The following is a list of significant earthquakes for the period 2001–2010, listing earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above, or which caused fatalities. Deaths due to earthquake-caused tsunamis are included. In terms of fatalities, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was the most destructive event, followed by the 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2005 Pakistan earthquake and 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

For lists of earthquakes by country, which may include smaller and less destructive events than those listed here, see Lists of earthquakes by country.

2001

Date Time (UTC) Place Lat. Long.-->|Fatalities Magnitude Comments Sources January 1, 2001 06:57 Mindanao, Philippines 6.898 126.57907.5 Mwc (USGS) Centred 21km SE of Lukatan, Philippines, at a depth of 33.0km. January 9, 2001 16:49 Vanuatu -14.928 167.17007.1 Mwb (USGS) Centred 16km NE of Port–Olry, Vanuatu, at a depth of 103.0km. January 13, 2001 17:33 El Salvador see January 2001 El Salvador earthquake 13.049 -88.660952 dead 193 missing7.7 Mwc (USGS) Centred 28km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador, at a depth of 60.0km. January 26, 2001 03:16 Gujarat, India see 2001 Gujarat earthquake 23.419 70.23220,0237.7 Mwc (USGS) Centred 17km NW of Bhachāu, India, at a depth of 16.0km. February 13, 2001 14:22 El Salvador see February 2001 El Salvador earthquake 13.671 -88.938315 dead 92 missing6.6 Mwc (USGS) Centred 5km south of Cojutepeque, El Salvador, at a depth of 10.0km. February 13, 2001 19:28 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia -4.680 102.56207.4 Mwc (USGS) Centred 102km SSE of Bengkulu, Indonesia, at a depth of 36.0km. February 17, 2001 20:25 El Salvador 13.787 -89.10614.1 Mb (USGS) Centred 1km ENE of Tonacatepeque, El Salvador, at a depth of 10.0km. February 23, 2001 00:09 Western Sichuan, China 29.513 101.12935.6 Mwc (USGS) Centred 96km SW of Kangding, China, at a depth of 33.0km. February 24, 2001 07:23 Molucca Sea 1.271 126.24907.1 Mwc (USGS) Centred 137km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia, at a depth of 35.0km. February 28, 2001 18:54 Puget Sound region, Washington, United States see 2001 Nisqually earthquake 47.149 -122.72716.8 Md (USGS) Centred 7km SSE of Longbranch, Washington, United States, at a depth of 51.8km. March 24, 2001 06:27 Western Honshu, Japan see 2001 Geiyo earthquake 34.083 132.52626.8 Mwc (USGS) Centred 16km SSW of Kure, Japan, at a depth of 50.0km. April 12, 2001 10:47 Yunnan, China 24.768 99.06125.6 Mwc (USGS) Centred 147km SW of Dali, China, at a depth of 10.0km. May 8, 2001 18:02 El Salvador 13.605 -88.79515.7 Mwc (USGS) Centred 3km south of San Vicente, El Salvador, at a depth of 10.0km. May 23, 2001 21:10 Western Sichuan, China 27.689 101.00325.5 Mwc (USGS) Centred 119km NE of Lijiang, China, at a depth of 33.0km. June 1, 2001 14:00 Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan 35.169 69.38945.0 Mwc (USGS) Centred 14km ENE of Jabal os Saraj, Afghanistan, at a depth of 62.1km. June 3, 2001 02:41 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand -29.666 -178.63307.2 Mwc (USGS) Centred 921.4km NE of Ngunguru, Northland, New Zealand, at a depth of 178.1km. June 21, 2001 19:55 Germany 49.147 6.87014.2 ML (USGS) Centred 1km ENE of Cocheren, Grand Est, France, at a depth of 1.0km. The fatality took place in France. June 23, 2001 20:33 Near the coast of southern Peru see 2001 southern Peru earthquake -16.265 -73.64174~1458.4 Mw (USGS) Centred 6km SSW of Atico, Peru, at a depth of 33.0km. July 7, 2001 09:38 -17.543 -72.07717.6 Mwc (USGS) Centred 51km SW of Punta de Bombón, Peru, at a depth of 33.0km. July 17, 2001 15:06 Northern Italy 46.735 11.20144.7 Mwr (USGS) Centred 3km NNE of Rifiano, Italy, at a depth of 10.0km. July 24, 2001 05:00 Tarapaca, Chile -19.448 -69.25516.4 Mwb (USGS) Centred 126km NE of Iquique, Chile, at a depth of 33.0km. August 9, 2001 02:06 Central Peru -14.258 -72.68345.8 Mwc (USGS) Centred 7km WSW of Turpay, Peru, at a depth of 33.0km. August 21, 2001 06:52 East of the North Island of New Zealand -36.813 -179.57507.1 Mwc (USGS) Centred 295km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand, at a depth of 33.0km. October 12, 2001 15:02 Guam region 12.686 144.98007.0 Mwc (USGS) Centred 69km SSE of Inarajan Village, Guam, at a depth of 37.0km. October 19, 2001 03:28 Banda Sea -4.102 123.90707.5 Mwc (USGS) Centred 155km east of Kendari, Indonesia, at a depth of 33.0km. October 27, 2001 05:35 Yunnan, China 26.316 100.64815.6 Mwc (USGS) Centred 74km SE of Lijiang, China, at a depth of 10.0km. October 31, 2001 09:10 New Britain region, Papua New Guinea -5.912 150.19607.0 Mwc (USGS) Centred 40km south of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 33.0km. November 14, 2001 09:26 Southern Qinghai, China see 2001 Kunlun earthquake 35.946 90.54107.8 Mwc (USGS) Centred 394.1km SSE of Bingtuan Sanshiliu Tuan, Xinjiang, China, at a depth of 10.0km. December 4, 2001 05:57 Southern Peru -15.350 -72.51625.8 Mwc (USGS) Centred 20km WSW of Orcopampa, Peru, at a depth of 33.0km. December 12, 2001 14:02 South of Australia -42.813 124.68807.1 Mwc (USGS) Centred 1022km SSE of West Beach, Western Australia, Australia, at a depth of 10.0km.

