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Earthquake report world-wide for Monday, 20 April 2020

Tue, 21 Apr 2020, 00:24
00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 21 Apr 2020
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 21 Apr 2020

Summary: 220 quakes M2+, 99 quakes M3+, 41 quakes M4+, 3 quakes M5+ (363 total)
Magnitude 2+: 220 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 99 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 41 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 6+: none
Magnitude 7+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 9+: none
Total seismic energy estimate: 2.3*10^13 J (6.42 GWh / 5520 tons of TNT / 0.3 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]

List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world (20 Apr 2020):


#1: M 5.3 quake: Vanuatu Islands on Mon, 20 Apr 00h34
#2: M 5.2 quake: Solomon Islands on Mon, 20 Apr 19h59
#3: M 5.0 quake: Kyushu, Japan on Mon, 20 Apr 11h38
#4: M 4.8 quake: New Zealand on Mon, 20 Apr 04h22
#5: M 4.7 quake: Halmahera, Indonesia on Mon, 20 Apr 06h49
#6: M 4.7 quake: New Zealand on Mon, 20 Apr 09h27
#7: M 4.7 quake: Tonga on Mon, 20 Apr 18h37
#8: M 4.6 quake: Kuril Islands (Russia) on Mon, 20 Apr 03h25
#9: M 4.6 quake: Iceland on Mon, 20 Apr 03h54
#10: M 4.6 quake: Ryukyu Islands, Japan on Mon, 20 Apr 08h11

Earthquake stats:

Number of quakes and energy released vs time
Number of quakes and energy vs time
Number of quakes and energy released vs magnitude
Number of quakes and energy vs magnitude
Magnitude of quakes and energy released vs time
Magnitude of quakes and energy vs time

Largest 20 quakes past 24 hours

Largest 20 quakes on domingo, 19 abr 2020

Complete earthquake list (latest and archive)

Previous news
Mon, 20 Apr 2020, 23:50
Volcano earthquake report for Monday, 20 Apr 2020
World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 20 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 20 Apr 2020 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.
Quakes detected near: Apastepeque (2 quakes between mag 1.5-2.3), Augustine (1 quake mag 2.2), Aurora-Bodie (2 quakes between mag 1.4-1.6), Bardarbunga (16 quakes between mag 0.1-4.6), Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields) (1 quake mag 1.0), Clear Lake (25 quakes between mag 0.3-2.0) ... read all
Mon, 20 Apr 2020, 00:24
Earthquake report world-wide for Sunday, 19 April 2020
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 20 Apr 2020
Summary: 206 quakes M2+, 111 quakes M3+, 33 quakes M4+, 1 quake M5+, 1 quake M6+ (352 total) ... read all
Sun, 19 Apr 2020, 23:50
Volcano earthquake report for Sunday, 19 Apr 2020
World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 20 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 19 Apr 2020 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.
Quakes detected near: Akyarlar (1 quake mag 1.9), Askja (4 quakes between mag 0.1-1.6), Clear Lake (16 quakes between mag 0.6-2.2), Coso (19 quakes between mag 0.4-1.5), Cuilapa-Barbarena (1 quake mag 2.7), Cupaello (1 quake mag 1.0) ... read all
Sun, 19 Apr 2020, 20:39
Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Sunday, 19 April 2020 - information
Sun, 19 Apr 2020, 00:24
Earthquake report world-wide for Saturday, 18 April 2020
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 19 Apr 2020
Summary: 191 quakes M2+, 109 quakes M3+, 35 quakes M4+, 5 quakes M5+, 1 quake M6+ (341 total) ... read all
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