Geophysical Events
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M 7.7 earthquake near Pitaloza Arriba, Panama
Historical M 9.2 Alaska (1964)
A magnitude 9.2 earthquake struck Alaska at 5:36 p.m. local time on Good Friday, 1964. The epicenter was 120.7 km (75 miles) east of Anchorage on the north shore of Prince William Sound.
M 7.0 China
At 18:09:04 (UTC) on January 22, 2024, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred on the border of China and Kyrgyzstan.
M 7.1 Vanuatu
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck just after 4:56 AM local time about 123 km (80 mi) south of Isangel, Vanuatu (population 1,200), the provincial administrative capital of Tafea Province which is the southernmost of the seven provinces of Vanuatu.
M 7.6 Philippines
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred Saturday off the coast of the southern Philippines island of Mindanao. The earthquake occurred at 10:37 p.m. at a depth of 32 kilometers (20 miles).
M 7.1 Banda Sea
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has occurred 255 km (158 miles) from the Tanimbar Islands in Indonesia’s Maluku province.
M 6.3 Afghanistan
A fourth magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck western Afghanistan. This is the latest in a sequence of 27 earthquakes that have occurred since October 7, 2023.
M 6.3 Afghanistan
Another magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck western Afghanistan, the 3rd M 6.3 earthquake in a sequence of 19 earthquakes that have occurred since October 7, 2023.
M 6.8 Morocco
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred late Friday evening local time 71km (44 miles) southwest of Marrakesh, the fourth largest city in Morocco, at a depth of 18.5 km (11.5 miles).