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Earthquakes in 2011 Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2011
Strongest magnitude 9.1 Mw Japan Deadliest 9.1 Mw Japan 19,747 deaths Total fatalities 20,927 9.0+ 1 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 18 6.0–6.9 204 5.0–5.9 2271
This is a list of earthquakes in 2011 . Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The 9.1 Tōhoku earthquake was the fourth most powerful ever recorded and triggered a massive tsunami (around 20,000 deaths). In a very busy year, many earthquakes caused damage in Turkey , New Zealand , Myanmar , India and United States .
Compared to other years [ edit ]
Number of Earthquakes Worldwide for 2002–2011 Magnitude Ranging Between 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 8−9.9 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 7−7.9 18 14 15 13 14 14 10 9 13 12 16 21 19 15 17 11 18 6−6.9 118 145 121 126 140 141 140 142 178 168 144 151 204 129 125 144 124 5−5.9 1057 1335 1215 1171 1203 1515 1693 1712 2074 1768 1896 1963 2271 1412 1402 1577 1413 Total 1193 1495 1352 1310 1358 1672 1844 1865 2270 1948 2057 2136 2495 1558 1546 1733 1556
Note that an increase in detected earthquake numbers does not necessarily represent an increase in earthquakes per se. Population increase, habitation spread, and advances in earthquake detection technology all contribute to higher earthquake numbers being recorded over time. USGS's Website has more information.
For exact dates and live earthquakes please visit USGS's Global Earthquake Search Page and Real-time Earthquake Map or EMSC's Real-time Seismicity .
Overall [ edit ]
Map of earthquakes in 2011
By death toll [ edit ]
Rank
Death toll
Magnitude
Location
MMI
Depth (km)
Date
1
19,747
9.1
Japan , Tōhoku
X (Extreme )
29.0
March 11
2
604
7.1
Turkey , Van
VIII (Severe )
7.6
October 23
3
185
6.3
New Zealand , Christchurch
IX (Violent )
5.0
February 22
4
151
6.9
Myanmar , Shan
IX (Violent )
10.0
March 24
5
111
6.9
India , Sikkim
VIII (Severe )
19.7
September 18
6
40
5.7
Turkey , Van
VI (Strong )
5.0
November 9
7
26
5.5
China , Yunnan
VI (Strong )
10.0
March 10
8
14
6.2
Uzbekistan , Sughd
VI (Strong )
20.0
July 19
9
10
6.7
Indonesia , Aceh
VI (Strong )
78.0
September 5
By magnitude [ edit ]
Rank
Magnitude
Death toll
Location
Date
1
9.1
19,747
Japan , Tōhoku
March 11
2
7.9
0
Japan , Honshu
March 11
3
7.7
0
Japan , Honshu
March 11
4
7.6
0
New Zealand , Kermadec Islands
July 6
5
7.4
0
New Zealand , Kermadec Islands
October 21
6
7.3
0
Japan , Honshu
March 9
6
7.3
0
Fiji , Ndoi Island
September 15
8
7.2
3
Pakistan , Balochistan
January 18
8
7.2
0
United States , Aleutian Islands
June 23
8
7.1
604
Turkey , Van
October 23
11
7.1
0
Chile , Araucanía Region
January 2
11
7.1
4
Japan , Honshu
April 7
11
7.1
0
Vanuatu , Port Vila
August 20
11
7.1
0
Papua New Guinea , Lae
December 14
15
7.0
0
Argentina , Santiago del Estero
January 1
15
7.0
0
New Caledonia , Loyalty Islands
January 13
15
7.0
0
Japan , Honshu
July 10
15
7.0
0
Vanuatu , Port Vila
August 20
15
7.0
0
Vanuatu , Isangel
September 3
By month [ edit ]
January [ edit ]
January Strongest magnitude 7.2 Pakistan
7.2 Chile Deadliest 7.2 Pakistan 3 deaths Total fatalities 3 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 4 6.0–6.9 10
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
1[1]
Argentina , Santiago del Estero Province , 26 km north northeast of El Hoyo
7.0
583.6
V
-
-
-
2[2]
Chile , Araucanía Region , 42 km north northwest of Carahue
7.2
24.0
VIII
This was an aftershock to the 2010 Chile earthquake .
