List of 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 to UTC time. This year was dominated by the earthquake in Nepal in April, with around 9,000 deaths. Another deadly event struck Afghanistan, while the strongest quake took place in Chile, like in 2014. Malaysia was struck by a 6.0 earthquake which killed 18 climbers including Singaporean students. It is marked as the deadliest in the country.
Compared to other years
2015
By death toll
By magnitude
By month
January
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of Panama south of Punta de Burica on January 7 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck China north northwest of Shaping village in Sichuan on January 14 at a depth of. The earthquake injured at least 11 people.
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Vanuatu north northeast of Port Vila on January 23 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Fiji southeast of Ndoi Island on January 28 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Vanuatu south southeast of Isangel on January 30 at a depth of.
February
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Argentina northwest of La Punta on February 2 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Argentina west of El Aguilar on February 11 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on February 13 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Taiwan east southeast of Taitung City on February 13 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands north northwest of Visokoi Island on February 16 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck offshore of Japan east northeast of Miyako on February 16 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands west of Lata on February 18 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu east southeast of Lakatoro on February 19 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Japan east of Miyako on February 20 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.7 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Japan east of Miyako on February 21 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.7 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Mexico southwest of Tomatlán on February 22 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Pakistan east of Batgram on February 26 at a depth of. The earthquake injured at least 15 people and caused some damage.
- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Indonesia north of Nebe, East Nusa Tenggara on February 27 at a depth of.
March
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Indonesia northwest of Sikabaluan on Siberut island on March 3 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Mid-Indian Ridge on March 6 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Colombia north northeast of Aratoca on March 10 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Indonesia northwest of Luwuk, Central Sulawesi on March 15 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Indonesia northwest of Kota Ternate, North Maluku on March 17 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Chile north northwest of Talcahuano on March 18 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Chile east southeast of Putre on March 23 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea southeast of Kokopo on March 29 at a depth of. A "small" tsunami was reported in Rabaul harbor and a tsunami in the Solomon Islands.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga northeast of Hihifo on March 30 at a depth of. This was a foreshock of the 6.5 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga northeast of Hihifo on March 30 at a depth of. This was a foreshock of the 6.5 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga east northeast of Hihifo on March 30 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea south southeast of Kokopo on March 31 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 7.5 magnitude quake.
April
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga north northeast of Hihifo on April 7 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.5 magnitude quake in March.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Greece southwest of Karpathos on April 16 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of Fiji northeast of the Ringgold Isles on April 17 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of Taiwan southeast of Su'ao and southwest of Yonaguni, Japan on April 20 at a depth of. One person was killed in a house fire caused by the earthquake in the Hsinchuang District of New Taipei.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Japan southwest of Yonakuni in the Yaeyama Islands on April 20 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.4 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Japan southwest of Yonakuni in the Yaeyama Islands on April 20 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.4 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands south southeast of Lata on April 22 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck New Zealand northwest of Kaikoura on April 24 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of British Columbia, Canada west southwest of Bella Bella on April 24 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal east southeast of Lamjung on April 25 at a depth of. 8,857 people were killed in Nepal, 78 in India, 25 in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, and 4 in Bangladesh.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Nepal east of Banepa on April 25 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Nepal east of Lamjung on April 25 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Nepal south southeast of Kodari on April 26 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 7.8 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Fiji south southeast of Ndoi Island on April 28 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea south southwest of Kokopo on April 30 at a depth of. This was a foreshock of the 7.5 magnitude quake in May.
May
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea south southwest of Kokopo on May 1 at a depth of. This was a foreshock of the 7.5 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea south southwest of Kokopo on May 1 at a depth of. This was a foreshock of the 7.5 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea south southwest of Kokopo on May 3 at a depth of. This was a foreshock of the 7.5 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea south southwest of Kokopo on May 5 at a depth of. A tsunami estimated at under was reported in Rabaul harbor.
