1990 Earthquakes

Largest earthquakes of 1990

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

1. 17.8
   75 km NNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia

   April 18, 1990 · 26 km deep

2. 27.7
   4 km E of Macapsing, Philippines

   July 16, 1990 · 25 km deep

3. 37.6
   198 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

   April 5, 1990 · 11 km deep

4. 47.6
   south of the Fiji Islands

   March 3, 1990 · 33 km deep

5. 57.5
   104 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

   December 30, 1990 · 179 km deep

6. 67.4
   23 km N of P?deg?n-e Manj?l, Iran

   June 20, 1990 · 19 km deep

7. 77.3
   7 km SSE of Puntarenas, Costa Rica

   March 25, 1990 · 22 km deep

8. 87.2
   37 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu

   July 27, 1990 · 126 km deep

9. 97.2
   69 km ENE of Juba, South Sudan

   May 20, 1990 · 15 km deep

10. 107.2
    16 km WSW of Uglegorsk, Russia

    May 12, 1990 · 606 km deep

11. 117.1
    231 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska

    November 6, 1990 · 25 km deep

12. 127.1
    19 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu

    August 12, 1990 · 140 km deep

13. 137.1
    0 km ESE of Union, Philippines

    June 14, 1990 · 18 km deep

14. 147.1
    135 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia

    May 24, 1990 · 589 km deep

15. 157.1
    63 km NNE of Juba, South Sudan

    May 24, 1990 · 16 km deep

16. 167.1
    69 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

    March 5, 1990 · 21 km deep

17. 177.0
    130 km W of Iñapari, Peru

    October 17, 1990 · 599 km deep

18. 187.0
    5 km W of Nistore?ti, Romania

    May 30, 1990 · 89 km deep

19. 196.9
    139 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga

    June 23, 1990 · 181 km deep

20. 206.9
    83 km W of Luganville, Vanuatu

    February 19, 1990 · 12 km deep

21. 216.8
    74 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga

    December 21, 1990 · 13 km deep

22. 226.8
    southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia

    October 15, 1990 · 32 km deep

23. 236.8
    36 km SSW of La Conquista, Nicaragua

    April 3, 1990 · 53 km deep

24. 246.8
    13 km E of Bacong, Philippines

    February 8, 1990 · 26 km deep

25. 256.7
    28 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan

    December 13, 1990 · 10 km deep

26. 266.7
    84 km SW of Langsa, Indonesia

    November 15, 1990 · 48 km deep

27. 276.7
    62 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu

    September 28, 1990 · 176 km deep

28. 286.7
    78 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

    August 17, 1990 · 29 km deep

29. 296.6
    105 km ESE of D?r?b, Iran

    November 6, 1990 · 11 km deep

30. 306.6
    68 km SSE of Challapata, Bolivia

    October 10, 1990 · 266 km deep

31. 316.6
    34 km SW of Pedernales, Ecuador

    September 2, 1990 · 14 km deep

32. 326.6
    north of Ascension Island

    July 14, 1990 · 11 km deep

33. 336.6
    60 km N of Juba, South Sudan

    July 9, 1990 · 13 km deep

34. 346.6
    47 km NNE of Zaysan, Kazakhstan

    June 14, 1990 · 58 km deep

35. 356.6
    6 km ESE of Segunda Jerusalén - Azunguillo, Peru

    May 30, 1990 · 24 km deep

36. 366.6
    19 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska

    May 1, 1990 · 252 km deep

37. 376.6
    Kermadec Islands region

    March 21, 1990 · 145 km deep

38. 386.6
    southeast of the Loyalty Islands

    March 3, 1990 · 33 km deep

39. 396.6
    6 km ESE of Bacong, Philippines

    February 8, 1990 · 30 km deep

40. 406.5
    13 km E of Tidman, Philippines

    October 25, 1990 · 44 km deep

41. 416.5
    153 km SSE of ?yama, Japan

    September 23, 1990 · 10 km deep

42. 426.5
    289 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

    September 23, 1990 · 33 km deep

43. 436.5
    Izu Islands, Japan region

    August 5, 1990 · 496 km deep

44. 446.5
    14 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines

    July 17, 1990 · 23 km deep

45. 456.5
    219 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji

    June 8, 1990 · 499 km deep

46. 466.5
    68 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea

    June 7, 1990 · 29 km deep

47. 476.5
    54 km NNE of Juba, South Sudan

    May 24, 1990 · 17 km deep

48. 486.5
    127 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama

    May 8, 1990 · 10 km deep

49. 496.5
    153 km WSW of Xining, China

    April 26, 1990 · 8 km deep

50. 506.5
