Earthquakes in December 1992
12 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.8
M7.8 earthquake near Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara
28 km deep
Extreme - 7.3
M7.3 earthquake - 281 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
78 km deep
Extreme - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
27 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
16 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 102 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
23 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka
53 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
29 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara
21 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Sangkapura, East Java
601 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 274 km SSE of Port Blair, India
66 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Nemuro, Hokkaido
45 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 146 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
32 km deep
Major