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Earthquake archives March 2021

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

Events1,262
Largest magnitudeM 8.1
M6+20
M7+4
Average depth36.7 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 8.12021 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Earthquake28.9 km2021-03-04 19:28:33 UTCView event →
M 7.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand43.0 km2021-03-04 17:41:23 UTCView event →
M 7.3182 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand10.0 km2021-03-04 13:27:34 UTCView event →
M 7.030 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan43.0 km2021-03-20 09:09:43 UTCView event →
M 6.6171 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia13.2 km2021-03-16 18:38:21 UTCView event →
M 6.5Kermadec Islands region24.0 km2021-03-04 23:12:59 UTCView event →
M 6.3183 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand13.0 km2021-03-06 00:16:22 UTCView event →
M 6.3Kermadec Islands region17.0 km2021-03-05 02:30:36 UTCView event →
M 6.39 km W of Týrnavos, Greece8.0 km2021-03-03 10:16:09 UTCView event →
M 6.2Kermadec Islands region15.0 km2021-03-06 12:05:23 UTCView event →
M 6.2Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-03-06 10:34:47 UTCView event →
M 6.2Kermadec Islands region14.0 km2021-03-05 14:24:52 UTCView event →
M 6.1Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-03-06 13:12:05 UTCView event →
M 6.1Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-03-06 07:16:29 UTCView event →
M 6.1Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-03-04 20:25:06 UTCView event →
M 6.166 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu173.4 km2021-03-04 16:53:11 UTCView event →
M 6.0west of Macquarie Island10.0 km2021-03-20 05:19:31 UTCView event →
M 6.021 km NNE of Bejaïa, Algeria8.0 km2021-03-18 00:04:06 UTCView event →
M 6.0South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2021-03-14 12:05:13 UTCView event →
M 6.0Kermadec Islands region15.0 km2021-03-05 08:13:41 UTCView event →
M 5.9northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2021-03-28 23:01:46 UTCView event →
M 5.9149 km N of Hirara, Japan153.0 km2021-03-26 22:02:16 UTCView event →
M 5.9Kermadec Islands region14.0 km2021-03-13 21:21:58 UTCView event →
M 5.9Kermadec Islands, New Zealand34.0 km2021-03-13 14:05:01 UTCView event →
M 5.9southeast of the Loyalty Islands16.0 km2021-03-12 08:54:13 UTCView event →
M 5.9273 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga488.0 km2021-03-10 20:12:37 UTCView event →
M 5.9Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-03-05 00:28:19 UTCView event →
M 5.865 km NE of Beauséjour, Guadeloupe19.0 km2021-03-26 04:51:38 UTCView event →
M 5.8south of the Fiji Islands541.0 km2021-03-12 00:03:19 UTCView event →
M 5.8Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-03-07 23:56:54 UTCView event →
M 5.8Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-03-06 07:02:24 UTCView event →
M 5.8Kermadec Islands, New Zealand11.0 km2021-03-05 20:26:35 UTCView event →
M 5.8Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-03-05 19:37:08 UTCView event →
M 5.8Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-03-04 22:41:05 UTCView event →
M 5.8Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2021-03-04 22:33:45 UTCView event →
M 5.8Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2021-03-04 21:04:06 UTCView event →
M 5.811 km E of Verdikoússa, Greece10.0 km2021-03-04 18:38:19 UTCView event →
M 5.899 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia30.0 km2021-03-02 21:22:46 UTCView event →
M 5.7154 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan40.0 km2021-03-28 00:26:55 UTCView event →
M 5.7Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2021-03-26 21:03:27 UTCView event →
M 5.76 km NNW of Marquelia, Mexico10.0 km2021-03-20 03:06:30 UTCView event →
M 5.7northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge8.0 km2021-03-20 01:49:17 UTCView event →
M 5.795 km ENE of Nagqu, China8.0 km2021-03-19 06:11:27 UTCView event →
M 5.7West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-03-17 00:12:49 UTCView event →
M 5.7Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2021-03-06 18:51:12 UTCView event →
M 5.7Kermadec Islands region9.0 km2021-03-06 17:13:13 UTCView event →
M 5.7Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-03-05 19:40:35 UTCView event →
M 5.7Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-03-05 03:41:31 UTCView event →
M 5.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2021-03-04 19:46:16 UTCView event →
M 5.6south of Tonga20.2 km2021-03-20 05:09:36 UTCView event →
M 5.6off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand173.2 km2021-03-19 18:52:43 UTCView event →
M 5.6Carlsberg Ridge10.0 km2021-03-17 00:04:58 UTCView event →
M 5.68 km W of Elassóna, Greece7.0 km2021-03-12 12:57:50 UTCView event →
M 5.6south of the Kermadec Islands11.0 km2021-03-07 07:56:19 UTCView event →
M 5.6217 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand15.4 km2021-03-07 04:54:00 UTCView event →
M 5.6Kermadec Islands region11.0 km2021-03-07 04:10:26 UTCView event →
M 5.6Kermadec Islands region17.8 km2021-03-06 23:30:05 UTCView event →
M 5.6Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-03-06 07:16:19 UTCView event →
M 5.6153 km SW of Padang, Indonesia25.0 km2021-03-05 07:32:55 UTCView event →
M 5.6Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-03-05 03:33:20 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

New Zealand254Max M8.1Indonesia49Max M5.6Russia38Max M6.6Japan32Max M7.0Vanuatu31Max M6.1Tonga27Max M5.9Greece25Max M6.3Fiji24Max M5.8Papua New Guinea23Max M5.3India18Max M5.3Philippines15Max M5.1Solomon Islands15Max 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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