List of 21st-century earthquakes

The following is a list of globally significant earthquakes during the 21st century, listing earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above, or which caused fatalities. Deaths due to earthquake-caused tsunamis are included. In terms of fatalities, the 2010 Haiti earthquake was the most destructive event, followed by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, 2005 Pakistan earthquake and 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
For lists of earthquakes by country, which may include smaller and less destructive events than those listed here, see Lists of earthquakes by country.
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2001[edit]
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Sources |
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January 1, 2001 | 06:57 | Mindanao, Philippines | 6.898 | 126.579 | 0 | 7.5 | Mw (HRV) | [2] |
January 9, 2001 | 16:49 | Vanuatu | −14.928 | 167.170 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) | [2] |
January 10, 2001 | 16:02 | Kodiak Island region, Alaska | 57.078 | 153.211 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV) | [2] |
January 13, 2001 | 17:33 | El Salvador see 2001 El Salvador earthquakes |
13.04 | −88.66 | 944 | 7.7 | Mw (HRV) | |
January 26, 2001 | 03:16 | Gujarat, India see 2001 Gujarat earthquake |
23.39 | 70.23 | 20,085 | 7.7 | Mw (HRV) | |
February 13, 2001 | 14:22 | El Salvador see 2001 El Salvador earthquakes |
13.67 | −88.94 | 315 | 6.6 | Mw (HRV) | |
February 13, 2001 | 19:28 | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | −4.680 | 102.562 | 0 | 7.4 | Mw (HRV) | [2] |
February 24, 2001 | 07:23 | Northern Molucca Sea | 1.271 | 126.249 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [2] |
February 28, 2001 | 18:54 | Olympia, Washington, USA see 2001 Nisqually earthquake |
47.11 | −122.6 | 1 | 6.8 | Mw (HRV) Depth of Quake was 35 miles underground causing the quake to be not as devastating. | |
March 24, 2001 | 06:27 | Near Hiroshima, Japan see 2001 Geiyo earthquake |
34.083 | 132.526 | 2 | 6.7 | Mw (USGS) | |
June 3, 2001 | 02:41 | Kermadec Islands | −29.666 | −178.633 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (HRV) | [2] |
June 23, 2001 | 20:33 | Near coast of Peru see 2001 southern Peru earthquake |
−16.3 | −73.55 | 75 | 8.4 | Mw (HRV) | |
July 7, 2001 | 09:38 | Near coast of Peru | −17.543 | −72.077 | 1 | 7.6 | Mw (HRV) | [2] |
August 21, 2001 | 06:52 | East of North Island, New Zealand | −36.813 | −179.575 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [2] |
October 12, 2001 | 15:02 | South of Mariana Islands | 12.686 | 144.980 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV) | [2] |
October 19, 2001 | 03:28 | Banda Sea, Indonesia | −4.102 | 123.907 | 0 | 7.5 | Mw (HRV) | [2] |
October 31, 2001 | 09:10 | New Britain region, Papua New Guinea | −5.912 | 150.916 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV) | [2] |
November 14, 2001 | 09:26 | Qinghai, China see 2001 Kunlun earthquake |
36.2 | 90.9 | 0 | 7.8 | Mw (HRV) Longest surface rupture (~450 km) ever recorded on land | [3] |
December 12, 2001 | 14:02 | South of Australia | −42.813 | 124.688 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [2] |
2002[edit]
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Sources |
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January 2, 2002 | 17:22 | Vanuatu | −17.600 | 167.856 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (HRV) | [4] |
February 3, 2002 | 07:11 | Afyon, Turkey | 38.573 | 31.271 | 44 | 6.5 | Mw (HRV) | [4] |
March 3, 2002 | 12:08 | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan see 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes |
36.543 | 70.424 | 166 | 7.4 | Mw (HRV) | |
March 5, 2002 | 21:16 | Mindanao, Philippines | 6.033 | 124.249 | 15 | 7.5 | Mw (HRV) | [4] |
March 25, 2002 | 14:56 | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan see 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes |
36.06 | 69.32 | 1,000 | 6.1 | Mw (HRV) | |
March 31, 2002 | 06:52 | Taiwan region | 6.033 | 122.179 | 5 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [4] |
April 12, 2002 | 04:00 | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | 35.959 | 69.417 | 50 | 5.9 | Mw (HRV) | [4] |
April 26, 2002 | 16:06 | Mariana Islands | 13.088 | 144.619 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV) | [4] |
June 22, 2002 | 02:58 | Qazvin Province, Iran see 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake |
35.63 | 49.05 | 261 | 6.5 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | |
June 28, 2002 | 17:19 | Jilin-Heilongjiang border region, China | 43.752 | 130.666 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [4] |
August 19, 2002 | 11:01 | Fiji region | −21.696 | −179.513 | 0 | 7.7 | Mw (HRV) | [4] |
August 19, 2002 | 11:08 | South of the Fiji Islands | −23.884 | 178.495 | 0 | 7.7 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [4] |
September 8, 2002 | 18:44 | North coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | −3.302 | 142.945 | 4 | 7.6 | Mw (HRV) | [4] |
October 10, 2002 | 10:50 | North coast of Papua, Indonesia | −1.757 | 134.297 | 8 | 7.6 | Mw (HRV) | [4] |
October 24, 2002 | 06:08 | near Lake Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo see 2002 Kalehe earthquake |
−1.905 | 29.013 | 2 | 6.2 | Mw (USGS) | [4] |
October 31, 2002 | 10:32 | southern Italy see 2002 Molise earthquake |
41.79 | 14.87 | 29 | 5.9 | Mw (USGS) | |
November 1, 2002 | 22:09 | Northwestern Kashmir | 35.517 | 74.654 | 11 | 5.4 | Mw (HRV) | [4] |
November 2, 2002 | 01:26 | Simeulue, Indonesia see 2002 Sumatra earthquake |
2.824 | 96.085 | 3 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) | [4] |
November 3, 2002 | 22:12 | Denali National Park, Alaska, USA see 2002 Denali earthquake |
63.52 | −147.44 | 0 | 7.9 | Mw (HRV) | |
November 17, 2002 | 04:53 | Northwest of the Kuril Islands | 47.824 | 146.209 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [4] |
November 20, 2002 | 21:32 | Northwestern Kashmir | 35.414 | 74.515 | 19 | 6.3 | Mw (HRV) | [4] |
2003[edit]
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Sources |
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January 20, 2003 | 08:43 | Solomon Islands | −10.491 | 160.770 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (HRV) | [5] |
January 22, 2003 | 02:06 | Offshore Colima, Mexico see 2003 Colima earthquake |
18.8 | −104.10 | 29 | 7.6 | Mw (USGS) | |
February 24, 2003 | 02:03 | Maralbexi County, southern Xinjiang, China see 2003 Bachu earthquake |
39.61 | 77.23 | 261 | 6.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [5] |
March 17, 2003 | 16:36 | Rat Islands, Alaska, USA | 51.272 | 177.978 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV) | [5] |
May 1, 2003 | 00:27 | Bingöl, Turkey see 2003 Bingöl earthquake |
39.01 | 40.46 | 177 | 6.4 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [5] |
