List of earthquakes in 2011
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. The 9.1 Tōhoku earthquake was the fourth most powerful ever recorded and triggered a massive tsunami. In a very busy year, many quakes caused damage in Turkey, New Zealand, Myanmar, India, or Spain.
Compared to other years
Overall
By death toll
- Note: At least 10 dead
By magnitude
- Note: At least 7.0 magnitude
- Note: Aftershocks of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami are included as they are still over magnitude 7.
By month
January
- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Santiago del Estero Province, Argentina, on January 1. At a depth of 583.6 km, shaking was weak and was not strongly felt.
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Araucanía Region, Chile, on January 2.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, on January 5.
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Vanuatu on January 9.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu on January 9.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Chile on January 10.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Bonin Islands on January 12.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Fiji Islands on January 13.
- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, on January 13.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southern Sumatra, Indonesia, on January 17.
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan 45 km west of Dalbandin on January 18.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tajikistan on January 24.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Simeulue, Indonesia, on January 26.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southeastern Iran on January 27.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Jan Mayen island region on January 29.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tonga on January 31.
February
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the south of Samoa on February 3.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Myanmar-India border region on February 4, killing 1 person.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on February 7.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Celebes Sea on February 10.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Celebes Sea on February 10 following an earlier earthquake.
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck offshore the Biobío Region, Chile, on February 11.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Biobío Region, Chile, on February 11.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Arauco Province, Chile, on February 11.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Concepción Province, Chile, on February 12.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tonga on February 12.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near the coast of Talcahuano, Chile, on February 13.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck offshore the Maule Region, Chile, on February 14.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Sulawesi on February 15.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on February 20.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south of the Fiji islands on February 21.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Canterbury region, New Zealand, on February 22, killing 185 people and devastating Christchurch.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Veracruz, Mexico, on February 25.
March
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Easter Island, Chile, on March 1.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Tarapacá, Chile, on March 6.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands on March 6.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on March 7.
- A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on March 9.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on March 9.
- A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck the Myanmar-China border region on March 10.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Bali Sea on March 10.
- A magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck Honshu, Japan, on March 11, triggering a deadly tsunami and causing widespread devastation killing nearly 18,500 people.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tonga on March 12.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu on March 17.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the northern Luzon region of the Philippines on March 20.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the southern Mid-Atlantic ridge on March 22.
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the east of Shan State in Myanmar on March 24, claiming lives in both Myanmar and Thailand.
- Note: A number of large aftershocks were recorded following the magnitude 9.0 earthquake that occurred in Japan on March 11. In order to eliminate cluttering, the March aftershocks have not been included.
April
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Honshu, Japan on April 1.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Dodecanese Islands, Greece, that occurred on April 1.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Tarapacá Region, Chile, on April 2.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Fiji Island Region on April 3.
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck south of Java, Indonesia, on April 3.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Veracruz, Mexico, on April 7.
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on April 7, killing four people.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Kyushu, Japan, on April 9.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck eastern Honshu, Japan, on April 11, killing seven people.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on April 11.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Honshu, Japan, on April 12.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on April 13.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south of the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, on April 18.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on April 21.
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on April 23.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on April 23.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia, on April 24.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck south of Panama on April 30.
May
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on May 5.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck West of Macquarie Island, Australia, on May 9.
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, on May 10.
- A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Lorca, Murcia, Spain, on May 11, killing 10 people.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Costa Rica on May 13.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on May 13.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan, on May 14.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Bouganville Region in Papua New Guinea on May 15.
- A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the Kütahya Province in Turkey on May 19, killing at least 2 people.
June
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck just offshore of Arauco Province, Biobío Region, Chile, on June 1.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on June 3.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck west of Macquarie Island, Australia, on June 5.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, on June 13, preceded by a magnitude 5.7 foreshock.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Molucca Sea on June 13.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea, on June 16.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Antofagasta, Chile, on June 20.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, on June 21.
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on June 22.
