World Earthquake Report for Tuesday, 12 January 2021
Wed, 13 Jan 2021, 00:24
00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 13 Jan 2021
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 2 quakes 5.0+, 43 quakes 4.0+, 124 quakes 3.0+, 225 quakes 2.0+ (395 total)
Global seismic activity level on 12 January 2021: MODERATE
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 2 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 43 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 124 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 225 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 1.3 x 1014 joules (36.7 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 31564 tons of TNT or 2 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (12 Jan 2021):
#1: 6.0 quake 422 km west of Jayapura, Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea, Indonesia, 13 Jan 2021 3:17 am (GMT +9)#2: 5.9 quake Japan Sea, 63 km northwest of Takara-jima Island, Japan, 12 Jan 2021 11:39 am (GMT +9)
#3: 5.4 quake South Pacific Ocean 12 Jan 2021 9:06 pm (GMT +11)
#4: 4.9 quake South China Sea, 63 km northwest of Davila, Province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines, 12 Jan 2021 9:38 pm (GMT +8)
#5: 4.8 quake 43 km southwest of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia, 12 Jan 2021 8:36 am (GMT +8)
#6: 4.8 quake Mindanao Sea, 11 km north of Pulau Lipang Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, 12 Jan 2021 6:11 pm (GMT +8)
#7: 4.7 quake Buryatiya Republic, 38 km west of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia, 12 Jan 2021 9:49 am (GMT +8)
#8: 4.7 quake North Pacific Ocean, 781 km southeast of Mexico City, 12 Jan 2021 12:10 am (GMT -6)
#9: 4.7 quake South Pacific Ocean, 66 km northwest of Aitape, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea, 12 Jan 2021 7:23 pm (GMT +9)
#10: 4.7 quake 49 km southwest of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia, 12 Jan 2021 5:08 pm (GMT +8)
Earthquakes reported felt:
#1: 4.7 quake 3 km northwest of Glyfada, Phocis, Central Greece, 13 Jan 2021 12:09 am (GMT +2) - 28 reports#2: 3.5 quake 7.5 km south of Glina, Grad Glina, Sisak-Moslavina, Croatia, 12 Jan 2021 11:20 am (GMT +1) - 14 reports
#3: 2.8 quake 34 km southeast of Velika Jamnička, Pisarovina, Zagreb County, Croatia, 12 Jan 2021 4:33 am (GMT +1) - 14 reports
#4: 2.3 quake Mayen-Koblenz, 1.6 km south of Nickenich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, 12 Jan 2021 1:42 am (GMT +1) - 9 reports
#5: 3.9 quake Adriatic Sea, 6.8 km south of Himarë, Rrethi i Vlorës, Qarku i Vlorës, Albania, 12 Jan 2021 8:26 am (GMT +1) - 8 reports
#6: 4.4 quake 1.6 km northwest of Glyfada, Phocis, Central Greece, 13 Jan 2021 12:29 am (GMT +2) - 8 reports
#7: 4.3 quake 25 km southwest of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia, 13 Jan 2021 12:31 am (GMT +8) - 5 reports
#8: 4.4 quake 33 km southwest of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia, 12 Jan 2021 5:54 pm (GMT +8) - 4 reports
#9: 3.6 quake 68 km southeast of Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran, 12 Jan 2021 11:14 am (GMT +3:30) - 4 reports
#10: 4.0 quake 13 km southeast of Denizli, Turkey, 12 Jan 2021 9:30 am (GMT +3) - 3 reports
#11: 2.8 quake Grad Glina, 1.9 km west of Šišinec, Lekenik, Sisak-Moslavina, Croatia, 12 Jan 2021 9:15 am (GMT +1) - 3 reports
#12: 2.7 quake Ionian Sea, 10.8 km east of Nafpaktos, Aitoloakarnania, West Greece, 13 Jan 2021 12:17 am (GMT +2) - 3 reports
#13: 4.7 quake Buryatiya Republic, 38 km west of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia, 12 Jan 2021 9:49 am (GMT +8) - 3 reports
#14: 4.4 quake Ionian Sea, 2.6 km west of Glyfada, Phocis, Central Greece, 13 Jan 2021 12:56 am (GMT +2) - 3 reports
#15: 2.2 quake 3.1 mi northeast of Chatsworth, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 12 Jan 2021 12:02 pm (GMT -8) - 2 reports
#16: 4.8 quake 43 km southwest of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia, 12 Jan 2021 8:36 am (GMT +8) - 2 reports
#17: 6.0 quake 422 km west of Jayapura, Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea, Indonesia, 13 Jan 2021 3:17 am (GMT +9) - 2 reports
#18: 3.1 quake 22 km north of Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia, 12 January 2021 17:57 GMT - 2 reports
#19: 4.4 quake 35 km southwest of Turt, Khankh, Hövsgöl Aymag, Mongolia, 13 Jan 2021 5:55 am (GMT +8) - 2 reports
#20: 2.9 quake 3.9 mi southwest of Thatcher, Box Elder County, Utah, USA, 12 Jan 2021 12:21 am (GMT -7) - 2 reports
#21: 2.3 quake Kenai Peninsula County, 32 mi east of Pedro Bay, Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska, USA, 11 Jan 2021 10:29 pm (GMT -9) - 2 reports
#22: 2.5 quake Rhein-Hunsrück, 1 km southeast of Peterswald-Löffelscheid, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, 12 Jan 2021 1:42 am (GMT +1) - 2 reports
#23: 3.1 quake Ionian Sea, 3.2 km southwest of Vlachata, Kefallonia Regional Unit, Ionian Islands, Greece, 12 Jan 2021 10:52 pm (GMT +2) - 2 reports
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Tue, 12 Jan 2021, 23:50
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Tue, 12 Jan 2021, 23:16
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred after midnight on Wednesday 13 January 2021 at 12:56 am local time near Glyfada, Phocis, Central Greece, Greece, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). ... read all
Tue, 12 Jan 2021, 22:49
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred after midnight on Wednesday 13 January 2021 at 12:29 am local time near Glyfada, Phocis, Central Greece, Greece, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). ... read all
Tue, 12 Jan 2021, 22:29
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Nafpaktos, Aitoloakarnania, West Greece, Greece, was reported only 8 minutes ago by the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Greece. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter after midnight on Wednesday 13 January 2021 at 12:09 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report. ... read all
Tue, 12 Jan 2021, 21:18
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