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M 7.3 Vanuatu

A major earthquake struck in the southwest Pacific Ocean at a depth of 57.1 km (35.5 miles) about 30 km (18 miles) west of Port Vila, the largest city in Vanuatu.

M 7.0 California

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred offshore of Cape Mendocino, California at a depth of 10 km.

Historical M 9.1 Sumatra (2004)

Twenty years ago, on December 26, 2004, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia.

M 7.0 Russia

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred at a depth of 29 km (18 miles) near the intersection of the Aleutian and Kuril-Kamchatka trenches.

M 7.4 Chile

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred near Atacama, Chile on Thursday evening local time at a depth of 117 kilometers (72 miles).

M 7.2 Peru

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake has occurred in Peru. Eight people have been reported injured in the earthquake and landslides have been reported on local roads.