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.

By death toll

Rank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Date
1 2,500 7.8 Indonesia Indonesia, Flores VIII (Severe) 27.7 December 12
2 652 6.7 Turkey Turkey, Erzincan IX (Violent) 20.0 March 13
3 545 5.8 Egypt Egypt, Cairo VIII (Severe) 22.0 October 12
4 116 7.7 Nicaragua Nicaragua, León III (Weak) 44.8 September 1
5 75 7.3 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, Suusamyr IX (Violent) 17.0 August 19
6 36 6.3 Pakistan Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa VII (Very Strong) 16.3 May 20
7 10 7.2 Colombia 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, León 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, Nendö offshore VII (Very Strong) 18.8 May 27

By month

January

Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
2[1]  Canada, British Columbia offshore 6.1 10.0 I - - -
13[2]  Indonesia, North Maluku offshore 6.1 112.9 V - - -
20[3]  Japan, Bonin Islands offshore 6.7 498.5 I - - -

February

Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
1[4]  Japan, Kanagawa offshore 5.8 100.0 IV 37 people were injured and damage was observed in Tokyo. - 7
2[5] western Indian-Antarctic Ridge 6.0 10.0 I Foreshock. - -
2[6] western Indian-Antarctic Ridge 6.3 10.0 I - -
4[7]  Indonesia, Central Java 5.1 58.3 IV One person was injured, over 1,500 homes were damaged and 1,500 families were displaced in Brebes. - 1
6[8]  Indonesia, South Sumatra offshore 6.5 36.8 IV - - -
12[9]  Turkey, Amasya 4.9 11.1 VI Some damage was caused in the Çorum–Samsun–Amasya area. - -
13[10]  Vanuatu, Sanma offshore 6.8 9.6 VI - - -
13[11]  United States, Alaska offshore 6.0 44.2 V - - -
14[12]  South Africa, Gauteng 3.4 5.0 IV Four people died and four others were injured due to a mine collapse. 4 4
17[13]  Russia, Severnaya Zemlya offshore 6.0 10.0 I - - -
17[14]  Australia, Macquarie Island offshore 6.2 33.0 I - - -
17[15]  Vanuatu, Tafea offshore 6.2 137.2 I - - -
20[16]  France, Wallis and Futuna offshore 6.0 378.9 I - - -
21[17]  Papua New Guinea, Morobe 6.0 55.0 V It is a foreshock of the 6.7 event six days later. - -
26[18]  Yemen, Owen Fracture Zone offshore 6.0 10.0 I - - -
27[19]  Papua New Guinea, Morobe 6.7 38.5 VI - - -
28[20]  Argentina, Tucumán 5.2 23.2 VI Some damage occurred in San Miguel de Tucumán. - -

March

Date Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties
Dead Injured
2[21]  Russia, Kamchatka offshore 6.9 38.6 VI - - -
2[22]  Russia, Kamchatka offshore 6.0 34.9 V Aftershock. - -
4[23]  Iran, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari 5.1 17.6 VI At least 6 were killed, 50 were injured and 300 homes collapsed in the Lordegan–Ardal area. Landslides blocked roads in the epicentral region. 6 50
5[24]  Djibouti, Djibouti Region 6.2 7.4 VIII - - -
7[25]  Costa Rica, Alajuela Province 6.6 78.9 VI One person died of a heart attack and damage was observed in San Jose. 1 -
8[26]  United States, Northern California 5.3 9.5 VI Minor damage was caused in Honeydew and Petrolia. - -
13[27]  Turkey, Erzincan 6.7 27.2 IX[28] The 1992 Erzincan earthquake killed at least 652 people and left 2,000 injured. 2,200 houses were heavily damaged at Erzincan. Landslides and avalanches also blocked a number of roads in the epicentral area. 652 2,000

References

  1. ^ "M 6.1 - 247 km WSW of Tofino, Canada".
  2. ^ "M 6.1 - 60 km N of Ternate, Indonesia".
  3. ^ "M 6.7 - Bonin Islands, Japan region".
  4. ^ "M 5.8 - 4 km SSE of Miura, Japan".
  5. ^ "M 6.0 - western Indian-Antarctic Ridge".
  6. ^ "M 6.3 - western Indian-Antarctic Ridge".
  7. ^ "M 5.1 - 6 km SE of Margasari, Indonesia".
  8. ^ "M 6.5 - 187 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia".
  9. ^ "M 4.9 - 11 km SSE of Amasya, Turkey".
  10. ^ "M 6.8 - 99 km WSW of Luganville, Vanuatu".
  11. ^ "M 6.0 - 59 km S of Akutan, Alaska".
  12. ^ "M 3.4 - 7 km SSE of Carletonville, South Africa".
  13. ^ "M 6.0 - east of Severnaya Zemlya".
  14. ^ "M 6.2 - Macquarie Island region".
  15. ^ "M 6.2 - 261 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu".
  16. ^ "M 6.0 - 160 km SE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna".
  17. ^ "M 6.0 - 44 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea".
  18. ^ "M 6.0 -".
  19. ^ "M 6.7 - 50 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea".
  20. ^ "M 5.2 - 24 km NE of Alderetes, Argentina".
  21. ^ "M 6.9 - 84 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia".
  22. ^ "M 6.0 - 85 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia".
  23. ^ "M 5.1 - 55 km WSW of Bor?jen, Iran".
  24. ^ "M 6.2 - 4 km WSW of Arta, Djibouti".
  25. ^ "M 6.6 - 5 km SW of Río Segundo, Costa Rica".
  26. ^ "M 5.3 - 27 km NW of Shelter Cove, California".
  27. ^ "M 6.7 - 8 km W of Cimin, Turkey".
  28. ^ USGS (6 February 2023). "PAGER" (PDF). Retrieved 3 April 2023.