Earthquakes in 2002  Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2002 
Strongest magnitude 7.9 Mw   United States  Deadliest 6.1 Mw   Afghanistan  Total fatalities 2,698 9.0+ 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 13 6.0–6.9 126 5.0–5.9 1,169 4.0–4.9 8,479 
 This is a list of earthquakes in 2002 . Only earthquakes  of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC  time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale . Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS . Like previous years, seismic activity was relatively moderate in the year 2002, being the first year since 1999  with no magnitude 8.0+ earthquakes. Up to 2,700 people died in earthquakes throughout 2002, most of them due to three relatively moderate but heavily-damaging events in northeastern Afghanistan . The largest earthquake of the year measured Mw   7.9 and struck near Denali  in Alaska , making it the most powerful earthquake to strike the United States  since 1986 , and the largest Alaskan earthquake to occur inland. Other notable events also struck Iran, Turkey, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Italy and the Philippines. 
 
Compared to other years  Number of Earthquakes Worldwide for 1999–2009 [] 
  Magnitude Ranging Between 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015  8−9.9  0  1  1  0  1  2  1  2  4  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  1  7−7.9  18  14  15  13  14  14  10  9  13  12  16  21  19  15  17  11  18  6−6.9  118  145  121  126  140  141  140  142  178  168  144  151  204  129  125  144  124  5−5.9  1057  1335  1215  1171  1203  1515  1693  1712  2074  1768  1896  1963  2271  1412  1402  1577  1413  Total  1193  1495  1352  1310  1358  1672  1844  1865  2270  1948  2057  2136  2495  1558  1546  1733  1556 
 Note that an increase in detected earthquake numbers does not necessarily represent an increase in earthquakes  per se. Population increase, habitation spread, and advances in earthquake detection technology all contribute to higher earthquake numbers being recorded over time. USGS's Website  has more information.  
For exact dates and live earthquakes please visit USGS's Global Earthquake Search Page  and Real-time Earthquake Map  or EMSC's Real-time Seismicity . 
 
By death toll     Rank   Death toll   Magnitude   Location   MMI  Depth (km)   Date   Event     1  2,000  6.1  Afghanistan , Baghlan  VII (Very strong )   8.0  March 25  2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes    2  261  6.5  Iran , Qazvin  VIII (Severe )   10.0  June 22  2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake    3  169  7.4  Afghanistan , Badakhshan  VI (Strong )   225.6  March 3  2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes    4  50  5.9  Afghanistan , Baghlan  VII (Very strong )   10.0  April 12  2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes    5  46  6.5  Turkey , Afyonkarahisar  IX (Violent )   5.0  February 3  2002 Afyon earthquake    6  36  5.3  Papua New Guinea , Morobe  IV (Light )   80.5  April 1  2002 Morobe earthquake and landslide    7  29  5.9  Italy , Molise  VIII (Severe )   10.0  October 31  2002 Molise earthquakes    8  23  6.3  Pakistan , Gilgit-Baltistan  IX (Violent )   33.0  November 20  2002 Gilgit-Baltistan earthquakes    9  15  7.5  Philippines , Soccsksargen  offshore IX (Violent )   31.0  March 5  2002 Mindanao earthquake    10  17  5.4  Pakistan , Gilgit-Baltistan  VII (Very strong )   33.0  November 1  2002 Gilgit-Baltistan earthquakes   
 Listed are earthquakes with at least 10 dead. 
 
By magnitude     Rank   Magnitude   Death toll   Location   MMI  Depth (km)   Date   Event     1  7.9   0  United States , Alaska  IX (Violent )   4.2  November 3  2002 Denali earthquake    2  7.7  0  Eastern  offshore I (Not felt )   580.0  August 19  -     2  7.7  0  Fiji , Eastern  offshore I (Not felt )   675.4  August 19  -     4  7.6  6  Papua New Guinea , Sandaun  offshore X (Extreme )   13.0  September 8  2002 Sandaun earthquake    4  7.6  8  Indonesia , West Papua  offshore X (Extreme )   10.0  October 10  2002 West Papua earthquake    6  7.5  15  Philippines , Soccsksargen  offshore IX (Violent )   31.0  March 5  2002 Mindanao earthquake    7  7.4  169  Afghanistan , Badakhshan  VI (Strong )   225.6  March 3  2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes    7  7.4  3  Indonesia , Aceh  offshore VIII (Severe )   30.0  November 2  2002 Sumatra earthquake    9  7.3  0  China , Heilongjiang  I (Not felt )   566.0  June 2  -     9  7.3  0  Russia , Sakhalin  offshore III (Weak )   459.1  November 17  -     11  7.2  0  Vanuatu , Shefa  offshore X (Extreme )   21.0  January 2  2002 Port Vila earthquake    12  7.1  5  Taiwan , Yilan  offshore VIII (Severe )   32.8  March 31  2002 Taiwan earthquake    12  7.1  0  Guam  offshore VIII (Severe )   85.7  April 26  -    
 Listed are earthquakes with at least 7.0 magnitude. 
 
