Major Earthquakes around the World,
2008
The following table lists the date, location, and magnitude of major earthquakes around the world during 2008.
| Date |
Location |
Magnitude 1 |
| Jan. 5 |
Queen Charlotte Islands Region |
6.6 |
| Jan. 10 |
Off the coast of Oregon |
6.4 |
| Feb. 20 |
Simeulue, Indonesia |
7.4 |
| Feb. 24 |
Neveda |
6.0 |
| Feb. 25 |
Kepulauan Mentawai Region,
Indonesia |
7.0 |
| March 21 |
Xinjiang-Xizang Border Region |
7.2 |
| April 9 |
Loyalty Islands |
7.3 |
| April 18 |
Illinois |
5.2 |
| May 12 |
China |
7.9 |
| June 13 |
Eastern Honshu, Japan |
6.9 |
| July 19 |
Honshu, Japan |
7.0 |
| Oct. 6 |
Kyrgyzstan |
6.6 |
| Oct. 11 |
Russia |
6.3 |
| Oct. 29 |
Pakistan |
6.4 |
| Nov. 17 |
Indonesia |
7.5 |
NOTE: A major
earthquake is defined here as having a magnitude of 7.0 or more.
1. Unless otherwise indicated, magnitudes listed are
moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude
scale.
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