Major world earthquakes of 2012

New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A list of major earthquakes in the world in 2012, according to the US Geological Survey.

* Magnitude 8.2 off west coast of Sumatra, April 11

* Magnitude 8.6 off west coast of Sumatra, April 11

* Magnitude 7.1 Maule, Chile, March 25

* Magnitude 6.6 New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, March 21

* Magnitude 7.4 Oaxaca, Mexico, March 20

* Magnitude 6.9 off Honshu, Japan, March 14

* Magnitude 6.7 Vanuatu, March 9

* Magnitude 4.0 San Francisco Bay area, California, March 5

* Magnitude 6.6 Off Loyalty islands, March 3

* Magnitude 6.7 Siberia, Russia, Feb 26

* Magnitude 6.0 Off Oregon, Feb 15

* Magnitude 6.4 Solomon islands, Feb 14

* Magnitude 5.6 California, Feb 13

* Magnitude 6.7 Negros-Cebu region, Philippines, Feb 6

* Magnitude 7.1 Vanuatu, Feb 2

* Magnitude 6.3 near coast of Peru, Jan 30

* Magnitude 6.6 Shetland islands, Jan 15

* Magnitude 7.2 Off Sumatra, Jan 10

* Magnitude 6.6 Santa Cruz islands, Jan 9

* Magnitude 6.8 Izu islands, Japan region, Jan 1