List of earthquakes in 2001 explained

Year:2001
Location Map:Earth
Caption:Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2000
5.0-5.9 in green, 6.0-6.9 in yellow, 7.0–7.9 in orange, 8.0+ in red
Largest:8.4 Mw, Peru
Deadliest:7.7 Mw, India
20,085 deaths
Fatalities:21,517
9.0+:0
8.0–8.9:1
7.0–7.9:15
6.0–6.9:121
5.0–5.9:1,224

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.

Overall

By death toll

RankDeath tollMagnitudeLocationMMIDepth (km)Date
El Salvador, La Libertad
Peru, Arequipa

By magnitude

RankMagnitudeDeath tollLocationMMIDepth (km)Date
El Salvador, La Libertad
Peru, Arequipa
Indonesia, Banda Sea
Philippines, Mindanao
Indonesia, Sumatra
New Zealand, Kermadec Islands
New Zealand, North Island
Vanuatu
Australia
Indonesia, Molucca Sea
Guam
Papua New Guinea, New Britain
United States, Kodiak Island

By month

January

Month:January
7.0–7.9:5
6.0–6.9:10
5.0–5.9:122
Deadliest:7.7 Mw India
20,085 deaths
Largest:7.7
7.7
Fatalities:21,029

February

Month:February
7.0–7.9:2
6.0–6.9:14
5.0–5.9:104
Deadliest:6.6 Mw El Salvador
315 deaths

March

Month:March
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:9
5.0–5.9:88
Deadliest:6.8 Mw,
Japan 2 deaths

April

Month:April
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:11
5.0–5.9:92
Deadliest:5.6 Mw,
Yunnan 2 deaths
Largest:6.9 Mw,
Fiji

May

Month:May
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:9
5.0–5.9:84
Deadliest:5.6 Mw,
Sichuan 2 deaths
Largest:6.7 Mw,
Kuril Islands

June

Month:June
8.0-8.9:1
7.0-7.9:1
6.0–6.9:12
5.0–5.9:140
Deadliest:8.4 Mw,
Peru 145 deaths
Largest:8.4 Mw,
Peru

July

Month:July
7.0-7.9:1
6.0–6.9:10
5.0–5.9:102
Deadliest:4.7 Mw,
Italy 4 deaths
Largest:7.6 Mw,
Peru

August

Month:August
7.0-7.9:1
6.0–6.9:6
5.0–5.9:117
Deadliest:5.8 Mw,
Peru 4 deaths
Largest:7.1 Mw,
North Island

September

Month:September
7.0-7.9:0
6.0–6.9:9
5.0–5.9:80
Largest:2 events reached magnitude 6.5

October

Month:October
7.0-7.9:3
6.0–6.9:9
5.0–5.9:110
Deadliest:5.6 Mw,
Yunnan 1 deaths
Largest:7.5 Mw,
Banda Sea

November

Month:November
7.0-7.9:1
6.0–6.9:11
5.0–5.9:100
Largest:7.8 Mw,
Qinghai

December

Month:December
8.0-8.9:0
7.0-7.9:1
6.0–6.9:11
5.0–5.9:77
Deadliest:5.8 Mw
2 deaths

