Earthquakes in2020

class=notpageimage| Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2020 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	7.8MwUnited States
Deadliest	7.0MwGreece 119 deaths
Total fatalities	209
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	9
6.0–6.9	112
5.0–5.9	1,315
4.0–4.9	12,216
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This is a list ofearthquakes in 2020. Onlyearthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for other reasons. All dates are listed according toUTC time. Maximum intensities are indicated on theModified Mercalli intensity scale and are sourced fromUnited States Geological Survey (USGS)ShakeMap data. For the second consecutive year, activity was well below average, with only nine major quakes, it was also the first year since 2016 with no magnitude 8.0+ earthquakes. With just over 200 deaths reported, it is the least deadliest year in the21st century for earthquakes, but almost all of them came fromTurkey, struck by three deadly events. In the last days of the year,Croatia experiencedone of its strongest earthquakes in its history, with casualties and structural damage.

An increase in detected earthquake numbers does not necessarily represent an increase in earthquakesper se. Population increase, habitation spread, and advances in earthquake detection technology all contribute to higher earthquake numbers being recorded over time.^[3]

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date	Event
1	119	7.0	Greece,North Aegean offshore	VIII (Severe)	21.0	30 October	2020 Aegean Sea earthquake
2	41	6.7	Turkey,Elazığ	IX (Violent)	10.0	24 January	2020 Elazığ earthquake
3	10	7.4	Mexico,Oaxaca	IX (Violent)	20.0	23 June	2020 Oaxaca earthquake
3	10	5.8	Iran,West Azarbaijan	VII (Very strong)	10.0	23 February	2020 Iran–Turkey earthquakes

Listed are earthquakes with at least 10 dead.

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date	Event
1	7.8	0	United States,Alaska offshore	VII (Very strong)	28.0	22 July	July 2020 Alaska Peninsula earthquake
2	7.7	0	Cayman Islands offshore	VI (Strong)	14.9	28 January	2020 Caribbean earthquake
3	7.6	0	United States,Alaska offshore	VII (Very strong)	28.4	19 October	October 2020 Alaska Peninsula earthquake
4	7.5	1	Russia,Kuril Islands offshore	V (Moderate)	56.7	25 March	-
5	7.4	10	Mexico,Oaxaca	IX (Violent)	20.0	23 June	2020 Oaxaca earthquake
5	7.4	0	New Zealand,Kermadec Islands offshore	VII (Very strong)	10.0	18 June	-
7	7.0	119	Greece,North Aegean offshore	VIII (Severe)	21.0	30 October	2020 Aegean Sea earthquake
7	7.0	1	Papua New Guinea,Oro offshore	VII (Very strong)	73.0	17 July	-
7	7.0	0	Russia,Kuril Islands offshore	VI (Strong)	144.0	13 February	-

Listed are earthquakes with at least 7.0 magnitude.

January

Strongest magnitude	7.7MwCayman Islands
Deadliest	6.7MwTurkey 41 deaths
Total fatalities	46
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	14
5.0–5.9	144
4.0–4.9	1,217

