This is a list of earthquakes in 2014. Only

earthquake An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from ...

s 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. Death toll was relatively low this year, and most of casualties came from

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

in August. The only 8 magnitude earthquake struck

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 ...

Compared to other years

Overall

By death toll

By magnitude

By month

January

* A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck west of Sola,

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 January 1 at a depth of . * A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck south of Lar,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

on January 2 at a depth of . The earthquake killed 1 and another 30 were injured. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck north of Hatillo,

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

on January 13 at a depth of a . * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck north northeast of

Masterton Masterton ( mi, Whakaoriori), a large town in the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand, operates as the seat of the Masterton District (a territorial authority or local-government district). It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a r ...

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 20 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.1 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 ...

northwest of

Hihifo Hihifo is the main village on the island of Niuatoputapu in the Kingdom of Tonga. Hihifo (which means 'west' in the Tongan language) is situated on the west side of Niuatoputapu and is the main centre for public and government facilities that se ...

on January 21 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck south southeast of Adipala,

Central Java Central Java ( id, Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakarta in t ...

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 25 at a depth of . Two people were injured and seventeen buildings, including two mosques collapsed, while 93 others were damaged. * A magnitude 6.1 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 with ...

east northeast of

Lixouri Lixouri ( el, Ληξούρι) is a town and a municipality in the island of Kefalonia, the largest of the Ionian Islands of western Greece. It is the main town on the peninsula of Paliki, and the second largest town in Kefalonia after Argostoli a ...

on January 26 at a depth of . Seven people suffered injuries and minor damage, as well as landslides were reported in the epicentral area. Water supplies were heavily affected in

Cephalonia Kefalonia or Cephalonia ( el, Κεφαλονιά), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia (), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the 6th largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. It i ...

February

* A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck

South Georgia and 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 ...

south southwest of

Visokoi Island Visokoi Island is an uninhabited island in the Traversay Islands group of the South Sandwich Islands. It was discovered in 1819 by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, who initially named the island Thorson Island in h ...

on February 1 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 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 are ...

south southeast of

L'Esperance Rock L'Esperance Rock, formerly known as French Rock and Brind Rock,(named after William Brind) is the southernmost islet in the Kermadec Islands, to the north of New Zealand. It is south of Curtis Island and northeast of East Cape on New Zealand ...

on February 2 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

north northwest of

on February 3 at a depth of . Sixteen people were injured and further damage was caused, with 600 homes destroyed and 2,500 others damaged, some of which were affected by the January 26 quake. * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck

east of

Port Olry {{Infobox settlement , name = Port Olry , other_name = Saint Anne , native_name = , settlement_type = Village , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_caption = , pus ...

on February 7 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck west northwest of

Panguna Panguna is a town and a (now decommissioned) copper mine on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. It was owned and operated by Bougainville Copper Ltd, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto. Beginning operations in 1972, the company hired thousands of wor ...

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 February 9 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck east southeast of

Hotan Hotan (also known as Gosthana, Gaustana, Godana, Godaniya, Khotan, Hetian, Hotien) is a major oasis town in southwestern Xinjiang, an autonomous region in Western China. The city proper of Hotan broke off from the larger Hotan County to become ...

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 ...

on February 12 at a depth of . Over 68,340 houses collapsed, with 168,468 others damaged, some severely. 500 bridges were also damaged, and over 11,000 livestock were killed, but no human casualties were reported. * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck

Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...

north northeast of

Bathsheba Bathsheba ( or ; he, בַּת־שֶׁבַע, ''Baṯ-šeḇaʿ'', Bat-Sheva or Batsheva, "daughter of Sheba" or "daughter of the oath") was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, according to the Hebrew Bible. She was the mother of ...

on February 18 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the

Islands of Four Mountains Islands of Four Mountains (russian: Четырёхсопочные острова) is an island grouping of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, United States. The chain includes, from west to east, Amukta, Chagulak, Yunaska, Herbert, Carlisle, ...

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., ...

north northwest of

Amukta Amukta (russian: Амукта) is a small yet mountainous island in the Islands of Four Mountains group lying between the Fox Islands and the Andreanof Islands in the Aleutian Islands. The nearest islands to it are Yunaska and Seguam Island; ...

on February 26 at a depth of .

