List of earthquakes 2021–2030
Strongest magnitude | Alaska 8.2 Mw |
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Deadliest | Haiti 7.2 Mw 2,248 deaths |
Total fatalities | 2,526 |
Number by magnitude | |
8.0−8.9 | 3 |
7.0−7.9 | 16 |
6.0−6.9 | 169 |
The following is a list of significant earthquakes from 2021-2030, listing earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above, or which caused human fatalities. Deaths due to earthquake-caused tsunamis are included.
For lists of earthquakes by country, which may include smaller and less destructive events than those listed here, see Lists of earthquakes by country.
2021[]
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Source |
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January 14, 2021 | 18:28 | Sulawesi, Indonesia see 2021 West Sulawesi earthquake |
-2.976 | 118.901 | 108 | 6.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred 32km south of Mamuju, Indonesia, at a depth of 18.0km. | [1] |
January 21, 2021 | 12:23 | Pulau–Pulau Talaud, Indonesia see 2021 Talaud Islands earthquake |
5.007 | 127.517 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 210km SE of , Philippines, at a depth of 95.8km. | [2] |
February 3, 2021 | 08:25 | Sulawesi, Indonesia | -3.009 | 118.964 | 1 | 4.9 | Mb (USGS) Centred 37km SSE of Mamuju, Indonesia, at a depth of 10.0km. | [3] |
February 10, 2021 | 13:19 | Southeast of the Loyalty Islands see 2021 Loyalty Islands earthquake |
-23.054 | 171.601 | 0 | 7.7 | Mw (USGS) Centred 418km WNW of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, at a depth of 10.0km. | [4] |
February 12, 2021 | 17:01 | Tajikistan–Xinjiang border region | 38.132 | 73.569 | 1 | 5.9 | Mw (USGS) Centred 35km west of Murghob, Tajikistan, at a depth of 91.6km. | [5] |
February 13, 2021 | 14:07 | Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan see 2021 Fukushima earthquake |
37.745 | 141.749 | 1 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 72km ENE of Namie, Japan, at a depth of 49.9km. | [6] |
March 1, 2021 | 22:57 | Northern Colombia | 6.239 | -76.098 | 3 | 5.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 9km SSE of Urrao, Colombia, at a depth of 10.0km. | [7] |
March 3, 2021 | 10:16 | Greece see 2021 Larissa earthquake |
39.755 | 22.176 | 1 | 6.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 9km west of Týrnavos, Greece, at a depth of 8.0km. | [8] |
March 4, 2021 | 13:27 | Off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand | -37.563 | 179.444 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 174km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand, at a depth of 20.8km. | [9] |
March 4, 2021 | 17:41 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand see 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquakes |
-29.665 | -177.834 | 0 | 7.4 | Mw (USGS) Centred 970km NNE of , ʻEua, Tonga, at a depth of 53.1km. | [10] |
19:28 | -29.735 | -177.282 | 8.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 962.5km NNE of , ʻEua, Tonga, at a depth of 26.5km. | [11] | |||
March 20, 2021 | 09:09 | Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan see March 2021 Miyagi earthquake |
38.475 | 141.607 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 27km ENE of Ishinomaki, Japan, at a depth of 54.0km. | [12] |
March 23, 2021 | 21:14 | Southern Xinjiang, China | 41.812 | 81.155 | 3 | 5.4 | Mw (USGS) Centred 100km NE of Aksu, China, at a depth of 10.0km. | [13] |
April 10, 2021 | 07:00 | Java, Indonesia see 2021 East Java earthquake |
-8.562 | 112.519 | 10 | 6.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 44km SSW of , Indonesia, at a depth of 82.3km. | [14] |
April 28, 2021 | 02:21 | Assam, India see 2021 Assam earthquake |
26.782 | 92.436 | 2 | 6.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 9km NNW of Dhekiajuli, India, at a depth of 34.0km. | [15] |
May 21, 2021 | 13:48 | Yunnan, China see 2021 Dali earthquake |
25.761 | 100.008 | 3 | 6.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 28km NW of Dali, China, at a depth of 10.0km. | [16] |
May 21, 2021 | 18:04 | Southern Qinghai, China see 2021 Maduo earthquake |
34.586 | 98.255 | 20 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 389.4km NE of Xining, Qinghai, China, at a depth of 10.0km. | [17] |
May 24, 2021 | 08:37 | Lac Kivu region, Congo–Rwanda–Uganda | -1.591 | 29.229 | 1 | 4.7 | Mb (USGS) Centred 9km north of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at a depth of 10.0km. The fatality is a Rwandan. | [18] |
June 10, 2021 | 08:54 | Lake Tanganyika region, Democratic Republic of the Congo | -3.086 | 28.259 | 2 | 5.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 87km SW of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at a depth of 10.0km. | [19] |
June 23, 2021 | 02:54 | Near the coast of central Peru see 2021 Mala earthquake |
-12.687 | -76.721 | 1 | 5.8 | Mw (USGS) Centred 10km WSW of Mala, Peru, at a depth of 50.6km. | [20] |
July 10, 2021 | 02:14 | Afghanistan–Tajikistan border region see 2021 Rasht earthquake |
