World Earthquake Report for Friday, 17 March 2023
Sat, 18 Mar 2023, 00:24 00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 18 Mar 2023
Global seismic activity level on 17 March 2023: MODERATE
Magnitude 5+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 45 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 163 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 477 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 2.4 x 1013 joules (6.76 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5814 tons of TNT or 0.4 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (17 Mar 2023)
#1: Mag 5.1 114 km west of Chamdo, Tibet, China
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 6:39 pm (GMT +8) -
#2: Mag 5.0 Philippine Sea, 139 km southeast of Mati, Philippines
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 12:11 am (GMT +8) -
#3: Mag 5.0 Indian Ocean, 181 km southwest of Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 7:05 pm (GMT +7) -
#4: Mag 4.9 South China Sea, 52 km southwest of ollong-gapo, Philippines
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 9:56 pm (GMT +8) -
#5: Mag 4.9 South China Sea, 39 km northwest of Laoag, Province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 9:23 pm (GMT +8) -
#6: Mag 4.9 88 km northeast of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 8:47 pm (GMT +10) -
#7: Mag 4.8 40 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:46 am (GMT +13) -
#8: Mag 4.7 27 km southwest of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 8:58 am (GMT +13) -
#9: Mag 4.7 Philippine Sea, 71 km east of General Santos City, Philippines
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 3:37 am (GMT +8) -
#10: Mag 4.7 142 km south of Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 2:19 am (GMT +8) -
Earthquakes reported felt
#1: Mag 4.0 1.2 km northeast of Albufeira, Faro, Portugal - 456 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 3:35 am (GMT +0) -
#2: Mag 4.8 40 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 35 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:46 am (GMT +13) -#3: Mag 4.6 40 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 29 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:31 am (GMT +13) -
#4: Mag 4.7 27 km southwest of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 26 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 8:58 am (GMT +13) -#5: Mag 4.9 South China Sea, 52 km southwest of ollong-gapo, Philippines - 24 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 9:56 pm (GMT +8) -#6: Mag 3.4 28 km southwest of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 13 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 3:29 am (GMT +13) -
#7: Mag 4.0 13 km northwest of Amaliada, Ilia Prefecture, Western Greece - 13 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 3:45 pm (GMT +2) -
#8: Mag 5.0 Indian Ocean, 181 km southwest of Yogyakarta, Indonesia - 12 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 7:05 pm (GMT +7) -#9: Mag 4.6 53 km north of Te Anau, Southland District, New Zealand - 9 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 1:00 pm (GMT +13) -
#10: Mag 3.6 20 km northwest of Târgu Jiu, Gorj, Romania - 7 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 4:17 pm (GMT +2) -
#11: Mag 4.9 South China Sea, 39 km northwest of Laoag, Province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines - 6 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 9:23 pm (GMT +8) -#12: Mag 2.6 Norte de Santander, Colombia, 8.5 km south of San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela - 5 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 6:42 pm (GMT -4) -
#13: Mag 2.9 25 km southwest of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 5 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 8:56 am (GMT +13) -
#14: Mag 2.2 11 mi south of Mustang, Canadian County, Oklahoma, USA - 4 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 2:13 am (GMT -5) -
#15: Mag 4.7 Philippine Sea, 71 km east of General Santos City, Philippines - 4 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 3:37 am (GMT +8) -#16: Mag 4.1 12 km east of Los Reyes de Salgado, Michoacan, Mexico - 4 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 12:40 am (GMT -6) -
#17: Mag 2.7 North Atlantic Ocean, 63 km north of Horta, Azores, Portugal - 3 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 4:15 am (GMT -1) -
#18: Mag 2.9 4.1 km north of Kawerau, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 3 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 3:31 am (GMT +13) -
#19: Mag 4.0 30 km south of Quito, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador - 3 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 1:11 am (GMT -5) -
#20: Mag 3.1 27 km southwest of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 3 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 3:56 am (GMT +13) -
#21: Mag 3.6 27 km southwest of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 3 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:51 am (GMT +13) -
#22: Mag 4.3 5.3 km east of Göksun, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey - 3 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 4:41 am (GMT +3) -
#23: Mag 3.0 40 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 3 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 3:41 am (GMT +13) -
#24: Mag 3.7 28 km southwest of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 2 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:40 am (GMT +13) -
#25: Mag 3.0 33 km west of Kozan, Adana, Turkey - 2 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 6:59 pm (GMT +3) -
#26: Mag 3.3 35 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 2 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 9:25 am (GMT +13) -
#27: Mag 3.7 21 km southwest of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 2 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 9:03 am (GMT +13) -
#28: Mag 4.1 34 km northwest of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey - 2 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 9:20 pm (GMT +3) -
#29: Mag 3.1 26 km southwest of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 2 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 6:16 am (GMT +13) -
#30: Mag 3.4 20 km southwest of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 2 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:34 am (GMT +13) -
#31: Mag 2.2 4.4 km north of Kawerau, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 2 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:03 am (GMT +13) -
#32: Mag 3.1 38 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 2 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 9:47 am (GMT +13) -
#33: Mag 3.3 39 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 2 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 8:24 am (GMT +13) -
#34: Mag 3.5 36 km east of Magugpo Poblacion, Davao, Philippines - 2 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 1:59 pm (GMT +8) -
#35: Mag 2.6 27 km southwest of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 2 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 3:37 am (GMT +13) -
#36: Mag 4.1 South China Sea, 50 km northwest of Laoag, Province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines - 2 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 10:16 pm (GMT +8) -
#37: Mag 3.6 18 km southeast of Khvoy, West Azerbaijan, Iran - 2 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 4:59 am (GMT +3:30) -
#38: Mag 2.5 4.4 km north of Kawerau, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 2 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 3:33 am (GMT +13) -
#39: Mag 4.4 North Atlantic Ocean, 98 km northeast of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - 2 reports
Thursday, Mar 16, 2023 at 11:26 pm (GMT -4) -
#40: Mag 2.9 Indian Ocean, 97 km south of Kuta, Kabupaten Badung, Bali, Indonesia - 2 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 6:07 pm (GMT +8) -
#41: Mag 2.5 49 km west of Chiquinquira, Boyaca, Colombia - 2 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 5:16 pm (GMT -5) -
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