March

* A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...

southwest of Jiquilillo on March 2 at a depth of . Some damage was reported in

Chinandega Chinandega () is a city and the departmental seat of Chinandega department in Nicaragua. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is Nicaragua's 2nd most important city (economy) and 6th largest c ...

, as well as in neighbouring

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

and in

El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...

. * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

north northwest of

Nago ''Nagu'', Kunigami: ''Naguu'' is a city located in the northern part of Okinawa Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of December 2012, the city has an estimated population of 61,659 and a population density of 288 persons per km2. Its tota ...

on March 2 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of the

Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...

state of

Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...

southwest of

Puerto Madero Puerto Madero, also known within the urban planning Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land ...

on March 2 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck

east southeast of

Sola Sola is a municipality and a Seaside resort in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Solakrossen. Other villages include Tananger, Hålandsm ...

on March 5 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck offshore of

northern California Northern California (colloquially known as NorCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. Spanning the state's northernmost 48 counties, its main population centers incl ...

west northwest of Ferndale on March 10 at a depth of . Cracks appeared in buildings in

Eureka Eureka (often abbreviated as E!, or Σ!) is an intergovernmental organisation for research and development funding and coordination. Eureka is an open platform for international cooperation in innovation. Organisations and companies applying th ...

and Crescent City, and a tsunami of was observed. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck east of

on March 11 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck southeast of

Lorengau Lorengau is the major town in Manus Province, Papua New Guinea. The town is located on the edge of Seeadler Harbour on Manus Island, in the Admiralty Islands, and in 2000 Lorengau was recorded to have a population of 5,829. History World War ...

on March 11 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck

north northeast of

Kunisaki is a small coastal city located in Ōita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. It is located on the Kunisaki Peninsula facing the Seto Inland Sea. Mostly covered by forests and farmlands, the peninsula is dotted with temples. The modern city of Kunisaki w ...

on March 13 at a depth of . 21 people were injured and many houses were severely damaged from

Oita Prefecture Oita often refers to: *Ōita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan *Ōita (city), the capital of the prefecture Oita or Ōita may also refer to: Places *Ōita District, Ōita, a former district in Ōita Prefecture, Japan *Ōita Stadium, a multi-use stadium ...

Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ...

. * A magnitude 6.1 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 = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

south of Paracas on March 15 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck

west of

Sechura Sechura is a city in northwestern Peru, south of Piura. It is the capital of Sechura Province in the Piura Region. The city lends its name to the Sechura Desert The Sechura Desert is a coastal desert located south of the Piura Region of Peru ...

on March 15 at a depth of . A church was destroyed and over fifty buildings were damaged and power outages occurred in Sechura. Landslides also blocked roads there. * A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck offshore of

west northwest of

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 191,468 ...

on March 16 at a depth of . Cracks appeared on several buildings in

Arica Arica ( ; ) is a Communes of Chile, commune and a port city with a population of 222,619 in the Arica Province of northern Chile's Arica y Parinacota Region. It is Chile's northernmost city, being located only south of the border with Peru. The ...

and

. A tsunami of was also observed. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of

west northwest of

on March 17 at a depth of . This was an aftershock of the Magnitude 6.7 quake. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the

Andaman and Nicobar Islands The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India consisting of 572 islands, of which 37 are inhabited, at the junction of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The territory is about north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated f ...

east southeast of Mohean on March 21 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of

west northwest of

on March 22 at a depth of . This is likely a foreshock of the event of the following day. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of

northwest of

on March 23 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck south of

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

on March 26 at a depth of . * 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 capita ...

south southeast of

Lata Lata (Hindi: लता) is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian female given name, which means "creeper" and "vine". Lata may refer to: Notable people named Lata *Lata Bhatt (born 1954), Indian singer. *Lata (born 1975), Musician. *Lata Mangeshkar (1929–20 ...

on March 27 at a depth of . * A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 1 mile (1.6 km) east of La Habra on March 28 at a depth of 3.2 mi (5.1 km).

