Special Earthquake Events
IRIS features special earthquake event pages to provide useful
resources for the science community and the general public. These "Special
Event" pages highlight earthquakes that had a major effect
on a population or have some other unique scientific significance.
2004
2004 Sumatra-Andaman Islands Earthquake and
Tsunami
(also known as the Indian Ocean earthquake, Indonesian earthquake,
or Sumatra earthquake)
IRIS Special Report: Sumatra-Andaman
Islands Earthquake
Poster of the Sumatra-Andaman Islands Earthquake of 26 December
2004 - Magnitude 9.0
Seismograms of the Sumatra-Andaman Islands earthquake (Rapid
Earthquake Viewer)
Northern
Sumatra Earthquake of December 26, 2004 -
Source Rupture Processes and
Slip Distribution Modeling and Tsunami Generation
Scientific Background on the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami
2004
Indian Ocean earthquake (Wikipedia)
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Earthquakes
U.S.
Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program
Earthquakes Magnitude 7.0 and Greater in 2004
| |
Year |
Month |
Day |
Time
UTC |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Depth
(km) |
Magnitude |
Region |
| 1 |
2004 |
01 |
03 |
16:23:21.0 |
-22.253 |
169.683 |
22 |
7.1 |
Southeast of the Loyalty Islands |
| 2 |
2004 |
02 |
05 |
21:05:02.8 |
-3.615 |
135.538 |
17 |
7.0 |
Papua, Indonesia |
| 3 |
2004 |
02 |
07 |
02:42:35.2 |
-4.003 |
135.023 |
10 |
7.3 |
Near the South Coast of Papua, Indonesia |
| 4 |
2004 |
07 |
15 |
04:27:14.7 |
-17.656 |
-178.760 |
566 |
7.1 |
Fiji Region |
| 5 |
2004 |
07 |
25 |
14:35:19.0 |
-2.427 |
103.981 |
582 |
7.3 |
Southern Sumatra, Indonesia |
| 6 |
2004 |
09 |
05 |
10:07:07.8 |
33.059 |
136.635 |
14 |
7.2 |
Near the South Coast of Western Honshu, Japan |
| 7 |
2004 |
09 |
05 |
14:57:18.6 |
33.184 |
137.071 |
10 |
7.4 |
Near the South Coast of Honshu, Japan |
| 8 |
2004 |
11 |
11 |
21:26:41.1 |
-8.152 |
124.868 |
10 |
7.5 |
Kepulauan Alor, Indonesia |
| 9 |
2004 |
11 |
15 |
09:06:56.5 |
4.695 |
-77.508 |
15 |
7.2 |
Near the West Coast of Colombia |
| 10 |
2004 |
11 |
22 |
20:26:23.9 |
-46.676 |
164.721 |
10 |
7.1 |
Off West Coast of the South Island, N.Z. |
| 11 |
2004 |
11 |
26 |
02:25:03.3 |
-3.609 |
135.404 |
10 |
7.1 |
Papua, Indonesia |
| 12 |
2004 |
11 |
28 |
18:32:14.1 |
43.006 |
145.119 |
39 |
7.0 |
Hokkaido, Japan Region |
| 13 |
2004 |
12 |
23 |
14:59:04.4 |
-49.312 |
161.345 |
10 |
8.1 |
North of Macquarie Island |
| 14 |
2004 |
12 |
26 |
00:58:53.4 |
3.295 |
95.982 |
30 |
9.0 |
Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra |
| 15 |
2004 |
12 |
26 |
04:21:29.8 |
6.910 |
92.958 |
39 |
7.1 |
Nicobar Islands, India Region |
South Latitudes and West Longitudes are indicated by NEGATIVE numbers.
Source: USGS - Earthquakes
Magnitude 7.0 and Greater in 2004
Earthquakes Magnitude 7.0 and Greater in 2003
| |
Year |
Month |
Day |
Time
UTC |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Depth
(km) |
Magnitude |
Region |
| 1 | 2003 | 01 | 20 | 08:43:06.0 | -10.491 | 160.770 | 33 | 7.3 | Solomon Islands |
| 2 | 2003 | 01 | 22 | 02:06:34.6 | 18.770 | -104.104 | 24 | 7.6 | Offshore Colima, Mexico |
| 3 | 2003 | 03 | 17 | 16:36:17.3 | 51.272 | 177.978 | 33 | 7.1 | Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska |
| 4 | 2003 | 05 | 26 | 09:24:33.4 | 38.849 | 141.568 | 68 | 7.0 | Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan |
| 5 | 2003 | 05 | 26 | 19:23:27.9 | 2.354 | 128.855 | 31 | 7.0 | Halmahera, Indonesia |
| 6 | 2003 | 06 | 20 | 06:19:38.9 | -7.606 | -71.722 | 558 | 7.1 | Amazonas, Brazil |
| 7 | 2003 | 07 | 15 | 20:27:50.5 | -2.598 | 68.382 | 10 | 7.6 | Carlsberg Ridge |
| 8 | 2003 | 08 | 04 | 04:37:20.1 | -60.532 | -43.411 | 10 | 7.5 | Scotia Sea |
| 9 | 2003 | 08 | 21 | 12:12:49.7 | -45.104 | 167.144 | 28 | 7.2 | South Island of New Zealand |
| 10 | 2003 | 09 | 25 | 19:50:06.3 | 41.815 | 143.910 | 27 | 8.3 | Hokkaido, Japan Region |
| 11 | 2003 | 09 | 25 | 21:08:00.0 | 41.774 | 143.593 | 33 | 7.4 | Hokkaido, Japan Region |
| 12 | 2003 | 09 | 27 | 11:33:25.0 | 50.038 | 87.813 | 16 | 7.3 | Southwestern Siberia, Russia |
| 13 | 2003 | 10 | 31 | 01:06:28.2 | 37.812 | 142.619 | 10 | 7.0 | Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan |
| 14 | 2003 | 11 | 17 | 06:43:06.8 | 51.146 | 178.650 | 33 | 7.8 | Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska |
| 15 | 2003 | 12 | 27 | 16:00:59.4 | -22.015 | 169.766 | 10 | 7.3 | Southeast of the Loyalty Islands |
South Latitudes and West Longitudes are indicated by NEGATIVE numbers.
Source: USGS -
Earthquakes
Magnitude 7.0 and Greater in 2003 |
| |
| IRIS Reports |
| December 26,
2004 |
Sumatra-Andaman Islands |
| January
22, 2003 |
Colima, Mexico |
| October 31,
2002 |
Southern Italy |
| October
23 and November 3,
2002 |
Central Alaska |
| September 8,
2002 |
Papua New Guinea |
| June 22,
2002 |
Western Iran |
| June 18,
2002 |
Southern Indiana |
| April 20, 2002 |
New York |
| March 31, 2002 |
Taiwan |
| March
25, 2002 |
Afghanistan |
| February 3,
2002 |
near Isparta, Turkey |
| January 21, 2002 |
Nyiragongo Volcano, Democratic Republic of Congo |
| February
28, 2001 |
Nisquallly, Washington |
| January
26, 2001 |
Southern India |
| January
13, 2001 |
Off Coast of Central America (Nicaragua / El Salvador) |
| November
16, 2000 |
New Ireland/New Britian Regions, P.N.G. |
| March
28, 2000 |
Volcano Islands, Japan |
| November
12, 1999 |
Turkey |
| October
16, 1999 |
Hector Mine, California |
| September
30, 1999 |
Mexico |
| September
20, 1999 |
Taiwan |
| August
17, 1999 |
Turkey |
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