List of earthquakes in 2014


This is a list of earthquakes in 2014. 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. Death toll was relatively low this year, and most of casualties came from China in August. The only 8 magnitude earthquake struck Chile.

Overall

By death toll

*

By magnitude

*

By month

January

  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck west of Sola, Vanuatu on January 1 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck south of Lar, Iran on January 2 at a depth of. One person killed, 30 others injured, 40 homes destroyed and 100 others damaged in the Bastak area.
  • A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck south of Sipí, Colombia on January 4 at a depth of. At least 121 homes damaged in the Sipí area.
  • A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck north of Hatillo, Puerto Rico on January 13 at a depth of a. Minor damage occurred in the epicentral area and power outages occurred in Bayamon.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck north northeast of Masterton, New Zealand on January 20 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tonga northwest of Hihifo on January 21 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck south southeast of Adipala, Central Java, Indonesia on January 25 at a depth of. Two people were injured and seventeen buildings, including two mosques collapsed, while 93 others were damaged.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Greece east northeast of Lixouri on January 26 at a depth of. Seven people suffered injuries and minor damage, as well as landslides were reported in the epicentral area. Water supplies were heavily affected in Cephalonia.

February

  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands south southwest of Visokoi Island on February 1 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the Iran southeast of Minab, Iran on February 2 at a depth of. Many buildings damaged and telephone services disrupted in the Gowharan area.
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands south southeast of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand on February 2 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Greece north northwest of Lixouri on February 3 at a depth of. Sixteen people were injured, additional damage, power outages and rockfalls occurred in the epicentral area.
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Vanuatu east of Port Olry on February 7 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck west northwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on February 9 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck east southeast of Hotan, Xinjiang, China on February 12 at a depth of. Over 68,340 houses collapsed, with 168,468 others damaged, some severely. 497 bridges were also damaged, and over 11,000 livestock were killed, but no human casualties were reported.
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Barbados north northeast of Bathsheba on February 18 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Peru east southeast of Pampa de Tate, Peru on February 18 at a depth of. At least 16 people injured and damage in the Ica area.
  • A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Algeria northeast of Thenia, Algeria on February 22 at a depth of. Two people injured in the Corso-Draâ Ben Khedda area.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Islands of Four Mountains in Alaska north northwest of Amukta on February 26 at a depth of.

March

  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Nicaragua southwest of Jiquilillo on March 2 at a depth of. Some damage was reported in Chinandega, as well as in neighbouring Honduras and in El Salvador.
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Japan north northwest of Nago on March 2 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of the Mexican state of Chiapas southwest of Puerto Madero on March 2 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu east southeast of Sola on March 5 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck offshore of northern California west northwest of Ferndale on March 10 at a depth of. Cracks appeared in buildings in Eureka and Crescent City, and a tsunami of was observed.
  • A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck east of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on March 11 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck southeast of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea on March 11 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Japan north northeast of Kunisaki on March 13 at a depth of. 21 people were injured and many houses were severely damaged from Oita Prefecture to Hiroshima.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Peru south of Paracas on March 15 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Peru west of Sechura on March 15 at a depth of. A church was destroyed and over fifty buildings were damaged and power outages occurred in Sechura. Landslides also blocked roads there.
  • A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west northwest of Iquique on March 16 at a depth of. Cracks appeared on several buildings in Arica and Iquique. A tsunami of was also observed.
  • A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west northwest of Iquique on March 17 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the Magnitude 6.7 quake.
  • A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands east southeast of Mohean on March 21 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west northwest of Iquique on March 22 at a depth of. This is likely a foreshock of the event of the following day.
  • A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of Chile northwest of Iquique on March 23 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck south of Fiji on March 26 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands south southeast of Lata on March 27 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 1 mile east of La Habra on March 28 at a depth of 3.2 mi.

