Tuesday night’s earthquakes caused panic among people in several cities in northern India. People in Delhi and neighboring areas felt strong earthquakes, with many people flocking to open spaces as a precaution. The National Center for Seismology said a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 83 miles SSE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) provides a list of major earthquakes that have occurred around the world. In addition to providing data on natural hazards, the organization provides data on many different scientific topics.
Let’s take a look at the last 10 prominent earthquakes felt on Earth in the past 30 days.
On March 16, an earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale, the most powerful in the past 30 days, struck the Kermadec Islands region of New Zealand. Another 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands region on March 4.
Tajikistan was hit by an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale on February 23.
Ecuador was hit by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake on March 18.
An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck San Antonio de los Cobres in Argentina on March 22.
Afghanistan was hit by an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale on March 21.
An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale struck northern Vanuatu on March 2, near the island of Espiritu Santo.
On March 1, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook 104 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
On March 14, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 118 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea.
An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck north of Indonesia’s Halmahera island on February 23.