By month  
January    
      Date  Country and location  Mw   Depth (km)  MMI Notes  Casualties     Dead  Injured     1[ 1]   Pacific–Antarctic Ridge  6.0   10.0   -   -   -   -     1[ 2]   Philippines , Davao , 3 km (1.9 mi) S of Lais  6.3   138.1   IV   -   -   -     2[ 3]   Fiji , Central  offshore, 36 km (22 mi) ENE of Suva  6.2   665.8   -   -   -   -     2[ 4]   Vanuatu , Shefa  offshore, 50 km (31 mi) WNW of Port Vila  7.2   21.0   X[ 5]      -   Several     3[ 6]   Afghanistan , Badakhshan , 77 km (48 mi) NNW of Parun  6.2   129.3   V   Foreshock  of the 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes . One person injured in the Mazar-e Sharif –Kabul  area. -   1     3[ 7]   Vanuatu , Shefa  offshore, 33 km (21 mi) WNW of Port Vila  6.6   10.0   VIII[ 8]   Aftershock  of the 2002 Port Vila earthquake . -   -     9[ 9]   Tajikistan , Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction , 12 km (7.5 mi) SSE of Roghun  5.3   33.0   VII[ 8]   Three children killed, 54 people injured, 52 homes destroyed, 209 buildings and the Rogun Dam  damaged in the epicentral area.[ 10] [ 9]   3   54     10[ 11]   Papua New Guinea , Sandaun , 11 km (6.8 mi) SE of Aitape  6.7   11.0   X[ 8]   One person killed, 200 houses and 250 water tanks destroyed in Aitape.   1   -     13[ 12]   Papua New Guinea , East New Britain , 104 km (65 mi) E of Kimbe  6.4   43.6   VIII[ 8]   -   -   -     15[ 13]   Vanuatu , Shefa  offshore, 77 km (48 mi) NW of Port Vila  6.0   10.0   VI[ 8]   Aftershock  of the 2002 Port Vila earthquake . -   -     15[ 14]   Indonesia , Banten  offshore, 69 km (43 mi) W of Labuan  6.1   10.0   VII[ 8]   -   -   -     15[ 15]   Papua New Guinea , West New Britain , 106 km (66 mi) E of Kimbe  6.2   41.1   VII[ 8]   Aftershock of the 6.4 event on January 13.   -   -     16[ 16]   Mexico , Chiapas , 2 km (1.2 mi) SW of Las Brisas  6.4   41.1   VI   -   -   -     16[ 17]   Democratic Republic of the Congo , South Kivu , 12 km (7.5 mi) SSE of Sake  4.7   15.4   VI   Several people killed and 307 buildings destroyed in the Gisenyi  area, Rwanda .   Several   -     21[ 18]   Turkey , Manisa , 6 km (3.7 mi) SSW of Gölmarmara  4.6   10.0   VII[ 8]   One person killed in İzmir .   1   -     22[ 19]   Greece , South Aegean  offshore, 49 km (30 mi) NW of Fry  6.2   88.0   V   One person died of a heart attack in Antalya , Turkey .   1   -     28[ 20]   Russia , Sakhalin  offshore, 148 km (92 mi) SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk  6.1   33.0   V   -   -   -     28[ 21]   Tonga , Niua  offshore, 94 km (58 mi) NE of Hihifo  6.2   33.0   V[ 8]   -   -   -     30[ 22]   Papua New Guinea , West New Britain  offshore, 113 km (70 mi) SE of Kimbe  6.0   33.0   VII[ 8]   -   -   -    
 
February  February Strongest magnitude 6.6 Mw   Papua New Guinea  Deadliest 6.5 Mw   Turkey  Total fatalities 47 9.0+ 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 4 5.0–5.9 83 4.0–4.9 623 
 A collapsed building and a damaged mosque after the earthquake in Turkey  
      Date  Country and location  Mw   Depth (km)  MMI Notes  Casualties     Dead  Injured     3[ 23]   Turkey , Afyonkarahisar , 5 km (3.1 mi) NE of Sultandağı  6.5   5.0   IX[ 8]      46   332     3[ 24]   Turkey , Afyonkarahisar , 11 km (6.8 mi) WNW of Çay  6.0   10.0   VIII[ 8]   Aftershock of the 2002 Afyon earthquake    -   -     3[ 25]   Tajikistan , Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction , 4 km (2.5 mi) ESE of Roghun  4.9   43.8   VI[ 8]   Several people injured and several buildings damaged in the Roghun area.   -   Several     5[ 26]   Papua New Guinea , West New Britain , 125 km (78 mi) E of Kimbe  6.6   39.0   VIII[ 8]   -   -   -     15[ 27]   Chile , Easter Island  offshore 6.0   10.0   -   -   -   -     17[ 28]   Iran , Bushehr , 115 km (71 mi) SW of Fīrūzābād  5.4   33.0   VII   One person killed, 30 injured and 80% of homes damaged at Baghan .   1   30     19[ 29]   Papua New Guinea , New Ireland  offshore, 129 km (80 mi) S of Kavieng  6.1   10.0   V[ 8]   -   -   -     20[ 30]   Poland , Lower Silesia , 6 km (3.7 mi) N of Polkowice  4.9   1.0   VII   Three people injured, equipment damaged and several tunnels collapsed at the Rudna mine . Several buildings damaged in Polkowice.   -   3     5[ 31]   Papua New Guinea , East New Britain , 125 km (78 mi) E of Kimbe  6.3   40.2   VIII[ 8]   -   -   -    
 
March  March Strongest magnitude 7.5 Mw   Philippines  Deadliest 6.1 Mw   Afghanistan  Total fatalities 2,189 9.0+ 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 3 6.0–6.9 8 5.0–5.9 95 4.0–4.9 801 
 
