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Earthquakes Magnitude 7.0 and Greater in 2009

Earthquakes Magnitude 7.0 and Greater in 2009

Earthquakes Magnitude 7.0 and Greater in 2009
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
6. 2009 05 28 08:24:45.0 16.720 -86.233 10 7.3 Offshore Honduras
7. 2009 07 15 09:22:29.0 -45.762 166.562 12 7.7 Off West Coast of the South Island, N.Z.
8. 2009 08 09 10:55:55.7 33.120 138.032 297 7.1 Izu Islands, Japan region
9. 2009 08 10 19:55:39.7 14.209 92.838 25 7.6 Andaman Islands, India region

South Latitudes and West Longitudes are indicated by NEGATIVE numbers.

Source: USGS NEIC PDE catalog; Data are preliminary.


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)
3 - 3.9 130,000
(estimated)
2 - 2.9 1,300,000
(estimated)
¹ Based on observations since 1900.
² Based on observations since 1990.

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