2001M6+ · 137

Earthquakes of 2001

In 2001 the world had 137 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more, 15 of them 7 or more; the strongest reached 8.4. 21,271 deaths were recorded. Each one with its place, depth, aftershocks and toll.

137M6+

15M7+ · M8+ 1

M8.4Strongest

21,271Deaths

Earthquakes of 2001

Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · 2001

16Jan

16Feb

8Mar

11Apr

9May

14Jun

11Jul

7Aug

9Sep

12Oct

12Nov

12Dec

Date	Where	Magnitude	Depth	Deaths
1 January 2001	off the Philippines	7.5	33 km
1 January 2001	off the Philippines	6.8	33 km
2 January 2001	off the Philippines	6.4	33 km
2 January 2001	off Solomon Islands	6.0	33 km
9 January 2001	off Vanuatu	7.1	103 km
10 January 2001	off the United States	6.9	36 km
11 January 2001	off Canada	6.0	10 km
13 January 2001	off El Salvador	7.7	60 km	844
15 January 2001	off French Southern Territories	6.4	10 km
16 January 2001	off Indonesia	6.0	33 km
16 January 2001	off Indonesia	6.9	28 km
19 January 2001	Mexico	6.0	93 km
19 January 2001	off Solomon Islands	6.3	50 km
19 January 2001	Atlantic Ocean	6.0	33 km
26 January 2001	India	7.7	16 km	20,005
29 January 2001	off Indonesia	6.2	33 km
1 February 2001	off the United States	6.0	33 km
13 February 2001	El Salvador	6.6	10 km	315
13 February 2001	off Indonesia	7.4	36 km
14 February 2001	off Fiji	6.1	10 km
14 February 2001	off Fiji	6.2	10 km
16 February 2001	off Indonesia	6.1	521 km
17 February 2001	off Canada	6.2	20 km
18 February 2001	off South Africa	6.0	10 km
24 February 2001	off Indonesia	7.1	35 km
24 February 2001	off Indonesia	6.2	33 km
25 February 2001	Afghanistan	6.2	203 km
26 February 2001	off Russia	6.1	392 km
28 February 2001	off New Caledonia	6.7	10 km
28 February 2001	off New Caledonia	6.3	10 km
28 February 2001	El Salvador	6.1	65 km
28 February 2001	United States	6.8	52 km	1
6 March 2001	off Australia	6.4	10 km
7 March 2001	off St. Helena	6.0	10 km
14 March 2001	Indonesia	6.0	109 km
15 March 2001	off India	6.0	33 km
15 March 2001	off Chile	6.0	37 km
19 March 2001	off Indonesia	6.5	33 km
23 March 2001	off Russia	6.0	33 km
24 March 2001	Japan	6.8	50 km	2
4 April 2001	off Indonesia	6.4	33 km
7 April 2001	off New Zealand	6.2	33 km
9 April 2001	off Chile	6.7	11 km
13 April 2001	off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	6.2	26 km
14 April 2001	off Japan	6.0	10 km
19 April 2001	off Solomon Islands	6.0	12 km
19 April 2001	off Solomon Islands	6.2	20 km
19 April 2001	off Solomon Islands	6.7	17 km
26 April 2001	off Japan	6.0	86 km
28 April 2001	off Fiji	6.9	352 km
29 April 2001	off Mexico	6.2	10 km
7 May 2001	Pacific Ocean	6.2	10 km
9 May 2001	off Solomon Islands	6.3	68 km
19 May 2001	off Fiji	6.0	369 km
20 May 2001	off Mexico	6.3	33 km
25 May 2001	off Russia	6.7	33 km
25 May 2001	Indonesia	6.3	143 km
26 May 2001	off Fiji	6.4	407 km
28 May 2001	off Indonesia	6.0	33 km
29 May 2001	off Papua New Guinea	6.4	14 km
3 June 2001	off New Zealand	7.2	178 km
