Earthquakes in May 1997
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.3
M7.3 earthquake near Qā’en, South Khorasan Province
10 km deep
Extreme - 7.1
M7.1 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
333 km deep
Extreme - 6.9
M6.9 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
108 km deep
Major - 6.9
M6.9 earthquake - 228 km WSW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
33 km deep
Major - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake - 99 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu
57 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - southeast of Easter Island
10 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Ario de Rosales, Michoacán
70 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Jurm, Badakhshan
196 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - West Chile Rise
10 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 96 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
14 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
10 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan Valley
34 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Sendai, Kagoshima
33 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 197 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
33 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 207 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
33 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Mangilao Village, Mangilao
29 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 189 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
33 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Karīmganj, Assam
35 km deep
Major