April

* A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck offshore of

northwest of

on April 1 at a depth of . The earthquake caused 6 deaths and triggered a moderate tsunami. * A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck offshore of

northwest of

on April 1 at a depth of . * A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck offshore of

west of Pisagua on April 1 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore 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 Cos ...

south southeast of Pedregal on April 2 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of

west southwest of

on April 3 at a depth of . * A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck offshore of

southwest of

on April 3 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of

southwest of

on April 3 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of

southwest of

on April 4 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

west southwest of

Kirakira Kirakira is the provincial capital of the Makira-Ulawa Province in Solomon Islands. Kirakira is located on the north coast of Makira (formerly San Cristobal), the largest island of the province. It has roads running east to the ...

on April 4 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck

southwest of

Valle San Francisco Valle may refer to: * Valle (surname) Geography *"Valle", the cultural and climatic zone of the dry subtropical Interandean Valles of the Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and northwest Argentina *University of Valle, a public university in Cali, Colombia ...

on April 10 at a depth of . The earthquake killed 2 people. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of

southwest of

on April 11 at a depth of . * A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck west southwest of

on April 11 at a depth of . Significant structural damage occurred on outlying islands and one child was killed when their home collapsed. * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southwest of

on April 11 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck north of Belén,

on April 11 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck south southwest of

on April 12 at a depth of . * A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the

south southeast of

on April 12 at a depth of . * A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the

south of

on April 13 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck offshore of

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 Ri ...

in the

Southern Ocean The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude and encircling Antarctica. With a size of , it is regarded as the second-small ...

on April 15 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the

Balleny Islands The Balleny Islands () are a series of uninhabited islands in the Southern Ocean extending from 66°15' to 67°35'S and 162°30' to 165°00'E. The group extends for about in a northwest-southeast direction. The islands are heavily glaciated an ...

off

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 contine ...

on April 17 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the

west southwest of

on April 18 at a depth of . * A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the

state of

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 ...

east southeast of

Petatlán Petatlán is a city in Petatlán Municipality located along the Pacific Coast of the state of Guerrero in Mexico. It is part of the Costa Grande of Guerrero, Costa Grande region between Zihuatanejo and Acapulco. The city is known for the Sanctuar ...

on April 18 at a depth of . The earthquake injured one person and caused blackouts in nearby regions. * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southwest of

on April 19 at a depth of . * A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck southwest of

on April 19 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck south of

on April 20 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

south of

Port Hardy Port Hardy is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada located on the north-east end of Vancouver Island. Port Hardy has a population of 4,132 as of the last census (2016). It is the gateway to Cape Scott Provincial Park, the North Co ...

on April 23 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck

northeast of Nuku`alofa on April 26 at a depth of .

May

* A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck

New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st ...

west northwest of Hunter Island on May 1 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south of

on May 4 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck south of

on May 4 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

east of Itō on May 4 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

north northwest of Phan on May 5 at a depth of . The earthquake killed one person. This was the strongest earthquake in Thailand’s history *A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the West

Chile Rise The Chile Ridge, also known as the Chile Rise, is a submarine oceanic ridge formed by the divergent plate boundary between the Nazca Plate and the Antarctic Plate. It extends from the triple junction of the Nazca, Pacific, and Antarctic plates t ...

in the

on May 6 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southwest of

on May 7 at a depth of . * A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck the

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

i province of

Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

south southeast of Daur on May 8 at a depth of . The earthquake killed two people. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the

state of

west southwest of

Tecpán de Galeana Tecpán may refer to: *Tecpán Guatemala, a municipality in Chimaltenango *Tecpán de Galeana (municipality) Tecpan de Galeana is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at Tecpan de Galeana. ...

on May 8 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

state of

west southwest of

on May 10 at a depth of . *A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the

East Pacific Rise The East Pacific Rise is a mid-ocean rise (termed an oceanic rise and not a mid-ocean ridge due to its higher rate of spreading that results in less elevation increase and more regular terrain), a divergent tectonic plate boundary located along ...

on May 12 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of

southeast of

Punta de Burica Punta is an Afro-indigenous dance and cultural music originating in the Caribbean Island of Saint Vincent And The Grenadines by the Garifuna people before being exiled from the island. Which is also known as Yurumei. It has African and Arawak ...

on May 13 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the

Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia (; abbreviated FSM) is an island country in Oceania. It consists of four states from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosraethat are spread across the western Pacific. Together, the states comprise a ...

south southeast of

Ifalik Ifalik (also spelled Ifaluk) is a coral atoll of four islands in the central Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia. Ifalik is located approximately east of Wolea ...

on May 14 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the

south southeast of

on May 15 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the island of

Negros Negros is the fourth largest and third most populous island in the Philippines, with a total land area of . Negros is one of the many islands of the Visayas, in the central part of the country. The predominant inhabitants of the island region a ...

in the

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 ...

west southwest of

Alim Alim (''ʿAlīm'' , also anglicized as ''Aleem'') is one of the Names of God in Islam, meaning "''All-knowing one''". It is also used as a personal name, as a short form of Abdul Alim, "''Servant of the All-Knowing''": Given name * Alim ad-Din A ...

on May 15 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of

Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...

west southwest of Lhokkruet on May 18 at a depth of . * A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck

Elbasan Elbasan ( ; sq-definite, Elbasani ) is the fourth most populous city of Albania and seat of Elbasan County and Elbasan Municipality. It lies to the north of the river Shkumbin between the Skanderbeg Mountains and the Myzeqe Plain in central Al ...