5 June 2001	Papua New Guinea	6.4	10 km
5 June 2001	Papua New Guinea	6.0	10 km
14 June 2001	off the United States	6.5	18 km
15 June 2001	off Northern Mariana Islands	6.0	33 km
15 June 2001	off Yemen	6.0	10 km
16 June 2001	off Samoa	6.0	10 km
19 June 2001	Bolivia	6.0	147 km
23 June 2001	off Peru	8.4	33 km	103
23 June 2001	off Peru	6.1	33 km
24 June 2001	off Russia	6.0	33 km
26 June 2001	off Peru	6.7	24 km
26 June 2001	Pacific Ocean	6.1	10 km
29 June 2001	Bolivia	6.1	274 km
1 July 2001	Papua New Guinea	6.1	28 km
3 July 2001	off Northern Mariana Islands	6.5	290 km
4 July 2001	off Tonga	6.5	185 km
4 July 2001	Bolivia	6.2	33 km
5 July 2001	off Peru	6.6	62 km
7 July 2001	off Peru	7.6	33 km	1
8 July 2001	off Papua New Guinea	6.2	10 km
22 July 2001	off Indonesia	6.0	33 km
24 July 2001	Chile	6.4	33 km
26 July 2001	off Greece	6.5	10 km
28 July 2001	United States	6.6	132 km
2 August 2001	off Russia	6.3	14 km
6 August 2001	Pacific Ocean	6.7	10 km
13 August 2001	off Japan	6.4	38 km
21 August 2001	Pacific Ocean	7.1	33 km
23 August 2001	off Papua New Guinea	6.2	10 km
25 August 2001	off Panama	6.1	25 km
27 August 2001	off Indonesia	6.1	33 km
2 September 2001	Indian Ocean	6.1	10 km
2 September 2001	Pacific Ocean	6.3	10 km
11 September 2001	Indonesia	6.5	33 km
12 September 2001	off Fiji	6.5	608 km
14 September 2001	off Canada	6.0	10 km
15 September 2001	off Tonga	6.0	10 km
18 September 2001	off Indonesia	6.0	132 km
29 September 2001	off Vanuatu	6.4	33 km
30 September 2001	off Vanuatu	6.2	33 km
2 October 2001	off Tonga	6.2	107 km
7 October 2001	off Papua New Guinea	6.2	10 km
8 October 2001	off Russia	6.5	49 km
8 October 2001	off Russia	6.4	33 km
12 October 2001	off Canada	6.1	20 km
12 October 2001	off Guam	7.0	37 km
13 October 2001	off Indonesia	6.0	33 km
17 October 2001	off British Virgin Islands	6.0	33 km
19 October 2001	off Indonesia	7.5	33 km
21 October 2001	off New Zealand	6.7	18 km
26 October 2001	off Vanuatu	6.1	33 km
31 October 2001	Papua New Guinea	7.0	33 km
5 November 2001	off Fiji	6.3	564 km
9 November 2001	off Panama	6.1	10 km
13 November 2001	off Mexico	6.1	33 km
13 November 2001	off the United States	6.0	33 km
14 November 2001	China	7.8	10 km
15 November 2001	Atlantic Ocean	6.3	10 km
20 November 2001	off Indonesia	6.2	33 km
22 November 2001	off Fiji	6.3	10 km
22 November 2001	off Fiji	6.2	10 km
23 November 2001	Afghanistan	6.1	107 km
27 November 2001	off New Zealand	6.0	10 km
28 November 2001	Mexico	6.4	85 km
2 December 2001	off Vanuatu	6.0	101 km
2 December 2001	Japan	6.5	124 km
3 December 2001	off Fiji	6.4	10 km
8 December 2001	off Japan	6.2	33 km
9 December 2001	off Indonesia	6.1	156 km
12 December 2001	off Vanuatu	6.1	33 km
12 December 2001	Pacific Ocean	7.1	10 km
18 December 2001	off Japan	6.8	14 km
22 December 2001	off Solomon Islands	6.0	74 km
23 December 2001	off Solomon Islands	6.8	16 km
27 December 2001	off Vanuatu	6.2	153 km
28 December 2001	Peru	6.0	161 km