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World Earthquake Report for March 2023

Sun, 26 Mar 2023, 18:00 18:00 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during March 2023
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during March 2023
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Summary: 9 quakes 6.0+, 118 quakes 5.0+, 963 quakes 4.0+, 3339 quakes 3.0+, 9366 quakes 2.0+ (13795 total)
This report is being updated every day.
Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: none
Magnitude 6+: 9 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 118 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 963 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 3339 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 9366 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 4.4 x 1015 joules (1215 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1 x 106 tons of TNT or 65.3 atomic bombs!) learn more

List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during March 2023:

#1: Mag 6.8 South Pacific Ocean, Provincia del Azuay, 49 km north of Machala, Ecuador

Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 12:12 pm (GMT -5) -
6.8 quake South Pacific Ocean, Provincia del Azuay, 49 km north of Machala, Ecuador, Mar 18, 2023 12:12 pm (GMT -5)

#2: Mag 6.5 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

Wednesday, Mar 15, 2023 at 12:56 pm (GMT -12) -
6.5 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, Mar 15, 2023 12:56 pm (GMT -12)

#3: Mag 6.5 Coral Sea, 86 km west of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu

Friday, Mar 3, 2023 at 5:04 am (GMT +11) -
6.5 quake Coral Sea, 86 km west of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, Mar 3, 2023 5:04 am (GMT +11)

#4: Mag 6.5 Bismarck Sea, 109 km northwest of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

Wednesday, Mar 1, 2023 at 3:36 pm (GMT +10) -
6.5 quake Bismarck Sea, 109 km northwest of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea, Mar 1, 2023 3:36 pm (GMT +10)

#5: Mag 6.3 Bismarck Sea, 147 km north of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

Tuesday, Mar 14, 2023 at 10:49 am (GMT +10) -
6.3 quake Bismarck Sea, 147 km north of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, Mar 14, 2023 10:49 am (GMT +10)

#6: Mag 6.2 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

Saturday, Mar 4, 2023 at 7:41 pm (GMT +13) -
6.2 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, Mar 4, 2023 7:41 pm (GMT +13)

#7: Mag 6.0 25 km east of Magugpo Poblacion, Davao, Philippines

Tuesday, Mar 7, 2023 at 2:02 pm (GMT +8) -
6.0 quake 25 km east of Magugpo Poblacion, Davao, Philippines, Mar 7, 2023 2:02 pm (GMT +8)

#8: Mag 5.9 Bismarck Sea, 68 km south of Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

Tuesday, Mar 7, 2023 at 11:51 pm (GMT +10) -
5.9 quake Bismarck Sea, 68 km south of Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Mar 7, 2023 11:51 pm (GMT +10)

#9: Mag 5.8 South Pacific Ocean

Friday, Mar 10, 2023 at 8:04 pm (GMT +12) -
5.8 quake South Pacific Ocean Mar 10, 2023 8:04 pm (GMT +12)

#10: Mag 5.8 Solomon Sea, 74 km southwest of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

Wednesday, Mar 8, 2023 at 6:33 pm (GMT +11) -
5.8 quake Solomon Sea, 74 km southwest of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, Mar 8, 2023 6:33 pm (GMT +11)

Earthquake stats:

Number of quakes and energy released vs time
Number of quakes and energy vs time
Number of quakes and energy released vs magnitude
Number of quakes and energy vs magnitude
Magnitude of quakes and energy released vs time
Magnitude of quakes and energy vs time

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