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Earthquakes in 2001 Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2001
Strongest magnitude 8.4
Mw ,
Peru Deadliest 7.7
Mw ,
India 20,085 deaths Total fatalities 21,517 9.0+ 0 8.0–8.9 1 7.0–7.9 15 6.0–6.9 121 5.0–5.9 1,224
This is a list of earthquakes in 2001 . Only
earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to
UTC time.
Compared to other years
Number of Earthquakes Worldwide for 1999–2009 Magnitude Ranging Between
1999
2000 2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015 8−9.9 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 7−7.9 18 14 15 13 14 14 10 9 13 12 16 21 19 15 17 11 18 6−6.9 118 145 121 126 140 141 140 142 178 168 144 151 204 129 125 144 124 5−5.9 1057 1335 1215 1171 1203 1515 1693 1712 2074 1768 1896 1963 2271 1412 1402 1577 1413 Total 1193 1495 1352 1310 1358 1672 1844 1865 2270 1948 2057 2136 2495 1558 1546 1733 1556
Note that an increase in detected earthquake numbers does not necessarily represent an increase in earthquakes per se. Population increase, habitation spread, and advances in earthquake detection technology all contribute to higher earthquake numbers being recorded over time.
USGS's Website has more information.
For exact dates and live earthquakes please visit USGS's
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Real-time Seismicity .
Overall
By death toll
Note : At least 10 casualties
By magnitude
Rank
Magnitude
Death toll
Location
MMI
Depth (km)
Date
1
8.4
145
Peru ,
Arequipa
VIII (Severe )
33.0
June 23
2
7.8
0
China ,
Qinghai
IX (Violent )
10.0
November 14
3
7.7
944
El Salvador ,
La Libertad
VIII (Severe )
60.0
January 13
3
7.7
20,085
India ,
Gujarat
X (Extreme )
16.0
January 26
4
7.6
1
Peru ,
Arequipa
VII (Very strong )
33.0
July 7
5
7.5
0
Indonesia ,
Banda Sea
VII (Very strong )
33.0
October 19
5
7.5
0
Philippines ,
Mindanao
VII (Very strong )
33.0
January 1
6
7.4
0
Indonesia ,
Sumatra
VII (Very strong )
36.0
February 13
7
7.2
0
New Zealand ,
Kermadec Islands
V (Moderate )
178.1
June 3
8
7.1
0
New Zealand ,
North Island
VII (Very strong )
33.0
August 21
8
7.1
0
Vanuatu
VII (Very strong )
103.0
January 9
8
7.1
0
Australia
V (Moderate )
10.0
December 12
8
7.1
0
Indonesia ,
Molucca Sea
VII (Very strong )
36.0
February 24
9
7.0
0
Guam
VII (Very strong )
37.0
October 12
9
7.0
0
Papua New Guinea ,
New Britain
VII (Very strong )
33.0
October 31
9
7.0
0
United States ,
Kodiak Island
VII (Very strong )
33.0
January 9
Note : At least 7.0 magnitude
By month
January
January Strongest magnitude 7.7
India 7.7
El Salvador Deadliest 7.7
Mw
India 20,085 deaths Total fatalities 21,029 7.0–7.9 5 6.0–6.9 10 5.0–5.9 122
A magnitude 7.5 struck
Mindanao ,
Philippines on January 1 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[1]
A magnitude 6.8 struck
Mindanao , on January 1 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[2]
A magnitude 6.4 struck
Mindanao , on January 2 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[3]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Solomon Islands , on January 2 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[4]
A magnitude 7.1 struck
Vanuatu , on January 9 at a depth of 103.0 km (64.0 mi).
[5]
A magnitude 7.0 struck
Kodiak Island , on January 9 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[6]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Vancouver Island , on January 11 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[7]
A strong
magnitude 7.7 struck
El Salvador , on January 13 at a depth of 60.0 km (37.3 mi). 944 lost their lives, 4,723 others suffered injuries and many houses were destroyed. Most of the casualties and some of the damage were caused by landslides.
[8]
A magnitude 6.4 struck
Mid-Indian Ridge , on January 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[9]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Sumatra ,
Indonesia , on January 16 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[10]
A magnitude 6.9 struck
Sumatra ,
Indonesia , on January 16 at a depth of 28.0 km (17.4 mi).