May 21, 2003 | 18:44 | Boumerdès, Algeria see 2003 Boumerdès earthquake |
36.96 | 3.63 | 2,266 | 6.8 | Mw (HRV) | |
May 26, 2003 | 09:24 | Near east coast of Honshu, Japan | 38.849 | 141.568 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [5] |
May 26, 2003 | 19:23 | Halmahera, Indonesia | 2.354 | 128.855 | 1 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV) | [5] |
May 27, 2003 | 17:11 | Boumerdès, Algeria | 36.939 | 3.578 | 9 | 5.8 | Mw (USGS) | [5] |
June 20, 2003 | 06:19 | Amazonas, Brazil | −7.606 | −71.722 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV) | [5] |
July 15, 2003 | 20:27 | Carlsberg Ridge | −2.598 | 68.382 | 0 | 7.6 | Mw (HRV) | [5] |
July 21, 2003 | 15:16 | Yunnan, China | 25.975 | 101.290 | 16 | 6.0 | Mw (USGS) | [5] |
August 4, 2003 | 04:37 | Scotia Sea, 60 km northeast of Laurie Island | −60.532 | −53.411 | 0 | 7.6 | Mw (HRV) | [5] |
August 21, 2003 | 12:12 | Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand | −45.104 | 167.144 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (HRV) | [5] |
September 22, 2003 | 04:45 | Near Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic see 2003 Dominican Republic earthquake |
19.777 | −70.673 | 3 | 6.4 | Mw (HRV) | [5] |
September 25, 2003 | 19:50 | Southeast off Tokachi-Hidaka Subprefectures, Hokkaidō, Japan see 2003 Hokkaido earthquake known as 十勝沖地震 (Tokachi-oki jishin?) |
41.82 | 143.91 | 0 | 8.3 | Mw (HRV) | [6] |
September 25, 2003 | 21:08 | Southeast off Tokachi-Hidaka Subprefectures, Hokkaidō, Japan | 41.774 | 143.593 | 0 | 7.4 | Mw (HRV) | [5] |
September 27, 2003 | 11:33 | Altai Republic, south-central Siberia, Russia see 2003 Altai earthquake |
50.038 | 87.813 | 3 | 7.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [5] |
October 25, 2003 | 12:41 | Gansu-Qinghai border region, China | 38.400 | 100.951 | 9 | 5.8 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [5] |
October 31, 2003 | 01:06 | Off east coast of Honshu, Japan | 37.812 | 142.619 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [5] |
November 17, 2003 | 06:43 | Rat Islands, Alaska, USA | 51.15 | 178.65 | 0 | 7.8 | Mw (HRV) | [5] |
December 1, 2003 | 01:38 | Kazakhstan-Xinjiang border region see 2003 Zhaosu earthquake |
42.905 | 80.515 | 10 | 6.0 | Mw (HRV) | [5] |
December 22, 2003 | 19:15 | San Simeon, California, USA see 2003 San Simeon earthquake |
35.71 | −121.10 | 2 | 6.6 | Mw (HRV) | |
December 25, 2003 | 07:11 | Near Puerto Armuelles, Panama see 2003 Puerto Armuelles earthquake |
8.416 | −82.824 | 2 | 6.5 | Mw (HRV) | |
December 26, 2003 | 01:56 | Southeastern Iran see 2003 Bam earthquake |
29.00 | 58.31 | 27,000~31,000 | 6.6 | Mw (HRV) | |
December 27, 2003 | 16:00 | Southeast of the Loyalty Islands | −22.015 | 169.766 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (HRV) | [5] |
2004[edit]
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Source |
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January 3, 2004 | 16:23 | Southeast of the Loyalty Islands | −22.253 | 169.683 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV) | [7] |
February 5, 2004 | 21:05 | Papua, Indonesia | −3.61 | 135.53 | 37 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV) | [7][8] |
February 7, 2004 | 02:42 | Near south coast of Papua, Indonesia | −4.003 | 135.538 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [7] |
February 14, 2004 | 10:30 | West of Sirsanai, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan | 34.774 | 73.216 | 24 | 5.5 | Mw (USGS) | [7][9] |
February 24, 2004 | 02:27 | Strait of Gibraltar see 2004 Morocco earthquake |
35.14 | −3.99 | 628 | 6.4 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | |
March 25, 2004 | 19:30 | Erzurum, eastern Turkey | 39.930 | 40.812 | 10 | 5.6 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [7] |
May 28, 2004 | 12:38 | Māzandarān Province, northern Iran | 36.29 | 51.61 | 35 | 6.3 | Mw (HRV) | [7] |
July 1, 2004 | 22:30 | Doğubeyazıt, eastern Turkey | 39.766 | 43.979 | 18 | 5.1 | Mw (HRV) | [7] |
July 15, 2004 | 04:27 | Fiji region | −17.656 | −178.760 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV) | [7] |
July 25, 2004 | 14:35 | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | −2.427 | 103.981 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [7] |
September 5, 2004 | 10:07 | Southeast off Mie Prefecture, Kinki-Tōkai regions, Japan | 33.07 | 136.62 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [7] |
September 5, 2004 | 14:57 | Southeast off Mie Prefecture, Kinki-Tōkai regions, Japan | 33.14 | 137.07 | 0 | 7.4 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [7] |
October 9, 2004 | 21:26 | 80 km southwest of Managua, Nicaragua | 11.422 | −86.665 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV) | [7] |
October 23, 2004 | 08:56 | Mid Niigata Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan see 2004 Chūetsu earthquake |
37.226 | 138.779 | 46 | 6.6 | Mw (HRV) | |
November 11, 2004 | 21:26 | 96 km west-northwest of Dili, East Timor | −8.15 | 124.87 | 34 | 7.5 | Mw (HRV) | [7][8] |
November 15, 2004 | 09:06 | off coast of Chocó, Colombia | 4.695 | −77.508 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [7][8] |
November 20, 2004 | 08:07 | 48 km south-southwest of San José, Costa Rica | 9.602 | −84.172 | 8 | 6.4 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [7][8] |
November 21, 2004 | 11:31 | 45 km northwest of Dominica, Leeward Islands | 15.68 | −61.71 | 1 | 6.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [7][8] |
November 22, 2004 | 20:26 | Off west coast of South Island, New Zealand | −46.676 | 164.721 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV) | [7] |
November 26, 2004 | 02:25 | Papua, Indonesia | −3.60 | 135.40 | 32 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV) | [7] |
November 28, 2004 | 18:32 | Off Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan | 42.94 | 145.28 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [7][8] |
December 23, 2004 | 14:59 | 495 kilometres north of Macquarie Island, SW of New Zealand | −50.24 | 160.13 | 0 | 8.1 | Mw (HRV) | [7] |
December 26, 2004 | 00:58 | off west coast northern Sumatra, Indonesia see 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami |
3.30 | 95.87 | 230,000~300,000 | 9.1 | Mw (USGS) | |
December 26, 2004 | 04:21 | Nicobar Islands, India | 6.910 | 92.958 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV) | [7] |
2005[edit]
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Source |
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February 5, 2005 | 12:23 | Celebes Sea | 5.293 | 123.337 | 2 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV) | [10] |
February 22, 2005 | 02:25 | Zarand, Iran see 2005 Zarand earthquake |
30.726 | 56.817 | 612 | 6.4 | Mw (HRV) | |
March 2, 2005 | 10:42 | Banda Sea, Indonesia |
−6.527 | 129.933 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [10] |
March 20, 2005 | 01:53 | West off Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyūshū region, Japan see 2005 Fukuoka earthquake |
