Real-Time E-Quake Maps: US and The Word

[Sean Osborne]

These maps should auto-update to reflect the latest received E-quake data.

[mikalikat]

Interesting. Would love to see a comparison from ten or 20 years ago to see how the activity has increased.

[mikalikat]

Bumping this thread--take a look at the shaking activity.

[Glory to God]

Interesting. Would love to see a comparison from ten or 20 years ago to see how the activity has increased.

I found this list on Wikipedia, Lori
I have added the highlights on the dates and size of earthquake.

List of 20th century earthquakes
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This article is about 20th-century earthquakes. For earthquakes before 1901, see Historical earthquakes.
For Earthquakes after 2000, see List of 21st century earthquakes.

This list of 20th-century earthquakes has been compiled by the merger of the relevant parts of the existing list of earthquakes from the USGS and the list of historical earthquakes. After 1900 most earthquakes have some degree of instrumental records and this means that the locations and magnitudes are more reliable than for earlier events. To prevent this list becoming unmanageable, only those of magnitude 6 and above should be included unless they are notable for some other reason.

Date ↓ Time ↓ Place ↓ Lat. ↓ Long. ↓ Deaths↓ Magnitude↓ Comments ↓Sources↓

03March 3, 1901 07:45 Parkfield, California, USA 36.2 -120.7 6.4 MS (Abe, 1988) USGS

29April 29, 1903 01:46 local time Malazgirt, Muş, Turkey 39.14 42.65 600 6.7 MS [1][2]

27August 27, 1904 21:56 Fairbanks, Alaska, USA 64.7 -148.1 7.3 MS USGS

04April 4, 1905 Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
see 1905 Kangra earthquake 32.1 76.3 20,000 7.8 Kangra district HQ Dharamsala devastated [3]

09July 9, 1905 09:40 what is now Tsetserleg sum, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia 49 97 8 Mw [4]

23July 23, 1905 02:46 Bulnain nuruu, Mongolia 49 95 8.3-8.5 Mw [4]

08September 8, 1905 01:43 Calabria, Italy
see 1905 Calabria earthquake 38.67 16.07 557–5,000 6.7-7.9 MS [2][5][6][7]

31January 31, 1906 15:36 Colombia-Ecuador 1 -81.5 1,000 8.8 Mw USGS

18April 18, 1906 13:12 San Francisco, California, USA (San Andreas fault from Cape Mendocino to San Juan Bautista)
see San Francisco earthquake of 1906 37.75 -122.55 3,000 7.8 Mw (Bakun, 1999) USGS

17August 17, 1906 00:40 Valparaíso, Chile -33 -72 20,000 8.2 Mw USGS

14January 14, 1907 03:30 Kingston, Jamaica 76.48 17.59 800-1,000 6.5 Mw USGS

28December 28, 1908 04:20 Messina & Reggio Calabria, Italy
see 1908 Messina earthquake 38.3 15.6 70,000 7.2 MS USGS

11June 11, 1909 20:25 local time Lambesc, France 5.37 43.64 46 6.0 MS Highest magnitude earthquake ever recorded in continental France. 250 wounded. 2,000 buildings damaged [8]

01July 1, 1911 22:00 Calaveras Fault, California, USA 37.39 -121.8 6.5 MS USGS

09August 9, 1912 03:29 local time Mürefte Tekirdağ, Turkey 40.75 27.2 216 7.3 MS [1][2]

04October 4, 1914 00:07 local time Burdur, Turkey 37.82 30.27 300 6.9 MS [1][2]

03October 3, 1915 06:52 Pleasant Valley, Nevada, USA[9]
see 1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake 40.5 -117.5 7.1 Mw (Stover and Coffman, 1993) USGS

11October 11, 1918 14:14 Puerto Rico, USA
see 1918 Puerto Rico earthquake 18.47 -67.63 116 7.5 MS (McCann, 1985) USGS

06December 6, 1918 08:41 Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada 49.62 -125.92 7 ML (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954: Rogers, 1983) USGS

16December 16, 1920 12:05 Ningxia-Gansu, China
see 1920 Haiyuan earthquake 36.6 105.32 200,000 8.6 MS USGS

31January 31, 1922 13:17 offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, USA 40.7 -125.55 7.3 MG-R (Ellsworth, 1990) USGS

10March 10, 1922 11:21 Parkfield, California, USA 35.9 120.9 6.1 Mw (Bakun and McEvilly, 1984) USGS

10November 11, 1922 04:32 UTC Atacama Region, Chile -28.5 -70 100s 8.5 USGS

22January 22, 1923 09:04 offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, USA 40.49 -125.32 7.2 MG-R (Ellsworth, 1990) USGS

01February 3, 1923 Kamchatka Peninsula 54 161 8.5 Mw USGS

01September 1, 1923 02:58 Kantō region, Japan
see 1923 Great Kantō earthquake 35.4 139.08 143,000 7.9 Mw USGS

13September 13, 1924 16:34 local time Horasan, Erzurum, Turkey 40.0 42.1 60 6.8 MS [1][2]

01February 2, 1925 02:19 Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada
see 1925 Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake 47.76 -69.84 6.3 Mw (Bent, 1992) USGS

28June 28, 1925 01:21 Clarkston Valley, Montana, USA 46.32 -111.52 6.6 Mw (Dosier, 1989) USGS

29June 29, 1925 14:42 Santa Barbara, California, USA 34.3 -119.8 13 6.8 Mw (Stein and Hanks, 1998) USGS

22October 22, 1926 12:35 Monterey Bay, California, USA 36.62 -122.35 6.1 MG-R (Ellsworth, 1990) USGS

22October 22, 1926 13:35 Monterey Bay, California, USA 36.55 -122.18 6.1 MG-R (Ellsworth, 1990) USGS

07March 7, 1927 09:27 Tango Peninsula, northern Kyoto Prefecture, Kinki region, Japan 35.8 134.92 3,020 7.6 MS USGS

22May 22, 1927 22:32 Gulang, Gansu, China 37.39 102.31 40,000 7.9 MS USGS

04November 4, 1927 13:51 offshore Lompoc, California, USA 34.92 -121.03 7.1 Mw (Stein and Hanks, 1998) USGS

31March 31, 1928 02:29 local time İzmir, Turkey 38.5 28.0 50 6.5 MS Possible M=6.2 foreshock previous day [1][2]

18May 18, 1929 08:37 local time Suşehri, Sivas, Turkey 40.2 37.9 64 6.1 MS [1][2]

18November 18, 1929 20:32 Grand Banks, Newfoundland, Canada
see 1929 Grand Banks earthquake 44.69 -56.01 7.3 Mw (Bent, 1995) USGS

03February 3, 1931 10:47 local time Napier, New Zealand
see 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake -39.3 177.0 258 7.9 Much of city destroyed; 40 km² of seabed raised to become dry land –