[11]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Chiapas ,
Mexico , on January 19 at a depth of 28.0 km (17.4 mi).
[12]
A magnitude 6.3 struck
Santa Cruz Islands , on January 19 at a depth of 50.0 km (31.1 mi).
[13]
A magnitude 6.0 struck east
South Sandwich Islands , on January 19 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[14]
An extreme
magnitude 7.7 struck
Gujarat ,
India , on January 26 at a depth of 16.0 km (9.9 mi). 20,085 killed, 166,800 injuries and 339,000 houses destroyed. Many aftershocks were affected.
[15]
A magnitude 6.2 struck
Papua, Indonesia , on January 29 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[16]
February
February Strongest magnitude 7.4 Mw
Indonesia Deadliest 6.6 Mw
El Salvador 315 deaths 7.0–7.9 2 6.0–6.9 14 5.0–5.9 104
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Andreanof Islands ,
Alaska , on February 1 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[17]
A magnitude 5.1 struck
Gujarat ,
India , on February 8 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[18] It is an aftershock of the
2001 Gujarat earthquake . Additional damage was caused, and 40 people were injured.
A strong
magnitude 6.6 struck
El Salvador , on February 13 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). 315 people were killed.
[19]
A magnitude 7.4 struck
Sumatra ,
Indonesia , on February 13 at a depth of 36.0 km (22.4 mi).
[20]
A magnitude 6.1 struck south of the
Fiji islands, on February 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[21]
A magnitude 6.2 struck south of the
Fiji islands, on February 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[22]
A magnitude 6.1 struck
Bali Sea , on February 16 at a depth of 521.0 km (323.7 mi).
[23]
A magnitude 6.2 struck
Haida Gwaii , on February 17 at a depth of 20.0 km (12.4 mi).
[24]
A magnitude 4.1 struck
El Salvador , on February 17 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). One person died.[
citation needed ]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Prince Edward Islands , on February 18 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[25]
A magnitude 4.9 struck
Laos , on February 19 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[26] Several people were injured and many buildings were damaged in the city of
Dien Bien Phu , in neighboring
Vietnam .
A magnitude 5.6 struck
Sichuan , on February 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). At least three people were killed.
[27]
A magnitude 7.1 struck
Molucca Sea , on February 24 at a depth of 36.0 km (22.4 mi).
[28]
A magnitude 6.2 struck
Molucca Sea , on February 24 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[29]
A magnitude 6.2 struck
Hindu Kush , on February 25 at a depth of 202.5 km (125.8 mi).
[30]
A magnitude 6.1 struck
Sea of Okhotsk , on February 25 at a depth of 392.0 km (243.6 mi).
[31]
A magnitude 6.7 struck southeast of
Loyalty Islands , on February 28 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[32]
A magnitude 6.3 struck southeast of
Loyalty Islands , on February 28 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[33]
A magnitude 6.1 struck
El Salvador , on February 28 at a depth of 65.3 km (40.6 mi).
[34]
A
magnitude 6.8 struck
Washington , on February 28 at a depth of 51.9 km (32.2 mi). One person was killed and 400 were injured.
[35]
March
March Strongest magnitude 6.8 Mw ,
Japan Deadliest 6.8 Mw ,
Japan 2 deaths 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 9 5.0–5.9 88
A magnitude 6.4 struck
Macquarie Island , on March 6 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[36]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Ascension Island , on March 7 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[37]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Minahasa , on March 14 at a depth of 109.4 km (68.0 mi).
[38]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Nicobar Islands , on March 15 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[39]
A magnitude 6.0 struck offshore
Valparaiso , on March 15 at a depth of 37.0 km (23.0 mi).This came just 12 hours after
India event.
[40]
A magnitude 6.5 struck
Banda Sea , on March 19 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[41]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Kuril Islands , on March 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[42]
A
magnitude 6.8 struck
Hiroshima , on March 28 at a depth of 42.0 km (26.1 mi).2 people were killed and 161 were injured
[43]
April
April Strongest magnitude 6.9 Mw ,
Fiji Deadliest 5.6 Mw ,
Yunnan 2 deaths 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 11 5.0–5.9 92
A magnitude 5.4 struck
Shizuoka Prefecture , on April 3 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[44] At least eight people were injured, furniture were overturned, and waterpipes and windows were broken in Shizuoka.