33.807 | 130.131 | 1 | 6.6 | Mw (HRV) | |
March 28, 2005 | 16:09 | Nias region, Indonesia see 2005 Sumatra earthquake |
2.085 | 97.108 | 1,303 | 8.6 | Mw (HRV) | |
June 13, 2005 | 22:44 | Tarapacá, Chile see 2005 Tarapacá earthquake |
−19.896 | −69.125 | 11 | 7.8 | Mw (USGS) | [10] |
June 15, 2005 | 02:50 | 157 km (98 mi) WSW of Crescent City, offshore northern California | 41.284 | −125.983 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (HRV) | [10] |
July 24, 2005 | 15:42 | Nicobar Islands, India | 7.920 | 92.190 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (HRV) | [10] |
August 16, 2005 | 02:46 | Off the east coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Tōhoku region, Japan see 2005 Miyagi earthquake |
38.259 | 148.980 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (HRV) | |
September 9, 2005 | 07:26 | New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea | −4.539 | 153.47 | 0 | 7.6 | Mw (HRV) | [10] |
September 26, 2005 | 01:56 | 42 km (26 mi) NW of Yurimaguas, northern Peru see 2005 northern Peru earthquake |
−5.678 | −76.398 | 5 | 7.5 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [10] |
October 8, 2005 | 03:50 | Kashmir, Pakistan see 2005 Kashmir earthquake |
34.539 | 73.588 | 87,000~100,000 | 7.6 | Mw (HRV) | |
November 14, 2005 | 21:38 | Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan | 38.107 | 144.896 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV) | [10] |
November 26, 2005 | 00:49 | Jiujiang, Hubei-Jiangxi border, China see 2005 Ruichang earthquake |
29.671 | 115.688 | 16 | 5.2 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [10] |
November 27, 2005 | 10:22 | Qeshm Island, southern Iran see 2005 Qeshm earthquake |
26.774 | 55.858 | 13 | 5.9 | Mw (HRV) | |
December 5, 2005 | 12:19 | Lake Tanganyika region, DR Congo-Tanzania see 2005 Lake Tanganyika earthquake |
−6.212 | 29.599 | 6 | 6.8 | Mw (HRV) | |
December 12, 2005 | 21:47 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan See 2005 Hindu Kush earthquake |
36.357 | 71.093 | 5 | 6.5 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [10] |
2006[edit]
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Source |
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January 2, 2006 | 06:10 | east of the South Sandwich Islands | −60.957 | −21.606 | 0 | 7.4 | Mw (HRV). | [11] |
January 2, 2006 | 22:13 | Fiji region | −19.926 | −178.178 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (HRV) | [11] |
January 27, 2006 | 16:58 | Banda Sea, Indonesia see 2006 Banda Sea earthquake |
−5.473 | 128.131 | 0 | 7.6 | Mw (HRV) | [11] |
February 22, 2006 | 22:19 | Northern Mozambique | −21.32 | 33.58 | 4 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV, USGS). 140 miles southwest of Beira | [8][11] |
March 14, 2006 | 06:57 | Seram, Indonesia | −3.595 | 127.214 | 3 | 6.7 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [11] |
March 31, 2006 | 01:17 | Borujerd, western Iran see 2006 Borujerd earthquake |
33.500 | 48.780 | 70 | 6.1 | Mw (HRV) | [11] |
April 20, 2006 | 23:25 | Koryak Okrug, Russia see 2006 Kamchatka earthquakes |
61.075 | 167.085 | 0 | 7.6 | Mw (HRV). 195 km (121 mi) NE of Ilpyrskoye, Russia. | |
May 3, 2006 | 15:26 | Tonga see 2006 Tonga earthquake |
−20.130 | −174.164 | 0 | 8.0 | Mw (HRV). | [11] |
May 16, 2006 | 10:39 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | −31.559 | −179.296 | 0 | 7.4 | Mw (HRV, USGS). | [11] |
May 26, 2006 | 22:54 | Java, Indonesia see May 2006 Java earthquake |
7.977 | 110.318 | 5,782 | 6.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS). 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, over 6,200 dead, 33,000 injured | |
July 17, 2006 | 08:19 | South of Java, Indonesia see July 2006 Java earthquake |
−9.334 | 107.263 | 665 | 7.7 | Mw (HRV). 225 km (140 mi) NE of Christmas Island; 240 km (150 mi) SSW of Tasikmalaya | |
Aug 20, 2006 | 03:41 | Scotia Sea | −61.023 | −34.373 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV, USGS). 495 km (308 mi) WSW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands | [11] |
November 15, 2006 | 11:14 | Kuril Islands, Russia see 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake |
46.616 | 153.224 | 0 | 8.3 | Mw (HRV). Small tsunamis hit northern Japan and Hawaii | [11] |
December 17, 2006 | 21:39 | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia | 0.626 | 99.859 | 8 | 5.8 | Mw (HRV). | [11] |
December 26, 2006 | 12:26 | 91 km (57 mi) SSE of Kaohsiung, Taiwan see 2006 Hengchun earthquake |
21.818 | 120.534 | 2 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS), Phone service & Internet service interrupted; three buildings destroyed; magnitude 6.9 aftershock struck eight minutes later |
2007[edit]
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Source |
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January 13, 2007 | 04:23 | East of the Kuril Islands, Russia see 2007 Kuril Islands earthquake |
46.288 | 154.448 | 0 | 8.1 | Mw (HRV). The second great earthquake to strike this region in three months | [12] |
January 21, 2007 | 11:27 | Molucca Sea | 1.207 | 126.292 | 4 | 7.5 | Mw (HRV) | [12] |
March 6, 2007 | 05:49 | Sumatra, Indonesia see March 2007 Sumatra earthquakes |
−0.490 | 100.529 | 67 | 6.4 | Mw (HRV) Followed by a magnitude 6.3 aftershock. | |
March 25, 2007 | 00:40 | Vanuatu | −20.597 | 169.413 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [12] |
March 25, 2007 | 00:41 | Near the west coast of Honshu, Japan see 2007 Noto earthquake |
37.281 | 136.602 | 1 | 6.7 | Mw (HRV). 110 injured. | |
April 1, 2007 | 20:39 | Solomon Islands see 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake |
−8.474 | 156.950 | 52 | 8.1 | Mw (HRV). Followed by a magnitude 6.7 aftershock. Tsunami destroyed at least 60 buildings and left at least 2,000 people homeless. | |
April 21, 2007 | 17:53 | Aisén Fjord, Chile see 2007 Aisén Fjord earthquake |
−45.243 | −72.648 | 10 | 6.2 | Mw (HRV, USGS). | |
June 2, 2007 | 21:34 | Yunnan, China | 23.013 | 101.053 | 3 | 6.1 | Mw (HRV, USGS). 2 killed, over 200 more injured (15 seriously). Significant damage to some houses and roads. | [12] |
July 16, 2007 | 01:13 | Near the west coast of Honshu, Japan see 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake |
37.576 | 138.469 | 9 | 6.6 | Mw (HRV). | |
August 1, 2007 | 17:08 | Vanuatu | −15.671 | 167.602 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [12] |
August 2, 2007 | 02:37 | Tatar Strait, Russia | 47.259 | 141.750 | 2 | 6.2 | Mw (HRV, USGS). Followed by a magnitude 6.1 aftershock. Several injuries and one fatality from a collapsed roof in the Russian town of Nevelsk | [12] |
August 8, 2007 | 17:04 | Java, Indonesia | −5.968 | 107.655 | 0 | 7.5 | Mw (HRV). Felt throughout west and central Java. Depth of 280 km. | [12] |
August 15, 2007 | 23:40 | Near the coast of central Peru see 2007 Peru earthquake |
−13.354 | −76.509 | 519 | 8.0 | Mw (HRV). 519 people killed with 1,366 injured. | |
