2016M6+ · 147
Earthquakes of 2016
In 2016 the world had 147 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more, 16 of them 7 or more; the strongest reached 7.9. 1,493 deaths were recorded. Each one with its place, depth, aftershocks and toll.
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16M7+ · M8+ 0
M7.9Strongest
1,493Deaths
Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · 2016
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| Date | Where | Magnitude | Depth | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2016 | Pacific Ocean | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 3 January 2016 | India | 6.7 | 55 km | 13 |
| 5 January 2016 | Pacific Ocean | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 11 January 2016 | off Indonesia | 6.5 | 13 km | |
| 11 January 2016 | off Japan | 6.2 | 239 km | |
| 14 January 2016 | Bolivia | 6.1 | 583 km | |
| 14 January 2016 | off Japan | 6.7 | 46 km | |
| 21 January 2016 | off Mexico | 6.6 | 10 km | |
| 24 January 2016 | off the United States | 7.1 | 126 km | |
| 25 January 2016 | off Morocco | 6.3 | 12 km | 1 |
| 26 January 2016 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.1 | 26 km | |
| 30 January 2016 | Russia | 7.2 | 177 km | |
| 31 January 2016 | off Antarctica | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 1 February 2016 | off New Zealand | 6.2 | 391 km | |
| 5 February 2016 | Taiwan | 6.4 | 23 km | 117 |
| 8 February 2016 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.4 | 29 km | |
| 10 February 2016 | Chile | 6.3 | 29 km | |
| 12 February 2016 | Indonesia | 6.3 | 28 km | |
| 15 February 2016 | off Tonga | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 16 February 2016 | Pacific Ocean | 6.1 | 13 km | |
| 17 February 2016 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 9 km | |
| 22 February 2016 | off Chile | 6.0 | 12 km | |
| 27 February 2016 | Pacific Ocean | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 2 March 2016 | Indian Ocean | 7.8 | 24 km | |
| 12 March 2016 | off the United States | 6.3 | 19 km | |
| 19 March 2016 | off the United States | 6.0 | 17 km | |
| 19 March 2016 | off Antigua and Barbuda | 6.0 | 26 km | |
| 20 March 2016 | off Russia | 6.4 | 30 km | |
| 1 April 2016 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.2 | 6 km | |
| 2 April 2016 | United States | 6.2 | 11 km | |
| 3 April 2016 | off Vanuatu | 6.9 | 26 km | |
| 6 April 2016 | off Vanuatu | 6.7 | 24 km | |
| 6 April 2016 | off Indonesia | 6.1 | 29 km | |
| 7 April 2016 | off Vanuatu | 6.7 | 28 km | |
| 10 April 2016 | Afghanistan | 6.6 | 212 km | 6 |
| 13 April 2016 | Myanmar | 6.9 | 136 km | 2 |
| 13 April 2016 | off the Philippines | 6.0 | 17 km | |
| 14 April 2016 | Japan | 6.2 | 9 km | |
| 14 April 2016 | Japan | 6.0 | 8 km | |
| 14 April 2016 | off Vanuatu | 6.4 | 16 km | |
| 15 April 2016 | off Guatemala | 6.1 | 22 km | |
| 15 April 2016 | Japan | 7.0 | 10 km | 273 |
| 16 April 2016 | Ecuador | 7.8 | 21 km | 663 |
| 19 April 2016 | off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | 6.2 | 14 km | |
| 20 April 2016 | off Ecuador | 6.2 | 14 km | |
| 20 April 2016 | Ecuador | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 22 April 2016 | off Ecuador | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 25 April 2016 | off Mexico | 6.0 | 16 km | |
| 27 April 2016 | off Mexico | 6.0 | 16 km | |
| 28 April 2016 | Vanuatu | 7.0 | 24 km | |
| 29 April 2016 | Pacific Ocean | 6.6 | 10 km | |
| 18 May 2016 | Ecuador | 6.7 | 16 km | |
| 18 May 2016 | Ecuador | 6.9 | 30 km | 1 |
| 20 May 2016 | Australia | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 27 May 2016 | off Fiji | 6.4 | 567 km | |
| 28 May 2016 | off Fiji | 6.9 | 406 km | |
| 28 May 2016 | off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | 7.2 | 78 km | |
| 31 May 2016 | off Taiwan | 6.4 | 246 km | |
| 1 June 2016 | off Indonesia | 6.6 | 50 km | 1 |
| 5 June 2016 | off Indonesia | 6.3 | 430 km | |
| 6 June 2016 | off New Zealand | 6.1 | 44 km | |
| 7 June 2016 | off Mexico | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 7 June 2016 | off Indonesia | 6.3 | 31 km | |
| 9 June 2016 | off Indonesia | 6.1 | 19 km | |
| 10 June 2016 | Nicaragua | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 10 June 2016 | off Solomon Islands | 6.2 | 30 km | |
| 14 June 2016 | off Vanuatu | 6.2 | 111 km | |
| 19 June 2016 | off Vanuatu | 6.3 | 13 km | |
| 20 June 2016 | off Vanuatu | 6.0 | 15 km | |
| 21 June 2016 | Atlantic Ocean | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 21 June 2016 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.3 | 354 km | |
