1981 Earthquakes

Largest earthquakes of 1981

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

1. 17.7
   133 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

   September 1, 1981 · 25 km deep

2. 27.6
   off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand

   May 25, 1981 · 33 km deep

3. 37.3
   7 km NNE of Petacalco, Mexico

   October 25, 1981 · 33 km deep

4. 47.2
   61 km W of Eresós, Greece

   December 19, 1981 · 10 km deep

5. 57.2
   135 km W of Valparaíso, Chile

   October 16, 1981 · 33 km deep

6. 67.1
   Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

   December 26, 1981 · 33 km deep

7. 77.1
   75 km ESE of Kerman, Iran

   July 28, 1981 · 33 km deep

8. 87.0
   92 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

   July 15, 1981 · 30 km deep

9. 97.0
   southeast of the Loyalty Islands

   July 6, 1981 · 33 km deep

10. 107.0
    243 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska

    January 30, 1981 · 33 km deep

11. 116.9
    17 km E of Wewak, Papua New Guinea

    November 6, 1981 · 33 km deep

12. 126.9
    132 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

    April 24, 1981 · 33 km deep

13. 136.9
    101 km ESE of ?funato, Japan

    January 18, 1981 · 33 km deep

14. 146.8
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    December 24, 1981 · 28 km deep

15. 156.8
    29 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile

    November 7, 1981 · 65 km deep

16. 166.8
    Southwest Indian Ridge

    January 23, 1981 · 10 km deep

17. 176.8
    131 km NW of Kangding, China

    January 23, 1981 · 33 km deep

18. 186.7
    southeast of the Loyalty Islands

    November 24, 1981 · 30 km deep

19. 196.7
    73 km SE of Kerman, Iran

    June 11, 1981 · 33 km deep

20. 206.7
    5 km SW of Domvraína, Greece

    February 24, 1981 · 33 km deep

21. 216.7
    156 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

    February 17, 1981 · 30 km deep

22. 226.7
    268 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia

    January 19, 1981 · 33 km deep

23. 236.6
    291 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia

    September 17, 1981 · 30 km deep

24. 246.6
    31 km SE of Shikotan, Russia

    September 3, 1981 · 45 km deep

25. 256.5
    29 km E of Skýros, Greece

    December 27, 1981 · 13 km deep

26. 266.5
    21 km NNE of Pagudpud, Philippines

    November 22, 1981 · 24 km deep

27. 276.5
    west of Macquarie Island

    April 27, 1981 · 10 km deep

28. 286.4
    54 km NNE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

    October 9, 1981 · 50 km deep

29. 296.4
    central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    July 7, 1981 · 10 km deep

30. 306.4
    southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    June 3, 1981 · 10 km deep

31. 316.4
    37 km NNE of Salinas, Ecuador

    May 6, 1981 · 33 km deep

32. 326.4
    off the coast of Central America

    March 6, 1981 · 33 km deep

33. 336.4
    3 km WSW of Erythrés, Greece

    March 4, 1981 · 29 km deep

34. 346.4
    13 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece

    February 25, 1981 · 33 km deep

35. 356.4
    122 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan

    January 22, 1981 · 20 km deep

36. 366.3
    111 km SSE of Hirara, Japan

    December 12, 1981 · 10 km deep

37. 376.3
    26 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga

    November 4, 1981 · 33 km deep

38. 386.3
    81 km NNE of Madang, Papua New Guinea

    October 4, 1981 · 33 km deep

39. 396.3
    54 km SW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan

    May 2, 1981 · 229 km deep

40. 406.3
    29 km NW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan

    January 23, 1981 · 116 km deep

41. 416.2
    97 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan

    December 27, 1981 · 0 km deep

42. 426.2
    291 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia

    November 24, 1981 · 33 km deep

43. 436.2
    180 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia

    November 16, 1981 · 33 km deep

44. 446.2
    off the coast of Oregon

    November 3, 1981 · 10 km deep

45. 456.2
    Easter Island region

    October 28, 1981 · 10 km deep

46. 466.2
    69 km WSW of Gilgit, Pakistan

    September 12, 1981 · 33 km deep

47. 476.2
    178 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

    September 6, 1981 · 31 km deep

48. 486.2
    181 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

    July 29, 1981 · 40 km deep

49. 496.2
    west of Macquarie Island

    April 9, 1981 · 10 km deep

50. 506.2
    27 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile

    March 23, 1981 · 46 km deep

51. 516.2
    southeast of the Loyalty Islands

    February 22, 1981 · 33 km deep

52. 526.2
    110 km ESE of ?funato, Japan

    January 18, 1981 · 33 km deep

53. 536.1
    203 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    December 6, 1981 · 33 km deep

