Earthquakes in 2001

Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2001

4.0–5.9 magnitude
6.0–6.9 magnitude

7.0–7.9 magnitude
8.0+ magnitude

Strongest magnitude

8.4 M_w,

Peru

Deadliest

7.7 M_w,

India
20,085 deaths

Total fatalities

21,517

Number by magnitude

9.0+

8.0–8.9

7.0–7.9

6.0–6.9

121

5.0–5.9

1,224

← 2000

2002 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 2001. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time.

Compared to other years

Number of Earthquakes Worldwide for 1999–2009
[Worldwide]
Magnitude Ranging Between	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
8−9.9	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	2	4	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
7−7.9	18	14	15	13	14	14	10	9	13	12	16	21	19	15	17	11	18
6−6.9	118	145	121	126	140	141	140	142	178	168	144	151	204	129	125	144	124
5−5.9	1057	1335	1215	1171	1203	1515	1693	1712	2074	1768	1896	1963	2271	1412	1402	1577	1413
Total	1193	1495	1352	1310	1358	1672	1844	1865	2270	1948	2057	2136	2495	1558	1546	1733	1556

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 Website has more information.

For exact dates and live earthquakes please visit USGS's Global Earthquake Search Page and Real-time Earthquake Map or EMSC's Real-time Seismicity.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	20,085	7.7	India, Gujarat	X (Extreme)	16.0	January 26
2	944	7.7	El Salvador, La Libertad	VIII (Severe)	60.0	January 13
3	315	6.6	El Salvador, San Salvador	VIII (Severe)	10.0	February 13
4	145	8.4	Peru, Arequipa	VIII (Severe)	33.0	June 23

Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	8.4	145	Peru, Arequipa	VIII (Severe)	33.0	June 23
2	7.8	0	China, Qinghai	IX (Violent)	10.0	November 14
3	7.7	944	El Salvador, La Libertad	VIII (Severe)	60.0	January 13
3	7.7	20,085	India, Gujarat	X (Extreme)	16.0	January 26
4	7.6	1	Peru, Arequipa	VII (Very strong)	33.0	July 7
5	7.5	0	Indonesia, Banda Sea	VII (Very strong)	33.0	October 19
5	7.5	0	Philippines, Mindanao	VII (Very strong)	33.0	January 1
6	7.4	0	Indonesia, Sumatra	VII (Very strong)	36.0	February 13
7	7.2	0	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands	V (Moderate)	178.1	June 3
8	7.1	0	New Zealand, North Island	VII (Very strong)	33.0	August 21
8	7.1	0	Vanuatu	VII (Very strong)	103.0	January 9
8	7.1	0	Australia	V (Moderate)	10.0	December 12
8	7.1	0	Indonesia, Molucca Sea	VII (Very strong)	36.0	February 24
9	7.0	0	Guam	VII (Very strong)	37.0	October 12
9	7.0	0	Papua New Guinea, New Britain	VII (Very strong)	33.0	October 31
9	7.0	0	United States, Kodiak Island	VII (Very strong)	33.0	January 9

Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

By month

January

January
Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.7 M_w India 7.7 M_w El Salvador
Deadliest	7.7 M_w India 20,085 deaths
Total fatalities	21,029
7.0–7.9	5
6.0–6.9	10
5.0–5.9	122

A magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao, Philippines on January 1 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[1]
A magnitude 6.8 struck Mindanao, on January 1 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[2]
A magnitude 6.4 struck Mindanao, on January 2 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[3]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Solomon Islands, on January 2 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[4]
A magnitude 7.1 struck Vanuatu, on January 9 at a depth of 103.0 km (64.0 mi).^[5]
A magnitude 7.0 struck Kodiak Island, on January 9 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[6]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Vancouver Island, on January 11 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[7]
A strong magnitude 7.7 struck El Salvador, on January 13 at a depth of 60.0 km (37.3 mi). 944 lost their lives, 4,723 others suffered injuries and many houses were destroyed. Most of the casualties and some of the damage were caused by landslides.^[8]
A magnitude 6.4 struck Mid-Indian Ridge, on January 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[9]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Sumatra, Indonesia, on January 16 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[10]
A magnitude 6.9 struck Sumatra, Indonesia, on January 16 at a depth of 28.0 km (17.4 mi).^[11]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Chiapas, Mexico, on January 19 at a depth of 28.0 km (17.4 mi).^[12]
A magnitude 6.3 struck Santa Cruz Islands, on January 19 at a depth of 50.0 km (31.1 mi).^[13]
A magnitude 6.0 struck east South Sandwich Islands, on January 19 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[14]
An extreme magnitude 7.7 struck Gujarat, India, on January 26 at a depth of 16.0 km (9.9 mi). 20,085 killed, 166,800 injuries and 339,000 houses destroyed. Many aftershocks were affected.^[15]
A magnitude 6.2 struck Papua, Indonesia, on January 29 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[16]

