1989M6+ · 137

Earthquakes of 1989

In 1989 the world had 137 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more, 8 of them 7 or more; the strongest reached 8.0. 358 deaths were recorded. Each one with its place, depth, aftershocks and toll.

137M6+

8M7+ · M8+ 1

M8.0Strongest

358Deaths

Earthquakes of 1989

Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · 1989

9Jan

11Feb

7Mar

16Apr

16May

4Jun

7Jul

15Aug

12Sep

14Oct

11Nov

15Dec

Date	Where	Magnitude	Depth	Deaths
2 January 1989	off Tonga	6.2	108 km
8 January 1989	off the United States	6.0	33 km
9 January 1989	off Russia	6.5	14 km
10 January 1989	Indonesia	6.7	47 km
12 January 1989	off Russia	6.1	33 km
17 January 1989	off Papua New Guinea	6.4	32 km
19 January 1989	Pacific Ocean	6.0	10 km
22 January 1989	off Japan	6.2	25 km
27 January 1989	off Russia	6.3	28 km
4 February 1989	off Panama	6.3	10 km
4 February 1989	off Papua New Guinea	6.2	52 km
10 February 1989	off Indonesia	7.1	44 km
14 February 1989	off Solomon Islands	6.5	32 km
16 February 1989	Pacific Ocean	6.2	10 km
19 February 1989	off Vanuatu	6.0	101 km
22 February 1989	off the United States	6.0	33 km
25 February 1989	off New Zealand	6.8	31 km
27 February 1989	off Indonesia	6.4	54 km
28 February 1989	Paraguay	6.5	569 km
28 February 1989	Indonesia	6.2	196 km
6 March 1989	Japan	6.1	42 km
8 March 1989	off Indonesia	6.1	32 km
10 March 1989	Malawi	6.2	30 km	9
11 March 1989	off Tonga	6.9	230 km
16 March 1989	off New Zealand	6.0	37 km
17 March 1989	Pacific Ocean	6.2	59 km
30 March 1989	off Tonga	6.0	230 km
5 April 1989	Chile	6.2	112 km
6 April 1989	off Vanuatu	6.9	166 km
8 April 1989	off Samoa	6.0	33 km
11 April 1989	off Russia	6.8	16 km
15 April 1989	China	6.4	13 km	11
16 April 1989	off Fiji	6.3	610 km
18 April 1989	Pacific Ocean	6.1	524 km
20 April 1989	Russia	6.4	26 km
25 April 1989	China	6.1	8 km
25 April 1989	Mexico	6.9	19 km	3
27 April 1989	off Japan	6.3	85 km
28 April 1989	off Indonesia	6.0	27 km
28 April 1989	off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	6.0	22 km
28 April 1989	off Indonesia	6.1	32 km
30 April 1989	Venezuela	6.0	20 km
30 April 1989	off Fiji	6.0	570 km
3 May 1989	China	6.2	14 km
5 May 1989	Brazil	7.1	593 km
8 May 1989	off Fiji	6.3	548 km
14 May 1989	off New Zealand	7.0	44 km
14 May 1989	Indian Ocean	6.0	10 km
15 May 1989	off Solomon Islands	6.1	24 km
17 May 1989	Russia	6.0	31 km
19 May 1989	off the United States	6.3	104 km
20 May 1989	off New Zealand	6.3	29 km
23 May 1989	off Australia	8.0	10 km
23 May 1989	off Australia	6.0	10 km
24 May 1989	off Russia	6.3	19 km
25 May 1989	off Australia	6.0	10 km
27 May 1989	Pacific Ocean	6.1	10 km
27 May 1989	Iran	6.0	31 km	114
31 May 1989	off New Zealand	6.4	23 km
11 June 1989	Atlantic Ocean	6.2	10 km
16 June 1989	off Japan	6.4	360 km
25 June 1989	off Ecuador	6.3	15 km
26 June 1989	United States	6.2	9 km
3 July 1989	off Australia	6.4	33 km
3 July 1989	off the United States	6.1	33 km
