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United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
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Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

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earthquake An earthquakealso called a quake, tremor, or tembloris the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those so weak they ...
s 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 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time. It establishes a reference for the current time, forming the basis for civil time and time zones. UTC facilitates international communica ...
time. Maximum intensities are indicated on the
Mercalli intensity scale The Modified Mercalli intensity scale (MM, MMI, or MCS) measures the effects of an earthquake at a given location. This is in contrast with the seismic magnitude usually reported for an earthquake. Magnitude scales measure the inherent force or ...
. The year 2021 was a very active period for global seismicity, with 19 major earthquakes, three of which were over 8.0, and was also the most seismically active since
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
. There were a total of 2,476 fatalities, with the majority from a M 7.2 in Haiti. Fatalities occurred in every month of the year. Earthquake activity was lowest in June, while August was the most active and deadliest month. Major events also took place in
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, ...
,
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 ...
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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 ...
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Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
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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 ...
and
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 ...
. A M 7.3 quake in China was the most intense event of the year (MMI X, ''Extreme''). A rare 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
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Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
in September.


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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
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2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
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2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
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2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
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2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
! style="background:#efefef;" , ''2021'' , - !8.0–9.9 , 1 , 2 , 2 , 1 , 1 , 0 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 0 , style="background:#efefef;" , 3 , - !7.0–7.9 , 19 , 14 , 17 , 11 , 18 , 16 , 6 , 16 , 9 , 9 , style="background:#efefef;" , 16 , - !6.0–6.9 , 187 , 117 , 123 , 143 , 124 , 127 , 104 , 118 , 135 , 112 , style="background:#efefef;" , 141 , - !5.0–5.9 , 2,486 , 1,546 , 1,460 , 1,580 , 1,413 , 1,550 , 1,447 , 1,671 , 1,484 , 1,319 , style="background:#efefef;" , 2,046 , - !4.0–4.9 , 13,129 , 10,955 , 11,877 , 15,817 , 13,777 , 13,700 , 10,544 , 12,782 , 11,897 , 12,216 , style="background:#efefef;" , 14,658 , - !Total , 15,822 , 12,635 , 13,480 , 17,552 , 15,336 , 15,397 , 12,102 , 14,589 , 13,530 , 13,654 , style="background:#efefef;" , 16,864 , - {{maplink, frame=yes, frame-align=center, frame-width=500, frame-height=280, from=Earthquakes in 2021.map, frame-latitude=0, frame-longitude=0, zoom=1, text=Map of earthquakes in 2021 - M 5.0 or greater ( map data)


By death toll

{, class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" !Rank !Death toll !Magnitude !Location ! MMI !Depth (km) !Date !Event , - , 1 , 2,248 , 7.2 , , {{Flag, Haiti,
Nippes Nippes (French language, French, ) or Nip (Haitian Creole) is one of the ten Departments of Haiti, departments (the highest-level political subdivisions) of Haiti located in southern Haiti. It is the most recently created department, having be ...
, VIII (''Severe'') , 10.0 , {{dts, August 14 ,
2021 Haiti earthquake At 08:29:09 EDT on 14 August 2021, a magnitude7.2 earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula of southern Haiti. It had a 10-kilometre-deep (6.2 mi) hypocenter near Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of the ...
, - , 2 , 105 , 6.2 , , {{Flag, Indonesia,
West Sulawesi West Sulawesi (), covering a land area of 17,152.99 km2 with its capital at Mamuju, is a province of Indonesia on the western side of Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) island, consisting 6 regencies ('' kabupaten''), namely Polewali Mandar, Ma ...
, VI (''Strong'') , 18.0 , {{dts, January 15 ,
2021 West Sulawesi earthquake A Moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude () 6.2 earthquake struck Majene Regency in West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on 15 January 2021, at 02:28 Time in Indonesia, WITA (18:28 UTC). The reverse faulting shock initiated at depth with an epicenter ...
, - , 3 , 42 , 5.9 , , {{Flag, Pakistan,
Balochistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...
, VII (''Very Strong'') , 9.0 , {{dts, October 6 ,
2021 Balochistan earthquake An earthquake struck Pakistan's province of Balochistan near the city of Harnai on 7 October 2021. The moment magnitude 5.9 quake struck in the early morning at 03:01 local time, killing at least 42 people and injuring 300 others. The earthquak ...
, - , 4 , 20 , 7.3 , {{Flag, China,
Qinghai Qinghai is an inland Provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. It is the largest provinces of China, province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xin ...
, X (''Extreme'') , 10.0 , {{dts, May 21 , 2021 Maduo earthquake , - , 5 , 13 , 7.0 , {{Flag, Mexico,
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 ...
, VIII (''Severe'') , 20.0 , {{dts, September 7 , 2021 Guerrero earthquake , - , 6 , 12 , 7.5 , {{Flag, Peru, Loreto , VIII (''Severe'') , 112.5 , {{dts, November 28 ,
2021 Northern Peru earthquake A major earthquake struck northern Peru on November 28, 2021, 5:52 a.m. local time with a magnitude of 7.5 on the moment magnitude scale between the Department of Amazonas, Peru, Amazonas and Department of Loreto, Loreto departments of Peru. ...
, - , 7 , 10 , 6.0 , , {{Flag, Indonesia,
East Java East Java (, , ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the easternmost third of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern ...
offshore , V (''Moderate'') , 67.0 , {{dts, April 10 , 2021 East Java earthquake , - Listed are earthquakes with at least 10 dead.


By magnitude

{, class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" , - ! Rank ! Magnitude ! Death toll ! Location ! MMI ! Depth (km) ! Date ! Event , - , 1 , 8.2 , 0 , {{Flag, United States,
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 ...
offshore,
Aleutian Islands The Aleutian Islands ( ; ; , "land of the Aleuts"; possibly from the Chukchi language, Chukchi ''aliat'', or "island")—also called the Aleut Islands, Aleutic Islands, or, before Alaska Purchase, 1867, the Catherine Archipelago—are a chain ...
, VII (''Very strong'') , 32.2 , {{dts, July 29 ,
2021 Chignik earthquake An earthquake occurred off the coast of the Alaska Peninsula on July 28, 2021, at 10:15 p.m. Alaska Time Zone, local time. The large megathrust earthquake had a moment magnitude () of 8.2 according to the United States Geological Survey (US ...
, - , 2 , 8.1 , 0 , {{Flag, New Zealand,
Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands ( ; ) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand. They are in total area and uninhabit ...
offshore , VIII (''Severe'') , 26.5 , {{dts, March 4 ,
2021 Kermadec Islands earthquakes The 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquakes were a series of earthquakes with magnitudes of 8.1 and 7.4 that occurred at 19:28:31 UTC on 4 March 2021. The epicentres were located southeast of Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands, part of the New Zea ...
, - , 2 , 8.1 , 0 , {{Flag, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore , VII (''Very strong'') , 22.8 , {{dts, August 12 , 2021 South Sandwich Islands earthquakes , - , 4 , 7.7 , 0 , {{Flag, New Caledonia offshore, southeast of the
Loyalty Islands Loyalty Islands Province (, ) is one of the three top-level administrative subdivisions of New Caledonia. It encompasses the Loyalty Islands () archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, located northeast of the New Caledonian mainland of Grande Terre. ...
, IV (''Light'') , 10.0 , {{dts, February 10 ,
2021 Loyalty Islands earthquake The 2021 Loyalty Islands earthquake was a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck offshore between Vanuatu and New Caledonia on February 11, 2021, at 00:19 local time. It is the 4th largest earthquake of 2021. Tectonic setting Located about 415&nb ...
, - , 5 , 7.5 , 12 , {{Flag, Peru, Loreto , VIII (''Severe'') , 112.5 , {{dts, November 28 ,
2021 Northern Peru earthquake A major earthquake struck northern Peru on November 28, 2021, 5:52 a.m. local time with a magnitude of 7.5 on the moment magnitude scale between the Department of Amazonas, Peru, Amazonas and Department of Loreto, Loreto departments of Peru. ...
, - , 5 , 7.5 , 0 , {{Flag, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore , VI (''Strong'') , 63.3 , {{dts, August 12 , 2021 South Sandwich Islands earthquakes , - , 7 , 7.4 , 0 , {{Flag, New Zealand,
Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands ( ; ) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand. They are in total area and uninhabit ...
offshore , VII (''Very strong'') , 55.6 , {{dts, March 4 ,
2021 Kermadec Islands earthquakes The 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquakes were a series of earthquakes with magnitudes of 8.1 and 7.4 that occurred at 19:28:31 UTC on 4 March 2021. The epicentres were located southeast of Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands, part of the New Zea ...
, - , 8 , 7.3 , 20 , {{Flag, China,
Qinghai Qinghai is an inland Provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. It is the largest provinces of China, province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xin ...
, X (''Extreme'') , 10.0 , {{dts, May 21 , 2021 Maduo earthquake , - , 8 , 7.3 , 1 , {{flag, Indonesia offshore,
Flores Sea The Flores Sea covers of water in Indonesia. The sea is bounded on the north by the island of Celebes and on the south by Sunda Islands, the Sunda Islands of Flores and Sumbawa. Geography The seas that border the Flores Sea are the Bali Sea ...
, VI (''Strong'') , 18.4 , {{dts, December 14 , 2021 Flores earthquake , - , 8 , 7.3 , 0 , {{Flag, New Zealand, Gisborne offshore , VI (''Strong'') , 10.0 , {{dts, March 4 , - , - , 8 , 7.3 , 0 , {{flag, Indonesia,
Maluku Maluku may refer to: Places * Maluku Islands, an archipelago that is part of Indonesia ** List of the Maluku Islands * Maluku (province), a province of Indonesia comprising the central and southern parts of the archipelago * North Maluku, a provin ...
offshore , VII (''Very Strong'') , 166.9 , December 29 , - , - , 8 , 7.3 , 0 , {{Flag, Vanuatu region offshore , IV (''Light'') , 535.8 , {{dts, October 2 , - , - , 13 , 7.2 , 2,248 , {{Flag, Haiti,
Nippes Nippes (French language, French, ) or Nip (Haitian Creole) is one of the ten Departments of Haiti, departments (the highest-level political subdivisions) of Haiti located in southern Haiti. It is the most recently created department, having be ...
, VIII (''Severe'') , 10.0 , {{dts, August 14 ,
2021 Haiti earthquake At 08:29:09 EDT on 14 August 2021, a magnitude7.2 earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula of southern Haiti. It had a 10-kilometre-deep (6.2 mi) hypocenter near Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of the ...
, - , 14 , 7.1 , 3 , {{Flag, Japan, Miyagi offshore , VIII (''Severe'') , 49.9 , {{dts, February 13 ,
2021 Fukushima earthquake An intense and deadly seismic event struck offshore east of Tōhoku region, Tōhoku, Japan. The 7.3 or 7.1 earthquake occurred on a Saturday night at 23:07 Japan Standard Time, JST (14:07 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC) on 13 February at a ...
, - , 14 , 7.1 , 1 , {{Flag, Philippines,
Mindanao Mindanao ( ) is the List of islands of the Philippines, second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and List of islands by population, seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the ...
offshore , VII (''Very Strong'') , 55.1 , {{dts, August 11 , 2021 Davao Oriental earthquake , - , 14 , 7.1 , 0 , {{Flag, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore , IV (''Light'') , 6.0 , {{dts, August 22 , - , - , 17 , 7.0 , 13 , {{Flag, Mexico,
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 ...
, VIII (''Severe'') , 12.6 , {{dts, September 8 , 2021 Guerrero earthquake , - , 17 , 7.0 , 0 , {{Flag, Japan, Miyagi offshore , VII (''Very strong'') , 54.0 , {{dts, March 20 ,
March 2021 Miyagi earthquake On March 20, 2021, at 18:09 JST (09:09 UTC). The magnitude 6.9 or 7.0 earthquake struck offshore east of Tōhoku, Japan at a depth of to . It had a maximum JMA intensity of ''Shindo'' 5+ while on the Mercalli intensity scale, it earned a ...
, - , 17 , 7.0 , 0 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
North Sulawesi North Sulawesi () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is mainly located on the Minahasa Peninsula of the island of Sulawesi, south of the Philippines and southeast of Sabah, Malaysia, but also includes various small archipel ...
offshore , VI (''Strong'') , 80.0 , {{dts, January 21 , - , - Listed are earthquakes with at least 7.0 magnitude.