2002

Date Time (UTC) Place Lat. Long.-->|Fatalities Magnitude Comments Sources January 2, 2002 17:22 See 2002 Port Vila earthquake -17.600 167.85607.2 Mw (HRV). January 9, 2002 06:45 38.673 69.90235.3 Mw (HRV). January 10, 2002 11:14 Near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea -3.212 142.42716.7 Mw (HRV). January 17, 2002 20:01 Lac Kivu region, Democratic Republic of the Congo -1.684 29.07774.7 Mb (USGS). January 21, 2002 14:34 38.664 27.88114.6 Mb (USGS). January 22, 2002 04:53 Crete, Greece 35.790 26.61716.2 Mw (HRV, USGS). February 3, 2002 07:11 Western Turkey 38.573 31.271446.5 Mw (HRV). February 17, 2002 13:03 Southern Iran 28.093 51.75515.4 Mw (HRV, USGS). March 3, 2002 12:08 Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan see 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes 36.502 70.4821667.4 Mw (HRV). March 5, 2002 21:16 Mindanao, Philippines see 2002 Mindanao earthquake 6.033 124.249157.5 Mw (HRV). March 25, 2002 14:56 Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan see 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes 36.062 69.3151,2006.1 Mw (HRV). March 31, 2002 06:52 Taiwan region 24.279 122.17957.1 Mw (HRV, USGS). April 1, 2002 06:14 Eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea -6.191 147.421365.3 Mw (HRV). April 12, 2002 04:00 Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan 35.959 69.417505.9 Mw (HRV). April 22, 2002 04:57 Near the coast of Peru -12.386 -76.51814.4 Mb (USGS). April 24, 2002 10:51 Serbia, Yugoslavia 42.436 21.46615.7 Mw (HRV). April 24, 2002 19:48 Western Iran 34.642 47.40025.4 Mw (HRV). April 25, 2002 17:41 Georgia 41.765 44.96074.8 Mb (USGS). April 26, 2002 16:06 Guam region 13.088 144.61907.1 Mw (HRV, USGS). May 15, 2002 03:46 Taiwan 24.636 121.92216.2 Mw (HRV, USGS). May 18, 2002 15:15 Lake Victoria region, Tanzania -2.907 33.73325.5 Mw (HRV). June 22, 2002 02:58 Western Iran see 2002 Bou'in–Zahra earthquake 35.626 49.0472306.5 Mw (HRV, USGS). June 28, 2002 17:19 Jilin–Heilongjiang border region, China 43.752 130.66607.3 Mw (HRV, USGS). August 19, 2002 11:01 Fiji region -21.696 -179.51307.7 Mw (HRV). August 19, 2002 11:08 South of the Fiji Islands -23.884 178.49507.7 Mw (HRV, USGS). September 6, 2002 01:21 Sicily, Italy 38.381 13.70126.0 Mw (HRV). September 8, 2002 18:44 Near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea see 2002 Sandaun earthquake -3.302 142.94567.6 Mw (HRV). September 13, 2002 22:28 Andaman Islands, India region 13.036 93.06826.5 Mw (HRV, USGS). October 10, 2002 10:50 Near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia -1.757 134.29787.6 Mw (HRV). October 24, 2002 06:08 Lac Kivu region, Democratic Republic of the Congo see 2002 Kalehe earthquake -1.884 29.00426.2 Mw (HRV). October 31, 2002 10:32 Southern Italy see 2002 Molise earthquakes 41.789 14.872295.9 Mw (USGS). November 1, 2002 22:09 Northwestern Kashmir 35.517 74.654115.4 Mw (HRV). November 2, 2002 01:26 Simeulue, Indonesia see 2002 Sumatra earthquake 2.824 96.08537.4 Mw (USGS). November 3, 2002 22:12 Central Alaska, United States see 2002 Denali earthquake 63.517 -147.44407.9 Mw (HRV). November 17, 2002 04:53 Northwest of the Kuril Islands, Russia 47.824 146.20907.3 Mw (HRV, USGS). November 20, 2002 21:32 Northwestern Kashmir 35.414 74.515196.3 Mw (HRV). December 14, 2002 13:27 Gansu, China 39.736 97.44325.6 Mw (USGS).

