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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Previous news
Wed, 7 Oct 2020, 23:50
Wed, 7 Oct 2020, 00:24
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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