By month


January

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105 deaths , fatalities=105 {{clear {, class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px black; margin-left:1em;" , + ! rowspan="2" , Date ! rowspan="2" style="width: 260px" , Country and location ! rowspan="2" , Mw ! rowspan="2" , Depth (km) ! rowspan="2" , MMI ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" , Notes ! colspan="2" , Casualties , - !Dead !Injured , - , 3 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
Central Sulawesi Central Sulawesi (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Sulawesi Tengah'') is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located at the centre of the island of Sulawesi. The administrative capital and largest city is located in Palu. The provin ...
, {{cvt, 138, km northwest of
Kendari Kendari is the capital city of the Indonesian province of Southeast Sulawesi. It had a population of 289,966 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 345,107 at the 2020 census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. making it the ...
, 5.0 , 10.0 , VI , Some buildings were damaged in
Morowali Regency Morowali Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 5,472 km2. The districts currently within the regency had a combined population of 102,228 at the 2010 Census;Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. t ...
. One person was injured. , - , 1 , - , 3 , {{Flag, United States,
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 ...
offshore,
Aleutian Islands The Aleutian Islands ( ; ; , "land of the Aleuts"; possibly from the Chukchi language, Chukchi ''aliat'', or "island")—also called the Aleut Islands, Aleutic Islands, or, before Alaska Purchase, 1867, the Catherine Archipelago—are a chain ...
, {{cvt, 231, km west southwest of
Adak Adak may refer to: Places *Adak Island, one of the Aleutian Islands **Adak, Alaska, a town on the above island ** Adak Airport, airport serving the town *** Adak Army Airfield, original name of the airport (1942–c.1943) *** Davis Army Airfield, ...
, 6.1 , 21.0 , VI , - , - , - , - , 6 , {{Flag, New Zealand offshore,
Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands ( ; ) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand. They are in total area and uninhabit ...
, 6.2 , 37.1 , IV , - , - , - , - , 6 , {{Flag, Croatia, Sisak-Moslavina, {{cvt, 3, km west southwest of
Petrinja Petrinja () is a town in central Croatia near Sisak in the historic region of Banija, Banovina. It is administratively located in Sisak-Moslavina County. On December 29, 2020, the town was 2020 Petrinja earthquake, hit by a strong earthquake wit ...
, 4.7 , 10.0 , VIII , Aftershock of the
2020 Petrinja earthquake At 12:19 PM Central European Time, CET (11:19 UTC) on 29 December 2020, an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 (6.2 ) hit central Croatia, with an epicenter located roughly west-southwest of Petrinja. The maximum felt intensity was estimated at VIII ( ...
. Several buildings previously weakened by the December 29 event sustained additional damage. , - , - , - , 6 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
Gorontalo Gorontalo ( Gorontaloan: ''Hulontalo'') is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi. Located on the Minahasa Peninsula, Gorontalo was formerly part of the province of North Sulawesi until its inauguration as a separate province on 5 De ...
offshore, {{cvt, 53, km south southwest of
Gorontalo Gorontalo ( Gorontaloan: ''Hulontalo'') is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi. Located on the Minahasa Peninsula, Gorontalo was formerly part of the province of North Sulawesi until its inauguration as a separate province on 5 De ...
, 6.1 , 148.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 8 , {{Flag, New Zealand offshore,
Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands ( ; ) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand. They are in total area and uninhabit ...
, 6.3 , 224.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 8 , {{Flag, Vanuatu,
Tafea Tafea is the southernmost of the six Provinces of Vanuatu, provinces of Vanuatu. The name is an acronym for the five main islands that make up the province: Tanna, Aneityum, Futuna, Erromango and Aniwa. History Unlike the other provinces of V ...
offshore, {{cvt, 146, km south southeast of
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 ...
, 6.1 , 113.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 10 , {{Flag, Argentina,
Jujuy San Salvador de Jujuy (), commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador, is the capital and largest city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. Also, it is the seat of the Doctor Manuel Belgrano Department. It lies near ...
, {{cvt, 32, km northwest of
San Antonio de los Cobres San Antonio de los Cobres is a small town of population 5,482 (per the 2001 INDEC census) in northwestern Argentina. It is the capital of the Los Andes Department of the Salta Province. Geography The town is known for its high elevation of appr ...
, 6.1 , 217.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 10 , {{Flag, Vanuatu,
Malampa Malampa is one of the six provinces of Vanuatu, located in the center of the country. It consists of three main islands: Malakula, Ambrym and Paama, and takes its name from the first syllable of their names. It includes a number of other islands ...
offshore, {{cvt, 50, km east of
Lakatoro Lakatoro is the capital of Malampa Province of the island country of Vanuatu. It is situated on the eastern shore of Malakula Malakula, also spelled Malekula, is the second-largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, formerly the New Hebrides, in ...
, 6.1 , 160.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 10 , {{Flag, Turkey,
Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
, {{cvt, 11, km west of
Kalecik Kalecik may refer to: Places *Kalecik, Ankara in Turkey *Kalecik, Çermik *Kalecik, Eğil *Kalecik, Erzincan *Kalecik, Hınıs *Kalecik, Karakoçan *Kalecik, Mecitözü *Kalecik, Tercan *Kalecik Dam (Elazığ), a dam in Elazığ Province of Turkey ...
, 4.3 , 10.0 , VII , Cracks appeared in several buildings. , - , - , - , 11 , {{flag, Mongolia, Khövsgöl, {{cvt, 30, km south southwest of Khankh , 6.7 , 10.0 , IX , The
2021 Khövsgöl earthquake The 2021 Khövsgöl earthquake was a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that occurred on January 12, 2021. It was located about 50 km south of the Russian border in the Khövsgöl Lake. Tectonic setting Mongolia has complicated tectonic and structural geo ...
was the strongest earthquake to hit
Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5 million, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by po ...
since 1967. A number of public buildings around
Khövsgöl lake Khövsgöl may refer to several locations in Mongolia: * Lake Khövsgöl *Khövsgöl Province Khövsgöl () is the northernmost of the 21 Aimags of Mongolia, aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The name is derived from Lake Khövsgöl. Geography an ...
and as far south as
Mörön Mörön (; ) is the administrative center of Khövsgöl, Mongolia. Before 1933, Khatgal had been the aimag capital. It has 12,286 families and a population of 46,918, and is considered a major city such as Ulaanbaatar, Darhan, Erdenet and ...
were damaged with cracked walls and broken windows. In Mörön, 59 people had to be treated for symptoms such as heart problems and high blood pressure.{{Cite web, title=Risklayer Explorer, url=https://www.risklayer-explorer.com/impact?page=2, website=risklayer.com , - , 59 , - , 14 , {{flag, Indonesia,
West Sulawesi West Sulawesi (), covering a land area of 17,152.99 km2 with its capital at Mamuju, is a province of Indonesia on the western side of Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) island, consisting 6 regencies ('' kabupaten''), namely Polewali Mandar, Ma ...
, {{cvt, 33, km south of Mamuju , 5.7 , 18.0 , VII , Foreshock of the 6.2 quake a few hours later. Two houses and an emergency center were damaged in Mamuju. One person sustained injuries. , - , 1 , - , 14 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
West Sulawesi West Sulawesi (), covering a land area of 17,152.99 km2 with its capital at Mamuju, is a province of Indonesia on the western side of Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) island, consisting 6 regencies ('' kabupaten''), namely Polewali Mandar, Ma ...
, {{cvt, 32, km south of Mamuju , 6.2 , 18.0 , VI , The
2021 West Sulawesi earthquake A Moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude () 6.2 earthquake struck Majene Regency in West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on 15 January 2021, at 02:28 Time in Indonesia, WITA (18:28 UTC). The reverse faulting shock initiated at depth with an epicenter ...
caused widespread damage in
Mamuju Regency Mamuju Regency is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency () of West Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The regency capital is at Karema, while Mamuju (city), Mamuju town is the capital of West Sulawesi. The population of the regency was 336,879 at the 2010 ...
, including hotel and hospital collapses. Landslides also occurred and various roads were blocked. 105 people died, more than 6,400 others injured, and three missing.{{cite news, title= pdate– Pengerahan Alat Berat untuk Pembersihan Reruntuhan Rumah Warga Pascagempa M6,2, url=https://bnpb.go.id/berita/-update-pengerahan-alat-berat-untuk-pembersihan-reruntuhan-rumah-warga-pascagempa-m6-2-, publisher=BNPB, date=26 January 2021, access-date=9 June 2024{{Cite web , date=25 January 2021 , title=Indonesia, Earthquakes in West Sulawesi , url=http://adinet.ahacentre.org/reports/view/2114 , access-date=26 January 2021 , website=ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management , 105 , 6,489 , - , 15 , {{Flag, Iran, Hormozgan, {{cvt, 50, km northeast of Bandar-e Lengeh , 5.5 , 8.0 , VII , At least 190 houses were damaged in Kong, and one person was injured. , - , 1 , - , 16 , {{Flag, Algeria,
Oran Oran () is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is w ...
offshore, {{cvt, 20, km northwest of
Oran Oran () is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is w ...
, 3.2 , 40.0 , - , In Oran, an old building partially collapsed. , - , - , - , 19 , {{Flag, Argentina,
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John (disambiguation), Saint John, most commonly refers to: * San Juan, Puerto Rico * San Juan, Argentina * San Juan, Metro Manila, a highly urbanized city in the Philippines San Juan may also refer to: Places Arge ...
, {{cvt, 28, km southwest of Pocito , 6.4 , 16.9 , VII , Over 3,000 houses were destroyed and 30,000 others were damaged in San Juan province. Power disruptions were reported as well as landslides and damaged roads. Twenty people were injured, one of them seriously. , - , 20 , - , 21 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
North Sulawesi North Sulawesi () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is mainly located on the Minahasa Peninsula of the island of Sulawesi, south of the Philippines and southeast of Sabah, Malaysia, but also includes various small archipel ...
offshore, {{cvt, 40, km northeast of
Talaud Islands The Talaud Islands Regency () is a Regency (Indonesia), regency of North Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The Talaud Islands form an archipelago situated to the northeast of the Minahasa Peninsula, with a land area of 1,251.02 km2. It had a populati ...
, 7.0 , 80.0 , VI , A few buildings in
Talaud Islands Regency The Talaud Islands Regency () is a regency of North Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The Talaud Islands form an archipelago situated to the northeast of the Minahasa Peninsula, with a land area of 1,251.02 km2. It had a population of 83,434 at the 2 ...
were damaged. In the neighboring
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 ...
, nine buildings, including three schools and two health facilities, were damaged on the island of
Mindanao Mindanao ( ) is the List of islands of the Philippines, second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and List of islands by population, seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the ...
. , - , - , - , 23 , {{Flag, China,
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 ...
, {{cvt, 57, km southwest of Xunchang , 4.9 , 10.0 , VI , Over a hundred homes received minor damage near the epicenter, and four people were injured by falling roof tiles. , - , 4 , - , 23 , {{Flag, Spain,
Andalusia Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...
, {{cvt, 2, km west southwest of Santa Fe , 4.2 , 10.0 , V , Part of an
earthquake swarm In seismology, an earthquake swarm is a sequence of seismic events occurring in a local area within a relatively short period. The time span used to define a swarm varies, but may be days, months, or years. Such an energy release is different fr ...
. Some houses were slightly damaged in Atarfe. One elderly man was injured by a fallen chimney. , - , 1 , - , 23 , {{Flag, Antarctica offshore,
South Shetland Islands The South Shetland Islands are a group of List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands, Antarctic islands located in the Drake Passage with a total area of . They lie about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and between southwest of the n ...
, 6.9 , 9.8 , V , Small tsunami waves were observed with a maximum height of 4 cm (1.6 in). A building was damaged at a Chilean scientific base in
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. ...
. , - , - , - , 24 , {{Flag, New Zealand,
Bay of Plenty The Bay of Plenty () is a large bight (geography), bight along the northern coast of New Zealand's North Island. It stretches from the Coromandel Peninsula in the west to Cape Runaway in the east. Called ''Te Moana-a-Toitehuatahi'' (the Ocean ...
, {{cvt, 16, km east of
Rotorua Rotorua () is a city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. It is sited on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua, from which it takes its name. It is the seat of the Rotorua Lakes District, a territorial authorities of New Zea ...
, 5.1 , 10.0 , VI , It was a part of an
earthquake swarm In seismology, an earthquake swarm is a sequence of seismic events occurring in a local area within a relatively short period. The time span used to define a swarm varies, but may be days, months, or years. Such an energy release is different fr ...
. Ten buildings were damaged in
Lake Rotomā Lake Rotomā (also spelled Rotoma) is the fourth largest lake of the 11 lakes in the Rotorua Lakes district in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Lake Rotomā is the easternmost in the chain of three lakes to the northeast ...
. , - , - , - , 31 , {{Flag, Guyana,
Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Upper Takutu-Upper Esequibo (Region 9) is a Regions of Guyana, region of Guyana. It borders the region of Potaro-Siparuni to the north, the region of East Berbice-Corentyne to the east and Brazil to the south and west. It contains the town of Let ...
, {{cvt, 82, km south southeast of Lethem , 5.5 , 5.4 , VI , The strongest earthquake ever recorded in
Guyana Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...
. lt was felt in the states of
Roraima Roraima ( ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas t ...
and Amazonas in
Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
. Two homes destroyed and many others damaged in the
Katoonarib Katoonarib (short for Katoonaru Iribi) is a village in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region of Guyana. Katoonarib is inhabited by Wapishana, Macushi and other Amerindians. It is located near the Rupununi River. The main language spoken in t ...
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February

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3 deaths , fatalities=5 {{clear {, class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px black; margin-left:1em;" , + ! rowspan="2" , Date ! rowspan="2" style="width: 250px" , Country and location ! rowspan="2" , Mw ! rowspan="2" , Depth (km) ! rowspan="2" , MMI ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" , Notes ! colspan="2" , Casualties , - !Dead !Injured , - , 3 , {{Flagicon, Chile West Chile Rise , 6.7 , 10.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 3 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
West Sulawesi West Sulawesi (), covering a land area of 17,152.99 km2 with its capital at Mamuju, is a province of Indonesia on the western side of Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) island, consisting 6 regencies ('' kabupaten''), namely Polewali Mandar, Ma ...
, 37 km south southeast of Mamuju , 4.9 , 10.0 , VI , Aftershock of the
2021 West Sulawesi earthquake A Moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude () 6.2 earthquake struck Majene Regency in West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on 15 January 2021, at 02:28 Time in Indonesia, WITA (18:28 UTC). The reverse faulting shock initiated at depth with an epicenter ...
. Further damage and a 61-year-old man was killed. , 1 , - , - , 3 , {{Flag, Guinea,
Kindia Kindia ( N’ko: ߞߌ߲ߘߌߦߊ߫) is the fourth largest city in Guinea, located about northeast of the nation's capital, Conakry. Its estimated population in 2008 was 181,126. Kindia serves as the capital and largest city of Kindia Prefecture ...
, 41 km northwest of
Kindia Kindia ( N’ko: ߞߌ߲ߘߌߦߊ߫) is the fourth largest city in Guinea, located about northeast of the nation's capital, Conakry. Its estimated population in 2008 was 181,126. Kindia serves as the capital and largest city of Kindia Prefecture ...
, 5.0 , 10.0 , VI , Many buildings were damaged in the
Kindia Kindia ( N’ko: ߞߌ߲ߘߌߦߊ߫) is the fourth largest city in Guinea, located about northeast of the nation's capital, Conakry. Its estimated population in 2008 was 181,126. Kindia serves as the capital and largest city of Kindia Prefecture ...
region. , - , - , - , 5 , {{Flag, Armenia, Gegharkunik, 9 km southwest of Vahan , 5.2 , 10.0 , VII , Many houses were damaged, some which were left uninhabitable. , - , - , - , 7 , {{Flag, Philippines, Davao,
Magsaysay Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay Sr. (August 31, 1907 – March 17, 1957) was a Filipino statesman who served as the seventh President of the Philippines, from December 30, 1953, until his death in an aircraft disaster on March 17, 1957, the mos ...
, 6.0 , 16.0 , VIII , The 2021 Davao del Sur earthquake caused moderate damage to 26 houses in
Davao del Sur Davao del Sur (; ), officially the Province of Davao del Sur (; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Digos. Davao City is the largest city in terms of area an ...
, and fourteen people were injured by fallen objects. A power outage was reported in
Kidapawan Kidapawan, officially the City of Kidapawan (; ; Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Kuta nu Kidapawan''; Obo language, Obo Monuvu: ''Ingod to Kidapawan''; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and the capital ...
. , - , 14 , - , 7 , {{Flag, Papua New Guinea,
Manus Manus may refer to: Relating to locations around New Guinea *Manus Island, a Papua New Guinean island in the Admiralty Archipelago ** Manus languages, languages spoken on Manus and islands close by ** Manus Regional Processing Centre, an offshore ...
offshore, 193 km southwest of
Lorengau Lorengau is the major town in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea. The town is located on the edge of Seeadler Harbour on Manus Island, in the Admiralty Islands, and in 2000 Lorengau was recorded to have a population of 5,829. History World War II ...
, 6.3 , 10.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 9 , {{Flag, Turkey,
Konya Konya is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium. In 19th-century accounts of the city in En ...
, 15 km northwest of Tuzlukçu , 4.8 , 10.0 , VIII , Three houses in Tuzlukçu were damaged. , - , - , - , 10 , {{Flag, New Caledonia offshore, southeast of the
Loyalty Islands Loyalty Islands Province (, ) is one of the three top-level administrative subdivisions of New Caledonia. It encompasses the Loyalty Islands () archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, located northeast of the New Caledonian mainland of Grande Terre. ...
, 6.1 , 11.0 , - , Foreshock of the 7.7 quake one hour later. , - , - , - , 10 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
Bengkulu Bengkulu (), historically known as Bencoolen, is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southwest coast of Sumatra. It was formed on 18 November 1968 by separating out the area of the historic Bencoolen Residency from the province of ...
offshore, 216 km south southwest of
Bengkulu Bengkulu (), historically known as Bencoolen, is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southwest coast of Sumatra. It was formed on 18 November 1968 by separating out the area of the historic Bencoolen Residency from the province of ...
, 6.3 , 10.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 10 , rowspan=6, {{Flag, New Caledonia offshore, southeast of the
Loyalty Islands Loyalty Islands Province (, ) is one of the three top-level administrative subdivisions of New Caledonia. It encompasses the Loyalty Islands () archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, located northeast of the New Caledonian mainland of Grande Terre. ...
, 6.1 , 10.0 , - , Foreshock of the 7.7 quake eighteen minutes later. , - , - , - , 10 , 7.7 , 10.0 , IV , The
2021 Loyalty Islands earthquake The 2021 Loyalty Islands earthquake was a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck offshore between Vanuatu and New Caledonia on February 11, 2021, at 00:19 local time. It is the 4th largest earthquake of 2021. Tectonic setting Located about 415&nb ...
triggered a
tsunami warning A tsunami warning system (TWS) is used to detect tsunamis in advance and issue the warnings to prevent loss of life and damage to property. It is made up of two equally important components: a network of sensors to detect tsunamis and a communic ...
for
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 ...
and
Polynesia Polynesia ( , ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Polynesians. They have many things in ...
and a brief tsunami watch issued for
American Samoa American Samoa is an Territories of the United States, unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. Centered on , it is southeast of the island count ...
. A small tsunami was observed with wave heights reaching up to {{Convert, 0.78, m, ft, abbr=on in
Lenakel Lenakel is the largest town on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. It has a population of 1,473. It is located on the west coast of the island near the administrative capital of Isangel and serves as a major port of entry. Language It is the cente ...
,
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 ...
. , - , - , - , 10 , 6.1 , 11.7 , - , rowspan=4, Aftershocks of the 7.7 quake a few hours earlier. , - , - , - , 10 , 6.1 , 14.0 , - , - , - , - , 10 , 6.3 , 12.0 , III , - , - , - , 11 , 6.0 , 10.0 , - , - , - , - , 12 , {{Flag, Tajikistan,
Gorno-Badakhshan Gorno-Badakhshan, officially the Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region in eastern Tajikistan, in the Pamir Mountains. It makes up nearly forty-five percent of the country's land area but only two percent of its popul ...
, 37 km west of Murghob , 5.9 , 99.0 , IV , In
Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
, dozens of buildings cracked in
Muzaffarabad Muzaffarabad (; , IPA: ʊzəfːərɑːbɑːd is a city in Pakistani-administered Azad Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute ...
,{{Cite web, title=Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes South Asia, url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/magnitude-63-earthquake-shakes-south-asia/2143176, date=12 February 2021 and in
Haripur District Haripur District (Hindko, ) is a district in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Before obtaining the status of a district in 1991, Haripur was a tehsil of Abbottabad District Its headquarters are the city of Haripur. Accor ...
, a woman fell and died while she was running in a panic, and six other people were injured. In
Kupwara district Kupwara district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mentio ...
, in
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
's
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...
, at least 19 houses cracked, while in
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
, several buildings were damaged in
Taraz Taraz ( ; also historically known as Talas) is a city and the administrative center of Jambyl Region in Kazakhstan, located on the Talas (river), Talas (Taraz) River in the south of the country near the border with Kyrgyzstan. It had a populatio ...
. , 1 , 6 , - , 13 , {{flag, Armenia, Ararat, Hovtashen , 4.9 , 10.0 , VI , The earthquake was felt in the capital
Yerevan Yerevan ( , , ; ; sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerev ...
, where more than 3,000 buildings were reported to have been damaged, and some collapsed. At least 27 people were injured. , - , 27 , - , 13 , {{Flag, Japan, Miyagi offshore, 72 km east northeast of
Namie is a Towns of Japan, town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. the town has a population of 1,238 in 794 households, although the official registered population was 17,114 in 6853 households. The total area of the town is . The town was ev ...
, 7.1 , 44.1 , VIII , The
2021 Fukushima earthquake An intense and deadly seismic event struck offshore east of Tōhoku region, Tōhoku, Japan. The 7.3 or 7.1 earthquake occurred on a Saturday night at 23:07 Japan Standard Time, JST (14:07 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC) on 13 February at a ...
caused power outages for 800,000 houses, damage to buildings and damage to a major expressway in Fukushima. Three people were confirmed dead, and 185 people were injured, 12 of them seriously. Maximum intensity on the JMA scale reached ''Shindo'' 6+. It was an aftershock of the
2011 Tōhoku earthquake Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number) * One of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''Eleven'', a 1970 collection of short stories by Patricia Highsmith *''Eleven'' ...
. , 3 , 185 , - , 16 , {{flag, Vanuatu, Shefa offshore, 77 km west of
Port Vila Port Vila ( ; ), or simply Vila (), is the capital of Vanuatu and its largest city. It is on the island of Efate, in Shefa Province. The population was 49,034 as of the 2020 census. In 2020, the population of Port Vila formed 16.3% of the ...
, 6.2 , 5.6 , IV , Cracks appeared in the dormitory of a school in Port Vila. , - , - , - , 17 , {{Flag, Greece, Central Region, 11 km north of Kamárai , 5.5 , 5.3 , VIII , One building was damaged in
Patras Patras (; ; Katharevousa and ; ) is Greece's List of cities in Greece, third-largest city and the regional capital and largest city of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, west of Athens. The city is built at the foot of Mount Panachaiko ...
. , - , - , - , 17 , {{Flag, Iran,
Isfahan Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...
, 27 km northwest of
Yasuj Yasuj (; ) is a city in the Central District of Boyer-Ahmad County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Yasuj is an industrial city in the Zagros Mountains of southwes ...
, 5.4 , 10.0 , VII , In the 2021 Sisakht earthquake, at least 1,206 houses were destroyed, while 2,956 others were damaged. At least 63 people sustained injuries, most of them in
Yasuj Yasuj (; ) is a city in the Central District of Boyer-Ahmad County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Yasuj is an industrial city in the Zagros Mountains of southwes ...
. , - , 63 , - , 17 , {{Flag, New Caledonia offshore, southeast of the
Loyalty Islands Loyalty Islands Province (, ) is one of the three top-level administrative subdivisions of New Caledonia. It encompasses the Loyalty Islands () archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, located northeast of the New Caledonian mainland of Grande Terre. ...
, 6.1 , 12.6 , - , Aftershock of the 7.7 quake on February 10. , - , - , - , 18 , {{Flag, Vanuatu,
Tafea Tafea is the southernmost of the six Provinces of Vanuatu, provinces of Vanuatu. The name is an acronym for the five main islands that make up the province: Tanna, Aneityum, Futuna, Erromango and Aniwa. History Unlike the other provinces of V ...
offshore, 135 km south southwest of
Port Vila Port Vila ( ; ), or simply Vila (), is the capital of Vanuatu and its largest city. It is on the island of Efate, in Shefa Province. The population was 49,034 as of the 2020 census. In 2020, the population of Port Vila formed 16.3% of the ...
, 6.2 , 14.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 18 , {{Flag, France, 1974,
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (), is a French island territorial collectivity, collectivity in the Oceania, South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji to the southwest, Tonga t ...
offshore, 158 km east southeast of
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, 6.1 , 3.7 , IV , - , - , - , - , 24 , {{Flag, Iran,
Isfahan Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...
, 26 km northwest of
Yasuj Yasuj (; ) is a city in the Central District of Boyer-Ahmad County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Yasuj is an industrial city in the Zagros Mountains of southwes ...
, 4.9 , 10.0 , V , Aftershock of the 2021 Sisakht earthquake. Additional damage and fourteen people were injured due to panic. , - , 14 , - , 26 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
North Maluku North Maluku (; ) is a province of Indonesia. It covers the northern part of the Maluku Islands, bordering the Pacific Ocean to the north, the Halmahera Sea to the east, the Molucca Sea to the west, and the Seram Sea to the south. It shares marit ...
, 147 km south of
Sofifi Sofifi is a town on the west coast of the Indonesian island of Halmahera, and since 2010 has been the capital of the province of North Maluku. It straddles between the North Oba (''Oba Utara'') District of the city of Tidore Islands as well part ...
, 5.0 , 10.0 , - , Many buildings, including a hospital and several government buildings were damaged in
South Halmahera Regency South Halmahera Regency (; ) is a regency of North Maluku Province, Indonesia. It lies partly on Halmahera Island (occupying most of the southern peninsula of that island) and partly on smaller islands to the west and south of Halmahera. It cover ...
. Three people were injured. , - , 3 , -


