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Earthquake archives January 2017

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

Events613
Largest magnitudeM 7.9
M6+8
M7+2
Average depth74.4 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.935 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea135.0 km2017-01-22 04:30:22 UTCView event →
M 7.3189 km SSE of Tabiauan, Philippines627.2 km2017-01-10 06:13:48 UTCView event →
M 6.9225 km SW of Nadi, Fiji12.0 km2017-01-03 21:52:30 UTCView event →
M 6.565 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands36.0 km2017-01-19 23:04:21 UTCView event →
M 6.3104 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands26.0 km2017-01-10 15:27:14 UTCView event →
M 6.3south of the Fiji Islands551.6 km2017-01-02 13:14:02 UTCView event →
M 6.0Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada31.0 km2017-01-08 23:47:14 UTCView event →
M 6.0195 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-03 22:40:12 UTCView event →
M 5.931 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu79.0 km2017-01-30 23:35:24 UTCView event →
M 5.9Kermadec Islands, New Zealand18.0 km2017-01-29 14:59:51 UTCView event →
M 5.9127 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu14.9 km2017-01-16 20:47:39 UTCView event →
M 5.9154 km SW of Nadi, Fiji3.9 km2017-01-14 06:11:40 UTCView event →
M 5.954 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea61.0 km2017-01-08 08:52:07 UTCView event →
M 5.934 km ESE of Barranca, Peru106.0 km2017-01-02 13:13:48 UTCView event →
M 5.844 km S of Guisa, Cuba11.0 km2017-01-17 09:08:02 UTCView event →
M 5.8114 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu14.0 km2017-01-16 01:16:38 UTCView event →
M 5.890 km SSE of Tocopilla, Chile72.0 km2017-01-11 21:58:18 UTCView event →
M 5.877 km NNE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile172.0 km2017-01-06 06:30:35 UTCView event →
M 5.75 km ESE of Cittareale, Italy7.0 km2017-01-18 10:14:10 UTCView event →
M 5.7169 km WSW of Nadi, Fiji4.4 km2017-01-14 18:25:43 UTCView event →
M 5.7142 km S of Tondano, Indonesia42.0 km2017-01-13 16:39:25 UTCView event →
M 5.7140 km NNW of Dededo Village, Guam10.0 km2017-01-10 10:01:33 UTCView event →
M 5.7164 km SW of Nadi, Fiji7.0 km2017-01-04 20:03:52 UTCView event →
M 5.7234 km SW of Nadi, Fiji10.0 km2017-01-03 21:55:37 UTCView event →
M 5.718 km ENE of ?mb?sa, India32.0 km2017-01-03 09:09:02 UTCView event →
M 5.7Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2017-01-02 00:13:06 UTCView event →
M 5.6213 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2017-01-22 04:44:52 UTCView event →
M 5.6123 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia46.9 km2017-01-21 05:16:31 UTCView event →
M 5.64 km SE of Cittareale, Italy10.0 km2017-01-18 10:25:25 UTCView event →
M 5.614 km NNW of Berastagi, Indonesia6.0 km2017-01-16 12:42:10 UTCView event →
M 5.6Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2017-01-08 14:20:06 UTCView event →
M 5.6127 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu22.1 km2017-01-04 01:06:10 UTCView event →
M 5.528 km S of Esmeraldas, Ecuador10.0 km2017-01-31 14:22:38 UTCView event →
M 5.5209 km SE of Inarajan Village, Guam10.0 km2017-01-24 09:38:31 UTCView event →
M 5.5109 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga5.2 km2017-01-14 10:34:50 UTCView event →
M 5.5southern Sumatra, Indonesia23.0 km2017-01-12 13:29:06 UTCView event →
M 5.541 km SSW of Betafo, Madagascar7.3 km2017-01-11 22:06:58 UTCView event →
M 5.5176 km SW of Nadi, Fiji19.4 km2017-01-03 23:34:13 UTCView event →
M 5.576 km WSW of Quellón, Chile10.3 km2017-01-03 21:19:07 UTCView event →
M 5.4173 km NNW of Metinaro, Timor Leste492.5 km2017-01-31 15:55:57 UTCView event →
M 5.4northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2017-01-31 00:55:01 UTCView event →
M 5.4Drake Passage10.0 km2017-01-29 17:38:49 UTCView event →
M 5.4Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2017-01-29 16:42:27 UTCView event →
M 5.4111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga37.2 km2017-01-28 22:32:56 UTCView event →
M 5.4121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia22.7 km2017-01-14 11:41:19 UTCView event →
M 5.4Sea of Japan497.9 km2017-01-12 17:04:59 UTCView event →
M 5.484 km S of Padang, Indonesia44.0 km2017-01-09 11:28:36 UTCView event →
M 5.4222 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada10.0 km2017-01-07 03:13:54 UTCView event →
M 5.436 km SSE of Blenheim, New Zealand17.0 km2017-01-05 11:17:34 UTCView event →
M 5.4168 km SW of Nadi, Fiji18.5 km2017-01-04 00:09:43 UTCView event →
M 5.355 km WSW of Chimbote, Peru50.2 km2017-01-28 06:42:31 UTCView event →
M 5.3152 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2017-01-28 04:14:35 UTCView event →
M 5.332 km SSE of Xunchang, China32.2 km2017-01-27 18:46:36 UTCView event →
M 5.329 km S of Ziway, Ethiopia10.0 km2017-01-27 16:29:22 UTCView event →
M 5.3West Chile Rise10.0 km2017-01-22 07:44:24 UTCView event →
M 5.346 km WSW of Shache, China37.2 km2017-01-20 09:54:06 UTCView event →
M 5.3western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2017-01-19 10:15:58 UTCView event →
M 5.34 km SW of Accumoli, Italy10.0 km2017-01-18 09:25:41 UTCView event →
M 5.3Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia10.0 km2017-01-16 15:06:36 UTCView event →
M 5.328 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala53.5 km2017-01-12 03:22:46 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia76Max M5.7Fiji68Max M6.9Papua New Guinea42Max M7.9Japan36Max M5.4Solomon Islands32Max M6.5Tonga22Max M5.5Chile18Max M5.8India18Max M5.7Philippines18Max M7.3Vanuatu17Max M5.9New Zealand15Max M5.9China12Max M5.3

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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