2016 - Year in Review

by:  Gordon Rutherford

USGS Earthquake Totals for 2016 

USGS DATA downloaded

DATE 12/21/2016

TIME 17:57:06 UTC

Number of quakes >2.5m 23077

Highest Magnitude Quake

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Depth = 103.19

Magnitude = 7.9

UTC Date = 12/17/2016

46km E of Taron, Papua New Guinea

Deepest Quake

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Depth = 673.06

Magnitude = 4.8

UTC Date = 05/20/2016

151km NNW of Kali, Indonesia

Magnitudes	#
2.5	5829
3	3606
4	12020
5	1478
6	128
7	16
8	0
9 +	0

	Depth KM	#
Surface	0-5	2217
11924	6-15	7722
	16-25	1985
Deep	26 - 50	3877
10971	51 - 99	2862
	100 - 299	3134
	300 - 499	369
	500 +	729