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Earthquake archives December 2016

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

Events880
Largest magnitudeM 7.9
M6+20
M7+3
Average depth55.4 km

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 7.641 km SW of Quellón, Chile38.0 km2016-12-25 14:22:27 UTCView event →
M 6.992 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands19.7 km2016-12-09 19:10:06 UTCView event →
M 6.7151 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste152.0 km2016-12-21 00:17:14 UTCView event →
M 6.6164 km W of Ferndale, California8.5 km2016-12-08 14:49:45 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 6.481 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 6.358 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 →
M 6.3193 km NE of Maumere, Indonesia526.0 km2016-12-05 01:13:04 UTCView event →
M 6.2135 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia19.0 km2016-12-18 09:47:06 UTCView event →
M 6.222 km SW of Vilavila, Peru12.0 km2016-12-01 22:40:26 UTCView event →
M 6.0175 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2016-12-24 01:32:16 UTCView event →
M 6.0114 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-20 12:33:14 UTCView event →
M 6.0Mariana Islands region22.4 km2016-12-14 02:01:22 UTCView event →
M 6.0133 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea142.6 km2016-12-10 16:24:34 UTCView event →
M 6.058 km SSE of Shihezi, China17.6 km2016-12-08 05:15:04 UTCView event →
M 5.913 km NE of Daigo, Japan7.0 km2016-12-28 12:38:49 UTCView event →
M 5.9Mariana Islands region8.0 km2016-12-21 16:43:56 UTCView event →
M 5.9125 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea12.0 km2016-12-18 06:39:42 UTCView event →
M 5.982 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands39.0 km2016-12-18 05:46:25 UTCView event →
M 5.987 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands18.4 km2016-12-09 19:43:24 UTCView event →
M 5.924 km SW of Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago31.8 km2016-12-06 21:42:20 UTCView event →
M 5.993 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska28.4 km2016-12-03 09:23:34 UTCView event →
M 5.8164 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea30.0 km2016-12-24 03:58:54 UTCView event →
M 5.8central East Pacific Rise10.0 km2016-12-11 14:33:12 UTCView event →
M 5.884 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands7.7 km2016-12-10 02:45:39 UTCView event →
M 5.882 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-09 21:38:23 UTCView event →
M 5.795 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands35.0 km2016-12-08 17:46:23 UTCView event →
M 5.7275 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines139.0 km2016-12-04 05:24:05 UTCView event →
M 5.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada12.2 km2016-12-28 08:22:12 UTCView event →
M 5.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada11.3 km2016-12-28 08:18:00 UTCView event →
M 5.613 km W of Nereju Mic, Romania97.0 km2016-12-27 23:20:56 UTCView event →
M 5.680 km WSW of Quellón, Chile14.9 km2016-12-25 14:32:13 UTCView event →
M 5.6southern Xinjiang, China10.0 km2016-12-20 10:04:39 UTCView event →
M 5.6216 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2016-12-20 06:14:41 UTCView event →
M 5.6143 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea82.3 km2016-12-17 11:22:39 UTCView event →
M 5.666 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands51.8 km2016-12-10 02:38:22 UTCView event →
M 5.528 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada8.8 km2016-12-28 09:13:47 UTCView event →
M 5.5121 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands10.4 km2016-12-20 20:07:52 UTCView event →
M 5.5239 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia32.0 km2016-12-18 12:49:50 UTCView event →
M 5.5southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2016-12-18 06:15:45 UTCView event →
M 5.512 km S of Masagua, Guatemala70.6 km2016-12-16 11:34:58 UTCView event →
M 5.5Mariana Islands region10.0 km2016-12-14 21:14:55 UTCView event →
M 5.568 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands10.0 km2016-12-11 17:26:09 UTCView event →
M 5.565 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands48.6 km2016-12-09 23:39:43 UTCView event →
M 5.585 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands39.0 km2016-12-09 19:13:22 UTCView event →
M 5.5111 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands35.0 km2016-12-08 21:58:10 UTCView event →
M 5.588 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands27.2 km2016-12-08 21:48:33 UTCView event →
M 5.5199 km SW of Vaini, Tonga155.0 km2016-12-03 14:11:12 UTCView event →
M 5.5South Indian Ocean10.0 km2016-12-01 20:51:55 UTCView event →
M 5.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2016-12-30 12:56:10 UTCView event →
M 5.452 km NE of Wabag, Papua New Guinea102.0 km2016-12-28 14:24:24 UTCView event →
M 5.4210 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2016-12-27 22:38:04 UTCView event →
M 5.4South Sandwich Islands region34.9 km2016-12-27 18:04:31 UTCView event →
M 5.499 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands49.6 km2016-12-27 02:30:24 UTCView event →
M 5.4central East Pacific Rise10.0 km2016-12-26 04:48:38 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Solomon Islands204Max M7.8Papua New Guinea180Max M7.9Japan51Max M5.9Indonesia39Max M6.5Tonga36Max M5.5Philippines35Max M5.7Chile27Max M7.6Fiji18Max M5.4India17Max M5.5China14Max M6.0Vanuatu14Max M5.2Northern Mariana Islands13Max M5.4

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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