September 2, 2007 | 01:05 | Santa Cruz Islands | −11.610 | 165.762 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (HRV). | [12] |
September 12, 2007 | 11:10 | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia see September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes |
−4.520 | 101.374 | 25 | 8.5 | Mw (HRV). Many buildings collapsed on the west coast of Sumatra. At least 25 dead, and over a hundred injured. Tsunami alert issued for the entire Indian Ocean region. | |
September 12, 2007 | 23:49 | Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia | −2.506 | 100.906 | 7.9 | |||
September 13, 2007 | 03:35 | Sumatra, Indonesia | −2.130 | 99.627 | 7.0 | |||
September 28, 2007 | 13:38 | Mariana Islands, USA | 21.980 | 142.685 | 0 | 7.5 | Mw (HRV). Depth of 260 km. A magnitude 6.9 occurred further South of the islands on September 30 | [12] |
September 30, 2007 | 05:23 | Auckland Islands, New Zealand | −49.394 | 163.842 | 0 | 7.4 | Mw (HRV). Followed by a magnitude 6.6 aftershock | [12] |
October 31, 2007 | 03:30 | Pagan Island region, Northern Mariana Islands, USA see 2007 Mariana Islands earthquake |
18.854 | 145.315 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (HRV, USGS). Depth of 207 km | [12] |
November 14, 2007 | 15:40 | Antofagasta, Chile see 2007 Antofagasta earthquake |
−22.189 | −69.843 | 2 | 7.7 | Mw (HRV). Two killed, dozens more injured. | |
November 25, 2007 | 16:02 | Sumbawa, Indonesia | −8.294 | 118.360 | 3 | 6.5 | Mw (HRV). Two earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 occurring within hours of each other. At least 3 killed, hundreds injured and many houses destroyed | [12] |
November 29, 2007 | 19:00 | Martinique region, Windward Islands, France see 2007 Martinique earthquake |
14.943 | −61.244 | 1 | 7.4 | Mw (HRV, USGS)Strongest earthquake to affect the Eastern Caribbean in decades. | [12] |
December 9, 2007 | 07:28 | South of the Fiji Islands | −26.156 | −177.453 | 0 | 7.8 | Mw (HRV) | [12] |
December 19, 2007 | 09:30 | Andreanof Islands, Aleutians, Alaska, USA see 2007 Andreanof Islands earthquake |
51.495 | −179.473 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV) |
2008[edit]
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Source |
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February 3, 2008 | 07:34 | Lake Kivu region, Congo see 2008 Lake Kivu earthquake |
−2.314 | 28.896 | 39+ | 5.9 | Mw (HRV, USGS). At least 39 killed and over 300 injured. Many buildings destroyed. | |
February 20, 2008 | 08:08 | Simeulue, Indonesia | 2.751 | 95.966 | 3 | 7.4 | Mw (USGS) | [13] |
February 25, 2008 | 08:36 | Mentawai Islands, Indonesia | −2.486 | 99.972 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (HRV) | [13] |
March 20, 2008 | 22:32 | Xinjiang-Xizang border, China | 35.490 | 81.467 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (USGS) | [13] |
April 9, 2008 | 12:46 | Loyalty Islands | 20.071 | 168.892 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [13] |
April 12, 2008 | 00:30 | Macquarie Island region | −55.664 | 158.453 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [13] |
May 12, 2008 | 06:28 | Sichuan Province, China see 2008 Sichuan earthquake |
31.099 | 103.279 | 69,197 dead 18,392 missing |
7.9 | Mw (HRV, USGS). Earthquake centered 92 km northwest of Chengdu. | |
May 24, 2008 | 19:20 | El Calvario, Colombia (50 km from Bogotá) see 2008 El Calvario earthquake |
4.447 | −73.670 | 11 | 5.9 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | |
May 25, 2008 | 08:21 | Sichuan−Gansu border region, China | 32.560 | 105.423 | 8 | 6.1 | Mw (HRV) | [13] |
June 8, 2008 | 12:25 | Greece Region see 2008 Peloponnese earthquake |
38.000 | 21.468 | 2 | 6.4 | Mw (HRV). Caused damage, injured at least 220, and made at least 2,000 homeless | |
June 13, 2008 | 23:43 | Eastern Honshu, Japan see 2008 Iwate−Miyagi Nairiku earthquake |
39.122 | 140.678 | 13 | 6.9 | Mw (HRV). 13 people dead. About 300 people were injured throughout Tohoku | |
June 30, 2008 | 06:17 | South Sandwich Islands region | −58.227 | −22.099 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV) | [13] |
July 5, 2008 | 02:12 | Sea of Okhotsk | 53.882 | 152.886 | 0 | 7.7 | Mw (HRV, USGS). 633 km (393 mi) depth | [13] |
July 19, 2008 | 02:39 | Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan | 37.552 | 142.206 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS). (90 miles) east of Fukushima | [13] |
August 21, 2008 | 12:24 | Yunnan, China – Myanmar border region | 25.066 | 97.737 | 5 | 6.0 | Mw (HRV, USGS). 35 km (22 mi) from Myitkyina, Myanmar | [13] |
August 30, 2008 | 08:30 | Sichuan−Yunnan border region, China see 2008 Panzhihua earthquake |
26.277 | 101.915 | 43 | 6.0 | Mw (HRV). 35 km (22 mi) from Panzhihua, Sichuan | |
September 10, 2008 | 11:00 | Southern Iran see 2008 Bandar Abbas earthquake |
26.823 | 55.825 | 7 | 6.1 | Mw (HRV). Epicenter 60 km (37 mi) from Bandar Abbas, Iran | [13] |
September 29, 2008 | 15:19 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | −29.872 | −177.684 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV, USGS). 70 km (43 mi) from Raoul Island | [13] |
October 5, 2008 | 15:52 | Eastern Kyrgyzstan see 2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake |
39.515 | 73.768 | 75 | 6.6 | Mw (HRV, USGS). Killed 75, epicenter close to town of Nura | |
October 6, 2008 | 08:30 | Eastern Xizang, China see 2008 Damxung earthquake |
29.761 | 90.320 | 10 | 6.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS). Epicenter 80 km (50 mi) from Lhasa | |
October 11, 2008 | 09:06 | Chechnya, Russia see 2008 Chechnya earthquake |
43.271 | 46.262 | 13 | 5.8 | Mw (HRV). Epicenter 45 km (28 mi) from Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. | |
October 28, 2008 | 23:09 | Northwestern Pakistan see 2008 Pakistan earthquake |
30.653 | 67.323 | 215+ | 6.4 | Mw (HRV, USGS). 60 km (37 mi) from Quetta, Pakistan. Followed 12 hours later by another mag. 6.4 earthquake | |
November 16, 2008 | 17:02 | Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia see 2008 Sulawesi earthquake |
1.290 | 122.100 | 6 | 7.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS). 135 km (84 mi) from Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia. | |
November 24, 2008 | 09:02 | Sea of Okhotsk | 54.194 | 154.315 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS). 491.6 km (305.5 mi) depth | [13] |
2009[edit]
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Source |
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January 3, 2009 | 19:43 | Near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia see 2009 Papua earthquake |
−0.408 | 132.886 | 5 | 7.7 | Mw (USGS) Centred 145km WNW of Manokwari, Papua, Indonesia, at a depth of 17km. | |
22:33 | −0.707 | 133.361 | 7.4 | Mw (USGS) Centred 85km WNW of Manokwari, Papua, Indonesia, at a depth of 23km. | ||||
January 8, 2009 | 19:21 | Costa Rica Region see 2009 Costa Rica earthquake |
