Earthquakes in 2010
12,504 earthquakes (M4+) recorded globally in 2010. Data from USGS.
Total (M4+)
12,504
Significant (M6+)
174
Maximum Magnitude
8.8
Avg Depth
54 km
Magnitude Breakdown
M4
10,109
M5
2,221
M6
150
M7
23
M8+
1
Significant Events by Month
01
11
02
23
03
23
04
17
05
16
06
12
07
18
08
17
09
10
10
8
11
6
12
13
Significant Earthquakes in 2010 (174)
| Mag | Location | Depth | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 2010 Maule, Chile Earthquake | 22.9 km | Feb 27, 2010 |
| 7.8 | 75 km E of Sinabang, Indonesia | 31.0 km | Apr 6, 2010 |
| 7.8 | 215 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia | 20.1 km | Oct 25, 2010 |
| 7.6 | 61 km W of Bantogon, Philippines | 578.0 km | Jul 23, 2010 |
| 7.5 | 72 km S of Panubigan, Philippines | 640.6 km | Jul 23, 2010 |
| 7.5 | Nicobar Islands, India region | 35.0 km | Jun 12, 2010 |
| 7.4 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | 14.0 km | Dec 21, 2010 |
| 7.4 | 124 km W of Lebu, Chile | 35.0 km | Feb 27, 2010 |
| 7.3 | 141 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu | 16.0 km | Dec 25, 2010 |
| 7.3 | New Britain region, Papua New Guinea | 35.0 km | Jul 18, 2010 |
| 7.3 | 68 km W of Gadung, Philippines | 607.1 km | Jul 23, 2010 |
| 7.3 | 33 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | 25.0 km | Aug 10, 2010 |
| 7.2 | 100 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu | 31.0 km | May 27, 2010 |
| 7.2 | 45 km SSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia | 38.0 km | May 9, 2010 |
| 7.2 | The 2010 Sierra El Mayor, B.C., Mexico Earthquake | 10.0 km | Apr 4, 2010 |
| 7.1 | Ecuador | 206.7 km | Aug 12, 2010 |
| 7.1 | 94 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands | 10.0 km | Jan 3, 2010 |
| 7.0 | 52 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile | 18.0 km | Mar 11, 2010 |
| 7.0 | 70 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan | 25.0 km | Feb 26, 2010 |
| 7.0 | 121 km SSE of Biak, Indonesia | 18.0 km | Jun 16, 2010 |
| 7.0 | 10 km SE of Léogâne, Haiti | 13.0 km | Jan 12, 2010 |
| 7.0 | 72 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea | 44.0 km | Aug 4, 2010 |
| 7.0 | Near the south coast of Papua, Indonesia | 26.0 km | Sep 29, 2010 |
| 7.0 | 19 km NE of Methven, New Zealand | 12.0 km | Sep 3, 2010 |
| 6.9 | 56 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea | 28.0 km | Jul 18, 2010 |
| 6.9 | 99 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 21.0 km | Apr 11, 2010 |
| 6.9 | 15 km SSW of Kraskino, Russia | 577.7 km | Feb 18, 2010 |
| 6.9 | Mariana Islands region | 16.0 km | Aug 13, 2010 |
| 6.9 | 233 km NNW of Qamdo, China | 17.0 km | Apr 13, 2010 |
| 6.9 | 61 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile | 11.0 km | Mar 11, 2010 |
| 6.8 | 141 km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia | 26.0 km | Mar 5, 2010 |
| 6.8 | east of the South Sandwich Islands | 13.0 km | Jan 5, 2010 |
| 6.8 | 127 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands | 15.4 km | Jan 5, 2010 |
| 6.8 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | 470.0 km | Nov 30, 2010 |
| 6.7 | 111 km SE of Bam, Iran | 12.0 km | Dec 20, 2010 |
| 6.7 | 66 km W of Nikolski, Alaska | 14.0 km | Jul 18, 2010 |
| 6.7 | 55 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 35.0 km | Jun 26, 2010 |
| 6.7 | 52 km NNW of Tomé, Chile | 18.0 km | Mar 16, 2010 |
| 6.7 | 97 km SSW of El Huitusi, Mexico | 13.0 km | Oct 21, 2010 |
| 6.6 | 52 km ENE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | 33.0 km | Dec 2, 2010 |
| 6.6 | 294 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia | 13.0 km | Aug 14, 2010 |
| 6.6 | 89 km W of Bantogon, Philippines | 618.0 km | Jul 29, 2010 |
| 6.6 | 135 km SSE of Biak, Indonesia | 10.5 km | Jun 16, 2010 |
| 6.6 | New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea | 414.6 km | Mar 20, 2010 |
| 6.6 | 63 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines | 553.0 km | Jul 24, 2010 |
| 6.6 | 23 km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile | 18.0 km | Mar 5, 2010 |
| 6.6 | 98 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands | 10.0 km | Jan 3, 2010 |
| 6.6 | 217 km N of Bamboo Flat, India | 34.0 km | Mar 30, 2010 |
| 6.6 | 30 km SSE of Cañete, Chile | 22.0 km | Jul 14, 2010 |
| 6.5 | southeast Indian Ridge | 10.0 km | Nov 10, 2010 |
| 6.5 | 48 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu | 176.0 km | Mar 4, 2010 |
| 6.5 | 59 km ENE of Namie, Japan | 32.0 km | Mar 14, 2010 |
| 6.5 | 70 km SE of Adak, Alaska | 23.5 km | Sep 3, 2010 |
| 6.5 | Bering Sea | 12.0 km | Apr 30, 2010 |
| 6.5 | 132 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia | 27.0 km | May 5, 2010 |
| 6.5 | 87 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil | 581.2 km | May 24, 2010 |
| 6.5 | 118 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea | 220.0 km | Aug 4, 2010 |
| 6.5 | 245 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan | 22.0 km | Apr 26, 2010 |
| 6.5 | 216 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan | 10.0 km | May 26, 2010 |
| 6.5 | 98 km SE of Port Blair, India | 112.0 km | May 31, 2010 |
| 6.5 | The 2010 Eureka, California Earthquake | 28.7 km | Jan 10, 2010 |
| 6.4 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | 18.0 km | Dec 22, 2010 |
| 6.4 | south of the Fiji Islands | 581.4 km | Jun 30, 2010 |
