This is a list of earthquakes in 1997. 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. Maximum intensities are indicated on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale, and all data are sourced from the United States Geological Survey.
In neighboring Nepal, many houses were damaged in the western part of the country.
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9
Kyrgyzstan, Naryn
5.8
22.2
VII
At least ten homes were destroyed and 400 others damaged.
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11
Mexico, Michoacan
7.2
33.0
VIII
One person was killed and extensive damage occurred in Arteaga.
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12
Albania, Fier
4.8
10.0
VI
More than 70 houses were damaged in Berat District.
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21
China, Xinjiang
5.9
33.0
VII
Twelve people were killed, forty injured and 2,500 families were displaced during the 1997 Jiashi earthquakes. About 14,000 homes were destroyed, 17,000 additional homes damaged and 3,360 livestock were killed in Jiashi County.
12
40
22
United States, Northern California offshore
5.6
23.0
V
Slight damage occurred in Petrolia and Scotia.
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22
Turkey, Hatay
5.7
10.0
VII
Five people were injured and ten houses were damaged at Antakya.
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5
23
Bolivia, Potosí
7.1
276.2
V
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29
Vanuatu, Torba offshore
6.2
33.0
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February
February
Strongest magnitude
7.1 MwPakistan
Deadliest
6.1 MwIran 1,100 deaths
Total fatalities
1,300
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9
0
7.0–7.9
1
6.0–6.9
3
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
4
Iran, North Khorasan
6.5
10.0
IX
A hundred people lost their lives in this earthquake, and around 2,000 were injured in the 1997 Bojnurd earthquake. 5,500 houses were destroyed and 11,000 were damaged in Bojnurd.
100
2,000
7
Tonga, Pangai offshore
6.4
28.0
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19
Colombia, Chocó
5.8
100.7
IV
Some minor damage to buildings was caused in Armenia and Pereira.
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27
Pakistan, Balochistan
7.1
33.0
VIII
100 people died in the 1997 Harnai earthquake. Hundreds of others were injured and 500 homes were destroyed.
100
300+
28
Iran, Ardabil
6.1
10.0
IX
1,100 people were killed, 2,600 were injured and 12,000 houses were destroyed in the 1997 Ardabil earthquake.
1,100
2,600
March
March
Strongest magnitude
6.9 MwPhilippines
Deadliest
4.9 MwPakistan 15 deaths
Total fatalities
17
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9
0
7.0–7.9
0
6.0–6.9
4
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
1
China, Xinjiang
5.6
22.4
VII
Two people were killed, six injured, 4,000 houses were destroyed and 738 livestock were killed in Jiashi County.
2
6
4
Japan, Shizuoka
5.6
10.0
VI
Three people were injured in Itō.
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3
4
Pakistan, Balochistan
5.7
33.0
VI
One person was injured and damage occurred in Sibi.
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1
6
Ghana, Accra
4.4
10.0
VI
Seven people were injured and power outages occurred in Accra.
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7
11
Philippines, Mindanao offshore
6.9
10.0
V
Some damage occurred in Cagayan de Oro.
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17
Indonesia, Banten offshore
6.4
33.0
VI
Some minor damage occurred in Jakarta.
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19
Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
4.9
50.0
IV
15 people were killed, several others were injured and several houses were damaged in Bajaur.
15
Several
25
Chile, Región Metropolitana
5.5
84.0
VI
Some buildings were damaged, power outages and landslides occurred in Santiago.
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26
United States, Alaska, Rat Islands offshore
6.7
33.0
IV
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26
Lebanon, Beirut
5.0
10.0
VII
Fifty buildings were damaged in Beirut.
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26
Brazil, Acre
6.1
602.6
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26
Japan, Kyushu
6.1
10.0
IX
22 people were injured and many houses were damaged in Kagoshima Prefecture.
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22
April
April
Strongest magnitude
7.7 MwVanuatu
Deadliest
6.2 MwChina 9 deaths
Total fatalities
9
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9
0
7.0–7.9
1
6.0–6.9
10
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
1
Panama, south of
6.1
33.0
V
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1
Chile, Tarapaca Region
6.2
113.8
V
Landslides and power outages occurred near the epicenter. This pair of earthquakes occurring only minutes apart can be considered a doublet earthquake.
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1
Chile, Tarapaca Region
6.2
115.6
V
2
Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago offshore
6.1
45.0
V
It is a foreshock of the 6.7 quake on April 22. Slight damage was observed.
