2011 Significant Earthquake and News Headlines Archive
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Note: This is a selected, incomplete list of significant earthquakes and may not have the most up-to-date, authoritative information for each earthquake. For more up to date information, please refer to scientific literature. For more comprehensive earthquake lists, please refer to the ANSS Composite Catalog or NEIC Earthquake Catalog.
News
- 12/01/11 - San Andreas Fault Mysteries Begin to Unravel
- 11/07/2011 - Spate of Large Earthquakes Not Related
- 2011 Seismo-volcanic Swarm on Hierro, Canary Islands
- 8/23/11 - Magnitude-5.8 Earthquake Strikes National Capital Area
- 05/09/2011-Distant Earthquakes Can Trigger Deep Slow Fault Slip
- 04/28/11 - Preparing for the Great ShakeOut Drill: Handbook Offers Vital Earthquake History and Preparedness Information to Central U.S. Residents
- 04/15/2011 - Closing Thoughts: New Madrid Earthquake Bicentennial Remains Central Topic at Memphis Conference
- 03/28/2011-No Evidence for Large Triggered Earthquakes Across the Globe
- USGS Updates Magnitude of Japan's 2011 Tohoku Earthquake to 9.0
- 02/18/2011-Nearly 60 Small to Moderate Earthquakes Strike Arkansas and Are Widely Felt
- 01/11/11 - Haiti Dominates Earthquake Fatalities in 2010
Earthquakes
- Magnitude 4.0 YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN URBAN AREA, OHIO December 31, 2011
- Magnitude 6.6 SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA December 27, 2011
- Magnitude 5.9 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND December 23, 2011
- Magnitude 5.8 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND December 23, 2011
- Magnitude 7.1 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA December 14, 2011
- Magnitude 6.5 GUERRERO, MEXICO December 11, 2011
- Magnitude 6.6 BENI, BOLIVIA November 22, 2011
- Magnitude 6.3 MOLUCCA SEA November 14, 2011
- Magnitude 6.9 NORTHEAST OF TAIWAN November 08, 2011
- Magnitude 4.7 OKLAHOMA November 08, 2011
- Magnitude 5.6 OKLAHOMA November 06, 2011
- Magnitude 4.7 OKLAHOMA November 05, 2011
- Magnitude 6.3 REVILLA GIGEDO ISLANDS REGION November 01, 2011
- Magnitude 6.9 NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU October 28, 2011
- Magnitude 7.1 EASTERN TURKEY October 23, 2011
- Magnitude 7.4 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION October 21, 2011
- Magnitude 4.8 SOUTHERN TEXAS October 20, 2011
- Magnitude 6.5 EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA October 14, 2011
- Magnitude 5.3 OFF THE COAST OF OREGON October 13, 2011
- Magnitude 6.1 SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS October 07, 2011
- Magnitude 5.8 GUATEMALA September 19, 2011
- Magnitude 6.9 INDIA-NEPAL BORDER REGION September 18, 2011
- Magnitude 6.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN September 16, 2011
- Magnitude 7.3 FIJI REGION September 15, 2011
- Magnitude 6.4 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION September 09, 2011
- Magnitude 6.6 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA September 05, 2011
- Magnitude 7.0 VANUATU September 03, 2011
- Magnitude 6.7 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA September 02, 2011
- Magnitude 6.8 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA September 02, 2011
- Magnitude 6.8 BANDA SEA August 30, 2011
- Magnitude 6.8 NORTHERN PERU August 24, 2011
- Magnitude 5.8 VIRGINIA August 23, 2011
- Magnitude 5.3 COLORADO August 23, 2011
- Magnitude 4.6 COLORADO August 22, 2011
- Magnitude 7.0 VANUATU August 20, 2011
- Magnitude 7.1 VANUATU August 20, 2011
- Magnitude 6.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN August 19, 2011
- Magnitude 6.8 NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G. July 31, 2011
- Magnitude 6.7 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS July 29, 2011
- Magnitude 6.1 KYRGYZSTAN July 19, 2011
- Magnitude 7.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN July 10, 2011
- Magnitude 7.6 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION July 06, 2011
- Magnitude 7.2 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA June 24, 2011
- Magnitude 6.0 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND June 13, 2011
- Magnitude 5.8 WESTERN TURKEY May 19, 2011
- Magnitude 5.1 SPAIN May 11, 2011
- Magnitude 6.8 LOYALTY ISLANDS May 10, 2011
- Magnitude 6.9 SOLOMON ISLANDS April 23, 2011
- Magnitude 7.1 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN April 11, 2011
- Magnitude 7.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN April 07, 2011
- Magnitude 6.5 VERACRUZ, MEXICO April 07, 2011
- Magnitude 6.7 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA April 03, 2011
- Magnitude 6.9 MYANMAR March 24, 2011
- Magnitude 6.6 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN March 22, 2011
- Magnitude 6.3 VANUATU March 17, 2011
- Magnitude 7.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN March 11, 2011
- Magnitude 9.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN March 11, 2011
- Magnitude 5.5 MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION March 10, 2011
- Magnitude 6.5 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA March 09, 2011
- Magnitude 7.3 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN March 09, 2011
- Magnitude 6.6 SOLOMON ISLANDS March 07, 2011
- Magnitude 6.5 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION March 06, 2011
- Magnitude 4.7 ARKANSAS February 28, 2011
- Magnitude 6.1 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND February 21, 2011
- Magnitude 4.1 ARKANSAS February 18, 2011
- Magnitude 6.6 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE February 14, 2011
- Magnitude 6.8 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE February 11, 2011
- Magnitude 6.5 CELEBES SEA February 10, 2011
- Magnitude 7.2 SOUTHWESTERN PAKISTAN January 18, 2011
- Magnitude 7.0 LOYALTY ISLANDS January 13, 2011
- Magnitude 6.6 VANUATU January 09, 2011
- Magnitude 4.1 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA January 08, 2011
- Magnitude 7.1 ARAUCANIA, CHILE January 02, 2011
- Magnitude 7.0 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA January 01, 2011