List of earthquakes 2021–2030

The following is a list of significant earthquakes for the period of 2021, listing earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above, or which caused fatalities. Deaths due to earthquake-caused tsunamis are included.

Earthquakes in 2021–2030
Strongest magnitude Alaska
8.2 Mw
Deadliest Haiti (Magnitude 7.2)
2,248
Total fatalities2,453
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.93
7.0−7.914
6.0−6.9127

For lists of earthquakes by country, which may include smaller and less destructive events than those listed here, see Lists of earthquakes by country.

2021
Main article: List of earthquakes in 2021
Date Time (UTC) Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Magnitude Comments Source
January 14, 2021 18:28 Sulawesi, Indonesia
see 2021 West Sulawesi earthquake		 -2.976 118.901 108 dead
3 missing		 6.2 Mw (USGS) Centred 32km south of Mamuju, Indonesia, at a depth of 18.0km. [1]
January 21, 2021 12:23 Talaud Islands region
see 2021 Talaud Islands earthquake		 5.007 127.517 0 7.0 Mw (USGS) Centred 210km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines, at a depth of 95.8km. [2]
February 3, 2021 08:25 Sulawesi, Indonesia -3.009 118.964 1 4.9 Mb (USGS) Centred 37km SSE of Mamuju, Indonesia, at a depth of 10.0km. [3]
February 10, 2021 13:19 Southeast of the Loyalty Islands
see 2021 Loyalty Islands earthquake		 -23.054 171.601 0 7.7 Mw (USGS) Centred 418km WNW of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, at a depth of 10.0km. [4]
February 12, 2021 17:01 Tajikistan–Xinjiang border region 38.132 73.569 1 5.9 Mw (USGS) Centred 35km west of Murghob, Tajikistan, at a depth of 91.6km. [5]
February 13, 2021 14:07 Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan
see 2021 Fukushima earthquake		 37.745 141.749 1 7.1 Mw (USGS) Centred 72km ENE of Namie, Japan, at a depth of 49.9km. [6]
March 1, 2021 22:57 Northern Colombia 6.239 -76.098 3 5.1 Mw (USGS) Centred 9km SSE of Urrao, Colombia, at a depth of 10.0km. [7]
March 3, 2021 10:16 Thessaly, Greece
see 2021 Larissa earthquake		 39.755 22.176 1 6.3 Mw (USGS) Centred 9km west of Týrnavos, Greece, at a depth of 8.0km. [8]
March 4, 2021 13:27 Off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand -37.563 179.444 0 7.3 Mw (USGS) Centred 174km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand, at a depth of 20.8km. [9]
March 4, 2021 17:41 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
see 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquakes		 -29.665 -177.834 0 7.4 Mw (USGS) Centred 970km NNE of ʻOhonua, ʻEua, Tonga, at a depth of 53.1km. [10]
19:28 -29.735 -177.282 8.1 Mw (USGS) Centred 962.5km NNE of ʻOhonua, ʻEua, Tonga, at a depth of 26.5km. [11]
March 20, 2021 09:09 Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan
see March 2021 Miyagi earthquake		 38.475 141.607 0 7.0 Mw (USGS) Centred 27km ENE of Ishinomaki, Japan, at a depth of 54.0km. [12]
March 23, 2021 21:14 Southern Xinjiang, China 41.812 81.155 3 5.4 Mw (USGS) Centred 100km NE of Aksu, China, at a depth of 10.0km. [13]
April 10, 2021 07:00 Java, Indonesia
see 2021 East Java earthquake		 -8.562 112.519 9 6.0 Mw (USGS) Centred 44km SSW of Gongdanglegi Kulon, Indonesia, at a depth of 82.3km. [14]
April 28, 2021 02:21 Assam, India
see 2021 Assam earthquake		 26.782 92.436 2 6.0 Mw (USGS) Centred 9km NNW of Dhekiajuli, India, at a depth of 34.0km. [15]
May 21, 2021 13:48 Yunnan, China
see 2021 Dali earthquake		 25.761 100.008 3 6.1 Mw (USGS) Centred 28km NW of Dali, China, at a depth of 10.0km. [16]
May 21, 2021 18:04 Southern Qinghai, China
see 2021 Maduo earthquake		 34.586 98.255 0 7.3 Mw (USGS) Centred 389.4km NE of Xining, Qinghai, China, at a depth of 10.0km. [17]
June 10, 2021 08:54 Lake Tanganyika region, Democratic Republic of the Congo -3.086 28.259 2 5.0 Mw (USGS) Centred 87km SW of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at a depth of 10.0km. [18]
June 23, 2021 02:54 Near the coast of central Peru
see 2021 Mala earthquake		 -12.687 -76.721 1 5.8 Mw (USGS) Centred 10km WSW of Mala, Peru, at a depth of 50.6km. [19]
July 10, 2021 02:14 Afghanistan–Tajikistan border region
see 2021 Rasht earthquake		 38.959 70.572 5 5.8 Mw (USGS) Centred 18km ESE of Rasht, Tajikistan, at a depth of 16.6km. [20]
July 26, 2021 12:09 Sulawesi, Indonesia -0.748 121.931 1 6.2 Mw (USGS) Centred 97km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia, at a depth of 10.7km. [21]
July 29, 2021 06:15 Alaska Peninsula, United States
see 2021 Chignik earthquake		 55.325 -157.841 0 8.2 Mw (USGS) Centred 104km SE of Perryville, Alaska, United States, at a depth of 32.2km. [22]
August 11, 2021 17:46 Mindanao, Philippines
see 2021 Davao Oriental earthquake		 6.455 126.742 1 7.1 Mw (USGS) Centred 63km east of Pondaguitan, Philippines, at a depth of 65.6km. [23]
August 12, 2021 18:32 South Sandwich Islands region
see 2021 South Sandwich Islands earthquakes		 -57.596 -25.187 0 7.5 Mw (USGS) Centred 2453.5km SSW of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, at a depth of 63.3km. [24]
18:35 -58.416 -25.321 8.1 Mw (USGS) Centred 2536.1km SSW of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, at a depth of 48.3km. [25]
August 14, 2021 12:29 Haiti region
see 2021 Haiti earthquake		 18.408 73.475 2,248 dead
329 missing		 7.2 Mw (USGS) Centred 13km SSE of Petit Trou de Nippes, Haiti, at a depth of 10.0km. [26]
August 22, 2021 21:33 South Sandwich Islands region
see 2021 South Sandwich Islands earthquakes		 -60.291 -24.895 0 7.1 Mw (USGS) Centred 2545.2km east of Tolhuin, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, at a depth of 14.0km. [27]
August 26, 2021 02:14 Sulawesi, Indonesia -0.854 121.523 1 5.5 Mw (USGS) Centred 104km NE of Poso, Indonesia, at a depth of 8.0km. [28]
September 8, 2021 01:47 Near the coast of Guerrero, Mexico
see 2021 Guerrero earthquake		 16.982 -99.773 13 7.0 Mw (USGS) Centred 20.7km NE of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, at a depth of 20.0km. [29]
September 15, 2021 20:33 Sichuan–Chongqing border region
see 2021 Luxian earthquake		 29.182 105.391 3 5.4 Mw (USGS) Centred 52km WSW of Yongchuan, China, at a depth of 10.0km. [30]
September 27, 2021 06:17 Crete, Greece
see 2021 Crete earthquake		 35.252 25.260 1 6.0 Mw (USGS) Centred 7km NNW of Thrapsanón, Greece, at a depth of 8.7km. [31]
October 2, 2021 06:29 Vanuatu region -21.104 174.895 0 7.3 Mw (USGS) Centred 452.5km SW of Nadi, Western, Fiji, at a depth of 535.8km. [32]
October 6, 2021 22:01 Balochistan, Pakistan
see 2021 Balochistan earthquake		 30.220 68.014 26 5.9 Mwb (USGS) Centred 15.2km NNE of Harnai, Balochistan, Pakistan, at a depth of 9.0km. [33]
October 15, 2021 20:18 Bali region, Indonesia
see 2021 Bali earthquake		 -8.328 115.465 3 4.7 Mw (USGS) Centred 16km NNE of Banjar Wangsian, Indonesia, at a depth of 10.0km. [34]
November 14, 2021 12:07 Southern Iran
see 2021 Hormozgan earthquakes		 27.721 56.065 2 6.0 Mwb (USGS) Centred 62km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran, at a depth of 7.0km. [35]
12:08 27.736 56.077 6.3 Mb (USGS) Centred 64km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran, at a depth of 10.0km. [36]
November 28, 2021 10:52 Northern Peru
see 2021 Northern Peru earthquake		 -4.490 -76.846 12 7.5 Mw (USGS) Centred 42km NNW of Barranca, Peru, at a depth of 112.5km. [37]