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck offshore of Papua New Guinea southwest of Panguna on May 7 at a depth of. This was a major aftershock of the 7.5 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Japan southeast of Hachijo-jima in the Izu Islands on May 10 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Nepal southeast of Kodari on May 12 at a depth of. Nepalese authorities reported 153 dead, while 62 were killed in India, two in Bangladesh, and one in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. This was a major aftershock of the 7.8 magnitude quake in April.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Nepal north northeast of Ramechhap on May 12 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 7.3 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Japan southeast of Ofunato on May 12 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Indonesia east southeast of Sungaipenuh, Jambi province on May 15 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge on May 19 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga west northwest of Pangai on May 19 at a depth of. This was a foreshock of the 6.2 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands west of Lata on May 20 at a depth of. This was a foreshock of the 6.9 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands east southeast of Kirakira on May 22 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands east southeast of Kirakira on May 22 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.9 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on May 24 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga west northwest of Pangai on May 24 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck offshore of Alaska, United States north northwest of Chirikof Island on May 29 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck offshore of Japan west northwest of Chichi-jima in the Ogasawara Islands on May 30 at a depth of. The Associated Press agency reported "twelve people suffered minor injuries", and TEPCO claimed that 400 customers lost electricity in Saitama Prefecture.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga east northeast of Hihifo on May 30 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.2 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Japan southeast of Hachijo-jima in the Izu Islands on May 30 at a depth of.
June
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Malaysia west northwest of Ranau on June 4 at a depth of. Eighteen people died and several were injured in rockfalls while ascending Mount Kinabalu.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Japan east northeast of Mutsu on June 8 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Chile east of Calama on June 10 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga east northeast of Hihifo on June 12 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.2 magnitude quake in May.
- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on June 17 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west northwest of Talcahuano on June 20 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Fiji east northeast of Ndoi Island on June 21 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of Japan west northwest of Chichi-jima in the Ogasawara Islands on June 23 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of New Zealand southeast of L'Esperance Rock in the Kermadec Islands on June 25 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea south southwest of Kokopo on June 30 at a depth of.
July
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands southeast of Kirakira on July 1 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck China southeast of Yilkiqi, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang on July 3 at a depth of. Three people were killed, 71 were injured and about 3,000 homes destroyed or damaged.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Philippines northwest of Santa Monica on the island of Siargao on July 3 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of Russia's Kuril Islands east of Shikotan island on July 7 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands south southwest of Dadali on Santa Isabel Island on July 10 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of Barbados northeast of Bathsheba on July 16 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands west northwest of Lata on July 18 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Pakistan west southwest of Murree on July 24 at a depth of. The earthquake killed 3 people.
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck offshore of Alaska, United States south southwest of Nikolski in the Aleutian Islands on July 27 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Indonesia west of Abepura, Papua on July 27 at a depth of. One teenager was killed and some buildings were damaged.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Alaska, United States south southwest of the Redoubt Volcano on July 29 at a depth of.
August
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga southwest of the Minerva Reefs on August 6 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the Democratic Republic of the Congo north northeast of Kabare, South Kivu on August 7 at a depth of. One policeman died in a building collapse in Kabare.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands southwest of Dadali on Santa Isabel Island on August 10 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands southeast of Gizo on August 12 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.6 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of France's Southern and Antarctic Lands north northeast of Amsterdam Island on August 13 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck offshore of the Solomon Islands east southeast of Kirakira on August 15 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck New Zealand north of L'Esperance Rock in the Kermadec Islands on August 24 at a depth of.
September
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Japan southeast of Hachijo-jima in the Izu Islands on September 1 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Tonga southwest of Minerva Reefs on September 7 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck offshore of New Zealand south southeast of L'Esperance Rock in the Kermadec Islands on September 7 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of the United States southeast of Yunaska Island, Alaska on September 10 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck offshore of Mexico southwest of Topolobampo on September 13 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Indonesia east northeast of Bitung, North Sulawesi on September 16 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea east southeast of Kimbe on September 16 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck Chile west of Illapel on September 16 at a depth of. Thirteen people were killed, six are missing and one million were evacuated in Chile. One man died in Argentina. A tsunami occurred reaching as high as in Coquimbo, in Hawaii, and an wave was recorded at the port of Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Chile west of Illapel on September 16 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Chile west southwest of Illapel on September 16 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west of Illapel on September 16 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Chile west northwest of Illapel on September 16 at a depth of. This was a major aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Chile southwest of Ovalle on September 17 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Chile west northwest of Illapel on September 17 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Chile west northwest of Illapel on September 17 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Chile northwest of Valparaíso on September 18 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge on September 18 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west northwest of Coquimbo on September 19 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west of La Ligua on September 19 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Chile west of Illapel on September 21 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Chile west southwest of Illapel on September 21 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Chile north northwest of Illapel on September 22 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Indonesia north of Sorong, West Papua on September 24 at a depth of. About 60 people were injured while 200 buildings were damaged.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Chile south southwest of Ovalle on September 26 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 8.3 magnitude quake.
