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A seismogram recorded in Massachusetts, United States. The magnitude 9.1 (M w) undersea megathrust earthquake occurred on 11 March 2011 at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) in the north-western Pacific Ocean at a relatively shallow depth of 32 km (20 mi), [9] [56] with its epicenter approximately 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku, Japan, lasting approximately six minutes.
For exact dates and live earthquakes please visit USGS's Global Earthquake Search Page and Real-time Earthquake Map or ... Number by magnitude; 7.0–7.9: 1: 6.0–6.9:
Japan had experienced 900 aftershocks after the M9.1 earthquake on March 11, 2011 with about 60 aftershocks being over magnitude 6.0 and three over magnitude 7.0. For conciseness, only earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 7.0 or an intensity greater than lower-6 on the shindo scale are listed here.
In the Himalayan region, where the Indian plate subducts under the Eurasian plate, the largest recorded earthquake was the 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake, at magnitude 8.7. It is estimated that earthquakes with magnitude 9.0 or larger are expected to occur at an interval of every 800 years, with the highest boundary being a magnitude 10, though ...
Since 1900, the only earthquakes recorded with a greater magnitude were the 1960 Chile earthquake (magnitude 9.5) and the 1964 Alaska earthquake in Prince William Sound (magnitude 9.2). The only other recorded earthquakes of magnitude 9.0 or greater were off Kamchatka , Russia, on 5 November 1952 (magnitude 9.0) and Tōhoku, Japan (magnitude 9. ...
A pie chart comparing the seismic moment release of the three largest earthquakes for the hundred-year period from 1906 to 2005 with that for all earthquakes of magnitudes <6, 6 to 7, 7 to 8, and >8 for the same period. The 2011 Japan quake would be roughly similar to Sumatra. Earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 and greater from 1900 to 2018.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Erzurum Province on March 26 at the depth of 10 km (6.2 mi). 10 people were killed and 46 were injured. A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Erzurum Province on March 28 at the depth of 5 km (3.1 mi). 12 people were injured and 50 buildings were damaged in 10 villages.
Earthquakes in 2001–2010 Strongest magnitude 9.1 M w, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Deadliest 9.1 M w, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami 227,898 Total fatalities 792,667 Number by magnitude 9.0+ 1 8.0–8.9 12 7.0–7.9 141 6.0–6.9 1,454 5.0–5.9 16,500 2011–2020 → The following is a list of significant earthquakes for the period 2001–2010, listing earthquakes of ...