World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 16 March 2023
Fri, 17 Mar 2023, 00:24 00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 17 Mar 2023
Global seismic activity level on 16 March 2023: HIGH
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 7 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 35 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 156 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 298 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 3.9 x 1014 joules (108 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 93094 tons of TNT or 5.8 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (16 Mar 2023)
#1: Mag 6.5 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand
Wednesday, Mar 15, 2023 at 12:56 pm (GMT -12) -
#2: Mag 5.2 13 km southeast of Khvoy, West Azerbaijan, Iran
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 3:47 pm (GMT +4) -
#3: Mag 5.2 Indian Ocean, 273 km south of Jember, East Java, Indonesia
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 1:22 pm (GMT +8) -
#4: Mag 5.1 6.8 km north of Halabja, Qaḑā'Ḩalabchah, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 9:32 pm (GMT +3) -
#5: Mag 5.0 Philippine Sea, 216 km north of Colonia, Micronesia
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 3:03 am (GMT +10) -
#6: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 12:53 am (GMT -12) -
#7: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 3:37 pm (GMT +13) -
#8: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand
Wednesday, Mar 15, 2023 at 1:46 pm (GMT -12) -
#9: Mag 4.9 Bay of Bengal, 271 km southeast of Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Odisha, India
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 5:47 pm (GMT +6) -
#10: Mag 4.8 South Pacific Ocean, Fiji
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 6:27 am (GMT +13) -
Earthquakes reported felt
#1: Mag 4.5 42 km east of Peace River, Alberta, Canada - 544 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 8:46 am (GMT -6) -
#2: Mag 4.6 52 km east of Peace River, Alberta, Canada - 348 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 8:59 am (GMT -6) -
#3: Mag 4.8 17 km east of Masinloc, Province of Zambales, Central Luzon, Philippines - 74 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 12:21 pm (GMT +8) -
#4: Mag 4.3 Eastern Mediterranean, 31 km southeast of Erdemli, Mersin, Turkey - 66 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 10:59 pm (GMT +3) -
#5: Mag 5.1 6.8 km north of Halabja, Qaḑā'Ḩalabchah, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq - 45 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 9:32 pm (GMT +3) -#6: Mag 3.0 12 km southwest of Freiburg, Sarine District, Freiburg, Switzerland - 39 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 11:11 pm (GMT +1) -
#7: Mag 5.2 13 km southeast of Khvoy, West Azerbaijan, Iran - 22 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 3:47 pm (GMT +4) -#8: Mag 3.8 42 km southeast of Peace River, Alberta, Canada - 20 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 9:07 am (GMT -6) -
#9: Mag 4.8 7.9 km west of Bolu, Turkey - 20 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 1:55 pm (GMT +3) -
#10: Mag 6.5 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand - 11 reports
Wednesday, Mar 15, 2023 at 12:56 pm (GMT -12) -#11: Mag 3.6 16 km east of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 11 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 9:31 pm (GMT +2) -
#12: Mag 5.2 Indian Ocean, 273 km south of Jember, East Java, Indonesia - 9 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 1:22 pm (GMT +8) -#13: Mag 4.2 88 km north of Gisborne, New Zealand - 5 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 1:58 pm (GMT +13) -
#14: Mag 3.9 4 km south of San Francisco, Province of Agusan del Sur, Caraga, Philippines - 4 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 9:37 pm (GMT +8) -
#15: Mag 3.0 13 km northeast of Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy - 4 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 6:34 am (GMT +1) -
#16: Mag 3.4 San German, 10.1 km southeast of Mayaguez, Mayagüez Barrio-Pueblo, Puerto Rico - 4 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 5:57 pm (GMT -4) -
#17: Mag 4.2 5.7 km southwest of Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand - 3 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 2:01 pm (GMT +13) -
#18: Mag 2.9 12 mi south of Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA - 3 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 5:35 am (GMT -7) -
#19: Mag 3.9 8.8 km northwest of Bolu, Turkey - 2 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 7:36 pm (GMT +3) -
#20: Mag 3.1 39 km east of Nazilli, Aydın, Turkey - 2 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 6:19 pm (GMT +3) -
#21: Mag 4.4 4 km west of Behbahān, Khuzestan, Iran - 2 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 12:11 am (GMT +3:30) -
#22: Mag 4.6 North Pacific Ocean, 50 km northwest of Pizarro, Colombia - 2 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 9:03 am (GMT -5) -
#23: Mag 2.3 5.2 mi southeast of Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, California, USA - 2 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 7:31 am (GMT -7) -
#24: Mag 3.1 13 km northwest of Bolu, Turkey - 2 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 4:04 pm (GMT +3) -
#25: Mag 3.2 44 km southeast of Vlorë, Albania - 2 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 4:27 am (GMT +1) -
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