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May 14th, 2024
Significant M5.6 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Night near Kimbe in Papua New Guinea.
Earlier
- May 9th, 2024
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Thursday Afternoon in the Coral Sea 288km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu). - May 8th, 2024
Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck on Wednesday Evening 293km from Port-Vila in Vanuatu. - May 8th, 2024
Shallow M5.4 AFTERSHOCK struck on Wednesday Evening in the Coral Sea 276km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu). - May 8th, 2024
Significant M5.2 Earthquake hit 134km from Calama in Chile on Wednesday Morning. - May 8th, 2024
Shallow M6.1 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Evening in the Coral Sea 291km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu). - May 7th, 2024
Significant M5.0 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Evening in the Sulawesi Sea near General Santos (The Philippines). - May 7th, 2024
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Afternoon in the Philippine Sea near Tacloban (The Philippines). - May 6th, 2024
Shallow M5.4 AFTERSHOCK struck on Monday Afternoon 0mi from Taiwan. - May 6th, 2024
On Monday Afternoon a Shallow M5.6 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - May 5th, 2024
Shallow M4.4 Earthquake struck on Sunday Afternoon near Ogden in The United States. - May 5th, 2024
On Monday Night a Shallow M5.5 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Seram Sea 272km from Sorong (Indonesia). - May 5th, 2024
Shallow M6.1 Earthquake hit in the Seram Sea 311km from Ambon (Indonesia) on Monday Night. - May 5th, 2024
Significant M5.4 Earthquake hit near Lae in Papua New Guinea on Monday Night. - May 5th, 2024
M4.8 FORESHOCK hit in the Bismarck Sea 111km from Lae (Papua New Guinea) on Sunday Evening. - May 5th, 2024
On Sunday Evening a Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 216km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga). - May 3rd, 2024
On Saturday Morning a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Solomon Sea 159km from Arawa (Papua New Guinea). - May 3rd, 2024
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck on Friday Evening in the Philippine Sea near Tacloban (The Philippines). - May 2nd, 2024
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit near Cusco in Peru on Wednesday Evening. - May 2nd, 2024
On Thursday Morning a Shallow M5.9 Earthquake struck 103km from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea. - May 1st, 2024
Shallow M4.1 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Afternoon near Corona in The United States. - April 30th, 2024
On Tuesday Afternoon a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck in the North Atlantic Ocean 152km from Bridgetown (Barbados). - April 30th, 2024
Significant M5.3 Earthquake hit in the Maluku Sea 232km from Manado (Indonesia) on Tuesday Evening. - April 30th, 2024
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 218km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga) on Tuesday Evening. - April 29th, 2024
On Monday Evening a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck near Villaflores in Mexico. - April 28th, 2024
On Monday Night a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 165km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga). - April 27th, 2024
Strong M6.1 Earthquake hit in the Indian Ocean 129km from Bandung (Indonesia) on Saturday Evening. - April 26th, 2024
On Saturday Night a Significant M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - April 26th, 2024
Significant M5.7 Earthquake hit in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan) on Saturday Night. - April 26th, 2024
Significant M5.0 Earthquake struck on Saturday Night 10mi from Solomon Islands. - April 25th, 2024
On Thursday Evening a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck 88mi from Northern Mariana Islands. - April 24th, 2024
Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Thursday Night in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - April 24th, 2024
On Wednesday Evening a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck near Hitachi-Naka in Japan. - April 24th, 2024
On Wednesday Evening a Significant M5.4 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 259km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga). - April 24th, 2024
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 100km from David (Panama) on Tuesday Evening. - April 23rd, 2024
Shallow M5.3 Earthquake hit in the South China Sea 227km from Laoag (The Philippines) on Tuesday Evening. - April 23rd, 2024
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Tuesday Morning in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - April 23rd, 2024
On Tuesday Morning a Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck 0mi from Taiwan. - April 23rd, 2024
Shallow M5.8 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan) on Tuesday Morning. - April 22nd, 2024
