# List of earthquakes 2001–2010

The following is a list of significant earthquakes for the period 2001–2010, listing earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above, or which caused fatalities. Deaths due to earthquake-caused tsunamis are included. In terms of fatalities, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was the most destructive event, followed by the 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2005 Pakistan earthquake and 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
For lists of earthquakes by country, which may include smaller and less destructive events than those listed here, see Lists of earthquakes by country.

## 2001

| Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments |
| January 1, 2001 | 06:57 | Mindanao, Philippines | 6.898 | 126.579 | 0 | 7.5 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| January 9, 2001 | 16:49 | Vanuatu | -14.928 | 167.170 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| January 10, 2001 | 16:02 | Kodiak Island region, Alaska, United States | 57.078 | -153.211 | 0 | 6.9 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| January 13, 2001 | 17:33 | Offshore El Salvador see January 2001 El Salvador earthquake | 13.049 | -88.660 | 1,145 | 7.7 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| January 26, 2001 | 03:16 | Gujarat, India see 2001 Gujarat earthquake | 23.419 | 70.232 | 20,023 | 7.7 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| February 13, 2001 | 14:22 | El Salvador see February 2001 El Salvador earthquake | 13.671 | -88.938 | 407 | 6.6 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| February 13, 2001 | 19:28 | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | -4.680 | 102.562 | 0 | 7.4 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| February 17, 2001 | 20:25 | El Salvador see February 2001 El Salvador earthquake | 13.79 | -89.11 | 1 | 4.1 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| February 23, 2001 | 00:09 | Western Sichuan, China | 29.513 | 101.129 | 3 | 5.6 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| February 24, 2001 | 07:23 | Molucca Sea | 1.271 | 126.249 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| February 28, 2001 | 18:54 | Puget Sound region, Washington, United States see 2001 Nisqually earthquake | 47.149 | -122.727 | 1 | 6.8 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| March 24, 2001 | 06:27 | Western Honshu, Japan see 2001 Geiyo earthquake | 34.083 | 132.526 | 2 | 6.8 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| April 12, 2001 | 10:47 | Yunnan, China | 24.768 | 99.061 | 2 | 5.6 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| May 8, 2001 | 18:02 | El Salvador | 13.605 | -88.795 | 1 | 5.7 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| May 23, 2001 | 21:10 | Western Sichuan, China | 27.689 | 101.003 | 2 | 5.5 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| June 1, 2001 | 14:00 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | 35.169 | 69.389 | 4 | 5.0 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| June 3, 2001 | 02:41 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | -29.666 | -178.633 | 0 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| June 21, 2001 | 19:55 | Germany | 49.147 | 6.870 | 1 | 4.2 | M$_L$ (LDG). |
| June 23, 2001 | 20:33 | Near the coast of southern Peru see 2001 southern Peru earthquake | -16.265 | -73.641 | 145 | 8.4 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| July 7, 2001 | 09:38 | Near the coast of southern Peru see 2001 southern Peru earthquake | -17.543 | -72.077 | 1 | 7.6 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| July 17, 2001 | 15:06 | Northern Italy | 46.735 | 11.201 | 4 | 4.7 | M$_w$ (CSEM). |
| July 24, 2001 | 05:00 | Tarapaca, Chile | -19.448 | -69.255 | 1 | 6.4 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| August 9, 2001 | 02:06 | Central Peru | -14.258 | -72.683 | 4 | 5.8 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| August 21, 2001 | 06:52 | East of the North Island of New Zealand | -36.813 | -179.575 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| October 12, 2001 | 15:02 | Guam region | 12.686 | 144.980 | 0 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| October 19, 2001 | 03:28 | Banda Sea | -4.102 | 123.907 | 0 | 7.5 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| October 27, 2001 | 05:35 | Yunnan, China | 26.316 | 100.648 | 1 | 5.6 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| October 31, 2001 | 09:10 | New Britain region, Papua New Guinea | -5.912 | 150.196 | 0 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| November 14, 2001 | 09:26 | Southern Qinghai, China see 2001 Kunlun earthquake | 35.946 | 90.541 | 0 | 7.8 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| December 4, 2001 | 05:57 | Southern Peru | -15.350 | -72.516 | 2 | 5.8 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| December 12, 2001 | 14:02 | South of Australia | -42.813 | 124.688 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |

## 2002

| Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments |
| January 2, 2002 | 17:22 | Vanuatu See 2002 Port Vila earthquake | -17.600 | 167.856 | 0 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| January 9, 2002 | 06:45 | Tajikistan | 38.673 | 69.902 | 3 | 5.3 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| January 10, 2002 | 11:14 | Near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea | -3.212 | 142.427 | 1 | 6.7 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| January 17, 2002 | 20:01 | Lac Kivu region, Democratic Republic of the Congo | -1.684 | 29.077 | 7 | 4.7 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| January 21, 2002 | 14:34 | Turkey | 38.664 | 27.881 | 1 | 4.6 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| January 22, 2002 | 04:53 | Crete, Greece | 35.790 | 26.617 | 1 | 6.2 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| February 3, 2002 | 07:11 | Western Turkey | 38.573 | 31.271 | 44 | 6.5 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| February 17, 2002 | 13:03 | Southern Iran | 28.093 | 51.755 | 1 | 5.4 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| March 3, 2002 | 12:08 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan see 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes | 36.502 | 70.482 | 166 | 7.4 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| March 5, 2002 | 21:16 | Mindanao, Philippines see 2002 Mindanao earthquake | 6.033 | 124.249 | 15 | 7.5 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| March 25, 2002 | 14:56 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan see 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes | 36.062 | 69.315 | 1,200 | 6.1 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| March 31, 2002 | 06:52 | Taiwan region | 24.279 | 122.179 | 5 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| April 1, 2002 | 06:14 | Eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea | -6.191 | 147.421 | 36 | 5.3 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| April 12, 2002 | 04:00 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | 35.959 | 69.417 | 50 | 5.9 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| April 22, 2002 | 04:57 | Near the coast of Peru | -12.386 | -76.518 | 1 | 4.4 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| April 24, 2002 | 10:51 | Serbia, Yugoslavia | 42.436 | 21.466 | 1 | 5.7 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| April 24, 2002 | 19:48 | Western Iran | 34.642 | 47.400 | 2 | 5.4 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| April 25, 2002 | 17:41 | Georgia | 41.765 | 44.960 | 7 | 4.8 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| April 26, 2002 | 16:06 | Guam region | 13.088 | 144.619 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| May 15, 2002 | 03:46 | Taiwan | 24.636 | 121.922 | 1 | 6.2 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| May 18, 2002 | 15:15 | Lake Victoria region, Tanzania | -2.907 | 33.733 | 2 | 5.5 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| June 22, 2002 | 02:58 | Western Iran see 2002 Bou'in–Zahra earthquake | 35.626 | 49.047 | 230 | 6.5 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| June 28, 2002 | 17:19 | Jilin–Heilongjiang border region, China | 43.752 | 130.666 | 0 | 7.3 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| August 19, 2002 | 11:01 | Fiji region | -21.696 | -179.513 | 0 | 7.7 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| August 19, 2002 | 11:08 | South of the Fiji Islands | -23.884 | 178.495 | 0 | 7.7 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| September 6, 2002 | 01:21 | Sicily, Italy | 38.381 | 13.701 | 2 | 6.0 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| September 8, 2002 | 18:44 | Near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea see 2002 Sandaun earthquake | -3.302 | 142.945 | 6 | 7.6 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| September 13, 2002 | 22:28 | Andaman Islands, India region | 13.036 | 93.068 | 2 | 6.5 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| October 10, 2002 | 10:50 | Near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia | -1.757 | 134.297 | 8 | 7.6 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| October 24, 2002 | 06:08 | Lac Kivu region, Democratic Republic of the Congo see 2002 Kalehe earthquake | -1.884 | 29.004 | 2 | 6.2 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| October 31, 2002 | 10:32 | Southern Italy see 2002 Molise earthquakes | 41.789 | 14.872 | 29 | 5.9 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| November 1, 2002 | 22:09 | Northwestern Kashmir | 35.517 | 74.654 | 11 | 5.4 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| November 2, 2002 | 01:26 | Simeulue, Indonesia see 2002 Sumatra earthquake | 2.824 | 96.085 | 3 | 7.4 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| November 3, 2002 | 22:12 | Central Alaska, United States see 2002 Denali earthquake | 63.517 | -147.444 | 0 | 7.9 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| November 17, 2002 | 04:53 | Northwest of the Kuril Islands, Russia | 47.824 | 146.209 | 0 | 7.3 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| November 20, 2002 | 21:32 | Northwestern Kashmir | 35.414 | 74.515 | 19 | 6.3 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| December 14, 2002 | 13:27 | Gansu, China | 39.736 | 97.443 | 2 | 5.6 | M$_w$ (USGS). |

