Earthquake archive

2011 Earthquakes

Name: 2011 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

9,584 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 2011, the largest a M9.1 near 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake, Japan.

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Total M4.5+

9,584

M6+

207

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M9.1

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 2011

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

19.1
2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 29 km deep
27.9
47 km E of ?arai, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 43 km deep
37.7
272 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 19 km deep
47.6
Kermadec Islands region
July 6, 2011 · 17 km deep
57.4
Kermadec Islands region
October 21, 2011 · 33 km deep
67.3
Fiji region
September 15, 2011 · 645 km deep
77.3
Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
June 24, 2011 · 52 km deep
87.3
120 km SE of ?funato, Japan
March 9, 2011 · 32 km deep
97.2
71 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
August 20, 2011 · 32 km deep
107.2
46 km WSW of Dalbandin, Pakistan
January 18, 2011 · 68 km deep
117.2
42 km NNW of Carahue, Chile
January 2, 2011 · 24 km deep
127.1
25 km SSE of Wau, Papua New Guinea
December 14, 2011 · 135 km deep
137.1
27 km NNE of Van, Turkey
October 23, 2011 · 18 km deep
147.1
64 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
August 20, 2011 · 28 km deep
157.1
29 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
April 7, 2011 · 42 km deep
167.0
133 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
September 3, 2011 · 185 km deep
177.0
64 km ESE of Contamana, Peru
August 24, 2011 · 147 km deep
187.0
177 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
July 10, 2011 · 23 km deep
197.0
118 km NNE of Tadine, New Caledonia
January 13, 2011 · 9 km deep
207.0
26 km NNE of El Hoyo, Argentina
January 1, 2011 · 577 km deep
216.9
238 km WNW of Naha, Japan
November 8, 2011 · 225 km deep
226.9
39 km SW of Santiago, Peru
October 28, 2011 · 24 km deep
236.9
43 km NW of Mangan, India
September 18, 2011 · 50 km deep
246.9
170 km E of Atka, Alaska
September 2, 2011 · 32 km deep
256.9
236 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste
August 30, 2011 · 470 km deep
266.9
27 km NNW of Tachilek, Myanmar
March 24, 2011 · 8 km deep
276.9
21 km N of Tomé, Chile
February 11, 2011 · 26 km deep
286.8
124 km NE of Wé, New Caledonia
May 10, 2011 · 11 km deep
296.8
79 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
April 23, 2011 · 79 km deep
306.7
99 km NE of Miyako, Japan
September 16, 2011 · 30 km deep
316.7
68 km WSW of Kabanjahe, Indonesia
September 5, 2011 · 91 km deep
326.7
20 km WNW of Añatuya, Argentina
September 2, 2011 · 579 km deep
336.7
south of the Fiji Islands
July 29, 2011 · 532 km deep
346.7
41 km NNE of Miyako, Japan
June 22, 2011 · 33 km deep
356.7
278 km SSW of Kawalu, Indonesia
April 3, 2011 · 14 km deep
366.7
134 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 3 km deep
376.7
38 km W of Constitución, Chile
February 14, 2011 · 21 km deep
386.6
45 km NNE of Saryg-Sep, Russia
December 27, 2011 · 15 km deep
396.6
62 km SSW of Trinidad, Bolivia
November 22, 2011 · 550 km deep
406.6
103 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
July 31, 2011 · 10 km deep
416.6
south of the Kermadec Islands
April 18, 2011 · 86 km deep
426.6
17 km SSW of Ishikawa, Japan
April 11, 2011 · 11 km deep
436.6
7 km SW of Helio García Alfaro, Mexico
April 7, 2011 · 166 km deep
446.6
50 km ESE of ?tsuchi, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 26 km deep
456.6
133 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 16 km deep
466.6
250 km SSE of Tabiauan, Philippines
February 10, 2011 · 525 km deep
476.5
6 km SSW of Nuevo Balsas, Mexico
December 11, 2011 · 59 km deep
486.5
4 km ESE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
October 14, 2011 · 37 km deep
496.5
65 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
August 20, 2011 · 35 km deep
506.5
146 km E of Namie, Japan
March 12, 2011 · 20 km deep
516.5
81 km NE of Hasaki, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 7 km deep
526.5
115 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 49 km deep
536.5
178 km NNE of Gili Air, Indonesia
March 10, 2011 · 511 km deep
546.5
128 km SE of ?funato, Japan
March 9, 2011 · 15 km deep
556.5
South Sandwich Islands region
March 6, 2011 · 88 km deep
566.5
south of the Fiji Islands
February 21, 2011 · 558 km deep
576.5
235 km SSE of Tabiauan, Philippines
February 10, 2011 · 523 km deep
586.5
110 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
January 9, 2011 · 22 km deep
596.4
172 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
September 22, 2011 · 10 km deep
606.4
66 km SW of Vernon, Canada
September 9, 2011 · 22 km deep
616.4
South Sandwich Islands region
September 3, 2011 · 84 km deep
626.4
33 km WSW of Cayhagan, Philippines
July 11, 2011 · 19 km deep
636.4
110 km NE of Calama, Chile
June 20, 2011 · 128 km deep
646.4
108 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
June 16, 2011 · 16 km deep
656.4
west of Macquarie Island
June 5, 2011 · 3 km deep
666.4
120 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
May 15, 2011 · 40 km deep
676.4
227 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
April 3, 2011 · 552 km deep
686.4
130 km E of Miyako, Japan
March 22, 2011 · 13 km deep
696.4
267 km E of Namie, Japan
March 22, 2011 · 11 km deep
706.4
108 km ESE of Kitaibaraki, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 32 km deep
716.4
208 km E of Namie, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 35 km deep
726.4
35 km NE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
March 9, 2011 · 29 km deep
736.4
98 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
February 7, 2011 · 415 km deep
746.4
Bonin Islands, Japan region
January 12, 2011 · 512 km deep
756.3
199 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia
November 14, 2011 · 17 km deep
766.3
Revilla Gigedo Islands region
November 1, 2011 · 10 km deep
776.3
13 km SSE of Iwaki, Japan
July 30, 2011 · 38 km deep
786.3
70 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
July 25, 2011 · 10 km deep
796.3
43 km NE of Namie, Japan
July 24, 2011 · 40 km deep
806.3
21 km SSE of ?funato, Japan
July 23, 2011 · 41 km deep
816.3
146 km SSE of Biak, Indonesia
June 26, 2011 · 17 km deep
826.3
193 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
June 13, 2011 · 61 km deep
836.3
4 km NW of Lebu, Chile
June 1, 2011 · 21 km deep
846.3
254 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
March 31, 2011 · 16 km deep
856.3
92 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 21 km deep
866.3
49 km ESE of Kamaishi, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 45 km deep
876.3
near the east coast of Honshu, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 25 km deep
886.3
off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 36 km deep
896.3
221 km SE of ?funato, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 35 km deep
906.3
47 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 43 km deep
916.3
103 km E of Namie, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 51 km deep
926.3
30 km NNE of Namie, Japan
March 11, 2011 · 32 km deep
936.3
126 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
March 7, 2011 · 22 km deep
946.3
68 km ESE of Palca, Peru
March 6, 2011 · 118 km deep
956.2
South Sandwich Islands region
December 11, 2011 · 116 km deep
966.2
53 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
November 24, 2011 · 38 km deep
976.2
75 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
September 5, 2011 · 37 km deep
986.2
77 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
August 24, 2011 · 13 km deep
996.2
61 km ENE of Namie, Japan
August 19, 2011 · 47 km deep
1006.2
271 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
August 19, 2011 · 408 km deep