-
-
5[3]
New Caledonia , offshore, southeast of the Loyalty Islands
6.1
112.2
-
-
-
-
9[4]
Vanuatu , Tafea offshore, 110 km west northwest of Isangel
6.5
22.0
IV
-
-
-
9[5]
Vanuatu , Tafea offshore, 124 km west northwest of Isangel
6.1
18.0
IV
This was an aftershock to the 6.5 earthquake 7 hours earlier.
-
-
12[6]
Japan offshore, Bonin Islands region
6.4
512.0
III
-
-
-
13[7]
New Caledonia , Loyalty Islands offshore, 118 km north northeast of Tadine
7.0
9.0
V
-
-
-
17[8]
Indonesia , South Sumatra offshore, 129 km south southwest of Pagar Alam
6.0
36.0
IV
-
-
-
18[9]
Pakistan , Balochistan , 46 km west southwest of Dalbandin
7.2
68.0
VII
The 2011 Dalbandin earthquake damaged 200 homes near the epicentre. One person was killed by falling debris, and two others died from heart attacks in Quetta . This was the strongest in the country since the 2005 Kashmir earthquake .
3
-
24[10]
Tajikistan , Gorno-Badakshan , 106 km west northwest of Murghob
6.0
110.0
V
-
-
-
26[11]
Indonesia , Aceh offshore, 58 km east southeast of Sinabang
6.1
23.0
V
-
-
-
27[12]
Iran , Kerman Province , 119 km south southeast of Bam
6.2
10.0
VII
This was an aftershock of the 2010 Hosseinabad earthquake .
-
-
29[13]
Norway , Svalbard and Jan Mayen offshore, 75 km east of Olonkinbyen
6.2
15.0
-
-
-
-
31[14]
Tonga , Tongatapu , offshore, 101 km south southwest of Vaini
6.0
76.0
V
-
-
-
February [ edit ]
February Strongest magnitude 6.9 Chile Deadliest 6.1 New Zealand 185 deaths Total fatalities 186 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 17
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
4[15]
Myanmar , Sagaing Region , 62 km east of Wangjing , India
6.2
85.0
VI
One person was killed and several buildings and bridges were damaged in Monywa , Myanmar. Some damage was also reported in Assam , India.
1
-
7[16]
Papua New Guinea , Bougainville offshore, 98 km south southwest of Arawa
6.4
415.0
III
-
-
-
10[17]
Philippines , Celebes Sea offshore, 250 km south southeast of Tabiauan
6.6
525.0
IV
-
-
-
11[18]
Chile , Maule Region , 21 km north of Tomé
6.9
26.0
VII
A tsunami up to 0.3 m (0.98 ft) was observed off the coast of Chile. This was an aftershock of the 2010 Chile earthquake .
-
-
12[19]
Chile , Bío-Bío Region , 13 km south southeast of Chiguayante
6.1
16.0
VII
It is also an aftershock of the 2010 Chile earthquake .
-
-
15[20]
Indonesia , South Sulawesi , 146 km south southeast of Poso
6.1
16.2
VII
-
-
-
20[21]
Russia , Kamchatka , 41 km south southwest of Ust-Kamchatsk
6.1
33.0
VI
-
-
-
21[22]
Tonga , offshore, south of the Fiji Islands
6.5
558.1
-
-
-
-
21[23]
New Zealand , Canterbury , 6 km southeast of Christchurch
6.1
5.9
IX
The 2011 Christchurch earthquake was one of the worst natural disasters in New Zealand's history. 185 people were killed, and 2,000 people were injured. This was also an aftershock of the 2010 Canterbury earthquake .
185
2,000
Note: The 2010 Maule Earthquake's aftershocks have not been included due to cluttering.
March Strongest magnitude 9.1 Japan Deadliest 9.1 Japan 19,747 deaths Total fatalities 19,924 9.0+ 1 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 3 6.0–6.9 68 5.0–5.9 633
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
6[24]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore
6.6
87.7
IV
-
-
-
9[25]
Japan , Sendai offshore, 120 km Southeast of Ofunato
7.3
32.0
IV
The March 2011 Sanriku earthquake was a foreshock of the 9.1 earthquake 2 days later.
-
-
10[26]
China , Yunnan
5.5
10.0
VII
The 2011 Yunnan earthquake damaged 12,000 homes, left 26 people dead and 313 injured.
