Earthquakes in October 1991
12 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events
12
Busiest day
14 Oct
3 events
Daily average
0.4
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.2
M7.2 earthquake - 155 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
23 km deep
Extreme - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake near Uttarkāshi, Uttarakhand
10 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
198 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 140 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
31 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
10 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 96 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
44 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 96 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
18 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - Banda Sea
137 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 76 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
36 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 166 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
19 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
192 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 100 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia
146 km deep
Major