1988 Earthquakes

Largest earthquakes of 1988

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

1. 17.8
   Gulf of Alaska

   March 6, 1988 · 10 km deep

2. 27.7
   145 km NW of Jinghong, China

   November 6, 1988 · 18 km deep

3. 37.6
   121 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

   August 10, 1988 · 34 km deep

4. 47.3
   85 km SE of Phek, India

   August 6, 1988 · 91 km deep

5. 57.3
   37 km ESE of Bato, Philippines

   February 24, 1988 · 25 km deep

6. 67.2
   72 km N of Taltal, Chile

   February 5, 1988 · 37 km deep

7. 77.1
   166 km E of Neiafu, Tonga

   October 8, 1988 · 35 km deep

8. 87.1
   30 km SW of Islay (Matarani), Peru

   April 12, 1988 · 33 km deep

9. 97.0
   112 km ESE of Tual, Indonesia

   July 25, 1988 · 28 km deep

10. 107.0
    247 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    July 23, 1988 · 17 km deep

11. 117.0
    77 km N of Taltal, Chile

    January 19, 1988 · 33 km deep

12. 126.9
    9 km WSW of Triyuga, Nepal

    August 20, 1988 · 57 km deep

13. 136.9
    184 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

    May 30, 1988 · 86 km deep

14. 146.9
    Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region

    February 29, 1988 · 33 km deep

15. 156.8
    10 km N of Gogaran, Armenia

    December 7, 1988 · 5 km deep

16. 166.8
    south of the Fiji Islands

    November 7, 1988 · 22 km deep

17. 176.8
    29 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

    August 10, 1988 · 125 km deep

18. 186.8
    89 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

    July 5, 1988 · 53 km deep

19. 196.8
    Southwest Indian Ridge

    February 26, 1988 · 10 km deep

20. 206.7
    129 km SW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea

    November 14, 1988 · 33 km deep

21. 216.7
    Izu Islands, Japan region

    September 7, 1988 · 485 km deep

22. 226.7
    76 km W of Copiapó, Chile

    August 14, 1988 · 33 km deep

23. 236.7
    100 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu

    July 27, 1988 · 172 km deep

24. 246.7
    76 km SW of Bahía de Lobos, Mexico

    June 18, 1988 · 10 km deep

25. 256.7
    46 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand

    June 3, 1988 · 83 km deep

26. 266.7
    62 km ESE of Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago

    March 10, 1988 · 56 km deep

27. 276.7
    78 km SSE of Iquique, Chile

    February 22, 1988 · 70 km deep

28. 286.7
    38 km WSW of Tennant Creek, Australia

    January 22, 1988 · 5 km deep

29. 296.6
    27 km ENE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

    November 18, 1988 · 61 km deep

30. 306.6
    10 km W of Polañge, Philippines

    November 17, 1988 · 19 km deep

31. 316.6
    20 km S of Taxisco, Guatemala

    November 3, 1988 · 69 km deep

32. 326.6
    120 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

    August 10, 1988 · 40 km deep

33. 336.6
    southeast of the Loyalty Islands

    July 31, 1988 · 56 km deep

34. 346.6
    southeast of the Loyalty Islands

    July 23, 1988 · 19 km deep

35. 356.6
    State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

    July 3, 1988 · 15 km deep

36. 366.6
    2 km WSW of Belén, Nicaragua

    May 6, 1988 · 87 km deep

37. 376.6
    Fiji region

    March 10, 1988 · 623 km deep

38. 386.6
    Kermadec Islands region

    January 12, 1988 · 15 km deep

39. 396.5
    68 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands

    June 12, 1988 · 14 km deep

40. 406.5
    46 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu

    June 5, 1988 · 110 km deep

41. 416.5
    Laptev Sea

    March 21, 1988 · 10 km deep

42. 426.5
    152 km N of Lospalos, Timor Leste

    February 20, 1988 · 315 km deep

43. 436.5
    32 km NE of Oruro, Bolivia

    February 6, 1988 · 285 km deep

44. 446.5
    57 km N of Taltal, Chile

    February 5, 1988 · 31 km deep

45. 456.4
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    December 16, 1988 · 31 km deep

