2004M6+ · 157
Earthquakes of 2004
In 2004 the world had 157 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more, 16 of them 7 or more; the strongest reached 9.1. 228,746 deaths were recorded. Each one with its place, depth, aftershocks and toll.
157M6+
16M7+ · M8+ 2
M9.1Strongest
228,746Deaths
Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · 2004
14Jan
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10Mar
19Apr
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8Jun
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4Aug
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23Dec
| Date | Where | Magnitude | Depth | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2004 | Mexico | 6.1 | 29 km | |
| 3 January 2004 | off New Caledonia | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 3 January 2004 | off New Caledonia | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 3 January 2004 | off New Caledonia | 6.4 | 10 km | |
| 3 January 2004 | off New Caledonia | 7.1 | 22 km | |
| 3 January 2004 | off New Caledonia | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 9 January 2004 | Papua New Guinea | 6.3 | 58 km | |
| 11 January 2004 | Indian Ocean | 6.2 | 5 km | |
| 11 January 2004 | off Fiji | 6.0 | 673 km | |
| 15 January 2004 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 16 January 2004 | Atlantic Ocean | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 25 January 2004 | off Tonga | 6.7 | 130 km | |
| 28 January 2004 | off Indonesia | 6.7 | 17 km | |
| 29 January 2004 | Pacific Ocean | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 4 February 2004 | Panama | 6.1 | 29 km | |
| 5 February 2004 | Indonesia | 7.0 | 17 km | |
| 7 February 2004 | Indonesia | 7.3 | 10 km | 37 |
| 8 February 2004 | Indonesia | 6.7 | 26 km | |
| 20 February 2004 | off Solomon Islands | 6.0 | 84 km | |
| 21 February 2004 | Atlantic Ocean | 6.6 | 10 km | |
| 22 February 2004 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 42 km | |
| 23 February 2004 | off Tonga | 6.3 | 31 km | |
| 24 February 2004 | Morocco | 6.4 | 0 km | 628 |
| 26 February 2004 | off Mauritius | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 26 February 2004 | off Australia | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 2 March 2004 | off Nicaragua | 6.2 | 28 km | |
| 7 March 2004 | off New Zealand | 6.0 | 7 km | |
| 8 March 2004 | Atlantic Ocean | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 9 March 2004 | off New Zealand | 6.2 | 18 km | |
| 12 March 2004 | off Tonga | 6.0 | 272 km | |
| 14 March 2004 | off Tonga | 6.1 | 12 km | |
| 17 March 2004 | Bolivia | 6.1 | 290 km | |
| 17 March 2004 | off Greece | 6.1 | 25 km | |
| 18 March 2004 | off Tonga | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 27 March 2004 | China | 6.0 | 8 km | |
| 3 April 2004 | off Japan | 6.0 | 31 km | |
| 5 April 2004 | off Tonga | 6.2 | 8 km | |
| 5 April 2004 | Afghanistan | 6.6 | 187 km | 3 |
| 8 April 2004 | Pacific Ocean | 6.4 | 10 km | |
| 9 April 2004 | off Vanuatu | 6.5 | 228 km | |
| 11 April 2004 | Indonesia | 6.2 | 20 km | |
| 11 April 2004 | off Japan | 6.1 | 42 km | |
| 14 April 2004 | off Tonga | 6.0 | 144 km | |
| 14 April 2004 | off Russia | 6.2 | 51 km | |
| 14 April 2004 | off Norway | 6.0 | 12 km | |
| 15 April 2004 | off Vanuatu | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 16 April 2004 | off Tonga | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 16 April 2004 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 45 km | |
| 22 April 2004 | off Vanuatu | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 22 April 2004 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 23 April 2004 | off Indonesia | 6.7 | 66 km | |
| 24 April 2004 | off Tonga | 6.1 | 8 km | |
| 27 April 2004 | off Vanuatu | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 29 April 2004 | off Costa Rica | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 3 May 2004 | Chile | 6.6 | 21 km | |
| 7 May 2004 | off New Caledonia | 6.3 | 14 km | |
| 11 May 2004 | off Indonesia | 6.1 | 21 km | |
| 13 May 2004 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.4 | 10 km | |
| 19 May 2004 | off Taiwan | 6.2 | 20 km | |
| 28 May 2004 | Iran | 6.3 | 17 km | 35 |
| 29 May 2004 | off Japan | 6.5 | 16 km | |
| 2 June 2004 | off New Zealand | 6.2 | 43 km | |
| 9 June 2004 | Pacific Ocean | 6.4 | 10 km | |
| 10 June 2004 | Russia | 6.9 | 189 km | |
| 15 June 2004 | Chile | 6.1 | 38 km | |
| 25 June 2004 | off Indonesia | 6.1 | 71 km | |
| 28 June 2004 | off the United States | 6.8 | 20 km | |
| 29 June 2004 | off Costa Rica | 6.3 | 9 km | |
| 30 June 2004 | off Indonesia | 6.3 | 91 km | |
| 1 July 2004 | off New Zealand | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 8 July 2004 | off Russia | 6.4 | 129 km | |
