Significant Earthquakes of 1991

• January 5, 1991, Thabeikkyin, Mandalay, MyanmarM7
• January 31, 1991, Badakhstan, Baghlan, Laghman, Nagarhar, AfghanistanM6.4 · 848 deaths · $36 million
• February 9, 1991, Solomon IslandsM6.9 · tsunami
• February 13, 1991, FranceM3.8 · 9 deaths
• February 16, 1991, Kuril Islands, RussiaM5.7 · tsunami
• February 21, 1991, Bering SeaM6.7 · tsunami
• February 25, 1991, Kalpin, S Xinjiang, ChinaM6.1 · 8,561 houses destroyed
• March 25, 1991, NE, Datong, ChinaM5.5 · 1,328 houses destroyed
• April 4, 1991, Rioja, Neuva Cajamarca, PeruM6.4
• April 5, 1991, Rioja, Moyobamba, Nueva Cajamarca, PeruM6.7 · 53 deaths
• April 18, 1991, Badakhstan Province, AfghanistanM5.1 · Deaths: some
• April 20, 1991, Badakhstan, Kabul, Hindu Kush, AfghanistanM4.1
• April 22, 1991, Limon, Pandora, Panama, Costa RicaM7.6 · 90 deaths · $510 million · tsunami
• April 24, 1991, Erzurum Province, TurkeyM4.5 · 1 death
• April 29, 1991, Dzhava, Chiatura, Ambrolauri, GeorgiaM7 · 270 deaths · $1.7 billion
• May 4, 1991, Changuinola, Almirante, Bocas del Toro, PanamaM6.2
• May 15, 1991, Khekheti, GeorgiaM4.9 · Deaths: few · 45 houses destroyed
• May 26, 1991, Ranau, Kalimantan, MalaysiaM4.5 · 1 death
• June 15, 1991, Dzhava, Tskhinvali, Ossetia, GeorgiaM6.1 · 8 deaths
• June 15, 1991, Manila, Pinatubo Eruption, Luzon, PhilippinesM5.5 · 800 deaths
• June 16, 1991, Kagizman, TurkeyM4.5
• June 20, 1991, Gorontalo, Mamado, Minahassa, IndonesiaM7.5
• June 28, 1991, Arcadia, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United StatesM5.1 · 2 deaths · $33.5 million
• July 4, 1991, Kalabahi, Dili, Timor, IndonesiaM6.5 · 28 deaths · $7.7 million · 1,150 houses destroyed
• July 12, 1991, Banloc, Deta, Timisoara, RomaniaM5.6 · 2 deaths
• July 18, 1991, Orsava, RomaniaM5.6
• July 23, 1991, Maca, Chivay, Yanque, PeruM4.7 · 92 deaths
• July 24, 1991, Arbil, Dibs, IraqM5.1 · 20 deaths · 100 houses destroyed
• August 9, 1991, Cartago, Costa RicaM4.7
• August 17, 1991, Barquisimeto, VenezuelaM5.2
• August 17, 1991, Honeydew, Whitethorn, Petrolia, California, United StatesM6.2
• September 8, 1991, Wellington, Wanganui, New ZealandM5.6
• September 18, 1991, Guatemala City, Pachuta, SololaM6.2 · 25 deaths
• October 14, 1991, Solomon IslandsM7.2 · tsunami
• October 19, 1991, Chamoli, Uttarkashi, New Delhi, Chandigarh, IndiaM7 · 2,000 deaths · $60 million · 7,500 houses destroyed
• November 4, 1991, Behbahan, IranM5.4 · 290 houses destroyed
• November 8, 1991, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, IndiaM5
• November 19, 1991, Chaco, Buenaventura, Cali, ColombiaM6.4 · 2 deaths
• November 22, 1991, Western Arabian Peninsula, YemenM4.7 · 11 deaths · 17 houses destroyed
• November 28, 1991, Rudbar, Rasht, IranM5 · 1 death
• December 2, 1991, Voiteg, Deta, Banloc, RomaniaM5.5
• December 22, 1991, Kamchatka, Kuril Islands, RussiaM7.6 · tsunami

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.