Significant Earthquakes of 1992

28 earthquakes

Every significant earthquake NOAA records in 1992. Every quake the USGS located in 1992.

Map

The significant earthquakes of 1992. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

Every earthquake

January 5, 1992, S. China SeaM3.7 · tsunami
February 1, 1992, Tokyo, Honshu, JapanM5.6
February 4, 1992, Jawa, Brebes, IndonesiaM4.4 · 800 houses destroyed
March 4, 1992, Lordegan Ardal Area, IranM4.6 · 6 deaths · 300 houses destroyed
March 13, 1992, Erzincan, TurkeyM6.9 · 653 deaths · $750 million
April 13, 1992, Bonn, Heinsberg, Roermond, Germany, The NetherlandsM5.2 · 1 death · $100 million
April 23, 1992, Joshua Tree, Angelus Oaks, California, United StatesM6.3
April 25, 1992, Ferndale, Petrolia, Humboldt County, California, United StatesM7.1 · $75 million · tsunami
May 15, 1992, Andizhan, Osh, Uzbekistan, KyrgyzstanM6.2 · 4 deaths · $31 million · 5,500 houses destroyed
May 17, 1992, Mindanao, Tandag, Bislig, PhilippinesM7.5 · 12 houses destroyed · tsunami
May 20, 1992, Peshawar, Kohat, Shakkar Khel, PakistanM6 · 6 deaths · 400 houses destroyed
May 25, 1992, Pilon, Manzanillo, CubaM7
May 27, 1992, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon IslandsM7 · tsunami
June 28, 1992, Landers, Yucca Valley, California, United StatesM7.6 · 3 deaths · $92 million
June 28, 1992, Big Bear Lake, Big Bear City, California, United StatesM6.7
June 29, 1992, Nevada Test Site, Nevada-California Border, United StatesM5.4
July 18, 1992, Honshu Island, JapanM7 · tsunami
August 11, 1992, S, Honshu, JapanM6.3 · tsunami
August 19, 1992, Toluk, KyrgyzstanM7.5 · 75 deaths · $130 million · 8,200 houses destroyed
August 28, 1992, Kalat, PakistanM5.5 · 4 deaths
September 2, 1992, Masachapa, Costa Rica, NicaraguaM7.6 · 170 deaths · $30 million · 1,500 houses destroyed · tsunami
September 8, 1992, Firuzabad, IranM4.7 · 1 death · 200 houses destroyed
September 11, 1992, Kabalo, CongoM7 · 8 deaths
October 12, 1992, Cairo, EgyptM5.3 · 545 deaths · $1.2 billion · 9,350 houses destroyed
October 17, 1992, Murindo, Cali, ColombiaM7
October 18, 1992, Murindo, Apartado, Medellin, ColombiaM7.4 · 11 deaths
November 18, 1992, Galaxidi, GreeceM5.9 · tsunami
December 12, 1992, Flores Region, Maumere, Babi, IndonesiaM7.8 · 2,500 deaths · $100 million · 31,785 houses destroyed · tsunami

Sources

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.