Earthquake archive

2016 Earthquakes

Name: 2016 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

7,440 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 2016, the largest a M7.9 near 140 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.

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Total M4.5+

7,440

M6+

147

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M7.9

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 2016

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

17.9
140 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
December 17, 2016 · 95 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
27.8
69 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
December 8, 2016 · 40 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
37.8
53 km NNE of Amberley, New Zealand
November 13, 2016 · 15 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
47.8
27 km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador
April 16, 2016 · 21 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
57.8
southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia
March 2, 2016 · 24 km deep
67.7
Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
July 29, 2016 · 196 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
77.6
41 km SW of Quellón, Chile
December 25, 2016 · 38 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
87.4
South Georgia Island region
August 19, 2016 · 10 km deep
97.2
southeast of the Loyalty Islands
August 12, 2016 · 16 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
107.2
South Sandwich Islands region
May 28, 2016 · 78 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
117.2
80 km S of Mil’kovo, Russia
January 30, 2016 · 177 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
127.1
north of Ascension Island
August 29, 2016 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
137.1
47 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska
January 24, 2016 · 126 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
147.0
175 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand
September 1, 2016 · 19 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
157.0
3 km NW of Norsup, Vanuatu
April 28, 2016 · 24 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
167.0
6 km ESE of Kumamoto, Japan
April 15, 2016 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
176.9
92 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
December 9, 2016 · 20 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
186.9
156 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
November 24, 2016 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
196.9
35 km ESE of Namie, Japan
November 21, 2016 · 9 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
206.9
Fiji region
September 24, 2016 · 596 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
216.9
Fiji region
May 28, 2016 · 406 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
226.9
24 km NW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador
May 18, 2016 · 30 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
236.9
76 km SE of Mawlaik, Myanmar
April 13, 2016 · 136 km deep
246.9
82 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
April 3, 2016 · 26 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
256.8
76 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
October 17, 2016 · 42 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
266.8
90 km NE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
August 31, 2016 · 476 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
276.8
26 km W of Chauk, Myanmar
August 24, 2016 · 82 km deep
286.7
151 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
December 21, 2016 · 152 km deep
296.7
32 km SE of Muisne, Ecuador
May 18, 2016 · 16 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
306.7
104 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
April 7, 2016 · 28 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
316.7
102 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
April 6, 2016 · 24 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
326.7
52 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan
January 14, 2016 · 46 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
336.7
29 km W of Imph?l, India
January 3, 2016 · 55 km deep
346.6
164 km W of Ferndale, California
December 8, 2016 · 8 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
356.6
122 km N of Murghob, Tajikistan
November 25, 2016 · 17 km deep
366.6
5 km ESE of Preci, Italy
October 30, 2016 · 8 km deep
376.6
161 km NNE of Pamanukan, Indonesia
October 19, 2016 · 614 km deep
386.6
80 km W of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
June 1, 2016 · 50 km deep
396.6
northern East Pacific Rise
April 29, 2016 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
406.6
42 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan
April 10, 2016 · 212 km deep
416.6
203 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico
January 21, 2016 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
426.5
79 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
December 8, 2016 · 12 km deep
436.5
14 km WNW of Reuleuet, Indonesia
December 6, 2016 · 13 km deep
446.5
74 km NE of Amberley, New Zealand
November 14, 2016 · 9 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
456.5
92 km SSW of Blenheim, New Zealand
November 13, 2016 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
466.5
227 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
January 11, 2016 · 13 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
476.4
81 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
December 20, 2016 · 20 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
486.4
186 km NW of Iñapari, Peru
December 18, 2016 · 612 km deep
496.4
7 km NNW of Pocito, Argentina
November 20, 2016 · 108 km deep
506.4
118 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
September 24, 2016 · 202 km deep
516.4
133 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
July 25, 2016 · 14 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
526.4
92 km E of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan
June 26, 2016 · 13 km deep
536.4
Taiwan region
May 31, 2016 · 246 km deep
546.4
Fiji region
May 27, 2016 · 567 km deep
556.4
89 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
April 14, 2016 · 16 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
566.4
216 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
March 20, 2016 · 30 km deep
576.4
88 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
February 8, 2016 · 29 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
586.4
25 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan
February 5, 2016 · 23 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
596.3
58 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia
December 29, 2016 · 79 km deep
606.3
178 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
December 17, 2016 · 8 km deep
616.3
193 km NE of Maumere, Indonesia
December 5, 2016 · 526 km deep
626.3
21 km SE of Curicó, Chile
November 4, 2016 · 90 km deep
636.3
143 km N of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
October 15, 2016 · 442 km deep
646.3
36 km SE of Tamisan, Philippines
September 23, 2016 · 65 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
656.3
Volcano Islands, Japan region
August 4, 2016 · 510 km deep
666.3
Kermadec Islands region
July 13, 2016 · 12 km deep
676.3
33 km NNW of Rosa Zarate, Ecuador
July 11, 2016 · 21 km deep
686.3
91 km NNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
June 21, 2016 · 354 km deep
696.3
84 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
June 19, 2016 · 13 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
706.3
125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
June 7, 2016 · 31 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
716.3
106 km SSW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico
June 7, 2016 · 10 km deep
726.3
Banda Sea
June 5, 2016 · 430 km deep
736.3
72 km SSE of Atka, Alaska
March 12, 2016 · 19 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
746.3
94 km W of Waingapu, Indonesia
February 12, 2016 · 28 km deep
756.3
37 km W of Ovalle, Chile
February 10, 2016 · 29 km deep
766.3
49 km NNE of Al Hoceïma, Morocco
January 25, 2016 · 12 km deep
776.3
western Indian-Antarctic Ridge
January 1, 2016 · 10 km deep
786.2
135 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia
December 18, 2016 · 19 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
796.2
22 km SW of Vilavila, Peru
December 1, 2016 · 12 km deep
806.2
90 km SSW of Blenheim, New Zealand
November 13, 2016 · 2 km deep
816.2
6 km S of Kurayoshi, Japan
October 21, 2016 · 6 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
826.2
142 km ESE of Katsuura, Japan
September 23, 2016 · 10 km deep
836.2
5 km WNW of Accumoli, Italy
August 24, 2016 · 4 km deep
846.2
49 km WSW of La Quiaca, Argentina
August 4, 2016 · 270 km deep
856.2
98 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
June 14, 2016 · 111 km deep
866.2
18 km WNW of Auki, Solomon Islands
June 10, 2016 · 30 km deep
876.2
21 km W of Muisne, Ecuador
April 20, 2016 · 14 km deep
886.2
South Sandwich Islands region
April 19, 2016 · 14 km deep
896.2
2 km SSE of Kumamoto, Japan
April 14, 2016 · 9 km deep
906.2
42 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska
April 2, 2016 · 11 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
916.2
119 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
April 1, 2016 · 6 km deep
926.2
Kermadec Islands region
February 1, 2016 · 391 km deep
936.2
74 km NW of Rumoi, Japan
January 11, 2016 · 239 km deep
946.1
78 km SSW of Blenheim, New Zealand
November 13, 2016 · 14 km deep
956.1
24 km ENE of Ishinomaki, Japan
November 11, 2016 · 42 km deep
966.1
2 km NNW of Visso, Italy
October 26, 2016 · 10 km deep
976.1
127 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
October 26, 2016 · 10 km deep
986.1
Izu Islands, Japan region
September 20, 2016 · 9 km deep
996.1
51 km N of Moyobamba, Peru
September 10, 2016 · 121 km deep
1006.1
Macquarie Island region
September 8, 2016 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami