Major Earthquakes around the World, 2011
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
The following table lists the date, location, and magnitude of major earthquakes around the world during 2011.
| Date | Location | Magnitude 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1 | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | 7.0 |
| Jan. 13 | Loyalty Islands | 7.0 |
| Jan. 18 | Pakistan | 7.2 |
| March 9 | Honshu, Japan | 7.2 |
| March 11 | Tohoku, Japan | 9.0 |
| March 11 | Honshu, Japan | 7.9 |
| March 11 | Honshu, Japan | 7.7 |
| April 7 | Honshu, Japan | 7.1 |
| June 23 | Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States | 7.2 |
| July 6 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | 7.6 |
| July 10 | Honshu, Japan | 7.0 |
| Aug. 20 | Port Vila, Vanuatu | 7.1 |
| Sept. 3 | Isangel, Vanuatu | 7.0 |
| Sept. 15 | Ndoi Islands, Fiji | 7.3 |
| Oct. 21 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | 7.4 |
| Oct. 23 | Van, Turkey | 7.2 |
| Dec. 14 | Lae, Papua New Guinea | 7.1 |
Source: various
NOTE: A major earthquake is defined here as having a magnitude of 6.0 or more.
1. Unless otherwise indicated, magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale.
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