List of earthquakes in 2001

This is a list of earthquakes in 2001. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time.

Compared to other years

Overall

By death toll

* Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

* Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

By month

January

* A magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao, Philippines on January 1 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.8 struck Mindanao, on January 1 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.4 struck Mindanao, on January 2 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Solomon Islands, on January 2 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 7.1 struck Vanuatu, on January 9 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 7.0 struck Kodiak Island, on January 9 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Vancouver Island, on January 11 at a depth of .
* A strong magnitude 7.7 struck El Salvador, on January 13 at a depth of . 944 lost their lives, 4,723 others suffered injuries and many houses were destroyed. Most of the casualties and some of the damage were caused by landslides.
*A magnitude 6.4 struck Mid-Indian Ridge, on January 15 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Sumatra, Indonesia, on January 16 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.9 struck Sumatra, Indonesia, on January 16 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Chiapas, Mexico, on January 19 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.3 struck Santa Cruz Islands, on January 19 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck east South Sandwich Islands, on January 19 at a depth of .
* An extreme magnitude 7.7 struck Gujarat, India, on January 26 at a depth of . 20,085 killed, 166,800 injuries and 339,000 houses destroyed. Many aftershocks were affected.
* A magnitude 6.2 struck Papua, Indonesia, on January 29 at a depth of .

February

* A magnitude 6.0 struck Andreanof Islands, Alaska, on February 1 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 5.1 struck Gujarat, India, on February 8 at a depth of . It is an aftershock of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake. Additional damage was caused, and 40 people were injured.
* A strong magnitude 6.6 struck El Salvador, on February 13 at a depth of . 315 people were killed.
* A magnitude 7.4 struck Sumatra, Indonesia, on February 13 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.1 struck south of the Fiji islands, on February 14 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.2 struck south of the Fiji islands, on February 14 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.1 struck Bali Sea, on February 16 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.2 struck Haida Gwaii, on February 17 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 4.1 struck El Salvador, on February 17 at a depth of . One person died.
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Prince Edward Islands, on February 18 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 4.9 struck Laos, on February 19 at a depth of . Several people were injured and many buildings were damaged in the city of Dien Bien Phu, in neighboring Vietnam.
* A magnitude 5.6 struck Sichuan, on February 23 at a depth of . At least three people were killed.
* A magnitude 7.1 struck Molucca Sea, on February 24 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.2 struck Molucca Sea, on February 24 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.2 struck Hindu Kush, on February 25 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.1 struck Sea of Okhotsk, on February 25 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.7 struck southeast of Loyalty Islands, on February 28 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.3 struck southeast of Loyalty Islands, on February 28 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.1 struck El Salvador, on February 28 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.8 struck Washington, on February 28 at a depth of . One person was killed and 400 were injured.

March

* A magnitude 6.4 struck Macquarie Island, on March 6 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Ascension Island, on March 7 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Minahasa, on March 14 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Nicobar Islands, on March 15 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck offshore Valparaiso, on March 15 at a depth of .This came just 12 hours after India event.
* A magnitude 6.5 struck Banda Sea, on March 19 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Kuril Islands, on March 23 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.8 struck Hiroshima, on March 28 at a depth of .2 people were killed and 161 were injured

April

* A magnitude 5.4 struck Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 3 at a depth of . At least eight people were injured, furniture were overturned, and waterpipes and windows were broken in Shizuoka.
* A magnitude 6.4 struck Kepulauan Kai, on April 4 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.2 struck Kermadec Islands, on April 7 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.2 struck offshore Valparaiso, on April 7 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 5.6 struck Yunnan, on April 12 at a depth of , killing 2 people.
* A magnitude 6.2 struck South Sandwich Islands, on April 14 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Izu Islands, on April 14 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Solomon Islands, on April 19 at a depth of .This is the foreshock of magnitude 6.7
* A magnitude 6.2 struck Solomon Islands, on April 19 at a depth of .This is the foreshock of magnitude 6.7
* A magnitude 6.7 struck Solomon Islands, on April 19 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Hokkaido, on April 26 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.9 struck Fiji, on April 28 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.2 struck offshore Colima, on April 29 at a depth of .

May

* A magnitude 6.2 struck Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, on May 7 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 5.7 struck El Salvador, on May 8 at a depth of .Killing one people.
* A magnitude 6.3 struck Solomon Islands, on May 9 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Fiji, on May 19 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.3 struck offshore Colima, on May 20 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 5.5 struck western Sichuan, on May 23 at a depth of .Killing two people.
* A magnitude 6.7 struck Kuril Islands, on May 25 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.3 struck Java, on May 25 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.4 struck Fiji, on May 26 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Kepulauan Tanimbar, on May 28 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.4 struck Solomon Islands, on May 29 at a depth of .