      Date  Country and location  Mw   Depth (km)  MMI Notes  Casualties     Dead  Injured     3[ 32]   Afghanistan , Badakhshan , 54 km (34 mi) ESE of Farkhār  6.3   209.0   V   Foreshock of the 2002 Hindu Kush earthquake .   -   -     3[ 33]   Afghanistan , Badakhshan , 51 km (32 mi) SW of Jurm  7.4   225.6   VI      169   58     5[ 34]   Philippines , Soccsksargen  offshore, 15 km (9.3 mi) SW of Malisbeng  7.5   31.0   IX      15   100     8[ 35]   Philippines , Soccsksargen  offshore, 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Maguling  6.0   23.3   V   Aftershock of the 2002 Mindanao earthquake .   -   -     9[ 36]   South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands , South Sandwich Islands  offshore 6.0   118.4   -   -   -   -     17[ 37]   South Africa , Prince Edward Islands  offshore 6.0   10.0   -   -   -   -     19[ 38]   Indonesia , Banda Sea  offshore 6.1   148.1   -   -   -   -     25[ 39]   Afghanistan , Baghlan , 16 km (9.9 mi) E of Nahrin  6.1   8.0   VII      2,000   5,000     26[ 40]   Japan , Okinawa  offshore, 110 km (68 mi) S of Ishigaki  6.4   33.0   VI   -   -   -     28[ 41]   Chile , Antofagasta , 107 km (66 mi) NE of Calama  6.5   125.1   V   Landslides blocked roads and power outages occurred in Pica .   -   -     31[ 42]   Taiwan , Yilan  offshore, 67 km (42 mi) ENE of Hualien City  7.1   32.8   VIII[ 8]      5   213    
 
April  April Strongest magnitude 7.1 Mw   Guam  Deadliest 5.9 Mw   Afghanistan  Total fatalities 97 9.0+ 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 8 5.0–5.9 84 4.0–4.9 697 
 
      Date  Country and location  Mw   Depth (km)  MMI Notes  Casualties     Dead  Injured     1[ 43]   Papua New Guinea , Morobe , 62 km (39 mi) NW of Finschhafen  5.3   80.5   IV      36   11     1[ 44]   Chile , Coquimbo , 29 km (18 mi) NNW of La Serena  6.4   71.0   VI   Landslides and minor damage in the epicentral area.   -   -     7[ 45]   Australia , Macquarie Island  offshore 6.2   10.0   -   -   -   -     8[ 46]   Western Indian -Antarctic Ridge    6.2   10.0   -   -   -   -     11[ 46]   Vanuatu , Torba  offshore, 58 km (36 mi) SSE of Sola  6.2   10.0   VIII[ 8]   -   -   -     12[ 47]   Afghanistan , Baghlan , 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Nahrin  5.9   10.0   VII      50   150     18[ 48]   Mexico , Guerrero  offshore, 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Nuxco  6.8   24.9   VIII[ 8]   Two buildings damaged in Mexico City .   -   -     18[ 49]   Chile , Atacama , 31 km (19 mi) SW of Copiapó  6.7   62.0   VII   Nineteen people injured, 2,424 homeless, 34 homes destroyed, 575 others damaged, rockslides blocked roads, power outages and water lines broken in the Copiapó-Chañaral  area.   -   19     20[ 50]   Fiji  region offshore 6.0   33.0   -   -   -   -     20[ 50]   United States , New York , 8 km (5.0 mi) NNW of Au Sable Forks  5.3   4.8   VII      -   -     22[ 51]   Peru , Lima , 15 km (9.3 mi) N of Calango  4.4   66.6   IV   One girl died of a heart attack in Lima .   1   -     24[ 52]   Kosovo , Gjilan , 2 km (1.2 mi) S of Gjilan  5.7   10.0   VII      1   100     24[ 53]   Southern East Pacific Rise    6.2   10.0   -   -   -   -     24[ 54]   Iran , Kermanshah , 23 km (14 mi) SW of Sonqor  5.4   33.0   VIII[ 8]   Two people killed, 56 injured, 10 villages destroyed and 50 others damaged in Kermanshah Province.   2   56     25[ 55]   Georgia , Kvemo Kartli , 3 km (1.9 mi) N of Didi Lilo  4.8   10.0   VI      7   70     26[ 56]   Guam  offshore, 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Merizo Village  7.1   85.7   VIII[ 8]   Five people injured, minor damage to buildings, water and sewer lines broke and power outages occurred in Guam.   -   5    
 
May  May Strongest magnitude 6.4 Mw   United States  Deadliest 5.5 Mw   Tanzania  Total fatalities 3 9.0+ 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 7 5.0–5.9 85 4.0–4.9 590 
 
      Date  Country and location  Mw   Depth (km)  MMI Notes  Casualties     Dead  Injured     8[ 57]   Tonga , Vava‘u  offshore, 99 km (62 mi) NW of Neiafu  6.2   130.8   -   -   -   -     14[ 58]   Mid-Indian Ridge  6.2   10.0   -   -   -   -     15[ 59]   Taiwan , Yilan  offshore, 21 km (13 mi) SE of Yilan  6.2   10.0   IX[ 8]   One person killed, another injured and two homes damaged in Dongshan .   1   1     18[ 60]   Tanzania , Shinyanga , 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Malya  5.5   10.0   VIII[ 8]   Two people killed, 400 families displaced, 690 huts collapsed and 700 more damaged in Bunda District .   2   -     23[ 59]   Chile , Coquimbo , 16 km (9.9 mi) S of Ovalle  6.0   52.1   VII[ 8]   Some homes damaged in San Julián  and power outages in the Hurtado-La Serena -Monte Patria -Punitaqui  area.   -   -     24[ 61]   Romania , Caraș-Severin , 2 km (1.2 mi) ESE of Pojejena  4.7   10.0   VI   Five people slightly injured and some buildings damaged in the epicentral area.   -   5     25[ 62]   United States , Alaska  offshore, 159 km (99 mi) SSE of King Cove  6.4   33.0   -   -   -   -     28[ 63]   Argentina , La Rioja , 39 km (24 mi) S of Arauco  6.0   22.2   VIII[ 8]   Twenty-seven people injured and 40 homes destroyed in the Aminga -Anillaco -Agua Blanca -Chuquis  area. About 50% of homes damaged in Castro Barros Department . Landslides occurred in the epicentral area.   -   27     28[ 64]   Taiwan , Hualien  offshore, 67 km (42 mi) E of Hualien City  6.1   33.0   VI[ 8]   -   -   -    
 
