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Oh my God deadly earthquakes in 2015

This is a list of earthquakes in 2015. 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 toUTC (Coordinated Universal Time) time.

Contents

• Compared to other years
  • By death toll
  • By magnitude
• By month
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
• References

Compared to other yearsEdit

Number of earthquakes worldwide for 2005–2015

Magnitude ranging between	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
8.0–9.9	1	2	4	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
7.0–7.9	10	9	14	12	16	21	19	15	17	11	19
6.0–6.9	140	142	178	168	144	151	204	129	125	144	123
5.0–5.9	1693	1712	2074	1768	1896	1963	2271	1412	1402	1577	1413
4.0–4.9	13918	12838	12080	12292	6805	10164	13303	10990	9795	14941	13239
Total	15762	14703	14350	14240	8862	12300	15798	12548	11341	16674	14795

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 Real-time Earthquake Map

By death tollEdit

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	Depth (km)	Date
1	8,964[1]	7.8	Nepal	15.0	April 25
2	399[2]	7.5	Afghanistan	231.0	October 26
3	218[1]	7.3	Nepal	15.0	May 12
4	18[3]	6.0	Malaysia	10.0	June 4
5	14[4]	8.3	Chile	20.7	September 16

• Note: At least 10 dead

By magnitudeEdit

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	Depth (km)	Date
1	8.3	14[4]	Chile	20.7	September 16
2	7.8	8,964[1]	Nepal	15.0	April 25
2	7.8	0	Japan	677.6	May 30
4	7.6	0	Peru	600.6	November 24
4	7.6	0	Peru	611.7	November 24
6	7.5	0	Papua New Guinea	41.0	March 29
6	7.5	0	Papua New Guinea	41.5	May 5
6	7.5	399[2]	Afghanistan	231.0	October 26
9	7.3	218[1]	Nepal	15.0	May 12
10	7.2	2[5]	Tajikistan	26.0	December 7
11	7.1	0	Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge	16.7	February 13
11	7.1	0	Papua New Guinea	23.2	May 7
11	7.1	0	Vanuatu	127.0	October 20
11	7.1	0	Southeast Indian Ridge	10.0	December 4
15	7.0	0	Indonesia	552.1	February 27
15	7.0	0	Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge	10.0	June 17
15	7.0	0	Solomon Islands	10.0	July 18
15	7.0	1[6]	Indonesia	48.0	July 27
15	7.0	0	Chile	30.9	September 16
15	7.0	0	Solomon Islands	10.9	November 18

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

By monthEdit

JanuaryEdit

January

Strongest magnitude	6.8 Mw,  Vanuatu
Number by magnitude
8.0−8.9	0
7.0−7.9	0
6.0−6.9	4
5.0−5.9	117
4.0−4.9	1055

•  A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of Panama 236 km (147 mi) south of Punta de Burica on January 7 at a depth of 8.0 km (5.0 mi).^[7]
•  A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck China 14 km (8.7 mi) north northwest of Shaping village in Sichuan on January 14 at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).^[8] The earthquake injured at least 11 people.^[9]
•  A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Vanuatu 80 km (50 mi) north northeast of Port Vila on January 23 at a depth of 220.0 km (136.7 mi).^[10]
•  A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Fiji 54 km (34 mi) southeast of Ndoi Island on January 28 at a depth of 484.1 km (300.8 mi).^[11]
•  A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Vanuatu 209 km (130 mi) south southeast of Isangel on January 30 at a depth of 7.1 km (4.4 mi).^[12]