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Earthquake archives 2011

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

Events9,584
Largest magnitudeM 9.1
M6+207
M7+20
Average depth55.0 km

Monthly activity

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Jan659Feb482Mar2,401Apr834May783Jun669Jul839Aug639Sep528Oct625Nov572Dec553
January659 EventsMax M7.2 · M6+ 14February482 EventsMax M6.9 · M6+ 13March2,401 EventsMax M9.1 · M6+ 73April834 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 14May783 EventsMax M6.8 · M6+ 5June669 EventsMax M7.3 · M6+ 11July839 EventsMax M7.6 · M6+ 19August639 EventsMax M7.2 · M6+ 13September528 EventsMax M7.3 · M6+ 15October625 EventsMax M7.4 · M6+ 10November572 EventsMax M6.9 · M6+ 12December553 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 8

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 9.12011 Great Tohoku Earthquake, Japan29.0 km2011-03-11 05:46:24 UTCView event →
M 7.947 km E of ?arai, Japan42.6 km2011-03-11 06:15:40 UTCView event →
M 7.7272 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan18.6 km2011-03-11 06:25:50 UTCView event →
M 7.6Kermadec Islands region17.0 km2011-07-06 19:03:18 UTCView event →
M 7.4Kermadec Islands region33.0 km2011-10-21 17:57:16 UTCView event →
M 7.3Fiji region644.6 km2011-09-15 19:31:04 UTCView event →
M 7.3Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska52.0 km2011-06-24 03:09:39 UTCView event →
M 7.3120 km SE of ?funato, Japan32.0 km2011-03-09 02:45:20 UTCView event →
M 7.271 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu32.0 km2011-08-20 16:55:02 UTCView event →
M 7.246 km WSW of Dalbandin, Pakistan68.0 km2011-01-18 20:23:23 UTCView event →
M 7.242 km NNW of Carahue, Chile24.0 km2011-01-02 20:20:17 UTCView event →
M 7.125 km SSE of Wau, Papua New Guinea135.0 km2011-12-14 05:04:58 UTCView event →
M 7.127 km NNE of Van, Turkey18.0 km2011-10-23 10:41:23 UTCView event →
M 7.164 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu28.0 km2011-08-20 18:19:23 UTCView event →
M 7.129 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan42.0 km2011-04-07 14:32:43 UTCView event →
M 7.0133 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu185.1 km2011-09-03 22:55:40 UTCView event →
M 7.064 km ESE of Contamana, Peru147.0 km2011-08-24 17:46:11 UTCView event →
M 7.0177 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan23.0 km2011-07-10 00:57:10 UTCView event →
M 7.0118 km NNE of Tadine, New Caledonia9.0 km2011-01-13 16:16:41 UTCView event →
M 7.026 km NNE of El Hoyo, Argentina576.8 km2011-01-01 09:56:58 UTCView event →
M 6.9238 km WNW of Naha, Japan224.9 km2011-11-08 02:59:08 UTCView event →
M 6.939 km SW of Santiago, Peru24.0 km2011-10-28 18:54:34 UTCView event →
M 6.943 km NW of Mangan, India50.0 km2011-09-18 12:40:51 UTCView event →
M 6.9170 km E of Atka, Alaska32.0 km2011-09-02 10:55:53 UTCView event →
M 6.9236 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste469.8 km2011-08-30 06:57:41 UTCView event →
M 6.927 km NNW of Tachilek, Myanmar8.0 km2011-03-24 13:55:12 UTCView event →
M 6.921 km N of Tomé, Chile26.0 km2011-02-11 20:05:30 UTCView event →
M 6.8124 km NE of Wé, New Caledonia11.0 km2011-05-10 08:55:08 UTCView event →
M 6.879 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands79.0 km2011-04-23 04:16:54 UTCView event →
M 6.799 km NE of Miyako, Japan30.0 km2011-09-16 19:26:40 UTCView event →
M 6.768 km WSW of Kabanjahe, Indonesia91.0 km2011-09-05 17:55:11 UTCView event →
M 6.720 km WNW of Añatuya, Argentina578.9 km2011-09-02 13:47:09 UTCView event →
M 6.7south of the Fiji Islands532.0 km2011-07-29 07:42:23 UTCView event →
M 6.741 km NNE of Miyako, Japan33.0 km2011-06-22 21:50:52 UTCView event →
M 6.7278 km SSW of Kawalu, Indonesia14.0 km2011-04-03 20:06:40 UTCView event →
M 6.7134 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan2.8 km2011-03-11 06:08:29 UTCView event →
M 6.738 km W of Constitución, Chile21.0 km2011-02-14 03:40:09 UTCView event →
M 6.645 km NNE of Saryg-Sep, Russia15.0 km2011-12-27 15:21:56 UTCView event →
M 6.662 km SSW of Trinidad, Bolivia549.9 km2011-11-22 18:48:16 UTCView event →
M 6.6103 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2011-07-31 23:38:56 UTCView event →
M 6.6south of the Kermadec Islands86.0 km2011-04-18 13:03:02 UTCView event →
M 6.617 km SSW of Ishikawa, Japan11.0 km2011-04-11 08:16:12 UTCView event →
M 6.67 km SW of Helio García Alfaro, Mexico166.2 km2011-04-07 13:11:22 UTCView event →
M 6.650 km ESE of ?tsuchi, Japan25.7 km2011-03-11 11:36:40 UTCView event →
M 6.6133 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan16.0 km2011-03-11 06:18:49 UTCView event →
M 6.6250 km SSE of Tabiauan, Philippines525.0 km2011-02-10 14:41:58 UTCView event →
M 6.56 km SSW of Nuevo Balsas, Mexico59.0 km2011-12-11 01:47:25 UTCView event →
M 6.54 km ESE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea37.0 km2011-10-14 03:35:14 UTCView event →
M 6.565 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu35.0 km2011-08-20 17:13:06 UTCView event →
M 6.5146 km E of Namie, Japan20.0 km2011-03-12 01:47:15 UTCView event →
M 6.581 km NE of Hasaki, Japan6.8 km2011-03-11 08:19:24 UTCView event →
M 6.5115 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan49.3 km2011-03-11 06:20:04 UTCView event →
M 6.5178 km NNE of Gili Air, Indonesia510.6 km2011-03-10 17:08:36 UTCView event →
M 6.5128 km SE of ?funato, Japan15.0 km2011-03-09 21:24:01 UTCView event →
M 6.5South Sandwich Islands region87.7 km2011-03-06 14:32:36 UTCView event →
M 6.5south of the Fiji Islands558.1 km2011-02-21 10:57:52 UTCView event →
M 6.5235 km SSE of Tabiauan, Philippines523.2 km2011-02-10 14:39:27 UTCView event →
M 6.5110 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu22.0 km2011-01-09 10:03:43 UTCView event →
M 6.4172 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2011-09-22 23:07:03 UTCView event →
M 6.466 km SW of Vernon, Canada22.0 km2011-09-09 19:41:34 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Japan3,751Max M9.1Indonesia702Max M6.7Vanuatu396Max M7.2Chile338Max M7.2Papua New Guinea323Max M7.1Tonga299Max M6.4Philippines264Max M6.6New Zealand223Max M6.1Fiji211Max M7.3United States167Max M7.3Russia159Max M6.6India157Max M6.9

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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