Earthquakes in 2011
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This is a list of earthquake
s in 2011. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they are notable for some other reason, as well as earthquakes that resulted in casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time.
Note that an increase in detected earthquake numbers does not necessarily represent an increase in earthquakes per se. Population increase, habitation spread, and advances in earthquake detection technology all contribute to higher earthquake numbers being recorded over time. USGS's Earthquake Myths has more information.
For exact dates and live earthquakes please visit USGS and EMSC web sites
, Argentina
, on January 1. At a depth of 583.6 km, shaking was weak and was not strongly felt. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Araucanía Region
, Chile
, on January 2. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Loyalty Islands
, New Caledonia
, on January 5. A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck south of Iran
on January 5, injuring 16 and damaging homes. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Vanuatu
on January 9. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu on January 9. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Chile on January 10. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Bonin Islands on January 12. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Fiji Islands on January 13. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, on January 13. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southern Sumatra
, Indonesia
, on January 17. A magnitude 7.2 earthquake
struck southwestern Pakistan
45 km west of Dalbandin
on January 18. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tajikistan
on January 24. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Simeulue
, Indonesia, on January 26. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southeastern Iran
on January 27. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Jan Mayen
island region on January 29. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tonga
on January 31.
on February 3.
India A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Myanmar
-India
border region on February 4, killing 1 person. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands
on February 7. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Celebes Sea
on February 10. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Celebes Sea on February 10 following an earlier earthquake. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck offshore the Biobío Region, Chile
, on February 11. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Biobío Region, Chile, on February 11. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Arauco Province
, Chile, on February 11. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Concepción Province
, Chile, on February 12. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tonga
on February 12. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near the coast of Talcahuano
, Chile, on February 13. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck offshore the Maule Region
, Chile, on February 14. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Sulawesi
on February 15. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia
on February 20. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south of the Fiji
islands on February 21. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Canterbury Region, New Zealand
, on February 22. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Veracruz
, Mexico
, on February 25.
, Chile
, on March 1. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Tarapacá
, Chile, on March 6. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands on March 6. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands
on March 7. A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu
, Japan
, on March 9. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea
on March 9. A magnitude 5.4 earthquake
struck the Myanmar
-China
border region on March 10. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Bali Sea
on March 10. A magnitude 9.0 earthquake
struck Honshu, Japan, on March 11, triggering a deadly tsunami and causing widespread destruction and fatalities. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tonga
on March 12. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu
on March 17. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the northern Luzon
region of the Philippines
on March 20.
, Japan
on April 1. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Dodecanese Islands
, Greece
, that occurred on April 1. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Tarapacá Region
, Chile
, on April 2. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake
struck the south of Java
, Indonesia
, that occurred on April 3, killing one person. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Fiji
Island Region on April 3. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck northern Sumatra
, Indonesia, on April 6. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Veracruz
, Mexico
, on April 7. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake
struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on April 7, killing four people. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Kyushu
, Japan, on April 9. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake
struck eastern Honshu, Japan, on April 11, killing three people. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on April 11. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Honshu, Japan, on April 12. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on April 13. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south of the Kermadec Islands
, New Zealand
, on April 18. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake off the sast coast of Honshu, Japan, on April 21. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands
on April 23. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on April 23. Several minor tremors ranging from magnitude 2.5 to 4.1 struck near Malta
on April 24. Historically, this is considered a rare occurrence. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Sulawesi
, Indonesia, on April 24. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck south of Panama
on April 30.
, Japan
, on May 5. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck West of Macquarie Island
, Australia
, on May 9. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Loyalty Islands
, New Caledonia
, on May 10. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake
struck Lorca
, Murcia
, Spain
, on May 11, killing 9 people. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Costa Rica
on May 13. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on May 13. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan
, on May 14. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Bouganville Region in Papua New Guinea
on May 15. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake
struck the Kütahya Province
in Turkey
on May 19, killing at least 2 people.
, Biobío Region, Chile
, on June 1. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu
, Japan
, on June 3. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck west of Macquarie Island
, Australia
, on June 5. A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck Medina County, Ohio, United States
, on June 5, the first in recorded history for that area. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake
struck Christchurch
, New Zealand
, on June 13, preceded by a magnitude 5.7 aftershock. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Molucca Sea
on June 13. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the New Britain Region
, Papua New Guinea
, on June 16. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Antofagasta
, Chile
, on June 20. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands
, Solomon Islands
, on June 21. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on June 22. A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Fox Islands
in the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska
, on June 24. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands
of the Solomon Islands on June 24. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Papua, Indonesia
, on June 26.
of New Zealand
on July 5. A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck 163 km east of Kermadec Islands
, New Zealand, on July 6. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, on July 7. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 212 km off the east coast of Honshu
, Japan
, on July 10. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Negros, Philippines
, on July 11. A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck the English Channel
on July 14, the first to strike a 25km region in 300 years. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore Cardenal Caro Province
, Chile
, on July 15 (June 16 UTC). A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Alaska
, United States
, on July 16. Starting on July 17, a large swarm of 8000+ small earthquakes up to magnitude 3.5 struck El Hierro
, Canary Islands
. As of late September, this swarm is ongoing. On September 24, the Canary Islands
government raised the volcanic alert status to yellow.
