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Earthquake archives August 2021

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

Events1,307
Largest magnitudeM 8.1
M6+19
M7+5
Average depth39.8 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 8.12021 South Sandwich Islands Earthquake22.8 km2021-08-12 18:35:17 UTCView event →
M 7.5South Sandwich Islands region47.2 km2021-08-12 18:32:52 UTCView event →
M 7.2Nippes, Haiti10.0 km2021-08-14 12:29:08 UTCView event →
M 7.1South Sandwich Islands region6.0 km2021-08-22 21:33:18 UTCView event →
M 7.160 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines55.1 km2021-08-11 17:46:13 UTCView event →
M 6.917 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu93.0 km2021-08-18 10:10:05 UTCView event →
M 6.9South Sandwich Islands region16.7 km2021-08-16 11:10:36 UTCView event →
M 6.9125 km SE of Perryville, Alaska20.7 km2021-08-14 11:57:43 UTCView event →
M 6.7South Sandwich Islands region35.0 km2021-08-12 18:36:59 UTCView event →
M 6.6South Sandwich Islands region7.0 km2021-08-22 00:45:07 UTCView event →
M 6.4Kermadec Islands, New Zealand16.0 km2021-08-31 02:52:50 UTCView event →
M 6.1South Sandwich Islands region32.6 km2021-08-17 17:53:26 UTCView event →
M 6.1South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2021-08-13 10:34:28 UTCView event →
M 6.1South Sandwich Islands region35.0 km2021-08-12 18:41:22 UTCView event →
M 6.1Nicobar Islands, India region10.0 km2021-08-03 03:42:38 UTCView event →
M 6.0219 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia35.0 km2021-08-24 05:37:51 UTCView event →
M 6.0South Sandwich Islands region28.0 km2021-08-18 21:49:55 UTCView event →
M 6.0South Sandwich Islands region35.0 km2021-08-12 19:43:45 UTCView event →
M 6.0182 km NE of Tual, Indonesia10.0 km2021-08-02 05:01:19 UTCView event →
M 5.910 km WNW of Tingloy, Philippines121.0 km2021-08-13 15:08:31 UTCView event →
M 5.9South Sandwich Islands region40.4 km2021-08-12 19:44:52 UTCView event →
M 5.9South Sandwich Islands region25.2 km2021-08-12 19:07:53 UTCView event →
M 5.9South Sandwich Islands region24.2 km2021-08-12 18:49:50 UTCView event →
M 5.9South Sandwich Islands region35.0 km2021-08-06 19:22:02 UTCView event →
M 5.8South Sandwich Islands region30.0 km2021-08-26 03:20:24 UTCView event →
M 5.8South Sandwich Islands region31.0 km2021-08-18 02:48:56 UTCView event →
M 5.8280 km SW of Vaini, Tonga157.0 km2021-08-17 17:24:49 UTCView event →
M 5.815 km NNE of Chardonnière, Haiti8.3 km2021-08-15 03:20:45 UTCView event →
M 5.8South Sandwich Islands region35.0 km2021-08-13 03:43:16 UTCView event →
M 5.8South Sandwich Islands region44.7 km2021-08-12 20:06:34 UTCView event →
M 5.8South Sandwich Islands region35.0 km2021-08-12 18:41:58 UTCView event →
M 5.856 km E of Yilan, Taiwan10.0 km2021-08-04 21:50:46 UTCView event →
M 5.8121 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan27.0 km2021-08-03 20:33:34 UTCView event →
M 5.8Nicobar Islands, India region10.0 km2021-08-03 03:43:53 UTCView event →
M 5.8184 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia20.0 km2021-08-02 22:48:50 UTCView event →
M 5.7106 km NE of Poso, Indonesia8.0 km2021-08-26 02:14:22 UTCView event →
M 5.7South Sandwich Islands region21.0 km2021-08-22 15:21:58 UTCView event →
M 5.7South Sandwich Islands region16.4 km2021-08-16 05:46:17 UTCView event →
M 5.7South Sandwich Islands region19.0 km2021-08-13 11:45:35 UTCView event →
M 5.7124 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines10.0 km2021-08-12 15:53:28 UTCView event →
M 5.6South Sandwich Islands region14.8 km2021-08-31 14:24:25 UTCView event →
M 5.6119 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia30.0 km2021-08-28 12:27:25 UTCView event →
M 5.620 km S of Malbang, Philippines54.5 km2021-08-27 10:22:26 UTCView event →
M 5.6South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2021-08-17 03:10:49 UTCView event →
M 5.6127 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga10.0 km2021-08-14 09:50:13 UTCView event →
M 5.6South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2021-08-13 06:14:11 UTCView event →
M 5.6South Sandwich Islands region35.0 km2021-08-12 22:08:35 UTCView event →
M 5.6South Sandwich Islands region67.7 km2021-08-12 21:07:01 UTCView event →
M 5.6South Sandwich Islands region49.6 km2021-08-12 19:29:15 UTCView event →
M 5.6South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2021-08-12 18:48:06 UTCView event →
M 5.6South Sandwich Islands region35.0 km2021-08-12 18:47:04 UTCView event →
M 5.6Kermadec Islands, New Zealand31.6 km2021-08-02 01:27:40 UTCView event →
M 5.626 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece10.1 km2021-08-01 04:31:26 UTCView event →
M 5.5South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2021-08-29 23:32:44 UTCView event →
M 5.5South Sandwich Islands region41.5 km2021-08-17 20:06:13 UTCView event →
M 5.5South Sandwich Islands region41.5 km2021-08-16 23:37:24 UTCView event →
M 5.5South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2021-08-16 20:50:34 UTCView event →
M 5.5South Sandwich Islands region15.6 km2021-08-14 21:42:05 UTCView event →
M 5.5South Sandwich Islands region12.0 km2021-08-14 10:00:09 UTCView event →
M 5.5southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2021-08-13 20:15:52 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Philippines59Max M7.1Indonesia58Max M6.0Japan58Max M5.8India38Max M6.1Tonga35Max M5.8Vanuatu29Max M6.9New Zealand27Max M6.4Papua New Guinea22Max M5.2Peru18Max M5.4Fiji17Max M5.5Haiti14Max M7.2Chile13Max M5.2

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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