June  June Strongest magnitude 7.3 Mw   China  Deadliest 6.5 Mw   Iran  Total fatalities 261 9.0+ 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 13 5.0–5.9 99 4.0–4.9 697 
 
      Date  Country and location  Mw   Depth (km)  MMI Notes  Casualties     Dead  Injured     6[ 65]   Papua New Guinea , New Ireland  offshore, 173 km (107 mi) NE of Lorengau  6.3   10.0   -   -   -   -     10[ 66]   Micronesia , Yap  offshore, 136 km (85 mi) N of Fais  6.1   33.0   -   -   -   -     13[ 67]   Southeast Indian Ridge  6.6   10.0   -   -   -   -     14[ 68]   Japan , Ibaraki , 9 km (5.6 mi) SSW of Yuki  4.9   51.7   VI   One person injured in Toride . Bullet train service was interrupted on several lines.   -   1     16[ 69]   Costa Rica , Puntarenas  offshore, 55 km (34 mi) WSW of Ciudad Cortés  6.4   35.0   VII[ 8]   -   -   -     17[ 70]   Central East Pacific Rise    6.0   10.0   -   -   -   -     17[ 71]   Vanuatu , Torba , 190 km (120 mi) NW of Sola  6.7   33.0   VII[ 8]   -   -   -     18[ 72]   Chile , Coquimbo , 20 km (12 mi) SW of Monte Patria  6.6   54.0   VII   Two homes destroyed in Illapel  and another in Monte Patria. Several schools slightly damaged in Limarí Province .   -   -     20[ 73]   Bangladesh , Rangpur , 8 km (5.0 mi) NNE of Saidpur  4.5   39.8   V   Fifty people injured and damage in Rangpur , five people injured in Thakurgaon  and some buildings damaged in Alamnagar .   -   55     21[ 74]   Papua New Guinea , Madang  offshore, 135 km (84 mi) NE of Madang  6.0   33.0   -   -   -   -     22[ 75]   Iran , Qazvin , 59 km (37 mi) SSW of Abhar  6.5   10.0   VIII      261   1,500     24[ 76]   Tunisia , Kairouan , 15 km (9.3 mi) SW of Sbikha  5.2   10.0   VII   Twelve people injured and some homes collapsed in Kairouan .   -   12     22[ 77]   Iran , Hamadan , 71 km (44 mi) E of Qohūrd-e ‘Olyā  4.6   10.0   VI[ 8]   Aftershock of the 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake . Two people injured in Razan .   -   2     27[ 78]   Indonesia , Banten  offshore, 193 km (120 mi) WSW of Labuan  6.5   11.0   V[ 8]   -   -   -     27[ 79]   Vanuatu , Torba , 85 km (53 mi) NW of Sola  6.0   186.7   -   -   -   -     28[ 79]   China , Heilongjiang , 50 km (31 mi) SW of Dongning  7.3   566.0   I   -   -   -     29[ 80]   Vanuatu , Torba , 197 km (122 mi) NW of Sola  6.2   33.0   -   Aftershock of the 6.7 event on June 17.   -   -   -     30[ 81]   Fiji  Islands 6.5   620.4   -   -   -   -    
 
July  July Strongest magnitude 6.5 Mw   Panama  Total fatalities 0 9.0+ 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 4 5.0–5.9 75 4.0–4.9 592 
  
      Date  Country and location  Mw   Depth (km)  MMI Notes  Casualties     Dead  Injured     3[ 82]   Papua New Guinea , Madang  offshore, 173 km (107 mi) E of Madang  6.2   31.2   VI[ 8]   -   -   -     13[ 83]   Pakistan , Balochistan , 65 km (40 mi) W of Taunsa  5.8   33.0   VIII[ 8]   Landslides blocked roads in the epicentral area.   -   -     19[ 84]   Pacific–Antarctic Ridge  6.1   10.0   -   -   -   -     30[ 85]   South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands , South Sandwich Islands  offshore 6.2   33.0   -   -   -   -     31[ 86]   Panama , Chiriquí  offshore, 14 km (8.7 mi) SE of Punta de Burica  6.5   10.0   VIII[ 8]   Eleven people injured, some homes collapsed and many buildings damaged in Barú District, Chiriquí . Buildings damaged in Alanje  and David . One wharf  damaged in Puerto Armuelles . Eight people injured, six homes collapsed and dozens more damaged in the Laurel-Neily area, Costa Rica .   -   19    
 
August  August Strongest magnitude 7.7 Mw   Fiji  Total fatalities 0 9.0+ 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 2 6.0–6.9 11 5.0–5.9 94 4.0–4.9 656 
 
