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 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Easter Island region on September 12, 2016, at 06:51:52 UTC, reported the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University.

669 major (6.0+) to super (8.0+) earthquakes hit various places worldwide over the last 1,303 days. Among these were 82 7.0+ and 6 8.0+ magnitude quakes. (Sources: C...