List of earthquakes in 2002

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List of earthquakes in 2002
List of earthquakes in 2002
List of earthquakes in 2002
List of earthquakes in 2002
List of earthquakes in 2002
List of earthquakes in 2002
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Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2002
Strongest magnitude7.9 Mw Alaska Alaska
Deadliest6.1 Mw Afghanistan Afghanistan
2,000 deaths
Total fatalities2,693[1]
Number by magnitude
9.0+0
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.913
6.0–6.9127
5.0–5.91201
← 2001
2003 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 2002. Only

UTC
time.

Compared to other years

Number of Earthquakes Worldwide for 1999–2009
Magnitude Ranging Between19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
8−9.9 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
7−7.9 18 14 15 13 14 14 10 9 13 12 16 21 19 15 17 11 18
6−6.9 118 145 121 126 140 141 140 142 178 168 144 151 204 129 125 144 124
5−5.9 1057 1335 1215 1171 1203 1515 1693 1712 2074 1768 1896 1963 2271 1412 1402 1577 1413
Total 1193 1495 1352 1310 1358 1672 1844 1865 2270 1948 2057 2136 2495 1558 1546 1733 1556

Note that an increase in detected earthquake numbers does not necessarily represent an increase in earthquakes per se. Population increase, habitation spread, and advances in earthquake detection technology all contribute to higher earthquake numbers being recorded over time. USGS's Website has more information.

For exact dates and live earthquakes please visit USGS's Global Earthquake Search Page and Real-time Earthquake Map or EMSC's Real-time Seismicity.

Overall

By death toll

Rank Death toll Magnitude Location
MMI
 Depth (km) Date
1 2,000[2] 6.1 Afghanistan Afghanistan, Hindu Kush VII (Very strong) 8.0 March 25
2 261 6.5
Qazvin
 VIII (Severe) 10.0 June 22
3 166 7.4 Afghanistan Afghanistan, Hindu Kush VII (Very strong) 226.0 March 3
4 50 5.9 Afghanistan Afghanistan, Hindu Kush VII (Very strong) 10.0 April 12
5 44 6.5 Turkey Turkey, Afyon VIII (Severe) 5.0 February 3
6 36 5.3 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, Morobe IV (Light) 10.0 April 1
7 29 5.9
Italy, Molise
 VIII (Severe) 10.0 October 31
8 23 6.3 Pakistan Pakistan, Baltistan VI (Strong) 33.0 November 20
9 15 7.5 Philippines Philippines, Mindanao IX (Violent) 31.0 March 5
10 17 5.4 Pakistan Pakistan, Balochistan V (Moderate) 33.0 November 1
  • Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank Magnitude Death toll Location
MMI
 Depth (km) Date
1 7.9 0 United States United States, Alaska IX (Violent) 4.9 November 3
2 7.8 0
Fiji Islands
 III (Weak) 580.0 August 19
3 7.7 0
Fiji Islands
 III (Weak) 675.0 August 19
4 7.6 6
East Sepik
 IX (Violent) 13.0 September 8
5 7.6 8 Indonesia Indonesia, Papua VIII (Severe) 10.0 October 10
6 7.5 15 Philippines Philippines, Mindanao IX (Violent) 31.0 March 5
7 7.4 166 Afghanistan Hindu Kush, Afghanistan VII (Very strong) 226.0 March 3
8 7.4 3 Indonesia Indonesia, Sumatra VII (Very strong) 30.0 November 2
9 7.3 0 China China, Heilongjiang II (Weak) 566.0 June 2
10 7.3 0 Russia Russia, Kuril Islands III (Weak) 459.0 November 17
11 7.2 0 Vanuatu Vanuatu X (Extreme) 21.0 January 2
12 7.1 5 Taiwan Taiwan, Hualien VII (Very strong) 32.0 March 31
13 7.1 0 Guam Guam IV (Light) 85.0 April 26
  • Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

