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Earthquake archives December 2000

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

Events405
Largest magnitudeM 7.0
M6+14
M7+1
Average depth76.0 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.037 km E of Balkanabat, Turkmenistan30.0 km2000-12-06 17:11:06 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 6.5134 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 6.4110 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2000-12-21 01:01:27 UTCView event →
M 6.223 km NE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2000-12-28 04:34:28 UTCView event →
M 6.272 km SW of Kuril’sk, Russia140.4 km2000-12-22 10:13:01 UTCView event →
M 6.2166 km S of Merizo Village, Guam33.0 km2000-12-19 13:11:47 UTCView event →
M 6.1224 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama10.0 km2000-12-12 05:26:45 UTCView event →
M 6.1104 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico33.0 km2000-12-04 04:43:09 UTCView event →
M 6.0Kepulauan Aru region, Indonesia61.7 km2000-12-23 07:13:24 UTCView event →
M 6.0183 km NW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea386.7 km2000-12-21 02:41:23 UTCView event →
M 6.012 km NNW of Ak?ehir, Turkey10.0 km2000-12-15 16:44:47 UTCView event →
M 5.9282 km WSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands33.0 km2000-12-27 07:03:47 UTCView event →
M 5.9173 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands33.0 km2000-12-22 08:30:39 UTCView event →
M 5.979 km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska33.0 km2000-12-05 22:11:34 UTCView event →
M 5.852 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2000-12-27 07:26:31 UTCView event →
M 5.8southeast of Easter Island10.0 km2000-12-09 22:49:47 UTCView event →
M 5.857 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2000-12-07 09:31:19 UTCView event →
M 5.8northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2000-12-01 13:27:33 UTCView event →
M 5.7south of Australia10.0 km2000-12-25 13:24:22 UTCView event →
M 5.7Fiji region644.8 km2000-12-25 05:11:58 UTCView event →
M 5.785 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2000-12-21 13:14:33 UTCView event →
M 5.7south of the Fiji Islands68.8 km2000-12-20 16:39:26 UTCView event →
M 5.765 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu33.0 km2000-12-19 08:50:19 UTCView event →
M 5.7Fiji region648.7 km2000-12-18 21:15:30 UTCView event →
M 5.7166 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2000-12-13 06:10:22 UTCView event →
M 5.7South Sandwich Islands region113.5 km2000-12-11 17:07:32 UTCView event →
M 5.778 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia150.0 km2000-12-10 18:58:36 UTCView event →
M 5.7169 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines101.4 km2000-12-05 11:08:25 UTCView event →
M 5.710 km E of Hasaki, Japan59.8 km2000-12-04 16:47:37 UTCView event →
M 5.7107 km WSW of Adak, Alaska43.2 km2000-12-03 12:55:16 UTCView event →
M 5.6off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand33.0 km2000-12-26 15:21:26 UTCView event →
M 5.684 km ESE of Kendari, Indonesia33.0 km2000-12-24 03:11:07 UTCView event →
M 5.679 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2000-12-16 21:57:59 UTCView event →
M 5.6172 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna33.0 km2000-12-15 17:43:11 UTCView event →
M 5.5169 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu220.7 km2000-12-30 07:42:46 UTCView event →
M 5.533 km NE of Chignik, Alaska91.5 km2000-12-22 00:40:39 UTCView event →
M 5.559 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2000-12-21 14:53:11 UTCView event →
M 5.571 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea25.0 km2000-12-21 13:05:00 UTCView event →
M 5.551 km S of Sámara, Costa Rica33.0 km2000-12-20 15:17:19 UTCView event →
M 5.5Easter Island region10.0 km2000-12-16 11:05:28 UTCView event →
M 5.5southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2000-12-15 13:00:01 UTCView event →
M 5.565 km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico52.6 km2000-12-11 18:54:07 UTCView event →
M 5.552 km N of Namuac, Philippines33.0 km2000-12-10 13:30:34 UTCView event →
M 5.5107 km NE of Poso, Indonesia33.0 km2000-12-10 10:05:49 UTCView event →
M 5.5131 km WSW of Mazatlán, Mexico10.0 km2000-12-08 16:56:18 UTCView event →
M 5.5113 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2000-12-08 15:24:14 UTCView event →
M 5.4225 km ENE of Hanga Roa, Chile10.0 km2000-12-31 23:42:59 UTCView event →
M 5.4south of the Fiji Islands584.0 km2000-12-29 23:33:53 UTCView event →
M 5.449 km N of Palu, Indonesia33.0 km2000-12-28 21:06:54 UTCView event →
M 5.4117 km SW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia33.0 km2000-12-28 18:54:36 UTCView event →
M 5.4123 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga33.0 km2000-12-28 18:12:33 UTCView event →
M 5.4262 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga33.0 km2000-12-25 11:16:35 UTCView event →
M 5.489 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia66.8 km2000-12-20 09:19:50 UTCView event →
M 5.423 km W of Juradó, Colombia33.0 km2000-12-16 09:12:20 UTCView event →
M 5.4229 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2000-12-13 06:46:11 UTCView event →
M 5.462 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan48.0 km2000-12-12 20:32:56 UTCView event →
M 5.469 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2000-12-07 23:18:19 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Papua New Guinea87Max M6.5Indonesia48Max M6.0Fiji22Max M6.6Philippines19Max M5.7Japan16Max M5.7Tonga14Max M5.4Vanuatu12Max M5.7Chile11Max M6.5New Zealand11Max M5.6Russia11Max M6.2United States11Max M5.9Guam10Max M6.2

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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