February

February
Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.4 M_w Indonesia
Deadliest	6.6 M_w El Salvador 315 deaths
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	14
5.0–5.9	104

A magnitude 6.0 struck Andreanof Islands, Alaska, on February 1 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[17]
A magnitude 5.1 struck Gujarat, India, on February 8 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[18] It is an aftershock of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake. Additional damage was caused, and 40 people were injured.
A strong magnitude 6.6 struck El Salvador, on February 13 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). 315 people were killed.^[19]
A magnitude 7.4 struck Sumatra, Indonesia, on February 13 at a depth of 36.0 km (22.4 mi).^[20]
A magnitude 6.1 struck south of the Fiji islands, on February 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[21]
A magnitude 6.2 struck south of the Fiji islands, on February 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[22]
A magnitude 6.1 struck Bali Sea, on February 16 at a depth of 521.0 km (323.7 mi).^[23]
A magnitude 6.2 struck Haida Gwaii, on February 17 at a depth of 20.0 km (12.4 mi).^[24]
A magnitude 4.1 struck El Salvador, on February 17 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). One person died.^{[citation needed]}
A magnitude 6.0 struck Prince Edward Islands, on February 18 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[25]
A magnitude 4.9 struck Laos, on February 19 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[26] Several people were injured and many buildings were damaged in the city of Dien Bien Phu, in neighboring Vietnam.
A magnitude 5.6 struck Sichuan, on February 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). At least three people were killed.^[27]
A magnitude 7.1 struck Molucca Sea, on February 24 at a depth of 36.0 km (22.4 mi).^[28]
A magnitude 6.2 struck Molucca Sea, on February 24 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[29]
A magnitude 6.2 struck Hindu Kush, on February 25 at a depth of 202.5 km (125.8 mi).^[30]
A magnitude 6.1 struck Sea of Okhotsk, on February 25 at a depth of 392.0 km (243.6 mi).^[31]
A magnitude 6.7 struck southeast of Loyalty Islands, on February 28 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[32]
A magnitude 6.3 struck southeast of Loyalty Islands, on February 28 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[33]
A magnitude 6.1 struck El Salvador, on February 28 at a depth of 65.3 km (40.6 mi).^[34]
A magnitude 6.8 struck Washington, on February 28 at a depth of 51.9 km (32.2 mi). One person was killed and 400 were injured.^[35]

March

March
Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	6.8 M_w, Japan
Deadliest	6.8 M_w, Japan 2 deaths
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	9
5.0–5.9	88

A magnitude 6.4 struck Macquarie Island, on March 6 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[36]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Ascension Island, on March 7 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[37]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Minahasa, on March 14 at a depth of 109.4 km (68.0 mi).^[38]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Nicobar Islands, on March 15 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[39]
A magnitude 6.0 struck offshore Valparaiso, on March 15 at a depth of 37.0 km (23.0 mi).This came just 12 hours after India event.^[40]
A magnitude 6.5 struck Banda Sea, on March 19 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[41]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Kuril Islands, on March 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[42]
A magnitude 6.8 struck Hiroshima, on March 28 at a depth of 42.0 km (26.1 mi).2 people were killed and 161 were injured^[43]

April

April
Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	6.9 M_w, Fiji
Deadliest	5.6 M_w, Yunnan 2 deaths
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	11
5.0–5.9	92

