Earthquakes in January 2017

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

Events

152

Strongest

M7.9

35 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Busiest day

3 Jan

15 events

Daily average

4.9

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 152.

7.9
M7.9 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
3554 d ago135 km deep Tsunami flag
Extreme
7.3
M7.3 earthquake - 189 km SSE of Tabiauan, Philippines
3566 d ago627 km deep Tsunami flag
Extreme
6.9
M6.9 earthquake - 225 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
3573 d ago12 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 65 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
3556 d ago36 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province
3566 d ago26 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.3
M6.3 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
3574 d ago552 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada
3567 d ago31 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 195 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
3573 d ago10 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 31 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
3545 d ago79 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
3547 d ago18 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 127 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
3560 d ago15 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Sigatoka, Western
3562 d ago4 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
3568 d ago61 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Yurimaguas, Loreto
3574 d ago106 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Guisa, Granma Province
3559 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - 114 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
3560 d ago14 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Tocopilla, Antofagasta
3565 d ago72 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Calama, Antofagasta
3570 d ago172 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Amatrice, Lazio
3558 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 169 km WSW of Nadi, Fiji
3562 d ago4 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Kotamobagu, North Sulawesi
3563 d ago42 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Dededo Village, Dededo
3566 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 164 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
3572 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 234 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
3573 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Kanchanpur, Tripura
3573 d ago32 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge
3574 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 213 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
3554 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Daruba, North Maluku
3555 d ago47 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Amatrice, Lazio
3558 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Berastagi, North Sumatra
3560 d ago6 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
3568 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
3572 d ago22 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas
3545 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 209 km SE of Inarajan Village, Guam
3552 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 109 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
3562 d ago5 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Pagar Alam, South Sumatra
3564 d ago23 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Betafo, Vakinankaratra
3565 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 176 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
3572 d ago19 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Quellón, Los Lagos Region
3573 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 173 km NNW of Metinaro, Timor Leste
3545 d ago493 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3545 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Drake Passage
3547 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge
3547 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
3548 d ago37 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Ternate, North Maluku
3562 d ago23 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Vrangel’, Primorye
3564 d ago498 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Padang, West Sumatra
3567 d ago44 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 222 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada
3569 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Blenheim, Marlborough
3571 d ago17 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 168 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
3572 d ago19 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Chimbote, Ancash
3548 d ago50 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 152 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
3548 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Bowangshan, Sichuan
3549 d ago32 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Ziway, Oromiya
3549 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - West Chile Rise
3554 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Qarek, Xinjiang
3556 d ago37 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - western Indian-Antarctic Ridge
3557 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Amatrice, Lazio
3558 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia
3560 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near La Gomera, Escuintla
3564 d ago54 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 217 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada
3570 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3571 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Iwaki, Fukushima
3572 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 226 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
3572 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 209 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
3572 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 172 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
3572 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 207 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
3572 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 203 km SW of Nadi, Fiji
3572 d ago19 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
3574 d ago548 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 207 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
3575 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 64 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska
3545 d ago133 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3546 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
3548 d ago27 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Irákleion, Crete
3551 d ago57 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Dobo, Maluku
3551 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 147 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
3552 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
3555 d ago43 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Amatrice, Lazio
3558 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - southwest of Africa
3558 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 74 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
3562 d ago37 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Pizarro, Chocó
3564 d ago6 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 277 km NNE of Fais, Micronesia
3565 d ago8 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - western Indian-Antarctic Ridge
3566 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 69 km WNW of Nikolski, Alaska
3567 d ago81 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada
3567 d ago18 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Kunduz, Kunduz
3567 d ago26 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Macquarie Island region
3567 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Waingapu, East Nusa Tenggara
3569 d ago76 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 56 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
3572 d ago49 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Iwaki, Fukushima
3572 d ago53 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Iquique, Tarapacá
3573 d ago43 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Cilacap, Central Java
3574 d ago38 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 220 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia
3575 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 139 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
3546 d ago58 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near San Jose, Caraga
3546 d ago53 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kuji, Iwate
3550 d ago42 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 89 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
3551 d ago48 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 43 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
3552 d ago241 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
3552 d ago78 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3553 d ago10 km deep
Strong