Earthquakes in 2001 Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2001
Strongest magnitude 8.4 Mw , Peru Deadliest 7.7 Mw , India Total fatalities 21,517 9.0+ 0 8.0–8.9 1 7.0–7.9 15 6.0–6.9 121 5.0–5.9 1,224
This is a list of earthquakes in 2001 . 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 time.
Compared to other years [ edit ] Number of Earthquakes Worldwide for 1999–2009 Magnitude Ranging Between 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 8−9.9 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 7−7.9 18 14 15 13 14 14 10 9 13 12 16 21 19 15 17 11 18 6−6.9 118 145 121 126 140 141 140 142 178 168 144 151 204 129 125 144 124 5−5.9 1057 1335 1215 1171 1203 1515 1693 1712 2074 1768 1896 1963 2271 1412 1402 1577 1413 Total 1193 1495 1352 1310 1358 1672 1844 1865 2270 1948 2057 2136 2495 1558 1546 1733 1556
Note that an increase in detected earthquake numbers does not necessarily represent an increase in earthquakes per se. Population increase, habitation spread, and advances in earthquake detection technology all contribute to higher earthquake numbers being recorded over time. USGS's Website has more information.
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Note : At least 10 casualties Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date 1 8.4 145 Peru , Arequipa VIII (Severe ) 33.0 June 23 2 7.8 0 China , Qinghai IX (Violent ) 10.0 November 14 3 7.7 944 El Salvador , La Libertad VIII (Severe ) 60.0 January 13 3 7.7 20,085 India , Gujarat X (Extreme ) 16.0 January 26 4 7.6 1 Peru , Arequipa VII (Very strong ) 33.0 July 7 5 7.5 0 Indonesia , Banda Sea VII (Very strong ) 33.0 October 19 5 7.5 0 Philippines , Mindanao VII (Very strong ) 33.0 January 1 6 7.4 0 Indonesia , Sumatra VII (Very strong ) 36.0 February 13 7 7.2 0 New Zealand , Kermadec Islands V (Moderate ) 178.1 June 3 8 7.1 0 New Zealand , North Island VII (Very strong ) 33.0 August 21 8 7.1 0 Vanuatu VII (Very strong ) 103.0 January 9 8 7.1 0 Australia V (Moderate ) 10.0 December 12 8 7.1 0 Indonesia , Molucca Sea VII (Very strong ) 36.0 February 24 9 7.0 0 Guam VII (Very strong ) 37.0 October 12 9 7.0 0 Papua New Guinea , New Britain VII (Very strong ) 33.0 October 31 9 7.0 0 Kodiak Island VII (Very strong ) 33.0 January 9
Note : At least 7.0 magnitudeJanuary Strongest magnitude 7.7 India El Salvador Deadliest 7.7 Mw India Total fatalities 21,029 7.0–7.9 5 6.0–6.9 10 5.0–5.9 122
Mindanao , Philippines on January 1 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 1] Mindanao , on January 1 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 2] Mindanao , on January 2 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 3] Solomon Islands , on January 2 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 4] Vanuatu , on January 9 at a depth of 103.0 km (64.0 mi).[ 5] Kodiak Island , on January 9 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 6] Vancouver Island , on January 11 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 7] magnitude 7.7 struck El Salvador , on January 13 at a depth of 60.0 km (37.3 mi). 944 lost their lives, 4,723 others suffered injuries and many houses were destroyed. Most of the casualties and some of the damage were caused by landslides.[ 8] A magnitude 6.4 struck Mid-Indian Ridge , on January 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 9] Sumatra , Indonesia , on January 16 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 10] Sumatra , Indonesia , on January 16 at a depth of 28.0 km (17.4 mi).[ 11] Chiapas , Mexico , on January 19 at a depth of 28.0 km (17.4 mi).[ 12] Santa Cruz Islands , on January 19 at a depth of 50.0 km (31.1 mi).[ 13] South Sandwich Islands , on January 19 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 14] magnitude 7.7 struck Gujarat , India , on January 26 at a depth of 16.0 km (9.9 mi). 20,085 killed, 166,800 injuries and 339,000 houses destroyed. Many aftershocks were affected.[ 15] Papua, Indonesia , on January 29 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 16] February Strongest magnitude 7.4 Mw Indonesia Deadliest 6.6 Mw El Salvador 7.0–7.9 2 6.0–6.9 14 5.0–5.9 104
Andreanof Islands , Alaska , on February 1 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 17] Gujarat , India , on February 8 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 18] 2001 Gujarat earthquake . Additional damage was caused, and 40 people were injured.magnitude 6.6 struck El Salvador , on February 13 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). 315 people were killed.[ 19] Sumatra , Indonesia , on February 13 at a depth of 36.0 km (22.4 mi).[ 20] Fiji islands, on February 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 21] Fiji islands, on February 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 22] Bali Sea , on February 16 at a depth of 521.0 km (323.7 mi).[ 23] Haida Gwaii , on February 17 at a depth of 20.0 km (12.4 mi).[ 24] El Salvador , on February 17 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). One person died.