List of earthquakes in 2012 explained
Year: | 2012 |
Location Map: | Earth |
Largest: | 8.6 Indonesia |
Deadliest: | 6.4 304 deaths |
Fatalities: | 826 |
9.0+: | 0 |
8.0-8.9: | 2 |
7.0-7.9: | 15 |
6.0-6.9: | 129 |
5.0-5.9: | 1,412 |
This is a list of earthquakes in 2012. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Two huge 8 magnitude earthquakes (8.6 and 8.2) struck Indonesia in April, but caused little damage, and no tsunami. The deadliest quake occurred in Iran, while other destructive tremors were observed in Philippines, China, or Afghanistan.
Overall
By death toll
- Note: At least 10 casualties
By magnitude
Rank | Magnitude | Death toll | Location | Intensity | Depth (km) | Date |
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1 | 8.6 | 10 | Indonesia, Aceh offshore | VII (Very Strong) | 20.0 | April 11 |
2 | 8.2 | 0 | Indonesia, Aceh offshore | V (Moderate) | 25.1 | April 11 |
3 | 7.8 | 1[1] | Canada, British Columbia | V (Moderate) | 14.0 | October 28 |
4 | 7.7 | 0 | | V (Moderate) | 625.9 | August 14 |
5 | 7.6 | 1 | Philippines, Eastern Visayas offshore | VII (Very Strong) | 28.0 | August 31 |
5 | 7.6 | 2 | Costa Rica, Guanacaste | X (Extreme) | 35.0 | September 5 |
7 | 7.4 | 2 | Mexico, Oaxaca | VIII (Severe) | 20.0 | March 20 |
7 | 7.4 | 139 | Guatemala, Retalhuleu | VII (Very Strong) | 24.0 | November 7 |
9 | 7.3 | 0 | El Salvador, Usulután offshore | II (Weak) | 28.0 | August 27 |
9 | 7.3 | 0 | Colombia, Huila | V (Moderate) | 170.0 | September 30 |
9 | 7.3 | 3 | Japan, Iwate offshore | V (Moderate) | 31.0 | December 07 |
12 | 7.2 | 0 | Indonesia, Aceh offshore | IV (Light) | 19.0 | January 11 |
13 | 7.1 | 0 | Vanuatu, Shefa | V (Moderate) | 23.0 | February 2 |
13 | 7.1 | 1 | Chile, Maule | VIII (Severe) | 40.7 | March 25 |
13 | 7.1 | 0 | Indonesia, Banda Sea offshore | V (Moderate) | 155.0 | December 10 |
16 | 7.0 | 0 | Mexico, Baja California offshore | VI (Strong) | 13.0 | April 12 |
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- Note: At least 7.0 magnitude
By month
January
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px" Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties |
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Dead | Injured |
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1[2] | , Izu Islands offshore | 6.8 | 365.3 | V | - | - | - |
5[3] | , Peravia, north northwest of Baní | 5.5 | 39.8 | V | One person died of a heart attack[4] and minor damage in Santo Domingo.[5] | 1 | - |
9[6] | , Temotu offshore, west of Lata | 6.4 | 28.0 | VI | - | - | - |
10[7] | , Aceh offshore, west of Sinabang | 7.2 | 19.0 | IV | Foreshock of the 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes. | - | - |
15[8] | , South Shetland Islands offshore | 6.6 | 8.0 | - | - | - | - |
19[9] | , Razavi Khorasan, north northeasst of Nishapur | 5.1 | 8.3 | VI | At least 238 people injured and minor damage in Razavi Khorasan province. | - | 238 |
21[10] | , Chiapas offshore, southwest of El Arenal | 6.2 | 45.0 | VI | - | - | - |
23[11] | , Biobío, north northwest of Tomé | 6.1 | 20.0 | VI | - | - | - |
27[12] | , Yamanashi, east northeast of Fujiyoshida | 5.2 | 36.3 | IV | One person injured in Tokyo.[13] | - | 1 |
30[14] | , Ica, east southeast of Pampa de Tate | 6.4 | 43.0 | VI | At least 119 people injured and several buildings damaged in Ica.[15] | - | 119 |
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February
Month: | February |
7.0–7.9: | 1 |
6.0–6.9: | 11 |
5.0–5.9: | 174 |
Fatalities: | 113 |
Deadliest: | 6.7 Mw Philippines 113 deaths |
Largest: | 7.1 Mw Vanuatu |
Date! rowspan="2" style="width: 310px" Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties |
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Dead | Injured |
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1[16] | , Bengkulu offshore, north northwest of Bengkulu | 5.4 | 80.3 | V | The roofs of some houses collapsed in Bengkulu.[17] | - | - |
2[18] | , Shefa offshore, west of Port Vila | 7.1 | 23.0 | V | - | - | - |
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- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near island of Negros, and Cebu, Philippines on February 6, at a depth of 20 km, killing 113 people.[19] [20] [21]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near the island of Negros, on February 6, at a depth of 15 km.[22]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck west coast of Quepos, on February 13, at a depth of 11 km.[23]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck east of Honshū, on February 14, at a depth of 10 km.[24]
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near Kirakira, on February 14, at a depth of 54.7 km.[25]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon, on February 15, at a depth of 10 km.[26]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Chiapas on February 16.[27]
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck southwestern Siberia, Russia on February 26, at a depth of 11.7 km.[28]
March
Month: | March |
7.0–7.9: | 2 |
6.0–6.9: | 11 |
5.0–5.9: | 116 |
Fatalities: | 4 |
Largest: | 7.4 Mw, Mexico |
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off New Caledonia on the March 3, at a depth of 15.2 km.[29]
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northern Sasowa, near Añatuya, on March 5, at a depth of 550 km.[30]
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Vanuatu, near Isangel, on March 9, at a depth of 31.7 km.[31]
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, on March 14, at a depth of 26.6 km.[32]
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on March 14, at a depth of 9.5 km.[33] One person died of a heart attack.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea, near Kimbe, New Britain, on March 14, at a depth of 47.8 km.[34]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near Abepura, Indonesia, on March 20, at a depth of 67 km.[35]
