Earthquakes in December 1991
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.6
M7.6 earthquake - 248 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
25 km deep
Extreme - 7.2
M7.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
10 km deep
Extreme - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake - 258 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
27 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
10 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake - 290 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
30 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - Kuril Islands
19 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands
37 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Tual, Maluku
37 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 64 km NE of Kungurtug, Russia
14 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 266 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
48 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
19 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
10 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 279 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
20 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
561 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 226 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
26 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 288 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
26 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 276 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
50 km deep
Major