2002M6+ · 139

Earthquakes of 2002

In 2002 the world had 139 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more, 13 of them 7 or more; the strongest reached 7.9. 1,580 deaths were recorded. Each one with its place, depth, aftershocks and toll.

139M6+

13M7+ · M8+ 0

M7.9Strongest

1,580Deaths

Earthquakes of 2002

Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · 2002

16Jan

6Feb

11Mar

9Apr

7May

14Jun

4Jul

13Aug

15Sep

24Oct

11Nov

9Dec

Date	Where	Magnitude	Depth	Deaths
1 January 2002	Pacific Ocean	6.0	10 km
1 January 2002	off the Philippines	6.3	138 km
2 January 2002	off Fiji	6.2	666 km
2 January 2002	off Vanuatu	7.2	21 km
3 January 2002	Afghanistan	6.2	129 km
3 January 2002	off Vanuatu	6.6	10 km
10 January 2002	Papua New Guinea	6.7	11 km	1
13 January 2002	Papua New Guinea	6.4	44 km
15 January 2002	off Vanuatu	6.0	10 km
15 January 2002	off Indonesia	6.1	10 km
15 January 2002	Papua New Guinea	6.2	41 km
16 January 2002	Mexico	6.4	80 km
22 January 2002	off Greece	6.2	88 km
28 January 2002	off Russia	6.1	33 km
28 January 2002	off Samoa	6.2	33 km
30 January 2002	off Papua New Guinea	6.0	33 km
3 February 2002	Türkiye	6.5	5 km	44
3 February 2002	Türkiye	6.0	10 km
5 February 2002	Papua New Guinea	6.6	39 km
15 February 2002	Pacific Ocean	6.0	10 km
19 February 2002	off Papua New Guinea	6.1	10 km
28 February 2002	Papua New Guinea	6.3	40 km
3 March 2002	Afghanistan	6.3	209 km
3 March 2002	Afghanistan	7.4	226 km	166
5 March 2002	off the Philippines	7.5	31 km	15
8 March 2002	off the Philippines	6.0	23 km
9 March 2002	off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	6.0	118 km
17 March 2002	off South Africa	6.0	10 km
19 March 2002	off Indonesia	6.1	148 km
25 March 2002	Afghanistan	6.1	8 km	1,000
26 March 2002	off Japan	6.4	33 km
28 March 2002	Chile	6.5	125 km
31 March 2002	off Taiwan	7.1	33 km	5
1 April 2002	off Chile	6.4	71 km
7 April 2002	off Antarctica	6.2	10 km
8 April 2002	Pacific Ocean	6.2	10 km
11 April 2002	off Vanuatu	6.2	10 km
18 April 2002	off Mexico	6.8	25 km
18 April 2002	Chile	6.7	62 km
20 April 2002	Pacific Ocean	6.0	33 km
24 April 2002	Pacific Ocean	6.2	10 km
26 April 2002	off Guam	7.1	86 km
8 May 2002	off Tonga	6.2	131 km
14 May 2002	off French Southern Territories	6.2	10 km
15 May 2002	off Taiwan	6.2	10 km
23 May 2002	Chile	6.0	52 km
25 May 2002	off the United States	6.4	33 km
28 May 2002	Argentina	6.0	22 km
28 May 2002	off Taiwan	6.1	33 km
6 June 2002	off Papua New Guinea	6.3	10 km
10 June 2002	off Micronesia	6.1	33 km
13 June 2002	Indian Ocean	6.6	10 km
16 June 2002	off Costa Rica	6.4	35 km
17 June 2002	Pacific Ocean	6.0	10 km
17 June 2002	off Vanuatu	6.7	33 km
18 June 2002	Chile	6.6	54 km
21 June 2002	off Papua New Guinea	6.0	33 km
22 June 2002	Iran	6.5	10 km	261
27 June 2002	off Indonesia	6.5	11 km
27 June 2002	off Vanuatu	6.0	187 km
28 June 2002	China	7.3	566 km
29 June 2002	off Vanuatu	6.2	33 km
30 June 2002	off Fiji	6.5	620 km
3 July 2002	off Papua New Guinea	6.2	31 km
19 July 2002	Pacific Ocean	6.1	10 km
30 July 2002	off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	6.2	33 km
