List of earthquakes in 2016

By magnitude

By month

January

• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge on January 1 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of I.
• A 2016 [Imphal earthquake|magnitude 6.7 earthquake] struck India west of Imphal in the state of Manipur on January 3 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII. At least 11 people were killed, 200 others were injured and a large number of buildings were damaged.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge on January 5 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of I.
• A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Turkey southwest of Yerköy on January 10 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V. One person was injured and several buildings were damaged, including one which later collapsed in the Yerköy area.
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Indonesia east of the Talaud Islands, North Sulawesi on January 11 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Japan northwest of Rumoi on the island of Hokkaido on January 11 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Bolivia west northwest of Charagua, Cordillera Province on January 14 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of II.
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck offshore of Japan southeast of Shizunai on the island of Hokkaido on January 14 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI.
• A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Indonesia west of Ambon, Maluku on January 16 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII. One person died, 19 were injured and about 120 houses were damaged in two villages on Ambelau island.
• A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck China west southwest of Wuwei, Gansu province on January 20 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII. Nine people were injured and 600 houses were damaged.
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck offshore of Mexico southwest of La Cruz de Loreto, Jalisco state on January 21 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the United States east southeast of Pedro Bay, Alaska on January 24 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII. Four homes were destroyed in Kenai after a gas leak.
• A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Ethiopia north of Hawassa on January 24 at a depth of. About 100 students sustained minor injuries and there were power outages in Awasa.
• A 2016 [Alboran Sea earthquake|magnitude 6.3 earthquake] struck offshore of Morocco north northeast of Al Hoceima on January 25 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI. An 8-year-old child died, fifteen were injured and some buildings were damaged; it also caused a blackout in the region.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Papua New Guinea southeast of Kokopo, New Britain on January 26 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Russia south of Milkovo on the Kamchatka Peninsula on January 30 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Antarctica northeast of the Balleny Islands on January 31 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of I.

  February

• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of New Zealand northwest of L'Esperance Rock on February 1 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of III.
• A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Nepal north of Kathmandu on February 5 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV. 66 people were injured in Nepal during this earthquake, while one person died of a heart attack in Muzaffarpur, India.
• A 2016 [Taiwan earthquake|magnitude 6.4 earthquake] struck Taiwan southeast of the Yujing district of Tainan City on February 6 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII. Numerous buildings, including a residential tower, collapsed in Yongkang district. 117 people were killed and 550 were injured.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of Papua New Guinea west southwest of Panguna on February 8 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V.
• A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Algeria south southeast of Bougara on February 10 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V. Several people were injured and some damage was caused to private houses and schools.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga west northwest of Haveluloto on February 15 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Indonesia west of Waingapu, East Nusa Tenggara on February 12 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI.
• A 2016 [Christchurch earthquake|magnitude 5.8 earthquake] struck New Zealand east northeast of Christchurch on February 14 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VIII. Minor damage was reported and parts of the region suffered from liquefaction. A part of Godley Head collapsed and other cliffs collapsed as well.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga west northwest of Haveluloto on February 15 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI.
• A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Greece east of Krestena on February 15 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V. Dozens of buildings were damaged in Krestena mostly in the form of cracks on walls.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the southern East Pacific Rise on February 16 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of I.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Indonesia southeast of Tobelo on February 17 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI.
• A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Peru south southwest of Maca on February 20 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV. Three people were injured, 24 houses were destroyed and 104 others were damaged. A road was also blocked by a landslide.
• A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Nepal northeast of Bharatpur on February 21 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV. One person was injured while fleeing his home due to panic.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Chile west southwest of Coquimbo on February 22 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV. This was an aftershock of the 6.3 quake.
• A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Indonesia north of Ternate on February 23 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of III. A total of 113 buildings were damaged, some of them severely.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Western Pacific-Antarctic Ridge on February 27 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of I.

  March

• A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck offshore of Indonesia southwest of Muara Siberut, Mentawai Islands on March 2 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of III.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of the United States south southeast of Atka, Alaska on March 12 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of the United States south of Atka, Alaska on March 19 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV. This was an aftershock of the 6.3 quake.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Antigua and Barbuda east northeast of Codrington on March 19 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of Russia south of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Kamchatka Peninsula on March 20 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.

