Significant Earthquakes of 1987

• January 5, 1987, Baicheng, S Xinjiang Province, ChinaM5.8
• January 24, 1987, Xingjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu Province, Wushi, ChinaM5.9 · 417 houses destroyed
• January 26, 1987, Mohammadia, Qued, Fodda, Tissemsilt, AlgeriaM4.3 · 1 death · $1 million · 629 houses destroyed
• February 6, 1987, East Coast Honshu, JapanM6.3 · tsunami
• February 8, 1987, Huon Peninsula, Umboi Island, Papua New GuineaM7.6 · 3 deaths · $2.6 million · tsunami
• March 2, 1987, North Island, Whakatani, Edgecumbe, New ZealandM6.6 · 1 death · $210 million
• March 5, 1987, Antofagasta, Arica, ChileM7.3 · 1 death · tsunami
• March 6, 1987, Napo Province, Quito, Tulcan, EcuadorM7.2 · 5,000 deaths · $1.5 billion
• March 18, 1987, Miyazaki, Naze, Kyushu, JapanM6.7 · 2 deaths · tsunami
• March 24, 1987, Honshu Island, JapanM5.1 · tsunami
• April 25, 1987, Manila, Cubi Point, PhilippinesM6.3
• April 25, 1987, N, Tarutung-Lake Toba,, Sumatera, IndonesiaM6.6 · 2 deaths · $1 million · 300 houses destroyed
• May 23, 1987, Talakag-Malaybalay, Mindanao, PhilippinesM5.2 · 1 death
• May 29, 1987, W, Nahavand-Hamaden-Tuysarkan, IranM4.6 · 2 deaths
• June 7, 1987, PhilippinesM6.1 · tsunami
• June 18, 1987, Solomon IslandsM6.3 · tsunami
• July 6, 1987, Vanuatu IslandsM6.6 · tsunami
• August 2, 1987, Xunwu, Ganzhou Province, ChinaM4.9 · 37,000 houses destroyed
• August 8, 1987, Arica, Iquique, ChileM6.9 · 5 deaths · $1 million · 1,000 houses destroyed
• August 13, 1987, Arequipa, Tacna, Arica, Peru, ChileM6.4 · 1 death
• September 3, 1987, Macquarie Island, AustraliaM7.7
• September 4, 1987, Porto San Giorgio-Permo-Pdeaso Area, ItalyM4.6
• September 22, 1987, Ambato, Latacunga, Riobamba, EcuadorM6.2 · 2 deaths
• October 1, 1987, Whittier, California, United StatesM5.7 · 8 deaths · $358 million
• October 2, 1987, Santaog DE Chuco, Trujillo, Chimbote, PeruM5.1 · 3 deaths
• October 4, 1987, Whittier, Pasadena, California, United StatesM4.8 · 1 death
• October 6, 1987, Tonga IslandsM7.3 · tsunami
• October 12, 1987, Solomon Sea, Papua New GuineaM6.8 · tsunami
• October 16, 1987, Kandrian, Kimbte, New Britain, Papua New GuineaM7.7 · tsunami
• November 17, 1987, Gulf of Alaska, Alaska, United StatesM7.2 · tsunami
• November 24, 1987, Superstition Hills, California, United StatesM6.2 · 2 deaths · $3 million
• November 26, 1987, Pantar, Mount Sirung, Timor, IndonesiaM6.5 · 125 deaths · $5 million · 237 houses destroyed · tsunami
• November 30, 1987, Yakutat, Alaska, United StatesM7.9 · tsunami
• December 17, 1987, Chiba Perfecture, Tokyo, Honshu, JapanM6 · 2 deaths · $5 million

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24.