April

  • A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck offshore of Chile northwest of Iquique on April 1 at a depth of. The earthquake caused 11 deaths and 209 injures across Chile and Peru. It triggered a moderate tsunami.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Panama south southeast of Pedregal on April 2 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west southwest of Iquique on April 3 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck offshore of Chile southwest of Iquique on April 3 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of Chile southwest of Iquique on April 3 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of Chile southwest of Iquique on April 4 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands west southwest of Kirakira on April 4 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck China north of Zhaotong on April 4 at a depth of. Twenty-one people injured, 75 homes collapsed, 2,700 others damaged, and landslides in Yongshan County.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Nicaragua southwest of Valle San Francisco on April 10 at a depth of. The earthquake killed 2 people.
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Chile southwest of Iquique on April 11 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck west southwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on April 11 at a depth of. Significant structural damage occurred on outlying islands and one child was killed when their home collapsed.
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on April 11 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck north of Belén, Nicaragua on April 11 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck south southwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on April 12 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands south southeast of Kirakira on April 12 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands south of Kirakira on April 13 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the Nicaragua west northwest of Managua on April 14 at a depth of. Four people injured and 21 homes destroyed in the Managua area.
  • A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck offshore of Bouvet Island in the Southern Ocean on April 15 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Balleny Islands off Antarctica on April 17 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands west southwest of Lata on April 18 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Mexican state of Guerrero east southeast of Petatlán on April 18 at a depth of. The earthquake injured one person and caused blackouts in nearby regions.
  • A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on April 19 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck southwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on April 19 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck south of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on April 20 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore British Columbia, Canada south of Port Hardy on April 23 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tonga northeast of Nukuʻalofa on April 26 at a depth of.

May

  • A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck New Caledonia west northwest of Hunter Island on May 1 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Indonesia west of Ambon on May 2 at a depth of. Three people injured and 67 homes damaged or destroyed in Ambalau.
  • A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south of Fiji on May 4 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck south of Fiji on May 4 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Japan east of Itō on May 4 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Thailand north northwest of Phan on May 5 at a depth of. The earthquake killed one person. This was the strongest earthquake in Thailand's history.
  • A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the West Chile Rise in the Southern Ocean on May 6 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on May 7 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck the Pakistani province of Sindh south southeast of Daur on May 8 at a depth of. The earthquake killed two people.
  • A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Mexican state of Guerrero west southwest of Tecpan de Galeana on May 8 at a depth of. Over 9,500 homes were damaged in the epicentral area.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Mexican state of Guerrero west southwest of Tecpan de Galeana on May 10 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Pacific Rise on May 12 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Panama southeast of Punta de Burica on May 13 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Federated States of Micronesia south southeast of Ifalik on May 14 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Federated States of Micronesia south southeast of Ifalik on May 15 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the island of Negros in the Philippines west southwest of Alim on May 15 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Sumatra, Indonesia west southwest of Lhokkruet on May 18 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Elbasan, Albania on May 19 at a depth of 10.0 km. Five buildings, including a school collapsed and dozens of others were damaged.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Bay of Bengal, India on May 21 at a depth of. One people died and 200 were injured.
  • A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Aegean Sea south southwest of Kamariotissa on May 24 at a depth of. The tremor killed three, injured at least 324 people and was widely felt across the region, causing minor damage in Bulgaria and Turkey as well.
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck west southwest of Tomatlán, Mexico on May 31 at a depth of.

June

July

  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Balleny Islands on July 2 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck New Zealand southeast of Raoul Island on July 3 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck in the Solomon Sea off Papua New Guinea south of Taron on July 4 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southeast of Sinabang, Indonesia on July 5 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck west of Puerto Madero, Mexico on July 7 at a depth of. Four were killed in the state of Chiapas, and the earthquake also affected Guatemala, where it killed at least four more people. 481 were injured.
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu east northeast of Port-Vila on July 8 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck China northeast of Shache on July 8 at a depth of. One person was injured, 54 houses collapsed and 800 others were damaged.
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Japan east of Iwaki on July 11 at a depth of. Three people were injured and a tsunami was triggered in Fukushima Prefecture.
  • A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore south of the province of Davao Oriental in the Philippines south southeast of Pondaguitan on July 14 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Yukon, Canada near the border with the Alaska Panhandle north northwest of Yakutat on July 17 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Vietnam north northeast of Sơn La on July 19 at a depth of. Cracks appeared on several houses in Ít Ong.
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Tonga west of Hihifo on July 19 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Owen fracture zone east-southeast of Yemen's Socotra Island on July 19 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands southeast of Kuril'sk on July 20 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Fiji north northeast of Ndoi Island on July 21 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on July 27 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck China north northeast of Tongchuan on July 29 at a depth of. Two people injured and 773 homes damaged in Zitong County.
  • A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz near the border with Oaxaca southeast of Playa Vicente on July 29 at a depth of. One person died of a heart attack, another was injured and slight damage occurred.

