October 2023

10/11/2023 Western Afghanistan 6.3

Location: Western Afghanistan, Date: October 11, 2023, Time:  00:41:56 UTC; 7:41:56 pm CDT (Local 10/10/23), Magnitude: 6.3 Mw

10/7/2023 Papua New Guinea 6.7

Location: Papua New Guinea, Date: October 7, 2023, Time:  08:40:13 UTC; 3:40:13 am CDT, Magnitude: 6.7 Mw

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