By month

January

January
Strongest magnitude7.2 Mw  Vanuatu
Deadliest4.7 Mw Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
7 Deaths
Total fatalities13
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.91
6.0–6.915
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, on January 1 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[3]
  • Philippines A magnitude 6.3 struck Mindanao, on January 1 at a depth of 138.1 km (85.8 mi).[4]
  • Fiji A magnitude 6.2 struck Fiji islands, on January 2 at a depth of 665.8 km (413.7 mi).[5]
  • Vanuatu A magnitude 7.2 struck Vanuatu, on January 2 at a depth of 21.0 km (13.0 mi).[6]
  • Afghanistan A magnitude 6.2 struck Hindu Kush, on January 3 at a depth of 129.3 km (80.3 mi).[7]
  • Vanuatu A magnitude 6.6 struck Vanuatu, on January 3 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[8]
  • Tajikistan A magnitude 5.3 struck Tajikistan, on January 9 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). Killing 3 people[9]
  • Papua New Guinea A magnitude 6.7 struck near the north coast of New Guinea, on January 10 at a depth of 11.0 km (6.8 mi), Killing 1 Person.[10]
  • Papua New Guinea A magnitude 6.4 struck New Britain, on January 13 at a depth of 43.6 km (27.1 mi).[11]
  • Vanuatu A magnitude 6.0 struck Vanuatu, on January 13 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[12]
  • Indonesia A magnitude 6.1 struck Sunda Strait, on January 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[13]
  • Lac Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
    on 15 January. 7 people were killed.
  • Papua New Guinea A magnitude 6.2 Earthquake struck Kimbe, Papua New Guinea on January 15 at a depth of 41.1 km (25.5 mi).
  • Mexico A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Chiapas, Mexico on January 16 at a depth of 80.2 km (49.8 mi).
  • Izmir.[14]
  • GreeceTurkey A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck The Aegean Sea on January 22 at a depth of 88.0 km (54.7 mi). One person died from a heart attack in Turkey.
  • Russia A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck The Kuril Islands on January 28 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
  • Tonga A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Hihifo, Tonga on January 28 at a depth of 33.1 km (20.6 mi).
  • Papua New Guinea A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Kimbe, Papua New Guinea on January 30 at a depth of 17.0 km (10.6 mi).

February

February
Strongest magnitude6.6 Mw  Papua New Guinea
Deadliest6.5 Mw, Turkey Turkey
44 deaths
Total fatalities44
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.90
6.0–6.94

March

March
Strongest magnitude7.5 Mw  Philippines
Deadliest6.1 Mw Afghanistan Afghanistan
2,000 deaths
Total fatalities2,186
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.93
6.0–6.92

April

April
Strongest magnitude7.1 Mw  Guam
Deadliest5.9 Mw Afghanistan Afghanistan
50 deaths
Total fatalities96
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.91
6.0–6.92

May

May
Strongest magnitude6.4 Mw  Alaska
Deadliest5.5 Mw  Tanzania
2 deaths
Total fatalities3
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.90
6.0–6.95
  • Tonga A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Neiafu, Tonga on May 8 at a depth of 130.8 km (81.3 mi).
  • Taiwan A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Yilan, Taiwan on May 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). One person was killed and another was injured.
  • Tanzania A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Tanzania on May 18 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). Two people were killed and 690 houses were destroyed.[19]
  • King Cove, Alaska
    on May 25 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
  • Argentina A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Arauco, Argentina on May 28 at a depth of 22.2 km (13.8 mi), 27 People were injured.
  • Taiwan A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Hualien City, Taiwan on May 28 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).

June

June
Strongest magnitude7.3 Mw  China
Deadliest6.5 Mw  Iran
261 deaths
Total fatalities261
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.91
6.0–6.95
  • Federated States of Micronesia A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Fais, Micronesia on June 10 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
  • Japan A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck north of Tokyo, Japan on June 14 at a depth of 51.7 km (32.1 mi). One person was injured and train services were disrupted in Tokyo.[20]
  • Costa Rica A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Costa Rica on June 16 at a depth of 35.0 km (21.7 mi).
  • Vanuatu A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Sola, Vanuatu on June 17 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
  • Chile A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Monte Patria, Chile on June 18 at a depth of 54.0 km (33.6 mi), Three houses were destroyed.
  • Bangladesh A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Rangpur, Bangladesh on June 20 at a depth of 39.8 km (24.7 mi). 55 people were injured and damage occurred in Saidpur.[21]
  • Iran A Magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Abhar, Iran on June 22 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi), 261 people were killed and 1,500 People were injured.
  • Tunisia A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Kairouan, Tunisia on June 24 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). Twelve people suffered injuries, and many houses were damaged in Kairouan.[22]
  • China A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Heilongjiang, China on June 28 at a depth of 566.0 km (351.7 mi).[23]

July

July
Strongest magnitude6.5 Mw  Panama
Total fatalities0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.90
6.0–6.92
  • Papua New Guinea A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Madang, Papua New Guinea on July 3 at a depth of 31.2 km (19.4 mi).
  • PanamaCosta Rica A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck The Panama-Costa Rica Border on July 31 At a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi), 11 People were injured.

