Major earthquakes worldwide in 2018 (M6+)

M6+ earthquakes134

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LargestM8.22018 Fiji Earthquake

M7+17

1991–2020 average153

By magnitude

M6.0–6.490

M6.5–6.927

M7.0–7.916

M8+1

By region

Papua New Guinea16

Indonesia14

Russia10

Alaska7

New Caledonia7

Fiji6

Philippines5

Vanuatu4

South Sandwich Islands3

Canada3

Nearby years

2013142

2014155

2015146

2016147

2017110

2018 ◀134

2019145

2020121

2021157

2022127

2023147

Largest first

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M8.2 2018-08-19	2018-08-19 00:19	600 km	2018 Fiji Earthquake
M7.9 2018-01-23	2018-01-23 09:31	14 km	261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska
M7.9 2018-09-06	2018-09-06 15:49	671 km	45 km S of Levuka, Fiji
M7.5 2018-01-10	2018-01-10 02:51	19 km	203 km NNE of Barra Patuca, Honduras
M7.5 2018-02-25	2018-02-25 17:44	25 km	32 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 2018-09-28	2018-09-28 10:02	20 km	72 km N of Palu, Indonesia
M7.5 2018-12-05	2018-12-05 04:18	10 km	166 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M7.3 2018-08-21	2018-08-21 21:31	147 km	40 km ENE of Carúpano, Venezuela
M7.3 2018-12-20	2018-12-20 17:01	17 km	187 km SE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M7.2 2018-02-16	2018-02-16 23:39	22 km	4 km S of Pinotepa de Don Luis, Mexico
M7.1 2018-01-14	2018-01-14 09:18	39 km	37 km W of Atiquipa, Peru
M7.1 2018-08-24	2018-08-24 09:04	630 km	136 km W of Iñapari, Peru
M7.1 2018-08-29	2018-08-29 03:51	21 km	238 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M7.1 2018-11-30	2018-11-30 17:29	47 km	1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska
M7.1 2018-12-11	2018-12-11 02:26	133 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M7.0 2018-10-10	2018-10-10 20:48	39 km	119 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M7.0 2018-12-29	2018-12-29 03:39	60 km	96 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
M6.9 2018-03-29	2018-03-29 21:25	35 km	150 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.9 2018-05-04	2018-05-04 22:32	6 km	18 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii
M6.9 2018-08-05	2018-08-05 11:46	34 km	36 km NW of Labuan Lombok, Indonesia
M6.9 2018-08-19	2018-08-19 14:56	21 km	20 km NNW of Labuan Lombok, Indonesia
M6.9 2018-09-10	2018-09-10 04:19	115 km	Kermadec Islands region
M6.8 2018-03-08	2018-03-08 17:39	23 km	103 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.8 2018-04-02	2018-04-02 13:40	559 km	38 km SE of Boyuibe, Bolivia
M6.8 2018-10-22	2018-10-22 06:16	10 km	210 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.8 2018-10-25	2018-10-25 22:54	14 km	32 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
M6.8 2018-11-18	2018-11-18 20:25	540 km	187 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.7 2018-03-06	2018-03-06 14:13	20 km	62 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 2018-03-26	2018-03-26 09:51	40 km	140 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 2018-09-30	2018-09-30 10:52	550 km	279 km E of Levuka, Fiji
M6.7 2018-10-13	2018-10-13 11:10	461 km	269 km WNW of Ozernovskiy, Russia
M6.7 2018-11-09	2018-11-09 01:49	10 km	120 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
M6.6 2018-01-28	2018-01-28 16:03	10 km	southwest of Africa
M6.6 2018-09-05	2018-09-05 18:07	35 km	27 km ESE of Chitose, Japan
M6.6 2018-12-05	2018-12-05 06:43	10 km	199 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.5 2018-08-15	2018-08-15 21:56	34 km	108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
M6.5 2018-08-17	2018-08-17 15:35	529 km	124 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia
M6.5 2018-08-21	2018-08-21 22:32	9 km	78 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu
M6.5 2018-09-09	2018-09-09 19:31	68 km	66 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.5 2018-09-16	2018-09-16 21:11	576 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.5 2018-10-10	2018-10-10 23:16	20 km	154 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.5 2018-10-16	2018-10-16 01:03	17 km	171 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.5 2018-10-22	2018-10-22 05:39	10 km	223 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.5 2018-10-22	2018-10-22 06:22	10 km	237 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
M6.4 2018-02-06	2018-02-06 15:50	17 km	18 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.4 2018-03-25	2018-03-25 20:14	169 km	Banda Sea
