This is a list of earthquakes in 2012. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to

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time. Two huge 8 magnitude earthquakes (8.6 and 8.2) struck

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

in April, but caused little damage, and no tsunami. The deadliest quake occurred in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

, while other destructive tremors were observed in

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

, or

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

Compared to other years

Overall

By death toll

* Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

* Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

By month

January

February

* A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near island of

Negros Negros (, , ) is the fourth largest and third most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of . The coastal zone of the southern part of Negros is identified as a site of highest marine biodiversity importance in the Coral Tr ...

, and

Cebu Cebu ( ; ), officially the Province of Cebu (; ), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets. The coastal zone of Cebu is identified as a ...

, Philippines on February 6, at a depth of 20 km, killing 113 people.USGS Deaths From Earthquakes in 2012
* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near the island of

, on February 6, at a depth of 15 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck west coast of

Quepos Quepos () is a district of the canton of Quepos, in the province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Toponymy The town is named for the native Quepo Indians who inhabited the place in the colonial era. History The area was home to the native Quepoa peop ...

, on February 13, at a depth of 11 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck east of

Honshū , historically known as , is the largest of the four main islands of Japan. It lies between the Pacific Ocean (east) and the Sea of Japan (west). It is the seventh-largest island in the world, and the second-most populous after the Indonesian ...

, on February 14, at a depth of 10 km. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near Kirakira, on February 14, at a depth of 54.7 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of

Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

, on February 15, at a depth of 10 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Chiapas on February 16. * A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck southwestern

Siberia Siberia ( ; , ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has formed a part of the sovereign territory of Russia and its predecessor states ...

, Russia on February 26, at a depth of 11.7 km.

March

* A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off New Caledonia on the March 3, at a depth of 15.2 km. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northern Sasowa, near

Añatuya Añatuya is a city in the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. It has 23,286 inhabitants as per the , and is the head town of the General Taboada Department. It lies on the southeast of the province, east of the Salado River, and about 150& ...

, on March 5, at a depth of 550 km. * A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Vanuatu, near

Isangel Isangel is a town in Vanuatu. Located on the island of Tanna, it is the provincial administrative capital of Tafea Province. Population The town has a population of about 1,200, most of them Melanesians; the major languages of the area are Le ...

, on March 9, at a depth of 31.7 km. * A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, on March 14, at a depth of 26.6 km. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore

Chiba Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama ...

Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

, on March 14, at a depth of 9.5 km. One person died of a heart attack. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea, near Kimbe, New Britain, on March 14, at a depth of 47.8 km. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near Abepura, Indonesia, on March 20, at a depth of 67 km. * A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck

Oaxaca Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 munici ...

, Mexico, on March 20, at a depth of 20 km, killing 2 people. * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

, Papua New Guinea on March 21, at a depth of 105.9 km. * A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Chile, near

Talca Talca () is a city and commune in Chile located about south of Santiago, and is the capital of both Talca Province and Maule Region (7th Region of Chile). As of the 2012 census, the city had a population of 201,142. The city is an important ...

, on March 25, at a depth of 34.8 km. One person died of a heart attack. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck maritime territory of Mexico, between

Acapulco Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , ; ), is a city and Port of Acapulco, major seaport in the Political divisions of Mexico, state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Located on a deep, semicirc ...

and

Clipperton Island Clipperton Island ( ; ), also known as Clipperton Atoll and previously as Clipperton's Rock, is an uninhabited French coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The only French territory in the North Pacific, Clipperton is from Paris, France ...

, on March 26, at a depth of 9 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit near the east coast of Honshū Japan, on March 27, at a depth of 10 km.

April

* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Cuajinicuilapa,

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

on April 2, at a depth of 9.1 km. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea, near Taron, on April 6, at a depth of 85.4 km. * A magnitude 8.6 earthquake hit Indonesia, off northern

Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ...

, on April 11 at a depth of 22.9 km followed by several aftershocks including an 8.2. Ten people were killed and several others injured. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near the southeast coast of

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

on April 11 at a depth of 10 km. * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit Mexico, near

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, compose the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The stat ...

, on April 11, at a depth of 20 km. * A magnitude 6.2 struck

Baja California Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of B ...