54. 546.1
    268 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

    October 17, 1981 · 179 km deep

55. 556.1
    140 km ESE of ?funato, Japan

    September 25, 1981 · 25 km deep

56. 566.1
    Mid-Indian Ridge

    July 14, 1981 · 10 km deep

57. 576.1
    289 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia

    April 30, 1981 · 49 km deep

58. 586.1
    186 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia

    March 26, 1981 · 61 km deep

59. 596.1
    197 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea

    January 19, 1981 · 33 km deep

60. 606.1
    113 km ESE of ?funato, Japan

    January 19, 1981 · 33 km deep

61. 616.1
    163 km NW of Naze, Japan

    January 2, 1981 · 242 km deep

62. 626.0
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    November 18, 1981 · 33 km deep

63. 636.0
    Balleny Islands region

    November 15, 1981 · 10 km deep

64. 646.0
    Mauritius - Reunion region

    November 7, 1981 · 10 km deep

65. 656.0
    100 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan

    October 18, 1981 · 0 km deep

66. 666.0
    southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    October 17, 1981 · 10 km deep

67. 676.0
    71 km NNE of Miyako, Japan

    October 15, 1981 · 47 km deep

68. 686.0
    Mid-Indian Ridge

    October 7, 1981 · 10 km deep

69. 696.0
    Kermadec Islands region

    September 28, 1981 · 323 km deep

70. 706.0
    278 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia

    September 21, 1981 · 33 km deep

71. 716.0
    100 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan

    September 13, 1981 · 0 km deep

72. 726.0
    1 km ENE of Clarin, Philippines

    September 4, 1981 · 645 km deep

73. 736.0
    235 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

    August 23, 1981 · 40 km deep

74. 746.0
    Mid-Indian Ridge

    June 25, 1981 · 10 km deep

75. 756.0
    west of Macquarie Island

    June 13, 1981 · 10 km deep

76. 766.0
    Southern Qinghai, China

    June 9, 1981 · 10 km deep

77. 776.0
    217 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico

    June 1, 1981 · 33 km deep

78. 786.0
    31 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga

    June 1, 1981 · 33 km deep

79. 796.0
    141 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

    May 28, 1981 · 71 km deep

80. 806.0
    109 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

    May 13, 1981 · 145 km deep

81. 816.0
    118 km WSW of Iwanai, Japan

    May 8, 1981 · 200 km deep

82. 826.0
    south of the Fiji Islands

    April 28, 1981 · 540 km deep

83. 836.0
    105 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea

    March 21, 1981 · 227 km deep

84. 846.0
    114 km SW of Sechura, Peru

    February 28, 1981 · 33 km deep

85. 856.0
    163 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

    February 19, 1981 · 33 km deep

86. 866.0
    South Shetland Islands

    January 18, 1981 · 22 km deep

87. 875.9
    40 km SSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan

    February 23, 1981 · 96 km deep

88. 885.9
    106 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia

    December 27, 1981 · 33 km deep

89. 895.9
    61 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

    December 13, 1981 · 50 km deep

90. 905.9
    96 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan

    December 2, 1981 · 59 km deep

91. 915.9
    Fiji region

    November 25, 1981 · 614 km deep

92. 925.9
    60 km SE of Nemuro, Japan

    November 23, 1981 · 39 km deep

93. 935.9
    south of the Kermadec Islands

    November 16, 1981 · 33 km deep

94. 945.9
    12 km WSW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea

    October 17, 1981 · 26 km deep

95. 955.9
    281 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

    October 1, 1981 · 33 km deep

96. 965.9
    Novaya Zemlya, Russia

    October 1, 1981 · 0 km deep

97. 975.9
    east central Pacific Ocean

    September 30, 1981 · 10 km deep

98. 985.9
    11 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California

    September 30, 1981 · 3 km deep

99. 995.9
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    September 25, 1981 · 45 km deep

100. 1005.9
     242 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia

     September 15, 1981 · 102 km deep