A magnitude 6.4 struck
Kepulauan Kai , on April 4 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[45]
A magnitude 6.2 struck
Kermadec Islands , on April 7 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[46]
A magnitude 6.2 struck offshore
Valparaiso , on April 7 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[47]
A magnitude 5.6 struck
Yunnan , on April 12 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi), killing 2 people.
[48]
A magnitude 6.2 struck
South Sandwich Islands , on April 14 at a depth of 26.0 km (16.2 mi).
[49]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Izu Islands , on April 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[50]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Solomon Islands , on April 19 at a depth of 12.0 km (7.5 mi).This is the foreshock of magnitude 6.7
[51]
A magnitude 6.2 struck
Solomon Islands , on April 19 at a depth of 20.0 km (12.4 mi).This is the foreshock of magnitude 6.7
[52]
A magnitude 6.7 struck
Solomon Islands , on April 19 at a depth of 17.0 km (10.6 mi).
[53]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Hokkaido , on April 26 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[54]
A magnitude 6.9 struck
Fiji , on April 28 at a depth of 351.8 km (218.6 mi).
[55]
A magnitude 6.2 struck offshore
Colima , on April 29 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[56]
May
May Strongest magnitude 6.7 Mw ,
Kuril Islands Deadliest 5.6 Mw ,
Sichuan 2 deaths 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 9 5.0–5.9 84
A magnitude 6.2 struck
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge , on May 7 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[57]
A magnitude 5.7 struck
El Salvador , on May 8 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).Killing one people.
[58]
A magnitude 6.3 struck
Solomon Islands , on May 9 at a depth of 67.9 km (42.2 mi).
[59]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Fiji , on May 19 at a depth of 368.7 km (229.1 mi).
[60]
A magnitude 6.3 struck offshore
Colima , on May 20 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[61]
A magnitude 5.5 struck western
Sichuan , on May 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).Killing two people.
[62]
A magnitude 6.7 struck
Kuril Islands , on May 25 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[63]
A magnitude 6.3 struck
Java , on May 25 at a depth of 143.1 km (88.9 mi).
[64]
A magnitude 6.4 struck
Fiji , on May 26 at a depth of 406.5 km (252.6 mi).
[65]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Kepulauan Tanimbar , on May 28 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[66]
A magnitude 6.4 struck
Solomon Islands , on May 29 at a depth of 14.0 km (8.7 mi).
[67]
June
June Strongest magnitude 8.4 Mw ,
Peru Deadliest 8.4 Mw ,
Peru 145 deaths 8.0–8.9 1 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 12 5.0–5.9 140
A magnitude 5.0 struck
Hindu Kush , on June 1 at a depth of 62.1 km (38.6 mi).Killing 4 people.
[68]
A magnitude 7.2 struck
Kermadec Islands , on June 3 at a depth of 178.1 km (110.7 mi).
[69]
A magnitude 6.4 struck eastern
New Guinea , on June 5 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[70]
A magnitude 6.0 struck eastern
New Guinea , on June 5 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).This is aftershock of magnitude 6.4.
[71]
A magnitude 6.5 struck
Andreanof Islands , on June 14 at a depth of 18.0 km (11.2 mi).
[72]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Pagan Island , on June 15 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[73]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Gulf of Aden , on June 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[74]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Samoa , on June 16 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[75]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Potosi , on June 19 at a depth of 146.6 km (91.1 mi).
[76]
A magnitude 4.2 struck
Germany , on June 21 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).Killing one people.
A massive
magnitude 8.4 struck southern
Peru , on June 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). At least 145 people were killed.
[77]
A magnitude 6.1 struck southern
Peru , on June 23 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).This is aftershock of the magnitude 8.4.
[78]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Kuril Islands , on June 24 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[79]
A magnitude 6.7 struck southern
Peru , on June 26 at a depth of 24.0 km (14.9 mi).This is aftershock of the magnitude 8.4.
[80]
A magnitude 6.1 struck central
East Pacific Rise , on June 26 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[81]
A magnitude 6.1 struck
Potosi , on June 29 at a depth of 273.9 km (170.2 mi).
[82]
July
July Strongest magnitude 7.6 Mw ,
Peru Deadliest 4.7 Mw ,
Italy 4 deaths 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 10 5.0–5.9 102
A magnitude 6.1 struck
New Britain , on July 1 at a depth of 28.0 km (17.4 mi).
