Earthquake archive

1993 Earthquakes

Name: 1993 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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1,733 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 1993, the largest a M7.8 near 32 km S of Inarajan Village, Guam.

← 1992 1994 →

Total M4.5+

1,733

M6+

148

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M7.8

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 1993

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

17.8
32 km S of Inarajan Village, Guam
August 8, 1993 · 59 km deep
27.7
107 km W of Iwanai, Japan
July 12, 1993 · 17 km deep
37.6
52 km NE of Otofuke, Japan
January 15, 1993 · 102 km deep
47.5
97 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia
June 8, 1993 · 71 km deep
57.2
24 km W of Puerto Madero, Mexico
September 10, 1993 · 34 km deep
67.1
178 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
March 6, 1993 · 20 km deep
77.0
92 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu
December 29, 1993 · 33 km deep
87.0
112 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
November 13, 1993 · 34 km deep
97.0
63 km WNW of Te Anau, New Zealand
August 10, 1993 · 28 km deep
107.0
53 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
August 9, 1993 · 215 km deep
117.0
87 km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina
May 24, 1993 · 221 km deep
127.0
3 km E of Manay, Philippines
May 11, 1993 · 59 km deep
136.9
150 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia
December 9, 1993 · 15 km deep
146.9
47 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
October 13, 1993 · 25 km deep
156.9
256 km SE of Shing?, Japan
October 11, 1993 · 351 km deep
166.9
151 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
May 15, 1993 · 32 km deep
176.9
17 km S of Sand Point, Alaska
May 13, 1993 · 32 km deep
186.9
195 km E of Levuka, Fiji
April 16, 1993 · 565 km deep
196.8
Molucca Sea
December 9, 1993 · 16 km deep
206.8
38 km SW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
September 3, 1993 · 27 km deep
216.8
77 km SE of Basco, Philippines
May 18, 1993 · 169 km deep
226.8
253 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
April 19, 1993 · 24 km deep
236.7
44 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
October 25, 1993 · 30 km deep
246.7
1 km ENE of Jolotichán, Mexico
October 24, 1993 · 21 km deep
256.7
south of the Fiji Islands
August 7, 1993 · 523 km deep
266.7
Vanuatu region
June 30, 1993 · 13 km deep
276.7
Kermadec Islands region
June 18, 1993 · 11 km deep
286.7
93 km NW of Copiapó, Chile
March 15, 1993 · 29 km deep
296.7
173 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
March 6, 1993 · 25 km deep
306.7
South Sandwich Islands region
January 10, 1993 · 61 km deep
316.6
282 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia
October 5, 1993 · 13 km deep
326.6
South Atlantic Ocean
September 27, 1993 · 33 km deep
336.6
111 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
September 6, 1993 · 49 km deep
346.6
34 km ENE of Taltal, Chile
July 11, 1993 · 48 km deep
356.6
Kermadec Islands region
June 18, 1993 · 16 km deep
366.6
89 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
May 16, 1993 · 21 km deep
376.6
south of the Fiji Islands
March 6, 1993 · 18 km deep
386.6
69 km NNE of Nanao, Japan
February 7, 1993 · 11 km deep
396.6
Sea of Japan
January 19, 1993 · 448 km deep
406.5
78 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu
December 29, 1993 · 33 km deep
416.5
79 km SW of False Pass, Alaska
November 19, 1993 · 30 km deep
426.5
50 km NE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
October 13, 1993 · 33 km deep
436.5
90 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico
September 30, 1993 · 19 km deep
446.5
Kermadec Islands region
September 7, 1993 · 10 km deep
456.5
69 km WNW of Kamiiso, Japan
August 7, 1993 · 14 km deep
466.5
111 km SW of Padang, Indonesia
August 4, 1993 · 32 km deep
476.5
112 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
June 6, 1993 · 14 km deep
486.5
