Major earthquakes worldwide in 2015 (M6+)

M6+ earthquakes146

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LargestM8.3Chile

M7+19

1991–2020 average153

By magnitude

M6.0–6.488

M6.5–6.939

M7.0–7.918

M8+1

By region

Chile23

Japan14

Solomon Islands12

Indonesia11

Papua New Guinea10

Tonga9

Nepal6

Vanuatu5

Alaska5

Fiji4

Nearby years

2010174

2011207

2012133

2013142

2014155

2015 ◀146

2016147

2017110

2018134

2019145

2020121

Largest first

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M8.3 2015-09-16	2015-09-16 22:54	22 km	48 km W of Illapel, Chile
M7.8 2015-04-25	2015-04-25 06:11	8 km	67 km NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal
M7.8 2015-05-30	2015-05-30 11:23	664 km	Bonin Islands, Japan region
M7.6 2015-11-24	2015-11-24 22:45	606 km	155 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru
M7.6 2015-11-24	2015-11-24 22:50	621 km	185 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru
M7.5 2015-03-29	2015-03-29 23:48	41 km	53 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 2015-05-05	2015-05-05 01:44	55 km	131 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 2015-10-26	2015-10-26 09:09	231 km	Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan
M7.3 2015-05-12	2015-05-12 07:05	15 km	Nepal
M7.2 2015-12-07	2015-12-07 07:50	22 km	104 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan
M7.1 2015-02-13	2015-02-13 18:59	17 km	northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M7.1 2015-05-07	2015-05-07 07:10	10 km	143 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M7.1 2015-10-20	2015-10-20 21:52	135 km	31 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
M7.1 2015-12-04	2015-12-04 22:25	35 km	southeast Indian Ridge
M7.0 2015-02-27	2015-02-27 13:45	552 km	150 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia
M7.0 2015-06-17	2015-06-17 12:51	10 km	southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M7.0 2015-07-18	2015-07-18 02:27	11 km	80 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands
M7.0 2015-07-27	2015-07-27 21:41	48 km	234 km W of Abepura, Indonesia
M7.0 2015-09-16	2015-09-16 23:18	28 km	25 km WNW of Illapel, Chile
M6.9 2015-05-22	2015-05-22 21:45	11 km	205 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.9 2015-07-27	2015-07-27 04:49	29 km	Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
M6.9 2015-11-11	2015-11-11 01:54	12 km	81 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile
M6.9 2015-11-11	2015-11-11 02:46	10 km	85 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile
M6.9 2015-12-09	2015-12-09 10:21	21 km	107 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia
M6.8 2015-01-23	2015-01-23 03:47	220 km	81 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.8 2015-05-01	2015-05-01 08:06	44 km	109 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 2015-05-12	2015-05-12 21:12	35 km	32 km SE of ?funato, Japan
M6.8 2015-05-20	2015-05-20 22:48	11 km	178 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.8 2015-05-22	2015-05-22 23:59	10 km	159 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.8 2015-05-29	2015-05-29 07:00	73 km	117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska
M6.8 2015-11-07	2015-11-07 07:31	46 km	39 km SW of Ovalle, Chile
M6.8 2015-11-18	2015-11-18 18:31	13 km	153 km WSW of Buala, Solomon Islands
M6.7 2015-02-11	2015-02-11 18:57	223 km	103 km W of El Aguilar, Argentina
M6.7 2015-02-16	2015-02-16 23:06	23 km	83 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
M6.7 2015-04-26	2015-04-26 07:09	23 km	21 km SSE of Kod?ri??, Nepal
M6.7 2015-04-30	2015-04-30 10:45	31 km	126 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 2015-05-19	2015-05-19 15:25	7 km	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
M6.7 2015-07-10	2015-07-10 04:12	12 km	150 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
M6.7 2015-09-13	2015-09-13 08:14	10 km	95 km SW of Topolobampo, Mexico
M6.7 2015-09-17	2015-09-17 04:10	23 km	61 km WNW of Illapel, Chile
M6.7 2015-11-13	2015-11-13 20:51	12 km	140 km WSW of Makurazaki, Japan
M6.7 2015-11-26	2015-11-26 05:45	603 km	125 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil
M6.6 2015-04-25	2015-04-25 06:45	10 km	71 km NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal
M6.6 2015-08-10	2015-08-10 04:12	22 km	186 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
M6.6 2015-09-21	2015-09-21 17:40	35 km	22 km WSW of Illapel, Chile
M6.6 2015-09-24	2015-09-24 15:53	18 km	28 km N of Sorong, Indonesia
