Earthquakes in April 2016

159 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.

Events

159

Strongest

M7.8

27 km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador

Busiest day

15 Apr

15 events

Daily average

5.3

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 159.

7.8
M7.8 earthquake near Rosa Zarate, Esmeraldas
3834 d ago21 km deep Tsunami flag
Extreme
7.0
M7.0 earthquake - 3 km NW of Norsup, Vanuatu
3823 d ago24 km deep Tsunami flag
Extreme
7.0
M7.0 earthquake near Kotō, Kumamoto
3836 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Extreme
6.9
M6.9 earthquake near Kanbalu, Sagaing Region
3838 d ago136 km deep
Major
6.9
M6.9 earthquake - 82 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
3848 d ago26 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.7
M6.7 earthquake - 104 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
3844 d ago28 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.7
M6.7 earthquake - 102 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
3845 d ago24 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.6
M6.6 earthquake - northern East Pacific Rise
3822 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Jurm, Badakhshan
3841 d ago212 km deep
Major
6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 89 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
3837 d ago16 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas
3831 d ago14 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3832 d ago14 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Kumamoto, Kumamoto
3837 d ago9 km deep
Extreme
6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 42 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska
3849 d ago11 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Wewak, East Sepik Province
3850 d ago6 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Tiquisate, Escuintla
3836 d ago22 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Banjar, West Java
3845 d ago29 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Huixtla, Chiapas
3824 d ago16 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Huixtla, Chiapas
3826 d ago16 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Bahía de Caráquez, Manabí
3829 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas
3831 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Uto, Kumamoto
3837 d ago8 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Siocon, Zamboanga Peninsula
3838 d ago17 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Bahía de Caráquez, Manabí
3829 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Minami-Sōma, Fukushima
3831 d ago33 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 20 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
3833 d ago76 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 86 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
3837 d ago8 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 103 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
3845 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Tahuna, North Sulawesi
3846 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Shingū, Wakayama
3850 d ago14 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - 35 km SW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
3821 d ago3 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Bahía de Caráquez, Manabí
3834 d ago24 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - 164 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
3837 d ago32 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - central East Pacific Rise
3839 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - 96 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
3845 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 133 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
3827 d ago27 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas
3828 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 250 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
3834 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Kōshi, Kumamoto
3836 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Bengkulu, Bengkulu
3841 d ago41 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Wamena, Highland Papua
3825 d ago107 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - North Atlantic Ocean
3831 d ago28 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas
3832 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Bahía de Caráquez, Manabí
3834 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Tobelo, North Maluku
3836 d ago90 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 170 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
3836 d ago137 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 262 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska
3840 d ago23 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 278 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
3841 d ago19 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Xiulin, Taiwan
3824 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3827 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Aso, Kumamoto
3833 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Bahía de Caráquez, Manabí
3834 d ago16 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Easter Island region
3835 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Aso, Kumamoto
3836 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - west of Macquarie Island
3839 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Crucecita, Oaxaca
3841 d ago25 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 261 km W of Tual, Indonesia
3845 d ago118 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3821 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
3823 d ago122 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - south of Africa
3824 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Bahía de Caráquez, Manabí
3825 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 84 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands
3828 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 296 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
3831 d ago342 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Aso, Kumamoto
3836 d ago4 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 71 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
3836 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Mifune, Kumamoto
3837 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 181 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia
3839 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Hengchun, Taiwan
3826 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 238 km E of Levuka, Fiji
3826 d ago592 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 209 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
3827 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Wewak, East Sepik Province
3830 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 190 km SSE of Port Blair, India
3832 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Honmachi, Kumamoto
3832 d ago5 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Copiapó, Atacama
3835 d ago59 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Vanuatu
3836 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Uto, Kumamoto
3836 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Shimada, Kumamoto
3836 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Uto, Kumamoto
3837 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Tupiza, Potosí Department
3838 d ago221 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Ternate, North Maluku
3838 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 175 km N of Fais, Micronesia
3839 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3843 d ago17 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Los Vilos, Coquimbo Region
3845 d ago30 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 102 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu
3847 d ago23 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Illapel, Coquimbo Region
3847 d ago24 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 166 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam
3850 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 25 km SSE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
3821 d ago6 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3826 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia
3827 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia
3829 d ago15 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 104 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
3831 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Illapel, Coquimbo Region
3833 d ago42 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3834 d ago47 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Okino, Kumamoto
3835 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Mifune, Kumamoto
3836 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 110 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
3837 d ago16 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - north of Ascension Island
3837 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 90 km S of Atka, Alaska
3837 d ago15 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3839 d ago15 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Mocímboa, Cabo Delgado Province
3839 d ago10 km deep
Strong