World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 15 October 2020
Fri, 16 Oct 2020, 00:24
00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 16 Oct 2020
Summary: 5 quakes 5.0+, 28 quakes 4.0+, 90 quakes 3.0+, 183 quakes 2.0+ (306 total)
Global seismic activity level on 15 October 2020: LOW
Magnitude 5+: 5 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 28 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 90 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 183 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 2.9 x 1013 joules (7.96 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 6845 tons of TNT or 0.4 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (15 Oct 2020):
#1: 5.4 quake: Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, 15 Oct 2020 09:41#2: 5.1 quake: 16 km W of Villa Basilio Nievas, Argentina, 15 Oct 2020 02:20
#3: 5.1 quake: Kermadec Islands region, 15 Oct 2020 14:09
#4: 5.0 quake: Off West Coast of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, 15 Oct 2020 04:59
#5: 5.0 quake: Kermadec Islands region, 15 Oct 2020 07:00
#6: 4.9 quake: New Zealand, 15 Oct 2020 02:09
#7: 4.9 quake: 43 Km SE of Davao, Philippines, 15 Oct 2020 08:51
#8: 4.8 quake: 121 Km S of Hihifo, Tonga, 15 Oct 2020 01:20
#9: 4.8 quake: 161 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines, 15 Oct 2020 15:19
#10: 4.8 quake: 209 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia, 15 Oct 2020 22:06
Earthquakes reported felt:
#1: 4.0 quake: 21 Km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, USA, 15 Oct 2020 16:05 - 42 reports#2: 5.1 quake: 16 km W of Villa Basilio Nievas, Argentina, 15 Oct 2020 02:20 - 12 reports
#3: 3.8 quake: 24 Km S of La Parguera, Puerto Rico, 15 Oct 2020 18:06 - 6 reports
#4: 4.9 quake: 43 Km SE of Davao, Philippines, 15 Oct 2020 08:51 - 4 reports
#5: 2.5 quake: Northern California, USA, 15 Oct 2020 15:17 - 4 reports
#6: 4.5 quake: 63 Km Al Noreste De Zacapa, Guatemala, 15 Oct 2020 21:40 - 3 reports
#7: 2.4 quake: AlborÁn Oeste, Spain, 15 Oct 2020 23:19 - 2 reports
#8: 4.0 quake: Ecuador - Manabi, A 5.35km De Jaramijo, 15 Oct 2020 19:49 - 2 reports
#9: 3.1 quake: 26 Km SW of Istanbul, Turkey, 15 Oct 2020 13:55 - 2 reports
#10: 2.6 quake: 1 Km W of Belk, Alabama, USA, 15 Oct 2020 07:51 - 2 reports
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Previous news
Thu, 15 Oct 2020, 23:50
Quakes detected near: Cabalian (1 quake mag 2.1), Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields) (2 quakes between mag 1.1-1.5), Clear Lake (9 quakes between mag 0.3-1.1), Etna (2 quakes between mag 1.0-1.3), Hasan Dagi (1 quake mag 1.5), Herdubreid (3 quakes between mag 0.2-1.4) ... read all
Thu, 15 Oct 2020, 00:24
Summary: 3 quakes 5.0+, 27 quakes 4.0+, 91 quakes 3.0+, 237 quakes 2.0+ (358 total)
Global seismic activity level on 14 October 2020: LOW
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Wed, 14 Oct 2020, 00:24
Summary: 2 quakes 5.0+, 25 quakes 4.0+, 77 quakes 3.0+, 212 quakes 2.0+ (316 total)
Global seismic activity level on 13 October 2020: LOW
... read allTue, 13 Oct 2020, 23:50
Quakes detected near: Akyarlar (4 quakes between mag 1.2-1.9), Bardarbunga (5 quakes between mag 0.2-1.6), Biliran (1 quake mag 3.5), Clear Lake (20 quakes between mag 0.3-2.3), Coso (5 quakes between mag 0.9-1.5), Esteli (1 quake mag 2.9) ... read all