07June 7, 1931 00:25 offshore, Yorkshire, North Sea, United Kingdom
see 1931 Dogger Bank earthquake 54 1.48 6.1 ML (Musson, 1994) largest instrumentally recorded earthquake to have affected the United Kingdom USGS

21December 21, 1932 06:10 Cedar Mountain, Nevada, USA 38.51 -118.08 7.2 Mw USGS

25December 25, 1932 10:04 Gansu, China 39.7 96.7 70,000 7.6 [2]

02March 2, 1933 17:31 Off the Pacific coast of Sanriku, Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku region, Japan
see 1933 Sanriku earthquake 39.22 144.62 2,990 8.4 Mw USGS

11March 11, 1933 01:54 Long Beach, California, USA
see 1933 Long Beach earthquake 33.6 -118 115 6.4 Mw (Hauksson & Gross, 1991) USGS

20November 20, 1933 23:21 Baffin Bay, Canada 73 -69.98 7.4 Mw(Stein et al. 1979) USGS

15January 15, 1934 08:43 Bihar, India
see 1934 Bihar earthquake 27.55 87.09 10,700 8.1 Mw (Chen and Molnar, 1977) USGS

08June 8, 1934 04:47 Parkfield, California, USA 35.9 -120.9 6.1 Mw (Bakun and McEvilly, 1984) USGS

04January 4, 1935 16:41 local time Erdek, Balıkesir, Turkey 40.4 27.5 5 6.4 MS [1][2]

21April 21, 1935 6:02 local time Shinchiku-Taichū, Taiwan 24.30 120.80 3,279 7.1 [2]

01November 1, 1935 06:03 Témiscaming, Quebec, Canada
See 1935 Timiskaming earthquake. 48.89 -79 6.2 Mw (Bent, 1996) USGS

22July 22, 1937 17:09 Salcha, Alaska, USA 64.49 -146.85 7.3 MS USGS

23January 23, 1938 08:32 Maui, Hawaii, USA 20.96 -156.18 6.8 MS (Klein and Wright, 2000) USGS

19April 19, 1938 12:59 local time Kırşehir, Turkey 39.1 34.0 160 6.6 MS [1][2]

10November 10, 1938 20:18 Shumagin Islands, Alaska, USA 55.33 -158.37 8.2 Mw USGS

22September 22, 1939 02:36 local time Dikili,İzmir, Turkey 39.1 26.8 60 6.6 MS [1][2]

26December 26, 1939 23:57 Erzincan, Turkey
see 1939 Erzincan earthquake 39.77 39.53 32,700 7.8 MS USGS

19May 19, 1940 04:36 Imperial Valley, California, USA 32.73 -115.5 9 7.1 Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) USGS

10November 10, 1940 01:39 Vrancea, Romania 45.80 26.70 4,000 7.4 Mw (LT, 2007) USGS

15November 15, 1942 19:01 local time Bigadiç,Balıkesir, Turkey 39.2 28.2 16 6.1 MS [1][2]

20December 20, 1942 14:03 Erbaa,Tokat,Turkey
see North Anatolian Fault 40.87 36.47 3000 7.0 [10]

20June 20, 1943 17:32 local time Hendek,Adapazarı, Turkey 40.6 30.5 336 6.6 MS [1][2]

26November 26, 1943 22:24 Ladik,Samsun,Turkey
see North Anatolian Fault 41.05 33.72 4000 7.4 [10]

15January 15, 1944 20:50 GMT-3 San Juan, Argentina
see 1944 San Juan earthquake -31.4 -68.4 8,000 ~ 10,000 7.8 The 30 second long earthquake destroyed 95% of the city, located 30 km from the epicentre. [11]

01February 1, 1944 03:25 Gerede,Bolu,Turkey
see North Anatolian Fault 40.8 32.2 3959 7.5 [10]

06October 6, 1944 04:34 local time Ayvalık,Balıkesir, Turkey 39.37 26.53 30 6.8 MS [1][2]

07December 7, 1944 04:35 Off the east coast of Kii Peninsula, Wakayama Prefecture, Kinki region, Japan
known as 東南海地震 (Tōnankai Jishin?) 33.75 136 1,223 8.1 Mw USGS

27November 27, 1945 21:56 Offshore Pakistan
see 1945 Balochistan earthquake 24.5 63.0 4,000 8.1 Mw Tsunami from submarine slumping [12]

01April 1, 1946 12:28 Unimak Island, Alaska, USA
see 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake 52.75 -163.5 165 7.3 MS (Stover and Coffman, 1993) USGS

23June 23, 1946 17:13 Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
see 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake 49.75 -124.5 7.3 ML (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954: Rogers, 1983) USGS

04August 4, 1946 17:51 Dominican Republic 19.25 -69 100 8 MS (Abe, 1981) USGS

20December 20, 1946 19:19 Off southern Wakayama Prefecture, Kinki-Shikoku regions, Japan
see 1946 Nankaidō earthquake 32.5 134.5 1,330 8.1 Mw USGS

16October 16, 1947 02:09 Fairbanks, Alaska, USA 64.2 -148.3 7.2 Mw USGS

13April 13, 1949 19:55 Olympia, Washington, USA 47.1 -122.7 8 7.1 ML (Baker and Langston, 1987) USGS

17August 17, 1949 Karlıova,Bingöl,Turkey
see North Anatolian Fault 39.54 40.57 450 6.8 [10]

22August 22, 1949 04:01 Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
see 1949 Queen Charlotte earthquake 53.62 -133.27 8.1 MS (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954) USGS

15August 15, 1950 14:09 Assam-Tibet
see 1950 Assam earthquake 28.5 96.5 1,526 8.6 Mw USGS

13August 13, 1951 18:36 Kurşunlu,Çankırı,Turkey
see North Anatolian Fault 40.88 32.87 50 6.9 [10]


21August 21, 1951 10:57 Kona, Hawaii, USA 19.5 -155.95 6.9 MS (Klein and Wright, 2000) USGS

21July 21, 1952 11:52 Kern County, California, USA
see 1952 Kern County earthquake 34.95 -119.05 12 7.3 Mw (Stein and Hanks, 1998) USGS

04November 4, 1952 16:58 Kamchatka, Russia
see Kamchatka earthquakes 52.76 160.06 9 Mw USGS

18March 18, 1953 21:06 local time Yenice, Çanakkale, Turkey
See 1953 Western Turkey earthquake 40.02 27.53 265 7.2 MS [1][2]

08August 8-August 12, 1953 09:24 Kefalonia, Greece
see 1953 Ionian Earthquake 38.2 20.6 476 7.2 113 tremors over five days [13][14]

29March 29, 1954 06:17 Spain 37.03 -3.51 7.9 Mw USGS

06July 6, 1954 11:13 Rainbow Mountain, Nevada, USA 39.42 -118.53 6.6 Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) USGS

24August 24, 1954 05:51 Stillwater, Nevada, USA 39.58 -118.45 6.8 Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) USGS

