2010M6+ · 174
Earthquakes of 2010
In 2010 the world had 174 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more, 24 of them 7 or more; the strongest reached 8.8. 320,037 deaths were recorded. Each one with its place, depth, aftershocks and toll.
174M6+
24M7+ · M8+ 1
M8.8Strongest
320,037Deaths
Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · 2010
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| Date | Where | Magnitude | Depth | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January 2010 | off Guam | 6.1 | 8 km | |
| 3 January 2010 | Solomon Islands | 6.6 | 10 km | |
| 3 January 2010 | off Solomon Islands | 7.1 | 10 km | |
| 5 January 2010 | Atlantic Ocean | 6.8 | 13 km | |
| 5 January 2010 | off Solomon Islands | 6.8 | 15 km | |
| 5 January 2010 | off Solomon Islands | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 9 January 2010 | off Solomon Islands | 6.2 | 12 km | |
| 10 January 2010 | off the United States | 6.5 | 29 km | |
| 12 January 2010 | Haiti | 7.0 | 13 km | 316,000 |
| 12 January 2010 | Haiti | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 17 January 2010 | off Chile | 6.3 | 5 km | |
| 1 February 2010 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.2 | 32 km | |
| 5 February 2010 | Indian Ocean | 6.2 | 1 km | |
| 6 February 2010 | off Russia | 6.0 | 30 km | |
| 7 February 2010 | off Japan | 6.3 | 21 km | |
| 9 February 2010 | off Samoa | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 13 February 2010 | off Tonga | 6.1 | 11 km | |
| 15 February 2010 | off Indonesia | 6.2 | 126 km | |
| 18 February 2010 | Russia | 6.9 | 578 km | |
| 22 February 2010 | off Tonga | 6.0 | 15 km | |
| 26 February 2010 | off Japan | 7.0 | 25 km | |
| 27 February 2010 | off Chile | 8.8 | 23 km | 558 |
| 27 February 2010 | Argentina | 6.0 | 40 km | |
| 27 February 2010 | off Chile | 6.2 | 35 km | |
| 27 February 2010 | off Chile | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 27 February 2010 | Chile | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 27 February 2010 | off Chile | 7.4 | 35 km | |
| 27 February 2010 | off Chile | 6.1 | 35 km | |
| 27 February 2010 | off Chile | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 27 February 2010 | Argentina | 6.3 | 10 km | 2 |
| 27 February 2010 | off Chile | 6.1 | 19 km | |
| 27 February 2010 | off Chile | 6.2 | 31 km | |
| 27 February 2010 | Chile | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 28 February 2010 | Chile | 6.2 | 46 km | |
| 3 March 2010 | off Chile | 6.1 | 20 km | |
| 4 March 2010 | Taiwan | 6.3 | 21 km | |
| 4 March 2010 | off Chile | 6.0 | 24 km | |
| 4 March 2010 | off Vanuatu | 6.5 | 176 km | |
| 4 March 2010 | Chile | 6.3 | 114 km | |
| 5 March 2010 | off Chile | 6.1 | 30 km | |
| 5 March 2010 | off Chile | 6.6 | 18 km | |
| 5 March 2010 | off Indonesia | 6.8 | 26 km | |
| 7 March 2010 | Pacific Ocean | 6.3 | 18 km | |
| 8 March 2010 | Türkiye | 6.1 | 12 km | 51 |
| 8 March 2010 | off Northern Mariana Islands | 6.1 | 427 km | |
| 11 March 2010 | Chile | 6.9 | 11 km | |
| 11 March 2010 | Chile | 7.0 | 18 km | |
| 11 March 2010 | Chile | 6.0 | 32 km | |
| 14 March 2010 | off Indonesia | 6.4 | 53 km | |
| 14 March 2010 | off Japan | 6.5 | 32 km | |
| 15 March 2010 | off Chile | 6.2 | 14 km | |
| 16 March 2010 | off Chile | 6.7 | 18 km | |
