1999M6+ · 135

Earthquakes of 1999

In 1999 the world had 135 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more, 18 of them 7 or more; the strongest reached 7.7. 21,020 deaths were recorded. Each one with its place, depth, aftershocks and toll.

135M6+

18M7+ · M8+ 0

M7.7Strongest

21,020Deaths

Earthquakes of 1999

Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · 1999

10Jan

8Feb

8Mar

12Apr

12May

5Jun

10Jul

11Aug

16Sep

7Oct

16Nov

20Dec

Date	Where	Magnitude	Depth	Deaths
5 January 1999	off Tonga	6.0	33 km
12 January 1999	Papua New Guinea	6.0	43 km
16 January 1999	off the United States	6.0	21 km
19 January 1999	off Papua New Guinea	7.0	114 km
24 January 1999	off Japan	6.4	33 km
24 January 1999	off Tonga	6.1	33 km
24 January 1999	Indian Ocean	6.3	10 km
25 January 1999	Colombia	6.1	17 km	1,185
28 January 1999	off the United States	6.6	67 km
28 January 1999	off Papua New Guinea	6.4	101 km
3 February 1999	off Tonga	6.3	33 km
6 February 1999	off the Philippines	6.0	33 km
6 February 1999	off Vanuatu	7.3	90 km
11 February 1999	Afghanistan	6.0	33 km	70
13 February 1999	off Papua New Guinea	6.2	10 km
14 February 1999	off Vanuatu	6.0	10 km
22 February 1999	off Vanuatu	6.4	33 km
23 February 1999	off Indonesia	6.2	33 km
4 March 1999	Iran	6.6	33 km	1
4 March 1999	off the Philippines	7.1	33 km
5 March 1999	Argentina	6.0	10 km
7 March 1999	off Fiji	6.1	33 km
8 March 1999	off Russia	6.9	57 km
20 March 1999	off the United States	6.9	33 km
28 March 1999	India	6.6	15 km	100
31 March 1999	off Panama	6.3	10 km
1 April 1999	Papua New Guinea	6.2	33 km
2 April 1999	off Vanuatu	6.2	10 km
3 April 1999	Peru	6.8	87 km	1
3 April 1999	off El Salvador	6.0	38 km
5 April 1999	Papua New Guinea	7.4	150 km
6 April 1999	Papua New Guinea	6.4	33 km
8 April 1999	China	7.1	566 km
9 April 1999	Pacific Ocean	6.2	621 km
11 April 1999	off Papua New Guinea	6.0	58 km
13 April 1999	off Tonga	6.8	164 km
20 April 1999	off New Zealand	6.5	96 km
26 April 1999	Ecuador	6.0	173 km
5 May 1999	off Mexico	6.1	33 km
6 May 1999	Iran	6.2	33 km	26
7 May 1999	off the United States	6.2	10 km
8 May 1999	off Guatemala	6.1	39 km
10 May 1999	off Papua New Guinea	7.1	138 km
11 May 1999	Pacific Ocean	6.0	10 km
12 May 1999	Japan	6.2	103 km
16 May 1999	off Papua New Guinea	7.1	74 km
16 May 1999	Indonesia	6.4	59 km
17 May 1999	off Papua New Guinea	6.6	27 km
18 May 1999	Papua New Guinea	6.1	127 km
22 May 1999	off Vanuatu	6.1	33 km
6 June 1999	off Guatemala	6.3	33 km
15 June 1999	Mexico	7.0	70 km	20
18 June 1999	off Indonesia	6.4	33 km
21 June 1999	Mexico	6.3	69 km
26 June 1999	off Fiji	6.0	590 km
2 July 1999	off Canada	6.0	10 km
3 July 1999	off Japan	6.1	431 km
7 July 1999	off Russia	6.1	33 km
9 July 1999	off Papua New Guinea	6.3	29 km
11 July 1999	Guatemala	6.7	10 km	2
18 July 1999	off Fiji	6.0	591 km
19 July 1999	off New Zealand	6.5	39 km
26 July 1999	Papua New Guinea	6.2	69 km
28 July 1999	off New Zealand	6.1	33 km