      Date  Country and location  Mw   Depth (km)  MMI Notes  Casualties     Dead  Injured     2[ 87]   Japan , Izu Islands  offshore 6.3   426.1   I   -   -   -     4[ 88]   Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge    6.0   10.0   -   -   -   -     7[ 89]   Panama , Chiriquí  offshore, 20 km (12 mi) S of Punta de Burica  6.0   10.0   VI   Aftershock of the 6.5 event on July 31.   -   -     8[ 90]   China , Sichuan , 219 km (136 mi) WNW of Kangding  5.3   33.0   V   Eight homes destroyed and 66 damaged in Rulong .   -   -     9[ 91]   Tonga , Niua  offshore, 257 km (160 mi) W of Hihifo  6.1   364.1   -   -   -   -     12[ 92]   Vanuatu , Tafea  offshore, 26 km (16 mi) W of Isangel  6.0   112.2   -   -   -   -     14[ 93]   Micronesia , Ngulu  offshore, 231 km (144 mi) SW of Colonia  6.3   10.0   -   -   -   -     14[ 94]   Northern Mariana Islands , Rota  offshore, 114 km (71 mi) SSE of San Jose Village  6.5   30.0   V[ 8]   Minor damage to some buildings in Saipan .   -   -     15[ 95]   Indonesia , Central Sulawesi , 68 km (42 mi) ENE of Poso  6.2   10.0   IX[ 8]   Forty-eight people injured and several hundred buildings damaged in Tojo Una-Una Regency .   -   48     19[ 96]   Fiji , Eastern  offshore, 421 km (262 mi) SSE of Levuka  7.7   580.0   I   An example of a doublet earthquake .   -   -     19[ 97]   Fiji , Eastern  offshore, 639 km (397 mi) S of Suva  7.7   675.4   I   -   -     19[ 98]   Fiji  Islands 6.1   677.4   -   Aftershock of the 7.7 events.   -   -     20[ 99]   Japan , Izu Islands  offshore 6.3   9.0   -   -   -   -     24[ 100]   Russia , Sakhalin  offshore, 50 km (31 mi) SSE of Nemuro , Japan  6.1   42.6   VII[ 8]   -   -   -    
 
September   
      Date  Country and location  Mw   Depth (km)  MMI Notes  Casualties     Dead  Injured     1[ 101]   Yemen , Al Mahrah  offshore, 214 km (133 mi) S of Al Ghayz̧ah  6.0   10.0   -   -   -   -     6[ 102]   Italy , Sicily  offshore, 34 km (21 mi) NNE of Santa Flavia  6.0   5.0   VI[ 8]   Two people died from heart attacks, 20 injured and several buildings damaged in Palermo .   2   20     7[ 103]   Tonga , Tongatapu  offshore, 129 km (80 mi) NW of Nukuʻalofa  6.0   209.9   -   -   -   -     8[ 104]   Fiji  Islands 6.0   618.8   -   -   -   -     8[ 105]   Papua New Guinea , Sandaun  offshore, 68 km (42 mi) ESE of Aitape  7.6   13.0   X[ 8]      6   70     13[ 106]   India , Andaman and Nicobar Islands  offshore, 152 km (94 mi) NNE of Bamboo Flat  6.5   21.0   IX[ 8]   Two people killed in Rangat  and 40 houses destroyed on Middle Andaman Island . Several buildings damaged in Diglipur . A local tsunami  damaged several shops in the Aerial Bay Islands  and a lighthouse on East Island .   2   -     15[ 107]   China , Heilongjiang , 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Chaihe  6.4   586.3   I   -   -   -     16[ 108]   Papua New Guinea , Sandaun , 41 km (25 mi) ESE of Aitape  6.3   10.0   IX[ 8]   Aftershocks of the 2002 Sandaun earthquake .   -   -     17[ 109]   Papua New Guinea , Sandaun  offshore, 49 km (30 mi) ESE of Aitape  6.0   10.0   VIII[ 8]   -   -     20[ 110]   Indonesia , West Papua , 97 km (60 mi) S of Manokwari  6.0   10.0   VIII[ 8]   Foreshocks of the 2002 West Papua earthquake . At least 31 homes damaged in Ransiki .   -   -     20[ 111]   Indonesia , West Papua  offshore, 92 km (57 mi) SSE of Manokwari  6.4   10.0   VIII[ 8]   -   -     22[ 112]   United Kingdom , England , 2 km (1.2 mi) ESE of Wombourn  4.8   9.4   VI   One person injured in Mansfield . One chimney collapsed and other minor damage in the Dudley  area. Items knocked from shelves and utilities disrupted over a wide area in the West Midlands .   -   1     24[ 113]   Argentina , San Juan , 29 km (18 mi) SE of Calingasta  6.3   119.6   V   One building damaged in Mendoza .   -   -     24[ 114]   Solomon Islands , Makira-Ulawa  offshore, 79 km (49 mi) W of Kirakira  6.1   10.0   VIII[ 8]   Foreshock of the 6.3 events later that day.   -   -     24[ 115]   Solomon Islands , Makira-Ulawa  offshore, 89 km (55 mi) W of Kirakira  6.3   10.0   VII[ 8]   An example of a doublet earthquake .   -   -     24[ 116]   Solomon Islands , Makira-Ulawa  offshore, 80 km (50 mi) WSW of Kirakira  6.3   19.0   VII[ 8]   -   -     25[ 117]   Mexico , Guerrero  offshore, 8 km (5.0 mi) SSW of Los Mogotes  5.3   5.5   VII[ 8]   Two people injured and some buildings damaged in Acapulco .   -   2     25[ 118]   Iran , Khuzestan , 6 km (3.7 mi) NNE of Masjed Soleymān  5.6   10.0   VIII[ 8]   Five people injured, 30 livestock killed and 30% of homes damaged across several villages in the Masjed Soleyman area.   -   5    
 