## 2003

| Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments |
| January 20, 2003 | 08:43 | Solomon Islands | -10.491 | 160.770 | 0 | 7.3 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| January 21, 2003 | 02:46 | Near the coast of Guatemala | 13.626 | -90.774 | 1 | 6.5 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| January 22, 2003 | 02:06 | Offshore Colima, Mexico see 2003 Colima earthquake | 18.770 | -104.104 | 29 | 7.6 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| January 27, 2003 | 05:26 | Eastern Turkey | 39.500 | 39.878 | 1 | 6.1 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| February 24, 2003 | 02:03 | Southern Xinjiang, China see 2003 Bachu earthquake | 39.610 | 77.230 | 261 | 6.3 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| February 25, 2003 | 03:52 | Southern Xinjiang, China see 2003 Bachu earthquake | 39.483 | 77.393 | 5 | 5.4 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| March 17, 2003 | 16:36 | Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States | 51.272 | 177.978 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| March 25, 2003 | 02:53 | Flores region, Indonesia | -8.294 | 120.743 | 4 | 6.5 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| March 29, 2003 | 11:46 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | 35.976 | 70.585 | 1 | 5.9 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| May 1, 2003 | 00:27 | Eastern Turkey see 2003 Bingöl earthquake | 39.007 | 40.464 | 177 | 6.4 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| May 1, 2003 | 15:44 | Southern Xinjiang, China | 39.430 | 77.219 | 1 | 5.8 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| May 21, 2003 | 18:44 | Northern Algeria see 2003 Boumerdès earthquake | 36.964 | 3.634 | 2,266 | 6.8 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| May 26, 2003 | 09:24 | Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan | 38.849 | 141.568 | 0 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| May 26, 2003 | 19:23 | Halmahera, Indonesia | 2.354 | 128.855 | 1 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| May 27, 2003 | 17:11 | Northern Algeria see 2003 Boumerdès earthquake | 36.939 | 3.578 | 9 | 5.8 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| June 20, 2003 | 06:19 | Amazonas, Brazil | -7.606 | -71.722 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| June 24, 2003 | 13:01 | Western Iran | 32.927 | 49.475 | 1 | 4.6 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| July 10, 2003 | 17:06 | Southern Iran | 28.355 | 54.169 | 1 | 5.8 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| July 15, 2003 | 20:27 | Carlsberg Ridge | -2.598 | 68.382 | 0 | 7.6 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| July 21, 2003 | 15:16 | Yunnan, China | 25.975 | 101.290 | 19 | 6.0 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| July 26, 2003 | 23:18 | India–Bangladesh border region | 22.854 | 92.306 | 2 | 5.7 | M$_w$ (HRV). Most damage took place in Bangladesh. |
| August 4, 2003 | 04:37 | Scotia Sea | -60.532 | -43.411 | 0 | 7.6 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| August 16, 2003 | 10:58 | Eastern Nei Mongol, China | 43.770 | 119.643 | 4 | 5.4 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| August 21, 2003 | 12:12 | South Island of New Zealand | -45.104 | 167.144 | 0 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| September 22, 2003 | 04:45 | Dominican Republic region see 2003 Dominican Republic earthquake | 19.777 | -70.673 | 3 | 6.4 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| September 25, 2003 | 19:50 | Hokkaido, Japan region see 2003 Tokachi earthquake | 41.815 | 143.910 | 3 | 8.3 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| September 25, 2003 | 21:08 | Hokkaido, Japan region see 2003 Tokachi earthquake | 41.774 | 143.593 | 3 | 7.4 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| September 27, 2003 | 11:33 | Southwestern Siberia, Russia see 2003 Altai earthquake | 50.038 | 87.813 | 3 | 7.3 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| October 16, 2003 | 12:28 | Yunnan, China | 25.954 | 101.254 | 3 | 5.6 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| October 25, 2003 | 12:41 | Gansu–Qinghai border region, China | 38.400 | 100.951 | 9 | 5.8 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| October 31, 2003 | 01:06 | Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan | 37.812 | 142.619 | 0 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| November 13, 2003 | 02:35 | Gansu, China | 34.712 | 103.834 | 1 | 5.1 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| November 14, 2003 | 18:49 | Sichuan–Yunnan–Guizhou region, China | 27.372 | 103.971 | 4 | 5.6 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| November 17, 2003 | 06:43 | Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States | 51.146 | 178.650 | 0 | 7.8 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| November 18, 2003 | 17:14 | Samar, Philippines | 12.025 | 125.416 | 1 | 6.5 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| December 1, 2003 | 01:38 | Kazakhstan–Xinjiang border region see 2003 Zhaosu earthquake | 42.905 | 80.515 | 10 | 6.0 | M$_w$ (HRV). Most damage took place in Xinjiang, China. |
| December 22, 2003 | 19:15 | Central California, United States see 2003 San Simeon earthquake | 35.706 | -121.102 | 2 | 6.6 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| December 25, 2003 | 07:11 | Panama–Costa Rica border region see 2003 Puerto Armuelles earthquake | 8.416 | -82.824 | 2 | 6.5 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). Most damage took place in Panama. |
| December 26, 2003 | 01:56 | Southeastern Iran see 2003 Bam earthquake | 29.004 | 58.337 | 34,000 | 6.6 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 185 km SE of Kerman, Iran, at a depth of 10 km. |
| December 27, 2003 | 16:00 | Southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | -22.033 | 169.650 | 0 | 7.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 185 km ESE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, at a depth of 10 km. |

