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Earthquake archives January 2006

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

Events441
Largest magnitudeM 7.6
M6+9
M7+3
Average depth113.6 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.6196 km S of Ambon, Indonesia397.0 km2006-01-27 16:58:53 UTCView event →
M 7.4east of the South Sandwich Islands13.0 km2006-01-02 06:10:49 UTCView event →
M 7.2Fiji region582.9 km2006-01-02 22:13:40 UTCView event →
M 6.726 km NE of Kýthira, Greece66.0 km2006-01-08 11:34:55 UTCView event →
M 6.675 km SSW of Bahía de Kino, Mexico14.0 km2006-01-04 08:32:32 UTCView event →
M 6.474 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu23.0 km2006-01-23 06:02:58 UTCView event →
M 6.226 km S of Juradó, Colombia14.0 km2006-01-23 20:50:44 UTCView event →
M 6.197 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia264.8 km2006-01-15 11:58:29 UTCView event →
M 6.1163 km SW of Río Grande, Panama7.4 km2006-01-06 03:39:58 UTCView event →
M 5.942 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia20.0 km2006-01-31 19:15:51 UTCView event →
M 5.8southeast of Easter Island10.0 km2006-01-18 23:43:06 UTCView event →
M 5.854 km NE of Yigo Village, Guam78.2 km2006-01-03 12:27:57 UTCView event →
M 5.784 km WSW of Kotabumi, Indonesia21.4 km2006-01-28 01:53:04 UTCView event →
M 5.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2006-01-20 17:51:51 UTCView event →
M 5.7northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2006-01-20 08:53:52 UTCView event →
M 5.7101 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan25.8 km2006-01-18 14:25:27 UTCView event →
M 5.7South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2006-01-05 08:40:45 UTCView event →
M 5.7107 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam35.2 km2006-01-02 01:01:24 UTCView event →
M 5.6Balleny Islands region10.0 km2006-01-26 10:43:26 UTCView event →
M 5.6Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2006-01-26 01:16:15 UTCView event →
M 5.6south of the Fiji Islands592.7 km2006-01-23 13:16:34 UTCView event →
M 5.6155 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India44.0 km2006-01-21 04:07:03 UTCView event →
M 5.6235 km W of Bandon, Oregon10.0 km2006-01-11 10:02:32 UTCView event →
M 5.660 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea62.4 km2006-01-02 12:01:46 UTCView event →
M 5.6Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2006-01-01 07:11:57 UTCView event →
M 5.5Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2006-01-24 04:27:08 UTCView event →
M 5.536 km SW of Juradó, Colombia10.0 km2006-01-23 20:52:30 UTCView event →
M 5.5Azores-Cape St. Vincent Ridge10.0 km2006-01-10 01:09:34 UTCView event →
M 5.5Near Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska30.8 km2006-01-07 02:23:43 UTCView event →
M 5.551 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentina242.8 km2006-01-04 13:01:33 UTCView event →
M 5.591 km SSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia51.5 km2006-01-01 08:47:13 UTCView event →
M 5.4178 km NNE of Bontang, Indonesia10.0 km2006-01-31 16:40:50 UTCView event →
M 5.449 km W of Madang, Papua New Guinea80.6 km2006-01-21 15:39:28 UTCView event →
M 5.4Mariana Islands region139.2 km2006-01-18 03:52:51 UTCView event →
M 5.4125 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga43.6 km2006-01-13 12:46:12 UTCView event →
M 5.4127 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2006-01-13 09:17:56 UTCView event →
M 5.4central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2006-01-06 06:27:59 UTCView event →
M 5.4274 km ENE of Port Blair, India25.1 km2006-01-06 04:25:05 UTCView event →
M 5.4Fiji region620.3 km2006-01-02 04:06:06 UTCView event →
M 5.391 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan41.8 km2006-01-31 19:23:59 UTCView event →
M 5.3western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2006-01-30 21:24:18 UTCView event →
M 5.395 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia54.4 km2006-01-26 23:58:01 UTCView event →
M 5.324 km SSE of Juradó, Colombia24.2 km2006-01-24 02:15:44 UTCView event →
M 5.3Volcano Islands, Japan region33.2 km2006-01-24 00:36:49 UTCView event →
M 5.3163 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia586.3 km2006-01-18 14:03:24 UTCView event →
M 5.362 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo25.6 km2006-01-09 20:59:38 UTCView event →
M 5.3Azores-Cape St. Vincent Ridge10.0 km2006-01-09 16:40:44 UTCView event →
M 5.32 km S of Harrison, Philippines41.7 km2006-01-09 02:40:25 UTCView event →
M 5.3172 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska10.0 km2006-01-03 10:53:04 UTCView event →
M 5.3Fiji region678.3 km2006-01-02 22:23:41 UTCView event →
M 5.240 km S of Juradó, Colombia17.6 km2006-01-29 17:49:14 UTCView event →
M 5.2286 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna393.9 km2006-01-29 11:44:21 UTCView event →
M 5.2272 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam33.0 km2006-01-24 07:49:24 UTCView event →
M 5.231 km SSE of Tamisan, Philippines71.1 km2006-01-23 14:20:00 UTCView event →
M 5.2south of the Fiji Islands245.1 km2006-01-22 11:37:24 UTCView event →
M 5.2southeast of the Loyalty Islands62.3 km2006-01-22 11:15:44 UTCView event →
M 5.2102 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu176.7 km2006-01-21 05:05:55 UTCView event →
M 5.2112 km NNE of Bangkalan, Indonesia579.6 km2006-01-20 20:26:51 UTCView event →
M 5.213 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga89.9 km2006-01-19 05:37:36 UTCView event →
M 5.274 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2006-01-16 00:42:36 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia70Max M7.6Fiji45Max M7.2Tonga22Max M5.4Philippines21Max M5.3Papua New Guinea18Max M5.6New Zealand16Max M5.6India15Max M5.6Japan14Max M5.7Vanuatu14Max M6.4Mexico12Max M6.6Chile11Max M5.2China10Max M4.9

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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