2003

Date Time (UTC) Place Lat. Long.-->|Fatalities Magnitude Comments Sources January 20, 2003 08:43 Solomon Islands -10.491 160.77007.3 Mw (HRV). January 21, 2003 02:46 Near the coast of Guatemala 13.626 -90.77416.5 Mw (HRV). January 22, 2003 02:06 Offshore Colima, Mexico see 2003 Colima earthquake 18.770 -104.104297.6 Mw (USGS). January 27, 2003 05:26 Eastern Turkey 39.500 39.87816.1 Mw (HRV). February 24, 2003 02:03 Southern Xinjiang, China see 2003 Bachu earthquake 39.610 77.2302616.3 Mw (HRV, USGS). February 25, 2003 03:52 39.483 77.39355.4 Mw (HRV). March 17, 2003 16:36 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States 51.272 177.97807.1 Mw (USGS). March 25, 2003 02:53 Flores region, Indonesia -8.294 120.74346.5 Mw (HRV). March 29, 2003 11:46 Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan 35.976 70.58515.9 Mw (USGS). May 1, 2003 00:27 Eastern Turkey see 2003 Bingöl earthquake 39.007 40.4641776.4 Mw (HRV, USGS). May 1, 2003 15:44 Southern Xinjiang, China 39.430 77.21915.8 Mw (HRV). May 21, 2003 18:44 Northern Algeria see 2003 Boumerdès earthquake 36.964 3.6342,2666.8 Mw (HRV). May 26, 2003 09:24 Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan 38.849 141.56807.0 Mw (HRV, USGS). May 26, 2003 19:23 Halmahera, Indonesia 2.354 128.85517.0 Mw (HRV). May 27, 2003 17:11 Northern Algeria see 2003 Boumerdès earthquake 36.939 3.57895.8 Mw (USGS). June 20, 2003 06:19 Amazonas, Brazil -7.606 -71.72207.1 Mw (HRV). June 24, 2003 13:01 Western Iran 32.927 49.47514.6 Mb (USGS). July 10, 2003 17:06 Southern Iran 28.355 54.16915.8 Mw (HRV). July 15, 2003 20:27 Carlsberg Ridge -2.598 68.38207.6 Mw (HRV). July 21, 2003 15:16 Yunnan, China 25.975 101.290196.0 Mw (USGS). July 26, 2003 23:18 India–Bangladesh border region 22.854 92.30625.7 Mw (HRV). Most damage took place in Bangladesh. August 4, 2003 04:37 Scotia Sea -60.532 -43.41107.6 Mw (HRV). August 16, 2003 10:58 Eastern Nei Mongol, China 43.770 119.64345.4 Mw (HRV, USGS). August 21, 2003 12:12 South Island of New Zealand -45.104 167.14407.2 Mw (HRV). September 22, 2003 04:45 Dominican Republic region see 2003 Dominican Republic earthquake 19.777 -70.67336.4 Mw (HRV, USGS). September 25, 2003 19:50 Hokkaido, Japan region see 2003 Tokachi earthquake 41.815 143.91038.3 Mw (HRV). September 25, 2003 21:08 41.774 143.5937.4 Mw (HRV). September 27, 2003 11:33 Southwestern Siberia, Russia see 2003 Altai earthquake 50.038 87.81337.3 Mw (HRV, USGS). October 16, 2003 12:28 Yunnan, China 25.954 101.25435.6 Mw (HRV). October 25, 2003 12:41 Gansu–Qinghai border region, China 38.400 100.95195.8 Mw (HRV, USGS). October 31, 2003 01:06 Off the east coast of Honshu, Japan 37.812 142.61907.0 Mw (HRV, USGS). November 13, 2003 02:35 Gansu, China 34.712 103.83415.1 Mw (HRV). November 14, 2003 18:49 Sichuan–Yunnan–Guizhou region, China 27.372 103.97145.6 Mw (HRV). November 17, 2003 06:43 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States 51.146 178.65007.8 Mw (HRV). November 18, 2003 17:14 Samar, Philippines 12.025 125.41616.5 Mw (HRV, USGS). December 1, 2003 01:38 Kazakhstan–Xinjiang border region see 2003 Zhaosu earthquake 42.905 80.515106.0 Mw (HRV). Most damage took place in Xinjiang, China. December 22, 2003 19:15 Central California, United States see 2003 San Simeon earthquake 35.706 -121.10226.6 Mw (HRV). December 25, 2003 07:11 Panama–Costa Rica border region see 2003 Puerto Armuelles earthquake 8.416 -82.82426.5 Mw (HRV, USGS). Most damage took place in Panama. December 26, 2003 01:56 Southeastern Iran see 2003 Bam earthquake 29.004 58.33734,0006.6 Mw (USGS) Centred 185 km SE of Kerman, Iran, at a depth of 10 km. December 27, 2003 16:00 Southeast of the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia -22.033 169.65007.3 Mw (USGS) Centred 185 km ESE of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, at a depth of 10 km.

2004