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.

Earthquakes in 1992
Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1992
Strongest magnitude7.8 Mw Indonesia
Deadliest7.8 Mw Indonesia
2,500 deaths
Total fatalities3,938
Number by magnitude
9.0+0
8.0−8.90
7.0−7.913
6.0−6.9166
5.0−5.91,492
4.0−4.95,130
← 1991
1993 →

By death toll
Rank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Date
1 2,500 7.8 Indonesia, Flores VIII (Severe) 27.7 December 12
2 652 6.7 Turkey, Erzincan VIII (Severe) 20.0 March 13
3 545 5.8 Egypt, Cairo VIII (Severe) 22.0 October 12
4 116 7.7 Nicaragua, León III (Weak) 44.8 September 1
5 75 7.3 Kyrgyzstan, Suusamyr IX (Violent) 17.0 August 19
6 36 6.3 Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa VII (Very Strong) 16.3 May 20
7 10 7.2 Colombia, Chocó X (Extreme) 10.0 October 18

By magnitude
Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date
1 7.8 2,500  Indonesia, Flores Sea offshore VIII (Severe) 27.7 December 12
2 7.7 116  Nicaragua, Leon offshore III (Weak) 44.8 September 2
3 7.4 0  Vanuatu, Tanna offshore VIII (Severe) 129.0 October 11
4 7.3 75  Kyrgyzstan, Suusamyr Valley IX (Violent) 27.4 August 19
4 7.3 0  Philippines, Mindanao offshore VII (Very Strong) 33.0 May 17
4 7.3 3  United States, California IX (Violent) 1.0 June 28
4 7.3 0  Indonesia, offshore Banda Sea VI (Strong) 77.7 December 20
8 7.2 0  United States, California IX (Violent) 9.9 April 25
8 7.2 0  Papua New Guinea, Morobe offshore VII (Very Strong) 58.0 May 15
8 7.2 0  Tonga offshore, south of the Fiji Islands IV (Light) 377.2 July 11
11 7.2 11  Colombia, Chocó X (Extreme) 10.0 November 18
12 7.1 0  Philippines, Mindanao offshore VII (Very Strong) 32.8 May 17
13 7.0 0  Solomon Islands, Nendo offshore VII (Very Strong) 18.8 May 27

By month

January
January
Strongest magnitude6.7 Mw  Japan
Total fatalities0
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.90
7.0−7.90
6.0−6.93
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
20[1]  Japan, Bonin Islands offshore 6.7 498.5 I - - -

February
February
Strongest magnitude6.8 Mw  Vanuatu
Deadliest3.4 Mw  South Africa
4 deaths
Total fatalities4
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.90
7.0−7.90
6.0−6.912
Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
4[2]  Indonesia, Java 5.1 58.3 IV One person was injured and over 1,500 homes were damaged. - 1
6[3]  Indonesia, Sumatra offshore 6.5 36.8 IV - - -
13[4]  Vanuatu, Santo offshore 6.8 9.6 VI - - -
14[5]  South Africa, Gauteng 3.4 5.0 IV Four people died and four others were injured due to a mine collapse. 4 4
27[6]  Papua New Guinea, Morobe 6.7 38.5 VI - - -

References
  1. "M 6.7 - Bonin Islands, Japan region".
  2. "M 5.1 - 6 km SE of Margasari, Indonesia".
  3. "M 6.5 - 187 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia".
  4. "M 6.8 - 99 km WSW of Luganville, Vanuatu".
  5. "M 3.4 - 7 km SSE of Carletonville, South Africa".
  6. "M 6.7 - 50 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea".
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