2008
| Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 3, 2008 | 07:34 | Lake Kivu region, Congo see 2008 Lake Kivu earthquake |
−2.314 | 28.896 | 39+ | 5.9 | Mw (HRV, USGS). At least 39 killed and over 300 injured. Many buildings destroyed. | |
| February 20, 2008 | 08:08 | Simeulue, Indonesia | 2.751 | 95.966 | 3 | 7.4 | Mw (USGS) | |
| February 25, 2008 | 08:36 | Mentawai Islands, Indonesia | −2.486 | 99.972 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (HRV) | |
| March 20, 2008 | 22:32 | Xinjiang-Xizang border, China | 35.490 | 81.467 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (USGS) | |
| April 9, 2008 | 12:46 | Loyalty Islands | 20.071 | 168.892 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | |
| April 12, 2008 | 00:30 | Macquarie Island region | −55.664 | 158.453 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | |
| May 12, 2008 | 06:28 | Sichuan Province, China see 2008 Sichuan earthquake |
31.099 | 103.279 | 69,197 dead 18,392 missing |
7.9 | Mw (HRV, USGS). Earthquake centered 92 km northwest of Chengdu. | |
| May 24, 2008 | 19:20 | El Calvario, Colombia (50 km from Bogotá) see 2008 El Calvario earthquake |
4.447 | −73.670 | 11 | 5.9 | Mw (HRV, USGS) | |
| May 25, 2008 | 08:21 | Sichuan−Gansu border region, China | 32.560 | 105.423 | 8 | 6.1 | Mw (HRV) | |
| June 8, 2008 | 12:25 | Greece Region see 2008 Peloponnese earthquake |
38.000 | 21.468 | 2 | 6.4 | Mw (HRV). Caused damage, injured at least 220, and made at least 2,000 homeless | |
| June 13, 2008 | 23:43 | Eastern Honshu, Japan see 2008 Iwate−Miyagi Nairiku earthquake |
39.122 | 140.678 | 13 | 6.9 | Mw (HRV). 13 people dead. About 300 people were injured throughout Tohoku | |
| June 30, 2008 | 06:17 | South Sandwich Islands region | −58.227 | −22.099 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV) | |
| July 5, 2008 | 02:12 | Sea of Okhotsk | 53.882 | 152.886 | 0 | 7.7 | Mw (HRV, USGS). 633 km (393 mi) depth | |
| July 19, 2008 | 02:39 | Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan | 37.552 | 142.206 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS). (90 miles) east of Fukushima | |
| August 21, 2008 | 12:24 | Yunnan, China – Myanmar border region | 25.066 | 97.737 | 5 | 6.0 | Mw (HRV, USGS). 35 km (22 mi) from Myitkyina, Myanmar | |
| August 30, 2008 | 08:30 | Sichuan−Yunnan border region, China see 2008 Panzhihua earthquake |
26.277 | 101.915 | 43 | 6.0 | Mw (HRV). 35 km (22 mi) from Panzhihua, Sichuan | |
| September 10, 2008 | 11:00 | Southern Iran see 2008 Bandar Abbas earthquake |
26.823 | 55.825 | 7 | 6.1 | Mw (HRV). Epicenter 60 km (37 mi) from Bandar Abbas, Iran | |
| September 29, 2008 | 15:19 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | −29.872 | −177.684 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (HRV, USGS). 70 km (43 mi) from Raoul Island | |
| October 5, 2008 | 15:52 | Eastern Kyrgyzstan see 2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake |
39.515 | 73.768 | 75 | 6.6 | Mw (HRV, USGS). Killed 75, epicenter close to town of Nura | |
| October 6, 2008 | 08:30 | Eastern Xizang, China see 2008 Damxung earthquake |
29.761 | 90.320 | 10 | 6.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS). Epicenter 80 km (50 mi) from Lhasa | |
| October 11, 2008 | 09:06 | Chechnya, Russia see 2008 Chechnya earthquake |
43.271 | 46.262 | 13 | 5.8 | Mw (HRV). Epicenter 45 km (28 mi) from Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. | |
| October 28, 2008 | 23:09 | Northwestern Pakistan see 2008 Pakistan earthquake |
30.653 | 67.323 | 215+ | 6.4 | Mw (HRV, USGS). 60 km (37 mi) from Quetta, Pakistan. Followed 12 hours later by another mag. 6.4 earthquake | |
| November 16, 2008 | 17:02 | Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia see 2008 Sulawesi earthquake |
1.290 | 122.100 | 6 | 7.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS). 135 km (84 mi) from Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia. | |
| November 24, 2008 | 09:02 | Sea of Okhotsk | 54.194 | 154.315 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (HRV, USGS). 491.6 km (305.5 mi) depth |
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