List of earthquakes in 2014

Compared to other years

Overall

By death toll

• By magnitude

• By month

January

• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck west of Sola, Vanuatu on January 1 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck south of Lar, Iran on January 2 at a depth of. The earthquake killed 1 and another 30 were injured.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck north of Hatillo, Puerto Rico on January 13 at a depth of a.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck north northeast of Masterton, New Zealand on January 20 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tonga northwest of Hihifo on January 21 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck south southeast of Adipala, Central Java, Indonesia on January 25 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Greece east northeast of Lixouri on January 26 at a depth of.

  February

• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands south southwest of Visokoi Island on February 1 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands south southeast of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand on February 2 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Greece north northwest of Lixouri on February 3 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Vanuatu east of Port Olry on February 7 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck west northwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on February 9 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck east southeast of Hotan, Xinjiang, China on February 12 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Barbados north northeast of Bathsheba on February 18 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Islands of Four Mountains in Alaska north northwest of Amukta on February 26 at a depth of.

  March

• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Nicaragua southwest of Jiquilillo on March 2 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Japan north northwest of Nago on March 2 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of the Mexican state of Chiapas southwest of Puerto Madero on March 2 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu east southeast of Sola on March 5 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck offshore of northern California west northwest of Ferndale on March 10 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck east of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on March 11 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck southeast of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea on March 11 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Japan north northeast of Kunisaki on March 13 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Peru south of Paracas on March 15 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Peru west of Sechura on March 15 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west northwest of Iquique on March 16 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west northwest of Iquique on March 17 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the Magnitude 6.7 quake.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands east southeast of Mohean on March 21 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west northwest of Iquique on March 22 at a depth of. This is likely a foreshock of the event of the following day.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of Chile northwest of Iquique on March 23 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck south of Fiji on March 26 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands south southeast of Lata on March 27 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 1 mile east of La Habra on March 28 at a depth of 4 mi.

  April

• A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck offshore of Chile northwest of Iquique on April 1 at a depth of. The earthquake caused 6 deaths and triggered a moderate tsunami.
• A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck offshore of Chile northwest of Iquique on April 1 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west of Pisagua on April 1 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Panama south southeast of Pedregal on April 2 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west southwest of Iquique on April 3 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck offshore of Chile southwest of Iquique on April 3 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of Chile southwest of Iquique on April 3 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of Chile southwest of Iquique on April 4 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands west southwest of Kirakira on April 4 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Nicaragua southwest of Valle San Francisco on April 10 at a depth of. The earthquake killed 2 people.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Chile southwest of Iquique on April 11 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck west southwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on April 11 at a depth of. Significant structural damage occurred on outlying islands and one child was killed when their home collapsed.
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck southwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on April 11 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck north of Belén, Nicaragua on April 11 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck south southwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on April 12 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands south southeast of Kirakira on April 12 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands south of Kirakira on April 13 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck offshore of Bouvet Island in the Southern Ocean on April 15 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Balleny Islands off Antarctica on April 17 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands west southwest of Lata on April 18 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Mexican state of Guerrero east southeast of Petatlán on April 18 at a depth of. The earthquake injured one person and caused blackouts in nearby regions.
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on April 19 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck southwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on April 19 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck south of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on April 20 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore British Columbia, Canada south of Port Hardy on April 23 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tonga northeast of Nuku`alofa on April 26 at a depth of.

  May

• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck New Caledonia west northwest of Hunter Island on May 1 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck south of Fiji on May 4 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck south of Fiji on May 4 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Japan east of Itō on May 4 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Thailand north northwest of Phan on May 5 at a depth of. The earthquake killed one person.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the West Chile Rise in the Southern Ocean on May 6 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on May 7 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck the Pakistani province of Sindh south southeast of Daur on May 8 at a depth of. The earthquake killed two people.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Mexican state of Guerrero west southwest of Tecpán de Galeana on May 8 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Mexican state of Guerrero west southwest of Tecpán de Galeana on May 10 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the East Pacific Rise on May 12 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Panama southeast of Punta de Burica on May 13 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Federated States of Micronesia south southeast of Ifalik on May 14 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Federated States of Micronesia south southeast of Ifalik on May 15 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the island of Negros in the Philippines west southwest of Alim on May 15 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Sumatra, Indonesia west southwest of Lhokkruet on May 18 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey south southwest of Kamariotissa on May 24 at a depth of. The tremor injured at least 324 people and was widely felt across the region, causing minor damage in Bulgaria as well.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck west southwest of Tomatlán, Mexico on May 31 at a depth of.

  June

• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Indian Ocean west northwest of the Cocos Islands on June 14 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu west northwest of Sola on June 19 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck New Zealand south southeast of Raoul Island on June 23 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck New Zealand south southeast of Raoul Island on June 23 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck New Zealand south southeast of Raoul Island on June 23 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Alaska southeast of Little Sitkin Island on June 23 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Alaska west northwest of Little Sitkin Island on June 23 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Alaska east southeast of Buldir Island on June 24 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck east southeast of Iwo Jima on June 29 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck north northwest of Visokoi Island of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on June 29 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Tonga south southeast of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna on June 29 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Wallis and Futuna south southeast of Mata-Utu on June 29 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Bonin Islands on June 30 at a depth of.

