List of earthquakes in 2008 explained
Year: | 2008 |
Location Map: | Earth |
Largest: | 7.9 Mw, China |
Deadliest: | 7.9 Mw, China 87,587 deaths |
Fatalities: | 88,011 |
9.0+: | 0 |
8.0–8.9: | 1 |
7.0–7.9: | 12 |
6.0–6.9: | 168 |
5.0–5.9: | 1768 |
Earthquakes in 2008 resulted in about 88,011 fatalities. The 2008 Sichuan earthquake was the deadliest with 87,587 fatalities, and also the largest at 7.9 on the moment magnitude scale. Other significant earthquakes struck Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Russia, Japan, Colombia, and other parts of China.
Overall
By death toll
Rank | Death toll | Magnitude | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date |
---|
| | | | | 19.0 | |
| | | | | 10.0 | |
| | | | | 27.6 | |
| | | | | 10.0 | |
| | | | | 10.0 | |
| | | | | 8.0 | |
| | | | | 20.0 | |
| | | | | 35.0 | |
| | | | | 10.0 | | |
By magnitude
- Note: At least 7.0 Magnitude
By month
January
Month: | January |
8.0-8.9: | 0 |
7.0-7.9: | 0 |
6.0–6.9: | 14 |
5.0–5.9: | 110 |
Fatalities: | 2 |
Largest: | 6.6 Canada |
Deadliest: | 4.6 1 death 6.2 1 death |
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on January 1.[1]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Sumatra, Indonesia on January 4.[2]
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Haida Gwaii, Canada on January 5.[3]
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Haida Gwaii, Canada on January 5.[4]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Greece on January 6.[5]
- A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Papua, Indonesia on January 7. Six people were injured and 22 homes were damaged.[6]
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Tibet, China on January 9.[7]
- A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Northern Algeria on January 9. One person was killed and several homes were damaged.[8] [9]
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Haida Gwaii, Canada on January 9.[10]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon on January 10.[11]
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Fiji on January 15.[12]
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Molucca Sea on January 20.[13]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tonga on January 22.[14]
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Tonga on January 22.[15]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Sumatra, Indonesia on January 22. One person died, five others were injured and several homes were damaged in Gunungsitoli.[16] [9] [17]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Banda Sea on January 30.[18]
February
Month: | February |
7.0–7.9: | 2 |
6.0–6.9: | 18 |
5.0–5.9: | 146 |
Fatalities: | 49 |
Largest: | 7.4 Indonesia |
- A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Lake Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo on February 3, killing 44 people.[19]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Tarapaca, Chile on February 4.[20]
- A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck West Bengal, India on February 6, killing 1 person.[9]
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in the Northern Atlantic Ocean on February 8.[21]
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands on February 10.[22]
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico on February 12.[23]
- A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Rwanda on February 14, killing 1 person.[9]
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Southern Greece on February 14.[24]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Svalbard on February 21.[25]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Nevada on February 21.[26]
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the South Shetland Islands on February 23.[27]
- A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Sumatra, Indonesia on February 20, killing 3 people.[28]
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Sumatra, Indonesia on February 25.[29]
- A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Lincolnshire, Great Britain on February 27, injuring 1 person.
March
Month: | March |
7.0–7.9: | 1 |
6.0–6.9: | 14 |
5.0–5.9: | 147 |
Fatalities: | 0 |
Largest: | 7.2 China |
April
Month: | April |
7.0–7.9: | 2 |
6.0–6.9: | 19 |
5.0–5.9: | 163 |
Fatalities: | 0 |
Largest: | 7.3 New Caledonia |
May
Month: | May |
7.0–7.9: | 1 |
6.0–6.9: | 12 |
5.0–5.9: | 175 |
Fatalities: | 87,587 |
Largest: | 7.9 China |
June
July
Month: | July |
7.0–7.9: | 2 |
6.0–6.9: | 12 |
5.0–5.9: | 124 |
Fatalities: | 4 |
Largest: | 7.7 Russia |
August
Month: | August |
6.0–6.9: | 16 |
5.0–5.9: | 153 |
Fatalities: | 54 |
Largest: | 6.7 China |
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Banda Sea on August 4.[50]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Sichuan, China on August 5, killing 4 people.[9]
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore Antarctica on August 9.[30]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore Antarctica on August 9.[30]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Andaman Islands on August 10.[30]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in the South Atlantic Ocean on August 11.[30]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Philippines on August 15.[30]
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Samoa on August 19.[30]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Yingjiang, China on August 21, killing 5 people.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore Rodrigues, Mauritius on August 22.[30]
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Tibet, China on August 25.[30]
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Peru on August 26.[30]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Irkutsk, Russia on August 27.[30]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred in the South Atlantic Ocean on August 28.[30]
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on August 31.[30]
- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Sichuan, China on August 30, killing 43 people.
