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Magnitude Greater Than 2.5 Earthquakes From Around the World

This list contains all earthquakes with magnitude greater than 2.5 catalogued in the last week (168 hours). Magnitudes 5 and above are in bold font. Magnitudes 6 and above are in red. (Some early events may be obscured by later ones on the maps.)

The most recent earthquakes are at the top of the list. Times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Click on the word "map" to see a ten-degree tall map displaying the earthquake. Click on an event's "DATE" to get additional text information.

Update time = Sat Oct 16 16:20:13 UTC 2004

    MAG    DATE     UTC-TIME    LAT     LON    DEPTH    region
           y/m/d     h:m:s      deg     deg     km
   
map 4.3  2004/10/16 15:52:45  62.646 -151.087  80.0  CENTRAL ALASKA
map 3.3  2004/10/16 15:08:22  58.970 -154.562 140.0  ALASKA PENINSULA
map 2.5  2004/10/16 14:27:05  59.575 -152.568  80.0  SOUTHERN ALASKA
map 3.4  2004/10/16 11:55:20  66.571 -161.982   1.0  NORTHERN ALASKA
MAP 5.1  2004/10/16 10:04:38  33.494   45.926  45.1  IRAN-IRAQ BORDER REGION
map 2.7  2004/10/16 07:27:28  57.176 -155.540  20.0  ALASKA PENINSULA
map 2.9  2004/10/16 06:52:47  32.145 -116.476   0.1  BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
map 4.4  2004/10/16 06:03:25  53.557 -165.359  11.0  FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
map 2.7  2004/10/16 05:39:51  36.967 -121.457   5.8  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
map 3.3  2004/10/16 05:33:58  53.614 -164.606   1.0  UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
map 3.4  2004/10/16 05:05:35  34.454 -119.116  26.4  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
map 2.7  2004/10/16 02:46:28  36.969 -121.458   5.5  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
map 4.6  2004/10/15 21:56:54  52.533 -169.017  50.0  FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
map 3.0  2004/10/15 15:27:17  61.597 -150.841  70.0  SOUTHERN ALASKA
map 2.7  2004/10/15 15:00:04  33.494 -116.499  14.4  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
map 4.9  2004/10/15 11:44:53  18.469  122.331  23.4  LUZON, PHILIPPINES
map 2.5  2004/10/15 11:27:12  58.506 -153.351  50.0  KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
map 3.8  2004/10/15 07:42:48  19.375  -68.460 129.0  NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
map 3.7  2004/10/15 05:37:28  62.011 -150.380   4.2  CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 6.7  2004/10/15 04:08:50  24.507  122.671  96.5  TAIWAN REGION
map 4.0  2004/10/15 03:35:55  52.914 -158.124   1.0  SOUTH OF ALASKA
map 3.6  2004/10/15 02:32:21  58.214 -155.892 140.0  ALASKA PENINSULA
map 3.7  2004/10/15 01:41:22  18.937  -64.082  25.1  VIRGIN ISLANDS
map 4.4  2004/10/15 01:24:38  50.771  177.869  33.0  RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
map 3.0  2004/10/14 23:45:47  19.430 -155.435   1.9  ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
map 2.8  2004/10/14 23:39:26  63.498 -146.080   1.0  CENTRAL ALASKA
map 2.8  2004/10/14 23:31:00  40.411 -125.156   0.6  OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
map 2.6  2004/10/14 21:00:43  35.569 -120.906   1.2  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
map 2.9  2004/10/14 20:20:36  54.095 -163.866  70.0  UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
map 3.3  2004/10/14 20:14:48  54.141 -163.902  70.0  UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
MAP 5.0  2004/10/14 17:02:11 -22.536  173.161 102.0  SOUTHEAST OF THE LOYALTY ISLANDS
map 4.1  2004/10/14 10:58:04  33.074  137.056 406.8  NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
map 4.6  2004/10/14 10:17:46  81.671   -4.219  10.0  NORTH OF SVALBARD
map 4.2  2004/10/14 09:02:18  17.398  -62.111  88.4  LEEWARD ISLANDS
map 2.8  2004/10/14 07:58:54  40.395 -124.650  23.9  OFFSHORE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
