Earthquake archives April 2012

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

Events780

Largest magnitudeM 8.6

M6+19

M7+3

Average depth48.2 km

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 8.6	2012 Wharton Basin Earthquake	20.0 km	2012-04-11 08:38:36 UTC	View event →
M 8.2	2012 Wharton Basin Aftershock	25.1 km	2012-04-11 10:43:10 UTC	View event →
M 7.0	69 km ENE of San Luis, Mexico	13.0 km	2012-04-12 07:15:48 UTC	View event →
M 6.8	140 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea	198.0 km	2012-04-17 07:13:49 UTC	View event →
M 6.7	86 km SSE of Manokwari, Indonesia	16.0 km	2012-04-21 01:16:52 UTC	View event →
M 6.7	22 km NW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile	29.0 km	2012-04-17 03:50:15 UTC	View event →
M 6.6	76 km W of Neiafu, Tonga	134.7 km	2012-04-28 10:08:08 UTC	View event →
M 6.5	41 km NW of El Habillal, Mexico	20.0 km	2012-04-11 22:55:10 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	east of the South Sandwich Islands	12.0 km	2012-04-17 19:03:56 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	off the west coast of northern Sumatra	25.0 km	2012-04-15 05:57:40 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	84 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu	11.0 km	2012-04-14 22:05:26 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	Drake Passage	15.0 km	2012-04-14 10:56:19 UTC	View event →
M 6.1	133 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	108.5 km	2012-04-06 16:15:58 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	Kermadec Islands region	114.0 km	2012-04-23 17:36:21 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	86 km S of Manokwari, Indonesia	17.4 km	2012-04-21 01:25:13 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	83 km ENE of San Luis, Mexico	9.0 km	2012-04-12 07:06:00 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	266 km W of Bandon, Oregon	8.0 km	2012-04-11 22:41:46 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	North Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2012-04-11 09:27:56 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	7 km SSW of Santa María Cortijo, Mexico	9.0 km	2012-04-02 17:36:42 UTC	View event →
M 5.9	off the west coast of northern Sumatra	21.9 km	2012-04-20 22:28:59 UTC	View event →
M 5.9	North Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2012-04-11 09:01:06 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	5 km NNW of T?gane, Japan	44.0 km	2012-04-29 10:28:51 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	off the west coast of northern Sumatra	28.0 km	2012-04-20 23:14:31 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	29 km SW of Methóni, Greece	29.0 km	2012-04-16 11:23:43 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	165 km NNW of Kendari, Indonesia	13.0 km	2012-04-16 02:17:50 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	63 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia	62.7 km	2012-04-14 19:26:43 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	North Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2012-04-11 23:56:32 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	North Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2012-04-11 08:55:46 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	north of Ascension Island	10.0 km	2012-04-10 05:09:08 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	North Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2012-04-30 08:00:10 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	209 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia	14.1 km	2012-04-29 08:09:04 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	Nicobar Islands, India region	9.0 km	2012-04-25 07:42:23 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	111 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia	48.0 km	2012-04-23 21:21:44 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge	10.0 km	2012-04-21 01:19:28 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	270 km WSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia	24.6 km	2012-04-20 22:19:46 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	24 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan	11.0 km	2012-04-13 10:10:01 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	North Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2012-04-11 11:53:36 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	129 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	117.9 km	2012-04-01 21:44:04 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	9 km NE of Iwaki, Japan	48.0 km	2012-04-01 14:04:24 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	14 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile	37.0 km	2012-04-30 07:39:45 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	13 km NE of Miyako, Japan	10.0 km	2012-04-29 15:02:18 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	110 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	35.0 km	2012-04-28 19:21:03 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	214 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia	7.9 km	2012-04-26 19:21:42 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	south of Tonga	10.0 km	2012-04-24 15:15:38 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	Carlsberg Ridge	10.0 km	2012-04-24 09:50:58 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	272 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia	31.0 km	2012-04-23 22:40:22 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	west of Macquarie Island	12.2 km	2012-04-22 13:11:19 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	Kermadec Islands region	10.0 km	2012-04-17 08:51:24 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	148 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia	90.3 km	2012-04-14 15:13:14 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	223 km S of Ambon, Indonesia	356.1 km	2012-04-30 18:11:44 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	5 km ENE of Narut?, Japan	54.3 km	2012-04-24 20:22:10 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	Nicobar Islands, India region	14.1 km	2012-04-24 14:57:10 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	Bonin Islands, Japan region	493.8 km	2012-04-18 05:37:55 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	41 km E of Namie, Japan	25.1 km	2012-04-12 14:50:52 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	off the west coast of northern Sumatra	14.5 km	2012-04-11 19:04:20 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	North Indian Ocean	5.0 km	2012-04-11 13:58:04 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	67 km SSE of Adak, Alaska	20.8 km	2012-04-11 09:00:09 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	178 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia	13.6 km	2012-04-06 19:24:13 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	west of Macquarie Island	9.2 km	2012-04-22 12:20:46 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	5 km ESE of Coporaque, Peru	111.2 km	2012-04-21 11:36:05 UTC	View event →

Most represented countries

India110Max M6.0 Japan93Max M5.8 Indonesia84Max M6.7 Mexico35Max M7.0 Papua New Guinea28Max M6.8 Tonga28Max M6.6 Chile21Max M6.7 Vanuatu20Max M6.2 Fiji19Max M5.0 Philippines16Max M4.9 Iraq15Max M5.1 Russia11Max M5.6

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