List of earthquakes in 1978

This is a list of earthquakes in 1978. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Maximum intensities are indicated on the Mercalli intensity scale.

By death toll
Rank Death toll Injures Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Article Ref Date
1 15,000 25,000 7.4 Tabas IX 33 1978 Tabas earthquake [1] 16 September
2 50 220 6.2 Thessaloniki IX 16 1978 Thessaloniki earthquake [2] 20 June

By magnitude
Rank Magnitude Location Article Ref Date
1 7.6 Oaxaca 1978 Oaxaca earthquake [3] 29 November
2 7.4 Honshu 1978 Honshu earthquake [4] 12 June
3 7.4 Tabas 1978 Tabas earthquake [1] 16 September
4 6.2 Thessaloniki 1978 Thessaloniki earthquake [2] 20 June

References
  1. MANSOUR N1Az1 AND Hrnoo KANAMORI. "SOURCE PARAMETERS OF 1978 TABAS AND 1979 QAINAT, IRAN" (PDF). Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  2. "1978 Earthquake". 16ECEE. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  3. Gordon S. Stewart,Eric P. Chael,Karen C. McNally (1981). "The November 29, 1978, Oaxaca, Mexico, earthquake: A large simple event". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 86: 5053–5060. doi:10.1029/JB086iB06p05053.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  4. http://www.pari.go.jp/search-pdf/no0319.pdf
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