M A S T E R P A G E
Table 3. Earthquakes That Occurred on January 1, 1991
as listed in “Preliminary Determinations of Epicenters,” USGS-NEIC
Time*
Latitude
Longitude
Depth (in km)
Magnitude**
Location
North Latitudes and West Longitudes
0:06
18 N
106 W
35
6.6
Off coast, Mexico
2:19
18 N
106 W
33
5.0
Off coast, Mexico
3:19
18 N
106 W
36
5.9
Off coast, Mexico
10:28
39 N
120 W
12
3.4
California/Nevada
15:50
55 N
158 W
33
5.2
Alaska
16:59
61 N
152 W
97
—
Alaska
17:21
4 N
76 W
97
3.5
Colombia
19:49
4 N
76 W
10
2.6
Colombia
North Latitudes and East Longitudes
0:11
35 N
28 E
42
4.9
Dodecanese Islands
3:51
43 N
19 E
10
4.0
Yugoslavia
4:18
40 N
24 E
10
—
Greece
4:50
29 N
139 E
402
4.4
South Honshu, Japan
5:53
44 N
19 E
13
2.8
Yugoslavia
7:29
48 N
8 E
10
2.6
Switzerland
7:30
41 N
23 E
10
—
Greece
8:25
38 N
22 E
10
2.8
Greece
9:26
38 N
22 E
19
2.8
Greece
10:42
23 N
144 E
25
5.2
Volcano Islands
12:01
43 N
19 E
10
2.0
Yugoslavia
12:06
36 N
141 E
58
5.1
Off coast, Honshu, Japan
12:14
1 N
126 E
78
4.4
Molucca Passage
14:03
39 N
15 E
28
—
Adriatic Sea
14:25
43 N
19 E
10
2.2
Yugoslavia
16:31
37 N
30 E
10
—
Turkey
17:43
43 N
22 E
10
2.1
Yugoslavia
19:18
43 N
22 E
10
1.9
Yugoslavia
19:18
40 N
48 E
61
4.9
Iran—Northern border
19:28
48 N
8 E
10
2.2
Switzerland
19:55
41 N
23 E
10
1.8
Macedonia
19:55
40 N
29 E
10
2.8
Turkey
20:40
5 N
96 E
66
4.6
Sumatra
23:57
37 N
71 E
33
4.2
Afghanistan—N.W. border
South Latitudes and West Longitudes
2:03
10 S
78 W
33
4.2
Off coast, Peru
8:27
29 S
70 W
121
4.9
Chile/Argentina
11:15
15 S
172 W
33
4.9
Samoa Islands
16:42
17 S
69 W
188
4.4
Peru/Bolivia
17:28
21 S
174 W
29
5.7
Tonga Islands
20:40
20 S
177 W
487
5.1
Fiji Islands
South Latitudes and East Longitudes
3:03
19 S
134 E
10
—
Australia
5:09
7 S
156 E
41
4.9
Solomon Islands
14:10
17 S
177 E
33
4.4
Fiji Islands
21:37
3 S
38 E
10
4.2
Kenya
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