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The following is a list of globally significant earthquakes during the 21st century, listing earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above, or which caused fatalities. Deaths due to earthquake-caused tsunamis are included. In terms of fatalities, the 2010 Haiti Earthquake was the most destructive event, followed by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, 2005 Pakistan Earthquake and 2008 Sichuan Earthquake.

For lists of earthquakes by country, which may include smaller and less destructive events than those listed here, see List of earthquakes#Lists of earthquakes by country.

2001

Date Time (UTC) Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Magnitude Comments Sources
January 1,

2001

06:57 Mindanao, Philippines 6.898 126.579 0 7.5 Mw (HRV) [1]
January 9,

2001

16:49 Vanuatu -14.928 167.170 0 7.1 Mw (USGS) [1]
January 10,

2001

16:02 Kodiak Island region, Alaska 57.078 153.211 0 7.0 Mw (HRV) [1]
02001-01-13January 13,

2001

17:33 El Salvador
see 2001 El Salvador earthquakes 		13.04 -88.66 944 7.7 Mw (HRV)
02001-01-26January 26,

2001

03:16 Gujarat, India
see 2001 Gujarat earthquake 		23.39 70.23 20,085 7.7 Mw (HRV)
02001-02-13February 13,

2001

14:22 El Salvador
see 2001 El Salvador earthquakes 		13.67 -88.94 315 6.6 Mw (HRV)
February 13,

2001

19:28 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia -4.680 102.562 0 7.4 Mw (HRV) [1]
February 24,

2001

07:23 Northern Molucca Sea 1.271 126.249 0 7.1 Mw (HRV, USGS) [1]
02001-02-28February 28,

2001

18:54 Olympia, Washington, USA
see 2001 Nisqually earthquake 		47.11 -122.6 1 6.8 Mw (HRV) Depth of Quake was 35 miles underground causing the quake to be not as devastating.
June 3,

2001

02:41 Kermadec Islands -29.666 -178.633 0 7.2 Mw (HRV) [1]
02001-06-23June 23,

2001

20:33 Near coast of Peru
see 2001 southern Peru earthquake 		-16.3 -73.55 75 8.4 Mw (HRV)
July 7,

2001

09:38 Near coast of Peru -17.543 -72.077 1 7.6 Mw (HRV) [1]
August 21,

2001

06:52 East of North Island, New Zealand -36.813 -179.575 0 7.1 Mw (HRV, USGS) [1]
October 12,

2001

15:02 South of Mariana Islands 12.686 144.980 0 7.0 Mw (HRV) [1]
October 19,

2001

03:28 Banda Sea, Indonesia -4.102 123.907 0 7.5 Mw (HRV) [1]
October 31,

2001

09:10 New Britain region, Papua New Guinea -5.912 150.916 0 7.0 Mw (HRV) [1]
November 14,

2001

09:26 Qinghai, China
see 2001 Kunlun earthquake 		36.2 90.9 0 7.8 Mw (HRV) Longest surface rupture (~450 km) ever recorded on land [2]
December 12,

2001

14:02 South of Australia -42.813 124.688 0 7.1 Mw (HRV, USGS) [1]

2002

Date Time (UTC) Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Magnitude Comments Sources
January 2,

2002

17:22 Vanuatu -17.600 167.856 0 7.2 Mw (HRV) [3]
02002-02-03February 3,

2002

07:11 Afyon, Turkey 38.573 31.271 44 6.5 Mw (HRV) [3]
02002-03-25March 3,

2002

12:08 Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan
see 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes 		36.543 70.424 166 7.4 Mw (HRV)
March 5,

2002

21:16 Mindanao, Philippines 6.033 124.249 15 7.5 Mw (HRV) [3]
02002-03-25March 25,

2002

14:56 Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan
see 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes 		36.06 69.32 1,000 6.1 Mw (HRV)
March 31,

2002

06:52 Taiwan region 6.033 122.179 5 7.1 Mw (HRV, USGS) [3]
April 12,

2002

04:00 Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan 35.959 69.417 50 5.9 Mw (HRV) [3]
April 26,

2002

16:06 Mariana Islands 13.088 144.619 0 7.1 Mw (HRV) [3]
02002-06-22June 22,

2002

02:58 Qazvin Province, Iran
see 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake 		35.63 49.05 261 6.5 Mw (HRV, USGS)
June 28,

2002

17:19 Jilin-Heilongjiang border region, China 43.752 130.666 0 7.3 Mw (HRV, USGS) [3]
August 19,

2002

11:01 Fiji region -21.696 -179.513 0 7.7 Mw (HRV) [3]
August 19,

2002

11:08 South of the Fiji Islands -23.884 178.495 0 7.7 Mw (HRV, USGS) [3]
September 8,

2002

18:44 North coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea -3.302 142.945 4 7.6 Mw (HRV) [3]
October 10,

2002

10:50 North coast of Papua, Indonesia -1.757 134.297 8 7.6 Mw (HRV) [3]
02002-10-31October 31,

