Geophysical Events
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M 7.7 Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)
M 7.7 Loyalty Islands
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake has occurred 448.2 km (278.5 miles) ESE of Nouméa, New Caledonia at a depth of 37.7 km (23.4 miles).
M 6.4 Guatemala
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred at a depth of 252 km beneath Canillá, Guatemala.
M 7.6 Tonga
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred at a depth of 210.1 km (130 miles). The earthquake was followed by a magnitude 5.1 aftershock approximately 30 minutes later. The epicenters of both earthquakes were located northwest of the Tongan island of Niuatoputapu.
M 7.1 Indonesia
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred 203.5 km (126.4 mi) west of Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia at a depth of 15.5 km (9.6 mi).
M 7.1 Kermadec Islands
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred in the Kermadec Islands at a depth of 49 km.
M 7.0 Indonesia
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred 96 km (59 miles) north of Tuban, Indonesia at a depth of 594 km beneath the Java Sea.
M 6.0 offshore of Port McNeil, Canada
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred 237 km ( offshore of Vancouver Island at a depth of 7 kilometers.
M 6.3 Boca Chica, Panama
At 22:18:12 (UTC) on April 4, 2023, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred 71 km south of Boca Chica, Panama.
M 7.0 Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred in Papua New Guinea at a depth of 62.6 km.