Major Earthquakes around the World, 2012 The following table lists the date, location, and magnitude of major earthquakes around the world during 2012. DateLocationMagnitude1 Jan. 11Sumatra, Indonesia7.2 Feb. 2Vanuatu7.1 March 20Ometepec, Mexico7.4 March 25Talca, Chile7.1 April 11Aceh Province, Indonesia8.6 April 11Aceh Province, Indonesia8.2 April 12Baja California, Mexico7.0 May 21Northern Italy6.0 Source:various NOTE: A major earthquake is defined here as having a magnitude of 6.0 or more. 1. Unless otherwise indicated, magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale.

Major Earthquakes around the World, 2011 The following table lists the date, location, and magnitude of major earthquakes around the world during 2011. DateLocationMagnitude1 Jan. 1Santiago del Estero, Argentina7.0 Jan. 13Loyalty Islands7.0 Jan. 18Pakistan7.2 March 9Honshu, Japan7.2 March 11Tohoku, Japan9.0 March 11Honshu, Japan7.9 March 11Honshu, Japan7.7 April 7Honshu, Japan7.1 June 23Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States7.2 July 6Kermadec Islands, New Zealand7.6 July 10Honshu, Japan7.0 Aug. 20Port Vila, Vanuatu7.1 Sept. 3Isangel, Vanuatu7.0 Sept. 15Ndoi Islands, Fiji7.3 Oct. 21Kermadec Islands, New Zealand7.4 Oct. 23Van, Turkey7.2 Dec. 14Lae, Papua New Guinea7.1 Source:various NOTE: A major earthquake is defined here as having a magnitude of 6.0 or more. 1. Unless otherwise indicated, magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale.

Major Earthquakes around the World, 2010 The following table lists the date, location, and magnitude of major earthquakes around the world during 2010. DateLocationMagnitude1 Jan. 12Haiti7.0 Feb. 27Maule region, Chile8.8 March 15Biobío Region, Chile7.2 April 4Baja California, Mexico7.2 April 6Sumatra, Indonesia7.7 May 9Sumatra, Indonesia7.2 June 13Nicobar Islands, India7.5 July 24Mindanao, Philippines7.6 August 10Port Vila, Vanuatu7.5 Dec. 21Bonin Islands, Japan7.4 Dec. 25Coast of Vanuatu7.3 Source:various NOTE: A major earthquake is defined here as having a magnitude of 6.0 or more. 1. Unless otherwise indicated, magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale.

Major Earthquakes around the World, 2009 The following table lists the date, location, and magnitude of major earthquakes around the world during 2009. DateLocationMagnitude1 Jan. 3North Coast of Papua, Indonesia7.6 Jan. 15East of Kuril Islands7.4 Feb. 11Kepulauan Talud, Indonesia7.2 March 19Tonga Region7.6 April 6Central Italy6.3 May 18Greater Los Angeles area, California4.7 May 25North Korea4.7 May 28Offshore Honduras7.3 July 15New Zealand7.6 Aug. 3Gulf of California6.9 Aug. 9Izu Islands, Japan Region7.1 Aug. 10Andaman Islands, India Region7.6 Sept. 2Java, Indonesia7.0 Sept. 21Bhutan6.1 Sept. 29Samoa Islands Region8.0 Sept. 30Southern Sumatra, Indonesia7.6 Source:Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology: Earthquake Events 2009: IRIS NOTE: A major earthquake is defined here as having a magnitude of 6.0 or more. 1. Unless otherwise indicated, magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale.

Estimated Deaths from Earthquakes, 2009 The following table gives the number of people who died in earthquakes in 2009. The magnitude of each earthquake is also shown. Magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale. DateRegionMagnitudeNumber killed April 6Central Italy6.3287 May 28Offshore Honduras7.37 Sept. 2Java, Indonesia7.072 Sept. 29Samoa Islands Region8.0110 Sept. 30Southern Sumatra, Indonesia7.61100 Source:Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology: Earthquake Events 2009: IRIS