10.197 | −84.159 | 34 dead 64 missing |
6.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 30km NNW of San José, Costa Rica, at a depth of 4.5km. | |
January 15, 2009 | 17:49 | East of the Kuril Islands, Russia | 46.862 | 155.156 | 0 | 7.4 | Mw (USGS) Centred 435km south of Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia, at a depth of 4.5km. | [14] |
February 11, 2009 | 17:34 | Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia | 3.902 | 126.400 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred 280km SSE of General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines, at a depth of 20km. | [15] |
February 18, 2009 | 21:53 | Kermadec Islands region, New Zealand | −27.464 | −176.324 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 250km NE of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, at a depth of 25km. | [16] |
March 19, 2009 | 18:17 | Tonga Region see 2009 Tonga earthquake |
−23.050 | −174.668 | 0 | 7.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 220km SSE of Nukuʻalofa, Tonga, at a depth of 34km. | |
April 6, 2009 | 01:32 | Central Italy see 2009 L'Aquila earthquake |
42.334 | 13.334 | 294 | 6.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 75km west of Pescara, Italy, at a depth of 8.8km. | |
April 16, 2009 | 21:27 | Hindu Kush Region, Eastern Afghanistan see 2009 Afghanistan earthquake |
34.197 | 70.065 | 22 | 5.4 | Mb (USGS). Followed by a Mag. 5.1 aftershock. 45 km (28 mi) from Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
May 28, 2009 | 08:24 | Offshore Honduras see 2009 Honduras earthquake |
16.733 | −86.220 | 7 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 125km NNE of La Ceiba, Honduras, at a depth of 10km. | |
July 15, 2009 | 09:22 | Off west coast of the South Island, New Zealand see 2009 Fiordland earthquake |
−45.750 | 166.577 | 0 | 7.8 | w (USGS) Centred 155 km WNW of Invercargill, New Zealand, at a depth of 12km. | |
August 9, 2009 | 10:55 | Izu Islands, Japan Region | 33.122 | 138.026 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 170km south of Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 297km. | [17] |
August 10, 2009 | 19:55 | Andaman Islands, India Region see 2009 Andaman Islands earthquake |
14.013 | 92.923 | 0 | 7.5 | Mw (USGS) Centred 270km north of Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India, at a depth of 33.1km. | |
August 10, 2009 | 20:07 | Near the south coast of Honshu, Japan see 2009 Shizuoka earthquake |
34.778 | 138.276 | 1 | 6.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 30km SSW of Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 26km. | [18] |
September 2, 2009 | 07:55 | Java, Indonesia see 2009 Java earthquake |
−7.809 | 107.259 | 79 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 100km SSW of Bandung, Java, Indonesia, at a depth of 46.2km. | |
September 21, 2009 | 08:53 | Bhutan Region see 2009 Bhutan earthquake |
27.346 | 91.412 | 11 | 6.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 130km NNW of Gauhati, Assam, India, at a depth of 14km. | [19] |
September 29, 2009 | 17:48 | Samoa Islands Region see 2009 Samoa earthquake |
−15.509 | −172.034 | 189 | 8.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 185km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga, at a depth of 18km. | [20] |
September 30, 2009 | 10:16 | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia see 2009 Sumatra earthquakes |
−0.725 | 99.856 | 1115 | 7.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 60km WNW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 81km. | [21] |
October 1, 2009 | 01:52 | −2.508 | 101.484 | 3 | 6.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 165km NNW of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 15km. | [22] | |
October 7, 2009 | 22:03 | Vanuatu Region see 2009 Vanuatu earthquakes |
−13.052 | 166.187 | 0 | 7.7 | Mw (USGS) Centred 265km SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 35km. | [23] |
22:18 | −12.554 | 166.320 | 7.8 | Mw (USGS) Centred 210km SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 35km. | [24] | |||
23:13 | −13.145 | 166.297 | 7.4 | Mw (USGS) Centred 270km SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 33.3km. | [25] | |||
November 8, 2009 | 19:41 | Sumbawa region, Indonesia | −8.270 | 118.633 | 2 | 6.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 25km NNW of Raba, Sumbawa, Indonesia, at a depth of 32.9km. | [26] |
November 9, 2009 | 10:44 | Fiji Region see 2009 Fiji earthquake |
−17.212 | 178.413 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 100km north of Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji, at a depth of 585.1km. |
2010[edit]
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Source |
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January 3, 2010 | 22:36 | Solomon Islands see January 2010 Solomon Islands earthquake |
−8.912 | 157.307 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [27] |
January 12, 2010 | 21:53 | Haiti (14 miles west of Port-au-Prince) see 2010 Haiti earthquake |
18.451 | −72.445 | 230,000~316,000 (Haitian government sources) |
7.0 | Mw (HRV, USGS). Worst quake in region in 200 years. Death toll at 222,570 (Haitian sources). | [28][29] |
February 26, 2010 | 20:31 | Ryukyu Islands, Japan | 23.472 | 123.713 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [30] |
February 27, 2010 | 06:34 | offshore Maule, Chile see 2010 Chile earthquake |
−35.846 | −72.719 | 523 | 8.8 | Mw (USGS) | [31] |
February 27, 2010 | 15:45 | Salta, Argentina see 2010 Salta earthquake |
−24.872 | −65.602 | 2 | 6.3 | Mb (USGS) | |
March 8, 2010 | 04:32 | Elâzığ Province, Turkey see 2010 Elâzığ earthquake |
38.867 | 39.987 | 42 | 6.1 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | |
March 11, 2010 | 11:39 | Pichilemu, Chile see 2010 Pichilemu earthquake |
−34.251 | −71.889 | 1 | 6.9 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [32][33] |
April 4, 2010 | 22:40 | Baja California, Mexico see 2010 Baja California earthquake |
32.128 | −115.303 | 4 | 7.2 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [34][35] |
April 6, 2010 | 22:15 | Sumatra, Indonesia see April 2010 Sumatra earthquake |
2.363 | 97.133 | 0 | 7.8 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [36] |
April 13, 2010 | 23:49 | Yushu, Qinghai, China see 2010 Yushu earthquake |
33.271 | 96.629 | 2,698 | 6.9 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [37][38] |
April 18, 2010 | 20:28 | Afghanistan see 2010 Afghanistan earthquake |
35.668 | 67.657 | 11 | 5.6 | Mw (HRV) | [39] |
May 9, 2010 | 05:59 | offshore Northern Sumatra see May 2010 Northern Sumatra earthquake |
3.775 | 96.055 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [40] |
May 27, 2010 | 17:14 | Vanuatu | −13.710 | 166.507 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV) | [41] |
June 12, 2010 | 19:26 | Nicobar Islands, India | 7.848, | 91.919 | 0 | 7.5 | Mw (USGS) | [42] |
June 16, 2010 | 03:16 | offshore of Papua, Indonesia see 2010 Papua earthquake |
