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Earthquake archives March 2006

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Events617
Largest magnitudeM 6.7
M6+12
M7+0
Average depth67.9 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.7108 km W of Ambon, Indonesia30.1 km2006-03-14 06:57:33 UTCView event →
M 6.5Kermadec Islands region13.0 km2006-03-31 13:21:00 UTCView event →
M 6.2202 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines37.0 km2006-03-31 21:14:45 UTCView event →
M 6.241 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu136.2 km2006-03-07 06:28:55 UTCView event →
M 6.2Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2006-03-06 18:13:08 UTCView event →
M 6.118 km SW of Azn?, Iran7.0 km2006-03-31 01:17:00 UTCView event →
M 6.163 km WNW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea12.0 km2006-03-24 12:27:05 UTCView event →
M 6.1Scotia Sea10.0 km2006-03-10 10:12:18 UTCView event →
M 6.1122 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga205.8 km2006-03-05 08:07:56 UTCView event →
M 6.0Fiji region10.0 km2006-03-24 17:46:49 UTCView event →
M 6.0central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2006-03-09 17:55:55 UTCView event →
M 6.0southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2006-03-03 23:36:27 UTCView event →
M 5.9278 km SE of Shing?, Japan401.0 km2006-03-28 13:32:47 UTCView event →
M 5.972 km NW of Bandar Abbas, Iran18.0 km2006-03-25 07:28:57 UTCView event →
M 5.9Vanuatu region10.0 km2006-03-19 04:36:52 UTCView event →
M 5.9South Sandwich Islands region10.0 km2006-03-09 09:59:53 UTCView event →
M 5.8south of the Fiji Islands521.6 km2006-03-20 17:38:06 UTCView event →
M 5.8173 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea47.3 km2006-03-12 20:54:53 UTCView event →
M 5.8Mid-Indian Ridge10.0 km2006-03-07 07:10:50 UTCView event →
M 5.87 km NE of Paluan, Philippines22.3 km2006-03-01 11:04:12 UTCView event →
M 5.7Balleny Islands region10.0 km2006-03-23 13:57:41 UTCView event →
M 5.798 km S of La Libertad, El Salvador27.8 km2006-03-04 08:11:37 UTCView event →
M 5.60 km NNE of Semirara, Philippines32.1 km2006-03-27 23:43:39 UTCView event →
M 5.6192 km E of Levuka, Fiji537.8 km2006-03-27 20:08:27 UTCView event →
M 5.6218 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2006-03-17 19:46:11 UTCView event →
M 5.668 km ESE of Katabu, Indonesia0.9 km2006-03-17 14:21:35 UTCView event →
M 5.691 km NNW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea22.8 km2006-03-17 13:48:16 UTCView event →
M 5.6127 km NNW of Likisá, Timor Leste384.3 km2006-03-17 13:07:20 UTCView event →
M 5.6146 km SE of Chipinge, Zimbabwe7.0 km2006-03-15 14:19:48 UTCView event →
M 5.687 km SSW of Lakatoro, Vanuatu29.9 km2006-03-15 05:27:54 UTCView event →
M 5.6Southwest Indian Ridge10.0 km2006-03-12 17:11:18 UTCView event →
M 5.689 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga10.0 km2006-03-05 17:12:52 UTCView event →
M 5.6117 km WSW of Norman Wells, Canada5.7 km2006-03-05 10:42:15 UTCView event →
M 5.6central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2006-03-04 00:53:31 UTCView event →
M 5.6147 km NNW of Sandy Ground Village, Anguilla24.8 km2006-03-02 23:35:44 UTCView event →
M 5.5Kermadec Islands region10.0 km2006-03-31 15:43:53 UTCView event →
M 5.545 km SSE of Saiki, Japan34.8 km2006-03-27 02:50:26 UTCView event →
M 5.5central Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2006-03-27 01:10:32 UTCView event →
M 5.563 km NW of Bandar Abbas, Iran10.0 km2006-03-25 09:55:12 UTCView event →
M 5.5120 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea25.9 km2006-03-20 14:17:58 UTCView event →
M 5.5286 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia9.2 km2006-03-19 10:56:37 UTCView event →
M 5.5South Sandwich Islands region58.5 km2006-03-19 04:31:55 UTCView event →
M 5.559 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea284.7 km2006-03-14 04:37:26 UTCView event →
M 5.534 km NE of R?par, India10.0 km2006-03-07 18:20:46 UTCView event →
M 5.5240 km E of Levuka, Fiji612.0 km2006-03-02 15:24:57 UTCView event →
M 5.4western Indian-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2006-03-29 10:43:28 UTCView event →
M 5.4207 km ESE of Port Blair, India23.4 km2006-03-16 13:59:22 UTCView event →
M 5.4Revilla Gigedo Islands region10.0 km2006-03-14 23:31:42 UTCView event →
M 5.497 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia30.0 km2006-03-14 07:01:56 UTCView event →
M 5.4195 km ESE of Port Blair, India23.7 km2006-03-10 04:05:42 UTCView event →
M 5.4220 km ESE of Port Blair, India10.0 km2006-03-09 18:21:51 UTCView event →
M 5.421 km SE of Meulaboh, Indonesia30.0 km2006-03-08 06:33:38 UTCView event →
M 5.3Southern Qinghai, China35.0 km2006-03-29 23:38:56 UTCView event →
M 5.3175 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga46.4 km2006-03-29 06:38:23 UTCView event →
M 5.3South Sandwich Islands region44.8 km2006-03-27 13:10:27 UTCView event →
M 5.359 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea39.5 km2006-03-24 14:08:26 UTCView event →
M 5.3South Sandwich Islands region82.8 km2006-03-18 23:12:00 UTCView event →
M 5.3Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska53.5 km2006-03-18 07:33:51 UTCView event →
M 5.3northwest of the Kuril Islands414.0 km2006-03-14 14:04:12 UTCView event →
M 5.3205 km ESE of Port Blair, India18.0 km2006-03-09 21:37:00 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

India107Max M6.2Indonesia76Max M6.7Tonga43Max M6.1Papua New Guinea40Max M6.1Fiji28Max M6.0Iran22Max M6.1United States21Max M5.3Philippines20Max M6.2Japan19Max M5.9Mozambique16Max M5.6Vanuatu16Max M6.2New Zealand15Max M5.1

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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