List of earthquakes in 2008
Earthquakes in 2008
Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2008
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Strongest magnitude |
Sichuan earthquake 7.9 Mw |
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Deadliest |
Sichuan earthquake 7.9 Mw (87,587 deaths) |
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Total fatalities |
88,011 |
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Number by magnitude |
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9.0+ |
0 |
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8.0−8.9 |
0 |
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7.0−7.9 |
12 |
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6.0−6.9 |
168 |
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5.0−5.9 |
1768 |
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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 1999–2009 []
Magnitude Ranging Between | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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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 |
7000100000000000000♠1 |
7004875870000000000♠87,587 |
7000790000000000000♠7.9 |
IX |
Sichuan |
000000002017-05-12-0000May 12 |
7000200000000000000♠2 |
7002215000000000000♠215 |
7000640000000000000♠6.4 |
VIII |
Balochistan |
000000002017-10-29-0000October 29 |
7000300000000000000♠3 |
7001750000000000000♠75 |
7000660000000000000♠6.6 |
VII |
Nuna |
000000002017-10-05-0000October 5 |
7000400000000000000♠4 |
7001440000000000000♠44[1] |
7000590000000000000♠5.9 |
VI |
Lake Kivu |
000000002017-02-03-0000February 3 |
7000500000000000000♠5 |
7001430000000000000♠43[1] |
7000610000000000000♠6.1 |
VI |
Panzhihua |
000000002017-08-30-0000August 30 |
7000600000000000000♠6 |
7001230000000000000♠23[2] |
7000690000000000000♠6.9 |
IX |
Tōhoku region |
000000002017-06-13-0000June 13 |
7000700000000000000♠7 |
7001130000000000000♠13 |
7000580000000000000♠5.8 |
VI |
Chechnya |
000000002017-10-11-0000October 11 |
7000800000000000000♠8 |
7001110000000000000♠11 |
7000590000000000000♠5.9 |
VI |
El Calvario |
000000002017-05-24-0000May 24 |
7000900000000000000♠9 |
7001100000000000000♠10 |
7000640000000000000♠6.4 |
VII |
Damxung |
000000002017-10-06-0000October 6 |
By magnitude
Rank |
Magnitude |
Death toll |
Location |
Date |
7000100000000000000♠1 |
7000790000000000000♠7.9 |
7004875870000000000♠87,587 |
Sichuan |
000000002017-05-12-0000May 12 |
7000200000000000000♠2 |
7000770000000000000♠7.7 |
5000000000000000000♠0 |
Sea of Okhotsk |
000000002017-07-05-0000July 5 |
7000300000000000000♠3 |
7000740000000000000♠7.4 |
7000300000000000000♠3 |
Simeulue |
000000002017-02-20-0000February 20 |
7000300000000000000♠3 |
7000740000000000000♠7.4 |
7000600000000000000♠6 |
Sulawesi |
000000002017-11-16-0000November 16 |
7000500000000000000♠5 |
7000730000000000000♠7.3 |
5000000000000000000♠0 |
Sea of Okhotsk |
000000002017-05-12-0000May 12 |
7000500000000000000♠5 |
7000730000000000000♠7.3 |
5000000000000000000♠0 |
Loyalty Islands |
000000002017-04-09-0000April 9 |
7000700000000000000♠7 |
7000720000000000000♠7.2 |
5000000000000000000♠0 |
Sumatra |
000000002017-02-25-0000February 25 |
7000700000000000000♠7 |
7000720000000000000♠7.2 |
5000000000000000000♠0 |
Xinjiang |
000000002017-03-20-0000March 20 |
7000900000000000000♠9 |
7000710000000000000♠7.1 |
5000000000000000000♠0 |
Macquarie Island |
000000002017-04-12-0000April 12 |
7001100000000000000♠10 |
7000700000000000000♠7.0 |
5000000000000000000♠0 |
South Sandwich Islands |
000000002017-06-30-0000June 30 |
7001100000000000000♠10 |
7000700000000000000♠7.0 |
5000000000000000000♠0 |
Honshu, Japan |
000000002017-07-19-0000July 19 |
7001100000000000000♠10 |
7000700000000000000♠7.0 |
5000000000000000000♠0 |
Kermadec Islands |
000000002017-09-29-0000September 29 |
- Note: At least 7.0 Magnitude
By month
January
JanuaryStrongest magnitude |
6.6 Canada |
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Total fatalities |
2 |
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Number by magnitude |
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6.0−6.9 |
14 |
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5.0−5.9 |
110 |
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February
FebruaryStrongest magnitude |
7.4 Indonesia |
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Total fatalities |
49 |
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Number by magnitude |
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7.0−7.9 |
2 |
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6.0−6.9 |
18 |
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5.0−5.9 |
146 |
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- A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Lake Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo on February 3, killing 44 people.[17]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Tarapaca, Chile on February 4.[18]
- A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck West Bengal, India on February 6, killing 1 person.[1]
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in the Northern Atlantic Ocean on February 8.[19]
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands on February 10.[20]
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Oaxaca, Mexico on February 12.[21]
- A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Rwanda on February 14, killing 1 person.[1]
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Southern Greece on February 14.[22]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Svalbard on February 21.[23]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Nevada on February 21.[24]
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the South Shetland Islands on February 23.[25]
- A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Sumatra, Indonesia on February 20, killing 3 people.[26]
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Sumatra, Indonesia on February 25.[27]
- A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Lincolnshire, Great Britain on February 27, injuring 1 person.