## 2004

| Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments |
| January 1, 2004 | 20:59 | Bali region, Indonesia | -8.310 | 115.788 | 1 | 5.8 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| January 3, 2004 | 16:23 | Southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | -22.253 | 169.683 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| February 5, 2004 | 21:05 | Papua, Indonesia see February 2004 Nabire earthquakes | -3.615 | 135.538 | 37 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 95 km WNW of Enarotali, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, at a depth of 16 km. |
| February 7, 2004 | 02:42 | Papua, Indonesia see February 2004 Nabire earthquakes | -4.003 | 135.023 | 37 | 7.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 150 km west of Enarotali, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, at a depth of 10 km. |
| February 14, 2004 | 10:30 | Pakistan | 34.774 | 73.216 | 24 | 5.5 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| February 16, 2004 | 14:44 | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | -0.466 | 100.655 | 5 | 5.1 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| February 24, 2004 | 02:14 | Burundi | -3.393 | 29.558 | 3 | 4.7 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| February 24, 2004 | 02:27 | Near north coast of Morocco see 2004 Al Hoceima earthquake | 35.142 | -3.997 | 631 | 6.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 160 km NE of Fes, Morocco, at a depth of 69.2 km. |
| March 1, 2004 | 23:55 | Eastern Turkey | 38.058 | 38.277 | 6 | 3.8 | M$_D$ (ISK). |
| March 25, 2004 | 19:30 | Eastern Turkey | 39.930 | 40.812 | 10 | 5.6 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| April 5, 2004 | 21:24 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | 36.527 | 71.028 | 3 | 6.6 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 75 km SSE of Feyzabad, Afghanistan, at a depth of 191.4 km. |
| May 1, 2004 | 07:56 | Taiwan | 24.081 | 121.611 | 2 | 5.2 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| May 8, 2004 | 20:11 | Pakistan | 30.126 | 67.121 | 1 | 4.4 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| May 28, 2004 | 12:38 | Northern Iran see 2004 Baladeh earthquake | 36.270 | 51.575 | 35 | 6.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 70 km NNE of TEHRAN, Iran, at a depth of 29 km. |
| July 1, 2004 | 22:30 | Eastern Turkey | 39.799 | 43.778 | 18 | 5.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 65 km east of Karakose (Ağrı), Turkey, at a depth of 41.7 km. |
| July 12, 2004 | 13:04 | Slovenia | 46.296 | 13.641 | 1 | 5.2 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| July 15, 2004 | 04:27 | Fiji region | -17.656 | -178.760 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| July 18, 2004 | 04:22 | North Island of New Zealand | -38.000 | 176.510 | 1 | 5.6 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| July 18, 2004 | 08:31 | Central Afghanistan | 33.426 | 69.524 | 2 | 5.2 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| July 25, 2004 | 14:35 | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | -2.455 | 103.977 | 0 | 7.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 105 km NW of Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 576 km. |
| July 30, 2004 | 07:14 | Eastern Turkey | 39.634 | 43.966 | 1 | 4.8 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| August 10, 2004 | 10:26 | Sichuan–Yunnan–Guizhou region, China | 27.266 | 103.873 | 4 | 5.4 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| August 11, 2004 | 15:48 | Eastern Turkey | 38.377 | 39.261 | 1 | 5.7 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| September 5, 2004 | 10:07 | Near south coast of western Honshu, Japan | 33.062 | 136.608 | 0 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 180 km south of Tsu, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 14 km. |
| September 5, 2004 | 14:57 | Near the south coast of Honshu, Japan | 33.216 | 137.061 | 0 | 7.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 135 km NE of Il'pyrskiy, Russia, at a depth of 10 km. |
| September 7, 2004 | 11:53 | Catamarca, Argentina | -28.573 | -65.840 | 1 | 6.4 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| September 15, 2004 | 08:35 | Bali region, Indonesia | -8.773 | 115.357 | 1 | 5.4 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| October 23, 2004 | 08:56 | Near the west coast of Honshu, Japan see 2004 Chūetsu earthquake | 37.231 | 138.753 | 46 | 6.6 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 80 km SSW of Niigata, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 16 km. |
| November 11, 2004 | 21:26 | 2004 Alor earthquake, Indonesia | -8.172 | 124.856 | 34 | 7.5 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 90 km WNW of DILI, East Timor, at a depth of 10 km. |
| November 15, 2004 | 09:06 | Near the west coast of Colombia | 4.679 | -77.511 | 0 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 100 km NNW of Buenaventura, Colombia, at a depth of 15 km. |
| November 20, 2004 | 08:07 | Costa Rica | 9.581 | -84.228 | 8 | 6.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 40 km SSW of SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, at a depth of 16 km. |
| November 21, 2004 | 11:41 | Dominica region, Leeward Islands | 15.699 | -61.654 | 1 | 6.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 35 km SSE of BASSE–TERRE, Guadeloupe, France, at a depth of 14 km. |
| November 22, 2004 | 20:26 | Off west coast of the South Island, New Zealand | -46.694 | 164.777 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 275 km west of Invercargill, New Zealand, at a depth of 10 km. |
| November 26, 2004 | 02:25 | Papua, Indonesia | -3.573 | 135.346 | 32 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 110 km WNW of Enarotali, Papua, Indonesia, at a depth of 10 km. |
| November 28, 2004 | 18:32 | Hokkaido, Japan region | 42.995 | 145.056 | 0 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 55 km east of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, at a depth of 39 km. |
| December 1, 2004 | 23:17 | Papua, Indonesia | -3.665 | 135.528 | 1 | 5.5 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| December 23, 2004 | 14:59 | North of Macquarie Island, Australia | -50.145 | 160.365 | 0 | 8.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 400 km west of Auckland Island, New Zealand, at a depth of 10 km. |
| December 26, 2004 | 00:58 | Off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia see 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami | 3.316 | 95.854 | 227,898 | 9.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 250 km SSE of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 30 km. Most damage took place in Indonesia. |
| December 26, 2004 | 04:21 | Nicobar Islands, India region | 6.910 | 92.958 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (HRV). |