| 6.4 | Pacific-Antarctic Ridge | 10.0 km | Oct 30, 2010 |
| 6.4 | 120 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu | 16.0 km | Dec 29, 2010 |
| 6.4 | 202 km NNW of Amahai, Indonesia | 53.0 km | Mar 14, 2010 |
| 6.4 | 139 km WNW of Attu Station, Alaska | 18.0 km | Dec 23, 2010 |
| 6.4 | 148 km WSW of Adak, Alaska | 27.0 km | Aug 4, 2010 |
| 6.4 | 104 km ESE of Adak, Alaska | 19.0 km | Oct 8, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 74 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea | 24.0 km | Jul 20, 2010 |
| 6.3 | South Sandwich Islands region | 29.4 km | Dec 8, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 150 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia | 26.0 km | Oct 25, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 137 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu | 10.0 km | Sep 8, 2010 |
| 6.3 | Mauritius - Reunion region | 9.8 km | Aug 16, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 293 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia | 10.0 km | Aug 18, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 139 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia | 41.0 km | Aug 3, 2010 |
| 6.3 | south of the Fiji Islands | 551.0 km | Dec 28, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 110 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | 174.7 km | Aug 15, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 61 km SSW of Hirara, Japan | 32.0 km | Oct 4, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 100 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia | 23.0 km | Jul 30, 2010 |
| 6.3 | northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge | 10.0 km | May 25, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 118 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu | 29.0 km | Jul 2, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 69 km N of Vallenar, Chile | 42.0 km | Mar 26, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 2 km ESE of San Agustín Chayuco, Mexico | 20.0 km | Jun 30, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 272 km SSE of Inarajan Village, Guam | 13.0 km | Jul 10, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 37 km E of Miyako, Japan | 27.0 km | Jul 4, 2010 |
| 6.3 | southern East Pacific Rise | 18.0 km | Mar 7, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 5 km NE of Campo Quijano, Argentina | 10.0 km | Feb 27, 2010 |
| 6.3 | Bering Sea | 14.9 km | Apr 30, 2010 |
| 6.3 | Drake Passage | 5.0 km | Jan 17, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 154 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji | 9.0 km | Sep 7, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 109 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan | 21.0 km | Feb 7, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 80 km ENE of Calama, Chile | 115.0 km | Jul 12, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 66 km ENE of Calama, Chile | 114.0 km | Mar 4, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 1 km S of Nigüelas, Spain | 609.8 km | Apr 11, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 47 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | 220.1 km | Sep 17, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 30 km S of Cañete, Chile | 19.0 km | May 3, 2010 |
| 6.3 | 41 km SE of Yujing, Taiwan | 21.0 km | Mar 4, 2010 |
| 6.2 | 132 km NE of Tual, Indonesia | 10.0 km | Sep 29, 2010 |
| 6.2 | 226 km SW of La Cruz de Loreto, Mexico | 10.0 km | Aug 24, 2010 |
| 6.2 | 23 km WNW of Lota, Chile | 16.0 km | Sep 9, 2010 |
| 6.2 | Mariana Islands region | 10.0 km | Aug 14, 2010 |
| 6.2 | 107 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia | 28.0 km | Jun 18, 2010 |
| 6.2 | 147 km SSE of Biak, Indonesia | 13.0 km | Jun 16, 2010 |
| 6.2 | 30 km SE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | 135.8 km | Dec 13, 2010 |
| 6.2 | southeast Indian Ridge | 1.0 km | Feb 5, 2010 |
| 6.2 | 115 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | 32.0 km | Feb 1, 2010 |
| 6.2 | Fiji region | 603.2 km | Aug 16, 2010 |
| 6.2 | 76 km NW of Quirihue, Chile | 14.0 km | Mar 15, 2010 |
| 6.2 | 142 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands | 12.0 km | Jan 9, 2010 |
| 6.2 | 27 km W of Rauco, Chile | 46.0 km | Feb 28, 2010 |
| 6.2 | 25 km NW of Cartagena, Chile | 31.1 km | Feb 27, 2010 |
| 6.2 | 238 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste | 126.0 km | Feb 15, 2010 |
| 6.2 | 164 km S of Tondano, Indonesia | 25.0 km | Apr 5, 2010 |
| 6.2 | 54 km NNW of Constitución, Chile | 35.0 km | Feb 27, 2010 |
| 6.2 | 124 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia | 120.0 km | Oct 8, 2010 |
| 6.2 | 33 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea | 53.0 km | Apr 17, 2010 |
| 6.2 | 21 km S of Las Yaras, Peru | 37.0 km | May 6, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 115 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu | 6.0 km | Jul 22, 2010 |
