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Earthquake archives September 2008

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

Events482
Largest magnitudeM 7.0
M6+12
M7+1
Average depth89.4 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.0Kermadec Islands, New Zealand36.0 km2008-09-29 15:19:31 UTCView event →
M 6.975 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu110.0 km2008-09-08 18:52:06 UTCView event →
M 6.8122 km SSE of Obihiro, Japan25.0 km2008-09-11 00:20:50 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 6.4196 km SSW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico12.0 km2008-09-24 02:33:05 UTCView event →
M 6.332 km N of El Hoyo, Argentina569.6 km2008-09-03 11:25:14 UTCView event →
M 6.250 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu36.0 km2008-09-08 03:03:15 UTCView event →
M 6.149 km WSW of Qeshm, Iran12.0 km2008-09-10 11:00:34 UTCView event →
M 6.0213 km NE of Jumla, Nepal4.0 km2008-09-25 01:47:11 UTCView event →
M 6.0central East Pacific Rise11.0 km2008-09-18 01:41:03 UTCView event →
M 6.0south of the Fiji Islands171.1 km2008-09-01 04:00:39 UTCView event →
M 5.911 km NE of Paluan, Philippines11.0 km2008-09-27 03:09:04 UTCView event →
M 5.9110 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia35.0 km2008-09-18 11:58:47 UTCView event →
M 5.999 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia12.0 km2008-09-12 23:07:50 UTCView event →
M 5.9166 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands12.0 km2008-09-09 12:22:49 UTCView event →
M 5.8central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2008-09-16 07:28:25 UTCView event →
M 5.8267 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu115.6 km2008-09-12 16:44:30 UTCView event →
M 5.842 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan191.5 km2008-09-06 05:47:39 UTCView event →
M 5.8north of Ascension Island10.0 km2008-09-05 19:07:38 UTCView event →
M 5.8Kermadec Islands region26.1 km2008-09-04 16:09:51 UTCView event →
M 5.713 km ENE of Paluan, Philippines10.0 km2008-09-27 03:04:51 UTCView event →
M 5.7Carlsberg Ridge10.0 km2008-09-26 18:46:18 UTCView event →
M 5.733 km SSW of Lospalos, Timor Leste35.0 km2008-09-16 11:15:41 UTCView event →
M 5.714 km SE of Santa Rosa de Cabal, Colombia132.9 km2008-09-13 09:32:01 UTCView event →
M 5.796 km E of Iquique, Chile37.7 km2008-09-10 16:12:04 UTCView event →
M 5.7197 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu272.0 km2008-09-04 09:37:03 UTCView event →
M 5.7210 km ESE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna10.0 km2008-09-01 07:06:16 UTCView event →
M 5.631 km SSW of Kamiiso, Japan149.0 km2008-09-22 07:31:59 UTCView event →
M 5.6152 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands37.2 km2008-09-19 22:49:04 UTCView event →
M 5.627 km SW of Lospalos, Timor Leste22.0 km2008-09-14 00:00:09 UTCView event →
M 5.648 km S of Amahai, Indonesia94.8 km2008-09-13 00:04:04 UTCView event →
M 5.6142 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands99.4 km2008-09-09 23:18:26 UTCView event →
M 5.692 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu146.8 km2008-09-05 12:35:43 UTCView event →
M 5.6Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia108.7 km2008-09-01 17:19:11 UTCView event →
M 5.5180 km ENE of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen10.0 km2008-09-28 22:20:21 UTCView event →
M 5.5south of the Fiji Islands199.0 km2008-09-14 20:18:53 UTCView event →
M 5.56 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia43.2 km2008-09-10 03:00:30 UTCView event →
M 5.548 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan101.8 km2008-09-09 07:43:13 UTCView event →
M 5.49 km N of Atico, Peru40.5 km2008-09-20 14:43:05 UTCView event →
M 5.480 km SE of Korsakov, Russia332.1 km2008-09-18 09:30:00 UTCView event →
M 5.4113 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia10.0 km2008-09-12 23:49:53 UTCView event →
M 5.4Fiji region566.4 km2008-09-11 21:04:42 UTCView event →
M 5.4205 km NE of Jumla, Nepal7.3 km2008-09-10 01:28:06 UTCView event →
M 5.4Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2008-09-07 02:05:33 UTCView event →
M 5.427 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan230.4 km2008-09-05 04:57:52 UTCView event →
M 5.4northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2008-09-04 18:47:55 UTCView event →
M 5.415 km N of Im?m ???ib, Afghanistan1.6 km2008-09-01 04:24:30 UTCView event →
M 5.3Kermadec Islands, New Zealand35.0 km2008-09-29 16:10:38 UTCView event →
M 5.3266 km E of Levuka, Fiji570.9 km2008-09-26 05:48:51 UTCView event →
M 5.3southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2008-09-24 17:12:15 UTCView event →
M 5.3Kermadec Islands region378.4 km2008-09-21 18:50:21 UTCView event →
M 5.347 km WNW of Murghob, Tajikistan146.1 km2008-09-20 02:54:36 UTCView event →
M 5.3135 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2008-09-16 09:46:54 UTCView event →
M 5.3140 km NNW of Ambon, Indonesia35.0 km2008-09-16 01:12:52 UTCView event →
M 5.397 km NE of Naze, Japan40.2 km2008-09-13 20:21:35 UTCView event →
M 5.3130 km ENE of Iquique, Chile106.2 km2008-09-11 17:11:34 UTCView event →
M 5.3140 km SSE of Obihiro, Japan35.3 km2008-09-11 00:32:48 UTCView event →
M 5.3215 km NE of Jumla, Nepal10.0 km2008-09-10 01:14:31 UTCView event →
M 5.3157 km SE of Shing?, Japan410.4 km2008-09-05 15:12:03 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia58Max M6.6Fiji26Max M6.0Papua New Guinea26Max M5.1Philippines26Max M5.9Tonga26Max M5.3Japan23Max M6.8Chile16Max M5.7New Zealand16Max M7.0Afghanistan15Max M5.8Vanuatu13Max M6.9China12Max M6.0India11Max M5.4

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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