List, maps and statistics of the 20 largest earthquakes on Thursday, 6 Dec 2018

List, maps and statistics of the 20 largest earthquakes on Thursday, 6 Dec 2018
List, maps and statistics of the 20 largest earthquakes on Thursday, 6 Dec 2018

#1: M 5.9 Southeast of Loyalty Islands

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 23:27
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#2: M 5.5 Sumbawa Region, Indonesia

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 01:02
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#3: M 5.1 Loyalty Islands

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 06:07
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#4: M 5.0 LOYALTY ISLANDS

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 04:02
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#5: M 5.0 Mindanao, Philippines

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 14:13
Hypocenter depth: 182.0 km
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#6: M 5.0 NEW CALEDONIA

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 17:32
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#7: M 5.0 southeast of the Loyalty Islands

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 18:07
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
Local time at epicenter: 2018-12-06 18:07:30 UTC
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#8: M 5.0 3 (3 MMI)

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 23:43
Hypocenter depth: 19.0 km
Local time at epicenter: 07/12/2018 06:43:17 WIB
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#9: M 4.9 Fiji

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 03:49
Hypocenter depth: 35.8 km
Local time at epicenter: 2018-12-06 03:49:27 UTC
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#10: M 4.9 Nicaragua

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 09:43
Hypocenter depth: 159.0 km
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#11: M 4.9 Vanuatu Islands

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 18:44
Hypocenter depth: 252.0 km
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#12: M 4.9 southeast of the Loyalty Islands

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 17:55
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
Local time at epicenter: 2018-12-06 17:55:28 UTC
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#13: M 4.9 southeast of the Loyalty Islands

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 18:34
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
Local time at epicenter: 2018-12-06 18:34:26 UTC
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#14: M 4.8 MAYOTTE REGION

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 01:17
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#15: M 4.8 Near Coast of Peru

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 04:17
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#16: M 4.8 LOYALTY ISLANDS

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 06:18
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#17: M 4.7 ATL

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 03:42
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#18: M 4.7 Fiji Islands Region

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 04:09
Hypocenter depth: 574.0 km
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#19: M 4.7 SOUTHERN ALASKA

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 21:45
Hypocenter depth: 40.0 km
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#20: M 4.6 BANDA SEA

Time (UTC): Thursday, 6 Dec 2018 13:44
Hypocenter depth: 338.0 km
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