14 July 1989	off Indonesia	6.7	10 km
22 July 1989	Indonesia	6.5	142 km
24 July 1989	Afghanistan	6.0	95 km
24 July 1989	off Fiji	6.0	31 km
31 July 1989	off Indonesia	6.8	14 km
1 August 1989	Indonesia	6.3	14 km	120
3 August 1989	off Taiwan	6.6	11 km
3 August 1989	off Fiji	6.0	592 km
10 August 1989	off the Philippines	6.1	56 km
12 August 1989	off Indonesia	6.1	51 km
14 August 1989	off Fiji	6.3	33 km
20 August 1989	Djibouti	6.5	12 km	6
20 August 1989	Ethiopia	6.1	10 km
20 August 1989	Ethiopia	6.1	10 km
20 August 1989	Ethiopia	6.1	12 km
21 August 1989	Ethiopia	6.4	16 km
21 August 1989	Ethiopia	6.1	10 km
21 August 1989	off Papua New Guinea	6.6	494 km
21 August 1989	off Japan	6.3	43 km
29 August 1989	off Mexico	6.5	21 km
4 September 1989	Indonesia	6.4	9 km
4 September 1989	off the United States	7.0	11 km
6 September 1989	Pacific Ocean	6.0	10 km
6 September 1989	off Indonesia	6.0	37 km
13 September 1989	Atlantic Ocean	6.4	12 km
14 September 1989	off Indonesia	6.2	103 km
16 September 1989	off Azerbaijan	6.5	55 km
16 September 1989	Mexico	6.1	108 km
17 September 1989	off Turkmenistan	6.2	51 km
20 September 1989	off the United States	6.2	33 km
22 September 1989	China	6.1	15 km	1
25 September 1989	off Vanuatu	6.5	34 km
7 October 1989	off Vanuatu	6.1	39 km
7 October 1989	off the United States	6.8	20 km
7 October 1989	off the United States	6.2	33 km
7 October 1989	off the United States	6.1	33 km
15 October 1989	Southern Ocean	6.0	10 km
17 October 1989	off Papua New Guinea	6.3	26 km
18 October 1989	United States	6.9	17 km	62
18 October 1989	off Solomon Islands	6.1	45 km
23 October 1989	Pacific Ocean	6.1	441 km
26 October 1989	off Japan	6.2	8 km
27 October 1989	off Japan	6.4	9 km
27 October 1989	off Solomon Islands	6.9	25 km
29 October 1989	off Japan	6.9	10 km
29 October 1989	off Algeria	6.0	6 km	30
1 November 1989	Bolivia	6.1	140 km
1 November 1989	off Japan	7.4	29 km
1 November 1989	off Japan	6.0	30 km
3 November 1989	off Papua New Guinea	6.0	17 km
6 November 1989	off Solomon Islands	6.1	39 km
16 November 1989	off Fiji	6.2	538 km
19 November 1989	off Papua New Guinea	6.1	48 km
21 November 1989	off New Zealand	6.3	27 km
25 November 1989	Indonesia	6.1	26 km
29 November 1989	Peru	6.3	71 km
29 November 1989	Pacific Ocean	6.1	487 km
3 December 1989	Peru	6.6	153 km
3 December 1989	Pacific Ocean	6.0	10 km
7 December 1989	Iran	6.0	16 km
7 December 1989	Papua New Guinea	7.1	104 km
8 December 1989	off the Philippines	6.2	44 km
9 December 1989	off Indonesia	6.7	151 km
12 December 1989	off Indonesia	6.1	74 km
14 December 1989	off Solomon Islands	6.0	38 km
15 December 1989	off the Philippines	7.6	24 km	2
15 December 1989	off the Philippines	6.0	33 km
20 December 1989	off the Philippines	6.5	21 km
21 December 1989	off Russia	6.0	43 km
23 December 1989	off Northern Mariana Islands	6.3	162 km
25 December 1989	Canada	6.0	5 km
30 December 1989	off Papua New Guinea	6.7	38 km