March

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3 deaths , fatalities=7 {{clear {, class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px black; margin-left:1em;" ! rowspan="2" , Date ! rowspan="2" style="width: 220px" , Country and location ! rowspan="2" , Mw ! rowspan="2" , Depth (km) ! rowspan="2" , MMI ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" , Notes ! colspan="2" , Casualties , - !Dead !Injured , - , 1 , {{Flag, Colombia,
Antioquia Antioquia is the Spanish form of Antioch. Antioquia may also refer to: * Antioquia Department Antioquia () is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders th ...
, 20 km southwest of
Urrao Urrao is a town and municipality of Colombia, located in the subregion Southwest Antioquia , southwest of the department of Antioquia Department, Antioquia. Limited by the north with the municipalities of Frontino (Colombia) , Frontino and Abri ...
, 5.1 , 10.0 , VI , Various houses were damaged and some destroyed in
Antioquia Antioquia is the Spanish form of Antioch. Antioquia may also refer to: * Antioquia Department Antioquia () is one of the 32 departments of Colombia, located in the central northwestern part of Colombia with a narrow section that borders th ...
. One person died in
Medellín Medellín ( ; or ), officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín (), is the List of cities in Colombia, second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia Departme ...
after falling from a roof during the earthquake, while another died from a heart attack, and another died from a landslide at Retiro, and at least 6 people were injured. , 3 , 6 , - , 3 , {{Flag, Greece,
Thessalia Thessaly ( ; ; ancient Aeolic Greek#Thessalian, Thessalian: , ) is a traditional geographic regions of Greece, geographic and modern administrative regions of Greece, administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient Thessaly, a ...
, 10 km west northwest of Týrnavos , 6.3 , 8.0 , VIII , The
2021 Larissa earthquake On March 3, 2021, 12:16:09 ( UTC +2) the 2021 Larissa earthquake had a magnitude of 6.3 with an intensity of VIII (''Severe'') on the Mercalli Scale 9 kilometers west of Týrnavos, Greece. One person was confirmed dead with eleven other people i ...
damaged at least a hundred homes and other buildings in the area, including churches, were damaged. A disabled man was rescued with serious head injuries after being trapped in his house in Mesochori and later died in the hospital, while 11 other people were slightly injured. , 1 , 11 , - , 4 , {{Flag, New Zealand, Gisborne offshore, 174 km northeast of Gisborne , 7.3 , 10.0 , VI , At least 27 buildings were damaged in Gisborne. A
tsunami warning A tsunami warning system (TWS) is used to detect tsunamis in advance and issue the warnings to prevent loss of life and damage to property. It is made up of two equally important components: a network of sensors to detect tsunamis and a communic ...
was issued for
Gisborne District Gisborne District or the Gisborne Region (Māori language, Māori: ''Te Tairāwhiti'' or ''Te Tai Rāwhiti'') is a local government area of northeastern New Zealand. It is governed by Gisborne District Council, a unitary authority (with the co ...
from
Hicks Bay Hicks Bay or Wharekahika (officially Wharekahika / Hicks Bay) is a bay and coastal area in the Gisborne District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated 150 km east of Ōpōtiki and 186 km north of Gisborne city, along S ...
to
Tokomaru Bay Tokomaru Bay is a small beachside community on the remote Gisborne District, East Coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is 91 km north of Gisborne, New Zealand, Gisborne, on State Highway 35, and close to Mount Hikurangi (Gisborne), Moun ...
, along with nearby river estuaries, then lifted. Tsunami waves with heights up to 28 cm (11 in) were observed in
East Cape East Cape is the easternmost point of the main islands of New Zealand. It is at the northern end of the Gisborne District of the North Island. East Cape was originally named "Cape East" by British explorer James Cook during his 1769–1779 voy ...
,
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 ...
. , - , - , - , 4 , {{Flag, Vanuatu, Torba offshore, 69 km north northeast of Port Olry , 6.1 , 173.3 , IV , - , - , - , - , 4 , rowspan="3", {{Flag, New Zealand,
Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands ( ; ) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand. They are in total area and uninhabit ...
offshore , 7.4 , 43.0 , VII , Foreshock of the 8.1 quake a few hours later. Tsunami waves with heights up to 31 cm (12 in) were observed in
Raoul Island Raoul Island (''Sunday Island''; ) is the largest and northernmost of the main Kermadec Islands, south south-west of 'Ata Island of Tonga and north north-east of New Zealand's North Island. It has been the source of vigorous volcanic activit ...
,
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 ...
. , - , - , - , 4 , 8.1 , 21.2 , VIII , The 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquake damaged some buildings and caused landslides on Raoul Island, it also triggered a
tsunami warning A tsunami warning system (TWS) is used to detect tsunamis in advance and issue the warnings to prevent loss of life and damage to property. It is made up of two equally important components: a network of sensors to detect tsunamis and a communic ...
for
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 ...
. Tsunami heights have been around 35–40 cm (14–16 in) at
East Cape East Cape is the easternmost point of the main islands of New Zealand. It is at the northern end of the Gisborne District of the North Island. East Cape was originally named "Cape East" by British explorer James Cook during his 1769–1779 voy ...
and around 15–20 cm (5.9–7.9 in) at
Great Barrier Island Great Barrier Island () lies in the outer Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand, north-east of central Auckland. With an area of it is the sixth-largest List of islands of New Zealand, island of New Zealand. Its highest point, Mount Hobson, Great Barrier ...
; 64 cm (25 in) waves were reported in
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island ( , ; ) is an States and territories of Australia, external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, directly east of Australia's Evans Head, New South Wales, Evans Head and a ...
. A tsunami in
Port-Vila Port Vila ( ; ), or simply Vila (), is the capital of Vanuatu and its largest city. It is on the island of Efate, in Shefa Province. The population was 49,034 as of the 2020 census. In 2020, the population of Port Vila formed 16.3% of the co ...
,
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 ...
damaged a few boats and several people were injured.{{Cite web, title=New Zealand and Pacific island countries – Earthquake, url=https://reliefweb.int/report/new-zealand/new-zealand-and-pacific-island-countries-earthquake-dg-echo-partners-nema-nz-ptwc, website=reliefweb.int, date=March 5, 2021 {{Better source needed, date=October 2021 , - , Several , - , 4 , 6.1 , 10.0 , III , Aftershock of the 8.1 quake one hour earlier. , - , - , - , 4 , {{Flag, Greece,
Thessalia Thessaly ( ; ; ancient Aeolic Greek#Thessalian, Thessalian: , ) is a traditional geographic regions of Greece, geographic and modern administrative regions of Greece, administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient Thessaly, a ...
, 12 km east of
Verdikoussa Verdikoussa (, ) is a village, a community and a municipal unit of the Elassona municipality. Before the 2011 local government it was an independent community. The community of Verdikoussa covers an area of 101.267 km2. Administrative divisi ...
, 5.8 , 10.0 , VIII , Aftershock of the 6.3 quake the day before. Additional damage and some empty houses collapsed. , - , - , - , 4 , rowspan="3", {{Flag, New Zealand,
Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands ( ; ) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand. They are in total area and uninhabit ...
offshore , 6.5 , 10.0 , III , rowspan="3", Aftershocks of the 8.1 quake a few hours earlier. , - , - , - , 5 , 6.3 , 17.0 , IV , - , - , - , 5 , 6.2 , 10.0 , III , - , - , - , 6 , {{Flag, New Zealand, Gisborne offshore, 179 km northeast of Gisborne , 6.3 , 13.0 , V , Aftershock of the 7.3 quake on March 4. , - , - , - , 6 , rowspan="3", {{Flag, New Zealand,
Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands ( ; ) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand. They are in total area and uninhabit ...
offshore , 6.1 , 10.3 , IV , rowspan="3", Aftershocks of the 8.1 quake on March 4. , - , - , - , 6 , 6.2 , 10.0 , VI , - , - , - , 6 , 6.1 , 10.0 , VI , - , - , - , 6 , {{Flag, Peru,
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), ...
, 17 km east southeast of
Iray Iray may refer to: * Nvidia Iray, a 3D rendering engine from Mental Images * Iray District, a district in Condesuyos Province, Peru {{disambiguation ...
, 4.9 , 10.0 , VI , About 70
adobe Adobe (from arabic: الطوب Attub ; ) is a building material made from earth and organic materials. is Spanish for mudbrick. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term is use ...
houses were damaged in Huambo district, and 10 were destroyed. Some landslides also blocked roads. , - , - , - , 11 , {{Flag, Tanzania,
Mara Mara or MARA may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Mara (''Doctor Who''), an evil being in two ''Doctor Who'' serials * Mara (She-Ra), fictional characters from the ''She-Ra and the Princesses of Power'' and ''The New Advent ...
, 25 km south southwest of Tarime , 4.8 , 10.0 , V , Around 50 students were injured in a stampede caused by the earthquake in
Kisii Kisii may refer to: * Kisii, Kenya, a municipality and the capital of Kisii County * Kisii County, one of the 47 counties of Kenya * Kisii District, a former district of Kenya * Gucha District, in Kenya, also known as ''South Kisii District'' * Nya ...
, in neighbouring
Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
. , - , 50 , - , 14 , {{Flag, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore,
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 ...
region , 6.0 , 10.0 , III , - , - , - , - , 14 , {{Flag, Turkmenistan, Ahal, 39 km southwest of Baharly , 4.5 , 10.0 , V , One house collapsed and 65 others were damaged in
Raz and Jargalan County Raz and Jargalan County () is in North Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Raz. History After the 2011 National Census, Raz and Jargalan District was separated from Bojnord County Bojnord County () is in North Khora ...
, in neighboring
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 ...
. , - , - , - , 16 , {{Flag, Russia,
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 ...
offshore, 176 km south southeast of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy , 6.6 , 22.1 , V , - , - , - , - , 18 , {{Flag, Algeria, Bejaia offshore, 20 km north northeast of Bejaïa , 6.0 , 8.0 , VII , At least 1,789 buildings were damaged in 12
provinces A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provi ...
, most of them slightly. Twelve people were injured while fleeing in a panic, and also by jumping through windows. A small tsunami was also observed, with heights of {{Convert, 6, cm, ft, abbr=on in the
Balearic Islands The Balearic Islands are an archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago forms a Provinces of Spain, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain, ...
. , - , 12 , - , 19 , {{Flag, China,
Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are other ethnic groups s ...
, 95 km northeast of
Nagqu Nagqu (also Naqu, Nakchu, or Nagchu; ; ) is a prefecture-level city in the north of the Chinese autonomous region of Tibet. On May 7, 2018, the former Nagqu Prefecture was officially declared the sixth prefecture-level city in Tibet after Lhas ...
, 5.7 , 8.0 , VII , At least 4,753 houses were damaged or destroyed in
Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are other ethnic groups s ...
, including some office blocks which suffered cracked walls. , - , - , - , 20 , {{Flag, Mexico,
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 ...
, 7 km north of
Marquelia Marquelia is a city and seat of the municipality of Marquelia, in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero.Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI from its former name in ) ...
, 5.7 , 28.3 , VI , Two homes cracked in the municipality of
Ayutla de los Libres Ayutla de los Libres (Mixtec: Tatioo) is a city and seat of the municipality of Ayutla de los Libres, in the state of Guerrero, southern Mexico.Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Principales resultados por localidad 2005 (ITER). Re ...
. Another three residences had fractured walls. Trees were downed and a roof detached off of a structure. , - , - , - , 20 , {{Flag, Australia offshore, west 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 ...
, 6.1 , 10.0 , II , - , - , - , - , 20 , {{Flag, Japan, Miyagi offshore, 27 km east northeast of
Ishinomaki is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 138,538, and a population density of 250 persons per km2 in 61,919 households. The total area of the city is . Geography Ishinomaki is in northeastern Miya ...
, 7.0 , 54.0 , VII , The
March 2021 Miyagi earthquake On March 20, 2021, at 18:09 JST (09:09 UTC). The magnitude 6.9 or 7.0 earthquake struck offshore east of Tōhoku, Japan at a depth of to . It had a maximum JMA intensity of ''Shindo'' 5+ while on the Mercalli intensity scale, it earned a ...
caused minor damage, and power outages for a few hundred houses. A tsunami advisory was issued for Miyagi, then canceled. Maximum intensity of ''Shindo'' 5+ was recorded. 11 people were injured. It was an aftershock of the
2011 Tōhoku earthquake Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number) * One of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''Eleven'', a 1970 collection of short stories by Patricia Highsmith *''Eleven'' ...
. , - , 11 , - , 21 , {{Flag, Germany,
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...
, 3.1 km northwest of
Albstadt Albstadt () is the largest city in the district of Zollernalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the Swabian Jura mountains, about halfway between Stuttgart and Lake Constance. Geography Albstadt is spread across a variety of ...
, 3.9 , 16.0 , - , Three buildings were damaged in
Albstadt Albstadt () is the largest city in the district of Zollernalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the Swabian Jura mountains, about halfway between Stuttgart and Lake Constance. Geography Albstadt is spread across a variety of ...
.{{Citation needed, date=February 2023 , - , - , - , 23 , {{Flag, Greece,
Western Macedonia Western Macedonia (, ) is one of the thirteen Regions of Greece, administrative regions of Greece, consisting of the western part of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia. Located in north-western Greece, it is divided into the regional units of Greece ...
, 20 km northeast of Kónitsa , 4.4 , 10.0 , II , The earthquake damaged four buildings in the nearby village of Samaria, including two churches and a school. , - , - , - , 23 , {{Flag, China,
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' ...
, 100 km northeast of Aksu , 5.3 , 10.0 , VI , Three people were killed and 65 houses were damaged, livestock sheds also collapsed. , 3 , - , -


