List of 21st-century Earthquakes - 2012

2012

Date Time (UTC) Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Magnitude Comments Source
January 10, 2012 18:37 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 2.452 93.209 0 7.2 Mw (USGS) Centred off the coast, closest to Banda Aceh, at a depth of 29.1km.
February 2, 2012 13:34 Vanuatu Region −17.766 167.134 0 7.1 Mw (USGS) Centred off the coast, 124km west of Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu, at a depth of 23.1km.
February 6, 2012 03:49 Negros–Cebu region, Philippines
see 2012 Visayas earthquake
9.964 123.246 113 6.7 Mw (USGS) Struck 72km north of the Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines, at a depth of 11km.
March 20, 2012 18:02 Oaxaca, Mexico
see 2012 Guerrero–Oaxaca earthquake
16.662 −98.188 2 7.4 Mw (USGS) Centred 25km east of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico, at a depth of 20.0km.
March 25, 2012 22:37 Maule, Chile −35.183 −71.792 1 7.1 Mw (USGS) Centred 27km NNW of Talca, Maule, Chile, at a depth of 34.8km.
April 11, 2012 08:38 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
see 2012 Indian Ocean earthquake
2.311 93.063 10 8.6 Mw (USGS) Centred 434km SW of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 22.9km.
10:43 0.773 92.452 8.2 Mw (USGS) Centred 618km SSW of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 16.4km.
April 17, 2012 03:50 Offshore Valparaiso, Chile −32.701 −71.484 1 6.7 Mw (USGS) Centred 42km NNE of Valparaiso, Chile, at a depth of 42km.
May 7, 2012 04:40 Azerbaijan Region 41.541 46.766 2 5.6 Mw (USGS) Centred 15km SE of Zaqatala, Azerbaijan, at a depth of 11km.
May 20, 2012 02:03 Emilia−Romagna, Italy
see 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes
44.799 11.192 7 6.0 Mw (USGS) Centred about 36km north of Bologna, at a depth of 5km.
May 22, 2012 00:00 Bulgaria Region
see 2012 Pernik earthquake
42.686 23.009 1 5.6 Mw (USGS) Centred about 9km west of Sofia, Bulgaria, at a depth of 9.4km.
May 29, 2012 07:00 Emilia−Romagna, Italy
see 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes
44.814 11.079 20 5.8 Mw (USGS) Centred about 5~10km below Mirandola, at a depth of 9km.
June 11, 2012 05:29 Hindu kush region, Afghanistan
see June 2012 Afghanistan earthquakes
36.082 69.316 75 5.7 Mw (USGS) Centred about 161km SW of Faizabad, Afghanistan, at a depth of 15km.
June 24, 2012 07:59 Sichuan−Yunnan border region, China
27.766 100.768 4 5.5 Mw (USGS) Depth of 9.3km.
July 20, 2012 12:11 Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
see 2012 Yangzhou Earthquake
32.990 119.645 1 4.9 Mw (USGS) Centred about 10km SE of Wangying, China, at a depth of 13.9km.
July 25, 2012 00:27 Simeulue, Indonesia
2.657 96.126 1 6.4 Mw (USGS) Centred about 28km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia, at a depth of 22km.
August 11, 2012 12:23 Northwestern Iran
see 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes
38.322 46.888 306 6.4 Mw (USGS) Centred about 20km WSW of Ahar, Iran, at a depth of 9.9km.
August 14, 2012 02:59 Sea of Okhotsk 49.784 145.126 0 7.7 Mw (USGS) Centred about 158km ENE of Poronaysk, Russia, at a depth of 625.9km.
August 18, 2012 09:41 Sulawesi, Indonesia
−1.343 120.103 6 6.3 Mw (USGS) Centred about 56km SSE of Palu, Indonesia, at a depth of 19.9km.
August 27, 2012 04:37 Offshore El Salvador
12.278 −88.528 0 7.3 Mw (USGS) Centred about 111km south of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador, at a depth of 20.3km.
August 31, 2012 12:47 Offshore Philippines
see 2012 Samar earthquake
10.838 126.704 1 7.6 Mw (USGS) Centred about 94km east of Sulangan, Philippines, at a depth of 34.9km.
September 5, 2012 14:42 Costa Rica Region
see 2012 Costa Rica earthquake
10.086 −85.305 2 7.6 Mw (USGS) Centred about 10km NE of Hojancha, Costa Rica, at a depth of 40km.
September 7, 2012 03:19 Sichuan−Yunnan−Guizhou region, China
see 2012 Yunnan earthquakes
27.541 103.973 81 5.6 Mw (USGS) Centred 8km SSE of Jiaokui, China, at a depth of 10km.
04:16 27.582 103.990 5.6 Mw (USGS) Centred 2km SW of Jiaokui, China, at a depth of 9.8km.
September 30, 2012 16:31 Isnos, Colombia 1.929 −76.362 0 7.3 Mw (USGS) Centred 11km WNW of San Agustin, Colombia, at a depth of 170km.
October 28, 2012 03:04 Queen Charlotte Islands region, Canada
see 2012 Haida Gwaii earthquake
52.769 −131.927 0 7.7 Mw (USGS) Centred 139km south of Masset, Canada, at a depth of 20.1km.
November 7, 2012 16:35 Offshore Guatemala
see 2012 Guatemala earthquake
14.083 −91.916 39 7.4 Mw (USGS) Centred 24km south of Champerico, at a depth of 41.6km. Most damage occurred in San Marcos, Guatemala.
November 11, 2012 01:12 Burma Region
see 2012 Shwebo earthquake
23.014 95.883 26 dead
12 missing
6.8 Mw (USGS) Centred 117km north of Mandalay, Burma, at a depth of 9.8km.
December 5, 2012 17:08 Eastern Iran
see 2012 Zohan earthquake
33.490 59.554 8 dead
1 missing
5.6 Mw (USGS) Centred 73km NNE of Birjand, Iran, at a depth of 5.6km.
December 7, 2012 08:18 Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
see 2012 Kamaishi earthquake
37.889 144.090 3 7.3 Mw (USGS) Centred 245km SE of Kamaishi, Japan, at a depth of 36.1km.
December 10, 2012 16:53 Banda Sea, Indonesia −6.540 129.815 0 7.1 Mw (USGS) Centred 229km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia, at a depth of 159.3km.

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