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

on May 19 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). Five buildings, including a school collapsed and dozens of others were damaged. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line between ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

on May 21 at a depth of . Two people died and 250 were injured. * A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the

Aegean Sea The Aegean Sea ; tr, Ege Denizi (Greek language, Greek: Αιγαίο Πέλαγος: "Egéo Pélagos", Turkish language, Turkish: "Ege Denizi" or "Adalar Denizi") is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia. It ...

south southwest of Kamariotissa on May 24 at a depth of . The tremor killed three, injured at least 324 people and was widely felt across the region, causing minor damage in

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

and

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

as well. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck west southwest of

Tomatlán Tomatlán (meaning "Tomato land" or "place of tomato" from Nahuatl) is a town and municipality, in Jalisco south of Cabo Corrientes in central-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of 153 km². As of 2015, the municipality ha ...

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 May 31 at a depth of .

June

* A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...

on June 13 at a depth of . Two people, including a child died when a house collapsed. * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the

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 th ...

west northwest of the

Cocos (Keeling) Islands ) , anthem = "''Advance Australia Fair''" , song_type = , song = , image_map = Australia on the globe (Cocos (Keeling) Islands special) (Southeast Asia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands , map_caption = ...

on June 14 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck

west northwest of

on June 19 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck

south southeast of

Raoul Island Raoul Island (''Sunday Island'') is the largest and northernmost of the main Kermadec Islands, south south-west of 'Ata Island of Tonga and north north-east of New Zealand's North Island. It has been the source of vigorous volcanic activity ...

on June 23 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck

south southeast of

on June 23 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck

south southeast of

on June 23 at a depth of . * A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck

southeast of

Little Sitkin Island Little Sitkin Island ( ale, Sitignax̂; russian: Малый Ситкин) is a volcanic island in the Rat Islands archipelago of the Western Aleutian Islands, Alaska, about east of Davidof Island. Great Sitkin Island (which is essentially the ...

on June 23 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

west northwest of

on June 23 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck

east southeast of

Buldir Island Buldir Island (also sometimes written Buldyr; ale, Idmaax; russian: Булдырь) is a small island in the western Aleutian Islands of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is long and wide with an area of . Buldir is farther from the nearest lan ...

on June 24 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck east southeast of

Iwo Jima Iwo Jima (, also ), known in Japan as , is one of the Japanese Volcano Islands and lies south of the Bonin Islands. Together with other islands, they form the Ogasawara Archipelago. The highest point of Iwo Jima is Mount Suribachi at high. ...

on June 29 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck north northwest of

of the

on June 29 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck

south southeast of

Mata-Utu Mata Utu (; ʻUvean: Matāutu, ) is the capital city of Wallis and Futuna, an overseas collectivity of France. It is located on the island of Uvéa (Uvea), in the district of Hahake, of which it is also the capital. It is one of two ports in Wa ...

Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...

on June 29 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck

south southeast of

on June 29 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the

Bonin Islands The Bonin Islands, also known as the , are an archipelago of over 30 subtropical and tropical islands, some directly south of Tokyo, Japan and northwest of Guam. The name "Bonin Islands" comes from the Japanese word ''bunin'' (an archaic readi ...

on June 30 at a depth of .

