World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 27 January 2021
Thu, 28 Jan 2021, 00:24
00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 28 Jan 2021
Summary: 5 quakes 5.0+, 36 quakes 4.0+, 121 quakes 3.0+, 246 quakes 2.0+ (408 total)
Global seismic activity level on 27 January 2021: MODERATE
Magnitude 5+: 5 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 36 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 121 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 246 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 3.9 x 1013 joules (10.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 9283 tons of TNT or 0.6 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (27 Jan 2021):
#1: 5.5 quake Iglesia Department, 119 km southeast of Vallenar, Provincia de Huasco, Atacama, Chile, 27 Jan 2021 5:00 pm (GMT -3)#2: 5.2 quake Yūfutsu-gun, 31 km southeast of Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan, 27 Jan 2021 2:06 pm (GMT +9)
#3: 5.1 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 27 Jan 2021 10:12 pm (GMT +13)
#4: 5.1 quake Indonesian Ocean, 121 km southwest of Baturaja, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia, 27 Jan 2021 5:40 pm (GMT +7)
#5: 5.0 quake South Pacific Ocean, Fiji, 26 Jan 2021 9:10 pm (GMT -12)
#6: 4.9 quake Timor Sea, 37 km southeast of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, 27 Jan 2021 11:13 am (GMT +8)
#7: 4.9 quake Calarca, 10.4 km south of La Tebaida, Quindio Department, Colombia, 27 Jan 2021 2:57 am (GMT -5)
#8: 4.9 quake 206 km west of Jayapura, Netherlands New Guinea, Indonesia, 27 Jan 2021 9:45 pm (GMT +9)
#9: 4.9 quake 66 km west of Zangguy, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China, 28 Jan 2021 3:55 am (GMT +8)
#10: 4.8 quake Molucca Sea, 83 km southeast of Gorontalo, Indonesia, 27 Jan 2021 12:19 pm (GMT +8)
Earthquakes reported felt:
#1: 4.9 quake Calarca, 10.4 km south of La Tebaida, Quindio Department, Colombia, 27 Jan 2021 2:57 am (GMT -5) - 217 reports#2: 3.8 quake North Pacific Ocean, 32 km north of Esmeraldas, Provincia de Esmeraldas, Ecuador, 27 Jan 2021 2:30 am (GMT -5) - 73 reports
#3: 3.3 quake 1.4 km west of Trofaiach, Politischer Bezirk Leoben, Styria, Austria, 27 Jan 2021 1:43 am (GMT +1) - 25 reports
#4: 3.0 quake Grad Petrinja, 4.3 km south of Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina, Croatia, 28 Jan 2021 12:37 am (GMT +1) - 24 reports
#5: 3.0 quake 8.7 km west of Granada, Andalusia, Spain, 27 Jan 2021 1:06 pm (GMT +1) - 10 reports
#6: 2.8 quake 9.4 km west of Granada, Andalusia, Spain, 27 Jan 2021 2:47 am (GMT +1) - 8 reports
#7: 3.5 quake Adriatic Sea, 14 km east of Civitanova Marche, Italy, 27 Jan 2021 10:46 pm (GMT +1) - 7 reports
#8: 5.5 quake Iglesia Department, 119 km southeast of Vallenar, Provincia de Huasco, Atacama, Chile, 27 Jan 2021 5:00 pm (GMT -3) - 5 reports
#9: 2.6 quake Lekenik, Sisak-Moslavina, 30 km southeast of Zagreb, Croatia, 27 Jan 2021 8:53 am (GMT +1) - 5 reports
#10: 3.4 quake Mavrovo and Rostuša, 15 km southwest of Gostivar, Macedonia, 27 Jan 2021 7:44 am (GMT +1) - 5 reports
#11: 3.1 quake Mavrovo and Rostuša, 13 km southwest of Gostivar, Macedonia, 27 Jan 2021 1:36 am (GMT +1) - 4 reports
#12: 2.9 quake 17 km south of Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina, Croatia, 27 Jan 2021 8:53 am (GMT +1) - 4 reports
#13: 2.6 quake 10.4 km northwest of Granada, Andalusia, Spain, 28 Jan 2021 12:43 am (GMT +1) - 3 reports
#14: 2.9 quake 4.3 km northeast of Calamba, Province of Laguna, Calabarzon, Philippines, 28 Jan 2021 2:49 am (GMT +8) - 3 reports
#15: 3.2 quake Semel District, 7.2 km west of Dahuk, Dohuk District, Dihok, Iraq, 27 Jan 2021 7:50 am (GMT +3) - 3 reports
#16: 3.7 quake Makassar Strait, 33 km south of Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, 28 Jan 2021 2:43 am (GMT +8) - 2 reports
#17: 4.2 quake South China Sea, 20 km northwest of Laoag City, Philippines, 27 Jan 2021 9:07 pm (GMT +8) - 2 reports
#18: 2.2 quake 25 Km NW of Stanley, Idaho, USA, 27 January 2021 11:03 GMT - 2 reports
#19: 2.3 quake 3.8 km northwest of Alhama de Murcia, Spain, 27 Jan 2021 6:39 pm (GMT +1) - 2 reports
#20: 3.1 quake Vrapchishte, 12 km northwest of Gostivar, Macedonia, 27 Jan 2021 2:36 am (GMT +2) - 2 reports
#21: 5.1 quake Indonesian Ocean, 121 km southwest of Baturaja, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia, 27 Jan 2021 5:40 pm (GMT +7) - 2 reports
#22: 2.8 quake Aegean Sea, 62 km northeast of Chalkida, Euboea, Central Greece, 27 Jan 2021 7:18 am (GMT +2) - 2 reports
#23: 2.9 quake Departamento de Sarmiento, 33 km southwest of Pocito, San Juan, Argentina, 27 Jan 2021 2:41 am (GMT -3) - 2 reports
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