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| 2001 Feb 13, EL SALVADOR, about 15 miles (20 km) ESE of SAN SALVADOR, ElSalvador: latitude 13.6 degrees north, longitude 89.0 degrees west, origin time 14 22 8.2 utc, depth normal, magnitude 6.1. 2001 Feb 13, SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA, about 85 miles (140 km) S of Bengkulu, Sumatera, Indonesia: latitude 5.0 degrees south, longitude 102.4 degrees east, origin time 19 28 27.8 utc, depth normal, magnitude 7.3. 2001 Feb 21, SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA, about 55 miles (90 km) S of Bengkulu, Sumatera, Indonesia: latitude 4.6 degrees south, longitude 102.4 degrees east, origin time 15 22 22.2 utc, depth normal, magnitude 6.1. 2001 Feb 24, NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA, about 90 miles (140 km) WNW of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia: latitude 1.5 degrees north, longitude 126.3 degrees east, origin time 07 23 49.0 utc, depth normal, magnitude7.0. 2001 Feb 24, NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA, about 90 miles (150 km) NW of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia: latitude 1.6 degrees north, longitude 126.3 degrees east, origin time 16 33 44.3 utc, depth normal, magnitude 6.1. 2001 Feb 25, HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN, about 45 miles (70 km) SSE of Feyzabad, Afghanistan: latitude 36.4 degrees north, longitude 70.9 degrees east, origin time 02 21 59.9 utc, depth 200 km, magnitude 6.1. 2001 Feb 26, SEA OF OKHOTSK, about 80 miles (130 km) E of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia: latitude 46.9 degrees north, longitude 144.4 degrees east, origin time 05 58 22.9 utc, depth 395 km, magnitude 6.1. 2001 Feb 28, SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS, about 185 miles (290 km) SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu: latitude 22.0 degrees south, longitude 170.2 degrees east, origin time 12 30 17.0 utc, depth normal, magnitude 6.4. 2001 Feb 28, WASHINGTON, about 10 miles (20 km) NE of OLYMPIA, Washington: latitude 47.2 degrees north, longitude 122.7 degrees west, origin time 18 54 31.0 utc, depth 49 km, magnitude 7.0. 2001 Feb 28, SOUTHEAST OF LOYALTY ISLANDS, about 185 miles (290 km) SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu: latitude 22.1 degrees south, longitude 170.2 degrees east, origin time 13 05 35.0 utc, depth normal, magnitude 6.1. |
| 2001 Mar 06, MACQUARIE ISLAND REGION, about 70 miles (110 km) W of Macquarie Island, Australia: latitude 54.4 degrees south, longitude 157.3 degrees east, origin time 09 17 36.3 utc, depth shallow, magnitude 6.0. 2001 Mar 08, SOUTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA, about 100 miles (160 km) S of Bengkulu, Sumatera, Indonesia: latitude 5.2 degrees south, longitude 102.3 degrees east, origin time 21 11 25.2 utc, depth normal, magnitude 5.9. 2001 Mar 14, MINAHASSA PENINSULA, SULAWESI, about 75 miles (120 km) W of Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia: latitude 0.5 degrees north, longitude 122.0 degrees east, origin time 18 56 19.0 utc, depth 110 km, magnitude 6.0. 2001 Mar 15, NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION, about 60 miles (100 km) NE of Misha, Nicobar Islands: latitude 8.6 degrees north, longitude 94.0 degrees east, origin time 01 22 43.1 utc, depth normal, magnitude 5.9. 2001 Mar 15, NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE, about 60 miles (100 km) NNE of Valparaiso, Chile: latitude 32.3 degrees south, longitude 71.3 degrees west, origin time 13 02 43.2 utc, depth 45 km, magnitude 6.0. 2001 Mar 19, SERAM, INDONESIA, about 20 miles (30 km) WSW of Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia: latitude 3.8 degrees south, longitude 127.9 degrees east, origin time 05 52 19.7 utc, depth 55 km, magnitude 6.2. 2001 Mar 24, WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN, about 20 miles (30 km) SSE of Hiroshima, Honshu, Japan: latitude 34.1 degrees north, longitude 132.6 degrees east, origin time 06 27 52.1 utc, depth normal, magnitude 6.5. |