26
313
11[27]
Japan , Tōhoku Region offshore
9.1
29.0
IX
The 2011 Tohoku earthquake was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan, and is the fourth largest earthquake in recorded history, a tsunami up to 40.5 m (133 ft) high caused 19,745 deaths with 6,242 people injured, and 2,556 people missing. In Jayapura , Indonesia , one person was killed with another person killed in the U.S. State of California .
19,747
6,434
11[28]
Japan , offshore Tōhoku Region
7.9
42.6
VIII
These were aftershocks of the 9.1 earthquake earlier that day.
-
-
11[29]
Japan , offshore Tōhoku Region
7.7
18.6
IV
-
-
24[30]
Myanmar , 27 km Northwest of Tachilek
6.9
8.0
IX
The 2011 Myanmar earthquake caused major destruction in Shan State , killing 151 people and injuring 212 others.
151
212
Note : Aftershocks of the Japan earthquake have not been included unless they are above magnitude 7 or lead to casualties.
April Strongest magnitude 7.1 Japan Deadliest 6.6 Japan 7 deaths Total fatalities 11 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 18 5.0–5.9 159
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
1[31]
Greece , South Aegean offshore, 42 km northwest of Fry
6.0
59.9
VI
-
-
-
3[32]
Indonesia , West Java offshore, 278 km southwest of Kawalu
6.7
14.0
V
-
-
-
7[33]
Mexico , Veracruz , 7 km southwest of Helio García Alfaro
6.6
166.2
VI
-
-
-
7[34]
Japan , Miyagi offshore, 29 km southeast of Ishinomaki
7.1
42.0
VIII
The April 2011 Miyagi earthquake caused further structural damage in Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures . Four people died and 141 were injured.
4
141
11[35]
Japan , Fukushima , 17 km south southwest of Ishikawa
6.6
11.0
VIII
The April 2011 Fukushima earthquake caused little structural damage, but killed seven people and injured ten others. Mostly from landslides.
7
10
23[36]
Solomon Islands , Makira offshore, 79 km west of Kirakira
6.8
79.0
VI
-
-
-
24[37]
Indonesia , Southeast Sulawesi offshore, 47 km northeast of Katabu
6.1
8.0
VIII
-
-
-
May Strongest magnitude 6.8 New Caledonia Deadliest 5.1 Spain 9 deaths Total fatalities 11 9.0+ 0 8.0–8.9 0 7.0–7.9 0 6.0–6.9 7 5.0–5.9 179
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
10[38]
New Caledonia , Loyalty Islands offshore, 124 km northeast of Wé
6.8
11.0
V
-
-
-
11[39]
Spain , Murcia , 4 km northeast of Lorca
5.1
1.0
VI
The 2011 Lorca earthquake caused significant localized damage and panic among locals, leaving many displaced from their homes. Nine people were killed and 403 others were inujred.
9
403
19[40]
Turkey , Kütahya , 12 km north northeast of Simav
5.8
7.0
VII
After the 2011 Kütahya earthquake , many locals panicked and power was lost to most of Simav , and some buildings sustained damage. An elderly woman in İnegöl suffered a heart-attack and died in the immediate aftermath of the tremor, while in Simav, one person was killed after being struck by a concrete block. 122 others were injured.[41]
2
122
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
8[42]
China , Xinjiang , 76 km west of Turpan
5.1
21.1
VI
In Dabancheng , fifty houses were damaged and landslides occurred. At least eight people were injured.
-
8
13[43]
New Zealand , Canterbury offshore, 9 km east southeast of Christchurch
5.9
6.1
VIII
The June 2011 Christchurch earthquake , being a strong aftershock of the February event, caused further damage to buildings, power outages, liquefaction and rockfalls. One elderly person died after falling in panic, and 46 others were injured, two seriously.[44] [45]
1
46
16[46]
Papua New Guinea , East New Britain , 108 km east southeast of Kimbe
6.4
16.0
VIII
-
-
-
20[47]
China , Yunnan , 137 km east southeast of Myitkyina , Myanmar
5.0
39.0
IV
Moderate damage occurred in Baoshan and four people were injured.
-
4
22[48]
Japan , Iwate offshore, 42 km north northeast of Miyako
6.7
33.0
VI
This was possibly an aftershock of the March 2011 event.
