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Earthquake archives December 2012

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

Events568
Largest magnitudeM 7.3
M6+11
M7+2
Average depth57.9 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.3234 km SE of ?funato, Japan31.0 km2012-12-07 08:18:23 UTCView event →
M 7.1Banda Sea155.0 km2012-12-10 16:53:08 UTCView event →
M 6.759 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu200.7 km2012-12-21 22:28:08 UTCView event →
M 6.3279 km SSW of Avalon, California13.0 km2012-12-14 10:36:01 UTCView event →
M 6.327 km SE of Tokoroa, New Zealand163.0 km2012-12-07 18:19:06 UTCView event →
M 6.2220 km SE of ?funato, Japan32.0 km2012-12-07 08:31:14 UTCView event →
M 6.1118 km ENE of Luwuk, Indonesia44.2 km2012-12-17 09:16:30 UTCView event →
M 6.188 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea52.0 km2012-12-15 19:30:02 UTCView event →
M 6.199 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu32.0 km2012-12-02 00:54:22 UTCView event →
M 6.083 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska26.0 km2012-12-15 04:49:29 UTCView event →
M 6.0Molucca Sea30.0 km2012-12-11 06:18:27 UTCView event →
M 5.984 km NW of Quirihue, Chile14.2 km2012-12-27 00:37:08 UTCView event →
M 5.9central East Pacific Rise10.0 km2012-12-17 17:41:32 UTCView event →
M 5.8110 km S of Alo, Wallis and Futuna10.0 km2012-12-14 16:52:38 UTCView event →
M 5.843 km SE of Q?’en, Iran14.4 km2012-12-05 17:08:13 UTCView event →
M 5.820 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska63.7 km2012-12-04 01:42:48 UTCView event →
M 5.7237 km WSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea4.0 km2012-12-29 07:59:41 UTCView event →
M 5.745 km SW of Och’amch’ire, Georgia15.2 km2012-12-23 13:31:40 UTCView event →
M 5.7central East Pacific Rise10.0 km2012-12-17 17:46:46 UTCView event →
M 5.744 km SE of Wau, Papua New Guinea139.8 km2012-12-07 19:50:23 UTCView event →
M 5.6101 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia68.0 km2012-12-17 00:28:58 UTCView event →
M 5.67 km ESE of Talisay, Philippines63.2 km2012-12-09 21:45:35 UTCView event →
M 5.6102 km S of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2012-12-08 16:35:16 UTCView event →
M 5.6Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2012-12-03 09:27:37 UTCView event →
M 5.543 km NW of P?r?n, Afghanistan117.4 km2012-12-29 17:50:52 UTCView event →
M 5.577 km SSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia112.1 km2012-12-28 17:32:18 UTCView event →
M 5.5Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2012-12-26 23:01:56 UTCView event →
M 5.551 km NW of Monywa, Myanmar134.4 km2012-12-22 16:41:45 UTCView event →
M 5.5east of Severnaya Zemlya10.0 km2012-12-13 23:03:38 UTCView event →
M 5.5212 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan20.2 km2012-12-07 08:48:13 UTCView event →
M 5.588 km E of Sulangan, Philippines30.6 km2012-12-06 00:43:24 UTCView event →
M 5.4near the east coast of Honshu, Japan55.6 km2012-12-29 14:59:38 UTCView event →
M 5.458 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga22.9 km2012-12-27 09:41:59 UTCView event →
M 5.465 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia52.5 km2012-12-25 07:34:41 UTCView event →
M 5.4Molucca Sea27.5 km2012-12-20 21:47:29 UTCView event →
M 5.4203 km W of Pangai, Tonga10.0 km2012-12-12 01:44:20 UTCView event →
M 5.443 km SSW of Ocós, Guatemala35.0 km2012-12-03 23:58:35 UTCView event →
M 5.481 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska84.7 km2012-12-01 08:00:58 UTCView event →
M 5.368 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico26.0 km2012-12-30 12:21:21 UTCView event →
M 5.3157 km E of Crane, Barbados10.0 km2012-12-27 05:36:12 UTCView event →
M 5.3Ascension Island region10.0 km2012-12-26 20:24:26 UTCView event →
M 5.3149 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia27.0 km2012-12-24 07:54:10 UTCView event →
M 5.359 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador10.0 km2012-12-13 21:26:39 UTCView event →
M 5.3Kermadec Islands, New Zealand38.7 km2012-12-13 00:53:28 UTCView event →
M 5.3southern Xinjiang, China10.0 km2012-12-07 14:08:42 UTCView event →
M 5.3Bouvet Island region10.0 km2012-12-06 21:33:25 UTCView event →
M 5.2Balleny Islands region10.0 km2012-12-31 20:02:04 UTCView event →
M 5.246 km E of Salvación, Peru28.3 km2012-12-30 20:49:27 UTCView event →
M 5.2123 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia68.4 km2012-12-30 11:33:43 UTCView event →
M 5.2Scotia Sea10.0 km2012-12-30 06:44:41 UTCView event →
M 5.225 km E of Iwaki, Japan39.8 km2012-12-29 23:05:24 UTCView event →
M 5.2southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2012-12-27 16:33:59 UTCView event →
M 5.25 km SE of Arauco, Chile29.0 km2012-12-26 13:17:57 UTCView event →
M 5.250 km SSW of Dranda, Georgia10.0 km2012-12-25 22:44:33 UTCView event →
M 5.2182 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines41.3 km2012-12-23 12:52:24 UTCView event →
M 5.212 km SW of Khowy, Iran12.4 km2012-12-23 06:38:57 UTCView event →
M 5.299 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu224.0 km2012-12-23 00:29:56 UTCView event →
M 5.2147 km SE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands21.0 km2012-12-16 15:52:00 UTCView event →
M 5.26 km NW of Santo Tomás La Unión, Guatemala115.1 km2012-12-16 10:07:12 UTCView event →
M 5.226 km SE of Namie, Japan62.6 km2012-12-15 04:27:02 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Japan153Max M7.3Indonesia41Max M6.1Papua New Guinea31Max M6.1Tonga28Max M5.4Philippines25Max M5.6Chile20Max M5.9Vanuatu20Max M6.7Guatemala12Max M5.4United States12Max M6.3Fiji11Max M5.1Russia11Max M5.6India9Max M4.8

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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