Earthquakes in October 1997
11 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.8
M7.8 earthquake - 192 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
167 km deep
Extreme - 7.2
M7.2 earthquake - 51 km N of Barranca, Peru
112 km deep
Extreme - 7.1
M7.1 earthquake near Ovalle, Coquimbo Region
58 km deep
Extreme - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Surigao, Caraga
106 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 99 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
22 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Kalamata, Peloponnese
24 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
274 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - west of Macquarie Island
10 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Tandai, Guadalcanal Province
33 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - Fiji region
579 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Tandai, Guadalcanal Province
33 km deep
Major