[citation needed A magnitude 6.0 struck Prince Edward Islands , on February 18 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 25] Laos , on February 19 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 26] Dien Bien Phu , in neighboring Vietnam .Sichuan , on February 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). At least three people were killed.[ 27] Molucca Sea , on February 24 at a depth of 36.0 km (22.4 mi).[ 28] Molucca Sea , on February 24 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 29] Hindu Kush , on February 25 at a depth of 202.5 km (125.8 mi).[ 30] Sea of Okhotsk , on February 25 at a depth of 392.0 km (243.6 mi).[ 31] Loyalty Islands , on February 28 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 32] Loyalty Islands , on February 28 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 33] El Salvador , on February 28 at a depth of 65.3 km (40.6 mi).[ 34] magnitude 6.8 struck Washington , on February 28 at a depth of 51.9 km (32.2 mi). One person was killed and 400 were injured.[ 35] March Strongest magnitude 6.8 Mw ,Japan Deadliest 6.8 Mw ,Japan 2 deaths 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 9 5.0–5.9 88
Macquarie Island , on March 6 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 36] Ascension Island , on March 7 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 37] Minahasa , on March 14 at a depth of 109.4 km (68.0 mi).[ 38] Nicobar Islands , on March 15 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 39] Valparaíso , on March 15 at a depth of 37.0 km (23.0 mi).This came just 12 hours after India event.[ 40] Banda Sea , on March 19 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 41] Kuril Islands , on March 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 42] magnitude 6.8 struck Hiroshima , on March 28 at a depth of 42.0 km (26.1 mi).2 people were killed and 161 were injured[ 43] April Strongest magnitude 6.9 Mw ,Fiji Deadliest 5.6 Mw ,Yunnan 2 deaths 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 11 5.0–5.9 92
Shizuoka Prefecture , on April 3 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 44] Kepulauan Kai , on April 4 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 45] Kermadec Islands , on April 7 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 46] Valparaíso , on April 7 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 47] Yunnan , on April 12 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi), killing 2 people.[ 48] South Sandwich Islands , on April 14 at a depth of 26.0 km (16.2 mi).[ 49] Izu Islands , on April 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 50] Solomon Islands , on April 19 at a depth of 12.0 km (7.5 mi).This is the foreshock of magnitude 6.7[ 51] Solomon Islands , on April 19 at a depth of 20.0 km (12.4 mi).This is the foreshock of magnitude 6.7[ 52] Solomon Islands , on April 19 at a depth of 17.0 km (10.6 mi).[ 53] Hokkaido , on April 26 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 54] Fiji , on April 28 at a depth of 351.8 km (218.6 mi).[ 55] Colima , on April 29 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 56] May Strongest magnitude 6.7 Mw ,Kuril Islands Deadliest 5.6 Mw ,Sichuan 2 deaths 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 9 5.0–5.9 84
A magnitude 6.2 struck Pacific-Antarctic Ridge , on May 7 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 57] El Salvador , on May 8 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi), killing one person.[ 58] Solomon Islands , on May 9 at a depth of 67.9 km (42.2 mi).[ 59] Fiji , on May 19 at a depth of 368.7 km (229.1 mi).[ 60] Colima , on May 20 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 61] Sichuan , on May 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi), killing two people.[ 62] Kuril Islands , on May 25 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 63] Java , on May 25 at a depth of 143.1 km (88.9 mi).[ 64] Fiji , on May 26 at a depth of 406.5 km (252.6 mi).[ 65] Kepulauan Tanimbar , on May 28 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 66] Solomon Islands , on May 29 at a depth of 14.0 km (8.7 mi).[ 67] June Strongest magnitude 8.4 Mw ,Peru Deadliest 8.4 Mw ,Peru 145 deaths 8.0–8.9 1 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 12 5.0–5.9 140
Hindu Kush , on June 1 at a depth of 62.1 km (38.6 mi).Killing 4 people.[ 68] Kermadec Islands , on June 3 at a depth of 178.1 km (110.7 mi).[ 69] New Guinea , on June 5 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 70] New Guinea , on June 5 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).This is aftershock of magnitude 6.4.[ 71] Andreanof Islands , on June 14 at a depth of 18.0 km (11.2 mi).[ 72] Pagan Island , on June 15 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 73] Gulf of Aden , on June 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 74] Samoa , on June 16 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 75] Potosi , on June 19 at a depth of 146.6 km (91.1 mi).[ 76] Germany , on June 21 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).Killing one people.magnitude 8.4 struck southern Peru , on June 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). At least 145 people were killed.[ 77] Peru , on June 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).This is aftershock of the magnitude 8.4.[ 78] Kuril Islands , on June 24 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 79] Peru , on June 26 at a depth of 24.0 km (14.9 mi).This is aftershock of the magnitude 8.4.[ 80] A magnitude 6.1 struck central East Pacific Rise , on June 26 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 81] Potosi , on June 29 at a depth of 273.9 km (170.2 mi).[ 82] July Strongest magnitude 7.6 Mw ,Peru Deadliest 4.7 Mw ,Italy 4 deaths 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 10 5.0–5.9 102
