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Earthquake archives January 2015

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

Events555
Largest magnitudeM 6.8
M6+4
M7+0
Average depth75.4 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.881 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu220.0 km2015-01-23 03:47:27 UTCView event →
M 6.5236 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama8.0 km2015-01-07 05:07:07 UTCView event →
M 6.2Fiji region484.1 km2015-01-28 02:43:19 UTCView event →
M 6.0209 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu7.1 km2015-01-30 17:57:56 UTCView event →
M 5.95 km NW of Mabayo, Philippines59.0 km2015-01-10 19:32:00 UTCView event →
M 5.740 km SW of Ferndale, California16.9 km2015-01-28 21:08:53 UTCView event →
M 5.7121 km SSW of Singkil, Indonesia12.6 km2015-01-27 00:53:19 UTCView event →
M 5.776 km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea49.0 km2015-01-21 20:08:33 UTCView event →
M 5.7southern East Pacific Rise8.3 km2015-01-18 23:13:36 UTCView event →
M 5.7Balleny Islands region10.0 km2015-01-08 14:56:30 UTCView event →
M 5.661 km NNE of Pangai, Tonga39.8 km2015-01-29 03:49:35 UTCView event →
M 5.6Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2015-01-26 17:44:52 UTCView event →
M 5.660 km ESE of Yacuiba, Bolivia557.2 km2015-01-17 18:41:42 UTCView event →
M 5.6129 km E of Tual, Indonesia20.9 km2015-01-12 20:25:14 UTCView event →
M 5.6Chagos Archipelago region10.0 km2015-01-10 02:05:46 UTCView event →
M 5.6123 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia10.0 km2015-01-06 22:09:13 UTCView event →
M 5.643 km SSE of Hokitika, New Zealand8.1 km2015-01-05 17:48:42 UTCView event →
M 5.5147 km E of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands5.0 km2015-01-31 12:29:30 UTCView event →
M 5.54 km NNW of San Francisco El Alto, Guatemala154.0 km2015-01-20 06:59:52 UTCView event →
M 5.523 km SSW of Manuk Mangkaw, Philippines11.0 km2015-01-19 17:19:45 UTCView event →
M 5.5260 km W of Adak, Alaska102.0 km2015-01-18 04:47:38 UTCView event →
M 5.599 km W of Tual, Indonesia56.8 km2015-01-17 23:39:51 UTCView event →
M 5.518 km W of El Palmarcito, Mexico75.0 km2015-01-12 07:57:27 UTCView event →
M 5.599 km NNE of Calama, Chile108.8 km2015-01-10 17:55:02 UTCView event →
M 5.5Carlsberg Ridge10.0 km2015-01-02 08:21:55 UTCView event →
M 5.426 km E of Saint George, Alaska5.5 km2015-01-31 17:39:11 UTCView event →
M 5.4Alamagan region, Northern Mariana Islands79.1 km2015-01-21 06:51:14 UTCView event →
M 5.4Greenland Sea10.0 km2015-01-19 12:45:12 UTCView event →
M 5.4208 km WSW of Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen10.0 km2015-01-11 20:34:32 UTCView event →
M 5.4Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2015-01-08 23:51:45 UTCView event →
M 5.4233 km W of Port McNeill, Canada10.0 km2015-01-02 10:15:34 UTCView event →
M 5.4Carlsberg Ridge10.0 km2015-01-02 08:25:52 UTCView event →
M 5.4128 km W of Ferndale, California23.9 km2015-01-01 12:16:14 UTCView event →
M 5.335 km SSW of Punta de Burica, Panama15.5 km2015-01-31 18:55:43 UTCView event →
M 5.338 km E of Saint George, Alaska10.0 km2015-01-31 12:38:31 UTCView event →
M 5.3113 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia35.0 km2015-01-25 09:20:56 UTCView event →
M 5.3Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2015-01-18 16:15:08 UTCView event →
M 5.33 km ESE of Bungahan, Philippines149.8 km2015-01-18 00:27:22 UTCView event →
M 5.32 km W of Bungahan, Philippines146.0 km2015-01-17 05:09:21 UTCView event →
M 5.359 km WSW of Leshan, China10.0 km2015-01-14 05:21:38 UTCView event →
M 5.321 km W of Shibetsu, Japan132.3 km2015-01-08 18:42:12 UTCView event →
M 5.3Auckland Islands, New Zealand region31.3 km2015-01-06 00:14:21 UTCView event →
M 5.3Izu Islands, Japan region31.2 km2015-01-05 15:16:27 UTCView event →
M 5.3Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2015-01-04 14:35:29 UTCView event →
M 5.3Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2015-01-02 22:07:30 UTCView event →
M 5.3central East Pacific Rise10.0 km2015-01-02 11:01:22 UTCView event →
M 5.2197 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste345.7 km2015-01-31 17:30:09 UTCView event →
M 5.286 km W of Neiafu, Tonga82.5 km2015-01-26 19:12:12 UTCView event →
M 5.2132 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu142.2 km2015-01-25 23:55:50 UTCView event →
M 5.211 km ENE of Pangyan, Philippines78.4 km2015-01-21 05:20:27 UTCView event →
M 5.259 km WNW of Antofagasta, Chile20.6 km2015-01-20 17:34:41 UTCView event →
M 5.2southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2015-01-18 08:30:29 UTCView event →
M 5.2southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2015-01-15 20:29:13 UTCView event →
M 5.295 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia63.5 km2015-01-15 14:01:52 UTCView event →
M 5.2Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia61.9 km2015-01-15 00:09:27 UTCView event →
M 5.2eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea45.9 km2015-01-13 20:03:58 UTCView event →
M 5.2southeast of Easter Island10.0 km2015-01-07 03:06:45 UTCView event →
M 5.125 km E of Saint George, Alaska12.2 km2015-01-31 20:47:11 UTCView event →
M 5.1299 km SW of Arenas, Panama10.6 km2015-01-31 18:57:48 UTCView event →
M 5.1south of Africa8.4 km2015-01-30 18:52:56 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Japan62Max M5.3Indonesia55Max M5.7Papua New Guinea29Max M5.7Fiji27Max M6.2Vanuatu26Max M6.8Iceland23Max M5.1Philippines23Max M5.9Tonga20Max M5.6Chile19Max M5.5United States18Max M5.7Russia16Max M5.6New Zealand12Max M5.6

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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