1997M6+ · 136

Earthquakes of 1997

In 1997 the world had 136 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more, 16 of them 7 or more; the strongest reached 7.8. 3,099 deaths were recorded. Each one with its place, depth, aftershocks and toll.

136M6+

16M7+ · M8+ 0

M7.8Strongest

3,099Deaths

Earthquakes of 1997

Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · 1997

6Jan

9Feb

8Mar

17Apr

18May

7Jun

13Jul

11Aug

11Sep

11Oct

12Nov

13Dec

Date	Where	Magnitude	Depth	Deaths
3 January 1997	off Tonga	6.0	140 km
11 January 1997	Mexico	7.2	33 km	1
17 January 1997	off Indonesia	6.2	111 km
17 January 1997	off Japan	6.3	33 km
23 January 1997	Bolivia	7.1	276 km
29 January 1997	off Vanuatu	6.2	33 km
4 February 1997	Iran	6.5	10 km	88
7 February 1997	off Tonga	6.4	28 km
9 February 1997	off Peru	6.1	33 km
20 February 1997	off Japan	6.0	33 km
21 February 1997	off Russia	6.1	33 km
26 February 1997	Indian Ocean	6.1	10 km
27 February 1997	Pakistan	7.1	33 km	60
27 February 1997	Pakistan	6.0	33 km
28 February 1997	Iran	6.1	10 km	1,100
9 March 1997	Chile	6.2	33 km
11 March 1997	off New Zealand	6.1	10 km
11 March 1997	off the Philippines	6.9	10 km
17 March 1997	off Indonesia	6.4	33 km
21 March 1997	Pacific Ocean	6.3	449 km
25 March 1997	Brazil	6.1	603 km
26 March 1997	off the United States	6.7	33 km
26 March 1997	Japan	6.1	10 km
1 April 1997	off Panama	6.1	33 km
1 April 1997	Chile	6.2	114 km
1 April 1997	Chile	6.2	116 km
2 April 1997	off Trinidad and Tobago	6.1	45 km
5 April 1997	Papua New Guinea	6.5	69 km
6 April 1997	China	6.0	33 km
11 April 1997	China	6.2	15 km	9
12 April 1997	off New Zealand	6.0	184 km
21 April 1997	off Vanuatu	7.7	33 km
21 April 1997	off Vanuatu	6.1	33 km
21 April 1997	off Vanuatu	6.2	33 km
21 April 1997	off Vanuatu	6.0	33 km
22 April 1997	off Trinidad and Tobago	6.7	5 km
23 April 1997	off Vanuatu	6.0	33 km
23 April 1997	off Northern Mariana Islands	6.5	101 km
27 April 1997	off Vanuatu	6.1	42 km
28 April 1997	Indian Ocean	6.8	10 km
1 May 1997	off Mexico	6.9	33 km
3 May 1997	off New Zealand	6.9	108 km
8 May 1997	India	6.0	35 km
8 May 1997	off the United States	6.0	33 km
9 May 1997	off Guam	6.0	29 km
10 May 1997	Iran	7.3	10 km	1,728
11 May 1997	Pacific Ocean	6.5	10 km
13 May 1997	Japan	6.1	33 km
13 May 1997	Afghanistan	6.5	196 km	1
15 May 1997	off Vanuatu	6.0	33 km
21 May 1997	off Vanuatu	6.8	57 km
21 May 1997	off Fiji	6.0	33 km
22 May 1997	Mexico	6.5	70 km
22 May 1997	off the Philippines	6.1	34 km
25 May 1997	Pacific Ocean	7.1	333 km
27 May 1997	Pacific Ocean	6.1	10 km
27 May 1997	off Samoa	6.4	14 km
29 May 1997	Pacific Ocean	6.5	10 km
2 June 1997	off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	6.1	33 km
9 June 1997	off New Caledonia	6.0	33 km
10 June 1997	Pacific Ocean	6.5	10 km
12 June 1997	Papua New Guinea	6.1	33 km
17 June 1997	off the United States	6.4	33 km
