List of earthquakes in 2000
Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2000
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| Strongest magnitude | 8.0 Mw Papua New Guinea | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadliest | 7.9 Mw Indonesia 141 deaths | ||
| Total fatalities | 227 | ||
| Number by magnitude | |||
| 9.0+ | 0 | ||
| 8.0–8.9 | 1 | ||
| 7.0–7.9 | 15 | ||
| 6.0–6.9 | 146 | ||
| 5.0–5.9 | 1,344 | ||
| 4.0–4.9 | 7,968 | ||
← 1999 2001 → | |||
This is a list of earthquakes in 2000. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS and the ISC. Fifteen earthquakes ≥M7 occurred within the year, along with one ≥M8 event.
In a busy year with 16 major quakes, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia were hit particularly hard, with 7 of the 16 major quakes striking both countries; the largest earthquake of the year, measuring Mw 8.0–8.2, struck Papua New Guinea's Bismarck Archipelago, while the year's deadliest earthquake, a Mw 7.9 event, killed 141 people in Indonesia's Bengkulu province. The total death toll for earthquakes in 2000 was 227, much lower than previous and later years. Other notable and deadly earthquakes occurred in Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, China, Turkey and Nicaragua.