-
-
24[49]
United States , Alaska offshore, 162 km east of Atka
7.3
52.0
VI
In Nikolski , a tsunami with heights of 10 cm (0.33 ft) was observed.
-
-
24[50]
Haiti , Sud-Est , 11 km north of Cayes-Jacmel
3.5
10.0
III
In Port-au-Prince , seven people were injured in a crowd-crush caused by panicking crowds.
-
7
26[51]
China , Qinghai , 186 km northwest of Qamdo
5.3
29.3
V
Ten houses collapsed and over 90% of others were damaged near the epicentre.
-
-
26[52]
Indonesia , Papua , 146 km south southeast of Biak
6.3
17.0
VII
-
-
-
29[53]
Japan , Nagano , 20 km west southwest of Hotaka
5.0
10.0
V
In Nagano , one person was crushed to death by a falling bookshelf,[54] and seventeen others were injured, fourteen of them seriously.[55]
1
17
July Strongest magnitude 7.6 New Zealand Deadliest 6.1 Kyrgyzstan 14 deaths Total fatalities 14 7.0–7.9 2 6.0–6.9 17 5.0–5.9 205
Date
Country and location
Mw
Depth (km)
MMI
Notes
Casualties
Dead
Injured
6[56]
New Zealand , Kermadec Islands offshore
7.6
17.0
VII
A tsunami was observed with heights of 1.9 m (6.2 ft) in Raoul Island .[57]
-
-
10[58]
Japan , Miyagi offshore, 177 km east southeast of Ishinomaki
7.0
23.0
V
It was an aftershock of the event on March 11.
-
-
11[59]
Philippines , Central Visayas offshore, 33 km west southwest of Cayhagan
6.4
19.0
VI
-
-
-
19[60]
Kyrgyzstan , Batken , 16 km north northeast of Aydarken
6.1
20.0
VIII
The 2011 Fergana Valley earthquake caused fifteen injuries, as many as 650 houses to collapse or sustain severe damage and rockfalls in Kyrgyzstan .[61] [62] However in Uzbekistan , over 800 homes were damaged and thirteen people were killed,[61] while another person died due to panic in Tajikistan .[63]
14
101
20[64]
Solomon Islands , Makira offshore, 16 km northeast of Kirakira
6.0
21.0
VI
-
-
-
25[65]
Papua New Guinea , New Ireland offshore, 70 km south southwest of Kavieng
6.3
10.0
VI
-
-
-
29[66]
South of the Fiji Islands
6.7
532.0
-
-
-
-
31[67]
Papua New Guinea , Madang offshore, 103 km northeast of Angoram
6.6
10.0
VI
-
-
-
August Strongest magnitude 7.1 Vanuatu Total fatalities 0 7.0–7.9 2 6.0–6.9 10 5.0–5.9 146
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near the Kuril Islands on August 4.[68]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Ascension Island on August 10.[69]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Ceram Sea on August 16.[70]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu , Japan , on August 17.[71]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Fiji region on August 19.[72]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu , Japan , on August 19.[73]
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Port Vila , Vanuatu ; this was followed by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake less than twenty minutes later, which was followed 1 hour 6 minutes later by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on August 20.[74] [75]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck southwest of Sumatra , Indonesia , on August 22.[76]
/ A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck northern Peru near the Brazilian border on August 24. Local newspapers reported that the earthquake was felt in Lima and in Rio Branco .[77]
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Virginia on August 23; it caused minor widespread damage and was felt by more people than any other quake in U.S. history, including Washington D.C. and New York City .[78]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southwest of Port Vila , Vanuatu , on August 24.[79]
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck at Banda sea, Indonesia , on August 30.[80]
September [ edit ]
September Strongest magnitude 7.3 Fiji Total fatalities 124 7.0–7.9 2 6.0–6.9 16 5.0–5.9 121
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands , Solomon Islands , on September 1.[81]
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near the Fox Islands , Aleutian Islands , Alaska , on September 2.[82]
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near the Santiago Del Estero Province, Argentina, on September 2.[83]
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands, on September 3.[84]
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Isangel , Vanuatu , on September 3.[85]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near Apia , Samoa , on September 5.[86]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south-west of Medan , Sumatra , Indonesia on September 5, killing ten people.[87] [88]
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near Campbell River, British Columbia , Canada , on September 9.[89]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Port Vila , Vanuatu , on September 11.[90]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near Wewak , Papua New Guinea , on September 12.[91]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near the Aleutian Islands , Alaska , United States , on September 14.[92]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck east of the North Island , New Zealand, on September 15.[93]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu , Japan , on September 15.[94]
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Fiji region on September 15.[95]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu , Japan , on September 16.[96]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu , Japan , on September 16.[97]
