2023M6+ · 147
Earthquakes of 2023
In 2023 the world had 147 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more, 19 of them 7 or more; the strongest reached 7.8. 61,199 deaths were recorded. Each one with its place, depth, aftershocks and toll.
147M6+
19M7+ · M8+ 0
M7.8Strongest
61,199Deaths
Every earthquake of magnitude 6 or more · 2023
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| Date | Where | Magnitude | Depth | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January 2023 | Afghanistan | 6.0 | 203 km | |
| 8 January 2023 | off Vanuatu | 7.0 | 29 km | |
| 9 January 2023 | off Indonesia | 7.6 | 105 km | 1 |
| 15 January 2023 | off Indonesia | 6.1 | 37 km | |
| 16 January 2023 | off Japan | 6.3 | 405 km | |
| 18 January 2023 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 154 km | |
| 18 January 2023 | off Indonesia | 7.0 | 30 km | |
| 20 January 2023 | off France | 6.1 | 162 km | |
| 20 January 2023 | Argentina | 6.8 | 597 km | |
| 24 January 2023 | Argentina | 6.4 | 580 km | |
| 26 January 2023 | off New Zealand | 6.0 | 131 km | |
| 1 February 2023 | Philippines | 6.0 | 19 km | |
| 6 February 2023 | Türkiye | 7.8 | 10 km | 56,697 |
| 6 February 2023 | Türkiye | 6.7 | 10 km | |
| 6 February 2023 | Türkiye | 7.5 | 7 km | |
| 6 February 2023 | Türkiye | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 6 February 2023 | Türkiye | 6.0 | 9 km | |
| 13 February 2023 | off New Zealand | 6.1 | 354 km | |
| 15 February 2023 | off the Philippines | 6.1 | 8 km | |
| 17 February 2023 | off Indonesia | 6.1 | 40 km | |
| 20 February 2023 | Türkiye | 6.3 | 16 km | 6 |
| 23 February 2023 | Tajikistan | 6.9 | 9 km | |
| 23 February 2023 | off Indonesia | 6.3 | 92 km | |
| 25 February 2023 | off Japan | 6.0 | 55 km | |
| 25 February 2023 | Papua New Guinea | 6.2 | 34 km | |
| 1 March 2023 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.6 | 601 km | |
| 2 March 2023 | off Vanuatu | 6.5 | 17 km | |
| 4 March 2023 | off New Zealand | 6.9 | 211 km | |
| 14 March 2023 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.3 | 213 km | |
| 16 March 2023 | off New Zealand | 7.0 | 10 km | |
| 18 March 2023 | off Ecuador | 6.8 | 68 km | 15 |
| 21 March 2023 | Afghanistan | 6.5 | 192 km | 19 |
| 22 March 2023 | Argentina | 6.4 | 228 km | |
| 27 March 2023 | off Solomon Islands | 6.2 | 79 km | |
| 28 March 2023 | off Japan | 6.0 | 37 km | |
| 30 March 2023 | off Chile | 6.3 | 26 km | |
| 2 April 2023 | Papua New Guinea | 7.0 | 70 km | 8 |
| 3 April 2023 | Russia | 6.5 | 101 km | |
| 3 April 2023 | off Indonesia | 6.1 | 84 km | |
| 4 April 2023 | off the Philippines | 6.2 | 10 km | |
| 4 April 2023 | off Panama | 6.3 | 16 km | |
| 13 April 2023 | off Canada | 6.0 | 7 km | |
| 14 April 2023 | off Indonesia | 7.0 | 597 km | |
| 18 April 2023 | off Fiji | 6.7 | 580 km | |
| 19 April 2023 | Papua New Guinea | 6.3 | 40 km | |
| 22 April 2023 | off Indonesia | 6.2 | 4 km | |
| 24 April 2023 | off New Zealand | 7.1 | 47 km | |
| 24 April 2023 | off Indonesia | 7.1 | 34 km | |
| 28 April 2023 | Pacific Ocean | 6.0 | 588 km | |
| 28 April 2023 | Pacific Ocean | 6.6 | 563 km | |
| 5 May 2023 | off Japan | 6.2 | 10 km | 1 |
| 10 May 2023 | off Tonga | 7.6 | 210 km | |
| 17 May 2023 | Guatemala | 6.4 | 252 km | |
| 19 May 2023 | off New Caledonia | 7.7 | 18 km | |
| 20 May 2023 | off New Caledonia | 7.1 | 27 km | |
| 20 May 2023 | off New Caledonia | 6.5 | 10 km | |
| 21 May 2023 | off South Africa | 6.8 | 28 km | |
| 21 May 2023 | Solomon Islands | 6.1 | 82 km | |
| 23 May 2023 | off New Caledonia | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 24 May 2023 | off Indonesia | 6.2 | 158 km | |
| 25 May 2023 | off Colombia | 6.5 | 13 km | |
| 26 May 2023 | off Japan | 6.1 | 42 km | |
| 26 May 2023 | Pacific Ocean | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 27 May 2023 | off Tonga | 6.0 | 222 km | |
| 31 May 2023 | off New Zealand | 6.3 | 15 km | |
| 11 June 2023 | off Japan | 6.2 | 121 km | |
| 15 June 2023 | off the Philippines | 6.2 | 112 km | |
| 15 June 2023 | off Tonga | 7.2 | 179 km | |
| 16 June 2023 | off Tonga | 6.0 | 20 km | |
| 16 June 2023 | off Tonga | 6.2 | 16 km | |
| 17 June 2023 | off Tonga | 6.1 | 22 km | |