All times are UTC, unless otherwise stated
ML = Richter magnitude scale
Mw = Moment magnitude
Mb = Body wave magnitude
HRV = Harvard University (Global CMT)
USGS = United States Geological Survey

See also

References
  1. "M6.2 – 32 km S of Mamuju, Indonesia". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  2. "M7.0 – 210 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  3. "M4.9 – 37 km SSE of Mamuju, Indonesia". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  4. "M7.7 – southeast of the Loyalty Islands". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  5. "M5.9 – 35 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  6. "M7.1 – 72 km ENE of Namie, Japan". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  7. "M5.1 – 9 km SSE of Urrao, Colombia". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  8. "M6.3 – 9 km W of Týrnavos, Greece". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  9. "M7.3 – 174 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  10. "M7.4 – Kermadec Islands, New Zealand". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  11. "M8.1 – Kermadec Islands, New Zealand". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  12. "M7.0 – 27 km ENE of Ishinomaki, Japan". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  13. "M5.4 – 100 km NE of Aksu, China". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  14. "M6.0 – 44 km SSW of Gongdanglegi Kulon, Indonesia". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  15. "M6.0 – 9 km NNW of Dhekiajuli, India". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  16. "M6.1 – 28 km NW of Dali, China". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  17. "M7.3 – Southern Qinghai, China". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  18. "M5.0 – 87 km SW of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  19. "M5.8 – 10 km WSW of Mala, Peru". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  20. "M5.8 – 18 km ESE of Rasht, Tajikistan". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  21. "M6.2 – 97 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  22. "M8.2 – 104 km SE of Perryville, Alaska". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  23. "M7.1 – 63 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  24. "M7.5 – South Sandwich Islands region". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  25. "M8.1 – South Sandwich Islands region". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  26. "M7.2 – 13 km SSE of Petit Trou de Nippes, Haiti". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  27. "M7.1 – South Sandwich Islands region". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  28. "M5.5 – 104 km NE of Poso, Indonesia". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  29. "M7.0 – Acapulco, Mexico". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  30. "M5.4 – 52 km WSW of Yongchuan, China". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  31. "M6.0 – 7 km NNW of Thrapsanón, Greece". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  32. "M7.3 – Vanuatu region". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  33. "M5.9 – Pakistan". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  34. "M4.7 – Bali region, Indonesia". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  35. "M6.0 – 62 km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran". U.S. Geological Survey.
  36. "M6.3 – 64 km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
  37. "M7.5 – 42 km NNW of Barranca, Peru". Earthquake Hazards Program. U.S. Geological Survey.
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