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Earthquake report world-wide for Tuesday, 21 April 2020

Wednesday Apr 22, 2020 00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 22 Apr 2020
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 22 Apr 2020

Summary: 204 quakes M2+, 90 quakes M3+, 36 quakes M4+, 2 quakes M5+ (332 total)
Magnitude 2+: 204 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 90 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 36 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 2 earthquakes
Magnitude 6+: none
Magnitude 7+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 9+: none
Total seismic energy estimate: 1.8*10^13 J (4.99 GWh / 4298 tons of TNT / 0.3 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]

List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world (21 Apr 2020):


#1: M 5.0 quake: Nicobar Islands, India Region on Tue, 21 Apr 00h09
#2: M 5.0 quake: New Zealand (Fiji) on Tue, 21 Apr 04h11
#3: M 4.9 quake: Panama on Tue, 21 Apr 04h52
#4: M 4.8 quake: 191km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea on Tue, 21 Apr 09h22
#5: M 4.8 quake: 198km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea on Tue, 21 Apr 10h08
#6: M 4.8 quake: New Britain Region, P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea) on Tue, 21 Apr 13h14
#7: M 4.7 quake: Vanuatu region on Tue, 21 Apr 01h11
#8: M 4.7 quake: Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia on Tue, 21 Apr 16h44
#9: M 4.6 quake: Pakistan on Tue, 21 Apr 04h14
#10: M 4.6 quake: Off West Coast of Northern Sumatra (Indonesia) on Tue, 21 Apr 15h08

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 lunes, 20 abr 2020

Complete earthquake list (latest and archive)

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Volcano earthquake report for Tuesday, 21 Apr 2020
World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 20 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 21 Apr 2020 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.
Tuesday, Apr 21, 2020
Quakes detected near: Aurora-Bodie (1 quake mag 1.6), Cabalian (1 quake mag 4.6), Clear Lake (15 quakes between mag 0.6-1.9), Coso (9 quakes between mag 0.4-1.5), El Hierro (1 quake mag 1.5), Etrusk (1 quake mag 2.6) ... [more]
Earthquake report world-wide for Monday, 20 April 2020
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 21 Apr 2020
Tuesday, Apr 21, 2020
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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.
Monday, Apr 20, 2020
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) ... [more]
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
Monday, Apr 20, 2020
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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.
Sunday, Apr 19, 2020
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) ... [more]
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