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Earthquake archives May 2008

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

Events709
Largest magnitudeM 7.9
M6+14
M7+1
Average depth55.0 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.958 km W of Tianpeng, China19.0 km2008-05-12 06:28:01 UTCView event →
M 6.978 km NE of Hasaki, Japan27.0 km2008-05-07 16:45:18 UTCView event →
M 6.8181 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam76.0 km2008-05-09 21:51:29 UTCView event →
M 6.661 km W of Adak, Alaska14.0 km2008-05-02 01:33:37 UTCView event →
M 6.5central Mid-Atlantic Ridge8.0 km2008-05-23 19:35:34 UTCView event →
M 6.4Mid-Indian Ridge9.0 km2008-05-31 04:37:56 UTCView event →
M 6.38 km N of Selfoss, Iceland9.0 km2008-05-29 15:46:00 UTCView event →
M 6.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska27.0 km2008-05-20 13:53:35 UTCView event →
M 6.280 km NE of Hasaki, Japan19.0 km2008-05-07 16:02:02 UTCView event →
M 6.139 km WNW of Guangyuan, China18.0 km2008-05-25 08:21:49 UTCView event →
M 6.139 km NW of Tianpeng, China10.0 km2008-05-12 11:11:02 UTCView event →
M 6.195 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan23.3 km2008-05-07 16:16:36 UTCView event →
M 6.0122 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska20.0 km2008-05-25 19:18:24 UTCView event →
M 6.031 km NNW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia10.0 km2008-05-19 14:26:45 UTCView event →
M 5.9west of Macquarie Island10.0 km2008-05-27 05:51:12 UTCView event →
M 5.96 km WSW of El Calvario, Colombia8.9 km2008-05-24 19:20:42 UTCView event →
M 5.9115 km SE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea29.0 km2008-05-24 13:24:05 UTCView event →
M 5.9south of Africa10.0 km2008-05-19 03:16:13 UTCView event →
M 5.9South Sandwich Islands region35.0 km2008-05-15 14:23:28 UTCView event →
M 5.8Easter Island region10.0 km2008-05-31 23:16:04 UTCView event →
M 5.8Izu Islands, Japan region16.0 km2008-05-30 07:25:39 UTCView event →
M 5.858 km NNE of Jiangyou, China9.0 km2008-05-17 17:08:25 UTCView event →
M 5.858 km NNW of Linqiong, China9.0 km2008-05-13 07:07:08 UTCView event →
M 5.832 km NW of Tianpeng, China10.0 km2008-05-12 06:43:14 UTCView event →
M 5.856 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2008-05-03 19:01:46 UTCView event →
M 5.7Bouvet Island region10.0 km2008-05-30 10:44:11 UTCView event →
M 5.740 km SSW of Puerto San José, Guatemala26.0 km2008-05-27 11:27:55 UTCView event →
M 5.739 km NW of Guangyuan, China10.0 km2008-05-27 08:37:51 UTCView event →
M 5.7Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia125.2 km2008-05-23 22:50:37 UTCView event →
M 5.7111 km NW of Bengkulu, Indonesia47.9 km2008-05-20 17:08:00 UTCView event →
M 5.752 km SSE of Popova, Russia513.4 km2008-05-19 10:08:36 UTCView event →
M 5.7115 km NW of Bengkulu, Indonesia32.0 km2008-05-18 12:17:23 UTCView event →
M 5.7Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2008-05-14 21:47:40 UTCView event →
M 5.713 km S of Mianyang, China10.0 km2008-05-12 06:42:08 UTCView event →
M 5.760 km NNW of Deyang, China10.0 km2008-05-12 06:41:56 UTCView event →
M 5.743 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu35.0 km2008-05-01 04:57:50 UTCView event →
M 5.611 km WNW of Finca Blanco, Panama13.0 km2008-05-26 15:01:33 UTCView event →
M 5.6Off the coast of Aisen, Chile10.0 km2008-05-20 15:16:04 UTCView event →
M 5.669 km NW of Tianpeng, China3.0 km2008-05-16 05:25:47 UTCView event →
M 5.647 km N of Tianpeng, China21.7 km2008-05-12 20:08:50 UTCView event →
M 5.663 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan16.5 km2008-05-10 19:41:59 UTCView event →
M 5.687 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan17.0 km2008-05-08 23:21:06 UTCView event →
M 5.5Azores Islands region10.0 km2008-05-24 04:58:18 UTCView event →
M 5.5116 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia19.0 km2008-05-21 22:22:55 UTCView event →
M 5.551 km NNW of Deyang, China10.0 km2008-05-12 09:42:24 UTCView event →
M 5.5111 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu35.0 km2008-05-06 12:42:17 UTCView event →
M 5.44 km ESE of Yona Village, Guam54.4 km2008-05-28 16:14:20 UTCView event →
M 5.449 km WNW of Lago Puelo, Argentina9.4 km2008-05-24 02:43:36 UTCView event →
M 5.4Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska55.5 km2008-05-23 03:33:09 UTCView event →
M 5.460 km NE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea39.0 km2008-05-21 02:45:52 UTCView event →
M 5.4south of the Kermadec Islands35.0 km2008-05-16 11:06:50 UTCView event →
M 5.498 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands51.8 km2008-05-15 22:19:08 UTCView event →
M 5.4Fiji region604.2 km2008-05-14 22:46:02 UTCView event →
M 5.454 km NW of Tianpeng, China18.8 km2008-05-14 02:54:39 UTCView event →
M 5.499 km SSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia35.0 km2008-05-13 10:29:19 UTCView event →
M 5.421 km S of Mianyang, China10.0 km2008-05-12 06:43:57 UTCView event →
M 5.451 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan218.1 km2008-05-11 20:57:08 UTCView event →
M 5.4125 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga38.8 km2008-05-11 05:49:22 UTCView event →
M 5.458 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece57.0 km2008-05-10 20:53:04 UTCView event →
M 5.488 km NE of Hasaki, Japan37.9 km2008-05-07 17:31:18 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

China243Max M7.9Japan64Max M6.9Indonesia58Max M6.0Philippines34Max M5.3Papua New Guinea29Max M5.9Chile26Max M5.6Fiji23Max M5.4Tonga19Max M5.4United States17Max M6.6Russia13Max M5.7Vanuatu10Max M5.7India7Max M6.4

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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