List of earthquakes in 1999

This is a list of earthquakes in 1999. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) time.

By death toll

 * Note: At least 10 dead

By magnitude

 * Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

January

 * 🇨🇳 China was struck by a magnitude 4.5 quake that occurred on January 5 at a depth of 41.4 km. Two people were injured and some livestock were killed in Ninglang County.
 * 🇹🇴 Tonga was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on January 5 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on January 12 at a depth of 42.6 km.
 * Alaska was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on January 16 at a depth of 21.0 km.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 7.0 quake that occurred on January 19 at a depth of 114.1 km.
 * 🇯🇵 Kyushu was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on January 24 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇹🇴 Tonga was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on January 24 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * The Mid-Indian Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on January 24 at a depth of 10.0 km.
 * 🇨🇴 Colombia was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on January 25 at a depth of 17.0 km. 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 67.2 km. Minor damage was caused in Nikolski.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on January 28 at a depth of 101.0 km.

February

 * 🇹🇴 Tonga was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on February 3 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇵🇭 The Philippines was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on February 6 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇸🇧 The Solomon Islands were struck by a magnitude 7.3 quake that occurred on February 6 at a depth of 90.1 km.
 * 🇦🇫 Afghanistan was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on February 11 at a depth of 33.0 km. 70 people were killed.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on February 13 at a depth of 10.0 km.
 * 🇻🇺 Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on February 14 at a depth of 10.0 km.
 * 🇳🇨 New Caledonia was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on February 22 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇮🇩 Indonesia was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on February 23 at a depth of 33.0 km.

March

 * 🇮🇷 Iran was struck by a magnitude 6.6 quake that occurred on March 4 at a depth of 33.0 km. One person was killed in Kerman
 * 🇵🇭 The Philippines was struck by a magnitude 7.1 quake that occurred on March 4 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇦🇷 Argentina was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on March 5 at a depth of 10.0 km.
 * 🇫🇯 Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on March 7 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇷🇺 The Kamchatka Peninsula was struck by a magnitude 6.9 quake that occurred on March 8 at a depth of 56.6 km.
 * The Andreanof Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.9 quake that occurred on March 20 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇮🇳 India was struck by a magnitude 6.6 quake that occurred on March 28 at a depth of 15.0 km. At least 103 people were killed.
 * 🇵🇦 Panama was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on March 31 at a depth of 10.0 km.

April

 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on April 1 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇻🇺 Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on April 2 at a depth of 10.0 km.
 * 🇵🇪 Peru was struck by a magnitude 6.8 quake that occurred on April 3 at a depth of 87.2 km. One person was killed in Arequipa.
 * 🇭🇳 Honduras was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on April 3 at a depth of 38.4 km.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 7.4 quake that occurred on April 5 at a depth of 150.0 km.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on April 6 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇨🇳 The Jilin-Heilongjiang border region was struck by a magnitude 7.1 quake that occurred on April 8 at a depth of 565.7 km.
 * 🇫🇯 Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on April 9 at a depth of 621.2 km.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on April 11 at a depth of 58.3 km.
 * 🇫🇯 Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.8 quake that occurred on April 13 at a depth of 164.2 km.
 * 🇳🇿 The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on April 20 at a depth of 95.7 km.
 * 🇪🇨 Ecuador was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on April 26 at a depth of 172.6 km.

May

 * 🇲🇽 Mexico was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on May 5 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇮🇷 Iran was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on May 6 at a depth of 33.0 km. At least 26 people were killed.
 * The Kodiak Island region was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on May 7 at a depth of 20.0 km.
 * 🇬🇹 Guatemala was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on May 8 at a depth of 39.2 km.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 7.1 quake that occurred on May 10 at a depth of 138.0 km.
 * The southern East Pacific Rise was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on May 11 at a depth of 10.0 km.
 * 🇯🇵 Hokkaido was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on May 12 at a depth of 102.7 km.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 7.1 quake that occurred on May 16 at a depth of 73.7 km.
 * 🇮🇩 Indonesia was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on May 16 at a depth of 59.2 km.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.6 quake that occurred on May 17 at a depth of 27.0 km.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on May 18 at a depth of 127.3 km.
 * 🇻🇺 Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on May 22 at a depth of 33.0 km.

June

 * 🇬🇹 Guatemala was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on June 6 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇲🇽 Mexico was struck by a magnitude 7.0 quake that occurred on June 15 at a depth of 70.0 km. 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 33.0 km.
 * 🇲🇽 Mexico was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on June 21 at a depth of 68.7 km.
 * 🇫🇯 Fiji was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on June 26 at a depth of 590.4 km.

July

 * 🇨🇦 Vancouver Island was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on July 2 at a depth of 10.0 km.
 * 🇯🇵 The Bonin Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on July 3 at a depth of 430.6 km.
 * 🇷🇺 The Kuril Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on July 7 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on July 9 at a depth of 29.0 km.
 * 🇬🇹 Guatemala was struck by a magnitude 6.7 quake that occurred on July 11 at a depth of 10.0 km. 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 590.9 km.
 * 🇳🇿 The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on July 19 at a depth of 39.0 km.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on July 26 at a depth of 69.4 km.
 * 🇳🇿 The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on July 28 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇳🇿 The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on July 28 at a depth of 25.0 km.