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
2[4]	Iran,Khorasan-e Razavi, 81 km southwest ofTaybad	5.5	10.0	VII	At least 100 houses were damaged,[5] some of them seriously.[6]	-	-
5[7]	Mexico,Oaxaca, 3 km west ofReforma de Pineda	5.9	87.0	V	Some homes suffered minor damage.[8]	-	-
6[9]	Puerto Rico,Guayanilla offshore, 14 km south ofIndios	5.8	6.0	VI	Further information:2019–20 Puerto Rico earthquakes	-	-
7[10]	Indonesia,Aceh offshore, 14 km south ofSinabang	6.3	17.0	VI	Cracks in walls or broken windows were observed in some buildings inSinabang.[11]	-	-
7[12]	Puerto Rico,Guayanilla offshore, 13 km south ofMaría Antonia	6.4	9.0	VIII	Further information:2019–20 Puerto Rico earthquakes	3	8
7[13]	Papua New Guinea,East New Britain, 130 km east northeast ofKimbe	6.0	117.0	IV	-	-	-
8[14]	Iran,Bushehr, 13 km southeast ofBorajzan	4.9	10.0	VI	Some damage was caused and seven people were injured. This earthquake struck near theBushehr nuclear plant, but did not damage it.[15]	-	7
9[16]	Russia,Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, 341 km northeast ofTilichiki	6.4	10.0	VII	–	-	-
10[17]	Puerto Rico,Guánica offshore, 4 km south ofMaría Antonia	5.2	9.0	VI	Further information:2019–20 Puerto Rico earthquakes	1	-
11[18]	Puerto Rico,, Guayanilla offshore, 5 km southeast ofMaría Antonia	5.9	5.0	VII	Further information:2019–20 Puerto Rico earthquakes	-	-
12[19]	Philippines,Calabarzon, 3 km south southwest ofTalisay	4.7	10.0	-	It was the first of the three largest earthquakes in a swarm related to theeruption of the Taal Volcano.[20] Several houses were damaged inLemery.[21]	-	-
15[22]	Argentina,Mendoza, 17 km north northwest ofSan Martín	4.5	40.0	III	Light damage was observed in the city ofMendoza. One person fainted from fear during a live TV show.[23][24]	-	1
17[25]	Mexico,Oaxaca, 6 km northeast ofIxtepec	5.2	17.5	VI	Variousadobe houses and a church were damaged. The earthquake also caused some landslides and falling rocks blocked roads.[26]	-	-
18[27]	Indonesia,Papua, 146 km west ofAbepura	6.0	44.0	VI	-	-	-
19[28]	China,Xinjiang, 104 km east northeast ofKashgar	6.0	5.6	VIII	Further information:2020 Kashgar earthquake	1	2
19[29]	Indonesia,North Sulawesi offshore, 108 km southeast ofGorontalo	6.1	121.7	IV	-	-	-
19[30]	United States,Kansas, 2 km west ofSouth Hutchinson	4.5	5.0	VI	There were reports of bricks breaking off chimneys and sidewalks cracking in theHutchinson area.[30]	-	-
20[31]	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore, 25 km south southeast ofBristol Island	6.1	93.0	V	-	-	-
22[32]	Turkey,Manisa, 15 km east southeast ofKırkağaç	5.6	5.6	VII	A few structures collapsed, with people running outside for safety. Four people were injured. The earthquake was felt inIstanbul andİzmir.[33]	-	4
23[34]	United States,Alaska offshore,Aleutian Islands, 84 km west ofAdak	6.2	10.0	VI	-	-	-
24[35]	Turkey,Elazığ, 13 km north ofDoğanyol	6.7	10.0	IX	Further information:2020 Elazığ earthquake	41	1,631
26[36]	United States,Alaska offshore,Aleutian Islands, 240 km west southwest ofAdak	6.1	17.0	V	It was an aftershock of the 6.2 quake two days prior.	-	-
27[37]	Solomon Islands,Makira-Ulawa offshore, 102 km west northwest ofKirakira	6.3	21.0	VI	-	-	-
28[38]	Cayman Islands offshore, 123 km north northwest ofLucea,Jamaica	7.7	14.9	VI	Further information:2020 Caribbean earthquake	-	-
28[39]	Cayman Islands,Grand Cayman offshore, 55 km southeast ofEast End	6.1	10.0	V	It was an aftershock of the7.7 earthquake a few hours earlier.	-	-
29[40]	Solomon Islands,Makira-Ulawa offshore, 70 km west ofKirakira	6.0	85.0	V	It was an aftershock of the 6.3 quake two days prior.	-	-

February

Strongest magnitude	7.0MwRussia
Deadliest	5.8MwIranTurkey 10 deaths
Total fatalities	10
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	6
5.0–5.9	97
4.0–4.9	900

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
5[41]	Indonesia,East Java offshore, 113 km north northeast ofBangkalan	6.2	592.4	I	-	-	-
6[42]	Indonesia,North Sulawesi offshore, 13 km south ofMiangas	6.0	19.0	IV	-	-	-
8[43]	India,Uttarakhand, 29 km northeast ofBageshwar	4.7	18.8	IV	Some houses were damaged, and one collapsed inBageshwar district. Two people were injured by the rubble.[44]	-	2
8[45]	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore, 113 km south southeast ofBristol Island	6.0	16.0	III	-	-	-
9[46]	Papua New Guinea,East New Britain offshore, 127 km south ofKokopo	6.1	34.0	VI	-	-	-
13[47]	Russia,Kuril Islands offshore, 95 km east northeast ofKurilsk	7.0	143.0	VI	-	-	-
16[48]	Iran,Ardabil, 12 km south southeast ofArdabil	4.3	10.0	-	Some damage was caused, and 27 people were injured.[49]	-	27
23[50]	Iran,West Azerbaijan, 30 km southeast ofSalmas	5.8	10.0	VII	Further information:2020 Iran–Turkey earthquakes	10	141
23[51]	Iran,West Azerbaijan, 37 km east southeast ofÖzalp,Turkey	6.0	10.0	VII		-	-
24[52]	Italy,Calabria, 2 km east ofSan Vincenzo La Costa	4.8	10.0	VI	Various buildings were damaged and one collapsed inCosenza province. One person was injured during a religious office by falling bricks.[53][54]	-	1
25[55]	Turkey,Malatya, 21 km northeast ofDoganyol	5.0	10.0	IV	Minor damage was caused, and six people suffered injuries.[56][57]	-	6
26[58]	Indonesia,Maluku offshore, 273 km southwest ofTual	6.0	54.0	V	-	-	-

March

Strongest magnitude	7.5MwRussia
Deadliest	5.3MwCroatia 1 death 7.5MwRussia 1 death
Total fatalities	2
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	8
5.0–5.9	111
4.0–4.9	960

