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Quakes during December 2022:

8 quakes above magnitude 6
135 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
1271 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
3391 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
7436 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
17530 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

During December 2022, there were 8 quakes of magnitude 6.0 or above, 135 quakes between 5.0 and 6.0, 1271 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 3391 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 7436 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 17530 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.

Strongest quake: Mag. 6.0 | South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia -

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Showing quakes magnitude 5.1 or higher (20 out of 29771 quakes, show more):

Date and time	Mag Depth	Nearest volcano (distance)	Location	Details	Map
Friday, December 30, 2022 GMT (4 quakes)
Dec 30, 2022 21:53 GMT Dec 30, 2022 4:53 pm (GMT -5)	5.2 18 km		65 Km SW of Changuillo, Peru 2 reports	More
Dec 30, 2022 21:02 GMT Dec 30, 2022 11:02 pm (GMT +2)	5.1 10 km		South of Africa	More
Dec 30, 2022 09:42 GMT Dec 30, 2022 10:42 pm (GMT +13)	5.4 10 km		78 Km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga	More
Dec 30, 2022 05:19 GMT Dec 30, 2022 12:19 am (GMT -5)	5.3 8.9 km		287 Km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile 1 report	More
Thursday, December 29, 2022 GMT (3 quakes)
Dec 29, 2022 23:26 GMT Dec 30, 2022 5:26 am (GMT +6)	5.3 10 km		267 Km SW of Sibolga, Indonesia 2 reports	More
Dec 29, 2022 13:13 GMT Dec 29, 2022 9:13 pm (GMT +8)	5.2 141 km		10 Km SSW of Pondaguitan, Philippines	More
Dec 29, 2022 06:10 GMT Dec 28, 2022 6:10 pm (GMT -12)	5.2 133 km		Tonga: South of the Fiji Islands	More
Wednesday, December 28, 2022 GMT (4 quakes)
Dec 28, 2022 21:11 GMT Dec 28, 2022 4:11 pm (GMT -5)	5.3 74 km		NEAR COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU 11 reports	More
Dec 28, 2022 17:16 GMT Dec 29, 2022 1:16 am (GMT +8)	5.6 10 km		China: Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang Border Region	More
Dec 28, 2022 16:34 GMT Dec 29, 2022 3:34 am (GMT +11)	6.0 10 km		New Caledonia: 288 Km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu	More
Dec 28, 2022 07:44 GMT Dec 28, 2022 5:44 pm (GMT +10)	5.2 43 km		114 Km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia	More
Tuesday, December 27, 2022 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 27, 2022 23:43 GMT Dec 27, 2022 6:43 pm (GMT -5)	5.1 10 km		103 Km WNW of Valparaíso, Chile 14 reports	More
Dec 27, 2022 01:00 GMT Dec 27, 2022 2:00 pm (GMT +13)	5.5 10 km		Tonga Islands 1 report	More
Monday, December 26, 2022 GMT (5 quakes)
Dec 26, 2022 19:50 GMT Dec 27, 2022 7:50 am (GMT +12)	5.3 334 km		New Zealand	More
Dec 26, 2022 12:21 GMT Dec 26, 2022 3:21 pm (GMT +3)	5.5 10 km		Eritrea: 64 Km ENE of Ādīgrat, Ethiopia 3 reports	More
Dec 26, 2022 12:05 GMT Dec 26, 2022 9:05 pm (GMT +9)	5.1 10 km		Izu Islands, Japan Region 1 report	More
Dec 26, 2022 09:35 GMT Dec 26, 2022 7:35 am (GMT -2)	5.1 19 km		South Sandwich Islands Region	More
Dec 26, 2022 05:27 GMT Dec 25, 2022 5:27 pm (GMT -12)	5.5 517 km		Fiji Region	More
Sunday, December 25, 2022 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 25, 2022 19:53 GMT Dec 25, 2022 11:53 am (GMT -8)	5.1 10 km		Southern East Pacific Rise	More
Dec 25, 2022 19:45 GMT Dec 25, 2022 11:45 am (GMT -8)	5.4 10 km		Southern East Pacific Rise	More

Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.8 x 10¹⁴ joules (50.3 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 43260 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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