New Britain , on July 1 at a depth of 28.0 km (17.4 mi).[ 83] Mariana Islands , on July 3 at a depth of 290.0 km (180.2 mi).[ 84] Fiji , on July 3 at a depth of 184.6 km (114.7 mi).[ 85] Cochabamba , on July 4 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 86] Peru , on July 5 at a depth of 62.0 km (38.5 mi).This is aftershock of magnitude 8.4[ 87] Peru , on July 7 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).This is aftershock of magnitude 8.4.Killing one people.[ 88] New Britain , on July 8 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 89] Italy , on July 17 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).Killing 4 people.Gulf of Aden , on July 19 at a depth of 13.0 km (8.1 mi).[ 90] Kepulauan Kai , on July 22 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 91] Tarapaca , on July 24 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 92] Aegean Sea , on July 26 at a depth of 8.0 km (5.0 mi).[ 93] Alaska , on July 28 at a depth of 131.3 km (81.6 mi).[ 94] August Strongest magnitude 7.1 Mw ,North Island Deadliest 5.8 Mw ,Peru 4 deaths 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 6 5.0–5.9 117
Kamchatka Peninsula , on August 2 at a depth of 14.0 km (8.7 mi).[ 95] A magnitude 6.7 struck southern East Pacific Rise , on August 6 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 96] Peru , on August 9 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).Killing 4 people[ 97] Hokkaido , on August 13 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 98] North Island of New Zealand, on August 21 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 99] Bismarck Sea , on August 23 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 100] Panama , on August 25 at a depth of 24.5 km (15.2 mi).[ 101] Molucca Sea , on August 27 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 102] Gulf of Aden , on August 31 at a depth of 15.0 km (9.3 mi).[ 103] September Strongest magnitude 2 events reached magnitude 6.5 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 9 5.0–5.9 80
A magnitude 6.1 struck North Indian Ocean , on September 2 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 104] A magnitude 6.3 struck Pacific-Antarctic Ridge , on September 2 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 105] Papua , on September 11 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 106] Fiji , on September 12 at a depth of 608.1 km (377.9 mi).[ 107] Vancouver Island , on September 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 108] Tonga , on September 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 109] Kepulauan Barat Daya , on September 18 at a depth of 131.8 km (81.9 mi).[ 110] Vanuatu , on September 29 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 111] Vanuatu , on September 30 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 112] October Strongest magnitude 7.5 Mw ,Banda Sea Deadliest 5.6 Mw ,Yunnan 1 deaths 7.0–7.9 3 6.0–6.9 9 5.0–5.9 110
Tonga , on October 2 at a depth of 106.9 km (66.4 mi).[ 113] New Guinea , on October 7 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 114] Kamchatka Peninsula , on October 8 at a depth of 48.5 km (30.1 mi).[ 115] Kamchatka Peninsula , on October 8 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 116] Haida Gwaii , on October 12 at a depth of 20.0 km (12.4 mi).[ 117] Guam , on October 12 at a depth of 37.0 km (23.0 mi).[ 118] Molucca Sea , on October 13 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 119] Virgin Islands , on October 17 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 120] Banda Sea , on October 19 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 121] North Island of New Zealand, on October 21 at a depth of 18.0 km (11.2 mi).[ 122] Vanuatu , on October 26 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 123] Yunnan , on October 27 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).Killing one person.[ 124] New Britain , on October 31 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 125] November Strongest magnitude 7.8 Mw ,Qinghai 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 11 5.0–5.9 100
