Earthquakes in December 2001
12 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.1
M7.1 earthquake - south of Australia
10 km deep
Extreme - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake near Tandai, Guadalcanal Province
16 km deep
Major - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake near Xiulin, Taiwan
14 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Hanamaki, Iwate
124 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 249 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
10 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 48 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
153 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Naze, Kagoshima
33 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
33 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Gorontalo, Gorontalo
156 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake near San Fernando, Ucayali
161 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 21 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
74 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 158 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
101 km deep
Major