## 2005

| Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments |
| January 23, 2005 | 20:10 | Sulawesi, Indonesia | -1.198 | 119.933 | 1 | 6.3 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| January 25, 2005 | 16:44 | Turkey–Iraq border region | 37.622 | 43.703 | 2 | 5.9 | M$_w$ (HRV). Most damage took place in Turkey. |
| February 2, 2005 | 05:55 | Java, Indonesia | -7.037 | 107.819 | 1 | 4.8 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| February 5, 2005 | 12:23 | Celebes Sea | 5.358 | 123.209 | 2 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 210 km SE of Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines, at a depth of 501.3 km. All the fatalities are Malaysians. |
| February 22, 2005 | 02:25 | Central Iran see 2005 Zarand earthquake | 30.741 | 56.877 | 612 | 6.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 55 km NNW of Kerman, Iran, at a depth of 14 km. |
| March 2, 2005 | 10:42 | Banda Sea | -6.527 | 129.933 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| March 9, 2005 | 10:15 | South Africa | -26.913 | 26.789 | 2 | 5.0 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| March 20, 2005 | 01:53 | Kyushu, Japan see 2005 Fukuoka earthquake | 33.805 | 130.078 | 1 | 6.6 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 30 km NW of Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, at a depth of 10 km. |
| March 28, 2005 | 16:09 | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia see 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake | 2.074 | 97.013 | 1,313 | 8.6 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 205 km WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 30 km. |
| May 3, 2005 | 07:21 | Western Iran | 33.711 | 48.685 | 4 | 4.9 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| June 4, 2005 | 14:50 | Eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea | -6.319 | 146.846 | 1 | 6.1 | M$_w$ (HRV, USGS). |
| June 13, 2005 | 22:44 | Tarapacá, Chile see 2005 Tarapacá earthquake | -19.934 | -69.028 | 11 | 7.8 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 125 km ENE of Iquique, Chile, at a depth of 117.2 km. |
| June 15, 2005 | 02:50 | Off the coast of northern California, United States | 41.284 | -125.983 | 0 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 160 km WSW of Crescent City, California, United States, at a depth of 10 km. |
| July 5, 2005 | 16:53 | South Africa | -26.47 | 27.43 | 1 | 2.7 | M$_L$ (PRE). |
| July 24, 2005 | 15:42 | Nicobar Islands, India region | 7.909 | 92.139 | 0 | 7.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 135 km west of Misha, Nicobar Islands, India, at a depth of 16 km. |
| July 25, 2005 | 15:43 | Heilongjiang, China | 46.827 | 125.058 | 1 | 5.0 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| August 16, 2005 | 02:46 | Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan see 2005 Miyagi earthquake | 38.251 | 142.059 | 0 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 105 km east of Sendai, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 36 km. |
| September 9, 2005 | 07:26 | New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea | -4.539 | 153.445 | 0 | 7.7 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 45 km east of Taron, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 91.3 km. |
| September 26, 2005 | 01:55 | Northern Peru see 2005 Northern Peru earthquake | -5.674 | -76.409 | 5 | 7.5 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 75 km NE of Moyobamba, Peru, at a depth of 127.4 km. |
| October 8, 2005 | 03:50 | Pakistan see 2005 Kashmir earthquake | 34.493 | 73.629 | 87,351 | 7.6 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 105 km NNE of Islamabad, Pakistan, at a depth of 26 km. |
| October 15, 2005 | 04:24 | Southwestern Kashmir | 34.014 | 74.003 | 2 | 5.2 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| October 20, 2005 | 21:40 | Near the coast of western Turkey | 38.152 | 26.751 | 1 | 5.9 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| October 27, 2005 | 11:18 | Guangxi, China | 23.604 | 107.798 | 1 | 4.2 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| November 8, 2005 | 07:54 | South China Sea | 9.973 | 108.287 | 1 | 5.3 | M$_w$ (HRV). The fatality is a Vietnamese. |
| November 14, 2005 | 21:38 | Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan | 38.101 | 144.925 | 0 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 350 km east of Sendai, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 11 km. |
| November 26, 2005 | 00:49 | Hubei–Jiangxi border region, China see 2005 Ruichang earthquake | 29.671 | 115.688 | 16 | 5.2 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| November 27, 2005 | 10:22 | Southern Iran see 2005 Qeshm earthquake | 26.784 | 55.847 | 13 | 6.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 65 km SW of Bandar–e Abbas, Iran, at a depth of 10 km. |
| December 5, 2005 | 12:19 | Lake Tanganyika region, Congo–Tanzania see 2005 Lake Tanganyika earthquake | -6.174 | 29.717 | 6 | 6.8 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 70 km ESE of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at a depth of 22 km. Most damage took place in Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| December 12, 2005 | 21:47 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan See 2005 Hindu Kush earthquake | 36.332 | 71.130 | 5 | 6.6 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 95 km NW of Chitral, Pakistan, at a depth of 225.4 km. |
| December 14, 2005 | 07:09 | Uttaranchal, India | 30.476 | 79.255 | 1 | 5.1 | M$_w$ (HRV). |

## 2006

| Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments |
| January 2, 2006 | 06:10 | East of the South Sandwich Islands | -60.807 | -21.474 | 0 | 7.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 345 km SE from Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands, at a depth of 10 km. |
| January 2, 2006 | 22:13 | Fiji region | -19.926 | -178.178 | 0 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| January 27, 2006 | 16:58 | Banda Sea | -5.482 | 128.093 | 0 | 7.6 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 200 km south of Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia, at a depth of 397 km. |
| February 14, 2006 | 00:55 | Sikkim, India | 27.355 | 88.355 | 2 | 5.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 25 km west of Gangtok, Sikkim, India, at a depth of 36.9 km. |
| February 22, 2006 | 22:19 | Mozambique see 2006 Mozambique earthquake | -21.259 | 33.480 | 4 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 215 km SW of Beira, Mozambique, at a depth of 11 km. |
| March 10, 2006 | 07:50 | Pakistan | 33.129 | 73.887 | 1 | 4.9 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| March 14, 2006 | 06:57 | Seram, Indonesia | -3.593 | 127.211 | 3 dead 1 missing | 6.7 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 105 km west of Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia, at a depth of 30.6 km. |
| March 20, 2006 | 19:44 | Northern Algeria | 36.623 | 5.328 | 4 | 5.2 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| March 25, 2006 | 07:28 | Southern Iran | 27.574 | 55.685 | 1 | 5.9 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| March 31, 2006 | 01:17 | Western Iran see 2006 Borujerd earthquake | 33.581 | 48.794 | 70 | 6.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 45 km ENE of Khorramabad, Iran, at a depth of 7 km. |
| April 20, 2006 | 23:25 | Koryakia, Russia see 2006 Kamchatka earthquake | 61.075 | 167.085 | 0 | 7.6 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 195 km NE of Il'pyrskiy, Russia, at a depth of 22 km. |
| April 25, 2006 | 11:26 | Tasmania, Australia region | -41.164 | 146.863 | 1 | 2.2 | M$_L$ (MEL). |
| May 3, 2006 | 15:26 | Tonga see 2006 Tonga earthquake | -20.130 | -174.164 | 0 | 8.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 160 km NE of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga, at a depth of 55 km. |
| May 16, 2006 | 10:39 | Kermadec Islands region, New Zealand | -31.527 | -179.303 | 0 | 7.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 55 km SW of L'Esperance Rock, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, at a depth of 151.6 km. |
| May 26, 2006 | 22:53 | Java, Indonesia see 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake | -7.962 | 110.458 | 5,782 | 6.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 20 km SSE of Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, at a depth of 10 km. |
| June 3, 2006 | 07:15 | Southern Iran | 26.759 | 55.843 | 2 | 5.1 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| July 17, 2006 | 08:19 | South of Java, Indonesia see 2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami | -9.222 | 107.320 | 730 | 7.7 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 230 km NE of Christmas Island, at a depth of 34 km. |
| July 22, 2006 | 01:10 | Sichuan–Yunnan–Guizhou region, China | 27.995 | 104.138 | 22 | 4.9 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| July 29, 2006 | 00:11 | Tajikistan | 37.255 | 68.828 | 3 | 5.6 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| August 20, 2006 | 03:41 | Scotia Sea | -61.006 | -34.391 | 0 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 495 km WSW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands, at a depth of 10 km. |
| August 25, 2006 | 05:51 | Eastern Sichuan, China | 28.012 | 104.151 | 1 | 5.0 | M$_w$ (HRV). |
| September 29, 2006 | 18:23 | Offshore Sucre, Venezuela | 10.763 | -61.807 | 1 | 5.5 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 35 km WNW of PORT–OF–SPAIN, Trinidad, at a depth of 89.6 km. |
| November 15, 2006 | 11:14 | Kuril Islands, Russia see 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake | 46.607 | 153.230 | 0 | 8.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 445 km ENE of Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia, at a depth of 30.3 km. |
| December 1, 2006 | 14:01 | Sumbawa region, Indonesia | -8.261 | 118.753 | 1 | 6.3 | M$_w$ (GCMT). |
| December 17, 2006 | 21:39 | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia | 0.626 | 99.859 | 7 | 5.8 | M$_w$ (GCMT). |
| December 26, 2006 | 12:26 | Taiwan region see 2006 Hengchun earthquakes | 21.825 | 120.538 | 2 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 90 km SSE of Kao–hsiung, Taiwan, at a depth of 10 km. |