−2.171 | 136.549 | 3 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [43] |
June 30, 2010 | 07:22 | Oaxaca, Mexico see 2010 Oaxaca earthquake |
16.527 | −97.760 | 1 | 6.2 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [44][45] |
July 18, 2010 | 13:34 | New Britain, Papua New Guinea see 2010 New Britain earthquake |
−5.939 | 150.572 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | [46] |
July 23, 2010 | 22:08 | Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines see 2010 Mindanao earthquakes |
6.699 | 123.475 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS) Depth of 612 km | [47] |
22:51 | 6.470 | 123.532 | 0 | 7.6 | Mw (HRV, USGS) Depth of 583 km | [48] | ||
23:15 | 6.792 | 123.282 | 0 | 7.4 | Mw (HRV, USGS) Depth of 631 km | [49] | ||
August 10, 2010 | 05:23 | Vanuatu | −17.561 | 168.028 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) | [50] |
August 12, 2010 | 11:54 | Pastaza, Ecuador | −1.260 | −77.312 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV, USGS) Centred closest to Tihuano, at a depth of 211 kilometres. No reported damage. | [51] |
September 3, 2010 | 16:35 | Canterbury, New Zealand see 2010 Canterbury earthquake |
−43.530 | 172.120 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred closest to Charing Cross, at a depth of 11 kilometres. Most damage occurred in Christchurch. | [52] |
October 25, 2010 | 14:42 | Sumatra Region see October 2010 Sumatra earthquake |
−3.484 | 100.114 | 435 | 7.7 | Mw (USGS) Closest to Pagai Selatan, West Sumatra, at a depth of 20.6 kilometres. Most damage occurred in Palgai Selatan. | [53] |
November 3, 2010 | 00:56 | Central Serbia, Serbia see 2010 Serbia earthquake |
43.718 | 20.624 | 2 | 5.4 | Mw (USGS) Closest to Gotovac, at a depth of 10 kilometres. Most damage occurred in Vitanovac. | [54] |
December 20, 2010 | 18:41 | Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran see December 2010 Iran earthquake |
28.491 | 59.117 | 11 | 6.5 | Mw (HRV) Closest to Nematabad, Kerman, at a depth of 11.8 kilometres. Most damage occurred in Fahraj. | [55] |
December 21, 2010 | 17:19 | Japan Region see 2010 Bonin Islands earthquake |
26.892 | 143.726 | 0 | 7.4 | Mw (HRV) Closest to Ogasawara, Kantō, at a depth of 14 kilometres. No reported damage. | [56] |
December 25, 2010 | 13:16 | Vanuatu Region | −19.775 | 167.895 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS) Closest to Hnanemuhaetra, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, at a depth of 12.3 kilometres. No reported damage. | [57] |
2011[edit]
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Source |
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January 1, 2011 | 09:56 | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | −26.758 | −63.103 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred closest to La Frontera, at a depth of 576.8 kilometres. No reported damage. | [58] |
January 2, 2011 | 20:20 | Araucanía, Chile see 2011 Temuco earthquake |
−38.360 | −73.281 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred closest to Tirúa, Biobío, at a depth of 25.1 kilometres. No reported damage. | [59] |
January 13, 2011 | 16:16 | New Caledonia Region | −20.617 | 168.489 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred closest to Toka, Loyalty Islands, at a depth of 9 kilometres. No reported damage. | [60] |
January 18, 2011 | 20:23 | Balochistan, Pakistan see 2011 Pakistan earthquake |
28.838 | 63.947 | 2 | 7.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred closest to Chakul, at a depth of 83 kilometres. Most damage occurred in Dalbandin. | [61] |
February 21, 2011 | 23:51 | Canterbury, New Zealand see February 2011 Christchurch earthquake |
−43.583 | 172.701 | 181 | 6.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred closest to Heathcote Valley, at a depth of 5 kilometres. Most damage occurred in Christchurch. | [62] |
March 9, 2011 | 02:45 | Japan Region | 38.424 | 142.836 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred closest to Enoshima, Miyagi, at a depth of 32 kilometres. No reported damage. | [63] |
March 10, 2011 | 04:58 | Yunnan, China see 2011 Yunnan earthquake |
24.710 | 97.994 | 26 | 5.4 | Mw (USGS) Centred closest to Hehui, at a depth of 10 kilometres. Most damage occurred in Yingjiang. | [64] |
March 11, 2011 | 05:46 | Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan see 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami |
38.297 | 142.372 | 18,184 dead 2,668 missing |
9.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 129km east of Sendai, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 30km. | [65] |
March 24, 2011 | 13:55 | Burma Region see 2011 Burma earthquake |
20.687 | 99.822 | 150 | 6.9 | Mw (USGS) Centred 589km NE of Rangoon, Burma, at a depth of 8km. Most damage occurred in Mong Hpayak. | [66] |
April 3, 2011 | 20:06 | South of Java, Indonesia see 2011 Java earthquake |
−9.786 | 107.749 | 1 | 6.7 | Mw (USGS) Centred 412km SSE of Jakarta, Java, Indonesia. | [67] |
April 7, 2011 | 14:32 | Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan see April 2011 Miyagi earthquake |
38.253 | 141.640 | 4 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 66km east of Sendai, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 49km. Most damage occurred in Miyagi. | [68] |
April 11, 2011 | 08:16 | Eastern Honshu, Japan see April 2011 Fukushima earthquake |
37.007 | 140.477 | 4 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 36km west of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 13.1km. Most damage occurred in Fukushima. | [69] |
May 11, 2011 | 16:47 | Spain Region see 2011 Lorca earthquake |
37.699 | −1.673 | 9 | 5.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 50km SW of Murcia, Spain, at a depth of 1km. Most damage occurred in Lorca. | [70] |
May 19, 2011 | 20:15 | Western Turkey see 2011 Kütahya earthquake |
39.137 | 29.074 | 2 | 5.8 | Mw (USGS) Centred 53km NNW of Uşak, Turkey, at a depth of 9.1km. Most damage occurred in Kütahya. | [71] |
June 13, 2011 | 02:20 | South Island of New Zealand see June 2011 Christchurch earthquake |
−43.580 | 172.740 | 1 | 6.0 | Mw (USGS) Struck 13km NNE of Christchurch, New Zealand. | [72] |
June 24, 2011 | 03:09 | Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States | 52.008 | −171.859 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred 64km SW of Amukta Island, Alaska, United States, at a depth of 62.6km. | [73] |
July 6, 2011 | 19:03 | Kermadec Islands region, New Zealand | −29.312 | −176.204 | 0 | 7.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 163km east of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, at a depth of 20km. | [74] |
July 10, 2011 | 00:57 | Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan | 38.040 | 143.287 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 212km east of Sendai, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 23km. | [75] |
