List of earthquakes in 2001

Earthquakes in 2001

class=notpageimage| 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 Mw   Peru
Deadliest	7.7 Mw   India 20,023 deaths
Total fatalities	21,463
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0–8.9	1
7.0–7.9	14
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	20,023	7.7	India, Gujarat	XII (Extreme)	16.0	January 26
2	952	7.7	El Salvador, La Libertad offshore	VIII (Severe)	60.0	January 13
3	315	6.6	El Salvador, Cuscatlán	IX (Violent)	10.0	February 13
4	145	8.4	Peru, Arequipa offshore	XII (Extreme)	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 offshore	XII (Extreme)	33.0	June 23
2	7.8	0	China, Qinghai	X (Extreme)	10.0	November 14
3	7.7	952	El Salvador, La Libertad offshore	VIII (Severe)	60.0	January 13
3	7.7	20,023	India, Gujarat	XII (Extreme)	16.0	January 26
4	7.6	1	Peru, Arequipa offshore	VII (Very strong)	33.0	July 7
5	7.5	0	Indonesia, Southeast Sulawesi offshore	VII (Very strong)	33.0	October 19
5	7.5	0	Philippines, Davao offshore	VIII (Severe)	33.0	January 1
6	7.4	0	Indonesia, Bengkulu offshore	VII (Very strong)	36.0	February 13
7	7.2	0	New Zealand, Kermadec Islands offshore	V (Moderate)	178.1	June 3
8	7.1	0	New Zealand, Gisborne offshore	VII (Very strong)	33.0	August 21
8	7.1	0	Vanuatu, Sanma offshore	VII (Very strong)	103.0	January 9
8	7.1	0	south of Australia	V (Moderate)	10.0	December 12
8	7.1	0	Indonesia, North Maluku offshore	VII (Very strong)	36.0	February 24
9	7.0	0	Guam offshore	VII (Very strong)	37.0	October 12
9	7.0	0	Papua New Guinea, West New Britain	VII (Very strong)	33.0	October 31

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

By month

January

January

Strongest magnitude	7.7 Mw   India 7.7 Mw   El Salvador
Deadliest	7.7 Mw India 20,023 deaths
Total fatalities	20,979
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	4
6.0–6.9	10
5.0–5.9	122

Collapsed buildings in Bhuj, Gujarat

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1 [1]	Philippines, Davao offshore, 21 km (13 mi) southeast of Lukatan	7.5	33.0	VIII [2]	-	-	-
1 [3]	Philippines, Davao offshore, 67 km (42 mi) southeast of Lukatan	6.8	33.0	VII [2]	Aftershock of the 7.5 event nearly two hours earlier.	-	-
2 [4]	Philippines, Davao offshore, 51 km (32 mi) southeast of Lukatan	6.4	33.0	VII [2]	Aftershock of the 7.5 event a day prior.	-	-
2 [5]	Solomon Islands, Malkira-Ulawa offshore, 96 km (60 mi) southeast of Kirakira	6.0	33.0	VII [2]	-	-	-
9 [6]	Vanuatu, Sanma offshore, 16 km (9.9 mi) northeast of Port Olry	7.1	103.0	VII	-	-	-
10 [7]	United States, Alaska offshore, 47 km (29 mi) south of Old Harbor	6.9	36.4	VIII [2]	-	-	-
11 [8]	Canada, British Columbia offshore, 247 km (153 mi) southwest of Port McNeill	6.0	10.0	-	-	-	-
13 [9]	El Salvador, La Libertad offshore, 28 km (17 mi) south-southwest of Puerto El Triunfo	7.7	60.0	VIII	Further information: January 2001 El Salvador earthquake	952	5,565
15 [10]	Mid-Indian Ridge	6.4	10.0	-	-	-	-
16 [11]	Indonesia, Bengkulu offshore, 60 km (37 mi) west-southwest of Bengkulu	6.0	33.0	V	Foreshock of the 6.9 event eight seconds later.	-	-
16 [12]	Indonesia, Bengkulu offshore, 59 km (37 mi) west-southwest of Bengkulu	6.9	28.0	VI	-	-	-
19 [13]	Mexico, Chiapas, 6 km (3.7 mi) north-northeast of Hidalgo	6.0	93.2	V	-	-	-
19 [14]	Mexico, Temotu, 121 km (75 mi) south-southeast of Lata	6.3	50.0	VII [2]	-	-	-
19 [15]	east of the South Sandwich Islands	6.0	33.0	-	-	-	-
26 [16]	India, Gujarat, 17 km (11 mi) northwest of Bhachau	7.7	16.0	XII [17]	Further information: 2001 Gujarat earthquake	20,023	166,951
29 [18]	Indonesia, West Papua offshore, 83 km (52 mi) west-northwest of Manokwari	6.2	33.0	IX [2]	-	-	-

