Earthquakes in 2009 resulted in 1,853 fatalities. The 2nd Sumatra earthquake caused an estimated 1,117 deaths to that island, while other majors events struck

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

or Costa Rica. Also notable, the

2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami The 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami took place on 29 September 2009 in the southern Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone. The submarine earthquake occurred in an extensional environment and had a moment magnitude of ...

registered an 8.1 on the

moment magnitude scale The moment magnitude scale (MMS; denoted explicitly with or Mw, and generally implied with use of a single M for magnitude) is a measure of an earthquake's magnitude ("size" or strength) based on its seismic moment. It was defined in a 1979 pape ...

, the most powerful earthquake in 2009. The

tsunami A tsunami ( ; from ja, 津波, lit=harbour wave, ) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater exp ...

associated with the Samoa earthquake caused tsunami advisories and warning across the

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contin ...

rim, also known as the

Ring of Fire The Ring of Fire (also known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Rim of Fire, the Girdle of Fire or the Circum-Pacific belt) is a region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur. The Ring o ...

Compared to other years

Overall

By death toll

* Note: At least 10 dead

By magnitude

* Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

By month

January

* A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Papua,

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

on January 3, killing 5 people. * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Northern

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

on January 3. * A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Papua,

on January 3. * A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...

, killing 1 person. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Papua,

on January 6. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Costa Rica on January 8. 98 people are dead or missing. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in the Eastern

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by t ...

on January 13. * A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near the

Loyalty Islands The Loyalty Islands Province (French ''Province des îles Loyauté'') is one of three administrative subdivisions of New Caledonia encompassing the Loyalty Island (french: Îles Loyauté) archipelago in the Pacific, which are located northeast of ...

on January 15. * A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the

Kuril Islands The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands (; rus, Кури́льские острова́, r=Kuril'skiye ostrova, p=kʊˈrʲilʲskʲɪjə ɐstrɐˈva; Japanese: or ) are a volcanic archipelago currently administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the ...

on January 15. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the

Kermadec Islands The Kermadec Islands ( mi, Rangitāhua) are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean northeast of New Zealand's North Island, and a similar distance southwest of Tonga. The islands are part of New Zealand. They are in total ar ...

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

on January 18. * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck near the

on January 19. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near the

on January 19. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near the

on January 21. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck New Britain,

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

on January 22. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the

Banda Sea The Banda Sea ( id, Laut Banda, pt, Mar de Banda, tet, Tasi Banda) is one of four seas that surround the Maluku Islands of Indonesia, connected to the Pacific Ocean, but surrounded by hundreds of islands, including Timor, as well as the Halma ...

on January 22. * A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck

Xinjiang Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...

, China on January 25.

February

* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

on February 2. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in the South

on February 9. * A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the

Talaud Islands The Talaud Islands ( Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Talaud'') also spelled Talaur or Talaut, are a group of islands situated about 225 miles (360 km) northeast of Sulawesi, in Indonesia, north-east of the Sangihe Islands. The Talaud Islands are als ...

on February 11. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

on February 12. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

on February 12. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the

on February 12. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Northern

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

on February 15. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near the

on February 17. * A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near the

on February 18. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

on February 22. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the

South Sandwich Islands ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = , song = , image_map = South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in United Kingdom.svg , map_caption = Location of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the southern Atlantic Oce ...

on February 28.

March

* A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

, Australia on March 6, causing minor damage. * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred in the Greenland Sea on March 6. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the coast of

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...

on March 12. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the

on March 16. * A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

on March 19. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Papua,

on March 28. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the shore of Kodiac Island,

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...

on March 30.

April

* A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the north coast of

on April 1. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake stuck near the

on April 4. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Abruzzo,

on April 6, killing 309 people. * A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the

on April 7. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the west coast of the Galapagos Islands,

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

on April 15. * A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near the

on April 16. * A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Eastern

on April 16, killing 22 people. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck

Iquique Iquique () is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Pampa del Tamarugal, which is part of the Atacama Desert. It has a population of 191, ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

on April 17. * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the

on April 18. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the

on April 19. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the

on April 21. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the

on April 26. * A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck

Guerrero Guerrero is one of the 32 states that comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo and its largest city is Acapulcocopied from article, GuerreroAs of 2020, Guerrero the pop ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

on April 27, killing 2 people.