October  October Strongest magnitude 7.6 Mw   Indonesia  Deadliest 5.9 Mw   Italy  Total fatalities 39 9.0+ 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 23 5.0–5.9 116 4.0–4.9 822 
 
      Date  Country and location  Mw   Depth (km)  MMI Notes  Casualties     Dead  Injured     3[ 119]   Mexico , Baja California Sur  offshore, 111 km (69 mi) ESE of La Rivera  6.5   10.0   VI[ 8]   -   -   -     3[ 120]   Indonesia , East Java  offshore, 90 km (56 mi) NE of Singaraja  6.0   315.8   IV   -   -   -     4[ 121]   Fiji  region offshore 6.3   621.1   -   -   -   -     6[ 122]   Indonesia , West Nusa Tenggara  offshore, 38 km (24 mi) NNW of Dompu  6.3   10.0   IX[ 8]   -   -   -     8[ 123]   Southeast Indian Ridge  6.0   10.0   -   -   -   -     10[ 124]   Indonesia , West Papua  offshore, 102 km (63 mi) SSE of Manokwari  7.6   10.0   X[ 8]      8   632     10[ 125]   Indonesia , West Papua , 72 km (45 mi) S of Manokwari  6.7   10.0   VIII[ 8]   Aftershocks of the 2002 West Papua earthquake .   -   -     10[ 126]   Indonesia , West Papua , 61 km (38 mi) SSW of Manokwari  6.0   10.0   VIII[ 8]   -   -     10[ 127]   Indonesia , West Papua , 68 km (42 mi) S of Manokwari  6.0   10.0   VII   -   -     12[ 128]   Brazil , Acre , 108 km (67 mi) W of Tarauacá  6.9   534.3   IV   -   -   -     12[ 129]   Philippines , Central Luzon  offshore, 155 km (96 mi) WSW of Palauig  6.1   33.0   II   -   -   -     13[ 130]   Tonga , Niua  offshore, 166 km (103 mi) SSE of Mata Utu , Wallis and Futuna  6.1   10.0   -   -   -   -     14[ 131]   Japan , Aomori  offshore, 87 km (54 mi) E of Mutsu  6.1   61.4   VI[ 8]   -   -   -     16[ 132]   Russia , Kamchatka Krai , 76 km (47 mi) NE of Ozernovskiy  6.2   102.4   VI   -   -   -     16[ 133]   Tonga , Niua  offshore, 85 km (53 mi) ENE of Hihifo  6.0   33.0   -   -   -   -     17[ 134]   Fiji  region offshore 6.2   627.6   -   -   -   -     17[ 135]   Indonesia , Papua , 119 km (74 mi) SSW of Abepura  6.3   33.0   VIII[ 8]   -   -   -     18[ 136]   Pacific–Antarctic Ridge  6.1   10.0   -   -   -   -     19[ 137]   Indonesia , Papua , 123 km (76 mi) SSW of Abepura  6.0   33.0   VIII[ 8]   Aftershock of the 6.3 event on October 17.   -   -     19[ 138]   Russia , Sakhalin  offshore, 194 km (121 mi) ESE of Kuril’sk  6.3   33.0   -   -   -   -     22[ 139]   Fiji  region offshore 6.2   549.0   -   -   -   -     23[ 140]   United States , Alaska , 53 km (33 mi) ENE of Cantwell  6.6   4.2   VIII   Foreshock of the 2002 Denali earthquake . Damage in Cantwell, rockfalls and snow avalanches observed in the epicentral area, and ground cracks observed in the Denali Highway  roadbed.   -   -     24[ 141]   Democratic Republic of the Congo , South Kivu , 34 km (21 mi) SW of Goma  6.2   11.0   IX[ 8]      2   -     29[ 142]   Italy , Sicily  offshore, 7 km (4.3 mi) ESE of Carruba  4.3   10.0   VIII   Nine people injured and dozens of buildings damaged in the Santa Venerina  area.   -   9     31[ 143]   Papua New Guinea , Manus  offshore, 217 km (135 mi) SE of Lorengau  6.1   10.0   -   -   -   -     31[ 144]   Italy , Molise , 4 km (2.5 mi) WSW of Larino  5.9   10.0   VIII      29   135    
 