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[59]	Philippines,Eastern Visayas offshore, 6 km north northwest ofGuindapunan	5.4	10.0	VI	Many buildings were damaged inLeyte. Five schools were damaged in the town ofCapoocan, causing class suspensions.[60][61]	-	-
4[62]	Myanmar,Sagaing, 116 km west ofBhamo	4.8	10.0	-	Religious buildings were damaged.[63]	-	-
6[64]	China,Sichuan	3.9	13.0	-	Minor damage was observed in the epicentral area.[64]	-	-
6[65]	SouthwestIndian Ridge	6.0	10.0	-	-	-	-
7[66]	Mexico,Baja California offshore, 71 km southeast ofEstación Coahuila	5.5	10.0	VII	Minor damage were observed, such as falling objects and rockfalls.[67]	-	-
7[68]	Portugal,Madeira offshore, 27 km south ofCaniço	5.3	10.0	V	Minor damage was reported inFunchal, like cracks in walls and fallen plaster. At least three roads were partially blocked by landslides.[69]	-	-
10[70]	Indonesia,West Java, 11 km west ofCicurug	5.0	10.0	VI	Around 90 houses were damaged inSukabumi, and two people were slightly injured.[71]	-	2
12[72]	Japan,Ishikawa, 26 km north northwest ofNanao	5.3	10.0	VII	One person was injured after suffering a fall during the quake.[73]	-	1
14[74]	New Zealand,Kermadec Islands offshore, 298 km northeast ofRaoul Island	6.4	10.0	III	-	-	-
15[75]	Iran,Hormozgan, 94 km northwest ofBandar Abbas	5.4	10.0	VI	Minor damage was caused to many buildings and one partially collapsed inHormozgan province. Two people were injured.[76]	-	2
17[77]	Tonga,Niuatoputapu offshore, 171 km east ofHihifo	6.0	10.0	IV	Samoa was shaken, although the epicentre was in Tonga.[78]	-	-
18[79]	Vanuatu,Torba offshore, 99 km northwest ofSola	6.1	176.0	IV	-	-	-
18[80]	United States,Utah, 5 km north northeast ofMagna	5.7	11.9	VII	Further information:2020 Salt Lake City earthquake	-	Several
18[81]	Indonesia,Bali offshore, 249 km south ofNusa Dua	6.2	20.7	VI	-	-	-
20[82]	China,Tibet, 85 km northeast ofLobujya,Nepal	5.7	10.0	VII	More than 300 buildings were damaged, affecting 67 villages. At least 2,855 people were evacuated.[83][84]	-	-
20[85]	Mongolia,Govi-Altai, 178 km southwest ofAltai	5.5	10.0	VII	Minor damage was caused to many structures, including a government building.[86][87]	-	-
21[88]	Greece,Epirus, 14 km north northeast ofKanallaki	5.7	10.0	VII	Some old buildings were damaged and some also collapsed inKanallaki. Three people were slightly injured.[89][90]	-	3
22[91]	Croatia,Zagreb, 5 km east ofGornja Bistra	5.3	10.0	VII	Further information:2020 Zagreb earthquake	1	26
22[92]	CentralEast Pacific Rise	6.1	10.0	-	-	-	-
25[93]	Russia,Kuril Islands offshore, 221 km south southeast ofSevero-Kurilsk	7.5	57.8	V	Following this earthquake, tsunami warnings were issued at first, but were later rescinded, with tsunami heights of 0.5 m observed in Severo-Kurilsk. One person died, trying to evacuate from the tsunami.[94][95]	1	-
26[96]	Philippines,Soccksargen offshore, 27 km southwest ofBurias	6.1	59.0	VI	Some minor damage was observed, like cracks in walls.[97]	-	-
28[98]	Indonesia,Central Sulawesi, 73 km west southwest ofPoso	5.9	10.0	VII	At least three people were injured. 33 houses and several public facilities were damaged. Power outage was reported in some affected areas.[99]	-	3
31[100]	United States,Idaho, 31 km north northwest ofStanley	6.5	12.1	VIII	Further information:2020 Central Idaho earthquake	-	-

April

Strongest magnitude	6.6MwJapan
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	7
5.0–5.9	99
4.0–4.9	1,006

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[101]	China,Qinghai, 274 km northeast ofQamdo	5.4	10.0	VII	Some houses were damaged inSerxu.[101]	-	-
5[102]	Indonesia,North Maluku offshore, 124 km west-northwest ofTernate	6.0	42.0	V	-	-	-
12[103]	French Southern and Antarctic Lands offshore, 96 km north ofAmsterdam Island	6.1	10.0	IV	-	-	-
14[104]	New Zealand,Kermadec Islands offshore, 194 km southeast ofRaoul Island	6.0	31.0	-	-	-	-
15[105]	Colombia,Bolívar, 13 km north northeast ofPinillos	5.7	53.0	V	Some old houses sustained damage inCesar Department. InMagdalena, three houses collapsed and one child was slightly injured.[106][107]	-	1
16[108]	Italy,Emilia-Romagna, 2 km southeast ofMarsaglia	4.5	10.0	V	Some damage was caused inCerignale. Various buildings sustained cracks in walls, and a church was slightly damaged.[109]	-	-
16[110]	Honduras,Bay Islands offshore, 59 km north northeast ofSavannah Bight	6.1	12.0	V	-	-	-
17[111]	Myanmar,Sagaing, 39 km east southeast ofFalam	5.9	10.0	VII	Various buildings were damaged, including several schools, a pagoda, and a fire station.[112]	-	-
17[113]	Greenland,Sermersooq, 27 km north ofTasiilaq	4.6	10.0	-	Some buildings suffered minor damage.[114]	-	-
18[115]	Japan,Bonin Islands offshore, 209 km west ofChichijima	6.6	453.0	IV	-	-	-
19[116]	Japan,Iwate offshore, 31 km southeast ofŌfunato	6.3	38.0	VI	-	-	-
24[117]	Tajikistan,Khatlon, 7 km southwest ofOrzu	4.8	10.0	-	Extensive damage was caused in Orzu.[118] This was the strongest of an earthquake swarm.[118]	-	-
25[119]	Papua New Guinea,Bougainville offshore, 140 km south ofPanguna	6.1	19.0	IV	-	-	-
30[120]	Indonesia,North Sumatra, 40 km east southeast ofPadangsidempuan	5.0	17.1	V	Some buildings, including houses, mosques and schools, were damaged inSouth Tapanuli.[121]	-	-