38.959 | 70.572 | 5 | 5.8 | Mw (USGS) Centred 18km ESE of Rasht, Tajikistan, at a depth of 16.6km. | [21] |
July 26, 2021 | 12:09 | Sulawesi, Indonesia | -0.748 | 121.931 | 1 | 6.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred 97km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia, at a depth of 10.7km. | [22] |
July 29, 2021 | 06:15 | Alaska Peninsula, United States see 2021 Chignik earthquake |
55.325 | -157.841 | 0 | 8.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred 104km SE of Perryville, Alaska, United States, at a depth of 32.2km. | [23] |
August 11, 2021 | 17:46 | Mindanao, Philippines see 2021 Davao Oriental earthquake |
6.455 | 126.742 | 1 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 63km east of , Philippines, at a depth of 65.6km. | [24] |
August 12, 2021 | 18:32 | South Sandwich Islands region see 2021 South Sandwich Islands earthquakes |
-57.596 | -25.187 | 0 | 7.5 | Mw (USGS) Centred 2453.5km SSW of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, at a depth of 63.3km. | [25] |
18:35 | -58.416 | -25.321 | 8.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 2536.1km SSW of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, at a depth of 48.3km. | [26] | |||
August 14, 2021 | 12:29 | Haiti region see 2021 Haiti earthquake |
18.434 | -73.482 | 2,248 dead 329 missing |
7.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred 13km SSE of Petit Trou de Nippes, Haiti, at a depth of 10.0km. | [27] |
August 22, 2021 | 21:33 | South Sandwich Islands region see 2021 South Sandwich Islands earthquakes |
-60.291 | -24.895 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 2545.2km east of Tolhuin, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, at a depth of 14.0km. | [28] |
August 26, 2021 | 02:14 | Sulawesi, Indonesia | -0.854 | 121.523 | 1 | 5.5 | Mw (USGS) Centred 104km NE of Poso, Indonesia, at a depth of 8.0km. | [29] |
September 8, 2021 | 01:47 | Near the coast of Guerrero, Mexico see 2021 Guerrero earthquake |
16.982 | -99.773 | 13 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 20.7km NE of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, at a depth of 20.0km. | [30] |
September 15, 2021 | 20:33 | Sichuan–Chongqing border region see 2021 Luxian earthquake |
29.182 | 105.391 | 3 | 5.4 | Mw (USGS) Centred 52km WSW of Yongchuan, China, at a depth of 10.0km. | [31] |
September 27, 2021 | 06:17 | Crete, Greece see 2021 Arkalochori earthquake |
35.252 | 25.260 | 1 | 6.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 7km NNW of , Greece, at a depth of 8.7km. | [32] |
October 2, 2021 | 06:29 | Vanuatu region | -21.104 | 174.895 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 452.5km SW of Nadi, Western, Fiji, at a depth of 535.8km. | [33] |
October 6, 2021 | 22:01 | Pakistan see 2021 Balochistan earthquake |
30.220 | 68.014 | 27 | 5.9 | Mwb (USGS) Centred 15.2km NNE of Harnai, Balochistan, Pakistan, at a depth of 9.0km. | [34] |
October 15, 2021 | 20:18 | Bali region, Indonesia see 2021 Bali earthquake |
-8.328 | 115.465 | 4 | 4.7 | Mw (USGS) Centred 16km NNE of , Indonesia, at a depth of 10.0km. | [35] |
November 14, 2021 | 12:07 | Southern Iran see 2021 Hormozgan earthquakes |
27.721 | 56.065 | 2 | 6.0 | Mwb (USGS) Centred 62km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran, at a depth of 7.0km. | [36] |
12:08 | 27.736 | 56.077 | 6.3 | Mb (USGS) Centred 64km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran, at a depth of 10.0km. | [37] | |||
November 28, 2021 | 10:52 | Northern Peru see 2021 Northern Peru earthquake |
-4.490 | -76.846 | 12 | 7.5 | Mw (USGS) Centred 42km NNW of Barranca, Peru, at a depth of 112.5km. | [38] |
December 14, 2021 | 03:20 | Flores Sea, Indonesia see 2021 Flores earthquake |
-7.630 | 122.231 | 1 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 112km north of Maumere, Indonesia, at a depth of 16.1km. | [39] |
December 29, 2021 | 18:25 | Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia | -7.592 | 127.581 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 121km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste, at a depth of 166.9km. | [40] |
2022[]
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Source |
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January 11, 2022 | 01:07 | Cyprus region | 35.229 | 31.944 | 3 | 6.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 48km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus, at a depth of 21.0km. | [41] |
January 17, 2022 | 11:40 | Western Afghanistan see 2022 Afghanistan earthquake |
34.946 | 63.580 | 28 | 5.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 41km east of Qala i Naw, Afghanistan, at a depth of 18.8km. | [42] |
January 24, 2022 | 13:16 | Haiti region | 18.458 | -73.337 | 2 | 5.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 4km south of Anse-à-Veau, Haiti, at a depth of 10.0km. | [43] |
14:06 | 18.499 | -73.297 | 5.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 5km east of Anse-à-Veau, Haiti, at a depth of 10.0km. | [44] | |||
