List of earthquakes in 1992

This is a list of earthquakes in 1992. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time.

By death toll RankDeath tollMagnitudeLocationMMIDepth (km)Date12,5007.8 Indonesia, FloresVIII (Severe)27.726526.7 Turkey, ErzincanIX (Violent)20.035455.8 Egypt, CairoVIII (Severe)22.041167.7 Nicaragua, LeónIII (Weak)44.85757.3 Kyrgyzstan, SuusamyrIX (Violent)17.06366.3 Pakistan, Khyber PakhtunkhwaVII (Very Strong)16.37107.2 Colombia, ChocóX (Extreme)10.0

By magnitude Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date1 , Flores Sea offshore 2 , León offshore 37.40, Tanna offshore 129.047.375, Suusamyr ValleyIX (Violent)27.447.30, Mindanao offshore VII (Very Strong)33.047.33, CaliforniaIX (Violent)1.047.30, offshore Banda SeaVI (Strong)77.787.20, CaliforniaIX (Violent)9.987.20, Morobe offshore VII (Very Strong)58.087.20 offshore, south of the Fiji IslandsIV (Light)377.2117.211, ChocóX (Extreme)10.0127.10, Mindanao offshore VII (Very Strong)32.8137.00, Nendö offshore VII (Very Strong)18.8

By month

January

+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured2, British Columbia offshore, WSW of Tofino6.110.0 - - - -13, North Maluku offshore, N of Ternate6.1112.9V - - -20, Bonin Islands offshore6.7498.5 - - - -

February

+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured1, Kanagawa offshore, SSE of Miura5.8100.0IV37 people injured and damage in Tokyo. -372Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge6.010.0 -Foreshock of the 6.3 event later that day. - -2Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge6.310.0 - - -4, Central Java, SE of Margasari5.158.3VI One person injured, 1,500 homes damaged and 1,500 families displaced in Brebes Regency. -16, Bengkulu offshore, S of Pagar Alam6.536.8VI - - -12, Amasya, SSE of Amasya4.911.1VIDamage in the Çorum–Samsun–Amasya area. - -13, Sanma offshore, WSW of Luganville 6.89.6VI - - -13, Alaska offshore, S of Akutan 6.044.2V - - -14, Gauteng, SSE of Carletonville3.45.0IVFour miners killed and four others were injured due to a collapse at the Mponeng Gold Mine.4417, Severnaya Zemlya offshore6.010.0 - - - -17, Macquarie Island offshore6.233.0 - - - -17, Tafea offshore, SSE of Isangel6.2137.2 - - - -20, Wallis and Futuna offshore6.0378.9 - - - -21, Morobe, NW of Finschhafen6.055.0V Foreshock of the 6.7 event six days later. - -26, Owen fracture zone offshore6.010.0 - - - -27, Morobe, NW of Finschhafen6.738.5VIII - - -28, Tucumán, NE of Alderetes5.223.2VI Some damage in San Miguel de Tucumán. - -

March

+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured2, Kamchatka offshore, E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky6.938.6VIII - - -2, Kamchatka offshore, E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky6.034.9V Aftershock of the 6.9 event earlier that day. - -4, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, WSW of Borujen 5.117.9VII Six people killed, 50 injured and 300 homes collapsed in the Lordegan–Ardal area. Landslides blocked roads in the epicentral region. 6 505, Djibouti, WSW of Arta6.27.4IX - - -7, Alajuela, SW of Río Segundo6.678.9VIIOne person died of a heart attack and damage in San Jose.1 -8, California, NW of Shelter Cove5.39.5VI Minor damage in Honeydew and Petrolia. - -13, Erzincan, W of Cimin6.727.2IX9502,800

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