Earthquakes in August 1996
13 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.4
M7.4 earthquake - Fiji region
550 km deep
Extreme - 6.9
M6.9 earthquake - 62 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
33 km deep
Major - 6.7
M6.7 earthquake - 104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
41 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Salinas, Santa Elena
33 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 99 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
33 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
33 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
10 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 107 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
100 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
10 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Lewoleba, East Nusa Tenggara
596 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
33 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Kotamobagu, North Sulawesi
42 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Shinjō, Yamagata
10 km deep
Major