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Earthquake archives January 2020

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

Events657
Largest magnitudeM 7.7
M6+15
M7+1
Average depth60.2 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.7123 km NNW of Lucea, Jamaica14.9 km2020-01-28 19:10:24 UTCView event →
M 6.713 km N of Do?anyol, Turkey10.0 km2020-01-24 17:55:14 UTCView event →
M 6.4Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia10.0 km2020-01-09 08:38:08 UTCView event →
M 6.44 km SSE of Indios, Puerto Rico6.0 km2020-01-07 08:24:27 UTCView event →
M 6.3102 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands21.0 km2020-01-27 05:02:01 UTCView event →
M 6.314 km S of Sinabang, Indonesia17.0 km2020-01-07 06:05:19 UTCView event →
M 6.284 km W of Adak, Alaska10.0 km2020-01-23 05:53:02 UTCView event →
M 6.155 km SE of East End, Cayman Islands10.0 km2020-01-28 21:55:16 UTCView event →
M 6.1240 km WSW of Adak, Alaska17.0 km2020-01-26 06:31:55 UTCView event →
M 6.1South Sandwich Islands region93.0 km2020-01-20 06:51:37 UTCView event →
M 6.1108 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia121.7 km2020-01-19 16:58:20 UTCView event →
M 6.070 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands85.0 km2020-01-29 13:49:49 UTCView event →
M 6.0104 km ENE of Kashgar, China5.6 km2020-01-19 13:27:56 UTCView event →
M 6.0146 km W of Abepura, Indonesia44.0 km2020-01-18 16:38:14 UTCView event →
M 6.0130 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea117.0 km2020-01-07 19:11:35 UTCView event →
M 5.9192 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2020-01-30 22:38:55 UTCView event →
M 5.95 km SE of Maria Antonia, Puerto Rico5.0 km2020-01-11 12:54:45 UTCView event →
M 5.93 km W of Reforma de Pineda, Mexico87.0 km2020-01-05 04:40:49 UTCView event →
M 5.8117 km W of Ternate, Indonesia27.0 km2020-01-29 23:46:56 UTCView event →
M 5.8229 km WSW of Adak, Alaska24.7 km2020-01-26 09:12:08 UTCView event →
M 5.8Ascension Island region10.0 km2020-01-17 06:37:52 UTCView event →
M 5.814 km S of Indios, Puerto Rico6.0 km2020-01-06 10:32:18 UTCView event →
M 5.7south of the Fiji Islands574.8 km2020-01-31 13:53:31 UTCView event →
M 5.763 km SE of Karpathos, Greece10.0 km2020-01-30 11:21:36 UTCView event →
M 5.7246 km WSW of Adak, Alaska35.0 km2020-01-26 22:33:39 UTCView event →
M 5.7Timor region, Indonesia10.0 km2020-01-15 07:55:30 UTCView event →
M 5.738 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan31.0 km2020-01-02 18:23:53 UTCView event →
M 5.6246 km WSW of Adak, Alaska15.1 km2020-01-26 03:57:18 UTCView event →
M 5.615 km ESE of K?rka?aç, Turkey5.6 km2020-01-22 19:22:16 UTCView event →
M 5.6north of Ascension Island10.0 km2020-01-16 09:58:19 UTCView event →
M 5.6Bouvet Island region10.0 km2020-01-12 02:27:00 UTCView event →
M 5.6101 km SW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico10.0 km2020-01-10 15:21:21 UTCView event →
M 5.60 km NW of Magas Arriba, Puerto Rico9.0 km2020-01-07 11:18:43 UTCView event →
M 5.611 km S of Tallaboa, Puerto Rico10.0 km2020-01-07 08:34:01 UTCView event →
M 5.6north of Ascension Island10.0 km2020-01-06 01:29:20 UTCView event →
M 5.6287 km ESE of Katabu, Indonesia10.0 km2020-01-02 11:25:04 UTCView event →
M 5.572 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece10.0 km2020-01-30 01:28:05 UTCView event →
M 5.5102 km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile7.5 km2020-01-28 18:16:44 UTCView event →
M 5.569 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece10.0 km2020-01-28 15:38:34 UTCView event →
M 5.57 km S of Karakenja, Tajikistan10.0 km2020-01-24 07:09:15 UTCView event →
M 5.512 km WNW of El Hoyo, Argentina554.4 km2020-01-23 21:11:28 UTCView event →
M 5.5southeast of Easter Island10.0 km2020-01-22 18:33:40 UTCView event →
M 5.5139 km SE of Atlasovo, Russia51.9 km2020-01-22 11:04:12 UTCView event →
M 5.5112 km NNE of Ba, Fiji10.0 km2020-01-22 00:57:20 UTCView event →
M 5.5Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2020-01-08 07:29:41 UTCView event →
M 5.57 km W of Santa Teresa, Nicaragua106.9 km2020-01-03 15:28:54 UTCView event →
M 5.581 km SW of T?yb?d, Iran10.0 km2020-01-02 04:29:06 UTCView event →
M 5.438 km WSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands10.0 km2020-01-31 12:27:01 UTCView event →
M 5.440 km SSE of East End, Cayman Islands10.0 km2020-01-28 21:58:57 UTCView event →
M 5.4247 km WSW of Adak, Alaska10.0 km2020-01-28 16:41:38 UTCView event →
M 5.435 km NE of Nemuro, Japan91.0 km2020-01-28 01:36:03 UTCView event →
M 5.4237 km WSW of Adak, Alaska39.9 km2020-01-26 09:14:04 UTCView event →
M 5.4132 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia25.5 km2020-01-16 16:31:10 UTCView event →
M 5.457 km WSW of Huarmey, Peru36.0 km2020-01-15 09:45:18 UTCView event →
M 5.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2020-01-10 22:54:26 UTCView event →
M 5.4south of Africa10.0 km2020-01-10 20:59:43 UTCView event →
M 5.455 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu15.5 km2020-01-10 20:06:41 UTCView event →
M 5.427 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga10.0 km2020-01-10 01:05:37 UTCView event →
M 5.4south of the Kermadec Islands10.0 km2020-01-01 19:28:50 UTCView event →
M 5.4207 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2020-01-01 08:31:24 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia54Max M6.3Philippines51Max M5.2Japan39Max M5.7Tonga33Max M5.4Puerto Rico30Max M6.4United States30Max M6.2Papua New Guinea27Max M6.0New Zealand23Max M5.4China21Max M6.0Russia21Max M6.4Fiji20Max M5.7Chile17Max M5.5

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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