[83]
A magnitude 6.5 struck
Mariana Islands , on July 3 at a depth of 290.0 km (180.2 mi).
[84]
A magnitude 6.5 struck
Fiji , on July 3 at a depth of 184.6 km (114.7 mi).
[85]
A magnitude 6.2 struck
Cochabamba , on July 4 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[86]
A magnitude 6.6 struck southern
Peru , on July 5 at a depth of 62.0 km (38.5 mi).This is aftershock of magnitude 8.4
[87]
A magnitude 7.6 struck southern
Peru , on July 7 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).This is aftershock of magnitude 8.4.Killing one people.
[88]
A magnitude 6.2 struck
New Britain , on July 8 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[89]
A magnitude 4.7 struck northern
Italy , on July 17 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).Killing 4 people.
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Kepulauan Kai , on July 22 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[90]
A magnitude 6.4 struck
Tarapaca , on July 24 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[91]
A magnitude 6.4 struck
Aegean Sea , on July 26 at a depth of 8.0 km (5.0 mi).
[92]
A magnitude 6.8 struck southern
Alaska , on July 28 at a depth of 131.3 km (81.6 mi).
[93]
August
August Strongest magnitude 7.1 Mw ,
North Island Deadliest 5.8 Mw ,
Peru 4 deaths 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 6 5.0–5.9 117
A magnitude 6.3 struck
Kamchatka Peninsula , on August 2 at a depth of 14.0 km (8.7 mi).
[94]
A magnitude 6.7 struck southern
East Pacific Rise , on August 6 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[95]
A magnitude 5.8 struck central
Peru , on August 9 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).Killing 4 people
[96]
A magnitude 6.4 struck
Hokkaido , on August 13 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[97]
A magnitude 7.1 struck east of the
North Island of New Zealand, on August 21 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[98]
A magnitude 6.2 struck
Bismarck Sea , on August 23 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[99]
A magnitude 6.1 struck south of
Panama , on August 25 at a depth of 24.5 km (15.2 mi).
[100]
A magnitude 6.1 struck
Molucca Sea , on August 27 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[101]
September
September Strongest magnitude 2 events reached magnitude 6.5 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 9 5.0–5.9 80
A magnitude 6.1 struck
North Indian Ocean , on September 2 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[102]
A magnitude 6.3 struck
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge , on September 2 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[103]
A magnitude 6.5 struck near the north coast of
Papua , on September 11 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[104]
A magnitude 6.5 struck
Fiji , on September 12 at a depth of 608.1 km (377.9 mi).
[105]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Vancouver Island , on September 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[106]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Tonga , on September 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[107]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Kepulauan Barat Daya , on September 18 at a depth of 131.8 km (81.9 mi).
[108]
A magnitude 6.4 struck
Vanuatu , on September 29 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[109]
A magnitude 6.2 struck
Vanuatu , on September 30 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[110]
October
October Strongest magnitude 7.5 Mw ,
Banda Sea Deadliest 5.6 Mw ,
Yunnan 1 deaths 7.0–7.9 3 6.0–6.9 9 5.0–5.9 110
A magnitude 6.2 struck
Tonga , on October 2 at a depth of 106.9 km (66.4 mi).
[111]
A magnitude 6.2 struck near the north coast of
New Guinea , on October 7 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[112]
A magnitude 6.5 struck off the east coast of the
Kamchatka Peninsula , on October 8 at a depth of 48.5 km (30.1 mi).
[113]
A magnitude 6.4 struck off the east coast of the
Kamchatka Peninsula , on October 8 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[114]
A magnitude 6.1 struck
Haida Gwaii , on October 12 at a depth of 20.0 km (12.4 mi).
[115]
A magnitude 7.0 struck
Guam , on October 12 at a depth of 37.0 km (23.0 mi).
[116]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Molucca Sea , on October 13 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[117]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Virgin Islands , on October 17 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[118]
A magnitude 7.5 struck
Banda Sea , on October 19 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[119]
A magnitude 6.7 struck off the east coast of the
North Island of New Zealand, on October 21 at a depth of 18.0 km (11.2 mi).
[120]
A magnitude 6.1 struck
Vanuatu , on October 26 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[121]
A magnitude 5.6 struck
Yunnan , on October 27 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).Killing one person.