May

* A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Guatemala on May 3. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of

on May 10. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck New Britain,

on May 12. * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the

on May 16. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

on May 24. * A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Honduras on May 23, killing 7 people and causing damage in Honduras, Guatemala, and

Belize Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...

June

* A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

on June 2. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

Prince Edward Islands The Prince Edward Islands are two small uninhabited islands in the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean that are part of South Africa. The islands are named Marion Island (named after Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, 1724–1772) and Prince Edward Island ...

on June 4. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck

Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The lar ...

, Japan on June 5. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in the North

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

on June 6. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake stuck

on June 12. * A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck

Eastern Eastern may refer to: Transportation *China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai *Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways *Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 1926 to 1991 *Eastern Air Li ...

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

on June 13, killing 1 person. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the

on June 14. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near

Bouvet Island Bouvet Island ( ; or ''Bouvetøyen'') is an island claimed by Norway, and declared an uninhabited protected nature reserve. It is a subantarctic volcanic island, situated in the South Atlantic Ocean at the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic R ...

on June 16.

July

* A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck

Crete Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, ...

on July 1. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Sinaloa,

on July 3. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck

on July 4. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the

Aleutian Islands The Aleutian Islands (; ; ale, Unangam Tanangin,”Land of the Aleuts", possibly from Chukchi ''aliat'', "island"), also called the Aleut Islands or Aleutic Islands and known before 1867 as the Catherine Archipelago, are a chain of 14 large v ...

on July 6. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the west coast of

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...

on July 7. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southeast of

Easter Island Easter Island ( rap, Rapa Nui; es, Isla de Pascua) is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. The island is most famous for its ne ...

on July 8. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Southern

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

on July 12. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the east coast of

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

on July 13. * A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the C ...

, China on July 9, killing 1 person. * A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the South Island of

on July 15. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck New Ireland,

on July 15.

August

* A magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred in the South

on August 1. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Papua,

on August 2. * A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the

Gulf of California The Gulf of California ( es, Golfo de California), also known as the Sea of Cortés (''Mar de Cortés'') or Sea of Cortez, or less commonly as the Vermilion Sea (''Mar Bermejo''), is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean that separates the Baja C ...

on August 3. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the

on August 3. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the

Ryukyu Islands The , also known as the or the , are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yona ...

, Japan on August 5. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the South Island of

on August 5. * A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

, China on August 8, killing 2 people. * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the

Santa Cruz Islands The Santa Cruz Islands are a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of Temotu Province of the nation of Solomon Islands discovered by the Spaniards. They lie approximately 250 miles (400 km) to the southeast of the Solomon Islands ...

on August 10. * A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Andaman Islands on August 10. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck

Shizuoka Shizuoka can refer to: * Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture * Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture * Shizuoka Airport * Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain, a predecessor of Shizuoka Prefecture ...

, Japan on August 10, killing 1 person. * A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the

, Japan on August 17. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the

, Japan on August 17. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near the

on August 18. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

Norwegian Sea The Norwegian Sea ( no, Norskehavet; is, Noregshaf; fo, Norskahavið) is a marginal sea, grouped with either the Atlantic Ocean or the Arctic Ocean, northwest of Norway between the North Sea and the Greenland Sea, adjoining the Barents Sea to ...

on August 20. * A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the

on August 28. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Northern

Qinghai Qinghai (; alternately romanized as Tsinghai, Ch'inghai), also known as Kokonor, is a landlocked province in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. It is the fourth largest province of China by area and has the third smallest po ...

, China on August 28. * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands ( Manono and Apolima); ...

on August 30.