A magnitude 5.4 struck Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 3 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[44] At least eight people were injured, furniture were overturned, and waterpipes and windows were broken in Shizuoka.
A magnitude 6.4 struck Kepulauan Kai, on April 4 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[45]
A magnitude 6.2 struck Kermadec Islands, on April 7 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[46]
A magnitude 6.2 struck offshore Valparaiso, on April 7 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[47]
A magnitude 5.6 struck Yunnan, on April 12 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi), killing 2 people.^[48]
A magnitude 6.2 struck South Sandwich Islands, on April 14 at a depth of 26.0 km (16.2 mi).^[49]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Izu Islands, on April 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[50]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Solomon Islands, on April 19 at a depth of 12.0 km (7.5 mi).This is the foreshock of magnitude 6.7^[51]
A magnitude 6.2 struck Solomon Islands, on April 19 at a depth of 20.0 km (12.4 mi).This is the foreshock of magnitude 6.7^[52]
A magnitude 6.7 struck Solomon Islands, on April 19 at a depth of 17.0 km (10.6 mi).^[53]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Hokkaido, on April 26 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[54]
A magnitude 6.9 struck Fiji, on April 28 at a depth of 351.8 km (218.6 mi).^[55]
A magnitude 6.2 struck offshore Colima, on April 29 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[56]

May

May
Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	6.7 M_w, Kuril Islands
Deadliest	5.6 M_w, Sichuan 2 deaths
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	9
5.0–5.9	84

A magnitude 6.2 struck Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, on May 7 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[57]
A magnitude 5.7 struck El Salvador, on May 8 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).Killing one people.^[58]
A magnitude 6.3 struck Solomon Islands, on May 9 at a depth of 67.9 km (42.2 mi).^[59]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Fiji, on May 19 at a depth of 368.7 km (229.1 mi).^[60]
A magnitude 6.3 struck offshore Colima, on May 20 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[61]
A magnitude 5.5 struck western Sichuan, on May 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).Killing two people.^[62]
A magnitude 6.7 struck Kuril Islands, on May 25 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[63]
A magnitude 6.3 struck Java, on May 25 at a depth of 143.1 km (88.9 mi).^[64]
A magnitude 6.4 struck Fiji, on May 26 at a depth of 406.5 km (252.6 mi).^[65]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Kepulauan Tanimbar, on May 28 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[66]
A magnitude 6.4 struck Solomon Islands, on May 29 at a depth of 14.0 km (8.7 mi).^[67]

June

June
Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	8.4 M_w, Peru
Deadliest	8.4 M_w, Peru 145 deaths
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	12
5.0–5.9	140

A magnitude 5.0 struck Hindu Kush, on June 1 at a depth of 62.1 km (38.6 mi).Killing 4 people.^[68]
A magnitude 7.2 struck Kermadec Islands, on June 3 at a depth of 178.1 km (110.7 mi).^[69]
A magnitude 6.4 struck eastern New Guinea, on June 5 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[70]
A magnitude 6.0 struck eastern New Guinea, on June 5 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).This is aftershock of magnitude 6.4.^[71]
A magnitude 6.5 struck Andreanof Islands, on June 14 at a depth of 18.0 km (11.2 mi).^[72]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Pagan Island, on June 15 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[73]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Gulf of Aden, on June 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[74]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Samoa, on June 16 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[75]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Potosi, on June 19 at a depth of 146.6 km (91.1 mi).^[76]
A magnitude 4.2 struck Germany, on June 21 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).Killing one people.
A massive magnitude 8.4 struck southern Peru, on June 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). At least 145 people were killed.^[77]
A magnitude 6.1 struck southern Peru, on June 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).This is aftershock of the magnitude 8.4.^[78]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Kuril Islands, on June 24 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[79]
A magnitude 6.7 struck southern Peru, on June 26 at a depth of 24.0 km (14.9 mi).This is aftershock of the magnitude 8.4.^[80]
A magnitude 6.1 struck central East Pacific Rise, on June 26 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[81]
A magnitude 6.1 struck Potosi, on June 29 at a depth of 273.9 km (170.2 mi).^[82]