| 6.1 | Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands | 427.0 km | Mar 8, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 25 km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile | 20.0 km | Mar 3, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 64 km N of Constitución, Chile | 35.0 km | Feb 27, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 65 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga | 11.0 km | Feb 13, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 139 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | 19.0 km | Aug 20, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 146 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia | 100.0 km | Jul 21, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 90 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu | 35.0 km | May 27, 2010 |
| 6.1 | Izu Islands, Japan region | 84.0 km | May 3, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 239 km NNW of Qamdo, China | 7.6 km | Apr 14, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 14 km NW of Talcahuano, Chile | 29.9 km | Mar 5, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 189 km ENE of Labasa, Fiji | 15.2 km | Dec 1, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 69 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | 68.0 km | Nov 23, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 72 km S of Pangai, Tonga | 18.0 km | Nov 3, 2010 |
| 6.1 | Mariana Islands region | 8.0 km | Jan 2, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 113 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea | 40.0 km | Jun 24, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 36 km NW of Tomé, Chile | 19.0 km | Feb 27, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 141 km N of Neiafu, Tonga | 69.0 km | Sep 4, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga | 10.0 km | Feb 9, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 97 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga | 35.0 km | Apr 21, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 4 km WNW of Sacsamarca, Peru | 101.4 km | May 23, 2010 |
| 6.1 | 10 km SSW of Karakoçan, Turkey | 12.0 km | Mar 8, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 11 km SW of Rimpeso, Philippines | 20.0 km | May 31, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 82 km SSW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea | 23.0 km | Apr 7, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 105 km W of Isangel, Vanuatu | 13.0 km | Dec 26, 2010 |
| 6.0 | Pacific-Antarctic Ridge | 10.0 km | Nov 21, 2010 |
| 6.0 | south of the Fiji Islands | 19.0 km | Aug 4, 2010 |
| 6.0 | east of the Kuril Islands | 27.8 km | Aug 4, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 106 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu | 12.0 km | Jun 9, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 12 km SSW of Quepos, Costa Rica | 18.0 km | Jun 1, 2010 |
| 6.0 | Pacific-Antarctic Ridge | 10.0 km | May 19, 2010 |
| 6.0 | Pacific-Antarctic Ridge | 10.0 km | May 19, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 181 km NNW of Amahai, Indonesia | 27.0 km | Apr 24, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 50 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile | 24.2 km | Mar 4, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 133 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia | 30.0 km | Sep 26, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 277 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga | 15.0 km | Feb 22, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 2 km SW of Tagbak, Philippines | 16.0 km | Mar 25, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 155 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga | 273.2 km | Apr 10, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 42 km W of Santa Cruz, Chile | 35.0 km | Feb 27, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 40 km WSW of Villa Basilio Nievas, Argentina | 39.8 km | Feb 27, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 241 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste | 134.9 km | Dec 15, 2010 |
| 6.0 | Kuril Islands | 30.0 km | Feb 6, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 184 km NE of Tual, Indonesia | 10.0 km | Nov 3, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 155 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands | 35.0 km | Jan 5, 2010 |
| 6.0 | south of the Kermadec Islands | 170.4 km | Jun 17, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 83 km NNE of Yambrasbamba, Peru | 132.0 km | May 19, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 40 km SW of Valparaíso, Chile | 35.0 km | Feb 27, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 26 km W of Nacimiento, Chile | 32.0 km | Apr 23, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 30 km W of Quirihue, Chile | 24.0 km | Apr 2, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 44 km SW of San Antonio, Chile | 35.0 km | Feb 27, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 27 km NNW of Yumbel, Chile | 35.0 km | Feb 27, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 4 km SSW of Grangwav, Haiti | 10.0 km | Jan 12, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 120 km ESE of Adak, Alaska | 27.7 km | Oct 8, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 59 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska | 10.0 km | Jul 18, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 88 km W of Constitución, Chile | 29.9 km | Mar 28, 2010 |
| 6.0 | 61 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile | 31.5 km | Mar 11, 2010 |