Major Earthquakes around the World, 2002
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
| Date | Location | Magnitude1 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2 | Vanuatu Islands | 7.3 |
| March 3 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | 7.4 |
| March 5 | Mindanao, Philippines | 7.5 |
| March 31 | Taiwan region | 7.1 |
| April 26 | Mariana Islands | 7.1 |
| June 28 | E. Russia-N.E. China Border Region | 7.3 |
| Aug. 19 | Fiji Islands | 7.6 |
| Aug. 19 | South of Fiji Islands | 7.7 |
| Sept. 8 | Papua New Guinea | 7.6 |
| Oct. 10 | Irian Jaya, Indonesia | 7.6 |
| Nov. 2 | Sumatra, Indonesia | 7.4 |
| Nov. 3 | Alaska | 7.9 |
| Nov. 17 | Northwest of Kuril Islands | 7.3 |
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.
Source: National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
See also The Ten Largest Earthquakes of the Century and The Largest Earthquakes in the United States.
