This is a list of earthquakes in 1995. 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 RankDeath tollMagnitudeLocationMMIDepth (km)Date16,4336.9 Japan, Hyōgo 21.921,9897.1 Russia, Sakhalin 11.031016.2 Turkey, Afyon 33.04846.8 Indonesia, Jambi 29.85816.2 China, Sichuan 10.06498.0 Mexico, Colima 40.07426.4 Colombia, Chocó 73.58286.5 Greece, Central Greece 14.29145.6 China, Gansu 12.810116.9 East Timor offshore 11.210116.8 Myanmar, Shan 12.512107.2 Egypt, South Sinai offshore 18.0
By magnitude Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date18.049 Mexico, Colima 40.018.03 Chile, Antofagasta 46.037.90 Russia, Kuril Islands offshore 33.047.70 Papua New Guinea, Bougainville offshore 30.147.70 New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands offshore 20.267.43 Mexico, Guerrero 23.067.40 Tonga, Niuas offshore 21.287.210 Egypt, South Sinai offshore 18.087.20 Mexico, Chiapas offshore 159.387.20 Papua New Guinea, Bougainville offshore 33.087.20 New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore 35.387.20 Philippines, Eastern Visayas offshore 20.7137.10 Indonesia, Banda Sea offshore 141.9137.10 Japan, Kagoshima offshore 28.4137.10 Northern Mariana Islands offshore 594.9137.11,989 Russia, Sakhalin 11.0137.10 Philippines, Eastern Visayas offshore 16.0137.10 New Zealand, Gisborne offshore 21.1197.03 Ecuador, Morona-Santiago 24.4197.00 Japan, Aomori 26.9
By month January
+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured4Southern East Pacific Rise6.010.0 - - - -5, Perm, 7 km southwest of Solikamsk4.810.0VIThe earthquake severely damaged a mine, and caused subsidence in Solikamsk. - -6, Iwate offshore, 63 km southeast of Hachinohe7.026.9VIIAt least 29 people were injured in Aomori and Iwate Prefectures and about 5,000 homes lost water services in the region. -297, Iwate offshore, 76 km north northeast of Miyako6.032.0VI - - -9, Ibaraki offshore, 48 km east northeast of Hasaki6.033.3IV - - -12, Sakhalin, 38 km northeast of Shikotan6.034.9 - - - -14, East New Britain, 103 km south southwest of Kokopo6.062.2V - - -16, Alaska offshore, Rat Islands, 298 km (185 mi) west southwest of Adak6.333.0 - - - -16, Kobe, 8 km south of Akashi6.917.9XIThe Great Hanshin Earthquake caused severe and widespread damage, particularly in Kobe. Nearly 400,000 buildings and other infrastructures were damaged beyond repair and many collapsed while fires were triggered which raged in different areas. The quake claimed the lives of 6,434 people while another 43,792 were injured and another 310,000 displaced. Total damage was an estimated $200 billion (USD). It is the deadliest earthquake of 1995 and one of the costliest natural disasters.6,43443,79217Fiji Region6.3633.5 - - - -19, Cauca, 16 km east southeast of Páez6.517.3VIFive people are killed and multiple are injured, 20 buildings are damaged in the Bogota area. One person also killed at Manizales and another at Miraflores. 520 buildings are either damaged or collapsed in the Boyaca and Casanare departments.71421, North Maluku offshore, 155 km northwest of Tobelo6.242.2 - - - -21, Sakhalin offshore, 46 km south of Shikotan 6.358.9V - - -22, Cauca, 9 km east of Páez5.721.3VICaused damage to houses in the eastern Boyaca department. - -24, Hormozgan, 76 km west northwest of Bandar Abbas5.033.0IVEleven people were injured in the Bandar Abbas area, some houses sustained damage. -1124, Bouganville Island offshore, 119 km west northwest of Panguna6.224.5V - - -27, Central Papua offshore, 164 km southwest of Nabire6.822.3VI - - -29, Washington, 3 km west southwest of Des Moines5.015.4 -Damage reported in Auburn and Tacoma. - -29, Erzurum, 10 km south southwest of Aşkale5.231.1 -Fifty-eight houses are reported damaged in the Aşkale area. - -
February DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured2, Kandrian-Gloucester, 83 km west of Kandrian6.057.8V - - -3Balleny Islands, offshore6.410.0 - - - -5, Puntarenas offshore, 137 km south of Punta Burica6.011.7 - - - -5, North Island offshore, 118 km north northeast of Gisborne7.121.1VII - - -8, Valle de Cauca, 24 km northwest of Darien.6.473.5VI4240010, North Island offshore, 102 km north northeast of Gisborne6.528.3VI - - -10, Tarapaca, 148 km east northeast of Iquique5.6118.2IVDamage reported in the Iquique area. - -11, San Andres, 14 km east of San Andrés.5.710.7VIDamage to tall buildings, power outages on Isla de San Andres - -13, North Island offshore, 125 km east northeast of Ōpōtiki6.028.2VI - - -13, Halmahera offshore, 223 km south of Sofifi6.314.2VI - - -13, Halmahera offshore, 226 km south of Sofifi6.317.2VII - - -13, Halmahera offshore, 227 km south of Sofifi6.714.2VIII - - -14, El Loa, 72 km southeast of San Pedro de Atacana6.0147.4 - - - -19, 90 km east southeast of Sarangi6.075.8 - - - -19, California, 126 km west of Ferndale6.64.6V - - -21, Sakhalin offshore, 297 km east northeast of Kurilsk6.231.5 - - - -23, Iwate offshore, 147 km east of Miyako6.29.1 - - - -23, Hualien County, 17 km north of Hualien City6.240.9VTwo people killed and 14 injured after a bus was struck by a landslide21423, Iwate offshore, 140 km east of Miyako6.133.0 - - - -23, Paphos District, 10 km northwest of Neo Chorio5.910.0VII25
March DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured6, North Kalimantan offshore, 98 km southeast of Tarakan6.116.7VI - - -8, Basse-Terre, offshore 164 km east of Beauséjour6.28.1 - - - -12, Madang Province, 105 km east of Madang6.0217.0IV - - -14, Alaska, 70 km east southeast of King Cove6.235.1IV - - -19, Central Papua offshore, 110 km south southwest of Nabire6.119.2VII - - -19, Central Papua offshore, 100 km south southwest of Nabire6.933.0VIIDamage to buildings in the Ayam and Fakfak regions - -25, Nendo Island, 46 km southeast of Lata6.279.4 - - - -266.348.4 - - - -26, Alaska, 65 km east southeast of King Cove5.538.2VItems thrown off shelves at Cold Bay. - -26, Guayas, 13 km north northwest of Naranjito5.690.6IVDamage in the Guaranda area. - -
April
DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured7, Niuatoputapu offshore, 88 km north northeast of Hihifo7.421.2V - - -21, Samar, 10 km east of Dapdap7.220.7VIIDamage sustained in Borongan and Sulat - -
Kozani–Grevena earthquake There was a 6.6 Mw earthquake that occurred in the states of Kozani and Grevena, Greece on May 13, 1995.
Neftegorsk earthquake The 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake was a 7.1 Mw (7.3 MS) earthquake that devastated the town of Neftegorsk in northern Sakhalin Island, Russia on May 27, 1995, at 23:03 Russian time (13:03 UTC).Significant Earthquakes of the World 1995 USGS
Neftegorsk was nearly destroyed completely by the earthquake. Approximately 2,000 of the 3,176 residents in the town were killed.
Myanmar–China earthquake The 1995 Myanmar–China earthquake occurred on July 11 at 21:46 UTC in Shan State, Myanmar, near the border with Yunnan. It measured 7.3 and was assigned a maximum intensity of VIII. At least 11 people died and 136 were injured. This was one of a few earthquakes ever successfully predicted, and is attributed to saving many lives.
Antofagasta earthquake The 1995 Antofagasta earthquake was an earthquake with a strength of 8.0 MwEarthquake Information for 1995 by USGS registered on July 30, 1995, at 05:11 UTC (01:11 local time). Its epicenter was located near off the coast in the Chilean Sea near Antofagasta, affecting coastal areas of Antofagasta Region.
Guerrero earthquake The 1995 Guerrero earthquake occurred on September 14, 1995, at 14:04 UTC (08:04 local time). This earthquake had a magnitude of 7.4 Mw, with the epicenter being located in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. Three people were reported dead. In the rural part of southeast Guerrero, many houses with adobe of poor quality suffered heavier damage. The intensity in Copala reached MM VII. The earthquake could be felt strongly along the coast from Michoacán to Chiapas.
Colima-Jalisco earthquake The 1995 Colima–Jalisco earthquake was an 8.0 Mw earthquake which occurred on October 9, 1995, at 15:36 UTC, off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico, with least 49 people dead and 100 more injured. The earthquake triggered a tsunami, which affected a 200 km coast. The Cihuatlan-Manzanillo area, Colima, was more severely affected than other areas. The earthquake was felt in Mexico City and in high-rise buildings in Dallas and Houston.
Chiapas earthquake The 1995 Chiapas earthquake occurred on October 20, 1995, at 20:38 local time (October 21, 1995 at 02:38 UTC). The epicenter was located in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, near Tuxtla Gutiérrez.http://www.giis.org.mx/files/20%20OCTUBRE%201995.pdf It had a magnitude of Mw 7.1, or ML 6.5.http://www.davanzada.com/noticia.php?id=64591 Building damage was reported. Around 70 people were reported injured. In Tuxtla Gutiérrez, telephone and electricity services were momentarily interrupted."SISMO EN MEXICO DEJA 70 HERIDOS", October 22, 1995. Diario Hoy, Ecuador.
Wuding earthquake The 1995 Wuding earthquake occurred on October 23, 1995, at 22:46 UTC (October 24, 1995 at 06:46 local time). The epicenter was located near Fenduo Village (芬多村), Fawo Township (发窝乡) of the Wuding County, Yunnan, China. The magnitude of the earthquake was put at Mw 6.2, or Ms 6.5. 53 people were reported dead and 13,903 people injured. Many houses and public buildings were damaged, including the Fawo Middle School (发窝中学) and the Fawo Township Office.
Gulf of Aqaba earthquake The 1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that occurred on November 22, 1995, at 04:15 local time, in the eastern part of Egypt. At least 8 people were killed and 30 were injured in the epicentral region. Damage occurred in many parts of northeastern Egypt as far as Cairo. One person was killed and two slightly injured at Al Bad, Saudi Arabia. Some damage occurred at Jerusalem, Israel and Aqaba, Jordan.
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