Map: CSEM-EMSC A major 6.2 magnitude
earthquake
hit the west Chile Rise on October 6, 2013, at 21:33:22.0 UTC, at a
depth of 15 km, reported CSEM-EMSC.
142 major to great (6.0+) earthquakes hit various places over the last 250 days. Among these were 17 7.0+ and 2
8.1+ magnitude quakes. (Sources: CSEM-EMSC, Geoscience Australia,
USGS, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center).
Major
to great magnitude earthquakes have increased to more than one quake
every two days on average during the...