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Earthquake archives August 2011

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

Events639
Largest magnitudeM 7.2
M6+13
M7+3
Average depth73.2 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.271 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu32.0 km2011-08-20 16:55:02 UTCView event →
M 7.164 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu28.0 km2011-08-20 18:19:23 UTCView event →
M 7.064 km ESE of Contamana, Peru147.0 km2011-08-24 17:46:11 UTCView event →
M 6.9236 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste469.8 km2011-08-30 06:57:41 UTCView event →
M 6.565 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu35.0 km2011-08-20 17:13:06 UTCView event →
M 6.277 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu13.0 km2011-08-24 23:06:17 UTCView event →
M 6.261 km ENE of Namie, Japan47.0 km2011-08-19 05:36:33 UTCView event →
M 6.2271 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna407.9 km2011-08-19 03:54:26 UTCView event →
M 6.1163 km SW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia29.0 km2011-08-22 20:12:20 UTCView event →
M 6.1258 km ESE of Namie, Japan9.0 km2011-08-17 11:44:08 UTCView event →
M 6.1151 km NW of Amahai, Indonesia26.0 km2011-08-16 11:03:56 UTCView event →
M 6.1227 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia36.0 km2011-08-04 13:51:34 UTCView event →
M 6.0221 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena10.0 km2011-08-10 23:45:43 UTCView event →
M 5.967 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu158.6 km2011-08-25 10:39:58 UTCView event →
M 5.986 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan12.0 km2011-08-22 11:23:35 UTCView event →
M 5.920 km E of ?yama, Japan13.0 km2011-08-01 14:58:09 UTCView event →
M 5.811 km SSW of Mineral, Virginia6.0 km2011-08-23 17:51:04 UTCView event →
M 5.898 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea40.0 km2011-08-21 13:04:08 UTCView event →
M 5.8195 km SW of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico6.0 km2011-08-13 07:33:06 UTCView event →
M 5.81 km SSE of Iwaki, Japan44.0 km2011-08-11 18:22:04 UTCView event →
M 5.892 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia35.0 km2011-08-04 00:16:07 UTCView event →
M 5.7south of the Fiji Islands508.7 km2011-08-27 20:31:53 UTCView event →
M 5.7Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2011-08-22 09:38:37 UTCView event →
M 5.7116 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2011-08-22 06:04:53 UTCView event →
M 5.7South Sandwich Islands region44.3 km2011-08-16 20:24:03 UTCView event →
M 5.7118 km E of Palora, Ecuador177.2 km2011-08-15 02:53:18 UTCView event →
M 5.7south of the Fiji Islands496.8 km2011-08-11 01:13:41 UTCView event →
M 5.7100 km SSW of Kharan, Pakistan37.0 km2011-08-10 00:53:24 UTCView event →
M 5.7Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2011-08-05 16:08:45 UTCView event →
M 5.7170 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2011-08-03 22:39:23 UTCView event →
M 5.7south of the Fiji Islands528.9 km2011-08-02 19:18:46 UTCView event →
M 5.724 km NNE of Miyako, Japan40.0 km2011-08-01 13:44:47 UTCView event →
M 5.6205 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.9 km2011-08-31 10:46:49 UTCView event →
M 5.662 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu202.3 km2011-08-29 18:57:39 UTCView event →
M 5.6southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2011-08-28 10:10:19 UTCView event →
M 5.6South Sandwich Islands region130.4 km2011-08-21 12:38:53 UTCView event →
M 5.673 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu35.0 km2011-08-21 00:23:39 UTCView event →
M 5.6129 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2011-08-20 01:24:59 UTCView event →
M 5.6130 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea186.4 km2011-08-16 17:33:07 UTCView event →
M 5.6north of Ascension Island10.0 km2011-08-14 01:29:39 UTCView event →
M 5.6104 km ENE of Kashgar, China10.0 km2011-08-11 10:06:29 UTCView event →
M 5.685 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands23.2 km2011-08-08 23:53:23 UTCView event →
M 5.6244 km NNE of Sola, Vanuatu403.4 km2011-08-07 06:22:34 UTCView event →
M 5.6206 km ESE of Atka, Alaska41.2 km2011-08-01 18:20:05 UTCView event →
M 5.5northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2011-08-31 12:17:27 UTCView event →
M 5.595 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu35.0 km2011-08-25 14:23:45 UTCView event →
M 5.596 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu35.2 km2011-08-21 02:09:15 UTCView event →
M 5.5140 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji10.0 km2011-08-20 10:27:17 UTCView event →
M 5.5Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2011-08-13 07:14:47 UTCView event →
M 5.5200 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga218.8 km2011-08-12 03:15:09 UTCView event →
M 5.583 km WNW of Quirihue, Chile31.9 km2011-08-06 13:22:34 UTCView event →
M 5.4southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2011-08-28 10:12:10 UTCView event →
M 5.441 km N of Dalandzadgad, Mongolia10.0 km2011-08-27 10:29:46 UTCView event →
M 5.4South Sandwich Islands region72.3 km2011-08-25 01:08:02 UTCView event →
M 5.467 km N of Pucallpa, Peru140.8 km2011-08-24 18:16:51 UTCView event →
M 5.4Norwegian Sea10.0 km2011-08-24 08:08:15 UTCView event →
M 5.496 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu33.4 km2011-08-21 01:24:12 UTCView event →
M 5.485 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu38.6 km2011-08-20 17:11:34 UTCView event →
M 5.4Volcano Islands, Japan region132.1 km2011-08-15 11:44:38 UTCView event →
M 5.454 km N of Namuac, Philippines37.8 km2011-08-11 02:56:40 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Japan129Max M6.2Vanuatu93Max M7.2Indonesia55Max M6.1Papua New Guinea34Max M5.8Fiji28Max M5.7Tonga24Max M5.6New Zealand17Max M5.5Philippines15Max M5.4Chile14Max M5.5India14Max M5.2United States11Max M5.8Solomon Islands10Max M5.6

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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