16December 16, 1954 11:07 Fairview Peak, Nevada, USA 39.32 -118.2 7.1 Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) USGS

16December 16, 1954 11:11 Dixie Valley, Nevada, USA 39.5 -118 6.8 Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) USGS

16July 16, 1955 09:07 local time Söke,Aydın, Turkey 37.55 27.05 23 6.8 MS [1][2]

09March 9, 1957 14:22 Andreanof Islands, Alaska, USA
see 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake 51.56 -175.39 8.6 Mw USGS

25April 25, 1957 04:25 local time Fethiye,Muğla, Turkey 36.5 28.6 67 7.1 MS [1][2]

26May 26, 1957 6:36 Abant,Bolu, Turkey
see North Anatolian Fault 40.67 31.00 52 7.1 [10]

04December 4, 1957 03:37 Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia 45.15 99.21 30 8.1 Mw USGS

07April 7, 1958 15:30 Huslia, Alaska, USA 65.94 -156.37 7.3 Mw USGS

10July 10, 1958 06:15 Fairweather, Alaska, USA 58.37 -136.66 5 7.7 Mw
caused megatsunami in Lituya Bay, Alaska USGS

18August 18, 1959 06:37 Hebgen Lake, Montana, USA
see 1959 Yellowstone earthquake 44.6 -110.64 28 7.3 Mw (Dosier, 1985) USGS

29February 29, 1960 23:40 Agadir, Morocco
see 1960 Agadir earthquake 30.5 -9.3 10,000 5.7 Mw USGS

22May 22, 1960 19:11 Valdivia, Chile
see 1960 Valdivia earthquake -38.24 -73.05 5,700 9.5 Mw USGS

21February 21, 1963 Al Marj, Al Marj District, Libya 300 5.6[15] [1] USGS

26July 26, 1963 04:17 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
see 1963 Skopje earthquake 42.16 22.66 1000–1100 6.1 Mw –

28March 28, 1964 03:36 Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA
see 1964 Alaska earthquake 61.02 -147.65 125 9.2 Mw USGS

16June 16, 1964 04:01 Off northern Niigata Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan 38.43 139.23 26 7.5 Mw USGS

06October 6, 1964 16:31 local time Manyas,Balıkesir, Turkey 40.1 27.93 23 7.0 MS [1][2]

04February 4, 1965 05:01 Rat Islands, Alaska, USA 51.21 -178.5 8.7 Mw USGS

29April 29, 1965 08:29 Seattle-Tacoma, Washington, USA 47.32 -122.33 7 6.5 ML (Algermissen and Harding, 1965) USGS

28June 28, 1966 04:26 Parkfield, California, USA 35.88 -120.49 6.1 Mw (Tsai and Aki, 1969) USGS

19August 19, 1966 12:23 Varto,Muş, Turkey
see North Anatolian Fault 39.17 41.56 2396 6.7 [10]

22July 22, 1967 16:56 Mudurnu, Adapazarı,Turkey
see North Anatolian Fault 40.67 30.69 89 7.2 [10]

29July 29, 1967 20:05 Caracas, Venezuela 236 6.5 USGS

10December 10, 1967 22:51 Koynanagar, India 17.39 73.77 6.3 Mw (Langston, 1976) USGS

31August 31, 1968 22:51 Dasht Bayaz & Ferdows, Iran
see 1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquake 33.9 59.02 7,000-
12,000sm=n 7.3 USGS

03September 3, 1968 10:19 local time Bartın, Turkey 41.79 32.31 29 6.5 MS [1][2]

28March 28, 1969 03:48 local time Alaşehir,Manisa, Turkey 38.5 28.4 53 6.5 MS [1][2]

26October 26 and 27, 1969 15:36 and 08:10 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.9 17.2 1 & 9 6.4 MS [16]

04January 4, 1970 China
see 1970 Tonghai earthquake [17] 25.96 101.32 10,000 [17]–
15,000[18] 7.7 [17] Reuters

31May 31, 1970 20:23 Peru
see 1970 Ancash earthquake -9.25 -78.84 66,000 7.9 Mw USGS

28March 28, 1970 23:02 local time Gediz,Kütahya, Turkey
see 1970 Gediz earthquake 39.2 29.5 1086 7.2 MS [1][2]

31July 31, 1970 17:08 Colombia -1.49 -72.56 8 MS USGS

09February 9, 1971 14:00 Sylmar, California, USA
see 1971 San Fernando earthquake 34.4 -118.39 65 6.7 Mw(Heaton, 1982) USGS

22May 22, 1971 16:44 Bingol, Turkey
see North Anatolian Fault 38.83 40.52 1000+ 6.9 [19]

23December 23, 1972 06:29 Managua, Nicaragua
see 1972 Nicaragua earthquake 12.35 86.12 6,000 6.2 Mw (Brown, R. D., P. L. Ward, and G. Plafker (1973)) USGS

04February 4, 1975 11:36 Haicheng, Liaoning, China
see 1975 Haicheng earthquake 40.72 122.73 10,000 7 Mw (Cipar, 1979) USGS

30June 30, 1975 18:54 Norris Junction, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA 44.69 -110.62 0 6.1 ML Largest earthquake in Yellowstone Caldera since 1959 Hebgen Lake event [20]

06September 6, 1975 12:20 local time Lice,Diyarbakır, Turkey 38.5 40.7 2385 6.6 MS [1][2]

29November 29, 1975 14:47 south flank of Kīlauea, Hawaii, USA 19.45 -155.03 2 7.2 MS (Klein and Wright, 2000) USGS

04February 4, 1976 09:01 Guatemala
see 1976 Guatemala earthquake 15.3 -89.14 23,000 7.5 Mw USGS

06May 6, 1976 21:06 Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy 46.2 13.10 989 6.4 Mw [21]

27July 27, 1976 19:42 Tangshan, China
see 1976 Tangshan earthquake 39.61 117.89 242,419* 7.6 Mw USGS

24November 24, 1976 14:22 local time Muradiye,Van, Turkey 39.12 44.03 3840 7.5 MS [1][2]

04March 4, 1977 21:20 local time Bucharest, Romania
see 1977 Bucharest earthquake 45.8 26.8 1500 7.5 Lasted ~5 minutes and left the capital devastated. –

16September 16, 1978 19:38 Tabas, Yazd Province, Iran
see 1978 Tabas earthquake 33.3 57.4 15,000 7.7 ML USGS

15April 15, 1979 06:19 Herceg Novi, Dubrovnik, Montenegro, Croatia
see 1979 Montenegro earthquake 41.98 18.98 136 7.0 Ms [22]

15October 15, 1979 23:17 Imperial Valley, California, USA 32.82 -115.65 6.4 Mw (Hartzell and Heaton, 1983) USGS

25May 25, 1980 16:33 Mammoth Lakes, California, USA 37.6 -118.83 6.1 Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) USGS