map 2.6  2004/10/14 07:12:35  61.886 -147.984  25.0  SOUTHERN ALASKA
map 2.5  2004/10/14 06:51:38  55.017 -159.481  15.0  ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 5.2  2004/10/14 04:09:02  -9.437  114.269  40.0  SOUTH OF BALI, INDONESIA
map 4.6  2004/10/14 02:28:44  31.823   57.083  10.0  EASTERN IRAN
map 3.4  2004/10/14 01:47:47  53.347 -164.764   5.0  UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
map 2.8  2004/10/14 01:34:53  35.652 -121.020   0.0  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
map 4.1  2004/10/14 01:04:22  27.689 -112.015  10.0  GULF OF CALIFORNIA
map 4.3  2004/10/14 01:00:24  52.142  152.631 449.0  NORTHWEST OF THE KURIL ISLANDS
map 2.9  2004/10/13 23:26:21  36.668 -121.285   3.4  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
map 3.0  2004/10/13 22:54:12  58.475 -154.606 138.7  ALASKA PENINSULA
map 2.6  2004/10/13 22:46:42  60.049 -150.601  25.0  KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
map 2.9  2004/10/13 21:52:26  63.192 -151.551   1.0  CENTRAL ALASKA
map 3.4  2004/10/13 21:46:39  35.799 -120.343  11.1  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.8  2004/10/13 20:35:44  -6.054  130.548 117.2  BANDA SEA
map 4.8  2004/10/13 20:30:06 -17.599 -178.936 565.8  FIJI REGION
map 4.9  2004/10/13 19:22:48  24.949  141.059 174.4  VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
map 3.0  2004/10/13 19:12:04  60.016 -153.002 120.0  SOUTHERN ALASKA
map 3.2  2004/10/13 15:44:06  52.985 -169.530   1.0  FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
map 3.8  2004/10/13 15:03:21  53.817 -164.865  35.0  UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
map 2.9  2004/10/13 13:22:17  19.296 -155.117   0.6  ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
map 4.5  2004/10/13 13:05:16  46.583  152.524  96.7  KURIL ISLANDS
map 2.5  2004/10/13 13:00:03  59.919 -152.894  90.0  SOUTHERN ALASKA
map 2.5  2004/10/13 10:54:59  39.732 -110.741   0.0  UTAH
map 4.4  2004/10/13 10:31:23  43.308 -126.939  10.0  OFF THE COAST OF OREGON
map 3.3  2004/10/13 08:34:17  38.063 -118.695   4.0  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
map 2.6  2004/10/13 05:27:40  63.215 -145.007   1.0  CENTRAL ALASKA
map 3.6  2004/10/13 04:02:45  54.581 -160.673   1.0  ALASKA PENINSULA
map  ?   2004/10/13 03:59:29 -38.620  175.820 170.0  NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
map 4.2  2004/10/13 02:41:30  50.227  155.726 105.4  KURIL ISLANDS
map 4.8  2004/10/13 00:04:40   8.812  126.237  63.3  MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
map 4.2  2004/10/12 23:35:04   6.767  -73.057 172.2  NORTHERN COLOMBIA
map 4.5  2004/10/12 23:17:58  19.339 -155.118   9.4  ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
map 2.5  2004/10/12 21:51:20  34.240 -119.692  11.2  SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL, CALIFORNIA
map 4.1  2004/10/12 21:37:07 -45.040  167.870   8.0  SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
map 4.4  2004/10/12 21:12:52  13.232  -89.789  44.4  EL SALVADOR
map 4.5  2004/10/12 20:24:16 -22.193 -176.153 292.7  SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
map 4.3  2004/10/12 19:52:43 -32.372  -71.324  43.7  NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
map 3.0  2004/10/12 19:51:21  37.977 -118.662   9.0  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
map 2.6  2004/10/12 19:04:50  36.878 -121.609   5.0  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
map 3.0  2004/10/12 18:11:19 -32.706  -70.830  61.1  CHILE-ARGENTINA BORDER REGION
map 2.8  2004/10/12 18:04:16  53.416 -165.811  15.4  FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
map 2.6  2004/10/12 16:45:42  60.074 -150.883  50.9  KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
map 4.3  2004/10/12 15:57:12  51.352 -175.959  25.1  ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 5.5  2004/10/12 15:28:59 -17.077  174.410   4.6  FIJI REGION