46. 466.4
    82 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

    December 5, 1988 · 40 km deep

47. 476.4
    175 km E of Lashio, Myanmar

    November 6, 1988 · 10 km deep

48. 486.4
    76 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga

    July 19, 1988 · 137 km deep

49. 496.4
    Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands

    May 4, 1988 · 123 km deep

50. 506.4
    195 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea

    April 8, 1988 · 32 km deep

51. 516.4
    230 km S of Attu Station, Alaska

    February 7, 1988 · 33 km deep

52. 526.4
    75 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

    February 7, 1988 · 134 km deep

53. 536.4
    90 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

    January 15, 1988 · 214 km deep

54. 546.3
    southeast Indian Ridge

    November 25, 1988 · 10 km deep

55. 556.3
    South Sandwich Islands region

    November 1, 1988 · 33 km deep

56. 566.3
    Kermadec Islands region

    October 10, 1988 · 28 km deep

57. 576.3
    southern East Pacific Rise

    October 1, 1988 · 10 km deep

58. 586.3
    48 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan

    August 6, 1988 · 195 km deep

59. 596.3
    137 km S of Kushiro, Japan

    July 6, 1988 · 30 km deep

60. 606.3
    59 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu

    July 2, 1988 · 143 km deep

61. 616.3
    111 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

    June 11, 1988 · 36 km deep

62. 626.3
    Easter Island region

    May 5, 1988 · 10 km deep

63. 636.3
    152 km WNW of Buala, Solomon Islands

    April 25, 1988 · 44 km deep

64. 646.3
    South Sandwich Islands region

    April 17, 1988 · 33 km deep

65. 656.3
    95 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

    April 2, 1988 · 33 km deep

66. 666.3
    33 km WSW of Tennant Creek, Australia

    January 22, 1988 · 5 km deep

67. 676.3
    46 km WSW of Tennant Creek, Australia

    January 22, 1988 · 5 km deep

68. 686.2
    124 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama

    December 8, 1988 · 10 km deep

69. 696.2
    238 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia

    November 5, 1988 · 42 km deep

70. 706.2
    Southern Qinghai, China

    November 5, 1988 · 8 km deep

71. 716.2
    15 km ENE of Puyo, Ecuador

    September 15, 1988 · 170 km deep

72. 726.2
    276 km NE of Port Mathurin, Mauritius

    August 11, 1988 · 10 km deep

73. 736.2
    12 km WNW of Villazón, Bolivia

    July 28, 1988 · 279 km deep

74. 746.2
    1 km NNE of Bagong Sikat, Philippines

    June 19, 1988 · 17 km deep

75. 756.2
    Santa Cruz Islands region

    May 17, 1988 · 30 km deep

76. 766.2
    South Sandwich Islands region

    May 1, 1988 · 138 km deep

77. 776.2
    52 km WSW of Islay (Matarani), Peru

    April 13, 1988 · 16 km deep

78. 786.2
    Near the coast of Antofagasta, Chile

    March 30, 1988 · 41 km deep

79. 796.2
    Northwest Territories, Canada

    March 25, 1988 · 10 km deep

80. 806.2
    northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    March 23, 1988 · 10 km deep

81. 816.2
    192 km NNE of Madang, Papua New Guinea

    March 18, 1988 · 33 km deep

82. 826.2
    290 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska

    March 6, 1988 · 10 km deep

83. 836.2
    26 km S of Hihifo, Tonga

    February 6, 1988 · 126 km deep

84. 846.2
    137 km SW of Tual, Indonesia

    February 6, 1988 · 39 km deep

85. 856.2
    52 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

    January 21, 1988 · 44 km deep

86. 866.1
    84 km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina

    December 24, 1988 · 194 km deep

87. 876.1
    126 km NW of Jinghong, China

    November 30, 1988 · 15 km deep

88. 886.1
    southeast Indian Ridge

    November 20, 1988 · 10 km deep

89. 896.1
    114 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea

    October 4, 1988 · 29 km deep

90. 906.1
    103 km NNW of Qara?yl, Kazakhstan

    September 14, 1988 · 0 km deep

91. 916.1
    73 km WNW of Copiap?, Chile

    August 17, 1988 · 39 km deep

92. 926.1
    Mindanao, Philippines

    August 15, 1988 · 52 km deep

93. 936.1
    Sea of Okhotsk

    August 14, 1988 · 645 km deep

94. 946.1
    21 km SE of N?r?b?d, Iran

    August 11, 1988 · 33 km deep

95. 956.1
    196 km ESE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

    August 6, 1988 · 25 km deep

96. 966.1
    23 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile

    May 21, 1988 · 42 km deep

97. 976.1
    central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    May 20, 1988 · 10 km deep

98. 986.1
    131 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

    May 16, 1988 · 16 km deep

99. 996.1
    Easter Island region

    May 5, 1988 · 10 km deep

100. 1006.1
     93 km S of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan

     May 4, 1988 · 0 km deep