6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE
REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER
MAGNITUDE QUAKES.
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Map: CSEM-EMSC
A
major 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit the Southern East Pacific Rise on December
24, 2015, at 19:44:03 UTC, at a depth of 10 km, reported GEOFON.
540 major to
great (6.0+) earthquakes hit various places over the last 1,034 days. Among
these were 68 7.0+ and 6 8.0+ magnitude quakes. (Sources: CSEM-EMSC, Geoscience Australia, USGS, Pacific
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