World Earthquake Report for Sunday, 29 November 2020
Mon, 30 Nov 2020, 00:24
00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 30 Nov 2020
Summary: 8 quakes 5.0+, 29 quakes 4.0+, 90 quakes 3.0+, 220 quakes 2.0+ (347 total)
Global seismic activity level on 29 November 2020: MODERATE
Magnitude 5+: 8 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 29 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 90 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 220 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 1.2 x 1014 joules (34.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 29608 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (29 Nov 2020):
#1: 5.9 quake Tila, Chiapas, 38 km south of Macuspana (Tabasco), Mexico, 29 Nov 2.07 am (GMT -6)#2: 5.7 quake Departamento de Oran, Salta, 37 km east of Humahuaca (Jujuy), Argentina, 29 Nov 1.40 pm (GMT -3)
#3: 5.6 quake Coral Sea, 35 km northeast of Port-Olry, Sanma, Vanuatu, 29 Nov 8.01 pm (GMT +11)
#4: 5.5 quake South Pacific Ocean, 120 km northwest of Neiafu, Vava‘u, Tonga, 30 Nov 12.56 pm (GMT +13)
#5: 5.4 quake South Pacific Ocean, 704 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, 30 Nov 9.45 am (GMT +12)
#6: 5.2 quake South Pacific Ocean, 727 km northeast of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, 29 Nov 7.22 pm (GMT +13)
#7: 5.2 quake Indian Ocean, 122 km south of Pagar Alam, South Sumatra, Indonesia, 29 Nov 9.48 pm (GMT +7)
#8: 5.0 quake Indian Ocean 29 Nov 8.52 pm (GMT +4)
#9: 4.9 quake Salto de Agua, Chiapas, 30 km southeast of Macuspana (Tabasco), Mexico, 29 Nov 2.07 am (GMT -6)
#10: 4.9 quake Bering Sea, 113 mi southwest of Adak, Alaska, USA, 29 Nov 5.57 am (GMT -10)
Earthquakes reported felt:
#1: 5.7 quake Departamento de Oran, Salta, 37 km east of Humahuaca (Jujuy), Argentina, 29 Nov 1.40 pm (GMT -3) - 28 reports#2: 5.9 quake Tila, Chiapas, 38 km south of Macuspana (Tabasco), Mexico, 29 Nov 2.07 am (GMT -6) - 10 reports
#3: 2.7 quake Metropolitan District of Quito, 1.3 km northeast of Hacienda Tajamar, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador, 29 Nov 2.07 am (GMT -5) - 6 reports
#4: 4.8 quake Provincia de San Ignacio, Cajamarca, 21 km east of Huancabamba (Piura), Peru, 29 Nov 5.37 am (GMT -5) - 4 reports
#5: 3.6 quake 18 km east of Bhawana, Chiniot, Punjab, Pakistan, 29 Nov 8.42 pm (GMT +5) - 3 reports
#6: 4.9 quake Philippine Sea, 16 km southwest of Piña, Eastern Visayas, Philippines, 30 Nov 4.23 am (GMT +8) - 2 reports
#7: 4.1 quake Añelo Department, 27 km northeast of Añelo, Neuquen, Argentina, 28/11/2020 22:09:09 - 2 reports
#8: 2.5 quake 9.7 mi northwest of Pawnee, Oklahoma, USA, 29 Nov 8.28 am (GMT -6) - 2 reports
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Previous news
Mon, 30 Nov 2020, 00:16
Just 18 minutes ago, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Neiafu, Tonga. The tremor was recorded around noon on Monday 30 November 2020 at 12.57 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 60 km below the surface. ... read all
Sun, 29 Nov 2020, 23:50
Sun, 29 Nov 2020, 22:49
An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 occurred early afternoon on Sunday 29 November 2020 at 2.29 pm local time near Searles Valley, California, as reported by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). ... read all
Sun, 29 Nov 2020, 22:18
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake near Agua Zarca was reported 32 minutes ago by Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Mexico. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 6 km beneath the epicenter early afternoon on Sunday 29 November 2020 at 3.46 pm local time. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data. ... read all
Sun, 29 Nov 2020, 21:15
An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred 51 minutes ago 117 km northwest of Tacloban City, Philippines, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported. ... read all
