World Earthquake Report for Saturday, 18 March 2023
Sun, 19 Mar 2023, 00:24 00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 19 Mar 2023
Global seismic activity level on 18 March 2023: HIGH
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 51 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 147 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 520 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 1 x 1015 joules (287 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.5 x 105 tons of TNT or 15.5 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (18 Mar 2023)
#1: Mag 6.8 South Pacific Ocean, Provincia del Azuay, 49 km north of Machala, Ecuador
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 12:12 pm (GMT -5) -
#2: Mag 5.5 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand
Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 7:21 am (GMT +13) -
#3: Mag 5.0 28 km south of San Martin, Mendoza, Argentina
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 12:41 pm (GMT -3) -
#4: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:44 pm (GMT +13) -
#5: Mag 4.9 231 km northeast of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia
Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 1:30 am (GMT +9) -
#6: Mag 4.9 37 km southeast of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:30 am (GMT +4:30) -
#7: Mag 4.8 South Pacific Ocean, Fiji
Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 11:14 am (GMT +12) -
#8: Mag 4.8 South Pacific Ocean, 46 km north of Machala, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 12:22 pm (GMT -5) -
#9: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, Japan
Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 2:05 am (GMT +9) -
#10: Mag 4.8 Solomon Sea, 93 km south of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 9:05 pm (GMT +11) -
Earthquakes reported felt
#1: Mag 6.8 South Pacific Ocean, Provincia del Azuay, 49 km north of Machala, Ecuador - 253 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 12:12 pm (GMT -5) -#2: Mag 4.9 37 km southeast of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan - 43 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 4:30 am (GMT +4:30) -#3: Mag 4.7 South Pacific Ocean, 21 km southeast of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand - 36 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 1:42 pm (GMT +13) -
#4: Mag 5.0 28 km south of San Martin, Mendoza, Argentina - 21 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 12:41 pm (GMT -3) -#5: Mag 4.8 South Pacific Ocean, 46 km north of Machala, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador - 21 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 12:22 pm (GMT -5) -#6: Mag 3.5 13 km southeast of Latakia, Syria - 19 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 3:43 pm (GMT +3) -
#7: Mag 3.4 Provincia de Heredia, 29 km north of San Jose, San José, Costa Rica - 9 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 6:24 pm (GMT -6) -
#8: Mag 4.2 24 km west of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 9 reports
Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 10:42 am (GMT +13) -
#9: Mag 3.6 24 km south of Sibsagar, Jorhat, Assam, India - 5 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 9:03 am (GMT +5:30) -
#10: Mag 2.1 5.6 km southeast of Balingen, Tuebingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - 5 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 2:22 pm (GMT +1) -
#11: Mag 4.4 6.8 km southwest of Göksun, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey - 5 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 8:14 am (GMT +3) -
#12: Mag 4.3 24 km southwest of Göksun, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey - 5 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 12:25 pm (GMT +3) -
#13: Mag 3.9 39 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 5 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 3:04 pm (GMT +13) -
#14: Mag 4.0 South Pacific Ocean, 47 km north of Machala, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador - 4 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 12:55 pm (GMT -5) -
#15: Mag 4.6 74 km south of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile - 4 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 5:30 pm (GMT -3) -
#16: Mag 3.4 25 km southwest of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 4 reports
Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 3:43 am (GMT +13) -
#17: Mag 3.2 25 km southwest of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 4 reports
Sunday, Mar 19, 2023 at 9:20 am (GMT +13) -
#18: Mag 2.6 45 mi north of Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA - 3 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 12:38 am (GMT -6) -
#19: Mag 4.3 Provincia de Heredia, 29 km north of San Jose, San José, Costa Rica - 3 reports
Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 6:24 pm (GMT -6) -
#20: Mag 3.9 25 mi northeast of Bishop, Inyo County, California, USA - 3 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 12:03 am (GMT -7) -
#21: Mag 4.3 58 km east of Khandūd, Wākhān, Badakhshan, Afghanistan - 3 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 5:51 am (GMT +4:30) -
#22: Mag 4.2 78 km north of Bandar-e Lengeh, Hormozgan, Iran - 2 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 10:09 am (GMT +3:30) -
#23: Mag 3.1 4.5 km southeast of Thebes, Nomos Voiotias, Central Greece - 2 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 7:29 am (GMT +2) -
#24: Mag 3.3 4.7 km southwest of Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia - 2 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 1:01 am (GMT -5) -
#25: Mag 3.5 27 km southwest of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 2 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 6:09 pm (GMT +13) -
#26: Mag 3.2 29 km southeast of Euboea Island, Central Greece - 2 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 5:33 am (GMT +2) -
#27: Mag 4.7 58 km north of Colchani, Departamento de Potosi, Bolivia - 2 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 2:50 am (GMT -4) -
#28: Mag 3.0 20 km southeast of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand - 2 reports
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 1:48 pm (GMT +13) -
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