List of earthquakes in 2015

This is a list of earthquakes in 2015. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time. This year was dominated by the earthquake in Nepal in April, with around 9,000 deaths. Another deadly event struck Afghanistan, while the strongest quake took place in Chile, like in 2014. Malaysia was struck by a 6.0 earthquake which killed 18 climbers including Singaporean students. It is marked as the deadliest in the country.

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By magnitude

By month

January

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of Panama south of Punta de Burica on January 7 at a depth of.
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck Connecticut, United States northeast of Wauregan on January 12 at a depth of. Additional damage occurred to buildings already affected by the 2.3 magnitude quake a few days prior.
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Dominican Republic west southwest of Las Salinas on January 13 at a depth of. Several schools were severely damaged in Barahona.
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck Dominican Republic near the town of Puerto Alejandro on January 14 at an unknown depth. This was an aftershock of the 4.7 quake the day before. No damage was reported, but two people were killed in an accident caused by the quake at a salt mine near Puerto Alejandro.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck China west southwest of Leshan in Sichuan on January 14 at a depth of. The earthquake injured at least 11 people.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Vanuatu north northeast of Port Vila on January 23 at a depth of.
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Turkey east of Mustafakemalpaşa on January 23 at a depth of. At least three houses were damaged in Bursa.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Fiji southeast of Ndoi Island on January 28 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Vanuatu south southeast of Isangel on January 30 at a depth of.

February

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Argentina west of Villa General Roca on February 2 at a depth of.
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck Cuzco, Peru on February 4. Around 200 homes were severely damaged, displacing 1,500 people.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Sichuan, China on February 6 at a depth of 10.0 km. At least 1,055 houses were damaged or destroyed, affecting 3,700 people. Power outages also occurred.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Argentina west of El Aguilar on February 11 at a depth of.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on February 13 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Taiwan east southeast of Taitung City on February 13 at a depth of.
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Ilam Province, Iran on February 15 at a depth of 10.0 km. Three people were injured and several homes were damaged.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands north northwest of Visokoi Island on February 16 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck offshore of Japan east northeast of Miyako on February 16 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands west of Lata on February 18 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu east southeast of Lakatoro on February 19 at a depth of. Some damage was caused in Paama, where a small tsunami was observed.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Japan east of Miyako on February 20 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.7 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Yunnan, China on February 20 at a depth of 10.0 km. 276 houses were destroyed and 3,374 others were damaged, and around 5 km of a road were damaged by landslides.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Japan east of Miyako on February 21 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.7 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck near Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina on February 21 at a depth of. Four miners were killed and another was injured when a landslide occurred in Tuzla.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Mexico west southwest of José María Morelos on February 22 at a depth of.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Pakistan east of Battagram on February 26 at a depth of. The earthquake injured at least 15 people and caused some damage.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Indonesia north northeast of Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara on February 27 at a depth of. Hundreds of homes were damaged in Flores, some severely.

March

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Indonesia west of Pariaman, West Sumatra on March 3 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Mid-Indian Ridge on March 6 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Colombia north northwest of Cepitá on March 10 at a depth of. Nine people were injured, 286 houses were destroyed and 226 others were damaged in parts of the country, including the capital Bogotá.
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Anhui, China on March 14 at a depth of 10.0 km. Two people were killed by a collapsing wall and thirteen others were injured. 155 houses collapsed and 11,079 others were damaged.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Indonesia northwest of Luwuk, Central Sulawesi on March 15 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Indonesia northwest of Kota Ternate, North Maluku on March 17 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Chile north northwest of Talcahuano on March 18 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Chile southwest of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia on March 23 at a depth of.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea southeast of Kokopo on March 29 at a depth of. A "small" tsunami was reported in Rabaul harbor and a tsunami in the Solomon Islands.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Guizhou, China on March 30 at a depth of. Over 5,000 houses were destroyed and 20,000 others were damaged in the earthquake, and four people were injured.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga northeast of Hihifo on March 30 at a depth of. This was a foreshock of the 6.5 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga northeast of Hihifo on March 30 at a depth of. This was a foreshock of the 6.5 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga east northeast of Hihifo on March 30 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea south southeast of Kokopo on March 31 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 7.5 magnitude quake.