27May 27, 1980 14:50 Mammoth Lakes, California, USA 37.48 -118.8 6 Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) USGS

08November 8, 1980 10:27 Gorda Plate, California, USA 41.12 -124.67 7.2 Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) USGS

23November 23, 1980 19:34 Irpinia, Southern Italy
see 1980 Irpinia earthquake 40.87 15.31 2735 6.8 Mw USGS

23Januray 23, 1981 21:13 Sichuan, China
see 1981 Dawu earthquake 30.93 101.10 150+ 6.8 ML USGS

13December 13, 1982 09:12 Dhamar, North Yemen (now Yemen)
see 1982 North Yemen earthquake 14.70 44.38 2000+ 6.0 MS USGS

02May 2, 1983 23:42 Coalinga, California, USA
see 1983 Coalinga earthquake 36.23 -120.32 6.5 Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) USGS

31March 31, 1983 Popayan, Cauca Department, Colombia 197 5.5 USGS

28October 28, 1983 14:06 Borah Peak, Idaho, USA 44.09 -113.8 2 7 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

30October 30, 1983 07:12 local time Erzurum, Turkey 40.33 42.19 1155 6.9 MS [1][2]

16November 16, 1983 16:13 Kaoiki, Hawaii, USA 19.44 155.38 6.7 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

24April 24, 1984 21:15 Morgan Hill, California, USA
see 1984 Morgan Hill earthquake 37.3 -121.71 6.2 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

19September 19, 1985 13:17 Michoacán, Mexico
see 1985 Mexico City earthquake 18.44 -102.36 9,500 8 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

23December 23, 1985 05:16 Nahanni, Northwest Territories, Canada
see 1985 Nahanni earthquakes 62.16 -124.31 6.8 Mw (Wetmiller et al., 1988) USGS

07May 7, 1986 22:47 Andreanof Islands, Alaska, USA 51.56 -174.81 8 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

08July 8, 1986 09:20 north Palm Springs, California, USA 33.97 -116.78 6.1 Mw (Hartzell, 1989) USGS

21July 21, 1986 14:42 Chalfant Valley, California, USA 37.53 -118.43 6.2 Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) USGS

06March 6, 1987 1:54 GMT and 4:10 GMT Napo Province, Ecuador
See 1987 Ecuador earthquakes 1,000+ 6.1-6.9

01October 1, 1987 14:42 Whittier Narrows, California, USA
see 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake 34.06 -118.13 8 5.9 Mw (Hartzell and Iida, 1990) USGS

30November 30, 1987 19:23 Gulf of Alaska, USA 58.84 -142.6 7.9 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

22January 22, 1988 00:35 Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia -19.87 133.78 6.3 Mw (Choy and Bowman, 1990) USGS

22January 22, 1988 03:57 Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia -19.88 133.83 6.4 Mw (Choy and Bowman, 1990) USGS

22January 22, 1988 12:04 Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia -19.9 133.83 6.6 Mw (Choy and Bowman, 1990) USGS

06March 6, 1988 22:35 Gulf of Alaska, USA 57.26 -142.75 7.8 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

07December 7, 1988 07:41 Spitak, Armenia
see 1988 Spitak earthquake 40.93 44.11 25,000 6.8 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

17October 17, 1989 00:04 Loma Prieta, California, USA
see 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake 37.14 -121.76 63 6.9 Mw (Wald et al., 1991) USGS

25December 25, 1989 14:24 Ungava Peninsula, Quebec, Canada 60.07 -73.54 6.0 Mw (Bent, 1994) USGS

28December 28, 1989 10:27 local time Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
see 1989 Newcastle earthquake -32.95 151.61 13 5.6 ML This is the only deadly Australian earthquake recorded to date –

21June 21, 1990 00:30 local time Northwestern Iran; see 1990 Manjil-Rudbar earthquake 36.96 49.41 40,000 7.4 Mw –

16July 16, 1990 16:26 local time Philippines; see 1990 Luzon earthquake 15.7 121.2 1,621 7.9 Ms –

17August 17, 1991 22:17 Honeydew, California, USA 41.79 -125.58 7.1 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

13March 13, 1992 17.18 Erzincan,Turkey
see North Anatolian Fault 39.70 39.69 6.8 [23]

23April 23, 1992 04:50 Joshua Tree, California, USA 33.87 -116.55 6.1 Mw (Hauksson et al., 1993) USGS

25April 25, 1992 18:06 Cape Mendocino, California, USA 40.38 -124.05 7.2 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

26April 26, 1992 07:41 offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, USA 40.55 -124.29 6.5 Mw (Oppenheimer et al., 1993) USGS

26April 26, 1992 11:18 offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, USA 40.44 -124.43 6.7 Mw (Oppenheimer et al., 1993) USGS

28June 28, 1992 11:57 Landers, California, USA
see 1992 Landers earthquake 34.2 -116.52 3 7.3 Mw (Sieh et al. 1993) USGS

02September 2, 1992 00:16 Nicaragua
see 1992 Nicaragua earthquake 11.77 -87.35 116 7.7 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

29September 29, 1993 22:25 Latur-Killari, India
see 1993 Latur earthquake 18.08 76.52 9,748 6.2 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

17January 17, 1994 12:30 Reseda, Los Angeles, California, USA
see 1994 Northridge earthquake 34.18 -118.56 72 6.7 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

09June 9, 1994 00:33 Bolivia
see 1994 Bolivia earthquake -13.86 -67.49 5 8.2 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

01September 1, 1994 15:15 Cape Mendocino, California, USA 40.38 -125.78 7.1 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

17January 17, 1995 05:46 Southern Hyōgo Prefecture, Kinki region, Japan
see Great Hanshin earthquake 34.57 135.03 5,502 6.9 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

01October 1, 1995 17:57 local time Dinar, Afyon, Turkey 38.06 30.13 90 6.1 MS [1][2]

21May 21, 1997 22:51 Jabalpur, India 23.07 80.12 38 5.8 Mw (Singh et al., 1999) USGS

27June 27, 1998 16:55 local time Ceyhan, Adana, Turkey 36.88 35.31 146 6.2 MS [1][2]

17July 17, 1998 08:49 New Guinea, Papua New Guinea -2.94 142.58 2,183 7 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

25January 25, 1999 13:19 Quindio And Risaralda,Colombia 4.45 -75.65 1,185 6.2 USGS

17August 17, 1999 00:01 İzmit, Turkey
see 1999 İzmit earthquake 40.77 30 17,118 7.6 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

20September 20, 1999 17:47 Chichi, Nantou, Taiwan
see 1999 Chichi earthquake 23.82 120.86 2,400 7.7 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

16October 16, 1999 09:46 Hector Mine, California, USA 34.56 -116.44 7.2 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

12November 12, 1999 16:57 Düzce, Turkey
see 1999 Düzce earthquake 40.82 31.23 894 7.2 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS

16November 16, 2000 04:54 New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
see 2000 New Ireland earthquakes -4 152.33 8 USGS

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The following is a list of significant earthquakes since 2001. The list includes the largest and deadliest earthquakes of each year, and those that were notable for some other reason. Deaths due to earthquake-caused tsunamis are included. In terms of fatalities, the 2004 tsunami was the most destructive event, followed by the recent 2010 Haiti Earthquake, 2005 Pakistan Earthquake and 2008 Sichuan Earthquake.

