Tuvalu earthquakes in 1983
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Tuvalu in 1983. The largest: M5.8 293 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu, Mar 9, 1983.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1983 was located in Tuvalu. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1983
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.7255 km NNE of Kulia Village, Tuvalu · 33 km deep
- 4.7287 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu · 27 km deep
- 5.1283 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu · 33 km deep
- 5.8293 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu · 33 km deep
- 4.6279 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu · 33 km deep
- 5.0284 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu · 33 km deep
- 5.8290 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu · 33 km deep
- 5.2291 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu · 33 km deep
- 5.6293 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu · 31 km deep
- 5.2287 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu · 33 km deep
- 4.8291 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu · 33 km deep
- 5.0299 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu · 33 km deep
- 5.0286 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu · 33 km deep
- 5.0280 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1983 | 6 | 5.6 | 293 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu |
| February 1983 | 4 | 5.8 | 290 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu |
| March 1983 | 3 | 5.8 | 293 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu |
| April 1983 | 1 | 4.7 | 255 km NNE of Kulia Village, Tuvalu |
| May 1983 | 0 | ||
| June 1983 | 0 | ||
| July 1983 | 0 | ||
| August 1983 | 0 | ||
| September 1983 | 0 | ||
| October 1983 | 0 | ||
| November 1983 | 0 | ||
| December 1983 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.