April

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Uttarakhand, India on April 1 at a depth of 10.0 km. Eight people, including five children were injured by falling debris and two homes collapsed, with 500 others damaged.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga northeast of Hihifo on April 7 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.5 magnitude quake in March.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Gansu, China at a depth of 10.0 km. One person was killed by a landslide and fifteen others were injured. 538 houses were destroyed and 95,872 others were damaged.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Greece south southwest of Fry on April 16 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of Fiji south southwest of Alo, Wallis and Futuna on April 17 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of Taiwan west southwest of Yonakuni, Japan on April 20 at a depth of. One person was killed in a house fire caused by the earthquake in the Hsinchuang District of New Taipei.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Japan southwest of Yonakuni in the Yaeyama Islands on April 20 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.4 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Japan southwest of Yonakuni in the Yaeyama Islands on April 20 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.4 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands south southeast of Lata on April 22 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck New Zealand south of Wakefield on April 24 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of British Columbia, Canada west northwest of Port McNeill on April 24 at a depth of.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal north northeast of Bharatpur on April 25 at a depth of. 8,857 people were killed in Nepal, 78 in India, 25 in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, and 4 in Bangladesh.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Nepal north northwest of Dhulikhel on April 25 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Nepal north northeast of Bharatpur on April 25 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Nepal south southeast of Kodari on April 26 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Nepal east southeast of Ilam on April 27 at a depth of. Dozens of buildings were damaged in the state of West Bengal in neighboring India, including a school. This earthquake was not an aftershock of the April 2015 Nepal earthquake a few days prior.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Ecuador north northwest of Milagro on April 28 at a depth of. Two people were injured as well as some damage was caused.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Fiji south southeast of Ndoi Island on April 28 at a depth of.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Iran east southeast of Mohr on April 29 at a depth of. Five people were injured as well as some damage like cracked or collapsed walls and broken windows were observed.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea south southwest of Kokopo on April 30 at a depth of. Several houses were destroyed, and power outages occurred in Rabaul. This was a foreshock of the 7.5 magnitude quake in May.

May

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea south southwest of Kokopo on May 1 at a depth of. This was a foreshock of the 7.5 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea south southwest of Kokopo on May 1 at a depth of. This was a foreshock of the 7.5 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Nepal east southeast of Pokhara on May 2 at a depth of. Four people were killed in a landslide in Barpak, while one person was slightly injured when a house collapsed. It is an aftershock of the 7.8 quake on April 25.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea south southwest of Kokopo on May 3 at a depth of. This was a foreshock of the 7.5 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea south southwest of Kokopo on May 5 at a depth of. Further damage in Rabaul; widespread power outages, cracked walls, and partially collapsed homes. A tsunami estimated at under was reported in New Britain.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Iran north northwest of Kashmar on May 5 at a depth of. 64 people were injured and 200 buildings were damaged.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck offshore of Papua New Guinea southwest of Panguna on May 7 at a depth of. This was a major aftershock of the 7.5 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Japan southeast of Hachijo-jima in the Izu Islands on May 10 at a depth of.
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Nepal south southeast of Kodari on May 12 at a depth of. Nepalese authorities reported 153 dead, while 62 were killed in India, two in Bangladesh, and one in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. This was a major aftershock of the 7.8 magnitude quake in April.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Nepal south southeast of Kodari on May 12 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 7.3 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Japan southeast of Ōfunato on May 12 at a depth of. Windows shattered, several homes partially collapsed, and cracks appeared in the walls of a school.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Indonesia east southeast of Sungai Penuh, Jambi province on May 15 at a depth of. Cracks appeared in the walls of several hundred homes.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Nepal on May 16 at a depth of. One person was killed by a collapsing wall in Bihar, India, while another died of a heart attack. This was an aftershock of the 7.3 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge on May 19 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga west northwest of Pangai on May 19 at a depth of. This was a foreshock of the 6.2 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands west of Lata on May 20 at a depth of. This was a foreshock of the 6.9 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Iran south southwest of Khorramabad on May 21 at a depth of. About 50 buildings were severely damaged in Khorramabad.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands east southeast of Kirakira on May 22 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands east southeast of Kirakira on May 22 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.9 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on May 24 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga west northwest of Pangai on May 24 at a depth of.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Japan north of Ageoshimo on May 25 at a depth of. Two people were injured.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck offshore of Alaska, United States south southeast of Ugashik on May 29 at a depth of.
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck offshore of Japan west northwest of Chichi-jima in the Ogasawara Islands on May 30 at a depth of. The Associated Press agency reported "twelve people suffered minor injuries", and TEPCO claimed that 400 customers lost electricity in Saitama Prefecture.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga east northeast of Hihifo on May 30 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.2 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Japan southeast of Hachijo-jima in the Izu Islands on May 30 at a depth of.