- A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico, on March 20, at a depth of 20 km, killing 2 people.[36]
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck New Guinea, Papua New Guinea on March 21, at a depth of 105.9 km.[37]
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Chile, near Talca, on March 25, at a depth of 34.8 km.[38] One person died of a heart attack.[39]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck maritime territory of Mexico, between Acapulco and Clipperton Island, on March 26, at a depth of 9 km.[40]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit near the east coast of Honshū Japan, on March 27, at a depth of 10 km.[41]
April
Month: | April |
8.0–8.9: | 2 |
7.0–7.9: | 0 |
6.0–6.9: | 17 |
5.0–5.9: | 165 |
Fatalities: | 11 |
Largest: | 8.6 Mw, Indonesia |
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Cuajinicuilapa, Mexico on April 2, at a depth of 9.1 km.[42]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea, near Taron, on April 6, at a depth of 85.4 km.[43]
- A magnitude 8.6 earthquake hit Indonesia, off northern Sumatra, on April 11 at a depth of 22.9 km followed by several aftershocks including an 8.2.[44] Ten people were killed and several others injured.[45]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near the southeast coast of Taiwan on April 11 at a depth of 10 km.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit Mexico, near Michoacán, on April 11, at a depth of 20 km.[46]
- A magnitude 6.2 struck Baja California, Mexico on April 12 followed by a strong aftershock of 6.9.[47]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Drake Passage, near Argentina and Chile, on April 14, at a depth of 9.9 km.[48]
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck near Isangel, Vanuatu, on April 14 at a depth of 8.0 km.[49]
- A magnitude 6.2 struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, on April 15 at a depth of 15.2 km.[50]
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Chile, near Valparaíso, on April 17, at a depth of 37 km.[51] One person died of a heart attack and another due to the loss of power at a local hospital.
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea, about 137 km north of Lae, on April 17 at a depth of 208.2 km.[52]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck east of the South Sandwich Islands, on April 17 at a depth of 1 km.[53]
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia, on April 21 at a depth of 29.8 km.[54]
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit Tonga, near Neiafu, on April 28, at a depth of 129.4 km.[55]
May
Month: | May |
6.0–6.9: | 9 |
5.0–5.9: | 99 |
Fatalities: | 29 |
Largest: | 6.7 Mw, Argentina |
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Chiapas in Mexico on May 1, at a depth of 14 km.[56]
- A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the western part of Azerbaijan on May 7, at a depth of 23 km. 35 people were injured as well as 3,100 buildings were damaged. Some damage also occurred in Georgia.[57]
- A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Tajikistan on May 12, at a depth of 10 km. One person was killed.[45]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the Peru-Chile border on May 14, at a depth of 98.3 km.[58]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the New Britain region of Papua New Guinea on May 16, at a depth of 154 km.[59]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck about 600 km off the coast of Aisén Region of Chile on May 18, at a depth of 10 km.[60] [61]
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Emilia region on May 20, at a depth of 5.1 km.[62] Seven people died and over 50 others were injured.[63]
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck about 180 km off the east coast of Honshū Japan on May 20, at a depth of 15 km.[64]
- A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 24 km west of Bulgaria's capital Sofia on May 22, at a depth of 9.4 km. A woman who suffered a heart attack was the only indirect fatality.[65]
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck about 100 km northeast of Hokkaido Japan on May 23, at a depth of 40.7 km.[66]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit 600 km northwest of Tromsø Norway on May 24, at a depth of 8.8 km.[67]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck about 225 km northwest of Iwo Jima, in the Bonin Islands region of Japan on May 26, at a depth of 472.6 km.[68]
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck about 117 km east of Santiago del Estero, Argentina on May 28, at a depth of 588 km.[69]
- A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Medolla, Italy on May 29, at a depth of 9.6 km. Twenty people died.[70]
June
Month: | June |
6.0–6.9: | 10 |
5.0–5.9: | 88 |
Fatalities: | 79 |
Largest: | 6.4 Mw, Panama Japan |
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 8 km southeast of Yacuiba, Bolivia and 54 km north-northeast of Tartagal, Salta, Argentina on 2 June, at a depth of 519.6 km.[71]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southern pacific coast of Costa Rica Punta Burica, on June 3, at a depth of 10 km.[72]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean 346 km south of David, Panama on 4 June, at a depth of 7 km.[73]
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean 323 km south of David, Panama on 4 June, at a depth of 5.9 km.[74]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Arequipa, Peru on 7 June, at a depth of 99.7 km.[75]
- Two earthquakes measuring 5.4 and 5.7 struck Afghanistan on June 11, collapsing buildings and triggering landslides, one of which buried the village of Sayi Hazara.[76] 75 people were reported dead as a result of the landslide.[77]
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit the Philippines near Dagupan, Luzon, on June 16, at a depth of 35.3 km.[78]