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5
Papua New Guinea, Morobe
6.5
69.1
VI
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6
China, Xinjiang
6.0
33.0
VI
It is a foreshock of the 6.2 quake 5 days later.
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11
China, Xinjiang
6.2
15.0
VII
It is a largest of an earthquake swarm that started in January 21. At least 9 people were killed, 89 injured, 100,000 homeless, thousands of buildings were destroyed and 11,000 livestock killed in Jiashi County.
9
89
21
Vanuatu, Sola offshore
7.7
33.0
VII
A tsunami with a height of 3 m (9.8 ft) caused some damage to houses in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. On Funafuti, Tuvalu, and Suva, Fiji, a smaller tsunami was observed.
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22
Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago offshore
6.7
5.0
VII
Three houses were destroyed and two people were injured.
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2
23
Iran, Fars
4.8
33.0
IV
Some houses were damaged in the epicentral area.
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23
Guam offshore
6.5
100.5
VII
Four people suffered injuries and some damage occurred on Guam.
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4
28
South Africa, Prince Edward Islands offshore
6.8
10.0
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May
May
Strongest magnitude
7.3 MwIran
Deadliest
7.3 MwIran 1,567 deaths
Total fatalities
1,608
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9
0
7.0–7.9
2
6.0–6.9
7
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
1
Mexico, Jalisco offshore
6.9
33.0
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3
New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore
6.9
108.3
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8
India, Manipur
6.0
34.9
VII
Several people were injured and some damage occurred in Sylhet, Bangladesh.
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Several
10
Iran, Qayen
7.3
10.0
X
The 1997 Qayen earthquake. caused severe damage throughout eastern Iran. 1,567 people were killed and 2,300 injured, including five in Afghanistan. However, this figure may be as high as 2,394.
1,567
2,300
11
West Chile Rise
6.5
10.0
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13
Japan, Kyushu
6.1
33.0
VIII
34 people were injured and five houses were destroyed in Kyushu.
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34
13
Iran, Qayen
4.5
10.0
V
It was an aftershock of the 7.3 earthquake on May 10, One person was killed and further damage was caused.
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13
Afghanistan, Hindu Kush region
6.5
196.0
IV
One person was injured in Kabul. Another was killed and eleven others injured in Peshawar, Pakistan.
1
12
17
China, Xinjiang
4.9
33.0
IV
One person was injured in Jiashi County.
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21
Vanuatu, Isangel offshore
6.8
57.0
VI
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21
India, Madhya Pradesh
5.8
36.0
VIII
The 1997 Jabalpur earthquake caused major damage, killing 38 and injuring a thousand others.
38
1,000
21
Spain, Galicia
5.4
18.8
VII
One person died of a heart attack and minor damage was caused in Galicia.
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22
Mexico, Michoacan
6.5
70.0
VI
Many houses were damaged at Arteaga and a church were damaged at Patzcuaro, Michoacan.
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22
Philippines, Babuyan Islands offshore
6.1
33.9
VI
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25
New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore
7.1
332.7
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June
June
Strongest magnitude
6.5 Mw Southeast Pacific Rise
Total fatalities
0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9
0
7.0–7.9
0
6.0–6.9
3
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
10
Southern East Pacific Rise
6.5
10.0
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12
Papua New Guinea, Lae
6.1
33.0
VI
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17
United States, Alaska, Aleutian Islands offshore
6.4
33.0
IV
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17
Argentina, Santiago del Estero
5.6
28.2
VI
Minor damage occurred in Tucuman Province.
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20
Iran, Qayen
5.6
10.0
VII
These earthquakes destroyed 160 homes and damaged 5,000 others in Qayen.
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25
5.9
10.0
VII
25
Japan, Yamaguchi
5.9
10.0
VII
One person was injured in Yamaguchi Prefecture. A landslide occurred in Masuda.
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1
30
United States, Hawaii
5.1
8.5
VIII
Slight damage was caused and power outages occurred in Hilo.
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July
June
Strongest magnitude
7.0 MwVenezuela
Deadliest
7.0 MwVenezuela 81 deaths
Total fatalities
96
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9
0
7.0–7.9
1
6.0–6.9
4
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
6
Chile, Coquimbo offshore
6.8
19.0
VI
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6
Honduras, Cortes offshore
6.1
33.0
VI
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9
Venezuela, Sucre
7.0
19.9
VIII
81 people were killed and 683 injured in the 1997 Cariaco earthquake. Extensive damage and landslides occurred.