February

February

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

A stretch of Washington State Route 302 near Allyn, Washington, damaged after the earthquake.

• A magnitude 6.0 struck Andreanof Islands, Alaska, on February 1 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[19]
• A magnitude 5.1 struck Gujarat, India, on February 8 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[20] 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. ^[21]
• A magnitude 7.4 struck Sumatra, Indonesia, on February 13 at a depth of 36.0 km (22.4 mi). ^[22]
• A magnitude 6.1 struck south of the Fiji islands, on February 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[23]
• A magnitude 6.2 struck south of the Fiji islands, on February 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[24]
• A magnitude 6.1 struck Bali Sea, on February 16 at a depth of 521.0 km (323.7 mi). ^[25]
• A magnitude 6.2 struck Haida Gwaii, on February 17 at a depth of 20.0 km (12.4 mi). ^[26]
• 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). ^[27]
• A magnitude 4.9 struck Laos, on February 19 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[28] 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. ^[29]
• A magnitude 7.1 struck Molucca Sea, on February 24 at a depth of 36.0 km (22.4 mi). ^[30]
• A magnitude 6.2 struck Molucca Sea, on February 24 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[31]
• A magnitude 6.2 struck Hindu Kush, on February 25 at a depth of 202.5 km (125.8 mi). ^[32]
• A magnitude 6.1 struck Sea of Okhotsk, on February 25 at a depth of 392.0 km (243.6 mi). ^[33]
• A magnitude 6.7 struck southeast of Loyalty Islands, on February 28 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[34]
• A magnitude 6.3 struck southeast of Loyalty Islands, on February 28 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[35]
• A magnitude 6.1 struck El Salvador, on February 28 at a depth of 65.3 km (40.6 mi). ^[36]
• 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. ^[37]

March

March

Strongest magnitude	6.8 Mw, Japan
Deadliest	6.8 Mw, Japan 2 deaths
Number by magnitude
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). ^[38]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Ascension Island, on March 7 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[39]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Minahasa, on March 14 at a depth of 109.4 km (68.0 mi). ^[40]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Nicobar Islands, on March 15 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[41]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck offshore Valparaíso, on March 15 at a depth of 37.0 km (23.0 mi).This came just 12 hours after India event. ^[42]
• A magnitude 6.5 struck Banda Sea, on March 19 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[43]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Kuril Islands, on March 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[44]
• 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 ^[45]

April

April

Strongest magnitude	6.9 Mw, Fiji
Deadliest	5.6 Mw, Yunnan 2 deaths
Number by magnitude
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). ^[46] 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). ^[47]
• A magnitude 6.2 struck Kermadec Islands, on April 7 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[48]
• A magnitude 6.2 struck offshore Valparaíso, on April 7 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[49]
• A magnitude 5.6 struck Yunnan, on April 12 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi), killing 2 people. ^[50]
• A magnitude 6.2 struck South Sandwich Islands, on April 14 at a depth of 26.0 km (16.2 mi). ^[51]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Izu Islands, on April 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[52]
• 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 ^[53]
• 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 ^[54]
• A magnitude 6.7 struck Solomon Islands, on April 19 at a depth of 17.0 km (10.6 mi). ^[55]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Hokkaido, on April 26 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[56]
• A magnitude 6.9 struck Fiji, on April 28 at a depth of 351.8 km (218.6 mi). ^[57]
• A magnitude 6.2 struck offshore Colima, on April 29 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[58]