  April

• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea northeast of Angoram, East Sepik on April 1 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the United States east of Port Heiden, Alaska on April 2 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII.
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Vanuatu north northwest of Port-Olry on April 3 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI.
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Vanuatu west southwest of Sola on April 6 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI. This was an aftershock of the 6.9 quake.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Indonesia south of Banjar, West Java on April 6 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Vanuatu west of Sola on April 7 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V. This was an aftershock of the 6.9 quake.
• A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Nepal south southwest of Patan on April 9 at a depth of. At least three people were injured.
• A 2016 [Afghanistan earthquake|magnitude 6.6 earthquake] struck Afghanistan west southwest of Ashkasham, Badakhshan Province on April 10 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV. Ten people were killed and 46 injured in Pakistan.
• A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Indonesia south of Bengkulu on April 10 at a depth of. Four homes collapsed and 60 others were damaged.
• A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Algeria west northwest of Aïn Bessem on April 11 at a depth of. Five people were injured, two walls collapsed and 77 structures damaged in the epicentral area.
• A April 2016 [Myanmar earthquake|magnitude 6.9 earthquake] struck Myanmar southeast of Mawlaik on April 13 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI. 2 people were killed and 70 injured in Assam, India. 50 people were hurt in Chittagong, Bangladesh.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Philippines northwest of Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte on April 13 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII. Three people were injured when a wall fell on them and five homes collapsed.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Japan south southeast of Kumamoto City on April 14 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII. Nine people were killed, while more than 800 others were injured. At least 20 homes and a wall of the Kumamoto Castle collapsed, while more than 24,000 people were forced to spend several nights in shelters. This was a foreshock of the 7.0 quake.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Japan east northeast of Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture on April 14 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII. This was a foreshock of the 7.0 quake.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu northwest of Port-Olry on April 14 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI. This was an aftershock of the 6.9 quake.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Guatemala south southwest of Champerico, Retalhuleu department on April 15 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Japan east southeast of Kumamoto City on April 15 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IX. A total of 273 people were killed and more than 1,000 others were injured, many of which were indirect. 8,700 buildings were damaged and a bridge collapsed in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture.
• A 2016 [Ecuador earthquake|magnitude 7.8 earthquake] struck Ecuador south southeast of Muisne in Esmeraldas province on April 16 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VIII. 668 people were killed, 8 missing and over 6,200 injured. 7,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands north of Visokoi Island on April 19 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Ecuador west of Muisne in Esmeraldas province on April 20 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 quake.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Ecuador north of Muisne in Esmeraldas province on April 20 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 quake.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Ecuador north northwest of Bahia de Caraquez in Manabi province on April 22 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 quake.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Mexico west southwest of Puerto Madero, Chiapas on April 25 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Mexico west southwest of Puerto Madero, Chiapas on April 27 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck France west southwest of Châtelaillon-Plage on April 28 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV. The quake caused slight damage in La Rochelle.
• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Vanuatu northwest of Norsup on April 28 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII. Items were knocked off shelves and power was cut in Luganville.
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck east of the French Pacific minor territory of Clipperton Island on April 29 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of I.

  May

• A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck China west northwest of Qamdo, Tibet Autonomous Region on May 11 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI. Sixty people were reported injured, six seriously; with collapsed houses and bridges and roads damaged due to landslides.
• A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Mexico southeast of Nextipac, Jalisco on May 11 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV. One person injured, buildings damaged and landslides occurred in Guadalajara and Zapotlan.
• A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck China southeast of Dali, Yunnan on May 16 at a depth of. Two people injured, 192 houses destroyed and 37,980 others damaged in the Eryuan-Jianchang-Yunlong area.
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Ecuador southeast of Muisne in Esmeraldas province on May 18 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII. Power cuts were reported near the epicenter. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 quake in April.
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Ecuador northwest of Rosa Zarate in Esmeraldas province on May 18 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII. One person was killed in Tosagua. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 quake in April.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Australia west southwest of Yulara in the Northern Territory on May 20 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VIII.
• A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Yemen west northwest of Al Bayda on May 24 at a depth of. Four people were killed and several houses collapsed in Merkhah Al Ulya district. Rockfalls occurred in the Usaylan area. The shock had a maximum intensity of V.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Fiji south southeast of Ndoi Island on May 27 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of II. This was an foreshock of the 6.9 quake.
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck offshore of Fiji south southeast of Ndoi Island on May 28 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of III.
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck offshore of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands north northeast of Visokoi Island on May 28 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI.
• A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Algeria south southwest of Lakhdaria, Bouïra Province on May 29 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII. Some houses and buildings collapsed in the region, and 28 people were injured, three of them seriously.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of Taiwan northeast of Jiufen on May 31 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.

