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Earthquake archives 2004

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Events6,183
Largest magnitudeM 9.1
M6+157
M7+16
Average depth70.3 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan465Feb435Mar478Apr493May534Jun430Jul421Aug395Sep480Oct451Nov663Dec938
January465 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 14February435 EventsMax M7.3 · M6+ 11March478 EventsMax M6.2 · M6+ 10April493 EventsMax M6.7 · M6+ 19May534 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 7June430 EventsMax M6.9 · M6+ 8July421 EventsMax M7.3 · M6+ 11August395 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 4September480 EventsMax M7.4 · M6+ 14October451 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 13November663 EventsMax M7.5 · M6+ 23December938 EventsMax M9.1 · M6+ 23

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 9.12004 Sumatra - Andaman Islands Earthquake30.0 km2004-12-26 00:58:53 UTCView event →
M 8.12004 Tasman Sea Earthquake10.0 km2004-12-23 14:59:04 UTCView event →
M 7.563 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste10.0 km2004-11-11 21:26:41 UTCView event →
M 7.4118 km ESE of Shing?, Japan10.0 km2004-09-05 14:57:18 UTCView event →
M 7.3100 km SSE of Jambi City, Indonesia582.1 km2004-07-25 14:35:19 UTCView event →
M 7.3Near the south coast of Papua, Indonesia10.0 km2004-02-07 02:42:35 UTCView event →
M 7.2284 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia39.2 km2004-12-26 04:21:29 UTCView event →
M 7.232 km SSW of Pizarro, Colombia15.0 km2004-11-15 09:06:56 UTCView event →
M 7.294 km SE of Shing?, Japan14.0 km2004-09-05 10:07:07 UTCView event →
M 7.129 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia10.0 km2004-11-26 02:25:03 UTCView event →
M 7.1255 km W of Riverton, New Zealand10.0 km2004-11-22 20:26:23 UTCView event →
M 7.1208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji565.5 km2004-07-15 04:27:14 UTCView event →
M 7.1202 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia22.0 km2004-01-03 16:23:21 UTCView event →
M 7.051 km SW of Nemuro, Japan39.0 km2004-11-28 18:32:14 UTCView event →
M 7.043 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua35.0 km2004-10-09 21:26:53 UTCView event →
M 7.028 km S of Nabire, Indonesia16.6 km2004-02-05 21:05:02 UTCView event →
M 6.9209 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands13.0 km2004-11-09 23:58:23 UTCView event →
M 6.9South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2004-09-06 12:42:59 UTCView event →
M 6.924 km ENE of Atlasovo, Russia188.6 km2004-06-10 15:19:57 UTCView event →
M 6.836 km S of George Town, Cayman Islands10.0 km2004-12-14 23:20:13 UTCView event →
M 6.854 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan35.0 km2004-12-06 14:15:11 UTCView event →
M 6.860 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands36.0 km2004-10-08 08:27:53 UTCView event →
M 6.898 km WSW of Craig, Alaska19.9 km2004-06-28 09:49:51 UTCView event →
M 6.780 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2004-11-11 17:34:52 UTCView event →
M 6.7189 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada10.0 km2004-11-02 10:02:12 UTCView event →
M 6.731 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan94.0 km2004-10-15 04:08:50 UTCView event →
M 6.7105 km WNW of Naisano Dua, Indonesia65.8 km2004-04-23 01:50:30 UTCView event →
M 6.738 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia25.7 km2004-02-08 08:58:51 UTCView event →
M 6.7107 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia17.4 km2004-01-28 22:15:30 UTCView event →
M 6.7105 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga129.8 km2004-01-25 11:43:11 UTCView event →
M 6.6Nicobar Islands, India region16.1 km2004-12-26 09:20:01 UTCView event →
M 6.6Easter Island region10.0 km2004-11-28 02:35:13 UTCView event →
M 6.6Fiji region622.6 km2004-11-17 21:09:13 UTCView event →
M 6.68 km SSW of Ojiya, Japan16.0 km2004-10-23 08:56:00 UTCView event →
M 6.6129 km ESE of Shing?, Japan10.0 km2004-09-06 23:29:35 UTCView event →
M 6.611 km N of Cañete, Chile21.0 km2004-05-03 04:36:50 UTCView event →
M 6.6Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region187.1 km2004-04-05 21:24:04 UTCView event →
M 6.6east of the South Sandwich Islands10.0 km2004-02-21 02:34:42 UTCView event →
M 6.5119 km ESE of Shing?, Japan15.0 km2004-09-05 14:57:32 UTCView event →
M 6.59 km W of Talisay, Philippines105.0 km2004-10-08 14:36:06 UTCView event →
M 6.567 km ESE of Teno, Chile5.0 km2004-08-28 13:41:25 UTCView event →
M 6.5117 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia13.4 km2004-07-28 03:56:28 UTCView event →
M 6.5140 km SE of Katsuura, Japan16.0 km2004-05-29 20:56:09 UTCView event →
M 6.586 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu228.4 km2004-04-09 15:23:35 UTCView event →
M 6.417 km SSE of Tejar, Costa Rica16.0 km2004-11-20 08:07:22 UTCView event →
M 6.449 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste10.0 km2004-11-11 22:49:48 UTCView event →
M 6.4South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2004-10-26 22:53:07 UTCView event →
M 6.4south of Africa10.0 km2004-09-28 15:29:53 UTCView event →
M 6.412 km SSW of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina22.3 km2004-09-07 11:53:06 UTCView event →
M 6.462 km SW of Vernon, Canada23.7 km2004-07-19 08:01:49 UTCView event →
M 6.4Kuril Islands128.5 km2004-07-08 10:30:49 UTCView event →
M 6.4western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2004-06-09 22:52:08 UTCView event →
M 6.4111 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2004-05-13 09:58:43 UTCView event →
M 6.4West Chile Rise10.0 km2004-04-08 04:57:50 UTCView event →
M 6.411 km SSW of Tirhanimîne, Morocco0.0 km2004-02-24 02:27:46 UTCView event →
M 6.4southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2004-01-03 08:21:48 UTCView event →
M 6.3194 km N of Bamboo Flat, India26.4 km2004-12-26 10:19:31 UTCView event →
M 6.320 km SSW of Petites Anses, Guadeloupe14.0 km2004-11-21 11:41:07 UTCView event →
M 6.334 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador40.6 km2004-11-20 22:01:45 UTCView event →
M 6.361 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan29.0 km2004-11-08 15:55:01 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia951Max M7.3Japan433Max M7.4India409Max M6.6Tonga345Max M6.7Papua New Guinea293Max M6.4Fiji267Max M7.1Philippines261Max M6.5Vanuatu197Max M6.5East Timor163Max M7.5Russia161Max M6.9Chile133Max M6.6New Zealand133Max M7.1

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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