6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.

Map: USGS

A major 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit 278 km ENE of Dili, East Timor, on December 21, 2016, at 00:17:15 UTC, at a depth of 151.5 km, reported USGS.

729 major (6.0+) to super (8.0+) earthquakes hit various places worldwide over the last 1,402 days. Among these were 85 7.0+ and 7 8.0+ magnitude quakes. (Sources: EMSC-CSEM; Geoscience Australia; USGS; Pac...


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