Earthquakes in October 1981
9 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.3
M7.3 earthquake near Las Guacamayas, Michoacán
33 km deep
Extreme - 7.2
M7.2 earthquake near El Quisco, Valparaiso
33 km deep
Extreme - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 54 km NNE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
50 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Madang, Madang Province
33 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - Easter Island region
10 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 268 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
179 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
10 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Kuji, Iwate
47 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
10 km deep
Major