April

{{Infobox earthquakes in month , month=April , 9.0+ =0 , 8.0–8.9=0 , 7.0–7.9=0 , 6.0–6.9=14 , 5.0–5.9=130 , 4.0–4.9=1,134 , largest={{nowrap, 6.6 Mw {{flag, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, name=South Sandwich Islands , deadliest= {{nowrap, 6.0 Mw {{flag, Indonesia
10 deaths , fatalities=12 {{clear {, class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px black; margin-left:1em;" ! rowspan="2" , Date ! rowspan="2" style="width: 330px" , Country and location ! rowspan="2" , Mw ! rowspan="2" , Depth (km) ! rowspan="2" , MMI ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" , Notes ! colspan="2" , Casualties , - !Dead !Injured , - , 1 , {{Flag, New Zealand,
Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands ( ; ) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand. They are in total area and uninhabit ...
offshore , 6.5 , 20.0 , IV , Aftershock of the 8.1 quake on March 4. , - , - , - , 1 , {{Flag, Algeria,
Guelma Guelma ( ''Qālima''; ; Algerian pronunciation: ) is the capital of Guelma Province and Guelma District, located in north-eastern Algeria, about 65 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Its location corresponds to that o ...
, 20 km west southwest of
Guelma Guelma ( ''Qālima''; ; Algerian pronunciation: ) is the capital of Guelma Province and Guelma District, located in north-eastern Algeria, about 65 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast. Its location corresponds to that o ...
, 4.8 , 10.0 , VII , Some houses were badly damaged in
Guelma province Guelma Province () is a province (''wilaya'') in eastern Algeria. Its namesake is its seat and most populous municipality: Guelma. History Its civilians suffered heavy casualties during the 1945 Sétif massacre by the French Army. The province i ...
, and rockslides occurred. , - , - , - , 1 , {{Flag, Tonga offshore,
Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about ...
region , 6.0 , 595.0 , II , - , - , - , - , 3 , {{flag, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore, east of
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 ...
, 6.6 , 10.0 , I , - , - , - , - , 4 , {{Flag, Namibia, Kunene, 68 km north northwest of
Khorixas Khorixas is a town with about 9,000 inhabitants in the southern part of the Kunene Region, Namibia. It was the capital of the Damaraland bantustan before Namibia's independence. It is the administrative capital of Khorixas Constituency. Most of ...
, 5.4 , 6.0 , VII , Some structural damage was reported, and many houses suffered cracks. , - , - , - , 5 , {{Flag, New Zealand, Gisborne offshore, 193 km northeast of Gisborne , 6.1 , 10.0 , V , Aftershock of the 7.3 quake on March 4. , - , - , - , 6 , {{Flag, Iraq,
Sulaymaniyah Sulaymaniyah or Slemani (; ), is a city in the east of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and is the capital of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate. It is surrounded by the Azmar (Ezmer), Goizha (Goyje) and Qaiwan (Qeywan) Mountains in the northeast, Bara ...
, 6 km northeast of Baynjiwayn , 5.2 , 9.3 , VII , Some 302 houses were damaged in
Marivan Marivan (; ) is a city in the Central District of Marivan County, Kurdistan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Language The city is populated by ethnic Kurds and the people of Marivan sp ...
, in neighbouring
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 ...
. Four people were injured. , - , 4 , - , 7 , {{Flag, New Zealand,
Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands ( ; ) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand. They are in total area and uninhabit ...
offshore , 6.1 , 10.0 , III , Aftershock of the 8.1 quake on March 4. , - , - , - , 10 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
East Java East Java (, , ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the easternmost third of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern ...
offshore, 45 km south of Sumberpucung , 6.0 , 67.0 , V , During the 2021 East Java earthquake, at least 1,491 houses were destroyed and 4,228 others were damaged. Ten people were confirmed dead and more than 100 others were injured.{{Cite web, date=2021-04-30, title=Update Korban Gempa Malang: 10 Orang Meninggal, 2 Luka Berat dan 97 Luka Ringan, url=https://surabaya.liputan6.com/read/4546440/update-korban-gempa-malang-10-orang-meninggal-2-luka-berat-dan-97-luka-ringan, website=liputan6.com, language=id, access-date=2021-05-21 , 10 , 104 , - , 10 , {{Flag, Philippines offshore,
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 ...
, 168 km south southwest of
Sarangani Sarangani, officially the Province of Sarangani (; ; Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Dairat nu Sarangani'', Jawi Alphabet, Jawi: دايرت نو سرڠان; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the ...
, 6.1 , 311.3 , III , - , - , - , - , 10 , {{Flag, Papua New Guinea,
Madang Madang (old German name: ''Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen'') is the capital of Madang Province and is a town with a population of 27,420 (in 2005) on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. History Nicholai Miklukho-Maklai was probably the first Eur ...
offshore, 195 km north of
Madang Madang (old German name: ''Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen'') is the capital of Madang Province and is a town with a population of 27,420 (in 2005) on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. History Nicholai Miklukho-Maklai was probably the first Eur ...
, 6.0 , 10.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 18 , {{Flag, Iran,
Bushehr Bushehr (; ) is a port city in the Central District (Bushehr County), Central District of Bushehr County, Bushehr province, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Etymology The roots of the n ...
, 28 km north northeast of Bandar-e Genāveh , 5.8 , 8.0 , VIII , Over 400 homes were damaged in
Bandar Ganaveh Bandar Ganaveh () is a city in the Central District of Ganaveh County, Bushehr province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. History Bandar Ganaveh is the place where the Persian warlord, and founder of the Qarm ...
, and five people were injured. , - , 5 , - , 20 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
North Sumatra North Sumatra () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan on the east coast of the island. It borders Aceh to the northwest, Riau to the sou ...
offshore, 255 km south of
Sinabang Sinabang is a town on the east coast of Simeulue Island, which lies off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. Sinabang is the administrative seat (capital) of the Simeulue Regency, in Aceh Province of Indonesia and has a population of approx ...
, 6.1 , 9.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 24 , {{Flag, Tonga, Ha'apai offshore, 223 km west northwest of
Pangai Pangai is the administrative capital village of the Haʻapai group in Tonga. Town The village is on the western shore of Lifuka and has a population of 1,026. The village center is around the Catholic Church (''Siasi Katolika'')doublet earthquake __NOTOC__ In seismology, doublet earthquakes – and more generally, multiplet earthquakes – were originally identified as multiple earthquakes with nearly identical waveforms originating from the same location. They are now characterized as dist ...
. , - , - , - , 25 , {{Flag, Tonga,
Tongatapu Tongatapu is the main island of Tonga and the site of its capital, Nukuʻalofa, Nukualofa. It is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name, and is the country's most populous island, with 74,611 residents (2016), 70.5% o ...
offshore, 205 km west southwest of Haveluloto , 6.5 , 246.0 , IV , - , - , - , 27 , {{Flag, Papua New Guinea,
East Sepik East Sepik is a province in Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Wewak. East Sepik has an estimated population of 450,530 people (2011 census) and is 43,426 km square in size. Its density is 10.4 people per square kilometer. History Cherubim ...
offshore, 174 km east northeast of
Angoram Angoram is a town and seat of Angoram District in East Sepik Province in north-western Papua New Guinea. The area is noted for its rubber and cocoa plantations and the town is situated on the Sepik River The Sepik () is the longest river on th ...
, 6.1 , 10.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 27 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
West Java West Java (, ) is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to t ...
, 60 km west southwest of Banjar , 5.0 , 57.4 , IV , Two unoccupied homes in the
Sukabumi Regency Sukabumi Regency (; Sundanese: ) is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' in southwestern Java, as part of West Java province of Indonesia. The regency seat is located in Palabuhan Ratu, a coastal district facing the Indian Ocean. The regency fully encirc ...
collapsed while five other houses were severely damaged. There were no casualties reported. , - , - , - , 28 , {{Flag, India,
Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
, 9 km north northwest of
Dhekiajuli Dhekiajuli is a town and a municipal board in Sonitpur district in the state of Assam, India. Demographics India census, Dhekiajuli has a population of 21,579. Males constitute 51.42% of the population and females 48.58%. Dhekiajuli has an ave ...
, 6.0 , 34.0 , VI , The 2021 Assam earthquake caused moderate damage, such as fallen walls and cracked buildings, was reported near the epicenter. Ten people were injured and two deaths (due to heart attacks) were reported in the districts of
Nagaon Nagaon is a city and a municipal board in Nagaon district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Assam. It is situated east of Guwahati. With a population of 1,16,355 as per 2011 census it is an AMRUT City and 4th biggest city ...
and Kamrup. In neighbouring
Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , ...
, structural damage was also observed and two people were injured. , 2 , 12 , - , 29 , {{Flag, New Zealand,
Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands ( ; ) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand. They are in total area and uninhabit ...
offshore , 6.1 , 10.0 , III , Aftershock of the 8.1 quake on March 4. , - , - , - {{clear