2002

10:32 southern Italy
see 2002 Molise earthquake 		41.79 14.87 29 5.9 Mw (USGS)
November 1,

2002

22:09 Northwestern Kashmir 35.517 74.654 11 5.4 Mw (HRV) [3]
November 2,

2002

01:26 Simeulue, Indonesia
see 2002 Sumatra earthquake 		2.824 96.085 3 7.3 Mw (USGS) [3]
02002-11-03November 3,

2002

22:12 Denali National Park, Alaska, USA
see 2002 Denali earthquake 		63.52 -147.44 0 7.9 Mw (HRV)
November 17,

2002

04:53 Northwest of the Kuril Islands 47.824 146.209 0 7.3 Mw (HRV, USGS) [3]
November 20,

2002

21:32 Northwestern Kashmir 35.414 74.515 19 6.3 Mw (HRV) [3]

2003

Date Time (UTC) Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Magnitude Comments Sources
January 20,

2003

08:43 Solomon Islands -10.491 160.770 0 7.3 Mw (HRV) [4]
02003-01-22January 22,

2003

02:06 Offshore Colima, Mexico
see 2003 Colima earthquake 		18.8 -104.10 29 7.6 Mw (USGS)
02003-02-24February 24,

2003

02:03 Maralbexi County, southern Xinjiang, China
see 2003 Bachu earthquake 		39.61 77.23 261 6.3 Mw (HRV, USGS) [4]
March 17,

2003

16:36 Rat Islands, Alaska, USA 51.272 177.978 0 7.1 Mw (HRV) [4]
02003-05-01May 1,

2003

00:27 Bingöl, Turkey
see 2003 Bingöl earthquake 		39.01 40.46 177 6.4 Mw (HRV, USGS) [4]
02003-05-21May 21,

2003

18:44 Boumerdès, Algeria
see 2003 Boumerdès earthquake 		36.96 3.63 2,266 6.8 Mw (HRV)
May 26,

2003

09:24 Near east coast of Honshu, Japan 38.849 141.568 0 7.0 Mw (HRV, USGS) [4]
May 26,

2003

19:23 Halmahera, Indonesia 2.354 128.855 1 7.0 Mw (HRV) [4]
May 27,

2003

17:11 Boumerdès, Algeria 36.939 3.578 9 5.8 Mw (USGS) [4]
June 20,

2003

06:19 Amazonas, Brazil -7.606 -71.722 0 7.1 Mw (HRV) [4]
July 15,

2003

20:27 Carlsberg Ridge -2.598 68.382 0 7.6 Mw (HRV) [4]
July 21,

2003

15:16 Yunnan, China 25.975 101.290 16 6.0 Mw (USGS) [4]
August 4,

2003

04:37 Scotia Sea, 60 km northeast of Laurie Island -60.532 -53.411 0 7.6 Mw (HRV) [4]
August 21,

2003

12:12 Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand -45.104 167.144 0 7.2 Mw (HRV) [4]
02003-09-25September 25,

2003

19:50 Southeast off Tokachi-Hidaka Subprefectures, Hokkaidō, Japan
see 2003 Hokkaido earthquake
known as [十勝沖地震] Error: {{nihongo3}}: transliteration text not Latin script (pos 1) (help) (Tokachi-oki jishin) 		41.82 143.91 0 8.3 Mw (HRV) [5]
September 25,

2003

21:08 Southeast off Tokachi-Hidaka Subprefectures, Hokkaidō, Japan 41.774 143.593 0 7.4 Mw (HRV) [4]
September 27,

2003

11:33 Altai Republic, south-central Siberia, Russia
see 2003 Altai earthquake 		50.038 87.813 3 7.3 Mw (HRV, USGS) [4]
October 25,

2003

12:41 Gansu-Qinghai border region, China 38.400 100.951 9 5.8 Mw (HRV, USGS) [4]
October 31,

2003

01:06 Off east coast of Honshu, Japan 37.812 142.619 0 7.0 Mw (HRV, USGS) [4]
02003-11-17November 17,

2003

06:43 Rat Islands, Alaska, USA 51.15 178.65 0 7.8 Mw (HRV) [4]
December 1,

2003

01:38 Kazakhstan-Xinjiang border region 42.905 80.515 11 6.0 Mw (HRV) [4]
02003-12-22December 22,

2003

19:15 San Simeon, California, USA
see 2003 San Simeon earthquake 		35.71 -121.10 2 6.6 Mw (HRV)
02003-12-26December 26,

2003

01:56 Southeastern Iran
see 2003 Bam earthquake 		29.00 58.31 31,000 6.6 Mw (HRV)
December 27,

2003

16:00 Southeast of the Loyalty Islands -22.015 169.766 0 7.3 Mw (HRV) [4]