May

Strongest magnitude	6.8MwIndonesia
Deadliest	5.2MwChina 4 deaths
Total fatalities	6
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	9
5.0–5.9	108
4.0–4.9	1,113

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[122]	Bulgaria,Plovdiv, 6 km southwest ofRakovski	4.5	10.0	V	Structural damage such as collapsed chimneys, falling plaster, and cracks on walls were observed inPlovdiv.[123]	-	-
2[124]	Puerto Rico,Peñuelas offshore, 6 km south ofTallaboa community	5.4	9.0	VII	Some buildings were partially damaged inPonce, and power was cut in various cities.[125]	-	-
2[126]	Greece,Crete offshore, 91 km south ofNéa Anatolí	6.5	10.0	VI	Atsunami warning was issued, and a small tsunami of 20 cm was measured inIerapetra. Some landslides were observed along the roads.[127]	-	-
6[128]	Iran,Lorestan, 10 km west northwest ofAleshtar	4.8	10.0	V	Some structures were damaged, and 25 people sustained light injuries.[129]	-	25
6[130]	Indonesia,Maluku offshore, 205 km northwest ofSaumlaki	6.8	96.0	VI	-	-	-
7[131]	Papua New Guinea,Bougainville offshore, 215 km north northwest ofArawa	6.1	471.2	II	-	-	-
7[132]	Iran,Tehran, 3 km north northwest ofDamavand	4.6	10.0	V	Some minor damage was caused in the capitalTehran. A person inDamavand died of a head injury, while another died in Tehran of a heart attack. 38 others were injured.[133]	2	38
12[134]	Solomon Islands,Santa Cruz Islands offshore, 175 km south southeast ofLata	6.6	107.0	VI	-	-	-
15[135]	United States,Nevada, 33 km southeast ofMina	6.5	2.7	VIII	Further information:2020 Nevada earthquake	-	-
18[136]	Sweden,Lapland, 3 km south southeast ofKiruna	4.9	1.0	VII	It was the most powerful earthquake to hitSwedenin 12 years. It caused some rockslides inKiruna mine, which had to be evacuated.[137]	-	-
18[138]	China,Yunnan, 42 km west ofZhaotong	5.1	10.0	VI	Further information:2020 Qiaojia earthquake	4	28
22[139]	Mexico,Baja California Sur offshore, 173 km east southeast ofSan José del Cabo	6.1	10.0	IV	-	-	-
23[140]	Philippines,Central Luzon, 14 km south ofSuklayin	5.2	43.5	IV	A supermarket and a government building were damaged. One person was injured after he suffered a fall during the quake.[141][142]	-	1
24[143]	Iran,Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, 3 km north northwest ofDogonbadan	4.9	10.0	VI	Serious damage occurred in the historical city ofDehdasht, and 16 people were injured.[144]	-	16
27[145]	Vanuatu,Shefa offshore, 51 km west northwest ofPort-Vila	6.2	9.7	V	-	-	-
28[146]	Tonga,ʻEua offshore, 111 km south southeast of'Ohonua	6.0	10.0	IV	-	-	-
31[147]	Peru,Puno, 19 km southwest ofVilavila	6.1	186.0	IV	-	-	-

June

Strongest magnitude	7.4MwMexico 7.4MwNew Zealand
Deadliest	7.4MwMexico 10 deaths
Total fatalities	12
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	9
5.0–5.9	118
4.0–4.9	1101