map 2.7  2004/10/12 15:07:01  42.839   -1.499   7.0  PYRENEES
map 4.9  2004/10/12 14:59:10 -28.901  -12.653  10.0  SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
map 2.8  2004/10/12 14:53:44  60.416 -152.464  89.3  SOUTHERN ALASKA
map 4.6  2004/10/12 13:14:29 -30.743 -178.510 250.5  KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
map 4.6  2004/10/12 09:40:44  13.763  120.805 128.6  MINDORO, PHILIPPINES
map 3.1  2004/10/12 08:45:33 -32.663  -71.549  61.4  NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
map 3.6  2004/10/12 07:52:49  65.223 -167.969  22.1  NORTHERN ALASKA
map 2.8  2004/10/12 07:38:34  37.963 -118.654   7.7  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
map 4.8  2004/10/12 07:18:34  39.633   75.663  40.9  SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
map 4.1  2004/10/12 07:13:34 -30.469  -71.640  29.3  NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
map 2.6  2004/10/12 07:10:04  58.480 -137.165   1.0  SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
map 3.6  2004/10/12 05:10:36  18.369  -68.653 155.9  MONA PASSAGE
map 3.3  2004/10/12 05:04:11 -30.455  -71.644  33.0  NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
map 2.8  2004/10/12 04:39:43  37.977 -118.661   9.0  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
map 3.4  2004/10/12 04:11:11  19.134  -67.939  39.0  MONA PASSAGE
map 2.6  2004/10/12 02:23:52  43.874    7.426   2.0  NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE
map 4.5  2004/10/12 01:47:19 -37.140 -179.930  33.0  EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND
map 4.2  2004/10/12 00:40:27  46.075   96.587  10.0  WESTERN MONGOLIA
map 2.6  2004/10/11 23:57:10  19.175 -155.520  32.3  ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
map 4.9  2004/10/11 22:41:38  45.854   96.380  10.0  WESTERN MONGOLIA
MAP 5.7  2004/10/11 22:03:47 -14.838 -175.124  10.0  SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
map 4.0  2004/10/11 20:29:50  19.346 -155.276  31.8  ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
map 4.5  2004/10/11 20:23:12  11.153  -86.883  34.2  NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
MAP 5.8  2004/10/11 18:14:20 -17.186  167.783  25.0  VANUATU
map 3.1  2004/10/11 15:16:29  56.379 -156.763   5.3  ALASKA PENINSULA
map 2.8  2004/10/11 14:43:01  42.885   -1.503   7.0  PYRENEES
map  ?   2004/10/11 11:00:14 -37.180  176.960 230.0  NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
map 4.6  2004/10/11 10:06:07  76.147    7.230  10.0  SVALBARD REGION
map 4.5  2004/10/11 09:52:49  75.823    6.331  10.0  GREENLAND SEA
MAP 5.1  2004/10/11 08:58:50  15.582  119.552  17.1  LUZON, PHILIPPINES
map 2.5  2004/10/11 08:25:38  35.630 -120.751   2.8  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.8  2004/10/11 06:37:13   5.395  126.462  23.6  MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
MAP 5.1  2004/10/11 05:09:36  31.184  135.360 501.5  SOUTHEAST OF SHIKOKU, JAPAN
map 3.3  2004/10/11 00:58:41  38.825 -107.425   1.0  COLORADO
map 4.5  2004/10/10 23:46:34  -8.600  118.255 141.4  SUMBAWA REGION, INDONESIA
map 3.0  2004/10/10 23:39:46  35.591 -120.725   5.6  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
map 2.6  2004/10/10 23:29:05  37.962 -118.660   8.7  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
map 3.0  2004/10/10 23:20:45  37.964 -118.659   8.2  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
map 2.7  2004/10/10 23:18:55  17.856  -67.063  42.1  MONA PASSAGE
map 2.5  2004/10/10 22:06:53  42.833   -0.269   2.0  PYRENEES
map 3.2  2004/10/10 21:03:44  41.159   20.888   2.8  FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
map 3.5  2004/10/10 21:02:59  13.150  -89.264  59.0  EL SALVADOR
map 3.7  2004/10/10 20:27:16  37.937   21.008   0.0  SOUTHERN GREECE
map 2.6  2004/10/10 20:26:41  44.783    7.628  54.8  NORTHERN ITALY