March
MarchStrongest magnitude |
7.2 China |
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Total fatalities |
0 |
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Number by magnitude |
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7.0−7.9 |
1 |
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6.0−6.9 |
14 |
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5.0−5.9 |
147 |
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April
AprilStrongest magnitude |
7.3 Vanuatu |
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Total fatalities |
0 |
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Number by magnitude |
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7.0−7.9 |
2 |
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6.0−6.9 |
19 |
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5.0−5.9 |
163 |
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May
MayStrongest magnitude |
7.9 China |
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Total fatalities |
87,606 |
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Number by magnitude |
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7.0−7.9 |
1 |
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6.0−6.9 |
12 |
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5.0−5.9 |
175 |
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- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Aleutian Islands on May 2.[35]
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Japan on May 7, injuring 6 people.[36][37]
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Guam on May 9.[38]
- A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Sichuan, China on May 12, killing 69,195 people and leaving 18,392 people missing, and causing widespread damage.
- A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Colombia on May 24, killing 11 people.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Sichuan, China on May 25, killing 8 people.[1]
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Iceland on May 29, injuring 30 people.
June
JuneStrongest magnitude |
7.0 South Sandwich Islands |
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Total fatalities |
23 |
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Number by magnitude |
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7.0−7.9 |
1 |
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6.0−6.9 |
15 |
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5.0−5.9 |
166 |
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July
JulyStrongest magnitude |
7.7 Russia |
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Total fatalities |
4 |
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Number by magnitude |
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7.0−7.9 |
2 |
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6.0−6.9 |
12 |
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5.0−5.9 |
124 |
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August
AugustStrongest magnitude |
6.7 China |
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Total fatalities |
54 |
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Number by magnitude |
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6.0−6.9 |
16 |
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5.0−5.9 |
153 |
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- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Banda Sea on August 4.[28]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Sichuan, China on August 5, killing 4 people.[1]
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore Antarctica on August 9.[28]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore Antarctica on August 9.[28]
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Andaman Islands on August 10.[28]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in the South Atlantic Ocean on August 11.[28]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Philippines on August 15.[28]
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Samoa on August 19.[28]
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Yingjiang, China on August 21, killing 5 people.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore Rodrigues, Mauritius on August 22.[28]
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Tibet, China on August 25.[28]
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Peru on August 26.[28]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Irkutsk, Russia on August 27.[28]
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred in the South Atlantic Ocean on August 28.[28]
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on August 31.[28]
- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Sichuan, China on August 30, killing 43 people.
- A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Sichuan, China on August 31, killing 2 people.[1]
September
SeptemberStrongest magnitude |
7.0 New Zealand |
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Total fatalities |
10 |
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Number by magnitude |
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7.0−7.9 |
1 |
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6.0−6.9 |
11 |
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5.0−5.9 |
138 |
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October
November
December
- Skåne County (4.3, December 16)
- Papudo (6.8, December 18)
- Parma (5.2, December 23)
See also
References
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† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year |