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
3[148]	Chile,Antofagasta, 48 km southwest ofSan Pedro de Atacama	6.8	112.0	VI	A church collapsed in Camar, Antofagasta and moderate damage was caused inSan Pedro de Atacama.[149]	-	-
3[150]	Fiji offshore, south of the Fiji Islands	6.0	69.8	-	-	-	-
3[151]	Indonesia,Aceh offshore, 23 km northwest ofBanda Aceh	4.6	10.0	V	Some buildings were damaged inSabang, with collapsed walls and roofs.[152]	-	-
4[153]	Indonesia,North Maluku offshore, 133 km north northeast ofTobelo	6.4	112.9	V	More than 300 houses were damaged inMorotai.[154]	-	-
5[155]	Turkey,Malatya, 25 km west southwest ofDoğanyol	5.1	10.0	VI	At least 20 buildings suffered damage inPütürge following the quake, two of them severely.[156]	-	-
7[157]	Peru,Ancash offshore, 33 km west southwest ofPuerto Casma	4.5	57.2	III	A young man died of a heart attack in a panic during the evacuation.[158]	1	-
9[159]	Iran,Fars, 56 km northeast ofMohr	5.7	10.0	VII	Eighty buildings were damaged by the earthquake, three of them severely. One person was slightly injured.[160]	-	1
10[161]	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha offshore, 783 km west ofJamestown	6.0	10.0	-	-	-	-
13[162]	Japan,Ryukyu Islands offshore, 130 km west northwest ofNaze	6.6	165.0	IV	-	-	-
13[163]	Northern Mariana Islands,Agrihan offshore, 420 km north ofSaipan	6.2	622.0	II	-	-	-
14[164]	Turkey,Bingöl, 14 km east ofYedisu	5.9	10.0	VII	Further information:2020 Bingöl earthquake	1	35
14[165]	India,Gujarat, 9 km north ofBhachau	5.1	10.0	VI	Cracks appeared on some houses inChotila, while in Bhachau, the roof of a building collapsed.[166][167]	-	-
16[168]	Vietnam,Lai Châu, 100 km north northeast ofPhôngsali,Laos	4.5	10.0	V	InLai Châu, a ceiling in a nursery school partially collapsed and fell on a group of children who were sleeping when the quake hit. Four of them suffered minor injuries.[169]	-	4
18[170]	New Zealand,Kermadec Islands offshore, 683 km northeast ofOpotiki	7.4	10.0	VII	A tsunami warning was issued, then cancelled, with waves of 12 cm (4.7 in) hittingKorotiti Bay,Great Barrier Island.[171][172]	-	-
21[173]	Iceland,Northeastern region offshore, 27 km north northeast ofSiglufjörður	6.0	10.0	V	-	-	-
21[174]	India,Mizoram, 22 km east ofNorth Vanlaiphai	5.6	10.8	VII	Several buildings and a church were damaged inChamphai district.[175]	-	-
23[176]	Indonesia,Gorontalo offshore, 97 km southeast ofGorontalo	6.0	109.0	IV	-	-	-
23[177]	Mexico,Oaxaca, 9 km southeast ofSanta María Xadani	7.4	20.0	IX	Further information:2020 Oaxaca earthquake	10	23
24[178]	United States,California, 18 km south southeast ofLone Pine	5.8	4.7	VIII	The earthquake triggered rockslides near the main parking lot inWhitney Portal.[179]	-	-
24[180]	Japan,Chiba offshore, 36 km southeast ofHasaki	5.9	29.1	V	Two people were injured.[181]	-	2
25[182]	Turkey,Van, 14 km south southwest ofÖzalp	5.4	10.0	VI	Around 15 houses sustained damage, and five people were hospitalized with light injuries.[183]	-	5
25[184]	China,Tibet, 278 km southeast ofHotan	6.3	10.0	VIII	-	-	-

July

Strongest magnitude	7.8MwUnited States
Deadliest	7.0MwPapua New Guinea 1 death
Total fatalities	1
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	9
5.0–5.9	91
4.0–4.9	1,091

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
3[185]	Puerto Rico,Lajas offshore, 9 km south southeast ofLa Parguera	5.3	3.0	VI	Further information:2019–20 Puerto Rico earthquakes	-	-
4[186]	Tajikistan,Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction, 47 km east ofRasht	5.4	10.0	VI	Dozens of houses were damaged in theTojikobod District, including at least ten in the village of Shrinchashma.[187]	-	-
6[188]	Micronesia,Yap offshore, 257 km north ofFais	6.2	10.0	III	-	-	-
6[189]	Indonesia,Java offshore, 98 km north ofBatang	6.6	533.8	II	Some houses were damaged in Raguklampitan village.[190]	-	-
11[191]	China,Hebei, 1 km east northeast ofZhaogezhuang	4.8	10.0	VI	Cracks appeared in old buildings and rail services were suspended.[192]	-	-
17[193]	Papua New Guinea,Oro offshore, 114 km north northwest ofPopondetta	7.0	73.0	VII	Atsunami warning was issued. A dozen homes were damaged and some collapsed inSohe District. One woman was killed by a landslide and another injured when her home collapsed.[194]	1	1
17[195]	Chile,Tarapacá, 3 km southeast ofIquique	5.9	73.6	VII	Power outages androckslides was observed inPica.[196]	-	-
17[197]	India,Andaman Islands offshore, 239 km east ofPort Blair	6.1	10.0	III	-	-	-
18[198]	Tonga,Niuatoputapu offshore, 141 km east northeast ofHihifo	6.1	12.0	IV	-	-	-
21[199]	Fiji,Lau offshore	6.0	605.2	-	-	-	-
22[200]	United States,Alaska offshore, 99 km south southeast ofPerryville	7.8	28.0	VII	Further information:2021 Chignik earthquake § July 2020	-	-
22[201]	United States,Alaska offshore, 101 km east southeast ofSand Point	6.1	16.5	VI	It was an aftershock of the 7.8 quake a few minutes before.	-	-
22[202]	China,Tibet	6.3	10.0	VII	Fourteen buildings were damaged in the quake. There was also damage to eight uninhabited buildings and two public buildings.[203]	-	-
26[204]	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore,South Sandwich Islands region	6.4	10.0	III	-	-	-
27[205]	Vietnam,Sơn La, 120 km west ofHanoi	4.9	10.0	VI	At least 126 buildings were damaged in five towns near the epicenter, and some partially collapsed.[206]	-	-
27[207]	Philippines,Caraga, 3 km north ofLa Paz	5.8	43.4	V	InTalacogon, a wall of a residential building collapsed. InSan Francisco, the ceiling of a mall fell.[208]	-	-
28[209]	United States,Alaska offshore, 75 km southwest ofSand Point	6.1	35.2	V	It was an aftershock of the 7.8 quake on 22 July.	-	-

