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Earthquake archives 2016

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

Events7,440
Largest magnitudeM 7.9
M6+147
M7+16
Average depth62.5 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan537Feb500Mar466Apr694May529Jun575Jul576Aug729Sep755Oct481Nov718Dec880
January537 EventsMax M7.2 · M6+ 13February500 EventsMax M6.4 · M6+ 10March466 EventsMax M7.8 · M6+ 5April694 EventsMax M7.8 · M6+ 23May529 EventsMax M7.2 · M6+ 7June575 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 15July576 EventsMax M7.7 · M6+ 7August729 EventsMax M7.4 · M6+ 13September755 EventsMax M7.0 · M6+ 13October481 EventsMax M6.8 · M6+ 8November718 EventsMax M7.8 · M6+ 13December880 EventsMax M7.9 · M6+ 20

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.9140 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea94.5 km2016-12-17 10:51:10 UTCView event →
M 7.869 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands40.0 km2016-12-08 17:38:46 UTCView event →
M 7.853 km NNE of Amberley, New Zealand15.1 km2016-11-13 11:02:56 UTCView event →
M 7.827 km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador20.6 km2016-04-16 23:58:36 UTCView event →
M 7.8southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia24.0 km2016-03-02 12:49:48 UTCView event →
M 7.7Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands196.0 km2016-07-29 21:18:24 UTCView event →
M 7.641 km SW of Quellón, Chile38.0 km2016-12-25 14:22:27 UTCView event →
M 7.4South Georgia Island region10.0 km2016-08-19 07:32:22 UTCView event →
M 7.2southeast of the Loyalty Islands16.4 km2016-08-12 01:26:36 UTCView event →
M 7.2South Sandwich Islands region78.0 km2016-05-28 09:46:59 UTCView event →
M 7.280 km S of Mil’kovo, Russia177.0 km2016-01-30 03:25:12 UTCView event →
M 7.1north of Ascension Island10.0 km2016-08-29 04:29:57 UTCView event →
M 7.147 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska125.6 km2016-01-24 10:30:29 UTCView event →
M 7.0175 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand19.0 km2016-09-01 16:37:57 UTCView event →
M 7.03 km NW of Norsup, Vanuatu24.0 km2016-04-28 19:33:24 UTCView event →
M 7.06 km ESE of Kumamoto, Japan10.0 km2016-04-15 16:25:06 UTCView event →
M 6.992 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands19.7 km2016-12-09 19:10:06 UTCView event →
M 6.9156 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador10.0 km2016-11-24 18:43:47 UTCView event →
M 6.935 km ESE of Namie, Japan9.0 km2016-11-21 20:59:49 UTCView event →
M 6.9Fiji region596.4 km2016-09-24 21:28:41 UTCView event →
M 6.9Fiji region405.7 km2016-05-28 05:38:50 UTCView event →
M 6.924 km NW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador30.0 km2016-05-18 16:46:43 UTCView event →
M 6.976 km SE of Mawlaik, Myanmar136.0 km2016-04-13 13:55:17 UTCView event →
M 6.982 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu26.0 km2016-04-03 08:23:52 UTCView event →
M 6.876 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea42.0 km2016-10-17 06:14:58 UTCView event →
M 6.890 km NE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea476.0 km2016-08-31 03:11:34 UTCView event →
M 6.826 km W of Chauk, Myanmar82.0 km2016-08-24 10:34:54 UTCView event →
M 6.7151 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste152.0 km2016-12-21 00:17:14 UTCView event →
M 6.732 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador16.0 km2016-05-18 07:57:02 UTCView event →
M 6.7104 km W of Sola, Vanuatu27.6 km2016-04-07 03:32:53 UTCView event →
M 6.7102 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu24.0 km2016-04-06 06:58:48 UTCView event →
M 6.752 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan46.0 km2016-01-14 03:25:33 UTCView event →
M 6.729 km W of Imph?l, India55.0 km2016-01-03 23:05:22 UTCView event →
M 6.6164 km W of Ferndale, California8.5 km2016-12-08 14:49:45 UTCView event →
M 6.6122 km N of Murghob, Tajikistan17.0 km2016-11-25 14:24:30 UTCView event →
M 6.65 km ESE of Preci, Italy8.0 km2016-10-30 06:40:18 UTCView event →
M 6.6161 km NNE of Pamanukan, Indonesia614.0 km2016-10-19 00:26:01 UTCView event →
M 6.680 km W of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia50.0 km2016-06-01 22:56:00 UTCView event →
M 6.6northern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2016-04-29 01:33:38 UTCView event →
M 6.642 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan212.0 km2016-04-10 10:28:58 UTCView event →
M 6.6203 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico10.0 km2016-01-21 18:06:57 UTCView event →
M 6.579 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands12.3 km2016-12-08 21:56:07 UTCView event →
M 6.514 km WNW of Reuleuet, Indonesia13.0 km2016-12-06 22:03:33 UTCView event →
M 6.574 km NE of Amberley, New Zealand9.0 km2016-11-14 00:34:22 UTCView event →
M 6.592 km SSW of Blenheim, New Zealand10.0 km2016-11-13 11:32:06 UTCView event →
M 6.5227 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines13.0 km2016-01-11 16:38:05 UTCView event →
M 6.481 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands20.0 km2016-12-20 04:21:29 UTCView event →
M 6.4186 km NW of Iñapari, Peru612.0 km2016-12-18 13:30:10 UTCView event →
M 6.47 km NNW of Pocito, Argentina108.0 km2016-11-20 20:57:44 UTCView event →
M 6.4118 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga202.0 km2016-09-24 21:07:15 UTCView event →
M 6.4133 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea14.0 km2016-07-25 19:38:45 UTCView event →
M 6.492 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan13.0 km2016-06-26 11:17:11 UTCView event →
M 6.4Taiwan region246.4 km2016-05-31 05:23:47 UTCView event →
M 6.4Fiji region567.5 km2016-05-27 04:08:43 UTCView event →
M 6.489 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu16.0 km2016-04-14 21:50:27 UTCView event →
M 6.4216 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia30.0 km2016-03-20 22:50:20 UTCView event →
M 6.488 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea29.0 km2016-02-08 16:19:12 UTCView event →
M 6.425 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan23.0 km2016-02-05 19:57:27 UTCView event →
M 6.358 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia79.0 km2016-12-29 22:30:19 UTCView event →
M 6.3178 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea8.4 km2016-12-17 11:27:36 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Japan690Max M7.0Indonesia551Max M7.8Papua New Guinea478Max M7.9New Zealand369Max M7.8Vanuatu341Max M7.0Tonga331Max M6.4Solomon Islands310Max M7.8Philippines287Max M6.5Chile273Max M7.6Fiji270Max M6.9India252Max M6.7United States161Max M7.1

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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