May

{{Infobox earthquakes in month , month=May , 9.0+ =0 , 8.0–8.9=0 , 7.0–7.9=1 , 6.0–6.9=12 , 5.0–5.9=128 , 4.0–4.9=1,196 , largest=7.3 Mw {{flag, China , deadliest=7.3 Mw {{flag, China
20 deaths , fatalities=24 {{clear {, class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px black; margin-left:1em;" ! rowspan="2" , Date ! rowspan="2" style="width: 235px" , Country and location ! rowspan="2" , Mw ! rowspan="2" , Depth (km) ! rowspan="2" , MMI ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" , Notes ! colspan="2" , Casualties , - !Dead !Injured , - , 1 , {{Flag, Japan, Miyagi offshore, 38 km east southeast of
Ishinomaki is a city located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 138,538, and a population density of 250 persons per km2 in 61,919 households. The total area of the city is . Geography Ishinomaki is in northeastern Miya ...
, 6.9 , 47.3 , VI , Three people were injured by the strong shaking. , - , 3 , - , 2 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
West Sumatra West Sumatra () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is on the west coast of the island of Sumatra and includes the Mentawai Islands off that coast. West Sumatra borders the Indian Ocean to the west, as well as the provinces of ...
, 160 km south southwest of
Padang Padang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of West Sumatra. It had a population of 833,562 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 909,040 at the 2020 Census;Bad ...
, 5.5 , 21.0 , V , An emergency room at a hospital in the
Mentawai Islands Regency The Mentawai Islands Regency is a Regency (Indonesia), regency of West Sumatra Province which consists of a chain of about a hundred islands and islets approximately off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. They cover a land area of and h ...
suffered cracks.{{cite news , author1=Jeka Kampai , title=Hospital walls in Mentawai, West Sumatra Cracked due to the 5.7 M earthquake , url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5558620/dinding-rumah-sakit-di-mentawai-sumbar-retak-akibat-gempa-m-57?_ga=2.53917739.2090802352.1620483466-1729345767.1618060459 , access-date=May 8, 2021 , agency=detikNews , date=May 5, 2021 , language=id , - , - , - , 5 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
West Sumatra West Sumatra () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is on the west coast of the island of Sumatra and includes the Mentawai Islands off that coast. West Sumatra borders the Indian Ocean to the west, as well as the provinces of ...
, 137 km south southwest of
Padang Padang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of West Sumatra. It had a population of 833,562 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 909,040 at the 2020 Census;Bad ...
, 5.7 , 23.1 , V , The earthquake caused further damage at the same hospital, affected by May 2 event. Several electric generators were affected, resulting in power outages. , - , - , - , 7 , {{Flag, Australia offshore, west 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 ...
, 6.0 , 10.0 , - , - , - , - , - , 7 , {{Flagicon, Iran
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 ...
, Kordestan, 27 km north northwest of
Paveh Paveh ( Persian and Kurdish: پاوه) is a city in the Central District of Paveh County, Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is in a region called Hawraman. History An old myth regarding ...
, 4.4 , 10.0 , - , Fifty homes were damaged and one collapsed in
Sarvabad Sarvabad () is a city in the Central District of Sarvabad County, Kurdistan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Demographics Ethnicity The city is populated by Kurds Kurds (), or the Kurdish peo ...
. , - , - , - , 7 , {{Flag, Fiji, Lau offshore , 6.1 , 378.6 , III , - , - , - , - , 12 , {{Flag, El Salvador,
Sonsonate Sonsonate () is a city and district of El Salvador, of which it is also its municipal seat. It has an estimated population of 71,980 inhabitants for the year 2020. Sonsonate is the second most important city in western El Salvador. The town was ...
offshore, 55 km southwest of
Acajutla Acajutla is a seaport city in Sonsonate Department, El Salvador. The city is located at on the Pacific coast of Central America and is El Salvador's principal seaport from which a large portion of the nation's exports of coffee, sugar, and Balsa ...
, 6.0 , 22.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 12 , {{Flagicon, Mauritius{{Flagicon, France, 1974
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 ...
- Reunion region , 6.7 , 10.0 , III , - , - , - , - , 12 , {{Flag, Peru, Ica, 1 km southeast of Pampa de Tate , 5.5 , 34.3 , V , Twelve buildings were damaged in Ica.{{Citation needed, date=February 2023 , - , - , - , 13 , {{Flag, Panama, Chiriquí offshore, 151 km south southeast of Punta de Burica , 6.0 , 10.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 13 , {{Flag, Japan, Miyagi offshore, 73 km east northeast of
Namie is a Towns of Japan, town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. the town has a population of 1,238 in 794 households, although the official registered population was 17,114 in 6853 households. The total area of the town is . The town was ev ...
, 6.0 , 32.0 , IV , Aftershock of the
2021 Fukushima earthquake An intense and deadly seismic event struck offshore east of Tōhoku region, Tōhoku, Japan. The 7.3 or 7.1 earthquake occurred on a Saturday night at 23:07 Japan Standard Time, JST (14:07 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC) on 13 February at a ...
. , - , - , - , 14 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
North Sumatra North Sumatra () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan on the east coast of the island. It borders Aceh to the northwest, Riau to the sou ...
offshore, 260 km south of
Sinabang Sinabang is a town on the east coast of Simeulue Island, which lies off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. Sinabang is the administrative seat (capital) of the Simeulue Regency, in Aceh Province of Indonesia and has a population of approx ...
, 6.7 , 11.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 15 , {{Flag, Italy,
Umbria Umbria ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region of central Italy. It includes Lake Trasimeno and Cascata delle Marmore, Marmore Falls, and is crossed by the Tiber. It is the only landlocked region on the Italian Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula. The re ...
, 1 km southeast of Cipolleto , 4.1 , 10.8 , - , Ten houses were damaged, with cracks in walls. , - , - , - , 17 , {{Flag, Iran, North Khorasan, 55 km west southwest of Bojnurd , 5.4 , 10.0 , VII , At least 46 houses were destroyed and over 1,900 others were damaged, and 32 people were injured. , - , 32 , - , 18 , {{Flag, Nepal, Gandaki, 35 km east of
Pokhara Pokhara ( ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city located in central Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. Named the country's "capital of tourism" it is the List of cities in Nepal, second largest city after Kathmandu, with 599,5 ...
, 5.3 , 10.0 , V , Around two dozen houses were damaged, and six people suffered injuries. , - , 6 , - , 19 , Southern
East Pacific Rise The East Pacific Rise (EPR) is a mid-ocean rise (usually termed an oceanic rise and not a mid-ocean ridge due to its higher rate of spreading that results in less elevation increase and more regular terrain), at a divergent tectonic plate bound ...
, 6.7 , 10.0 , I , - , - , - , - , 19 , {{Flag, China,
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 ...
, 24 km west of
Dali Dali or DALI may refer to: Art and popular culture * Dali, a location in ''Final Fantasy IX'' * ''Dali'' (Dalida album) (1984) * ''Dali'' (Ali Project album) (1994) * Espace Dalí, Salvador Dalí's permanent exhibition in France Religion ...
, 4.6 , 10.0 , - , Foreshock of the 2021 Dali earthquake. At least 1,301 homes were damaged, and over 8,000 people were evacuated. , - , - , - , 21 , {{Flag, China,
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 ...
, 28 km northwest of
Dali Dali or DALI may refer to: Art and popular culture * Dali, a location in ''Final Fantasy IX'' * ''Dali'' (Dalida album) (1984) * ''Dali'' (Ali Project album) (1994) * Espace Dalí, Salvador Dalí's permanent exhibition in France Religion ...
, 6.1 , 9.0 , IX{{cite journal , author1=Wenkai Chen , author2=Dun Wang , author3=Can Zhang , author4=Qiang Yao , author5=Hongjun Si , title=Estimating seismic intensity maps of the 2021 Mw 7.3 Madoi, Qinghai and Mw 6.1 Yangbi, Yunnan, China earthquakes , journal=Journal of Earth Science , year=2021 , volume=33 , issue=4 , pages=839–846 , doi=10.1007/s12583-021-1586-9 , s2cid=247246109 , url=http://en.earth-science.net/en/article/doi/10.1007/s12583-021-1586-9, url-access=subscription , The 2021 Dali earthquake caused some buildings to collapse, trapping people under the rubble, and others were damaged. Three people were killed and 32 others injured.{{cite news , author1=CCTV News , title=The magnitude 6.4 earthquake in Yangbi, Yunnan has killed 3 people and injured 27 , url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_12798111 , access-date=May 21, 2021 , agency=The Paper , date=May 21, 2021 , editor=Zhou Zijing , 3 , 32 , - , 21 , {{Flag, China,
Qinghai Qinghai is an inland Provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. It is the largest provinces of China, province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xin ...
, 388 km southwest of
Xining Xining is the Capital (political), capital and most populous city of Qinghai province in western China and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. As of the 2020 census, it had 2,467,965 inhabitants (2,208,708 as of 2010), of whom 1,954,795 l ...
, 7.3 , 10.0 , X , Several bridges in Maduo County were severely damaged and collapsed during the 2021 Maduo earthquake. Nineteen people sustained minor injuries. Unconfirmed reports that 20 people were killed, with more than 300 injured. This earthquake was the largest to strike
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 ...
since the
2008 Sichuan earthquake An earthquake occurred in the province of Sichuan, China at 14:28:01 China Standard Time on May 12, 2008. Measuring at 8.0 (7.9–8.3 ), the earthquake's epicenter was located boxing the compass, west-northwest of Chengdu, the provincial ...
. The earthquake was assigned X on the
China seismic intensity scale The China seismic intensity scale is a national standard of the People's Republic of China used to measure seismic intensity. Similar to EMS-92 on which CSIS drew reference, seismic impacts are classified into 12 degrees of intensity, or ''liedu' ...
by the
China Earthquake Administration The China Earthquake Administration (CEA; ) is a public institution managed by the State Council at the deputy ministerial level in charge of national earthquake disaster reduction work. It is currently managed by the Ministry of Emergency Managem ...
.{{cite news , last1=Tang Guorong , title=The Ministry of Emergency Management released the intensity map of the Qinghai Maduo M7.4 earthquake , url=https://www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/162219821014341.html , access-date=21 September 2021 , agency=Beijing News , language=zh{{cite journal , author1=Wenkai Chen , author2=Dun Wang , author3=Can Zhang , author4=Qiang Yao , author5=Hongjun Si , title=Estimating seismic intensity maps of the 2021 Mw 7.3 Madoi, Qinghai and Mw 6.1 Yangbi, Yunnan, China earthquakes , journal=Journal of Earth Science , date=2021 , volume=33 , issue=4 , pages=839–846 , doi=10.1007/s12583-021-1586-9 , s2cid=247246109 , url=http://en.earth-science.net/en/article/doi/10.1007/s12583-021-1586-9, url-access=subscription , 0-20 , 19-300 , - , 21 , {{Flag, France, 1974,
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (), is a French island territorial collectivity, collectivity in the Oceania, South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji to the southwest, Tonga t ...
offshore, 253 km south southeast of
Alo Alo or ALO may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''Alo'' (film), a 2003 Bengali drama * Alo Creevey, a fictional character in TV series ''Skins'' ** "Alo" (''Skins series 5'') ** "Alo" (''Skins series 6'') * Animal Liberation Orchestra ...
, 6.5 , 10.0 , VII , - , - , - , - , 21 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
East Java East Java (, , ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the easternmost third of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern ...
, 29 km south southwest of Sumberpucung , 5.7 , 107.9 , IV , More than 600 buildings were damaged in
East Java East Java (, , ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the easternmost third of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern ...
, including 14 public health clinics and seven Mosques. Three people were injured. , - , 3 , - , 23 , {{Flag, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Nord-Kivu North Kivu () is a Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital city is Goma. Spanning approximately 59,483 square kilometers with a population esti ...
, 2 km northeast of
Goma Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the North Kivu, North Kivu Province; it is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares borders with the Bukumu Chiefdo ...
, 4.5 , 10.0 , IV , Two houses collapsed and many others were damaged in
Rubavu Rubavu District is one of the seven districts (''akarere'') in Western Province, Rwanda, with a total surface area of 388.4 km2. Its capital is Gisenyi, a large beach resort and border city. The Rubavu Urban area, which includes Gisenyi, Rug ...
,
Rwanda Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...
.{{Citation needed, date=February 2023 , - , - , - , 24 , {{Flag, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Nord-Kivu North Kivu () is a Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital city is Goma. Spanning approximately 59,483 square kilometers with a population esti ...
, 9 km north of
Goma Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the North Kivu, North Kivu Province; it is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares borders with the Bukumu Chiefdo ...
, 4.7 , 10.0 , - , Several buildings collapsed in
Goma Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the North Kivu, North Kivu Province; it is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares borders with the Bukumu Chiefdo ...
. One person was killed in
Rubavu Rubavu District is one of the seven districts (''akarere'') in Western Province, Rwanda, with a total surface area of 388.4 km2. Its capital is Gisenyi, a large beach resort and border city. The Rubavu Urban area, which includes Gisenyi, Rug ...
,
Rwanda Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...
. , 1 , - , - , 25 , {{flag, Rwanda,
Western Province Western Province or West Province may refer to: *Western Province, Cameroon *Western Province, Rwanda *Western Province (Kenya) *Western Province (Papua New Guinea) *Western Province (Solomon Islands) *Western Province, Sri Lanka *Western Provinc ...
, 19 km northeast of
Gisenyi Gisenyi, historically rendered as Kisenyi, is the second largest city in Rwanda, located in the Rubavu district in Rwanda's Western Province. Gisenyi is contiguous with Goma as it was formerly also part of now Democratic Republic of the Congo, t ...
, 4.7 , 10.0 , VIII , At least 267 houses collapsed while 859 buildings, including several schools, as well as several roads were damaged in the
Rubavu District Rubavu District is one of the seven districts (''akarere'') in Western Province, Rwanda, with a total surface area of 388.4 km2. Its capital is Gisenyi, a large beach resort and border city. The Rubavu Urban area, which includes Gisenyi, Rug ...
of Rwanda. In neighboring
Goma Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the North Kivu, North Kivu Province; it is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu and shares borders with the Bukumu Chiefdo ...
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
, the earthquake flattened several buildings and ten people, including three children were injured by falling debris. , - , 10 , - , 31 , {{flag, United States,
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 ...
, 73 km north of Chickaloon, Alaska, Chickaloon , 6.1 , 43.9 , VI , Minor damage was reported in Anchorage metropolitan area, Greater Anchorage, such as objects falling off shelves. , - , - , -


June

{{Infobox earthquakes in month , month=June , 9.0+ =0 , 8.0–8.9=0 , 7.0–7.9=0 , 6.0–6.9=2 , 5.0–5.9=104 , 4.0–4.9=1,092 , largest={{nowrap, 6.5 Mw {{flag, New Zealand , deadliest= {{nowrap, 5.0 Mw {{flag, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 deaths , fatalities= 3 {{clear {, class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px black; margin-left:1em;" ! rowspan="2" , Date ! rowspan="2" style="width: 235px" , Country and location ! rowspan="2" , Mw ! rowspan="2" , Depth (km) ! rowspan="2" , MMI ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" , Notes ! colspan="2" , Casualties , - !Dead !Injured , - , 1 , {{Flag, Argentina, San Juan, Argentina, San Juan, 23 km northwest of Villa San Agustín, San Agustín de Valle Fértil , 4.8 , 44.8 , V , Several buildings were damaged in Valle Fértil Department, Valle Fértil. , - , - , - , 3 , {{Flag, Indonesia offshore, Molucca Sea, 132 km west southwest of Ternate , 6.2 , 26.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 7 , {{flag, Philippines, Western Visayas, 18 km west southwest of Lambunao, Iloilo, Jayubó , 4.7 , 10.0 , VI , Various houses sustained major damage in Valderrama, Antique due to massive cracks and fissures that formed during the event and aftershocks. , - , - , - , 10 , {{flag, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Kivu, 87 km southwest of Kabare Territory, Kabare , 5.0 , 10.0 , V , Various old houses collapsed in Bukavu, Bukavu district, trapping some people under the rubble. Two children were killed by a falling wall, and three prisoners were injured. , 2 , 3 , - , 10 , {{Flag, China,
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 ...
, 23 km southwest of Longquan , 5.0 , 10.0 , VII , Two people were injured and more than 2,000 houses were damaged. , - , 2 , - , 12 , {{Flag, China,
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 ...
, 68 km southeast of Myitkyina, Myanmar , 4.9 , 10.0 , - , At least 413 buildings were damaged, seven of them collapsed. , - , - , - , 14 , {{Flag, Philippines Northern Mindanao, 5 km northwest of Don Carlos, Bukidnon, Don Carlos , 5.7 , 5.9 , VII , At least 29 homes destroyed and 1,156 others damaged in the Don Carlos-Kalilangan-Pangantucan area. , - , - , - , 16 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
Maluku Maluku may refer to: Places * Maluku Islands, an archipelago that is part of Indonesia ** List of the Maluku Islands * Maluku (province), a province of Indonesia comprising the central and southern parts of the archipelago * North Maluku, a provin ...
offshore, 71 km east southeast of Amahai , 5.9 , 7.0 , VI , Homes in three villages were damaged by the earthquake. A {{convert, 50, cm, ft, abbr=on high tsunami added to the damage. The tsunami was determined to have been triggered by an underwater landslide. , - , - , - , 16 , {{Flag, China,
Qinghai Qinghai is an inland Provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. It is the largest provinces of China, province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xin ...
, 5.5 , 10.0 , VII , Four homes sustained cracks in walls. , - , - , - , 20 , {{Flag, New Zealand,
Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands ( ; ) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand. They are in total area and uninhabit ...
offshore , 6.5 , 25.0 , IV , Aftershock of the 8.1 quake on March 4. , - , - , - , 23 , {{Flag, Peru, Cañete Province, Cañete offshore, 11 km west southwest of Mala District, Mala , 5.9 , 50.1 , VII , During the 2021 Mala earthquake, Jorge Chávez International Airport sustained minor damage when ceiling tiles fell from the roof. Several homes collapsed in Mala and a number of people fainted and fell from the stairs due to the shaking. A 6-year-old boy died of a heart attack while evacuating and 20 others suffered injuries. , 1 , 20 , - , 23 , {{Flag, Argentina, Mendoza Province, Mendoza, 26 km west northwest of Mendoza, Argentina, Mendoza , 4.6 , 19.0 , IV , Some houses were damaged and one collapsed in Las Heras Department, Las Heras, roads were also cut by rockslides. , - , - , - , 24 , {{Flag, Afghanistan, 2013, Parwan Province, Parwan, 10 km southwest of Charikar , 5.1 , 16.2 , V , 22 people were injured when fleeing in panic. , - , 22 , - , 26 , {{Flag, France, 1974, Grand Est, 2 km southeast of Hœrdt , 4.1 , 2.5 , IV , Cracks were reported in walls and roof tiles were damaged. , - , - , - , 26 , {{Flag, Turkey, Bingöl Province, Bingöl, 8 km east of Yayladere , 5.4 , 3.1 , VI , Several houses in four villages were damaged in Elazığ Province, Elazığ, and an elderly woman was injured. , - , 1 , - , 27 , {{Flag, Indonesia, Yogyakarta offshore, 55 km southeast of Pundong , 5.1 , 85.5 , V , Several homes were damaged in Gunungkidul. , - , - , -