To prevent this list becoming unmanageable, only those of magnitude 6 and above should normally be included unless they are notable for some other reason.

2001
Date ↓ Time (UTC) ↓ Place ↓ Lat. ↓ Long. ↓ Fatalities ↓ Magnitude ↓ Comments ↓ Sources ↓

13January 13, 2001 17:33 El Salvador
see 2001 El Salvador earthquakes 13.04 -88.66 944 7.7 Mw (HRV)

26January 26, 2001 03:16 Gujarat, India
see 2001 Gujarat earthquake 23.39 70.23 20,085 7.7 Mw (HRV)

13February 13, 2001 14:22 El Salvador
see 2001 El Salvador earthquakes 13.67 -88.94 315 6.6 Mw (HRV)

28February 28, 2001 18:54 Olympia, Washington, USA
see 2001 Nisqually earthquake 47.11 -122.6 1 (indirectly) 6.8 Mw (HRV) Depth of Quake was 35 miles underground causing the quake to be not as devastating.

23June 23, 2001 20:33 coastal Peru
see 2001 southern Peru earthquake -16.3 -73.55 75 8.4 Mw (HRV)

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

2002

February 3, 2002 07:11 Afyon, Turkey 38.573 31.271 44 6.5 Mw (HRV) [2]

25March 3, 2002 12:08 Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan
see 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes 36.543 70.424 150 7.4 Mw (HRV)

25March 25, 2002 14:56 Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan
see 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes 36.06 69.32 1,000 6.1 Mw (HRV)

22June 22, 2002 02:58 Qazvin Province, Iran
see 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake 35.63 49.05 261 6.5 Mw (HRV, USGS)

31October 31, 2002 10:32 southern Italy
see 2002 Molise earthquake 41.79 14.87 29 5.9 Mw (USGS)

03November 3, 2002 22:12 Denali National Park, Alaska, USA
see 2002 Denali earthquake 63.52 -147.44 7.9 Mw (HRV)

2003


January 22, 2003 02:06 offshore Colima, Mexico
see 2003 Colima earthquake 18.8 -104.10 29 7.6 Mw (USGS)

24February 24, 2003 02:03 Maralbexi County, southern Xinjiang, China
see 2003 Bachu earthquake 39.61 77.23 261 6.3 Mw (HRV, USGS) [3]

01May 1, 2003 00:27 Bingöl, Turkey 39.01 40.46 177 6.4 Mw (HRV, USGS) [3]

21May 21, 2003 18:44 Boumerdès, Algeria
see 2003 Boumerdès earthquake 36.96 3.63 2,266 6.8 Mw (HRV)

25September 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) [4]

17November 17, 2003 06:43 Rat Islands, Alaska, USA 51.15 178.65 7.8 Mw (HRV) [3]

22December 22, 2003 19:15 San Simeon, California, USA
see 2003 San Simeon earthquake 35.71 -121.10 2 6.6 Mw (HRV)

26December 26, 2003 01:56 southeastern Iran
see 2003 Bam earthquake 29.00 58.31 31,000 6.6 Mw (HRV)

2004

February 5, 2004 21:05 Papua, Indonesia -3.61 135.53 37 7.0 Mw (HRV) [5][6]

February 24, 2004 02:27 Strait of Gibraltar
see 2004 Morocco earthquake 35.14 -3.99 628 6.4 Mw (HRV, USGS)

May 28, 2004 12:38 Māzandarān Province, northern Iran 36.29 51.61 35 6.3 Mw (HRV) [5]

September 5, 2004 10:07 Southeast off Mie Prefecture, Kinki-Tōkai regions, Japan 33.07 136.62 0 7.2 Mw (HRV, USGS) [5]

September 5, 2004 14:57 Southeast off Mie Prefecture, Kinki-Tōkai regions, Japan 33.14 137.07 0 7.4 Mw (HRV, USGS) [5]

October 9, 2004 21:26 80 km southwest of Managua, Nicaragua 12 86 0 7.0 Mw (HRV) [5]

October 23, 2004 08:56 Mid Niigata Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan
see 2004 Chūetsu earthquake 37.3 138.8 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), 400 injured [5][6]

November 15, 2004 09:06 off coast of Chocó, Colombia 4.7 -77.51 0 7.2 Mw (HRV, USGS) [5][6]

November 20, 2004 08:07 48 km south-southwest of San José, Costa Rica 9.6 -84.17 8 6.4 Mw (HRV, USGS) [5][6]

November 21, 2004 11:31 45 km northwest of Dominica, Leeward Islands 15.68 -61.71 1 6.3 Mw (HRV, USGS) [5][6]

November 26, 2004 02:25 Papua, Indonesia -3.60 135.40 32 7.1 Mw (HRV) [5]

November 28, 2004 18:32 Off Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan 42.94 145.28 0 7.0 Mw (HRV, USGS) [5][6]

December 23, 2004 14:59 495 kilometres north of Macquarie Island, SW of New Zealand -50.24 160.13 0 8.1 Mw (HRV) [5]

December 26, 2004 00:58 off west coast northern Sumatra, Indonesia
see 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake 3.30 95.87 229,000 9.3 Mw (USGS)

2005

February 22, 2005 02:25 Zarand, Iran
see 2005 Zarand earthquake 30.726 56.817 612 6.4 Mw (HRV)

March 20, 2005 01:53 West off Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyūshū region, Japan
see 2005 Fukuoka earthquake 33.54 130.12 1 6.6 Mw (HRV)

March 28, 2005 16:09 Nias region, Indonesia
see 2005 Sumatra earthquake 2.08 97.11 1,303 8.6 Mw (HRV)

June 13, 2005 22:44 Tarapacá, Chile -19.896 -69.125 11 7.8 Mw (USGS) [7]

June 15, 2005 02:50 157 km (98 miles) WSW of Crescent City, offshore northern California 41.284 -125.983 0 7.2 Mw (HRV) [7]

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 region, Papua New Guinea -4.539 153.47 0 7.6 Mw (HRV) [7]

September 26, 2005 01:56 42 km (26 miles) NW of Yurimaguas, northern Peru -5.68 -76.4 5 7.5 Mw (HRV, USGS) [7]

October 8, 2005 03:50 Kashmir, Pakistan
see 2005 Kashmir earthquake 34.43 73.54 75,000+ 7.6 Mw (HRV)

November 26, 2005 00:49 Jiujiang, Hubei-Jiangxi border, China 29.7 115.7 16 5.2 Mw (HRV, USGS) [7]

November 27, 2005 10:22 Qeshm Island, southern Iran
see 2005 Qeshm earthquake 26.77 55.86 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 2 6.8 Mw (HRV)

2006

January 8, 2006 11:34 Southern Greece
see 2006 Southern Greece earthquake 36.250 23.498 6.7 Mw (HRV, USGS). 195 km (120 miles) S of Athens

February 22, 2006 22:19 Northern Mozambique -21.32 33.58 4 7.0 Mw (HRV, USGS). 140 miles southwest of Beira [6][8]

April 20, 2006 23:25 Koryak Okrug, Russia
see 2006 Kamchatka earthquakes 61.075 167.085 0 7.6 Mw (HRV). 195 km (120 miles) NE of Ilpyrskoye, Russia.