  June

• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Indonesia west of Sungai Penuh, Jambi on June 1 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI. One person died of a heart attack during this earthquake, 18 were injured and more than 2,000 houses suffered damage.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Indonesia southwest of Leksula, Maluku on June 5 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of III.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of New Zealand south of Raoul Island on June 6 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of Mexico south southwest of Barra de Navidad, Jalisco state on June 7 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Indonesia west northwest of Kota Ternate, North Maluku on June 7 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI. Four houses collapsed, 14 others and a church were damaged in the Ternate area.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Indonesia south of Lembar, West Nusa Tenggara on June 9 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of III.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Nicaragua east of Puerto Morazan, Chinandega on June 10 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI. Twelve houses were destroyed and 86 others suffered damage in Chinandega, but no injuries were reported. Twelve houses were destroyed and 188 others were damaged in southern Honduras.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands west northwest of Auki on June 10 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Vanuatu north northwest of Isangel on June 14 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Japan east northeast of Honchō on June 16 at a depth of. One person was injured and three homes were damaged in Hakodate.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of Vanuatu south southwest of Isangel on June 19 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Vanuatu southwest of Isangel on June 20 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV. This was an aftershock of the 6.3 quake.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on June 21 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of I.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea north northwest of Rabaul, New Britain on June 21 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of III.
• A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Indonesia west southwest of Manismata, West Kalimantan on June 21 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V. Several houses were damaged in Kendawangan.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Kyrgyzstan east of Kyzyl-Eshme on June 26 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Vanuatu northeast of Lakatoro on June 30 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V.

  July

• A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Tajikistan southeast of Rasht on July 1 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI. Twenty-nine houses and three schools were destroyed in Rasht.
• A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck West Sumatra, Indonesia northwest of Bukittinggi on July 10 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV. One person killed by a falling rock in Agam Regency.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga north northeast of Hihifo on July 10 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Ecuador north northwest of Rosa Zarate in Esmeraldas province on July 11 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII. Two people died during this earthquake.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of New Zealand northeast of Raoul Island on July 13 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of III.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Vanuatu north northwest of Isangel on July 20 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Chile west northwest of the city of Diego de Almagro on July 25 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea southeast of Lorengau, Manus on July 25 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck offshore of the United States trust territory of the Northern Mariana Islands southwest of Agrihan on July 29 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI.
• A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck China south of Babu on July 31 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V. Around 3,000 homes were damaged in Guangxi.
• A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Indonesia east northeast of Pototano, West Nusa Tenggara on July 31 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI. A total of 626 homes were damaged or destroyed in Dompu Regency.

  August

• A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Azerbaijan northwest of Imishli on August 1 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII. One building partially collapsed and several structures were damaged in Imishli district. In Iran, one man died of a heart attack, two others were injured and several old buildings were damaged in Bileh Savar and Parsabad.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Argentina west southwest of La Quiaca, Jujuy on August 4 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of Japan east northeast of Iwo Jima on August 4 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of II.
• A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Ukraine southeast of Mariupol, Donetsk on August 7 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V '. Some damage occurred in Mariupol, like cracks on walls and plaster.
• A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Ecuador northeast of Sangolquí, Pichincha on August 9 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. Two people were injured, some buildings were damaged and landslides occurred in the Quito-Pichincha area.
• A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck China north of Fuling, Chongqing on August 11 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV '. Three people were injured, eight houses collapsed and 873 others were damaged in Dianjiang County.
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck offshore of the French Pacific special collectivity of New Caledonia east of Île Hunter on August 12 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga southeast of the Minerva Reefs on August 12 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of I '.
• A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Peru southwest of Tapay, Arequipa Province on August 15 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. The quake caused nine deaths, including an American tourist, and injured at least 68 people, destroyed 383 houses, and damaged 1,074 others.
• A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Australia north northwest of the Whitsunday Islands in Queensland on August 18 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. The quake, the highest magnitude to affect Queensland in 20 years, caused minor damage and briefly caused the evacuation of some airports.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the southern East Pacific Rise on August 18 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of I.
• A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck offshore of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands east southeast of South Georgia on August 19 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of III '.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Japan east northeast of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture on August 20 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV '.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands east southeast of South Georgia on August 21 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of I '. This was an aftershock of the 7.4 quake.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Indonesia north of Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara on August 23 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of II '.
• A August 2016 Central [Italy earthquake|magnitude 6.2 earthquake] struck Italy west northwest of Accumoli on August 24 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII '. 299 people of various nations were killed, 388 were injured, with heavy damage all around the epicenter, especially in Amatrice.
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Myanmar west of Chauk on August 24 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. Four people died, 20 were injured, and various stupas in Bagan were damaged.
• A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck Poland on August 25 at a depth of 1 km. Four people were injured due to a mine collapse, one of whom died in the hospital.
• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck offshore of Ascension Island north northwest of Georgetown on August 29 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V '.
• A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck El Salvador north northwest of Candelaria de la Frontera on August 29 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII '. The walls of several adobe houses and a Red Cross facility in Chalchuapa collapsed and 21 homes in the San Lorenzo-Candelaria de la Frontera area were damaged.
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea northeast of Rabaul, New Britain on August 31 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of III .

