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Earthquake archives January 2009

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

Events651
Largest magnitudeM 7.7
M6+14
M7+3
Average depth67.6 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.7140 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia17.0 km2009-01-03 19:43:50 UTCView event →
M 7.4east of the Kuril Islands36.0 km2009-01-15 17:49:39 UTCView event →
M 7.486 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia23.0 km2009-01-03 22:33:40 UTCView event →
M 6.7298 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia27.0 km2009-01-15 07:27:20 UTCView event →
M 6.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands12.0 km2009-01-19 03:35:18 UTCView event →
M 6.650 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan204.8 km2009-01-03 20:23:20 UTCView event →
M 6.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand33.0 km2009-01-18 14:11:48 UTCView event →
M 6.1219 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste146.7 km2009-01-22 20:16:34 UTCView event →
M 6.1New Britain region, Papua New Guinea44.0 km2009-01-22 13:40:25 UTCView event →
M 6.1southeast of the Loyalty Islands24.0 km2009-01-21 17:08:42 UTCView event →
M 6.110 km NNE of Sabanilla, Costa Rica14.0 km2009-01-08 19:21:35 UTCView event →
M 6.0southeast of the Loyalty Islands35.0 km2009-01-19 03:46:37 UTCView event →
M 6.0Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2009-01-13 01:04:42 UTCView event →
M 6.073 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia16.0 km2009-01-06 22:48:27 UTCView event →
M 5.9214 km E of Levuka, Fiji601.0 km2009-01-27 06:29:13 UTCView event →
M 5.9Southern Alaska97.9 km2009-01-24 18:09:50 UTCView event →
M 5.9Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2009-01-24 01:28:39 UTCView event →
M 5.9154 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia35.0 km2009-01-04 07:14:00 UTCView event →
M 5.8190 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska25.3 km2009-01-26 19:11:47 UTCView event →
M 5.8223 km E of Levuka, Fiji579.5 km2009-01-26 11:54:39 UTCView event →
M 5.85 km NNW of Nueva Colombia, Mexico169.1 km2009-01-17 02:57:31 UTCView event →
M 5.8261 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia21.5 km2009-01-16 19:55:22 UTCView event →
M 5.8southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2009-01-01 06:27:51 UTCView event →
M 5.736 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan34.0 km2009-01-31 21:51:52 UTCView event →
M 5.796 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2009-01-30 03:47:10 UTCView event →
M 5.738 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste65.9 km2009-01-28 07:53:38 UTCView event →
M 5.7208 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia20.0 km2009-01-28 00:01:14 UTCView event →
M 5.7217 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia10.0 km2009-01-26 19:33:04 UTCView event →
M 5.778 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands114.1 km2009-01-15 16:15:01 UTCView event →
M 5.7Carlsberg Ridge10.0 km2009-01-09 03:44:38 UTCView event →
M 5.747 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan186.7 km2009-01-04 23:12:59 UTCView event →
M 5.799 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia31.9 km2009-01-04 05:44:04 UTCView event →
M 5.670 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil602.4 km2009-01-29 22:28:05 UTCView event →
M 5.6235 km SE of Levuka, Fiji671.0 km2009-01-24 09:01:58 UTCView event →
M 5.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands35.0 km2009-01-19 22:26:57 UTCView event →
M 5.6285 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia35.0 km2009-01-15 13:02:31 UTCView event →
M 5.6Fiji region656.6 km2009-01-07 16:25:33 UTCView event →
M 5.6144 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia29.2 km2009-01-03 21:49:30 UTCView event →
M 5.683 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia35.0 km2009-01-03 19:53:18 UTCView event →
M 5.6central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2009-01-02 19:42:27 UTCView event →
M 5.5144 km NE of Iquique, Chile102.3 km2009-01-31 16:29:36 UTCView event →
M 5.5216 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2009-01-28 12:39:42 UTCView event →
M 5.5137 km SE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia23.8 km2009-01-27 23:57:13 UTCView event →
M 5.5177 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia143.8 km2009-01-20 10:46:53 UTCView event →
M 5.5135 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia18.0 km2009-01-08 16:18:50 UTCView event →
M 5.587 km ENE of La Rivera, Mexico10.0 km2009-01-05 10:59:30 UTCView event →
M 5.589 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia35.0 km2009-01-04 00:00:38 UTCView event →
M 5.5central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2009-01-02 20:14:30 UTCView event →
M 5.5122 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia19.0 km2009-01-01 16:57:53 UTCView event →
M 5.40 km SE of Julita, Philippines8.0 km2009-01-29 22:43:45 UTCView event →
M 5.4155 km ENE of Chara, Russia13.3 km2009-01-26 21:30:38 UTCView event →
M 5.4Tristan da Cunha region10.0 km2009-01-19 10:27:12 UTCView event →
M 5.4256 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia21.7 km2009-01-17 08:38:18 UTCView event →
M 5.4northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2009-01-16 22:13:59 UTCView event →
M 5.495 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia62.4 km2009-01-14 05:14:23 UTCView event →
M 5.4south of the Kermadec Islands246.1 km2009-01-07 08:40:41 UTCView event →
M 5.4Kermadec Islands region47.0 km2009-01-05 22:27:13 UTCView event →
M 5.4182 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu108.8 km2009-01-03 16:49:25 UTCView event →
M 5.4201 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste127.0 km2009-01-03 16:30:46 UTCView event →
M 5.3Balleny Islands region10.0 km2009-01-31 04:33:41 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia201Max M7.7Philippines33Max M5.4Tonga30Max M5.7Japan20Max M5.7Fiji19Max M5.9New Caledonia18Max M6.7Papua New Guinea18Max M6.1Russia16Max M5.5United States16Max M5.8New Zealand12Max M6.4Vanuatu12Max M5.4Chile10Max M5.5

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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