November  November Strongest magnitude 7.9 Mw   United States  Deadliest 6.3 Mw   Pakistan  Total fatalities 44 9.0+ 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 3 6.0–6.9 8 5.0–5.9 122 4.0–4.9 921 
 The Tok Cut-Off  was offset 23 feet (7 m) by the earthquake in Alaska  
      Date  Country and location  Mw   Depth (km)  MMI Notes  Casualties     1[ 145]   Italy , Molise , 2 km (1.2 mi) ESE of Casacalenda  5.8   10.0   VIII      -   3     1[ 146]   Pakistan , Gilgit-Baltistan , 54 km (34 mi) SE of Gilgit  5.4   33.0   VII[ 8]      17   65     2[ 147]   Pakistan , Gilgit-Baltistan , 54 km (34 mi) SE of Gilgit  5.2   33.0   -   Aftershock of the 2002 Gilgit-Baltistan earthquakes . One person killed and three others injured by a landslide on the Karakoram Highway .[ 148]   1   3     2[ 149]   Indonesia , Aceh  offshore, 50 km (31 mi) NW of Sinabang  7.4   30.0   VIII[ 8]      3   65     2[ 150]   Indonesia , Aceh  offshore, 52 km (32 mi) N of Sinabang  6.3   27.0   VII[ 8]   Aftershock of the 2002 Sumatra earthquake .   -   -     3[ 151]   Japan , Iwate  offshore, 30 km (19 mi) SE of Ōfunato  6.4   39.0   VI   -   -   -     3[ 152]   United States , Alaska , 75 km (47 mi) E of Cantwell  7.9   4.2   IX      -   1     7[ 153]   United States , Alaska  offshore, 289 km (180 mi) WSW of Adak  6.6   33.0   -   -   -   -     9[ 154]   Guatemala , Escuintla  offshore, 40 km (25 mi) SSW of La Gomera  6.0   33.0   VI[ 8]   -   -   -     12[ 155]   South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands , South Sandwich Islands  offshore 6.2   120.0   -   -   -   -     12[ 156]   South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands , South Georgia  offshore 6.6   10.0   -   -   -   -     17[ 157]   Russia , Sakhalin  offshore, 262 km (163 mi) E of Dolinsk  7.3   459.1   III   -   -   -     20[ 158]   Pakistan , Gilgit-Baltistan , 58 km (36 mi) SSE of Gilgit  6.3   33.0   IX[ 8]      23   100     26[ 159]   United States , Alaska  offshore, 93 km (58 mi) SSE of Atka  6.1   20.6   IV   -   -   -     27[ 160]   Vanuatu , Torba  offshore, 74 km (46 mi) SSE of Sola  5.9   33.0   VIII[ 8]   Three people injured, 100 buildings damaged, several water lines affected and landslides blocked many roads on Merelava .   -   3    
 
December  December Strongest magnitude 6.7 Mw   Papua New Guinea  Deadliest 5.6 China  Total fatalities 2 9.0+ 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 9 5.0–5.9 93 4.0–4.9 643 
 
      Date  Country and location  Mw   Depth (km)  MMI Notes  Casualties     2[ 161]   Greece , Ionian Islands  offshore, 11 km (6.8 mi) S of Arkoúdi  5.7   10.0   VII   Seventeen people injured when a rockslide near Megalopolis  caused a train to derail. Eight homes destroyed and 100 damaged in the Vartholomio  area.   -   17     10[ 162]   Southern East Pacific Rise    6.0   10.0   -   -   -   -     10[ 163]   Fiji  Islands 6.1   530.6   -   -   -   -     11[ 164]   Indonesia , Papua , 65 km (40 mi) SSW of Nabire  6.3   10.0   IX[ 8]   Foreshock of the February 2004 Nabire earthquakes .   -   -     12[ 165]   Papua New Guinea , New Ireland  offshore, 122 km (76 mi) ESE of Kokopo  6.7   34.0   VII[ 8]   -   -   -     14[ 166]   China , Gansu , 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Laojunmiao  5.6   22.0   VIII[ 8]   Two people killed, 13,380 houses, five highways and three bridges damaged in Yumen City .   2   -     17[ 167]   South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands , South Sandwich Islands  offshore 6.2   10.0   -   An example of a doublet earthquake .   -   -     18[ 168]   South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands , South Sandwich Islands  offshore 6.1   10.0   -   -   -     20[ 169]   Papua New Guinea , Manus  offshore, 137 km (85 mi) SSE of Lorengau  6.3   10.0   V[ 8]   -   -   -     23[ 170]   Honduras , Bay Islands  offshore, 63 km (39 mi) NNE of Savannah Bight  6.0   33.0   VI[ 8]   -   -   -     24[ 171]   Iran , Kermanshah , 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Sonqor  5.2   33.0   V   Fifteen people injured and 3,000 homes previously damaged by the 5.4 event on April 24 collapsed in Kermanshah Province.   0   15     25[ 172]   China , Xinjiang , 64 km (40 mi) W of Kashgar  5.7   10.0   VIII[ 8]   Several homes destroyed, some buildings damaged and a landslide blocked a highway in Ulugqat County .   -   -     25[ 173]   Afghanistan , Baghlan , 53 km (33 mi) NE of Bazarak  5.5   90.8   IV   Dozens of buildings slightly damaged in Jalalabad .   -   -     30[ 174]   Philippines , Zamboanga Peninsula  offshore, Tabina  6.3   10.0   IX[ 8]   -   -   -    
 
