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Earthquake archives 2002

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

Events4,963
Largest magnitudeM 7.9
M6+139
M7+13
Average depth78.9 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan399Feb323Mar410Apr346May332Jun425Jul337Aug381Sep487Oct568Nov545Dec410
January399 EventsMax M7.2 · M6+ 16February323 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 6March410 EventsMax M7.5 · M6+ 11April346 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 9May332 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 7June425 EventsMax M7.3 · M6+ 14July337 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 4August381 EventsMax M7.7 · M6+ 13September487 EventsMax M7.6 · M6+ 15October568 EventsMax M7.6 · M6+ 24November545 EventsMax M7.9 · M6+ 11December410 EventsMax M6.7 · M6+ 9

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.92002 Denali Fault, Alaska Earthquake4.2 km2002-11-03 22:12:41 UTCView event →
M 7.7south of the Fiji Islands675.4 km2002-08-19 11:08:24 UTCView event →
M 7.7Fiji region580.0 km2002-08-19 11:01:01 UTCView event →
M 7.6102 km SSE of Manokwari, Indonesia10.0 km2002-10-10 10:50:20 UTCView event →
M 7.668 km ESE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea13.0 km2002-09-08 18:44:23 UTCView event →
M 7.5Mindanao, Philippines31.0 km2002-03-05 21:16:09 UTCView event →
M 7.450 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia30.0 km2002-11-02 01:26:10 UTCView event →
M 7.451 km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan225.6 km2002-03-03 12:08:19 UTCView event →
M 7.3262 km E of Dolinsk, Russia459.1 km2002-11-17 04:53:53 UTCView event →
M 7.350 km SW of Dongning, China566.0 km2002-06-28 17:19:30 UTCView event →
M 7.250 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu21.0 km2002-01-02 17:22:48 UTCView event →
M 7.120 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam85.7 km2002-04-26 16:06:07 UTCView event →
M 7.167 km ENE of Hualien City, Taiwan32.8 km2002-03-31 06:52:50 UTCView event →
M 6.9108 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil534.3 km2002-10-12 20:09:11 UTCView event →
M 6.827 km SSW of Nuxco, Mexico24.9 km2002-04-18 05:02:46 UTCView event →
M 6.7New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea34.0 km2002-12-12 08:30:42 UTCView event →
M 6.772 km S of Manokwari, Indonesia10.0 km2002-10-10 12:28:25 UTCView event →
M 6.7190 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu33.0 km2002-06-17 21:26:22 UTCView event →
M 6.731 km SW of Copiapó, Chile62.0 km2002-04-18 16:08:36 UTCView event →
M 6.711 km SE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea11.0 km2002-01-10 11:14:56 UTCView event →
M 6.6South Georgia Island region10.0 km2002-11-15 19:58:31 UTCView event →
M 6.6289 km WSW of Adak, Alaska33.0 km2002-11-07 15:14:06 UTCView event →
M 6.653 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska4.2 km2002-10-23 11:27:19 UTCView event →
M 6.620 km SW of Monte Patria, Chile54.0 km2002-06-18 13:56:22 UTCView event →
M 6.6southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2002-06-13 01:27:19 UTCView event →
M 6.6125 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea39.0 km2002-02-05 13:27:24 UTCView event →
M 6.633 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2002-01-03 10:17:36 UTCView event →
M 6.5111 km ESE of La Rivera, Mexico10.0 km2002-10-03 16:08:29 UTCView event →
M 6.5152 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India21.0 km2002-09-13 22:28:29 UTCView event →
M 6.5114 km SSE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands30.0 km2002-08-14 13:57:52 UTCView event →
M 6.514 km SE of Punta de Burica, Panama10.0 km2002-07-31 00:16:44 UTCView event →
M 6.5south of the Fiji Islands620.4 km2002-06-30 21:29:36 UTCView event →
M 6.5193 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia11.0 km2002-06-27 05:50:35 UTCView event →
M 6.559 km SSW of Abhar, Iran10.0 km2002-06-22 02:58:21 UTCView event →
M 6.5107 km NE of Calama, Chile125.1 km2002-03-28 04:56:22 UTCView event →
M 6.55 km NE of Sultanda??, Turkey5.0 km2002-02-03 07:11:28 UTCView event →
M 6.430 km SE of ?funato, Japan39.0 km2002-11-03 03:37:42 UTCView event →
M 6.492 km SSE of Manokwari, Indonesia10.0 km2002-09-20 15:43:35 UTCView event →
M 6.421 km ENE of Chaihe, China586.3 km2002-09-15 08:39:32 UTCView event →
M 6.455 km WSW of Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica35.0 km2002-06-16 02:46:14 UTCView event →
M 6.4159 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska33.0 km2002-05-25 05:36:31 UTCView event →
M 6.429 km NNW of La Serena, Chile71.0 km2002-04-01 19:59:32 UTCView event →
M 6.4110 km S of Ishigaki, Japan33.0 km2002-03-26 03:45:48 UTCView event →
M 6.42 km SW of Las Brisas, Mexico80.2 km2002-01-16 23:09:52 UTCView event →
M 6.4104 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea43.6 km2002-01-13 14:10:56 UTCView event →
M 6.30 km NNW of Tabina, Philippines10.0 km2002-12-30 04:49:08 UTCView event →
M 6.3137 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2002-12-20 14:14:42 UTCView event →
M 6.365 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia10.0 km2002-12-11 03:49:40 UTCView event →
M 6.358 km SSE of Gilgit, Pakistan33.0 km2002-11-20 21:32:30 UTCView event →
M 6.352 km N of Sinabang, Indonesia27.0 km2002-11-02 09:46:46 UTCView event →
M 6.3194 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia33.0 km2002-10-19 12:09:05 UTCView event →
M 6.3119 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia33.0 km2002-10-17 17:52:44 UTCView event →
M 6.339 km NNW of Dompu, Indonesia10.0 km2002-10-06 15:46:33 UTCView event →
M 6.3Fiji region621.1 km2002-10-04 19:05:48 UTCView event →
M 6.380 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands19.0 km2002-09-24 23:01:28 UTCView event →
M 6.389 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2002-09-24 22:54:21 UTCView event →
M 6.329 km SE of Calingasta, Argentina119.6 km2002-09-24 03:57:22 UTCView event →
M 6.341 km ESE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2002-09-16 13:23:00 UTCView event →
M 6.3Izu Islands, Japan region9.0 km2002-08-20 10:59:32 UTCView event →
M 6.3231 km SW of Colonia, Micronesia10.0 km2002-08-14 13:12:39 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia701Max M7.6Papua New Guinea408Max M7.6Japan327Max M6.4Fiji264Max M7.7Philippines264Max M7.5Vanuatu214Max M7.2United States194Max M7.9Tonga181Max M6.2Russia141Max M7.3Chile134Max M6.7India122Max M6.6Solomon Islands118Max M6.3

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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