, Mexico on April 12 followed by a strong aftershock of 6.9. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Drake Passage, near

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

and

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

, on April 14, at a depth of 9.9 km. * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck near

, Vanuatu, on April 14 at a depth of 8.0 km. * A magnitude 6.2 struck off the coast of

, Indonesia, on April 15 at a depth of 15.2 km. * A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Chile, near

Valparaíso Valparaíso () is a major city, Communes of Chile, commune, Port, seaport, and naval base facility in the Valparaíso Region of Chile. Valparaíso was originally named after Valparaíso de Arriba, in Castilla–La Mancha, Castile-La Mancha, Spain ...

, on April 17, at a depth of 37 km. One person died of a heart attack and another due to the loss of power at a local hospital. * A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea, about 137 km north of

Lae Lae (, , later ) is the capital of Morobe Province and is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is located near the delta of the Markham River on the northern coast of Huon Gulf. It is at the start of the Highlands Highway, which is ...

, on April 17 at a depth of 208.2 km. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck east of the

South Sandwich Islands The South Sandwich Islands () are a chain of uninhabited volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. They are administered as part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The chain lies in the sub-A ...

, on April 17 at a depth of 1 km. * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia, on April 21 at a depth of 29.8 km. * A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit Tonga, near Neiafu, on April 28, at a depth of 129.4 km.

May

* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of

Chiapas Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises Municipalities of Chiapas, 124 municipalities and its capital and large ...

on May 1, at a depth of 14 km. * A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the western part of

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

on May 7, at a depth of 23 km. 35 people were injured as well as 3,100 buildings were damaged. Some damage also occurred in

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

. * A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck

Tajikistan Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital city, capital and most populous city. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, south, Uzbekistan to ...

on May 12, at a depth of 10 km. One person was killed. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

-Chile border on May 14, at a depth of 98.3 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

New Britain New Britain () is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea (or with an island hop of Umboi Island, Umboi the Dampie ...

region of

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...

on May 16, at a depth of 154 km. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck about 600 km off the coast of

Aisén Region Aisén or Aysén may refer to: Places *Aysén, Chile, a commune in Aysén Province *Aysén Region The Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region (, , '), often shortened to Aysén Region or Aisén,Examples of name usage1, official reg ...

of Chile on May 18, at a depth of 10 km. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Emilia region on May 20, at a depth of 5.1 km. Seven people died and over 50 others were injured. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck about 180 km off the east coast of

Japan on May 20, at a depth of 15 km. * A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 24 km west of

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

's capital

Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...

on May 22, at a depth of 9.4 km. A woman who suffered a heart attack was the only indirect fatality. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck about 100 km northeast of

Hokkaido is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr ...

Japan on May 23, at a depth of 40.7 km. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit 600 km northwest of

Tromsø Tromsø is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The city is located on the is ...

Norway on May 24, at a depth of 8.8 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck about 225 km northwest of

Iwo Jima is one of the Japanese Volcano Islands, which lie south of the Bonin Islands and together with them make up the Ogasawara Subprefecture, Ogasawara Archipelago. Together with the Izu Islands, they make up Japan's Nanpō Islands. Although sout ...

, in the

Bonin Islands The Bonin Islands, also known as the , is a list of islands of Japan, Japanese archipelago of over 30 subtropical and Island#Tropical islands, tropical islands located around SSE of Tokyo and northwest of Guam. The group as a whole has a total ...

region of Japan on May 26, at a depth of 472.6 km. * A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck about 117 km east of

Santiago del Estero Santiago del Estero (, Spanish for ''Saint-James-Upon-The-Lagoon'') is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina. It has a population of 252,192 inhabitants, () making it the twelfth largest city in the country, with a sur ...

on May 28, at a depth of 588 km. * A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Medolla, Italy on May 29, at a depth of 9.6 km. Twenty people died.

June

* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 8 km southeast of

Yacuiba Yacuiba is a city in southern Bolivia and the capital city of Gran Chaco Province in the Tarija Department. It lies three kilometers from the Argentina, Argentine border. It has a population of approximately 97,000 and lies above sea level. Yacui ...