2004

Date Time (UTC) Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Magnitude Comments Source
January 3, 2004 16:23 Southeast of the Loyalty Islands -22.253 169.683 0 7.1 Mw (HRV) [6]
February 5, 2004 21:05 Papua, Indonesia -3.61 135.53 37 7.0 Mw (HRV) [6][7]
February 7, 2004 02:42 Near south coast of Papua, Indonesia -4.003 135.538 0 7.3 Mw (HRV, USGS) [6]
February 14, 2004 10:30 West of Sirsanai, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan 34.774 73.216 24 5.5 Mw (USGS) [6][8]
February 24, 2004 02:27 Strait of Gibraltar
see 2004 Morocco earthquake 		35.14 -3.99 628 6.4 Mw (HRV, USGS)
March 25, 2004 19:30 Erzurum, eastern Turkey 39.930 40.812 10 5.6 Mw (HRV, USGS) [6]
May 28, 2004 12:38 Māzandarān Province, northern Iran 36.29 51.61 35 6.3 Mw (HRV) [6]
July 1, 2004 22:30 Doğubeyazıt, eastern Turkey 39.766 43.979 18 5.1 Mw (HRV) [6]
July 15, 2004 04:27 Fiji region -17.656 -178.760 0 7.1 Mw (HRV) [6]
July 25, 2004 14:35 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia -2.427 103.981 0 7.3 Mw (HRV, USGS) [6]
September 5, 2004 10:07 Southeast off Mie Prefecture, Kinki-Tōkai regions, Japan 33.07 136.62 0 7.2 Mw (HRV, USGS) [6]
September 5, 2004 14:57 Southeast off Mie Prefecture, Kinki-Tōkai regions, Japan 33.14 137.07 0 7.4 Mw (HRV, USGS) [6]
October 9, 2004 21:26 80 km southwest of Managua, Nicaragua 11.422 -86.665 0 7.0 Mw (HRV) [6]
October 23, 2004 08:56 Mid Niigata Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan
see 2004 Chūetsu earthquake 		37.226 138.779 46 6.6 Mw (HRV)
November 11, 2004 21:26 96 km west-northwest of Dili, East Timor -8.15 124.87 34 7.5 Mw (HRV) [6][7]
November 15, 2004 09:06 off coast of Chocó, Colombia 4.695 -77.508 0 7.2 Mw (HRV, USGS) [6][7]
November 20, 2004 08:07 48 km south-southwest of San José, Costa Rica 9.602 -84.172 8 6.4 Mw (HRV, USGS) [6][7]
November 21, 2004 11:31 45 km northwest of Dominica, Leeward Islands 15.68 -61.71 1 6.3 Mw (HRV, USGS) [6][7]
November 22, 2004 20:26 Off west coast of South Island, New Zealand -46.676 164.721 0 7.1 Mw (HRV) [6]
November 26, 2004 02:25 Papua, Indonesia -3.60 135.40 32 7.1 Mw (HRV) [6]
November 28, 2004 18:32 Off Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan 42.94 145.28 0 7.0 Mw (HRV, USGS) [6][7]
December 23, 2004 14:59 495 kilometres north of Macquarie Island, SW of New Zealand -50.24 160.13 0 8.1 Mw (HRV) [6]
December 26, 2004 00:58 off west coast northern Sumatra, Indonesia
see 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake 		3.30 95.87 230,000 9.1 Mw (USGS)
December 26, 2004 04:21 Nicobar Islands, India 6.910 92.958 0 7.1 Mw (HRV) [6]

2005

Date Time (UTC) Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Magnitude Comments Source
February 5, 2005 12:23 Celebes Sea 5.293 123.337 2 7.1 Mw (HRV) [9]
February 22, 2005 02:25 Zarand, Iran
see 2005 Zarand earthquake 		30.726 56.817 612 6.4 Mw (HRV)
March 2, 2005 10:42 Banda Sea, Indonesia
see 2005 Banda Sea earthquake 		-6.527 129.933 0 7.1 Mw (HRV, USGS) [9]
March 20, 2005 01:53 West off Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyūshū region, Japan
see 2005 Fukuoka earthquake 		33.807 130.131 1 6.6 Mw (HRV)
March 28, 2005 16:09 Nias region, Indonesia
see 2005 Sumatra earthquake 		2.085 97.108 1,303 8.6 Mw (HRV)
June 13, 2005 22:44 Tarapacá, Chile
see 2005 Tarapacá earthquake 		-19.896 -69.125 11 7.8 Mw (USGS) [9]
June 15, 2005 02:50 157 km (98 miles) WSW of Crescent City, offshore northern California 41.284 -125.983 0 7.2 Mw (HRV) [9]
July 24, 2005 15:42 Nicobar Islands, India 7.920 92.190 0 7.2 Mw (HRV) [9]
August 16, 2005 02:46 Off the east coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Tōhoku region, Japan
see 2005 Miyagi earthquake 		38.259 148.980 0 7.2 Mw (HRV)
September 9, 2005 07:26 New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea -4.539 153.47 0 7.6 Mw (HRV) [9]
September 26, 2005 01:56 42 km (26 miles) NW of Yurimaguas, northern Peru
see 2005 northern Peru earthquake 		-5.678 -76.398 5 7.5 Mw (HRV, USGS) [9]
October 8, 2005 03:50 Kashmir, Pakistan
see 2005 Kashmir earthquake 		34.539 73.588 80,000 7.6 Mw (HRV)
November 14, 2005 21:38 Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan 38.107 144.896 0 7.0 Mw (HRV) [9]
November 26, 2005 00:49 Jiujiang, Hubei-Jiangxi border, China
see 2005 Ruichang earthquake 		29.671 115.688 16 5.2 Mw (HRV, USGS) [9]
November 27, 2005 10:22 Qeshm Island, southern Iran
see 2005 Qeshm earthquake 		26.774 55.858 13 5.9 Mw (HRV)
December 5, 2005 12:19 Lake Tanganyika region, DR Congo-Tanzania
see 2005 Lake Tanganyika earthquake 		-6.212 29.599 6 6.8 Mw (HRV)
December 12, 2005 21:47 Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan
See 2005 Hindu Kush earthquake 		36.357 71.093 5 6.5 Mw (HRV, USGS) [9]

