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 | South Sandwich Islands region | Jan 1, 2025 13:48 | 70.00 km | Green |
| M 6.8 | Kuril Islands | Dec 27, 2024 12:47 | 146.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.1 | 33 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | Dec 21, 2024 15:30 | 47.00 km | Green |
| M 6.4 | 56 km ESE of Molina, Chile | Dec 13, 2024 23:38 | 109.00 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | 126 km SSW of Adak, Alaska | Dec 9, 2024 00:38 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.3 | 104 km SSW of Adak, Alaska | Dec 9, 2024 00:15 | 19.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.3 | 108 km SSW of Adak, Alaska | Dec 8, 2024 19:57 | 18.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.0 | Kuril Islands | Dec 8, 2024 10:25 | 207.00 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | 38 km WNW of Hakui, Japan | Nov 26, 2024 13:47 | 8.00 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | 156 km SSE of Koshima, Japan | Nov 17, 2024 12:16 | 8.00 km | Green |
| M 6.6 | 122 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | Nov 15, 2024 05:28 | 56.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.8 | 42 km SSW of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba | Nov 10, 2024 16:49 | 14.00 km | Yellow T |
| M 6.3 | 239 km WNW of Cochrane, Chile | Nov 8, 2024 11:38 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 267 km W of Bandon, Oregon | Oct 30, 2024 20:15 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.0 | 126 km N of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea | Oct 30, 2024 12:18 | 509.00 km | Green |
| M 6.2 | 146 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia | Oct 23, 2024 14:38 | 40.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 19 km W of Doğanyol, Turkey | Oct 16, 2024 07:46 | 10.00 km | Yellow |
| M 6.2 | 40 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica | Oct 12, 2024 17:43 | 16.00 km | Green |
| M 6.6 | 125 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga | Oct 1, 2024 20:05 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.1 | 260 km ESE of Baubau, Indonesia | Oct 1, 2024 09:28 | 576.00 km | Green |
| M 6.3 | Mauritius - Reunion region | Sep 26, 2024 19:19 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 67 km SSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia | Sep 23, 2024 19:51 | 143.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 95 km NNW of Villa General Roca, Argentina | Sep 21, 2024 21:24 | 141.00 km | Green |
| M 6.3 | 266 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | Sep 16, 2024 11:36 | 31.00 km | Green |
| M 6.5 | 271 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada | Sep 15, 2024 22:22 | 3.77 km | Green T |
| M 6.3 | 168 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea | Sep 11, 2024 16:46 | 8.00 km | Green |
| M 6.2 | 59 km NNE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea | Sep 5, 2024 01:03 | 7.00 km | Green |
| M 6.4 | 56 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | Sep 1, 2024 20:13 | 39.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.0 | 117 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia | Aug 30, 2024 04:24 | 26.00 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | 56 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador | Aug 28, 2024 21:57 | 26.36 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 65 km W of Pangai, Tonga | Aug 25, 2024 23:30 | 99.28 km | Green |
| M 6.9 | 75 km W of Pangai, Tonga | Aug 25, 2024 23:29 | 96.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.1 | 30 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan | Aug 15, 2024 23:35 | 14.00 km | Green |
| M 6.5 | 151 km E of Dolinsk, Russia | Aug 10, 2024 03:28 | 402.17 km | Green T |
| M 6.3 | 44 km E of Barcelona, Philippines | Aug 3, 2024 04:20 | 15.00 km | Green |
| M 6.8 | 20 km E of Barcelona, Philippines | Aug 2, 2024 22:23 | 32.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.0 | 73 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga | Jul 29, 2024 13:07 | 9.00 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | 99 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu | Jul 22, 2024 05:04 | 4.00 km | Green |
| M 6.2 | 6 km E of Jalapa, Guatemala | Jul 21, 2024 02:53 | 272.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 168 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska | Jul 19, 2024 03:13 | 40.97 km | Green T |
| M 6.4 | 209 km WSW of Tofino, Canada | Jul 11, 2024 15:08 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 6.6 | south of Africa | Jul 10, 2024 04:55 | 4.00 km | Green |
| M 6.2 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | Jul 7, 2024 20:01 | 546.00 km | Green |
| M 6.1 | 34 km SW of Atiquipa, Peru | Jun 29, 2024 07:05 | 18.00 km | Green |
| M 6.3 | 49 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | Jun 24, 2024 08:03 | 149.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 20 km NE of Yaguaraparo, Venezuela | Jun 23, 2024 03:57 | 77.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | 10 km SW of Atiquipa, Peru | Jun 16, 2024 14:47 | 27.00 km | Green |
| M 6.0 | west of Macquarie Island | Jun 16, 2024 00:27 | 7.73 km | Green |
| M 6.2 | Pacific-Antarctic Ridge | Jun 9, 2024 09:55 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 6.2 | Kermadec Islands region | May 31, 2024 15:54 | 16.00 km | Green |