    75 km NNE of Gorontalo, Indonesia

    April 19, 1990 · 24 km deep

51. 516.5
    86 km N of Gorontalo, Indonesia

    April 18, 1990 · 19 km deep

52. 526.5
    20 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

    March 15, 1990 · 132 km deep

53. 536.5
    118 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

    January 4, 1990 · 54 km deep

54. 546.4
    90 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

    December 11, 1990 · 13 km deep

55. 556.4
    35 km NW of Tyup, Kyrgyzstan

    November 12, 1990 · 19 km deep

56. 566.4
    74 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

    September 23, 1990 · 10 km deep

57. 576.4
    Macquarie Island region

    September 17, 1990 · 10 km deep

58. 586.4
    147 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

    August 25, 1990 · 11 km deep

59. 596.4
    north of Ascension Island

    August 5, 1990 · 10 km deep

60. 606.4
    50 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

    July 13, 1990 · 217 km deep

61. 616.4
    88 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

    July 10, 1990 · 66 km deep

62. 626.4
    39 km E of Palmerston North, New Zealand

    May 13, 1990 · 21 km deep

63. 636.4
    6 km SSE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

    May 2, 1990 · 82 km deep

64. 646.4
    8 km SSE of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica

    April 28, 1990 · 23 km deep

65. 656.4
    11 km E of Paquera, Costa Rica

    March 25, 1990 · 27 km deep

66. 666.4
    97 km SW of Atka, Alaska

    March 12, 1990 · 14 km deep

67. 676.4
    28 km E of Shimoda, Japan

    February 20, 1990 · 14 km deep

68. 686.3
    136 km SSW of Río Grande, Panama

    December 17, 1990 · 19 km deep

69. 696.3
    7 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan

    December 13, 1990 · 12 km deep

70. 706.3
    94 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

    November 22, 1990 · 29 km deep

71. 716.3
    northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    August 14, 1990 · 10 km deep

72. 726.3
    south of the Fiji Islands

    July 22, 1990 · 531 km deep

73. 736.3
    south of the Fiji Islands

    June 26, 1990 · 587 km deep

74. 746.3
    near the east coast of Honshu, Japan

    June 1, 1990 · 67 km deep

75. 756.3
    2 km SSW of N?ruja, Romania

    May 31, 1990 · 88 km deep

76. 766.3
    135 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga

    May 20, 1990 · 232 km deep

77. 776.3
    67 km SE of Rajin, North Korea

    May 11, 1990 · 579 km deep

78. 786.3
    141 km WSW of Xining, China

    April 26, 1990 · 10 km deep

79. 796.3
    148 km WSW of Xining, China

    April 26, 1990 · 10 km deep

80. 806.3
    15 km WNW of Coronel, Chile

    April 21, 1990 · 12 km deep

81. 816.3
    197 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

    April 6, 1990 · 16 km deep

82. 826.3
    56 km E of Khand?d, Afghanistan

    March 25, 1990 · 33 km deep

83. 836.3
    41 km E of Palmerston North, New Zealand

    February 19, 1990 · 24 km deep

84. 846.3
    42 km ENE of Jurm, Afghanistan

    February 5, 1990 · 110 km deep

85. 856.3
    120 km E of W?ngjing, India

    January 9, 1990 · 119 km deep

86. 866.2
    88 km WSW of Tomohon, Indonesia

    December 13, 1990 · 33 km deep

87. 876.2
    162 km SSE of ?yama, Japan

    September 23, 1990 · 10 km deep

88. 886.2
    Mid-Indian Ridge

    August 18, 1990 · 10 km deep

89. 896.2
    157 km SSW of Turpan, China

    August 16, 1990 · 0 km deep

90. 906.2
    143 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia

    August 10, 1990 · 53 km deep

91. 916.2
    55 km N of Zaysan, Kazakhstan

    August 3, 1990 · 33 km deep

92. 926.2
    180 km NNW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

    June 23, 1990 · 24 km deep

93. 936.2
    18 km ESE of Linares, Chile

    May 14, 1990 · 76 km deep

94. 946.2
    eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea

    April 3, 1990 · 88 km deep

95. 956.2
    62 km E of Khand?d, Afghanistan

    March 5, 1990 · 12 km deep

96. 966.2
    south of the Fiji Islands

    March 3, 1990 · 33 km deep

97. 976.2
    161 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga

    February 24, 1990 · 33 km deep

98. 986.2
    28 km S of Meulaboh, Indonesia

    January 22, 1990 · 46 km deep

99. 996.1
    296 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia

    December 29, 1990 · 18 km deep

100. 1006.1
     14 km WNW of Gouménissa, Greece

     December 21, 1990 · 13 km deep