List, maps and statistics of the 20 largest earthquakes on Sunday, 17 May 2020

List, maps and statistics of the 20 largest earthquakes on Sunday, 17 May 2020
List, maps and statistics of the 20 largest earthquakes on Sunday, 17 May 2020

#1: M 5.5 South of Fiji Islands

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 19:07
Hypocenter depth: 470.0 km
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#2: M 5.2 212 Km al noreste de Jamaica (Cuba)

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 20:47
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
Local time at epicenter: 2020-05-17 14:47:13
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#3: M 5.1 Tonga Islands

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 13:49
Hypocenter depth: 107.8 km
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#4: M 4.8 95km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska (USA)

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 05:26
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
Local time at epicenter: 2020-05-16 18:26:30 -11:00
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#5: M 4.8 Uttar Pradesh, India

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 08:53
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#6: M 4.7 10km WNW of Yamethin, Burma (Myanmar (Burma))

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 04:32
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
Local time at epicenter: 2020-05-17 11:02:15 +06:30
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#7: M 4.7 51km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada (USA)

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 21:17
Hypocenter depth: 10.4 km
Local time at epicenter: 2020-05-17 13:17:02 -08:00
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#8: M 4.6 Irian Jaya, Indonesia

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 14:48
Hypocenter depth: 34.0 km
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#9: M 4.6 Northern Peru

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 19:27
Hypocenter depth: 40.0 km
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#10: M 4.6 201 Km al noreste de Jamaica (Cuba)

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 22:41
Hypocenter depth: 5.0 km
Local time at epicenter: 2020-05-17 16:41:20
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#11: M 4.6 202 Km al noreste de Jamaica (Cuba)

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 23:00
Hypocenter depth: 7.0 km
Local time at epicenter: 2020-05-17 17:00:20
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#12: M 4.5 107km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 00:50
Hypocenter depth: 28.9 km
Local time at epicenter: 2020-05-17 10:50:56 +10:00
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#13: M 4.5 New Zealand

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 09:07
Hypocenter depth: 733.1 km
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#14: M 4.5 Shikoku, Japan

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 11:38
Hypocenter depth: 20.0 km
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#15: M 4.5 57km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada (USA)

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 11:53
Hypocenter depth: 9.6 km
Local time at epicenter: 2020-05-17 03:53:53 -08:00
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#16: M 4.5 Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 14:57
Hypocenter depth: 10.0 km
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#17: M 4.5 93km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 19:26
Hypocenter depth: 66.9 km
Local time at epicenter: 2020-05-18 06:26:39 +11:00
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#18: M 4.5 53 Km Al Este-NE De Santa María De Nieva, Condorcanqui - Amazonas (Peru)

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 19:27
Hypocenter depth: 17.0 km
Local time at epicenter: 17/05/2020 14:27:08
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#19: M 4.4 Near North Coast of Irian Jaya (Indonesia)

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 00:54
Hypocenter depth: 12.0 km
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#20: M 4.4 50 km al NORESTE de MATIAS ROMERO, OAX (Mexico)

Time (UTC): Sunday, 17 May 2020 12:05
Hypocenter depth: 131.0 km
Local time at epicenter: 2020-05-17 06:05:31 (Hora de México)
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