South Sandwich Islands region
March 10, 1993 · 33 km deep
496.4
170 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia
September 29, 1993 · 97 km deep
506.4
105 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
September 19, 1993 · 18 km deep
516.4
42 km WNW of Gisborne, New Zealand
August 10, 1993 · 14 km deep
526.4
48 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan
August 9, 1993 · 204 km deep
536.4
199 km N of Hirara, Japan
August 7, 1993 · 155 km deep
546.4
Easter Island region
July 6, 1993 · 10 km deep
556.4
west of Macquarie Island
June 29, 1993 · 10 km deep
566.4
253 km NW of Ponta do Sol, Cabo Verde
May 29, 1993 · 12 km deep
576.4
114 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
May 17, 1993 · 17 km deep
586.4
South Sandwich Islands region
May 2, 1993 · 13 km deep
596.4
Fiji region
March 12, 1993 · 10 km deep
606.4
226 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
January 20, 1993 · 33 km deep
616.4
Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
January 18, 1993 · 151 km deep
626.3
208 km SW of Tual, Indonesia
December 20, 1993 · 8 km deep
636.3
57 km NE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
October 16, 1993 · 27 km deep
646.3
54 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia
September 26, 1993 · 10 km deep
656.3
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
September 20, 1993 · 10 km deep
666.3
29 km S of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan
September 18, 1993 · 113 km deep
676.3
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
September 13, 1993 · 20 km deep
686.3
62 km NNW of Sinabang, Indonesia
September 1, 1993 · 34 km deep
696.3
249 km NNE of Opotiki, New Zealand
August 13, 1993 · 95 km deep
706.3
109 km W of Iwanai, Japan
July 12, 1993 · 33 km deep
716.3
87 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia
June 12, 1993 · 44 km deep
726.3
30 km SE of Calingasta, Argentina
June 8, 1993 · 113 km deep
736.3
60 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
April 24, 1993 · 599 km deep
746.3
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
April 18, 1993 · 10 km deep
756.3
15 km SE of Lachaqui, Peru
April 18, 1993 · 106 km deep
766.3
264 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
April 17, 1993 · 10 km deep
776.3
South Sandwich Islands region
April 5, 1993 · 33 km deep
786.3
228 km E of Levuka, Fiji
March 21, 1993 · 589 km deep
796.3
South Sandwich Islands region
March 20, 1993 · 116 km deep
806.3
South Sandwich Islands region
March 9, 1993 · 33 km deep
816.3
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
February 18, 1993 · 10 km deep
826.3
western Indian-Antarctic Ridge
January 13, 1993 · 10 km deep
836.2
172 km W of Malango, Solomon Islands
November 26, 1993 · 17 km deep
846.2
174 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
November 5, 1993 · 14 km deep
856.2
20 km SSW of Ausa, India
September 29, 1993 · 7 km deep
866.2
110 km SSE of Maumere, Indonesia
September 4, 1993 · 33 km deep
876.2
Off the coast of Aisen, Chile
August 25, 1993 · 10 km deep
886.2
28 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea
August 20, 1993 · 15 km deep
896.2
91 km ESE of Yigo Village, Guam
August 11, 1993 · 22 km deep
906.2
170 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
July 28, 1993 · 26 km deep
916.2
near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
June 15, 1993 · 227 km deep
926.2
35 km S of Sand Point, Alaska
May 25, 1993 · 37 km deep
936.2
97 km W of El Aguilar, Argentina
May 24, 1993 · 221 km deep
946.2
135 km NNE of Lobujya, Nepal
March 20, 1993 · 12 km deep
956.2
west of Macquarie Island
March 9, 1993 · 10 km deep
966.2
265 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
March 1, 1993 · 89 km deep
976.2
144 km ESE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
February 13, 1993 · 33 km deep
986.2
95 km W of Kabanjahe, Indonesia
January 20, 1993 · 68 km deep
996.1
160 km NW of Attu Station, Alaska
December 16, 1993 · 9 km deep
1006.1
88 km NW of Basco, Philippines
December 10, 1993 · 12 km deep