| 20 March 2010 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.6 | 415 km | |
| 25 March 2010 | off the Philippines | 6.0 | 16 km | |
| 26 March 2010 | Chile | 6.3 | 42 km | |
| 28 March 2010 | off Chile | 6.0 | 30 km | |
| 30 March 2010 | off India | 6.6 | 34 km | |
| 2 April 2010 | off Chile | 6.0 | 24 km | |
| 4 April 2010 | Mexico | 7.2 | 10 km | 2 |
| 5 April 2010 | off Indonesia | 6.2 | 25 km | |
| 6 April 2010 | off Indonesia | 7.8 | 31 km | |
| 7 April 2010 | Papua New Guinea | 6.0 | 23 km | |
| 10 April 2010 | off Tonga | 6.0 | 273 km | |
| 11 April 2010 | off Solomon Islands | 6.9 | 21 km | |
| 11 April 2010 | Spain | 6.3 | 610 km | |
| 13 April 2010 | China | 6.9 | 17 km | 2,968 |
| 14 April 2010 | China | 6.1 | 8 km | |
| 17 April 2010 | Papua New Guinea | 6.2 | 53 km | |
| 21 April 2010 | off Samoa | 6.1 | 35 km | |
| 23 April 2010 | Chile | 6.0 | 32 km | |
| 24 April 2010 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 27 km | |
| 26 April 2010 | off the Philippines | 6.5 | 22 km | |
| 30 April 2010 | off the United States | 6.5 | 12 km | |
| 30 April 2010 | off the United States | 6.3 | 15 km | |
| 3 May 2010 | off Japan | 6.1 | 84 km | |
| 3 May 2010 | Chile | 6.3 | 19 km | |
| 5 May 2010 | off Indonesia | 6.5 | 27 km | |
| 6 May 2010 | Peru | 6.2 | 37 km | |
| 9 May 2010 | off Indonesia | 7.2 | 38 km | |
| 19 May 2010 | Peru | 6.0 | 132 km | |
| 19 May 2010 | Pacific Ocean | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 19 May 2010 | Pacific Ocean | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 23 May 2010 | Peru | 6.1 | 101 km | |
| 24 May 2010 | Brazil | 6.5 | 581 km | |
| 25 May 2010 | Atlantic Ocean | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 26 May 2010 | off Japan | 6.5 | 10 km | |
| 27 May 2010 | off Vanuatu | 7.2 | 31 km | |
| 27 May 2010 | off Vanuatu | 6.1 | 35 km | |
| 31 May 2010 | Philippines | 6.0 | 20 km | |
| 31 May 2010 | off India | 6.5 | 112 km | |
| 1 June 2010 | off Costa Rica | 6.0 | 18 km | |
| 9 June 2010 | off Vanuatu | 6.0 | 12 km | |
| 12 June 2010 | off India | 7.5 | 35 km | |
| 16 June 2010 | Indonesia | 6.2 | 13 km | |
| 16 June 2010 | off Indonesia | 7.0 | 18 km | 17 |
| 16 June 2010 | Indonesia | 6.6 | 11 km | |
| 17 June 2010 | Pacific Ocean | 6.0 | 170 km | |
| 18 June 2010 | off Russia | 6.2 | 28 km | |
| 24 June 2010 | Papua New Guinea | 6.1 | 40 km | |
| 26 June 2010 | off Solomon Islands | 6.7 | 35 km | |
| 30 June 2010 | Pacific Ocean | 6.4 | 581 km | |
| 30 June 2010 | Mexico | 6.3 | 20 km | 1 |
| 2 July 2010 | off Vanuatu | 6.3 | 29 km | |
| 4 July 2010 | off Japan | 6.3 | 27 km | |
| 10 July 2010 | off Guam | 6.3 | 13 km | |
| 12 July 2010 | Chile | 6.3 | 115 km | |
| 14 July 2010 | Chile | 6.6 | 22 km | |
| 18 July 2010 | United States | 6.7 | 14 km | |
| 18 July 2010 | Papua New Guinea | 6.9 | 28 km | |
| 18 July 2010 | Papua New Guinea | 7.3 | 35 km | |
| 18 July 2010 | United States | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 20 July 2010 | Papua New Guinea | 6.3 | 24 km | |
| 21 July 2010 | off Indonesia | 6.1 | 100 km | |
| 22 July 2010 | Vanuatu | 6.1 | 6 km | |
| 23 July 2010 | off the Philippines | 7.3 | 607 km | |
| 23 July 2010 | off the Philippines | 7.6 | 578 km | |
| 23 July 2010 | off the Philippines | 7.5 | 641 km | |
| 24 July 2010 | off the Philippines | 6.6 | 553 km | |
