Significant Earthquakes of 1989

• January 22, 1989, Sharora, Gissar, TajikistanM5.3 · 274 deaths · $24.8 million
• March 8, 1989, Morotai, Tanawangu, Molucca Passage, IndonesiaM5.6
• March 10, 1989, Erzurum, Kars, TurkeyM4.4
• March 10, 1989, Rabaul, New Britain, Papua New GuineaM5.4 · 1 death
• March 10, 1989, Salima, Dedza, Mohinji, MalawiM6.1 · 9 deaths · $28 million
• April 15, 1989, Batang, Sichuan Province, ChinaM6.2 · 11 deaths · $164 million
• April 25, 1989, Mexico City, AcapulcoM6.8 · 3 deaths
• May 3, 1989, SW, Shiraz, Mamasani, IranM5.1
• May 4, 1989, Falcon, Carabobo, Caracas, VenezuelaM5.2
• May 7, 1989, Gengma, Lancang, Menglian, Yunnan Province, ChinaM5.6 · 1 death · $54 million · 5,300 houses destroyed
• May 23, 1989, Macquarie Station, New Zealand, Macquarie Island, AustraliaM8.2 · tsunami
• May 27, 1989, Do Gobadan, Fars, Yasuj, IranM5.8 · 114 deaths · $5 million
• June 12, 1989, Banaripara, BangladeshM5.1 · 1 death
• June 25, 1989, Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, EcuadorM6.1
• June 26, 1989, Puna District, Hawaiian Islands, United StatesM6.1 · 105 houses destroyed · tsunami
• June 26, 1989, Graciosa, Terceira, AzoresM5.7
• July 9, 1989, Ito, Ajiro, Honshu, JapanM5
• July 14, 1989, Alor, Timor, IndonesiaM6.2
• August 1, 1989, Kurima District, Baliem River, IndonesiaM5.8 · 120 deaths · $1 million
• August 3, 1989, Groznyy, Buynaksk, RussiaM5 · 1 death
• August 20, 1989, Galafi, Yabaki, Ethiopia, DjiboutiM6.3 · 6 deaths
• September 4, 1989, Tembagapura, IndonesiaM6
• September 4, 1989, Alaska, United StatesM6.9 · tsunami
• September 22, 1989, Xiaojin County, Sichuan Province, ChinaM6.1 · 1 death · 4,270 houses destroyed
• October 1, 1989, Deh Borzorg-E Sisakht, IranM4.7
• October 18, 1989, Loma Prieta, California, United StatesM6.9 · 62 deaths · $5.6 billion · tsunami
• October 18, 1989, Shanxi and Hebei Provinces, Datong, ChinaM5.3 · 29 deaths · 30,000 houses destroyed
• October 29, 1989, Algiers, Cherchell, Tipaza, AlgeriaM5.7 · 30 deaths · $5 million · tsunami
• October 29, 1989, N. Honshu Island, JapanM6.6 · tsunami
• November 1, 1989, N, Aomori, Misawa, Honshu, JapanM7.4 · tsunami
• November 1, 1989, Mona Passage, Puerto Rico, US TerritoriesM4.4 · tsunami
• November 20, 1989, Jiangbei County, Sichuan Province, ChinaM4.7 · 4 deaths · $5 million · 5,000 houses destroyed
• November 20, 1989, Shahdad, Kerman Province, IranM5.9 · 3 deaths
• December 15, 1989, Cotabato, Davao, Mindanao, PhilippinesM7.5 · 2 deaths · $1 million
• December 27, 1989, Newcastle, AustraliaM5.4 · 12 deaths · $1 billion

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.