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Earthquake archives October 2021

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

Events546
Largest magnitudeM 7.3
M6+11
M7+1
Average depth61.1 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.3Vanuatu region527.0 km2021-10-02 06:29:17 UTCView event →
M 6.9112 km E of Chignik, Alaska51.6 km2021-10-11 09:10:25 UTCView event →
M 6.9Vanuatu region535.0 km2021-10-09 10:58:31 UTCView event →
M 6.4148 km WSW of Buala, Solomon Islands33.0 km2021-10-15 02:44:59 UTCView event →
M 6.44 km SW of Palekastro, Greece20.0 km2021-10-12 09:24:05 UTCView event →
M 6.227 km SSE of Naalehu, Hawaii35.1 km2021-10-10 21:48:36 UTCView event →
M 6.228 km SSE of Yilan, Taiwan69.0 km2021-10-24 05:11:34 UTCView event →
M 6.259 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu93.0 km2021-10-18 07:26:51 UTCView event →
M 6.2South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2021-10-04 03:54:06 UTCView event →
M 6.1south of the Fiji Islands487.0 km2021-10-21 08:10:43 UTCView event →
M 6.0Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2021-10-02 20:43:39 UTCView event →
M 5.9east of the South Sandwich Islands10.0 km2021-10-26 05:48:42 UTCView event →
M 5.9149 km SE of Karpathos, Greece43.9 km2021-10-19 05:32:32 UTCView event →
M 5.95 km SW of Chiba, Japan62.0 km2021-10-07 13:41:24 UTCView event →
M 5.911 km NNE of Harnai, Pakistan9.0 km2021-10-06 22:01:08 UTCView event →
M 5.9163 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil589.0 km2021-10-02 12:52:34 UTCView event →
M 5.8Kuril Islands70.0 km2021-10-11 23:10:00 UTCView event →
M 5.8Macquarie Island region10.0 km2021-10-07 20:13:01 UTCView event →
M 5.8135 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa19.7 km2021-10-02 04:24:29 UTCView event →
M 5.7western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2021-10-30 09:03:22 UTCView event →
M 5.7131 km W of Ternate, Indonesia36.9 km2021-10-11 12:34:36 UTCView event →
M 5.7130 km NNW of Salvación, Peru10.0 km2021-10-10 00:20:40 UTCView event →
M 5.74 km NW of Madrigal, Peru14.2 km2021-10-09 04:47:49 UTCView event →
M 5.748 km NNE of Miyako, Japan55.0 km2021-10-05 17:46:02 UTCView event →
M 5.7Kermadec Islands, New Zealand27.7 km2021-10-04 06:34:13 UTCView event →
M 5.6115 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska25.0 km2021-10-31 16:37:46 UTCView event →
M 5.663 km E of Waitara, New Zealand224.2 km2021-10-21 21:58:20 UTCView event →
M 5.646 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga10.0 km2021-10-19 10:28:45 UTCView event →
M 5.642 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu116.0 km2021-10-14 05:51:55 UTCView event →
M 5.6Sea of Okhotsk447.5 km2021-10-09 07:19:27 UTCView event →
M 5.594 km N of Dili, Timor Leste17.4 km2021-10-30 11:11:42 UTCView event →
M 5.5Fiji region380.7 km2021-10-30 08:05:19 UTCView event →
M 5.5Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2021-10-29 19:42:31 UTCView event →
M 5.5271 km SE of Shing?, Japan335.8 km2021-10-21 08:36:47 UTCView event →
M 5.5134 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia41.0 km2021-10-14 15:16:29 UTCView event →
M 5.586 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea54.0 km2021-10-09 20:01:51 UTCView event →
M 5.544 km WNW of Monywa, Myanmar110.0 km2021-10-07 18:28:03 UTCView event →
M 5.561 km NE of Masjed Soleym?n, Iran13.0 km2021-10-04 02:39:28 UTCView event →
M 5.4Federated States of Micronesia region10.0 km2021-10-22 07:27:53 UTCView event →
M 5.473 km SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands10.0 km2021-10-16 18:27:28 UTCView event →
M 5.42 km NE of El Calafate, Argentina10.0 km2021-10-13 07:55:29 UTCView event →
M 5.4Vanuatu region519.5 km2021-10-12 06:04:10 UTCView event →
M 5.481 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga35.0 km2021-10-06 15:54:20 UTCView event →
M 5.439 km SE of Kushima, Japan24.5 km2021-10-06 08:12:53 UTCView event →
M 5.4105 km NNW of Hirara, Japan7.9 km2021-10-05 17:30:27 UTCView event →
M 5.411 km NE of Tuban, Philippines8.7 km2021-10-02 21:59:26 UTCView event →
M 5.4115 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2021-10-02 02:17:13 UTCView event →
M 5.398 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan38.4 km2021-10-19 12:36:37 UTCView event →
M 5.379 km S of Mil’kovo, Russia172.9 km2021-10-18 08:24:31 UTCView event →
M 5.3Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2021-10-14 03:47:04 UTCView event →
M 5.32 km E of Bungahan, Philippines160.1 km2021-10-07 18:14:54 UTCView event →
M 5.3South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2021-10-07 17:56:15 UTCView event →
M 5.3south of the Kermadec Islands41.6 km2021-10-03 05:49:09 UTCView event →
M 5.3South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2021-10-01 15:44:06 UTCView event →
M 5.28 km NNW of Funaishikawa, Japan55.3 km2021-10-31 21:14:47 UTCView event →
M 5.219 km W of Coracora, Peru70.3 km2021-10-29 19:55:26 UTCView event →
M 5.271 km SW of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2021-10-25 22:05:11 UTCView event →
M 5.2South Sandwich Islands region112.3 km2021-10-23 00:34:17 UTCView event →
M 5.2172 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands210.7 km2021-10-20 06:38:30 UTCView event →
M 5.282 km WNW of Meulaboh, Indonesia61.1 km2021-10-08 10:04:53 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia58Max M5.7Japan38Max M5.9Papua New Guinea27Max M5.5Philippines26Max M5.4Tonga21Max M5.6Russia18Max M5.3India17Max M6.0New Zealand17Max M5.7United States17Max M6.9China16Max M5.0Fiji16Max M6.1Vanuatu16Max M7.3

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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