| 29 July 2010 | off the Philippines | 6.6 | 618 km | |
| 30 July 2010 | off Russia | 6.3 | 23 km | |
| 3 August 2010 | off Indonesia | 6.3 | 41 km | |
| 4 August 2010 | off New Zealand | 6.0 | 19 km | |
| 4 August 2010 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.5 | 220 km | |
| 4 August 2010 | off the United States | 6.4 | 27 km | |
| 4 August 2010 | Papua New Guinea | 7.0 | 44 km | |
| 4 August 2010 | off Russia | 6.0 | 28 km | |
| 10 August 2010 | off Vanuatu | 7.3 | 25 km | |
| 12 August 2010 | Ecuador | 7.1 | 207 km | |
| 13 August 2010 | off Micronesia | 6.9 | 16 km | |
| 14 August 2010 | off Micronesia | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 14 August 2010 | off Micronesia | 6.6 | 13 km | |
| 15 August 2010 | Papua New Guinea | 6.3 | 175 km | |
| 16 August 2010 | off Mauritius | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 16 August 2010 | off Fiji | 6.2 | 603 km | |
| 18 August 2010 | off Micronesia | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 20 August 2010 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.1 | 19 km | |
| 24 August 2010 | off Mexico | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 3 September 2010 | off the United States | 6.5 | 24 km | |
| 3 September 2010 | New Zealand | 7.0 | 12 km | |
| 4 September 2010 | off Tonga | 6.1 | 69 km | |
| 7 September 2010 | off Fiji | 6.3 | 9 km | |
| 8 September 2010 | off Vanuatu | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 9 September 2010 | off Chile | 6.2 | 16 km | |
| 17 September 2010 | Afghanistan | 6.3 | 220 km | |
| 26 September 2010 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 30 km | |
| 29 September 2010 | off Indonesia | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 29 September 2010 | off Indonesia | 7.0 | 26 km | |
| 4 October 2010 | off Japan | 6.3 | 32 km | |
| 8 October 2010 | off the United States | 6.4 | 19 km | |
| 8 October 2010 | off the United States | 6.0 | 28 km | |
| 8 October 2010 | off Indonesia | 6.2 | 120 km | |
| 21 October 2010 | off Mexico | 6.7 | 13 km | |
| 25 October 2010 | off Indonesia | 7.8 | 20 km | 431 |
| 25 October 2010 | Indonesia | 6.3 | 26 km | |
| 30 October 2010 | Pacific Ocean | 6.4 | 10 km | |
| 3 November 2010 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 3 November 2010 | off Tonga | 6.1 | 18 km | |
| 10 November 2010 | Indian Ocean | 6.5 | 10 km | |
| 21 November 2010 | Pacific Ocean | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 23 November 2010 | Papua New Guinea | 6.1 | 68 km | |
| 30 November 2010 | off Japan | 6.8 | 470 km | |
| 1 December 2010 | off Fiji | 6.1 | 15 km | |
| 2 December 2010 | Papua New Guinea | 6.6 | 33 km | |
| 8 December 2010 | off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | 6.3 | 29 km | |
| 13 December 2010 | Papua New Guinea | 6.2 | 136 km | |
| 15 December 2010 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 135 km | |
| 20 December 2010 | Iran | 6.7 | 12 km | 7 |
| 21 December 2010 | off Japan | 7.4 | 14 km | |
| 22 December 2010 | off Japan | 6.4 | 18 km | |
| 23 December 2010 | off the United States | 6.4 | 18 km | |
| 25 December 2010 | off New Caledonia | 7.3 | 16 km | |
| 26 December 2010 | off Vanuatu | 6.0 | 13 km | |
| 28 December 2010 | off Fiji | 6.3 | 551 km | |
| 29 December 2010 | off Vanuatu | 6.4 | 16 km |