Earthquakes Magnitude 7 and Greater
| Year | Month | Day | Time UTC |
Latitude | Longitude | Depth (km) |
Magnitude | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2009 | 01 | 03 | 19:43:50.6 | -0.414 | 132.885 | 17 | 7.6 | Near the North Coast of Papua, Indonesia |
| 2. | 2009 | 01 | 03 | 22:33:40.2 | -0.691 | 133.305 | 23 | 7.4 | Near the North Coast of Papua, Indonesia |
| 3. | 2009 | 01 | 15 | 17:49:39.0 | 46.857 | 155.154 | 36 | 7.4 | East of Kuril Islands |
| 4. | 2009 | 02 | 11 | 17:34:50.8 | 3.884 | 126.397 | 22 | 7.2 | Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia |
| 5. | 2009 | 03 | 19 | 18:17:40.9 | -23.046 | -174.659 | 34 | 7.6 | Tonga Region |
South Latitudes and West Longitudes are indicated by NEGATIVE numbers.
Source: USGS NEIC PDE catalog; data are preliminary.
| Date UTC |
Region | Magnitude | Number Killed * |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 01 03 | Near the North Coast of Papua, Indonesia | 7.6 | 5 |
| 2009 01 04 | Southern Greece | 4.3 | 1 |
| 2009 01 08 | Costa Rica | 6.1 | 40 |
| 2009 04 06 | Central Italy | 6.3 | 295 |
| 2009 04 07 | Central Italy | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2009 04 16 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | 5.5 | 19 |
| Total | 361 | ||
* Includes "missing and presumed dead"; from 2009 Significant Earthquakes of the World
Frequency of Occurrence of Earthquakes
| Magnitude | Average Annually | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 and higher | 1 ¹ | |
| 7 - 7.9 | 17 ² | |
| 6 - 6.9 | 134 ² | |
| 5 - 5.9 | 1319 ² | |
| 4 - 4.9 | 13,000 (estimated) |
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| 3 - 3.9 | 130,000 (estimated) |
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| 2 - 2.9 | 1,300,000 (estimated) |
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¹ Based on observations since 1900.
² Based on observations since 1990. |
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