List of earthquakes in 2008

Earthquakes in 2008
Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2008

Strongest magnitude China Sichuan earthquake
7.9 Mw
Deadliest China Sichuan earthquake
7.9 Mw (87,587 deaths)
Total fatalities 88,011
Number by magnitude
9.0+ 0
8.0−8.9 0
7.0−7.9 12
6.0−6.9 168
5.0−5.9 1768
 2007
2009 

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.

Compared to other years

Number of Earthquakes Worldwide for 19992009
[]
Magnitude Ranging Between19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
8−9.9 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
7−7.9 18 14 15 13 14 14 10 9 14 12 16 21 19 15 17 11 18
6−6.9 118 145 121 126 140 141 140 142 178 168 144 151 204 129 125 144 124
5−5.9 1057 1335 1215 1171 1203 1515 1693 1712 2074 1768 1896 1963 2271 1412 1402 1577 1413
Total 1193 1495 1352 1310 1358 1672 1844 1865 2270 1948 2057 2136 2495 1558 1546 1733 1556

Note that an increase in detected earthquake numbers does not necessarily represent an increase in earthquakes per se. Population increase, habitation spread, and advances in earthquake detection technology all contribute to higher earthquake numbers being recorded over time. USGS's Earthquake Myths has more information.

For exact dates and live earthquakes please visit USGS's Global Earthquake Search Page and Real-time Earthquake Map or EMSC's Real-time Seismicity.

Overall

By death toll

Rank Death toll Magnitude MMI Location Date
1 87,587 7.9 IX China Sichuan May 12
2 215 6.4 VIII Pakistan Balochistan October 29
3 75 6.6 VII Kyrgyzstan Nuna October 5
4 44[1] 5.9 VI Democratic Republic of the Congo Lake Kivu February 3
5 43[1] 6.1 VI China Panzhihua August 30
6 23[2] 6.9 IX Japan Tōhoku region June 13
7 13 5.8 VI Russia Chechnya October 11
8 11 5.9 VI Colombia El Calvario May 24
9 10 6.4 VII China Damxung October 6

By magnitude

Rank Magnitude Death toll Location Date
1 7.9 87,587 China Sichuan May 12
2 7.7 0 Russia Sea of Okhotsk July 5
3 7.4 3 Indonesia Simeulue February 20
3 7.4 6 Indonesia Sulawesi November 16
5 7.3 0 Russia Sea of Okhotsk May 12
5 7.3 0 New Caledonia Loyalty Islands April 9
7 7.2 0 Indonesia Sumatra February 25
7 7.2 0 China Xinjiang March 20
9 7.1 0 Australia Macquarie Island April 12
10 7.0 0 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Islands June 30
10 7.0 0 Japan Honshu, Japan July 19
10 7.0 0 New Zealand Kermadec Islands September 29

By month

January

January
Strongest magnitude 6.6 Canada Canada
Total fatalities 2
Number by magnitude
6.0−6.9 14
5.0−5.9 110

February

February
Strongest magnitude 7.4 Indonesia Indonesia
Total fatalities 49
Number by magnitude
7.0−7.9 2
6.0−6.9 18
5.0−5.9 146

March

March
Strongest magnitude 7.2 China China
Total fatalities 0
Number by magnitude
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 14
5.0−5.9 147

April

April
Strongest magnitude 7.3 Vanuatu Vanuatu
Total fatalities 0
Number by magnitude
7.0−7.9 2
6.0−6.9 19
5.0−5.9 163

May

May
Strongest magnitude 7.9 China China
Total fatalities 87,606
Number by magnitude
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 12
5.0−5.9 175

June

June
Strongest magnitude 7.0 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Islands
Total fatalities 23
Number by magnitude
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 15
5.0−5.9 166

July

July
Strongest magnitude 7.7 Russia Russia
Total fatalities 4
Number by magnitude
7.0−7.9 2
6.0−6.9 12
5.0−5.9 124

August

August
Strongest magnitude 6.7 China China
Total fatalities 54
Number by magnitude
6.0−6.9 16
5.0−5.9 153

September

September
Strongest magnitude 7.0 New Zealand New Zealand
Total fatalities 10
Number by magnitude
7.0−7.9 1
6.0−6.9 11
5.0−5.9 138

October

October

November

November

December

December

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Deaths from Earthquakes in 2008". Earthquake.usgs.gov. 2012-10-30. Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  2. Archived December 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. "National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)". Neic.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  4. "National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)". Neic.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  5. "Magnitude 6.6 - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  6. "National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)". Neic.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  7. "National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)". Neic.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  8. "National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)". Neic.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  9. "National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)". Neic.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  10. "National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)". Neic.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  11. "National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)". Neic.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  12. "National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)". Neic.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  13. "National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)". Neic.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  14. "National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)". Neic.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  15. "National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)". Neic.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  16. "National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC)". Neic.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  17. "Magnitude 5.9 - LAC KIVU REGION, DEM. REP. OF THE CONGO". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2009-11-29. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  18. "Magnitude 6.3 - TARAPACA, CHILE". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  19. "Magnitude 6.9 - NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  20. "Magnitude 6.6 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  21. "Magnitude 6.5 - OAXACA, MEXICO". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  22. "Magnitude 6.9 - SOUTHERN GREECE". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  23. Aftenposten: Kraftigste jordskjelvet i Norge i moderne tid Archived 2010-01-22 at the Wayback Machine., 21. February 2008
  24. "Magnitude 6.0 - NEVADA". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  25. "Magnitude 6.8 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  26. "Magnitude 7.4 - SIMEULUE, INDONESIA". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  27. "Magnitude 7.2 - KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI REGION, INDONESIA". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  28. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 "Search Earthquake Archives". Earthquake.usgs.gov. 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  29. "Magnitude 6.9 - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  30. "Magnitude 6.4 - VANUATU". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  31. "Magnitude 7.2 - XINJIANG-XIZANG BORDER REGION". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  32. "Magnitude 7.3 - LOYALTY ISLANDS". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  33. "Magnitude 7.1 - MACQUARIE ISLAND REGION". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  34. "Magnitude 6.6 - ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  35. "Magnitude 6.6 - ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  36. 1 2 https://web.archive.org/web/20121214103931/http://www.seisvol.kishou.go.jp/eq/higai/higai1996-new.html. Archived from the original on December 14, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  37. "Magnitude 6.8 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  38. "Magnitude 6.7 - GUAM REGION". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  39. "Magnitude 6.4 - GREECE". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  40. "Magnitude 6.9 - EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  41. "Magnitude 6.1 - TONGA". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  42. "Magnitude 6.6 - ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  43. "Magnitude 7.0 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  44. "Magnitude 7.7 - SEA OF OKHOTSK". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  45. "Magnitude 7.0 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  46. "Magnitude 6.6 - SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  47. "Magnitude 6.9 - VANUATU". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  48. "Magnitude 6.6 - HALMAHERA, INDONESIA". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  49. "Magnitude 6.8 - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  50. "Magnitude 7.0 - KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND". Earthquake.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.