2006

Date Time (UTC) Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Magnitude Comments Source
January 2, 2006 06:10 east of the South Sandwich Islands -60.957 -21.606 0 7.4 Mw (HRV). [10]
January 2, 2006 22:13 Fiji region -19.926 -178.178 0 7.2 Mw (HRV) [10]
January 27, 2006 16:58 Banda Sea, Indonesia
see 2006 Banda Sea earthquake 		-5.473 128.131 0 7.6 Mw (HRV) [10]
February 22, 2006 22:19 Northern Mozambique -21.32 33.58 4 7.0 Mw (HRV, USGS). 140 miles southwest of Beira [7][10]
March 14, 2006 06:57 Seram, Indonesia -3.595 127.214 3 6.7 Mw (HRV, USGS) [10]
March 31, 2006 01:17 Borujerd, western Iran
see 2006 Borujerd earthquake 		33.500 48.780 70 6.1 Mw (HRV) [10]
April 20, 2006 23:25 Koryak Okrug, Russia
see 2006 Kamchatka earthquakes 		61.075 167.085 0 7.6 Mw (HRV). 195 km (120 miles) NE of Ilpyrskoye, Russia.
May 3, 2006 15:26 Tonga
see 2006 Tonga earthquake 		-20.130 -174.164 0 8.0 Mw (HRV). [10]
May 16, 2006 10:39 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand -31.559 -179.296 0 7.4 Mw (HRV, USGS). [10]
May 27, 2006 22:54 Java, Indonesia
see May 2006 Java earthquake 		7.977 110.318 5,782 6.3 Mw (HRV, USGS). 25 km (15 miles) SSW of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, over 6,200 dead, 33,000 injured
July 17, 2006 08:19 South of Java, Indonesia
see July 2006 Java earthquake 		-9.334 107.263 665 7.7 Mw (HRV). 225 km (140 miles) NE of Christmas Island; 240 km (150 miles) SSW of Tasikmalaya
Aug 20, 2006 03:41 Scotia Sea -61.023 -34.373 0 7.0 Mw (HRV, USGS). 495 km (305 miles) WSW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands [10]
November 15, 2006 11:14 Kuril Islands, Russia
see 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake 		46.616 153.224 0 8.3 Mw (HRV). Small tsunamis hit northern Japan and Hawaii [10]
December 17, 2006 21:39 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 0.626 99.859 8 5.8 Mw (HRV). [10]
December 26, 2006 12:26 91 km (56 miles) SSE of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
see 2006 Hengchun earthquake 		21.818 120.534 2 7.1 Mw (USGS), Phone service & Internet service interrupted; three buildings destroyed; magnitude 6.9 aftershock struck eight minutes later