24 June 1997	off Indonesia	6.4	33 km
26 June 1997	Pacific Ocean	6.3	10 km
6 July 1997	off Chile	6.8	19 km
6 July 1997	off Honduras	6.1	33 km
9 July 1997	Venezuela	7.0	20 km	81
11 July 1997	off Indonesia	6.0	574 km
14 July 1997	off Russia	6.1	33 km
19 July 1997	Mexico	6.9	33 km
20 July 1997	off the United States	6.1	14 km
20 July 1997	Argentina	6.1	256 km
21 July 1997	off Chile	6.0	33 km
25 July 1997	off Chile	6.2	33 km
25 July 1997	off Chile	6.1	33 km
27 July 1997	off Chile	6.3	33 km
31 July 1997	off Indonesia	6.0	59 km
4 August 1997	off Tonga	6.1	33 km
4 August 1997	off Tonga	6.0	33 km
8 August 1997	off Fiji	6.6	10 km
10 August 1997	off Australia	6.3	10 km
13 August 1997	off Japan	6.2	55 km
15 August 1997	Pacific Ocean	6.3	10 km
17 August 1997	off Vanuatu	6.0	26 km
20 August 1997	Indonesia	6.0	33 km
20 August 1997	off French Southern Territories	6.5	10 km
29 August 1997	off Tonga	6.5	33 km
29 August 1997	off Papua New Guinea	6.6	23 km
2 September 1997	Colombia	6.8	199 km
3 September 1997	Pacific Ocean	6.1	10 km
4 September 1997	Pacific Ocean	6.8	625 km
10 September 1997	off Tonga	6.1	10 km
15 September 1997	off the Philippines	6.2	51 km
17 September 1997	off Indonesia	6.0	33 km
20 September 1997	off New Zealand	7.0	30 km
25 September 1997	Indian Ocean	6.0	10 km
26 September 1997	Italy	6.0	10 km
26 September 1997	off Indonesia	6.0	254 km
30 September 1997	off Japan	6.2	10 km
5 October 1997	off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	6.3	274 km
6 October 1997	off the Philippines	6.5	106 km
6 October 1997	off Solomon Islands	6.1	33 km
10 October 1997	off Solomon Islands	6.0	33 km
13 October 1997	off Greece	6.4	24 km
14 October 1997	off Tonga	7.8	167 km
15 October 1997	Chile	7.1	58 km	8
15 October 1997	off the United States	6.4	22 km
17 October 1997	Pacific Ocean	6.2	10 km
17 October 1997	off Fiji	6.0	579 km
28 October 1997	Peru	7.2	112 km
3 November 1997	Chile	6.2	45 km
3 November 1997	off Indonesia	6.1	216 km
8 November 1997	China	7.5	33 km
9 November 1997	El Salvador	6.5	176 km
10 November 1997	off Japan	6.2	86 km
14 November 1997	off Greece	6.0	18 km
15 November 1997	Japan	6.1	161 km
15 November 1997	off Vanuatu	7.0	123 km
18 November 1997	off Greece	6.6	33 km
21 November 1997	India	6.1	54 km	23
25 November 1997	off Indonesia	7.0	24 km
28 November 1997	Bolivia	6.7	586 km
4 December 1997	off Guatemala	6.0	81 km
5 December 1997	Russia	7.8	33 km
5 December 1997	off Russia	6.4	33 km
6 December 1997	off Russia	6.1	33 km
7 December 1997	off Russia	6.2	33 km
11 December 1997	Colombia	6.4	178 km
16 December 1997	off Mexico	6.0	10 km
17 December 1997	off the United States	6.6	20 km
17 December 1997	Afghanistan	6.3	207 km
18 December 1997	El Salvador	6.1	182 km
22 December 1997	off Papua New Guinea	7.2	179 km
22 December 1997	off Guatemala	6.1	59 km
27 December 1997	Atlantic Ocean	6.2	10 km