July

* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

on July 2 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck

southeast of

on July 3 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck in the

Solomon Sea The Solomon Sea is a sea located within the Pacific Ocean. It lies between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Many major battles were fought there during World War II. Extent The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of ...

off

south of Taron on July 4 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southeast of

Sinabang Sinabang is a town on the east coast of Simeulue Island, which lies off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. Sinabang is the administrative seat (capital) of the Simeulue Regency, in Aceh Province of Indonesia and has a population of approxim ...

on July 5 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck west of

on July 7 at a depth of . Four were killed in the state of

, and the earthquake also affected

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

, where it killed at least four more people. 481 were injured. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck

east northeast of

Port-Vila Port Vila (french: Port-Vila), or simply Vila (; french: Vila; bi, Vila ), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Vanuatu. It is located on the Efate, island of Efate. Its population in the last census (2009) was 44,040, an incre ...

on July 8 at a depth of . * A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck

northeast of

Shache Yarkant County,, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency also Shache County,, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency also transliterated from Uyghur as Yakan County, is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous ...

on July 8 at a depth of . One person was injured, 54 houses collapsed and 800 others were damaged. * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck

east of Iwaki on July 11 at a depth of . Three people were injured and a tsunami was triggered in

Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture (; ja, 福島県, Fukushima-ken, ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,810,286 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miya ...

. * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore south of the province of

Davao Oriental Davao Oriental ( Cebuano: ''Sidlakang Dabaw''; tl, Silangang Davao), officially the Province of Davao Oriental, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is city of Mati, and it borders the province o ...

in the

south southeast of Pondaguitan on July 14 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

near the border with the

Alaska Panhandle Southeast Alaska, colloquially referred to as the Alaska(n) Panhandle, is the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Alaska, bordered to the east and north by the northern half of the Canadian province of British Columbia (and a small part ...

north northwest of Yakutat on July 17 at a depth of . * A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

north northeast of

Sơn La Sơn La (; Tai Dam: ) is a city in the north-west region of Vietnam. It is the capital of Sơn La Province. It is bordered by Thuận Châu District, Mường La District, and Mai Sơn District. History In the era of the Sip Song Chau Tai, Sơ ...

on July 19 at a depth of . Cracks appeared on several houses in Ít Ong. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck

west of

on July 19 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

Owen Fracture Zone The Owen Fracture Zone (OFZ), though misnamed a fracture zone, is a transform fault in the northwest Indian Ocean that separates the Arabian and African Plates from the Indian Plate. Extending north-northeast from where the Carlsberg Ridge meet ...

east-southeast of

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

Socotra Socotra or Soqotra (; ar, سُقُطْرَىٰ ; so, Suqadara) is an island of the Republic of Yemen in the Indian Ocean, under the ''de facto'' control of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, a secessionist participant in Yemen’s ...

Island on July 19 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.2 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 ...

southeast of Kuril'sk on July 20 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck

north northeast of

Ndoi Island Ono-i-Lau is a group of islands within a barrier reef system in the Fijian archipelago of Lau Islands (''ono'' means "six" in the Fijian language). There are four central volcanic islands: Onolevu, Doi (or Ndoi) Lovoni and Ndavura, the uppermost ...

on July 21 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the northern

Mid-Atlantic Ridge The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a mid-ocean ridge (a divergent or constructive plate boundary) located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, and part of the longest mountain range in the world. In the North Atlantic, the ridge separates the North Ame ...

on July 27 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the southern part of the

state of

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

near the border with

Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...

southeast of

Playa Vicente Playa Vicente is a municipality located in the south zone of the State of Veracruz, about 220 km from state capital Xalapa. It has a surface of 2,122.14 km2. It is located at . Geographic Limits The municipality of Playa Vicente is delimited ...

on July 29 at a depth of . One person died of a heart attack, another was injured and slight damage occurred.

August

* A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

north of

Bordj El Kiffan Bordj El Kiffan (Arabic 'برج الكيفان') is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. It is in the eastern section of the city, near Matares Beach. Named Fort de l'Eau (Fr. 'Water Fortress') under French rule prior to 1962, use ...

on August 1 at a depth of . The earthquake killed six people. * A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the

Pacific 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 continen ...

south of the

north northwest of

on August 3 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck

Ludian County Ludian County () is a County (People's Republic of China), county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong, it lies in the north east of Yunnan, Yunnan Province, China, and shares land borders with Guizhou, Guizhou Provin ...