May

May

Strongest magnitude	6.7 Mw, Kuril Islands
Deadliest	5.6 Mw, Sichuan 2 deaths
Number by magnitude
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). ^[59]
• A magnitude 5.7 struck El Salvador, on May 8 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi), killing one person. ^[60]
• A magnitude 6.3 struck Solomon Islands, on May 9 at a depth of 67.9 km (42.2 mi). ^[61]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Fiji, on May 19 at a depth of 368.7 km (229.1 mi). ^[62]
• A magnitude 6.3 struck offshore Colima, on May 20 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[63]
• A magnitude 5.5 struck western Sichuan, on May 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi), killing two people. ^[64]
• A magnitude 6.7 struck Kuril Islands, on May 25 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[65]
• A magnitude 6.3 struck Java, on May 25 at a depth of 143.1 km (88.9 mi). ^[66]
• A magnitude 6.4 struck Fiji, on May 26 at a depth of 406.5 km (252.6 mi). ^[67]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Kepulauan Tanimbar, on May 28 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[68]
• A magnitude 6.4 struck Solomon Islands, on May 29 at a depth of 14.0 km (8.7 mi). ^[69]

June

June

Strongest magnitude	8.4 Mw, Peru
Deadliest	8.4 Mw, Peru 145 deaths
Number by magnitude
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. ^[70]
• A magnitude 7.2 struck Kermadec Islands, on June 3 at a depth of 178.1 km (110.7 mi). ^[71]
• A magnitude 6.4 struck eastern New Guinea, on June 5 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[72]
• 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. ^[73]
• A magnitude 6.5 struck Andreanof Islands, on June 14 at a depth of 18.0 km (11.2 mi). ^[74]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Pagan Island, on June 15 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[75]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Gulf of Aden, on June 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[76]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Samoa, on June 16 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[77]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Potosi, on June 19 at a depth of 146.6 km (91.1 mi). ^[78]
• 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. ^[79]
• 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. ^[80]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Kuril Islands, on June 24 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[81]
• 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. ^[82]
• A magnitude 6.1 struck central East Pacific Rise, on June 26 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[83]
• A magnitude 6.1 struck Potosi, on June 29 at a depth of 273.9 km (170.2 mi). ^[84]

July

July

Strongest magnitude	7.6 Mw, Peru
Deadliest	4.7 Mw, Italy 4 deaths
Number by magnitude
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). ^[85]
• A magnitude 6.5 struck Mariana Islands, on July 3 at a depth of 290.0 km (180.2 mi). ^[86]
• A magnitude 6.5 struck Fiji, on July 3 at a depth of 184.6 km (114.7 mi). ^[87]
• A magnitude 6.2 struck Cochabamba, on July 4 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[88]
• 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 ^[89]
• 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. ^[90]
• A magnitude 6.2 struck New Britain, on July 8 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[91]
• 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 6.1 struck Gulf of Aden, on July 19 at a depth of 13.0 km (8.1 mi). ^[92]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Kai Islands, on July 22 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[93]
• A magnitude 6.4 struck Tarapaca, on July 24 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[94]
• A magnitude 6.4 struck Aegean Sea, on July 26 at a depth of 8.0 km (5.0 mi). ^[95]
• A magnitude 6.8 struck southern Alaska, on July 28 at a depth of 131.3 km (81.6 mi). ^[96]

August

August

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw, North Island
Deadliest	5.8 Mw, Peru 4 deaths
Number by magnitude
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). ^[97]
• A magnitude 6.7 struck southern East Pacific Rise, on August 6 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[98]
• A magnitude 5.8 struck central Peru, on August 9 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).Killing 4 people ^[99]
• A magnitude 6.4 struck Hokkaido, on August 13 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[100]
• 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). ^[101]
• A magnitude 6.2 struck Bismarck Sea, on August 23 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[102]
• A magnitude 6.1 struck south of Panama, on August 25 at a depth of 24.5 km (15.2 mi). ^[103]
• A magnitude 6.1 struck Molucca Sea, on August 27 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[104]
• A magnitude 6.4 struck Gulf of Aden, on August 31 at a depth of 15.0 km (9.3 mi). ^[105]