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean 28 km southeast of Ofunato, Japan on 18 June, at a depth of 36 km.[79]
- A magnitude 6.0 quake struck 24 km northwest of Macquarie Island Australia, on June 22, at a depth of 9.9 km.[80]
- A magnitude 6.1 quake struck near the east coast of Kamchatka on June 24, at a depth of 17 km.[81]
- A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the Sichuan - Yunnan border region of China on June 24, at a depth of 9.3 km (5.8 miles). At least four people died, and more than 150 others were injured.[82] [83]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Northern Xinjiang on June 30, at a depth of 10 km.[84]
July
Month: | July |
7.0–7.9: | 0 |
6.0–6.9: | 11 |
5.0–5.9: | 98 |
Fatalities: | 2 |
Largest: | 6.7 Mw Mauritius |
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck New Zealand, near the Cook Strait, on 3 July at a depth of 236.1 km.[85] [86]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near Vanuatu, on July 6, at a depth of 162.7 km.[87] [88]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 268 km East of Kurilsk, Russia, on July 8, at a depth of 20 km.[89]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Kuril Islands on July 20, at a depth of 22.7 km.[90]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Kuril Islands on July 20.[91]
- A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Yangzhou on July 20, at a depth of 13.9 km. 1 death is confirmed.[92]
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Simeulue, Indonesia, on July 25, at a depth of 22 km. One man died while fleeing his home.[93]
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Solomon Islands, on July 25, at a depth of 22.9 km.[94]
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 386 km (240 mi) NE of Rodrigues, 976 km (606 mi) ENE of Mauritius on July 26, at a depth of 9.8 km.[95]
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck near New Ireland, Papua New Guinea on July 26, at a depth of 43.4 km.[96]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Guatemala's Pacific Coast (Ocos) and felt in Chiapas, México on July 29, 2012, at a depth of 35.5 km.[97]
August
Month: | August |
7.0–7.9: | 3 |
6.0–6.9: | 10 |
5.0–5.9: | 112 |
Fatalities: | 313 |
Largest: | 7.7 Mw, |
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Central Peru on August 2, at a depth of 143.3 km.[98]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, on August 2, at a depth of 70.6 km.[99]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 96 km southeast of Nikolski, Alaska on August 10, at a depth of 13.1 km.[100]
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Iran, near Ahar, on August 11, at a depth of 9.9 km.[101]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Iran, near Tabriz, on August 11, at a depth of 9.8 km.[102]
- A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit the Sea of Okhotsk on August 14, at a depth of 625.9 km.[103]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia, on August 18, at a depth of 19.9 km, killing six people.[104]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea, on August 19, at a depth of 77.3 km.[105]
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Molucca Sea, on August 26, at a depth of 91.9 km.[106]
- A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck offshore El Salvador, on August 26, at a depth of 20.3 km.[107] It generated a 6-meter-high tsunami, injuring more than 40 people.[108]
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Jan Mayen, on August 30, at a depth of 9.9 km.[109]
- A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck offshore the Philippines, near Guiuan, Samar on August 31, at a depth of 33 km. One person was killed and another injured.[110]
September
Month: | September |
7.0–7.9: | 2 |
6.0–6.9: | 7 |
5.0–5.9: | 111 |
Fatalities: | 83 |
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit Indonesia, near South of Java, on September 3, at a depth of 8.8 km.[111]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 190 km northwest of Sola, Vanuatu, on September 5, at a depth of 17.6 km.[112]
- A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Nicoya Peninsula in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on September 5, at a depth of 35 km.[113]
- Two quakes measuring 5.6 struck China's Yunnan Province on September 7, at a depth of 9.9 km. At least 81 deaths and 821 injuries were reported, with more than 20,000 homes damaged.[114] [115]
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the north coast of Papua, Indonesia, on September 8, at a depth of 14.1 km.[116]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the Kuril Islands, Russia, on September 9, at a depth of 58.7 km.[117]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia, on September 14, at a depth of 19.8 km.[118]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the La Paz Mexico, on September 26, at a depth of 10.1 km.[119]
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the Tanaga Volcano, Alaska, on September 26, at a depth of 9.9 km.[120]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, on September 29, at depth of 20 km.[121]
- A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near Isnos, Colombia, on September 30, at a depth of 170 km.[122]
October
Month: | October |
7.0–7.9: | 1 |
6.0–6.9: | 13 |
5.0–5.9: | 103 |
Fatalities: | 2 |
Largest: | 7.8 Mw, Canada |
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Miyako, on October 2, at depth of 9.7 km.[123]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore Mexico in the Gulf of California, on October 8, at depth of 9.9 km.[124]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore Indonesia in the Banda Sea, on October 8, at depth of 34.7 km.[125]
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Balleny Islands, Antarctica on October 9, at depth of 10.2 km.[126]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Los Andes, on October 11.