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Sikkim , India , near the Nepalese border on September 18, killing at least 111 people.[98] [99]
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck southeast of Guatemala City on September 19, triggering landslides and killing at least 3 people.[100]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Tonga on September 22.[101]
October [ edit ]
October Strongest magnitude 7.4 New Zealand Total fatalities 608 7.0–7.9 2 6.0–6.9 9 5.0–5.9 122
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck Central Honshu , Japan on October 7. One person was killed by falling rocks while mountain climbing.[102]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near Raoul Island , Kermadec Islands on October 7.[103]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 130 kilometres south-southwest of Denpasar , Bali , Indonesia on October 13.[104]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Eastern Papua New Guinea on October 14.[105]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Amurskaya Oblast' , Russia on October 14.[106]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the New Britain region, Papua New Guinea on October 18.[107]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake Hokkaido , Japan on October 21.[108]
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck near Raoul Island , Kermadec Islands on October 21.[109]
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck near Van , Turkey on October 23.[110] This was later followed by a magnitude 6.0 aftershock.[111]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake south-east of Vanua Levu , Fiji on October 27.[112]
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near the coast of central Peru on October 28, killing one person.[113]
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck Sikkim , India on October 29, killing 2 people.[114]
November [ edit ]
November Strongest magnitude 6.9 Japan Total fatalities 40 6.0–6.9 10 5.0–5.9 135
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Revillagigedo Islands region, Mexico on November 1.[115]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Pacific–Antarctic Ridge , South Pacific Ocean on November 2.[116]
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near Prague, Oklahoma on November 6.[117] [118]
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near Kumejima, Okinawa , Japan on November 8.[119]
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near Van, Turkey on November 9, killing 40 people.[120] [121]
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Molucca Sea , Indonesia on November 14.[122]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Gisborne, New Zealand on November 18.[123]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Beni region , Bolivia on November 22.[124]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near Honshu , Japan on November 23.[125]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Hokkaido , Japan on November 24.[126]
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the New Ireland region , Papua New Guinea on November 28.[127]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Luzon , Philippines on November 30.[128]
December [ edit ]
December Strongest magnitude 7.1 Papua New Guinea Total fatalities 3 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 7 5.0–5.9 106
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Atacama , Chile on December 7.[129]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Guerrero , Mexico on December 10, killing 3 people.[130] [131]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands region on December 11.[132]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Gorontalo , North Sulawesi , Indonesia on December 13.[133]
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck near Lae , eastern New Guinea , Papua New Guinea on December 14.[134]
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck south of the Kermadec Islands , New Zealand on December 15.[135]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Hihifo , Tonga on December 26.[136]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck near Kyzyl , Russia on December 27.[137]
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^ "M 6.7 - 278 km SSW of Kawalu, Indonesia" .
^ "M 6.6 - 7 km SW of Helio García Alfaro, Mexico" .
^ "M 7.1 - 29 ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan" .
^ "M 6.6 - 17 km SSW of Ishikawa, Japan" .
^ "M 6.8 - 79 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands" .
^ "M 6.1 - 47 km NE of Katabu, Indonesia" .
^ "M 6.8 - 124 km NE of Wé, New Caledonia" .
^ ANSS . "Spain 2011: M 5.1 - Spain" . Comprehensive Catalog . U.S. Geological Survey.
^ "M 5.8 - 12 km ENE of Simav, Turkey" .
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^ "M 5.1 - 76 km W of Turpan, China" .
^ "M 5.9 - 9 km ESE of Christchurch, New Zealand" .
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^ "Shattered city hit again" . The Press . Fairfax New Zealand Limited . 14 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011 .
^ "M 6.4 - 108 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea" .
^ "M 5.0 - 137 km ESE of Myitkyina, Myanmar" .
^ "M 6.7 - 42 km NNE of Miyako, Japan" .
^ "M 7.3 - Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska" .