June

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Malaysia west northwest of Ranau on June 4 at a depth of. Eighteen people died and several were injured in rockfalls while ascending Mount Kinabalu.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Japan east northeast of Mutsu on June 8 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Chile east of Calama on June 10 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga east northeast of Hihifo on June 12 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.2 magnitude quake in May.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on June 17 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west northwest of Talcahuano on June 20 at a depth of. Cracks in walls and falling objects were reported near the epicentre.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Fiji east northeast of Ndoi Island on June 21 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of Japan west northwest of Chichi-jima in the Ogasawara Islands on June 23 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of New Zealand southeast of L'Esperance Rock in the Kermadec Islands on June 25 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea south southwest of Kokopo on June 30 at a depth of.

July

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands southeast of Kirakira on July 1 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck China west northwest of Zangguy, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang on July 3 at a depth of. Three people were killed, 71 were injured and about 3,000 homes destroyed or damaged.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Philippines northwest of Santa Monica on the island of Siargao on July 3 at a depth of. One person died of a heart attack in Balingasag and minor damage was observed in Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of Russia's Kuril Islands east of Shikotan island on July 7 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands west northwest of Malango on Guadalcanal on July 10 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of Barbados northeast of Bathsheba on July 16 at a depth of.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands west northwest of Lata on July 18 at a depth of.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Pakistan west southwest of Murree on July 24 at a depth of. The earthquake killed 3 people.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck offshore of Alaska, United States south southwest of Nikolski in the Aleutian Islands on July 27 at a depth of.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Indonesia west of Abepura, Papua on July 27 at a depth of. One teenager was killed and some buildings were damaged.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Alaska, United States east northeast of Pedro Bay on July 29 at a depth of.

August

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga southwest of the Minerva Reefs on August 6 at a depth of.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the Democratic Republic of the Congo north of Cyangugu, Rwanda on August 7 at a depth of. One policeman died in a building collapse in Kabare, and two children died in a house fire caused by the quake.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands west northwest of Malango on Guadalcanal on August 10 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands southeast of Gizo on August 12 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.6 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of France's Southern and Antarctic Lands north northeast of Amsterdam Island on August 13 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands east southeast of Kirakira on August 15 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck New Zealand north of L'Esperance Rock in the Kermadec Islands on August 24 at a depth of.

September

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Japan southeast of Hachijo-jima in the Izu Islands on September 1 at a depth of.
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck Rajasthan, India on September 3 at a depth of. A pregnant woman was killed by a collapsing wall.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga southwest of Minerva Reefs on September 7 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of New Zealand south southeast of L'Esperance Rock in the Kermadec Islands on September 7 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of the United States south southwest of Nikolski, Alaska on September 10 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck offshore of Mexico southwest of Topolobampo on September 13 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Indonesia northwest of Ternate, North Maluku on September 16 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea east southeast of Kimbe on September 16 at a depth of.
A magnitude 8.3-8.4 earthquake struck Chile west of Illapel on September 16 at a depth of. Thirteen people were killed, six are missing and one million were evacuated in Chile. One man died, some damage and rockslides were observed in Argentina. A tsunami occurred reaching as high as in Coquimbo, in Hawaii, and an wave was recorded at the port of Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Chile west of Illapel on September 16 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Chile west southwest of Illapel on September 16 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west of Illapel on September 16 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Chile west northwest of Illapel on September 16 at a depth of. This was a major aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Chile southwest of Ovalle on September 17 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Chile west northwest of Illapel on September 17 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Chile west northwest of Illapel on September 17 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Chile northwest of Valparaíso on September 18 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on September 18 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west northwest of Coquimbo on September 19 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west of La Ligua on September 19 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Chile west of Illapel on September 21 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Chile west southwest of Illapel on September 21 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Chile north northwest of Illapel on September 22 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Indonesia north of Sorong, West Papua on September 24 at a depth of. About 60 people were injured while 200 buildings were damaged.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Chile south southwest of Ovalle on September 26 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.

October

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge on October 11 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Russia's Kuril Islands south of Severo-Kuril'sk on October 14 at a depth of.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Argentina east southeast of El Galpón on October 17 at a depth of. A woman was killed and many buildings were damaged in El Galpón, including a school.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tonga east southeast of Hihifo on October 18 at a depth of.
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Russia southeast of Shalya on October 18 at a depth of. Slight damage occurred in Yekaterinburg, where the window panes of a school was broken. A dam was also cracked in Pervouralsk. It is one of the strongest earthquakes in the area in years, and the first one to be felt there since 2010.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Vanuatu northeast of Port Olry on October 20 at a depth of.
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck offshore of Indonesia north of Batang on October 22 at a depth of. Minor to buildings in several villages in the epicentral area, including a mosque. Two landslides also occurred.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Punjab, Pakistan on October 23 at a depth of 11.0 km. Two people were killed, one by a collapsing house, another due to a heart-attack. Another person was injured, with dozens of adobe houses destroyed.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Southern Ocean east of Norway's Bouvet Island on October 23 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of South Africa's Prince Edward Islands group north northwest of Marion Island on October 23 at a depth of.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Afghanistan east of Farkhar, Farkhar district, Takhar province on October 26 at a depth of. Destruction occurred mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan on houses. At least 280 people were killed in Pakistan, 115 in Afghanistan and 4 in India, with more than 2,300 injured. The tremor was also strongly felt in India and Tajikistan, lighter in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. At least 14 people in Tajikistan suffered injuries.