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Dobo, on October 12, at depth of 24.7 km.[127]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Celebes Sea on October 17, at depth of 337.4 km.[128] [129]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu, on October 21, at depth of 35.6 km.[130] [131]
- A magnitude 6.0 struck Izu Islands, Japan, on October 23, at depth of 446 km.[132]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck west of New Caledonia, on October 23, at a depth of 127 km.[133]
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Hojancha, Costa Rica on October 24, at depth of 20.1 km.[134]
- A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Mormanno, Italy, on October 25, at depth of 3.8 km. 1 indirect death was reported, along with moderate damage.[135]
- A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Haida Gwaii region, Canada, on October 28 at a depth of 20 km. One person died in a crash near a road that was closed because of a tsunami threat near Hawaii's northern coast. This was later followed by a magnitude 6.3 aftershock, at a depth of 8.2 km, and a magnitude 6.2 aftershock on October 29, at a depth of 10 km.[136] [137] [138]
November
Month: | November |
7.0–7.9: | 1 |
6.0–6.9: | 14 |
5.0–5.9: | 85 |
Fatalities: | 177 |
Largest: | 7.4 Mw, Guatemala |
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Java, Indonesia, on November 1, at depth of 142 km.[139]
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Burgos, Philippines, on November 2, at depth of 54.5 km.[140]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Carlsberg Ridge, In the Yemen's maritime territory, on November 6, at depth of 10.2 km.[141]
- A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Guatemala, near Mexico, on November 7, at depth of 41.6 km, with 139 people dead.[19] [142] [143]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the Vancouver Island region, Canada, on November 8, at a depth of 16.6 km.[144]
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near Shwebo, Myanmar, on November 11, at a depth of 9.8 km, with at least 38 dead or missing.[145]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Central Peru, on November 11, at a depth of 100 km.[146]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Shwebo, Myanmar, on November 11, at a depth of 9.8 km.[147]
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Guatemala, near Mexico, on November 11, at depth of 27 km.[148]
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Gulf of Alaska, United States, on November 12, at depth of 12 km.[149]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Aisén Region, Chile, on November 13, at a depth of 9.7 km.[150]
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Vallenar, Chile, on November 14, at a depth of 61.8 km.[151]
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Guerrero, Mexico, on November 15, at a depth of 60.9 km.[152]
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands, Russia, on November 16, at a depth of 29.1 km.[153]
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northeast of Tonga, on November 17, at a depth of 9.8 km.[154]
December
Month: | December |
7.0–7.9: | 2 |
6.0–6.9: | 9 |
5.0–5.9: | 98 |
Fatalities: | 12 |
Largest: | 7.3 Mw, Japan |
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu on December 2, at a depth of 34.1 km.[155]
- A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Zohan, Iran on December 5, at a depth of 5.6 km, with 9 people dead or missing.[156] [157]
- A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Honshu, Japan on December 7, at a depth of 36.1 km. A small tsunami of 1m was recorded.[158] 3 people were confirmed dead.[159]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Honshu, Japan on December 7, at a depth of 29.2 km.[160]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the North Island of New Zealand on December 7, at a depth of 167.2 km.[161]
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck in the Banda Sea near Indonesia on December 10, at a depth of 159.3 km.[162] [163]
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Baja California near Ensenada on December 14, at a depth of 10.1 km.[164] [165]
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the New Britain region, Papua New Guinea on December 15, at a depth of 52 km.[166]
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia on December 17, at a depth of 18.5 km.[167]
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Vanuatu on December 21, at a depth of 207.9 km.[168]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Papua New Guinea on December 29, at a depth of 10.1 km.[169]
Notes and References
- Web site: Tsunami Event: HAIDA GWAII, CANADA. NGDC.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center. M 6.8 - Izu Islands, Japan region. United States Geological Survey.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center. M 5.5 - 5 km NNW of Baní, Dominican Republic. United States Geological Survey.
- Web site: TEMBLOR DE TIERRA SACUDIÓ LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA DEJA UN MUERTO A CAUSA DE INFARTO CARDÍACO . es . January 5, 2012 . December 28, 2022 .
- Web site: COE Reporte de Situación Sismo 5.2 del 5 de enero 2012 . es . January 5, 2012 . December 28, 2022 .
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center. M 6.4 - 70 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands. United States Geological Survey.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center. M 7.2 - off the west coast of northern Sumatra. United States Geological Survey.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center. M 6.6 - South Shetland Islands. United States Geological Survey.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center. M 5.1 - 9 km NNE of Neyshābūr, Iran. United States Geological Survey.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center. M 6.2 - 46 km SW of El Arenal, Mexico. United States Geological Survey.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center. M 6.1 - 24 km NNW of Tomé, Chile. United States Geological Survey.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center. M 5.2 - 9 km ENE of Fujiyoshida, Japan. United States Geological Survey.
- Web site: 日本付近で発生した主な被害地震(平成8年以降). 2022-12-28 . ja .
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center. M 6.4 - 6 km ESE of Pampa de Tate, Peru. United States Geological Survey.
- Web site: Peru 6.2-Magnitude Earthquake Injures 119 and Damages Homes. Business Week. 2022-06-17. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120202225523/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-30/peru-6-2-magnitude-earthquake-injures-119-and-damages-homes.html. 2012-02-02 .
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center. M 5.4 - 15 km NNW of Bengkulu, Indonesia. United States Geological Survey.
- Web site: Ml5.9 earthquake hits Indonesia close to Bengkulu – damaged houses. earthquake-report.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120211235906/http://earthquake-report.com/2012/02/01/ml5-9-earthquake-hits-indonesia-close-to-bengkulu. 2012-02-11.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center. M 7.1 - 125 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu. United States Geological Survey.
