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Latest quakes in or near the South Pacific Ocean in the past 48 hours on Friday, March 31, 2023 - list, stats and map

Updated: Mar 31, 2023 15:44 GMT -
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Quakes in the past 48 hours:

  • 1 quake above magnitude 6
  • 2 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
  • 11 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 45 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 71 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 66 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
A very strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit South Pacific Ocean, Chile, 22 hours ago.Read more
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Showing quakes magnitude 2.8 or higher (70 out of 196 quakes, show more):
Date and timeMag
Depth
Nearest volcano (distance)LocationDetailsMap
Friday, March 31, 2023 GMT (21 quakes)
Mar 31, 2023 10:52 am (GMT -4) (Mar 31, 2023 14:52 GMT)
3.5

203 km
Departamento de Potosi, 113 km east of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile
I FELT IT
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Apr 1, 2023 3:16 am (GMT +13) (Mar 31, 2023 14:16 GMT)
4.0

396 km
South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand
I FELT IT
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Mar 31, 2023 11:09 pm (GMT +9) (Mar 31, 2023 14:09 GMT)
2.9

4 km
5.7 km northwest of Hollandia, Papua, Indonesia
I FELT IT
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Mar 31, 2023 10:47 pm (GMT +9) (Mar 31, 2023 13:47 GMT)
3.9

10 km
South Pacific Ocean, 73 km west of Hollandia, Papua, Indonesia
I FELT IT
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Apr 1, 2023 12:35 am (GMT +13) (Mar 31, 2023 11:35 GMT)
4.7

33 km
South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand
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Mar 31, 2023 7:46 am (GMT -3) (Mar 31, 2023 10:46 GMT)
5.2

53 km
126 km south of Antofagasta, Chile
I FELT IT - 7 reports
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Mar 31, 2023 10:02 pm (GMT +12) (Mar 31, 2023 10:02 GMT)
2.9

9.4 km
South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand
I FELT IT
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Mar 31, 2023 4:24 am (GMT -5) (Mar 31, 2023 09:24 GMT)
3.2

35 km
South Pacific Ocean, 131 km north of Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile
I FELT IT
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Mar 31, 2023 4:15 am (GMT -5) (Mar 31, 2023 09:15 GMT)
3.5

39 km
South Pacific Ocean, 72 km southwest of Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile
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Mar 31, 2023 6:47 pm (GMT +10) (Mar 31, 2023 08:47 GMT)
4.5

10 km
Bismarck Sea, 298 km northeast of Madang, Papua New Guinea
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Mar 31, 2023 5:16 am (GMT -3) (Mar 31, 2023 08:16 GMT)
3.1

34 km
South Pacific Ocean, 79 km northwest of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile
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Mar 31, 2023 5:13 am (GMT -3) (Mar 31, 2023 08:13 GMT)
3.3

28 km
South Pacific Ocean, 86 km northwest of Vallenar, Huasco, Atacama, Chile
I FELT IT
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Mar 30, 2023 8:09 pm (GMT -12) (Mar 31, 2023 08:09 GMT)
3.0

33 km
South Pacific Ocean
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Mar 31, 2023 2:54 am (GMT -5) (Mar 31, 2023 07:54 GMT)
3.1

28 km
South Pacific Ocean, 128 km north of Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile
I FELT IT
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Mar 31, 2023 2:44 am (GMT -5) (Mar 31, 2023 07:44 GMT)
2.9

32 km
South Pacific Ocean, 114 km northwest of Tomé, Provincia de Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile More
Mar 31, 2023 7:46 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 31, 2023 06:46 GMT)
4.4

33 km
South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand
I FELT IT
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Mar 31, 2023 5:32 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 31, 2023 04:32 GMT)
3.3

232 km
45 km southeast of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Mar 30, 2023 11:04 pm (GMT -3) (Mar 31, 2023 02:04 GMT)
3.4

81 km
28 km north of Ciudad de San Juan, Departamento de Capital, San Juan, Argentina
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Mar 31, 2023 12:33 pm (GMT +12) (Mar 31, 2023 00:33 GMT)
4.4

562 km
South Pacific Ocean, Fiji
I FELT IT
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Mar 30, 2023 7:17 pm (GMT -5) (Mar 31, 2023 00:17 GMT)
2.8

15 km
South Pacific Ocean, 66 km west of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Coquimbo Region, Chile More
Mar 30, 2023 7:15 pm (GMT -5) (Mar 31, 2023 00:15 GMT)
2.9

25 km
South Pacific Ocean, Chile More
Thursday, March 30, 2023 GMT (39 quakes)
Mar 30, 2023 6:10 pm (GMT -5) (Mar 30, 2023 23:10 GMT)
3.2

44 km
South Pacific Ocean, 118 km north of Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile
I FELT IT
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Mar 30, 2023 5:57 pm (GMT -5) (Mar 30, 2023 22:57 GMT)
3.6