M6.6 2015-11-08	2015-11-08 16:47	10 km	Nicobar Islands, India region
M6.6 2015-12-17	2015-12-17 19:49	85 km	4 km W of Manuel Ávila Camacho (Ponte Duro), Mexico
M6.5 2015-01-07	2015-01-07 05:07	8 km	236 km S of Punta de Burica, Panama
M6.5 2015-03-30	2015-03-30 08:48	11 km	96 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.5 2015-04-17	2015-04-17 15:52	10 km	181 km SSW of Alo, Wallis and Futuna
M6.5 2015-06-23	2015-06-23 12:18	460 km	Bonin Islands, Japan region
M6.5 2015-07-16	2015-07-16 15:16	20 km	128 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados
M6.5 2015-08-12	2015-08-12 18:49	6 km	177 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands
M6.5 2015-09-17	2015-09-17 03:55	27 km	54 km WNW of Illapel, Chile
M6.5 2015-11-04	2015-11-04 03:44	20 km	47 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste
M6.5 2015-11-09	2015-11-09 16:03	15 km	99 km SE of Atka, Alaska
M6.5 2015-11-17	2015-11-17 07:10	11 km	19 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece
M6.4 2015-02-19	2015-02-19 13:18	10 km	Vanuatu
M6.4 2015-03-23	2015-03-23 04:51	130 km	94 km SW of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia
M6.4 2015-03-30	2015-03-30 08:18	15 km	110 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.4 2015-04-20	2015-04-20 01:42	29 km	75 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.4 2015-06-20	2015-06-20 02:10	11 km	74 km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile
M6.4 2015-07-03	2015-07-03 01:07	20 km	57 km WNW of Zangguy, China
M6.4 2015-07-29	2015-07-29 02:35	119 km	52 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska
M6.4 2015-08-15	2015-08-15 07:47	8 km	213 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.4 2015-09-16	2015-09-16 22:59	27 km	54 km W of Illapel, Chile
M6.4 2015-09-17	2015-09-17 01:41	42 km	70 km SW of Ovalle, Chile
M6.3 2015-02-02	2015-02-02 10:49	172 km	63 km W of Villa General Roca, Argentina
M6.3 2015-04-07	2015-04-07 00:46	30 km	106 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.3 2015-05-12	2015-05-12 07:36	15 km	42 km SSE of Kod?ri??, Nepal
M6.3 2015-05-24	2015-05-24 04:53	10 km	southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
M6.3 2015-07-07	2015-07-07 05:10	49 km	101 km E of Shikotan, Russia
M6.3 2015-09-07	2015-09-07 09:13	17 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.3 2015-09-16	2015-09-16 07:40	42 km	161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.3 2015-09-26	2015-09-26 02:51	46 km	26 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile
M6.3 2015-12-25	2015-12-25 19:14	206 km	42 km WSW of Ashk?sham, Afghanistan
M6.2 2015-01-28	2015-01-28 02:43	484 km	Fiji region
M6.2 2015-02-13	2015-02-13 20:06	30 km	Taiwan region
M6.2 2015-02-16	2015-02-16 22:00	13 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.2 2015-02-20	2015-02-20 04:25	10 km	142 km E of Miyako, Japan
M6.2 2015-02-22	2015-02-22 14:23	5 km	207 km WSW of José María Morelos, Mexico
M6.2 2015-03-10	2015-03-10 20:55	155 km	2 km NNW of Cepitá, Colombia
M6.2 2015-03-17	2015-03-17 22:12	44 km	136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
M6.2 2015-03-18	2015-03-18 18:27	13 km	75 km NW of Tomé, Chile
M6.2 2015-04-22	2015-04-22 22:57	72 km	161 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.2 2015-04-24	2015-04-24 13:56	8 km	282 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.2 2015-05-24	2015-05-24 14:38	10 km	175 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
M6.2 2015-05-30	2015-05-30 18:49	6 km	Izu Islands, Japan region
M6.2 2015-09-18	2015-09-18 09:10	8 km	92 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile
M6.2 2015-09-19	2015-09-19 12:52	18 km	79 km W of La Ligua, Chile
M6.2 2015-10-23	2015-10-23 01:40	11 km	Bouvet Island region
M6.2 2015-11-07	2015-11-07 07:04	13 km	107 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile
M6.2 2015-11-27	2015-11-27 21:00	34 km	65 km N of Taltal, Chile
M6.2 2015-12-24	2015-12-24 19:44	12 km	southern East Pacific Rise
M6.1 2015-02-18	2015-02-18 09:32	10 km	183 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
M6.1 2015-03-03	2015-03-03 10:37	28 km	157 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia
M6.1 2015-03-15	2015-03-15 23:17	31 km	70 km NW of Luwuk, Indonesia
M6.1 2015-04-20	2015-04-20 12:00	29 km	72 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
M6.1 2015-04-24	2015-04-24 03:36	48 km	73 km S of Wakefield, New Zealand

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Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.