List of earthquakes in 2000
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Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2000
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Strongest magnitude | 8.0 Mw, ![]() | ||
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Deadliest | 7.9 Mw, ![]() 103 deaths | ||
Total fatalities | 177 | ||
Number by magnitude | |||
9.0+ | 0 | ||
8.0−8.9 | 1 | ||
7.0−7.9 | 16 | ||
6.0−6.9 | 146 | ||
5.0−5.9 | 1,344 | ||
← 1999 2001 → |
![]() | This article's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. The reason given is: This article needs to list more earthquakes from July to December 2000. (September 2022) |
This is a list of earthquakes in 2000. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC time.
Compared to other years
Magnitude Ranging Between | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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8−9.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
7−7.9 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
6−6.9 | 118 | 145 | 121 | 126 | 140 | 141 | 140 | 142 | 178 | 168 | 144 |
5−5.9 | 1057 | 1335 | 1215 | 1171 | 1203 | 1515 | 1693 | 1712 | 2074 | 1768 | 1896 |
Total | 1193 | 1495 | 1352 | 1310 | 1358 | 1672 | 1844 | 1865 | 2270 | 1948 | 2057 |
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 Website 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 | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date |
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1 | 103 | 7.9 | ![]() |
VII (Very strong) | 33.0 | June 4 |
2 | 46 | 7.6 | ![]() |
VIII (Severe) | 26.0 | May 4 |
3 | 26 | 6.8 | ![]() |
VII (Very strong) | 35.0 | November 25 |
4 | 11 | 7.0 | ![]() |
VIII (Severe) | 30.0 | December 6 |
- Note: At least 10 casualties
By magnitude
Rank | Magnitude | Death toll | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date |
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1 | 8.0 | 2 | ![]() |
VII (Very strong) | 33.0 | November 16 |
2 | 7.9 | 103 | ![]() |
VII (Very strong) | 33.0 | June 4 |
2 | 7.9 | 0 | ![]() |
V (Moderate) | 10.0 | June 18 |
3 | 7.8 | 0 | ![]() |
VII (Very strong) | 30.0 | November 16 |
3 | 7.8 | 0 | ![]() |
VII (Very strong) | 33.0 | November 17 |
4 | 7.6 | 0 | ![]() |
VI (Strong) | 126.5 | March 28 |
4 | 7.6 | 46 | ![]() |
VII (Very strong) | 26.0 | May 5 |
5 | 7.4 | 0 | ![]() |
V (Moderate) | 394.8 | August 6 |
6 | 7.2 | 0 | ![]() |
VI (Strong) | 183.4 | January 8 |
6 | 7.2 | 1 | ![]() |
V (Moderate) | 225.0 | May 12 |
7 | 7.1 | 0 | ![]() |
VII (Very strong) | 33.0 | February 25 |
8 | 7.0 | 0 | ![]() |
III (Weak) | 608.5 | April 23 |
8 | 7.0 | 0 | ![]() |
VII (Very strong) | 23.0 | October 24 |
8 | 7.0 | 0 | ![]() |
VII (Very strong) | 50.0 | October 29 |
8 | 7.0 | 11 | ![]() |
VIII (Severe) | 30.0 | December 6 |
- Note: At least 7.0 magnitude
By month
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January
Strongest magnitude | 7.2 Mw ![]() |
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Deadliest | 5.9 Mw ![]() 5 deaths |
Total fatalities | 5 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0−8.9 | 0 |
7.0−7.9 | 1 |
6.0−6.9 | 14 |
5.0−5.9 | 95 |
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Macquarie Island, on January 1 at a depth of 15.0 km (9.3 mi).[1]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Santa Cruz Islands, on January 1 at a depth of 26.2 km (16.3 mi).[2]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Alaska, on January 6 at a depth of 1.0 km (0.62 mi).
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Luzon, on January 6 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Solomon Islands, on January 8 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Antofagasta, on January 8 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Tonga, on January 8 at a depth of 183.4 km (114.0 mi).
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Fiji, on January 9 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Yunnan, on January 14 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). At least 5 deaths and 2,528 injuries.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Tonga, on January 26 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, on January 28 at a depth 61.1 km (38.0 mi).
February
Strongest magnitude | 7.1 Mw ![]() |
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Deadliest | 5.3 Mw ![]() 1 death |
Total fatalities | 1 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0−8.9 | 0 |
7.0−7.9 | 1 |
6.0−6.9 | 7 |
5.0−5.9 | 87 |
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Iran, on February 2 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). At least 1 death and 15 injuries were reported.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck New Britain, on February 6 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck China, Russia, on February 13 at a depth of 513.6 km (319.1 mi).
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Vanuatu, on February 25 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Guam, on February 26 at a depth of 132.2 km (82.1 mi).
