英大百科全书1979年国外年鉴刊载了79年全世界地震及地震研究的情况.据统计79年全球未发生大于8级的地震,介于7-8级的仅有十次,最大的是2月28日发生于阿拉斯加东南的7.7级地震和12月13日哥伦比亚-厄瓜多尔边界的7.7-8.1级地震.这些地震均造成严重破坏和人员伤亡,尤以6月2日西澳大利亚卡杜克斯6.4级地震和7月1日巴拿马阿穆韦耶斯的6.4级地震为最. The Encyclopedia of Great Britain encyclopedia published in 1979 the Yearbook of the world 79 years of earthquakes and earthquakes research.According to the statistics of 79 years there is no earthquakes greater than 8, only 7 times in the level of 7-8, the largest is 2 A magnitude 7.7 earthquake southeast of Alaska on January 28 and a magnitude 7.7-8.1 earthquake on the Colombia-Ecuadorian border on December 13 have caused serious damage and fatalities, especially on June 2 in Carduos, Western Australia 6.4 Earthquakes and the Muamuelles 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Panama on July 1.