| Date
|
Country and location
|
Mw
|
Depth (km)
|
MMI
|
Notes
|
Casualties
|
| Dead
|
Injured
|
| 2[4] |
 Iran, Khorasan-e Razavi, 81 km southwest of Taybad
|
5.5
|
10.0
|
VII
|
At least 14 houses were damaged, some of them seriously.[5] |
–
|
–
|
| 5[6] |
 Mexico, Oaxaca, 3 km west of Reforma de Pineda
|
5.9
|
87.0
|
V
|
Some homes suffered minor damage.[7] |
–
|
–
|
| 6[8] |
 Puerto Rico, Guayanilla offshore, 14 km south of Indios
|
5.8
|
6.0
|
VI
|
Various houses were badly damaged, power was cut in Guayanilla municipality and landslides blocked roads. It was part of the 2019–20 Puerto Rico earthquakes swarm.[9] |
–
|
–
|
| 7[10] |
 Indonesia, Aceh offshore, 14 km south of Sinabang
|
6.3
|
17.0
|
VI
|
Cracks in walls or broken windows were observed in some buildings in Sinabang.[11] |
–
|
–
|
| 7[12] |
Puerto Rico, Guayanilla offshore, 13 km south of María Antonia
|
6.4
|
9.0
|
VIII
|
As a result of the main shock of the 2019–20 Puerto Rico earthquakes, electricity was cut in most of the island and many buildings, including churches, collapsed in the southern part. One person died, crushed by the rubble, and 8 others were injured. Two more people died of heart attacks attributed to the effects of this earthquake swarm.[13][14][15] |
3
|
8
|
| 7[16] |
 Papua New Guinea, East New Britain, 130 km east northeast of Kimbe
|
6.0
|
117.0
|
IV
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 8[17] |
Iran, Bushehr, 13 km southeast of Borajzan
|
4.9
|
10.0
|
VI
|
Some damage was caused and seven people were injured. This earthquake struck near the Bushehr nuclear plant, but did not damage it.[18] |
–
|
7
|
| 9[19] |
 Russia, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, 341 km northeast of Tilichiki
|
6.4
|
10.0
|
VII
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 10[20] |
Puerto Rico, Guánica offshore, 4 km south of María Antonia
|
5.2
|
9.0
|
VI
|
It was part of the 2019–20 Puerto Rico earthquakes swarm. Further damage was caused across the island, with some buildings collapsing and a power cut occurring. A woman died of a heart attack.[21] |
1
|
–
|
| 11[22] |
Puerto Rico, , Guayanilla offshore, 5 km southeast of María Antonia
|
5.9
|
5.0
|
VII
|
Some houses were damaged in Ponce. It was part of the 2019–20 Puerto Rico earthquakes swarm.[23] |
–
|
–
|
| 12[24] |
 Philippines, Calabarzon, 3 km south southwest of Talisay
|
4.7
|
10.0
|
–
|
It was the first of the three largest earthquakes in a swarm related to the eruption of the Taal Volcano.[25] Several houses were damaged in Lemery.[26] |
–
|
–
|
| 15[27] |
 Argentina, Mendoza, 17 km north northwest of San Martín
|
4.5
|
40.0
|
III
|
Light damage was observed in the city of Mendoza. One person fainted from fear during a live TV show.[28][29] |
–
|
1
|
| 17[30] |
Mexico, Oaxaca, 6 km northeast of Ixtepec
|
5.2
|
17.5
|
VI
|
Various adobe houses and a church were damaged. The earthquake also caused some landslides and falling rocks blocked roads.[31] |
–
|
–
|
| 18[32] |
Indonesia, Papua, 146 km west of Abepura
|
6.0
|
44.0
|
VI
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 19[33] |
 China, Xinjiang, 104 km east northeast of Kashgar
|
6.0
|
5.6
|
VIII
|
The 2020 Kashgar earthquake left three people injured, including one in a critical condition, who later died in hospital.[34][35] |
1
|
2
|
| 19[36] |
Indonesia, North Sulawesi offshore, 108 km southeast of Gorontalo
|
6.1
|
121.7
|
IV
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 19[37] |
 United States, Kansas, 2 km west of South Hutchinson
|
4.5
|
5.0
|
VI
|
There were reports of bricks breaking off chimneys and sidewalks cracking in the Hutchinson area.[37] |
–
|
–
|
| 20[38] |
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands offshore, 25 km south southeast of Bristol Island
|
6.1
|
93.0
|
V
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 22[39] |
 Turkey, Manisa, 15 km east southeast of Kırkağaç
|
5.6
|
5.6
|
VII
|
A few structures collapsed, with people running outside for safety. Four people were injured. The earthquake was felt in Istanbul and İzmir.[40] |
–
|
4
|
| 23[41] |
United States, Alaska offshore, Aleutian Islands, 84 km west of Adak
|
6.2
|
10.0
|
VI
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 24[42] |
Turkey, Elazığ, 13 km north of Doğanyol
|
6.7
|
10.0
|
IX
|
During the 2020 Elazığ earthquake, widespread damage was caused in Pütürge, where around 10 buildings collapsed, and others were badly damaged, trapping dozens of people under the rubble. A fire also reportedly caused by a natural gas leak broke out in central Elazığ. 41 people died and 1,631 were injured.[43][44][45] |
41
|
1,631
|
| 26[46] |
United States, Alaska offshore, Aleutian Islands, 240 km west southwest of Adak
|
6.1
|
17.0
|
V
|
It was an aftershock of the 6.2 quake two days prior.
|
–
|
–
|
| 27[47] |
 Solomon Islands, Makira-Ulawa offshore, 102 km west northwest of Kirakira
|
6.3
|
21.0
|
VI
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
| 28[48] |
 Cayman Islands offshore, 123 km north northwest of Lucea, Jamaica
|
7.7
|
14.9
|
VI
|
The 2020 Caribbean earthquake was the strongest earthquake recorded in the Caribbean since 1946. It only caused some minor structural damage to buildings in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands due to its distance from land, and a tsunami warning.[49] |
–
|
–
|
| 28[50] |
Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman offshore, 55 km southeast of East End
|
6.1
|
10.0
|
V
|
It was an aftershock of the 7.7 quake a few hours earlier.
|
–
|
–
|
| 29[51] |
Solomon Islands, Makira-Ulawa offshore, 70 km west of Kirakira
|
6.0
|
85.0
|
V
|
It was an aftershock of the 6.3 quake two days prior.
|
–
|
–
|
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