| Earthquakes around the world |
| December, 2008 |
| Earthquakes taken place in the month of |
| Earthquakes of magnitude 5 and above are shown below. |
| Mag Date Time UTC Lat Long Depth Place of earthquake Km |
| 5.5 2008/12/01 20:21:35 22.94S 175.22W 38 TONGA REGION 5.0 2008/12/01 10:18:39 35.44N 46.10E 10 IRAN-IRAQ BORDER |
| 5.0 2008/12/02 17:05:57 20.31S 169.71E 163 VANUATU 5.9 2008/12/02 12:31:43 19.09N 145.84E 129 NORTHERN MARIANA ISL. 5.2 2008/12/02 03:16:52 23.30N 121.58E 17 TAIWAN 5.8 2008/12/03 23:16:55 38.54N 142.85E 14 EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 5.2 2008/12/03 11:37:05 53.07N 159.57E 44 EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA 5.1 2008/12/04 23:13:33 3.47N 122.46E 590 CELEBES SEA 5.5 2008/12/04 16:47:11 21.25S 68.21W 118 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE 5.3 2008/12/04 03:10:54 38.55N 142.84E 10 EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 5.1 2008/12/05 23:24:37 8.75N 94.11E 28 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION 5.5 2008/12/05 20:03:13 38.61N 142.67E 35 EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 6.4 2008/12/06 10:55:27 7.38S 124.72E 403 BANDA SEA 5.0 2008/12/07 23:49:58 4.61N 93.36E 5 WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA 5.3 2008/12/07 21:18:37 23.87N 122.10E 35 TAIWAN REGION 5.1 2008/12/07 15:49:58 29.94S 177.89W 55 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND 5.4 2008/12/07 13:36:21 26.95N 55.87E 10 SOUTHERN IRAN 5.7 2008/12/07 06:23:10 13.36N 44.86W 10 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE 6.3 2008/12/08 18:39:10 53.02S 106.76E 10 SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE 5.4 2008/12/08 14:41:43 26.92N 55.85E 6 SOUTHERN IRAN 5.4 2008/12/08 08:59:08 29.88N 82.02E 10 NEPAL 5.0 2008/12/08 02:58:11 49.02N 156.17E 47 KURIL ISLANDS 5.5 2008/12/08 01:51:02 13.42N 44.80W 10 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE 5.7 2008/12/09 22:52:40 30.43N 67.36E 25 PAKISTAN 5.1 2008/12/09 20:08:49 20.21S 178.71W 616 FIJI REGION 5.4 2008/12/09 18:53:09 32.52N 105.41E 9 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER, CHINA 5.1 2008/12/09 18:51:14 20.82S 178.87W 584 FIJI REGION 6.0 2008/12/09 17:29:00 16.00S 168.13E 228 VANUATU 5.8 2008/12/09 15:31:50 2.77S 139.34E 47 NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA 5.1 2008/12/09 15:09:24 26.80N 55.68E 14 SOUTHERN IRAN 5.3 2008/12/09 09:29:23 5.84S 150.83E 72 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 6.8 2008/12/09 06:24:00 31.09S 176.97W 18 KERMADEC ISLANDS 5.2 2008/12/09 05:53:43 30.40N 67.49E 10 PAKISTAN 5.1 2008/12/09 05:33:15 1.20N 126.89E 80 MOLUCCA SEA 5.2 2008/12/09 03:06:58 6.02S 145.67E 111 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 5.2 2008/12/09 02:46:34 30.49N 67.45E 10 PAKISTAN 6.0 2008/12/10 13:15:37 12.34S 166.52E 71 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS 5.9 2008/12/11 21:40:52 0.09N 123.45E 131 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA 5.1 2008/12/11 20:57:24 5.92S 105.15E 14 SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA 5.2 2008/12/11 20:55:01 5.89S 105.30E 15 SUNDA STRAIT, INDONESIA 5.5 2008/12/11 17:06:10 3.58S 100.77E 35 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI, INDONESIA 5.0 2008/12/11 05:35:18 27.39N 128.02E 