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Earthquake archives May 2009

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

Events389
Largest magnitudeM 7.3
M6+6
M7+1
Average depth76.1 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.346 km NW of Guanaja, Honduras19.0 km2009-05-28 08:24:46 UTCView event →
M 6.5Kermadec Islands region43.0 km2009-05-16 00:53:51 UTCView event →
M 6.35 km S of San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala108.0 km2009-05-03 16:21:45 UTCView event →
M 6.160 km N of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea89.0 km2009-05-12 01:26:26 UTCView event →
M 6.1off the coast of Ecuador6.0 km2009-05-10 01:16:06 UTCView event →
M 6.0Kermadec Islands region4.0 km2009-05-24 00:58:02 UTCView event →
M 5.9136 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska10.0 km2009-05-16 18:22:29 UTCView event →
M 5.947 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands21.0 km2009-05-01 06:03:05 UTCView event →
M 5.835 km SW of Acarí, Peru22.7 km2009-05-18 14:01:04 UTCView event →
M 5.839 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga85.0 km2009-05-13 21:31:17 UTCView event →
M 5.8Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2009-05-12 12:38:30 UTCView event →
M 5.713 km SE of Mangili, Philippines160.1 km2009-05-29 19:51:18 UTCView event →
M 5.778 km N of Port-Vila, Vanuatu13.0 km2009-05-29 06:20:14 UTCView event →
M 5.744 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines14.0 km2009-05-21 05:53:53 UTCView event →
M 5.756 km ENE of Umluj, Saudi Arabia5.0 km2009-05-19 17:35:01 UTCView event →
M 5.7195 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines35.0 km2009-05-13 08:54:54 UTCView event →
M 5.6central East Pacific Rise6.0 km2009-05-24 09:57:11 UTCView event →
M 5.6southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2009-05-24 06:49:23 UTCView event →
M 5.63 km E of Chila de la Sal, Mexico62.3 km2009-05-22 19:24:18 UTCView event →
M 5.6101 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga67.0 km2009-05-17 06:23:03 UTCView event →
M 5.678 km SE of King Cove, Alaska9.4 km2009-05-02 02:19:12 UTCView event →
M 5.5South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2009-05-30 06:47:54 UTCView event →
M 5.5199 km SW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico11.0 km2009-05-29 01:04:38 UTCView event →
M 5.5188 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga35.0 km2009-05-26 00:49:39 UTCView event →
M 5.5Balleny Islands region10.0 km2009-05-25 06:40:14 UTCView event →
M 5.5south of the Fiji Islands566.2 km2009-05-23 02:59:28 UTCView event →
M 5.57 km SSW of Iztapa, Guatemala69.1 km2009-05-22 00:24:21 UTCView event →
M 5.5north of Svalbard6.0 km2009-05-17 19:24:20 UTCView event →
M 5.574 km ESE of Inarajan Village, Guam35.0 km2009-05-12 03:30:31 UTCView event →
M 5.5southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2009-05-07 22:28:52 UTCView event →
M 5.514 km WNW of Cúa, Venezuela6.1 km2009-05-04 09:10:20 UTCView event →
M 5.520 km S of Nabire, Indonesia56.8 km2009-05-04 03:33:52 UTCView event →
M 5.4southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2009-05-29 15:26:25 UTCView event →
M 5.484 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia40.7 km2009-05-29 00:58:36 UTCView event →
M 5.4188 km WSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico9.6 km2009-05-28 22:57:19 UTCView event →
M 5.438 km SW of Santiago, Peru14.8 km2009-05-26 06:38:38 UTCView event →
M 5.4southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2009-05-24 07:03:37 UTCView event →
M 5.432 km WSW of San Nicolas, Philippines58.5 km2009-05-24 01:06:28 UTCView event →
M 5.4South Sandwich Islands region44.0 km2009-05-13 23:02:45 UTCView event →
M 5.475 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea76.4 km2009-05-12 16:01:43 UTCView event →
M 5.4142 km SSE of Ossora, Russia8.7 km2009-05-08 21:22:29 UTCView event →
M 5.483 km SSW of Calingasta, Argentina111.9 km2009-05-08 13:44:53 UTCView event →
M 5.473 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea107.0 km2009-05-05 22:26:07 UTCView event →
M 5.352 km SE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea37.0 km2009-05-30 19:56:43 UTCView event →
M 5.3138 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia35.0 km2009-05-29 19:12:32 UTCView event →
M 5.3164 km SW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico10.0 km2009-05-28 21:32:26 UTCView event →
M 5.355 km W of Vallenar, Chile48.8 km2009-05-25 05:10:13 UTCView event →
M 5.311 km WNW of Stathmós Mourión, Greece0.1 km2009-05-24 16:17:50 UTCView event →
M 5.3Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2009-05-24 02:00:13 UTCView event →
M 5.3Kermadec Islands region41.3 km2009-05-20 12:43:52 UTCView event →
M 5.3Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2009-05-20 09:57:42 UTCView event →
M 5.340 km SSE of San Juan, Peru20.3 km2009-05-18 14:13:06 UTCView event →
M 5.3124 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska21.2 km2009-05-16 18:37:40 UTCView event →
M 5.3off the coast of Ecuador10.0 km2009-05-10 07:22:14 UTCView event →
M 5.3167 km N of Fais, Micronesia10.0 km2009-05-02 14:02:18 UTCView event →
M 5.3Bonin Islands, Japan region434.5 km2009-05-01 12:57:10 UTCView event →
M 5.2126 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2009-05-29 23:48:01 UTCView event →
M 5.2166 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga276.7 km2009-05-29 14:48:42 UTCView event →
M 5.2133 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea53.3 km2009-05-28 10:59:50 UTCView event →
M 5.293 km SSE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile111.5 km2009-05-27 23:22:24 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia41Max M5.5Papua New Guinea29Max M6.1Tonga23Max M5.8Fiji19Max M5.5United States18Max M5.9India17Max M5.8Philippines15Max M5.7Chile10Max M5.3Japan10Max M5.3Russia10Max M5.4Mexico8Max M5.6New Zealand8Max M4.9

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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