2018M6+ · 134
Earthquakes of 2018
In 2018 the world had 134 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more, 17 of them 7 or more; the strongest reached 8.2. 5,196 deaths were recorded. Each one with its place, depth, aftershocks and toll.
134M6+
17M7+ · M8+ 1
M8.2Strongest
5,196Deaths
Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · 2018
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| Date | Where | Magnitude | Depth | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 January 2018 | off Honduras | 7.5 | 19 km | |
| 11 January 2018 | Myanmar | 6.0 | 9 km | |
| 14 January 2018 | off Peru | 7.1 | 39 km | 2 |
| 19 January 2018 | off Mexico | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 21 January 2018 | Chile | 6.3 | 116 km | |
| 23 January 2018 | off the United States | 7.9 | 14 km | |
| 24 January 2018 | off Japan | 6.3 | 31 km | |
| 25 January 2018 | off Russia | 6.2 | 11 km | |
| 26 January 2018 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 28 January 2018 | Atlantic Ocean | 6.6 | 10 km | |
| 31 January 2018 | Afghanistan | 6.2 | 194 km | 2 |
| 1 February 2018 | off Fiji | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 4 February 2018 | off Taiwan | 6.1 | 12 km | |
| 6 February 2018 | off Taiwan | 6.4 | 17 km | 17 |
| 9 February 2018 | off Fiji | 6.0 | 557 km | |
| 11 February 2018 | off Northern Mariana Islands | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 16 February 2018 | Mexico | 7.2 | 22 km | 14 |
| 25 February 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 7.5 | 25 km | 145 |
| 26 February 2018 | off Indonesia | 6.1 | 9 km | |
| 26 February 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 6.3 | 19 km | |
| 27 February 2018 | Southern Ocean | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 28 February 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 6.1 | 16 km | 1 |
| 4 March 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 6.0 | 10 km | 11 |
| 6 March 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 6.7 | 20 km | 25 |
| 8 March 2018 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.8 | 23 km | |
| 24 March 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 6.3 | 33 km | |
| 24 March 2018 | Indian Ocean | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 25 March 2018 | off Indonesia | 6.4 | 169 km | |
| 26 March 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 6.7 | 40 km | |
| 29 March 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 6.9 | 35 km | |
| 2 April 2018 | off Tonga | 6.1 | 92 km | |
| 2 April 2018 | Bolivia | 6.8 | 559 km | |
| 5 April 2018 | off the Philippines | 6.0 | 34 km | |
| 7 April 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 6.3 | 18 km | 4 |
| 10 April 2018 | Chile | 6.2 | 66 km | |
| 15 April 2018 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 34 km | |
| 19 April 2018 | Indian Ocean | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 2 May 2018 | off Chile | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 4 May 2018 | off the United States | 6.9 | 6 km | |
| 5 May 2018 | off the Philippines | 6.1 | 18 km | |
| 9 May 2018 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.0 | 9 km | |
| 9 May 2018 | Afghanistan | 6.2 | 116 km | |
| 18 May 2018 | Pacific Ocean | 6.1 | 11 km | |
| 21 June 2018 | off Vanuatu | 6.1 | 28 km | |
| 6 July 2018 | off Russia | 6.1 | 45 km | |
| 7 July 2018 | off New Zealand | 6.0 | 35 km | |
| 13 July 2018 | off Vanuatu | 6.4 | 167 km | |
| 15 July 2018 | off Yemen | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 15 July 2018 | off Yemen | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 17 July 2018 | off Solomon Islands | 6.0 | 38 km | |
| 19 July 2018 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.0 | 30 km | |
| 23 July 2018 | Atlantic Ocean | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 28 July 2018 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 578 km | |
| 28 July 2018 | off Indonesia | 6.4 | 14 km | 17 |
| 5 August 2018 | Indonesia | 6.9 | 34 km | 560 |
| 10 August 2018 | off Russia | 6.0 | 27 km | |
| 12 August 2018 | United States | 6.4 | 16 km | |
| 12 August 2018 | United States | 6.0 | 16 km | |
| 14 August 2018 | off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | 6.1 | 25 km | |
| 15 August 2018 | off the United States | 6.5 | 34 km | |
| 16 August 2018 | off Japan | 6.3 | 20 km | |