August

  • A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Algeria north of Bordj El Kiffan on August 1 at a depth of. The earthquake killed six people.
  • A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Pacific south of the Federated States of Micronesia north northwest of Lorengau on August 3 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Ludian County in Yunnan province, China west of Wenping on August 3 at a depth of. At least 617 people were killed, 3,143 were injured, and 112 were missing.
  • A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck South Africa east southeast of Orkney on August 5 at a depth of. The earthquake killed one person and another 34 were wounded.
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Maluku, Indonesia northeast of Lospalos on August 6 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Japan east of Mutsu on August 10 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Ecuador west southwest of Cayambe on August 12 at a depth of. The earthquake killed at least 4 people and another 8 were injured.
  • A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Ecuador northeast of Sangolquí on August 16 at a depth of. Thirteen people injured, additional damage and landslides occurred in Quito.
  • A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck China north of Zhaotong on August 16 at a depth of. Twenty people injured and 1,463 homes were damaged, including 45 which collapsed.
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southwestern Iran near the border with Iraq east of Dehloran on August 18 at a depth of. The earthquake injured at least 415 people and damaged at least 17,000 houses.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Iran east southeast of Dehloran on August 18 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck west northwest of Hacienda La Calera, Chile on August 23 at a depth of. Two people injured, minor damage and power outages occurred in Valparaíso.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Napa, California, in the northern San Francisco Bay Area, on August 24 at a depth of. 70,000 customers were immediately without electricity and some structural damage was reported, there were 170 reported injuries It is northern California's strongest earthquake since the 1989 Loma Prieta event. One woman died from her injuries 12 days later.
  • A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Peru east northeast of Tambo on August 24 at a depth of. Two people injured, one home destroyed, at least 19 structures damaged and two landslides occurred.

September

  • A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina on September 4 at a depth of 5.0 km. Five miners lost their lives due to a mining accident in Zenica.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tonga east of 'Ohonua on September 4 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near Easter Island on September 4 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Indonesia southeast of Modayag on September 10 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Indonesia northwest of Solok on September 10 at a depth of. At least two people injured, 15 homes destroyed and 205 structures damaged in the Tanah Datar area.
  • A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Japan east southeast of Sakai on September 16 at a depth of. The earthquake injured at least 8 people.
  • A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Guam northwest of Piti on September 17 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the Philippines northeast of Dolo on September 20 at a depth of. Three people injured, 17 homes destroyed and 69 structures damaged in the Makilala area.
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Salta Province in Argentina northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres on September 24 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands south southwest of Gizo on September 25 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Alaska, United States west northwest of Willow on September 25 at a depth of. Minor damage occurred in the Anchorage area.
  • A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Peru south southwest of Urcos on September 28 at a depth of. The earthquake killed 8 people.

October

  • A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Bolivia south of Chulumani on October 1 at a depth of. Some homes collapsed and 142 others damaged in the epicentral area.
  • A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Indonesia east southeast of Sorong on October 5 at a depth of. Some people injured and 113 homes damaged in Maybrat Regency.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Jinggu County in Yunnan province, China west southwest of Weiyuan on October 7 at a depth of. The earthquake killed one person.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the southern Baja Peninsula west southwest of El Dorado on October 8 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the East Pacific Rise some south southwest of Easter Island on October 9 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the East Pacific Rise some south southwest of Easter Island on October 9 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck Georgia east southeast of T’q’ibuli on October 10 at a depth of. Several people injured after a mine collapse in the T’q’ibuli area.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Japan east northeast of Hachinohe on October 11 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Nicaragua south of Intipucá on October 14 at a depth of. The earthquake killed at least three people in El Salvador and damaged 30 homes and buildings, and another person died, buildings were damaged and several people were evacuated in Honduras. More than 2,000 homes were damaged in Nicaragua.
  • A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Iran east southeast of Dehloran on October 15 at a depth of. The earthquake injured at least 19 people, including eight after a landslide struck a bus near the epicenter.
  • A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Ecuador northeast of El Ángel on October 20 at a depth of. More than 1,920 houses damaged or destroyed in Ecuador. At least five homes destroyed and 75 others damaged in Colombia.
  • A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Iran northeast of Minab on October 21 at a depth of. At least three homes destroyed in the Manoojan area.
  • A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Western Greece on October 24 at a depth of. Cracks were reported in walls and plaster in Amfilochia.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tonga northwest of Hihifo on October 28 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Uganda northeast of Margherita on October 31 at a depth of. Many people injured and many buildings damaged or destroyed in Rwenzori. Some buildings damaged in the Fort Portal area.