Fiji , on November 5 at a depth of 561.4 km (348.8 mi).[ 126] Panama and Costa Rica , on November 9 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 127] Sinaloa , on November 13 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 128] Near Islands , on November 13 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 129] magnitude 7.8 struck Qinghai , on November 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).Some damage was reported, but no casualties.[ 130] Ascension Island , on November 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 131] Banda Sea , on November 20 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 132] Fiji islands, on November 22 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 133] Fiji islands, on November 22 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 134] Hindu Kush , on November 23 at a depth of 106.5 km (66.2 mi).[ 135] Kermadec Islands , on November 27 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 136] Chiapas , on November 28 at a depth of 84.9 km (52.8 mi).[ 137] December Strongest magnitude 7.1 Mw Australia Deadliest 5.8 Mw Peru 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 11 5.0–5.9 77
Santa Cruz Islands , on December 2 at a depth of 100.5 km (62.4 mi).[ 138] Honshu , on December 2 at a depth of 100.5 km (62.4 mi).[ 139] Honshu , on December 2 at a depth of 123.8 km (76.9 mi).[ 140] Fiji , on December 3 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 141] Peru , on December 4 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). Two people were killed.[ 142] Ryukyu Islands , on December 8 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 143] Sulawesi , on December 9 at a depth of 156.3 km (97.1 mi).[ 144] Vanuatu , on December 12 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[ 145] Australia , on December 12 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 146] Taiwan , on December 18 at a depth of 14.0 km (8.7 mi).[ 147] Bangladesh , on December 19 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[ 148] Dhaka .Santa Cruz Islands , on December 22 at a depth of 74.2 km (46.1 mi).[ 149] Solomon Islands , on December 23 at a depth of 74.2 km (46.1 mi).[ 150] Vanuatu , on December 27 at a depth of 153.2 km (95.2 mi).[ 151] Peru , on December 28 at a depth of 160.6 km (99.8 mi).[ 152] ^ "M7.5 – Mindanao, Philippines" . United States Geological Survey. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015 .^ "M6.8 – Mindanao, Philippines" . United States Geological Survey. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015 .^ "M6.4 – Mindanao, Philippines" . United States Geological Survey. 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August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .^ "M6.2 – South Sandwich Islands region" . United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .^ "M6.0 – Izu Islands, Japan region" . United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .^ "M6.0 – Solomon Islands" . United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .^ "M6.2 – Solomon Islands" . United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .^ "M6.7 – Solomon Islands" . United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .^ "M6.0 – Hokkaido, Japan region" . United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .^ "M6.9 – Fiji region" . United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .^ "M6.2 – offshore Colima, Mexico" . United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .^ "M6.2 – Pacific-Antarctic Ridge" . United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .^ "M5.7 – El Salvador" . United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .^ "M6.3 – Solomon Islands" . United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .^ "M6.0 – Fiji region" . United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .^ "M6.3 – offshore Colima, Mexico" . United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .^ "M5.5 – western Sichuan, China" . United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .^ "M6.7 – Kuril Islands" . United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .^ "M6.3 – Java, Indonesia" . United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .^ "M6.4 – Fiji region" . United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .^ "M6.0 – Kepulauan Tanimbar, Indonesia" . United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. 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Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.0 – Samoa Islands region" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.0 – Potosi, Bolivia" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M8.4 – near the coast of southern Peru" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.1 – near the coast of southern Peru" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.0 – Kuril Islands" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.7 – near the coast of southern Peru" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.1 – central East Pacific Rise" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.1 – Potosi, Bolivia" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.1 – New Britain region, Papua New Guinea" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.5 – Mariana Islands region" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.5 – Fiji region" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.2 – Cochabamba, Bolivia" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.6 – near the coast of southern Peru" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M7.6 – near the coast of southern Peru" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.2 – New Britain region, Papua New Guinea" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.1 – Gulf of Aden" . seismicportal.eu . European Seismological Centre. Retrieved October 22, 2024 .