  September

• A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck offshore of New Zealand northeast of Gisborne on September 1 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI. A tsunami warning was issued after this earthquake, and waves of were reported near Gisborne.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of New Zealand northeast of Ōpōtiki on September 1 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV '. This was an aftershock of the 7.0 quake.
• A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the United States northwest of Pawnee, Oklahoma on September 3 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI. It is the strongest earthquake ever recorded within the state. One person was injured, and the earthquake caused moderate damage, especially in Pawnee where buildings were damaged.
• A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Ecuador east northeast of Quito on September 5 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V '. Six people were injured, at least 45 buildings were damaged, landslides and power outages occurred in Quito.
• A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Pakistan northeast of Batgram on September 5 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of III '. Fifty-seven people were injured in a panicked evacuation of a school. Of those 57, three are reported to be in critical condition.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Russia east southeast of Nikolskoye, Kamchatka Krai on September 5 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V '.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Australia southwest of Macquarie Island on September 8 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII '.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Peru north of Moyobamba, Moyobamba Province on September 10 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV '.
• A 2016 [Tanzania earthquake|magnitude 5.9 earthquake] struck Tanzania east northeast of Nsunga, Kagera Region on September 10 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. Nineteen people were killed and 252 injured in Tanzania as well as four people killed and seven injured in Uganda's Rakai District. Several houses collapsed in the Kangera regional capital of Bukoba and in Uganda.
• A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck North Macedonia east southeast of Čair Municipality, Skopje on September 11 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. The quake damaged about 300 buildings and more than 100 people were injured while leaving their homes in a panic.
• A 2016 [Gyeongju earthquake|magnitude 5.4 earthquake] struck South Korea south of Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province on September 12 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII '. It is the strongest earthquake ever recorded in South Korea. Eight people were injured and 253 properties damaged.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Colombia east northeast of Mutatá, Antioquia on September 14 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands northwest of Malango on September 14 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V '.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Indonesia north northwest of Jayapura, Papua on September 17 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV '.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Japan southeast of Hachijō-jima, Izu Islands on September 20 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of III '.
• A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Pakistan north of Sann on September 22 at a depth of. The shock killed one person and left nine others injured in Hyderabad.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Japan east southeast of Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture on September 23 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV '.
• A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Burundi southeast of Cyangugu, Rwanda, on September 23 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. The quake killed 6 people and injured 5 others in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Rwanda, this earthquake also killed one person, and injured more than 20 when various houses collapsed in Rusizi district.
• A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Romania west northwest of Nereju on September 23 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V '. Two people were injured.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Philippines southeast of Tamisan, Davao Oriental, on September 24 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V '.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga west northwest of Neiafu on September 24 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV '.
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Fiji north northeast of Ndoi Island on September 24 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of III '.
• A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Nicaragua north northeast of Nagarote, León department on September 28 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. One person died of a heart attack during this earthquake, five others were injured and some houses collapsed in La Paz Centro.

