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Earthquake archives December 2008

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

Events520
Largest magnitudeM 6.8
M6+10
M7+0
Average depth94.4 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.8Kermadec Islands region18.0 km2008-12-09 06:23:59 UTCView event →
M 6.4144 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste398.0 km2008-12-06 10:55:26 UTCView event →
M 6.311 km SSE of Kiupo, Philippines206.0 km2008-12-25 03:20:29 UTCView event →
M 6.3148 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan19.0 km2008-12-20 10:29:23 UTCView event →
M 6.3southeast Indian Ridge11.0 km2008-12-08 18:39:09 UTCView event →
M 6.246 km W of La Ligua, Chile18.0 km2008-12-18 21:19:28 UTCView event →
M 6.183 km ENE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu224.1 km2008-12-09 17:28:58 UTCView event →
M 6.0249 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga9.0 km2008-12-24 09:11:34 UTCView event →
M 6.073 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile25.0 km2008-12-18 21:50:28 UTCView event →
M 6.0197 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands51.0 km2008-12-10 13:15:34 UTCView event →
M 5.9128 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia20.0 km2008-12-30 19:49:52 UTCView event →
M 5.960 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea32.0 km2008-12-23 11:15:18 UTCView event →
M 5.9139 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan13.0 km2008-12-21 09:16:44 UTCView event →
M 5.9northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge5.0 km2008-12-19 08:31:51 UTCView event →
M 5.9western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2008-12-13 08:45:36 UTCView event →
M 5.966 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia129.0 km2008-12-11 21:40:51 UTCView event →
M 5.9Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands137.1 km2008-12-02 12:31:43 UTCView event →
M 5.852 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan151.0 km2008-12-29 03:37:41 UTCView event →
M 5.8199 km S of Ormara, Pakistan13.0 km2008-12-25 22:40:23 UTCView event →
M 5.8191 km WSW of Vernon, Canada10.0 km2008-12-25 08:11:58 UTCView event →
M 5.8southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge4.0 km2008-12-20 21:05:16 UTCView event →
M 5.8247 km E of Levuka, Fiji530.3 km2008-12-17 10:55:59 UTCView event →
M 5.8114 km ESE of ?funato, Japan14.0 km2008-12-03 23:16:54 UTCView event →
M 5.767 km W of La Ligua, Chile32.2 km2008-12-19 09:36:04 UTCView event →
M 5.7168 km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia14.1 km2008-12-11 17:06:06 UTCView event →
M 5.712 km WSW of Alik Ghund, Pakistan10.0 km2008-12-09 22:52:37 UTCView event →
M 5.7Fiji region596.8 km2008-12-09 18:51:14 UTCView event →
M 5.7147 km W of Abepura, Indonesia45.4 km2008-12-09 15:31:50 UTCView event →
M 5.7Kermadec Islands region35.0 km2008-12-06 06:21:48 UTCView event →
M 5.624 km ESE of Aras-asan, Philippines69.3 km2008-12-20 15:43:08 UTCView event →
M 5.6south of the Fiji Islands542.6 km2008-12-18 20:57:39 UTCView event →
M 5.6108 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu14.0 km2008-12-13 22:37:20 UTCView event →
M 5.6northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2008-12-07 06:23:09 UTCView event →
M 5.589 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2008-12-25 00:10:47 UTCView event →
M 5.5182 km W of Abepura, Indonesia45.1 km2008-12-20 17:44:45 UTCView event →
M 5.5east of the South Sandwich Islands10.0 km2008-12-14 20:36:29 UTCView event →
M 5.5northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2008-12-08 01:51:01 UTCView event →
M 5.5126 km ESE of ?funato, Japan34.3 km2008-12-05 20:03:11 UTCView event →
M 5.5135 km NNE of Calama, Chile115.3 km2008-12-04 16:47:09 UTCView event →
M 5.4211 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines39.0 km2008-12-31 11:39:53 UTCView event →
M 5.484 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands57.7 km2008-12-30 17:43:51 UTCView event →
M 5.4296 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia42.2 km2008-12-28 21:40:16 UTCView event →
M 5.4294 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia37.8 km2008-12-28 13:31:36 UTCView event →
M 5.483 km SSW of Maitum, Philippines431.9 km2008-12-25 18:12:07 UTCView event →
M 5.4150 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan8.2 km2008-12-23 20:57:20 UTCView event →
M 5.44 km S of Ciano d'Enza, Italy28.3 km2008-12-23 15:24:22 UTCView event →
M 5.484 km SSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia56.3 km2008-12-21 13:47:52 UTCView event →
M 5.4southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2008-12-20 22:13:48 UTCView event →
M 5.4111 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan10.0 km2008-12-20 19:13:38 UTCView event →
M 5.466 km NNW of Valparaíso, Chile12.0 km2008-12-19 07:30:06 UTCView event →
M 5.4western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2008-12-13 08:59:41 UTCView event →
M 5.4Fiji region605.5 km2008-12-09 20:08:47 UTCView event →
M 5.446 km W of Qeshm, Iran15.0 km2008-12-07 13:36:21 UTCView event →
M 5.3south of the Fiji Islands155.2 km2008-12-31 14:02:27 UTCView event →
M 5.3off the east coast of Honshu, Japan22.2 km2008-12-25 10:43:12 UTCView event →
M 5.328 km NE of Shwebo, Myanmar10.0 km2008-12-20 23:22:48 UTCView event →
M 5.3112 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia87.4 km2008-12-18 15:50:15 UTCView event →
M 5.3132 km ESE of ?funato, Japan34.9 km2008-12-18 06:47:13 UTCView event →
M 5.353 km WSW of San Lucido, Italy257.0 km2008-12-17 21:57:44 UTCView event →
M 5.368 km S of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea38.8 km2008-12-17 08:09:57 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia61Max M5.9Japan31Max M6.3Fiji27Max M5.8Philippines27Max M6.3Chile24Max M6.2Tonga23Max M6.0New Zealand17Max M5.2Vanuatu17Max M6.1India16Max M6.3Papua New Guinea16Max M5.9Russia15Max M5.4China14Max M5.1

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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