This is a list of earthquakes in 2011. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. Smaller events in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media interest. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The 9.1 Tōhoku earthquake was the fourth most powerful ever recorded and triggered a massive tsunami (around 20,000 deaths). In a very seismically active year, many earthquakes caused damage in Turkey, New Zealand, Myanmar, India and United States.

Compared to other years

Overall

By death toll Rank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Date 19,747 Japan, Tōhoku 29.0 Turkey, Van 7.6 New Zealand, Christchurch 5.0 Myanmar, Shan 10.0 India, Sikkim 19.7 Turkey, Van 5.0 China, Yunnan 10.0 Uzbekistan, Sughd 20.0 Indonesia, Aceh 78.0 Note: At least 10 dead

By magnitude Rank Magnitude Death toll Location Date Japan, Tōhoku Japan, Honshu Japan, Honshu New Zealand, Kermadec Islands New Zealand, Kermadec Islands Japan, Honshu Fiji, Ndoi Island Pakistan, Balochistan United States, Aleutian Islands Turkey, Van Chile, Araucanía Region Japan, Honshu Vanuatu, Port Vila Papua New Guinea, Lae Argentina, Santiago del Estero New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands Japan, Honshu Vanuatu, Port Vila Vanuatu, Isangel Note: At least 7.0 magnitude Note: Aftershocks of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami are included as they are still over magnitude 7.

By month

January

+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured1, Santiago del Estero Province, 26 km north northeast of El Hoyo 7.0583.6V — — —2, Araucanía Region, 42 km north northwest of Carahue7.224.0VIIThis was an aftershock to the 2010 Chile earthquake. — —5, offshore, southeast of the Loyalty Islands6.1112.2 — — — —9, Tafea offshore, 110 km west northwest of Isangel6.522.0V — — —9, Tafea offshore, 124 km west northwest of Isangel6.118.0IVThis was an aftershock to the 6.5 earthquake 7 hours earlier. — —12 offshore, Bonin Islands region 6.4512.0III — — —13, Loyalty Islands offshore, 118 km north northeast of Tadine7.09.0V — — —17, South Sumatra offshore, 129 km south southwest of Pagar Alam6.036.0IV — — —18, Balochistan, 46 km west southwest of Dalbandin7.268.0VIIThe 2011 Dalbandin earthquake damaged 200 homes near the epicentre. One person was killed by falling debris, and two others died from heart attacks in Quetta. This was the strongest in the country since the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.3 —24, Gorno-Badakshan, 106 km west northwest of Murghob6.0110.0V — — —26, Aceh offshore, 58 km east southeast of Sinabang6.123.0V — — —27, Kerman Province, 119 km south southeast of Bam6.210.0VIIThis was an aftershock of the 2010 Hosseinabad earthquake. — —29, Svalbard and Jan Mayen offshore, 75 km east of Olonkinbyen6.215.0 — — — —31, Tongatapu, offshore, 101 km south southwest of Vaini6.076.0V — — —

February

+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured4 Myanmar, Sagaing Region, 62 km east of Wangjing, India6.285.0VIOne person was killed and several buildings and bridges were damaged in Monywa, Myanmar. Some damage was also reported in Assam, India.1 —7, Bougainville offshore, 98 km south southwest of Arawa6.4415.0III — — —10, Celebes Sea offshore, 250 km south southeast of Tabiauan6.6525.0IV — — —11, Maule Region, 21 km north of Tomé6.926.0VIIA tsunami up to was observed off the coast of Chile. This was an aftershock of the 2010 Chile earthquake. — —12, Bío-Bío Region, 13 km south southeast of Chiguayante6.116.0VII It is also an aftershock of the 2010 Chile earthquake. — —15, South Sulawesi, 146 km south southeast of Poso6.116.2VII — — —20, Kamchatka, 41 km south southwest of Ust-Kamchatsk6.133.0VI — — —21, offshore, south of the Fiji Islands6.5558.1 — — — —21, Canterbury, 6 km southeast of Christchurch6.15.9XIThe 2011 Christchurch earthquake was one of the worst natural disasters in New Zealand's history. 185 people were killed, and 2,000 people were injured. This was also an aftershock of the 2010 Canterbury earthquake.1852,000 Note: The 2010 Maule Earthquake's aftershocks have not been included due to cluttering.

March

+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured6 offshore6.687.7IV — — —9, Sendai offshore, 120 km Southeast of Ofunato7.332.0VIThe March 2011 Sanriku earthquake was a foreshock of the 9.1 earthquake 2 days later. — —10, Yunnan5.510.0VIIThe 2011 Yunnan earthquake damaged 12,000 homes, left 26 people dead and 313 injured.2631311, Tōhoku Region offshore9.129.0XIThe 2011 Tohoku earthquake was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan, and is the fourth largest earthquake in recorded history, a tsunami up to high caused 19,745 deaths with 6,242 people injured, and 2,556 people missing. In Jayapura, Indonesia, one person was killed with another person killed in the U.S. State of California.19,7476,43411, offshore Tōhoku Region7.942.6VIIIThese were aftershocks of the 9.1 earthquake earlier that day. — —11, offshore Tōhoku Region7.718.6IV — —24, 27 km Northwest of Tachilek6.98.0XThe 2011 Tarlay earthquake caused major destruction in Shan State, killing 151 people and injuring 212 others.151212 Note: Aftershocks of the Japan earthquake have not been included unless they are above magnitude 7 or lead to casualties.

