Major Earthquakes around the World, 2000
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
| Date | Location | Magnitude1 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 8 | Tonga Islands | 7.2 |
| Feb. 25 | Vanuatu Islands region | 7.1 |
| March 28 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | 7.6 |
| April 23 | Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina | 7.0 |
| May 4 | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia | 7.6 |
| May 12 | Jujuy Province, Argentina | 7.2 |
| June 4 | Sumatra, Indonesia | 7.9 |
| June 18 | South Indian Ocean | 7.8 |
| Aug. 6 | Bonin Islands, Japan Region | 7.3 |
| Nov. 16 | New Ireland, Papua New Guinea | 8.0 |
| Nov. 16 | New Ireland, Papua New Guinea | 7.6 |
| Nov. 17 | New Ireland, Papua New Guinea | 7.5 |
| Dec. 6 | Turkmenistan | 7.0 |
NOTE: A major earthquake is defined here as having a magnitude of 7.0 or more. 1. Unless otherwise indicated, magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale. Source: National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
See also The Ten Largest Earthquakes of the Century and The Largest Earthquakes in the United States.
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