| 2001 Apr 04, ARU ISLANDS REGION, INDONESIA, about 130 miles (210 km) WNW of Dobo, Aru Islands, Indonesia: latitude 5.1 degrees south, longitude 132.4 degrees east, origin time 07 44 11.2 utc, depth shallow, magnitude 6.0. 2001 Apr 09, OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE, about 75 miles (120 km) WNW of Valparaiso, Chile: latitude 32.5 degrees south, longitude 72.8 degrees west, origin time 09 01 0.8 utc, depth normal, magnitude 6.3. 2001 Apr 13, SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, about 60 miles (95 km) SE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands: latitude 59.6 degrees south, longitude 25.4 degrees west, origin time 15 33 54.6 utc, depth normal, magnitude 6.0. 2001 Apr 14, SOUTHEAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN, about 215 miles (350 km) N of Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands, Japan: latitude 30.2 degrees north, longitude 141.8 degrees east, origin time 23 27 30.3 utc, depth normal, magnitude 6.1. 2001 Apr 19, SOLOMON ISLANDS, about 75 miles (115 km) SW of Chirovanga, Solomon Islands: latitude 7.5 degrees south, longitude 155.9 degrees east, origin time 03 13 29.0 utc, depth normal, magnitude 6.0. 2001 Apr 19, SOLOMON ISLANDS, about 65 miles (105 km) SW of Chirovanga, Solomon Islands: latitude 7.3 degrees south, longitude 155.9 degrees east, origin time 20 58 28.2 utc, depth normal, magnitude 6.0. 2001 Apr 19, SOLOMON ISLANDS, about 75 miles (120 km) SW of Chirovanga, Solomon Islands: latitude 7.4 degrees south, longitude 155.8 degrees east, origin time 21 43 45.0 utc, depth normal, magnitude 6.6. 2001 Apr 25, SHIKOKU, JAPAN, about 40 miles (65 km) SE of Oita, Kyushu, Japan: latitude 32.8 degrees north, longitude 132.0 degrees east, origin time 14 40 6.6 utc, depth 35 km, magnitude 5.9. 2001 Apr 26, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION, about 70 miles (115 km) ENE of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan: latitude 43.2 degrees north, longitude 145.8 degrees east, origin time 17 48 57.5 utc, depth 85 km, magnitude 5.9. 2001 Apr 28, FIJI ISLANDS REGION, about 210 miles (335 km) WNW of Neiafu, Tonga: latitude 18.0 degrees south, longitude 177.1 degrees west, origin time 04 49 53.2 utc, depth 350 km, magnitude 6.1. |
| A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in the SOLOMON ISLANDS has occurred at: 10.23S 161.17E Depth 68km Wed May 9 17:38:26 2001 UTC A magnitude 5.9 earthquake in NORTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA has occurred at: 0.47N 97.80E Depth 33km Fri May 18 02:05:34 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in the FIJI ISLANDS REGION has occurred at: 19.79S 177.64W Depth 415km Sat May 19 17:36:30 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.3 earthquake NEAR THE COAST OF JALISCO, MEXICO has occurred at: 18.76N 104.23W Depth 33km Sun May 20 04:21:43 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.7 earthquake in the KURIL ISLANDS has occurred at: 44.29N 148.40E Depth 33km Fri May 25 00:40:50 2001 UTC A magnitude 5.9 earthquake in JAWA, INDONESIA has occurred at: 7.91S 110.26E Depth 33km Fri May 25 05:05:59 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in TANIMBAR ISL REG., INDONESIA has occurred at: 6.66S 132.39E Depth 48km Mon May 28 08:37:06 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.4 earthquake in the SOLOMON ISLANDS has occurred at: 7.02S 154.94E Depth 33km Tue May 29 23:37:22 2001 UTC |
| A magnitude 7.0 earthquake in the KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND has occurred at: 29.46S 178.61W Depth 191km Sun Jun 3 02:41:59 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.2 earthquake in E NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. has occurred at: 6.88S 146.57E Depth 10km Tue Jun 5 09:00:04 2001 UTC A magnitude 5.9 earthquake in TAIWAN has occurred at: 24.49N 121.97E Depth 33km Thu Jun 14 02:35:25 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.3 earthquake in ANDREANOF ISL, ALEUTIAN IS. has occurred at: 51.32N 179.85W Depth 55km Thu Jun 14 19:48:52 2001 UTC A magnitude 7.9 earthquake NEAR THE COAST OF PERU has occurred at: 16.14S 73.31W Depth 33km Sat Jun 23 20:33:14 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.2 earthquake NEAR THE COAST OF PERU has occurred at: 16.68S 73.31W Depth 33km Sat Jun 23 23:10:00 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.3 earthquake NEAR THE COAST OF PERU has occurred at: 17.09S 72.37W Depth 33km Sat Jun 23 21:27:35 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.6 earthquake NEAR THE COAST OF PERU has occurred at: 17.73S 71.28W Depth 33km Tue Jun 26 04:18:32 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in SOUTHERN BOLIVIA has occurred at: 19.47S 66.18W Depth 266km Fri Jun 29 18:35:51 2001 UTC |