## 2007

| Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments |
| January 13, 2007 | 04:23 | East of the Kuril Islands, Russia see 2007 Kuril Islands earthquake | 46.272 | 154.455 | 0 | 8.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 510 km SSW of Severo–Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia, at a depth of 10 km. |
| January 21, 2007 | 11:27 | Molucca Sea | 1.222 | 126.395 | 4 | 7.5 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 125 km WNW of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia, at a depth of 22 km. |
| March 6, 2007 | 03:49 | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia see March 2007 Sumatra earthquakes | -0.512 | 100.524 | 67 | 6.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 50 km NNE of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 19 km. |
| March 25, 2007 | 00:40 | Vanuatu | -20.666 | 169.426 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 120 km south of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu, at a depth of 35 km. |
| March 25, 2007 | 00:41 | Near the west coast of Honshu, Japan see 2007 Noto earthquake | 37.281 | 136.602 | 1 | 6.7 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 80 km north of Kanazawa, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 5 km. |
| April 1, 2007 | 20:39 | Solomon Islands see 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake | -8.481 | 156.978 | 54 | 8.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 45 km SSE of Gizo, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 5 km. |
| April 21, 2007 | 17:53 | Aisén, Chile see 2007 Aysén Fjord earthquakes | -45.274 | -72.604 | 3 dead 7 missing | 6.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 55 km NW of Coihaique, Chile, at a depth of 44.1 km. |
| June 2, 2007 | 21:34 | Yunnan, China | 23.013 | 101.053 | 3 | 6.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 115 km NNE of Yunjinghong, Yunnan, China, at a depth of 10 km. |
| July 16, 2007 | 01:13 | Near the west coast of Honshu, Japan see 2007 Chuetsu offshore earthquake | 37.576 | 138.469 | 9 | 6.6 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 70 km WSW of Niigata, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 10 km. |
| July 21, 2007 | 22:44 | Tajikistan | 38.936 | 70.485 | 12 | 5.2 | M$_w$ (GCMT). |
| August 1, 2007 | 17:08 | Vanuatu | -15.736 | 167.745 | 0 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 70 km ESE of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, at a depth of 120 km. |
| August 2, 2007 | 02:37 | Tatar Strait, Russia | 47.116 | 141.798 | 2 | 6.2 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| August 8, 2007 | 17:04 | Java, Indonesia | -5.968 | 107.655 | 0 | 7.5 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 110 km ENE of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia, at a depth of 289.2 km. |
| August 15, 2007 | 23:40 | Near the coast of central Peru see 2007 Peru earthquake | -13.354 | -76.509 | 519 | 8.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 50 km west of Chincha Alta, Peru, at a depth of 39 km. |
| September 2, 2007 | 01:05 | Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands | -11.610 | 165.762 | 0 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 95 km south of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 35 km. |
| September 12, 2007 | 11:10 | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia see September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes | -4.520 | 101.374 | 25 | 8.5 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 130 km SW of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 34 km. |
| September 12, 2007 | 23:49 | Mentawai Islands region, Indonesia | -2.506 | 100.906 | 0 | 7.9 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 190 km SSE of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 30 km. |
| September 13, 2007 | 03:35 | Mentawai Islands region, Indonesia | -2.130 | 99.627 | 0 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (GCMT). |
| September 28, 2007 | 13:38 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | 21.980 | 142.685 | 0 | 7.5 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 285 km NW of Farallon de Pajaros, N. Mariana Islands, United States, at a depth of 261.3 km. |
| September 30, 2007 | 05:23 | Auckland Islands, New Zealand region | -49.418 | 163.954 | 0 | 7.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 195 km NW of Auckland Island, New Zealand, at a depth of 10 km. |
| October 26, 2007 | 06:50 | Northwestern Kashmir | 35.321 | 76.646 | 1 | 5.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 155 km NNW of Leh, Kashmir, at a depth of 10 km. |
| October 31, 2007 | 03:30 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands, United States | 18.854 | 145.315 | 0 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 40 km WNW of Agrihan, Northern Mariana Islands, United States, at a depth of 248.3 km. |
| November 6, 2007 | 09:38 | Gujarat, India | 21.127 | 70.538 | 1 | 5.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 135 km SSW of Rajkot, Gujarat, India, at a depth of 33.3 km. |
| November 7, 2007 | 04:12 | Bohol, Philippines | 9.714 | 124.669 | 1 | 5.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 85 km east of Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines, at a depth of 72.7 km. |
| November 14, 2007 | 15:40 | Antofagasta, Chile see 2007 Tocopilla earthquake | -22.204 | -69.869 | 2 | 7.7 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 35 km ESE of Tocopilla, Chile, at a depth of 40 km. |
| November 25, 2007 | 16:02 | Sumbawa region, Indonesia | -8.294 | 118.360 | 3 | 6.5 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 50 km WNW of Raba, Sumbawa, Indonesia, at a depth of 42.5 km. |
| November 29, 2007 | 19:00 | Martinique region, Windward Islands, France see 2007 Martinique earthquake | 14.943 | -61.244 | 1 | 7.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 40 km SSE of ROSEAU, Dominica, at a depth of 146.2 km. |
| December 9, 2007 | 02:03 | Minas Gerais, Brazil | -15.049 | -44.199 | 1 | 4.9 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 190 km north of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil, at a depth of 10 km. |
| December 9, 2007 | 07:28 | South of the Fiji Islands | -25.872 | -177.517 | 0 | 7.8 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 355 km north of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, at a depth of 149.2 km. |
| December 19, 2007 | 09:30 | Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States | 51.495 | -179.473 | 0 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 35 km WNW of Amatignak Island, Alaska, United States, at a depth of 56.3 km. |
| December 20, 2007 | 07:55 | Off east coast of the North Island, New Zealand see 2007 Gisborne earthquake | -38.842 | 177.930 | 1 | 6.6 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 50 km ESE of Gisborne, New Zealand, at a depth of 35.6 km. |