[122]
A magnitude 7.0 struck
New Britain , on October 31 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[123]
November
November Strongest magnitude 7.8 Mw ,
Qinghai 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 11 5.0–5.9 100
A magnitude 6.3 struck
Fiji , on November 5 at a depth of 561.4 km (348.8 mi).
[124]
A magnitude 6.3 struck
Panama and
Costa Rica , on November 9 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[125]
A magnitude 6.3 struck near the coast of
Sinaloa , on November 13 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[126]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Near Islands , on November 13 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[127]
A
magnitude 7.8 struck
Qinghai , on November 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).Some damage was reported, but no casualties.
[128]
A magnitude 6.3 struck north of
Ascension Island , on November 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[129]
A magnitude 6.2 struck
Banda Sea , on November 20 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[130]
A magnitude 6.3 struck
Fiji islands, on November 22 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[131]
A magnitude 6.2 struck
Fiji islands, on November 22 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[132]
A magnitude 6.1 struck
Hindu Kush , on November 23 at a depth of 106.5 km (66.2 mi).
[133]
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Kermadec Islands , on November 27 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[134]
A magnitude 6.4 struck
Chiapas , on November 28 at a depth of 84.9 km (52.8 mi).
[135]
December
December Strongest magnitude 7.1
Mw
Australia Deadliest 5.8
Mw
Peru 2 deaths 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 11 5.0–5.9 77
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Santa Cruz Islands , on December 2 at a depth of 100.5 km (62.4 mi).
[136]
A magnitude 6.5 struck
Honshu , on December 2 at a depth of 100.5 km (62.4 mi).
[137]
A magnitude 6.5 struck
Honshu , on December 2 at a depth of 123.8 km (76.9 mi).
[138]
A magnitude 6.4 struck
Fiji , on December 3 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[139]
A magnitude 5.8 struck southern
Peru , on December 4 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). Two people were killed.
[140]
A magnitude 6.2 struck
Ryukyu Islands , on December 8 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[141]
A magnitude 6.1 struck
Sulawesi , on December 9 at a depth of 156.3 km (97.1 mi).
[142]
A magnitude 6.1 struck
Vanuatu , on December 12 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
[143]
A magnitude 7.1 struck south of
Australia , on December 12 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[144]
A magnitude 6.8 struck
Taiwan , on December 18 at a depth of 14.0 km (8.7 mi).
[145]
A magnitude 4.5 struck
Bangladesh , on December 19 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
[146] 100 people were injured and some old buildings were damaged in
Dhaka .
A magnitude 6.0 struck
Santa Cruz Islands , on December 22 at a depth of 74.2 km (46.1 mi).
[147]
A magnitude 6.8 struck
Solomon Islands , on December 23 at a depth of 74.2 km (46.1 mi).
[148]
A magnitude 6.2 struck
Vanuatu , on December 27 at a depth of 153.2 km (95.2 mi).
[149]
A magnitude 6.0 struck central
Peru , on December 28 at a depth of 160.6 km (99.8 mi).
[150]
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"M6.0 - southern Sumatra, Indonesia" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M6.9 - southern Sumatra, Indonesia" .
United States Geological Survey . June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Chiapas, Mexico" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M6.3 - Santa Cruz Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - east of the South Sandwich Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M7.7 - Gujarat, India" .
United States Geological Survey . July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia" .
United States Geological Survey . July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M 5.1 - 24 km WNW of R?par, India" . earthquake.usgs.gov .
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"M6.6 - El Salvador" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M7.4 - southern Sumatra, Indonesia" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - south of the Fiji Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - south of the Fiji Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - Bali Sea" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - Haida Gwaii Region, Canada" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Prince Edward Islands region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M 4.9 - 31 km W of Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam" . earthquake.usgs.gov .
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"M5.6 - western Sichuan, China" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M7.1 - Molucca Sea" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - Molucca Sea" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - Sea of Okhotsk" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M6.7 - southeast of the Loyalty Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M6.3 - southeast of the Loyalty Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - El Salvador" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M6.8 - Puget Sound region, Washington" .
United States Geological Survey . August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015 .
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"M6.4 - Macquarie Island region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Ascension Island region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia" .
United States Geological Survey . August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Nicobar Islands, India region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - offshore Valparaiso, Chile" .
United States Geological Survey . August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015 .
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"M6.5 - Banda Sea" .
