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 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit the South Indian Ocean on August 1, 2016, at 07:42:50 UTC, at a depth of 10 km, reported USGS.

646 major (6.0+) to super (8.0+) earthquakes hit various places worldwide over the last 1,260 days. Among these were 79 7.0+ and 6 8.0+ magnitude quakes. (Sources: CSEM-EMSC, Geoscience Australia, USGS, Pacific Tsun...