Major Earthquakes in 2010 By stuff Jan 3, 2010 7.1 magnitude quake hits the Solomon Islands. Jan 12, 2010 A 7.0 magnitude quake devastates Haiti, leaving thousands dead and many more homeless. Read story on Stuff.co.nz Feb 26, 2010 7.0 magnitude quake in Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Feb 27, 2010 A massive 8.8 magnitude quake rocks Chile. Read story on Stuff.co.nz Apr 4, 2010 7.2 magnitude quake felt in Baja, California, and Mexico. Apr 6, 2010 7.8 magnitude quake in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Apr 13, 2010 Some 300 people are feared dead after a rapid series of strong earthquakes hit a mountainous and impoverished area in Western China. See photos on Stuff.co.nz May 9, 2010 7.2 magnitude quake in Sumatra, Indonesia. May 27, 2010 7.1 magnitude quake strikes in Vanuatu. Jun 12, 2010 7.5 quake rocks the Nicobar Islands, near India Jun 16, 2010 7.0 magnitude quake near the coast of Papua, Indonesia. Jul 18, 2010 7.3 magnitude quake in New Britiain region, Papua New Guinea Jul 26, 2010 A series of strong quakes (7.3, 7,4, and 7,6)) in the ocean near the Phillipines. Aug 4, 2010 7.0 magnitude quake near New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Aug 10, 2010 7.3 magnitude quake in Vanuatu. Aug 14, 2010 7.1 magnitude quake in Ecuador. Sep 3, 2010 7.0 quake strikes near Christchurch The latest Canterbury earthquake coverage on Stuff.co.nz Sep 29, 2010 7.2 magnitude quake strikes near Papua, Indonesia. Read story on Stuff.co.nz Oct 26, 2010 7.7 magnitude quake in Indonesia triggers a tsunami that kills at least 100 people It struck near the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia. <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/4271532/Indonesia-tsunami-death-toll-rises" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read story on Stuff.co.nz