44 km
South Pacific Ocean, 99 km northwest of Tomé, Provincia de Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile
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Mar 30, 2023 7:56 pm (GMT -3) (Mar 30, 2023 22:56 GMT)
3.4

21 km
6.6 km east of Linares, Maule Region, Chile
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Mar 30, 2023 5:53 pm (GMT -5) (Mar 30, 2023 22:53 GMT)
3.7

33 km
South Pacific Ocean, 98 km northwest of Tomé, Provincia de Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile
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Mar 30, 2023 7:19 pm (GMT -3) (Mar 30, 2023 22:19 GMT)
2.9

59 km
South Pacific Ocean, 49 km north of Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile 1 reportMore
Mar 31, 2023 7:17 am (GMT +9) (Mar 30, 2023 22:17 GMT)
3.4

12 km
Papua New Guinea, 142 km southwest of Hollandia, Papua, Indonesia
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Mar 30, 2023 5:09 pm (GMT -5) (Mar 30, 2023 22:09 GMT)
3.2

38 km
South Pacific Ocean, 125 km north of Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile
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Mar 30, 2023 5:03 pm (GMT -5) (Mar 30, 2023 22:03 GMT)
4.5

10 km
South Pacific Ocean, 132 km north of Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile
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Mar 30, 2023 6:11 pm (GMT -3) (Mar 30, 2023 21:11 GMT)
3.0

38 km
23 km west of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Coquimbo Region, Chile
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Mar 31, 2023 8:55 am (GMT +12) (Mar 30, 2023 20:55 GMT)
4.4

573 km
South Pacific Ocean, Fiji
I FELT IT
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Mar 30, 2023 3:17 pm (GMT -5) (Mar 30, 2023 20:17 GMT)
3.0

32 km
South Pacific Ocean, 90 km southwest of Constitucion, Talca, Maule Region, Chile
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Mar 30, 2023 2:55 pm (GMT -5) (Mar 30, 2023 19:55 GMT)
4.2

10 km
South Pacific Ocean, 134 km north of Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile
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Mar 30, 2023 3:51 pm (GMT -3) (Mar 30, 2023 18:51 GMT)
3.0

143 km
136 km northwest of San Luis, Juan Martin de Pueyrredon, San Luis, Argentina
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Mar 30, 2023 1:41 pm (GMT -5) (Mar 30, 2023 18:41 GMT)
3.1

30 km
South Pacific Ocean, 98 km north of Talcahuano, Provincia de Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile
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Mar 30, 2023 1:26 pm (GMT -5) (Mar 30, 2023 18:26 GMT)
4.4

23 km
South Pacific Ocean, 129 km northwest of Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile
I FELT IT
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Mar 30, 2023 3:02 pm (GMT -3) (Mar 30, 2023 18:02 GMT)
3.1

50 km
Tarapaca, 92 km south of Arica, Region de Arica y Parinacota, Chile
I FELT IT
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Mar 31, 2023 2:50 am (GMT +9) (Mar 30, 2023 17:50 GMT)
2.9

11 km
Ceram Sea, Indonesia More
Mar 30, 2023 12:47 pm (GMT -5) (Mar 30, 2023 17:47 GMT)
3.1

35 km
South Pacific Ocean, 98 km northwest of Tomé, Provincia de Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile
I FELT IT
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Mar 30, 2023 12:43 pm (GMT -5) (Mar 30, 2023 17:43 GMT)
3.6

33 km
South Pacific Ocean, 134 km northwest of Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile
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Mar 30, 2023 2:34 pm (GMT -3) (Mar 30, 2023 17:34 GMT)
3.0

213 km
143 km south of San Pedro de Atacama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile
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Mar 30, 2023 12:33 pm (GMT -5) (Mar 30, 2023 17:33 GMT)
6.3

12 km
South Pacific Ocean, 137 km north of Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile
I FELT IT - 54 reports
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Mar 30, 2023 12:02 pm (GMT -3) (Mar 30, 2023 15:02 GMT)
3.0

15 km
Antofagasta, 123 km northeast of Diego de Almagro, Provincia de Chañaral, Atacama, Chile
I FELT IT
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Mar 31, 2023 3:20 am (GMT +13) (Mar 30, 2023 14:20 GMT)
3.1

174 km
Tasman Sea, 99 km north of Nelson, New Zealand
I FELT IT
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Mar 30, 2023 11:16 am (GMT -3) (Mar 30, 2023 14:16 GMT)
3.2

105 km
94 km west of Rioja, Departamento de Capital, La Rioja, Argentina
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Mar 31, 2023 3:13 am (GMT +13) (Mar 30, 2023 14:13 GMT)
3.1

21 km
27 km northwest of Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Mar 30, 2023 10:22 am (GMT -3) (Mar 30, 2023 13:22 GMT)
3.9

