Earthquakes in January 1981
12 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.0
M7.0 earthquake - 243 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska
33 km deep
Extreme - 6.9
M6.9 earthquake near Ōfunato, Iwate
33 km deep
Major - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge
10 km deep
Major - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake near Kangding, Sichuan
33 km deep
Major - 6.7
M6.7 earthquake near Wamena, Highland Papua
33 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Ishinomaki, Miyagi
20 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hokkaido
116 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Ōfunato, Iwate
33 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 197 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
33 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Ōfunato, Iwate
33 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 163 km NW of Naze, Japan
242 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - South Shetland Islands
22 km deep
Major