67 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN 5.1 2008/12/12 11:55:30 31.09S 176.87W 10 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION 5.1 2008/12/12 10:46:18 31.10S 176.83W 10 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION 5.5 2008/12/13 08:59:42 48.99S 123.41E 10 WESTERN INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE 5.9 2008/12/13 08:45:36 48.94S 123.31E 10 WESTERN INDIAN-ANTARCTIC RIDGE 5.1 2008/12/13 08:27:23 38.79N 22.57E 38 GREECE 5.5 2008/12/14 20:36:30 60.12S 18.78W 10 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS 5.3 2008/12/14 20:29:32 39.09N 144.48E 31 EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 5.0 2008/12/14 09:43:11 7.29S 30.07E 10 LAKE TANGANYIKA, CONGO-TANZANIA 5.0 2008/12/14 05:13:08 58.81N 26.05W 77 SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS |
| Mag Date Time UTC Lat Long Depth Place of earthquake Km |
| 5.2 2008/12/15 21:18:11 2.91S 100.99E 53 KEPULAUAN MENTAWAI, INDONESIA 5.0 2008/12/15 10:32:40 14.00S 166.39E 56 VANUATU 5.0 2008/12/15 09:52:53 14.13S 166.48E 71 VANUATU 5.0 2008/12/15 05:17:53 26.09S 177.22W 93 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS 5.1 2008/12/16 20:31:54 31.22S 176.64W 10 KERMADEC ISLANDS 5.0 2008/12/16 10:19:40 16.28S 67.10E 10 MID-INDIAN RIDGE 5.3 2008/12/17 21:57:45 39.27N 15.48E 257 SOUTHERN ITALY 5.3 2008/12/17 20:34:01 36.94S 177.32E 114 THE NORTH ISLAND,N.Z. 5.2 2008/12/17 16:06:58 6.06S 103.49E 35 SOUTHWEST OF SUMATRA, INDONESIA 5.1 2008/12/17 13:48:00 6.79N 94.77E 144 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA 5.8 2008/12/17 10:56:00 17.77S 178.34W 529 FIJI REGION 5.0 2008/12/17 08:10:00 7.24S 147.76E 58 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 6.0 2008/12/18 21:50:29 32.48S 71.67W 10 VALPARAISO, CHILE 6.3 2008/12/18 21:19:29 32.42S 71.56W 19 VALPARAISO, CHILE 5.6 2008/12/18 20:57:39 23.42S 179.95W 540 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS 5.2 2008/12/18 17:13:48 18.64N 69.38W 104 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 5.2 2008/12/18 15:50:17 2.30N 127.13E 107 MOLUCCA SEA 5.3 2008/12/18 06:47:11 38.42N 143.01E 14 EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 5.3 2008/12/18 03:20:05 16.99S 168.59E 258 VANUATU 5.4 2008/12/19 22:33:21 9.93S 160.36E 35 SOLOMON ISLANDS 5.2 2008/12/19 20:02:21 9.96S 160.46E 46 SOLOMON ISLANDS 5.0 2008/12/19 16:48:53 32.53S 71.73W 35 VALPARAISO, CHILE 5.1 2008/12/19 13:57:31 32.51S 71.62W 27 VALPARAISO, CHILE 5.7 2008/12/19 09:36:07 32.42S 71.62W 28 VALPARAISO, CHILE 5.9 2008/12/19 08:31:51 47.01N 27.28W 2 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE 5.0 2008/12/19 08:06:11 1.26N 126.87E 57 MOLUCCA SEA 5.2 2008/12/19 07:30:06 32.53S 72.02W 12 VALPARAISO, CHILE 5.0 2008/12/19 00:35:02 20.26N 146.25E 62 MARIANA ISLANDS 5.1 2008/12/19 00:21:06 38.25S 176.09E 184 NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND 5.1 2008/12/20 22:40:18 30.24S 178.55W 35 KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND 5.7 2008/12/20 21:05:17 31.22S 13.40W 10 SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE 5.2 2008/12/20 19:13:38 36.69N 142.00E 10 EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 5.5 2008/12/20 17:44:45 2.74S 139.00E 38 NORTH COAST OF PAPUA, INDONESIA 5.3 2008/12/20 17:07:01 31.56S 