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 6.1 | 64 km NNW of Pandan, Philippines | May 5, 2018 06:19 | 18.00 km | Green |
| M 6.9 | 18 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii | May 4, 2018 22:32 | 5.81 km | Yellow T |
| M 6.0 | Easter Island region | May 2, 2018 06:32 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | Prince Edward Islands region | Apr 19, 2018 21:09 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 88 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia | Apr 15, 2018 19:30 | 34.00 km | Green |
| M 6.2 | 56 km SW of Ovalle, Chile | Apr 10, 2018 10:19 | 66.00 km | Green |
| M 6.3 | 45 km W of Tari, Papua New Guinea | Apr 7, 2018 05:48 | 18.07 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 43 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines | Apr 5, 2018 03:53 | 34.00 km | |
| M 6.8 | 38 km SE of Boyuibe, Bolivia | Apr 2, 2018 13:40 | 559.00 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | south of the Fiji Islands | Apr 2, 2018 05:57 | 92.00 km | Green |
| M 6.9 | 150 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea | Mar 29, 2018 21:25 | 35.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.7 | 140 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea | Mar 26, 2018 09:51 | 40.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.4 | Banda Sea | Mar 25, 2018 20:14 | 169.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | southeast Indian Ridge | Mar 24, 2018 19:58 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.3 | 150 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea | Mar 24, 2018 11:23 | 33.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.8 | 103 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | Mar 8, 2018 17:39 | 22.86 km | Green T |
| M 6.7 | 62 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea | Mar 6, 2018 14:13 | 20.49 km | Green T |
| M 6.0 | 66 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea | Mar 4, 2018 19:56 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | 63 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea | Feb 28, 2018 02:45 | 16.00 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | west of Macquarie Island | Feb 27, 2018 17:29 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.3 | 59 km SW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea | Feb 26, 2018 15:18 | 19.00 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | 194 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia | Feb 26, 2018 13:34 | 9.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 154 km SE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands | Feb 11, 2018 23:14 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 215 km E of Levuka, Fiji | Feb 9, 2018 11:43 | 556.91 km | Green |
| M 6.4 | 18 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan | Feb 6, 2018 15:50 | 17.00 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | 22 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan | Feb 4, 2018 13:56 | 12.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 254 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna | Feb 1, 2018 11:05 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.2 | 37 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | Jan 31, 2018 07:07 | 193.73 km | Green |
| M 6.6 | southwest of Africa | Jan 28, 2018 16:03 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.3 | 188 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea | Jan 26, 2018 22:47 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.2 | 259 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia | Jan 25, 2018 02:10 | 11.15 km | Green |
| M 6.3 | 99 km ENE of Misawa, Japan | Jan 24, 2018 10:51 | 31.00 km | Green |
| M 6.3 | 100 km ESE of Arica, Chile | Jan 21, 2018 01:06 | 116.00 km | Green |
| M 6.3 | 79 km NNE of Loreto, Mexico | Jan 19, 2018 16:17 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.0 | 40 km WSW of Pyu, Myanmar | Jan 11, 2018 18:26 | 9.00 km | Green |
| M 6.5 | 12 km SSW of Kawalu, Indonesia | Dec 15, 2017 16:47 | 90.00 km | Green |
| M 6.5 | Bouvet Island region | Dec 13, 2017 18:03 | 17.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.0 | 63 km NNE of Kerman, Iran | Dec 12, 2017 21:41 | 8.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 53 km NNE of Kerman, Iran | Dec 12, 2017 08:43 | 12.00 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | 50 km NW of Fais, Micronesia | Dec 9, 2017 15:14 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.3 | 45 km NW of Fais, Micronesia | Dec 8, 2017 09:51 | 8.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.4 | 50 km NW of Fais, Micronesia | Dec 8, 2017 00:22 | 12.79 km | Green T |
| M 6.1 | 18 km NE of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador | Dec 3, 2017 11:19 | 17.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 51 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | Dec 1, 2017 02:49 | 34.00 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | 55 km NNE of Kerman, Iran | Dec 1, 2017 02:32 | 9.00 km | Green |
| M 6.5 | central Mid-Atlantic Ridge | Nov 30, 2017 06:32 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.0 | 109 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | Nov 27, 2017 07:11 | 54.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 191 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga | Nov 20, 2017 18:51 | 9.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 96 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia | Nov 20, 2017 00:09 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.6 | 74 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia | Nov 19, 2017 15:09 | 13.00 km | Green T |