map 3.0  2004/10/10 20:00:25  35.053   -4.035   0.0  STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR
map 3.3  2004/10/10 19:22:38  57.885 -154.811  59.7  KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
map 3.0  2004/10/10 19:14:10  61.248 -150.831  50.0  SOUTHERN ALASKA
map 3.0  2004/10/10 18:58:25  36.081 -117.991   5.3  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
map 2.7  2004/10/10 17:42:47  60.068 -152.907 120.0  SOUTHERN ALASKA
map 2.9  2004/10/10 14:28:44  52.902 -166.815  10.0  FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
map 2.5  2004/10/10 14:18:30  35.734 -121.048   0.0  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
map 3.5  2004/10/10 14:03:22  37.963 -118.661   5.3  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
map 2.5  2004/10/10 13:43:41  46.876   -2.108   7.0  BAY OF BISCAY
map 2.6  2004/10/10 13:03:54  59.807 -153.381 120.0  SOUTHERN ALASKA
map 3.9  2004/10/10 12:58:27  39.173   23.297  12.5  AEGEAN SEA
map 2.9  2004/10/10 12:23:32  53.080 -166.968  35.0  FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
map 3.0  2004/10/10 11:53:10  62.185 -145.713   1.0  CENTRAL ALASKA
map 3.6  2004/10/10 09:48:54  35.203   -3.983   0.0  STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR
map 2.5  2004/10/10 09:37:24  36.050 -120.609   9.5  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
map 2.8  2004/10/10 09:27:45  45.720 -112.120   7.7  WESTERN MONTANA
map 3.4  2004/10/10 09:20:22  57.670 -155.709 100.0  ALASKA PENINSULA
map 4.5  2004/10/10 08:13:59  35.070   -4.061  10.0  STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR
map 4.5  2004/10/10 08:08:59  35.418  -11.465  24.3  AZORES-CAPE ST. VINCENT RIDGE
MAP 5.5  2004/10/10 06:52:39  -6.671  130.426  62.2  BANDA SEA
map 3.1  2004/10/10 06:38:30  40.349 -124.361  16.0  NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
map 2.5  2004/10/10 06:10:36  19.215 -156.275  51.0  HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
map 3.1  2004/10/10 04:57:51  51.516   16.150   5.0  POLAND
map 3.0  2004/10/10 03:39:37  62.099 -149.359  30.0  CENTRAL ALASKA
map 2.5  2004/10/10 02:43:16  38.858 -122.827   0.1  NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
map 3.1  2004/10/10 02:42:09  19.176  -67.495  16.4  MONA PASSAGE
map 3.3  2004/10/10 02:22:15  19.154  -67.484  24.8  MONA PASSAGE
map 2.6  2004/10/10 02:06:34  57.046 -156.166 140.0  ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 5.0  2004/10/10 00:13:35 -60.629  -50.977  10.0  SCOTIA SEA
MAP 5.9  2004/10/09 23:38:22 -60.698  -50.922  10.0  SCOTIA SEA
map 4.4  2004/10/09 23:04:33  11.254  -86.912  35.0  NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
map 4.6  2004/10/09 22:54:48  11.339  -86.672  35.0  NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
map 2.6  2004/10/09 22:35:04  38.041 -118.682   3.4  CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
MAP 5.5  2004/10/09 22:07:47  14.658  147.011  35.0  MARIANA ISLANDS REGION
map 4.4  2004/10/09 21:59:21  -7.329  128.517 115.2  KEPULAUAN BARAT DAYA, INDONESIA
map 4.6  2004/10/09 21:48:35  11.648  -86.697  35.0  NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
map 3.0  2004/10/09 21:47:24  38.850 -122.831   3.0  NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MAP 6.9  2004/10/09 21:26:54  11.424  -86.633  35.0  NEAR THE COAST OF NICARAGUA
map 2.6  2004/10/09 20:50:13  19.386  -66.952  37.6  PUERTO RICO REGION
map 4.3  2004/10/09 20:13:10 -29.624 -179.538 375.5  KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
map 4.5  2004/10/09 19:42:06  15.091  -61.341 149.3  LEEWARD ISLANDS
map  ?   2004/10/09 18:59:42 -37.800  177.070 135.0  OFF EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, N.Z.
map 2.6  2004/10/09 18:46:52  19.905 -155.716  16.7  ISLAND OF HAWAII, HAWAII
map 4.7  2004/10/09 16:59:20   1.719 -101.280  10.0  GALAPAGOS TRIPLE JUNCTION REGION

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