The world shook like a cradle... There were 129 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater worldwide in 2023
The world shook like a cradle in 2023. The two largest earthquakes worldwide in 2023 were the earthquakes that occurred in Turkey on February 6.
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It has been announced that a total of 129 earthquakes with a magnitude of 6 or greater occurred worldwide in 2023. According to statistics released by the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) on January 2, a total of 129 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater occurred globally throughout 2023. The largest of these were the Maraş earthquakes in Turkey on February 6, 2023, which measured 7.7 and 7.6 in magnitude.
According to a report by CGTN, there were no earthquakes of magnitude 8 or greater in 2023. The last earthquake of magnitude 8 or greater occurred on July 29, 2021, in the waters south of the U.S. state of Alaska.
In 2023, the number of earthquakes of magnitude 7 or greater worldwide reached 19. While this figure remains at roughly the same level compared to the average of approximately 18 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or greater per year since 1900, it is significantly higher than the 7 earthquakes of magnitude 7 or greater that occurred in 2022. This increase points to a rise in the intensity of earthquakes.