- https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/2012/2012_deaths.php USGS Deaths From Earthquakes in 2012
- Web site: Magnitude 6.7 Negros - Cebu Region, Philippines . . February 6, 2012 . February 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120206063708/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0007wgq.php . 2012-02-06 . dead .
- News: Quake Deaths Rise . . February 7, 2012 . March 21, 2012 . Elena L. Aben. etal.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.0 Negros - Cebu Region, Philippines . . February 6, 2012 . February 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120208082443/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0007wiv.php . 2012-02-08 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.0 - Quepos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica . Oviscori-Una . February 5, 2013 . es.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.0 Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan . . February 14, 2012 . February 14, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120215193003/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000802f.php . 2012-02-15 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.4 - Solomon Islands . . February 14, 2012 . February 14, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120215192957/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000803b.php . 2012-02-15 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.0 - Off the coast of Oregon . . February 15, 2012 . February 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120215192903/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb00080ib.php . 2012-02-15 . dead .
- News: Sismo de 6.0 grados cimbra a Chiapas; no reportan daños . . February 16, 2012 . February 5, 2013 . es.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.7 - Southwestern Siberia, Russia . . February 26, 2012 . February 26, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229062945/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0008672.php . 2012-02-29 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.6 - Southeast of the Loyalty Islands . . March 3, 2012 . March 3, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304151951/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0008age.php . 2012-03-04 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.1 - Santiago del Estero, Argentina . . March 5, 2012 . March 5, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306114205/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0008baw.php . 2012-03-06 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.7 - Isangel, Vanuatu . . March 9, 2012 . March 9, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120310092445/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0008e4z.php . 2012-03-10 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.9 - Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan . . March 14, 2012 . March 14, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315085452/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0008gs0.php . 2012-03-15 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.1 - Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan . . March 14, 2012 . March 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120315085457/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0008gui.php . 2012-03-15 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.2 - New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea . . March 14, 2012 . March 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120316070917/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0008hb9.php . 2012-03-16 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.2 - Abepura, Indonesia . . March 20, 2012 . March 20, 2012.
- Web site: Magnitude 7.6 - Guerrero, Mexico . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20120324141240/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pt12080001.php . dead . March 24, 2012 . . March 20, 2012 . March 20, 2012 .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.6 - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea . . March 21, 2012 . March 21, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323201325/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0008mye.php . 2012-03-23 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 7.2 - Maule, Chile . . March 25, 2012 . March 25, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327140326/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0008pwq.php . 2012-03-27 . dead .
- News: Un muerto y evacuación en la costa tras un fuerte seísmo en el centro de Chile . . March 26, 2012 . February 5, 2013 . Rocío Montes . es.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.0 - Northern East Pacific Rise . . March 26, 2012 . March 26, 2012.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.0 - Miyako, Japan . . March 27, 2012 . March 27, 2012.
- Web site: M6.0 - Cuajinicuilapa, Mexico . . April 2, 2012 . April 2, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402183236/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0008ui2.php . 2012-04-02 . dead .
- Web site: M6.2 - Taron, Papua New Guinea . . April 6, 2012 . April 6, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120411210628/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc0008xd7#summary . 2012-04-11 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 8.6 - Off the west coast of Northern Sumatra . . April 11, 2012 . April 11, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120411172906/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000905e.html . 2012-04-11 . dead .
- Web site: Deaths from Earthquakes in 2012 . . February 4, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130327084344/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/2012/2012_deaths.php . 2013-03-27 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.5 - Michoacan, Mexico . . April 11, 2012 . April 11, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120414030428/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc00090z0.php . 2012-04-14 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.9 - GULF OF CALIFORNIA . 2017-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304135525/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2012/usc00091a1/ . 2016-03-04 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.2 - Drake Passage . . April 14, 2012 . April 14, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120428235808/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0008e4z.php . 2012-04-28 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.5 - Isangel, Vanuatu . . April 14, 2012 . April 14, 2012.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.2 - Sumatra, Indonesia . . April 15, 2012 . April 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120418063825/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000941x.php . 2012-04-18 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.7 - Offshore Valparaiso, Chile . . April 17, 2012 . April 17, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120418063814/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc00095a2.php#details . 2012-04-18 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.8 - Eastern New Guinea Reg, Papua New Guinea . . April 17, 2012 . April 17, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120418063808/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc00095c9.php . 2012-04-18 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.2 - East of the South Sandwich Islands . . April 17, 2012 . April 17, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120418063803/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc00095q5.php . 2012-04-18 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.6 - Near the North Coast of Papua, Indonesia . . April 21, 2012 . April 21, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120422213020/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc00098nl.php . 2012-04-22 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.7 - Tonga . . April 28, 2012 . April 28, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120430212410/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0009e33.html . 2012-04-30 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.0 - Offshore Chiapas, Mexico . . May 1, 2012 . May 1, 2012.
- Web site: Magnitude 5.6 - Azerbaijan . . May 7, 2012 . May 7, 2012.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.2 - Tarapaca, Chile . . May 14, 2012 . May 14, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120516081448/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0009pcc.php . 2012-05-16 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.0 - New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea . . May 16, 2012 . May 16, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120516081444/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0009qsw.php . 2012-05-16 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.2 - Off the coast of Aisen, Chile . . May 18, 2012 . May 18, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120520073652/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0009sgu.php . 2012-05-20 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.2 - Off the coast of Aisen, Chile . European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre . May 18, 2012 . May 18, 2012.