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan A magnitude 6.1 earthquake
struck in the Fergana Valley
region of Uzbekistan
, Kyrgyzstan
, and Tajikistan
on July 19, killing at least 14 people. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands
on July 20. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Fiji
Island Region on July 22. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu
, Japan
, on July 23. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu
, Japan
, on July 24. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 73 km South from Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
, on July 25. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 365 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji
, on July 29. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu
, Japan
on July 30. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu
on July 31. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near Wewak, Papua New Guinea
, on July 31.
on August 4. /
Lebanon/
Palestinian territories A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Israel
on August 7. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Ascension Island
on August 10. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Ceram Sea
on August 16. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu
, Japan
, on August 17. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Fiji
region on August 19. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu
, Japan
, on August 19. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake
struck Port Vila
, Vanuatu
; this was followed by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake less than twenty minutes later, which was followed 1 hour 6 minutes later by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake
on August 20. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck southwest of Sumatra
, Indonesia
, on August 22./
Canada A magnitude 5.8 earthquake
struck Mineral, Virginia
, USA, on August 23, coming about 12 hours after a 5.3 earthquake
in Colorado. This is a rare occurrence./
Germany From August 23 to August 26, a swarm of almost 10,000 small quakes struck West Bohemia, near the Czech-Germany border. The largest of these quakes was a magnitude 3.6, which was felt in nearby towns of Chemnitz, Karlovy Vary, Birch, and Luby./
Brazil A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck northern Peru
near the Brazilian border on August 24. Local newspapers reported that the earthquake was felt in Lima
and in Rio Branco
. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake south-west of Port Vila
, Vanuatu
, on August 24. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck at Banda sea, Indonesia
, on August 30.
, Solomon Islands
, on September 1. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near the Fox Islands
, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
, on September 2. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near the Santiago Del Estero Province, Argentina, on September 2. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands, on September 3. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Isangel
, Vanuatu
, on September 3. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near Apia, Samoa
, on September 5. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake
struck south-west of Medan
, Sumatra
, Indonesia
on September 7, killing at least three people. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near Campbell River
, British Columbia
, Canada
, on September 9. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Port Vila
, Vanuatu
, on September 11. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near Wewak
, Papua New Guinea
, on September 12. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
, United States
, on September 14. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck east of the North Island
, New Zealand
, on September 15. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu
, Japan
, on September 15. A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Fiji
region on September 15. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu
, Japan
, on September 16. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu
, Japan
, on September 16.
Nepal A magnitude 6.9 earthquake
struck Sikkim
, India
, near the Nepalese border on September 18, killing at least 111 people. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck southeast of Guatemala City
on September 19, triggering landslides and killing at least 3 people. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Tonga
on September 22.
, Kermadec Islands
on October 7. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 130 kilometres south-southwest of Denpasar
, Bali
, Indonesia
on October 13. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Eastern Papua New Guinea
on October 14. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Amurskaya Oblast'
, Russia
on October 14. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the New Britain
region, Papua New Guinea
on October 18. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake Hokkaido
, Japan
on October 21. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck near Raoul Island
, Kermadec Islands
on October 21. A magnitude 5.0 earthquake
struck near Junagadh
, Gujarat, India
on October 21, which was hit by one of India's worst quakes
10 years ago. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake
struck near Van
, Turkey
on October 23. This was later followed by a magnitude 6.0 aftershock. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake south-east of Vanua Levu
, Fiji
on October 27. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near the coast of central Peru
on October 28.
region, Mexico
on November 1.
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...
s in 2011. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they are notable for some other reason, as well as earthquakes that resulted in casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time.
Compared to other years
| Magnitude Ranging Between | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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Note that an increase in detected earthquake numbers does not necessarily represent an increase in earthquakes per se. Population increase, habitation spread, and advances in earthquake detection technology all contribute to higher earthquake numbers being recorded over time. USGS's Earthquake Myths has more information.
