This database includes a collection of rupture processes of global large earthquakes (Mw>7) and interesting local events, inverted with Dr. Ji's finite-fault inverse method. Currently, this webpage is under construction. Only the results of recent earthquakes are provided.

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Front Picture: Snapshots of Mw 8.3 2006 Kuril island earthquake. White circle shows a rupture front corresponding to a rupture velocity of 2 km/sec
List of Earthquakes
Date Mw Name Location
10/04/1994 8.4 Oct. 04, 1994 Kuril Islands Earthquake Kuril Islands
07/30/1995 8.1 July 30, 1995 Antofagasta Earthquake Chile
12/03/1995 7.8 Dec. 3, 1995 Kuril Islands Earthquake Kuril Islands
11/17/2000 7.5 Nov. 17, 2000 New Britian Islands Earthquake New Britian Region
06/23/2001 8.4 June 23, 2001 Peru Earthquake Peru
03/28/2005 8.7 Mar. 28, 2005 Nias Earthquake North Sumatra
06/15/2005 7.2 June 15, 2005 Nothern California Earthquake Off the coast of California
07/24/2005 7.3 July 24, 2005 India Earthquake India
08/16/2005 7.2 Aug. 16, 2005 Honshu Earthquake Honshu
10/08/2005 7.6 Oct. 8, 2005 Pakistan Earthquake Pakistan
11/15/2006 8.3 Nov 15, 2006 Kuril Islands Earthquake Kuril Islands
01/13/2007 8.1 Jan. 13, 2007 Kuril Islands Earthquake Kuril Islands
04/01/2007 8.1 Apr. 01, 2007 Solomon Islands Earthquake Solomon Islands
09/12/2007 8.4 Sep. 12, 2007 Mw 8.4 Sumatra Earthquake Sumatra
09/12/2007 7.9 Sep. 12, 2007 Mw 7.9 Kepulauan Earthquake Kepulauan
11/14/2007 7.8 Nov. 14, 2007 Mw 7.8 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE Earthquake ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
03/20/2008 7.14 Mar. 20, 2008 Mw 7.14 Xinjiang, China Earthquake Tibet, CHINA
05/12/2008 8.0 May. 12, 2008 Mw 8.0 ShiChuan, China Earthquake ShiChuan, China
02/27/2010 8.9 Feb. 27, 2010 Mw 8.9 Maule, Chile Earthquake Maule, Chile
10/25/2010 7.8 Oct. 25, 2010 Mw 7.8 Kepulauan, Indonesia Earthquake Kepulauan Mentawai, Indonesia
03/09/2011 7.4 Mar. 9, 2011 Mw 7.4 Sanriku-Oki, Japan Earthquake Honshu, Japan
03/11/2011 9.1 Mar. 11, 2011 Mw 9.1 Honshu, Japan Earthquake Honshu, Japan
08/23/2011 5.8 Aug. 23, 2011 Mw 5.8 Virginia Earthquake Virginia, USA
10/23/2011 7.1 Oct. 23, 2011 Mw 7.1 Eastern Turkey Earthquake Turkey
04/11/2012 8.6 April. 11, 2012 Mw 8.6 Northern Sumatra Earthquake Sumatra
10/28/2012 7.7 Oct. 28, 2012 Mw 7.7 Masset, Canada Earthquake (New) Canada
Special events: Great Earthquakes since 1990
Special events: Tsunami Earthquakes since 1990