Quake Pulse logoQuake Pulse
All archives

Earthquake archives 2008

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

Events6,307
Largest magnitudeM 7.9
M6+179
M7+12
Average depth73.3 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan446Feb498Mar527Apr556May709Jun570Jul463Aug503Sep482Oct576Nov457Dec520
January446 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 14February498 EventsMax M7.4 · M6+ 19March527 EventsMax M7.2 · M6+ 15April556 EventsMax M7.3 · M6+ 21May709 EventsMax M7.9 · M6+ 14June570 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 15July463 EventsMax M7.7 · M6+ 14August503 EventsMax M6.7 · M6+ 16September482 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 12October576 EventsMax M6.9 · M6+ 14November457 EventsMax M7.4 · M6+ 15December520 EventsMax M6.8 · M6+ 10

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.958 km W of Tianpeng, China19.0 km2008-05-12 06:28:01 UTCView event →
M 7.7Sea of Okhotsk632.8 km2008-07-05 02:12:04 UTCView event →
M 7.4135 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia30.0 km2008-11-16 17:02:32 UTCView event →
M 7.456 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia26.0 km2008-02-20 08:08:30 UTCView event →
M 7.3284 km WSW of Mil’kovo, Russia492.3 km2008-11-24 09:02:58 UTCView event →
M 7.371 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu33.0 km2008-04-09 12:46:12 UTCView event →
M 7.2226 km SE of Hotan, China10.0 km2008-03-20 22:32:57 UTCView event →
M 7.2164 km WSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia25.0 km2008-02-25 08:36:33 UTCView event →
M 7.1Macquarie Island region16.0 km2008-04-12 00:30:12 UTCView event →
M 7.0Kermadec Islands, New Zealand36.0 km2008-09-29 15:19:31 UTCView event →
M 7.0107 km E of Namie, Japan22.0 km2008-07-19 02:39:28 UTCView event →
M 7.0South Sandwich Islands region8.0 km2008-06-30 06:17:43 UTCView event →
M 6.9130 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga29.0 km2008-10-19 05:10:33 UTCView event →
M 6.975 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu110.0 km2008-09-08 18:52:06 UTCView event →
M 6.924 km WSW of Mizusawa, Japan7.8 km2008-06-13 23:43:45 UTCView event →
M 6.978 km NE of Hasaki, Japan27.0 km2008-05-07 16:45:18 UTCView event →
M 6.9Philippine Islands region24.0 km2008-03-03 14:11:14 UTCView event →
M 6.935 km S of Methóni, Greece29.0 km2008-02-14 10:09:22 UTCView event →
M 6.9northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge9.0 km2008-02-08 09:38:14 UTCView event →
M 6.8Kermadec Islands region18.0 km2008-12-09 06:23:59 UTCView event →
M 6.8122 km SSE of Obihiro, Japan25.0 km2008-09-11 00:20:50 UTCView event →
M 6.829 km ENE of Morioka, Japan108.0 km2008-07-23 15:26:19 UTCView event →
M 6.8181 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam76.0 km2008-05-09 21:51:29 UTCView event →
M 6.8South Sandwich Islands region14.0 km2008-02-23 15:57:20 UTCView event →
M 6.719 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico24.0 km2008-10-16 19:41:25 UTCView event →
M 6.7131 km SE of Nookat, Kyrgyzstan27.4 km2008-10-05 15:52:49 UTCView event →
M 6.7221 km NE of Jumla, Nepal12.0 km2008-08-25 13:21:58 UTCView event →
M 6.7155 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia25.0 km2008-02-25 21:02:18 UTCView event →
M 6.673 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia96.0 km2008-09-11 00:00:02 UTCView event →
M 6.6central Mid-Atlantic Ridge9.0 km2008-09-10 13:08:14 UTCView event →
M 6.6146 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands11.0 km2008-07-19 09:27:01 UTCView event →
M 6.6124 km SW of Bamboo Flat, India17.0 km2008-06-27 11:40:13 UTCView event →
M 6.661 km W of Adak, Alaska14.0 km2008-05-02 01:33:37 UTCView event →
M 6.6174 km W of Adak, Alaska13.0 km2008-04-16 05:54:19 UTCView event →
M 6.6161 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia25.0 km2008-02-25 18:06:03 UTCView event →
M 6.6South Sandwich Islands region8.0 km2008-02-10 12:22:02 UTCView event →
M 6.6267 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada15.0 km2008-01-05 11:01:06 UTCView event →
M 6.5west of Macquarie Island10.0 km2008-08-09 06:01:48 UTCView event →
M 6.5west of Macquarie Island10.0 km2008-06-01 14:31:03 UTCView event →
M 6.5central Mid-Atlantic Ridge8.0 km2008-05-23 19:35:34 UTCView event →
M 6.5central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2008-04-24 12:14:49 UTCView event →
M 6.5Kuril Islands10.0 km2008-03-03 09:31:02 UTCView event →
M 6.5166 km WSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia22.0 km2008-02-24 14:46:21 UTCView event →
M 6.550 km S of Koróni, Greece28.0 km2008-02-14 12:08:55 UTCView event →
M 6.59 km SSW of General Pascual Fentes, Mexico83.0 km2008-02-12 12:50:18 UTCView event →
M 6.5Fiji region597.6 km2008-01-15 17:52:15 UTCView event →
M 6.4144 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste398.0 km2008-12-06 10:55:26 UTCView event →
M 6.4southeast of the Loyalty Islands57.3 km2008-11-22 16:01:39 UTCView event →
M 6.4105 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu13.0 km2008-11-07 07:19:35 UTCView event →
M 6.413 km NNW of Alik Ghund, Pakistan14.0 km2008-10-29 11:32:43 UTCView event →
M 6.423 km NW of Alik Ghund, Pakistan15.0 km2008-10-28 23:09:57 UTCView event →
M 6.4146 km W of Neiafu, Tonga233.4 km2008-10-22 12:55:57 UTCView event →
M 6.4196 km SSW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico12.0 km2008-09-24 02:33:05 UTCView event →
M 6.470 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea75.0 km2008-08-30 06:54:07 UTCView event →
M 6.478 km ESE of Contamana, Peru154.0 km2008-08-26 21:00:36 UTCView event →
M 6.4Fiji region391.0 km2008-07-19 22:39:52 UTCView event →
M 6.435 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece52.0 km2008-07-15 03:26:34 UTCView event →
M 6.415 km ESE of Várda, Greece16.0 km2008-06-08 12:25:29 UTCView event →
M 6.4Mid-Indian Ridge9.0 km2008-05-31 04:37:56 UTCView event →
M 6.456 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu32.0 km2008-04-28 18:33:34 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia771Max M7.4China542Max M7.9Philippines351Max M6.3Japan297Max M7.0Papua New Guinea285Max M6.4Fiji274Max M6.5Vanuatu247Max M7.3Tonga236Max M6.9United States201Max M6.6Chile186Max M6.3India186Max M6.6Russia185Max M7.3

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.

Blog

Latest from the blog

Guides, explainers and practical reading to go beyond the live data.

View all articles →