List, maps and statistics of the 20 largest earthquakes in 2018

List, maps and statistics of the 20 largest earthquakes in 2018
List, maps and statistics of the 20 largest earthquakes in 2018

#1: M 8.1 Fiji Islands Region

Time (UTC): Sunday, 19 Aug 2018 00:19
Hypocenter depth: 566.0 km
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#2: M 7.9 292km SE of Kodiak, Alaska

Time (UTC): Tuesday, 23 Jan 2018 09:31
Hypocenter depth: 25.0 km
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#3: M 7.8 Fiji Islands

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Sep 2018 15:49
Hypocenter depth: 640.0 km
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#4: M 7.5 North of Honduras

Time (UTC): Wednesday, 10 Jan 2018 02:51
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#5: M 7.4 South Sandwich Islands Region

Time (UTC): Tuesday, 11 Dec 2018 02:26
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#6: M 7.4 Southeast of Loyalty Islands

Time (UTC): Wednesday, 5 Dec 2018 04:18
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#7: M 7.4 Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi

Time (UTC): Friday, 28 Sep 2018 10:02
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#8: M 7.3 83km W of Nikol'skoye, Russia

Time (UTC): Thursday, 20 Dec 2018 17:01
Hypocenter depth: 16.6 km
Local time at epicenter: 2018-12-21 04:01:55 +11:00
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#9: M 7.3 New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Time (UTC): Sunday, 25 Feb 2018 17:44
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#10: M 7.1 209km W of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia

Time (UTC): Wednesday, 29 Aug 2018 03:51
Hypocenter depth: 26.7 km
Local time at epicenter: 2018-08-29 14:51:56 +11:00
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#11: M 7.1 Near Coast of Venezuela

Time (UTC): Tuesday, 21 Aug 2018 21:31
Hypocenter depth: 120.0 km
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#12: M 7.1 Near Coast of Peru

Time (UTC): Sunday, 14 Jan 2018 09:18
Hypocenter depth: 38.0 km
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#13: M 7.0 Mindanao, Philippines

Time (UTC): Saturday, 29 Dec 2018 03:39
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#14: M 7.0 SOUTHERN ALASKA

Time (UTC): Friday, 30 Nov 2018 17:29
Hypocenter depth: 31.0 km
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#15: M 7.0 Kermadec Islands Region

Time (UTC): Monday, 10 Sep 2018 04:18
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#16: M 7.0 Peru-Brazil Border Region

Time (UTC): Friday, 24 Aug 2018 09:04
Hypocenter depth: 616.0 km
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#17: M 7.0 Oaxaca, Mexico

Time (UTC): Friday, 16 Feb 2018 23:39
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#18: M 6.8 Southeast of Loyalty Islands

Time (UTC): Tuesday, 16 Oct 2018 01:03
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#19: M 6.8 New Britain Region, P.N.G.

Time (UTC): Wednesday, 10 Oct 2018 20:48
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#20: M 6.8 Vanuatu Islands

Time (UTC): Tuesday, 21 Aug 2018 22:32
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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