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Events849
Largest magnitudeM 7.7
M6+16
M7+2
Average depth42.7 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2021-02-10 13:19:55 UTCView event →
M 7.173 km ENE of Namie, Japan44.0 km2021-02-13 14:07:49 UTCView event →
M 6.7West Chile Rise10.0 km2021-02-03 05:23:43 UTCView event →
M 6.3southeast of the Loyalty Islands12.0 km2021-02-10 21:24:00 UTCView event →
M 6.3219 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia10.0 km2021-02-10 12:52:27 UTCView event →
M 6.3189 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2021-02-07 05:45:51 UTCView event →
M 6.2136 km S of Port-Vila, Vanuatu14.0 km2021-02-18 06:37:30 UTCView event →
M 6.282 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu13.0 km2021-02-16 00:49:25 UTCView event →
M 6.1157 km ESE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna3.7 km2021-02-18 15:30:47 UTCView event →
M 6.1southeast of the Loyalty Islands12.0 km2021-02-17 22:49:38 UTCView event →
M 6.1southeast of the Loyalty Islands14.0 km2021-02-10 18:36:41 UTCView event →
M 6.1southeast of the Loyalty Islands11.7 km2021-02-10 16:35:22 UTCView event →
M 6.1southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2021-02-10 13:01:59 UTCView event →
M 6.1southeast of the Loyalty Islands11.0 km2021-02-10 12:24:21 UTCView event →
M 6.0southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.6 km2021-02-11 06:52:28 UTCView event →
M 6.09 km W of Magsaysay, Philippines16.0 km2021-02-07 04:22:56 UTCView event →
M 5.986 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu11.0 km2021-02-28 23:37:15 UTCView event →
M 5.971 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu14.3 km2021-02-16 01:32:00 UTCView event →
M 5.9Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region98.0 km2021-02-12 17:01:35 UTCView event →
M 5.9southeast of the Loyalty Islands8.0 km2021-02-12 10:06:01 UTCView event →
M 5.9southeast of the Loyalty Islands9.8 km2021-02-11 00:14:47 UTCView event →
M 5.8southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2021-02-26 11:58:28 UTCView event →
M 5.8157 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia25.0 km2021-02-22 19:22:11 UTCView event →
M 5.8central East Pacific Rise10.0 km2021-02-18 19:31:31 UTCView event →
M 5.8southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2021-02-11 08:22:10 UTCView event →
M 5.8southeast of the Loyalty Islands18.0 km2021-02-11 04:15:18 UTCView event →
M 5.8southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2021-02-10 23:45:15 UTCView event →
M 5.8southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2021-02-10 20:45:14 UTCView event →
M 5.8southeast of the Loyalty Islands9.0 km2021-02-02 23:58:34 UTCView event →
M 5.8141 km NNE of Ba, Fiji10.0 km2021-02-02 20:49:27 UTCView event →
M 5.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands11.0 km2021-02-28 20:37:37 UTCView event →
M 5.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2021-02-14 15:01:42 UTCView event →
M 5.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2021-02-11 08:39:13 UTCView event →
M 5.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands15.0 km2021-02-11 07:18:41 UTCView event →
M 5.7126 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines35.2 km2021-02-08 00:00:40 UTCView event →
M 5.7southeast of the Loyalty Islands11.0 km2021-02-04 12:14:26 UTCView event →
M 5.6294 km E of Levuka, Fiji552.1 km2021-02-27 02:13:01 UTCView event →
M 5.66 km SE of Vogar, Iceland10.0 km2021-02-24 10:05:59 UTCView event →
M 5.6209 km WSW of Adak, Alaska19.0 km2021-02-19 09:11:21 UTCView event →
M 5.6113 km S of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2021-02-13 15:33:57 UTCView event →
M 5.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2021-02-10 21:40:34 UTCView event →
M 5.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2021-02-10 17:25:50 UTCView event →
M 5.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2021-02-10 14:18:19 UTCView event →
M 5.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands11.0 km2021-02-10 12:32:11 UTCView event →
M 5.6central East Pacific Rise10.0 km2021-02-10 08:22:32 UTCView event →
M 5.6110 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea53.0 km2021-02-09 02:55:47 UTCView event →
M 5.6southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2021-02-03 00:42:20 UTCView event →
M 5.578 km SW of Islay (Matarani), Peru14.0 km2021-02-28 02:16:04 UTCView event →
M 5.5southeast Indian Ridge10.0 km2021-02-25 08:51:05 UTCView event →
M 5.563 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu4.2 km2021-02-20 02:44:05 UTCView event →
M 5.574 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.0 km2021-02-17 12:21:42 UTCView event →
M 5.511 km N of Kamárai, Greece5.3 km2021-02-17 03:36:07 UTCView event →
M 5.565 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu10.1 km2021-02-16 01:22:19 UTCView event →
M 5.5southeast of the Loyalty Islands10.0 km2021-02-11 07:24:04 UTCView event →
M 5.5Kermadec Islands region343.5 km2021-02-08 08:06:19 UTCView event →
M 5.4185 km WSW of Adak, Alaska22.0 km2021-02-28 10:44:50 UTCView event →
M 5.4117 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia10.0 km2021-02-26 07:46:09 UTCView event →
M 5.4Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2021-02-25 05:41:05 UTCView event →
M 5.4southeast of the Loyalty Islands8.0 km2021-02-22 05:17:32 UTCView event →
M 5.4west of Macquarie Island10.0 km2021-02-18 20:18:42 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Vanuatu67Max M6.2Indonesia58Max M6.3Japan46Max M7.1Tonga38Max M5.3Philippines34Max M6.0Papua New Guinea26Max M6.3Fiji18Max M5.8Chile14Max M6.7India13Max M5.8Iceland13Max M5.6Russia11Max M5.1Peru10Max M5.5

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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