Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
5.8 Earthquake hits southeast of Shikoku, Japan.
5.4 Earthquake hits the Pacific-Antarctic ridge.
5.2 Earthquake hits the Banda Sea.
5.2 Earthquake hits the Babuyan Islands in the Philippines.
5.1 Earthquake hits North Island, New Zealand.
5.0 Earthquake hits offshore Oaxaca, Mexico.
Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
5.7 Earthquake hits the Bonin Islands off Japan.
5.3 Earthquake hits Ascension island.
5.1 Earthquake hits Kyrgyzstan.
5.1 Earthquake hits south of Fiji.
5.1 Earthquake hits near the east coast of Kamchatka.
Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
5.6 Earthquake hits Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia.
5.3 Earthquake hits New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
5.2 Earthquake hits the Celebes Sea.
5.1 Earthquake hits the Chagos Archipelago.
5.1 Earthquake hits the Pacific-Antarctic ridge.
5.0 Earthquake hits Tonga.
5.0 Earthquake hits Hokkaido, Japan.
5.0 Earthquake hits the Gulf of California.
Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global
5.5 Earthquake hits Fiji.
5.1 Earthquake hits near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.
Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes - Global
5.2 Earthquake hits the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
5.2 and 5.1 Earthquakes hit the southern east Pacific rise.
5.1 Earthquake hits near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.
4.9 Earthquake hits the Santa Cruz Islands.
Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes - Global
5.4 Earthquake hits the Russia - Xinjiang border region.
5.3 Earthquake hits Hokkaido, Japan.
5.1 Earthquake hits Fiji.
5.0 Earthquake hits near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.
5.0 Earthquake hits Papua, Indonesia.
5.0 Earthquake hits Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes - Global
5.9 Earthquake hits Banda Aceh, northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The Earthquake killed an eight-year-old girl and injured 15 others. Most of them were injured due to collapsing walls.
5.8 Earthquake hits Brazil.
5.4 Earthquake hits Aru Islands region, Indonesia.
5.3 Earthquake hits Hindu Kush, Afghanistan.
5.3 Earthquake hits northern and central Iran.
5.0 Earthquake hits eastern Sea of Japan.
4.9 Earthquake hits near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.
5.8 and 5.4 Earthquakes hit Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
5.7 Earthquake hits the Carlsberg off the Horn of Africa.
4.9 Earthquake hits the Bonin Islands off Japan.
4.9 Earthquake hits the Fiji Islands.
5.6 Earthquake hits near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.
5.2 Earthquake hits the Molucca Sea.
5.2 and 5.0 Earthquakes hit Kepulauan Sangihe, Indonesia.
5.2 Earthquake hits the southwest Indian Ocean ridge.
5.1 Earthquake hits southeast of the Loyalty Islands.
5.0 Earthquake hits Potosi, Bolivia.
5.0 Earthquake hits the Queen Charlotte Islands region.
6.4 Earthquake hits Mindanao in the Philippines.
5.5 Earthquake hits the Philippine Islands region.
5.5 Earthquake hits the central mid-atlantic ridge.
5.1 Earthquake hits near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.
5.0 Earthquake hits the northern Mariana Islands.
5.0 Earthquake hits the Talaud Islands, Indonesia.
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