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

Map: USGS

A major 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Vanuatu Islands on April 17, 2017, at 02:21:37 UTC, at a depth of 46 km, reported Geoscience Australia (not finalized).

771 major (6.0+) to super (8.0+) earthquakes hit various places worldwide over the last 1,514 days. Among these were 88 7.0+ and 9 8.0+ magnitude quakes. (Sources: EMSC-CSEM; Geoscience Australia; USGS;...


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