Earthquakes in September 2008
12 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.
Events per day
Strongest earthquakes
- 7.0
M7.0 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
36 km deep
Extreme - 6.9
M6.9 earthquake - 75 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
110 km deep
Major - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake near Sarubetsu, Hokkaido
25 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Tobelo, North Maluku
96 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
9 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 196 km SSW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico
12 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 32 km N of El Hoyo, Argentina
570 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 50 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
36 km deep
Major - 6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Bandar-e Khamīr, Hormozgan
12 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 213 km NE of Jumla, Nepal
4 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - central East Pacific Rise
11 km deep
Major - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
171 km deep
Major