| 18 June 2023 | off Mexico | 6.4 | 4 km | |
| 18 June 2023 | Indian Ocean | 6.0 | 8 km | |
| 19 June 2023 | Papua New Guinea | 6.2 | 24 km | |
| 25 June 2023 | off Tonga | 6.2 | 9 km | |
| 2 July 2023 | off Tonga | 6.9 | 229 km | |
| 10 July 2023 | off Antigua and Barbuda | 6.6 | 14 km | |
| 14 July 2023 | off Mexico | 6.3 | 34 km | |
| 16 July 2023 | off the United States | 7.2 | 25 km | 1 |
| 17 July 2023 | Argentina | 6.6 | 186 km | |
| 19 July 2023 | off El Salvador | 6.5 | 71 km | |
| 24 July 2023 | Pacific Ocean | 6.0 | 523 km | |
| 26 July 2023 | off Vanuatu | 6.4 | 13 km | |
| 5 August 2023 | Argentina | 6.2 | 575 km | |
| 8 August 2023 | off Samoa | 6.1 | 42 km | |
| 14 August 2023 | off South Africa | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 14 August 2023 | off Northern Mariana Islands | 6.1 | 8 km | |
| 16 August 2023 | off Vanuatu | 6.5 | 188 km | |
| 17 August 2023 | Atlantic Ocean | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 17 August 2023 | Colombia | 6.1 | 10 km | 2 |
| 23 August 2023 | Argentina | 6.2 | 554 km | |
| 28 August 2023 | off Indonesia | 7.1 | 500 km | |
| 1 September 2023 | Russia | 6.1 | 137 km | |
| 6 September 2023 | Chile | 6.3 | 36 km | |
| 8 September 2023 | off New Zealand | 6.6 | 79 km | |
| 8 September 2023 | Morocco | 6.8 | 19 km | 2,946 |
| 9 September 2023 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 13 km | |
| 11 September 2023 | Indonesia | 6.0 | 151 km | |
| 12 September 2023 | off the Philippines | 6.2 | 31 km | |
| 13 September 2023 | Pacific Ocean | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 18 September 2023 | off Japan | 6.3 | 176 km | |
| 21 September 2023 | off Vanuatu | 6.1 | 185 km | |
| 28 September 2023 | off Vanuatu | 6.1 | 125 km | |
| 3 October 2023 | off Japan | 6.0 | 10 km | |
| 4 October 2023 | off Indonesia | 6.4 | 113 km | |
| 5 October 2023 | off Japan | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 6 October 2023 | off Japan | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 7 October 2023 | Afghanistan | 6.3 | 14 km | 1,482 |
| 7 October 2023 | Afghanistan | 6.3 | 8 km | |
| 7 October 2023 | Papua New Guinea | 6.7 | 55 km | |
| 7 October 2023 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.9 | 52 km | |
| 10 October 2023 | Argentina | 6.0 | 253 km | |
| 11 October 2023 | Afghanistan | 6.3 | 8 km | 3 |
| 11 October 2023 | Pacific Ocean | 6.3 | 10 km | |
| 15 October 2023 | Afghanistan | 6.3 | 9 km | 4 |
| 16 October 2023 | off the United States | 6.4 | 174 km | |
| 23 October 2023 | off New Zealand | 6.0 | 19 km | |
| 29 October 2023 | off Vanuatu | 6.0 | 68 km | |
| 31 October 2023 | off Fiji | 6.5 | 560 km | |
| 31 October 2023 | off Chile | 6.6 | 34 km | |
| 1 November 2023 | Indonesia | 6.1 | 51 km | |
| 8 November 2023 | off Indonesia | 6.7 | 10 km | |
| 8 November 2023 | off Indonesia | 7.1 | 6 km | |
| 8 November 2023 | off Indonesia | 6.7 | 10 km | |
| 10 November 2023 | off Indonesia | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 13 November 2023 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 14 November 2023 | Indian Ocean | 6.1 | 9 km | |
| 17 November 2023 | off the Philippines | 6.7 | 52 km | 11 |
| 22 November 2023 | off Indonesia | 6.0 | 102 km | |
| 22 November 2023 | off Vanuatu | 6.7 | 13 km | |
| 24 November 2023 | off Northern Mariana Islands | 6.9 | 22 km | |
| 27 November 2023 | off Papua New Guinea | 6.5 | 10 km | |
| 2 December 2023 | off the Philippines | 7.6 | 40 km | 3 |
| 2 December 2023 | off the Philippines | 6.4 | 35 km | |
| 2 December 2023 | off the Philippines | 6.1 | 36 km | |
| 2 December 2023 | off the Philippines | 6.3 | 46 km | |
| 2 December 2023 | off the Philippines | 6.0 | 9 km | |
| 3 December 2023 | off the Philippines | 6.6 | 19 km | |
| 3 December 2023 | off the Philippines | 6.0 | 13 km | |
| 3 December 2023 | off the Philippines | 6.9 | 20 km | |
| 7 December 2023 | off Vanuatu | 7.1 | 48 km | |
| 11 December 2023 | off Tonga | 6.2 | 248 km | |
| 20 December 2023 | Peru | 6.2 | 93 km | |
| 21 December 2023 | off the United States | 6.1 | 20 km | |
| 22 December 2023 | Indian Ocean | 6.1 | 10 km | |
| 28 December 2023 | off Russia | 6.5 | 31 km | |
| 30 December 2023 | Indonesia | 6.3 | 33 km |