## 2008

| Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments |
| January 9, 2008 | 22:24 | Northern Algeria | 35.616 | -0.570 | 1 | 4.6 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| January 22, 2008 | 17:14 | Nias region, Indonesia | 1.011 | 97.436 | 1 | 6.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 170 km WSW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 20 km. |
| February 3, 2008 | 07:34 | Lac Kivu region, Democratic Republic of the Congo see 2008 Lake Kivu earthquake | -2.318 | 28.945 | 44 | 5.9 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 25 km NNE of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at a depth of 10 km. |
| February 6, 2008 | 06:09 | West Bengal, India | 23.468 | 87.116 | 1 | 4.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 120 km NE of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India, at a depth of 10 km. |
| February 14, 2008 | 02:07 | Lac Kivu region, Democratic Republic of the Congo | -2.294 | 28.876 | 1 | 5.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 25 km north of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at a depth of 10 km. |
| February 20, 2008 | 08:08 | Simeulue, Indonesia | 2.778 | 95.978 | 3 | 7.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 310 km SSE of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 35 km. |
| February 25, 2008 | 08:36 | Mentawai Islands region, Indonesia | -2.352 | 100.018 | 0 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 160 km SSW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 35 km. |
| March 20, 2008 | 22:33 | Xinjiang–Xizang border region, China | 35.445 | 81.392 | 0 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 225 km SE of Hotan, Xinjiang, China, at a depth of 22.9 km. |
| April 9, 2008 | 12:46 | Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | -20.089 | 168.852 | 0 | 7.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 75 km SW of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu, at a depth of 33 km. |
| April 12, 2008 | 00:30 | Macquarie Island region, Australia | -55.681 | 158.527 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 120 km SSW of Macquarie Island, Australia, at a depth of 10 km. |
| May 12, 2008 | 06:28 | Eastern Sichuan, China see 2008 Sichuan earthquake | 30.986 | 103.364 | 69,197 dead 18,392 missing | 7.9 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 80 km WNW of Chengdu, Sichuan, China, at a depth of 19 km. |
| May 24, 2008 | 19:20 | Colombia see 2008 El Calvario earthquake | 4.447 | -73.670 | 11 | 5.6 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 35 km north of Villavicencio, Colombia, at a depth of 35 km. |
| May 25, 2008 | 08:21 | Sichuan–Gansu border region, China | 32.587 | 105.424 | 8 | 6.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 40 km WNW of Guangyuan, Sichuan, China, at a depth of 10 km. |
| June 6, 2008 | 20:02 | Northern Algeria | 35.883 | -0.658 | 1 | 5.5 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| June 8, 2008 | 12:25 | Greece see 2008 Peloponnese earthquake | 38.000 | 21.468 | 2 | 6.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 35 km SSW of Patras, Greece, at a depth of 16 km. |
| June 13, 2008 | 23:43 | Eastern Honshu, Japan see 2008 Iwate–Miyagi Nairiku earthquake | 39.122 | 140.678 | 13 | 6.9 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 75 km SSW of Morioka, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 10 km. |
| June 17, 2008 | 05:51 | Sichuan–Gansu border region, China | 32.761 | 105.554 | 2 | 4.8 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| June 30, 2008 | 06:17 | South Sandwich Islands region | -58.169 | -22.014 | 0 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 275 km ENE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands, at a depth of 10 km. |
| July 5, 2008 | 02:12 | Sea of Okhotsk | 53.888 | 152.869 | 0 | 7.7 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 395 km WNW of Petropavlovsk–Kamchatskiy, Russia, at a depth of 635.6 km. |
| July 8, 2008 | 09:13 | Southern Peru | -15.886 | -71.727 | 1 | 6.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 60 km NNW of Arequipa, Peru, at a depth of 123 km. |
| July 15, 2008 | 03:26 | Dodecanese Islands, Greece see 2008 Dodecanese earthquake | 35.800 | 27.860 | 1 | 6.4 | M$_w$ (UCMT). |
| July 19, 2008 | 02:39 | Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan | 37.552 | 142.206 | 0 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 130 km ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 22 km. |
| July 23, 2008 | 15:26 | Eastern Honshu, Japan | 39.802 | 141.463 | 1 | 6.8 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 35 km ENE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 108 km. |
| July 24, 2008 | 07:09 | Sichuan–Gansu border region, China | 32.747 | 105.542 | 1 | 5.7 | M$_w$ (UCMT). |
| August 5, 2008 | 09:49 | Sichuan–Gansu border region, China | 32.756 | 105.494 | 4 | 6.0 | M$_w$ (GCMT). |
| August 21, 2008 | 12:24 | Myanmar–China border region see 2008 Yingjiang earthquakes | 25.039 | 97.697 | 5 | 6.0 | M$_w$ (USGS). Most damage took place in China. |
| August 30, 2008 | 08:30 | Sichuan–Yunnan border region, China see 2008 Panzhihua earthquake | 26.241 | 101.889 | 43 | 6.0 | M$_w$ (GCMT). |
| August 31, 2008 | 08:31 | Sichuan–Yunnan border region, China see 2008 Panzhihua earthquake | 26.232 | 101.970 | 2 | 5.6 | M$_w$ (GCMT). |
| September 9, 2008 | 03:07 | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | -3.872 | 103.069 | 2 | 5.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 90 km east of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 38.8 km. |
| September 10, 2008 | 11:00 | Southern Iran see 2008 Qeshm earthquake | 26.823 | 55.825 | 7 | 6.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 60 km SW of Bandar–e Abbas, Iran, at a depth of 15 km. |
| September 16, 2008 | 21:47 | Maharashtra, India | 17.438 | 73.915 | 1 | 5.0 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| September 29, 2008 | 15:19 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | -29.749 | -177.678 | 0 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 50 km SSE of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, at a depth of 36 km. |
| October 5, 2008 | 15:52 | Kyrgyzstan see 2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake | 39.515 | 73.768 | 75 | 6.7 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 50 km NNE of Karakul, Tajikistan, at a depth of 27.6 km. |
| October 6, 2008 | 08:30 | Eastern Xizang, China see 2008 Damxung earthquake | 29.761 | 90.320 | 10 | 6.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 75 km WNW of Lhasa, Xizang (Tibet), China, at a depth of 12 km. |
| October 11, 2008 | 09:06 | Caucasus region, Russia see 2008 Chechnya earthquake | 43.372 | 46.254 | 13 | 5.8 | M$_w$ (GCMT). |
| October 28, 2008 | 23:09 | Pakistan see 2008 Ziarat earthquakes | 30.656 | 67.361 | 215 | 6.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 60 km NE of Quetta, Pakistan, at a depth of 15 km. |
| November 16, 2008 | 17:02 | Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia see 2008 Sulawesi earthquake | 1.290 | 122.100 | 6 | 7.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 135 km NW of Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia, at a depth of 30 km. |
| November 22, 2008 | 22:27 | Czech Republic | 49.914 | 18.455 | 2 | 4.1 | M$_L$ (GRF). |
| November 24, 2008 | 09:02 | Sea of Okhotsk | 54.194 | 154.315 | 0 | 7.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 315 km WNW of Petropavlovsk–Kamchatskiy, Russia, at a depth of 491.6 km. |
| December 9, 2008 | 18:53 | Sichuan–Gansu border region, China | 32.518 | 105.395 | 2 | 5.1 | M$_w$ (GCMT). |

