6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL
EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.
Map: CSEM-EMSC
A major 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Tonga Islands on
January 13, 2016, at 05:56:03 UTC, at a depth of 273 km, reported Geoscience
Australia (not finalized).
549 major to
great (6.0+) earthquakes hit various places over the last 1,054 days. Among
these were 68 7.0+ and 6 8.0+ magnitude quakes. (Sources: CSEM-EMSC, Geoscience Australia, USGS, Pa...
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