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

Map: CSEM-EMSC

A major 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit the Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge on January 1, 2016, at 02:00:40 UTC, at a depth of 8 km, reported Geoscience Australia (not finalized).

543 major to great (6.0+) earthquakes hit various places over the last 1,042 days. Among these were 68 7.0+ and 6 8.0+ magnitude quakes. (Sources: CSEM-EMSC, Geoscience Aus...