Earthquake archives March 2011

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

Events2,401

Largest magnitudeM 9.1

M6+73

M7+4

Average depth38.8 km

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 9.1	2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake, Japan	29.0 km	2011-03-11 05:46:24 UTC	View event →
M 7.9	47 km E of ?arai, Japan	42.6 km	2011-03-11 06:15:40 UTC	View event →
M 7.7	272 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan	18.6 km	2011-03-11 06:25:50 UTC	View event →
M 7.3	120 km SE of ?funato, Japan	32.0 km	2011-03-09 02:45:20 UTC	View event →
M 6.9	27 km NNW of Tachilek, Myanmar	8.0 km	2011-03-24 13:55:12 UTC	View event →
M 6.7	134 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan	2.8 km	2011-03-11 06:08:29 UTC	View event →
M 6.6	50 km ESE of ?tsuchi, Japan	25.7 km	2011-03-11 11:36:40 UTC	View event →
M 6.6	133 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	16.0 km	2011-03-11 06:18:49 UTC	View event →
M 6.5	146 km E of Namie, Japan	20.0 km	2011-03-12 01:47:15 UTC	View event →
M 6.5	81 km NE of Hasaki, Japan	6.8 km	2011-03-11 08:19:24 UTC	View event →
M 6.5	115 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	49.3 km	2011-03-11 06:20:04 UTC	View event →
M 6.5	178 km NNE of Gili Air, Indonesia	510.6 km	2011-03-10 17:08:36 UTC	View event →
M 6.5	128 km SE of ?funato, Japan	15.0 km	2011-03-09 21:24:01 UTC	View event →
M 6.5	South Sandwich Islands region	87.7 km	2011-03-06 14:32:36 UTC	View event →
M 6.4	130 km E of Miyako, Japan	13.0 km	2011-03-22 09:44:29 UTC	View event →
M 6.4	267 km E of Namie, Japan	11.0 km	2011-03-22 07:18:45 UTC	View event →
M 6.4	108 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan	32.3 km	2011-03-11 06:07:20 UTC	View event →
M 6.4	208 km E of Namie, Japan	35.0 km	2011-03-11 05:55:45 UTC	View event →
M 6.4	35 km NE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea	29.0 km	2011-03-09 21:24:49 UTC	View event →
M 6.3	254 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna	15.5 km	2011-03-31 00:11:58 UTC	View event →
M 6.3	92 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan	21.0 km	2011-03-11 15:13:14 UTC	View event →
M 6.3	49 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan	45.4 km	2011-03-11 07:29:01 UTC	View event →
M 6.3	near the east coast of Honshu, Japan	24.7 km	2011-03-11 07:14:58 UTC	View event →
M 6.3	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan	35.9 km	2011-03-11 06:59:00 UTC	View event →
M 6.3	221 km SE of ?funato, Japan	35.0 km	2011-03-11 06:15:23 UTC	View event →
M 6.3	47 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan	42.7 km	2011-03-11 06:06:13 UTC	View event →
M 6.3	103 km E of Namie, Japan	50.7 km	2011-03-11 05:58:07 UTC	View event →
M 6.3	30 km NNE of Namie, Japan	32.3 km	2011-03-11 05:54:31 UTC	View event →
M 6.3	126 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands	22.0 km	2011-03-07 00:09:36 UTC	View event →
M 6.3	68 km ESE of Palca, Peru	118.0 km	2011-03-06 12:31:59 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	62 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan	19.0 km	2011-03-27 22:23:58 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	36 km SSE of ?funato, Japan	39.0 km	2011-03-25 11:36:24 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	57 km NNE of Miyako, Japan	29.0 km	2011-03-17 04:13:56 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	72 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu	17.0 km	2011-03-17 02:48:00 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	88 km WNW of Noshiro, Japan	10.0 km	2011-03-11 19:46:50 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	13 km E of Arai, Japan	9.3 km	2011-03-11 18:59:16 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	70 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan	39.6 km	2011-03-11 08:12:07 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	134 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan	11.7 km	2011-03-11 06:48:45 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	45 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan	56.3 km	2011-03-11 06:23:09 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	128 km SE of ?funato, Japan	51.7 km	2011-03-11 06:21:32 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	61 km ESE of Namie, Japan	40.1 km	2011-03-11 06:13:01 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	261 km ESE of ?funato, Japan	25.4 km	2011-03-11 06:12:36 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	110 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan	40.6 km	2011-03-11 06:00:39 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	114 km E of Namie, Japan	15.0 km	2011-03-29 10:54:33 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	72 km ESE of Namie, Japan	31.0 km	2011-03-22 09:19:06 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	138 km ENE of Miyako, Japan	18.0 km	2011-03-15 15:23:53 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	72 km E of Hasaki, Japan	8.0 km	2011-03-13 01:26:04 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	55 km SE of Ishinomaki, Japan	15.0 km	2011-03-12 23:24:48 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	29 km SSE of Namie, Japan	38.0 km	2011-03-12 13:15:41 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	72 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan	17.4 km	2011-03-11 20:11:24 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	178 km E of Namie, Japan	17.0 km	2011-03-11 08:26:36 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	off the east coast of Honshu, Japan	41.0 km	2011-03-11 08:15:41 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	87 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan	28.4 km	2011-03-11 07:28:12 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	275 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan	39.5 km	2011-03-11 07:25:36 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	284 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan	47.3 km	2011-03-11 06:49:16 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	260 km ESE of ?funato, Japan	40.6 km	2011-03-11 06:29:15 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	18 km SSE of ?funato, Japan	42.0 km	2011-03-31 07:15:30 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	146 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji	6.0 km	2011-03-26 22:49:40 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	43 km NNE of Namuac, Philippines	27.0 km	2011-03-20 08:26:09 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	6 km NNW of Fujinomiya, Japan	9.0 km	2011-03-15 13:31:46 UTC	View event →

Most represented countries

Japan1,981Max M9.1 Indonesia42Max M6.5 Russia28Max M5.3 Chile26Max M6.3 Vanuatu24Max M6.2 Philippines23Max M6.0 Tonga23Max M5.8 Papua New Guinea20Max M6.4 Fiji18Max M6.0 Mexico18Max M5.6 New Zealand16Max M5.3 India12Max M5.3

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