July

{{Infobox earthquakes in month , month=July , 9.0+=0 , 8.0–8.9=1 , 7.0–7.9=0 , 6.0–6.9=11 , 5.0–5.9=134 , 4.0–4.9=1,151 , largest= {{nowrap, 8.2 Mw {{flag, United States , deadliest= 5.7 {{M, w, link=y {{flag, Tajikistan
5 deaths , fatalities= 7 {{clear {, class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px black; margin-left:1em;" ! rowspan="2" , Date ! rowspan="2" style="width: 190px" , Country and location ! rowspan="2" , Mw ! rowspan="2" , Depth (km) ! rowspan="2" , MMI ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" , Notes ! colspan="2" , Casualties , - !Dead !Injured , - , 2 , {{Flag, Fiji region , 6.1 , 599.6 , II , - , - , - , - , 4 , {{Flagicon, Chile Chile, Atacama Region, Atacama offshore, 89 km west of Vallenar , 6.0 , 22.0 , VI , - , - , - , - , 7 , {{Flag, Laos, Sainyabuli, 53 km northeast of Chiang Klang District, Chiang Klang, Thailand , 4.7 , 10.0 , IV , In Nan province, Thailand, a local school suffered cracks on one of its supporting beams. , - , - , - , 8 , {{Flag, United States, California, 32 km south southwest of Smith Valley , 6.0 , 7.5 , VII , The earthquake triggered rockslides in California and Nevada. It is the largest earthquake to strike California since the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes, 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake two years prior. , - , - , - , 10 , {{flag, Indonesia offshore, Molucca Sea, 215 km northwest of Tobelo , 6.1 , 43.6 , IV , - , - , - , - , 10 , {{flag, Tajikistan, Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction, 18 km east southeast of Rasht District, Rasht , 5.7 , 12.8 , VII , Five people were killed, thirty others sustained injuries, and at least 20 houses destroyed in two villages during the 2021 Rasht earthquake. , 5 , 30 , - , 17 , {{flag, Panama, Chiriquí offshore, 130 km south of Punta Burica (Panama), Punta de Burica , 6.1 , 9.1 , IV , Foreshock of the 6.7 earthquake on July 21. , - , - , - , 18 , {{Flag, Iran, Bushehr, 49 km north of Borazjan , 5.4 , 9.0 , VII , Some damage in towns near the epicentre, such as Kazerun. , - , - , - , 21 , {{Flag, Papua New Guinea, website=United States Geological Survey, date=July 21, 2021 offshore, Bismarck Sea, 150 km southwest of
Lorengau Lorengau is the major town in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea. The town is located on the edge of Seeadler Harbour on Manus Island, in the Admiralty Islands, and in 2000 Lorengau was recorded to have a population of 5,829. History World War II ...
, 6.0 , 8.7 , IV , - , - , - , - , 21 , {{flag, Peru, Department of Cajamarca, Cajamarca, 7 km south southeast of San Ignacio District, Peru, San Ignacio , 4.9 , 31.9 , VI , 16 buildings were destroyed and 45 others were damaged in the districts of San Ignacio and Tabaconas District, Tabaconas. A 12-year old girl was injured and 50 people were left homeless. , - , 1 , - , 21 , {{flag, Panama, Chiriquí offshore, 68 km south of Punta Burica (Panama), Punta de Burica , 6.7 , 10.0 , VI , Power was cut in Puerto Armuelles, and at least one house was damaged. Three houses were also damaged in neighboring Costa Rica. , - , - , - , 23 , {{flag, Philippines, Calabarzon offshore, 17 km south of Calatagan , 6.7 , 110.0 , V , Two people injured, three homes collapsed and 61 others damaged. A landslide occurred near Calatagan and some items were knocked off shelves in convenience stores. A sinkhole appeared beside a house in a barangay in Taal, Batangas, Taal after the earthquake. , - , 2 , - , 24 , {{Flag, New Zealand,
Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands ( ; ) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand. They are in total area and uninhabit ...
offshore , 6.1 , 10.0 , III , Aftershock of the M8.1 quake on March 4. , - , - , - , 26 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
Central Sulawesi Central Sulawesi (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Sulawesi Tengah'') is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located at the centre of the island of Sulawesi. The administrative capital and largest city is located in Palu. The provin ...
offshore, 97 km west northwest of Luwuk , 6.3 , 11.0 , VI , Power outages were caused and many residents evacuated due to fear of a potential tsunami. An elderly man died of shock and another died after a motorbike accident during the earthquake. Two homes were seriously damaged while in another five, damage was moderate. Damage was also reported in one school and three worship locations. , 2 , - , - , 29 , {{Flag, United States,
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 ...
offshore,
Aleutian Islands The Aleutian Islands ( ; ; , "land of the Aleuts"; possibly from the Chukchi language, Chukchi ''aliat'', or "island")—also called the Aleut Islands, Aleutic Islands, or, before Alaska Purchase, 1867, the Catherine Archipelago—are a chain ...
, 105 km southeast of Perryville, Alaska, Perryville , 8.2 , 35.0 , VII , The
2021 Chignik earthquake An earthquake occurred off the coast of the Alaska Peninsula on July 28, 2021, at 10:15 p.m. Alaska Time Zone, local time. The large megathrust earthquake had a moment magnitude () of 8.2 according to the United States Geological Survey (US ...
was the largest earthquake of 2021; it was also the largest earthquake in the United States since the 1965 Rat Islands earthquake. Moderate damage was reported, with homes shifted from their foundations and cracks in walls. A small tsunami measuring at 21.3 cm (0.7 ft) was recorded in Old Harbor,
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 ...
. This was the 7th largest earthquake in History of the United States, US history. , - , - , - , 29 , {{Flag, Myanmar, Sagaing Region, Sagaing, 46 km northeast of Shwebo , 5.5 , 10.0 , VII , A brick wall collapsed in Yae Oo town of the Sagaing Division. In the Chanayethazan Township of Mandalay, a monastery partially collapsed. , - , - , - , 30 , {{Flag, Peru, Piura Province, Piura, 9 km east southeast of Sullana , 6.2 , 34.4 , VII , Moderate damage was reported near the epicenter, where various old houses were damaged, as well as St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral, Piura, Piura Cathedral. A total of 721 residents suffered injuries. Two adults and a child had serious injuries after falling from height. , - , 721


August

{{Infobox earthquakes in month, month=August, 9.0+=0, 8.0–8.9=1, 7.0–7.9=4, 6.0–6.9=14, 5.0–5.9=316, 4.0–4.9=1,887, largest={{nowrap, 8.1 {{M, w, link=y {{flag, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, name=South Sandwich Islands , deadliest={{nowrap, 7.2 {{M, w, link=y {{flagicon, Haiti
Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

2,248 deaths, fatalities=2,250 {{clear {, class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px black; margin-left:1em;" , + ! rowspan="2" , Date ! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px" , Country and location ! rowspan="2" , Mw ! rowspan="2" , Depth (km) ! rowspan="2" , MMI ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" , Notes ! colspan="2" , Casualties , - !Dead !Injured , - , 2 , {{Flag, Indonesia, West Papua (province), West Papua offshore, 182 km northeast of Tual , 6.0 , 10.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 3 , {{flag, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands offshore, 339 km south southeast of Port Blair , 6.1 , 10.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 4 , {{Flag, China, Guangxi, 58 km southeast of Baise City , 4.5 , 13.8 , - , Over 500 houses and some roads were damaged in Debao County. Electricity was also disrupted. , - , - , - , 11 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
North Sumatra North Sumatra () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan on the east coast of the island. It borders Aceh to the northwest, Riau to the sou ...
, 11 km southeast of Padangsidempuan , 4.8 , 10.0 , II , Two buildings were damaged in the North Padang Lawas Regency. , - , - , - , 11 , {{Flag, Philippines, Davao offshore, 63 km east of Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental, Pondaguitan , 7.1 , 55.1 , VII , The 2021 Davao Oriental earthquake caused minor damage and triggered a tsunami reaching up to {{cvt, 6.1, cm, ft, abbr=on in Bitung,
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, ...
. A 20-year-old man died after being hit by falling coconuts. , 1 , - , - , 12 , rowspan="5", {{Flag, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore, South Sandwich Islands region , 7.5 , 47.2 , VI , rowspan="2", The 2021 South Sandwich Islands earthquakes were some of the largest earthquakes in the Atlantic Ocean. A tsunami warning was issued, but later cancelled, with waves reaching heights of {{cvt, 75, cm, ft, abbr=on in South Georgia Island. The tsunami was also observed as far away as Portugal and Madagascar. , - , - , - , 12 , 8.1 , 55.7 , VII , - , - , - , 12 , 6.7 , 35.0 , - , rowspan="3", Aftershocks of the 8.1 earthquake an hour earlier. , - , - , - , 12 , 6.1 , 35.0 , IV , - , - , - , 12 , 6.0 , 35.0 , IV , - , - , - , 12 , {{Flag, Russia, Kemerovo Oblast, 34 km northeast of Karagayla , 5.0 , 10.0 , V , Some buildings were damaged in Novokuznetsk. , - , - , - , 12 , {{Flag, Spain,
Andalusia Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...
, 3 km southwest of Santa Fe , 4.6 , 10.0 , VII , The strongest earthquake to hit the region since 1984. One house partially collapsed, and cracks in walls appeared in some others. , - , - , - , 13 , {{flag, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore, South Sandwich Islands region , 6.1 , 10.0 , IV , Aftershock of the 8.1 earthquake 16 hours earlier. , - , - , - , 14 , {{Flag, United States,
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 ...
offshore,
Aleutian Islands The Aleutian Islands ( ; ; , "land of the Aleuts"; possibly from the Chukchi language, Chukchi ''aliat'', or "island")—also called the Aleut Islands, Aleutic Islands, or, before Alaska Purchase, 1867, the Catherine Archipelago—are a chain ...
, 117 km southeast of Perryville, Alaska, Perryville , 6.9 , 21.0 , V , Aftershock of the 8.2 earthquake on July 29. , - , - , - , 14 , {{Flag, Haiti,
Nippes Nippes (French language, French, ) or Nip (Haitian Creole) is one of the ten Departments of Haiti, departments (the highest-level political subdivisions) of Haiti located in southern Haiti. It is the most recently created department, having be ...
, 13 km south southeast of Petit Trou de Nippes , 7.2 , 10.0 , VIII , The
2021 Haiti earthquake At 08:29:09 EDT on 14 August 2021, a magnitude7.2 earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula of southern Haiti. It had a 10-kilometre-deep (6.2 mi) hypocenter near Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of the ...
was the largest to strike the country since the 1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake. More than 138,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed, most of them in Les Cayes and
Nippes Nippes (French language, French, ) or Nip (Haitian Creole) is one of the ten Departments of Haiti, departments (the highest-level political subdivisions) of Haiti located in southern Haiti. It is the most recently created department, having be ...
. 2,248 people were killed, 12,763 others were injured and 329 people remained missing. It is the deadliest earthquake of 2021.{{cite news , title=Haiti: Earthquake Situation Report No. 4 (7 September 2021) , url=https://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/haiti-earthquake-situation-report-no-4-7-september-2021 , access-date=10 September 2021 , agency=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs , publisher=ReliefWeb , date=7 September 2021 , 2,248 , 12,763 , - , 16 , rowspan="2", {{Flag, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore, South Sandwich Islands region , 6.9 , 14.0 , IV , rowspan="2", Aftershocks of the 8.1 earthquake on August 12. , - , - , - , 17 , 6.1 , 47.1 , IV , - , - , - , 18 , {{Flag, Vanuatu, Sanma Province, Sanma offshore, 16 km north of Port Olry , 6.9 , 89.5 , VII , - , - , - , - , 18 , rowspan="3" , {{Flag, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore, South Sandwich Islands region , 6.0 , 28.0 , IV , rowspan="3" , Aftershocks of the 8.1 earthquake on August 12. , - , - , - , 22 , 6.6 , 11.0 , IV , - , - , - , 22 , 7.1 , 14.0 , IV , - , - , - , 24 , {{Flag, Russia, Kuril Islands offshore, 223 km southwest of Severo-Kurilsk , 6.0 , 31.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 24 , {{Flag, Honduras, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras, Santa Bárbara, 11 km north northeast of Quimistán, Pinalejo , 5.2 , 7.8 , VI , Several buildings, including a school and a hospital, were damaged in Santa Rita, Yoro, Santa Rita and San Pedro Sula. , - , - , - , 26 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
Central Sulawesi Central Sulawesi (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Sulawesi Tengah'') is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located at the centre of the island of Sulawesi. The administrative capital and largest city is located in Palu. The provin ...
offshore, 113 km east northeast of Poso , 5.7 , 8.0 , VII , A collapsing house crushed one person to death, while 39 people suffered injuries. At least 297 houses suffered damage. , 1 , 39 , - , 31 , {{Flag, Tanzania, Shinyanga, 33 km northeast of Masumbwe , 4.8 , 10.0 , V , Cracks were observed in walls of some houses, and one person suffered injuries. , - , 1 , - , 31 , {{Flag, New Zealand,
Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands ( ; ) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand. They are in total area and uninhabit ...
offshore, 989 km south southwest of 'Ohonua, Tonga , 6.4 , 16.0 , IV , Aftershock of the 8.1 quake on March 4. , - , - , - , 31 , {{Flag, Turkey, Kütahya Province, Kütahya, 19 km west of İhsaniye , 5.1 , 10.0 , V , Fifteen homes collapsed in Altıntaş. Bricks were dislodged and fell from a balcony and chimneys. The earthquake destroyed a barn and caused solar panels on a roof to explode. , - , - , -


