Solomon Islands, Choiseul offshore, 116 km southeast of Kieta, Papua New GuineaĬolombia, Huila, 13 km northwest of Santa María Some adobe houses collapsed and six people suffered light injuries. Peru, Ica, 15 km west northwest of Llipata As a result of this incident, one miner died and eight others suffered light injuries. This quake caused a mine collapse in Rydułtowy coal mine. South Africa offshore, Prince Edward Islands region Indonesia, East Nusa Tenggara offshore, 160 km west southwest of Waingapu It was a foreshock of the 6.3 quake a few hours later. Indonesia, East Nusa Tenggara offshore, 142 km west southwest of Waingapu The 2019 Coquimbo earthquake caused moderate damage in hospitals, buildings, houses and serious damage in the historic center of Coquimbo and La Serena, as well as rock slides on desert roads. Vanuatu, Tafea offshore, 67 km west northwest of IsangelĬhile, Coquimbo, 10 km south southwest of Coquimbo Papua New Guinea, Manus offshore, Bismarck Sea, 164 km southwest of Lorengau Vanuatu, Torba offshore, 94 km northwest of Sola One miner died and six others were injured, three of them in a serious condition. This small earthquake caused a mine collapse in Rudna. Poland, Lower Silesia, 5 km north northeast of Polkowice It was felt in Añelo, Cutral Có and Neuquén. There was a fall of furniture and some damage to masonry, like cracks on walls. Japan, Kagoshima offshore, 16 km south southeast of NishinoomoteĪrgentina, Neuquén, 28 km south southeast of Añelo Indonesia offshore, Molucca Sea, 151 km west northwest of Tobelo Some residential buildings were damaged, as well as roads. Iran, Kermanshah, 40 km south southwest of Sarpol-e ZahabĪbout 75 people were injured in the city of Gilangharb. Īt least five adobe houses were damaged in the epicentral area. Both locations are in the Kumamoto prefecture. Light damage was reported in Nagomi, and an elderly woman sustained minor injuries in Mashiki. Some houses were destroyed in Gongxian county. Listed are earthquakes with at least 7.0 magnitude.īy month January January Strongest magnitudeĬhina, Sichuan, 35 km southeast of Xunchang Papua New Guinea, East New Britain offshore Listed are earthquakes with at least 10 dead. Population increase, habitation spread, and advances in earthquake detection technology all contribute to higher earthquake numbers being recorded over time. The only 8+ quake occurred in Peru in May, but it did not cause much damage because of its great depth.Ĭompared to other years Number of earthquakes worldwide for 2009–2019 MagnitudeĪn increase in detected earthquake numbers does not necessarily represent an increase in earthquakes per se. However, Albania experienced its strongest tremor in decades, and various deadly events struck Indonesia, Pakistan and the Philippines. This year was not very active with only ten major quakes, and the death toll was the lowest since 2000. Maximum intensities are indicated on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale and are sourced from United States Geological Survey (USGS) ShakeMap data. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for other reasons.
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