Earthquake archive

2004 Earthquakes

Name: 2004 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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1,915 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 2004, the largest a M9.1 near 2004 Sumatra - Andaman Islands Earthquake.

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Total M4.5+

1,915

M6+

157

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M9.1

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 2004

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

19.1
2004 Sumatra - Andaman Islands Earthquake
December 26, 2004 · 30 km deep
28.1
2004 Tasman Sea Earthquake
December 23, 2004 · 10 km deep
37.5
63 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste
November 11, 2004 · 10 km deep
47.4
118 km ESE of Shing?, Japan
September 5, 2004 · 10 km deep
57.3
100 km SSE of Jambi City, Indonesia
July 25, 2004 · 582 km deep
67.3
Near the south coast of Papua, Indonesia
February 7, 2004 · 10 km deep
77.2
284 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia
December 26, 2004 · 39 km deep
87.2
32 km SSW of Pizarro, Colombia
November 15, 2004 · 15 km deep
97.2
94 km SE of Shing?, Japan
September 5, 2004 · 14 km deep
107.1
29 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia
November 26, 2004 · 10 km deep
117.1
255 km W of Riverton, New Zealand
November 22, 2004 · 10 km deep
127.1
208 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
July 15, 2004 · 566 km deep
137.1
202 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
January 3, 2004 · 22 km deep
147.0
51 km SW of Nemuro, Japan
November 28, 2004 · 39 km deep
157.0
43 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
October 9, 2004 · 35 km deep
167.0
28 km S of Nabire, Indonesia
February 5, 2004 · 17 km deep
176.9
209 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
November 9, 2004 · 13 km deep
186.9
South Sandwich Islands region
September 6, 2004 · 10 km deep
196.9
24 km ENE of Atlasovo, Russia
June 10, 2004 · 189 km deep
206.8
36 km S of George Town, Cayman Islands
December 14, 2004 · 10 km deep
216.8
54 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan
December 6, 2004 · 35 km deep
226.8
60 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
October 8, 2004 · 36 km deep
236.8
98 km WSW of Craig, Alaska
June 28, 2004 · 20 km deep
246.7
80 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
November 11, 2004 · 10 km deep
256.7
189 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
November 2, 2004 · 10 km deep
266.7
31 km WNW of Yonakuni, Japan
October 15, 2004 · 94 km deep
276.7
105 km WNW of Naisano Dua, Indonesia
April 23, 2004 · 66 km deep
286.7
38 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia
February 8, 2004 · 26 km deep
296.7
107 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia
January 28, 2004 · 17 km deep
306.7
105 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga
January 25, 2004 · 130 km deep
316.6
Nicobar Islands, India region
December 26, 2004 · 16 km deep
326.6
Easter Island region
November 28, 2004 · 10 km deep
336.6
Fiji region
November 17, 2004 · 623 km deep
346.6
8 km SSW of Ojiya, Japan
October 23, 2004 · 16 km deep
356.6
129 km ESE of Shing?, Japan
September 6, 2004 · 10 km deep
366.6
11 km N of Cañete, Chile
May 3, 2004 · 21 km deep
376.6
Afghanistan-Tajikistan-Pakistan region
April 5, 2004 · 187 km deep
386.6
east of the South Sandwich Islands
February 21, 2004 · 10 km deep
396.5
119 km ESE of Shing?, Japan
September 5, 2004 · 15 km deep
406.5
9 km W of Talisay, Philippines
October 8, 2004 · 105 km deep
416.5
67 km ESE of Teno, Chile
August 28, 2004 · 5 km deep
426.5
117 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia
July 28, 2004 · 13 km deep
436.5
140 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
May 29, 2004 · 16 km deep
446.5
86 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
April 9, 2004 · 228 km deep
456.4
17 km SSE of Tejar, Costa Rica
November 20, 2004 · 16 km deep
466.4
49 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste
November 11, 2004 · 10 km deep
476.4
South Sandwich Islands region
October 26, 2004 · 10 km deep
486.4