2007

Date Time (UTC) Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Magnitude Comments Source
January 13, 2007 04:23 East of the Kuril Islands, Russia
see 2007 Kuril Islands earthquake 		46.288 154.448 0 8.1 Mw (HRV). The second great earthquake to strike this region in three months [11]
January 21, 2007 11:27 Molucca Sea 1.207 126.292 4 7.5 Mw (HRV) [11]
March 6, 2007 05:49 Sumatra, Indonesia
see March 2007 Sumatra earthquakes 		-0.490 100.529 67 6.4 Mw (HRV) Followed by a magnitude 6.3 aftershock.
March 25, 2007 00:40 Vanuatu -20.597 169.413 0 7.1 Mw (HRV, USGS) [11]
March 25, 2007 00:42 Off the west coast of Noto Peninsula, northern Ishikawa Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan
see 2007 Noto earthquake 		37.537 136.438 1 6.7 Mw (HRV). 110 injured.
April 1, 2007 20:39 Solomon Islands
see 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake 		-8.474 156.950 52 8.1 Mw (HRV). Followed by a magnitude 6.7 aftershock. Tsunami destroyed at least 60 buildings and left at least 2,000 people homeless.
April 21, 2007 17:53 Aisén Fjord, Chile
see 2007 Aisén Fjord earthquake 		-45.243 -72.648 10 6.2 Mw (HRV, USGS).
June 2, 2007 21:34 Yunnan, China 23.013 101.053 3 6.1 Mw (HRV, USGS). 2 killed, over 200 more injured (15 seriously). Significant damage to some houses and roads. [11]
July 16, 2007 01:13 Off northern Niigata Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan
see 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake 		37.574 138.440 9 6.6 Mw (HRV).
August 1, 2007 17:08 Vanuatu -15.671 167.602 0 7.2 Mw (HRV, USGS) [11]
August 2, 2007 02:37 Tatar Strait, Russia 47.259 141.750 2 6.2 Mw (HRV, USGS). Followed by a magnitude 6.1 aftershock. Several injuries and one fatality from a collapsed roof in the Russian town of Nevelsk [11]
August 8, 2007 17:04 Java, Indonesia -5.968 107.655 0 7.5 Mw (HRV). Felt throughout west and central Java. Depth of 280 km. [11]
August 15, 2007 23:40 40.2 km (25 miles) northwest of Chincha Alta, Peru
see 2007 Peru earthquake 		-13.322 -76.508 519 8.0 Mw (HRV). 519 people killed with 1,366 injured.
September 2, 2007 01:05 Santa Cruz Islands -11.610 165.762 0 7.2 Mw (HRV). [11]
September 12, 2007 11:10 Sumatra, Indonesia
see September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes 		-4.517 101.382 25 8.5 Mw (HRV). Many buildings collapsed on the west coast of Sumatra. At least 25 dead, and over a hundred injured. Tsunami alert issued for the entire Indian Ocean region.
23:49 -2.625 100.841 7.9 Mw (HRV).
September 13, 2007 03:35 -2.130 99.627 7.0 Mw (HRV).
September 28, 2007 13:38 Mariana Islands, USA 21.980 142.685 0 7.5 Mw (HRV). Depth of 260 km. A magnitude 6.9 occurred further South of the islands on September 30 [11]
September 30, 2007 05:23 Auckland Islands, New Zealand -49.394 163.842 0 7.4 Mw (HRV). Followed by a magnitude 6.6 aftershock [11]
October 31, 2007 03:30 Pagan Region, Northern Mariana Islands, USA
see 2007 Mariana Islands earthquake 		18.854 145.315 0 7.2 Mw (HRV, USGS). Depth of 207 km [11]
November 14, 2007 15:40 Antofagasta, Chile
see 2007 Antofagasta earthquake 		-22.189 -69.843 2 7.7 Mw (HRV). Two killed, dozens more injured.
November 25, 2007 16:02 Sumbawa, Indonesia -8.294 118.360 3 6.5 Mw (HRV). Two earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 occurring within hours of each other. At least 3 killed, hundreds injured and many houses destroyed [11]
November 29, 2007 19:00 Martinique Region, Windward Islands , France (overseas dep.)
see 2007 Martinique earthquake 		14.951 -61.241 1 7.4 Mw (HRV, USGS)Strongest earthquake to affect the Eastern Caribbean in decades. [11]
December 9, 2007 07:28 South of the Fiji Islands -26.156 -177.453 0 7.8 Mw (HRV) [11]
December 19, 2007 09:30 Andreanof Islands, Aleutians, Alaska, USA
see 2007 Andreanof Islands earthquake 		51.495 -179.473 0 7.1 Mw (HRV)

