Earthquakes in May 1998
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.5
M7.5 earthquake - 254 km SSE of Ishigaki, Japan
33 km deep
Extreme - 6.9
M6.9 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
586 km deep
Major - 6.7
M6.7 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
33 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Rustāq, Takhar
33 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Mizque, Cochabamba
24 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
61 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - Prince Edward Islands region
10 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Puerto San José, Escuintla
33 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Yamada, Iwate
33 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka
60 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
33 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Tangub, Northern Mindanao
658 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Yigo Village, Yigo
154 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Kuji, Iwate
33 km deep
Major