| A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in the NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. has occurred at: 4.28S 152.94E Depth 33km Sun Jul 1 01:46:06 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in the MARIANA ISLANDS REGION has occurred at: 21.61N 143.02E Depth 293km Tue Jul 3 13:10:43 2001 UTC A magnitude 5.9 earthquake in CENTRAL BOLIVIA has occurred at: 16.79S 65.21W Depth 33km Wed Jul 4 12:09:03 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.6 earthquake in SOUTHERN PERU has occurred at: 15.92S 73.52W Depth 33km Thu Jul 5 13:53:44 2001 UTC A magnitude 7.2 earthquake NEAR THE COAST OF PERU has occurred at: 17.38S 71.78W Depth 33km Sat Jul 7 09:38:43 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.2 earthquake in the NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. has occurred at: 6.66S 151.98E Depth 33km Sun Jul 8 17:54:22 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in NORTHERN CHILE has occurred at: 19.31S 69.05W Depth 33km Tue Jul 24 05:00:09 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.3 earthquake in AEGEAN SEA has occurred at: 39.06N 24.34E Depth 10km Thu Jul 26 00:21:37 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.5 earthquake in SOUTHERN ALASKA has occurred at: 59.06N 155.12W Depth 139km Sat Jul 28 07:32:43 2001 UTC |
| A magnitude 6.2 earthquake NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA has occurred at: 56.37N 163.64E Depth 27km Thu Aug 2 23:41:07 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.5 earthquake in SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE has occurred at: 55.59S 123.16W Depth 10km Mon Aug 6 03:52:59 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.9 earthquake EAST OF NORTH ISLAND, N.Z. has occurred at: 36.96S 179.84W Depth 33km Tue Aug 21 06:52:06 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in BISMARCK SEA has occurred at: 3.36S 146.25E Depth 33km Thu Aug 23 21:45:05 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.0 earthquake SOUTH OF PANAMA has occurred at: 7.60N 82.64W Depth 26km Sat Aug 25 02:02:02 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in NORTHERN CHILE has occurred at: 21.49S 69.96W Depth 66km Tue Aug 28 06:56:09 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA has occurred at: 1.11N 126.25E Depth 33km Mon Aug 27 01:16:47 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in NORTHERN CHILE has occurred at: 21.49S 69.96W Depth 66km Tue Aug 28 06:56:09 2001 UTC |
| A magnitude 6.2 earthquake in PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE has occurred at: 54.51S 136.55W Depth 10km Sun Sep 2 10:06:51 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.4 earthquake in the IRIAN JAYA REGION, INDONESIA has occurred at: 0.56S 133.17E Depth 33km Tue Sep 11 14:56:50 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.4 earthquake in the FIJI ISLANDS REGION has occurred at: 20.96S 179.16W Depth 608km Wed Sep 12 08:48:37 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in the TONGA ISLANDS REGION has occurred at: 22.39S 175.04W Depth 33km Sat Sep 15 15:04:37 2001 UTC A magnitude 5.9 earthquake in COLOMBIA has occurred at: 3.84N 75.91W Depth 172km Sat Sep 22 03:23:37 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.4 earthquake in the VANUATU ISLANDS has occurred at: 18.56S 168.18E Depth 33km Sat Sep 29 02:40:07 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in the VANUATU ISLANDS has occurred at: 18.42S 168.13E Depth 33km Sun Sep 30 19:01:19 2001 UTC |