August

August
Strongest magnitude7.8 Mw  Fiji
Total fatalities0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.92
6.0–6.92
  • China A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Sichuan, China on August 8 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). Eight houses were destroyed and 66 damaged in Rulong.[24]
  • Northern Mariana Islands A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck The Northern Mariana Islands on August 14 at a depth of 30.0 km (18.6 mi).
  • Indonesia A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia on August 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi), 48 people were injured.
  • Fiji A magnitude 7.8 Earthquake struck Fiji on August 19 At a depth of 580.0 km (360.4 mi).
  • Fiji A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Fiji on August 19 At a depth of 675.4 km (419.7 mi). It is considered a doublet of the 7.8 earthquake 7 minutes warlier.
  • Egypt A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Cairo, Egypt on August 24 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). At least 44 houses were damaged in Cairo.[25]

September

September
Strongest magnitude7.6 Mw Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Deadliest7.6 Mw Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
6 deaths
Total fatalities10
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.91
6.0–6.93

October

October
Strongest magnitude7.6 Mw   Indonesia
Deadliest6.0 Mw  Italy
29 deaths
Total fatalities39
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.91
6.0–6.96

November

November
Strongest magnitude7.9 Mw Alaska Alaska
Deadliest6.3 Mw Pakistan Pakistan
23 deaths
Total fatalities44
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.93
6.0–6.91

December

December
Strongest magnitude6.7 Mw Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Deadliest5.6 Mw  China
2 deaths
Total fatalities2
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.90
6.0–6.92
  • Papua New Guinea A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck New Ireland, Papua New Guinea on December 12 at a depth of 34.0 km (21.1 mi).
  • China A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Gansu, China on December 14 at a depth of 22.0 km (13.7 mi). Two people were killed, and 13,380 houses were damaged in Yumen.[30]
  • Philippines A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Tabina, Philippines on December 23 At a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
  • Kermanshah, Iran at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). Fifteen people were injured and around 3,000 homes damaged in Kermanshah.[31]

References

  1. ^ "NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database".
  2. ^ a b "Around 2,000 feared dead in Afghan earthquakes". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 17 April 2002.
  3. ^ "M6.0 - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge". United States Geological Survey. September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "M6.3 - Mindanao, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  5. ^ "M6.2 - Fiji". United States Geological Survey. September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  6. ^ "M7.2 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey. September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  7. ^ "M6.2 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  8. ^ "M6.6 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey. September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  9. ^ "M5.3 - Tajikistan". United States Geological Survey. September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  10. ^ "M6.7 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  11. ^ "M6.4 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  12. ^ "M6.0 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  13. ^ "M6.1 - Sunda Strait, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  14. ^ "M 4.6 - 6 km SSW of Gölmarmara, Turkey". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  15. ^ "M 4.9 - 6 km N of Polkowice, Poland". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  16. ^ "M 5.7 - 2 km S of Gjilan, Kosovo". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  17. ^ "M 5.4 - 23 km SW of Sonqor, Iran". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  18. ^ "M 4.8 - Georgia-Armenia border region". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  19. ^ "M 5.5 - 25 km ENE of Malya, Tanzania". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  20. ^ "M 4.9 - 9 km SSW of Yōki, Japan". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  21. ^ "M 4.5 - 8 km NNE of Saidpur, Bangladesh". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  22. ^ "M 5.2 - 15 km SW of Sbikha, Tunisia". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  23. ^ "M 7.3 - 50 km SW of Dongning, China". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  24. ^ "M 5.3 - 219 km WNW of Kangding, China". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  25. ^ "M 4.4 - 4 km ESE of Al Kh?nkah, Egypt". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  26. ^ "M 4.8 - 2 km ESE of Wombourn, United Kingdom". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  27. ^ "M 6.2 - 34 km SW of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  28. ^ "M 4.3 - 7 km ESE of Carruba, Italy". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  29. ^ "M 5.9 - 74 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  30. ^ "M 5.6 - 27 km WSW of Laojunmiao, China". earthquake.usgs.gov.
  31. ^ "M 5.2 - 24 km SSW of Sonqor, Iran". earthquake.usgs.gov.
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