On Tuesday Night a Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - April 22nd, 2024
Shallow M5.4 AFTERSHOCK struck on Tuesday Night in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - April 22nd, 2024
On Tuesday Night a Shallow M5.3 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - April 22nd, 2024
Shallow M4.8 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan) on Tuesday Night. - April 22nd, 2024
Shallow M5.4 AFTERSHOCK struck on Tuesday Night in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - April 22nd, 2024
On Tuesday Night a Shallow M5.5 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - April 22nd, 2024
On Tuesday Night a Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - April 22nd, 2024
Shallow M6.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Tuesday Night near Hualien City in Taiwan. - April 22nd, 2024
Shallow M6.1 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Night in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - April 22nd, 2024
Shallow M5.8 FORESHOCK hit in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan) on Monday Evening. - April 22nd, 2024
Shallow M5.1 FORESHOCK struck on Monday Evening in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - April 22nd, 2024
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Monday Evening in the Indian Ocean 164km from Yogyakarta (Indonesia). - April 22nd, 2024
Significant M5.3 Earthquake hit in the Indian Ocean 158km from Yogyakarta (Indonesia) on Monday Evening. - April 22nd, 2024
Shallow M5.1 FORESHOCK struck on Monday Evening in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - April 22nd, 2024
On Monday Evening a Shallow M5.6 FORESHOCK struck in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - April 22nd, 2024
On Monday Evening a Shallow M5.2 FORESHOCK struck in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - April 22nd, 2024
Shallow M5.1 FORESHOCK struck on Monday Afternoon 0mi from Taiwan. - April 22nd, 2024
Significant M5.2 FORESHOCK hit near Hualien City in Taiwan on Monday Afternoon. - April 22nd, 2024
On Monday Afternoon a Shallow M5.3 FORESHOCK struck in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - April 21st, 2024
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 167km from Manzanillo (Mexico) on Sunday Afternoon. - April 21st, 2024
Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck on Sunday Morning 212km from Reykjavík in Iceland. - April 21st, 2024
On Sunday Morning a Significant M5.1 FORESHOCK struck in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - April 18th, 2024
Shallow M4.3 Earthquake hit near Bakersfield in The United States on Thursday Afternoon. - April 17th, 2024
On Wednesday Evening a Strong M6.3 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea near Uwajima (Japan). - April 15th, 2024
Shallow M5.9 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Morning in the Philippine Sea 264km from Kagoshima (Japan). - April 14th, 2024
Strong M6.5 Earthquake struck on Monday Morning 108km from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea. - April 12th, 2024
Shallow M5.8 Earthquake hit in the Solomon Sea 146km from Honiara (Solomon Islands) on Saturday Night. - April 9th, 2024
On Tuesday Evening a Strong M6.4 Earthquake struck in the Maluku Sea 284km from Manado (Indonesia). - April 9th, 2024
On Tuesday Morning an Unusually powerful M5.9 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 101km from Manokwari (Indonesia). - April 5th, 2024
Unusually powerful M4.8 Earthquake struck on Friday Morning near New York City in The United States. - April 5th, 2024
Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck on Friday Evening 82mi from Myitkyina in Myanmar. - April 5th, 2024
On Thursday Evening a Shallow M4.4 Earthquake struck near Chico in The United States. - April 4th, 2024
Shallow M6.1 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon 45mi from Japan. - April 3rd, 2024
Unusually powerful M7.4 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Morning in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - April 2nd, 2024
On Tuesday Evening an Unusually powerful M6.2 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 138km from Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands). - April 1st, 2024
Significant M5.9 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Night near Hachinohe in Japan. - March 29th, 2024
Shallow M5.8 Earthquake hit 25mi from Greece on Friday Morning. - March 24th, 2024
On Sunday Morning a Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck in the Sawu Sea near Ende (Indonesia). - March 23rd, 2024
Strong M6.9 Earthquake hit near Wewak in Papua New Guinea on Sunday Morning. - March 22nd, 2024
On Friday Afternoon a Shallow M6.4 Earthquake struck in the Java Sea 159km from Surabaya (Indonesia). - March 14th, 2024
Significant M5.6 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Iwaki (Japan) on Friday Night.
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