Earthquake archive

1997 Earthquakes

Name: 1997 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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1,422 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 1997, the largest a M7.8 near 192 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga.

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Total M4.5+

1,422

M6+

136

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M7.8

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 1997

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

17.8
156 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
December 5, 1997 · 33 km deep
27.8
192 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
October 14, 1997 · 167 km deep
37.7
171 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
April 21, 1997 · 33 km deep
47.5
western Xizang
November 8, 1997 · 33 km deep
57.3
58 km E of Q?’en, Iran
May 10, 1997 · 10 km deep
67.2
117 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
December 22, 1997 · 179 km deep
77.2
51 km N of Barranca, Peru
October 28, 1997 · 112 km deep
87.2
46 km WNW of El Habillal, Mexico
January 11, 1997 · 33 km deep
97.1
36 km SW of Monte Patria, Chile
October 15, 1997 · 58 km deep
107.1
south of the Kermadec Islands
May 25, 1997 · 333 km deep
117.1
29 km ESE of Harnai, Pakistan
February 27, 1997 · 33 km deep
127.1
16 km NW of Villazón, Bolivia
January 23, 1997 · 276 km deep
137.0
97 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
November 25, 1997 · 24 km deep
147.0
34 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
November 15, 1997 · 123 km deep
157.0
Kermadec Islands region
September 20, 1997 · 30 km deep
167.0
26 km WSW of Carúpano, Venezuela
July 9, 1997 · 20 km deep
176.9
4 km ENE of El Ciruelo, Mexico
July 19, 1997 · 33 km deep
186.9
Kermadec Islands region
May 3, 1997 · 108 km deep
196.9
228 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
May 1, 1997 · 33 km deep
206.9
121 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines
March 11, 1997 · 10 km deep
216.8
south of the Fiji Islands
September 4, 1997 · 625 km deep
226.8
24 km SW of Roncesvalles, Colombia
September 2, 1997 · 199 km deep
236.8
52 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile
July 6, 1997 · 19 km deep
246.8
99 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
May 21, 1997 · 57 km deep
256.8
Prince Edward Islands region
April 28, 1997 · 10 km deep
266.7
97 km NE of Sandia, Peru
November 28, 1997 · 586 km deep
276.7
18 km WSW of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
April 22, 1997 · 5 km deep
286.7
273 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
March 26, 1997 · 33 km deep
296.6
Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
December 17, 1997 · 20 km deep
306.6
22 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
November 18, 1997 · 33 km deep
316.6
64 km NNE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
August 29, 1997 · 23 km deep
326.6
168 km SW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna
August 8, 1997 · 10 km deep
336.5
13 km NNE of San Sebastián, El Salvador
November 9, 1997 · 176 km deep
346.5
18 km E of Talisay, Philippines
October 6, 1997 · 106 km deep
356.5
206 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
August 29, 1997 · 33 km deep
366.5
Mid-Indian Ridge
August 20, 1997 · 10 km deep
376.5
southern East Pacific Rise
June 10, 1997 · 10 km deep
386.5
southeast of Easter Island
May 29, 1997 · 10 km deep
396.5
5 km ENE of Churumuco de Morelos, Mexico
May 22, 1997 · 70 km deep
406.5
51 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
May 13, 1997 · 196 km deep
416.5
West Chile Rise
May 11, 1997 · 10 km deep
426.5
49 km N of Yigo Village, Guam
April 23, 1997 · 101 km deep
436.5
49 km W of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
April 5, 1997 · 69 km deep
446.5
Turkmenistan-Iran border region
February 4, 1997 · 10 km deep
456.4
22 km WSW of Roncesvalles, Colombia
December 11, 1997 · 178 km deep
466.4
220 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
December 5, 1997 · 33 km deep