| 8 July 2004 | Pacific Ocean | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 11 July 2004 | China | 6.2 | 13 km | |
| 11 July 2004 | Pacific Ocean | 6.1 | 12 km | |
| 15 July 2004 | off Fiji | 7.1 | 566 km | |
| 16 July 2004 | Southern Ocean | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 19 July 2004 | off Canada | 6.4 | 24 km | |
| 22 July 2004 | off Japan | 6.1 | 21 km | |
| 25 July 2004 | Indonesia | 7.3 | 582 km | |
| 28 July 2004 | off Indonesia | 6.5 | 13 km | |
| 1 August 2004 | Southern Ocean | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 7 August 2004 | off the United States | 6.0 | 8 km | |
| 10 August 2004 | Afghanistan | 6.0 | 207 km | |
| 28 August 2004 | Chile | 6.5 | 5 km | |
| 3 September 2004 | off Samoa | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 5 September 2004 | off Japan | 7.2 | 14 km | |
| 5 September 2004 | off Japan | 7.4 | 10 km | |
| 5 September 2004 | off Japan | 6.5 | 15 km | |
| 6 September 2004 | off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | 6.9 | 10 km | |
| 6 September 2004 | off Japan | 6.6 | 10 km | |
| 7 September 2004 | Argentina | 6.4 | 22 km | 1 |
| 8 September 2004 | off Japan | 6.1 | 21 km | |
| 9 September 2004 | off Cayman Islands | 6.0 | 25 km | |
| 11 September 2004 | off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | 6.1 | 64 km | |
| 13 September 2004 | off Russia | 6.1 | 8 km | |
| 15 September 2004 | off the Philippines | 6.0 | 115 km | |
| 19 September 2004 | off the United States | 6.2 | 25 km | |
| 28 September 2004 | Indian Ocean | 6.4 | 10 km | |
| 4 October 2004 | off Northern Mariana Islands | 6.0 | 7 km | |
| 6 October 2004 | off Indonesia | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 8 October 2004 | off Solomon Islands | 6.8 | 36 km | |
| 8 October 2004 | off the Philippines | 6.5 | 105 km | |
| 9 October 2004 | off Nicaragua | 7.0 | 35 km | |
| 15 October 2004 | off Japan | 6.7 | 94 km | |
| 20 October 2004 | off Vanuatu | 6.1 | 60 km | |
| 23 October 2004 | Japan | 6.6 | 16 km | 68 |
| 23 October 2004 | Japan | 6.1 | 11 km | |
| 23 October 2004 | Japan | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 26 October 2004 | off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 26 October 2004 | off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | 6.4 | 10 km | |
| 27 October 2004 | Japan | 6.0 | 14 km | |
| 2 November 2004 | off Canada | 6.7 | 10 km | |
| 3 November 2004 | off Northern Mariana Islands | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 5 November 2004 | Papua New Guinea | 6.0 | 126 km | |
| 7 November 2004 | off Russia | 6.2 | 474 km | |
| 8 November 2004 | off Japan | 6.3 | 29 km | |
| 9 November 2004 | off Solomon Islands | 6.9 | 13 km | |
| 11 November 2004 | off Japan | 6.1 | 33 km | |
| 11 November 2004 | off Solomon Islands | 6.7 | 10 km | |
| 11 November 2004 | off Indonesia | 7.5 | 10 km | 34 |
| 11 November 2004 | Indonesia | 6.4 | 10 km | |
| 12 November 2004 | Argentina | 6.1 | 569 km | |
| 15 November 2004 | off Colombia | 7.2 | 15 km | |
| 16 November 2004 | Papua New Guinea | 6.1 | 56 km | |
| 17 November 2004 | off Fiji | 6.6 | 623 km | |
| 20 November 2004 | Costa Rica | 6.4 | 16 km | 8 |
| 20 November 2004 | off El Salvador | 6.3 | 41 km | |
| 21 November 2004 | off Tonga | 6.0 | 256 km | |
| 21 November 2004 | off France | 6.3 | 14 km | 1 |
| 22 November 2004 | off New Zealand | 7.1 | 10 km | |
| 26 November 2004 | Indonesia | 7.1 | 10 km | 32 |
| 28 November 2004 | Pacific Ocean | 6.6 | 10 km | |
| 28 November 2004 | Indonesia | 6.2 | 23 km | |
| 28 November 2004 | off Japan | 7.0 | 39 km | |
| 6 December 2004 | off Japan | 6.8 | 35 km | |
| 6 December 2004 | off Fiji | 6.1 | 439 km | |
| 13 December 2004 | off El Salvador | 6.0 | 62 km | |
| 14 December 2004 | off Cayman Islands | 6.8 | 10 km | |
| 18 December 2004 | off Russia | 6.2 | 11 km | |
| 22 December 2004 | Pacific Ocean | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 23 December 2004 | off New Zealand | 8.1 | 10 km | |
| 26 December 2004 | off Indonesia | 9.1 | 30 km | 227,899 |
| 26 December 2004 | off India | 6.1 | 30 km | |
| 26 December 2004 | off India | 6.0 | 30 km | |
| 26 December 2004 | off Indonesia | 6.1 | 30 km | |
| 26 December 2004 | off India | 6.0 | 30 km | |
| 26 December 2004 | off India | 7.2 | 39 km | |
| 26 December 2004 | off India | 6.6 | 16 km | |
| 26 December 2004 | off India | 6.3 | 26 km | |
| 26 December 2004 | off India | 6.2 | 13 km | |
| 26 December 2004 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 18 km | |
| 26 December 2004 | off Indonesia | 6.1 | 30 km | |
| 27 December 2004 | off Indonesia | 6.1 | 35 km | |
| 29 December 2004 | off India | 6.1 | 8 km | |
| 29 December 2004 | off India | 6.2 | 12 km | |
| 31 December 2004 | off India | 6.1 | 14 km | |
| 31 December 2004 | off India | 6.0 | 11 km |