July

July
Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.6 M_w, Peru
Deadliest	4.7 M_w, Italy 4 deaths
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	10
5.0–5.9	102

A magnitude 6.1 struck New Britain, on July 1 at a depth of 28.0 km (17.4 mi).^[83]
A magnitude 6.5 struck Mariana Islands, on July 3 at a depth of 290.0 km (180.2 mi).^[84]
A magnitude 6.5 struck Fiji, on July 3 at a depth of 184.6 km (114.7 mi).^[85]
A magnitude 6.2 struck Cochabamba, on July 4 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[86]
A magnitude 6.6 struck southern Peru, on July 5 at a depth of 62.0 km (38.5 mi).This is aftershock of magnitude 8.4^[87]
A magnitude 7.6 struck southern Peru, on July 7 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).This is aftershock of magnitude 8.4.Killing one people.^[88]
A magnitude 6.2 struck New Britain, on July 8 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[89]
A magnitude 4.7 struck northern Italy, on July 17 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).Killing 4 people.
A magnitude 6.0 struck Kepulauan Kai, on July 22 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[90]
A magnitude 6.4 struck Tarapaca, on July 24 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[91]
A magnitude 6.4 struck Aegean Sea, on July 26 at a depth of 8.0 km (5.0 mi).^[92]
A magnitude 6.8 struck southern Alaska, on July 28 at a depth of 131.3 km (81.6 mi).^[93]

August

August
Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.1 M_w, North Island
Deadliest	5.8 M_w, Peru 4 deaths
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	6
5.0–5.9	117

A magnitude 6.3 struck Kamchatka Peninsula, on August 2 at a depth of 14.0 km (8.7 mi).^[94]
A magnitude 6.7 struck southern East Pacific Rise, on August 6 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[95]
A magnitude 5.8 struck central Peru, on August 9 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).Killing 4 people^[96]
A magnitude 6.4 struck Hokkaido, on August 13 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[97]
A magnitude 7.1 struck east of the North Island of New Zealand, on August 21 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[98]
A magnitude 6.2 struck Bismarck Sea, on August 23 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[99]
A magnitude 6.1 struck south of Panama, on August 25 at a depth of 24.5 km (15.2 mi).^[100]
A magnitude 6.1 struck Molucca Sea, on August 27 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[101]

September

September
Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	2 events reached magnitude 6.5
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	9
5.0–5.9	80

A magnitude 6.1 struck North Indian Ocean, on September 2 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[102]
A magnitude 6.3 struck Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, on September 2 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[103]
A magnitude 6.5 struck near the north coast of Papua, on September 11 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[104]
A magnitude 6.5 struck Fiji, on September 12 at a depth of 608.1 km (377.9 mi).^[105]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Vancouver Island, on September 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[106]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Tonga, on September 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[107]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Kepulauan Barat Daya, on September 18 at a depth of 131.8 km (81.9 mi).^[108]
A magnitude 6.4 struck Vanuatu, on September 29 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[109]
A magnitude 6.2 struck Vanuatu, on September 30 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[110]

October

October
Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.5 M_w, Banda Sea
Deadliest	5.6 M_w, Yunnan 1 deaths
7.0–7.9	3
6.0–6.9	9
5.0–5.9	110

A magnitude 6.2 struck Tonga, on October 2 at a depth of 106.9 km (66.4 mi).^[111]
A magnitude 6.2 struck near the north coast of New Guinea, on October 7 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[112]
A magnitude 6.5 struck off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, on October 8 at a depth of 48.5 km (30.1 mi).^[113]
A magnitude 6.4 struck off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, on October 8 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[114]
A magnitude 6.1 struck Haida Gwaii, on October 12 at a depth of 20.0 km (12.4 mi).^[115]
A magnitude 7.0 struck Guam, on October 12 at a depth of 37.0 km (23.0 mi).^[116]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Molucca Sea, on October 13 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[117]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Virgin Islands, on October 17 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[118]
A magnitude 7.5 struck Banda Sea, on October 19 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[119]
A magnitude 6.7 struck off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, on October 21 at a depth of 18.0 km (11.2 mi).^[120]
A magnitude 6.1 struck Vanuatu, on October 26 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[121]
A magnitude 5.6 struck Yunnan, on October 27 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).Killing one person.^[122]
A magnitude 7.0 struck New Britain, on October 31 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[123]