128 km
60 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile
I FELT IT
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Mar 30, 2023 9:54 pm (GMT +9) (Mar 30, 2023 12:54 GMT)
3.2

36 km
99 km west of Abepura, Papua, Indonesia
I FELT IT
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Mar 31, 2023 1:50 am (GMT +13) (Mar 30, 2023 12:50 GMT)
2.9

26 km
27 km west of Gisborne, New Zealand More
Mar 31, 2023 1:43 am (GMT +13) (Mar 30, 2023 12:43 GMT)
3.8

23 km
26 km west of Gisborne, New Zealand
I FELT IT
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Mar 30, 2023 9:10 pm (GMT +9) (Mar 30, 2023 12:10 GMT)
4.0

12 km
98 km west of Abepura, Papua, Indonesia
I FELT IT
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Mar 30, 2023 8:28 am (GMT -3) (Mar 30, 2023 11:28 GMT)
3.6

131 km
116 km north of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile
I FELT IT
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Mar 30, 2023 7:48 am (GMT -3) (Mar 30, 2023 10:48 GMT)
2.8

90 km
Northern Chile More
Mar 30, 2023 4:51 am (GMT -4) (Mar 30, 2023 08:51 GMT)
3.3

210 km
Chile-Bolivia Border Region
I FELT IT
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Mar 30, 2023 2:26 am (GMT -5) (Mar 30, 2023 07:26 GMT)
3.9

81 km
Near Coast of Northern Peru
I FELT IT
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Mar 30, 2023 5:18 pm (GMT +13) (Mar 30, 2023 04:18 GMT)
3.5

19 km
New Zealand
I FELT IT - 2 reports
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Mar 30, 2023 12:55 pm (GMT +9) (Mar 30, 2023 03:55 GMT)
3.8

10 km
Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia
I FELT IT
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Mar 29, 2023 9:56 pm (GMT -4) (Mar 30, 2023 01:56 GMT)
3.3

225 km
Chile-Bolivia Border Region
I FELT IT - 1 report
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Mar 30, 2023 10:52 am (GMT +9) (Mar 30, 2023 01:52 GMT)
3.0

61 km
Indonesia: Near North Coast of Irian Jaya
I FELT IT
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Mar 30, 2023 10:47 am (GMT +9) (Mar 30, 2023 01:47 GMT)
3.6

26 km
Indonesia: Near North Coast of Irian Jaya
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023 GMT (10 quakes)
Mar 29, 2023 7:11 pm (GMT -3) (Mar 29, 2023 22:11 GMT)
2.8

36 km
Near Coast of Northern Chile More
Mar 30, 2023 10:38 am (GMT +13) (Mar 29, 2023 21:38 GMT)
3.7

5 km
New Zealand
I FELT IT
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Mar 30, 2023 10:25 am (GMT +13) (Mar 29, 2023 21:25 GMT)
3.4

5 km
New Zealand
I FELT IT - 1 report
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Mar 29, 2023 4:08 pm (GMT -5) (Mar 29, 2023 21:08 GMT)
4.1

33 km
Near Coast of Northern Peru
I FELT IT
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Mar 29, 2023 5:59 pm (GMT -3) (Mar 29, 2023 20:59 GMT)
3.6

105 km
Northern Chile
I FELT IT
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Mar 30, 2023 7:26 am (GMT +13) (Mar 29, 2023 18:26 GMT)
5.3

19 km
Samoa: Tonga Islands
I FELT IT - 1 report
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Mar 29, 2023 3:09 pm (GMT -3) (Mar 29, 2023 18:09 GMT)
3.0

127 km
Chile-Bolivia Border Region
I FELT IT
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Mar 30, 2023 5:14 am (GMT +12) (Mar 29, 2023 17:14 GMT)
3.5

271 km
New Zealand
I FELT IT
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Mar 29, 2023 2:05 pm (GMT -3) (Mar 29, 2023 17:05 GMT)
3.7

104 km
Northern Chile
I FELT IT
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Mar 29, 2023 1:38 pm (GMT -3) (Mar 29, 2023 16:38 GMT)
2.9

82 km
Northern Chile More
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.9 x 1014 joules (53 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 45580 tons of TNT or 2.8 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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When was the latest earthquake in or near the South Pacific Ocean?

The last earthquake in or near the South Pacific Ocean occurred 52 minutes ago: Minor mag. 3.5 earthquake - Departamento de Potosi, 113 km east of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile, on Friday, Mar 31, 2023 at 10:52 am (GMT -4).

How many quakes were there in or near the South Pacific Ocean in the past 48 hours?

In the past 48 hours, South Pacific Ocean had 70 quakes up to magnitude 6.3.

What was the strongest quake in or near the South Pacific Ocean in the past 48 hours?

The strongest earthquake in or near the South Pacific Ocean in the past 48 hours occurred 22 hours ago: Very strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 137 km north of Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile, on Thursday, Mar 30, 2023 at 12:33 pm (GMT -5).

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