* 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 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits 160 km SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands, on
September 25, 2014, at 09:13:50 UTC, at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi), reported USGS.
322 major to great (6.0+) earthquakes hit
various places over the last 585 days. Among these were 39 7.0+ and 4 8.0+ magnitude quakes. (Sources: CSEM-EMSC, Geoscience Australia, USGS, ...
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