81
683
11
Indonesia, Java offshore
6.0
574.4
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14
Japan, Hokkaido offshore
6.1
33.0
V
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18
Azerbaijan, Ganja Qazakh
4.2
33.0
III
5,000 houses were damaged in Noyemberyan, Armenia.
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19
Mexico, Oaxaca
6.9
33.0
VII
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21
South Africa, North West Province
5.0
5.0
VII
Fifteen people were killed and 46 were injured due to a mine collapse near Stilfontein.
15
46
August
August
Strongest magnitude
6.6 MwPapua New Guinea
Total fatalities
0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9
0
7.0–7.9
0
6.0–6.9
11
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
8
Turkey, Erzurum
4.5
10.0
V
One person was injured and seven houses were destroyed in Koprukoy.
Six people injured and several houses damaged in the epicentral area.
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6
6
Philippines, Mindanao
6.5
105.6
V
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13
Greece, Peloponnese
6.4
24.0
VI
Minor damage occurred in southern Peloponnese.
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14
Tonga, south of Tongatapu
7.8
167.3
VII
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14
Italy, Umbria
5.5
10.0
VIII
One person was injured and further damage was caused to buildings already weakened by the September 26 event. Slight damage occurred in Rome.
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1
14
Chile, Coquimbo
7.1
58.0
VII
The 1997 Punitaqui earthquake caused eight deaths (five in Pueblo Nuevo, and one each in La Chimba, Punitaqui, and Coquimbo) and 400 injuries. More than 20,700 houses were damaged or destroyed.
8
400
28
Peru, Amazonas
7.2
112.0
VII
Slight damage occurred in Chachapoyas.
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November
November
Strongest magnitude
7.5 MwChina
Deadliest
6.1 MwIndia 23 deaths
Total fatalities
24
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9
0
7.0–7.9
3
6.0–6.9
9
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
3
Turkey, Bitlis
4.8
33.0
IV
Two people were injured and seven houses were destroyed in Bitlis.
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2
3
Chile, Coquimbo
6.2
45.0
VI
It is an aftershock of the 1997 Punitaqui earthquake. Further damage was caused and landslides occurred in the epicentral area.
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5
Greece, Central Greece
5.6
23.8
VI
Power outages occurred in the Galaxidion-Itea area.
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6
Canada, Quebec
4.8
22.5
V
One person died of a heart attack.
1
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8
China, Tibet
7.5
33.0
VII
1997 Manyi earthquake
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8
El Salvador, Cabañas
6.5
176.4
IV
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14
Taiwan, Hualien
5.2
33.0
IV
One person was injured by a landslide in a highway between Hualien and Su'ao.
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1
15
Japan, Hokkaido
6.1
161.0
IV
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15
Vanuatu, Sanma offshore
7.0
123.1
VI
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15
Greece, Ionian Islands offshore
6.6
33.0
VII
Several people injured and considerable damage to buildings at Amalias, Gargalianoi, Kalamai, Kiparissia, Meligalas, Pirgos and other parts of western Peloponnisos. One house destroyed on Zakinthos.
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Several
21
India, Mizoram
6.1
54.4
V
Despite being centered in Mizoram, India, the 1997 Chittagong earthquake caused damage in neighboring Bangladesh. 23 people were killed and another 200 were injured when a five-story building collapsed in Chittagong. Damage was also observed in other parts of the country.
23
200
25
Indonesia, Gorontalo
7.0
24.0
VI
At least 90 buildings were damaged in Gorontalo.
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28
Bolivia, La Paz
6.7
586.0
I
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December
December
Strongest magnitude
7.8 MwRussia
Total fatalities
0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9
0
7.0–7.9
2
6.0–6.9
11
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
5
Russia, Kamchatka
7.8
33.0
VII
The 1997 Kamchatka earthquake caused a tsunami with heights of about 8 m (26 ft). The tsunami was also observed in Hawaii and Alaska.
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11
Colombia, Tolima
6.4
177.5
IV
Minor damage occurred in Cali.
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17
United States, Alaska, Rat Islands offshore
6.6
20.0
IV
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22
Papua New Guinea, Morobe
7.2
179.3
VI
Some minor damage was reported in Lae.
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