List of earthquakes in 1999

Compared to other years

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth	Date
1			Turkey, Kocaeli
2			Taiwan, Nantou
3			Colombia, Armenia
4	845		Turkey, Düzce
5	143		Greece, Athens
6	103		India, Chamoli
7	35		Mexico, Oaxaca
8	22		Algeria, Aïn Témouchent
9	14		Mexico, Puebla

• By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth	Date
1			Taiwan, Nantou
2			Turkey, Kocaeli
3		35	Mexico, Oaxaca
3		5	Vanuatu
5		0	Papua New Guinea, New Britain
6		0	Solomon Islands
6		0	Philippines, Luzon
8		845	Turkey, Düzce
9		0	Philippines, Mindanao
9		0	China, Heilongjiang
9		0	Papua New Guinea, New Britain
9		0	Papua New Guinea, New Britain
9		0	United States, California
14		0	Papua New Guinea, New Britain
14		14	Mexico, Puebla
14		0	South Indian Ocean
14		0	Papua New Guinea, New Britain
14		0	United States, Alaska

By month

January

• Tonga was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on January 5 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on January 12 at a depth of.
• Alaska was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on January 16 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 7.0 quake that occurred on January 19 at a depth of.
• Kyushu was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on January 24 at a depth of.
• Tonga was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on January 24 at a depth of.
• The Mid-Indian Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on January 24 at a depth of.
• Colombia was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on January 25 at a depth of. At least 1,185 people were killed and 700 others were missing.
• The Fox Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.6 quake that occurred on January 28 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on January 28 at a depth of.

  February

• Tonga was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on February 3 at a depth of.
• The Philippines was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on February 6 at a depth of.
• The Solomon Islands were struck by a magnitude 7.3 quake that occurred on February 6 at a depth of.
• Afghanistan was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on February 11 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on February 13 at a depth of.
• Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on February 14 at a depth of.
• New Caledonia was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on February 22 at a depth of.
• Indonesia was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on February 23 at a depth of.

  March

• Iran was struck by a magnitude 6.6 quake that occurred on March 4 at a depth of.
• The Philippines was struck by a magnitude 7.1 quake that occurred on March 4 at a depth of.
• Argentina was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on March 5 at a depth of.
• Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on March 7 at a depth of.
• The Kamchatka Peninsula was struck by a magnitude 6.9 quake that occurred on March 8 at a depth of.
• The Andreanof Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.9 quake that occurred on March 20 at a depth of.
• India was struck by a magnitude 6.6 quake that occurred on March 28 at a depth of. At least 103 people were killed.
• Panama was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on March 31 at a depth of.

  April

• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on April 1 at a depth of.
• Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on April 2 at a depth of.
• Peru was struck by a magnitude 6.8 quake that occurred on April 3 at a depth of.
• Honduras was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on April 3 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 7.4 quake that occurred on April 5 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on April 6 at a depth of.
• The Jilin-Heilongjiang border region was struck by a magnitude 7.1 quake that occurred on April 8 at a depth of.
• Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on April 9 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on April 11 at a depth of.
• Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.8 quake that occurred on April 13 at a depth of.
• The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on April 20 at a depth of.
• Ecuador was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on April 26 at a depth of.

  May

• Mexico was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on May 5 at a depth of.
• Iran was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on May 6 at a depth of.
• The Kodiak Island region was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on May 7 at a depth of.
• Guatemala was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on May 8 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 7.1 quake that occurred on May 10 at a depth of.
• The southern East Pacific Rise was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on May 11 at a depth of.
• Hokkaido was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on May 12 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 7.1 quake that occurred on May 16 at a depth of.
• Indonesia was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on May 16 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.6 quake that occurred on May 17 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on May 18 at a depth of.
• Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on May 22 at a depth of.

  June

• Guatemala was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on June 6 at a depth of.
• Mexico was struck by a magnitude 7.0 quake that occurred on June 15 at a depth of. At least 14 people were killed.
• The Philippines was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on June 18 at a depth of.
• Mexico was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on June 21 at a depth of.
• Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on June 26 at a depth of.

  July

• Vancouver Island was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on July 2 at a depth of.
• The Bonin Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on July 3 at a depth of.
• The Kuril Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on July 7 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on July 9 at a depth of.
• Guatemala was struck by a magnitude 6.7 quake that occurred on July 11 at a depth of. At least one person was killed and 27 others were injured.
• Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on July 18 at a depth of.
• The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on July 19 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on July 26 at a depth of.
• The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on July 28 at a depth of.
• The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on July 28 at a depth of.