28 July 1999	off New Zealand	6.3	25 km
1 August 1999	off New Zealand	6.5	10 km
12 August 1999	off Indonesia	6.2	33 km
14 August 1999	off Indonesia	6.4	101 km
17 August 1999	off Türkiye	7.6	17 km	17,118
20 August 1999	off Costa Rica	6.9	20 km
21 August 1999	Atlantic Ocean	6.2	10 km
22 August 1999	off Chile	6.4	33 km
22 August 1999	off Vanuatu	6.6	33 km
26 August 1999	off Papua New Guinea	6.2	33 km
28 August 1999	Ecuador	6.3	196 km
29 August 1999	Indian Ocean	6.0	10 km
7 September 1999	Greece	6.0	10 km	143
10 September 1999	off New Zealand	6.0	33 km
15 September 1999	Bolivia	6.4	218 km
17 September 1999	off Vanuatu	6.3	197 km
18 September 1999	off Russia	6.0	60 km
20 September 1999	Taiwan	7.7	33 km	2,297
20 September 1999	Taiwan	6.1	33 km
20 September 1999	Taiwan	6.3	33 km
20 September 1999	Taiwan	6.1	33 km
20 September 1999	Taiwan	6.2	33 km
20 September 1999	Taiwan	6.4	33 km
22 September 1999	Taiwan	6.4	26 km
25 September 1999	Taiwan	6.5	17 km
28 September 1999	off Russia	6.1	33 km
29 September 1999	off Chile	6.0	33 km
30 September 1999	Mexico	7.5	61 km	35
10 October 1999	off Indonesia	6.1	33 km
13 October 1999	off the United States	6.4	30 km
16 October 1999	United States	7.1	14 km
18 October 1999	off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	6.3	33 km
23 October 1999	off Papua New Guinea	6.3	83 km
24 October 1999	off Russia	6.0	33 km
25 October 1999	New Zealand	6.2	159 km
1 November 1999	off Taiwan	6.3	33 km
8 November 1999	Afghanistan	6.5	228 km
11 November 1999	off Russia	6.1	33 km
11 November 1999	Indonesia	6.2	211 km
12 November 1999	Türkiye	7.2	10 km	2
15 November 1999	Indian Ocean	7.0	10 km
16 November 1999	Pacific Ocean	6.1	10 km
17 November 1999	off Papua New Guinea	6.9	48 km
17 November 1999	off Papua New Guinea	6.3	45 km
18 November 1999	off Indonesia	6.0	33 km
19 November 1999	off Papua New Guinea	7.0	33 km
21 November 1999	off Mexico	6.2	33 km
26 November 1999	off Russia	6.0	33 km
26 November 1999	off Vanuatu	7.5	33 km	10
29 November 1999	Indian Ocean	6.4	10 km
30 November 1999	Chile	6.6	128 km
1 December 1999	off Honduras	6.3	10 km
6 December 1999	United States	7.0	44 km
7 December 1999	United States	6.4	44 km
7 December 1999	off Tonga	6.4	138 km
8 December 1999	off Solomon Islands	6.1	33 km
9 December 1999	off Papua New Guinea	6.4	58 km
10 December 1999	Pacific Ocean	6.5	10 km
11 December 1999	off the Philippines	7.3	33 km	5
15 December 1999	Papua New Guinea	6.3	33 km
16 December 1999	Pacific Ocean	6.0	10 km
17 December 1999	Pacific Ocean	6.0	10 km
18 December 1999	Indonesia	6.2	16 km
19 December 1999	off Guam	6.0	51 km
21 December 1999	Indonesia	6.5	56 km	5
22 December 1999	off Solomon Islands	6.0	33 km
24 December 1999	Pacific Ocean	6.3	10 km
24 December 1999	Pacific Ocean	6.1	10 km
28 December 1999	off Panama	6.2	10 km
29 December 1999	off Solomon Islands	6.9	33 km
29 December 1999	off Solomon Islands	6.2	33 km