2008

Date Time (UTC) Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Magnitude Comments Source
February 3, 2008 07:34 Lake Kivu region, Congo
see 2008 Lake Kivu earthquake 		-2.314 28.896 39+ 5.9 Mw (HRV, USGS). At least 39 killed and over 300 injured. Many buildings destroyed.
February 20, 2008 08:08 Simeulue, Indonesia 2.751 95.966 3 7.4 Mw (USGS) [12]
February 25, 2008 08:36 Mentawai Islands, Indonesia -2.486 99.972 0 7.2 Mw (HRV) [12]
March 20, 2008 22:32 Xinjiang-Xizang border, China 35.490 81.467 0 7.2 Mw (USGS) [12]
April 9, 2008 12:46 Loyalty Islands 20.071 168.892 0 7.3 Mw (HRV, USGS) [12]
April 12, 2008 00:30 Macquarie Island region -55.664 158.453 0 7.1 Mw (HRV, USGS) [12]
May 12, 2008 06:28 Sichuan Province, China
see 2008 Sichuan earthquake 		31.099 103.279 69,197 7.9 Mw (HRV, USGS). Earthquake centered 92 km northwest of Chengdu.
May 24, 2008 19:20 El Calvario, Colombia (50 km from Bogotá)
see 2008 El Calvario earthquake 		4.447 -73.670 11 5.9 Mw (HRV, USGS)
May 25, 2008 08:21 Sichuan-Gansu border region, China 32.560 105.423 8 6.1 Mw (HRV) [12]
June 8, 2008 12:25 Peloponnese region, 32 km SW of Patras, Greece
see 2008 Peloponnese earthquake 		38.029 21.464 2 6.4 Mw (HRV). Caused damage, injured at least 220, and made at least 2,000 homeless
June 13, 2008 23:43 Southern inland of Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku region, Japan
see 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake 		39.122 140.678 13 6.9 Mw (HRV). 13 people dead. About 300 people were injured throughout Tohoku
June 30, 2008 06:17 South Sandwich Islands region -58.227 -22.099 0 7.0 Mw (HRV) [12]
July 5, 2008 02:12 Sea of Okhotsk 53.882 152.886 0 7.7 Mw (HRV, USGS). 633 km (393 mi) depth [12]
July 19, 2008 02:39 Off Fukushima Prefecture, Tōhoku region, Japan 37.627 142.111 0 7.0 Mw (USGS). (90 miles) east of Fukushima [12]
August 21, 2008 12:24 Yunnan, China - Myanmar border region 25.066 97.737 5 6.0 Mw (HRV, USGS). 35 km (20 mi) from Myitkyina, Myanmar [12]
August 30, 2008 08:30 Sichuan-Yunnan border region, China
see 2008 Panzhihua earthquake 		26.277 101.915 43 6.0 Mw (HRV). 35 km (20 mi) from Panzhihua, Sichuan
September 10, 2008 11:00 Southern Iran
see 2008 Bandar Abbas earthquake 		26.823 55.825 7 6.1 Mw (HRV). Epicenter 60 km (40 mi) from Bandar Abbas, Iran [12]
September 29, 2008 15:19 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand -29.872 -177.684 0 7.0 Mw (HRV, USGS). 70 km (45 mi) from Raoul Island [12]
October 5, 2008 15:52 Eastern Kyrgyzstan
see 2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake 		39.515 73.768 75 6.6 Mw (HRV, USGS). Killed 75, epicenter close to town of Nura
October 6, 2008 08:30 Eastern Tibet Autonomous Region (Xizang), China
see 2008 Damxung earthquake 		29.759 90.302 10 6.3 Mw (HRV, USGS). Epicenter 80 km (50 mi) from Lhasa
October 11, 2008 09:06 Chechnya, Russia
see 2008 Chechnya earthquake 		43.271 46.262 13 5.8 Mw (HRV). Epicenter 45 km (30 mi) from Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.
October 28, 2008 23:09 Northwestern Pakistan
see 2008 Pakistan earthquake 		30.653 67.323 215+ 6.4 Mw (HRV, USGS). 60 km (35 mi) from Quetta, Pakistan. Followed 12 hours later by another mag. 6.4 earthquake
November 16, 2008 17:02 Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia
see 2008 Sulawesi earthquake 		1.290 122.100 6 7.3 Mw (HRV, USGS). 135 km (85 mi) from Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
November 24, 2008 09:02 Sea of Okhotsk 54.194 154.315 0 7.3 Mw (HRV, USGS). 491.6 km (305.5 mi) depth [12]

2009

Date Time (UTC) Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Magnitude Comments Source
January 3, 2009 19:43 West Papua province, Indonesia
see 2009 Papua earthquake 		-0.510 132.783 4 7.7 Mw (HRV). 150 km (93 mi) west-northwest of Manokwari and about 170 km (110 mi) east-northeast of Sorong in West Papua province.
January 3, 2009 22:33 West Papua province, Indonesia
see 2009 Papua earthquake 		-0.691 133.305 0 7.4 Mw (HRV).
January 8, 2009 19:21 Costa Rica
see 2009 Costa Rica earthquake 		10.197 -84.159 23 6.1 Mw (HRV, USGS). 30 km (19 mi) north-northwest of the capital San Jose
January 15, 2009 17:49 East of the Kuril Islands, Russia 46.862 155.156 0 7.4 Mw (HRV, USGS) [13]
February 11, 2009 17:34 Near Talaud Islands, Indonesia 3.902 126.400 0 7.2 Mw (USGS). 280 km (170 mi) from General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines [13]
February 18, 2009 21:53 Kermadec Islands region -27.424 -176.330 0 7.0 Mw (HRV). [13]
March 19, 2009 18:17 Tonga Region
see 2009 Tonga earthquake 		-23.050 -174.668 0 7.6 Mw (HRV, USGS). 220 km (140 mi) from Nuku'alofa, Tonga.
April 6, 2009 01:32 Near L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
see 2009 L'Aquila earthquake 		42.334 13.334 294 6.3 Mw (HRV, USGS). 60.0 km (37.3 mi) from Rome. Heavy damage reported. Followed by a mag. 5.5 aftershock on April 7
April 16, 2009 21:27 Hindu Kush Region, Eastern Afghanistan
see 2009 Afghanistan earthquake 		34.197 70.065 19 5.4 Mb (USGS). Followed by a Mag. 5.1 aftershock. 45 km (28 mi) from Jalalabad, Afghanistan
May 28, 2009 08:24 off north coast of Honduras
see 2009 Honduras earthquake 		16.730 -86.209 7 7.3 Mw (HRV)
July 15, 2009 09:22 Fiordland, New Zealand
see 2009 Fiordland earthquake 		-45.75 166.58 0 7.8 Mw (USGS)
August 9, 2009 10:55 Izu Islands, Japan 33.144 138.040 0 7.1 Mw (HRV, USGS) [14]
August 10, 2009 19:55 Andaman Islands, Indian Ocean
see 2009 Andaman Islands earthquake 		14.013 92.923 0 7.5 Mw (HRV, USGS)
September 2, 2009 07:55 Java, Indonesia
see 2009 Java earthquake 		-7.809 107.259 79 7.0 Mw (HRV, USGS)
September 29, 2009 17:48 Samoa Islands
see 2009 Samoa earthquake 		15.509 172.034 189 8.1 Mw (USGS) Tsunami flattened villages in Samoa and American Samoa which killed 100+ civilians. Displacing over 10,000 people. [15]
September 30, 2009 10:16 southern Sumatra, Indonesia
see 2009 Sumatra earthquakes 		-0.725 99.856 1115 7.5 Mw (USGS) [16]
October 7, 2009 22:03 Torres Islands, Vanuatu
see 2009 Vanuatu earthquakes 		-13.052 166.187 0 7.6 Mw (HRV, USGS) [17]
22:18 -12.554 166.320 0 7.8 Mw (HRV, USGS) [18]
23:13 -13.145 166.297 0 7.4 Mw (USGS) [19]
November 9, 2009 10:44 Fiji
see 2009 Fiji earthquake 		-17.236 178.335 0 7.3 Mw (HRV)