  October

• A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Pakistan north northeast of Muzaffarabad on October 1 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. Two people died and thirty others were injured.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea north of Kimbe, West [New Britain Province|West New Britain] on October 15 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of III '.
• A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Greece west southwest of Asprangeloi, Epirus on October 15 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. The quake damaged some houses and two churches in villages near Ioannina. In Tepelenë, Albania, two houses collapsed and others were damaged.
• A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Peru southwest of Pimentel, Lambayeque Region on October 16 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V '. One person died in Lambayeque when a floor lamp fell on her.
• A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea west northwest of Kandrian, West New Britain on October 17 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '.
• A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck China northeast of Dartang, Tibet Autonomous Region on October 17 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. One person died during this earthquake.
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Indonesia north northeast of Pamanukan, West Java on October 19 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of III '.
• A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Iran southwest of Zarand, Kerman on October 20 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of II '. Twenty-four people were injured and some buildings suffered damage in Zarand.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Japan south of Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture on October 21 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII '. At least 20 people were injured and some damage was caused.
• A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Rwanda southeast of Cyangugu on October 24 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V '. In the country's Western Province, at least three houses were destroyed and several others suffered damage. In the city of Bukavu, in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, two buildings were destroyed and others were damaged.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga west northwest of Hihifo on October 26 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV '.
• A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Italy south southeast of Preci on October 26 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII '. Several buildings collapsed. Two people were injured. This was a foreshock of the 6.6 quake.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Italy north northwest of Visso on October 26 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII '. One person died of a heart attack during this earthquake and 8 others were injured when various houses collapsed in the region of Marche. This was a foreshock of the 6.6 quake.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west southwest of San Antonio on October 27 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV '.
• A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck offshore of Peru west northwest of Urb. Santo Domingo on October 28 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV '. One person was injured and 15 houses were damaged by a rockslide in San Juan de Lurigancho.
• A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Iran southwest of Zarand on October 28 at a depth of. Ten people were injured and numerous houses were damaged or destroyed in the Zarand area.
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Italy east southeast of Preci on October 30 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VIII '. The villages of Arquata del Tronto, Visso, Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Ussita, as well as the Basilica of Saint Benedict in Norcia, were destroyed. Two people died of heart attacks during this earthquake and 20 others were injured.
• A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Colombia east northeast of the town of Colombia on October 31 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI . At least 40 homes collapsed, 56 others were damaged and two landslides blocked roads in the Colombia area. The widespread damage caused by the earthquake led to a declaration of public disaster by the Colombian government in northern Huila.

  November

• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea west of Kandrian, West New Britain on November 1 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV '.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Chile south of Curicó on November 4 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '.
• A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Indonesia east of Banjaran on November 5 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of III ' One person was injured and six homes and two buildings were damaged in the Pangalengan area.
• A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck the United States west of Cushing, Oklahoma on November 7 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII '. Multiple buildings were damaged and minor injuries were reported.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west northwest of Talcahuano on November 8 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Japan east northeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture on November 11 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V '.
• A 2016 [Kaikōura earthquake|magnitude 7.8 earthquake] struck New Zealand north northeast of Amberley on November 13 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IX '. Ruptures occurred on multiple fault lines in a complex sequence that lasted for about two minutes with the largest amount of energy released far to the north of the epicentre. Two people were killed, and widespread damage was reported across parts of the South Island. A tsunami was also observed, reaching at Kaikōura.
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck New Zealand south southwest of Blenheim on November 13 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII '. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 quake.
• A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck New Zealand south southwest of Blenheim on November 13 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 quake.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck New Zealand south southwest of Blenheim on November 13 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII '. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 quake.
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck New Zealand northeast of Amberley on November 14 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII '. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 quake.
• A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Indonesia south of Kencong on November 15 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V ' Four homes collapsed and 33 others damaged in the Malang area.
• A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck China north northwest of Qamdo on November 17 at a depth of. Four people injured, 18 houses collapsed and 421 others damaged in Nangqian County.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Argentina north northwest of Pocito on November 20 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. The quake, the strongest to affect the region in recent years, damaged various houses in San Juan province.
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck offshore of Japan east southeast of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture on November 22 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. 14 people were injured and more than 1,900 homes briefly lost electricity. A tsunami wave was reported in the port of Onahama of Iwaki, Fukushima; a wave hit Soma, Fukushima; and another wave in height struck the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant site after the 6.9 shock. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that the spent fuel cooling system of the third reactor at the neighboring Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant had stopped as a result of the earthquake; TEPCO later reported the restart of the spent fuel cooling system after only 100 minutes of stoppage.
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck offshore of El Salvador south southwest of Puerto El Triunfo on November 24 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV '. One person died of a heart attack due to shock and fear after hearing a tsunami warning alert.
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China north of Murghob, Tajikistan on November 25 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII '. One person died when various houses near the epicenter collapsed, and livestock were killed.
• A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Nepal west of Namche Bazar on November 27 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. This quake triggered an avalanche that killed one person and left another injured.
• A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Poland north northwest of Grębocice on November 29 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V '. This earthquake caused a mine collapse in Rudna, near the epicenter. Eight miners were killed and five others injured.