August

Strongest magnitude	6.9MwIndonesia Two events
Deadliest	6.6MwPhilippines 2 deaths
Total fatalities	3
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	15
5.0–5.9	123
4.0–4.9	721

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[210]	Philippines,Bangsamoro offshore, 11 km southwest ofPolloc	6.4	483.0	III	-	-	-
1[211]	Papua New Guinea offshore,Bismarck Sea, 199 km southeast ofLorengau	6.1	10.0	IV	-	-	-
4[212]	Turkey,Adiyaman, 18 km northeast ofSincik	5.6	10.0	VII	Around five houses were destroyed inMalatya.[213] It was an aftershock of the2020 Elazig earthquake.[213]	-	-
5[214]	Vanuatu,Malampa offshore, 69 km east ofLakatoro	6.4	181.9	IV	-	-	-
6[215]	South Africa offshore,Prince Edward Islands region	6.3	10.0	-	-	-	-
7[216]	Puerto Rico,Guayanilla, 2 km south southeast ofMagas Arriba	4.8	12.0	VI	Further information:2019–20 Puerto Rico earthquakes	-	-
7[217]	Algeria,Mila, 3 km north northeast ofSidi Merouane	5.0	10.0	VII	At least three homes were completely destroyed, and 31 residential buildings and a road suffered minor damage. No injuries were reported.[218]	-	-
7[219]	Turkey,Siirt, 3 km south southeast ofBeğendik	4.8	15.1	–	There were reports of cracks on walls of some masonry houses inHizan.[220]	-	-
9[221]	United States,North Carolina, 4 km southeast ofSparta	5.1	4.1	VII	Further information:2020 Sparta earthquake	-	1
12[222]	Tanzania,Pwani offshore, 66 km north northeast ofKilindoni	6.0	17.6	V	Some damage, like cracked walls and broken windows, were reported in some buildings.[223]	-	-
14[224]	Pakistan,Balochistan, 57 km southwest ofSurab	5.6	14.0	VI	Around 300 houses were destroyed in the earthquake, affecting around 700 people.[225]	-	-
18[226]	Philippines,Eastern Visayas offshore, 13 km east ofSan Pedro	6.6	10.0	VIII	Further information:2020 Masbate earthquake	2	170
18[227]	Indonesia,Sumatra offshore, 138 km west southwest ofBengkulu	6.8	22.0	IV	This pair of similarly sized earthquakes in a few minutes can be considered as adoublet earthquake.	-	-
18[228]	Indonesia,Sumatra offshore, 122 km west southwest ofBengkulu	6.9	26.0	IV		-	-
21[229]	Indonesia offshore,Banda Sea, 222 km south southeast ofKatabu	6.9	624.0	III	-	-	-
24[230]	Costa Rica,Puntarenas, 4 km south southwest ofJacó	6.0	20.0	V	-	-	-
25[231]	Papua New Guinea,East New Britain, 141 km south southwest ofKokopo	6.0	23.0	VI	This pair of similarly sized earthquakes in a few minutes can be considered as adoublet earthquake.	-	-
25[232]	Papua New Guinea,East New Britain, 141 km south southwest ofKokopo	6.2	22.0	VI		-	-
29[233]	Iran,Semnan, 26 km north ofDamghan	4.0	10.0	IV	No damage was reported, but one person died of a heart attack.[234]	1	-
30[235]	Brazil,Bahia, 6 km south southwest ofMutuípe	4.6	10.0	VI	It was the strongest earthquake in the state ofBahia in the last 30 years. At least 22 houses were damaged.[236]	-	-
30[237]	CentralMid-Atlantic Ridge	6.5	10.0	V	-	-	-
31[238]	British Indian Ocean Territory offshore,Chagos Archipelago region	6.1	10.0	IV	-	-	-

