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Earthquake archives December 2015

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

Events610
Largest magnitudeM 7.2
M6+9
M7+2
Average depth70.7 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
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 6.9107 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia21.0 km2015-12-09 10:21:48 UTCView event →
M 6.64 km W of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico85.0 km2015-12-17 19:49:53 UTCView event →
M 6.342 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan206.0 km2015-12-25 19:14:47 UTCView event →
M 6.2southern East Pacific Rise12.3 km2015-12-24 19:44:03 UTCView event →
M 6.137 km N of Tarakan, Indonesia14.0 km2015-12-20 18:47:36 UTCView event →
M 6.1253 km WNW of Lautoka, Fiji10.0 km2015-12-09 12:58:01 UTCView event →
M 6.0128 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu10.0 km2015-12-19 02:10:53 UTCView event →
M 5.871 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua20.0 km2015-12-31 10:56:58 UTCView event →
M 5.880 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea30.0 km2015-12-29 01:51:41 UTCView event →
M 5.8West Chile Rise10.0 km2015-12-25 17:58:04 UTCView event →
M 5.8261 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste119.0 km2015-12-24 23:10:58 UTCView event →
M 5.8Bouvet Island region10.0 km2015-12-23 16:55:09 UTCView event →
M 5.810 km W of Ovalle, Chile48.3 km2015-12-19 19:25:05 UTCView event →
M 5.8179 km ESE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna10.0 km2015-12-01 17:08:25 UTCView event →
M 5.733 km SW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea162.0 km2015-12-21 15:44:04 UTCView event →
M 5.7137 km SSW of Banjar, Indonesia27.0 km2015-12-19 15:03:36 UTCView event →
M 5.7South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2015-12-10 12:05:14 UTCView event →
M 5.74 km WNW of Masagua, Guatemala84.0 km2015-12-07 22:53:35 UTCView event →
M 5.620 km WSW of Saint-Pierre, Martinique150.0 km2015-12-28 06:55:29 UTCView event →
M 5.657 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile25.0 km2015-12-08 12:56:07 UTCView event →
M 5.6210 km E of Levuka, Fiji547.0 km2015-12-06 17:09:29 UTCView event →
M 5.5southeast of Easter Island10.0 km2015-12-12 23:32:54 UTCView event →
M 5.579 km NW of Quirihue, Chile10.0 km2015-12-10 00:09:32 UTCView event →
M 5.5116 km SSE of Sosnovka, Kyrgyzstan21.5 km2015-12-07 08:30:56 UTCView event →
M 5.527 km NNW of Illapel, Chile49.5 km2015-12-07 07:51:11 UTCView event →
M 5.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand27.3 km2015-12-31 21:29:38 UTCView event →
M 5.4southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2015-12-26 04:43:15 UTCView event →
M 5.453 km WNW of Jumla, Nepal10.0 km2015-12-18 22:16:56 UTCView event →
M 5.4north of Ascension Island10.0 km2015-12-18 11:46:48 UTCView event →
M 5.4northwest of the Kuril Islands443.0 km2015-12-17 21:31:39 UTCView event →
M 5.4Banda Sea76.8 km2015-12-13 06:42:09 UTCView event →
M 5.4109 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia10.0 km2015-12-09 14:14:01 UTCView event →
M 5.485 km NW of Murghob, Tajikistan19.9 km2015-12-07 10:04:58 UTCView event →
M 5.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand32.5 km2015-12-07 01:47:08 UTCView event →
M 5.4187 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands38.9 km2015-12-06 19:51:35 UTCView event →
M 5.4Mariana Islands region10.0 km2015-12-04 04:25:50 UTCView event →
M 5.417 km ENE of Yayladere, Turkey10.0 km2015-12-02 23:27:09 UTCView event →
M 5.3southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2015-12-27 15:19:49 UTCView event →
M 5.3147 km N of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2015-12-23 22:28:18 UTCView event →
M 5.313 km E of San Juan, Philippines69.7 km2015-12-17 12:44:03 UTCView event →
M 5.363 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga37.3 km2015-12-16 20:38:37 UTCView event →
M 5.3104 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia10.0 km2015-12-14 01:45:58 UTCView event →
M 5.3Kuril Islands56.7 km2015-12-13 01:52:17 UTCView event →
M 5.3204 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia10.0 km2015-12-13 01:47:05 UTCView event →
M 5.3South Indian Ocean10.0 km2015-12-09 21:52:42 UTCView event →
M 5.3103 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna401.5 km2015-12-09 13:32:56 UTCView event →
M 5.3118 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia24.3 km2015-12-09 12:39:11 UTCView event →
M 5.3103 km SSE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan17.9 km2015-12-07 07:59:09 UTCView event →
M 5.3112 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea11.1 km2015-12-06 04:03:08 UTCView event →
M 5.322 km NW of Yuto, Argentina11.6 km2015-12-05 02:10:00 UTCView event →
M 5.344 km WSW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea144.3 km2015-12-03 15:29:08 UTCView event →
M 5.389 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea56.1 km2015-12-02 10:08:28 UTCView event →
M 5.220 km ESE of Ambon, Indonesia50.7 km2015-12-28 16:26:04 UTCView event →
M 5.22 km ENE of San Benito, Philippines58.3 km2015-12-26 22:11:17 UTCView event →
M 5.215 km E of Karpathos, Greece36.8 km2015-12-26 11:00:52 UTCView event →
M 5.2Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2015-12-22 13:05:10 UTCView event →
M 5.219 km N of Biri, Philippines111.1 km2015-12-20 09:28:51 UTCView event →
M 5.2Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2015-12-20 07:29:11 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia108Max M6.9Japan33Max M5.1Fiji31Max M6.1Papua New Guinea30Max M5.8Tonga29Max M5.3Chile27Max M5.8India24Max M7.1Philippines24Max M5.3Tajikistan23Max M7.2Vanuatu18Max M6.0New Zealand15Max M5.4Russia11Max M5.1

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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