May 3, 2006 15:26 Tonga -20.130 -174.164 0 8.0 Mw (HRV). [8]

May 16, 2006 10:39 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand -31.559 -179.296 0 7.4 Mw (HRV, USGS). [8]

May 27, 2006 22:54 Java, Indonesia
see May 2006 Java earthquake 7.977 110.318 6234 6.3 Mw (HRV, USGS). 25 km (15 miles) SSW of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, over 6,200 dead, 33,000 injured

Jul 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 miles) NE of Christmas Island; 240 km (150 miles) SSW of Tasikmalaya

Aug 20, 2006 03:41 Scotia Sea -61.023 -34.373 0 7.0 Mw (HRV, USGS). 495 km (305 miles) WSW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands [8]

September 10, 2006 14:56 Gulf of Mexico
see 2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake 26.339 -86.568 0 5.9 Mw (HRV). 418 km (260 miles) WSW of Clearwater, Florida

October 15, 2006 17:07 Island of Hawaii, USA
see 2006 Hawaii earthquake) 19.801 -156.053 0 6.7 Mw (HRV, USGS).

November 15, 2006 11:14 Kuril Islands, Russia 46.616 153.224 0 8.3 Mw (HRV). Small tsunamis hit northern Japan and Hawaii [8]

December 26, 2006 12:26 91 km (56 miles) 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

January 13, 2007 04:23 East of the Kuril Islands, Russia 46.288 154.448 0 8.1 Mw (HRV). The second great earthquake to strike this region in three months [9]

January 21, 2007 11:27 Molucca Sea 1.207 126.292 4 7.5 Mw (HRV) [9]

February 12, 2007 11:27 Cabo de São Vicente, Portugal
see 2007 Iberian Peninsula earthquake 36.09 10.26 6.0 Mw (HRV)

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) [9]

March 25, 2007 00:42 Off the west coast of Noto Peninsula, northern Ishikawa Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan
see 2007 Noto earthquake 37.537 136.438 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.

May 16, 2007 08:56 Laos
see 2007 Laos earthquake 20.470 100.703 0 6.3 Mw (HRV). Caused buildings to sway as far away as Bangkok. There were widespread evacuations, but no reports of significant damage

June 2, 2007 21:34 Yunnan, China 23.013 101.053 2 6.1 Mw (HRV, USGS). 2 killed, over 200 more injured (15 seriously). Significant damage to some houses and roads. [9]

June 13, 2007 19:29 Offshore Guatemala
see 2007 Guatemala earthquake 13.628 -90.732 0 6.7 Mw (HRV)

July 16, 2007 01:13 Off northern Niigata Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan
see 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake 37.574 138.440 9 6.6 Mw (HRV). A magnitude 6.8 quake struck further west several hours later, but caused no damage due to its large depth

July 18, 2007 17:30 Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania -2.586 36.281 0 5.9 Mw (HRV, USGS). The largest event of an earthquake swarm, possibly as a result of volcanic activity on Ol Doinyo Lengai volcanic mountain in Northern Tanzania. [9]

August 1, 2007 17:08 Vanuatu -15.671 167.602 0 7.2 Mw (HRV, USGS) [9]

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 [9]

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. [9]

August 15, 2007 23:40 40.2 km (25 miles) northwest of Chincha Alta, Peru
see 2007 Peru earthquake -13.322 -76.508 519 8.0 Mw (HRV). 519 people killed with 1,366 injured.

September 12, 2007 11:10 Sumatra, Indonesia
see September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes -4.517 101.382 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. Followed by two other earthquakes measuring 7.9 and 7.0.

September 28, 2007 13:38 Mariana Islands, USA 21.980 142.685 0 7.5 Mw (HRV). Depth of 260km. A magnitude 6.9 occurred further South of the islands on September 30 [9]

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 [9]

October 15, 2007 12:29 Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand -44.68 167.21 0 6.8 Mw (HRV) [9]

October 24, 2007 21:02 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia -3.909 101.061 0 6.8 Mw (HRV). Considered to be an aftershock of the magnitude 8.5 quake that struck the same region on September 12, 2007 [9]

October 31, 2007 03:04 Alum Rock, California, USA
see 2007 Alum Rock earthquake 37.432 -121.775 0 5.6 Mw (HRV). Occurred on the Calaveras Fault. No major damage. Largest quake to hit the San Francisco Bay Area since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.

October 31, 2007 03:30 Pagan Region, Northern Mariana Islands, USA 18.854 145.315 0 7.2 Mw (HRV, USGS). Depth of 207km [9]

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 and 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 [9]

November 29, 2007 19:00 Martinique Region, Windward Islands , France (overseas dep.)
see 2007 Martinique earthquake 14.951 -61.241 1 7.4 Mw (HRV, USGS)Strongest earthquake to affect the Eastern Caribbean in decades. [9]

December 9, 2007 02:03 Minas Gerais, Brazil -15.049 -44.199 1 4.9 MB (USGS). One killed, six more injured, six houses completely leveled. [9]

December 9, 2007 07:28 South of the Fiji Islands -26.156 -177.453 0 7.8 Mw (HRV) [9]

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

January 5, 2008 11:01 Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada 51.299 130.713 0 6.6 Mw (HRV). Followed by a M6.4 earthquake 45 minutes later. [10]

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 14, 2008 10:09 Kalamata, Greece 36.646 21.833 0 6.9 Mw (HRV) [10]

February 20, 2008 08:08 Simeulue, Indonesia 2.751 95.966 3 7.4 Mw (USGS) [10]

February 21, 2008 15:26 Storfjorden, Svalbard (Norway) 77.41 14.48 0 6.1 Mw (HRV). The quake's epicenter was about 140 km south-east of Longyearbyen. The quake may be Norway's biggest in a hundred years

February 21, 2008 14:16 Wells, Nevada, USA 41.076 114.771 0 6.0 Mw (HRV, USGS). Heavy damage occurred in Wells [10]

April 18, 2008 09:37 Near West Salem, Illinois, USA
see 2008 Illinois earthquake 38.450 87.890 0 5.2 Mw (HRV). One of the largest recorded earthquakes in Illinois. The epicenter was located in the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone. [10]

May 7, 2008 16:45 Off Ibaraki Prefecture, Kantō region, Japan 36.141 141.540 0 6.9 Mw (HRV) [10]

May 12, 2008 06:28 Sichuan Province, China
see 2008 Sichuan earthquake 31.099 103.279 69,197 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 29, 2008 15:46 Selfoss, Southern Iceland (30 miles from Reykjavik)
see 2008 Iceland earthquake 63.992 -21.014 0 6.3 Mw (HRV). Demolished and considerably damaged homes and up to 30 minor injuries reported.

