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 6.0 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | Jun 15, 2017 00:26 | 34.00 km | Green |
| M 6.9 | 2 km SSW of San Pablo, Guatemala | Jun 14, 2017 07:29 | 93.00 km | Yellow T |
| M 6.3 | 5 km S of Plomári, Greece | Jun 12, 2017 12:28 | 12.00 km | Yellow |
| M 6.8 | 200 km NW of Attu Station, Alaska | Jun 2, 2017 22:24 | 5.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.6 | 37 km WNW of Poso, Indonesia | May 29, 2017 14:35 | 12.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 25 km S of Alburquerque, Philippines | May 20, 2017 01:06 | 533.00 km | Green |
| M 6.2 | 40 km ENE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | May 15, 2017 13:22 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.2 | 78 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador | May 12, 2017 10:41 | 16.00 km | Green |
| M 6.5 | South Sandwich Islands region | May 10, 2017 23:23 | 15.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.8 | 59 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | May 9, 2017 13:52 | 169.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.0 | 110 km ESE of Hirara, Japan | May 9, 2017 01:54 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.2 | 135 km W of Adak, Alaska | May 8, 2017 17:00 | 13.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.0 | 29 km NNW of Karakenja, Tajikistan | May 3, 2017 04:47 | 11.00 km | Green |
| M 6.3 | 48 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska | May 1, 2017 14:18 | 2.53 km | Green T |
| M 6.2 | 47 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska | May 1, 2017 12:31 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.9 | 31 km SW of Burias, Philippines | Apr 28, 2017 20:23 | 26.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.9 | 40 km W of Valparaíso, Chile | Apr 24, 2017 21:38 | 28.00 km | Yellow T |
| M 6.0 | 37 km W of Valparaíso, Chile | Apr 23, 2017 02:36 | 21.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 245 km E of Levuka, Fiji | Apr 18, 2017 17:11 | 628.00 km | Green |
| M 6.3 | 62 km SE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile | Apr 15, 2017 08:19 | 155.00 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | 61 km NNW of Torbat-e J?m, Iran | Apr 5, 2017 06:09 | 13.00 km | Yellow |
| M 6.5 | 132 km WSW of Moijabana, Botswana | Apr 3, 2017 17:40 | 29.00 km | Green |
| M 6.6 | 81 km NNE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia | Mar 29, 2017 04:09 | 17.00 km | Yellow T |
| M 6.2 | 63 km W of Attu Station, Alaska | Mar 27, 2017 10:50 | 20.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.0 | 70 km N of Auki, Solomon Islands | Mar 19, 2017 15:43 | 8.37 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | Nicobar Islands, India region | Mar 14, 2017 02:51 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.3 | 31 km NW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | Mar 5, 2017 22:47 | 37.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.1 | 115 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | Mar 4, 2017 02:58 | 17.00 km | Green |
| M 6.9 | south of the Fiji Islands | Feb 24, 2017 17:28 | 414.50 km | Green T |
| M 6.5 | 41 km E of Padilla, Bolivia | Feb 21, 2017 14:09 | 595.98 km | Green |
| M 6.4 | 52 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina | Feb 18, 2017 12:10 | 222.00 km | Green |
| M 6.5 | 11 km N of Mabua, Philippines | Feb 10, 2017 14:03 | 15.00 km | Yellow T |
| M 6.3 | 22 km WSW of Pasni, Pakistan | Feb 7, 2017 22:03 | 29.07 km | Green |
| M 6.5 | 65 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | Jan 19, 2017 23:04 | 36.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.3 | 104 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | Jan 10, 2017 15:27 | 26.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.0 | Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada | Jan 8, 2017 23:47 | 31.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.0 | 195 km SW of Nadi, Fiji | Jan 3, 2017 22:40 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.9 | 225 km SW of Nadi, Fiji | Jan 3, 2017 21:52 | 12.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.3 | south of the Fiji Islands | Jan 2, 2017 13:14 | 551.62 km | Green |
| M 6.3 | 58 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia | Dec 29, 2016 22:30 | 79.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 175 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | Dec 24, 2016 01:32 | 35.00 km | Green |
| M 6.7 | 151 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste | Dec 21, 2016 00:17 | 152.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 114 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | Dec 20, 2016 12:33 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.4 | 81 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | Dec 20, 2016 04:21 | 20.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.4 | 186 km NW of Iñapari, Peru | Dec 18, 2016 13:30 | 612.00 km | Green |
| M 6.2 | 135 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia | Dec 18, 2016 09:47 | 19.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.3 | 178 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | Dec 17, 2016 11:27 | 8.43 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | Mariana Islands region | Dec 14, 2016 02:01 | 22.37 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 133 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | Dec 10, 2016 16:24 | 142.58 km | Green |
| M 6.9 | 92 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | Dec 9, 2016 19:10 | 19.73 km | Green T |