United States Geological Survey . August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Kuril Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015 .
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"M6.8 - western Honshu, Japan" .
United States Geological Survey . August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015 .
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"M 5.4 - 10 km NE of Mori, Japan" . earthquake.usgs.gov .
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"M6.4 - Kepulauan Kai, Indonesia" .
United States Geological Survey . August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - Kermadec Islands region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015 .
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"M6.7 - off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile" .
United States Geological Survey . August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015 .
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"M5.6 - Yunnan, China" .
United States Geological Survey . August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - South Sandwich Islands region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Izu Islands, Japan region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Solomon Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - Solomon Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .
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"M6.7 - Solomon Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Hokkaido, Japan region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .
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"M6.9 - Fiji region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - offshore Colima, Mexico" .
United States Geological Survey . August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge" .
United States Geological Survey . August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .
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"M5.7 - El Salvador" .
United States Geological Survey . August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .
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"M6.3 - Solomon Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Fiji region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .
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"M6.3 - offshore Colima, Mexico" .
United States Geological Survey . August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .
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"M5.5 - western Sichuan, China" .
United States Geological Survey . August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .
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"M6.7 - Kuril Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .
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"M6.3 - Java, Indonesia" .
United States Geological Survey . August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .
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"M6.4 - Fiji region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Kepulauan Tanimbar, Indonesia" .
United States Geological Survey . August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .
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"M6.4 - Solomon Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .
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"M5.0 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan" .
United States Geological Survey . August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .
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"M7.2 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand" .
United States Geological Survey . August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .
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"M6.4 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea" .
United States Geological Survey . August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea" .
United States Geological Survey . August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .
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"M6.5 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska" .
United States Geological Survey . August 15, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Gulf of Aden" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Samoa Islands region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Potosi, Bolivia" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M8.4 - near the coast of southern Peru" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - near the coast of southern Peru" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Kuril Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.7 - near the coast of southern Peru" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - central East Pacific Rise" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - Potosi, Bolivia" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.5 - Mariana Islands region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.5 - Fiji region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - Cochabamba, Bolivia" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.6 - near the coast of southern Peru" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M7.6 - near the coast of southern Peru" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Kepulauan Kai, Indonesia" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.4 - Tarapaca, Chile" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.4 - Aegean Sea" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.8 - Southern Alaska" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.3 - near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.7 - southern East Pacific Rise" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M5.8 - central Peru" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.4 - Hokkaido, Japan region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M7.1 - east of the North Island of New Zealand" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - Bismarck Sea" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - south of Panama" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - Molucca Sea" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - North Indian Ocean" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.3 - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.5 - near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.5 - Fiji region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Vancouver Island, Canada region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Vancouver Island, Canada region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia" .
United States Geological Survey . August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015 .
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"M6.4 - Vanuatu" .
United States Geological Survey . August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - Vanuatu" .
United States Geological Survey . August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - Tonga" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.5 - off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.4 - off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - Haida Gwaii, Canada" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M7.0 - Guam region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Molucca Sea" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Virgin Islands region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M7.5 - Banda Sea" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.7 - off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - Vanuatu" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M5.6 - Yunnan, China" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M7.0 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.3 - Fiji region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - Panama-Costa Rica border region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - near the coast of Sinaloa, Mexico" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Near Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M7.8 - southern Qinghai, China" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.3 - north of Ascension Island" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - Banda Sea" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.3 - Fiji" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - Fiji" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - south of the Kermadec Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.4 - Chiapas, Mexico" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - Santa Cruz Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .
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"M6.5 - eastern Honshu, Japan" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .
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"M6.5 - eastern Honshu, Japan" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .
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"M6.4 - Fiji region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .
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"M5.8 - southern Peru" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - Ryukyu Islands, Japan" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - Sulawesi, Indonesia" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .
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"M6.1 - Vanuatu" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .
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"M7.1 - south of Australia" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .
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"M6.8 - Taiwan region" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .
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"M 4.5 - 9 km SSW of Dhaka, Bangladesh" . earthquake.usgs.gov .
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"M6.0 - Santa Cruz Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .
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"M6.8 - Solomon Islands" .
United States Geological Survey . August 29, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .
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"M6.2 - Vanuatu" .
United States Geological Survey . September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .
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"M6.0 - central Peru" .
United States Geological Survey . September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015 .
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