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, 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 ...

province,

west of Wenping on August 3 at a depth of . At least 617 people were killed, 3,143 were injured, and 112 were missing. * A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck

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

east southeast of

Orkney Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north ...

on August 5 at a depth of . The earthquake killed one person and another 34 were wounded. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Maluku,

northeast of

Lospalos Lospalos — sometimes erroneously written as ''Los Palos'', assuming a nonexistent Spanish etymology — is a city in East Timor, to the east of Dili, the national capital. Lospalos has a population of 17,186 (2006) and is the capital of L ...

on August 6 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck

east of Mutsu on August 10 at a depth of . * A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck

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: ''Eku ...

west southwest of Cayambe on August 12 at a depth of . The earthquake killed at least 4 people and another 8 were injured. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southwestern

near the border with

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

east of

Dehloran Dehloran ( fa, دهلران; also Romanized as Dehlorān) is a city in and the capital of Dehloran County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,602, in 5,787 families. The city lies along Road 64, near the Iraqi border. ...

on August 18 at a depth of . The earthquake injured at least 250 people. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

east southeast of

on August 18 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck west northwest of Hacienda La Calera,

on August 23 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

Napa, California Napa is the largest city and county seat of Napa County and a principal city of Wine Country in Northern California. Located in the North Bay region of the Bay Area, the city had a population of 77,480 as of the end of 2021. Napa is a major t ...

, in the northern

San Francisco Bay area The San Francisco Bay Area, often referred to as simply the Bay Area, is a populous region surrounding the San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bay estuaries in Northern California. The Bay Area is defined by the Association of Bay Area Go ...

, on August 24 at a depth of . 70,000 customers were immediately without electricity and some structural damage was reported, there were 170 reported injuries It is northern California's strongest earthquake since the 1989 Loma Prieta event. One woman died from her injuries 12 days later. * A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck

east northeast of Tambo on August 24 at a depth of .

September

* A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck

Zenica Zenica ( ; ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna (river), Bosna river valley, about north of Sarajevo. Th ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

on September 4 at a depth of 5.0 km (3.1 mi). Five miners lost their lives due to a mining accident in

. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

east of `Ohonua on September 4 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near

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 nearl ...

on September 4 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck

southeast of Modayag on September 10 at a depth of . * A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck

east southeast of

Sakai is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its keyhole-shaped burial mounds, or kofun, which date from the fifth century and incl ...

on September 16 at a depth of . The earthquake injured at least 8 people. * A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck

Guam Guam (; ch, Guåhan ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic cent ...

northwest of

Piti Piti may refer to: * Pīti, a mental factor in Buddhism * PITI, the principal, interest, taxes, and insurance sum of a mortgage payment * Piti (food), a soup dish of Central Asia * Piti (footballer) (born 1981), Spanish footballer * Piti, Guam * P ...

on September 17 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck

Salta Province Salta () is a province of Argentina, located in the northwest of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the east clockwise Formosa, Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Catamarca. It also surrounds Jujuy. To the north it borders Boliv ...

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 ...

northwest of

San Antonio de los Cobres San Antonio de los Cobres is a small town of population 5,482 (per the 2001 INDEC census) in northwestern Argentina. It is the capital of the Los Andes Department of the Salta Province. Geography The town is known for its high elevation of appr ...

on September 24 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the

south southwest of Gizo on September 25 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

west northwest of

Willow Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist s ...

on September 25 at a depth of . * A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck

south southwest of

Urcos Urcos is a small town in eastern Peru, capital of the province Quispicanchi in the region Cusco. It is home to a small lake and ruins. Some time in the 15th Century, it is said that Hatun Tupaq Inca received visions of the Incan creator deity ...

on September 28 at a depth of . The earthquake killed 8 people.

October

* A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck

Jinggu County Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County () is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, China. Administrative divisions In the present, Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County has 6 towns and 4 townships. ;6 towns ;4 to ...

province,

west southwest of Weiyuan on October 7 at a depth of . The earthquake killed one person. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the southern Baja Peninsula west southwest of

El Dorado El Dorado (, ; Spanish for "the golden"), originally ''El Hombre Dorado'' ("The Golden Man") or ''El Rey Dorado'' ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in the 16th century to describe a mythical tribal chief (''zipa'') or king o ...

on October 8 at a depth of . * A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the

some south southwest of

on October 9 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the

some south southwest of

on October 9 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck

east northeast of

Hachinohe is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 221,459, and a population density of 725 persons per km2 in 96,092 households, making it Aomori Prefecture's second largest city by population. The city h ...

on October 11 at a depth of . * A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck

south of

Intipucá Intipucá is a small municipality in the southwestern La Unión department of El Salvador. Etymology Intipucá is a cognate of the Intibucá department of neighboring Honduras and is an alternate spelling of the same term in the Lenca language ...

