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Latest quakes in or around the Indian Ocean in the past 24 hours on Thursday, March 28, 2024 - list, stats and map

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Mag. 1.8 earthquake Philippine Sea, Surigao del Sur, Caraga -
Strongest todayMag. 5.0 Indian Ocean, 168 km south of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 16:22 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or around the Indian Ocean in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or around the Indian Ocean, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, the Indian Ocean has had 67 quakes of magnitudes up to 5.0:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 5
  • 8 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 18 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 30 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 10 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.8 Earthquake Philippine Sea, Philippines, 45 km SE of Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Caraga -
Strongest today: Mag. 5.0 Earthquake Indian Ocean, Indonesia, 168 km S of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta -
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Latest quakes in or around the Indian Ocean in the past 24 hours on Thursday, March 28, 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Mar 29, 12:07 am (Manila)
Mar 28, 16:07 GMT
1.8

12 km
Philippine Sea, Philippines, 45 km southeast of Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Caraga Info
Mar 29, 01:04 am (Jayapura)
Mar 28, 16:04 GMT
2.6

10 km
Banda Sea, Indonesia, 12 km west of Amahai, Maluku Info
Mar 28, 11:19 pm (GMT +8)
Mar 28, 15:19 GMT
2.8

19 km
Philippine Sea, Philippines, 87 km east of Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Caraga Info
Mar 28, 11:02 pm (GMT +8)
Mar 28, 15:02 GMT
2.2

22 km
Philippine Sea, Philippines, 47 km northeast of Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Caraga Info
Mar 28, 10:52 pm (GMT +8)
Mar 28, 14:52 GMT
2.9

34 km
Philippine Sea, Philippines, 184 km southeast of General Santos City, Soccsksargen Info
Mar 28, 09:58 pm (Manila)
Mar 28, 13:58 GMT
2.5

24 km
Philippine Sea, Philippines, 35 km northeast of Bislig City, Caraga Info
Mar 28, 09:48 pm (Manila)
Mar 28, 13:48 GMT
2.3

9 km
Philippines, 14 km southwest of Kidapawan, Cotabato, Soccsksargen Info
Mar 28, 09:12 pm (Makassar)
Mar 28, 13:12 GMT
2.6

85 km
Kabupaten Lombok Tengah, Indonesia, 17 km southeast of Matalam, West Nusa Tenggara Info
Mar 28, 09:02 pm (GMT +8)
Mar 28, 13:02 GMT
2.4

138 km
Philippine Sea, Philippines, 89 km southeast of Malita, Davao Occidental, Davao Info
Mar 28, 08:59 pm (GMT +8)
Mar 28, 12:59 GMT
1.9

1 km
Philippine Sea, Philippines, 63 km northeast of Bislig City, Caraga Info
Mar 28, 08:58 pm (GMT +8)
Mar 28, 12:58 GMT
2.7

10 km
Indonesia, 87 km southwest of Gorontalo, Gorontalo Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 5.3 x 1012 joules (1.48 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1274 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 18,000 quakes on average per year in or around the Indian Ocean:
  • Mag. 8 or higher: 0.19 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 5.3 years)
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 2.6 quakes per year
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 21.8 quakes per year
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 358 quakes per year (or 29.8 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 3,200 quakes per year (or 8.7 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 8,800 quakes per year (or 24.1 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 16,000 quakes per year (or 43 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 18,000 quakes per year (or 48 quakes per day)
Indian Ocean has a high level of seismic activity. Indian Ocean has had at least 25 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.

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