Strong Earthquakes (M6.0-6.9)
Strong earthquakes — can cause severe damage in areas several tens of miles across. Average ~120 per year worldwide.
Top Countries for M6.0-6.9
Indonesia
364
Papua New Guinea
262
Japan
248
US
179
Chile
162
Vanuatu
157
Tonga
138
Russia
136
Philippines
131
Solomon Islands
115
| Magnitude | Location | Date & Time | Depth | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 6.2 | 72 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | Sep 7, 2020 06:12 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.3 | 17 km E of Talagutong, Philippines | Sep 6, 2020 15:23 | 120.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.7 | central Mid-Atlantic Ridge | Sep 6, 2020 06:51 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.2 | 104 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | Sep 6, 2020 02:59 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.3 | 40 km NW of Ovalle, Chile | Sep 6, 2020 01:16 | 30.00 km | Green |
| M 6.5 | 94 km NW of Vallenar, Chile | Sep 1, 2020 21:09 | 16.00 km | Green |
| M 6.3 | 78 km NW of Vallenar, Chile | Sep 1, 2020 04:30 | 16.18 km | Green |
| M 6.8 | 86 km NW of Vallenar, Chile | Sep 1, 2020 04:09 | 21.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.1 | Chagos Archipelago region | Aug 31, 2020 17:24 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.5 | central Mid-Atlantic Ridge | Aug 30, 2020 21:20 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.2 | 141 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | Aug 25, 2020 19:08 | 22.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 141 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | Aug 25, 2020 19:02 | 23.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 4 km SSW of Jacó, Costa Rica | Aug 24, 2020 21:51 | 20.00 km | Green |
| M 6.9 | 222 km SSE of Katabu, Indonesia | Aug 21, 2020 04:09 | 624.00 km | Green |
| M 6.9 | 122 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia | Aug 18, 2020 22:29 | 26.00 km | Green |
| M 6.8 | 138 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia | Aug 18, 2020 22:23 | 22.00 km | Green |
| M 6.6 | 13 km E of San Pedro, Philippines | Aug 18, 2020 00:03 | 10.00 km | Yellow T |
| M 6.0 | 66 km NNE of Kilindoni, Tanzania | Aug 12, 2020 17:13 | 17.55 km | Green |
| M 6.3 | Prince Edward Islands region | Aug 6, 2020 23:36 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.4 | 69 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu | Aug 5, 2020 12:05 | 181.88 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | 199 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea | Aug 1, 2020 19:22 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.4 | 11 km SW of Polloc, Philippines | Aug 1, 2020 17:09 | 483.00 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | 75 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska | Jul 28, 2020 08:03 | 35.15 km | Green T |
| M 6.4 | South Sandwich Islands region | Jul 26, 2020 00:53 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.3 | western Xizang | Jul 22, 2020 20:07 | 10.00 km | Yellow |
| M 6.1 | 101 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska | Jul 22, 2020 06:16 | 16.53 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | Fiji region | Jul 21, 2020 20:56 | 605.20 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | 141 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga | Jul 18, 2020 15:32 | 12.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.1 | 239 km E of Port Blair, India | Jul 17, 2020 14:03 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.6 | Java Sea | Jul 6, 2020 22:54 | 533.76 km | Green |
| M 6.2 | 257 km N of Fais, Micronesia | Jul 6, 2020 18:16 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.3 | 278 km SE of Hotan, China | Jun 25, 2020 21:05 | 10.00 km | Yellow |
| M 6.0 | 97 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia | Jun 23, 2020 07:43 | 109.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 27 km NNE of Siglufjörður, Iceland | Jun 21, 2020 19:07 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.2 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands | Jun 13, 2020 21:08 | 622.00 km | Green |
| M 6.6 | 130 km WNW of Naze, Japan | Jun 13, 2020 15:51 | 165.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.0 | southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge | Jun 10, 2020 19:58 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.4 | 133 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia | Jun 4, 2020 08:49 | 112.86 km | Green T |
| M 6.0 | south of the Fiji Islands | Jun 3, 2020 09:31 | 69.85 km | Green |
| M 6.8 | 48 km SW of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile | Jun 3, 2020 07:35 | 112.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.1 | 19 km SW of Vilavila, Peru | May 31, 2020 05:09 | 186.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 111 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga | May 28, 2020 07:18 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.2 | 51 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | May 27, 2020 07:09 | 9.73 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | 173 km ESE of La Playa, Mexico | May 22, 2020 08:46 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.5 | Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake | May 15, 2020 11:03 | 2.70 km | Green |
| M 6.6 | 175 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands | May 12, 2020 22:41 | 107.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.1 | 215 km NNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea | May 7, 2020 11:21 | 471.17 km | Green |
| M 6.8 | Banda Sea | May 6, 2020 13:53 | 96.00 km | Green |
| M 6.5 | 91 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece | May 2, 2020 12:51 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | 140 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | Apr 25, 2020 02:53 | 19.00 km | Green |