September

{{Infobox earthquakes in month, month=September, 9.0+=0, 8.0–8.9=0, 7.0–7.9=1, 6.0–6.9=8, 5.0–5.9=133, 4.0–4.9=1,183, largest=7.0 {{M, w, link=y {{Flag, Mexico, deadliest=7.0 {{M, w, link=y {{Flag, Mexico
13 deaths, fatalities=17 {{clear {, class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px black; margin-left:1em;" , + ! rowspan="2" , Date ! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px" , Country and location ! rowspan="2" , Mw ! rowspan="2" , Depth (km) ! rowspan="2" , MMI ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" , Notes ! colspan="2" , Casualties , - !Dead !Injured , - , 7 , {{flag, Tonga, Haʻapai offshore, 185 km west northwest of
Pangai Pangai is the administrative capital village of the Haʻapai group in Tonga. Town The village is on the western shore of Lifuka and has a population of 1,026. The village center is around the Catholic Church (''Siasi Katolika'')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 ...
, 3 km northeast of Acapulco , 7.0 , 20.0 , VIII , The 2021 Guerrero earthquake damaged or destroyed 8,700 buildings.{{cite news , author1=Sergio Ocampo Arista , title=Otorgan declaratoria de emergencia a Guerrero por sismo , url=https://www.jornada.com.mx/notas/2021/09/09/estados/otorgan-declaratoria-de-emergencia-a-guerrero-por-sismo/ , access-date=10 September 2021 , agency=La Jornada , location=Chilpancingo, Mexico , language=es One person was killed in Coyuca de Benítez by a falling pole, and another in Acapulco. Four more people died of heart attacks.{{cite news , author1=Heidi Nieves , title=Mueren tres prestadores de servicios turísticos tras el sismo , url=https://www.elsoldeacapulco.com.mx/local/mueren-tres-prestadores-de-servicios-turisticos-tras-el-sismo-temblor-muerte-danos-afectaciones-7193864.html , trans-title= Three tourism service providers die after the earthquake, access-date=9 September 2021 , agency=El Sol de Acapulco , date=8 September 2021 , language=es Around twenty people were also injured. A seventh, indirect fatality occurred on September 9 in Acapulco due to a traffic accident.{{cite news , title=Atropellan y matan a comerciante en la carretera Acapulco-Pinotepa , url=https://ahoraguerrero.mx/atropellan-y-matan-a-comerciante-en-la-carretera-acapulco-pinotepa , access-date=10 September 2021 , agency=Ahora Guerrero , date=9 September 2021 A landside on September 10 in Cerro del Chiquihuite, Mexico City killed five more people, caused one injury and left two missing.{{cite news , author1=Pablo Ferri , author2=Alejandro Santos Cid , title=Al menos dos muertos y 10 desaparecidos en Tlalnepantla tras un derrumbe en el cerro Chiquihuite, trans-title= At least two dead and 10 missing in Tlalnepantla after a collapse on the Chiquihuite hill , url=https://elpais.com/mexico/2021-09-10/un-derrumbe-en-el-cerro-del-chiquihuite-sepulta-una-decena-de-casas-en-tlalnepantla.html , access-date=11 September 2021 , agency=El País , date=10 September 2021 , location=Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico{{cite news , title=Autoridades del Edomex confirmaron una mujer y sus dos hijos continúan desaparecidos tras el derrumbe en el Cerro del Chiquihuite, trans-title= Edomex authorities confirmed a woman and her two children are still missing after the collapse in the Cerro del Chiquihuite , url=https://lopezdoriga.com/nacional/tres-personas-desaparecidas-derrumbe-cerro-chiquihuite/ , access-date=12 September 2021 , agency=EFE , publisher=López-Dóriga Digital , date=12 September 2021 , language=es The suspected cause of the landslide was heavy rainfall and the quake which weakened soils on the hill.{{cite news , last1=Verza , first1=María , title=At least 1 dead, 10 missing in landslide near Mexico City , url=https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-mexico-caribbean-mexico-city-8d45dd91716a0c549de4d4f81880b191 , access-date=11 September 2021 , work=Associated Press , date=11 September 2021 A 14-year-old girl died from her injuries due to a collapsed wall on September 11.{{cite news , author1=Ana Castro , title=Muere joven en Acapulco por caída de un muro durante sismo , url=https://www.debate.com.mx/estados/Sismo-cobra-otra-vida-en-Acapulco-muere-joven-que-sobrevivio-a-la-caida-de-un-muro-20210911-0297.html , access-date=12 September 2021 , agency=El Debate (Mexico), El Debate , date=11 September 2021{{cite news , title=FGJEM confirma que cuerpo hallado en Cerro del Chiquihuite es de Mía de tres años , trans-title= FGJEM confirms that the body found in Cerro del Chiquihuite is Mia's three years old , url=https://headtopics.com/mx/fgjem-confirma-que-cuerpo-hallado-en-cerro-del-chiquihuite-es-de-m-a-de-tres-anos-21788672 , access-date=15 September 2021 , agency=Noticias de última hora , date=15 September 2021 , 13 , 23 , - , 13 , {{Flag, Iran, Razavi Khorasan Province, Razavi Khorasan, 38 km east northeast of Quchan , 5.1 , 10.0 , V , At least 623 houses collapsed and 226 others were damaged in 42 villages around the epicenter. At least 23 people were injured during the quake. , - , 23 , - , 13 , {{Flag, Argentina, Salta Province, Salta, 79 km northwest of
San Antonio de los Cobres San Antonio de los Cobres is a small town of population 5,482 (per the 2001 INDEC census) in northwestern Argentina. It is the capital of the Los Andes Department of the Salta Province. Geography The town is known for its high elevation of appr ...
, 6.2 , 193.4 , IV , - , - , - , - , 13 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
North Maluku North Maluku (; ) is a province of Indonesia. It covers the northern part of the Maluku Islands, bordering the Pacific Ocean to the north, the Halmahera Sea to the east, the Molucca Sea to the west, and the Seram Sea to the south. It shares marit ...
, 153 km south of
Sofifi Sofifi is a town on the west coast of the Indonesian island of Halmahera, and since 2010 has been the capital of the province of North Maluku. It straddles between the North Oba (''Oba Utara'') District of the city of Tidore Islands as well part ...
, 4.6 , 10.0 , - , One house was severely damaged in Bancan. , - , - , - , 15 , {{Flag, China, Sichuan, 52 km west southwest of Yongchuan District, Yongchuan , 5.4 , 7.5 , VII , The 2021 Luxian earthquake killed three and left 146 injured. Some 29,000 homes in Lu County were damaged, an additional 7,800 had collapsed or were badly damaged. Services on the Mianyang–Luzhou high-speed railway were suspended. The earthquake was assigned VIII on the
China seismic intensity scale The China seismic intensity scale is a national standard of the People's Republic of China used to measure seismic intensity. Similar to EMS-92 on which CSIS drew reference, seismic impacts are classified into 12 degrees of intensity, or ''liedu' ...
by the China Earthquake Administration, Sichuan Earthquake Administration. , 3 , 146 , - , 18 , {{Flag, Papua New Guinea, Oro Province, Oro, 117 km south southeast of Popondetta , 5.3 , 20.3 , VI , The quake caused flooding which destroyed some food gardens and a bridge. , - , - , - , 19 , {{Flag, Peru, Arequipa Department, Arequipa, 5 km southeast of Huambo District, Caylloma, Huambo , 4.6 , 10.0 , IV , Six homes were damaged in Maca District. , - , - , - , 19 , {{Flag, Iran,
Isfahan Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...
, 41 km northwest of
Yasuj Yasuj (; ) is a city in the Central District of Boyer-Ahmad County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Yasuj is an industrial city in the Zagros Mountains of southwes ...
, 4.3 , 10.0 , II , Aftershock of the 2021 Sisakht earthquake. Some buildings were damaged in
Yasuj Yasuj (; ) is a city in the Central District of Boyer-Ahmad County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. Yasuj is an industrial city in the Zagros Mountains of southwes ...
. , - , - , - , 20 , {{Flag, Russia, Kuril Islands offshore , 6.1 , 25.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 21 , {{Flag, Chile, Biobío Region, Biobío offshore, 81 km northwest of Arauco Province, Arauco , 6.4 , 12.5 , V , - , - , - , - , 21 , {{Flag, Australia,
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
, 38 km south of Mount Buller , 5.9 , 10.0 , VII , The 2021 Mansfield earthquake was one of the strongest earthquakes to hit mainland Australia. Power outages occurred and buildings were damaged in Melbourne. One person was injured by falling debris.{{cite news , author1=Byron Kaye , author2=Renju Jose , author3=Sonali Paul , author4=Shubham Kalia , author5=Michael Perry , author6=Shri Navaratnam , title=Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near Melbourne, tremors rattle southeast Australia , url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/earthquake-magnitude-56-strikes-near-melbourne-australia-gfz-2021-09-22/ , access-date=22 September 2021 , work=Reuters , date=22 September 2021 , - , 1 , - , 22 , {{Flag, Nicaragua, Chinandega Department, Chinandega offshore, 78 km southwest of Jiquilillo , 6.5 , 30.7 , V , - , - , - , - , 24 , {{Flag, United States,
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 ...
offshore,
Aleutian Islands The Aleutian Islands ( ; ; , "land of the Aleuts"; possibly from the Chukchi language, Chukchi ''aliat'', or "island")—also called the Aleut Islands, Aleutic Islands, or, before Alaska Purchase, 1867, the Catherine Archipelago—are a chain ...
, 184 km west southwest of
Adak Adak may refer to: Places *Adak Island, one of the Aleutian Islands **Adak, Alaska, a town on the above island ** Adak Airport, airport serving the town *** Adak Army Airfield, original name of the airport (1942–c.1943) *** Davis Army Airfield, ...
, 6.1 , 39.6 , V , - , - , - , - , 27 , {{Flag, Greece, Crete, 7 km northwest of Heraklion, Thrapsanón , 6.0 , 8.7 , VIII , The 2021 Arkalochori earthquake was the largest in Greece since the 2021 Larissa earthquake, event in March. More than 5,000 buildings were damaged and landslides occurred in Heraklion. A village was destroyed with only two buildings surviving. A man was killed and 35 people were injured. , 1 , 35 , - , 28{{Cite web, title=Gempa 3,0 SR Brebes Akibatkan 23 Rumah Rusak dan Retakan 150 Meter di Kawasan Perbukitan, url=https://jateng.inews.id/berita/gempa-30-sr-brebes-akibatkan-23-rumah-rusak-dan-retakan-150-meter-di-kawasan-perbukitan, website=jateng.inews.id, date=September 28, 2021 , {{Flag, Indonesia, Central Java, 9 km north northwest of Bumiayu, Brebes, Bumiayu , 3.0 , 10.0 , - , At least 23 houses in 2 districts of Brebes Regency were damaged, 4 of them seriously. A hill suffered a 150-meter-long crack. , - , - , - , 28 , {{Flag, Greece, Crete, 9 km southwest of Heraklion, Arkalochóri , 5.3 , 10.0 , V , Aftershock of the 6.0 earthquake a day earlier. Some homes collapsed. , - , - , - , - , 29 , {{Flag, Argentina, Mendoza Province, Mendoza, 32 km east southeast of San Martín, Mendoza, San Martín , 4.9 , 30.0 , VI , Some houses were damaged or destroyed in Rivadavia, Mendoza, Rivadavia. , - , - , - , 29 , {{Flagicon, Japan
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 ...
, Niigata Prefecture, Niigata offshore, 241 km northwest of Nanao, Ishikawa, Nanao , 6.1 , 367.7 , III , - , - , - , - , 29 , {{Flagicon, Philippines
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 ...
, Soccksargen, 20 km southeast of Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Lake Sebu , 4.0 , 5.0 , - , Several houses, schools, and other buildings were damaged in T'Boli. At least four hot springs also appeared after the earthquake. , - , - , -


October

{{Infobox earthquakes in month , month = October , largest = 7.3 {{M, w, link=y {{flag, Vanuatu , deadliest = 5.9 {{M, w, link=y {{flag, Pakistan
42 deaths , fatalities = 46 , 9.0+ = 0 , 8.0–8.9 = 0 , 7.0–7.9 = 1 , 6.0–6.9 = 10 , 5.0–5.9 = 102 , 4.0–4.9 = 1,035 {{clear {, class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px black; margin-left:1em;" , + ! rowspan="2" , Date ! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px" , Country and location ! rowspan="2" , Mw ! rowspan="2" , Depth (km) ! rowspan="2" , MMI ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" , Notes ! colspan="2" , Casualties , - !Dead !Injured , - , 1 , {{Flag, Iran, Bushehr, 24 km north of Bushehr, Genāveh , 4.9 , 10.0 , VI , Three people were injured. , - , 3 , - , 2 , {{Flag, Vanuatu region offshore , 7.3 , 535.8 , IV , - , - , - , - , 2 , Central Indian Ridge, Mid-Indian Ridge , 6.0 , 10.0 , - , - , - , - , - , 2 , {{Flag, Philippines, Mimaropa, 10 km northeast of Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, Tuban , 5.4 , 9.4 , VII , The walls of five homes collapsed, with damage totaling Philippine peso, ₱208,000. , - , - , - , 4 , {{Flag, Iran, Khuzestan Province, Khuzestan, 56 km northeast of Chelgard, Masjed Soleymān , 5.5 , 10.0 , VII , At least eight people were injured and over 3,000 buildings were damaged in Kuhrang County. , - , 8 , - , 4 , {{Flag, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore, South Sandwich Islands region , 6.2 , 10.0 , IV , Aftershock of the 8.1 earthquake on August 12. , - , - , - , - , 5 , {{Flag, Japan, Iwate Prefecture, Iwate offshore, 48 km north northeast of Miyako, Iwate, Miyako , 5.7 , 55.0 , V , Three people had minor injuries and at least one building was damaged. , - , 3 , - , - , 6 , {{Flag, Croatia, Split-Dalmatia County, 10 km east of Otok, Split-Dalmatia County, Otok , 4.9 , 10.0 , VI , Some buildings were damaged in Split, Croatia, Split, and a landslide was reported in Trilj. , - , - , - , 6 , {{Flag, Pakistan, Balochistan, Pakistan, Balochistan, 14 km north northeast of Harnai , 5.9 , 9.0 , VII , At least 42 people were killed, and 300 were injured during the
2021 Balochistan earthquake An earthquake struck Pakistan's province of Balochistan near the city of Harnai on 7 October 2021. The moment magnitude 5.9 quake struck in the early morning at 03:01 local time, killing at least 42 people and injuring 300 others. The earthquak ...
. Around 70 buildings in Harnai collapsed, burying people. Some of the injured in critical condition were rushed to a hospital. , 42 , 300 , - , 6 , {{Flag, Argentina, Salta Province, Salta, 21 km northeast of El Galpón, Salta, El Galpón , 5.0 , 10.0 , IV , Some damage in supermarkets, and two people were hospitalized. , - , 2 , - , 7 , {{Flag, Japan, Chiba Prefecture, Chiba, 4 km west southwest of Chiba (city), Chiba , 5.9 , 62.0 , VII , The 2021 Chiba earthquake caused minor damage and power outages in the epicentral area, and at least 51 people were injured. There were two instances of building fires.{{Cite web, title=千葉5.9直下型強震!東京都震度五 311以來最有感地震, url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E5%8D%83%E8%91%895-9%E7%9B%B4%E4%B8%8B%E5%9E%8B%E5%BC%B7%E9%9C%87-%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E9%9C%87%E5%BA%A6%E4%BA%94-311%E4%BB%A5%E4%BE%86%E6%9C%80%E6%9C%89%E6%84%9F%E5%9C%B0%E9%9C%87-050842666.html, access-date=2022-09-25, website=tw.news.yahoo.com, date=October 8, 2021 , language=zh A maximum intensity of Shindo 5+ was recorded. It was the strongest earthquake to strike Tokyo since 2011. , - , 51 , - , 8 , {{Flag, Iran, Khuzestan Province, Khuzestan, 59 km northeast of Chelgard, Masjed Soleymān , 5.1 , 10.0 , IV , Three people were injured when fleeing in panic.{{Citation needed, date=February 2023 , - , 3 , - , 9 , {{Flag, Peru, Arequipa, 4 km northwest of Madrigal, Peru, Madrigal , 5.7 , 14.2 , VI , More than 140 houses were damaged, seven of them seriously. , - , - , - , 9 , {{Flag, Vanuatu region offshore , 6.9 , 520.4 , III , Aftershock of the 7.3 earthquake on October 2. , - , - , - , 10 , {{Flag, Pakistan,
Balochistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...
, 6 km south of Harnai , 4.5 , 10.0 , III , Aftershock of the
2021 Balochistan earthquake An earthquake struck Pakistan's province of Balochistan near the city of Harnai on 7 October 2021. The moment magnitude 5.9 quake struck in the early morning at 03:01 local time, killing at least 42 people and injuring 300 others. The earthquak ...
. Six people were injured and there was additional damage. , - , 6 , - , 10 , {{Flag, United States, Hawaii offshore, 29 km south of Naalehu, Hawaii, Naalehu , 6.2 , 35.1 , VII , This was the strongest earthquake in the US state since the 2018 Hawaii earthquake. In Naalehu, objects fell off shelves and cracks appeared in drywalls.{{cite news , last=Schenfeld , first=Nikki , title='The house started shaking violently,' Naalehu residents and experts describe 6.2 earthquake, url=https://www.khon2.com/local-news/the-house-started-shaking-violently-naalehu-residents-and-experts-describe-6-2-earthquake , access-date=23 August 2022 , work=KHON-TV , language=en Rockfalls were also reported in the Halemaʻumaʻu, Halemaʻumaʻu Crater. , - , - , - , 11 , {{Flag, United States,
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 ...
offshore, 114 km east of Chignik , 6.9 , 69.1 , VIII , Aftershock of the 8.2 earthquake on July 29. , - , - , - , 11 , {{Flag, India, Karnataka, 7 km northeast of Shahabad, Gulbarga, Shahabad , 4.3 , 10.0 , IV , Thirty houses collapsed and ten others were damaged in Kalaburagi. , - , - , - , 12 , {{Flag, Greece, Crete, Palekastro , 6.4 , 10.0 , VIII , The 2021 Lasithi earthquake struck near the coast of Crete, causing damage to the town hall of Sitia and a church to collapse. , - , - , - , 13 , {{Flag, Argentina, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, 2 km northeast of El Calafate , 5.4 , 10.0 , VII , Cracks in walls and roads at El Calafate city. Rockslides were also reported. , - , - , - , 14 , {{Flag, China, Inner Mongolia, 180 km west northwest of Tongliao , 4.4 , 10.0 , - , At least 958 buildings were damaged in Ar Horqin Banner. At least 1,000 people were affected. , - , - , - , 15 , {{Flag, Solomon Islands, Isabel Province, Isabel offshore, 146 km west southwest of Buala , 6.4 , 22.6 , VI , Two houses were destroyed and 23 others were damaged in Nggatokae, Gatokae Island. One person was injured after the canteen of a school collapsed. , - , 1 , - , 15 , {{Flag, Indonesia, Bali, 16 km north northeast of Banjar Wangsian , 4.7 , 10.0 , VIII , After the 2021 Bali earthquake, four people were killed by a landslide at Kintamani, Bali, Kintamani. A three-year-old girl was killed by falling debris. 73 people were injured, seven of which sustained broken bones. At least 70 collapsed homes were among the several hundred buildings affected. , 4 , 73 , - , 16 , {{Flag, Iran, Kerman Province, Kerman, 16 km south of Kian Shahr, Shahrak-e Pābedānā , 4.8 , 10.0 , - , At least 3,530 buildings were damaged. There were reports of collapsed walls and broken windows in Bob-Tangol and in Taleqan, Kerman, Taleghani. , - , - , - , 18 , {{Flag, Vanuatu, Torba offshore, 67 km west northwest of Sola, Vanuatu, Sola , 6.2 , 96.5 , V , - , - , - , - , 21 , {{Flag, Tonga offshore, south of the Fiji, Fiji Islands , 6.1 , 497.2 , II , - , - , - , - , 22 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
East Java East Java (, , ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the easternmost third of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern ...
offshore, 53 km southwest of Dampit , 4.9 , 72.9 , IV , Several buildings were damaged in Blitar. The earthquake also destroyed a local mosque. , - , - , - , 22 , {{Flag, Indonesia, Central Java, 15 km west of Salatiga , 2.9 , 10.0 , - , It is the largest earthquake in a swarm related to Mount Telomoyo.{{Cite web, title=Delapan Gempa Goyang Ambarawa Pagi Ini, Berpusat di Sekitar Gunung Telomoyo, language=id, url=https://www.suara.com/tekno/2021/10/23/105412/delapan-gempa-goyang-ambarawa-pagi-ini-berpusat-di-sekitar-gunung-telomoyo, website=suara.com, date=23 October 2021 Several buildings were damaged. , - , - , - , 24 , {{Flag, Taiwan, Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan, 21 km south southeast of Yilan City, Yilan , 6.2 , 64.5 , VI , A woman in Hualien County was injured by falling rocks. The Taipei Metro was temporarily suspended. , - , 1 , - , 29 , {{Flag, Albania, Dibër District, Dibër, 9 km northeast of Bulqizë , 4.7 , 10.0 , VI , At least 16 homes were damaged. , - , - , -