| 26 June 2016 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.4 | 13 km | |
| 30 June 2016 | off Vanuatu | 6.0 | 27 km | |
| 10 July 2016 | off Samoa | 6.0 | 8 km | |
| 11 July 2016 | Ecuador | 6.3 | 21 km | |
| 13 July 2016 | off New Zealand | 6.3 | 12 km | |
| 20 July 2016 | off Vanuatu | 6.1 | 167 km | |
| 25 July 2016 | Chile | 6.1 | 72 km | |
| 25 July 2016 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.4 | 14 km | |
| 29 July 2016 | off Northern Mariana Islands | 7.7 | 196 km | |
| 4 August 2016 | Argentina | 6.2 | 270 km | |
| 4 August 2016 | off Japan | 6.3 | 510 km | |
| 12 August 2016 | off Fiji | 7.2 | 16 km | |
| 12 August 2016 | off Tonga | 6.1 | 113 km | |
| 18 August 2016 | Pacific Ocean | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 19 August 2016 | off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | 7.4 | 10 km | |
| 20 August 2016 | off Japan | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 21 August 2016 | off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | 6.1 | 12 km | |
| 23 August 2016 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 533 km | |
| 24 August 2016 | Italy | 6.2 | 4 km | 299 |
| 24 August 2016 | Myanmar | 6.8 | 82 km | 4 |
| 29 August 2016 | Atlantic Ocean | 7.1 | 10 km | |
| 31 August 2016 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.8 | 476 km | |
| 1 September 2016 | off New Zealand | 7.0 | 19 km | |
| 1 September 2016 | off New Zealand | 6.1 | 14 km | |
| 5 September 2016 | off Russia | 6.1 | 8 km | |
| 8 September 2016 | off Australia | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 10 September 2016 | Peru | 6.1 | 121 km | |
| 14 September 2016 | Colombia | 6.0 | 18 km | |
| 14 September 2016 | off Solomon Islands | 6.0 | 14 km | |
| 17 September 2016 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 9 km | |
| 20 September 2016 | off Japan | 6.1 | 9 km | |
| 23 September 2016 | off Japan | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 23 September 2016 | off the Philippines | 6.3 | 65 km | |
| 24 September 2016 | off Tonga | 6.4 | 202 km | |
| 24 September 2016 | off Fiji | 6.9 | 596 km | |
| 15 October 2016 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.3 | 442 km | |
| 17 October 2016 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.8 | 42 km | |
| 19 October 2016 | off Indonesia | 6.6 | 614 km | |
| 21 October 2016 | Japan | 6.2 | 6 km | |
| 26 October 2016 | off Tonga | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 26 October 2016 | Italy | 6.1 | 10 km | 1 |
| 27 October 2016 | off Chile | 6.0 | 13 km | |
| 30 October 2016 | Italy | 6.6 | 8 km | 2 |
| 1 November 2016 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.0 | 52 km | |
| 4 November 2016 | Chile | 6.3 | 90 km | |
| 8 November 2016 | off Chile | 6.0 | 20 km | |
| 11 November 2016 | off Japan | 6.1 | 42 km | |
| 13 November 2016 | New Zealand | 7.8 | 15 km | 2 |
| 13 November 2016 | New Zealand | 6.5 | 10 km | |
| 13 November 2016 | New Zealand | 6.1 | 14 km | |
| 13 November 2016 | New Zealand | 6.2 | 2 km | |
| 14 November 2016 | New Zealand | 6.5 | 9 km | |
| 20 November 2016 | Argentina | 6.4 | 108 km | |
| 21 November 2016 | off Japan | 6.9 | 9 km | |
| 24 November 2016 | off El Salvador | 6.9 | 10 km | |
| 25 November 2016 | China | 6.6 | 17 km | 1 |
| 1 December 2016 | Peru | 6.2 | 12 km | 1 |
| 5 December 2016 | off Indonesia | 6.3 | 526 km | |
| 6 December 2016 | off Indonesia | 6.5 | 13 km | 104 |
| 8 December 2016 | China | 6.0 | 18 km | 1 |
| 8 December 2016 | off the United States | 6.6 | 8 km | |
| 8 December 2016 | off Solomon Islands | 7.8 | 40 km | 1 |
| 8 December 2016 | off Solomon Islands | 6.5 | 12 km | |
| 9 December 2016 | off Solomon Islands | 6.9 | 20 km | |
| 10 December 2016 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.0 | 143 km | |
| 14 December 2016 | off Northern Mariana Islands | 6.0 | 22 km | |
| 17 December 2016 | off Papua New Guinea | 7.9 | 95 km | |
| 17 December 2016 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.3 | 8 km | |
| 18 December 2016 | off Micronesia | 6.2 | 19 km | |
| 18 December 2016 | Peru | 6.4 | 612 km | |
| 20 December 2016 | off Solomon Islands | 6.4 | 20 km | |
| 20 December 2016 | off Solomon Islands | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 21 December 2016 | off Indonesia | 6.7 | 152 km | |
| 24 December 2016 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 25 December 2016 | off Chile | 7.6 | 38 km | |
| 29 December 2016 | off Indonesia | 6.3 | 79 km |