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M7.5 - Mindanao, Philippines. United States Geological Survey. June 26, 2015 . June 26, 2015.
  2. Web site: M6.8 - Mindanao, Philippines. United States Geological Survey. June 26, 2015 . June 26, 2015.
  3. Web site: M6.4 - Mindanao, Philippines. United States Geological Survey. June 26, 2015 . June 26, 2015.
  4. Web site: M6.0 - Solomon Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  5. Web site: M7.1 - Vanuatu. United States Geological Survey. June 26, 2015 . June 26, 2015.
  6. Web site: M7.0 - Kodiak Island region, Alaska. United States Geological Survey. June 26, 2015 . June 26, 2015.
  7. Web site: M6.0 - Vancouver Island, Canada region. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  8. Web site: M7.7 - offshore El Salvador. United States Geological Survey. June 26, 2015 . June 26, 2015.
  9. Web site: M6.4 - offshore Mid-Indian Ridge. United States Geological Survey. June 26, 2015 . June 26, 2015.
  10. Web site: M6.0 - southern Sumatra, Indonesia. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  11. Web site: M6.9 - southern Sumatra, Indonesia. United States Geological Survey. June 26, 2015 . June 26, 2015.
  12. Web site: M6.0 - Chiapas, Mexico. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  13. Web site: M6.3 - Santa Cruz Islands. United States Geological Survey. July 1, 2015 . July 1, 2015.
  14. Web site: M6.0 - east of the South Sandwich Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  15. Web site: M7.7 - Gujarat, India. United States Geological Survey. July 1, 2015 . July 1, 2015.
  16. Web site: M6.2 - near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia. United States Geological Survey. July 1, 2015 . July 1, 2015.
  17. Web site: M6.0 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  18. Web site: M 5.1 - 24 km WNW of R?par, India. earthquake.usgs.gov.
  19. Web site: M6.6 - El Salvador. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  20. Web site: M7.4 - southern Sumatra, Indonesia. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  21. Web site: M6.1 - south of the Fiji Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  22. Web site: M6.2 - south of the Fiji Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  23. Web site: M6.1 - Bali Sea. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  24. Web site: M6.2 - Haida Gwaii Region, Canada. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  25. Web site: M6.0 - Prince Edward Islands region. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  26. Web site: M 4.9 - 31 km W of Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam. earthquake.usgs.gov.
  27. Web site: M5.6 - western Sichuan, China. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  28. Web site: M7.1 - Molucca Sea. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  29. Web site: M6.2 - Molucca Sea. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  30. Web site: M6.2 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  31. Web site: M6.1 - Sea of Okhotsk. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  32. Web site: M6.7 - southeast of the Loyalty Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  33. Web site: M6.3 - southeast of the Loyalty Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  34. Web site: M6.1 - El Salvador. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  35. Web site: M6.8 - Puget Sound region, Washington. United States Geological Survey. August 8, 2015 . August 8, 2015.
  36. Web site: M6.4 - Macquarie Island region. United States Geological Survey. August 9, 2015 . August 9, 2015.
  37. Web site: M6.0 - Ascension Island region. United States Geological Survey. August 9, 2015 . August 9, 2015.
  38. Web site: M6.0 - Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia. United States Geological Survey. August 9, 2015 . August 9, 2015.
  39. Web site: M6.0 - Nicobar Islands, India region. United States Geological Survey. August 9, 2015 . August 9, 2015.
  40. Web site: M6.0 - offshore Valparaiso, Chile. United States Geological Survey. August 9, 2015 . August 9, 2015.
  41. Web site: M6.5 - Banda Sea. United States Geological Survey. August 9, 2015 . August 9, 2015.
  42. Web site: M6.0 - Kuril Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 9, 2015 . August 9, 2015.
  43. Web site: M6.8 - western Honshu, Japan. United States Geological Survey. August 9, 2015 . August 9, 2015.
  44. Web site: M 5.4 - 10 km NE of Mori, Japan. earthquake.usgs.gov.
  45. Web site: M6.4 - Kepulauan Kai, Indonesia. United States Geological Survey. August 13, 2015 . August 13, 2015.
  46. Web site: M6.2 - Kermadec Islands region. United States Geological Survey. August 13, 2015 . August 13, 2015.
  47. Web site: M6.7 - off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile. United States Geological Survey. August 13, 2015 . August 13, 2015.
  48. Web site: M5.6 - Yunnan, China. United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015 . August 14, 2015.
  49. Web site: M6.2 - South Sandwich Islands region. United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015 . August 14, 2015.
  50. Web site: M6.0 - Izu Islands, Japan region. United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015 . August 14, 2015.
  51. Web site: M6.0 - Solomon Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015 . August 14, 2015.
  52. Web site: M6.2 - Solomon Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015 . August 14, 2015.
  53. Web site: M6.7 - Solomon Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015 . August 14, 2015.
  54. Web site: M6.0 - Hokkaido, Japan region. United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015 . August 14, 2015.
  55. Web site: M6.9 - Fiji region. United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015 . August 14, 2015.
  56. Web site: M6.2 - offshore Colima, Mexico. United States Geological Survey. August 14, 2015 . August 14, 2015.
  57. Web site: M6.2 - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge. United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015 . August 15, 2015.
  58. Web site: M5.7 - El Salvador. United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015 . August 15, 2015.
  59. Web site: M6.3 - Solomon Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015 . August 15, 2015.
  60. Web site: M6.0 - Fiji region. United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015 . August 15, 2015.
  61. Web site: M6.3 - offshore Colima, Mexico. United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015 . August 15, 2015.
  62. Web site: M5.5 - western Sichuan, China. United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015 . August 15, 2015.
  63. Web site: M6.7 - Kuril Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015 . August 15, 2015.
  64. Web site: M6.3 - Java, Indonesia. United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015 . August 15, 2015.
  65. Web site: M6.4 - Fiji region. United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015 . August 15, 2015.
  66. Web site: M6.0 - Kepulauan Tanimbar, Indonesia. United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015 . August 15, 2015.
  67. Web site: M6.4 - Solomon Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015 . August 15, 2015.
  68. Web site: M5.0 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015 . August 15, 2015.
  69. Web site: M7.2 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015 . August 15, 2015.
  70. Web site: M6.4 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea. United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015 . August 15, 2015.
  71. Web site: M6.0 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea. United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015 . August 15, 2015.
