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Major Earthquakes around the World, 2012

The following table lists the date, location, and magnitude of major earthquakes around the world during 2012.

Date	Location	Magnitude ¹
Jan. 11	Sumatra, Indonesia	7.2
Feb. 2	Vanuatu	7.1
March 20	Ometepec, Mexico	7.4
March 25	Talca, Chile	7.1
April 11	Aceh Province, Indonesia	8.6
April 11	Aceh Province, Indonesia	8.2
April 12	Baja California, Mexico	7.0
May 21	Northern Italy	6.0

Source: various

NOTE: A major earthquake is defined here as having a magnitude of 6.0 or more.

1. Unless otherwise indicated, magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale.

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