| A magnitude 6.2 earthquake in the TONGA ISLANDS has occurred at: 16.08S 173.78W Depth 108km Tue Oct 2 00:48:19 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.1 earthquake NEAR THE N COAST NEW GUINEA, PNG. has occurred at: 3.23S 142.99E Depth 10km Sun Oct 7 02:21:10 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.1 earthquake NEAR THE N COAST NEW GUINEA, PNG. has occurred at: 3.23S 142.99E Depth 10km Sun Oct 7 02:21:10 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.3 earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA has occurred at: 52.73N 160.20E Depth 56km Mon Oct 8 18:14:27 2001 UTC A magnitude 7.0 earthquake SOUTH OF MARIANA ISLANDS has occurred at: 12.82N 144.92E Depth 71km Fri Oct 12 15:02:20 2001 UTC A magnitude 7.4 earthquake in BANDA SEA has occurred at: 4.11S 123.83E Depth 10km Fri Oct 19 03:28:41 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.8 earthquake OFF THE E. COAST OF N. ISL, N.Z. has occurred at: 36.99S 179.02E Depth 33km Sun Oct 21 00:29:23 2001 UTC A magnitude 5.7 earthquake in NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA has occurred at: 1.85N 126.45E Depth 33km Sun Oct 21 03:40:18 2001 UTC A magnitude 5.6 earthquake in INDIAN OCEAN TRIPLE JUNCTION has occurred at: 26.13S 70.87E Depth 10km Fri Oct 26 14:09:51 2001 UTC A magnitude 5.6 earthquake in CENTRAL PERU has occurred at: 14.63S 70.39W Depth 211km Fri Oct 26 18:59:56 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in the VANUATU ISLANDS has occurred at: 18.58S 168.14E Depth 33km Fri Oct 26 23:05:51 2001 UTC A magnitude 5.5 earthquake in YUNNAN, CHINA has occurred at: 26.26N 100.73E Depth 10km Sat Oct 27 05:35:39 2001 UTC A magnitude 5.5 earthquake in the FIJI ISLANDS REGION has occurred at: 21.60S 176.73W Depth 190km Sun Oct 28 20:24:06 2001 UTC A magnitude 5.7 earthquake in the RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN has occurred at: 28.62N 128.27E Depth 33km Tue Oct 30 21:04:13 2001 UTC A magnitude 5.1 earthquake in SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA has occurred at: 33.50N 116.52W Depth 14km Wed Oct 31 07:56:16 2001 UTC A magnitude 7.0 earthquake in the NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. has occurred at: 5.88S 149.81E Depth 33km Wed Oct 31 09:10:19 2001 UTC A magnitude 5.7 earthquake in NORTHERN SUMATERA, INDONESIA has occurred at: 5.35N 94.30E Depth 33km Wed Oct 31 22:04:32 2001 UTC |
| A magnitude 6.3 earthquake in the FIJI ISLANDS REGION has occurred at: 17.09S 179.33W Depth 563km Mon Nov 5 23:07:12 2001 UTC A magnitude 5.9 earthquake in PANAMA-COSTA RICA BORDER REG has occurred at: 9.63N 82.24W Depth 33km Fri Nov 9 00:47:58 2001 UTC A magnitude 7.9 earthquake in QINGHAI-XINJIANG BORDER, CHINA has occurred at: 36.01N 90.50E Depth 10km Wed Nov 14 09:26:10 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in BANDA SEA has occurred at: 6.86S 128.92E Depth 33km Tue Nov 20 21:08:18 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in the KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION has occurred at: 31.15S 176.73W Depth 33km Thu Nov 22 04:17:26 2001 UTC A magnitude 5.9 earthquake in AFGHAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG. has occurred at: 36.37N 71.56E Depth 89km Fri Nov 23 20:43:01 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.2 earthquake in the FIJI ISLANDS has occurred at: 16.24S 177.89E Depth 33km Thu Nov 22 23:24:50 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.0 earthquake NEAR THE COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO has occurred at: 15.69N 93.09W Depth 33km Wed Nov 28 14:32:29 2001 UTC |
| A magnitude 6.5 earthquake in EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN has occurred at: 39.53N 141.07E Depth 122km Sun Dec 2 13:01:53 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND has occurred at: 44.01S 168.32E Depth 33km Fri Dec 7 19:27:37 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in the VANUATU ISLANDS has occurred at: 17.29S 167.62E Depth 51km Wed Dec 12 12:53:20 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.8 earthquake SOUTH OF AUSTRALIA has occurred at: 42.79S 124.80E Depth 10km Wed Dec 12 14:02:35 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.7 earthquake in the TAIWAN REGION has occurred at: 23.95N 122.88E Depth 33km Tue Dec 18 04:03:00 2001 UTC A magnitude 7.0 earthquake in the SOLOMON ISLANDS has occurred at: 9.54S 159.51E Depth 33km Sun Dec 23 22:52:57 2001 UTC A magnitude 6.1 earthquake in the VANUATU ISLANDS has occurred at: 14.70S 167.21E Depth 236km Thu Dec 27 10:55:00 2001 UTC |
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