List of earthquakes in 1999

This is a list of earthquakes in 1999. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time.

Overall

By death toll

Rank

Death toll

Magnitude

Location

MMI

Depth

Date

MMI-ts|desc=1|Xnts|17.0dts|August 17nts|2,415nts|7.7

By magnitude

Rank

Magnitude

Death toll

Location

MMI

Depth

Date

MMI-ts|desc=1|Xnts|33.0dts|September 20nts|7.6nts|18,373

By month

June

The Philippines was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on June 18 at a depth of.
Mexico was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on June 21 at a depth of.
Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on June 26 at a depth of.

July

Vancouver Island was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on July 2 at a depth of.
The Bonin Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on July 3 at a depth of.
The Kuril Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on July 7 at a depth of.
Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on July 9 at a depth of.
Guatemala was struck by a magnitude 6.7 quake that occurred on July 11 at a depth of. At least one person was killed and 27 others were injured.
Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on July 18 at a depth of.
The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on July 19 at a depth of.
Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on July 26 at a depth of.
The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on July 28 at a depth of.
The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on July 28 at a depth of.

August

The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on August 1 at a depth of.
Sulawesi was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on August 12 at a depth of.
Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on August 14 at a depth of.
Turkey was struck by a magnitude 7.6 quake that occurred on August 17 at a depth of. At least 17,127 people were killed and up to 50,000 others were injured; damage totalled to $6.5 billion.
Costa Rica was struck by a magnitude 6.9 quake that occurred on August 20 at a depth of.
The South Sandwich Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on August 21 at a depth of.
Chile was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on August 22 at a depth of.
Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 6.6 quake that occurred on August 22 at a depth of.
Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on August 26 at a depth of.
Ecuador was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on August 28 at a depth of.
The Carlsberg Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on August 29 at a depth of.

September

Greece was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on September 7 at a depth of. At least 143 people were killed, 2,000 were injured, 50,000 were homeless and 53,000+ buildings were damaged or destroyed.
The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on September 10 at a depth of.
Bolivia was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on September 15 at a depth of.
Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on September 17 at a depth of.
The Kamchatka Peninsula was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on September 18 at a depth of.
Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 7.7 quake that occurred on September 21 at a depth of. 2,415 people were killed, 29 were missing, 11,305 were injured and 105,479 buildings were damaged or destroyed.
Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on September 21 at a depth of.
Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on September 21 at a depth of.
Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on September 21 at a depth of.
Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on September 21 at a depth of.
Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on September 21 at a depth of.
Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on September 21 at a depth of.
Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on September 22 at a depth of.
Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on September 25 at a depth of.
Russia was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on September 28 at a depth of.
Chile was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on September 29 at a depth of.
Mexico was struck by a magnitude 7.5 quake that occurred on September 30 at a depth of. 35 people were killed.

October

Indonesia was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on October 10 at a depth of.
Alaska was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on October 13 at a depth of.
California was struck by a magnitude 7.1 quake that occurred on October 16 at a depth of.
The South Sandwich Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on October 18 at a depth of.
Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on October 23 at a depth of.
The Kuril Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on October 24 at a depth of.
The North Island was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on October 25 at a depth of.

November

Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on November 1 at a depth of.
The Hindu Kush region was struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on November 8 at a depth of.
The Kuril Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on November 11 at a depth of.
Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on November 11 at a depth of.
Turkey was struck by a magnitude 7.2 quake that occurred on November 12 at a depth of. At least 845-894 people were killed, 4,948 were injured and 55,000 were displaced.
The south Indian Ocean was struck by a magnitude 7.0 quake that occurred on November 15 at a depth of.
The East Pacific Rise was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on November 16 at a depth of.
Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.9 quake that occurred on November 17 at a depth of.
Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on November 17 at a depth of.
The Molucca Sea was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on November 18 at a depth of.
Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 7.0 quake that occurred on November 19 at a depth of.
Mexico was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on November 21 at a depth of.
Russia was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on November 26 at a depth of.
Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 7.5 quake that occurred on November 26 at a depth of. At least 5-10 people died and 40-100 were injured.
The south Indian Ocean was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on November 29 at a depth of.
Chile was struck by a magnitude 6.6 quake that occurred on November 30 at a depth of.

December

The Cayman Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on December 1 at a depth of.
The Kodiak Islands were struck by a magnitude 7.0 quake that occurred on December 6 at a depth of.
The Kodiak Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on December 7 at a depth of.
Tonga was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on December 7 at a depth of.
The Solomon Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on December 8 at a depth of.
Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on December 9 at a depth of.
The west Chile Rise was struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on December 10 at a depth of.
The Philippines was struck by a magnitude 7.3 quake that occurred on December 11 at a depth of. 6 people died and 40 were injured. Power outages also occurred in Manila.
Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on December 15 at a depth of.
The Philippines were struck by a magnitude 4.8 quake that occurred on December 15 at a depth of. One person died in Tacloban and minor damage was caused.
The western Indian Antarctic Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on December 16 at a depth of.
The western Indian-Antarctic Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on December 17 at a depth of.
Indonesia was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on December 18 at a depth of.
Guam was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on December 19 at a depth of.
The Sunda Strait was struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on December 21 at a depth of. At least five people were killed and more than 200 were injured.
The Santa Cruz Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on December 22 at a depth of.
Algeria was struck by a magnitude 5.6 quake that occurred on December 22 at a depth of. At least 22-24 people were killed, 175 were injured and 15,000 were displaced.
Macquarie Island was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on December 24 at a depth of.
Macquarie Island was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on December 24 at a depth of.
Panama was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on December 28 at a depth of.
The Santa Cruz Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.9 quake that occurred on December 29 at a depth of.
The Santa Cruz Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on December 29 at a depth of.