2010

Main article: 2010 earthquakes
Date Time (UTC) Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Magnitude Comments Source
January 3, 2010 22:36 Solomon Islands
see January 2010 Solomon Islands earthquake 		-8.912 157.307 0 7.1 Mw (HRV, USGS) [20]
January 12, 2010 21:53 Haiti (14 miles west of Port-au-Prince)
see 2010 Haiti earthquake 		18.451 -72.445 316,000 7.0 Mw (HRV, USGS). Worst quake in region in 200 years. Death toll at 316,000, 3rd deadliest on record. [21]
February 26, 2010 20:31 Ryukyu Islands 23.472 123.713 0 7.0 Mw (HRV, USGS) [22]
February 27, 2010 03:34 offshore Maule, Chile
see 2010 Chile earthquake 		-35.846 -72.719 432 8.8 Mw (USGS) [23]
February 27, 2010 15:45 Salta, Argentina
see 2010 Salta earthquake 		-24.872 -65.602 2 6.3 Mb (USGS)
March 8, 2010 04:32 Elâzığ Province, Turkey
see 2010 Elâzığ earthquake 		38.867 39.987 51 6.1 Mw (HRV, USGS)
March 11, 2010 11:39 Pichilemu, Chile
see 2010 Pichilemu earthquake 		-34.251 -71.889 2

6.9

Mw (HRV, USGS) [24][25]
April 4, 2010 22:40 Baja California, Mexico
see 2010 Baja California earthquake 		32.128 -115.303 4 7.2 Mw (HRV, USGS) [26][27]
April 6, 2010 22:15 Sumatra, Indonesia
see April 2010 Sumatra earthquake 		2.363 97.133 0 7.8 Mw (HRV, USGS) [28]
April 13, 2010 23:49 Yushu, Qinghai, China
see 2010 Yushu earthquake 		33.271 96.629 2,698 6.9 Mw (HRV, USGS) [29],[30], China Earthquake Administration
April 18, 2010 20:28 Afghanistan
see 2010 Afghanistan earthquake 		35.668 67.657 11 5.6 Mw (HRV) [31]
May 9, 2010 05:59 offshore Northern Sumatra
see May 2010 Northern Sumatra earthquake 		3.775 96.055 0 7.2 Mw (HRV, USGS) [32]
May 27, 2010 17:14 Vanuatu -13.710 166.507 0 7.1 Mw (HRV) [33]
June 12, 2010 19:26 Nicobar Islands, India 7.848, 91.919 0 7.5 Mw (USGS) [34]
June 16, 2010 03:16 offshore of Papua, Indonesia
see 2010 Papua earthquake 		-2.171 136.549 3 7.0, Mw (HRV, USGS) [35]
June 30, 2010 07:22 Oaxaca, Mexico
see 2010 Oaxaca earthquake 		16.527 -97.760 1 6.2 Mw (HRV, USGS) [36][37]
July 18, 2010 13:34 New Britain, Papua New Guinea
see 2010 New Britain earthquake 		-5.939 150.572 0 7.3 Mw (HRV, USGS) [38]
July 23, 2010 22:08 Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines
see 2010 Mindanao earthquakes 		6.699 123.475 0 7.3 Mw (HRV, USGS) Depth of 612 km [39]
22:51 6.470 123.532 0 7.6 Mw (HRV, USGS) Depth of 583 km [40]
23:15 6.792 123.282 0 7.4 Mw (HRV, USGS) Depth of 631 km [41]
August 10, 2010 05:23 Vanuatu -17.561 168.028 0 7.3 Mw (USGS) [42]
August 12, 2010 11:54 Ecuador -1.260 -77.312 0 7.1 Mw (HRV, USGS) Depth of 211 km [43]
September 3, 2010 16:35 South Island, New Zealand
see 2010 Canterbury earthquake 		-43.550 172.180 0 7.1 Mw (GeoNet) [44]
October 25, 2010 14:42 Indonesia
see October 2010 Sumatra Earthquake 		-3.484 100.114 400 7.7 Mw (USGS) Depth of 20.6 km [45]
November 3, 2010 00:56 Kraljevo, Serbia
see 2010 Serbia earthquake 		43.718 20.624 2 5.4 Mw (USGS) Depth of 10 km [46]
December 20, 2010 18:41 Southeastern Iran
see December 2010 Iran earthquake 		28.491 59.117 11 6.5 Mw (HRV) [47]
December 21, 2010 17:19 Bonin Islands, Japan
see 2010 Bonin Islands earthquake 		26.892 143.726 0 7.4 Mw (HRV) [48]
December 25, 2010 13:16 Vanuatu region -19.775 167.895 0 7.3 Mw (HRV, USGS) [49]