^ "M6.0 – Kepulauan Kai, Indonesia" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.4 – Tarapaca, Chile" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.4 – Aegean Sea" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.8 – Southern Alaska" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.3 – near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.7 – southern East Pacific Rise" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M5.8 – central Peru" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.4 – Hokkaido, Japan region" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M7.1 – east of the North Island of New Zealand" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.2 – Bismarck Sea" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.1 – south of Panama" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.1 – Molucca Sea" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.4 – Gulf of Aden" . seismicportal.eu . European Seismological Centre. Retrieved October 22, 2024 .^ "M6.1 – North Indian Ocean" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.3 – Pacific-Antarctic Ridge" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.5 – near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.5 – Fiji region" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.0 – Vancouver Island, Canada region" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.0 – Vancouver Island, Canada region" . United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .^ "M6.0 – Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia" . United States Geological Survey. August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015 .^ "M6.4 – Vanuatu" . United States Geological Survey. August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015 .^ "M6.2 – Vanuatu" . United States Geological Survey. August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015 .^ "M6.2 – Tonga" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015 .^ "M6.2 – near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.5 – off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.4 – off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.1 – Haida Gwaii, Canada" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M7.0 – Guam region" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.0 – Molucca Sea" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.0 – Virgin Islands region" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M7.5 – Banda Sea" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.7 – off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.1 – Vanuatu" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M5.6 – Yunnan, China" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M7.0 – New Britain region, Papua New Guinea" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.3 – Fiji region" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.1 – Panama-Costa Rica border region" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.1 – near the coast of Sinaloa, Mexico" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.0 – Near Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M7.8 – southern Qinghai, China" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.3 – north of Ascension Island" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.2 – Banda Sea" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.3 – Fiji" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.2 – Fiji" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.1 – Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.0 – south of the Kermadec Islands" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.4 – Chiapas, Mexico" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .^ "M6.0 – Santa Cruz Islands" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .^ "M6.5 – eastern Honshu, Japan" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .^ "M6.5 – eastern Honshu, Japan" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .^ "M6.4 – Fiji region" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .^ "M5.8 – southern Peru" . United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .^ "M6.2 – Ryukyu Islands, Japan" . United States Geological Survey. 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January February March June November † indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
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Peru
India
El Salvador, La Libertad 
China, Qinghai 
Indonesia, Banda Sea 
Philippines, Mindanao 
New Zealand, Kermadec Islands 
Vanuatu 
Australia 
Guam 
Papua New Guinea, New Britain 
