1977M6+ · 85

Earthquakes of 1977

In 1977 the world had 85 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more, 11 of them 7 or more; the strongest reached 8.3. 2,052 deaths were recorded. Each one with its place, depth, aftershocks and toll.

85M6+

11M7+ · M8+ 1

M8.3Strongest

2,052Deaths

Earthquakes of 1977

Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · 1977

7Jan

7Feb

9Mar

11Apr

1May

4Jun

6Jul

13Aug

9Sep

5Oct

7Nov

6Dec

Date	Where	Magnitude	Depth	Deaths
1 January 1977	off Indonesia	6.1	33 km
1 January 1977	China	6.3	27 km
2 January 1977	off Indonesia	6.3	19 km
6 January 1977	off Papua New Guinea	6.6	33 km
17 January 1977	Chile	6.3	33 km
18 January 1977	off New Zealand	6.0	50 km
31 January 1977	Kyrgyzstan	6.1	20 km
4 February 1977	Argentina	6.0	549 km
5 February 1977	off Antarctica	6.2	33 km
10 February 1977	off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	6.3	33 km
16 February 1977	off Indonesia	6.1	33 km
18 February 1977	off Japan	6.0	42 km
19 February 1977	off French Southern Territories	6.0	33 km
19 February 1977	off Russia	6.7	33 km
2 March 1977	off the Philippines	6.1	52 km
4 March 1977	Romania	7.5	94 km	1,641
8 March 1977	Indonesia	6.0	22 km
18 March 1977	Philippines	7.0	37 km	1
19 March 1977	off Russia	6.0	70 km
21 March 1977	Iran	6.9	29 km	152
23 March 1977	off Wallis & Futuna	6.3	33 km
23 March 1977	off Wallis & Futuna	6.0	2 km
26 March 1977	off the United States	6.0	38 km
1 April 1977	Iran	6.2	29 km
2 April 1977	off Tonga	7.6	33 km
4 April 1977	Atlantic Ocean	6.0	33 km
20 April 1977	off Solomon Islands	6.7	33 km
20 April 1977	off Solomon Islands	7.5	19 km
20 April 1977	Solomon Islands	7.5	33 km
21 April 1977	Solomon Islands	6.1	33 km
21 April 1977	off Japan	6.2	33 km
21 April 1977	off Solomon Islands	7.5	33 km
21 April 1977	off Solomon Islands	6.0	33 km
22 April 1977	off Solomon Islands	6.0	51 km
30 May 1977	off the United States	6.0	33 km
14 June 1977	Atlantic Ocean	6.0	33 km
22 June 1977	off Tonga	6.8	65 km	1
28 June 1977	Atlantic Ocean	6.0	33 km
29 June 1977	off Indonesia	6.0	58 km
10 July 1977	off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	6.1	122 km
21 July 1977	off Australia	6.7	33 km
21 July 1977	Philippines	6.9	33 km
22 July 1977	Pacific Ocean	6.0	31 km
24 July 1977	off Samoa	6.2	33 km
29 July 1977	off Solomon Islands	7.2	33 km
4 August 1977	off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	6.1	112 km
11 August 1977	off Tonga	6.3	57 km
19 August 1977	off Indonesia	6.1	33 km
19 August 1977	off Indonesia	8.3	16 km	189
19 August 1977	off Indonesia	6.1	33 km
20 August 1977	off Indonesia	6.0	33 km
20 August 1977	off Indonesia	6.1	33 km
25 August 1977	off Indonesia	6.1	33 km
25 August 1977	off Indonesia	6.1	33 km
26 August 1977	off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	7.1	33 km
27 August 1977	off Indonesia	6.8	25 km
29 August 1977	off the Philippines	6.2	12 km
31 August 1977	Colombia	6.4	33 km	3
2 September 1977	off Indonesia	6.0	33 km
4 September 1977	off Vanuatu	6.5	33 km
4 September 1977	off the United States	6.4	34 km
4 September 1977	off the United States	6.4	31 km
4 September 1977	off the United States	6.6	8 km
11 September 1977	off Greece	6.0	33 km
13 September 1977	off Samoa	6.0	33 km
17 September 1977	off Guam	6.1	33 km
23 September 1977	off Indonesia	6.0	33 km
7 October 1977	off Indonesia	6.3	33 km
10 October 1977	off Tonga	7.2	33 km
17 October 1977	Pacific Ocean	6.7	33 km
22 October 1977	Argentina	6.1	614 km
31 October 1977	off Indonesia	6.3	33 km
4 November 1977	off the United States	6.7	33 km
18 November 1977	China	6.5	33 km
23 November 1977	Argentina	7.4	13 km	65
23 November 1977	Argentina	6.0	33 km
24 November 1977	Argentina	6.0	33 km
24 November 1977	Argentina	6.3	23 km
27 November 1977	off Russia	6.0	25 km
4 December 1977	off Tonga	6.2	56 km
8 December 1977	off Tonga	6.1	33 km
13 December 1977	Atlantic Ocean	6.4	33 km
21 December 1977	off Japan	6.8	33 km
23 December 1977	off Japan	6.0	41 km
28 December 1977	off Eritrea	6.6	33 km