World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 16 August 2023
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 17 Aug 2023
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 5 quakes 5.0+, 41 quakes 4.0+, 100 quakes 3.0+, 258 quakes 2.0+ (405 total)
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 5 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 41 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 100 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 258 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (16 Aug 2023)

#1: Mag 6.5 Coral Sea, 42 km west of Sola, Torba, Vanuatu

Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 at 11:47 pm (GMT +11) -

#2: Mag 5.4 South Pacific Ocean, Tonga

Thursday, Aug 17, 2023 at 5:00 am (GMT +13) -

#3: Mag 5.3 North Pacific Ocean, 154 km south of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

Thursday, Aug 17, 2023 at 2:02 am (GMT +11) -

#4: Mag 5.2 Coral Sea, 152 km north of Sola, Torba, Vanuatu

Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 at 3:09 pm (GMT +11) -

#5: Mag 5.1 32 km northeast of Turkmenbashi, Provincia de Balkan, Turkmenistan

Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 at 6:37 am (GMT +5) -

#6: Mag 5.0 North Pacific Ocean, 182 km south of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

Thursday, Aug 17, 2023 at 5:43 am (GMT +11) -

#7: Mag 4.9 South Pacific Ocean, Tonga

Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 at 4:39 am (GMT -12) -

#8: Mag 4.9 North Pacific Ocean, 161 km south of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

Thursday, Aug 17, 2023 at 2:11 am (GMT +11) -

#9: Mag 4.9 170 km southeast of Ulaangom, Uvs Aymag, Mongolia

Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 at 7:37 pm (GMT +7) -

#10: Mag 4.9 167 km east of Zhangaözen, Mangistauskaya Oblast’, Kazakhstan

Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 at 6:38 am (GMT +5) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 3.6 11 km southwest of Rajaori, Rajauri, Kashmir, India - 38 reports

Thursday, Aug 17, 2023 at 3:49 am (GMT +5:30) -

#2: Mag 5.1 32 km northeast of Turkmenbashi, Provincia de Balkan, Turkmenistan - 23 reports

Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 at 6:37 am (GMT +5) -

#3: Mag 6.5 Coral Sea, 42 km west of Sola, Torba, Vanuatu - 16 reports

Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 at 11:47 pm (GMT +11) -

#4: Mag 4.5 45 km northwest of Kozan, Adana, Turkey - 15 reports

Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 at 5:36 pm (GMT +3) -

#5: Mag 4.1 8.8 km west of Colima, Mexico - 12 reports

Tuesday, Aug 15, 2023 at 11:19 pm (GMT -6) -

#6: Mag 2.3 4.4 mi southwest of Napa, California, USA - 4 reports

Tuesday, Aug 15, 2023 at 11:45 pm (GMT -7) -

#7: Mag 2.1 4.3 mi southwest of South San Francisco, San Mateo County, California, USA - 3 reports

Tuesday, Aug 15, 2023 at 8:16 pm (GMT -7) -

#8: Mag 2.6 5.3 mi northeast of Indian Wells, Riverside County, California, USA - 2 reports

Tuesday, Aug 15, 2023 at 6:23 pm (GMT -7) -

#9: Mag 4.0 25 km southwest of Douliu, Yunlin, Taiwan - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 at 10:58 pm (GMT +8) -

#10: Mag 3.0 6 km west of Amaliada, Ilia Prefecture, Western Greece - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 at 7:46 am (GMT +3) -

#11: Mag 3.0 55 km west of Santa Cruz, Provincia de Colchagua, O'Higgins, Chile - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 at 6:07 am (GMT -4) -

#12: Mag 2.9 Eastern Mediterranean, 66 km southeast of Sitia, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 at 8:26 am (GMT +2) -

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