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

Map: USGS

A major 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, on June 2, 2017, at 23:48:18 UTC, at a depth of 200 km, reported Geoscience Australia (not finalized).

794 major (6.0+) to super (8.0+) earthquakes hit various places worldwide over the last 1,560 days. Among these were 90 7.0+ and 9 8.0+ magnitude quakes. (Sources:...