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Earthquake archives October 2018

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

Events840
Largest magnitudeM 7.0
M6+17
M7+1
Average depth63.5 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.0119 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea39.0 km2018-10-10 20:48:20 UTCView event →
M 6.832 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece14.0 km2018-10-25 22:54:52 UTCView event →
M 6.8210 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada10.0 km2018-10-22 06:16:26 UTCView event →
M 6.7269 km WNW of Ozernovskiy, Russia461.0 km2018-10-13 11:10:22 UTCView event →
M 6.5237 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada10.0 km2018-10-22 06:22:48 UTCView event →
M 6.5223 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada10.0 km2018-10-22 05:39:39 UTCView event →
M 6.5171 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia17.0 km2018-10-16 01:03:43 UTCView event →
M 6.5154 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia20.0 km2018-10-10 23:16:02 UTCView event →
M 6.3Drake Passage10.0 km2018-10-29 06:54:21 UTCView event →
M 6.3171 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia12.0 km2018-10-16 00:28:13 UTCView event →
M 6.291 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea121.0 km2018-10-10 22:00:34 UTCView event →
M 6.162 km E of Waitara, New Zealand225.5 km2018-10-30 02:13:39 UTCView event →
M 6.185 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador22.0 km2018-10-28 22:23:53 UTCView event →
M 6.1136 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea41.6 km2018-10-10 20:45:25 UTCView event →
M 6.1142 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia19.0 km2018-10-09 07:45:11 UTCView event →
M 6.049 km NE of Panji, Indonesia9.0 km2018-10-10 18:44:55 UTCView event →
M 6.099 km S of Waingapu, Indonesia29.0 km2018-10-01 23:59:42 UTCView event →
M 5.9Mariana Islands region8.0 km2018-10-26 09:05:39 UTCView event →
M 5.9southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-10-14 12:41:14 UTCView event →
M 5.9118 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea19.6 km2018-10-10 21:13:14 UTCView event →
M 5.9109 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea45.1 km2018-10-10 20:59:00 UTCView event →
M 5.921 km WNW of Port-de-Paix, Haiti24.0 km2018-10-07 00:11:51 UTCView event →
M 5.991 km S of Waingapu, Indonesia26.0 km2018-10-02 00:16:45 UTCView event →
M 5.8central East Pacific Rise10.0 km2018-10-29 23:26:08 UTCView event →
M 5.8Drake Passage10.0 km2018-10-29 20:17:22 UTCView event →
M 5.856 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan30.0 km2018-10-23 04:34:58 UTCView event →
M 5.8Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-10-21 01:40:37 UTCView event →
M 5.8central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2018-10-07 00:10:04 UTCView event →
M 5.8Ascension Island region10.0 km2018-10-05 14:59:44 UTCView event →
M 5.736 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece11.0 km2018-10-30 15:12:00 UTCView event →
M 5.743 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan40.0 km2018-10-25 18:36:09 UTCView event →
M 5.761 km SSW of Yonakuni, Japan31.0 km2018-10-23 16:04:04 UTCView event →
M 5.7112 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands35.0 km2018-10-17 00:57:43 UTCView event →
M 5.7167 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia10.0 km2018-10-16 01:14:35 UTCView event →
M 5.7southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2018-10-14 05:05:34 UTCView event →
M 5.739 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu197.4 km2018-10-13 00:13:45 UTCView event →
M 5.711 km E of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala64.3 km2018-10-12 21:09:49 UTCView event →
M 5.751 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2018-10-02 10:08:37 UTCView event →
M 5.791 km S of Waingapu, Indonesia17.6 km2018-10-02 04:49:31 UTCView event →
M 5.6Drake Passage10.0 km2018-10-29 21:07:13 UTCView event →
M 5.657 km NW of Otrada, Russia10.0 km2018-10-26 03:04:53 UTCView event →
M 5.6262 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste358.8 km2018-10-20 09:47:52 UTCView event →
M 5.6182 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia10.0 km2018-10-16 04:42:41 UTCView event →
M 5.6Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2018-10-12 09:40:13 UTCView event →
M 5.6128 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-10-12 02:52:02 UTCView event →
M 5.6216 km SW of Ambon, Indonesia15.1 km2018-10-11 02:55:45 UTCView event →
M 5.6Kermadec Islands region400.0 km2018-10-07 17:42:21 UTCView event →
M 5.6Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2018-10-07 01:06:51 UTCView event →
M 5.5Izu Islands, Japan region94.0 km2018-10-29 01:27:44 UTCView event →
M 5.515 km SE of Comand?u, Romania151.0 km2018-10-28 00:38:11 UTCView event →
M 5.5southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2018-10-23 11:55:37 UTCView event →
M 5.5170 km W of Abepura, Indonesia58.0 km2018-10-19 05:55:12 UTCView event →
M 5.5southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2018-10-17 03:57:24 UTCView event →
M 5.5central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2018-10-16 08:35:36 UTCView event →
M 5.5130 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-10-15 19:35:56 UTCView event →
M 5.5164 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia10.0 km2018-10-10 23:21:50 UTCView event →
M 5.562 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea36.2 km2018-10-10 02:02:59 UTCView event →
M 5.566 km E of La Rivera, Mexico7.0 km2018-10-08 12:05:56 UTCView event →
M 5.5230 km E of Levuka, Fiji590.0 km2018-10-04 04:16:21 UTCView event →
M 5.4105 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea44.9 km2018-10-28 00:37:31 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia87Max M6.0Japan79Max M5.8Greece76Max M6.8New Caledonia61Max M6.5India59Max M5.9Papua New Guinea46Max M7.0Russia39Max M6.7Fiji34Max M5.5Philippines31Max M5.3Tonga24Max M5.4China23Max M5.2Vanuatu23Max M5.7

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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