July 19, 2011 | 19:35 | Kyrgyzstan Region see 2011 Fergana Valley earthquake |
40.151 | 71.426 | 14 | 6.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 42km SW of Fergana, Uzbekistan, at a depth of 16km. Most damage occurred in Uzbekistan. | [76] |
August 20, 2011 | 16:55 | Vanuatu Region see 2011 Port Vila Vanuatu earthquakes |
−18.260 | 168.069 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 63km southwest of Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu, at a depth of 40.6 km. | [77] |
18:19 | −18.287 | 168.132 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 69km southwest of Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu, at a depth of 28.5 km. | [78] | |||
September 3, 2011 | 22:55 | −20.585 | 169.696 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Struck 347km southeast of Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu. | [79] | ||
September 5, 2011 | 17:55 | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia see 2011 Aceh Singkil Regency earthquakes |
2.958 | 97.916 | 10 | 6.6 | Mw (USGS) Struck 100km SW of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia. | [80] |
September 15, 2011 | 19:31 | Fiji Region |
−21.559 | −179.369 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Struck 453km southeast of Suva, Fiji. | [81] |
September 18, 2011 | 12:40 | India–Nepal border region see 2011 Sikkim earthquake |
27.723 | 88.064 | 111 | 6.9 | Mw (USGS) Centred close to the border between Sikkim and Nepal. | [82] |
September 19, 2011 | 18:34 | Guatemala Region |
14.332 | −90.142 | 3 | 5.8 | Mw (USGS) Struck 53km southeast of Guatemala City. | [83] |
October 21, 2011 | 17:57 | Kermadec Islands region, New Zealand | −28.998 | −176.183 | 0 | 7.4 | Mw (USGS) Struck 169km east of the Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, at a depth of 32.9km. | [84] |
October 23, 2011 | 10:41 | Eastern Turkey see 2011 Van earthquake |
38.691 | 43.497 | 604 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Struck 16km NNE of Van, Turkey, at a depth of 16km. | [85] |
October 28, 2011 | 18:54 | Near the coast of central Peru | −14.515 | –76.009 | 1 | 6.9 | Mw (USGS) Struck 51km SSW of Ica, Peru, at a depth of 23.9km. | [86] |
November 9, 2011 | 19:23 | Eastern Turkey see 2011 Van earthquake |
38.42 | 43.22 | 40 | 5.6 | Mw (USGS) Struck 15km WSW of Van, Turkey. | [87] |
December 11, 2011 | 01:47 | Guerrero, Mexico see 2011 Zumpango earthquake |
18.038 | −99.796 | 3 | 6.5 | Mw (USGS) Depth of 64.9 km. | [88] |
December 14, 2011 | 05:04 | Eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea |
−7.518 | 146.767 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Depth of 121.2 km. | [89] |
2012[edit]
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Source |
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January 10, 2012 | 18:37 | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia | 2.452 | 93.209 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred off the coast, closest to Banda Aceh, at a depth of 29.1km. | [90] |
February 2, 2012 | 13:34 | Vanuatu Region | −17.766 | 167.134 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred off the coast, 124km west of Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu, at a depth of 23.1km. | [91] |
February 6, 2012 | 03:49 | Negros–Cebu region, Philippines see 2012 Visayas earthquake |
9.964 | 123.246 | 113 | 6.7 | Mw (USGS) Struck 72km north of the Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines, at a depth of 11km. | [92] |
March 20, 2012 | 18:02 | Oaxaca, Mexico see 2012 Guerrero–Oaxaca earthquake |
16.662 | −98.188 | 2 | 7.4 | Mw (USGS) Centred 25km east of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico, at a depth of 20.0km. | [93] |
March 25, 2012 | 22:37 | Maule, Chile | −35.183 | −71.792 | 1 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 27km NNW of Talca, Maule, Chile, at a depth of 34.8km. | [94] |
April 11, 2012 | 08:38 | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia see 2012 Indian Ocean earthquake |
2.311 | 93.063 | 10 | 8.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 434km SW of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 22.9km. | [95] |
10:43 | 0.773 | 92.452 | 8.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred 618km SSW of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 16.4km. | [96] | |||
April 17, 2012 | 03:50 | Offshore Valparaiso, Chile | −32.701 | −71.484 | 1 | 6.7 | Mw (USGS) Centred 42km NNE of Valparaiso, Chile, at a depth of 42km. | [97] |
May 7, 2012 | 04:40 | Azerbaijan Region | 41.541 | 46.766 | 2 | 5.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 15km SE of Zaqatala, Azerbaijan, at a depth of 11km. | [98] |
May 20, 2012 | 02:03 | Emilia−Romagna, Italy see 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes |
44.799 | 11.192 | 7 | 6.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred about 36km north of Bologna, at a depth of 5km. | [99] |
May 22, 2012 | 00:00 | Bulgaria Region see 2012 Pernik earthquake |
42.686 | 23.009 | 1 | 5.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred about 9km west of Sofia, Bulgaria, at a depth of 9.4km. | [100] |
May 29, 2012 | 07:00 | Emilia−Romagna, Italy see 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes |
44.814 | 11.079 | 20 | 5.8 | Mw (USGS) Centred about 5~10km below Mirandola, at a depth of 9km. | [101] |
June 11, 2012 | 05:29 | Hindu kush region, Afghanistan see June 2012 Afghanistan earthquakes |
36.082 | 69.316 | 75 | 5.7 | Mw (USGS) Centred about 161km SW of Faizabad, Afghanistan, at a depth of 15km. | [102] |
June 24, 2012 | 07:59 | Sichuan−Yunnan border region, China |
27.766 | 100.768 | 4 | 5.5 | Mw (USGS) Depth of 9.3km. | [103] |
July 20, 2012 | 12:11 | Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China see 2012 Yangzhou Earthquake |
32.990 | 119.645 | 1 | 4.9 | Mw (USGS) Centred about 10km SE of Wangying, China, at a depth of 13.9km. | [104] |
July 25, 2012 | 00:27 | Simeulue, Indonesia |
2.657 | 96.126 | 1 | 6.4 | Mw (USGS) Centred about 28km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia, at a depth of 22km. | [105] |
August 11, 2012 | 12:23 | Northwestern Iran see 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes |
38.322 | 46.888 | 306 | 6.4 | Mw (USGS) Centred about 20km WSW of Ahar, Iran, at a depth of 9.9km. | [106] |
August 14, 2012 | 02:59 | Sea of Okhotsk | 49.784 | 145.126 | 0 | 7.7 | Mw (USGS) Centred about 158km ENE of Poronaysk, Russia, at a depth of 625.9km. | [107] |
August 18, 2012 | 09:41 | Sulawesi, Indonesia |
−1.343 | 120.103 | 6 | 6.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred about 56km SSE of Palu, Indonesia, at a depth of 19.9km. | [108] |
August 27, 2012 | 04:37 | Offshore El Salvador |
12.278 | −88.528 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred about 111km south of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador, at a depth of 20.3km. | [109] |
August 31, 2012 | 12:47 | Offshore Philippines see 2012 Samar earthquake |
