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Earthquakes in 2009 Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2009
Strongest magnitude 8.1 Indonesia
Total fatalities 1,853 9.0+ 0 →
Earthquakes in 2009 resulted in 1,853 fatalities. The
Compared to other years Number of Earthquakes Worldwide for 2000–2009 Magnitude Ranging Between 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 8−9.9 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 7−7.9 18 14 15 13 14 14 10 9 13 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 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 By magnitude Note : At least 7.0 magnitudeBy month January January Strongest magnitude 7.7 Indonesia Total fatalities 104 7.0–7.9 3 6.0–6.9 11 5.0–5.9 190
February February Strongest magnitude 7.2 Indonesia Total fatalities 0 7.0–7.9 2 6.0–6.9 10 5.0–5.9 170
March March Strongest magnitude 7.6 Tonga Total fatalities 0 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 5 5.0–5.9 162
April April Strongest magnitude 6.9 Russia Total fatalities 321 6.0–6.9 11 5.0–5.9 137
May May Strongest magnitude 7.3 Honduras Total fatalities 7 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 5 5.0–5.9 132
June July July Strongest magnitude 7.8 New Zealand Total fatalities 1 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 9 5.0–5.9 177
August August Strongest magnitude 7.5 India Total fatalities 3 7.0–7.9 2 6.0–6.9 17 5.0–5.9 139
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on August 1.[76]
Papua , Indonesia on August 2.[77] magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Gulf of California on August 3.[78] Gulf of California on August 3.[79] Ryukyu Islands , Japan on August 5.[80] South Island of New Zealand on August 5.[81] Sichuan , China on August 8, killing 2 people.[2] Santa Cruz Islands on August 10.[82] magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Andaman Islands on August 10.[83] magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Shizuoka , Japan on August 10, killing 1 person.[84] Ryukyu Islands , Japan on August 17.[85] Ryukyu Islands , Japan on August 17.[86] Kermadec Islands , New Zealand on August 18.[87] Norwegian Sea on August 20.[88] Banda Sea on August 28.[89] Qinghai , China on August 28.[90] Samoa on August 30.[91] September September Strongest magnitude 8.1 Samoa Total fatalities 1,401 8.0–8.9 1 7.0–7.9 2 6.0–6.9 12 5.0–5.9 148
magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Java , Indonesia on September 2, killing 81 people.[2] [92] Kermadec Islands , New Zealand on September 2.[93] Kyushu , Japan on September 3.[94] Java , Indonesia on September 7.[95] magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck
Georgia on September 7.
[96] Kuril Islands on September 10.[97] Carabobo , Venezuela on September 12.[98] Easter Island on September 17.[99] magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Bhutan on September 21, killing 11 people.[2] [100] Auckland Islands on September 23.[101] Guadalajara , Mexico on September 24.[102] magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Samoa on September 29, killing 192 people.[2] [103] Samoa on September 29.[104] Samoa on September 29.[104] magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Sumatra , Indonesia on September 30, killing 1,117 people.[2] [105] October October Strongest magnitude 7.8 Vanuatu Total fatalities 8 7.0–7.9 3 6.0–6.9 31 5.0–5.9 234
November November Strongest magnitude 7.3 Fiji Total fatalities 2 7.0–7.9 1 6.0–6.9 13 5.0–5.9 133
December December Strongest magnitude 6.4, Total fatalities 6 6.0–6.9 12 5.0–5.9 142
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A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Northern Afghanistan on January 3.[4]
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Greece, killing 1 person.[2]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Papua, Indonesia on January 6.[6]
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the Kuril Islands on January 15.[11]
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand on January 18.[12]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck New Britain, Papua New Guinea on January 22.[16]
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Xinjiang, China on January 25.[18]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Peru on February 2.[19]
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands on February 28.[30]
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred in the Greenland Sea on March 6.[32]
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Panama on March 12.[33]
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Tonga on March 19.[35]
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Abruzzo, Italy on April 6, killing 309 people.[40][41]
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near the South Sandwich Islands on April 16.[44]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Iquique, Chile on April 17.[46]
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Guerrero, Mexico on April 27, killing 2 people.[51]
Honduras
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Guatemala on May 3.[52]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Ecuador on May 10.[53]
Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu on June 2.[58]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Prince Edward Islands on June 4.[59]
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Hokkaido, Japan on June 5.[60]
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Eastern Kazakhstan on June 13, killing 1 person.[2]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near Bouvet Island on June 16.[64]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Aleutian Islands, Alaska on July 6.[68]
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the east coast of Taiwan on July 13.[72]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands on August 10.[82]
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Andaman Islands on August 10.[83]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Samoa on August 30.[91]
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore Carabobo, Venezuela on September 12.[98]
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Bhutan on September 21, killing 11 people.[2][100]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Fiji on October 2.[108]
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Moro Gulf, Philippines on October 4.[110]
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Livingston Island, Antarctica on October 27.[137]
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Jujuy, Argentina on November 14.[146]
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Malawi on December 8, killing 1 person.[2]