September

* A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mos ...

on September 2, killing 81 people. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the

on September 2. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Kyushu, Japan on September 3. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of

on September 7. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

on September 7. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

on September 10. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore Carabobo,

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

on September 12. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near

on September 17. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck

Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainou ...

on September 21, killing 11 people. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

Auckland Islands The Auckland Islands (Māori: ''Motu Maha'' "Many islands" or ''Maungahuka'' "Snowy mountains") are an archipelago of New Zealand, lying south of the South Island. The main Auckland Island, occupying , is surrounded by smaller Adams Islan ...

on September 23. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore Guadalajara,

on September 24. * A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck

on September 29, killing 192 people. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

on September 29. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

on September 29. * A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Sumatra,

on September 30, killing 1,117 people.

October

* A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Sumatra,

on October 1, killing 3 people. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck

on October 2. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Fiji on October 2. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck

on October 3. * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the

Moro Gulf The Moro Gulf is the largest gulf in the Philippines. It is located off the coast of Mindanao Island, and is part of the Celebes Sea. The gulf is one of the country's tuna fishing grounds. Geography The gulf stretches between and is surrounde ...

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

on October 4. * A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the

Celebes Sea The Celebes Sea, (; ms, Laut Sulawesi, id, Laut Sulawesi, fil, Dagat Selebes) or Sulawesi Sea, of the western Pacific Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the Philippines, on the east b ...

on October 7. * A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck

on October 7. * A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck

on October 7. * A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck

on October 7. * A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck

on October 7. * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck

on October 8. * A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck

on October 8. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

on October 8. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck

on October 8. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

on October 8. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

on October 10. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

on October 11. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in the Western Indian Ocean on October 12. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck

on October 12. * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the

on October 13. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

Molucca Sea The Molucca Sea (Indonesian: ''Laut Maluku'') is located in the western Pacific Ocean, around the vicinity of Indonesia, specifically bordered by the Indonesian Islands of Celebes (Sulawesi) to the west, Halmahera to the east, and the Sula Islan ...

on October 13. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the

on October 13. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck

on October 14. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Papua,

on October 15. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore the Galapagos Islands on October 15. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Sunda Strait on October 16. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

on October 19. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near

on October 22. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck

on October 22, killing 5 people. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

on October 23. * A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the

on October 24. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

on October 25. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near

Livingston Island Livingston Island (Russian name ''Smolensk'', ) is an Antarctic island in the Southern Ocean, part of the South Shetlands Archipelago, a group of Antarctic islands north of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was the first land discovered south of 60 ...

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest cont ...

on October 27. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the

on October 29. * A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the

, Japan on October 30.

November

* A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck

on November 2. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near

Auckland Island Auckland Island ( mi, Mauka Huka) is the main island of the eponymous uninhabited archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the New Zealand subantarctic area. It is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list together with the other New ...

on November 5. * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck

Sumbawa Sumbawa is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast. Along with Lombok, it forms the province of West Nusa Tenggara, but th ...

on November 8, killing 2 people. * A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Fiji on November 9. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Nicobar Islands on November 10. * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore Tarapaca,

on November 13. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck

Jujuy San Salvador de Jujuy (), commonly known as Jujuy and locally often referred to as San Salvador, is the capital and largest city of Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina. Also, it is the seat of the Doctor Manuel Belgrano Department. It lies near ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

on November 14. * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the

Queen Charlotte Islands Haida Gwaii (; hai, X̱aaydag̱a Gwaay.yaay / , literally "Islands of the Haida people") is an archipelago located between off the northern Pacific coast of Canada. The islands are separated from the mainland to the east by the shallow Heca ...

on November 17. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Fiji on November 22. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the

on November 22. * A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck

on November 24. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Sumba,

on November 28. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

on November 28. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near

Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...

on November 28.

December

* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the South

on December 3. * A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

on December 6, killing 2 people. * A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ...

on December 8, killing 1 person. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck

on December 9. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the South

on December 9. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

Simeulue Simeulue is an island of Indonesia, off the west coast of Sumatra. It covers an area of 1754 square kilometres (677 square miles), including minor offshore islands. It had a population of 80,674 at the 2010 census and 92,865 at the 2020 census ...

on December 9. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Sea of Okhotsk on December 10. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capit ...

on December 14. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck

on December 19. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

on December 19, killing 3 people. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Sumatra,

on December 23. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the

Sea of Japan The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, i ...

on December 24. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the

on December 26. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the South

on December 31.

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