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Earthquake archives 2000

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events5,010
Largest magnitudeM 8.0
M6+160
M7+15
Average depth68.3 km

Monthly activity

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Jan321Feb282Mar329Apr317May376Jun559Jul546Aug477Sep333Oct372Nov693Dec405
January321 EventsMax M7.2 · M6+ 15February282 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 8March329 EventsMax M7.6 · M6+ 6April317 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 6May376 EventsMax M7.6 · M6+ 10June559 EventsMax M7.9 · M6+ 25July546 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 12August477 EventsMax M7.4 · M6+ 15September333 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 10October372 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 16November693 EventsMax M8.0 · M6+ 23December405 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 14

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 8.02000 New Ireland Earthquake33.0 km2000-11-16 04:54:56 UTCView event →
M 7.9South Indian Ocean10.0 km2000-06-18 14:44:13 UTCView event →
M 7.9103 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia33.0 km2000-06-04 16:28:26 UTCView event →
M 7.8138 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2000-11-17 21:01:56 UTCView event →
M 7.8135 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea30.0 km2000-11-16 07:42:16 UTCView event →
M 7.689 km E of Luwuk, Indonesia26.0 km2000-05-04 04:21:16 UTCView event →
M 7.6Volcano Islands, Japan region126.5 km2000-03-28 11:00:22 UTCView event →
M 7.4Bonin Islands, Japan region394.8 km2000-08-06 07:27:12 UTCView event →
M 7.275 km N of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina225.0 km2000-05-12 18:43:18 UTCView event →
M 7.2117 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga183.4 km2000-01-08 16:47:20 UTCView event →
M 7.1Vanuatu region33.0 km2000-02-25 01:43:58 UTCView event →
M 7.037 km E of Balkanabat, Turkmenistan30.0 km2000-12-06 17:11:06 UTCView event →
M 7.0191 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea50.0 km2000-10-29 08:37:08 UTCView event →
M 7.029 km WNW of Luganville, Vanuatu23.0 km2000-10-04 16:58:44 UTCView event →
M 7.022 km NW of Añatuya, Argentina608.5 km2000-04-23 09:27:23 UTCView event →
M 6.815 km SSE of Baku, Azerbaijan50.4 km2000-11-25 18:09:11 UTCView event →
M 6.8112 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2000-11-18 06:54:58 UTCView event →
M 6.8South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2000-11-07 00:18:04 UTCView event →
M 6.829 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia38.0 km2000-10-25 09:32:23 UTCView event →
M 6.898 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia16.0 km2000-08-28 15:05:47 UTCView event →
M 6.835 km SSE of Uglegorsk, Russia10.0 km2000-08-04 21:13:02 UTCView event →
M 6.884 km S of Shikotan, Russia61.1 km2000-01-28 14:21:07 UTCView event →
M 6.78 km ESE of Matsue, Japan10.0 km2000-10-06 04:30:19 UTCView event →
M 6.798 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia33.0 km2000-06-07 23:45:26 UTCView event →
M 6.795 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia33.0 km2000-06-04 16:39:45 UTCView event →
M 6.6D'Entrecasteaux Islands region33.0 km2000-12-20 16:49:43 UTCView event →
M 6.6Fiji region628.2 km2000-12-18 01:19:21 UTCView event →
M 6.6131 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2000-11-18 02:05:48 UTCView event →
M 6.6Kermadec Islands region357.7 km2000-08-15 04:30:08 UTCView event →
M 6.6161 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands33.0 km2000-08-03 01:09:38 UTCView event →
M 6.6227 km SE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2000-07-16 03:57:45 UTCView event →
M 6.6western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2000-06-11 11:55:12 UTCView event →
M 6.662 km SSW of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2000-03-03 22:22:40 UTCView event →
M 6.687 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2000-02-06 11:33:52 UTCView event →
M 6.5134 km WSW of Carahue, Chile11.0 km2000-12-20 11:23:54 UTCView event →
M 6.552 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea31.0 km2000-12-06 22:57:40 UTCView event →
M 6.523 km SSE of Badamdar, Azerbaijan33.0 km2000-11-25 18:10:47 UTCView event →
M 6.5118 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2000-11-16 07:45:32 UTCView event →
M 6.510 km SW of Juradó, Colombia17.0 km2000-11-08 06:59:58 UTCView event →
M 6.515 km W of Nkove, Tanzania34.0 km2000-10-02 02:25:31 UTCView event →
M 6.524 km NNW of El Habillal, Mexico45.8 km2000-08-09 11:41:47 UTCView event →
M 6.5217 km NE of Maumere, Indonesia648.5 km2000-08-07 14:33:55 UTCView event →
M 6.594 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan10.0 km2000-07-30 12:25:45 UTCView event →
M 6.524 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska42.9 km2000-07-11 01:32:28 UTCView event →
M 6.512 km ENE of Selfoss, Iceland10.0 km2000-06-21 00:51:46 UTCView event →
M 6.525 km E of Selfoss, Iceland10.0 km2000-06-17 15:40:41 UTCView event →
M 6.5229 km E of Levuka, Fiji515.8 km2000-05-04 20:36:32 UTCView event →
M 6.5Fiji region33.0 km2000-01-09 21:54:40 UTCView event →
M 6.4110 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2000-12-21 01:01:27 UTCView event →
M 6.445 km NNW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador22.9 km2000-09-28 23:23:43 UTCView event →
M 6.4136 km S of Hihifo, Tonga56.0 km2000-09-26 06:17:52 UTCView event →
M 6.4Fiji region33.0 km2000-08-09 22:55:59 UTCView event →
M 6.455 km SSE of Sámara, Costa Rica33.0 km2000-07-21 01:53:35 UTCView event →
M 6.422 km SSE of Basco, Philippines33.0 km2000-07-16 03:21:45 UTCView event →
M 6.453 km ESE of Puente Alto, Chile120.2 km2000-06-16 07:55:35 UTCView event →
M 6.4south of the Fiji Islands604.6 km2000-06-14 02:15:25 UTCView event →
M 6.429 km ESE of Puli, Taiwan33.0 km2000-06-10 18:23:29 UTCView event →
M 6.4124 km SE of Koshima, Japan33.0 km2000-06-06 14:57:02 UTCView event →
M 6.4west of Macquarie Island10.0 km2000-03-04 02:24:22 UTCView event →
M 6.4211 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste141.9 km2000-03-03 22:09:13 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia805Max M7.9Papua New Guinea735Max M7.8Japan622Max M7.6Philippines180Max M6.4Fiji177Max M6.6Tonga154Max M7.2Russia140Max M6.8India139Max M7.9United States133Max M6.5Vanuatu116Max M7.1Guam108Max M6.2Chile95Max M6.5

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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