June 8, 2008 12:25 Peloponnese region, 32 km SW of Patras, Greece
see 2008 Peloponnese earthquake 38.029 21.464 2 6.4 Mw (HRV). Caused damage, injured at least 220, and made at least 2,000 homeless

June 13, 2008 23:43 Southern inland of Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku region, 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

July 15, 2008 03:26 Dodecanese Islands, Greece
see 2008 Dodecanese earthquake 35.983 27.785 1 6.4 Mw (HRV, USGS). 65 km (40 miles) southwest of Rhodes

July 19, 2008 02:39 Off Fukushima Prefecture, Tōhoku region, Japan 37.627 142.111 0 7.0 Mw (USGS). (90 miles) east of Fukushima [10]

July 23, 2008 15:26 Northern coast of Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku region, Japan
see 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake 39.807 141.467 1 6.8 Mw (HRV, USGS)

July 29, 2008 18:42 Chino Hills, Greater Los Angeles Area, California
see 2008 Chino Hills earthquake 33.955 -117.765 0 5.5 Mw (HRV). Epicenter near Chino Hills, 30 miles ESE of Los Angeles

August 21, 2008 12:24 Yunnan, China - Myanmar border region 25.066 97.737 5 6.0 Mw (HRV, USGS). 35 km (20 mi) from Myitkyina, Myanmar [10]

August 25, 2008 13:21 Western Xizang, China (Tibet) 30.893 83.614 0 6.7 Mw (HRV, USGS). Near Nepal border [10]

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 (20 mi) from Panzhihua, Sichuan

September 8, 2008 18:52 Vanuatu -13.514 166.967 0 6.9 Mw (HRV, USGS). 121.8 km (75.7 mi) depth, preceded by a mag. 6.2 foreshock on the same day [10]

September 10, 2008 11:00 Southern Iran
see 2008 Bandar Abbas earthquake 26.823 55.825 7 6.1 Mw (HRV). Epicenter 60 km (40 mi) from Bandar Abbas, Iran [10]

September 11, 2008 00:20 Hokkaidō, Japan 41.979 143.625 0 6.8 Mw (HRV, USGS) [10]

September 29, 2008 15:19 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand -29.872 -177.684 0 7.0 Mw (HRV, USGS). 70 km (45 mi) from Raoul Island [10]

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 Tibet Autonomous Region (Xizang), China
see 2008 Damxung earthquake 29.759 90.302 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 (30 mi) from Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.

October 16, 2008 19:41 Near Chiapas, Mexico 14.443 -92.423 0 6.7 Mw (USGS). 55 km (35 mi) from Tapachula, Chiapas [10]

October 19, 2008 05:10 Tonga -21.857 -173.824 0 6.9 Mw (HRV, USGS). 165 km (105 mi) from Nukuʻalofa, Tonga [10]

October 28, 2008 23:09 Northwestern Pakistan
see 2008 Pakistan earthquake 30.653 67.323 215+ 6.4 Mw (HRV, USGS). 60 km (35 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 (85 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

2009


January 3, 2009 19:43 West Papua province, Indonesia
see 2009 Papua earthquake -0.510 132.783 4 7.6 Mw (HRV). 150 km (93 mi) west-northwest of Manokwari and about 170 km (110 mi) east-northeast of Sorong in West Papua province. Followed by a mag. 7.4 event 3 hours later.

January 8, 2009 19:21 Costa Rica
see 2009 Costa Rica earthquake 10.197 -84.159 23 6.1 Mw (HRV, USGS). 30 km (19 mi) north-northwest of the capital San Jose

January 15, 2009 17:49 East of the Kuril Islands, Russia 46.862 155.156 0 7.4 Mw (HRV, USGS) [11]

February 11, 2009 17:34 Near Talaud Islands, Indonesia 3.902 126.400 0 7.2 Mw (USGS). 280 km (170 mi) from General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines [11]

March 19, 2009 18:17 Tonga Region
see 2009 Tonga earthquake -23.050 -174.668 0 7.6 Mw (HRV, USGS). 220 km (140 mi) from Nuku'alofa, Tonga.

April 6, 2009 01:32 Near L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
see 2009 L'Aquila earthquake 42.334 13.334 294 6.3 Mw (HRV, USGS). 60.0 km (37.3 mi) from Rome. Heavy damage reported. Followed by a mag. 5.5 aftershock on April 7

April 7, 2009 04:23 Near Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands 46.088 151.498 0 6.9 Mw (HRV, USGS). 300 km (190 mi) from Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands [11]

April 16, 2009 21:27 Hindu Kush Region, Eastern Afghanistan
see 2009 Afghanistan earthquake 34.197 70.065 19 5.4 Mb (USGS). Followed by a Mag. 5.1 aftershock. 45 km (28 mi) from Jalalabad, Afghanistan

May 28, 2009 08:24 off north coast of Honduras
see 2009 Honduras earthquake 16.730 -86.209 7 7.3 Mw (HRV)

July 9, 2009 11:49 Yunnan, China
see 2009 Yunnan earthquake 25.619 101.086 1 5.7 Mw (HRV, USGS). 336 injured, 10,000 homes destroyed

July 15, 2009 09:22 Fiordland, New Zealand
see 2009 Fiordland earthquake -45.75 166.58 0
Mw (USGS)

August 9, 2009 10:55 Izu Islands, Japan 33.144 138.040 0 7.1 Mw (HRV, USGS) [12]

August 10, 2009 19:55 Andaman Islands, Indian Ocean
see 2009 Andaman Islands earthquake 14.013 92.923 0 7.5 Mw (HRV, USGS)

September 2, 2009 07:55 Java, Indonesia
see 2009 Java earthquake -78.09 107.259 79 7.0 Mw (HRV, USGS)

September 29, 2009 17:48 Samoa Islands
see 2009 Samoa earthquake 15.509 172.034 189+ 8.0 Mw (USGS) [13]

September 30, 2009 10:16 southern Sumatra, Indonesia
see 2009 Sumatra earthquakes -0.725 99.856 1100+ Mw (USGS) [14]

October 7, 2009 22:03 Torres Islands, Vanuatu
see 2009 Vanuatu earthquakes -13.052 166.187 0 7.6 Mw (HRV, USGS) [15]
22:18 -12.554 166.320 0 7.8 Mw (HRV, USGS) [16]
23:13 -13.145 166.297 0 7.3 Mw (USGS) [17]