south of Africa
September 28, 2004 · 10 km deep
496.4
12 km SSW of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina
September 7, 2004 · 22 km deep
506.4
62 km SW of Vernon, Canada
July 19, 2004 · 24 km deep
516.4
Kuril Islands
July 8, 2004 · 129 km deep
526.4
western Indian-Antarctic Ridge
June 9, 2004 · 10 km deep
536.4
111 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
May 13, 2004 · 10 km deep
546.4
West Chile Rise
April 8, 2004 · 10 km deep
556.4
11 km SSW of Tirhanimîne, Morocco
February 24, 2004 · 0 km deep
566.4
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
January 3, 2004 · 10 km deep
576.3
194 km N of Bamboo Flat, India
December 26, 2004 · 26 km deep
586.3
20 km SSW of Petites Anses, Guadeloupe
November 21, 2004 · 14 km deep
596.3
34 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador
November 20, 2004 · 41 km deep
606.3
61 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
November 8, 2004 · 29 km deep
616.3
2 km NNE of Ojiya, Japan
October 23, 2004 · 10 km deep
626.3
58 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia
June 30, 2004 · 91 km deep
636.3
129 km SSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
June 29, 2004 · 9 km deep
646.3
41 km SSE of Nowshahr, Iran
May 28, 2004 · 17 km deep
656.3
252 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
May 7, 2004 · 14 km deep
666.3
41 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu
April 15, 2004 · 10 km deep
676.3
Mauritius - Reunion region
February 26, 2004 · 10 km deep
686.3
171 km SSE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
February 23, 2004 · 31 km deep
696.3
22 km NW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
January 9, 2004 · 58 km deep
706.2
Nicobar Islands, India region
December 29, 2004 · 12 km deep
716.2
203 km N of Bamboo Flat, India
December 26, 2004 · 13 km deep
726.2
204 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
December 18, 2004 · 11 km deep
736.2
31 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia
November 28, 2004 · 23 km deep
746.2
144 km ENE of Dolinsk, Russia
November 7, 2004 · 474 km deep
756.2
45 km ENE of Manokwari, Indonesia
October 6, 2004 · 10 km deep
766.2
91 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska
September 19, 2004 · 25 km deep
776.2
91 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
September 3, 2004 · 10 km deep
786.2
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
July 16, 2004 · 10 km deep
796.2
213 km NE of Jumla, Nepal
July 11, 2004 · 13 km deep
806.2
Auckland Islands, New Zealand region
July 1, 2004 · 10 km deep
816.2
south of the Kermadec Islands
June 2, 2004 · 43 km deep
826.2
107 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan
May 19, 2004 · 20 km deep
836.2
49 km SW of La Cruz, Costa Rica
April 29, 2004 · 10 km deep
846.2
112 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
April 14, 2004 · 51 km deep
856.2
139 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia
April 11, 2004 · 20 km deep
866.2
81 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
April 5, 2004 · 8 km deep
876.2
289 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
March 18, 2004 · 10 km deep
886.2
south of the Kermadec Islands
March 9, 2004 · 18 km deep
896.2
33 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua
March 2, 2004 · 28 km deep
906.2
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
January 16, 2004 · 10 km deep
916.2
109 km SSE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
January 15, 2004 · 10 km deep
926.2
South Indian Ocean
January 11, 2004 · 5 km deep
936.1
Nicobar Islands, India region
December 31, 2004 · 14 km deep
946.1
Nicobar Islands, India region
December 29, 2004 · 8 km deep
956.1
78 km WSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
December 27, 2004 · 35 km deep
966.1
249 km W of Sinabang, Indonesia
December 26, 2004 · 30 km deep
976.1
124 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
December 26, 2004 · 30 km deep
986.1
222 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia
December 26, 2004 · 30 km deep
996.1
southern East Pacific Rise
December 22, 2004 · 10 km deep
1006.1
Fiji region
December 6, 2004 · 439 km deep