Pacific Ocean, March 8 -- An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck Pacific Ocean on Sunday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 130km.

In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 6.0, On: 08/03/2026 14:58:27 IST, Lat: 15.92 S, Long: 173.70 W, Depth: 130 Km, Location: South Pacific Ocean."

The world's greatest earthquake belt, the circum-Pacific seismic belt, is found along the rim of the Pacific Ocean, where about 81 per cent of our planet's largest earthquakes occur. It has earned the nickname "Ring of Fire," the US Geological Survey (USGS) states.

The belt exists along boundaries of tectonic plates, where plates of mostly oceanic crust are sinking (or subducting) beneath anoth...