November

November
Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.8 M_w, Qinghai
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	11
5.0–5.9	100

A magnitude 6.3 struck Fiji, on November 5 at a depth of 561.4 km (348.8 mi).^[124]
A magnitude 6.3 struck Panama and Costa Rica, on November 9 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[125]
A magnitude 6.3 struck near the coast of Sinaloa, on November 13 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[126]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Near Islands, on November 13 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[127]
A magnitude 7.8 struck Qinghai, on November 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).Some damage was reported, but no casualties.^[128]
A magnitude 6.3 struck north of Ascension Island, on November 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[129]
A magnitude 6.2 struck Banda Sea, on November 20 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[130]
A magnitude 6.3 struck Fiji islands, on November 22 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[131]
A magnitude 6.2 struck Fiji islands, on November 22 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[132]
A magnitude 6.1 struck Hindu Kush, on November 23 at a depth of 106.5 km (66.2 mi).^[133]
A magnitude 6.0 struck Kermadec Islands, on November 27 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[134]
A magnitude 6.4 struck Chiapas, on November 28 at a depth of 84.9 km (52.8 mi).^[135]

December

December
Number by magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.1 M_w Australia
Deadliest	5.8 M_w Peru 2 deaths
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	11
5.0–5.9	77

A magnitude 6.0 struck Santa Cruz Islands, on December 2 at a depth of 100.5 km (62.4 mi).^[136]
A magnitude 6.5 struck Honshu, on December 2 at a depth of 100.5 km (62.4 mi).^[137]
A magnitude 6.5 struck Honshu, on December 2 at a depth of 123.8 km (76.9 mi).^[138]
A magnitude 6.4 struck Fiji, on December 3 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[139]
A magnitude 5.8 struck southern Peru, on December 4 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). Two people were killed.^[140]
A magnitude 6.2 struck Ryukyu Islands, on December 8 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[141]
A magnitude 6.1 struck Sulawesi, on December 9 at a depth of 156.3 km (97.1 mi).^[142]
A magnitude 6.1 struck Vanuatu, on December 12 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).^[143]
A magnitude 7.1 struck south of Australia, on December 12 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[144]
A magnitude 6.8 struck Taiwan, on December 18 at a depth of 14.0 km (8.7 mi).^[145]
A magnitude 4.5 struck Bangladesh, on December 19 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[146] 100 people were injured and some old buildings were damaged in Dhaka.
A magnitude 6.0 struck Santa Cruz Islands, on December 22 at a depth of 74.2 km (46.1 mi).^[147]
A magnitude 6.8 struck Solomon Islands, on December 23 at a depth of 74.2 km (46.1 mi).^[148]
A magnitude 6.2 struck Vanuatu, on December 27 at a depth of 153.2 km (95.2 mi).^[149]
A magnitude 6.0 struck central Peru, on December 28 at a depth of 160.6 km (99.8 mi).^[150]