April

+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured1, South Aegean offshore, 42 km northwest of Fry6.059.9VI — — —3, West Java offshore, 278 km southwest of Kawalu6.714.0V One person died of a heart attack in Cilacap. 1 —7, Veracruz, 7 km southwest of Helio García Alfaro6.6166.2VI — — —7, Miyagi offshore, 29 km southeast of Ishinomaki7.142.0VIIIThe April 2011 Miyagi earthquake caused further structural damage in Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures. Four people died and 141 were injured.414111, Fukushima, 17 km south southwest of Ishikawa6.611.0VIIIThe April 2011 Fukushima earthquake caused little structural damage, but killed seven people and injured ten others. Mostly from landslides.71023, Makira offshore, 79 km west of Kirakira6.879.0VI — — —24, Southeast Sulawesi offshore, 47 km northeast of Katabu6.18.0VIIIFourteen people were injured, 38 houses and a school were destroyed in the South Konawe-Kendari area. —14

May

+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured10, Loyalty Islands offshore, 124 km northeast of Wé6.811.0V — — —11, Murcia, 4 km northeast of Lorca5.11.0VIThe 2011 Lorca earthquake caused significant localized damage and panic among locals, leaving many displaced from their homes. Nine people were killed and 403 others were injured.940319, Kütahya, 12 km north northeast of Simav5.87.0VIIAfter the 2011 Kütahya earthquake, many locals panicked and power was lost to most of Simav, and some buildings sustained damage. An elderly woman in İnegöl suffered a heart-attack and died in the immediate aftermath of the tremor, while in Simav, one person was killed after being struck by a concrete block. 122 others were injured.2122

June

+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured8, Xinjiang, 76 km west of Turpan5.121.1 VIIn Dabancheng, fifty houses were damaged and landslides occurred. At least eight people were injured. —813, Canterbury offshore, 9 km east southeast of Christchurch5.96.1VIIIThe June 2011 Christchurch earthquake, being a strong aftershock of the February event, caused further damage to buildings, power outages, liquefaction and rockfalls. One elderly person died after falling in panic, and 46 others were injured, two seriously.14616, East New Britain, 108 km east southeast of Kimbe6.416.0VIII — — —20, Yunnan, 137 km east southeast of Myitkyina, Myanmar5.039.0IVModerate damage occurred in Baoshan and four people were injured. —422, Iwate offshore, 42 km north northeast of Miyako6.733.0VIThis was possibly an aftershock of the March 2011 event. — —24, Alaska offshore, 162 km east of Atka7.352.0VIIn Nikolski, a tsunami with heights of was observed. — —24, Sud-Est, 11 km north of Cayes-Jacmel3.510.0IIIIn Port-au-Prince, seven people were injured in a crowd-crush caused by panicking crowds. —726, Qinghai, 186 km northwest of Qamdo5.329.3VTen houses collapsed and over 90% of others were damaged near the epicentre. — —26, Papua, 146 km south southeast of Biak6.317.0VII — — —29, Nagano, 20 km west southwest of Hotaka5.010.0VIn Nagano, one person was crushed to death by a falling bookshelf, and seventeen others were injured, fourteen of them seriously.:ja:長野県中部地震117

July

+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured6, Kermadec Islands offshore7.617.0VIIA tsunami was observed with heights of in Raoul Island. — —10, Miyagi offshore, 177 km east southeast of Ishinomaki7.023.0VIt was an aftershock of the event on March 11. — —11, Central Visayas offshore, 33 km west southwest of Cayhagan6.419.0VI — — —19, Batken, 16 km north northeast of Aydarken6.120.0VIIIThe 2011 Fergana Valley earthquake caused fifteen injuries, as many as 650 houses to collapse or sustain severe damage and rockfalls in Kyrgyzstan. However, in Uzbekistan, over 800 homes were damaged and thirteen people were killed, while another person died due to panic in Tajikistan.1410120, Makira offshore, 16 km northeast of Kirakira6.021.0VI — — —25, New Ireland offshore, 70 km south southwest of Kavieng6.310.0VI — — —29 South of the Fiji Islands6.7532.0 — — — —31, Madang offshore, 103 km northeast of Angoram6.610.0VI — — —

August

+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured11, Xinjiang, 104 km east northeast of Kashgar5.610.0VIIAt least 21 people were injured and moderate damage was reported in Kashgar. —2120, Shefa offshore, 71 km south southwest of Port Vila7.232.0VI — — —20, Shefa offshore, 65 km south southwest of Port Vila6.535.0VAftershock of the 7.2 earthquake 18 minutes prior. — —20, Shefa offshore, 64 km south of Port Vila7.128.0VIAftershock of the 7.2 earthquake an hour prior. — —23, Colorado, 6 km south of Valdez5.34.0VIIThe 2011 Colorado earthquake caused damage in Segundo, Cokedale, Valdez and Trinidad. Rockslides occurred on State Highway 12. — —23, Virginia, 11 km southwest of Mineral5.86.0VIIIThe 2011 Virginia earthquake was felt by more people than any other quake in U.S. history, with tremors also being felt in Canada. Several people were injured and damage was reported in the states of Virginia, the capital Washington D.C., Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. —Several24, Ucayali, 64 km east southeast of Contamana7.0147.0VI — — —30, Maluku offshore, 236 km north of Baukau6.9469.8III — — —

September