Geophysical Events
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M 7.7 Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)
M 7.8 Türkiye (Turkey)
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southern Türkiye on Monday at 04:17 local time (01:17 GMT) at a depth of 17.9km (11 miles).
M 6.2 Guadeloupe
At 11:23:41 (UTC) on January 20, 2023, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred about 40 km west of Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe.
M 7.0 Molucca Sea
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred in the Molucca Sea south of the Philippines on Wednesday 154 km (94 miles) northwest of Tobelo, Indonesia.
M 7.6 Indonesia
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred 426 km (264.7 mi) SSE of Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia at a depth of 95.2 km.
M 7.0 Vanuatu
At 12:32:42 (UTC) on January 8, 2023, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred in Vanuatu.
M 6.4 Ferndale, California
At 10:34:24 (UTC) on December 20, 2022, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred on the Northern California coast near Ferndale.
M 6.3 Rat Islands, Alaska
At 18:40:28 (UTC) on December 14, 2023 a magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred near Amchitka Island, Alaska.
M 6.1 Western Turkey
At 01:08:15 (UTC) on November 23, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred 16.6 km (10.3 miles) west of Düzce, Turkey.
M 6.2 Las Brisas, Mexico
At 16:39:05 (UTC) on November 22, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred 29 km (18 miles) southwest of Las Brisas, Mexico.