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^ "M6.2 - south of the Fiji Islands". United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
^ "M6.1 - Bali Sea". United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - Haida Gwaii Region, Canada". United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Prince Edward Islands region". United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
^ "M 4.9 - 31 km W of Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam". earthquake.usgs.gov.
^ "M5.6 - western Sichuan, China". United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
^ "M7.1 - Molucca Sea". United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - Molucca Sea". United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
^ "M6.1 - Sea of Okhotsk". United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
^ "M6.7 - southeast of the Loyalty Islands". United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
^ "M6.3 - southeast of the Loyalty Islands". United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
^ "M6.1 - El Salvador". United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
^ "M6.8 - Puget Sound region, Washington". United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
^ "M6.4 - Macquarie Island region". United States Geological Survey. August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Ascension Island region". United States Geological Survey. August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Nicobar Islands, India region". United States Geological Survey. August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - offshore Valparaiso, Chile". United States Geological Survey. August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
^ "M6.5 - Banda Sea". United States Geological Survey. August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Kuril Islands". United States Geological Survey. August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
^ "M6.8 - western Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
^ "M 5.4 - 10 km NE of Mori, Japan". earthquake.usgs.gov.
^ "M6.4 - Kepulauan Kai, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - Kermadec Islands region". United States Geological Survey. August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
^ "M6.7 - off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile". United States Geological Survey. August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
^ "M5.6 - Yunnan, China". United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - South Sandwich Islands region". United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Izu Islands, Japan region". United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Solomon Islands". United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - Solomon Islands". United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
^ "M6.7 - Solomon Islands". United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Hokkaido, Japan region". United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
^ "M6.9 - Fiji region". United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - offshore Colima, Mexico". United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge". United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "M5.7 - El Salvador". United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "M6.3 - Solomon Islands". United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Fiji region". United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "M6.3 - offshore Colima, Mexico". United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "M5.5 - western Sichuan, China". United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "M6.7 - Kuril Islands". United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "M6.3 - Java, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "M6.4 - Fiji region". United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Kepulauan Tanimbar, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "M6.4 - Solomon Islands". United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "M5.0 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "M7.2 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand". United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "M6.4 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "M6.5 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Gulf of Aden". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Samoa Islands region". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Potosi, Bolivia". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M8.4 - near the coast of southern Peru". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.1 - near the coast of southern Peru". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Kuril Islands". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.7 - near the coast of southern Peru". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.1 - central East Pacific Rise". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.1 - Potosi, Bolivia". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.1 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.5 - Mariana Islands region". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.5 - Fiji region". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - Cochabamba, Bolivia". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.6 - near the coast of southern Peru". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M7.6 - near the coast of southern Peru". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Kepulauan Kai, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.4 - Tarapaca, Chile". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.4 - Aegean Sea". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.8 - Southern Alaska". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.3 - near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.7 - southern East Pacific Rise". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M5.8 - central Peru". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.4 - Hokkaido, Japan region". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M7.1 - east of the North Island of New Zealand". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - Bismarck Sea". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.1 - south of Panama". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.1 - Molucca Sea". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.1 - North Indian Ocean". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.3 - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.5 - near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.5 - Fiji region". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Vancouver Island, Canada region". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Vancouver Island, Canada region". United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
^ "M6.4 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey. August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey. August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - Tonga". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.5 - off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.4 - off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.1 - Haida Gwaii, Canada". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M7.0 - Guam region". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Molucca Sea". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Virgin Islands region". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M7.5 - Banda Sea". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.7 - off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.1 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M5.6 - Yunnan, China". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M7.0 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.3 - Fiji region". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.1 - Panama-Costa Rica border region". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.1 - near the coast of Sinaloa, Mexico". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Near Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M7.8 - southern Qinghai, China". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.3 - north of Ascension Island". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - Banda Sea". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.3 - Fiji". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - Fiji". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.1 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - south of the Kermadec Islands". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.4 - Chiapas, Mexico". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - Santa Cruz Islands". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ "M6.5 - eastern Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ "M6.5 - eastern Honshu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ "M6.4 - Fiji region". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ "M5.8 - southern Peru". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - Ryukyu Islands, Japan". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ "M6.1 - Sulawesi, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ "M6.1 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ "M7.1 - south of Australia". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ "M6.8 - Taiwan region". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ "M 4.5 - 9 km SSW of Dhaka, Bangladesh". earthquake.usgs.gov.
^ "M6.0 - Santa Cruz Islands". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ "M6.8 - Solomon Islands". United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ "M6.2 - Vanuatu". United States Geological Survey. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ "M6.0 - central Peru". United States Geological Survey. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.

v t e ← Earthquakes in 2001 →
January	1st El Salvador (7.6, Jan 13) † Gujarat (7.9, Jan 26) † ‡
February	2nd El Salvador(6.6, Feb 13) † Nisqually (6.8, Feb 28)
March	Geiyo (6.7, March 24)
June	Peru (8.4, Jun 23) †
November	Kunlun (7.8, Nov 14)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

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