  July

• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Balleny Islands on July 2 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck New Zealand southeast of Raoul Island on July 3 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck in the Solomon Sea off Papua New Guinea south of Taron on July 4 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southeast of Sinabang, Indonesia on July 5 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck west of Puerto Madero, Mexico on July 7 at a depth of. The earthquake was felt as far away as El Salvador and also affected Guatemala, where it killed at least 5 people.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu east northeast of Port-Vila on July 8 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Japan east of Iwaki on July 11 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore south of the province of Davao Oriental in the Philippines south southeast of Pondaguitan on July 14 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Yukon, Canada near the border with the Alaska Panhandle north northwest of Yakutat on July 17 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Tonga west of Hihifo on July 19 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Owen Fracture Zone east-southeast of Yemen's Socotra Island on July 19 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands southeast of Kuril'sk on July 20 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Fiji north northeast of Ndoi Island on July 21 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on July 27 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the southern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz near the border with Oaxaca southeast of Playa Vicente on July 29 at a depth of.

  August

• A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Algeria north of Bordj El Kiffan on August 1 at a depth of. The earthquake killed six people.
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Pacific south of the Federated States of Micronesia north northwest of Lorengau on August 3 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Ludian County in Yunnan province, China west of Wenping on August 3 at a depth of. At least 617 people were killed, 3,143 were injured, and 112 were missing.
• A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck South Africa east southeast of Orkney on August 5 at a depth of. The earthquake killed one person and another 34 were wounded.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Maluku, Indonesia northeast of Lospalos on August 6 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Japan east of Mutsu on August 10 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Ecuador west southwest of Cayambe on August 12 at a depth of. The earthquake killed at least 4 people and another 8 were injured.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck southwestern Iran near the border with Iraq east of Dehloran on August 18 at a depth of. The earthquake injured at least 250 people.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Iran east southeast of Dehloran on August 18 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck west northwest of Hacienda La Calera, Chile on August 23 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Napa, California, in the northern San Francisco Bay area, on August 24 at a depth of. 70,000 customers were immediately without electricity and some structural damage was reported, there were 170 reported injuries It is northern California's strongest earthquake since the 1989 Loma Prieta event. One woman died from her injuries 12 days later.
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Peru east northeast of Tambo on August 24 at a depth of.

  September

• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tonga east of `Ohonua on September 4 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near Easter Island on September 4 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Indonesia southeast of Modayag on September 10 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Japan east southeast of Sakai on September 16 at a depth of. The earthquake injured at least 8 people.
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Guam northwest of Piti on September 17 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Salta Province in Argentina northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres on September 24 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands south southwest of Gizo on September 25 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Alaska, United States west northwest of Willow on September 25 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Peru south southwest of Urcos on September 28 at a depth of. The earthquake killed 8 people.

  October

• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Jinggu County in Yunnan province, China west southwest of Weiyuan on October 7 at a depth of. The earthquake killed one person.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the southern Baja Peninsula west southwest of El Dorado on October 8 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the East Pacific Rise some south southwest of Easter Island on October 9 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the East Pacific Rise some south southwest of Easter Island on October 9 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Japan east northeast of Hachinohe on October 11 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Nicaragua south of Intipucá on October 14 at a depth of. The earthquake killed at least one person in El Salvador.
• A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Iran east southeast of Dehloran on October 15 at a depth of. The earthquake injured at least 4 people.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tonga northwest of Hihifo on October 28 at a depth of.

  November

• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Easter Island region on November 1 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck northeast of Ndoi Island, Fiji on November 1 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea north northeast of Finschhafen on November 7 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southwest of Ahau, Fiji on November 13 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck northwest of Kota Ternate, Indonesia in the Northern Molucca Sea on November 15 at a depth of. A small tsunami was triggered.
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck northeast of Gisborne, New Zealand on November 16 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck west of Marion Island, in the Prince Edward Islands on November 17 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck west northwest of Tobelo, Indonesia on November 21 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck north northwest of Kangding, China on November 22 at a depth of. The earthquake killed five people and another 54 were injured.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck north northeast of Ōmachi, Japan on November 22 at a depth of. The earthquake injured at least 41 people.
• A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Romania from Mărășești on November 22 at a depth of. The earthquake injured 9 people.
• A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck China northwest of Kangding on November 25 at a depth of. The earthquake injured at least 3 people.
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck northwest of Kota Ternate, Indonesia on November 26 at a depth of.

  December

• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck west southwest of Sangay in the Philippines on December 2 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck southwest of Weiyuan, China on December 6 at a depth of. The earthquake killed a boy aged 9 and another 8 people were wounded.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck east southeast of Punta de Burica, Panama on December 6 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck north northwest of Saumlaki, Indonesia on December 6 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck west of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on December 7 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck south southwest of Nueva Concepción, Escuintla, Guatemala on December 7 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck east southeast of Punta de Burica, Panama on December 8 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck east northeast of Keelung, Taiwan on December 10 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck west northwest of Tobelo, Indonesia on December 21 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck north of Velagici, Bosnia and Herzegovina on December 25 at a depth of. It was the largest in a series of earthquakes, and caused damage to houses and a school in Velagici.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck south southeast of Cagayancillo, Philippines on December 29 at a depth of.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck north northeast of Ndoi Island, Fiji on December 30 at a depth of.