68.06W 105 SAN JUAN, ARGENTINA 5.3 2008/12/20 15:43:09 8.91N 126.54E 71 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES 5.3 2008/12/20 12:22:03 36.63N 142.46E 10 EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 5.0 2008/12/20 11:29:37 32.49S 71.91W 35 VALPARAISO, CHILE 5.1 2008/12/20 10:48:24 36.58N 142.39E 10 EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 6.5 2008/12/20 10:29:22 36.60N 142.35E 10 EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 5.1 2008/12/20 06:10:30 31.15S 177.75W 10 KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION |
| Mag Date Time UTC Lat Long Depth Place of earthquake Km |
| 5.4 2008/12/21 13:47:52 4.78N 95.01E 53 NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA 5.1 2008/12/21 13:21:47 16.25S 178.15E 10 FIJI 5.9 2008/12/21 09:16:45 36.56N 142.27E 10 EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 5.0 2008/12/22 18:06:32 17.31S 172.61W 35 TONGA REGION 5.0 2008/12/23 21:58:26 44.62N 10.41E 13 NORTHERN ITALY 5.1 2008/12/23 20:57:20 36.48N 142.37E 9 EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 5.4 2008/12/23 17:51:49 2.40N 128.65E 77 HALMAHERA, INDONESIA 5.3 2008/12/23 15:24:23 44.60N 10.40E 28 NORTHERN ITALY 6.2 2008/12/23 11:15:22 6.38S 154.93E 58 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 5.0 2008/12/23 00:44:30 23.16S 174.74W 28 TONGA REGION 5.3 2008/12/23 00:04:44 22.86N 120.64E 18 TAIWAN 5.0 2008/12/24 20:32:09 42.35N 144.39E 47 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION 5.2 2008/12/24 18:58:54 12.48N 143.81E 47 GUAM REGION 6.3 2008/12/24 09:11:35 17.30S 171.89W 10 TONGA REGION 6.0 2008/12/25 22:40:24 23.38N 64.49E 10 OFF THE COAST OF PAKISTAN 5.5 2008/12/25 18:12:08 5.30N 124.24E 434 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES 5.0 2008/12/25 12:39:33 41.87N 144.33E 37 HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION 5.2 2008/12/25 10:43:12 36.50N 142.35E 10 THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 5.9 2008/12/25 08:12:00 49.13N 128.52W 10 VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA REGION 6.2 2008/12/25 03:20:30 5.77N 125.53E 207 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES 5.6 2008/12/25 00:10:51 18.37S 176.72E 30 FIJI REGION 5.1 2008/12/27 21:07:51 14.83S 167.70E 52 VANUATU 5.0 2008/12/27 14:50:32 53.71N 163.68W 35 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA 5.0 2008/12/28 22:59:00 40.44N 25.75E 11 AEGEAN SEA 5.1 2008/12/28 22:39:46 48.32N 154.27E 43 KURIL ISLANDS 5.1 2008/12/28 22:07:30 22.37S 173.90E 46 THE LOYALTY ISLANDS 5.4 2008/12/28 21:40:18 48.40N 154.23E 46 KURIL ISLANDS 5.3 2008/12/28 13:31:40 48.37N 154.25E 61 KURIL ISLANDS 5.0 2008/12/29 06:18:23 32.28N 105.21E 10 SICHUAN-GANSU BORDER REGION, CHINA 5.8 2008/12/29 03:37:41 36.46N 71.07E 145 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN 5.9 2008/12/30 19:49:53 4.26S 101.19E 20 SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA 5.1 2008/12/30 17:43:51 10.60S 161.15E 56 SOLOMON ISLANDS 5.1 2008/12/30 03:20:56 5.42N 125.71E 135 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES 5.0 2008/12/31 21:23:45 8.72S 75.92W 45 CENTRAL PERU 5.3 2008/12/31 14:02:28 25.34S 177.61 154 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS 5.4 2008/12/31 11:39:58 4.89N 127.40E 75 KEPULAUAN TALAUD, INDONESIA |