Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.
| Magnitude | Location | Depth | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 7.4 | South Georgia Island region | 10.0 km | 2016-08-19 07:32:22 UTC | View event → |
| M 7.2 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands | 16.4 km | 2016-08-12 01:26:36 UTC | View event → |
| M 7.1 | north of Ascension Island | 10.0 km | 2016-08-29 04:29:57 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.8 | 90 km NE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | 476.0 km | 2016-08-31 03:11:34 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.8 | 26 km W of Chauk, Myanmar | 82.0 km | 2016-08-24 10:34:54 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.3 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | 510.0 km | 2016-08-04 16:24:33 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.2 | 5 km WNW of Accumoli, Italy | 4.4 km | 2016-08-24 01:36:32 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.2 | 49 km WSW of La Quiaca, Argentina | 270.0 km | 2016-08-04 14:15:12 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.1 | South Georgia Island region | 12.0 km | 2016-08-21 03:45:23 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.1 | south of the Fiji Islands | 112.9 km | 2016-08-12 03:29:32 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.0 | 149 km N of Maumere, Indonesia | 533.0 km | 2016-08-23 19:39:44 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.0 | 170 km ENE of Miyako, Japan | 10.0 km | 2016-08-20 09:01:26 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.0 | southern East Pacific Rise | 10.0 km | 2016-08-18 18:09:43 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.9 | Izu Islands, Japan region | 456.0 km | 2016-08-25 17:04:43 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.8 | 174 km NE of Opotiki, New Zealand | 15.4 km | 2016-08-31 22:04:35 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.8 | 159 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia | 520.3 km | 2016-08-23 19:40:46 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.8 | 169 km ENE of Miyako, Japan | 11.0 km | 2016-08-20 15:58:04 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.8 | South Georgia Island region | 3.4 km | 2016-08-19 17:33:40 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.7 | South Sandwich Islands region | 10.0 km | 2016-08-19 07:36:01 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.7 | 37 km NNW of Whitsundays, Australia | 10.0 km | 2016-08-18 04:30:08 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.7 | 48 km S of Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinskiy, Russia | 11.0 km | 2016-08-14 11:15:14 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.6 | 164 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia | 19.0 km | 2016-08-24 13:48:45 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.6 | 5 km S of Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Italy | 3.3 km | 2016-08-24 02:33:29 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.6 | Izu Islands, Japan region | 391.0 km | 2016-08-22 09:33:07 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.6 | 64 km E of Namie, Japan | 33.0 km | 2016-08-15 07:04:41 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.6 | 269 km W of Adak, Alaska | 65.0 km | 2016-08-14 16:28:55 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.6 | South Sandwich Islands region | 34.0 km | 2016-08-02 07:32:29 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.6 | South Indian Ocean | 10.0 km | 2016-08-01 07:42:51 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | 246 km W of Abepura, Indonesia | 41.8 km | 2016-08-28 07:23:52 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands | 10.0 km | 2016-08-20 03:13:45 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | South Georgia Island region | 6.8 km | 2016-08-19 20:37:15 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | southern East Pacific Rise | 10.0 km | 2016-08-18 18:49:43 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | 11 km SW of Tapay, Peru | 20.0 km | 2016-08-15 02:59:00 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | Kermadec Islands region | 10.0 km | 2016-08-14 04:09:47 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | South Indian Ocean | 10.0 km | 2016-08-05 12:34:15 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | 50 km NNW of Constitución, Chile | 14.2 km | 2016-08-30 08:09:09 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge | 10.0 km | 2016-08-29 21:40:38 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | South Sandwich Islands region | 58.6 km | 2016-08-27 04:51:05 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | South Georgia Island region | 5.4 km | 2016-08-20 11:17:54 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | South Georgia Island region | 10.0 km | 2016-08-19 07:38:50 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | 25 km ESE of Calama, Chile | 107.2 km | 2016-08-16 02:58:38 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | 21 km SE of Bugasong, Philippines | 29.0 km | 2016-08-15 11:32:02 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | 39 km W of Waingapu, Indonesia | 48.9 km | 2016-08-12 18:20:12 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands | 10.0 km | 2016-08-12 01:38:35 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands | 10.0 km | 2016-08-12 01:32:49 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | 2 km NE of Alabel, Philippines | 87.8 km | 2016-08-06 09:08:23 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge | 10.0 km | 2016-08-05 17:49:31 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | South Indian Ocean | 10.0 km | 2016-08-01 10:29:22 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | South Sandwich Islands region | 10.0 km | 2016-08-30 15:46:02 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | South Sandwich Islands region | 10.0 km | 2016-08-23 02:52:05 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | 145 km E of Miyako, Japan | 5.8 km | 2016-08-21 23:13:09 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | South Georgia Island region | 10.0 km | 2016-08-20 11:27:19 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | 137 km E of Yamada, Japan | 23.4 km | 2016-08-20 05:14:57 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | South Georgia Island region | 10.0 km | 2016-08-20 00:15:39 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | South Georgia Island region | 10.0 km | 2016-08-20 00:04:22 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | 26 km W of Islay (Matarani), Peru | 44.9 km | 2016-08-19 09:49:10 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | 183 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste | 137.5 km | 2016-08-18 11:19:15 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | 103 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia | 65.2 km | 2016-08-12 18:38:42 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands | 10.0 km | 2016-08-12 01:36:05 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | 69 km SSE of Sonsorol Village, Palau | 6.8 km | 2016-08-06 04:19:12 UTC | View event → |
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