31 July 2002	off Panama	6.5	10 km
2 August 2002	off Japan	6.3	426 km
4 August 2002	off St. Helena	6.0	10 km
7 August 2002	off Panama	6.0	10 km
9 August 2002	off Tonga	6.1	364 km
12 August 2002	off Vanuatu	6.0	112 km
14 August 2002	off Micronesia	6.3	10 km
14 August 2002	off Northern Mariana Islands	6.5	30 km
15 August 2002	Indonesia	6.2	10 km	48
19 August 2002	off Fiji	7.7	580 km
19 August 2002	Pacific Ocean	7.7	675 km
19 August 2002	Pacific Ocean	6.1	677 km
20 August 2002	off Japan	6.3	9 km
24 August 2002	off Russia	6.1	43 km
1 September 2002	off Yemen	6.0	10 km
6 September 2002	off Italy	6.0	5 km	2
7 September 2002	off Tonga	6.0	210 km
8 September 2002	off Fiji	6.0	619 km
8 September 2002	off Papua New Guinea	7.6	13 km	4
13 September 2002	off India	6.5	21 km	2
15 September 2002	China	6.4	586 km
16 September 2002	Papua New Guinea	6.3	10 km
17 September 2002	Papua New Guinea	6.0	10 km
20 September 2002	Indonesia	6.0	10 km
20 September 2002	off Indonesia	6.4	10 km
24 September 2002	Argentina	6.3	120 km
24 September 2002	off Solomon Islands	6.1	10 km
24 September 2002	off Solomon Islands	6.3	10 km
24 September 2002	off Solomon Islands	6.3	19 km
3 October 2002	off Mexico	6.5	10 km
3 October 2002	off Indonesia	6.0	316 km
4 October 2002	off Fiji	6.3	621 km
6 October 2002	off Indonesia	6.3	10 km
8 October 2002	Indian Ocean	6.0	10 km
10 October 2002	off Indonesia	7.6	10 km	8
10 October 2002	Indonesia	6.7	10 km
10 October 2002	Indonesia	6.0	10 km
10 October 2002	Indonesia	6.0	10 km
12 October 2002	Brazil	6.9	534 km
12 October 2002	off the Philippines	6.1	33 km
13 October 2002	off Tonga	6.1	10 km
14 October 2002	off Japan	6.1	61 km
16 October 2002	Russia	6.2	102 km
16 October 2002	off Samoa	6.0	33 km
17 October 2002	off Fiji	6.2	628 km
17 October 2002	Indonesia	6.3	33 km
18 October 2002	Pacific Ocean	6.1	10 km
19 October 2002	Indonesia	6.0	33 km
19 October 2002	off Russia	6.3	33 km
22 October 2002	off Fiji	6.2	549 km
23 October 2002	United States	6.6	4 km
24 October 2002	Democratic Republic of the Congo	6.2	11 km	2
31 October 2002	off Papua New Guinea	6.1	10 km
2 November 2002	off Indonesia	7.4	30 km	3
2 November 2002	off Indonesia	6.3	27 km
3 November 2002	off Japan	6.4	39 km
3 November 2002	United States	7.9	4 km
7 November 2002	off the United States	6.6	33 km
9 November 2002	off Guatemala	6.0	33 km
12 November 2002	off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	6.2	120 km
15 November 2002	off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	6.6	10 km
17 November 2002	off Russia	7.3	459 km
20 November 2002	Pakistan	6.3	33 km	19
26 November 2002	off the United States	6.1	21 km
10 December 2002	Pacific Ocean	6.0	10 km
10 December 2002	Pacific Ocean	6.1	531 km
11 December 2002	Indonesia	6.3	10 km
12 December 2002	off Papua New Guinea	6.7	34 km
17 December 2002	off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	6.2	10 km
18 December 2002	off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands	6.1	10 km
20 December 2002	off Papua New Guinea	6.3	33 km
23 December 2002	off Honduras	6.0	33 km
30 December 2002	Philippines	6.3	10 km