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Panama, on February 26 at a depth of 65.0 km (40.4 mi).
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Fiji, on February 28 at a depth of 538.0 km (334.3 mi).
March
Strongest magnitude | 7.6 Mw ![]() |
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Total fatalities | 0 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0−8.9 | 0 |
7.0−7.9 | 1 |
6.0−6.9 | 5 |
5.0−5.9 | 88 |
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Kepulauan Barat Daya, on March 3 at a depth of 141.9 km (88.2 mi).
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck New Guinea, on March 3 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Macquarie Island, on March 4 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck south of Australia, on March 5 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Chiapas, on March 12 at a depth of 62.0 km (38.5 mi).
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Volcano Islands, on March 28 at a depth of 126.5 km (78.6 mi).
April
Strongest magnitude | 7.0 Mw ![]() |
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Total fatalities | 0 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0−8.9 | 0 |
7.0−7.9 | 1 |
6.0−6.9 | 5 |
5.0−5.9 | 80 |
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Kepulauan Sangihe, on April 3 at a depth of 150.0 km (93.2 mi).
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Crete, on April 5 at a depth of 38.0 km (23.6 mi).
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Mauritius, Reunion, on April 7 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Fiji, on April 18 at a depth of 220.7 km (137.1 mi).
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Andreanof Islands, on April 21 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Santiago del Estero, on April 23 at a depth of 608.5 km (378.1 mi).
May
Strongest magnitude | 7.6 Mw ![]() |
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Deadliest | 7.6 Mw ![]() 46 deaths |
Total fatalities | 50 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0−8.9 | 0 |
7.0−7.9 | 2 |
6.0−6.9 | 8 |
5.0−5.9 | 83 |
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Mariana Islands, on May 2 at a depth of 55.0 km (34.2 mi).
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Sulawesi, on May 4 at a depth of 26.0 km (16.2 mi). Forty-six people were killed and 264 others were injured, most of them in Luwuk.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Fiji, on May 4 at a depth of 515.8 km (320.5 mi).
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Santa Cruz Islands, on May 6 at a depth of 12.0 km (7.5 mi).
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Jujuy, on May 12 at a depth of 225.0 km (139.8 mi). One person was killed in a mining accident in Atacama, Chile.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Hindu Kush, on May 12 at a depth of 107.7 km (66.9 mi).
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Banda Sea, on May 12 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Taiwan, on May 17 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). Three people were killed and thirteen others had injuries
June
Strongest magnitude | 7.9 Mw ![]() 7.9 Mw ![]() |
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Deadliest | 7.9 Mw ![]() 103 deaths |
Total fatalities | 108 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0−8.9 | 0 |
7.0−7.9 | 2 |
6.0−6.9 | 24 |
5.0−5.9 | 135 |
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Oregon, on June 2 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck near coast of Honshu, on June 3 at a depth of 62.3 km (38.7 mi).
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Sumatra, on June 4 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). 103 people were killed and 2,174 people suffered injuries, most of them in Bengkulu. It is the deadliest earthquake in 2000.
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Sumatra, on June 4 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Turkey, on June 6 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). Killing two people and injuring eighty others.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Ryukyu Islands, on June 6 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Myanmar, on June 7 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Sumatra, on June 7 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). One person was killed and further damage was caused.
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Sumatra, on June 9 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Solomon Islands, on June 9 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi).
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Izu Islands, on June 9 at a depth of 485.3 km (301.6 mi).
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Taiwan, on June 10 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). Two people were killed and 36 others were injured.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the west Indian Ridge, on June 11 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck south of Fiji, on June 14 at a depth of 604.6 km (375.7 mi).
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Talaud Islands, on June 14 at a depth of 89.5 km (55.6 mi).
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Chile, on June 16 at a depth of 120.2 km (74.7 mi).
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Iceland, on June 17 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). Injuring one person.
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the Australian owned Cocos Islands, on June 18 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Iceland, on June 21 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
July
By magnitude | |
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8.0 Magnitude + | 0 |
7.0-7.9 Magnitude | 0 |
6.0–6.9 Magnitude | 0 |
5.0–5.9 Magnitude | 0 |
By death toll | |
Death toll | 0 |
Largest earthquake |
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Honshu, on July 1 at a depth of 12.5 km (7.8 mi). One people were killed.
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Nicaragua, on July 6 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). 7 people were killed and 42 were injured.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Kodiak Island, on July 2 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Java, on July 12 at a depth of 33.0 km (20.5 mi). 6 people were injured.
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Honshu, on July 15 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi). 10 people were injured.
References
- ^ "M6.0 - west of Macquarie Island". United States Geological Survey. 1 January 2000.
- ^ "M6.1 - Santa Cruz Islands". United States Geological Survey. 5 January 2000.
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