* 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 6.8
magnitude earthquake hit the Santa Cruz Islands region on May 23, 2015, at 0000
UTC, at a depth of 33 km/20 mi, reported the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
issued a precautionary tsunami statement on May 23, 2015, at 0005 UTC.
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