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[239]	Chile,Atacama offshore, 86 km northwest ofVallenar	6.8	21.0	VII	Some damage was observed in the city ofCopiapó, near the epicenter.[240]	-	-
1[241]	Chile,Atacama offshore, 78 km northwest of Vallenar	6.3	16.2	VI	It was an aftershock of the 6.8 quake one hour earlier.	-	-
1[242]	Chile,Atacama offshore, 94 km northwest of Vallenar	6.5	16.0	VI	It was an aftershock of the 6.8 quake a few hours earlier.	-	-
4[243]	Japan,Fukui, 2 km northwest ofFukui-shi	4.6	10.0	V	Some damage was caused, and 13 people sustained minor injuries.[244]	-	13
4[245]	India,Maharashtra	4.0	5.0	-	At least one house collapsed and several others were damaged inPalghar district.[246]	-	-
4[247]	Chile,Coquimbo, 40 km northwest ofOvalle	6.3	30.0	VI	-	-	-
6[248]	Vanuatu,Shefa offshore, 104 km northwest ofPort-Vila	6.2	10.0	IV	-	-	-
6[249]	CentralMid-Atlantic Ridge	6.7	10.0	-	-	-	-
6[250]	Philippines,Davao offshore, 25 km east ofTalagutong	6.3	120.0	IV	-	-	-
6[251]	Iran,Golestan, 13 km south southwest ofAzadshahr	5.3	10.0	VI	The quake caused damage to 50 houses in the region. At least 34 people were injured.[252]	-	34
7[253]	Vanuatu,Shefa offshore, 72 km north northeast ofPort-Vila	6.2	10.0	VI	It was an aftershock of the 6.2 quake the day before.	-	-
7[254]	Indonesia,Talaud Islands offhsore, 188 km southeast ofSarangani,Philippines	5.7	17.0	V	At least 27 homes and four religious buildings suffered minor damage, and some walls collapsed. Two people were injured by falling debris.[255]	-	2
11[256]	Chile,Tarapacá, 82 km north northeast ofTocopilla	6.2	51.0	VII	Some houses were damaged, and one person was slightly injured.[257]	-	1
12[258]	Japan,Iwate offshore, 58 km southeast ofŌfunato	6.1	34.0	IV	-	-	-
13[259]	Indonesia,West Sulawesi, 76 km northeast ofMamuju	4.8	25.6	-	Some houses were destroyed, and several people were injured by falling debris.[260]	-	Several
15[261]	Russia,Kamchatka, 21 km west ofEsso	6.4	344.0	III	-	-	-
15[262]	Nepal,Bagmati, 14 km southwest ofKodari	5.3	10.0	V	Several houses collapsed in theKathmandu area, and one person was injured after fleeing in panic.[263]	-	1
18[264]	CentralMid-Atlantic Ridge	6.9	10.0	III	-	-	-
19[265]	United States,California, 3 km southwest ofSouth El Monte	4.5	16.9	VI	Some damage was observed inLos Angeles, such as cracks in walls.[266]	-	-
26[267]	Turkmenistan,Balkan, 88 km southwest ofSerdar	5.2	10.0	III	Eighty homes were damaged and power outages occurred in NorthernIran.[268]	-	-
26[269]	south ofAfrica	6.1	10.0	-	-	-	-

October

Strongest magnitude	7.6MwUnited States
Deadliest	7.0MwGreece 119 deaths
Total fatalities	120
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	6
5.0–5.9	133
4.0–4.9	861

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[270]	Spain,Navarre, 3 km north northeast ofHuarte-Uharte	4.4	10.0	IV	Some houses suffered slight damage inPamplona, like cracks in walls or broken windows.[271]	-	-
1[272]	Tonga,Haʻapai offshore, 39 km northeast ofPangai	6.4	28.0	VI	-	-	-
1[273]	Papua New Guinea,West New Britain, 100 km west northwest ofKandrian	6.1	74.0	V	-	-	-
8[274]	Papua New Guinea,Eastern Highlands, 40 km east northeast ofKainantu	6.3	106.0	V	-	-	-
17[275]	Russia,Kemerovo Oblast, 1 km south ofArtyshta	4.6	10.0	V	This small earthquake caused a mine collapse inSheregesh. Two miners were injured.[276]	-	2
19[277]	United States,Alaska offshore, 99 km southeast ofSand Point	7.6	28.4	VII	Further information:2021 Chignik earthquake § October 2020	-	-
23[278]	Fiji offshore, south of theFiji Islands	6.1	454.0	III	-	-	-
25[279]	Indonesia,West Java offshore, 72 km south southwest ofKawalu	5.4	43.0	IV	Around ten houses suffered damage, and three people sustained minor injuries.[280]	-	3
27[281]	Indonesia,West Sulawesi offshore, 54 km north northeast ofMamuju	5.4	22.0	VI	Various houses were damaged inMamuju Regency. A pregnant woman was killed after falling in a panic during the earthquake.[282]	1	-
28[283]	Turkey,Erzincan, 8 km northwest ofTercan	4.5	10.0	-	At least 23 houses were damaged inÇayırlı and Tercan.[284]	-	-
30[285]	Greece,North Aegean offshore, 13 km north northeast ofNéon Karlovásion	7.0	21.0	VIII[286]	Further information:2020 Aegean Sea earthquake	119	1,053

November

Strongest magnitude	6.4MwRussia
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	9
5.0–5.9	73
4.0–4.9	659