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

and 54 km north-northeast of

Tartagal, Salta Tartagal () is a Tropics, tropical city in northern Argentina, in the province of Salta Province, Salta. It is located in the northeast of the province, within the General José de San Martín Department, of which it is the capital. It is located ...

on 2 June, at a depth of 519.6 km. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southern pacific coast of Costa Rica Punta Burica, on June 3, at a depth of 10 km. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean 346 km south of

David David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

on 4 June, at a depth of 7 km. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean 323 km south of

on 4 June, at a depth of 5.9 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

Arequipa Arequipa (; Aymara language, Aymara and ), also known by its nicknames of ''Ciudad Blanca'' (Spanish for "White City") and ''León del Sur'' (Spanish for "South's Lion"), is a city in Peru and the capital of the eponymous Arequipa (province), ...

on 7 June, at a depth of 99.7 km. * Two earthquakes measuring 5.4 and 5.7 struck

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

on June 11, collapsing buildings and triggering landslides, one of which buried the village of Sayi Hazara. 75 people were reported dead as a result of the landslide. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit the Philippines near Dagupan, Luzon, on June 16, at a depth of 35.3 km. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean 28 km southeast of Ofunato, Japan on 18 June, at a depth of 36 km. * A magnitude 6.0 quake struck 24 km northwest of

Macquarie Island Macquarie Island is a subantarctic island in the south-western Pacific Ocean, about halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica. It has been governed as a part of Tasmania, Australia, since 1880. It became a Protected areas of Tasmania, Tasmania ...

Australia, on June 22, at a depth of 9.9 km. * A magnitude 6.1 quake struck near the east coast of

Kamchatka The Kamchatka Peninsula (, ) is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about . The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and western coastlines, respectively. Immediately offshore along the Pacific ...

on June 24, at a depth of 17 km. * A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

–

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

border region of China on June 24, at a depth of 9.3 km (5.8 miles). At least four people died, and more than 150 others were injured. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Northern

Xinjiang Xinjiang,; , SASM/GNC romanization, SASM/GNC: Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Sinkiang, officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People' ...

on June 30, at a depth of 10 km.

July

* A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck New Zealand, near the

Cook Strait Cook Strait () is a strait that separates the North Island, North and South Islands of New Zealand. The strait connects the Tasman Sea on the northwest with the South Pacific Ocean on the southeast. It is wide at its narrowest point,McLintock, ...

, on 3 July at a depth of 236.1 km. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (; ), is an island country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, east o ...

, on July 6, at a depth of 162.7 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 268 km East of

Kurilsk Kurilsk (; ''Shana-mura'') is a town and the administrative center of Kurilsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the island of Iturup. Population: History Ainu have been known to inhabit the present site of Kurilsk since the ...

, Russia, on July 8, at a depth of 20 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

Kuril Islands The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands are a volcanic archipelago administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the Russian Far East. The islands stretch approximately northeast from Hokkaido in Japan to Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia, separating the ...

on July 20, at a depth of 22.7 km. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck

on July 20. * A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck

Yangzhou Yangzhou is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province, East China. Sitting on the north bank of the Yangtze, it borders the provincial capital Nanjing to the southwest, Huai'an to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Taizhou, Jiangsu, ...

on July 20, at a depth of 13.9 km. 1 death is confirmed. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck

Simeulue Simeulue is an island of Indonesia, off the west coast of Sumatra. It covers an area of 1,754 square kilometre (677 square miles), including minor offshore islands. It had a population of 80,674 at the 2010 census and 92,865 at the 2020 census ...

, Indonesia, on July 25, at a depth of 22 km. One man died while fleeing his home. * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...

, on July 25, at a depth of 22.9 km. * A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 386 km (240 mi) NE of

Rodrigues Rodrigues ( ; Mauritian Creole, Creole: ) is a Autonomous administrative division, autonomous Outer islands of Mauritius, outer island of the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, about east of Mauritius. It is part of the Mascarene Isl ...

, 976 km (606 mi) ENE of

Mauritius Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Ag ...

on July 26, at a depth of 9.8 km. * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck near New Ireland, Papua New Guinea on July 26, at a depth of 43.4 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Guatemala's Pacific Coast ( Ocos) and felt in

, México on July 29, 2012, at a depth of 35.5 km.

August

* A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Central

on August 2, at a depth of 143.3 km. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near New Ireland,

, on August 2, at a depth of 70.6 km. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 96 km southeast of

Nikolski, Alaska Nikolski (''Chalukax̂'' in Aleut; ) is a census-designated place (CDP) on Umnak Island in Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 39 at the 2020 census, up from 18 in 2010. Nikolski is on Nikolski Bay, off the sou ...

on August 10, at a depth of 13.1 km. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Iran, near

Ahar Ahar () is a city in the Central District of Ahar County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Ahar was the capital of Karadag Khanate in 18th and 19th centuries. History Ahar is one ...

, on August 11, at a depth of 9.9 km. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Iran, near

Tabriz Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the distric ...