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Fox Islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands, Alaska, on June 24.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands of the Solomon Islands on June 24.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Papua, Indonesia, on June 26.
- A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Nagano Prefecture, Japan on June 30, killing one person.
July
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the central North Island of New Zealand on July 5.
- A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck 163 km east of Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, on July 6.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, on July 7.
- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 212 km off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on July 10.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Negros, Philippines, on July 11.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore Cardenal Caro Province, Chile, on July 15.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Alaska, United States, on July 16.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck in the Fergana Valley region of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan on July 19, killing at least 14 people.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on July 20.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Fiji Island Region on July 22.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on July 23.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on July 24.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 73 km South from Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, on July 25.
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 365 km SSW of Ndoi Island, Fiji, on July 29.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan on July 30.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu on July 31.
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near Wewak, Papua New Guinea, on July 31.
August
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near the Kuril Islands on August 4.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Ascension Island on August 10.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Ceram Sea on August 16.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on August 17.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Fiji region on August 19.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on August 19.
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Port Vila, Vanuatu; this was followed by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake less than twenty minutes later, which was followed 1 hour 6 minutes later by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on August 20.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia, on August 22.
- / A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck northern Peru near the Brazilian border on August 24. Local newspapers reported that the earthquake was felt in Lima and in Rio Branco.
- A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Virginia on August 23; it caused minor widespread damage and was felt by more people than any other quake in U.S. history, including Washington D.C. and New York City.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southwest of Port Vila, Vanuatu, on August 24.
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck at Banda sea, Indonesia, on August 30.
September
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, on September 1.
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near the Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, on September 2.
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near the Santiago Del Estero Province, Argentina, on September 2.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the Visokoi Island, South Sandwich Islands, on September 3.
- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Isangel, Vanuatu, on September 3.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near Apia, Samoa, on September 5.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south-west of Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia on September 5, killing twelve people.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada, on September 9.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Port Vila, Vanuatu, on September 11.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near Wewak, Papua New Guinea, on September 12.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States, on September 14.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck east of the North Island, New Zealand, on September 15.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on September 15.
- A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Fiji region on September 15.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on September 16.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, on September 16.
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Sikkim, India, near the Nepalese border on September 18, killing at least 111 people.
- A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck southeast of Guatemala City on September 19, triggering landslides and killing at least 3 people.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Tonga on September 22.
October
- A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck Central Honshu, Japan on October 7. One person was killed by falling rocks while mountain climbing.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands on October 7.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 130 kilometres south-southwest of Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on October 13.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Eastern Papua New Guinea on October 14.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Amurskaya Oblast', Russia on October 14.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the New Britain region, Papua New Guinea on October 18.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake Hokkaido, Japan on October 21.
- A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck near Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands on October 21.
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck near Van, Turkey on October 23. This was later followed by a magnitude 6.0 aftershock.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake south-east of Vanua Levu, Fiji on October 27.
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near the coast of central Peru on October 28, killing one person.
- A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck Sikkim, India on October 29, killing 2 people.
November
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Revillagigedo Islands region, Mexico on November 1.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Pacific–Antarctic Ridge, South Pacific Ocean on November 2.
- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near Prague, Oklahoma on November 6.
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near Kumejima, Okinawa, Japan on November 8.
- A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near Van, Turkey on November 9, killing 40 people.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Molucca Sea, Indonesia on November 14.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Gisborne, New Zealand on November 18.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Beni region, Bolivia on November 22.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near Honshu, Japan on November 23.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Hokkaido, Japan on November 24.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea on November 28.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Luzon, Philippines on November 30.
December
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Atacama, Chile on December 7.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Guerrero, Mexico on December 10, killing 3 people.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands region on December 11.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Gorontalo, North Sulawesi, Indonesia on December 13.
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck near Lae, eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea on December 14.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck south of the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on December 15.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Hihifo, Tonga on December 26.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck near Kyzyl, Russia on December 27.