For exact dates and live earthquakes please visit USGS and EMSC web sites
By death toll
| Rank | Death toll | Magnitude | Location | Date |
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| 1 |  Japan Tōhoku, Japan2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east... |
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| 2 | 644 |  Van, Turkey2011 Van earthquake The Van earthquake was a destructive magnitude 7.1 Mw earthquake that struck eastern Turkey near the city of Van on Sunday, 23 October 2011 at 13.41 local time. It occurred at a shallow depth of 20 km , causing heavy shaking across much of eastern Turkey and lighter tremors across neighboring parts... |
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| 3 | 182 |  New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| 4 | 150 |  Myanmar Thailand Shan State, Myanmar2011 Burma earthquake The 2011 Burma earthquake was a 6.8 magnitude earthquake on 24 March 2011 that had its epicenter in the east of Shan State in Burma with a hypocenter 10 km deep. It had two aftershocks, one of magnitude 4.8, another at magnitude 5.4 and two subsequent shock at magnitude 5.0 and 6.2... |
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| 5 | 151 | India NepalIndia-Nepal border 2011 Sikkim earthquake The 2011 Sikkim earthquake , also known as the 2011 Himalayan earthquake , was a magnitude 6.9 earthquake centered within the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, near the border of Nepal and the Indian state of Sikkim, at 18:10 IST on Sunday, 18 September 2011... |
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| 6 | 40 | Turkey Van, Turkey 2011 Van earthquake The Van earthquake was a destructive magnitude 7.1 Mw earthquake that struck eastern Turkey near the city of Van on Sunday, 23 October 2011 at 13.41 local time. It occurred at a shallow depth of 20 km , causing heavy shaking across much of eastern Turkey and lighter tremors across neighboring parts... |
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| 7 | 26 |  Mainland China Myanmar-China2011 Yunnan earthquake The 2011 Yunnan earthquake was a 5.4 magnitude earthquake that occurred on 10 March 2011 at 12:58 CST, with its epicenter in Yingjiang County, Yunnan, People's Republic of China, near the Burmese border. A total of 26 people died and 313 were injured with 133 in serious condition... border region |
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| 8 | 14 |  Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Fergana Valley2011 Fergana Valley earthquake The 2011 Fergana Valley earthquake was a magnitude 6.1 Mw earthquake that struck the Fergana Valley region, affecting Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It occurred at 01:35 local time on Wednesday, 20 July 2011, with its epicenter located in Kyrgyzstan. As of July 20, 13 people in Uzbekistan... |
- Note: At least 10 casualties
By magnitude
| Rank | Magnitude | Death toll | Location | Date |
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| 1 | Japan Tōhoku, Japan 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east... |
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| 2 | 0 | Honshu, Japan 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east... |
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| 3 | 0 | Honshu, Japan 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east... |
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| 4 | 0 | Kermadec Islands Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga... , New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
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| 5 | 0 | Kermadec Islands Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga... , New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
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| 6 | 0 | Honshu Honshu is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
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| 7 | 0 |  Ndoi Island, FijiFiji Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island... |
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| 8 | 2 |  Pakistan Pakistan2011 Pakistan earthquake The 2011 Pakistan earthquake was a magnitude Mw 7.2 earthquake that had its epicenter 45 kilometers west of Dalbandin in Balochistan. The epicenter is located in a sparsely populated area. The United States Geological Survey reported the earthquake took place on January 18, 2011 at 20:23:17 UTC at... |
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| 9 | 0 |  Aleutian Islands, AlaskaAlaska Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 10 | 604 | Van, Turkey 2011 Van earthquake The Van earthquake was a destructive magnitude 7.1 Mw earthquake that struck eastern Turkey near the city of Van on Sunday, 23 October 2011 at 13.41 local time. It occurred at a shallow depth of 20 km , causing heavy shaking across much of eastern Turkey and lighter tremors across neighboring parts... |
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| 11 | 0 |  Chile Araucanía Region, ChileChile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... |
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| 12 | 4 | Honshu, Japan April 2011 Miyagi earthquake The April 2011 Miyagi earthquake was a magnitude 7.1 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, approximately east of Sendai, Japan... |
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| 13 | 0 |  Port VilaPort Vila Port Vila is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. Situated on the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province, the city population at last was 29,356, an increase of 55% on the previous census result . This suggests a 2007 population of about 40,000 or around 65% of the province's... , Vanuatu Vanuatu Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was... |
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| 14 | 0 |  Argentina Santiago del EsteroSantiago del Estero Santiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina. It has a population of 244,733 inhabitants, making it the twelfth largest city in the country, with a surface area of 2,116 km². It lies on the Dulce River and on National Route 9, at a distance of... , Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
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| 15 | 0 |  New Caledonia Loyalty IslandsLoyalty Islands The Loyalty Islands are an archipelago in the Pacific. They are part of the French territory of New Caledonia, whose mainland is away. They form the Loyalty Islands Province , one of the three provinces of New Caledonia... |
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| 16 | 0 | Japan Honshu, Japan |
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| 17 | 0 | Port Vila Port Vila Port Vila is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. Situated on the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province, the city population at last was 29,356, an increase of 55% on the previous census result . This suggests a 2007 population of about 40,000 or around 65% of the province's... , Vanuatu Vanuatu Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was... |
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| 18 | 0 | Isangel Isangel Isangel is a city in Vanuatu. Located on the island of Tanna, it is the provincial administrative capital of Tafea Province. The town has a population of about 1,200, most of them Melanesians; the major languages of the area are Lénakel and the national tongue Bislama, an English creole.... , Vanuatu Vanuatu Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was... |
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- Note: At least 7.0 magnitude
- Note: Aftershocks of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunamiThe 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
are included as they are still over magnitude 7.
January
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Santiago del Estero ProvinceSantiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. Neighbouring provinces are from the north clockwise Salta, Chaco, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca and Tucumán.-History:...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, on January 1. At a depth of 583.6 km, shaking was weak and was not strongly felt. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Araucanía Region
Araucanía Region
The IX Araucanía Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions and comprises two provinces: Malleco in the north and Cautín in the south....
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, on January 2. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Loyalty Islands
Loyalty Islands
The Loyalty Islands are an archipelago in the Pacific. They are part of the French territory of New Caledonia, whose mainland is away. They form the Loyalty Islands Province , one of the three provinces of New Caledonia...