- Web site: Magnitude 5.9 - Northern Italy . . May 20, 2012 . May 20, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120523015925/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0009tk0.php . May 23, 2012 .
- News: Terrore in Emilia, un centinaio di scosse . . May 20, 2012 . May 20, 2012 . it.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.0 - Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan . . May 20, 2012 . May 20, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120523015937/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0009tnt.php . 2012-05-23 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 5.6 - Bulgaria . . May 22, 2012 . May 22, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120525080444/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0009uyx.php#details . 2012-05-25 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.1 - Hokkaido, Japan Region . . May 23, 2012 . May 23, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120525202325/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0009wev.php . 2012-05-25 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.2 - Norwegian Sea . . May 24, 2012 . May 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120525220117/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0009ym3.php . 2012-05-25 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.0 - Hokkaido, Japan Region . . May 26, 2012 . May 26, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120528151116/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000a07p.php . 2012-05-28 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.7 - Santiago del Estero, Argentina . . May 28, 2012 . May 28, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120530181945/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000a0z0.php#details . 2012-05-30 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 5.8 - Medolla, Italy . . May 29, 2012 . May 29, 2012 .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.0 - Salta, Argentina . . June 2, 2012 . June 2, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120603163527/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000a5a0.php . 2012-06-03 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.3 - Punta Burica, Puntarenas, Costa Rica . Oviscori-Una . June 2, 2012 . June 3, 2012 . es.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.3 - South of Panama . . June 2, 2012 . June 2, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120605023148/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000a664.php#details . 2012-06-05 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.3 - South of Panama . . June 4, 2012 . June 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120605023153/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000a66u.php#details . 2012-06-05 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.0 - 54km W of Lluta, Peru . . June 7, 2012 . June 7, 2012.
- Web site: Bulldozers dig for victims of Afghan earthquakes . . June 13, 2012 . February 6, 2013 . Rahim Faiez.
- Web site: Afghans halt effort to recover bodies of 66 people killed in landslide from earthquake . . . June 14, 2012 . February 6, 2013.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.1 - Luzon, Philippines . . June 16, 2012 . June 16, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120618171618/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000ahkr.php . 2012-06-18 . dead .
- Web site: M6.4 - 28km SE of Ofunato, Japan 2012-06-17 20:32:20 UTC . . June 18, 2012 . June 18, 2012.
- Web site: M6.0 - Macquarie Island, Australia . . June 22, 2012 . June 22, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120624094635/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000amdx.php . 2012-06-24 . dead .
- Web site: M6.1 - Kamchatka . . June 24, 2012 . June 24, 2012.
- Web site: M5.5 - Sichuan - Yunnan Region, China . . June 24, 2012 . June 24, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120627071510/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000apip.php . June 27, 2012 .
- Web site: Earthquake leaves four dead in China . . . June 25, 2012 . June 25, 2012 . 2.
- Web site: M6.3 - Northern Xinjiang, China . European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre . June 24, 2012 . June 24, 2012.
- News: Deep 7.0 earthquake felt widely . . July 4, 2012 . February 14, 2013.
- Web site: M6.3 - 57km SSW of Opunake, New Zealand 2012-07-03 10:36:16 UTC . . July 3, 2012 . February 14, 2013.
- Web site: Strong 6.3 quake strikes off Vanuatu: USGS . https://archive.today/20130411021823/http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/Australia/Strong-6-3-quake-strikes-off-Vanuatu-USGS/Article1-884030.aspx . dead . April 11, 2013 . . . July 6, 2012 . February 14, 2013 .
- Web site: Strong earthquake strikes near Vanuatu in Pacific . . July 6, 2012 . February 14, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140421064523/http://www.3news.co.nz/Strong-earthquake-strikes-near-Vanuatu-in-Pacific/tabid/417/articleID/260409/Default.aspx . 2014-04-21 . dead .
- Web site: M6.0 - 268km E of Kuril'sk, Russia 2012-07-08 11:33:02 UTC . https://web.archive.org/web/20120711025454/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000b0ua . 2012-07-11 . . July 8, 2012 . February 14, 2013.
- Web site: M 6.0 - Kuril Islands - 2012-07-20 06:10:25 UTC . European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre . July 20, 2012 . February 14, 2013.
- Web site: M 5.9 - Kuril Islands - 2012-07-20 06:32:59 UTC . European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre . July 20, 2012 . February 14, 2013.
- Web site: http://news.suzhou.soufun.com/2012-07-21/8145234.htm . zh:官方通报:江苏扬州4.9级地震致1死2伤 倒塌民房110间 . Soufun Inc. . . July 21, 2012 . February 14, 2013 . zh.
- Web site: M 6.4 - Simeulue, Indonesia - 2012-07-25 00:27:42 UTC . European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre . July 25, 2012 . February 14, 2013.
- Web site: M 6.3 - Solomon Islands - 2012-07-25 11:20:28 UTC . European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre . July 25, 2012 . February 14, 2013.
- Web site: M6.7 - Mauritius - Reunion region 2012-07-26 05:33:31 UTC . https://web.archive.org/web/20120728182615/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000bgdg . July 28, 2012 . . July 26, 2012 . February 14, 2013 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.5 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea . . July 28, 2012 . February 14, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120801073438/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000bid9.php#summary . 2012-08-01 . dead .
