2012 Significant Earthquake and News Headlines Archive
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Note: This is a selected, incomplete list of significant earthquakes and may not have the most up-to-date, authoritative information for each earthquake. For more up to date information, please refer to scientific literature. For more comprehensive earthquake lists, please refer to the ANSS Composite Catalog or NEIC Earthquake Catalog.
Earthquakes
- Magnitude 6.4 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA September 26, 2012
- Magnitude 5.6 SICHUAN-YUNNAN-GUIZHOU REGION, CHINA September 07, 2012
- Magnitude 7.6 COSTA RICA September 05, 2012
- Magnitude 7.6 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION August 31, 2012
- Magnitude 6.8 JAN MAYEN ISLAND REGION August 30, 2012
- Magnitude 7.3 OFFSHORE EL SALVADOR August 27, 2012
- Magnitude 6.6 MOLUCCA SEA August 26, 2012
- Magnitude 6.3 SULAWESI, INDONESIA August 18, 2012
- Magnitude 7.7 SEA OF OKHOTSK August 14, 2012
- Magnitude 6.4 NORTHWESTERN IRAN August 11, 2012
- Magnitude 6.5 NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA July 28, 2012
- Magnitude 6.7 MAURITIUS - REUNION REGION July 26, 2012
- Magnitude 6.5 SOLOMON ISLANDS July 25, 2012
- Magnitude 6.4 SIMEULUE, INDONESIA July 25, 2012
- Magnitude 5.2 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA July 21, 2012
- Magnitude 5.1 OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA July 21, 2012
- Magnitude 5.7 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN June 11, 2012
- Magnitude 6.4 SOUTH OF PANAMA June 04, 2012
- Magnitude 6.2 SOUTH OF PANAMA June 04, 2012
- Magnitude 6.7 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA May 28, 2012
- Magnitude 5.6 BULGARIA May 22, 2012
- Magnitude 6.7 TONGA April 28, 2012
- Magnitude 6.6 NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA April 21, 2012
- Magnitude 6.8 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA April 17, 2012
- Magnitude 6.7 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE April 17, 2012
- Magnitude 6.5 VANUATU April 14, 2012
- Magnitude 6.9 GULF OF CALIFORNIA April 12, 2012
- Magnitude 6.5 MICHOACAN, MEXICO April 11, 2012
- Magnitude 5.9 OFF THE COAST OF OREGON April 11, 2012
- Magnitude 8.2 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA April 11, 2012
- Magnitude 8.6 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA April 11, 2012
- Magnitude 7.1 MAULE, CHILE March 25, 2012
- Magnitude 6.6 NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA March 21, 2012
- Magnitude 7.4 OAXACA, MEXICO March 20, 2012
- Magnitude 6.9 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN March 14, 2012
- Magnitude 6.7 VANUATU March 09, 2012
- Magnitude 4.0 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA March 05, 2012
- Magnitude 6.6 SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS March 03, 2012
- Magnitude 6.7 SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA February 26, 2012
- Magnitude 6.0 OFF THE COAST OF OREGON February 15, 2012
- Magnitude 6.4 SOLOMON ISLANDS February 14, 2012
- Magnitude 5.6 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA February 13, 2012
- Magnitude 6.7 NEGROS - CEBU REGION, PHILIPPINES February 06, 2012
- Magnitude 7.1 VANUATU February 02, 2012
- Magnitude 6.3 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU January 30, 2012
- Magnitude 6.6 SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS January 15, 2012
- Magnitude 7.2 OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA January 10, 2012
- Magnitude 6.6 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS January 09, 2012
- Magnitude 6.8 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION January 01, 2012