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Earthquake archives 2001

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

Events4,680
Largest magnitudeM 8.4
M6+137
M7+15
Average depth65.6 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan391Feb383Mar348Apr370May330Jun497Jul378Aug475Sep345Oct422Nov388Dec353
January391 EventsMax M7.7 · M6+ 16February383 EventsMax M7.4 · M6+ 16March348 EventsMax M6.8 · M6+ 8April370 EventsMax M6.9 · M6+ 11May330 EventsMax M6.7 · M6+ 9June497 EventsMax M8.4 · M6+ 14July378 EventsMax M7.6 · M6+ 11August475 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 7September345 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 9October422 EventsMax M7.5 · M6+ 12November388 EventsMax M7.8 · M6+ 12December353 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 12

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 8.46 km SSW of Atico, Peru33.0 km2001-06-23 20:33:14 UTCView event →
M 7.8Southern Qinghai, China10.0 km2001-11-14 09:26:10 UTCView event →
M 7.717 km NW of Bhach?u, India16.0 km2001-01-26 03:16:40 UTCView event →
M 7.728 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador60.0 km2001-01-13 17:33:32 UTCView event →
M 7.651 km SW of Punta de Bombón, Peru33.0 km2001-07-07 09:38:43 UTCView event →
M 7.5155 km E of Kendari, Indonesia33.0 km2001-10-19 03:28:44 UTCView event →
M 7.521 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines33.0 km2001-01-01 06:57:04 UTCView event →
M 7.4102 km SSE of Bengkulu, Indonesia36.0 km2001-02-13 19:28:30 UTCView event →
M 7.2Kermadec Islands, New Zealand178.1 km2001-06-03 02:41:57 UTCView event →
M 7.1south of Australia10.0 km2001-12-12 14:02:35 UTCView event →
M 7.1295 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand33.0 km2001-08-21 06:52:06 UTCView event →
M 7.1137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia35.0 km2001-02-24 07:23:48 UTCView event →
M 7.116 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu103.0 km2001-01-09 16:49:28 UTCView event →
M 7.040 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2001-10-31 09:10:20 UTCView event →
M 7.069 km SSE of Inarajan Village, Guam37.0 km2001-10-12 15:02:16 UTCView event →
M 6.9Fiji region351.8 km2001-04-28 04:49:53 UTCView event →
M 6.959 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia28.0 km2001-01-16 13:25:09 UTCView event →
M 6.947 km S of Old Harbor, Alaska36.4 km2001-01-10 16:02:42 UTCView event →
M 6.822 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands16.0 km2001-12-23 22:52:54 UTCView event →
M 6.862 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan14.0 km2001-12-18 04:02:58 UTCView event →
M 6.816 km SSW of Kure, Japan50.0 km2001-03-24 06:27:53 UTCView event →
M 6.87 km SSE of Longbranch, Washington51.8 km2001-02-28 18:54:32 UTCView event →
M 6.8Mindanao, Philippines33.0 km2001-01-01 08:54:31 UTCView event →
M 6.7178 km ENE of Opotiki, New Zealand18.0 km2001-10-21 00:29:21 UTCView event →
M 6.7southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2001-08-06 03:52:59 UTCView event →
M 6.734 km WSW of Pacocha, Peru24.0 km2001-06-26 04:18:31 UTCView event →
M 6.7114 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia33.0 km2001-05-25 00:40:50 UTCView event →
M 6.7128 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea17.0 km2001-04-19 21:43:42 UTCView event →
M 6.7144 km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile11.0 km2001-04-09 09:00:57 UTCView event →
M 6.7245 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia10.0 km2001-02-28 12:30:14 UTCView event →
M 6.674 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska131.8 km2001-07-28 07:32:45 UTCView event →
M 6.631 km S of Achanizo, Peru62.0 km2001-07-05 13:53:48 UTCView event →
M 6.65 km S of Cojutepeque, El Salvador10.0 km2001-02-13 14:22:05 UTCView event →
M 6.53 km NW of Hanamaki, Japan123.8 km2001-12-02 13:01:53 UTCView event →
M 6.5123 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia48.5 km2001-10-08 18:14:26 UTCView event →
M 6.5Fiji region608.1 km2001-09-12 08:48:37 UTCView event →
M 6.5108 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia33.0 km2001-09-11 14:56:50 UTCView event →
M 6.532 km WNW of Skýros, Greece10.0 km2001-07-26 00:21:36 UTCView event →
M 6.5167 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga184.6 km2001-07-04 07:06:31 UTCView event →
M 6.5Mariana Islands region290.0 km2001-07-03 13:10:42 UTCView event →
M 6.5235 km WSW of Adak, Alaska18.0 km2001-06-14 19:48:47 UTCView event →
M 6.541 km SSW of Ambon, Indonesia33.0 km2001-03-19 05:52:15 UTCView event →
M 6.4249 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna10.0 km2001-12-03 11:32:29 UTCView event →
M 6.42 km ESE of El Carmen, Mexico84.9 km2001-11-28 14:32:32 UTCView event →
M 6.4114 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia33.0 km2001-10-08 18:20:38 UTCView event →
M 6.486 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu33.0 km2001-09-29 02:40:07 UTCView event →
M 6.487 km ENE of Misawa, Japan38.0 km2001-08-13 20:11:23 UTCView event →
M 6.4126 km NE of Iquique, Chile33.0 km2001-07-24 05:00:09 UTCView event →
M 6.445 km NW of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2001-06-05 09:00:05 UTCView event →
M 6.492 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea14.0 km2001-05-29 23:37:19 UTCView event →
M 6.4Fiji region406.5 km2001-05-26 10:57:26 UTCView event →
M 6.465 km NW of Tual, Indonesia33.0 km2001-04-04 07:44:11 UTCView event →
M 6.4Macquarie Island region10.0 km2001-03-06 09:17:36 UTCView event →
M 6.4Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2001-01-15 05:52:16 UTCView event →
M 6.451 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines33.0 km2001-01-02 07:30:03 UTCView event →
M 6.3145 km W of Labasa, Fiji10.0 km2001-11-22 23:22:20 UTCView event →
M 6.3north of Ascension Island10.0 km2001-11-15 01:03:06 UTCView event →
M 6.3174 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji564.1 km2001-11-05 23:07:11 UTCView event →
M 6.3Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2001-09-02 10:06:51 UTCView event →
M 6.381 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia14.0 km2001-08-02 23:41:06 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia587Max M7.5Papua New Guinea301Max M7.0Peru287Max M8.4Japan281Max M6.8New Zealand211Max M7.2Russia197Max M6.7Philippines196Max M7.5India189Max M7.7Fiji175Max M6.9Tonga158Max M6.5Chile156Max M6.7United States142Max M6.9

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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