  August

• The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on August 1 at a depth of.
• Sulawesi was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on August 12 at a depth of.
• Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on August 14 at a depth of.
• Turkey was struck by a magnitude 7.6 quake that occurred on August 17 at a depth of. At least 17,118 people were killed and up to 50,000 others were injured; damage totalled to $6.5 billion.
• Costa Rica was struck by a magnitude 6.9 quake that occurred on August 20 at a depth of.
• The South Sandwich Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on August 21 at a depth of.
• Chile was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on August 22 at a depth of.
• Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 6.6 quake that occurred on August 22 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on August 26 at a depth of.
• Ecuador was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on August 28 at a depth of.
• The Carlsberg Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on August 29 at a depth of.

  September

• Greece was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on September 7 at a depth of. At least 143 people were killed, 2,000 were injured, 50,000 were homeless and 53,000+ buildings were damaged or destroyed.
• The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on September 10 at a depth of.
• Bolivia was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on September 15 at a depth of.
• Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on September 17 at a depth of.
• The Kamchatka Peninsula was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on September 18 at a depth of.
• Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 7.7 quake that occurred on September 20 at a depth of. 2,415 people were killed, 29 were missing, 11,305 were injured and 105,479 buildings were damaged or destroyed.
• Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on September 20 at a depth of.
• Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on September 20 at a depth of.
• Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on September 20 at a depth of.
• Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on September 20 at a depth of.
• Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on September 20 at a depth of.
• Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on September 20 at a depth of.
• Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on September 22 at a depth of.
• Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on September 25 at a depth of.
• Russia was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on September 28 at a depth of.
• Chile was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on September 29 at a depth of.
• Mexico was struck by a magnitude 7.5 quake that occurred on September 30 at a depth of. 35 people were killed.

  October

• Indonesia was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on October 10 at a depth of.
• Alaska was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on October 13 at a depth of.
• California was struck by a magnitude 7.1 quake that occurred on October 16 at a depth of.
• The South Sandwich Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on October 18 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on October 23 at a depth of.
• The Kuril Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on October 24 at a depth of.
• The North Island was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on October 25 at a depth of.

  November

• Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on November 1 at a depth of.
• The Hindu Kush region was struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on November 8 at a depth of.
• The Kuril Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on November 11 at a depth of.
• Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on November 11 at a depth of.
• Turkey was struck by a magnitude 7.2 quake that occurred on November 12 at a depth of. At least 845-894 people were killed, 4,948 were injured and 55,000 were displaced.
• The south Indian Ocean was struck by a magnitude 7.0 quake that occurred on November 15 at a depth of.
• The East Pacific Rise was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on November 16 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.9 quake that occurred on November 17 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on November 17 at a depth of.
• The Molucca Sea was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on November 18 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 7.0 quake that occurred on November 19 at a depth of.
• Mexico was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on November 21 at a depth of.
• Russia was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on November 26 at a depth of.
• Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 7.5 quake that occurred on November 26 at a depth of. At least 5-10 people died and 40-100 were injured.
• The south Indian Ocean was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on November 29 at a depth of.
• Chile was struck by a magnitude 6.6 quake that occurred on November 30 at a depth of.

  December

• The Cayman Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on December 1 at a depth of.
• The Kodiak Islands were struck by a magnitude 7.0 quake that occurred on December 6 at a depth of.
• The Kodiak Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on December 7 at a depth of.
• Tonga was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on December 7 at a depth of.
• The Solomon Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on December 8 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on December 9 at a depth of.
• The west Chile Rise was struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on December 10 at a depth of.
• The Philippines was struck by a magnitude 7.3 quake that occurred on December 11 at a depth of.
• Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on December 15 at a depth of.
• The western Indian Antarctic Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on December 16 at a depth of.
• The western Indian-Antarctic Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on December 17 at a depth of.
• Indonesia was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on December 18 at a depth of.
• Guam was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on December 19 at a depth of.
• The Sunda Strait was struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on December 21 at a depth of.
• The Santa Cruz Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on December 22 at a depth of.
• Algeria was struck by a magnitude 5.6 quake that occurred on December 22 at a depth of. At least 22-24 people were killed, 175 were injured and 15,000 were displaced.
• Macquarie Island was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on December 24 at a depth of.
• Macquarie Island was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on December 24 at a depth of.
• Panama was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on December 28 at a depth of.
• The Santa Cruz Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.9 quake that occurred on December 29 at a depth of.
• The Santa Cruz Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on December 29 at a depth of.