August

 * 🇳🇿 The Kermadec Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on August 1 at a depth of 10.0 km.
 * 🇮🇩 Sulawesi was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on August 12 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇮🇩 Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on August 14 at a depth of 101.4 km.
 * 🇹🇷 Turkey was struck by a magnitude 7.6 quake that occurred on August 17 at a depth of 17.0 km. At least 17,127 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 20.0 km.
 * The South Sandwich Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on August 21 at a depth of 10.0 km.
 * 🇨🇱 Chile was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on August 22 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇻🇺 Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 6.6 quake that occurred on August 22 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on August 26 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇪🇨 Ecuador was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on August 28 at a depth of 196.4 km.
 * The Carlsberg Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on August 29 at a depth of 10.0 km.

September

 * 🇬🇷 Greece was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on September 7 at a depth of 10.0 km. 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 33.0 km.
 * 🇧🇴 Bolivia was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on September 15 at a depth of 218.0 km.
 * 🇻🇺 Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on September 17 at a depth of 196.8 km.
 * 🇷🇺 The Kamchatka Peninsula was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on September 18 at a depth of 60.0 km.
 * 🇹🇼 Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 7.7 quake that occurred on September 21 at a depth of 33.0 km. 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 21 at a depth of 25.0 km.
 * 🇹🇼 Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on September 21 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇹🇼 Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on September 21 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇹🇼 Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on September 21 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇹🇼 Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on September 21 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇹🇼 Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on September 21 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇹🇼 Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on September 22 at a depth of 26.0 km.
 * 🇹🇼 Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on September 25 at a depth of 17.0 km.
 * 🇷🇺 Russia was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on September 28 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇨🇱 Chile was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on September 29 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇲🇽 Mexico was struck by a magnitude 7.5 quake that occurred on September 30 at a depth of 60.6 km. 35 people were killed.

October

 * 🇮🇩 Indonesia was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on October 10 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * Alaska was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on October 13 at a depth of 30.0 km.
 * California was struck by a magnitude 7.1 quake that occurred on October 16 at a depth of 13.7 km.
 * The South Sandwich Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on October 18 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on October 23 at a depth of 83.3 km.
 * 🇷🇺 The Kuril Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on October 24 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇳🇿 The North Island was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on October 25 at a depth of 158.7 km.

November

 * 🇹🇼 Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on November 1 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇦🇫 The Hindu Kush region was struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on November 8 at a depth of 228.4 km.
 * 🇷🇺 The Kuril Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on November 11 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇮🇩 Sumatra was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on November 11 at a depth of 211.0 km.
 * 🇹🇷 Turkey was struck by a magnitude 7.2 quake that occurred on November 12 at a depth of 10.0 km. 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 10.0 km.
 * The East Pacific Rise was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on November 16 at a depth of 10.0 km.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.9 quake that occurred on November 17 at a depth of 47.5 km.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on November 17 at a depth of 45.3 km.
 * 🇮🇩 The Molucca Sea was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on November 18 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 7.0 quake that occurred on November 19 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇲🇽 Mexico was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on November 21 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇷🇺 Russia was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on November 26 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇻🇺 Vanuatu was struck by a magnitude 7.5 quake that occurred on November 26 at a depth of 33.0 km. 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 10.0 km.
 * 🇨🇱 Chile was struck by a magnitude 6.6 quake that occurred on November 30 at a depth of 128.1 km.

December

 * 🇰🇾 The Cayman Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on December 1 at a depth of 10.0 km.
 * The Kodiak Islands were struck by a magnitude 7.0 quake that occurred on December 6 at a depth of 66.0 km.
 * The Kodiak Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on December 7 at a depth of 40.9 km.
 * 🇹🇴 Tonga was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on December 7 at a depth of 137.7 km.
 * 🇸🇧 The Solomon Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on December 8 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.4 quake that occurred on December 9 at a depth of 58.3 km.
 * The west Chile Rise was struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on December 10 at a depth of 10.0 km.
 * 🇵🇭 The Philippines was struck by a magnitude 7.3 quake that occurred on December 11 at a depth of 33.0 km. 6 people died and 40 were injured. Power outages also occurred in Manila.
 * 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea was struck by a magnitude 6.3 quake that occurred on December 15 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇵🇭 The Philippines were struck by a magnitude 4.8 quake that occurred on December 15 at a depth of 33.0 km. One person died in Tacloban and minor damage was caused.
 * The western Indian Antarctic Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on December 16 at a depth of 10.0 km.
 * The western Indian-Antarctic Ridge was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on December 17 at a depth of 10.0 km.
 * 🇮🇩 Indonesia was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on December 18 at a depth of 16.2 km.
 * 🇬🇺 Guam was struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on December 19 at a depth of 50.9 km.
 * 🇮🇩 The Sunda Strait was struck by a magnitude 6.5 quake that occurred on December 21 at a depth of 56.0 km. At least five people were killed and more than 200 were injured.
 * 🇸🇧 The Santa Cruz Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.0 quake that occurred on December 22 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇩🇿 Algeria was struck by a magnitude 5.6 quake that occurred on December 22 at a depth of 10.0 km. 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 10.0 km.
 * Macquarie Island was struck by a magnitude 6.1 quake that occurred on December 24 at a depth of 10.0 km.
 * 🇵🇦 Panama was struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on December 28 at a depth of 10.0 km.
 * 🇸🇧 The Santa Cruz Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.9 quake that occurred on December 29 at a depth of 33.0 km.
 * 🇸🇧 The Santa Cruz Islands were struck by a magnitude 6.2 quake that occurred on December 29 at a depth of 33.0 km.