| 17 August 2018 | off Indonesia | 6.5 | 529 km | |
| 17 August 2018 | Costa Rica | 6.1 | 15 km | |
| 19 August 2018 | off Fiji | 8.2 | 600 km | |
| 19 August 2018 | off Fiji | 6.3 | 576 km | |
| 19 August 2018 | Indonesia | 6.3 | 16 km | |
| 19 August 2018 | off Fiji | 6.4 | 416 km | |
| 19 August 2018 | Indonesia | 6.9 | 21 km | 2 |
| 21 August 2018 | off Venezuela | 7.3 | 147 km | 5 |
| 21 August 2018 | off Vanuatu | 6.5 | 9 km | |
| 22 August 2018 | off the United States | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 23 August 2018 | off the United States | 6.3 | 20 km | |
| 24 August 2018 | Peru | 7.1 | 630 km | |
| 25 August 2018 | Iran | 6.0 | 10 km | 2 |
| 28 August 2018 | off Indonesia | 6.2 | 14 km | |
| 28 August 2018 | off Northern Mariana Islands | 6.4 | 55 km | |
| 29 August 2018 | off New Caledonia | 7.1 | 21 km | |
| 5 September 2018 | Japan | 6.6 | 35 km | 44 |
| 6 September 2018 | off Fiji | 7.9 | 671 km | |
| 7 September 2018 | Ecuador | 6.2 | 111 km | |
| 8 September 2018 | Philippines | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 9 September 2018 | off Solomon Islands | 6.5 | 68 km | |
| 10 September 2018 | off New Zealand | 6.9 | 115 km | |
| 10 September 2018 | off New Caledonia | 6.3 | 12 km | |
| 16 September 2018 | Pacific Ocean | 6.5 | 576 km | |
| 18 September 2018 | Indian Ocean | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 28 September 2018 | Indonesia | 6.1 | 5 km | |
| 28 September 2018 | Indonesia | 7.5 | 20 km | 4,340 |
| 30 September 2018 | off Fiji | 6.7 | 550 km | |
| 1 October 2018 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 29 km | |
| 9 October 2018 | off Russia | 6.1 | 19 km | |
| 10 October 2018 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 9 km | 4 |
| 10 October 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 6.1 | 42 km | |
| 10 October 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 7.0 | 39 km | |
| 10 October 2018 | Papua New Guinea | 6.2 | 121 km | |
| 10 October 2018 | off Russia | 6.5 | 20 km | |
| 13 October 2018 | off Russia | 6.7 | 461 km | |
| 16 October 2018 | off New Caledonia | 6.3 | 12 km | |
| 16 October 2018 | off New Caledonia | 6.5 | 17 km | |
| 22 October 2018 | off Canada | 6.5 | 10 km | |
| 22 October 2018 | off Canada | 6.8 | 10 km | |
| 22 October 2018 | off Canada | 6.5 | 10 km | |
| 25 October 2018 | off Greece | 6.8 | 14 km | |
| 28 October 2018 | off El Salvador | 6.1 | 22 km | |
| 29 October 2018 | off Chile | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 30 October 2018 | New Zealand | 6.1 | 225 km | |
| 1 November 2018 | Chile | 6.2 | 102 km | |
| 2 November 2018 | off Russia | 6.0 | 433 km | |
| 4 November 2018 | Philippines | 6.0 | 601 km | |
| 9 November 2018 | off Norway | 6.7 | 10 km | |
| 10 November 2018 | off Tonga | 6.1 | 35 km | |
| 11 November 2018 | Atlantic Ocean | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 14 November 2018 | off Russia | 6.1 | 49 km | |
| 15 November 2018 | off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | 6.4 | 15 km | |
| 15 November 2018 | Pacific Ocean | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 16 November 2018 | off Solomon Islands | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 18 November 2018 | off Fiji | 6.8 | 540 km | |
| 25 November 2018 | off Colombia | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 25 November 2018 | Iran | 6.3 | 18 km | 1 |
| 30 November 2018 | United States | 7.1 | 47 km | |
| 1 December 2018 | off Indonesia | 6.4 | 136 km | |
| 5 December 2018 | off New Caledonia | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 5 December 2018 | off New Caledonia | 7.5 | 10 km | |
| 5 December 2018 | off New Caledonia | 6.6 | 10 km | |
| 11 December 2018 | off South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | 7.1 | 133 km | |
| 12 December 2018 | Pacific Ocean | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 16 December 2018 | Indonesia | 6.1 | 62 km | |
| 19 December 2018 | Pacific Ocean | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 20 December 2018 | off Russia | 7.3 | 17 km | |
| 22 December 2018 | off Vanuatu | 6.0 | 42 km | |
| 23 December 2018 | off Tonga | 6.4 | 113 km | |
| 24 December 2018 | off Russia | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 29 December 2018 | off Indonesia | 7.0 | 60 km | |
| 31 December 2018 | off the United States | 6.0 | 31 km |