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Earthquake archives 2014

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

Events8,333
Largest magnitudeM 8.2
M6+155
M7+12
Average depth70.1 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan639Feb554Mar667Apr1,028May684Jun775Jul668Aug632Sep580Oct754Nov743Dec609
January639 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 6February554 EventsMax M6.9 · M6+ 8March667 EventsMax M6.8 · M6+ 17April1,028 EventsMax M8.2 · M6+ 26May684 EventsMax M6.9 · M6+ 18June775 EventsMax M7.9 · M6+ 16July668 EventsMax M6.9 · M6+ 17August632 EventsMax M6.9 · M6+ 9September580 EventsMax M6.7 · M6+ 8October754 EventsMax M7.3 · M6+ 8November743 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 12December609 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 10

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 8.293 km NW of Iquique, Chile25.0 km2014-04-01 23:46:47 UTCView event →
M 7.9Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska109.0 km2014-06-23 20:53:09 UTCView event →
M 7.753 km SW of Iquique, Chile22.4 km2014-04-03 02:43:13 UTCView event →
M 7.693 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands22.6 km2014-04-12 20:14:39 UTCView event →
M 7.570 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea43.4 km2014-04-19 13:28:00 UTCView event →
M 7.4112 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands39.0 km2014-04-13 12:36:19 UTCView event →
M 7.374 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador40.0 km2014-10-14 03:51:34 UTCView event →
M 7.29 km ENE of Coyuquilla Norte, Mexico24.0 km2014-04-18 14:27:24 UTCView event →
M 7.1155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia45.0 km2014-11-15 02:31:41 UTCView event →
M 7.1Fiji region434.0 km2014-11-01 18:57:22 UTCView event →
M 7.156 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea60.5 km2014-04-11 07:07:23 UTCView event →
M 7.0southern East Pacific Rise16.5 km2014-10-09 02:14:31 UTCView event →
M 6.9Federated States of Micronesia region13.0 km2014-08-03 00:22:03 UTCView event →
M 6.9Fiji region615.4 km2014-07-21 14:54:41 UTCView event →
M 6.94 km W of Puerto Madero, Mexico53.0 km2014-07-07 11:23:54 UTCView event →
M 6.9South Sandwich Islands region8.0 km2014-06-29 07:52:55 UTCView event →
M 6.9Kermadec Islands, New Zealand20.0 km2014-06-23 19:19:15 UTCView event →
M 6.921 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece6.4 km2014-05-24 09:25:02 UTCView event →
M 6.990 km WNW of Iquique, Chile28.4 km2014-04-01 23:57:58 UTCView event →
M 6.9272 km ESE of Hotan, China10.0 km2014-02-12 09:19:49 UTCView event →
M 6.8157 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia39.0 km2014-11-26 14:33:43 UTCView event →
M 6.838 km NW of Aniso, Peru101.0 km2014-08-24 23:21:45 UTCView event →
M 6.8Bouvet Island region11.2 km2014-04-15 03:57:01 UTCView event →
M 6.877 km WNW of Indianola, California16.4 km2014-03-10 05:18:13 UTCView event →
M 6.7183 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand22.0 km2014-11-16 22:33:20 UTCView event →
M 6.743 km NW of Piti Village, Guam130.0 km2014-09-17 06:14:45 UTCView event →
M 6.7201 km SSE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna18.0 km2014-06-29 17:15:09 UTCView event →
M 6.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand26.6 km2014-06-23 20:06:20 UTCView event →
M 6.763 km WNW of Iquique, Chile20.0 km2014-03-16 21:16:29 UTCView event →
M 6.622 km ESE of Punta de Burica, Panama20.0 km2014-12-08 08:54:52 UTCView event →
M 6.6115 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea23.0 km2014-12-07 01:22:02 UTCView event →
M 6.6106 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines614.0 km2014-12-02 05:11:31 UTCView event →
M 6.676 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea53.2 km2014-11-07 03:33:55 UTCView event →
M 6.6southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2014-10-09 02:32:05 UTCView event →
M 6.6south of the Fiji Islands527.0 km2014-05-04 09:15:52 UTCView event →
M 6.6239 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu106.0 km2014-05-01 06:36:35 UTCView event →
M 6.657 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea29.0 km2014-04-19 01:04:03 UTCView event →
M 6.675 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2014-04-13 13:24:59 UTCView event →
M 6.615 km N of Belén, Nicaragua135.0 km2014-04-11 20:29:12 UTCView event →
M 6.5123 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia35.0 km2014-11-21 10:10:19 UTCView event →
M 6.5139 km ESE of Namie, Japan20.0 km2014-07-11 19:22:00 UTCView event →
M 6.5217 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea20.0 km2014-07-04 15:00:27 UTCView event →
M 6.5Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2014-06-23 19:21:45 UTCView event →
M 6.5South Indian Ocean4.0 km2014-06-14 11:10:59 UTCView event →
M 6.5110 km SE of Punta de Burica, Panama10.0 km2014-05-13 06:35:24 UTCView event →
M 6.5southern East Pacific Rise10.5 km2014-05-12 18:38:36 UTCView event →
M 6.5107 km WSW of Vernon, Canada10.0 km2014-04-24 03:10:10 UTCView event →
M 6.578 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea20.0 km2014-04-11 08:16:45 UTCView event →
M 6.545 km WSW of Iquique, Chile24.1 km2014-04-03 01:58:30 UTCView event →
M 6.5109 km NW of Nago, Japan119.0 km2014-03-02 20:11:23 UTCView event →
M 6.5171 km NNE of Greenland, Barbados14.8 km2014-02-18 09:27:13 UTCView event →
M 6.532 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu122.0 km2014-02-07 08:40:13 UTCView event →
M 6.5south of the Kermadec Islands44.3 km2014-02-02 09:26:37 UTCView event →
M 6.532 km W of Sola, Vanuatu187.0 km2014-01-01 16:03:29 UTCView event →
M 6.423 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile32.0 km2014-08-23 22:32:23 UTCView event →
M 6.4193 km SSE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna9.0 km2014-06-29 15:52:23 UTCView event →
M 6.43 km NNE of Nuxco, Mexico17.1 km2014-05-08 17:00:14 UTCView event →
M 6.479 km SW of Iquique, Chile25.0 km2014-04-03 05:26:15 UTCView event →
M 6.4232 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia21.5 km2014-03-21 13:41:09 UTCView event →
M 6.479 km WNW of Iquique, Chile21.0 km2014-03-17 05:11:34 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia762Max M7.1Papua New Guinea719Max M7.5Japan664Max M6.5Chile516Max M8.2Tonga411Max M6.2Fiji393Max M7.1Philippines360Max M6.6Solomon Islands344Max M7.6Iceland254Max M5.6New Zealand235Max M6.9India209Max M6.5United States199Max M7.9

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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