Earthquake Archive: Past Quakes Worldwide during February 2023

Past earthquakes worldwide: February 2023 - list, stats and map

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Quakes during February 2023:

2 quakes above magnitude 7
14 quakes between magnitude 6 and 7
149 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
1375 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
4943 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
11567 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
16411 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

During February 2023, there were 2 quakes of magnitude 7.0 or above, 14 quakes between 6.0 and 7.0, 149 quakes between 5.0 and 6.0, 1375 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 4943 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 11567 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 16411 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel. See all quakes in the past 24 hours!

Strongest quake: Mag. 7.8 | 32 km W of Gaziantep, Turkey -

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Showing quakes magnitude 5.1 or higher (116 out of 34461 quakes, show more):

Date and time	Mag Depth	Nearest volcano (distance)	Location	Details	Map
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 GMT (5 quakes)
Feb 28, 2023 19:44 GMT Feb 28, 2023 1:44 pm (GMT -6)	5.2 68 km		37 Km S of Iztapa, Guatemala 39 reports	More
Feb 28, 2023 14:46 GMT Feb 28, 2023 10:46 pm (GMT +8)	5.2 10 km		Western Sichuan, China 3 reports	More
Feb 28, 2023 12:07 GMT Feb 28, 2023 4:07 pm (GMT +4)	5.4 10 km		Carlsberg Ridge	More
Feb 28, 2023 11:12 GMT Feb 28, 2023 8:12 pm (GMT +9)	5.2 10 km		Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan	More
Feb 28, 2023 04:20 GMT Feb 28, 2023 9:20 am (GMT +5)	5.2 10 km		61 Km W of Murghob, Tajikistan 1 report	More
Monday, February 27, 2023 GMT (7 quakes)
Feb 27, 2023 18:46 GMT Feb 27, 2023 12:46 pm (GMT -6)	5.3 77 km		Near Chinandega, Chinandega, Nicaragua 47 reports	More
Feb 27, 2023 09:50 GMT Feb 27, 2023 8:50 pm (GMT +11)	5.5 83 km		Solomon Islands: Santa Cruz Islands	More
Feb 27, 2023 09:04 GMT Feb 27, 2023 12:04 pm (GMT +3)	5.2 10 km		Eastern Turkey 26 reports	More
Feb 27, 2023 06:40 GMT Feb 26, 2023 6:40 pm (GMT -12)	5.6 548 km		Fiji Islands Region	More
Feb 27, 2023 06:01 GMT Feb 26, 2023 6:01 pm (GMT -12)	5.3 300 km		New Zealand	More
Feb 27, 2023 01:31 GMT Feb 27, 2023 2:31 pm (GMT +13)	5.5 33 km		New Zealand	More
Feb 27, 2023 01:26 GMT Feb 27, 2023 9:26 am (GMT +8)	5.6 23 km		67 Km WSW of Poso, Indonesia 1 report	More
Sunday, February 26, 2023 GMT (2 quakes)
Feb 26, 2023 23:58 GMT Feb 27, 2023 7:58 am (GMT +8)	5.1 10 km		China: Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang Border Region 1 report	More
Feb 26, 2023 11:48 GMT Feb 25, 2023 11:48 pm (GMT -12)	5.1 33 km		New Zealand 1 report	More
Saturday, February 25, 2023 GMT (6 quakes)
Feb 25, 2023 22:45 GMT Feb 26, 2023 11:45 am (GMT +13)	5.1 613 km		Fiji: New Zealand	More
Feb 25, 2023 21:24 GMT Feb 26, 2023 7:24 am (GMT +10)	6.2 38 km		New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea 3 reports	More
Feb 25, 2023 13:27 GMT Feb 25, 2023 10:27 pm (GMT +9)	6.0 50 km		Hokkaido, Japan Region 45 reports	More
Feb 25, 2023 10:27 GMT Feb 25, 2023 1:27 pm (GMT +3)	5.2 17 km		Central Turkey 78 reports	More
Feb 25, 2023 10:25 GMT Feb 25, 2023 7:25 pm (GMT +9)	5.1 10 km		Japan: Northwest of Ryukyu Islands 8 reports	More
Feb 25, 2023 05:00 GMT Feb 25, 2023 4:00 am (GMT -1)	5.1 10 km		Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2 reports	More
Thursday, February 23, 2023 GMT (4 quakes)
Feb 23, 2023 20:02 GMT Feb 24, 2023 5:02 am (GMT +9)	6.8 112 km		Indonesia: Di Laut 133 Km BaratLaut Daruba 9 reports	More

Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.8 x 10¹⁶ joules (13294 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.1 x 10⁷ tons of TNT or 714.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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