October
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge on October 11 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Russia's Kuril Islands south of Severo-Kuril'sk on October 14 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Argentina east southeast of El Galpón on October 17 at a depth of. A woman was killed and many buildings were damaged in El Galpón, including a school.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Tonga east southeast of Hihifo on October 18 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Vanuatu northeast of Port Olry on October 20 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Southern Ocean east of Norway's Bouvet Island on October 23 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of South Africa's Prince Edward Islands group north northwest of Marion Island on October 23 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Afghanistan east of Farkhar, Farkhar district, Takhar province on October 26 at a depth of. Destruction occurred mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan on houses. At least 280 people were killed in Pakistan, 115 in Afghanistan and 4 in India, with more than 2,300 injured. The tremor was also strongly felt in India and Tajikistan, lighter in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. At least 14 people in Tajikistan suffered injuries.
November
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Indonesia west northwest of Dili, East Timor on November 4 at a depth of. Minor damage was reported.
- A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Venezuela south southeast of Lagunillas in the state of Mérida on November 7 at a depth of. The earthquake damaged some buildings and triggered rockfalls, killing one man and injuring 4 others.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore of Chile west northwest of Coquimbo on November 7 at a depth of. This was a foreshock of the 6.9 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Chile southwest of Ovalle on November 7 at a depth of. This was a foreshock of the 6.9 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck offshore of India's Nicobar Islands northwest of Sabang in the special region of Aceh, Indonesia on November 8 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck offshore of the United States southeast of Atka, Alaska on November 9 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck offshore of Chile northwest of Coquimbo on November 11 at a depth of. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported a tsunami at Coquimbo and a tsunami at Huasco in Atacama Region.
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck offshore of Chile northwest of Coquimbo on November 11 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 6.9 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck offshore of Japan west southwest of Makurazaki, Kagoshima Prefecture on November 13 at a depth of. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported a tsunami at Nakanoshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture.
- A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Greece west southwest of Nidri on the island of Lefkada on November 17 at a depth of. Two women were killed in house collapses in Ponti and Athani on Lefkada; the quake also damaged the main road in the southwestern part of Lefkada and several buildings.
- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands southwest of Dadali on Santa Isabel Island on November 18 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Indonesia west northwest of Saumlaki in southern Maluku province on November 21 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Venezuela north northwest of Lagunillas in the state of Mérida on November 22 at a depth of. One man was killed by rockfalls triggered by the earthquake.
- A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Mexico north northwest of San Luis Acatlán in the state of Guerrero on November 23 at a depth of. Two workers were killed, buried by a mudslide.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of the United States territory of the Northern Mariana Islands west of Agrihan on November 24 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Peru west northwest of Iberia on November 24 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Peru south of Tarauacá, Brazil on November 24 at a depth of. This was a major aftershock of the 7.6 magnitude quake.
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Brazil south southwest of Tarauacá on November 26 at a depth of. This was an aftershock of the 7.6 magnitude quake in Peru.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Chile north of Taltal on November 27 at a depth of.
December
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Southeast Indian Ridge on December 4 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Tajikistan west of Murghab on December 7 at a depth of. One truck driver and a policeman were killed while dozens more were injured and 500 homes destroyed. The earthquake was also felt in Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and India.
- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Indonesia southeast of Amahai in central Maluku province on December 9 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck offshore of Fiji west northwest of Lautoka on December 9 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Mexico southwest of Tres Picos in the state of Chiapas on December 17 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck offshore of Vanuatu north of Isangel on December 19 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Indonesia north of Tarakan in North Kalimantan province on December 20 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the southern East Pacific Rise on December 24 at a depth of.
- A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Afghanistan west southwest of Ashkasham in Badakhshan province on December 25 at a depth of. 12 people were hospitalized in Nangarhar province, including some university students in Jalalabad, who were injured in a stampede while trying to escape a building. Four people were killed in Pakistan. At least 100 people were injured. The quake was also strongly felt in Tajikistan and India.