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 6.9 15 km SSW of Kraskino, Russia Feb 18, 2010 01:13 577.70 km
M 6.2 238 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste Feb 15, 2010 21:51 126.00 km
M 6.1 65 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga Feb 13, 2010 02:34 11.00 km
M 6.1 104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga Feb 9, 2010 01:03 10.00 km
M 6.3 109 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan Feb 7, 2010 06:10 21.00 km
M 6.0 Kuril Islands Feb 6, 2010 04:44 30.00 km
M 6.2 southeast Indian Ridge Feb 5, 2010 06:59 1.00 km
M 6.2 115 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea Feb 1, 2010 22:28 32.00 km
M 6.3 Drake Passage Jan 17, 2010 12:00 5.00 km
M 6.0 4 km SSW of Grangwav, Haiti Jan 12, 2010 22:00 10.00 km
M 6.5 The 2010 Eureka, California Earthquake Jan 10, 2010 00:27 28.74 km
M 6.2 142 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands Jan 9, 2010 05:51 12.00 km
M 6.0 155 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands Jan 5, 2010 13:11 35.00 km
M 6.8 127 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands Jan 5, 2010 12:15 15.40 km
M 6.8 east of the South Sandwich Islands Jan 5, 2010 04:55 13.00 km
M 6.6 98 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands Jan 3, 2010 21:48 10.00 km
M 6.1 Mariana Islands region Jan 2, 2010 08:45 8.00 km
M 6.1 171 km W of Tual, Indonesia Dec 26, 2009 08:57 85.00 km
M 6.3 98 km SE of Preobrazheniye, Russia Dec 24, 2009 00:23 392.00 km
M 6.0 119 km WSW of Padang, Indonesia Dec 23, 2009 01:11 19.00 km
M 6.0 23 km SSW of Karonga, Malawi Dec 19, 2009 23:19 6.00 km
M 6.4 20 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan Dec 19, 2009 13:02 43.00 km
M 6.0 121 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea Dec 14, 2009 08:54 39.00 km
M 6.3 Sea of Okhotsk Dec 10, 2009 02:30 656.20 km
M 6.0 60 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia Dec 9, 2009 21:29 21.00 km
M 6.4 central Mid-Atlantic Ridge Dec 9, 2009 16:00 10.00 km
M 6.4 southeast of the Loyalty Islands Dec 9, 2009 09:46 45.00 km
M 6.0 southern East Pacific Rise Dec 3, 2009 06:12 10.00 km
M 6.1 91 km E of Sarangani, Philippines Nov 28, 2009 18:10 38.80 km
M 6.0 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Nov 28, 2009 09:21 28.00 km
M 6.0 172 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia Nov 28, 2009 06:04 15.00 km
M 6.8 104 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga Nov 24, 2009 12:47 18.00 km
M 6.2 Kermadec Islands region Nov 22, 2009 22:47 435.70 km
M 6.4 241 km E of Levuka, Fiji Nov 22, 2009 07:48 522.60 km
M 6.6 254 km SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada Nov 17, 2009 15:30 17.00 km
M 6.2 100 km WSW of Abra Pampa, Argentina Nov 14, 2009 19:44 220.40 km
M 6.5 92 km N of Iquique, Chile Nov 13, 2009 03:05 27.00 km
M 6.0 Nicobar Islands, India region Nov 10, 2009 02:48 23.00 km
M 6.6 29 km NNW of Bima, Indonesia Nov 8, 2009 19:41 18.00 km
M 6.0 Macquarie Island region Nov 5, 2009 09:43 10.00 km
M 6.2 south of Tonga Nov 2, 2009 10:47 9.00 km
M 6.8 98 km NNE of Naze, Japan Oct 30, 2009 07:03 34.00 km
M 6.2 53 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan Oct 29, 2009 17:44 210.00 km
M 6.0 Drake Passage Oct 27, 2009 00:04 10.00 km
M 6.0 south of the Fiji Islands Oct 25, 2009 07:53 417.90 km
M 6.9 268 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia Oct 24, 2009 14:40 130.00 km
M 6.0 164 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands Oct 23, 2009 15:14 31.10 km
M 6.2 39 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan Oct 22, 2009 19:51 185.90 km
M 6.0 147 km SSE of Punta de Burica, Panama Oct 22, 2009 00:51 18.00 km
M 6.0 159 km SSW of Lotofag?, Samoa Oct 19, 2009 22:49 18.00 km