November

{{Infobox earthquakes in month , month = November , largest = 7.5 {{M, w, link=y {{flag, Peru , deadliest = 7.5 {{M, w, link=y {{flag, Peru
12 deaths , fatalities = 14 , 9.0+ = 0 , 8.0-8.9 = 0 , 7.0-7.9 = 1 , 6.0-6.9 = 17 , 5.0-5.9 = 116 , 4.0-4.9 = 1,084 {{clear {, class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px black; margin-left:1em;" , + ! rowspan="2" , Date ! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px" , Country and location ! rowspan="2" , Mw ! rowspan="2" , Depth (km) ! rowspan="2" , MMI ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" , Notes ! colspan="2" , Casualties , - !Dead !Injured , - , 1 , {{Flag, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore, South Sandwich Islands region , 6.0 , 22.0 , IV , Aftershock of the 8.1 earthquake on August 12. , - , - , - , 1 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
North Sumatra North Sumatra () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan on the east coast of the island. It borders Aceh to the northwest, Riau to the sou ...
offshore, 255 km south of
Sinabang Sinabang is a town on the east coast of Simeulue Island, which lies off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. Sinabang is the administrative seat (capital) of the Simeulue Regency, in Aceh Province of Indonesia and has a population of approx ...
, 6.0 , 15.3 , IV , - , - , - , - , 4 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
Maluku Maluku may refer to: Places * Maluku Islands, an archipelago that is part of Indonesia ** List of the Maluku Islands * Maluku (province), a province of Indonesia comprising the central and southern parts of the archipelago * North Maluku, a provin ...
, 65 km northeast of Amahai , 5.7 , 18.0 , VI , At least 26 homes in the Central Maluku Regency were damaged. , - , - , - , 4 , {{Flag, Pakistan, Sind, 22 km southeast of Sujawal District, Jati , 4.9 , 10.0 , III , Cracks appeared in some buildings in Lakhpat, in neighboring
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
. , - , - , - , 6 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
North Sulawesi North Sulawesi () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is mainly located on the Minahasa Peninsula of the island of Sulawesi, south of the Philippines and southeast of Sabah, Malaysia, but also includes various small archipel ...
offshore, 154 km of
Gorontalo Gorontalo ( Gorontaloan: ''Hulontalo'') is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi. Located on the Minahasa Peninsula, Gorontalo was formerly part of the province of North Sulawesi until its inauguration as a separate province on 5 De ...
, 6.0 , 39.9 , V , - , - , - , - , 8 , {{Flag, Turkey, Konya Province, Konya, 22 km southeast of Derbent, Konya, Derbent , 5.1 , 10.0 , V , Three buildings were destroyed and 151 were damaged in Kızılören, Küçükmuhsine Sefaköy and Tepekent. Two people were injured after falling from stairs. , - , 2 , - , 9 , {{Flag, Nicaragua, Carazo (department), Carazo offshore, 61 km south of Managua, Masachapa , 6.3 , 35.0 , V , - , - , - , - , 10 , {{Flag, Japan, Ryukyu Islands offshore, 184 km southeast of Hirara, Okinawa, Hirara , 6.6 , 10.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 10 , {{Flag, Indonesia, Papua (province), Papua offshore, 182 km southwest of Nabire , 6.0 , 10.0 , V , - , - , - , - , 14 , rowspan="2", {{Flag, Iran, Hormozgan, 63 km north northwest of Bandar Abbas , 6.0 , 7.0 , VII , rowspan="2", The 2021 Hormozgan earthquakes, spaced a few minutes apart can be considered as a
doublet earthquake __NOTOC__ In seismology, doublet earthquakes – and more generally, multiplet earthquakes – were originally identified as multiple earthquakes with nearly identical waveforms originating from the same location. They are now characterized as dist ...
. Two people died, one by a falling utility pole, the other while fleeing his home. Ninety-eight people suffered injuries, nine of them with heart attacks and broken limbs. A number of homes were destroyed in Bandar Abbas and landslides occurred in the Geno Biosphere Reserve. , rowspan="2", 2 , rowspan="2", 98 , - , 14 , 6.4 , 10.0 , IX , - , 15 , South Indian Ocean , 6.0 , 10.0 , - , - , - , - , - , 18 , {{Flag, Papua New Guinea, New Ireland Province, New Ireland offshore, 189 km southeast of Kokopo , 6.2 , 36.3 , IV , - , - , - , - , 19 , {{Flag, Turkey, Erzurum Province, Erzurum, 24 km northwest of Karayazı , 5.1 , 9.0 , VII , At least 55 houses and 35 barns collapsed in several villages near the epicentre. Two people were injured. , - , 2 , - , 20 , {{Flag, Azerbaijan, Shirvan, 12 km northeast of Shamakhi , 5.0 , 10.0 , VI , A house was damaged in Agsu (city), Agsu. , - , - , - , 25 , {{Flag, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands offshore, 75 km east of Lata, Solomon Islands, Lata , 6.1 , 39.9 , VII , - , - , - , - , 26 , {{Flag, Myanmar, Chin State, Chin, 19 km north northwest of Hakha , 6.2 , 42.5 , VIII , In Hakha, Myanmar, the ceiling of a church partially collapsed. In Bangladesh, one person was injured after jumping off the second floor of a building at Chittagong University, and a four-storey apartment tilted to its side and struck a neighbouring building in Chawkbazar Thana. , - , 1 , - , 28 , {{Flag, Peru, Loreto region, Loreto, 42 km north northwest of Barranca District, Datem del Marañón, Barranca , 7.5 , 112.5 , VIII , The
2021 Northern Peru earthquake A major earthquake struck northern Peru on November 28, 2021, 5:52 a.m. local time with a magnitude of 7.5 on the moment magnitude scale between the Department of Amazonas, Peru, Amazonas and Department of Loreto, Loreto departments of Peru. ...
caused around 2,592 buildings, including seven churches to collapse in Peru, where two people lost their lives; one by falling wood, the other from a heart attack, and 126 people were injured. Some damage was also reported in neighbouring Ecuador. On November 29, a bus crashed due to a landslide and fell of a cliff in Bongará Province, killing ten and injuring seven others. Three people were injured in the La Jalca District, and 70% of the homes were damaged, according to the district's mayor. Many of the homes damaged were constructed of mud and stone.{{cite news , title=Terremoto en Amazonas: Reportan tres heridos y viviendas afectadas en varias provincias y zonas del Perú, trans-title=Earthquake in Amazonas: Three injured and affected homes are reported in several provinces and areas of Peru , url=https://www.infobae.com/america/peru/2021/11/28/terremoto-en-amazonas-heridos-muertos-viviendas-afectadas-damnificados-sismo-peru-reporte-indeci-coen-defensa-civil/ , access-date=28 November 2021 , agency=Infobae , date=28 November 2021 , language=es , 12 , 136 , - , 29 , {{Flag, Japan, Izu Islands offshore, 484 km southeast of Katsuura, Chiba, Katsuura , 6.3 , 6.1 , III , - , - , - , - , 30 , {{Flag, Papua New Guinea, New Ireland Province, New Ireland offshore, 112 km southeast of Kavieng , 6.3 , 10.0 , V , - , - , - , - , 30 , {{Flag, Papua New Guinea, New Ireland Province, New Ireland offshore, 113 km northwest of Rabaul , 6.1 , 10.0 , IV , Aftershock of the 6.3 earthquake a minute earlier. , - , -


December

{{Infobox earthquakes in month , month = December , largest = 7.3 {{M, w, link=y {{flag, Indonesia
Two events , deadliest = 7.3 {{M, w, link=y {{flag, Indonesia
1 death , fatalities = 1 , 9.0+ = 0, 8.0–8.9 = 0, 7.0–7.9 = 2, 6.0–6.9 = 12, 5.0–5.9 = 153, 4.0–4.9 = 928 {{clear {, class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px black; margin-left:1em;" , + ! rowspan="2" , Date ! rowspan="2" style="width: 260px" , Country and location ! rowspan="2" , Mw ! rowspan="2" , Depth (km) ! rowspan="2" , MMI ! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" , Notes ! colspan="2" , Casualties , - !Dead !Injured , - , 3 , {{Flag, Japan, Kansai region, Kansai, 9 km southwest of Gobō, Wakayama, Gobō , 5.2 , 11.3 , VI , Two homes suffered minor damage and broken windows were reported in Wakayama (city), Wakayama. Five people were injured. , - , 5 , - , 3 , {{Flag, Chile, Easter Island offshore, 295 km west southwest of Hanga Roa , 6.1 , 10.0 , III , - , - , - , - , 3 , {{Flag, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore, South Sandwich Islands region , 6.0 , 9.9 , III , Aftershock of the 8.1 earthquake on August 12. , - , - , - , 4 , {{Flag, Indonesia offshore, Philippine Sea, 259 km north of Tobelo , 6.0 , 174.3 , IV , - , - , - , - , 5 , {{Flag, Peru, Department of Lambayeque, Lambayeque, 14 km west northwest of Mochumi District, Mochumi , 4.1 , 60.0 , - , One house collapsed and nine others were damaged in the Incahuasi District. Two people were left homeless. , - , - , - , 5 , {{Flag, Turkey, Van, Turkey, Van, 22 km southeast of Erciş, Ercis , 4.9 , 10.1 , VII , Several buildings cracked in Van, Turkey, Van. , - , - , - , 6 , {{Flag, China,
Qinghai Qinghai is an inland Provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. It is the largest provinces of China, province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xin ...
, 297 km southwest of
Xining Xining is the Capital (political), capital and most populous city of Qinghai province in western China and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. As of the 2020 census, it had 2,467,965 inhabitants (2,208,708 as of 2010), of whom 1,954,795 l ...
, 4.8 , 10.0 , VI , At least 415 houses were damaged in Gadê County. , - , - , - , 9 , {{Flag, Japan, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kagoshima offshore, 119 km north northeast of Naze, Kagoshima, Naze , 6.0 , 7.0 , V , - , - , - , - , 9 , {{Flag, Poland, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Lower Silesia, 6 km east southeast of Polkowice , 4.0 , 5.0 , IV , Five miners were injured in the Lubin mine. , - , 5 , - , 11 , {{Flag, Chile, Coquimbo Region, Coquimbo, 39 km north of La Serena, Chile, La Serena , 5.7 , 53.3 , V , Some rockfalls were reported in the region, causing some road damage. , - , - , - , 11 , {{Flag, Indonesia, Barat Daya Islands offshore, 248 km northeast of Lospalos, Timor Leste , 5.4 , 13.0 , VI , Foreshock of the 7.3 earthquake on December 29. Sixteen buildings were damaged and thirteen were destroyed in Damar Island. , - , - , - , 12 , {{Flag, Australia offshore, west 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 ...
, 6.6 , 10.0 , - , - , - , - , - , 14 , {{Flag, Indonesia offshore,
Flores Sea The Flores Sea covers of water in Indonesia. The sea is bounded on the north by the island of Celebes and on the south by Sunda Islands, the Sunda Islands of Flores and Sumbawa. Geography The seas that border the Flores Sea are the Bali Sea ...
, 112 km north of Maumere , 7.3 , 18.4 , VI , The 2021 Flores earthquake damaged at least 346 homes in Selayar Islands Regency of South Sulawesi. Three school buildings, two mosques, two places of worship and a village office were also damaged. At least 173 people were injured, seven of which when falling in a panic caused by a
tsunami warning A tsunami warning system (TWS) is used to detect tsunamis in advance and issue the warnings to prevent loss of life and damage to property. It is made up of two equally important components: a network of sensors to detect tsunamis and a communic ...
. A very small tsunami was observed, measuring at {{convert, 7, cm, abbr=on. On December 23, an elderly man died in the hospital due to severe head injuries after being hit by falling debris from the earthquake. , 1 , 173 , - , 15 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
East Java East Java (, , ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the easternmost third of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean border its northern ...
offshore, 36 km southeast of Kencong , 4.8 , 10.0 , VI , Six people injured, one home collapsed, and 45 others damaged in Jember Regency. , - , 6 , - , 16 , {{Flag, Indonesia, Barat Daya Islands offshore, 247 km northeast of Lospalos, Timor Leste , 5.6 , 10.0 , VI , Seven houses and a church were damaged in Damar Island. , - , - , - , 16 , {{Flag, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore, South Sandwich Islands region , 6.0 , 15.0 , III , Aftershock of the 8.1 earthquake on August 12. , - , - , - , 18 , {{Flag, South Africa offshore, Prince Edward Islands region , 6.0 , 10.0 , - , - , - , - , - , 19 , {{Flag, Fiji, Bua Province, Bua offshore, 88 km west of Labasa , 6.2 , 10.0 , VI , - , - , - , - , 19 , {{Flag, Laos, Sainyabuli province, 53 km northwest of Sainyabuli , 5.5 , 10.0 , VII , In Thailand, the main Buddha image of the Wat Phumin, Phumin Temple in Mueang Nan District, was damaged. Many houses in the area were also affected. , - , - , - , 20 , {{Flag, Argentina, Salta Province, Salta, 40 km north of Burruyacú , 5.0 , 10.0 , IV , Several buildings were damaged in Rosario de la Frontera, including a school and a nursing home. , - , - , - , 20 , {{Flag, United States, California offshore, 7 km north of Petrolia, California, Petrolia , 6.2 , 12.5 , VII , Some minor damage was reported, such as cracks in roads and broken glass. The earthquake also triggered a number of small landslides, and brought down a factory roof. , - , - , - , 21 , {{Flag, Haiti, Grand'Anse (department), Grand'Anse, 9 km west southwest of Corail, Grand'Anse, Corail , 4.4 , 12.5 , V , Aftershock of the
2021 Haiti earthquake At 08:29:09 EDT on 14 August 2021, a magnitude7.2 earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula of southern Haiti. It had a 10-kilometre-deep (6.2 mi) hypocenter near Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of the ...
. Additional damage and 150 people were injured. , - , 150 , - , 22 , {{Flag, Mexico, Jalisco, offshore, 217 km southwest of La Cruz de Loreto , 6.0 , 10.0 , IV , - , - , - , - , 23 , {{Flag, Morocco, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, 4 km west northwest of Imzouren , 4.8 , 10.0 , VI , Extensive damage was reported in Al Hoceïma, such as collapsed walls. , - , - , - , 23{{Cite web, title=Experts to study Vellore earthquakes as buildings suffer structural damage, url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/expert-study-on-vellore-earthquake-tremor-1892734-2021-12-27, website=indiatoday.in, date=December 27, 2021 , {{Flag, India, Andhra Pradesh , 3.5 , 10.0 , - , Around forty houses suffered cracks in Tamil Nadu. , - , - , - , 24 , {{Flag, Laos, Phongsaly Province, 86 km north northwest of Phongsali , 5.7 , 10.0 , VII , Some twenty houses were damaged in Laos. In
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 ...
,
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 ...
, the wall of a school collapsed and the ceiling of an office building fell. Ten people were injured. , - , 10 , - , 26 , {{Flag, Fiji, Lau offshore, 140 km east of Levuka , 6.1 , 626.5 , II , - , - , - , - , - , 27 , {{Flag, Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, 60 km southeast of Gilgit , 5.2 , 10.0 , V , Nine people were injured and at least 450 homes were destroyed at the Roundu District of Skardu. Water and power services were also disrupted. , - , 9 , - , 28 , {{Flag, Algeria, Skikda Province, Skikda, 15 km south southwest of Skikda , 4.3 , 11.6 , III , Various buildings suffered material damage in Skikda. , - , - , - , 29 , {{Flag, Indonesia,
Maluku Maluku may refer to: Places * Maluku Islands, an archipelago that is part of Indonesia ** List of the Maluku Islands * Maluku (province), a province of Indonesia comprising the central and southern parts of the archipelago * North Maluku, a provin ...
offshore, 121 km northeast of Lospalos, Timor Leste , 7.3 , 166.9 , VII , Twelve homes were damaged and two collapsed in the Maluku Barat Daya Regency. Seven homes and irrigations damaged, and landslides occurred in Venilale, East Timor. Six houses damaged in Darwin, Australia, Darwin,
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
.{{Cite web, title=Banda Quake Makes Bundy Cans Shake, url=https://www.pressreader.com/australia/nt-news/20211231/281479279750059, date=31 December 2021, work=PressReader , - , - , -


See also

* {{Portal-inline, Earth sciences * List of earthquakes 2021–2030 * Lists of 21st-century earthquakes * :Lists of earthquakes by year, Lists of earthquakes by year * Lists of earthquakes


References

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