September

September

Strongest magnitude	2 events reached magnitude 6.5
Number by magnitude
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). ^[106]
• A magnitude 6.3 struck Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, on September 2 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[107]
• A magnitude 6.5 struck near the north coast of Papua, on September 11 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[108]
• A magnitude 6.5 struck Fiji, on September 12 at a depth of 608.1 km (377.9 mi). ^[109]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Vancouver Island, on September 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[110]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Tonga, on September 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[111]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Kepulauan Barat Daya, on September 18 at a depth of 131.8 km (81.9 mi). ^[112]
• A magnitude 6.4 struck Vanuatu, on September 29 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[113]
• A magnitude 6.2 struck Vanuatu, on September 30 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[114]

October

October

Strongest magnitude	7.5 Mw, Banda Sea
Deadliest	5.6 Mw, Yunnan 1 deaths
Number by magnitude
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). ^[115]
• 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). ^[116]
• 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). ^[117]
• 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). ^[118]
• A magnitude 6.1 struck Haida Gwaii, on October 12 at a depth of 20.0 km (12.4 mi). ^[119]
• A magnitude 7.0 struck Guam, on October 12 at a depth of 37.0 km (23.0 mi). ^[120]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Molucca Sea, on October 13 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[121]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Virgin Islands, on October 17 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[122]
• A magnitude 7.5 struck Banda Sea, on October 19 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[123]
• 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). ^[124]
• A magnitude 6.1 struck Vanuatu, on October 26 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[125]
• A magnitude 5.6 struck Yunnan, on October 27 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).Killing one person. ^[126]
• A magnitude 7.0 struck New Britain, on October 31 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[127]

November

November

Strongest magnitude	7.8 Mw, Qinghai
Number by magnitude
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). ^[128]
• A magnitude 6.3 struck Panama and Costa Rica, on November 9 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[129]
• A magnitude 6.3 struck near the coast of Sinaloa, on November 13 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[130]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Near Islands, on November 13 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[131]
• 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. ^[132]
• A magnitude 6.3 struck north of Ascension Island, on November 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[133]
• A magnitude 6.2 struck Banda Sea, on November 20 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[134]
• A magnitude 6.3 struck Fiji islands, on November 22 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[135]
• A magnitude 6.2 struck Fiji islands, on November 22 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[136]
• A magnitude 6.1 struck Hindu Kush, on November 23 at a depth of 106.5 km (66.2 mi). ^[137]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck Kermadec Islands, on November 27 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[138]
• A magnitude 6.4 struck Chiapas, on November 28 at a depth of 84.9 km (52.8 mi). ^[139]

December

December

Strongest magnitude	7.1 Mw   Australia
Deadliest	5.8 Mw   Peru 2 deaths
Number by magnitude
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). ^[140]
• A magnitude 6.5 struck Honshu, on December 2 at a depth of 100.5 km (62.4 mi). ^[141]
• A magnitude 6.5 struck Honshu, on December 2 at a depth of 123.8 km (76.9 mi). ^[142]
• A magnitude 6.4 struck Fiji, on December 3 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[143]
• A magnitude 5.8 struck southern Peru, on December 4 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). Two people were killed. ^[144]
• A magnitude 6.2 struck Ryukyu Islands, on December 8 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[145]
• A magnitude 6.1 struck Sulawesi, on December 9 at a depth of 156.3 km (97.1 mi). ^[146]
• A magnitude 6.1 struck Vanuatu, on December 12 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). ^[147]
• A magnitude 7.1 struck south of Australia, on December 12 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[148]
• A magnitude 6.8 struck Taiwan, on December 18 at a depth of 14.0 km (8.7 mi). ^[149]
• A magnitude 4.5 struck Bangladesh, on December 19 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). ^[150] 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). ^[151]
• A magnitude 6.8 struck Solomon Islands, on December 23 at a depth of 74.2 km (46.1 mi). ^[152]
• A magnitude 6.2 struck Vanuatu, on December 27 at a depth of 153.2 km (95.2 mi). ^[153]
• A magnitude 6.0 struck central Peru, on December 28 at a depth of 160.6 km (99.8 mi). ^[154]

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