2008 Earthquakes

Largest earthquakes of 2008

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

1. 17.9
   58 km W of Tianpeng, China

   May 12, 2008 · 19 km deep

2. 27.7
   Sea of Okhotsk

   July 5, 2008 · 633 km deep

3. 37.4
   135 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia

   November 16, 2008 · 30 km deep

4. 47.4
   56 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia

   February 20, 2008 · 26 km deep

5. 57.3
   284 km WSW of Mil’kovo, Russia

   November 24, 2008 · 492 km deep

6. 67.3
   71 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu

   April 9, 2008 · 33 km deep

7. 77.2
   226 km SE of Hotan, China

   March 20, 2008 · 10 km deep

8. 87.2
   164 km WSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia

   February 25, 2008 · 25 km deep

9. 97.1
   Macquarie Island region

   April 12, 2008 · 16 km deep

10. 107.0
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    September 29, 2008 · 36 km deep

11. 117.0
    107 km E of Namie, Japan

    July 19, 2008 · 22 km deep

12. 127.0
    South Sandwich Islands region

    June 30, 2008 · 8 km deep

13. 136.9
    130 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

    October 19, 2008 · 29 km deep

14. 146.9
    75 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu

    September 8, 2008 · 110 km deep

15. 156.9
    24 km WSW of Mizusawa, Japan

    June 13, 2008 · 8 km deep

16. 166.9
    78 km NE of Hasaki, Japan

    May 7, 2008 · 27 km deep

17. 176.9
    Philippine Islands region

    March 3, 2008 · 24 km deep

18. 186.9
    35 km S of Methóni, Greece

    February 14, 2008 · 29 km deep

19. 196.9
    northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    February 8, 2008 · 9 km deep

20. 206.8
    Kermadec Islands region

    December 9, 2008 · 18 km deep

21. 216.8
    122 km SSE of Obihiro, Japan

    September 11, 2008 · 25 km deep

22. 226.8
    29 km ENE of Morioka, Japan

    July 23, 2008 · 108 km deep

23. 236.8
    181 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam

    May 9, 2008 · 76 km deep

24. 246.8
    South Sandwich Islands region

    February 23, 2008 · 14 km deep

25. 256.7
    19 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico

    October 16, 2008 · 24 km deep

26. 266.7
    131 km SE of Nookat, Kyrgyzstan

    October 5, 2008 · 27 km deep

27. 276.7
    221 km NE of Jumla, Nepal

    August 25, 2008 · 12 km deep

28. 286.7
    155 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia

    February 25, 2008 · 25 km deep

29. 296.6
    73 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia

    September 11, 2008 · 96 km deep

30. 306.6
    central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    September 10, 2008 · 9 km deep

31. 316.6
    146 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands

    July 19, 2008 · 11 km deep

32. 326.6
    124 km SW of Bamboo Flat, India

    June 27, 2008 · 17 km deep

33. 336.6
    61 km W of Adak, Alaska

    May 2, 2008 · 14 km deep

34. 346.6
    174 km W of Adak, Alaska

    April 16, 2008 · 13 km deep

35. 356.6
    161 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia

    February 25, 2008 · 25 km deep

36. 366.6
    South Sandwich Islands region

    February 10, 2008 · 8 km deep

37. 376.6
    267 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada

    January 5, 2008 · 15 km deep

38. 386.5
    west of Macquarie Island

    August 9, 2008 · 10 km deep

39. 396.5
    west of Macquarie Island

    June 1, 2008 · 10 km deep

40. 406.5
    central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    May 23, 2008 · 8 km deep

41. 416.5
    central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    April 24, 2008 · 10 km deep