- Web site: M5.9 - 36km SSW of Ocos, Guatemala 2012-07-29 12:22:11 UTC . https://web.archive.org/web/20120801075040/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000bin6 . 2012-08-01. . July 29, 2012 . February 14, 2013.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes near central Peru, no reports of damage - USGS . . August 2, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.3 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea . . August 2, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: M6.2 - 102km ESE of Nikolski, Alaska 2012-08-10 18:37:42 UTC . https://web.archive.org/web/20120813000521/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000buag . 2012-08-13 . . August 10, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.4 - Northwestern Iran . . August 11, 2012 . February 17, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120815072635/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000bupa.php . 2012-08-15 . dead .
- Web site: Evento Sismico en el Noroeste de Iran . https://web.archive.org/web/20140421064413/http://seisan.ingeominas.gov.co/RSNC/index.php/sismos-internacionales/544-evento-sismico-en-el-noroeste-de-iran . dead . April 21, 2014 . Servicio Geologico Colombiano . August 11, 2012 . February 17, 2013 . es .
- Web site: Contributed Data Report . . August 14, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: M 6.3 - Sulawesi, Indonesia - 2012-08-18 09:41:52 UTC . European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre . August 18, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: Shakemap usc000c350 . . August 19, 2012 . February 17, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120826033844/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/shakemap/global/shake/c000c350/ . 2012-08-26 . dead .
- Web site: M 6.6 - Molucca Sea - 2012-08-26 15:05:37 UTC . European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre . August 26, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: M 7.4 - Offshore El Salvador - 2012-08-27 04:37:21 UTC . European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre . August 27, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: Tsunami Event Information . ngdc.noaa.gov . NCEI . 21 April 2021.
- Web site: M6.8 - 88km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen 2012-08-30 13:43:25 UTC . . August 30, 2012 . February 17, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927233748/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000cb69#summary . 2012-09-27 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 7.6 - Philippine Islands Region . . August 31, 2012 . February 17, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130120165942/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000cc5m.php . 2013-01-20 . dead .
- Web site: M6.2 - 235km S of Sidorukun, Indonesia 2012-09-03 18:23:04 UTC . . September 3, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: M6.0 - 192km NW of Sola, Vanuatu 2012-09-05 13:09:10 UTC . https://web.archive.org/web/20120916094827/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000cfqh . 2012-09-16 . . September 5, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: Magnitude 7.6 - Costa Rica . . September 5, 2012 . February 17, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120908015653/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000cfsd.php . 2012-09-08 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 5.6 12km SW of Jiaokui, China . . September 7, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: Magnitude 5.6 1 km SW of Jiaokui, China . . September 7, 2012 . February 17, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915113917/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000chpp#summary . 2012-09-15 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.1 48km WNW of Nabire, Indonesia . . September 8, 2012 . February 17, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120916153053/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000cium#summary . 2012-09-16 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.0 145km SSW of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia . . September 9, 2012 . February 17, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120916064109/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000cjd2#summary . 2012-09-16 . dead .
- Web site: M 6.2 - Kep. Mentawai Region, Indonesia - 2012-09-14 04:51:50 UTC . European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre . September 14, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: M6.3 - 56km NNE of La Paz, Mexico 2012-09-25 23:45:24 UTC . https://web.archive.org/web/20120928194938/http://comcat.cr.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000cw0l . September 28, 2012 . . September 10, 2012 . February 17, 2013 . dead .
- Web site: M6.4 - 34km SSW of Tanaga Volcano, Alaska . . September 26, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: http://www.ceme.gsras.ru/cgi-bin/quake_stat_tmp.pl?sta=20123657 . ru:Параметры землетрясения . . September 29, 2012 . February 17, 2013 . ru . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140421081849/http://www.ceme.gsras.ru/cgi-bin/quake_stat_tmp.pl?sta=20123657 . April 21, 2014 .
- Web site: M7.3 - 10km WNW of Isnos, Colombia . . September 30, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: M6.1 - 100km ENE of Miyako, Japan . . October 1, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: Earthquake Strikes Gulf of California . Euroinvestor . October 8, 2012 . February 17, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140421064218/http://www.euroinvestor.com/news/2012/10/08/earthquake-strikes-gulf-of-california/12106359 . April 21, 2014 . dead .
- Web site: M 6.3, Banda Sea 2012-10-08 . Sky Truth . . October 8, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: M6.6 - Balleny Islands region . . October 9, 2012 . February 17, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121017012238/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000d4li#summary . 2012-10-17 . dead .
- Web site: M6.6 - 98km NNW of Dobo, Indonesia . . October 12, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: M 6.1 - Celebes Sea - 2012-10-17 04:42:31 UTC . European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre . October 17, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: Earthquake: M 6.0, Celebes Sea . . October 17, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: M 6.2 - Vanuatu - 2012-10-20 23:00:33 UTC . European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre . October 20, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.2 - Vanuatu . . October 20, 2012 . February 17, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022225150/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000d9v1.php . 2012-10-22 . dead .
- Web site: M 6.0 - Izu Islands, Japan Region - 2012-10-23 08:53:39 UTC . European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre . October 23, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: M5.8 - 39km WNW of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia . . October 23, 2012 . February 17, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026024349/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000dbf7#summary . 2012-10-26 . dead .
