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Earthquake archives May 2013

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Events581
Largest magnitudeM 8.3
M6+13
M7+2
Average depth68.2 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 8.32013 Sea of Okhotsk Earthquake598.1 km2013-05-24 05:44:48 UTCView event →
M 7.4292 km SW of Vaini, Tonga173.7 km2013-05-23 17:19:04 UTCView event →
M 6.8Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands602.2 km2013-05-14 00:32:25 UTCView event →
M 6.7Sea of Okhotsk624.0 km2013-05-24 14:56:31 UTCView event →
M 6.4Off the coast of Aisen, Chile10.0 km2013-05-20 09:49:04 UTCView event →
M 6.4140 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga212.9 km2013-05-11 20:46:57 UTCView event →
M 6.385 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga150.0 km2013-05-23 21:07:46 UTCView event →
M 6.1128 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia30.0 km2013-05-21 05:43:21 UTCView event →
M 6.1123 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia18.0 km2013-05-19 18:44:10 UTCView event →
M 6.192 km SE of M?n?b, Iran15.0 km2013-05-11 02:08:08 UTCView event →
M 6.0129 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia30.0 km2013-05-21 01:55:08 UTCView event →
M 6.050 km NE of Namie, Japan39.0 km2013-05-18 05:47:59 UTCView event →
M 6.0south of the Fiji Islands11.0 km2013-05-07 10:10:48 UTCView event →
M 5.9210 km NNE of Qalans?yah, Yemen10.3 km2013-05-27 03:36:30 UTCView event →
M 5.9south of Tonga10.0 km2013-05-24 11:10:48 UTCView event →
M 5.9132 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia11.4 km2013-05-21 03:05:50 UTCView event →
M 5.817 km S of Chinchaypujio, Peru92.0 km2013-05-21 23:02:45 UTCView event →
M 5.875 km SSW of La Gomera, Guatemala11.0 km2013-05-12 07:29:59 UTCView event →
M 5.78 km SSW of Guabito, Panama9.2 km2013-05-27 09:41:14 UTCView event →
M 5.722 km N of Bulung’ur Shahri, Uzbekistan18.0 km2013-05-26 06:08:15 UTCView event →
M 5.7123 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia17.8 km2013-05-21 04:59:35 UTCView event →
M 5.7117 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia7.6 km2013-05-21 03:08:17 UTCView event →
M 5.787 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands7.0 km2013-05-17 06:43:15 UTCView event →
M 5.765 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea58.7 km2013-05-15 03:36:01 UTCView event →
M 5.7southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge3.9 km2013-05-10 19:56:04 UTCView event →
M 5.716 km ENE of Bhadarw?h, India15.0 km2013-05-01 06:57:13 UTCView event →
M 5.72 km NNE of Canyondam, California8.0 km2013-05-24 03:47:08 UTCView event →
M 5.6Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2013-05-27 11:06:08 UTCView event →
M 5.6Macquarie Island region10.0 km2013-05-24 01:10:01 UTCView event →
M 5.6south of Africa10.0 km2013-05-18 04:05:42 UTCView event →
M 5.6southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.1 km2013-05-16 05:57:00 UTCView event →
M 5.6off the west coast of northern Sumatra17.0 km2013-05-14 19:18:16 UTCView event →
M 5.5150 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste100.0 km2013-05-25 10:32:54 UTCView event →
M 5.5293 km NW of Ozernovskiy, Russia514.3 km2013-05-24 06:03:07 UTCView event →
M 5.5143 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia37.4 km2013-05-21 14:51:19 UTCView event →
M 5.5140 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia35.0 km2013-05-20 00:13:17 UTCView event →
M 5.590 km SE of M?n?b, Iran15.0 km2013-05-18 10:03:16 UTCView event →
M 5.525 km SE of Cahuacho, Peru105.0 km2013-05-14 23:39:15 UTCView event →
M 5.5Mariana Islands region166.9 km2013-05-12 23:05:27 UTCView event →
M 5.581 km SE of M?n?b, Iran14.0 km2013-05-12 10:54:48 UTCView event →
M 5.591 km SSE of M?n?b, Iran17.6 km2013-05-12 00:06:59 UTCView event →
M 5.5105 km SE of M?n?b, Iran8.9 km2013-05-11 03:09:47 UTCView event →
M 5.5114 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga9.9 km2013-05-06 07:33:03 UTCView event →
M 5.5Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2013-05-04 23:39:04 UTCView event →
M 5.488 km NE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia74.4 km2013-05-28 16:25:33 UTCView event →
M 5.4116 km SSW of Ishigaki, Japan10.0 km2013-05-21 08:25:53 UTCView event →
M 5.4138 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia35.0 km2013-05-21 03:09:49 UTCView event →
M 5.4130 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia19.6 km2013-05-20 23:01:25 UTCView event →
M 5.493 km SE of M?n?b, Iran15.0 km2013-05-18 10:57:47 UTCView event →
M 5.4115 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea77.2 km2013-05-17 08:32:39 UTCView event →
M 5.4156 km ENE of Atka, Alaska8.0 km2013-05-12 20:06:41 UTCView event →
M 5.465 km ENE of Diego de Almagro, Chile10.0 km2013-05-12 12:59:10 UTCView event →
M 5.488 km ENE of Diego de Almagro, Chile20.0 km2013-05-11 15:39:21 UTCView event →
M 5.4198 km E of Batagay, Russia16.1 km2013-05-10 08:38:28 UTCView event →
M 5.4off the west coast of northern Sumatra10.0 km2013-05-02 19:40:51 UTCView event →
M 5.4126 km ESE of ?hara, Japan9.2 km2013-05-01 23:13:05 UTCView event →
M 5.3Kermadec Islands region212.8 km2013-05-31 13:25:49 UTCView event →
M 5.3South Pacific Ocean10.0 km2013-05-31 11:11:08 UTCView event →
M 5.3297 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia20.1 km2013-05-30 18:36:59 UTCView event →
M 5.3141 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia13.3 km2013-05-27 20:21:59 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Russia128Max M6.1Indonesia60Max M5.3Japan36Max M6.0Iran34Max M6.1Tonga26Max M7.4Papua New Guinea24Max M5.7Fiji19Max M6.0Solomon Islands17Max M5.7Vanuatu16Max M5.1Chile13Max M6.4India12Max M5.7Peru12Max M5.8

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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