476.4
99 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
October 15, 1997 · 22 km deep
486.4
47 km SSE of Koróni, Greece
October 13, 1997 · 24 km deep
496.4
193 km NW of Amahai, Indonesia
June 24, 1997 · 33 km deep
506.4
195 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
June 17, 1997 · 33 km deep
516.4
96 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
May 27, 1997 · 14 km deep
526.4
43 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia
March 17, 1997 · 33 km deep
536.4
111 km E of Pangai, Tonga
February 7, 1997 · 28 km deep
546.3
53 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
December 17, 1997 · 207 km deep
556.3
South Sandwich Islands region
October 5, 1997 · 274 km deep
566.3
central East Pacific Rise
August 15, 1997 · 10 km deep
576.3
161 km NNE of Derby, Australia
August 10, 1997 · 10 km deep
586.3
64 km W of Ovalle, Chile
July 27, 1997 · 33 km deep
596.3
southern East Pacific Rise
June 26, 1997 · 10 km deep
606.3
Kermadec Islands region
March 21, 1997 · 449 km deep
616.3
67 km NE of Naze, Japan
January 17, 1997 · 33 km deep
626.2
southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
December 27, 1997 · 10 km deep
636.2
176 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
December 7, 1997 · 33 km deep
646.2
Izu Islands, Japan region
November 10, 1997 · 86 km deep
656.2
16 km S of Ovalle, Chile
November 3, 1997 · 45 km deep
666.2
west of Macquarie Island
October 17, 1997 · 10 km deep
676.2
Izu Islands, Japan region
September 30, 1997 · 10 km deep
686.2
23 km ESE of Barcelona, Philippines
September 15, 1997 · 51 km deep
696.2
53 km ENE of Hirara, Japan
August 13, 1997 · 55 km deep
706.2
69 km WNW of Ovalle, Chile
July 25, 1997 · 33 km deep
716.2
116 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
April 21, 1997 · 33 km deep
726.2
82 km E of Kashgar, China
April 11, 1997 · 15 km deep
736.2
90 km SE of Palca, Peru
April 1, 1997 · 116 km deep
746.2
73 km SE of Palca, Peru
April 1, 1997 · 114 km deep
756.2
13 km NE of La Serena, Chile
March 9, 1997 · 33 km deep
766.2
166 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
January 29, 1997 · 33 km deep
776.2
81 km NNW of Naisano Dua, Indonesia
January 17, 1997 · 111 km deep
786.1
28 km SSW of Pasaco, Guatemala
December 22, 1997 · 59 km deep
796.1
11 km WSW of Sensuntepeque, El Salvador
December 18, 1997 · 182 km deep
806.1
228 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia
December 6, 1997 · 33 km deep
816.1
42 km SW of Saiha, India
November 21, 1997 · 54 km deep
826.1
19 km NNW of Shibetsu, Japan
November 15, 1997 · 161 km deep
836.1
298 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
November 3, 1997 · 216 km deep
846.1
120 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
October 6, 1997 · 33 km deep
856.1
58 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
September 10, 1997 · 10 km deep
866.1
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
September 3, 1997 · 10 km deep
876.1
181 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
August 4, 1997 · 33 km deep
886.1
78 km W of Ovalle, Chile
July 25, 1997 · 33 km deep
896.1
68 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentina
July 20, 1997 · 256 km deep
906.1
102 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska
July 20, 1997 · 14 km deep
916.1
65 km E of Nemuro, Japan
July 14, 1997 · 33 km deep
926.1
30 km NNW of Baja Mar, Honduras
July 6, 1997 · 33 km deep
936.1
85 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
June 12, 1997 · 33 km deep
946.1
South Sandwich Islands region
June 2, 1997 · 33 km deep
956.1
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
May 27, 1997 · 10 km deep
966.1
38 km NNE of Namuac, Philippines
May 22, 1997 · 34 km deep
976.1
1 km WNW of Satsumasendai, Japan
May 13, 1997 · 33 km deep
986.1
71 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu
April 27, 1997 · 42 km deep
996.1
161 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
April 21, 1997 · 33 km deep
1006.1
33 km NW of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
April 2, 1997 · 45 km deep