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Earthquake archives 2013

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

Events7,211
Largest magnitudeM 8.3
M6+142
M7+19
Average depth63.9 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan554Feb976Mar487Apr562May581Jun447Jul540Aug514Sep535Oct604Nov777Dec634
January554 EventsMax M7.5 · M6+ 7February976 EventsMax M8.0 · M6+ 23March487 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 5April562 EventsMax M7.7 · M6+ 16May581 EventsMax M8.3 · M6+ 13June447 EventsMax M6.7 · M6+ 8July540 EventsMax M7.3 · M6+ 11August514 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 11September535 EventsMax M7.7 · M6+ 16October604 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 16November777 EventsMax M7.7 · M6+ 12December634 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 4

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 8.32013 Sea of Okhotsk Earthquake598.1 km2013-05-24 05:44:48 UTCView event →
M 8.02013 Santa Cruz Islands Earthquake24.0 km2013-02-06 01:12:25 UTCView event →
M 7.7Scotia Sea10.0 km2013-11-17 09:04:55 UTCView event →
M 7.7113 km NW of Bela, Pakistan15.0 km2013-09-24 11:29:47 UTCView event →
M 7.779 km ESE of Kh?sh, Iran80.0 km2013-04-16 10:44:20 UTCView event →
M 7.5110 km SW of Edna Bay, Alaska8.7 km2013-01-05 08:58:14 UTCView event →
M 7.4292 km SW of Vaini, Tonga173.7 km2013-05-23 17:19:04 UTCView event →
M 7.3South Sandwich Islands region11.0 km2013-07-15 14:03:39 UTCView event →
M 7.3190 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea385.5 km2013-07-07 18:35:30 UTCView event →
M 7.2252 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia110.0 km2013-04-19 03:05:52 UTCView event →
M 7.1off the east coast of Honshu, Japan35.0 km2013-10-25 17:10:19 UTCView event →
M 7.14 km SE of Sagbayan, Philippines19.0 km2013-10-15 00:12:32 UTCView event →
M 7.116 km WSW of Atiquipa, Peru40.0 km2013-09-25 16:42:43 UTCView event →
M 7.132 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands21.0 km2013-02-08 15:26:38 UTCView event →
M 7.1112 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands10.0 km2013-02-06 01:23:19 UTCView event →
M 7.0Falkland Islands region11.8 km2013-11-25 06:27:33 UTCView event →
M 7.0101 km SW of Atka, Alaska29.0 km2013-08-30 16:25:02 UTCView event →
M 7.0260 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia66.0 km2013-04-06 04:42:35 UTCView event →
M 7.033 km NW of Lata, Solomon Islands8.8 km2013-02-06 01:54:14 UTCView event →
M 6.9Scotia Sea10.0 km2013-11-16 03:34:31 UTCView event →
M 6.981 km SE of Ozernovskiy, Russia41.0 km2013-02-28 14:05:50 UTCView event →
M 6.92 km NNE of Yacuanquer, Colombia145.0 km2013-02-09 14:16:07 UTCView event →
M 6.918 km SSW of Obihiro, Japan107.0 km2013-02-02 14:17:35 UTCView event →
M 6.862 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2013-10-16 10:30:58 UTCView event →
M 6.8129 km WSW of Khuzdar, Pakistan12.0 km2013-09-28 07:34:06 UTCView event →
M 6.8Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands602.2 km2013-05-14 00:32:25 UTCView event →
M 6.822 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands12.0 km2013-02-08 11:12:11 UTCView event →
M 6.854 km N of Vallenar, Chile45.0 km2013-01-30 20:15:43 UTCView event →
M 6.7east of the South Sandwich Islands22.9 km2013-10-24 19:25:10 UTCView event →
M 6.7Sea of Okhotsk573.0 km2013-10-01 03:38:21 UTCView event →
M 6.7101 km WSW of Bahía Solano, Colombia12.0 km2013-08-13 15:43:15 UTCView event →
M 6.7south of Java, Indonesia9.0 km2013-06-13 16:47:23 UTCView event →
M 6.7Sea of Okhotsk624.0 km2013-05-24 14:56:31 UTCView event →
M 6.733 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands11.0 km2013-02-07 18:59:16 UTCView event →
M 6.641 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile27.0 km2013-10-31 23:03:59 UTCView event →
M 6.698 km SW of Etchoropo, Mexico9.5 km2013-10-19 17:54:54 UTCView event →
M 6.636 km W of Kíssamos, Greece40.0 km2013-10-12 13:11:53 UTCView event →
M 6.626 km NE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea56.0 km2013-07-07 20:30:06 UTCView event →
M 6.6northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2013-06-24 22:04:13 UTCView event →
M 6.656 km WSW of Linqiong, China14.0 km2013-04-20 00:02:47 UTCView event →
M 6.623 km ESE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea13.0 km2013-04-16 22:55:26 UTCView event →
M 6.698 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea31.0 km2013-04-14 01:32:22 UTCView event →
M 6.6183 km SW of Belaya Gora, Russia11.0 km2013-02-14 13:13:53 UTCView event →
M 6.630 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands18.0 km2013-02-09 21:02:22 UTCView event →
M 6.5Fiji region371.0 km2013-11-23 07:48:32 UTCView event →
M 6.5Kermadec Islands, New Zealand41.5 km2013-09-30 05:55:55 UTCView event →
M 6.581 km SSW of Atka, Alaska20.0 km2013-09-04 02:32:30 UTCView event →
M 6.5Izu Islands, Japan region402.0 km2013-09-04 00:18:23 UTCView event →
M 6.5180 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste112.0 km2013-09-01 11:52:29 UTCView event →
M 6.529 km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand8.2 km2013-08-16 02:31:05 UTCView event →
M 6.538 km ESE of Blenheim, New Zealand17.0 km2013-07-21 05:09:31 UTCView event →
M 6.544 km W of Masachapa, Nicaragua30.0 km2013-06-15 17:34:27 UTCView event →
M 6.533 km N of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2013-04-23 23:14:40 UTCView event →
M 6.536 km E of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea28.0 km2013-03-10 22:51:50 UTCView event →
M 6.587 km SE of Ozernovskiy, Russia29.0 km2013-03-01 13:20:49 UTCView event →
M 6.4224 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste9.9 km2013-12-01 01:24:13 UTCView event →
M 6.4172 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia43.0 km2013-11-12 07:03:51 UTCView event →
M 6.4Mid-Indian Ridge12.7 km2013-10-04 17:26:13 UTCView event →
M 6.47 km ESE of Ignacio López Rayón, Mexico66.0 km2013-09-07 00:13:29 UTCView event →
M 6.4Off the coast of Aisen, Chile10.0 km2013-05-20 09:49:04 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Solomon Islands715Max M7.1Indonesia675Max M7.0Japan633Max M7.1Papua New Guinea364Max M7.3Philippines334Max M7.1Russia333Max M7.2Tonga277Max M7.4Fiji263Max M6.5India213Max M6.4Chile204Max M6.8United States200Max M7.5Vanuatu166Max M6.1

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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