June

* A magnitude 5.0 struck Hindu Kush, on June 1 at a depth of .Killing 4 people.
* A magnitude 7.2 struck Kermadec Islands, on June 3 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.4 struck eastern New Guinea, on June 5 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck eastern New Guinea, on June 5 at a depth of .This is aftershock of magnitude 6.4.
* A magnitude 6.5 struck Andreanof Islands, on June 14 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Pagan Island, on June 15 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Gulf of Aden, on June 15 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Samoa, on June 16 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Potosi, on June 19 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 4.2 struck Germany, on June 21 at a depth of .Killing one people.
* A massive magnitude 8.4 struck southern Peru, on June 23 at a depth of . At least 145 people were killed.
* A magnitude 6.1 struck southern Peru, on June 23 at a depth of .This is aftershock of the magnitude 8.4.
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Kuril Islands, on June 24 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.7 struck southern Peru, on June 26 at a depth of .This is aftershock of the magnitude 8.4.
* A magnitude 6.1 struck central East Pacific Rise, on June 26 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.1 struck Potosi, on June 29 at a depth of .

July

* A magnitude 6.1 struck New Britain, on July 1 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.5 struck Mariana Islands, on July 3 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.5 struck Fiji, on July 3 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.2 struck Cochabamba, on July 4 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.6 struck southern Peru, on July 5 at a depth of .This is aftershock of magnitude 8.4
* A magnitude 7.6 struck southern Peru, on July 7 at a depth of .This is aftershock of magnitude 8.4.Killing one people.
* A magnitude 6.2 struck New Britain, on July 8 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 4.7 struck northern Italy, on July 17 at a depth of .Killing 4 people.
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Kepulauan Kai, on July 22 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.4 struck Tarapaca, on July 24 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.4 struck Aegean Sea, on July 26 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.8 struck southern Alaska, on July 28 at a depth of .

August

* A magnitude 6.3 struck Kamchatka Peninsula, on August 2 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.7 struck southern East Pacific Rise, on August 6 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 5.8 struck central Peru, on August 9 at a depth of .Killing 4 people
* A magnitude 6.4 struck Hokkaido, on August 13 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 7.1 struck east of the North Island of New Zealand, on August 21 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.2 struck Bismarck Sea, on August 23 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.1 struck south of Panama, on August 25 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.1 struck Molucca Sea, on August 27 at a depth of .

September

* A magnitude 6.1 struck North Indian Ocean, on September 2 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.3 struck Pacific-Antarctic Ridge, on September 2 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.5 struck near the north coast of Papua, on September 11 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.5 struck Fiji, on September 12 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Vancouver Island, on September 14 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Tonga, on September 15 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Kepulauan Barat Daya, on September 18 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.4 struck Vanuatu, on September 29 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.2 struck Vanuatu, on September 30 at a depth of .

October

* A magnitude 6.2 struck Tonga, on October 2 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.2 struck near the north coast of New Guinea, on October 7 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.5 struck off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, on October 8 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.4 struck off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, on October 8 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.1 struck Haida Gwaii, on October 12 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 7.0 struck Guam, on October 12 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Molucca Sea, on October 13 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Virgin Islands, on October 17 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 7.5 struck Banda Sea, on October 19 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.7 struck off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, on October 21 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.1 struck Vanuatu, on October 26 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 5.6 struck Yunnan, on October 27 at a depth of .Killing one person.
* A magnitude 7.0 struck New Britain, on October 31 at a depth of .

November

* A magnitude 6.3 struck Fiji, on November 5 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.3 struck Panama and Costa Rica, on November 9 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.3 struck near the coast of Sinaloa, on November 13 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Near Islands, on November 13 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 7.8 struck Qinghai, on November 14 at a depth of .Some damage was reported, but no casualties.
* A magnitude 6.3 struck north of Ascension Island, on November 15 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.2 struck Banda Sea, on November 20 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.3 struck Fiji islands, on November 22 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.2 struck Fiji islands, on November 22 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.1 struck Hindu Kush, on November 23 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Kermadec Islands, on November 27 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.4 struck Chiapas, on November 28 at a depth of .

December

* A magnitude 6.0 struck Santa Cruz Islands, on December 2 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.5 struck Honshu, on December 2 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.5 struck Honshu, on December 2 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.4 struck Fiji, on December 3 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 5.8 struck southern Peru, on December 4 at a depth of . Two people were killed.
* A magnitude 6.2 struck Ryukyu Islands, on December 8 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.1 struck Sulawesi, on December 9 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.1 struck Vanuatu, on December 12 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 7.1 struck south of Australia, on December 12 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.8 struck Taiwan, on December 18 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 4.5 struck Bangladesh, on December 19 at a depth of . 100 people were injured and some old buildings were damaged in Dhaka.
* A magnitude 6.0 struck Santa Cruz Islands, on December 22 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.8 struck Solomon Islands, on December 23 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.2 struck Vanuatu, on December 27 at a depth of .
* A magnitude 6.0 struck central Peru, on December 28 at a depth of .

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