, on August 11, at a depth of 9.8 km. * A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit the

Sea of Okhotsk The Sea of Okhotsk; Historically also known as , or as ; ) is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean. It is located between Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, Japan's island of Hokkaido on the sou ...

on August 14, at a depth of 625.9 km. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck

Sulawesi Sulawesi ( ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the List of islands by area, world's 11th-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Min ...

, Indonesia, on August 18, at a depth of 19.9 km, killing six people. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck

, on August 19, at a depth of 77.3 km. * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck

Molucca Sea The Molucca Sea (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Laut Maluku'') is located in the western Pacific Ocean, around the vicinity of Indonesia, specifically bordered by the Indonesian Islands of Sulawesi, Celebes (Sulawesi) to the west, Halmahera t ...

, on August 26, at a depth of 91.9 km. * A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck offshore

El Salvador El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is S ...

, on August 26, at a depth of 20.3 km. It generated a 6-meter-high tsunami, injuring more than 40 people. * A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck

Jan Mayen Jan Mayen () is a Norway, Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean with no permanent population. It is long (southwest-northeast) and in area, partly covered by glaciers (an area of around the Beerenberg volcano). It has two parts: la ...

, on August 30, at a depth of 9.9 km. * A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck offshore the

, near Guiuan, Samar on August 31, at a depth of 33 km. One person was killed and another injured.

September

* A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Indonesia, near South of Java, on September 3, at a depth of 8.8 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 190 km northwest of

Sola, Vanuatu Sola is the capital village of Torba Province in Vanuatu. It is on the island of Vanua Lava. Near the village of Sola is the volcano Mount Suretamate (also called Sürétimiat or Sere'ama). The Selva and Alket rivers pass north of the village. ...

, on September 5, at a depth of 17.6 km. * A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck

Nicoya Peninsula The Nicoya Peninsula () is a peninsula on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It is divided into two provinces: Guanacaste Province in the north, and the Puntarenas Province in the south. It is located at . It varies from in width and is about lon ...

in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on September 5, at a depth of 35 km. * Two quakes measuring 5.6 struck China's

Yunnan Province Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

on September 7, at a depth of 9.9 km. At least 81 deaths and 821 injuries were reported, with more than 20,000 homes damaged. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the north coast of Papua, Indonesia, on September 8, at a depth of 14.1 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the

, Russia, on September 9, at a depth of 58.7 km. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia, on September 14, at a depth of 19.8 km. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the La Paz

, on September 26, at a depth of 10.1 km. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the Tanaga Volcano,

Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...

, on September 26, at a depth of 9.9 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Pinotepa Nacional,

, on September 29, at depth of 20 km. * A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near Isnos, Colombia, on September 30, at a depth of 170 km.

October

* A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Miyako, on October 2, at depth of 9.7 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore

in the

Gulf of California The Gulf of California (), also known as the Sea of Cortés (''Mar de Cortés'') or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermilion Sea (''Mar Vermejo''), is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean that separates the Baja California peninsula from ...

, on October 8, at depth of 9.9 km. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore

in the

Banda Sea The Banda Sea (, , ) is one of four seas that surround the Maluku Islands of Indonesia, connected to the Pacific Ocean, but surrounded by hundreds of islands, including Timor, as well as the Halmahera Sea, Halmahera and Ceram Seas. It is about ...

, on October 8, at depth of 34.7 km. * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the

Balleny Islands The Balleny Islands () are a series of uninhabited islands in the Southern Ocean extending from 66°15' to 67°35'S and 162°30' to 165°00'E. The group extends for about in a northwest–southeast direction. The islands are heavily glaciate ...

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. ...

on October 9, at depth of 10.2 km. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Los Andes, on October 11. * A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Dobo, on October 12, at depth of 24.7 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

Celebes Sea The Celebes Sea ( ; ) or Sulawesi 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 Sulawes ...

on October 17, at depth of 337.4 km. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck

, on October 21, at depth of 35.6 km. * A magnitude 6.0 struck

Izu Islands The are a group of volcanic islands stretching south and east from the Izu Peninsula of Honshū, Japan. Administratively, they form two towns and six villages; all part of Tokyo Prefecture. The largest is Izu Ōshima, usually called simply Ōsh ...

, on October 23, at depth of 446 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck west of

New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...