2011

Main article: 2011 earthquakes
Date Time (UTC) Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Magnitude Comments Source
January 01, 2011 09:56 Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina -26.758 -63.103 7.0 Mw (USGS) [50]
January 02, 2011 20:20 Araucanía, Chile -38.360 -73.281 7.1 Mw (USGS) [51]
January 13, 2011 16:16 Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 20.617 168.489 7.0 Mw (USGS) [52]
January 18, 2011 20:23 Dalbandin, Pakistan 28.838 63.947 2 7.2 Mw (USGS)Two earthquakes of magnitude 4.3 occurring within hours of each other. At least 2 killed, Dozens injured and many houses destroyed

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All times are UTC, unless otherwise stated
Mw = Moment magnitude
Mb = Body wave magnitude
HRV = Harvard University (Global CMT)
USGS = United States Geological Survey

See also

References

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  2. ^ Li Li & Chen Yong 2002. Preliminary report on the Ms 8.1 Kokoxili (Qinghai, China) earthquake of 14 November 2001. Episodes, Vol. 25, no. 2, 95-99.
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  5. ^ NED newsletter April 2004
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  14. ^ "Magnitude 7.1 - NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN"
  15. ^ "Magnitude 8.1 - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION"
  16. ^ "Magnitude 7.5 - SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA"
  17. ^ "Magnitude 7.7 - VANUATU"
  18. ^ "Magnitude 7.8 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS"
  19. ^ "Magnitude 7.4 - VANUATU"
  20. ^ "Magnitude 7.1 - SOLOMON ISLANDS"
  21. ^ "Haiti quake death toll rises to 230,000". BBC. February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  22. ^ ""Magnitude 7.0 - RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN"". February 27, 2010. Retrieved Freruary 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  23. ^ "Magnitude 7.0 - OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE". February 27, 2010. Retrieved Freruary 27, 2010. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  24. ^ "Magnitude 6.9 - LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE". March 11, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  25. ^ "Hombre fallece en Talca de un paro cardíaco en medio de fuertes réplicas"
  26. ^ ""Magnitude 7.2 - BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO"".
  27. ^ "Cuatro muertos y cien heridos por sismo en Baja California". CNN En Español Mexico (in Spanish). CNN. 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  28. ^ ""Magnitude 7.8 quake shakes Indonesia's Sumatra"".
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  30. ^ USGS
  31. ^ "5.7 magnitude quake hits Afghanistan". Press TV. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  32. ^ "Quake strikes off Indonesian coast". CNN. May 9, 2010.
  33. ^ "Magnitude 7.1 - VANUATU".
  34. ^ "Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes off Indian coast". CNN. June 12, 2010.
  35. ^ "Strong quake strikes near Indonesia's Papua". CNN. October 23, 2009.
  36. ^ "Mexico/US Earthquake".
  37. ^ "Mexican earthquake with 1 death and maybe more".
  38. ^ "Magnitude 7.3 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA"
  39. ^ "Magnitude 7.3 - MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES"
  40. ^ "Magnitude 7.6 - MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES"
  41. ^ "Magnitude 7.4 - MORO GULF, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES"
  42. ^ "Magnitude 7.3 - VANUATU".
  43. ^ "Magnitude 7.1 - ECUADOR".
  44. ^ Darfield earthquake damages Canterbury
  45. ^ "Magnitude 7.7 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA".
  46. ^ "Magnitude 5.3 - SERBIA".
  47. ^ "Magnitude 6.5 - SOUTHEASTERN IRAN".
  48. ^ "Magnitude 7.4 - BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION".
  49. ^ "Magnitude 7.3 - VANUATU REGION".
  50. ^ "Magnitude 7.0 - SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA".
  51. ^ "Magnitude 7.1 - ARAUCANIA, CHILE".
  52. ^ "Magnitude 7.0 - LOYALTY ISLANDS".
  53. ^ "Magnitude 7.2 - Dalbandin Pakistan".
  54. ^ "Magnitude 7.2 - Dalbandin Pakistan".
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