, New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
, on January 5. A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck south of Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
on January 5, injuring 16 and damaging homes. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
on January 9. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu on January 9. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Chile on January 10. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Bonin Islands on January 12. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Fiji Islands on January 13. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, on January 13. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southern Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, on January 17. A magnitude 7.2 earthquake
2011 Pakistan earthquake
The 2011 Pakistan earthquake was a magnitude Mw 7.2 earthquake that had its epicenter 45 kilometers west of Dalbandin in Balochistan. The epicenter is located in a sparsely populated area. The United States Geological Survey reported the earthquake took place on January 18, 2011 at 20:23:17 UTC at...
struck southwestern Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
45 km west of Dalbandin
Dalbandin
Dalbandin is a town and Union council of Balochistan, Pakistan. Dalbandin is famous for fruit orchards.On 19th January, 2011, it was struck by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. At that time it was a sparsely populated area with a population of 15,000. It is located at 28°52'60N 64°25'0E at an altitude...
on January 18. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
on January 24. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Simeulue
Simeulue
Simeulue Regency is a regency in the Aceh province of Indonesia. It occupies the whole island of Simeulue , 150 km off the west coast of Sumatra, with a population of 80,279 ....
, Indonesia, on January 26. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southeastern Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
on January 27. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Jan Mayen
Jan Mayen
Jan Mayen Island is a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean and part of the Kingdom of Norway. It is long and 373 km2 in area, partly covered by glaciers . It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by an isthmus wide...
island region on January 29. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tonga
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
on January 31.
February
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the south of SamoaSamoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
on February 3.
India A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the MyanmarMyanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
-India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
border region on February 4, killing 1 person. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
on February 7. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Celebes Sea
Celebes Sea
The Celebes Sea of the western Pacific Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the Philippines, on the east by the Sangihe Islands chain, on the south by Sulawesi, and on the west by Kalimantan in Indonesia...
on February 10. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Celebes Sea on February 10 following an earlier earthquake. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck offshore the Biobío Region, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, on February 11. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Biobío Region, Chile, on February 11. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Arauco Province
Arauco Province
Arauco Province is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Biobío . It spans a coastal area of just south of the mouth of the Biobío River, the traditional demarcation between the nation's major natural regions, Zona Central and Zona Sur...
, Chile, on February 11. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Concepción Province
Concepción Province, Chile
Concepción Province is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Biobío . Its capital, Concepción, is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation, the nation's second largest metropolitan area after Santiago.-Administration:...
, Chile, on February 12. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tonga
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
on February 12. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near the coast of Talcahuano
Talcahuano
Talcahuano is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile. It is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation. Talcahuano is located in the south of the Central Zone of Chile.-Geography:...
, Chile, on February 13. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck offshore the Maule Region
Maule Region
The VII Maule Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region takes its name from the Maule River which, running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a basin of about 20,600 km2...
, Chile, on February 14. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Sulawesi
Sulawesi
Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands. In Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra have larger Indonesian populations.- Etymology :The Portuguese were the first to...
on February 15. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
on February 20. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south of the Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
islands on February 21. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Canterbury Region, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, on February 22. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, on February 25.
March
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Easter IslandEaster Island
Easter Island is a Polynesian island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian triangle. A special territory of Chile that was annexed in 1888, Easter Island is famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early Rapanui people...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, on March 1. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Tarapacá
Tarapacá Region
The I Tarapacá Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It borders the Chilean Arica and Parinacota Region to the north, Bolivia's Oruro Department on the east, the Antofagasta Region on the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west. The port city of Iquique The I Tarapacá...
, Chile, on March 6. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands on March 6. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
on March 7. A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, on March 9. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
on March 9. A magnitude 5.4 earthquake
2011 Yunnan earthquake
The 2011 Yunnan earthquake was a 5.4 magnitude earthquake that occurred on 10 March 2011 at 12:58 CST, with its epicenter in Yingjiang County, Yunnan, People's Republic of China, near the Burmese border. A total of 26 people died and 313 were injured with 133 in serious condition...
struck the Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
-China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
border region on March 10. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Bali Sea
Bali Sea
The Bali Sea is the body of water north of the island of Bali and south of Kangean Island in Indonesia. The sea forms the south-west part of the Flores Sea, and the Madura Strait opens into it from the west.-Geography:...
on March 10. A magnitude 9.0 earthquake
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
struck Honshu, Japan, on March 11, triggering a deadly tsunami and causing widespread destruction and fatalities. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tonga
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
on March 12. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
on March 17. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the northern Luzon
Luzon
Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...
region of the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
on March 20.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the southern Mid-Atlantic ridge on March 22. Thailand A magnitude 6.8 earthquake2011 Burma earthquakeThe 2011 Burma earthquake was a 6.8 magnitude earthquake on 24 March 2011 that had its epicenter in the east of Shan State in Burma with a hypocenter 10 km deep. It had two aftershocks, one of magnitude 4.8, another at magnitude 5.4 and two subsequent shock at magnitude 5.0 and 6.2...
struck the east of Shan StateShan StateShan State is a state of Burma . Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total...
in Myanmar on March 24, claiming lives in both MyanmarMyanmarBurma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
and ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
- Note: A number of large aftershocks were recorded following the magnitude 9.0 earthquake2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunamiThe 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
that occurred in JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on March 11. In order to eliminate cluttering, the March aftershocks have not been included.
