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Earthquake archives August 2019

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

Events502
Largest magnitudeM 6.9
M6+9
M7+0
Average depth67.2 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.9152 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia49.0 km2019-08-02 12:03:27 UTCView event →
M 6.896 km SW of San Antonio, Chile25.0 km2019-08-01 18:28:07 UTCView event →
M 6.6South Sandwich Islands region16.0 km2019-08-27 23:55:19 UTCView event →
M 6.3285 km W of Bandon, Oregon10.0 km2019-08-29 15:07:58 UTCView event →
M 6.361 km ENE of Namie, Japan38.0 km2019-08-04 10:23:03 UTCView event →
M 6.061 km SW of Sola, Vanuatu115.0 km2019-08-24 15:51:27 UTCView event →
M 6.0western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2019-08-21 14:28:25 UTCView event →
M 6.0Santa Cruz Islands37.0 km2019-08-20 13:03:52 UTCView event →
M 6.0southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2019-08-02 05:50:55 UTCView event →
M 5.9141 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan23.8 km2019-08-28 23:46:40 UTCView event →
M 5.984 km ESE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna10.0 km2019-08-22 19:27:11 UTCView event →
M 5.9167 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands17.9 km2019-08-18 18:00:25 UTCView event →
M 5.9272 km SSE of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico10.0 km2019-08-14 21:35:18 UTCView event →
M 5.99 km ESE of Baklan, Turkey11.0 km2019-08-08 11:25:31 UTCView event →
M 5.952 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu124.0 km2019-08-07 05:32:40 UTCView event →
M 5.937 km SE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu150.0 km2019-08-06 22:14:14 UTCView event →
M 5.818 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan226.0 km2019-08-08 00:45:26 UTCView event →
M 5.835 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan20.8 km2019-08-07 21:28:03 UTCView event →
M 5.8central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2019-08-05 00:40:46 UTCView event →
M 5.7southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2019-08-31 23:54:40 UTCView event →
M 5.750 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2019-08-05 09:01:00 UTCView event →
M 5.6South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2019-08-28 07:59:02 UTCView event →
M 5.6152 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu206.9 km2019-08-22 22:54:25 UTCView event →
M 5.6off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand10.0 km2019-08-04 11:44:21 UTCView event →
M 5.6100 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile15.4 km2019-08-01 20:01:28 UTCView event →
M 5.5South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2019-08-28 08:00:45 UTCView event →
M 5.5114 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga215.1 km2019-08-24 21:21:27 UTCView event →
M 5.5115 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands43.0 km2019-08-23 10:44:21 UTCView event →
M 5.5261 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands519.9 km2019-08-22 11:02:40 UTCView event →
M 5.596 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea64.0 km2019-08-21 09:24:54 UTCView event →
M 5.5Vanuatu region10.0 km2019-08-15 10:38:32 UTCView event →
M 5.57 km NE of Cabeza de Toro, Mexico93.0 km2019-08-12 20:39:34 UTCView event →
M 5.426 km NW of Shwebo, Myanmar10.0 km2019-08-31 15:09:21 UTCView event →
M 5.4western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2019-08-21 12:58:08 UTCView event →
M 5.4139 km ESE of Naze, Japan10.0 km2019-08-20 12:52:22 UTCView event →
M 5.4off the coast of Oregon10.0 km2019-08-16 15:23:18 UTCView event →
M 5.419 km NW of Misawa, Japan86.0 km2019-08-15 05:32:53 UTCView event →
M 5.480 km NW of Queenstown, New Zealand10.0 km2019-08-12 10:35:28 UTCView event →
M 5.4257 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia21.2 km2019-08-10 12:01:33 UTCView event →
M 5.451 km SW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia46.6 km2019-08-09 21:26:57 UTCView event →
M 5.425 km N of Dogonbadan, Iran7.7 km2019-08-04 19:51:16 UTCView event →
M 5.484 km SW of San Antonio, Chile13.2 km2019-08-02 00:55:16 UTCView event →
M 5.3northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2019-08-30 05:57:17 UTCView event →
M 5.3South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2019-08-28 09:24:02 UTCView event →
M 5.335 km S of Khorugh, Tajikistan110.7 km2019-08-10 06:43:12 UTCView event →
M 5.3central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2019-08-10 03:41:21 UTCView event →
M 5.3121 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2019-08-09 17:45:46 UTCView event →
M 5.3124 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea126.3 km2019-08-09 02:54:37 UTCView event →
M 5.3southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2019-08-07 12:26:49 UTCView event →
M 5.2Kermadec Islands, New Zealand219.7 km2019-08-23 00:04:32 UTCView event →
M 5.273 km SE of Naze, Japan10.0 km2019-08-20 08:20:22 UTCView event →
M 5.2South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2019-08-19 03:44:17 UTCView event →
M 5.281 km WSW of Pyay, Myanmar26.1 km2019-08-18 03:24:21 UTCView event →
M 5.2south of Tonga10.0 km2019-08-16 23:30:07 UTCView event →
M 5.2Bouvet Island region10.0 km2019-08-14 03:02:28 UTCView event →
M 5.2109 km S of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia46.5 km2019-08-13 18:38:38 UTCView event →
M 5.2Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2019-08-13 06:35:01 UTCView event →
M 5.2South Indian Ocean10.0 km2019-08-12 22:40:58 UTCView event →
M 5.282 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia36.7 km2019-08-10 21:11:09 UTCView event →
M 5.2167 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia35.0 km2019-08-06 03:51:16 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia53Max M6.9Japan38Max M6.3Philippines23Max M5.2Vanuatu22Max M6.0Tonga21Max M5.7Chile20Max M6.8Fiji19Max M4.8India19Max M6.0New Zealand16Max M5.6Papua New Guinea16Max M5.5Peru14Max M4.9China12Max M5.0

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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