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Earthquake archives April 2021

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

Events599
Largest magnitudeM 6.6
M6+14
M7+0
Average depth61.6 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.6east of the South Sandwich Islands10.0 km2021-04-03 01:16:39 UTCView event →
M 6.5207 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga246.0 km2021-04-25 22:28:02 UTCView event →
M 6.5225 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga301.0 km2021-04-24 00:23:38 UTCView event →
M 6.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand20.0 km2021-04-01 09:56:37 UTCView event →
M 6.1Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-04-29 06:50:26 UTCView event →
M 6.1176 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2021-04-27 08:05:31 UTCView event →
M 6.1254 km S of Sinabang, Indonesia9.0 km2021-04-19 23:58:22 UTCView event →
M 6.1167 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines300.0 km2021-04-10 09:30:43 UTCView event →
M 6.1Kermadec Islands region18.0 km2021-04-07 09:53:29 UTCView event →
M 6.1194 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand24.0 km2021-04-05 07:37:52 UTCView event →
M 6.08 km NNW of Dhekiajuli, India34.0 km2021-04-28 02:21:26 UTCView event →
M 6.0196 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea9.0 km2021-04-10 11:38:31 UTCView event →
M 6.045 km S of Sumberpucung, Indonesia67.0 km2021-04-10 07:00:15 UTCView event →
M 6.0Fiji region595.0 km2021-04-01 15:11:18 UTCView event →
M 5.9Kermadec Islands region13.0 km2021-04-27 16:33:34 UTCView event →
M 5.9158 km S of Ambon, Indonesia326.0 km2021-04-03 18:42:01 UTCView event →
M 5.815 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan12.0 km2021-04-18 14:14:36 UTCView event →
M 5.824 km NE of Bandar-e Gen?veh, Iran8.0 km2021-04-18 06:41:49 UTCView event →
M 5.7169 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand23.0 km2021-04-29 03:58:48 UTCView event →
M 5.7Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-04-26 21:07:27 UTCView event →
M 5.7Galapagos Triple Junction region10.0 km2021-04-14 04:33:29 UTCView event →
M 5.7Kermadec Islands region13.0 km2021-04-07 18:48:01 UTCView event →
M 5.7Kermadec Islands region14.0 km2021-04-06 08:16:16 UTCView event →
M 5.617 km WSW of Andacollo, Argentina145.0 km2021-04-29 02:17:17 UTCView event →
M 5.6179 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2021-04-27 02:12:50 UTCView event →
M 5.6Owen Fracture Zone region10.0 km2021-04-24 18:00:32 UTCView event →
M 5.653 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan31.4 km2021-04-18 00:29:25 UTCView event →
M 5.657 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan41.0 km2021-04-18 00:29:11 UTCView event →
M 5.6254 km S of Sinabang, Indonesia9.0 km2021-04-14 10:55:14 UTCView event →
M 5.6South Shetland Islands8.4 km2021-04-10 07:14:01 UTCView event →
M 5.6203 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea427.6 km2021-04-07 05:13:15 UTCView event →
M 5.6Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2021-04-03 20:26:00 UTCView event →
M 5.6Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2021-04-01 22:10:11 UTCView event →
M 5.5Kermadec Islands, New Zealand10.0 km2021-04-29 06:53:52 UTCView event →
M 5.5192 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2021-04-27 11:04:24 UTCView event →
M 5.582 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile13.0 km2021-04-22 00:17:15 UTCView event →
M 5.521 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan10.0 km2021-04-18 14:11:38 UTCView event →
M 5.528 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska80.1 km2021-04-08 17:10:18 UTCView event →
M 5.4off the coast of Oregon10.0 km2021-04-29 10:30:23 UTCView event →
M 5.417 km SSE of Acarí, Peru35.0 km2021-04-25 23:50:34 UTCView event →
M 5.4246 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines35.0 km2021-04-16 20:55:11 UTCView event →
M 5.4Fiji region577.7 km2021-04-16 16:40:30 UTCView event →
M 5.4187 km SSE of Praya, Indonesia19.3 km2021-04-16 03:42:05 UTCView event →
M 5.4207 km SSE of Praya, Indonesia19.0 km2021-04-15 10:36:22 UTCView event →
M 5.4southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2021-04-08 10:25:16 UTCView event →
M 5.4Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-04-07 10:42:05 UTCView event →
M 5.4southeast of the Loyalty Islands97.8 km2021-04-05 01:42:43 UTCView event →
M 5.497 km SW of Altata, Mexico10.0 km2021-04-04 18:43:27 UTCView event →
M 5.468 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia6.0 km2021-04-04 01:41:02 UTCView event →
M 5.4242 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines40.3 km2021-04-01 10:12:24 UTCView event →
M 5.3Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2021-04-30 21:49:38 UTCView event →
M 5.3off the coast of Oregon10.0 km2021-04-29 10:58:33 UTCView event →
M 5.3Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands196.2 km2021-04-29 04:08:46 UTCView event →
M 5.3Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-04-27 17:53:06 UTCView event →
M 5.3179 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2021-04-27 10:40:49 UTCView event →
M 5.3South Sandwich Islands region108.5 km2021-04-26 19:13:11 UTCView event →
M 5.3West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-04-20 02:26:04 UTCView event →
M 5.3off the coast of Ecuador10.0 km2021-04-19 04:10:05 UTCView event →
M 5.3134 km NW of Attu Station, Alaska11.4 km2021-04-15 08:33:41 UTCView event →
M 5.310 km SW of Mandráki, Greece5.7 km2021-04-13 20:28:02 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia50Max M6.1New Zealand40Max M6.4Japan35Max M5.6Papua New Guinea32Max M6.1Philippines28Max M6.1Tonga23Max M6.5Fiji21Max M6.0India17Max M6.0Chile16Max M5.5Vanuatu15Max M5.2Mexico13Max M5.4Argentina12Max M5.6

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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