List of earthquakes in 2000 explained

Year:2000
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:8.0 Mw, Papua New Guinea
Deadliest:7.9 Mw, Indonesia
103 deaths
Fatalities:177
9.0+:0
8.0–8.9:1
7.0–7.9:16
6.0–6.9:146
5.0–5.9:1,344

This is a list of earthquakes in 2000. 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
Indonesia, Sumatra
Indonesia, Central SulawesiVII (Very strong)26.0May 4
Azerbaijan, Baku
Turkmenistan, Balkan Region

By magnitude

RankMagnitudeDeath tollLocationMMIDepth (km)Date
Papua New Guinea, New Ireland Province
Cocos Islands
Papua New Guinea, New Ireland Province
Japan, Volcano Islands
Indonesia, Sulawesi
Japan, Bonin Islands
Tonga
Argentina, Jujuy
Vanuatu
Argentina Santiago del Estero Province
Vanuatu
Papua New Guinea, New Ireland Province
Turkmenistan, Balkan Region

By month

January

Month:January
9.0+:0
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:14
5.0–5.9:95
Deadliest:5.9
5 deaths
Fatalities:5

February

Month:February
9.0+:0
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:7
5.0–5.9:87
Deadliest:5.3
1 death
Fatalities:1

March

Month:March
9.0+:0
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:5
5.0–5.9:88
Fatalities:0

April

Month:April
9.0+:0
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:5
5.0–5.9:80
Fatalities:0

May

Month:May
9.0+:0
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:2
6.0–6.9:8
5.0–5.9:83
Deadliest:7.6
46 deaths
Fatalities:50

June

Month:June
9.0+:0
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:2
6.0–6.9:24
5.0–5.9:135
Largest:7.9 Mw Indonesia
7.9 Mw Australia
Deadliest:7.9
103 deaths
Fatalities:108

July

Month:July
9.0+:0
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:12
5.0–5.9:138
Largest:6.6 Mw Papua New Guinea
Deadliest:6.3
2 deaths
Fatalities:3

August

Month:August
9.0+:0
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:14
5.0–5.9:117
Largest:7.4 Mw Japan
Fatalities:0

September

Month:September
9.0+:0
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:0
6.0–6.9:10
5.0–5.9:80
Largest:6.4 Mw Tonga
6.4 Mw Ecuador
Deadliest:5.5
1 deaths
Fatalities:1

October

Month:October
9.0+:0
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:2
6.0–6.9:14
5.0–5.9:107
Largest:7.0 Mw Vanuatu
7.0 Mw Papua New Guinea
Fatalities:0

November

Month:November
9.0+:0
8.0–8.9:1
7.0–7.9:2
6.0–6.9:20
5.0–5.9:213
Largest:8.0 Mw Papua New Guinea
Deadliest:6.8
31 deaths
Fatalities:35

December

Month:December
9.0+:0
8.0–8.9:0
7.0–7.9:1
6.0–6.9:13
5.0–5.9:112
Largest:7.0 Mw Turkmenistan
Deadliest:7.0
11 deaths
Fatalities:17

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M6.0 - west of Macquarie Island. United States Geological Survey. 1 January 2000.
  2. Web site: M6.1 - Santa Cruz Islands. United States Geological Survey. 5 January 2000.
  3. Web site: M6.8 - 15 km SSE of Baku, Azerbaijan. United States Geological Survey. 25 November 2000.