April
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern HonshuHonshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on April 1. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Dodecanese Islands
Dodecanese
The Dodecanese are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, of which 26 are inhabited. Τhis island group generally defines the eastern limit of the Sea of Crete. They belong to the Southern Sporades island group...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, that occurred on April 1. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Tarapacá Region
Tarapacá Region
The I Tarapacá Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It borders the Chilean Arica and Parinacota Region to the north, Bolivia's Oruro Department on the east, the Antofagasta Region on the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west. The port city of Iquique The I Tarapacá...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, on April 2. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake
2011 Java earthquake
The 2011 Java earthquake was a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that occurred on 3 April 2011 at 20:06 UTC, with its epicenter 241 km east-north-east of Christmas Island, and 412 km south-east of Jakarta, Indonesia. The quake was reportedly felt in some neighboring countries, in Singapore, one report...
struck the south of Java
Java
Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, that occurred on April 3, killing one person. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
Island Region on April 3. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck northern Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
, Indonesia, on April 6. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, on April 7. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake
April 2011 Miyagi earthquake
The April 2011 Miyagi earthquake was a magnitude 7.1 Mw earthquake, with an epicentre off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, approximately east of Sendai, Japan...
struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on April 7, killing four people. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Kyushu
Kyushu
is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....
, Japan, on April 9. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake
April 2011 Fukushima earthquake
The was a potent magnitude 6.6 Mw intraplate aftershock that occurred at 17:16 JST on Monday, 11 April 2011. With a shallow focal depth of 10 km , it was centered inland about 36 km west of Iwaki, Japan, resulting in widespread moderate to localized strong shaking...
struck eastern Honshu, Japan, on April 11, killing three people. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on April 11. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Honshu, Japan, on April 12. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on April 13. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south of the Kermadec Islands
Kermadec Islands
The Kermadec Islands are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, on April 18. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake off the sast coast of Honshu, Japan, on April 21. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
on April 23. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on April 23. Several minor tremors ranging from magnitude 2.5 to 4.1 struck near Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
on April 24. Historically, this is considered a rare occurrence. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Sulawesi
Sulawesi
Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands. In Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra have larger Indonesian populations.- Etymology :The Portuguese were the first to...
, Indonesia, on April 24. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck south of Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
on April 30.
May
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of HonshuHonshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, on May 5. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck West of Macquarie Island
Macquarie Island
Macquarie Island lies in the southwest corner of the Pacific Ocean, about half-way between New Zealand and Antarctica, at 54°30S, 158°57E. Politically, it has formed part of the Australian state of Tasmania since 1900 and became a Tasmanian State Reserve in 1978. In 1997 it became a world heritage...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, on May 9. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Loyalty Islands
Loyalty Islands
The Loyalty Islands are an archipelago in the Pacific. They are part of the French territory of New Caledonia, whose mainland is away. They form the Loyalty Islands Province , one of the three provinces of New Caledonia...
, New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
, on May 10. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake
2011 Lorca earthquake
The 2011 Lorca earthquake was a moderate magnitude 5.1 Mw earthquake that caused significant localized damage in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Centred at a very shallow depth of 1 km near the town of Lorca, it occurred at 18:47 CEST on 11 May 2011, causing panic among locals and displacing...
struck Lorca
Lorca
Lorca is a municipality and town in the autonomous community of Murcia in southeastern Spain, 36 miles southwest of the city of Murcia. It had a population of 92,694 in 2010, up from the 2001 census total of 77,477. Lorca is the municipality with the second-largest surface area in Spain with...
, Murcia
Region of Murcia
The Region of Murcia is an autonomous community of Spain located in the southeast of the country, between Andalusia and Valencian Community, on the Mediterranean coast....
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, on May 11, killing 9 people. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
on May 13. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on May 13. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, on May 14. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Bouganville Region in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
on May 15. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake
2011 Kütahya earthquake
The 2011 Kütahya earthquake was a strong magnitude 5.8 Mw earthquake that struck inland near a populous region of western Turkey at 23:15 EEST on Thursday, 19 May 2011...
struck the Kütahya Province
Kütahya Province
Kütahya Province is a province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is 11,889 km² in size, and the population is 590,496 . In 1990, Kütahya had a population of 578,020.-Districts:...
in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
on May 19, killing at least 2 people.
June
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck just offshore of Arauco ProvinceArauco Province
Arauco Province is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Biobío . It spans a coastal area of just south of the mouth of the Biobío River, the traditional demarcation between the nation's major natural regions, Zona Central and Zona Sur...
, Biobío Region, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, on June 1. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, on June 3. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck west of Macquarie Island
Macquarie Island
Macquarie Island lies in the southwest corner of the Pacific Ocean, about half-way between New Zealand and Antarctica, at 54°30S, 158°57E. Politically, it has formed part of the Australian state of Tasmania since 1900 and became a Tasmanian State Reserve in 1978. In 1997 it became a world heritage...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, on June 5. A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck Medina County, Ohio, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, on June 5, the first in recorded history for that area. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake
June 2011 Christchurch earthquake
The June 2011 Christchurch earthquake was a shallow magnitude 6.3 ML earthquake that occurred on 13 June 2011 at 14:20 NZST . It was centred at a depth of 6.0 km , about 13 km from Christchurch, which had previously been devastated by the February 2011 magnitude 6.3 ML earthquake...
struck Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, on June 13, preceded by a magnitude 5.7 aftershock. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Molucca Sea
Molucca Sea
The Molucca Sea is located in the western Pacific Ocean, within the country of Indonesia. The region is rich in coral and has many diving sites.-Location:...
on June 13. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the New Britain Region
New Britain
New Britain, or Niu Briten, is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from the island of New Guinea by the Dampier and Vitiaz Straits and from New Ireland by St. George's Channel...
, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, on June 16. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Antofagasta
Antofagasta
Antofagasta is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2002 census, the city has a population of 296,905...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, on June 20. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands
Santa Cruz Islands
The Santa Cruz Islands are a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands. They lie approximately 250 miles to the southeast of the Solomon Islands Chain...
, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
, on June 21. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on June 22. A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Fox Islands
Fox Islands (Alaska)
The Fox Islands are a group of islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. The Fox Islands are the closest to mainland North America in the Aleutian chain, and just east of Samalga Pass and the Islands of Four Mountains group....
in the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, on June 24. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands
Santa Cruz Islands
The Santa Cruz Islands are a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands. They lie approximately 250 miles to the southeast of the Solomon Islands Chain...
of the Solomon Islands on June 24. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Papua, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, on June 26.
July
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the central North IslandNorth Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
on July 5. A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck 163 km east of Kermadec Islands
Kermadec Islands
The Kermadec Islands are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga...
, New Zealand, on July 6. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, on July 7. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 212 km off the east coast of Honshu
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, on July 10. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Negros, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, on July 11. A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck the English Channel
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
on July 14, the first to strike a 25km region in 300 years. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore Cardenal Caro Province
Cardenal Caro Province
Cardenal Caro Province is one of the three provinces of the central Chilean region of O'Higgins . The capital of Cardenal Caro is Pichilemu....
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, on July 15 (June 16 UTC). A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, on July 16. Starting on July 17, a large swarm of 8000+ small earthquakes up to magnitude 3.5 struck El Hierro
El Hierro
El Hierro, nicknamed Isla del Meridiano , is the smallest and farthest south and west of the Canary Islands , in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, with a population of 10,162 .- Name :The name El Hierro, although phonetically identical to the Spanish word for 'iron', is generally thought...
, Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
. As of late September, this swarm is ongoing. On September 24, the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
government raised the volcanic alert status to yellow.
Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan A magnitude 6.1 earthquake2011 Fergana Valley earthquake
The 2011 Fergana Valley earthquake was a magnitude 6.1 Mw earthquake that struck the Fergana Valley region, affecting Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It occurred at 01:35 local time on Wednesday, 20 July 2011, with its epicenter located in Kyrgyzstan. As of July 20, 13 people in Uzbekistan...
struck in the Fergana Valley
Fergana Valley
The Fergana Valley or Farghana Valley is a region in Central Asia spreading across eastern Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Divided across three subdivisions of the former Soviet Union, the valley is ethnically diverse, and in the early 21st century was the scene of ethnic conflict...
region of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
, Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
, and Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
on July 19, killing at least 14 people. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
on July 20. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
Island Region on July 22. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, on July 23. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, on July 24. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 73 km South from Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, on July 25. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 365 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
, on July 29. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on July 30. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
on July 31. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near Wewak, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, on July 31.
August
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near the Kuril IslandsKuril Islands
The Kuril Islands , in Russia's Sakhalin Oblast region, form a volcanic archipelago that stretches approximately northeast from Hokkaidō, Japan, to Kamchatka, Russia, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the North Pacific Ocean. There are 56 islands and many more minor rocks. It consists of Greater...
on August 4. /
Lebanon/ Palestinian territories A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck off the coast of IsraelIsrael
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
on August 7. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Ascension Island
Ascension Island
Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island in the equatorial waters of the South Atlantic Ocean, around from the coast of Africa and from the coast of South America, which is roughly midway between the horn of South America and Africa...
on August 10. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Ceram Sea
Ceram Sea
The Ceram Sea or Seram Sea is one of several small seas between the scattered islands of Indonesia. It is a section of the Pacific Ocean with an area of approximately 12,000 square kilometers located between Buru and Seram, which are two of the islands once called the South Moluccas...
on August 16. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, on August 17. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
region on August 19. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, on August 19. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake
Port Vila Vanuatu earthquakes
The 2011 Port Vila earthquakes were two earthquakes that occurred on August 20, 2011, at approximately 16.55 GMT, offshore. The surrounding sea area has been active in the last few years preceding the event, and the area has been the site of aftershocks, including a 6.2 on the 23rd....
struck Port Vila
Port Vila
Port Vila is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. Situated on the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province, the city population at last was 29,356, an increase of 55% on the previous census result . This suggests a 2007 population of about 40,000 or around 65% of the province's...
, Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
; this was followed by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake less than twenty minutes later, which was followed 1 hour 6 minutes later by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake
Port Vila Vanuatu earthquakes
The 2011 Port Vila earthquakes were two earthquakes that occurred on August 20, 2011, at approximately 16.55 GMT, offshore. The surrounding sea area has been active in the last few years preceding the event, and the area has been the site of aftershocks, including a 6.2 on the 23rd....
on August 20. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck southwest of Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, on August 22./
Canada A magnitude 5.8 earthquake2011 Virginia earthquake
The 2011 Virginia earthquake occurred on August 23, 2011, at 1:51 pm EDT in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of Virginia. The epicenter, in Louisa County, was northwest of Richmond and south-southwest of the town of Mineral...
struck Mineral, Virginia
Mineral, Virginia
Mineral is a town in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. The population was 424 at the 2000 census.-History:Mineral was originally known as Tolersville, but adopted its current name when it incorporated in 1902 due to the mining industry that supported the community...
, USA, on August 23, coming about 12 hours after a 5.3 earthquake
2011 Colorado earthquake
The 2011 Colorado Earthquake was a magnitude 5.3 intraplate earthquake that occurred on August 22, 2011 at 11:46 PM MDT . The epicenter was west northwest of Trinidad, Colorado, South from the City of Denver, according to the United States Geological Survey...
in Colorado. This is a rare occurrence./
Germany From August 23 to August 26, a swarm of almost 10,000 small quakes struck West Bohemia, near the Czech-Germany border. The largest of these quakes was a magnitude 3.6, which was felt in nearby towns of Chemnitz, Karlovy Vary, Birch, and Luby./ Brazil A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck northern PeruPeru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
near the Brazilian border on August 24. Local newspapers reported that the earthquake was felt in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
and in Rio Branco
Rio Branco
Rio Branco is a Brazilian city, capital of Acre. Located in the Valley of Acre in northern Brazil, it is the most populous county in the state, with 305,954 inhabitants, according to a 2009 estimate - almost half the state population....
. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake south-west of Port Vila
Port Vila
Port Vila is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. Situated on the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province, the city population at last was 29,356, an increase of 55% on the previous census result . This suggests a 2007 population of about 40,000 or around 65% of the province's...
, Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
, on August 24. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck at Banda sea, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, on August 30.
September
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz IslandsSanta Cruz Islands
The Santa Cruz Islands are a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands. They lie approximately 250 miles to the southeast of the Solomon Islands Chain...
, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
, on September 1. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near the Fox Islands
Fox Islands (Alaska)
The Fox Islands are a group of islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. The Fox Islands are the closest to mainland North America in the Aleutian chain, and just east of Samalga Pass and the Islands of Four Mountains group....
, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, on September 2. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near the Santiago Del Estero Province, Argentina, on September 2. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands, on September 3. A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Isangel
Isangel
Isangel is a city in Vanuatu. Located on the island of Tanna, it is the provincial administrative capital of Tafea Province. The town has a population of about 1,200, most of them Melanesians; the major languages of the area are Lénakel and the national tongue Bislama, an English creole....
, Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
, on September 3. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near Apia, Samoa
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
, on September 5. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake
2011 Aceh Singkil Regency earthquakes
2011 Aceh Singkil earthquake that occurred 59 kilometers northeast of Singkil, Singkil, Aceh by force from 6.6 to 6.7 SR at 00:55 am on September 6, 2011 . According BMKG, this earthquake was at a depth of 78 km...
struck south-west of Medan
Medan
- Demography :The city is Indonesia's fourth most populous after Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bandung, and Indonesia's largest city outside of Java island. Much of the population lies outside its city limits, especially in Deli Serdang....
, Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
on September 7, killing at least three people. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near Campbell River
Campbell River, British Columbia
Campbell River is a coastal city in British Columbia on the east coast of Vancouver Island at the south end of Discovery Passage, which lies along the important coastal Inside Passage shipping route...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, on September 9. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Port Vila
Port Vila
Port Vila is the capital and largest city of Vanuatu. Situated on the south coast of the island of Efate, in Shefa Province, the city population at last was 29,356, an increase of 55% on the previous census result . This suggests a 2007 population of about 40,000 or around 65% of the province's...
, Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...
, on September 11. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near Wewak
Wewak
Wewak is the capital of the East Sepik province of Papua New Guinea. It is located on the northern coast of the island of New Guinea. It is the largest town between Madang and Jayapura. It is the see city of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wewak....
, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, on September 12. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, on September 14. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck east of the North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, on September 15. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, on September 15. A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
region on September 15. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, on September 16. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, on September 16.
Nepal A magnitude 6.9 earthquake2011 Sikkim earthquake
The 2011 Sikkim earthquake , also known as the 2011 Himalayan earthquake , was a magnitude 6.9 earthquake centered within the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, near the border of Nepal and the Indian state of Sikkim, at 18:10 IST on Sunday, 18 September 2011...
struck Sikkim
Sikkim
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, near the Nepalese border on September 18, killing at least 111 people. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck southeast of Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...
on September 19, triggering landslides and killing at least 3 people. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Tonga
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
on September 22.
October
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near Raoul IslandRaoul Island
Anvil-shaped Raoul Island , the largest and northernmost of the main Kermadec Islands, , has been the source of vigorous volcanic activity during the past several thousand years that was dominated by dacitic explosive eruptions.The area of the island, including fringing islets and rocks...
, Kermadec Islands
Kermadec Islands
The Kermadec Islands are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga...
on October 7. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 130 kilometres south-southwest of Denpasar
Denpasar
Denpasar is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia. It has a rapidly expanding population of 788,445 in 2010, up from 533,252 in the previous decade. It is located at .-History:...
, Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
on October 13. A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Eastern Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
on October 14. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Amurskaya Oblast'
Amur Oblast
Amur Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , situated about east of Moscow on the banks of the Amur and Zeya Rivers. It shares its border with the Sakha Republic in the north, Khabarovsk Krai and the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in the east, People's Republic of China in the south, and Zabaykalsky...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
on October 14. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the New Britain
New Britain
New Britain, or Niu Briten, is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from the island of New Guinea by the Dampier and Vitiaz Straits and from New Ireland by St. George's Channel...
region, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
on October 18. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake Hokkaido
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on October 21. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck near Raoul Island
Raoul Island
Anvil-shaped Raoul Island , the largest and northernmost of the main Kermadec Islands, , has been the source of vigorous volcanic activity during the past several thousand years that was dominated by dacitic explosive eruptions.The area of the island, including fringing islets and rocks...
, Kermadec Islands
Kermadec Islands
The Kermadec Islands are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga...
on October 21. A magnitude 5.0 earthquake
2011 Gujarat earthquake
2011 Gujarat earthquake was a magnitude 5.3 moderate earthquake epicentered at Bhuj, Gujarat, India at around 22:48 IST. The earthquake centered within Bhuj area of Gujarat, which was hit by one of India's worst quakes in history 10 years ago...
struck near Junagadh
Junagadh
Junagadh is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city is the 7th largest in Gujarat. The city is located at the foot of the Girnar hills, 355 km south west of state capital Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad. The city is in western India. Literally translated,...
, Gujarat, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
on October 21, which was hit by one of India's worst quakes
2001 Gujarat earthquake
The 2001 Gujarat earthquake occurred on January 26, 2001, India's 52nd Republic Day, at 08:46 AM local time and lasted for over two minutes. The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District of Gujarat, India...
10 years ago. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake
2011 Van earthquake
The Van earthquake was a destructive magnitude 7.1 Mw earthquake that struck eastern Turkey near the city of Van on Sunday, 23 October 2011 at 13.41 local time. It occurred at a shallow depth of 20 km , causing heavy shaking across much of eastern Turkey and lighter tremors across neighboring parts...
struck near Van
Van Province
Van Province is a province in eastern Turkey, between Lake Van and the Iranian border. It is 19,069 km2 in area and had a population of 1,035,418 at the end of 2010....
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
on October 23. This was later followed by a magnitude 6.0 aftershock. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake south-east of Vanua Levu
Vanua Levu
Vanua Levu , formerly known as Sandalwood Island, is the second largest island of Fiji. Located 64 kilometres to the north of the larger Viti Levu, the island has an area of 5,587.1 km² and a population of some 130,000.- Geography :...
, Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
on October 27. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near the coast of central Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
on October 28.
November
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Revillagigedo IslandsRevillagigedo Islands
The Revillagigedo Islands or Revillagigedo Archipelago are a group of four volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean, known for their unique ecosystem...
region, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
on November 1.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Pacific–Antarctic Ridge, South Pacific Ocean on November 2. A magnitude 5.6 earthquake2011 Oklahoma earthquakeThe 2011 Oklahoma earthquake was a 5.6 magnitude intraplate earthquake which occurred on November 5, 2011, at 10:53 pm CDT in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. According to the U.S. Geological Survey , it was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Oklahoma...
struck near Prague, OklahomaPrague, OklahomaPrague is a city in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,138 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Prague is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
on November 6. It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in OklahomaOklahomaOklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
. India Pakistan A magnitude 5.5 earthquake2011 Hindukush earthquakeThe 2011 Hindukush earthquake was a magnitude 5.5 moderate earthquake epicentered at Hindukush Mountains in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, on 7 November 2011 at 16:29 local time in Afghanistan...
struck Hindu KushHindu KushThe Hindu Kush is an mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. The highest point in the Hindu Kush is Tirich Mir in the Chitral region of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.It is the westernmost extension of the Pamir Mountains, the Karakoram Range, and is a...
region of AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
on November 7, with tremors felt across IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near Kumejima, OkinawaKumejima, Okinawais a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa, Japan. The town is on the islands of Kumejima, Ōjima, Ōhajima, Torishima, and Iōtorishima. Among the islands, only Kumejima and Ōjima are populated....
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on November 8. A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near VanVan, TurkeyVan is a city in southeastern Turkey and the seat of the Kurdish-majority Van Province, and is located on the eastern shore of Lake Van. The city's official population in 2010 was 367,419, but many estimates put this as much higher with a 1996 estimate stating 500,000 and former Mayor Burhan...
, TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
on November 9, killing 40 people. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Molucca SeaMolucca SeaThe Molucca Sea is located in the western Pacific Ocean, within the country of Indonesia. The region is rich in coral and has many diving sites.-Location:...
, IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
on November 14. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Gisborne, New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
on November 18. A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Beni region, BoliviaBoliviaBolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
on November 22. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near HonshuHonshuis the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on November 23. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck HokkaidoHokkaido, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on November 24. A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the New Ireland region, Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaPapua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
on November 28. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near LuzonLuzonLuzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...
, PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
on November 29.