on October 14 at a depth of . The earthquake killed at least three people in

, and another in

. * A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck

east southeast of

on October 15 at a depth of . The earthquake injured at least 4 people. * A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck

Western Greece Western Greece Region ( el, Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας, translit=Periféria Dhitikís Elládhas, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It comprises the western part of continental Greece and the northw ...

on October 24 at a depth of . Cracks were reported in walls and plaster in

Amfilochia Amfilochia ( el, Αμφιλοχία) is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of Aetolia-Acarnania in Greece, on the site of ancient Amfilochia. Under the Ottoman Empire, it was known as Karvasaras (Καρβασαράς; from '' cara ...

. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck

northwest of

on October 28 at a depth of .

November

* A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the

region on November 1 at a depth of . * A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck northeast of Ndoi Island, Fiji on November 1 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck

north northeast of

Finschhafen Finschhafen is a town east of Lae on the Huon Peninsula in Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. The town is commonly misspelt as Finschafen or Finschaven. During World War II, the town was also referred to as Fitch Haven in the logs of some U.S ...

on November 7 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southwest of Ahau,

on November 13 at a depth of . * A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck the

Moravian-Silesian Region The Moravian-Silesian Region ( cs, Moravskoslezský kraj; pl, Kraj morawsko-śląski; sk, Moravsko-sliezsky kraj) is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region ( cs, Ostravský ...

of the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

on November 14 at a depth of . Three people died and nine were injured due to a mining accident in

Karviná Karviná (; pl, Karwina, , german: Karwin) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 50,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Olza River in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Karviná is known as an industri ...

. * A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck northwest of Kota Ternate,

in the Northern Molucca Sea on November 15 at a depth of . A small tsunami was triggered. * A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck northeast of Gisborne,

on November 16 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck west of

Marion Island 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 ...

, in 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 November 17 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck west northwest of

Tobelo Tobelo is a town and a district on the eastern Indonesian island of Halmahera. It is the capital of the regency (''kabupaten'') of North Halmahera, part of the province of North Maluku. The town was formalised as the capital of North Halmahera in ...

on November 21 at a depth of . * A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck north northwest of

Kangding Kangding (), also called Tachienlu and Dartsedo (; ), is a county-level city and the seat of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan province of Southwest China. Kangding is on the bank of the Dadu River and has been considered the histor ...

on November 22 at a depth of . The earthquake killed five people and another 54 were injured. * A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck north northeast of Ōmachi,

on November 22 at a depth of . The earthquake injured at least 41 people. * A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

from

Mărășești Mărășești () is a small town in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It administers six villages: Călimănești, Haret, Modruzeni, Pădureni, Siretu and Tișița. Geography The town is located in the eastern part of the county, on the ...

on November 22 at a depth of . The earthquake injured 9 people. * A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck

northwest of

on November 25 at a depth of . The earthquake injured at least 3 people. * A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck northwest of Kota Ternate,

on November 26 at a depth of .

December

* A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck west southwest of Sangay in the

on December 2 at a depth of . * A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck southwest of Weiyuan,

on December 6 at a depth of . The earthquake killed a 9 year old boy and another 8 people were wounded. * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck east southeast of

on December 6 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck north northwest of Saumlaki,

on December 6 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck west of

on December 7 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck south southwest of

Nueva Concepción, Escuintla Nueva Concepción () is a town, with a population of 15,747 (2018 census), and a municipality in the Escuintla department Escuintla () is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital of the department is the city of Escuintla. Escuintla ...

on December 7 at a depth of . Cracks appeared in the walls of several homes, and a 34-year old man was killed by a landslide. * A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck east southeast of

on December 8 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck east northeast of

Keelung Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Taipe ...

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 December 10 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck west northwest of

on December 21 at a depth of . * A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck north of Velagici,

on December 25 at a depth of . It was the largest in a series of earthquakes, and caused damage to houses and a school in Velagici. * A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck south southeast of

Cagayancillo Cagayancillo, officially the Municipality of Cagayancillo ( tgl, Bayan ng Cagayancillo), is a 6th class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,884 people. Located between th ...

on December 29 at a depth of . * A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck north northeast of Ndoi Island,

on December 30 at a depth of .

References

External links

USGS Map of Worldwide Earthquakes of at Least Magnitude 6.0 in 2014
{{Earthquakes by year

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