- A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Sichuan, China on August 31, killing 2 people.[9]
September
Month: | September |
7.0–7.9: | 1 |
6.0–6.9: | 11 |
5.0–5.9: | 138 |
Fatalities: | 10 |
Largest: | 7.0 New Zealand |
October
November
December
- Skåne County (4.3, December 16)
- Papudo (6.8, December 18)
- Parma (5.2, December 23)
See also
- List of 21st-century earthquakes
Notes and References
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) . Neic.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) . Neic.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.6 - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) . Neic.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) . Neic.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: M 5.9 - 9 km NW of Manokwari, Indonesia.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) . Neic.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: M 4.6 - 6 km SE of Es Senia, Algeria.
- Web site: Deaths from Earthquakes in 2008 . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2012-10-30 . 2015-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151003064028/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/2008/2008_deaths.php . 2015-10-03 .
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) . Neic.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) . Neic.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) . Neic.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) . Neic.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) . Neic.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) . Neic.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: M 6.2 - 146 km SSW of Singkil, Indonesia.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) . Neic.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) . Neic.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 5.9 - LAC KIVU REGION, DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091129123832/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2008/us2008mzam/ . 2009-11-29 .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.3 - TARAPACA, CHILE . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.9 - NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.6 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.5 - OAXACA, MEXICO . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.9 - SOUTHERN GREECE . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article2268838.ece Aftenposten: Kraftigste jordskjelvet i Norge i moderne tid
- Web site: Magnitude 6.0 - NEVADA . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.8 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 7.4 - SIMEULUE, INDONESIA . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100115062956/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2008/us2008nran/ . 2010-01-15 .
- Web site: Magnitude 7.2 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100115063006/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2008/us2008nwbg/ . 2010-01-15 .
- Web site: Search Earthquake Archives . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-09-24 . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.9 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.4 - VANUATU . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 7.2 - XINJIANG-XIZANG BORDER REGION . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100114025257/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2008/us2008pvcl/ . 2010-01-14 .
- Web site: Magnitude 7.3 - LOYALTY ISLANDS . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100114030303/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2008/us2008qqa2/ . 2010-01-14 .
- Web site: Magnitude 7.1 - MACQUARIE ISLAND REGION . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100114030307/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2008/us2008qtae/ . 2010-01-14 .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.6 - ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: The São Vicente earthquake of 2008 April and seismicity in thecontinental shelf off SE Brazil: further evidence for flexural stresses.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.6 - ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: 気象庁 | 日本付近で発生した主な被害地震(平成8年〜平成24年8月) . January 5, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121214103931/http://www.seisvol.kishou.go.jp/eq/higai/higai1996-new.html . December 14, 2012 .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.8 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.7 - GUAM REGION . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.4 - GREECE . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100114030940/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2008/us2008taaw/ . 2010-01-14 .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.9 - EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100114030318/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2008/us2008tfdp/ . 2010-01-14 .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.1 - TONGA . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.6 - ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 7.0 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100114025319/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2008/us2008txal/ . 2010-01-14 .
- Web site: Magnitude 7.7 - SEA OF OKHOTSK . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100114030954/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2008/us2008ucaf/ . 2010-01-14 .
- Web site: Magnitude 7.0 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100114025325/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2008/us2008urah/ . 2010-01-14 .
- Web site: Magnitude 6.6 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Search Earthquake Archives . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-09-24 . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.9 - VANUATU . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.6 - HALMAHERA, INDONESIA . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 6.8 - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01.
- Web site: Magnitude 7.0 - KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND . Earthquake.usgs.gov . 2015-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100114030338/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2008/us2008xna6/ . 2010-01-14 .