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Earthquake archives 2015

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

Events7,153
Largest magnitudeM 8.3
M6+146
M7+19
Average depth67.3 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan555Feb520Mar521Apr525May713Jun517Jul602Aug543Sep890Oct521Nov636Dec610
January555 EventsMax M6.8 · M6+ 4February520 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 12March521 EventsMax M7.5 · M6+ 12April525 EventsMax M7.8 · M6+ 15May713 EventsMax M7.8 · M6+ 21June517 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 10July602 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 10August543 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 6September890 EventsMax M8.3 · M6+ 24October521 EventsMax M7.5 · M6+ 7November636 EventsMax M7.6 · M6+ 16December610 EventsMax M7.2 · M6+ 9

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 8.348 km W of Illapel, Chile22.4 km2015-09-16 22:54:32 UTCView event →
M 7.8Bonin Islands, Japan region664.0 km2015-05-30 11:23:02 UTCView event →
M 7.867 km NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal8.2 km2015-04-25 06:11:25 UTCView event →
M 7.6185 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru620.6 km2015-11-24 22:50:54 UTCView event →
M 7.6155 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru606.2 km2015-11-24 22:45:38 UTCView event →
M 7.5Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan231.0 km2015-10-26 09:09:42 UTCView event →
M 7.5131 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea55.0 km2015-05-05 01:44:06 UTCView event →
M 7.553 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea41.0 km2015-03-29 23:48:31 UTCView event →
M 7.3Nepal15.0 km2015-05-12 07:05:19 UTCView event →
M 7.2104 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan22.0 km2015-12-07 07:50:05 UTCView event →
M 7.1southeast Indian Ridge35.0 km2015-12-04 22:25:00 UTCView event →
M 7.131 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu135.0 km2015-10-20 21:52:02 UTCView event →
M 7.1143 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2015-05-07 07:10:19 UTCView event →
M 7.1northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge16.7 km2015-02-13 18:59:12 UTCView event →
M 7.025 km WNW of Illapel, Chile28.4 km2015-09-16 23:18:41 UTCView event →
M 7.0234 km W of Abepura, Indonesia48.0 km2015-07-27 21:41:21 UTCView event →
M 7.080 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands11.0 km2015-07-18 02:27:33 UTCView event →
M 7.0southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2015-06-17 12:51:32 UTCView event →
M 7.0150 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia552.1 km2015-02-27 13:45:05 UTCView event →
M 6.9107 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia21.0 km2015-12-09 10:21:48 UTCView event →
M 6.985 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile10.0 km2015-11-11 02:46:19 UTCView event →
M 6.981 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile12.0 km2015-11-11 01:54:38 UTCView event →
M 6.9Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska29.0 km2015-07-27 04:49:46 UTCView event →
M 6.9205 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands11.2 km2015-05-22 21:45:19 UTCView event →
M 6.8153 km WSW of Buala, Solomon Islands12.6 km2015-11-18 18:31:04 UTCView event →
M 6.839 km SW of Ovalle, Chile46.0 km2015-11-07 07:31:43 UTCView event →
M 6.8117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska72.6 km2015-05-29 07:00:09 UTCView event →
M 6.8159 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2015-05-22 23:59:33 UTCView event →
M 6.8178 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands11.0 km2015-05-20 22:48:53 UTCView event →
M 6.832 km SE of ?funato, Japan35.0 km2015-05-12 21:12:58 UTCView event →
M 6.8109 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea44.0 km2015-05-01 08:06:03 UTCView event →
M 6.881 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu220.0 km2015-01-23 03:47:27 UTCView event →
M 6.7125 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil602.8 km2015-11-26 05:45:18 UTCView event →
M 6.7140 km WSW of Makurazaki, Japan12.0 km2015-11-13 20:51:31 UTCView event →
M 6.761 km WNW of Illapel, Chile23.0 km2015-09-17 04:10:27 UTCView event →
M 6.795 km SW of Topolobampo, Mexico10.0 km2015-09-13 08:14:08 UTCView event →
M 6.7150 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands12.0 km2015-07-10 04:12:42 UTCView event →
M 6.7Pacific-Antarctic Ridge7.2 km2015-05-19 15:25:21 UTCView event →
M 6.7126 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea31.0 km2015-04-30 10:45:02 UTCView event →
M 6.721 km SSE of Kod?ri??, Nepal22.9 km2015-04-26 07:09:10 UTCView event →
M 6.783 km ENE of Miyako, Japan23.0 km2015-02-16 23:06:28 UTCView event →
M 6.7103 km W of El Aguilar, Argentina223.0 km2015-02-11 18:57:22 UTCView event →
M 6.64 km W of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico85.0 km2015-12-17 19:49:53 UTCView event →
M 6.6Nicobar Islands, India region10.0 km2015-11-08 16:47:02 UTCView event →
M 6.628 km N of Sorong, Indonesia18.0 km2015-09-24 15:53:27 UTCView event →
M 6.622 km WSW of Illapel, Chile35.0 km2015-09-21 17:40:00 UTCView event →
M 6.6186 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands22.0 km2015-08-10 04:12:15 UTCView event →
M 6.671 km NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal10.0 km2015-04-25 06:45:21 UTCView event →
M 6.519 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece11.0 km2015-11-17 07:10:07 UTCView event →
M 6.599 km SE of Atka, Alaska15.0 km2015-11-09 16:03:46 UTCView event →
M 6.547 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste20.0 km2015-11-04 03:44:15 UTCView event →
M 6.554 km WNW of Illapel, Chile27.0 km2015-09-17 03:55:15 UTCView event →
M 6.5177 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands6.4 km2015-08-12 18:49:24 UTCView event →
M 6.5128 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados20.0 km2015-07-16 15:16:33 UTCView event →
M 6.5Bonin Islands, Japan region460.0 km2015-06-23 12:18:30 UTCView event →
M 6.5181 km SSW of Alo, Wallis and Futuna10.0 km2015-04-17 15:52:51 UTCView event →
M 6.596 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga11.0 km2015-03-30 08:48:25 UTCView event →
M 6.5236 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama8.0 km2015-01-07 05:07:07 UTCView event →
M 6.470 km SW of Ovalle, Chile42.3 km2015-09-17 01:41:05 UTCView event →
M 6.454 km W of Illapel, Chile26.7 km2015-09-16 22:59:15 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia735Max M7.0Chile605Max M8.3Japan598Max M7.8Papua New Guinea561Max M7.5Tonga319Max M6.5Fiji305Max M6.2Philippines216Max M6.1Solomon Islands203Max M7.0Vanuatu199Max M7.1India195Max M7.1United States194Max M6.9Russia145Max M6.3

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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