- Web site: M6.5 - 12km WNW of Nandayure, Costa Rica . . October 24, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: http://www.ceme.gsras.ru/cgi-bin/quake_stat_tmp.pl?sta=20123956 . ru:Параметры землетрясения . . October 25, 2012 . February 17, 2013 . ru . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140421082727/http://www.ceme.gsras.ru/cgi-bin/quake_stat_tmp.pl?sta=20123956 . April 21, 2014 .
- Web site: M7.8 - 136km S of Masset, Canada . . October 28, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: M6.3 - 152km SSW of Masset, Canada . . October 28, 2012 . February 17, 2013.
- Web site: M6.2 - 210km S of Masset, Canada . . October 30, 2012 . February 17, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102053209/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000dh4i#summary . 2012-11-02 . dead .
- Web site: Catálogo Sísmico - M6.2 Jawa, Indonesia . . November 1, 2012 . November 1, 2012 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140421082721/http://www.01.ign.es/ign/layoutIn/sismoDetalleTerremotos.do?evid=ign2012vlzf&zona=3 . April 21, 2014 .
- Web site: M6.1 - 3km ENE of Tigao, Philippines . . November 2, 2012 . November 2, 2012.
- Web site: Catálogo Sísmico - M6.0 Carlsberg Ridge . . November 1, 2012 . November 1, 2012 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140421082721/http://www.01.ign.es/ign/layoutIn/sismoDetalleTerremotos.do?evid=ign2012vlzf&zona=3 . April 21, 2014 .
- Web site: M7.3 - Guatemala 2012-11-07 16:35:47.8 UTC . . November 7, 2012 . November 7, 2012.
- News: At least 39 dead, 155 hurt in Guatemala quake: Perez . https://archive.today/20130411231627/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/afp/at-least-39-dead-155-hurt-in-guatemala-quake-perez/554977 . dead . April 11, 2013 . . November 8, 2012 . February 6, 2013 .
- Web site: M6.1 - 186km SSW of Port Hardy, Canada . . November 8, 2012 . November 8, 2012.
- Web site: M6.8 - 52km NNE of Shwebo, Burma . . November 11, 2012 . November 11, 2012.
- Web site: M6.0 – Central Peru . European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre . November 11, 2012 . November 11, 2012.
- Web site: M6.0 – Shwebo, Myanmar . . November 11, 2012 . November 11, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140421082730/http://www.ceme.gsras.ru/cgi-bin/quake_stat_tmp.pl?sta=20124179 . April 21, 2014 .
- Web site: M6.2 - 24km WSW of Champerico, Guatemala . . November 11, 2012 . November 11, 2012.
- Web site: M6.4 - Gulf of Alaska, United States . . November 12, 2012 . November 12, 2012.
- Web site: M6.0 - Off the coast of Aisen, Chile . . November 13, 2012 . November 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121116044253/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000drlb#summary . 2012-11-16 . dead .
- Web site: M6.1 - 82km SW of Vallenar, Chile . . November 14, 2012 . November 14, 2012.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.0 - Guerrero, Mexico . . November 15, 2012 . November 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121117172026/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000dsyl.php#details . 2012-11-17 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.4 - Kuril Islands . . November 16, 2012 . November 16, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121117172006/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000dtr7.php . 2012-11-17 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.1 - Tonga . . November 17, 2012 . November 17, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121118161200/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000du43.php . 2012-11-18 . dead .
- Web site: M6.1 - 98km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu . . December 2, 2012 . December 2, 2012.
- News: Eight dead in earthquake in eastern Iran . . December 5, 2012 . December 5, 2012.
- Web site: M5.6 - Zohan, Iran . . December 5, 2012 . December 5, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121208014005/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000e4lq.php . December 8, 2012 .
- Web site: Magnitude 7.3 - Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan . . December 7, 2012 . December 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121210115622/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000e5n4.php . 2012-12-10 . dead .
- Web site: 7.3-magnitude quake jolts off east coast of Honshu, Japan . December 7, 2012 . February 6, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121211062310/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-12/07/c_132026610.htm . December 11, 2012 .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.2 - Off the coast of Honshu, Japan . . December 7, 2012 . December 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121210115628/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000e5n9.php . 2012-12-10 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.3 - North Island of New Zealand . . December 7, 2012 . December 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121209052706/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000e5z5.php . 2012-12-09 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 7.1 - Banda Sea . . December 10, 2012 . December 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213070244/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000e7j6.php . 2012-12-13 . dead .
- Web site: Strong earthquake hits Indonesia's Tanimbar Islands . . . December 10, 2012 . February 6, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121214065253/http://news.msn.com/world/strong-earthquake-hits-indonesias-tanimbar-islands . December 14, 2012 . dead .
- Web site: M 6.4 - Off W. Coast of Baja California - 2012-12-14 10:36:01 UTC . European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre . December 15, 2012 . December 15, 2012.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.4 - West Coast of Baja California . . December 15, 2012 . December 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121216224140/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000e9sl.php . 2012-12-16 . dead .
- Web site: M 6.1 - New Britain Region, P.N.G. - 2012-12-15 19:30:03 UTC . European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre . December 15, 2012 . December 15, 2012.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.1 - Sulawesi, Indonesia . . December 21, 2012 . December 21, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121219164749/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000eb6k.php . 2012-12-19 . dead .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.8 - Vanuatu . . December 21, 2012 . December 21, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121230200019/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc000eek3.php . 2012-12-30 . dead .
- Web site: M5.7 - 237km WSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea . . December 29, 2012 . December 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130103234440/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000ehxl#summary . 2013-01-03 . dead .