## 2009

| Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments |
| January 3, 2009 | 19:43 | Near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia see 2009 West Papua earthquakes | -0.408 | 132.886 | 5 | 7.7 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 145 km WNW of Manokwari, Papua, Indonesia, at a depth of 17 km. |
| January 3, 2009 | 22:33 | Near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia see 2009 West Papua earthquakes | -0.707 | 133.361 | 5 | 7.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 85 km WNW of Manokwari, Papua, Indonesia, at a depth of 23 km. |
| January 4, 2009 | 05:10 | Southern Greece | 34.197 | 70.065 | 1 | 4.3 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| January 8, 2009 | 19:21 | Costa Rica see 2009 Cinchona earthquake | 10.197 | -84.159 | 34 dead 64 missing | 6.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 30 km NNW of San José, Costa Rica, at a depth of 4.5 km. |
| January 15, 2009 | 17:49 | East of the Kuril Islands, Russia | 46.862 | 155.156 | 0 | 7.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 435 km south of Severo–Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia, at a depth of 4.5 km. |
| February 11, 2009 | 17:34 | Talaud Islands, Indonesia | 3.902 | 126.400 | 0 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 280 km SSE of General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines, at a depth of 20 km. |
| February 18, 2009 | 21:53 | Kermadec Islands region, New Zealand | -27.464 | -176.324 | 0 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 250 km NE of Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, at a depth of 25 km. |
| March 19, 2009 | 18:17 | Tonga region | -23.050 | -174.668 | 0 | 7.6 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 220 km SSE of Nuku?alofa, Tonga, at a depth of 34 km. |
| April 6, 2009 | 01:32 | Central Italy see 2009 L'Aquila earthquake | 42.334 | 13.334 | 308 | 6.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 75 km west of Pescara, Italy, at a depth of 8.8 km. |
| April 7, 2009 | 17:47 | Central Italy see 2009 L'Aquila earthquake | 42.275 | 13.464 | 1 | 5.5 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| April 16, 2009 | 21:27 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan see April 2009 Afghanistan earthquake | 34.185 | 70.076 | 22 | 5.4 | M$_w$ (GCMT). |
| May 28, 2009 | 08:24 | Offshore Honduras see 2009 Swan Islands earthquake | 16.733 | -86.220 | 7 | 7.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 125 km NNE of La Ceiba, Honduras, at a depth of 10 km. |
| June 13, 2009 | 17:17 | Eastern Kazakhstan | 44.725 | 78.866 | 1 | 5.4 | M$_w$ (UCMT). |
| July 9, 2009 | 11:19 | Yunnan, China | 25.636 | 101.082 | 1 | 5.7 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 100 km ENE of Dali, Yunnan, China, at a depth of 10 km. |
| July 15, 2009 | 09:22 | Off west coast of the South Island, New Zealand see 2009 Dusky Sound earthquake | -45.750 | 166.577 | 0 | 7.8 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 155 km WNW of Invercargill, New Zealand, at a depth of 12 km. |
| August 8, 2009 | 13:26 | Sichuan–Chongqing border region, China | 29.358 | 105.438 | 2 | 3.7 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| August 9, 2009 | 10:55 | Near the south coast of Honshu, Japan see 2009 Izu Islands earthquake | 33.122 | 138.026 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 170 km south of Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 297 km. |
| August 10, 2009 | 19:55 | Andaman Islands, India region see 2009 Andaman Islands earthquake | 14.013 | 92.923 | 0 | 7.5 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 270 km north of Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India, at a depth of 33.1 km. |
| August 10, 2009 | 20:07 | Near the south coast of Honshu, Japan see 2009 Shizuoka earthquake | 34.778 | 138.276 | 1 | 6.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 30 km SSW of Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 26 km. |
| September 2, 2009 | 07:55 | Java, Indonesia see 2009 West Java earthquake | -7.809 | 107.259 | 79 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 100 km SSW of Bandung, Java, Indonesia, at a depth of 46.2 km. |
| September 21, 2009 | 08:53 | Bhutan see 2009 Bhutan earthquake | 27.346 | 91.412 | 11 | 6.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 130 km NNW of Gauhati, Assam, India, at a depth of 14 km. |
| September 29, 2009 | 17:48 | Samoa Islands region see 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami | -15.509 | -172.034 | 189 | 8.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 185 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga, at a depth of 18 km. |
| September 30, 2009 | 10:16 | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia see 2009 Sumatra earthquakes | -0.725 | 99.856 | 1115 | 7.6 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 60 km WNW of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 81 km. |
| October 1, 2009 | 01:52 | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia see 2009 Sumatra earthquakes | -2.508 | 101.484 | 3 | 6.6 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 165 km NNW of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 15 km. |
| October 7, 2009 | 22:03 | Vanuatu | -13.052 | 166.187 | 0 | 7.7 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 265 km SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 35 km. |
| October 7, 2009 | 22:18 | Vanuatu | -12.554 | 166.320 | 0 | 7.8 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 210 km SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 35 km. |
| October 7, 2009 | 23:13 | Vanuatu | -13.145 | 166.297 | 0 | 7.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 270 km SSE of Lata, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 33.3 km. |
| October 22, 2009 | 19:51 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | 36.517 | 70.950 | 5 | 6.2 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| November 8, 2009 | 19:41 | Sumbawa region, Indonesia | -8.270 | 118.633 | 2 | 6.6 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 25 km NNW of Raba, Sumbawa, Indonesia, at a depth of 32.9 km. |
| November 9, 2009 | 10:44 | Fiji | -17.212 | 178.413 | 0 | 7.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 100 km north of Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji, at a depth of 585.1 km. |
| December 6, 2009 | 21:51 | South Africa | -26.414 | 27.494 | 2 | 3.5 | M$_L$ (PRE). |
| December 8, 2009 | 03:08 | Malawi see 2009 Karonga earthquakes | -9.948 | 33.878 | 1 | 5.9 | M$_w$ (USGS). |
| December 19, 2009 | 23:19 | Malawi see 2009 Karonga earthquakes | -10.108 | 33.818 | 3 | 6.0 | M$_w$ (USGS). |