  December

• A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Costa Rica northeast of Cartago on December 1 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. The earthquake caused landslides and damaged some homes, forcing at least 5 families to move to a community centre.
• A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Iran east of Kerman on December 1 at a depth of. An elderly woman was injured and homes and buildings were damaged the Shahdad area.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Peru southwest of Vilavila, Puno Region on December 1 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. At least 40 houses in Lampa Province were damaged, with some suffering total collapse. One person died and 17 others were injured.
• A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Nicaragua east southeast of Puerto Morazán on December 3 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of II '. One person died of a heart attack in the El Viejo area.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Indonesia northeast of Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara on December 5 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of II '.
• A 2016 [Aceh earthquake|magnitude 6.5 earthquake] struck Indonesia west northwest of Meureudu, Aceh on December 6 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VIII '. About 245 buildings collapsed as a result of the quake. 104 people were killed and over 900 were injured, of which 136 suffered serious injuries.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck China south southeast of Shihezi in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region on December 8 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII '. Two people were injured, and 25 houses suffered damage in Ürümqi region.
• A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck offshore of the United States west of Ferndale, California on December 8 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV '.
• A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands west southwest of Kirakira on December 8 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VIII '. Tsunami waves up to were measured in New Caledonia and Vanuatu. More than 200 buildings in the southern part of Malaita were damaged and buildings collapsed in Makira; more than 7,000 people were affected by the quake. An eleven-year-old girl died when a building collapsed.
• A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands west southwest of Kirakira on December 8 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V '. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 quake.
• A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Croatia south of Okrug Gornji, Split-Dalmatia county on December 9 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. The quake caused minor damage in the form of cracked walls and broken windows.
• A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands west southwest of Kirakira on December 9 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 quake.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea west northwest of Panguna, Bougainville on December 10 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV '.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of the United States trust territory of the Northern Mariana Islands north northwest of Farallon de Pajaros on December 14 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV.
• A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea east of Kokopo, East New Britain on December 17 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII '. Although tsunami waves up to were measured and power was knocked out in some parts of the country, no reports of injuries or damage were reported.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of Papua New Guinea west northwest of Panguna, Bougainville on December 17 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV '. This was an aftershock of the 7.9 quake.
• A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Federated States of Micronesia south southwest of Colonia on December 18 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V '.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Peru's Ucayali Region northwest of Iñapari, Madre de Dios Region on December 18 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of II '.
• A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Ecuador south southwest of Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas Province on December 19 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII '. This earthquake damaged houses, hotels, and caused some landslides in Atacames. Three people died and 47 others were injured.
• A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands west northwest of Kirakira on December 20 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VI '. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 quake.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands west northwest of Kirakira on December 20 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V '. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 quake.
• A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck offshore of Indonesia east northeast of Lospalos, East Timor on December 21 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V '.
• A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea southeast of Kokopo, East New Britain on December 10 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of IV '.
• A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Chile's Chiloé Island southwest of Quellón on December 25 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VIII '. The quake ripped up a road near Lake Tarahuin. 4,000 people were evacuated in the Los Lagos area after a tsunami warning, but this alert was lifted one hour later.
• A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Iran southeast of Kalaleh, Golestan province on December 27 at a depth of. More than 1,500 buildings were damaged in the Nardin area.
• A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Romania west of Nereju Mic, Vrancea on December 27 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V '. The quake caused minor damage to façades of some buildings, especially in Bucharest.
• A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Japan northeast of Daigo, Ibaraki Prefecture on December 28 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of VII '. Two people were injured during this earthquake.
• A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Indonesia south southeast of Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara on December 29 at a depth of. The shock had a maximum intensity of V . One person died of a fall in Bima and several houses damaged in the Dompu area.