United States, Kodiak Island 
A magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao, Philippines on January 1 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[1]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Solomon Islands, on January 2 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[4]
A magnitude 7.1 struck Vanuatu, on January 9 at a depth of 103.0 km (64.0 mi).[5]
A magnitude 7.0 struck Kodiak Island, on January 9 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[6]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Vancouver Island, on January 11 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[7]
A strong magnitude 7.7 struck El Salvador, on January 13 at a depth of 60.0 km (37.3 mi). 944 lost their lives, 4,723 others suffered injuries and many houses were destroyed. Most of the casualties and some of the damage were caused by landslides.[8]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Sumatra, Indonesia, on January 16 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[10]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Chiapas, Mexico, on January 19 at a depth of 28.0 km (17.4 mi).[12]
A magnitude 6.0 struck east South Sandwich Islands, on January 19 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[14]
An extreme magnitude 7.7 struck Gujarat, India, on January 26 at a depth of 16.0 km (9.9 mi). 20,085 killed, 166,800 injuries and 339,000 houses destroyed. Many aftershocks were affected.[15]
A magnitude 6.1 struck south of the Fiji islands, on February 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[21]
A magnitude 4.9 struck Laos, on February 19 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[26] Several people were injured and many buildings were damaged in the city of Dien Bien Phu, in neighboring Vietnam.
A magnitude 5.6 struck Sichuan, on February 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). At least three people were killed.[27]
A magnitude 6.2 struck Hindu Kush, on February 25 at a depth of 202.5 km (125.8 mi).[30]
A magnitude 6.1 struck Sea of Okhotsk, on February 25 at a depth of 392.0 km (243.6 mi).[31]
A magnitude 6.7 struck southeast of Loyalty Islands, on February 28 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[32]
A magnitude 6.8 struck Washington, on February 28 at a depth of 51.9 km (32.2 mi). One person was killed and 400 were injured.[35]
Japan
A magnitude 6.4 struck Macquarie Island, on March 6 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[36]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Ascension Island, on March 7 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[37]
A magnitude 6.0 struck offshore Valparaíso, on March 15 at a depth of 37.0 km (23.0 mi).This came just 12 hours after India event.[40]
A magnitude 6.8 struck Hiroshima, on March 28 at a depth of 42.0 km (26.1 mi).2 people were killed and 161 were injured[43]
Fiji
A magnitude 6.2 struck Kermadec Islands, on April 7 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[46]
Kuril Islands
A magnitude 6.4 struck eastern New Guinea, on June 5 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[70]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Pagan Island, on June 15 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[73]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Gulf of Aden, on June 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[74]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Samoa, on June 16 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[75]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Potosi, on June 19 at a depth of 146.6 km (91.1 mi).[76]
A magnitude 4.2 struck Germany, on June 21 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).Killing one people.
A massive magnitude 8.4 struck southern Peru, on June 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). At least 145 people were killed.[77]
Italy 4 deaths
A magnitude 4.7 struck northern Italy, on July 17 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).Killing 4 people.
A magnitude 6.1 raged Gulf of Aden, on July 19 at a depth of 13.0 km (8.1 mi).[90]
A magnitude 6.4 struck Aegean Sea, on July 26 at a depth of 8.0 km (5.0 mi).[93]
A magnitude 6.1 struck south of Panama, on August 25 at a depth of 24.5 km (15.2 mi).[101]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Tonga, on September 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[109]
A magnitude 7.0 struck Guam, on October 12 at a depth of 37.0 km (23.0 mi).[118]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Virgin Islands, on October 17 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).[120]
A magnitude 6.3 struck Panama and Costa Rica, on November 9 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[127]
A magnitude 6.1 struck Hindu Kush, on November 23 at a depth of 106.5 km (66.2 mi).[135]
A magnitude 6.8 struck Taiwan, on December 18 at a depth of 14.0 km (8.7 mi).[147]
A magnitude 4.5 struck Bangladesh, on December 19 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).[148] 100 people were injured and some old buildings were damaged in Dhaka.