10.838 | 126.704 | 1 | 7.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred about 94km east of Sulangan, Philippines, at a depth of 34.9km. | [110] |
September 5, 2012 | 14:42 | Costa Rica Region see 2012 Costa Rica earthquake |
10.086 | −85.305 | 2 | 7.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred about 10km NE of Hojancha, Costa Rica, at a depth of 40km. | [111] |
September 7, 2012 | 03:19 | Sichuan−Yunnan−Guizhou region, China see 2012 Yunnan earthquakes |
27.541 | 103.973 | 81 | 5.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 8km SSE of Jiaokui, China, at a depth of 10km. | [112] |
04:16 | 27.582 | 103.990 | 5.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 2km SW of Jiaokui, China, at a depth of 9.8km. | [113] | |||
September 30, 2012 | 16:31 | Isnos, Colombia | 1.929 | −76.362 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 11km WNW of San Agustin, Colombia, at a depth of 170km. | [114] |
October 28, 2012 | 03:04 | Queen Charlotte Islands region, Canada see 2012 Haida Gwaii earthquake |
52.769 | −131.927 | 0 | 7.7 | Mw (USGS) Centred 139km south of Masset, Canada, at a depth of 20.1km. | [115] |
November 7, 2012 | 16:35 | Offshore Guatemala see 2012 Guatemala earthquake |
14.083 | −91.916 | 139 | 7.4 | Mw (USGS) Centred 24km south of Champerico, at a depth of 41.6km. Most damage occurred in San Marcos, Guatemala. | [116] |
November 11, 2012 | 01:12 | Burma Region see 2012 Shwebo earthquake |
23.014 | 95.883 | 26 dead 12 missing |
6.8 | Mw (USGS) Centred 117km north of Mandalay, Burma, at a depth of 9.8km. | [117] |
December 5, 2012 | 17:08 | Eastern Iran see 2012 Zohan earthquake |
33.490 | 59.554 | 8 dead 1 missing |
5.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 73km NNE of Birjand, Iran, at a depth of 5.6km. | [118] |
December 7, 2012 | 08:18 | Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan see 2012 Kamaishi earthquake |
37.889 | 144.090 | 3 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 245km SE of Kamaishi, Japan, at a depth of 36.1km. | [119] |
December 10, 2012 | 16:53 | Banda Sea, Indonesia | −6.540 | 129.815 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 229km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia, at a depth of 159.3km. | [120] |
2013[edit]
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Source |
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January 5, 2013 | 08:58 | Southeastern Alaska, United States | 55.238 | −134.777 | 0 | 7.5 | Mw (USGS) Centred 102km west of Craig, Alaska, at a depth of 9.9km. | [121] |
January 21, 2013 | 22:22 | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia | 4.961 | 96.083 | 1 | 5.9 | Mw (USGS) Centred 34km SSW of Reuleuet, Indonesia, at a depth of 16.6km. | [122] |
January 30, 2013 | 20:15 | Atacama, Chile | −28.181 | −70.800 | 1 | 6.8 | Mw (USGS) Centred 44km north of Vallenar, Chile, at a depth of 45.7km. | [123] |
February 6, 2013 | 01:12 | Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands see 2013 Solomon Islands earthquake |
−10.738 | 165.138 | 13 dead 5 missing |
8.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 81km west of Lata, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 28.7km. | [124] |
01:23 | −11.254 | 164.932 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 114km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 10.1km. | [125] | |||
01:54 | −10.479 | 165.772 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 25km NNW of Lata, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 9.8km. | [126] | |||
February 8, 2013 | 15:26 | −10.910 | 165.964 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 25km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 27km. | [127] | |
March 27, 2013 | 02:03 | Taiwan Region see March 2013 Nantou earthquake |
23.840 | 121.135 | 1 | 6.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 48km WSW from Hualien, Taiwan, at a depth of 20.7km. | [128] |
April 6, 2013 | 04:42 | Papua, Indonesia | −3.526 | 138.466 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 238km east of Enarotali, Indonesia, at a depth of 68km. | [129] |
April 9, 2013 | 11:52 | Southern Iran see 2013 Bushehr earthquake |
28.500 | 51.591 | 37 | 6.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 89km SE of Bushehr, Iran, at a depth of 10km. | [130] |
April 16, 2013 | 10:44 | Iran–Pakistan border region see 2013 Sistan and Baluchestan earthquake |
28.107 | 62.053 | 35 | 7.8 | Mw (USGS) Centred 86km ESE of Khash, Iran, at a depth of 82km. Most damage occurred in Pakistan. | [131] |
April 19, 2013 | 03:05 | Kuril Islands, Russia | 46.182 | 150.796 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred 250km ENE of Kuril'sk, Russia, at a depth of 122.3km. | [132] |
April 20, 2013 | 00:02 | Western Sichuan, China see 2013 Lushan earthquake |
30.284 | 102.956 | 193 dead 24 missing |
6.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 52km WSW of Linqiong, China, at a depth of 12.3km. | [133] |
April 24, 2013 | 09:25 | Hindu kush region, Afghanistan see 2013 Laghman earthquake |
34.517 | 70.207 | 18 | 5.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 11km south of Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, at a depth of 62.1km. | [134] |
May 1, 2013 | 06:57 | Eastern Kashmir, India | 33.100 | 75.838 | 2 | 5.4 | Mw (USGS) Centred 17km NE of Bhadarwah, India, at a depth of 9.8km. | [135] |
May 11, 2013 | 02:08 | Southern Iran | 26.712 | 57.886 | 1 | 6.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 93km ESE of Minab, Iran, at a depth of 14.0km. | [136] |
May 23, 2013 | 17:19 | Offshore Tonga | −23.025 | −177.109 | 0 | 7.4 | Mw (USGS) Centred 282km SW of Vaini, Tonga, at a depth of 171.4km. | [137] |
May 24, 2013 | 05:44 | Sea of Okhotsk see 2013 Okhotsk Sea earthquake |
54.874 | 153.281 | 0 | 8.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 362km WSW of Esso, Russia, at a depth of 608.9km. | [138] |
June 2, 2013 | 05:43 | Central Taiwan see June 2013 Nantou earthquake |
23.794 | 121.133 | 4 | 6.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred 25km SE of Buli, Taiwan, at a depth of 17.0km. | [139] |
July 2, 2013 | 07:37 | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia see 2013 Aceh earthquake |
4.698 | 96.687 | 35 dead 8 missing |
6.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 55km south of Bireun, Indonesia, at a depth of 10.0km. | [140] |
July 7, 2013 | 18:35 | New Ireland, Papua New Guinea | −3.939 | 153.882 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred 110km ENE of Taron, Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 378.8km. | [141] |
All times are UTC, unless otherwise stated
ML = Richter magnitude scale
Mw = Moment magnitude
Mb = Body wave magnitude
HRV = Harvard University (Global CMT)
USGS = United States Geological Survey
INGV = National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Earthquakes list INGV)
See also[edit]
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