November

  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Easter Island region on November 1 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck northeast of Ndoi Island, Fiji on November 1 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea north northeast of Finschhafen on November 7 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southwest of Ahau, Fiji on November 13 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Iran north northwest of Bandar Abbas on November 10 at a depth of. At least 51 homes destroyed and 103 others damaged in the Sirmand area.
  • A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Kyrgyzstan southeast of Kadzhi-Say on November 14 at a depth of. More than 700 homes and 12 buildings damaged or destroyed in the Kadzhi-Say area.
  • A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the Czech Republic northeast of Ostrava on November 14 at a depth of. Three people died and nine were injured due to a mining accident in Karviná.
  • A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck China northwest of Baiyin on November 14 at a depth of. More than 4,702 homes were damaged.
  • A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck northwest of Kota Ternate, Indonesia in the Northern Molucca Sea on November 15 at a depth of. At least two people were injured; one due to falling bricks and another from electrocution. At least 15 buildings and a bridge were damaged and a small tsunami was observed.
  • A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck northeast of Gisborne, New Zealand on November 16 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck west of Marion Island, in the Prince Edward Islands on November 17 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck west northwest of Tobelo, Indonesia on November 21 at a depth of. One home collapsed and two buildings damaged in the West Halmahera Regency.
  • A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck north northwest of Kangding, China on November 22 at a depth of. The earthquake killed five people and another 54 were injured.
  • A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck north northeast of Ōmachi, Japan on November 22 at a depth of. The earthquake injured at least 41 people.
  • A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Romania from Mărășești on November 22 at a depth of. The earthquake injured 9 people.
  • A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck China northwest of Kangding on November 25 at a depth of. The earthquake injured at least 3 people.
  • A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck northwest of Kota Ternate, Indonesia on November 26 at a depth of.

December

  • A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck west southwest of Sangay in the Philippines on December 2 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck southwest of Weiyuan, China on December 6 at a depth of. The earthquake killed a 9-year-old boy and another 8 people were wounded.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck east southeast of Punta de Burica, Panama on December 6 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck north northwest of Saumlaki, Indonesia on December 6 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck west of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on December 7 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck south southwest of Nueva Concepción, Escuintla, Guatemala on December 7 at a depth of. One man was killed by a landslide in Villa Nueva, at least one building was damaged and windows were broken.
  • A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck east southeast of Punta de Burica, Panama on December 8 at a depth of. Some homes and buildings damaged in the David area.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck east northeast of Keelung, Taiwan on December 10 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck west northwest of Tobelo, Indonesia on December 21 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck southeast of Bouinan, Algeria on December 23 at a depth of. Many people injured, several buildings destroyed or heavily damaged and a road collapsed in the Hammam Melouane-Chebli area.
  • A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck north of Velagici, Bosnia and Herzegovina on December 25 at a depth of. It was the largest in a series of earthquakes, and caused damage to houses and a school in Velagici.
  • A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck south southeast of Cagayancillo, Philippines on December 29 at a depth of.
  • A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck west of Firuzabad, Iran, on December 30 at a depth of. Several homes damaged or destroyed and landslides occurred in the Bushkan area.
  • A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck north northeast of Ndoi Island, Fiji on December 30 at a depth of.