November

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Indonesia northwest of Maubara, East Timor on November 4 at a depth of. Minor damage was reported.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Venezuela west southwest of El Ejido in the state of Mérida on November 7 at a depth of. The earthquake damaged some buildings and triggered rockfalls, killing one man and injuring 4 others.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west northwest of Coquimbo on November 7 at a depth of. This was an Aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake in September.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Chile southwest of Ovalle on November 7 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck offshore of India's Nicobar Islands northwest of Sabang in the special region of Aceh, Indonesia on November 8 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of the United States southeast of Atka, Alaska on November 9 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck offshore of Chile northwest of Coquimbo on November 11 at a depth of. This was an Aftershock of the 8.3 Quake in September. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported a tsunami at Coquimbo and a tsunami at Huasco in Atacama Region.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck offshore of Chile northwest of Coquimbo on November 11 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake in September.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck offshore of Japan west southwest of Makurazaki, Kagoshima Prefecture on November 13 at a depth of. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported a tsunami at Nakanoshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Greece south southwest of Lefkada on November 17 at a depth of. Two women were killed in house collapses in Ponti and Athani on Lefkada; the quake also damaged the main road in the southwestern part of Lefkada and several buildings and a landslide in Egremni Beach occurred.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands west southwest of Buala on Santa Isabel Island on November 18 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Indonesia west northwest of Saumlaki in southern Maluku province on November 21 at a depth of.
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck Central Java, Indonesia on November 21. A construction worker died when he fell from a building.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan on November 22 at a depth of. A woman and her child were killed when their house collapsed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, and dozens of houses were destroyed in Afghanistan.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Venezuela west of Ejido in the state of Mérida on November 22 at a depth of. One man was killed by rockfalls triggered by the earthquake.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Mexico northeast of La Concordia in the state of Guerrero on November 23 at a depth of. Two workers were killed, buried by a mudslide.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of the United States territory of the Northern Mariana Islands west of Agrihan on November 24 at a depth of.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Peru west northwest of Iñapari on November 24 at a depth of. Many buildings were evacuated due to the shaking, and some houses suffered light damage in Manaus, Brazil.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Peru west northwest of Iñapari on November 24 at a depth of. This was probably a doublet of the 7.6 magnitude quake earlier.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Brazil south southwest of Tarauacá on November 26 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 7.6 magnitude quake in Peru.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Chile north of Taltal on November 27 at a depth of.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Turkey southeast of Kuluncak on November 29 at a depth of. One child injured, more than 744 homes collapsed and 2,991 others damaged in the Hekimhan-Kuluncak area.

December

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Turkey east northeast of Yayladere on December 2 at a depth of. More than 500 homes were heavily damaged in Kiğı District.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Southeast Indian Ridge on December 4 at a depth of.
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Tajikistan west of Murghab on December 7 at a depth of. One truck driver and a policeman were killed while dozens more were injured and 500 homes destroyed. The earthquake was also felt in Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and India.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Kyrgyzstan south southeast of Sosnovka on December 8 at a depth of. One school destroyed in Ming-Kush and 85 structures damaged in the Bazar-Korgon-Jumgal area.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Indonesia southeast of Amahai in central Maluku province on December 9 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Fiji west northwest of Lautoka on December 9 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Mexico west of Manuel Ávila Camacho in the state of Chiapas on December 17 at a depth of. Two people were killed by a landslide in Cocotitlan and damage to buildings in eight municipalities near the epicenter.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Vanuatu north of Isangel on December 19 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Indonesia north of Tarakan in North Kalimantan province on December 20 at a depth of. At least seven houses were damaged, two of them collapsed.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the southern East Pacific Rise on December 24 at a depth of.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Afghanistan west southwest of Ashkāsham in Badakhshan province on December 25 at a depth of. 12 people were hospitalized in Nangarhar province, including some university students in Jalalabad, who were injured in a stampede while trying to escape a building. Four people were killed in Pakistan. At least 100 people were injured. The quake was also strongly felt in Tajikistan and India.