World Earthquake Report for Monday, 6 March 2023
Tue, 7 Mar 2023, 00:24 00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 7 Mar 2023
Global seismic activity level on 6 March 2023: MODERATE
Magnitude 5+: 4 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 40 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 122 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 372 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 5.2 x 1013 joules (14.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 12404 tons of TNT or 0.8 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (6 Mar 2023)
#1: Mag 5.8 South Pacific Ocean, Fiji
Monday, Mar 6, 2023 at 8:59 am (GMT -12) -
#2: Mag 5.1 North Pacific Ocean, 73 km south of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
Tuesday, Mar 7, 2023 at 7:24 am (GMT +9) -
#3: Mag 5.0 South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
Monday, Mar 6, 2023 at 7:25 am (GMT -2) -
#4: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, 50 km northwest of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Monday, Mar 6, 2023 at 4:34 am (GMT -3) -
#5: Mag 4.9 North Pacific Ocean, 97 km southwest of Corinto, Chinandega, Nicaragua
Monday, Mar 6, 2023 at 3:25 am (GMT -6) -
#6: Mag 4.8 Philippine Sea, 92 km southeast of General Santos City, Philippines
Monday, Mar 6, 2023 at 11:53 pm (GMT +8) -
#7: Mag 4.8 South Pacific Ocean, 676 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Tuesday, Mar 7, 2023 at 3:27 am (GMT +13) -
#8: Mag 4.8 Indian Ocean, 150 km south of Blitar, East Java, Indonesia
Monday, Mar 6, 2023 at 8:50 am (GMT +7) -
#9: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, 114 km southwest of Chinandega, Nicaragua
Monday, Mar 6, 2023 at 2:22 pm (GMT -6) -
#10: Mag 4.7 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand
Tuesday, Mar 7, 2023 at 1:34 am (GMT +13) -
Earthquakes reported felt
#1: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, 50 km northwest of Coquimbo, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile - 12 reports
Monday, Mar 6, 2023 at 4:34 am (GMT -3) -#2: Mag 3.0 80 km southwest of Phalaborwa, South Africa - 12 reports
Monday, Mar 6, 2023 at 8:07 pm (GMT +2) -
#3: Mag 4.0 13 km west of Antioch, Antakya İlçesi, Hatay, Turkey - 8 reports
Monday, Mar 6, 2023 at 2:02 pm (GMT +3) -
#4: Mag 4.8 Philippine Sea, 92 km southeast of General Santos City, Philippines - 5 reports
Monday, Mar 6, 2023 at 11:53 pm (GMT +8) -#5: Mag 4.0 1.5 km southeast of Elbistan, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey - 4 reports
Monday, Mar 6, 2023 at 4:03 pm (GMT +3) -
#6: Mag 4.0 12 km north of Antioch, Antakya İlçesi, Hatay, Turkey - 3 reports
Tuesday, Mar 7, 2023 at 1:15 am (GMT +3) -
#7: Mag 2.8 18 km northwest of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand - 3 reports
Tuesday, Mar 7, 2023 at 4:19 am (GMT +13) -
#8: Mag 4.8 Indian Ocean, 150 km south of Blitar, East Java, Indonesia - 3 reports
Monday, Mar 6, 2023 at 8:50 am (GMT +7) -#9: Mag 2.8 9.7 km southeast of Izmir, İzmir, Turkey - 2 reports
Monday, Mar 6, 2023 at 2:50 pm (GMT +3) -
#10: Mag 4.0 27 km southeast of Yilan, Taiwan - 2 reports
Monday, Mar 6, 2023 at 10:34 pm (GMT +8) -
#11: Mag 3.0 22 km north of Bajah, Gouvernorat de Béja, Tunisia - 2 reports
Monday, Mar 6, 2023 at 11:03 pm (GMT +1) -
#12: Mag 3.3 9.2 km south of Antioch, Antakya İlçesi, Hatay, Turkey - 2 reports
Monday, Mar 6, 2023 at 11:52 pm (GMT +3) -
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