6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.

* This earthquake information was reported late, but is included on the News page to keep accurate statistical data.

Map: CSEM-EMSC

A major 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit SW of Africa on March 14, 2016, at 23:25:43 UTC, at a depth of 29 km, reported Geoscience Australia.

576 major to great (6.0+) earthquakes hit various places over the last 1,118 days. Among th...