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Latest 20 quakes above magnitude 3 in the world

Updated: Mar 30, 2023 13:44 GMT -
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Quakes on Friday, March 17th, 2023:

  • 3 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 47 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 163 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 483 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 682 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
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Showing quakes magnitude 3 or higher (20 out of 1378 quakes, show more):
Date and timeMag
Depth		Nearest volcano (distance)LocationDetailsMap
Friday, March 17, 2023 GMT (20 quakes)
Mar 17, 2023 23:43 GMT
Mar 18, 2023 10:43 am (GMT +11)
4.6

10 km		 South Pacific Ocean, 151 km southeast of Noumea, New Caledonia More
Mar 17, 2023 23:42 GMT
Mar 18, 2023 8:42 am (GMT +9)
4.3

91 km		 Banda Sea, Indonesia More
Mar 17, 2023 23:37 GMT
Mar 18, 2023 12:37 pm (GMT +13)
3.0

7.8 km		 38 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand More
Mar 17, 2023 23:10 GMT
Mar 18, 2023 12:10 pm (GMT +13)
3.9

4.6 km		 25 km southwest of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand 1 reportMore
Mar 17, 2023 23:04 GMT
Mar 18, 2023 8:04 am (GMT +9)
4.4

392 km		 Philippine Sea, Japan More
Mar 17, 2023 23:02 GMT
Mar 18, 2023 12:02 pm (GMT +13)
3.5

6.7 km		 38 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand More
Mar 17, 2023 22:56 GMT
Mar 17, 2023 4:56 pm (GMT -6)
3.2

14 km		 8.9 km south of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico More
Mar 17, 2023 22:53 GMT
Mar 18, 2023 1:53 am (GMT +3)
3.2

5 km		 45 km west of Gaziantep, Turkey More
Mar 17, 2023 22:40 GMT
Mar 18, 2023 11:40 am (GMT +13)
4.3

9.2 km		 39 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand 1 reportMore
Mar 17, 2023 22:38 GMT
Mar 18, 2023 11:38 am (GMT +13)
4.2

5.3 km		 37 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand More
Mar 17, 2023 22:32 GMT
Mar 17, 2023 4:32 pm (GMT -6)
3.0

12 km		 7.1 km south of San Isidro, Pérez Zeledon, Provincia de San José, Costa Rica More
Mar 17, 2023 22:28 GMT
Mar 18, 2023 11:28 am (GMT +13)
3.8

4.7 km		 38 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand 1 reportMore
Mar 17, 2023 22:24 GMT
Mar 18, 2023 1:24 am (GMT +3)
3.3

10 km		 22 km northwest of Bingol, Bingöl, Turkey More
Mar 17, 2023 22:14 GMT
Mar 17, 2023 4:14 pm (GMT -6)
3.9

3 km		 13 km east of Los Reyes de Salgado, Michoacan, Mexico More
Mar 17, 2023 22:13 GMT
Mar 18, 2023 11:13 am (GMT +13)
3.0

8.8 km		 39 km east of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand More
Mar 17, 2023 22:13 GMT
Mar 17, 2023 4:13 pm (GMT -6)
3.4

20 km		 North Pacific Ocean, 64 km southwest of Sonsonate, El Salvador More
Mar 17, 2023 22:11 GMT
Mar 18, 2023 6:11 am (GMT +8)
3.9

1 km		 Philippine Sea, 37 km north of Daet, Philippines More
Mar 17, 2023 22:10 GMT
Mar 18, 2023 1:10 am (GMT +3)
3.1

10 km		 8.1 km south of Malatya, Turkey More
Mar 17, 2023 22:05 GMT
Mar 17, 2023 4:05 pm (GMT -6)
3.3

3.7 km		 24 km north of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico More
Mar 17, 2023 22:04 GMT
Mar 17, 2023 7:04 pm (GMT -3)
3.8

168 km		 70 km west of Ciudad de San Juan, Departamento de Capital, San Juan, Argentina More
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.5 x 1012 joules (411 megawatt hours, equivalent to 353 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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