  72. Web site: M6.5 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. United States Geological Survey. August 15, 2015 . August 15, 2015.
  73. Web site: M6.0 - Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  74. Web site: M6.0 - Gulf of Aden. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  75. Web site: M6.0 - Samoa Islands region. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  76. Web site: M6.0 - Potosi, Bolivia. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  77. Web site: M8.4 - near the coast of southern Peru. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  78. Web site: M6.1 - near the coast of southern Peru. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  79. Web site: M6.0 - Kuril Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  80. Web site: M6.7 - near the coast of southern Peru. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  81. Web site: M6.1 - central East Pacific Rise. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  82. Web site: M6.1 - Potosi, Bolivia. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  83. Web site: M6.1 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  84. Web site: M6.5 - Mariana Islands region. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  85. Web site: M6.5 - Fiji region. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  86. Web site: M6.2 - Cochabamba, Bolivia. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  87. Web site: M6.6 - near the coast of southern Peru. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  88. Web site: M7.6 - near the coast of southern Peru. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  89. Web site: M6.2 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  90. Web site: M6.0 - Kepulauan Kai, Indonesia. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  91. Web site: M6.4 - Tarapaca, Chile. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  92. Web site: M6.4 - Aegean Sea. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  93. Web site: M6.8 - Southern Alaska. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  94. Web site: M6.3 - near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  95. Web site: M6.7 - southern East Pacific Rise. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  96. Web site: M5.8 - central Peru. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  97. Web site: M6.4 - Hokkaido, Japan region. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  98. Web site: M7.1 - east of the North Island of New Zealand. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  99. Web site: M6.2 - Bismarck Sea. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  100. Web site: M6.1 - south of Panama. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  101. Web site: M6.1 - Molucca Sea. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  102. Web site: M6.1 - North Indian Ocean. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  103. Web site: M6.3 - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  104. Web site: M6.5 - near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  105. Web site: M6.5 - Fiji region. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  106. Web site: M6.0 - Vancouver Island, Canada region. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  107. Web site: M6.0 - Vancouver Island, Canada region. United States Geological Survey. August 16, 2015 . August 16, 2015.
  108. Web site: M6.0 - Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia. United States Geological Survey. August 17, 2015 . August 17, 2015.
  109. Web site: M6.4 - Vanuatu. United States Geological Survey. August 17, 2015 . August 17, 2015.
  110. Web site: M6.2 - Vanuatu. United States Geological Survey. August 17, 2015 . August 17, 2015.
  111. Web site: M6.2 - Tonga. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 17, 2015.
  112. Web site: M6.2 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  113. Web site: M6.5 - off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  114. Web site: M6.4 - off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  115. Web site: M6.1 - Haida Gwaii, Canada. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  116. Web site: M7.0 - Guam region. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  117. Web site: M6.0 - Molucca Sea. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  118. Web site: M6.0 - Virgin Islands region. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  119. Web site: M7.5 - Banda Sea. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  120. Web site: M6.7 - off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  121. Web site: M6.1 - Vanuatu. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  122. Web site: M5.6 - Yunnan, China. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  123. Web site: M7.0 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  124. Web site: M6.3 - Fiji region. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  125. Web site: M6.1 - Panama-Costa Rica border region. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  126. Web site: M6.1 - near the coast of Sinaloa, Mexico. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  127. Web site: M6.0 - Near Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  128. Web site: M7.8 - southern Qinghai, China. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  129. Web site: M6.3 - north of Ascension Island. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  130. Web site: M6.2 - Banda Sea. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  131. Web site: M6.3 - Fiji. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  132. Web site: M6.2 - Fiji. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  133. Web site: M6.1 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  134. Web site: M6.0 - south of the Kermadec Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  135. Web site: M6.4 - Chiapas, Mexico. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . August 29, 2015.
  136. Web site: M6.0 - Santa Cruz Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . September 5, 2015.
  137. Web site: M6.5 - eastern Honshu, Japan. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . September 5, 2015.
  138. Web site: M6.5 - eastern Honshu, Japan. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . September 5, 2015.
  139. Web site: M6.4 - Fiji region. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . September 5, 2015.
  140. Web site: M5.8 - southern Peru. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . September 5, 2015.
  141. Web site: M6.2 - Ryukyu Islands, Japan. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . September 5, 2015.
  142. Web site: M6.1 - Sulawesi, Indonesia. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . September 5, 2015.
  143. Web site: M6.1 - Vanuatu. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . September 5, 2015.
  144. Web site: M7.1 - south of Australia. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . September 5, 2015.
  145. Web site: M6.8 - Taiwan region. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . September 5, 2015.
  146. Web site: M 4.5 - 9 km SSW of Dhaka, Bangladesh. earthquake.usgs.gov.
  147. Web site: M6.0 - Santa Cruz Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . September 5, 2015.
  148. Web site: M6.8 - Solomon Islands. United States Geological Survey. August 29, 2015 . September 5, 2015.
  149. Web site: M6.2 - Vanuatu. United States Geological Survey. September 5, 2015 . September 5, 2015.
  150. Web site: M6.0 - central Peru. United States Geological Survey. September 5, 2015 . September 5, 2015.