December 19, 2009 13:02 Off the coast of Hualian, Taiwan
see 2009 Hualian earthquake 23.763 121.689 0 6.4 Mw (USGS)


2010

January 3, 2010 22:36 Solomon Islands
see 2010 Solomon Islands earthquake -8.912 157.307 0 7.2 Mw (USGS) [19]

January 10, 2010 00:27 Offshore Humboldt County, California, United States
see 2010 Eureka earthquake 40.645 -124.763 0 6.5 Mw (HRV, USGS) [20]

January 12, 2010 21:53 Haiti (14 miles west of Port-au-Prince)
see 2010 Haiti earthquake 18.451 -72.445 230,000+ 7.0 Mw (HRV, USGS). Worst quake in region in 200 years. Death toll at 230,000, may rise further. [21]

February 26, 2010 20:31 Ryukyu Islands
see 2010 Japan earthquake 23.472 123.713 7.0 Mw (USGS) [22]

February 27, 2010 06:34 Offshore Maule, Chile
see 2010 Chile earthquake -35.846 -72.719 214+ 8.8 Mw (USGS)

List of 21st century earthquakes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Suzanne]

Thank you for the earthquake statistics, Diane. Those are really awesome!

[Glory to God]

Thank you for the earthquake statistics, Diane. Those are really awesome!

Your welcome Suzanne

[readytogo]

Yes, thanks Diane. I still don't "get" how "experts" (and other just "plain folks") can claim that earthquakes have not increased over the past few years.

[Glory to God]

Yes, thanks Diane. I still don't "get" how "experts" (and other just "plain folks") can claim that earthquakes have not increased over the past few years.

I know Karen , this plainly shows just how much they have increased!

[A24AW]

Yes, thanks Diane. I still don't "get" how "experts" (and other just "plain folks") can claim that earthquakes have not increased over the past few years.

Thanks for the research. This list plainly shows that earthquakes are increasing just as Jesus said they would. I just shake my head when I hear the USGS spokespeople say that there isn't an increase in quakes; just an increase in our ability to measure them. Yes, more measuring equipment will add data to the scientific record, but I think that would mainly apply to remote areas and minor quakes. These are major quakes in a variety of areas around the earth.

Does anyone know if the USGS or scientific community has been issued a gag order by officials to not specifically speak of an increase in seismic activity?....Thus, giving the pat answer of more equipment therefore, more measurement.

[mikalikat]

They don't want to admit that because it would be tantamount to giving us credibility.

That list is unbelievable--did anyone notice that there were none in 1948--the year Israel became a nation? I thought that was interesting. Amazing. Good work!

[Sean Osborne]

The things of which Jesus spoke regarding the 'end of days' - as they are written in His Word - do not give us "credibility" per se.

One of the many purposes of Divine prophecy is for all of His friends to increase their witness as partakers in the coming Kingdom of God.

John 15:14-15

You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.

By the way, prophetically speaking, the greatest earthquake of all time will occur while Israel is at war.

[Sean Osborne]

I like paying attention to details. I just noticed something in reviewing all of the Magnitude 5+ E-quake data above and another page at usgs.com... the depths of the vast majority of these quakes is 35km or 21.75 miles in a region along the South American (Chilean) coast where the crust thickness varies from 10 km (6 miles) to 30 km (18.6 miles) thick.

How thick are the tectonic plates of this earth? How much do they vary from location to location?

In most of the oceans surrounding the continents the crust is 10 km (6 miles) thick, but on the landmasses themselves the crust averages 30 km (18.6 mi) to 40km (24.85 mi) with 50km (31 mi) being a very rare crust thickness.

Keep these crust thicknesses and the depths of the hundreds of Chilean quakes in mind as you look at this usgs.com image:



I'm not so sure the significance or the magnitude of these quakes are being accurately portrayed in mainstream media reporting. These Chilean quakes are occuring at a major tectonic boundary and intersection.

[VersysRyder]

This is another good article reinforcing what's already posted - thought it was worth sharing:

Epoch Times - Over 250 Significant Earthquakes Shook the World in Past 7 Days

[Sean Osborne]

Excellent - that report does the compilation of all the raw E-quake data very nicely. Thank you Versys Ryder!

Historical data is really cool... so taking a tip from this report I went and had a look-see... and didn't like what i saw... same general vicinity, same tectonic boundary.


Historic Earthquakes

Chile
1960 May 22 19:11:14 UTC
Magnitude 9.5

The Largest Earthquake in the World



Approximately 1,655 killed, 3,000 injured, 2,000,000 homeless, and $550 million damage in southern Chile; tsunami caused 61 deaths, $75 million damage in Hawaii; 138 deaths and $50 million damage in Japan; 32 dead and missing in the Philippines; and $500,000 damage to the west coast of the United States.

Severe damage from shaking occurred in the Valdivia-Puerto Montt area. Most of the casualties and much of the damage was because of large tsunamis which caused damage along the coast of Chile from Lebu to Puerto Aisen and in many areas of the Pacific Ocean. Puerto Saavedra was completely destroyed by waves which reached heights of 11.5 m (38 ft) and carried remains of houses inland as much as 3 km (2 mi). Wave heights of 8 m (26 ft) caused much damage at Corral.

Tsunamis caused 61 deaths and severe damage in Hawaii, mostly at Hilo, where the runup height reached 10.6 m (35 ft). Waves as high as 5.5 m (18 ft) struck northern Honshu about 1 day after the quake, where it destroyed more than 1600 homes and left 185 people dead or missing. Another 32 people were dead or missing in the Philippines after the tsunami hit those islands. Damage also occurred on Easter Island, in the Samoa Islands and in California. One to 1.5 m (3-5 ft) of subsidence occurred along the Chilean coast from the south end of the Arauco Peninsula to Quellon on Chiloe Island. As much of 3 m (10 ft) of uplift occurred on Isla Guafo. Many landslides occurred in the Chilean Lake District from Lago Villarica to Lago Todos los Santos.

On May 24, Volcan Puyehue erupted, sending ash and steam as high as 6,000 m. The eruption continued for several weeks.

This quake was preceded by 4 foreshocks bigger than magnitude 7.0, including a magnitude 7.9 on May 21 that caused severe damage in the Concepcion area. Many aftershocks occurred, with 5 of magnitude 7.0 or greater through Nov 1.

This is the largest earthquake of the 20th Century. The rupture zone is estimated to be about 1000 km long, from Lebu to Puerto Aisen.

Note that the tsunami deaths from outside Chile are included in the 1,655 total. This is still considerably fewer than some estimates which were as high as 5,700. However, Rothe and others state that the initial reports were greatly overestimated. The death toll for this huge earthquake was less than it might have been because it it occurred in the middle of the afternoon, many of the structures had been built to be earthquake-resistant and the series of strong foreshocks had made the population wary.

[VersysRyder]

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