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World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 7 October 2020

Thu, 8 Oct 2020, 00:24

00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 8 Oct 2020

Summary: 3 quakes 5.0+, 35 quakes 4.0+, 105 quakes 3.0+, 249 quakes 2.0+ (392 total)

Global seismic activity level on 7 October 2020: LOW

Magnitude 5+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 35 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 105 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 249 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

Total seismic energy estimate: 2.3 x 10¹³ joules (6.46 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5561 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs!) learn more

10 largest earthquakes in the world (7 Oct 2020):

#1: 5.3 quake: 61 Km ENE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 7 Oct 2020 18:24
#2: 5.1 quake: Savu Sea, Indonesia, 7 Oct 2020 06:50
#3: 5.0 quake: Banda Sea, Indonesia, 7 Oct 2020 06:13
#4: 4.9 quake: 133 Km WSW of Adak, Alaska, USA, 7 Oct 2020 01:34
#5: 4.9 quake: New Zealand, 7 Oct 2020 15:28
#6: 4.9 quake: Volcano Islands, Japan Region, 7 Oct 2020 18:04
#7: 4.8 quake: 169 Km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands, 7 Oct 2020 00:35
#8: 4.8 quake: Banda Sea, Indonesia, 7 Oct 2020 23:50
#9: 4.7 quake: 57 Km Al N De La Higuera, Chile, 7 Oct 2020 05:34
#10: 4.6 quake: New Zealand, 7 Oct 2020 02:57

Earthquakes reported felt:

#1: 5.3 quake: 61 Km ENE of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 7 Oct 2020 18:24 - 28 reports
#2: 2.6 quake: San Francisco Bay Area, Calif., USA, 7 Oct 2020 11:47 - 26 reports
#3: 4.2 quake: 15 km NNW of Shijak, Albania, 7 Oct 2020 22:13 - 26 reports
#4: 4.1 quake: 30 Km WNW of Susitna, Alaska, USA, 7 Oct 2020 08:59 - 22 reports
#5: 3.4 quake: 10km N of Big Bear City, CA, USA, 7 Oct 2020 01:44 - 10 reports
#6: 3.8 quake: 35 Km SSW of San Francisco De Macorís, Dominican Republic, 7 Oct 2020 14:14 - 5 reports
#7: 3.2 quake: 10km ESE of Willits, CA, USA, 7 Oct 2020 17:29 - 4 reports
#8: 3.1 quake: Snowtown, SA, Australia, 7 Oct 2020 07:31 - 3 reports
#9: 5.1 quake: Savu Sea, Indonesia, 7 Oct 2020 06:50 - 3 reports
#10: 3.2 quake: 19km W of Humboldt Hill, CA, USA, 7 Oct 2020 04:56 - 3 reports
#11: 3.2 quake: Adriatic Sea, Albania, 7 Oct 2020 22:25 - 2 reports
#12: 2.6 quake: 12 Km NNW of Midland, Texas, USA, 7 Oct 2020 12:25 - 2 reports
#13: 2.8 quake: 10km ESE of Willits, CA, USA, 7 Oct 2020 00:54 - 2 reports

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Wed, 7 Oct 2020, 23:50

Volcano earthquake report for Wednesday, 7 Oct 2020

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 20 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 7 Oct 2020 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Arenal (1 quake mag 2.6), Askja (4 quakes between mag 0.7-2.0), Clear Lake (18 quakes between mag 0.4-1.7), Eldey (3 quakes between mag 0.8-1.1), Etna (6 quakes between mag 1.1-2.9), Grímsnes (12 quakes between mag 0.1-1.2) ... read all

Wed, 7 Oct 2020, 18:00

World Earthquake Report for October 2020

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5 during October 2020

Jump to daily reports for Oct 2020: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Summary: 3 quakes 6.0+, 32 quakes 5.0+, 231 quakes 4.0+, 720 quakes 3.0+, 1741 quakes 2.0+ (2727 total) ... read all

Wed, 7 Oct 2020, 00:24

World Earthquake Report for Tuesday, 6 October 2020

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 7 Oct 2020

Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 3 quakes 5.0+, 44 quakes 4.0+, 105 quakes 3.0+, 226 quakes 2.0+ (379 total)

Global seismic activity level on 6 October 2020: MODERATE

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Tue, 6 Oct 2020, 23:50

Volcano earthquake report for Tuesday, 6 Oct 2020

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 20 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 6 Oct 2020 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Akyarlar (1 quake mag 1.4), Askja (1 quake mag 1.1), Cabalian (1 quake mag 2.4), Clear Lake (19 quakes between mag 0.6-1.7), Coso (6 quakes between mag 0.4-1.4), Etna (7 quakes between mag 1.2-2.3) ... read all

Tue, 6 Oct 2020, 18:00

World Earthquake Report for October 2020

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Summary: 3 quakes 6.0+, 29 quakes 5.0+, 186 quakes 4.0+, 608 quakes 3.0+, 1480 quakes 2.0+ (2306 total) ... read all

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