M6.4 2018-07-13	2018-07-13 09:46	167 km	72 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
M6.4 2018-07-28	2018-07-28 22:47	14 km	33 km NNW of Labuan Lombok, Indonesia
M6.4 2018-08-12	2018-08-12 14:58	16 km	89 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska
M6.4 2018-08-19	2018-08-19 04:28	416 km	284 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji
M6.4 2018-08-28	2018-08-28 22:35	55 km	211 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
M6.4 2018-11-15	2018-11-15 20:02	15 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.4 2018-12-01	2018-12-01 13:27	136 km	226 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
M6.4 2018-12-23	2018-12-23 23:08	113 km	91 km SW of Pangai, Tonga
M6.3 2018-01-19	2018-01-19 16:17	10 km	79 km NNE of Loreto, Mexico
M6.3 2018-01-21	2018-01-21 01:06	116 km	100 km ESE of Arica, Chile
M6.3 2018-01-24	2018-01-24 10:51	31 km	99 km ENE of Misawa, Japan
M6.3 2018-01-26	2018-01-26 22:47	10 km	188 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2018-02-26	2018-02-26 15:18	19 km	59 km SW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2018-03-24	2018-03-24 11:23	33 km	150 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2018-04-07	2018-04-07 05:48	18 km	45 km W of Tari, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2018-08-16	2018-08-16 18:22	20 km	Volcano Islands, Japan region
M6.3 2018-08-19	2018-08-19 00:23	576 km	Fiji region
M6.3 2018-08-19	2018-08-19 04:10	16 km	19 km NNW of Labuan Lombok, Indonesia
M6.3 2018-08-23	2018-08-23 03:35	20 km	97 km SW of Adak, Alaska
M6.3 2018-09-10	2018-09-10 19:31	12 km	240 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.3 2018-10-16	2018-10-16 00:28	12 km	171 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.3 2018-10-29	2018-10-29 06:54	10 km	Drake Passage
M6.3 2018-11-11	2018-11-11 14:03	10 km	North Atlantic Ocean
M6.3 2018-11-15	2018-11-15 23:09	10 km	southern East Pacific Rise
M6.3 2018-11-25	2018-11-25 16:37	18 km	15 km SW of Sarpol-e Z?ah?b, Iran
M6.3 2018-12-05	2018-12-05 04:14	10 km	160 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
M6.3 2018-12-12	2018-12-12 13:13	10 km	Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
M6.3 2018-12-19	2018-12-19 01:37	10 km	southeast of Easter Island
M6.2 2018-01-25	2018-01-25 02:10	11 km	259 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
M6.2 2018-01-31	2018-01-31 07:07	194 km	37 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan
M6.2 2018-04-10	2018-04-10 10:19	66 km	56 km SW of Ovalle, Chile
M6.2 2018-05-09	2018-05-09 10:41	116 km	36 km NW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan
M6.2 2018-08-22	2018-08-22 09:31	10 km	272 km W of Bandon, Oregon
M6.2 2018-08-28	2018-08-28 07:08	14 km	92 km SE of Kupang, Indonesia
M6.2 2018-09-07	2018-09-07 02:12	110 km	8 km SE of Alausí, Ecuador
M6.2 2018-09-08	2018-09-08 07:16	10 km	7 km WNW of Manay, Philippines
M6.2 2018-10-10	2018-10-10 22:00	121 km	91 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2018-11-01	2018-11-01 22:19	102 km	115 km NE of Iquique, Chile
M6.2 2018-11-16	2018-11-16 03:26	10 km	136 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
M6.1 2018-02-04	2018-02-04 13:56	12 km	22 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan
M6.1 2018-02-26	2018-02-26 13:34	9 km	194 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia
M6.1 2018-02-27	2018-02-27 17:29	10 km	west of Macquarie Island
M6.1 2018-02-28	2018-02-28 02:45	16 km	63 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2018-04-02	2018-04-02 05:57	92 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.1 2018-05-05	2018-05-05 06:19	18 km	64 km NNW of Pandan, Philippines
M6.1 2018-05-18	2018-05-18 01:45	11 km	south of the Kermadec Islands
M6.1 2018-06-21	2018-06-21 21:13	28 km	27 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
M6.1 2018-07-06	2018-07-06 01:40	45 km	93 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia
M6.1 2018-08-14	2018-08-14 03:29	25 km	South Sandwich Islands region
M6.1 2018-08-17	2018-08-17 23:22	15 km	19 km NNW of Golfito, Costa Rica
M6.1 2018-09-28	2018-09-28 06:59	5 km	57 km NNW of Palu, Indonesia
M6.1 2018-10-09	2018-10-09 07:45	19 km	142 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.1 2018-10-10	2018-10-10 20:45	42 km	136 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M6.1 2018-10-28	2018-10-28 22:23	22 km	85 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador

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