## 2010

| Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments |
| January 3, 2010 | 22:36 | Solomon Islands see 2010 Solomon Islands earthquake | -8.800 | 157.370 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 95 km SE of Gizo, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 25 km. |
| January 10, 2010 | 00:25 | Java, Indonesia | -7.907 | 107.879 | 1 | 5.1 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| January 12, 2010 | 21:53 | Haiti region see 2010 Haiti earthquake | 18.443 | -72.571 | 160,000~ 316,000 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 25 km WSW of PORT–AU–PRINCE, Haiti, at a depth of 13 km. |
| January 17, 2010 | 09:37 | Guizhou, China | 25.558 | 105.804 | 7 dead 1 missing | 4.4 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| January 30, 2010 | 21:36 | Eastern Sichuan, China | 30.268 | 105.668 | 1 | 5.1 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| February 26, 2010 | 20:31 | Ryukyu Islands, Japan | 25.902 | 128.417 | 0 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 80 km ESE of Naha, Okinawa, Japan, at a depth of 22 km. |
| February 27, 2010 | 06:34 | Offshore Bio–Bio, Chile see 2010 Chile earthquake | -35.909 | -72.733 | 525 dead 25 missing | 8.8 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 95 km NW of Chillan, Chile, at a depth of 35 km. |
| February 27, 2010 | 15:45 | Salta, Argentina see 2010 Salta earthquake | -24.872 | -65.602 | 2 | 6.3 | M$_w$ (GCMT). |
| March 8, 2010 | 02:32 | Eastern Turkey see 2010 Elazığ earthquake | 38.873 | 39.981 | 42 | 6.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 45 km west of Bingöl, Turkey, at a depth of 12 km. |
| March 11, 2010 | 14:39 | Libertador O Higgins, Chile see 2010 Pichilemu earthquakes | -34.259 | -71.929 | 1 | 6.9 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 105 km west of Rancagua, Chile, at a depth of 11 km. |
| April 4, 2010 | 22:40 | Baja California, Mexico see 2010 Baja California earthquake | 32.259 | -115.287 | 4 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 50 km SSE of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, at a depth of 10 km. |
| April 6, 2010 | 22:15 | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia see 2010 Banyak Islands earthquake | 2.360 | 97.132 | 0 | 7.8 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 200 km WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 31 km. |
| April 13, 2010 | 23:49 | Southern Qinghai, China see 2010 Yushu earthquake | 33.224 | 96.666 | 2,698 dead 270 missing | 6.9 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 50 km WNW of Gyegu (Yushu), Qinghai, China, at a depth of 17 km. |
| April 18, 2010 | 20:28 | Central Afghanistan see 2010 Afghanistan earthquake | 35.633 | 67.658 | 11 | 5.6 | M$_w$ (GCMT). |
| May 14, 2010 | 12:29 | Northern Algeria see 2010 Beni–Ilmane earthquakes | 35.900 | 4.120 | 2 | 5.2 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| May 27, 2010 | 17:14 | Vanuatu | -13.710 | 166.507 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 215 km NNW of Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, at a depth of 36.1 km. |
| June 12, 2010 | 19:26 | Nicobar Islands, India region | 7.848 | 91.919 | 0 | 7.5 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 155 km west of Mohean, Nicobar Islands, India, at a depth of 35 km. |
| June 16, 2010 | 03:16 | Near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia see 2010 Papua earthquake | -2.171 | 136.549 | 17 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 195 km north of Enarotali, Papua, Indonesia, at a depth of 18 km. |
| June 30, 2010 | 07:22 | Oaxaca, Mexico see 2010 Oaxaca earthquake | 16.527 | -97.760 | 1 | 6.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 125 km WSW of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, at a depth of 20 km. |
| July 18, 2010 | 13:34 | New Britain region, Papua New Guinea | -5.939 | 150.572 | 0 | 7.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 65 km SE of Kimbe, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 35 km. |
| July 20, 2010 | 19:38 | Southern Iran | 27.022 | 53.861 | 1 | 5.8 | M$_w$ (GCMT). |
| July 23, 2010 | 22:08 | Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines see 2010 Mindanao earthquakes | 6.699 | 123.475 | 0 | 7.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 110 km WSW of Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines, at a depth of 612.2 km. |
| July 23, 2010 | 22:51 | Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines see 2010 Mindanao earthquakes | 6.470 | 123.532 | 0 | 7.6 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 115 km SW of Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines, at a depth of 583.8 km. |
| July 23, 2010 | 23:15 | Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines see 2010 Mindanao earthquakes | 6.792 | 123.282 | 0 | 7.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 115 km south of Pagadian, Mindanao, Philippines, at a depth of 631.2 km. |
| August 4, 2010 | 22:01 | New Britain region, Papua New Guinea | -5.768 | 150.776 | 0 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 75 km ESE of Kimbe, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 44 km. |
| August 10, 2010 | 05:23 | Vanuatu | -17.561 | 168.028 | 0 | 7.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 35 km WNW of PORT–VILA, Efate, Vanuatu, at a depth of 35 km. |
| August 12, 2010 | 11:54 | Ecuador | -1.260 | -77.312 | 0 | 7.1 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 145 km east of Ambato, Ecuador, at a depth of 211 km. |
| August 27, 2010 | 19:23 | Northern Iran | 35.490 | 54.470 | 3 | 5.8 | M$_w$ (GCMT). |
| September 3, 2010 | 16:35 | South Island of New Zealand see 2010 Canterbury earthquake | -43.530 | 172.120 | 0 | 7.0 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 45 km west of Christchurch, New Zealand, at a depth of 5 km. |
| September 27, 2010 | 11:22 | Southern Iran | 29.637 | 51.666 | 1 | 5.9 | M$_w$ (GCMT). |
| September 29, 2010 | 17:11 | Near the south coast of Papua, Indonesia | -4.920 | 133.783 | 0 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 105 km NNW of Dobo, Aru Islands, Indonesia, at a depth of 12.3 km. |
| October 10, 2010 | 21:44 | Pakistan | 33.869 | 72.887 | 1 | 5.2 | M$_b$ (USGS). |
| October 25, 2010 | 14:42 | Mentawai Islands region, Indonesia see 2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami | -3.484 | 100.114 | 408 dead 303 missing | 7.7 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 240 km west of Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia, at a depth of 20.6 km. |
| November 3, 2010 | 00:56 | Serbia see 2010 Kraljevo earthquake | 43.718 | 20.624 | 2 | 5.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 40 km SW of Kragujevac, Serbia, at a depth of 10 km. |
| December 20, 2010 | 18:41 | Southeastern Iran see 2010 Hosseinabad earthquake | 28.491 | 59.117 | 11 | 6.5 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 110 km SE of Bam, Iran, at a depth of 11.8 km. |
| December 21, 2010 | 17:19 | Ogasawara Islands, Japan region | 26.892 | 143.726 | 0 | 7.4 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 150 km east of Chichi–shima, Ogasawara Islands, Japan, at a depth of 14 km. |
| December 25, 2010 | 13:16 | Vanuatu region | -19.775 | 167.895 | 0 | 7.3 | M$_w$ (USGS) Centred 145 km west of Isangel, Tanna, Vanuatu, at a depth of 12.3 km. |
Notes
* ^ A : A figure of about 160,000 is provided in a 2010 University of Michigan study.
* ^ B : Haitian government sources. The figure is not accurate.
All times are UTC, unless otherwise stated ML = Richter scale
Mw = Moment magnitude
M$_b$ = Body wave magnitude
HRV = Harvard University (Global CMT)
USGS = United States Geological Survey