42. 426.5
    Kuril Islands

    March 3, 2008 · 10 km deep

43. 436.5
    166 km WSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia

    February 24, 2008 · 22 km deep

44. 446.5
    50 km S of Koróni, Greece

    February 14, 2008 · 28 km deep

45. 456.5
    9 km SSW of General Pascual Fentes, Mexico

    February 12, 2008 · 83 km deep

46. 466.5
    Fiji region

    January 15, 2008 · 598 km deep

47. 476.4
    144 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste

    December 6, 2008 · 398 km deep

48. 486.4
    southeast of the Loyalty Islands

    November 22, 2008 · 57 km deep

49. 496.4
    105 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

    November 7, 2008 · 13 km deep

50. 506.4
    13 km NNW of Alik Ghund, Pakistan

    October 29, 2008 · 14 km deep

51. 516.4
    23 km NW of Alik Ghund, Pakistan

    October 28, 2008 · 15 km deep

52. 526.4
    146 km W of Neiafu, Tonga

    October 22, 2008 · 233 km deep

53. 536.4
    196 km SSW of Barra de Navidad, Mexico

    September 24, 2008 · 12 km deep

54. 546.4
    70 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea

    August 30, 2008 · 75 km deep

55. 556.4
    78 km ESE of Contamana, Peru

    August 26, 2008 · 154 km deep

56. 566.4
    Fiji region

    July 19, 2008 · 391 km deep

57. 576.4
    35 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece

    July 15, 2008 · 52 km deep

58. 586.4
    15 km ESE of Várda, Greece

    June 8, 2008 · 16 km deep

59. 596.4
    Mid-Indian Ridge

    May 31, 2008 · 9 km deep

60. 606.4
    56 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu

    April 28, 2008 · 32 km deep

61. 616.4
    187 km W of Adak, Alaska

    April 15, 2008 · 11 km deep

62. 626.4
    82 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu

    April 9, 2008 · 16 km deep

63. 636.4
    52 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

    March 12, 2008 · 13 km deep

64. 646.4
    western Xizang

    January 9, 2008 · 10 km deep

65. 656.4
    251 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada

    January 5, 2008 · 10 km deep

66. 666.3
    11 km SSE of Kiupo, Philippines

    December 25, 2008 · 206 km deep

67. 676.3
    148 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan

    December 20, 2008 · 19 km deep

68. 686.3
    southeast Indian Ridge

    December 8, 2008 · 11 km deep

69. 696.3
    north of Ascension Island

    November 22, 2008 · 10 km deep

70. 706.3
    127 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia

    November 22, 2008 · 24 km deep

71. 716.3
    11 km W of Puerto Armuelles, Panama

    November 19, 2008 · 32 km deep

72. 726.3
    northern Qinghai, China

    November 10, 2008 · 19 km deep

73. 736.3
    68 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

    November 4, 2008 · 206 km deep

74. 746.3
    200 km WSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

    October 23, 2008 · 10 km deep

75. 756.3
    39 km WSW of Dêqên, China

    October 6, 2008 · 12 km deep

76. 766.3
    32 km N of El Hoyo, Argentina

    September 3, 2008 · 570 km deep

77. 776.3
    north of Ascension Island

    August 28, 2008 · 12 km deep

78. 786.3
    10 km N of Baykal’sk, Russia

    August 27, 2008 · 16 km deep

79. 796.3
    west of Macquarie Island

    August 9, 2008 · 10 km deep

80. 806.3
    285 km W of Tual, Indonesia

    August 4, 2008 · 174 km deep

81. 816.3
    74 km WSW of Basco, Philippines

    June 1, 2008 · 31 km deep

82. 826.3
    8 km N of Selfoss, Iceland

    May 29, 2008 · 9 km deep

83. 836.3
    Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

    May 20, 2008 · 27 km deep

84. 846.3
    95 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu

    April 19, 2008 · 14 km deep

85. 856.3
    193 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji

    April 18, 2008 · 554 km deep

86. 866.3
    181 km W of Neiafu, Tonga

    April 16, 2008 · 10 km deep

87. 876.3
    66 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu

    April 9, 2008 · 35 km deep

88. 886.3
    81 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu

    April 9, 2008 · 35 km deep

89. 896.3
    127 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia

    March 29, 2008 · 20 km deep

90. 906.3
    49 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu

    March 12, 2008 · 10 km deep

91. 916.3
    12 km ENE of Iquique, Chile

    February 4, 2008 · 35 km deep

92. 926.3
    242 km WNW of Bandon, Oregon

    January 10, 2008 · 13 km deep

93. 936.3
    eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea

    January 1, 2008 · 34 km deep

94. 946.2
    46 km W of La Ligua, Chile

    December 18, 2008 · 18 km deep

95. 956.2
    Banda Sea

    November 7, 2008 · 10 km deep

96. 966.2
    62 km NNE of Camargo, Bolivia

    October 12, 2008 · 353 km deep

97. 976.2
    50 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu

    September 8, 2008 · 36 km deep

98. 986.2
    121 km SW of Bamboo Flat, India

    August 10, 2008 · 20 km deep

99. 996.2
    95 km SE of Ozernovskiy, Russia

    July 24, 2008 · 27 km deep

100. 1006.2
     134 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands

     July 19, 2008 · 10 km deep