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[287]	Croatia,Zadar, 2 km northeast ofStarigrad	4.6	10.0	VI	There were two instances of wall collapse inVir. Landslides were also observed inPaklenica.[288]	–	-
3[289]	Chile,Aysén offshore	6.0	10.0	-	-	-	-
7[290]	Tonga,Niuatoputapu offshore, 83 km north northeast ofHihifo	6.2	34.0	IV	-	-	-
8[291]	United States,Massachusetts, 10 km south ofBliss Corner	3.6	10.0	V	Minor damage was observed, such as cracks in walls and collapsed chimneys.[292]	-	-
11[293]	Fiji,Lau offshore, 291 km west northwest ofHaveluloto,Tonga	6.0	417.0	III	-	-	-
15[294]	Philippines,Caraga offshore, 5 km south ofMarihatag	6.0	43.0	V	Some minor damage was observed inCaraga, like cracks in walls.[295]	-	-
17[296]	Indonesia,West Sumatra offshore, 222 km south southwest ofPadang	6.0	19.0	IV	-	-	-
22[297]	Chile,Maule offshore, 100 km northwest ofConstitución	6.1	22.0	IV	-	-	-
22[298]	Algeria,Skikda, 24 km west southwest ofAzzaba	5.1	10.0	VI	Some houses were damaged inEl Harrouch andAïn Bouziane, including a hospital. Several people were injured.[299][300]	-	Several
29[301]	Argentina,Salta, 33 km east ofHumahuaca	5.8	8.0	VI	The earthquake causedrockslides in this mountainous region. InCaspalá, variousadobe houses were badly damaged, and some collapsed.[302][303]	-	-
30[304]	Russia,Khabarovsk offshore, 88 km south southeast ofSovetskaya Gavan'	6.4	589.0	II	-	-	-
30[305]	Argentina,Salta, 71 km west ofSan Antonio de los Cobres	6.3	189.0	IV	-	-	-

December

Strongest magnitude	6.7MwChile
Deadliest	6.4MwCroatia 9 deaths
Total fatalities	9
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	11
5.0–5.9	105
4.0–4.9	723

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
1[306]	United States,Alaska offshore,Aleutian Islands, 46 km east southeast ofNikolski	6.4	23.0	VII	-	-	-
2[307]	Greece,Thiva, 2 km west ofÁrma	4.5	10.0	VI	A cemetery was completely destroyed in the village of Kallithea, while in the same village a displacement of 6 cm was observed.[308][309]	-	-
2[310]	Antarctica offshore,Balleny Islands region	6.0	10.0	-	-	-	-
5[311]	Turkey,Antalya offshore, 45 km west southwest ofGazipaşa	5.3	84.5	VI	One person was injured after he jumped out of a window due to panic.[312]	-	1
6[313]	Chile,Tarapacá, 115 km east ofIquique	6.1	105.0	VI	-	-	-
9[314]	Russia,Buryatia, 41 km north ofKabansk	5.4	17.0	VI	More than twenty schools and social facilities suffered minor damage as a result of the earthquake. Cracks were also observed in several homes.[315]	-	-
10[316]	Taiwan,Yilan offshore, 27 km east ofYilan	6.1	71.0	V	-	-	-
10[317]	Indonesia,West Java, 30 km southeast ofKarangsembung	4.0	10.0	-	23 homes and two public buildings were damaged inKuningan.[318]	-	-
14[319]	Chile,Antofagasta, 75 km north northeast ofCalama	6.0	114.0	IV	-	-	-
15[320]	Philippines,Davao offshore, 25 km south ofSarangani	6.1	14.0	VI	Some houses sustained cracks inGeneral Santos.[321]	-	-
16[322]	Peru,Arequipa, 2 km south southeast ofQuequeña	5.6	90.4	V	Various buildings were damaged inArequipa province. Rockslides were also observed, blocking roads.[323]	-	-
20[324]	Japan,Aomori offshore, 100 km east northeast ofHachinohe	6.3	35.0	V	One person was injured in Aomori.[325]	-	1
22[326]	Italy,Sicily, 7 km northwest ofScoglitti	4.5	23.0	V	Several buildings were damaged inRagusa, including a multi-storey residential building.[327]	-	-
23[328]	Palau, offshore, 90 km southwest ofAngaur State	6.1	11.0	IV	-	-	-
24[329]	Philippines,Calabarzon, 2 km east southeast ofCalatagan	6.3	109.0	VI	Four (three inLubang and one inMariveles) houses were damaged.[330][331]	-	-
27[332]	Turkey,Elazığ, 7 km west northwest ofSivrice	5.5	9.0	VII	It was an aftershock of the2020 Elazığ earthquake. Some damage was caused, and 68 people were injured, two of them seriously after jumping from windows in a panic.[333]	-	68
27[334]	Peru,Arequipa offshore, 25 km south southeast ofAtiquipa	5.7	39.0	V	Some houses were seriously damaged inCaraveli district, and eight of them had to be evacuated.[335]	-	-
27[336]	Chile,Los Ríos offshore, 141 km west northwest ofCorral	6.7	10.0	V	A tsunami was observed with heights of 0.16 m (0.52 ft) inBahía Mansa.[337]	-	-
28[338]	Croatia,Sisak-Moslavina, 8 km west ofPetrinja	4.8	10.0	VI	It was aforeshock of the6.4 quake the day after. Various buildings were damaged inPetrinja,Glina andSisak.[339]	-	-
29[340]	Croatia,Sisak-Moslavina, 2 km west southwest ofPetrinja	6.4	10.0	IX	Further information:2020 Petrinja earthquake	9	25

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