, on October 23, at a depth of 127 km. * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Hojancha,

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

on October 24, at depth of 20.1 km. * A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck

Mormanno Mormanno ( Calabrian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is located in the heart of the National Park of Pollino, near the course of the Lao River. It is home to a Cathedral in Neap ...

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

, on October 25, at depth of 3.8 km. 1 indirect death was reported, along with moderate damage. * A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the

Haida Gwaii Haida Gwaii (; / , literally "Islands of the Haida people"), previously known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, is an archipelago located between off the British Columbia Coast, northern Pacific coast in the Canadian province of British Columbia ...

region,

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

, on October 28 at a depth of 20 km. One person died in a crash near a road that was closed because of a tsunami threat near Hawaii's northern coast. This was later followed by a magnitude 6.3 aftershock, at a depth of 8.2 km, and a magnitude 6.2 aftershock on October 29, at a depth of 10 km.

November

* A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck

Java Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north. With a population of 156.9 million people (including Madura) in mid 2024, proje ...

, Indonesia, on November 1, at depth of 142 km. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck

Burgos Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populous municipality of the province of Burgos. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of th ...

, Philippines, on November 2, at depth of 54.5 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

Carlsberg Ridge The Carlsberg Ridge is the northern section of the Central Indian Ridge, a divergent tectonic plate boundary between the African plate and the Indo-Australian plate, traversing the western regions of the Indian Ocean. The ridge of which the Carls ...

, In the Yemen's maritime territory, on November 6, at depth of 10.2 km. * A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of

, near Mexico, on November 7, at depth of 41.6 km, with 139 people dead. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the

Vancouver Island Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The island is in length, in width at its widest point, and in total area, while are of land. The island is the largest ...

region,

, on November 8, at a depth of 16.6 km. * A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near Shwebo, Myanmar, on November 11, at a depth of 9.8 km, with at least 38 dead or missing. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Central Peru, on November 11, at a depth of 100 km. *: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

Shwebo Shwebo ( ) is a city in Sagaing Region, Burma, 110 km north-west of Mandalay between the Irrawaddy and the Mu rivers. The city was the origin of the Konbaung Dynasty, established by King Alaungpaya in 1752, that was the dominant politic ...

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

, on November 11, at a depth of 9.8 km. * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of

, near Mexico, on November 11, at depth of 27 km. *: A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck

Gulf of Alaska The Gulf of Alaska ( Tlingit: ''Yéil T'ooch’'') is an arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the ...

, United States, on November 12, at depth of 12 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of

, on November 13, at a depth of 9.7 km. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck

Vallenar Vallenar is a city and commune in Atacama Region, Chile. It is the capital of the Huasco Province and is located in the valley of the Huasco River. Vallenar has 52,000 inhabitants. Its main activities are farming and mining. It was founded as ...

, on November 14, at a depth of 61.8 km. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck

Guerrero Guerrero, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guerrero, is one of the 32 states that compose the administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guerrero, 85 municipalities. The stat ...

, on November 15, at a depth of 60.9 km. * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

, on November 16, at a depth of 29.1 km. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northeast of

Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. accordin ...

, on November 17, at a depth of 9.8 km.

December

* A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck

on December 2, at a depth of 34.1 km. * A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck

Zohan Zohan () is a city in, and the capital of, Zohan District of Zirkuh County, South Khorasan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Zohan Rural District. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Censu ...

on December 5, at a depth of 5.6 km, with 9 people dead or missing. * A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of

Honshu , historically known as , is the largest of the four main islands of Japan. It lies between the Pacific Ocean (east) and the Sea of Japan (west). It is the list of islands by area, seventh-largest island in the world, and the list of islands by ...

on December 7, at a depth of 36.1 km. A small tsunami of 1m was recorded. 3 people were confirmed dead. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of

on December 7, at a depth of 29.2 km. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the

North Island The North Island ( , 'the fish of Māui', historically New Ulster) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but less populous South Island by Cook Strait. With an area of , it is the List ...

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

on December 7, at a depth of 167.2 km. * A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck in the

near

on December 10, at a depth of 159.3 km. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of

near

Ensenada Ensenada ("inlet") is a city in Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, situated on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Located on Bahía de Todos Santos, the city had a population of 279,765 in 2018, making it the third-largest city in Baja Californ ...

on December 14, at a depth of 10.1 km. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the

region,

on December 15, at a depth of 52 km. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck

on December 17, at a depth of 18.5 km. * A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck

on December 21, at a depth of 207.9 km. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near

on December 29, at a depth of 10.1 km.

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