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Earthquakes Today: top 20 quakes in the world by country, past 24 hours

updated: 28 Mar 17:54 -
Today's largest quake was in Solomon Islands: 6.1 quake Solomon Sea, 176 km northwest of Honiara, Solomon Islands, Mar 28, 2023 9:19 am (GMT +11).
The countries with greatest number of quakes were: Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey.
Top 20 earthquakes last 24 hours
Top 20 earthquakes last 24 hours

Largest quakes by country

1Solomon Islands6.1 quake Solomon Sea, 176 km northwest of Honiara, Solomon Islands, 20 hours ago
2Japan6.0 quake North Pacific Ocean, 178 km east of Aomori, Japan, 9 hours ago
3Philippines5.3 quake South China Sea, 22 km northwest of Laoag, Province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines, 12 hours ago
4Iceland5.0 quake Iceland: 21.8 Km E of Ásbyrgi 1 hour and 6 minutes ago
5Indonesia5.0 quake Molucca Sea, 118 km southeast of Gorontalo, Indonesia, 14 hours ago
6Uganda4.9 quake Uganda, 97 km south of Butembo, North Kivu, Nord Kivu, Congo - Kinshasa, 24 hours ago
7Kyrgyzstan4.8 quake Gorno-Badakhshan, Kyrgyzstan, 250 km southeast of Isfara, Tajikistan, 9 hours ago
8Vanuatu4.7 quake Coral Sea, 96 km west of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, 15 hours ago
9Colombia4.7 quake Caribbean Sea, Colombia, 77 km west of Oranjestad, Aruba, 41 minutes ago
10Peru4.6 quake Pasco, 48 km northeast of Santa Rosa, Chanchamayo, Junin, Peru, 22 hours ago
11Bhutan4.4 quake Mongar, 39 km northwest of Pemagatshel, Pemagatsel, Pemagatshel, Bhutan, 14 hours ago
12Dominican Republic4.4 quake North Atlantic Ocean, 170 km northeast of Higuey, Dominican Republic, 13 hours ago
13China4.3 quake 251 km southwest of Chotan, Hotan Diqu, Xinjiang, China, 13 hours ago
14Fiji4.2 quake South Pacific Ocean, Fiji, 19 hours ago
15Russia4.1 quake 20 km southwest of Izberbash, Dagestan, Russia, 20 hours ago
16Mexico4.1 quake North Pacific Ocean, 55 km south of Tonala, Chiapas, Mexico, 17 hours ago
17Turkey4.0 quake 48 km west of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, 7 hours ago
18Chile3.8 quake 185 km east of Antofagasta, Chile, 2 hours and 7 minutes ago
19Myanmar (Burma)3.7 quake Near Yangon, Rangoon, Myanmar (Burma), 11 hours ago
20New Zealand3.7 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 21 hours ago

Largest number of quakes by country (magnitude 3+)

1Mexico33 quakes
2Indonesia21 quakes
3Turkey13 quakes
4USA5 quakes
5Philippines5 quakes
6Japan5 quakes
7Argentina3 quakes
8New Zealand3 quakes
9Solomon Islands3 quakes
10Puerto Rico2 quakes
11India2 quakes
12Nicaragua2 quakes
13Guatemala2 quakes
14France2 quakes
15Russia2 quakes
16Dominican Republic2 quakes
17Colombia2 quakes
18Tajikistan1 quake
19Haiti1 quake
20Italy1 quake

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