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Earthquake archives September 2015

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Events890
Largest magnitudeM 8.3
M6+24
M7+2
Average depth42.4 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 8.348 km W of Illapel, Chile22.4 km2015-09-16 22:54:32 UTCView event →
M 7.025 km WNW of Illapel, Chile28.4 km2015-09-16 23:18:41 UTCView event →
M 6.761 km WNW of Illapel, Chile23.0 km2015-09-17 04:10:27 UTCView event →
M 6.795 km SW of Topolobampo, Mexico10.0 km2015-09-13 08:14:08 UTCView event →
M 6.628 km N of Sorong, Indonesia18.0 km2015-09-24 15:53:27 UTCView event →
M 6.622 km WSW of Illapel, Chile35.0 km2015-09-21 17:40:00 UTCView event →
M 6.554 km WNW of Illapel, Chile27.0 km2015-09-17 03:55:15 UTCView event →
M 6.470 km SW of Ovalle, Chile42.3 km2015-09-17 01:41:05 UTCView event →
M 6.454 km W of Illapel, Chile26.7 km2015-09-16 22:59:15 UTCView event →
M 6.326 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile46.0 km2015-09-26 02:51:18 UTCView event →
M 6.3161 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia41.6 km2015-09-16 07:40:58 UTCView event →
M 6.3south of the Kermadec Islands17.0 km2015-09-07 09:13:56 UTCView event →
M 6.279 km W of La Ligua, Chile18.0 km2015-09-19 12:52:20 UTCView event →
M 6.292 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile8.0 km2015-09-18 09:10:44 UTCView event →
M 6.154 km W of Illapel, Chile30.0 km2015-09-21 05:39:34 UTCView event →
M 6.179 km WNW of Coquimbo, Chile6.0 km2015-09-19 05:06:47 UTCView event →
M 6.171 km W of Illapel, Chile35.0 km2015-09-16 23:16:09 UTCView event →
M 6.155 km WSW of Illapel, Chile19.1 km2015-09-16 23:03:56 UTCView event →
M 6.1156 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea6.0 km2015-09-16 14:03:22 UTCView event →
M 6.022 km NNW of Illapel, Chile58.0 km2015-09-22 07:13:00 UTCView event →
M 6.0northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2015-09-18 15:59:42 UTCView event →
M 6.0104 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska20.0 km2015-09-10 10:26:44 UTCView event →
M 6.0south of the Fiji Islands535.0 km2015-09-07 08:46:09 UTCView event →
M 6.0Izu Islands, Japan region8.0 km2015-09-01 15:25:09 UTCView event →
M 5.954 km NNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina219.0 km2015-09-28 15:28:05 UTCView event →
M 5.9Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2015-09-26 21:40:35 UTCView event →
M 5.9113 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile10.0 km2015-09-17 13:32:26 UTCView event →
M 5.913 km NNW of Viña del Mar, Chile10.0 km2015-09-17 12:14:34 UTCView event →
M 5.982 km WSW of Illapel, Chile12.5 km2015-09-16 23:38:01 UTCView event →
M 5.9south of the Kermadec Islands8.0 km2015-09-12 20:32:26 UTCView event →
M 5.9southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2015-09-09 07:05:44 UTCView event →
M 5.9south of the Kermadec Islands10.0 km2015-09-07 14:06:27 UTCView event →
M 5.8103 km ESE of Malango, Solomon Islands25.5 km2015-09-24 15:56:56 UTCView event →
M 5.882 km W of Illapel, Chile9.3 km2015-09-17 01:33:02 UTCView event →
M 5.8south of the Kermadec Islands10.0 km2015-09-08 06:48:32 UTCView event →
M 5.8149 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia38.0 km2015-09-05 13:16:08 UTCView event →
M 5.7South Sandwich Islands region101.0 km2015-09-30 16:06:52 UTCView event →
M 5.7221 km W of Port McNeill, Canada10.0 km2015-09-24 13:48:58 UTCView event →
M 5.766 km SW of Ovalle, Chile28.0 km2015-09-19 09:07:09 UTCView event →
M 5.782 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile10.0 km2015-09-17 14:19:15 UTCView event →
M 5.785 km WNW of Illapel, Chile16.0 km2015-09-17 04:02:10 UTCView event →
M 5.777 km NW of Illapel, Chile32.1 km2015-09-16 23:23:25 UTCView event →
M 5.748 km W of Illapel, Chile35.0 km2015-09-16 23:09:26 UTCView event →
M 5.7161 km SW of La Esperanza (El Zapotal), Mexico5.0 km2015-09-08 08:03:53 UTCView event →
M 5.7143 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines296.0 km2015-09-02 01:18:29 UTCView event →
M 5.647 km WSW of Illapel, Chile28.4 km2015-09-21 19:56:08 UTCView event →
M 5.696 km W of Ovalle, Chile10.0 km2015-09-19 13:08:57 UTCView event →
M 5.6109 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile6.0 km2015-09-18 08:18:17 UTCView event →
M 5.659 km SSW of Ovalle, Chile37.8 km2015-09-16 23:09:06 UTCView event →
M 5.699 km SSW of Topolobampo, Mexico10.0 km2015-09-13 07:57:33 UTCView event →
M 5.6Izu Islands, Japan region10.0 km2015-09-01 15:24:08 UTCView event →
M 5.5Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia107.0 km2015-09-27 02:56:13 UTCView event →
M 5.5187 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea2.9 km2015-09-26 18:17:24 UTCView event →
M 5.5112 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines516.0 km2015-09-26 17:23:26 UTCView event →
M 5.577 km SW of Ovalle, Chile27.0 km2015-09-21 18:36:53 UTCView event →
M 5.552 km W of Coquimbo, Chile5.7 km2015-09-17 20:40:31 UTCView event →
M 5.576 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia68.1 km2015-09-17 08:58:44 UTCView event →
M 5.592 km WSW of Illapel, Chile10.0 km2015-09-17 05:44:39 UTCView event →
M 5.580 km WNW of Illapel, Chile17.6 km2015-09-17 04:26:38 UTCView event →
M 5.552 km SW of Ovalle, Chile35.0 km2015-09-17 02:59:29 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Chile296Max M8.3Japan61Max M6.0Indonesia57Max M6.6Papua New Guinea52Max M6.1United States24Max M6.0Russia21Max M5.8Mexico19Max M6.7Tonga17Max M5.2Northern Mariana Islands16Max M5.2Fiji14Max M6.0Vanuatu13Max M5.3Philippines10Max M5.7

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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