See also    
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Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.2 - 106 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.4 - 2 km SW of Las Brisas, Mexico 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 4.7 - 12 km SSE of Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 4.6 - 6 km SSW of Gölmarmara, Turkey 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.2 - 49 km NW of Fry, Greece 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - 114 km SSE of Kuril'sk, Russia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.2 - 94 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 113 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.5 - 5 km NE of Sultandağı, Turkey 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 11 km WNW of Çay, Turkey 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 4.9 - 4 km ESE of Roghun, Tajikistan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.6 - 125 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - southeast of Easter Island 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.4 - 115 km SW of Fīrūzābād, Iran 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - 129 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 4.9 - 6 km N of Polkowice, Poland 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - 125 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - 54 km ESE of Farkhār, Afghanistan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 7.4 - 51 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 7.5 - Mindanao, Philippines 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 28 km SSW of Maguling, Philippines 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - South Sandwich Islands region 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - Prince Edward Islands region 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - Banda Sea 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - 16 km E of Nahrīn, Afghanistan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.4 - 110 km S of Ishigaki, Japan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.5 - 107 km NE of Calama, Chile 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 7.1 - 67 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.3 - 62 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.4 - 29 km NNW of La Serena, Chile 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.2 - west of Macquarie Island 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ a b   ANSS . "M 6.2 - west of Macquarie Island 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.9 - 28 km ESE of Nahrīn, Afghanistan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.8 - 27 km SSW of Nuxco, Mexico 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.7 - 31 km SW of Copiapó, Chile 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ a b   ANSS . "M 6.0 - Fiji region 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 4.4 - 15 km N of Calango, Peru 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.7 - 2 km S of Gjilan, Kosovo 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.2 - southern East Pacific Rise 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.4 - 23 km SW of Sonqor, Iran 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 4.8 - Georgia-Armenia border region 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 7.1 - 20 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.2 - 99 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.2 - Mid-Indian Ridge 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ a b   ANSS . "M 6.2 - 21 km SE of Yilan, Taiwan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.5 - 25 km ENE of Malya, Tanzania 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 4.7 - 2 km ESE of Pojejena, Romania 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.4 - 159 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 39 km S of Arauco, Argentina 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - 67 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - 173 km NE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - 136 km N of Fais, Micronesia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.6 - southeast Indian Ridge 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 4.9 - 9 km SSW of Yūki, Japan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.4 - 55 km WSW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - central East Pacific Rise 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.7 - 190 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.6 - 20 km SW of Monte Patria, Chile 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 4.5 - 8 km NNE of Saidpur, Bangladesh 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 135 km NE of Madang, Papua New Guinea 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.5 - 59 km SSW of Abhar, Iran 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.2 - 15 km SW of Sbikha, Tunisia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 4.6 - 71 km E of Qohūrd-e 'Olyā, Iran 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.5 - 193 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ a b   ANSS . "M 6.0 - 85 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.2 - 197 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.5 - south of the Fiji Islands 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.2 - 173 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.8 - 65 km W of Taunsa, Pakistan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.2 - South Sandwich Islands region 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.5 - 14 km SE of Punta de Burica, Panama 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - Izu Islands, Japan region 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 20 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.3 - 219 km WNW of Kangding, China 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - 257 km W of Hihifo, Tonga 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 26 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - 231 km SW of Colonia, Micronesia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.5 - 114 km SSE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.2 - 68 km ENE of Poso, Indonesia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 7.7 - Fiji region 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 7.7 - south of the Fiji Islands 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - south of the Fiji Islands 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - Izu Islands, Japan region 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - 50 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 214 km S of Al Ghayz̧ah, Yemen 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 34 km NNE of Santa Flavia, Italy 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 129 km NW of Nuku'alofa, Tonga 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - south of the Fiji Islands 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 7.6 - 68 km ESE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.5 - 152 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.4 - 21 km ENE of Chaihe, China2002 usp000bc9t" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - 41 km ESE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 49 km ESE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 97 km S of Manokwari, Indonesia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.4 - 92 km SSE of Manokwari, Indonesia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 4.8 - 2 km ESE of Wombourn, United Kingdom 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - 29 km SE of Calingasta, Argentina 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - 79 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - 89 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - 80 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.3 - 8 km SSW of Los Mogotes, Mexico 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.6 - 6 km NNE of Masjed Soleymān, Iran 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.5 - 111 km ESE of La Rivera, Mexico 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 90 km NE of Singaraja, Indonesia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - Fiji region 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - 39 km NNW of Dompu, Indonesia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - southeast Indian Ridge 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 7.6 - 102 km SSE of Manokwari, Indonesia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.7 - 72 km S of Manokwari, Indonesia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 61 km SSW of Manokwari, Indonesia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 68 km S of Manokwari, Indonesia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.9 - 108 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - 155 km WSW of Palauig, Philippines 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - 166 km SSE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - 87 km E of Mutsu, Japan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.2 - 76 km NE of Ozernovskiy, Russia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - Tonga 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.2 - Fiji region 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - 119 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 123 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - 194 km ESE of Kuril'sk, Russia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.2 - Fiji region 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.6 - 53 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.2 - 34 km SW of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 4.3 - 7 km ESE of Carruba, Italy 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - 217 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.9 - 4 km WSW of Larino, Italy 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.8 - 2 km ESE of Casacalenda, Italy 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.4 - 54 km SE of Gilgit, Pakistan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.2 - 31 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ "Pakistan: Earthquake: 2002/11/02" . adrc.asia .^ ANSS . "M 7.4 - 50 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - 52 km N of Sinabang, Indonesia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.4 - 30 km SE of Ōfunato, Japan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 7.9 - 2002 Denali Fault, Alaska Earthquake 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.6 - 289 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 40 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.2 - South Sandwich Islands region 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.6 - South Georgia Island region 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 7.3 - 262 km E of Dolinsk, Russia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - 58 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - 93 km SSE of Atka, Alaska 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.9 - 74 km SSE of Sola, Vanuatu 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.7 - 11 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - southern East Pacific Rise 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - south of the Fiji Islands 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - 65 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.7 - New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.6 - 27 km WSW of Laojunmiao, China 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.2 - South Sandwich Islands region 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.1 - South Sandwich Islands region 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - 137 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.0 - 63 km NNE of Savannah Bight, Honduras 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.2 - 24 km SSW of Sonqor, Iran 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.7 - 64 km W of Kashgar, China 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 5.5 - 53 km NE of Bāzārak, Afghanistan 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.^ ANSS . "M 6.3 - 0 km NNW of Tabina, Philippines 2002" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey. 
January February March April June July September October November †  indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths‡  indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year