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Earthquake archives April 2022

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

Events653
Largest magnitudeM 6.6
M6+8
M7+0
Average depth49.2 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.655 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua27.0 km2022-04-21 07:42:46 UTCView event →
M 6.363 km WSW of Norsup, Vanuatu17.0 km2022-04-09 20:52:38 UTCView event →
M 6.1175 km NE of Madang, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2022-04-28 13:21:13 UTCView event →
M 6.141 km E of Santiago, Philippines19.0 km2022-04-19 01:23:07 UTCView event →
M 6.1Vanuatu196.0 km2022-04-17 07:46:35 UTCView event →
M 6.128 km WSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea149.0 km2022-04-13 03:00:56 UTCView event →
M 6.050 km ESE of Manay, Philippines19.0 km2022-04-20 21:57:43 UTCView event →
M 6.056 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu31.0 km2022-04-04 16:06:57 UTCView event →
M 5.9southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2022-04-20 05:13:07 UTCView event →
M 5.9119 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga18.0 km2022-04-19 04:33:43 UTCView event →
M 5.9128 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia36.0 km2022-04-05 01:44:08 UTCView event →
M 5.8Balleny Islands region10.0 km2022-04-20 19:13:59 UTCView event →
M 5.8Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2022-04-09 15:49:09 UTCView event →
M 5.715 km NNE of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina10.0 km2022-04-22 21:07:48 UTCView event →
M 5.74 km WSW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile102.3 km2022-04-20 11:19:05 UTCView event →
M 5.7Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska22.0 km2022-04-09 16:29:16 UTCView event →
M 5.745 km SE of Hengchun, Taiwan10.0 km2022-04-07 23:36:10 UTCView event →
M 5.7South Sandwich Islands region45.4 km2022-04-05 21:26:55 UTCView event →
M 5.6central East Pacific Rise10.0 km2022-04-29 08:33:28 UTCView event →
M 5.6Kuril Islands35.0 km2022-04-24 01:35:03 UTCView event →
M 5.6145 km WNW of Naha, Japan8.0 km2022-04-13 01:22:32 UTCView event →
M 5.655 km E of Cortes, Philippines17.0 km2022-04-03 10:24:54 UTCView event →
M 5.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands9.0 km2022-04-02 18:45:00 UTCView event →
M 5.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands22.4 km2022-04-02 04:15:06 UTCView event →
M 5.6Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2022-04-01 14:38:39 UTCView event →
M 5.5southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2022-04-21 06:20:06 UTCView event →
M 5.5Tristan da Cunha region10.0 km2022-04-21 06:12:46 UTCView event →
M 5.5Scotia Sea10.0 km2022-04-20 11:05:36 UTCView event →
M 5.5131 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands11.5 km2022-04-18 23:33:34 UTCView event →
M 5.5south of Tonga8.0 km2022-04-14 07:03:34 UTCView event →
M 5.5290 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna10.0 km2022-04-11 19:15:36 UTCView event →
M 5.5south of the Fiji Islands12.5 km2022-04-06 15:27:56 UTCView event →
M 5.5202 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia10.0 km2022-04-06 05:29:43 UTCView event →
M 5.5southeast of the Loyalty Islands15.4 km2022-04-02 10:45:58 UTCView event →
M 5.5272 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia16.0 km2022-04-01 13:05:18 UTCView event →
M 5.4119 km E of Chignik, Alaska52.3 km2022-04-28 03:33:41 UTCView event →
M 5.4Vanuatu region10.0 km2022-04-27 23:09:23 UTCView event →
M 5.4South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2022-04-27 09:27:00 UTCView event →
M 5.4260 km SE of Perryville, Alaska12.2 km2022-04-25 16:31:27 UTCView event →
M 5.461 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua10.0 km2022-04-23 22:10:08 UTCView event →
M 5.4Balleny Islands region10.0 km2022-04-19 07:07:10 UTCView event →
M 5.496 km ESE of Biak, Indonesia18.5 km2022-04-17 05:49:29 UTCView event →
M 5.4southeast of Easter Island10.0 km2022-04-13 11:14:02 UTCView event →
M 5.488 km W of Sola, Vanuatu17.0 km2022-04-13 02:32:00 UTCView event →
M 5.4189 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia6.2 km2022-04-10 01:32:23 UTCView event →
M 5.4Kuril Islands27.6 km2022-04-04 14:13:34 UTCView event →
M 5.461 km ESE of Namie, Japan33.8 km2022-04-04 10:29:03 UTCView event →
M 5.446 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines18.0 km2022-04-03 15:29:39 UTCView event →
M 5.455 km E of Cortes, Philippines10.0 km2022-04-03 11:22:04 UTCView event →
M 5.3114 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan10.0 km2022-04-24 10:23:47 UTCView event →
M 5.3185 km W of Port McNeill, Canada10.0 km2022-04-23 21:22:47 UTCView event →
M 5.3State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia10.0 km2022-04-23 18:22:21 UTCView event →
M 5.3Kermadec Islands, New Zealand36.9 km2022-04-22 06:15:23 UTCView event →
M 5.395 km ESE of Bobon, Philippines47.8 km2022-04-20 09:07:41 UTCView event →
M 5.3Santa Cruz Islands47.5 km2022-04-19 00:20:53 UTCView event →
M 5.317 km N of Daigo, Japan94.8 km2022-04-18 23:16:00 UTCView event →
M 5.354 km SE of Hengchun, Taiwan10.0 km2022-04-18 11:38:38 UTCView event →
M 5.3southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2022-04-16 21:57:37 UTCView event →
M 5.343 km ENE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2022-04-15 14:22:43 UTCView event →
M 5.3172 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2022-04-15 06:54:09 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia75Max M5.9Philippines69Max M6.1Japan59Max M5.6Tonga28Max M5.9Fiji26Max M5.5New Caledonia18Max M5.5Papua New Guinea18Max M6.1Vanuatu18Max M6.3Chile17Max M5.7Taiwan17Max M5.7India15Max M5.8New Zealand11Max M5.3

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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