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 busy year, many earthquakes caused damage in Turkey, New Zealand, Myanmar, India and United States.
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 Website has more information.
For exact dates and live earthquakes please visit USGS's Global Earthquake Search Page and Real-time Earthquake Map or EMSC's Real-time Seismicity.
The 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.
The 2011 Tohoku earthquake was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Japan, and is the fourth largest earthquake in recorded history, a tsunami up to 40.5 m (133 ft) 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.
The 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 inujred.
After 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.[42]
The 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.[45][46]
The 2011 Fergana Valley earthquake caused fifteen injuries, as many as 650 houses to collapse or sustain severe damage and rockfalls in Kyrgyzstan.[62][63] However in Uzbekistan, over 800 homes were damaged and thirteen people were killed,[62] while another person died due to panic in Tajikistan.[64]
Three people were killed by landslides, another person was killed by a wall collapse and 40 others were injured in Guatemala City.[96] At least 11 houses were destroyed and 400 others were damaged.[96]
At least 604 people were killed, 4,152 others were injured, 40,000 were displaced, 5,739 buildings collapsed and 4,882 others were damaged in the 2011 Van earthquake. Telecommunications, electricity and water services were disrupted. Surface faulting and liquefaction were also observed.
Due to the 2011 Oklahoma earthquake, two people were injured, 14 homes were destroyed and many others were damaged in the epicentral area. Parts of US Highway 62 between Meeker and Prague buckled by shaking along pre-existing cracks.
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^"M 7.6 - Kermadec Islands region".
^"Tsunami waves go east and west". Sun Media Ltd. 7 July 2011.
^"M 7.0 - 177 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan".
^"M 6.4 - 33 km WSW of Cayhagan, Philippines".
^"M 6.1 - 16 km NNE of Aydarken, Kyrgyzstan".
^ a b"Earthquake Report". EarthquakeReport.com. 2011-07-19. Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
^Kutuyeva, Aizada. "Powerful earthquake strikes southern Kyrgyzstan". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
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^"M 6.0 - 16 km NE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands".
^"M 6.3 - 70 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea".
^"M 6.7 - south of the Fiji Islands".
^"M 6.6 - 103 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea".
^"M 5.6 - 104 km ENE of Kashgar, China".
^"M 7.2 - 71 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu".
^"M 6.5 - 65 km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu".
^"M 7.1 - 64 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu".
^"M 5.3 - 6 km S of Valdez, Colorado".
^"M 5.8 - 11 km SSW of Mineral, Virginia".
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^"Md. residents homeless after East Coast earthquake". ABC News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
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^"NY gets tremors but no damage from quake in Va". The Wall Street Journal. Associated Press. August 23, 2011. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
^"M 7.0 - 64 km ESE of Contamana, Peru".
^"M 6.9 - 236 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste".
^"M 6.9 - 170 km E of Atka, Alaska".
^"M 6.7 - 20 km WNW of Añatuya, Argentina".
^"M 7.0 - 133 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu".
^"M 6.7 - 68 km WSW of Kabanjahe, Indonesia".
^"M 4.3 - 6 km NE of Pitampura, India".
^"M 6.4 - 66 km SW of Vernon, Canada".
^"M 7.3 - Fiji region".
^"M 6.7 - 99 km NE of Miyako, Japan".
^"M 6.9 - 43 km NW of Mangan, India".
^Earthquake kills 5 in Nepal, DNA, 18 September 2011
^"M 5.6 - 3 km E of Santa María Ixhuatán, Guatemala".
^ a b"Strong dangerous earthquake in Guatemala – 3 people killed, many injured + a lot of damage". 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012.
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^"M 6.1 - 88 km SW of Jimbaran, Indonesia".
^"M 6.5 - 4 km ESE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea".
^"M 6.0 - 8 km ESE of Takhtamygda, Russia".
^"Very strong shallow dangerous earthquake in Amur area, Russia – many aftershocks are reported". 15 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 December 2011.
^"M 6.1 - 102 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea".
^"M 5.1 - 15 km SE of Mendarda, India".
^"M 7.4 - Kermadec Islands region".
^"M 7.1 - 27 km NNE of Van, Turkey".
^"M 6.9 - 39 km SW of Santiago, Peru".
^"M 3.5 - 15 km NNE of Gangtok, India".
^"M 4.0 - 20 km ENE of Quito, Ecuador".
^"M 5.0 - 48 km WNW of Guangyuan, China".
^"Dangerous earthquake in Sichuan, China – some damage reported". 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2 January 2012.
^"M 5.6 - 70 km WNW of Xinyuan, China".
^"Dangerous earthquake in Xinjiang, China – 148,500 people affected – 109 million USD direct losses". 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011.
^"M 5.7 - 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma".
^"M 4.8 - 9 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma".
^"M 6.9 - 238 km WNW of Naha, Japan".
^"M 5.6 - 2 km WNW of Edremit, Turkey".
^"M 6.3 - 199 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia".
^"M 6.6 - 62 km SSW of Trinidad, Bolivia".
^"M 4.9 - 33 km WSW of Shache, China".
^"M 6.5 - 6 km SSW of Nuevo Balsas, Mexico".
^"M 7.1 - 25 km SSE of Wau, Papua New Guinea".
^"M 5.8 - 14 km ENE of Christchurch, New Zealand".