February 5, 2022 | 04:16 | Afghanistan–Tajikistan–Pakistan region | 36.445 | 71.117 | 3 | 5.7 | Mw (USGS) Centred 45km SW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan, at a depth of 209.1km. | [45] |
February 16, 2022 | 07:12 | Guatemala see 2022 Guatemala earthquake |
14.193 | -91.297 | 3 | 6.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred 0km SSE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala, at a depth of 83.6km. | [46] |
February 25, 2022 | 01:39 | Western Sumatra, Indonesia see 2022 Sumatra earthquake |
0.233 | 100.106 | 12 dead 4 missing |
6.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred 66km NNW of Bukittinggi, Indonesia, at a depth of 12.3km. | [47] |
All times are UTC, unless otherwise stated
ML = Richter magnitude scale
Mw = Moment magnitude
Mb = Body wave magnitude
HRV = Harvard University (Global CMT)
USGS = United States Geological Survey
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "M6.2 – 32 km S of Mamuju, Indonesia". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M7.0 – 210 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M4.9 – 37 km SSE of Mamuju, Indonesia". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M7.7 – southeast of the Loyalty Islands". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M5.9 – 35 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M7.1 – 72 km ENE of Namie, Japan". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M5.1 – 9 km SSE of Urrao, Colombia". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M6.3 – 9 km W of Týrnavos, Greece". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M7.3 – 174 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M7.4 – Kermadec Islands, New Zealand". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M8.1 – Kermadec Islands, New Zealand". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M7.0 – 27 km ENE of Ishinomaki, Japan". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M5.4 – 100 km NE of Aksu, China". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M6.0 – 44 km SSW of Gongdanglegi Kulon, Indonesia". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M6.0 – 9 km NNW of Dhekiajuli, India". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M6.1 – 28 km NW of Dali, China". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M7.3 – Southern Qinghai, China". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M4.7 – 9 km N of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M5.0 – 87 km SW of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M5.8 – 10 km WSW of Mala, Peru". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M5.8 – 18 km ESE of Rasht, Tajikistan". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M6.2 – 97 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M8.2 – 104 km SE of Perryville, Alaska". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M7.1 – 63 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M7.5 – South Sandwich Islands region". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M8.1 – South Sandwich Islands region". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M7.2 – 13 km SSE of Petit Trou de Nippes, Haiti". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M7.1 – South Sandwich Islands region". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M5.5 – 104 km NE of Poso, Indonesia". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M7.0 – Acapulco, Mexico". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M5.4 – 52 km WSW of Yongchuan, China". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M6.0 – 7 km NNW of Thrapsanón, Greece". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M7.3 – Vanuatu region". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M5.9 – Pakistan". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M4.7 – Bali region, Indonesia". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M6.0 – 62 km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran". U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M6.3 – 64 km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M7.5 – 42 km NNW of Barranca, Peru". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M7.3 – Flores Sea". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M7.3 – 121 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M6.6 – 48 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M5.3 – 41 km E of Qala i Naw, Afghanistan". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M5.3 – 4 km S of Anse-à-Veau, Haiti". U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M5.1 – 5 km E of Anse-à-Veau, Haiti". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M5.7 – 45 km SW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M6.2 – 0 km SSE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
- ^ "M6.2 – 66 km NNW of Bukittinggi, Indonesia". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
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