List of earthquakes 2001–2010
Date Time ( UTC ) Place Lat Long Fatalities Magnitude Comments
January 2 , 2006 06:10 East of the South Sandwich Islands -60.807 -21.474 0 7.4 M w ( USGS ) Centred 345 km SE from Bristol Island , South Sandwich Islands , at a depth of 10 km
January 2 , 2006 22:13 Fiji region -19.926 -178.178 0 7.2 M w ( HRV )
January 27 , 2006 16:58 Banda Sea -5.482 128.093 0 7.6 M w ( USGS ) Centred 200 km south of Ambon , Moluccas , Indonesia , at a depth of 397 km
February 14 , 2006 00:55 Sikkim , India 27.355 88.355 2 5.3 M w ( USGS ) Centred 25 km west of Gangtok , Sikkim , India , at a depth of 36.9 km
February 22 , 2006 22:19 Mozambique see 2006 Mozambique earthquake -21.259 33.480 4 7.0 M w ( USGS ) Centred 215 km SW of Beira , Mozambique , at a depth of 11 km
March 10 , 2006 07:50 Pakistan 33.129 73.887 1 4.9 M w ( HRV )
March 14 , 2006 06:57 Seram , Indonesia -3.593 127.211 3 dead 1 missing 6.7 M w ( USGS ) Centred 105 km west of Ambon , Moluccas , Indonesia , at a depth of 30.6 km
March 20 , 2006 19:44 Northern Algeria 36.623 5.328 4 5.2 M w ( HRV )
March 25 , 2006 07:28 Southern Iran 27.574 55.685 1 5.9 M w ( HRV )
March 31 , 2006 01:17 Western Iran see 2006 Borujerd earthquake 33.581 48.794 70 6.1 M w ( USGS ) Centred 45 km ENE of Khorramabad , Iran , at a depth of 7 km
April 20 , 2006 23:25 Koryakia , Russia see 2006 Kamchatka earthquakes 61.075 167.085 0 7.6 M w ( USGS ) Centred 195 km NE of Il'pyrskiy , Russia , at a depth of 22 km
April 25 , 2006 11:26 Tasmania , Australia region -41.164 146.863 1 2.2 M L ( MEL )
May 3 , 2006 15:26 Tonga see 2006 Tonga earthquake -20.130 -174.164 0 8.0 M w ( USGS ) Centred 160 km NE of NUKU'ALOFA , Tonga , at a depth of 55 km
May 16 , 2006 10:39 Kermadec Islands region , New Zealand -31.527 -179.303 0 7.4 M w ( USGS ) Centred 55 km SW of L'Esperance Rock , Kermadec Islands , New Zealand , at a depth of 151.6 km
May 26 , 2006 22:53 Java , Indonesia see 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake -7.962 110.458 5,782 6.3 M w ( USGS ) Centred 20 km SSE of Yogyakarta , Java , Indonesia , at a depth of 10 km
June 3 , 2006 07:15 Southern Iran 26.759 55.843 2 5.1 M w ( HRV )
July 17 , 2006 08:19 South of Java , Indonesia see 2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami -9.222 107.320 730 7.7 M w ( USGS ) Centred 230 km NE of Christmas Island , at a depth of 34 km
July 22 , 2006 01:10 Sichuan - Yunnan - Guizhou region , China 27.995 104.138 22 4.9 M w ( HRV )
July 29 , 2006 00:11 Tajikistan 37.255 68.828 3 5.6 M w ( HRV )
August 20 , 2006 03:41 Scotia Sea -61.006 -34.391 0 7.0 M w ( USGS ) Centred 495 km WSW of Bristol Island , South Sandwich Islands , at a depth of 10 km
2006
Main article : List of earthquakes in 2006
The following is a list of significant earthquakes for the period 2001-2010, listing earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above, or which caused fatalities. Deaths due to earthquake-caused tsunamis are included. In terms of fatalities, the 2010 Haiti earthquake was the most destructive event, followed by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, 2005 Pakistan earthquake and 2008 Sichuan earthquake. For lists of earthquakes by country, which may include smaller and less destructive events than those listed here, see Lists of earthquakes by country. For earthquakes for the period 2011-2020, see List of earthquakes 2011-2020