^ "M 3.5 - 11 km N of Cayes-Jacmel, Haiti" .
^ "M 5.3 - 186 km NW of Qamdo, China" .
^ "M 6.3 - 146 km SSE of Biak, Indonesia" .
^ "M 5.0 - 20 km WSW of Hotaka, Japan" .
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^ "M 7.6 - Kermadec Islands region" .
^ "Tsunami waves go east and west" . Sun Media Ltd . 7 July 2011.
^ "M 7.0 - 177 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan" .
^ "M 6.4 - 33 km WSW of Cayhagan, Philippines" .
^ "M 6.1 - 16 km NNE of Aydarken, Kyrgyzstan" .
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^ "M 6.0 - 16 km NE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands" .
^ "M 6.3 - 70 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea" .
^ "M 6.7 - south of the Fiji Islands" .
^ "M 6.6 - 103 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea" .
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^ "Magnitude 6.2 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN" . Archived from the original on August 19, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.2 - FIJI REGION" . Archived from the original on August 19, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.3 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN" . Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-10-01 .
^ "Magnitude 7.1 - VANUATU" . Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 7.0 - VANUATU" . Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011 .
^ https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0005i71.php . Retrieved August 22, 2011 . [dead link ]
^ "Magnitude 6.8 - NORTHERN PERU" . Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-10-01 .
^ "PAGER - M 5.8 - VIRGINIA" . Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-10-01 .
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^ "Magnitude 6.8 - FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA" . Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.7 - SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA" . Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2011 .
^ https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0005nnw.php . Retrieved September 3, 2011 . [dead link ]
^ "Magnitude 7.0 - VANUATU" . Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011 .
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^ "Magnitude 6.4 - VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION" . Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2011 .
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^ https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0005ucf.phpp . Retrieved September 14, 2011 . [dead link ]
^ https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0005urf.php . Retrieved September 15, 2011 . [dead link ]
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^ "Magnitude 7.3 - FIJI REGION" . Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2015-10-01 .
^ "Magnitude 6.7 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN" . Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.2 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN" . Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.9 - INDIA-NEPAL BORDER REGION" . Archived from the original on September 21, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011 .
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^ "Magnitude 6.1 - SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS" . Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.1 - SOUTH OF BALI, INDONESIA" . Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.7 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA" . Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.1 - AMURSKAYA OBLAST', RUSSIA" . Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.0 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA" . Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.1 - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION" . Archived from the original on October 22, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 7.4 - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION" . Archived from the original on October 22, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 7.2 - EASTERN TURKEY" . Archived from the original on October 24, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.0 - EASTERN TURKEY" . Archived from the original on October 24, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.0 - FIJI REGION" . Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.9 - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU" . Archived from the original on October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2011 .
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^ "Magnitude 6.3 - REVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION" . Archived from the original on November 2, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.2 - PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE" . Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011 .
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^ "Magnitude 6.9 - NORTHEAST OF TAIWAN" . Archived from the original on November 9, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 5.6 - EASTERN TURKEY" . Archived from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2011 .
^ "Turkey earthquake death toll rises; two journalists among those killed - CNN.com" . CNN . November 12, 2011.
^ "Magnitude 6.3 - MOLUCCA SEA" . Archived from the original on November 15, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.0 - OFF EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, N.Z." Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.6 - BENI, BOLIVIA" . Archived from the original on November 24, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.1 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN" . Archived from the original on November 25, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.2 - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION" . Archived from the original on November 26, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.4 - NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA" . Archived from the original on November 30, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.0 - LUZON, PHILIPPINES" . Archived from the original on December 3, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011 .
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^ "Magnitude 6.5 - GUERRERO, MEXICO" . Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.2 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION" . Archived from the original on December 14, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.0 - MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA" . Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 7.1 - EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA" . Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.3 - SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS" . Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.0 - TONGA" . Archived from the original on January 2, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2011 .
^ "Magnitude 6.6 - SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA" . Archived from the original on December 31, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2011 .
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Sendai, Japan (7.2, Mar 9)
Yunnan, China (5.4, Mar 10)
Tōhoku, Japan (Great East Japan) (9.1, Mar 11)†‡
Sakae, Japan (6.7, Mar 11)
Shizuoka, Japan (6.0, Mar 15)
Shan State, Myanmar (6.8, Mar 24)†
April May June July August September October November December † indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year