Earthquakes in 2011
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Earthquakes in 2011
Earthquakes in 2011 (Earth)
Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2011
(6.0-6.9 in green, 7.0–7.9 in yellow, 8.0+ in red)
Strongest Earthquake
Japan
9.0 Mw
Total fatalities
16,947
9.0 Magnitude+
1
8.0-8.9 Magnitude
0
7.0-7.9 Magnitude
19
6.0–6.9 Magnitude
182
5.0–5.9 Magnitude
2200
← 2010 Earthquakes 2012 →
This is a list of earthquakes in 2011. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are
included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other
reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time.
Contents
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1 Compared to other years
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2 Overall
2.1 By death toll
o 2.2 By magnitude
3 By month
o 3.1 January
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3.2 February
3.3 March
3.4 April
3.5 May
3.6 June
3.7 July
3.8 August
o 3.9 September
o 3.10 October
o 3.11 November
o 3.12 December
4 References
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[edit] Compared to other years
Number of Earthquakes Worldwide for 2000–2011
Magnitude Ranging
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Between
8 - 9.9
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
4
0
1
1
1
7 - 7.9
14
15
13
14
14
10
9
14
12
16
21
19
6 - 6.9
146 121 127 140 141 140 142 178 168 144 151 185
5 - 5.9
1344 1224 1201 1203 1515 1693 1712 2074 1768 1896 1963 2272
Total
1505 1361 1341 1358 1672 1844 1865 2270 1948 2057 2136 2477
Note that an increase in detected earthquake numbers does not necessarily represent an
increase in earthquakes per se. Population increase, habitation spread, and advances in
earthquake detection technology all contribute to higher earthquake numbers being
recorded over time. USGS's Earthquake Myths has more information.
For exact dates and live earthquakes please visit USGS and EMSC web sites
[edit] Overall
[edit] By death toll
Rank Death toll Magnitude
Location
Date
1
15,836
9
Tōhoku, Japan
March 11
2
604
7.1
Van, Turkey
October 23
3
181
6.3
Christchurch, New Zealand
February 22
4
150
6.8
5
111
6.9
6
40
5.7
Van, Turkey
7
26
5.5
Myanmar-China border region March 10
8
14
6.2
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Shan State, Myanmar
India-Nepal border
March 24
September 18
November 9
Fergana Valley
July 19
Note: At least 10 casualties
[edit] By magnitude
Rank Magnitude Death toll
Location
Date
1
9.0[1]
15,828
Tōhoku, Japan
March 11
2
7.9
0
Honshu, Japan
March 11
3
7.7
0
Honshu, Japan
March 11
4
7.6
0
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
July 6
5
7.4
0
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
October 21
6
7.3
0
Honshu, Japan
March 9
Rank Magnitude Death toll
Location
Date
7
7.3
0
Ndoi Island, Fiji
September 15
8
7.2
2[2]
Pakistan
January 18
9
7.2
0
Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States June 23
10
7.2
604
Van, Turkey
October 23
11
7.1
0
Araucanía Region, Chile
January 2
12
7.1
4
Honshu, Japan
April 7
13
7.1
0
Port Vila, Vanuatu
August 20
14
7.1
0
Lae, Papua New Guinea
December 14
15
7.0
0
Santiago del Estero, Argentina
January 1
16
7.0
0
Loyalty Islands
January 13
17
7.0
0
Honshu, Japan
July 10
18
7.0
0
Port Vila, Vanuatu
August 20
19
7.0
0
Isangel, Vanuatu
September 3
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Note: At least 7.0 magnitude
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Note: Aftershocks of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami are included as they are still over
magnitude 7.