February 25, 2018 (17:44:44 UTC)
Magnitude 7.5 Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurred 33 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of Tari, Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Papua New Guinea is located on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, to the east of Indonesia. It is home to about 7 million people.
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February 16, 2018 (23:39:42 UTC)
Magnitude 7.2 Oaxaca, Mexico
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake has occurred in Oaxaca, Mexico at a depth of 24.6 km (15 miles). It was felt as far away as Guatemala. There have been no reported deaths directly linked to the earthquake.
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January 23, 2018 (09:31:42 UTC)
Magnitude 7.9 Alaska
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurred at 12:31 am local time 181 miles southeast of Kodiak at a depth of 25 km (15.5 miles). There are no immediate reports of damage or fatalities. Light shaking from this earthquake was felt across southern Alaska. A tsunami alert activated emergency warnings along coastal Alaska, and roused much of the population to seek shelter or move from tsunami inundation zones.
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January 14, 2018 (09:18:45 UTC)
Magnitude 7.1 Peru
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has occurred offshore Peru. The earthquake struck just after 4 a.m. local time and was centered near the coast of Peru, 40 km (25 miles) south-southwest of Acari, Peru at a depth of 36.3 km (22.5 miles). There are early reports of homes and roads collapsed leaving one dead and several dozen injured.
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January 10, 2018 (02:51:31 UTC)
Magnitude 7.6 Honduras
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake has occurred in the Caribbean between Honduras and the Cayman Islands approximately 125 miles (202 km) north-northeast of Barra Patuca, Honduras, and 188 miles (303 km) southwest of George Town, Cayman Islands at a depth of 6 miles (10 km). There have been no reports of damage.
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November 19, 2017 (22:43:29 UTC)
Magnitude 7.0 New Caledonia
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake has occurred 82km ENE of Maré Island, the second-largest of the Loyalty Islands in the archipelago of New Caledonia. The initial report of the magnitude and shallow 10km depth prompted a tsunami warning.
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November 12, 2017 (18:18:17 UTC)
Magnitude 7.3 Iraq
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake has occurred in the northern border region of Iran and Iraq centered about 350 kilometers (217 miles) north of Baghdad at a depth of 33.9 km (21 miles). The earthquake was felt as far away as Turkey, Israel and Kuwait.
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September 19, 2017 (18:14:39 UTC)
Magnitude 7.1 Mexico
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has occurred 120 km SE of Mexico City collapsing buildings, homes, and bridges across hundreds of miles. Nearly 140 people had been reported killed across the country, but that figure was expected to climb as rescue and recovery proceeds.
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September 8, 2017 (04:49:21 UTC)
Magnitude 8.1 Offshore Mexico
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake has occurred offshore Mexico. It was felt as far away as Mexico City and Guatemala City. This occurred as heavy rains from Hurricane Katia were approaching from the east. There are early reports of 32 deaths from this earthquake, with homes, schools and hospitals damaged.
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July 17, 2017 (23:34:14 UTC)
Magnitude 7.7 Russia
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred near the westernmost extension of the Aleutian Island chain. The epicenter was located 688.6 km (427.9 miles) E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, at a depth of 11.7 km below Earth’s surface.
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