 9 km deep

63. 636.2
    50 km ENE of Pilar, Philippines

    December 8, 1989 · 44 km deep

64. 646.2
    182 km E of Levuka, Fiji

    November 16, 1989 · 538 km deep

65. 656.2
    138 km E of Miyako, Japan

    October 26, 1989 · 8 km deep

66. 666.2
    195 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

    October 7, 1989 · 33 km deep

67. 676.2
    Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

    September 20, 1989 · 33 km deep

68. 686.2
    104 km W of Türkmenba?y, Turkmenistan

    September 17, 1989 · 51 km deep

69. 696.2
    77 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia

    September 14, 1989 · 103 km deep

70. 706.2
    northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    June 11, 1989 · 10 km deep

71. 716.2
    239 km W of Kangding, China

    May 3, 1989 · 14 km deep

72. 726.2
    137 km ESE of Iquique, Chile

    April 5, 1989 · 112 km deep

73. 736.2
    south of the Kermadec Islands

    March 17, 1989 · 59 km deep

74. 746.2
    9 km NNW of Salima, Malawi

    March 10, 1989 · 30 km deep

75. 756.2
    108 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

    February 28, 1989 · 196 km deep

76. 766.2
    southern East Pacific Rise

    February 16, 1989 · 10 km deep

77. 776.2
    New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea

    February 4, 1989 · 52 km deep

78. 786.2
    130 km S of Kushiro, Japan

    January 22, 1989 · 25 km deep

79. 796.2
    61 km W of Neiafu, Tonga

    January 2, 1989 · 108 km deep

80. 806.1
    237 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia

    December 12, 1989 · 74 km deep

81. 816.1
    south of the Fiji Islands

    November 29, 1989 · 487 km deep

82. 826.1
    202 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia

    November 25, 1989 · 26 km deep

83. 836.1
    155 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

    November 19, 1989 · 48 km deep

84. 846.1
    110 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

    November 6, 1989 · 39 km deep

85. 856.1
    131 km SW of Colchani, Bolivia

    November 1, 1989 · 140 km deep

86. 866.1
    south of the Fiji Islands

    October 23, 1989 · 441 km deep

87. 876.1
    99 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

    October 18, 1989 · 45 km deep

88. 886.1
    197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

    October 7, 1989 · 33 km deep

89. 896.1
    66 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu

    October 7, 1989 · 39 km deep

90. 906.1
    157 km WNW of Tianpeng, China

    September 22, 1989 · 15 km deep

91. 916.1
    4 km W of Nueva Palestina, Mexico

    September 16, 1989 · 108 km deep

92. 926.1
    26 km NNW of Gâlâfi, Djibouti

    August 21, 1989 · 10 km deep

93. 936.1
    20 km N of Gâlâfi, Djibouti

    August 20, 1989 · 12 km deep

94. 946.1
    18 km NNE of Gâlâfi, Djibouti

    August 20, 1989 · 10 km deep

95. 956.1
    18 km N of Gâlâfi, Djibouti

    August 20, 1989 · 10 km deep

96. 966.1
    63 km W of Ternate, Indonesia

    August 12, 1989 · 51 km deep

97. 976.1
    17 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines

    August 10, 1989 · 56 km deep

98. 986.1
    94 km SW of Atka, Alaska

    July 3, 1989 · 33 km deep

99. 996.1
    Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

    May 27, 1989 · 10 km deep

100. 1006.1
     23 km WSW of Malango, Solomon Islands

     May 15, 1989 · 24 km deep