2011 Significant Earthquake and News Headlines Archive
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Note: This is a selected, incomplete list of significant earthquakes and may not have the most up-to-date, authoritative information for each earthquake. For more up to date information, please refer to scientific literature. For more comprehensive earthquake lists, please refer to the ANSS Composite Catalog or NEIC Earthquake Catalog.
News
- 05/09/2011-Distant Earthquakes Can Trigger Deep Slow Fault Slip
- 04/28/11 - Preparing for the Great ShakeOut Drill: Handbook Offers Vital Earthquake History and Preparedness Information to Central U.S. Residents
- 04/15/2011 - Closing Thoughts: New Madrid Earthquake Bicentennial Remains Central Topic at Memphis Conference
- 03/28/2011-No Evidence for Large Triggered Earthquakes Across the Globe
- USGS Updates Magnitude of Japan's 2011 Tohoku Earthquake to 9.0
- 02/18/2011-Nearly 60 Small to Moderate Earthquakes Strike Arkansas and Are Widely Felt
- 01/11/11 - Haiti Dominates Earthquake Fatalities in 2010
Earthquakes
- Magnitude 6.8 NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G. July 31, 2011
- Magnitude 6.7 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS July 29, 2011
- Magnitude 6.1 KYRGYZSTAN July 19, 2011
- Magnitude 7.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN July 10, 2011
- Magnitude 7.6 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION July 06, 2011
- Magnitude 7.2 FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA June 24, 2011
- Magnitude 6.0 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND June 13, 2011
- Magnitude 5.8 WESTERN TURKEY May 19, 2011
- Magnitude 5.1 SPAIN May 11, 2011
- Magnitude 6.8 LOYALTY ISLANDS May 10, 2011
- Magnitude 6.9 SOLOMON ISLANDS April 23, 2011
- Magnitude 7.1 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN April 11, 2011
- Magnitude 7.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN April 07, 2011
- Magnitude 6.5 VERACRUZ, MEXICO April 07, 2011
- Magnitude 6.7 SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA April 03, 2011
- Magnitude 6.8 MYANMAR March 24, 2011
- Magnitude 6.6 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN March 22, 2011
- Magnitude 6.3 VANUATU March 17, 2011
- Magnitude 9.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN March 11, 2011
- Magnitude 5.4 MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION March 10, 2011
- Magnitude 6.5 NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA March 09, 2011
- Magnitude 7.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN March 09, 2011
- Magnitude 6.6 SOLOMON ISLANDS March 07, 2011
- Magnitude 6.5 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION March 06, 2011
- Magnitude 4.7 ARKANSAS February 28, 2011
- Magnitude 6.1 SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND February 21, 2011
- Magnitude 4.1 ARKANSAS February 18, 2011
- Magnitude 6.6 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE February 14, 2011
- Magnitude 6.8 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE February 11, 2011
- Magnitude 6.5 CELEBES SEA February 10, 2011
- Magnitude 7.2 SOUTHWESTERN PAKISTAN January 18, 2011
- Magnitude 7.0 LOYALTY ISLANDS January 13, 2011
- Magnitude 6.6 VANUATU January 09, 2011
- Magnitude 4.1 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA January 08, 2011
- Magnitude 7.1 ARAUCANIA, CHILE January 02, 2011
- Magnitude 7.0 SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA January 01, 2011
