World Earthquake Report for Tuesday, 2 February 2021
Wed, 3 Feb 2021, 00:24
00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 3 Feb 2021
Summary: 5 quakes 5.0+, 34 quakes 4.0+, 108 quakes 3.0+, 239 quakes 2.0+ (386 total)
Global seismic activity level on 2 February 2021: MODERATE
Magnitude 5+: 5 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 34 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 108 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 239 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 7.1 x 1013 joules (19.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 17040 tons of TNT or 1.1 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (2 Feb 2021):
#1: 5.8 quake South Pacific Ocean, 68 km northwest of Yadua Island, Fiji, 3 Feb 2021 8:49 am (GMT +12)#2: 5.6 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, 3 Feb 2021 10:58 am (GMT +11)
#3: 5.2 quake Philippines Sea, Indonesia, 2 Feb 2021 10:37 pm (GMT +8)
#4: 5.2 quake Philippines Sea, 44 km northwest of Pulau Sara Kecil Island, Indonesia, 2 Feb 2021 10:37 pm (GMT +8)
#5: 5.0 quake 156 km west of Xigazê, Xizang, China, 2 Feb 2021 10:31 am (GMT +8)
#6: 4.9 quake South Pacific Ocean, 292 km south of Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa, 2 Feb 2021 9:05 pm (GMT +13)
#7: 4.9 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, 3 Feb 2021 10:50 am (GMT +11)
#8: 4.8 quake 22 km west of Barnaul, Altay Kray, Russia, 2 Feb 2021 1:11 pm (GMT +7)
#9: 4.7 quake Brisas del Mar, 30 km south of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, 1 Feb 2021 9:17 pm (GMT -6)
#10: 4.7 quake 71 km northeast of Tobelo, Kabupaten Halmahera Utara, Maluku Utara, Indonesia, 2 Feb 2021 1:36 pm (GMT +9)
Earthquakes reported felt:
#1: 4.1 quake 26 mi south of Hilo, Hawaii County, USA, 1 Feb 2021 2:13 pm (GMT -10) - 21 reports#2: 4.6 quake Manag, 59 km north of Pokhara, Kaski, Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal, 2 Feb 2021 9:59 pm (GMT +5:45) - 16 reports
#3: 3.5 quake Grad Glina, 27 km southwest of Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina, Croatia, 2 Feb 2021 2:43 am (GMT +1) - 14 reports
#4: 5.8 quake South Pacific Ocean, 68 km northwest of Yadua Island, Fiji, 3 Feb 2021 8:49 am (GMT +12) - 13 reports
#5: 3.5 quake 13 km west of Granada, Andalusia, Spain, 2 Feb 2021 4:19 pm (GMT +1) - 11 reports
#6: 3.2 quake Grad Petrinja, 13 km southwest of Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina, Croatia, 2 Feb 2021 2:43 am (GMT +1) - 7 reports
#7: 2.7 quake Sisak-Moslavina, 40 km south of Zagreb, HR.21.3186885, Zagreb, Croatia, 2 Feb 2021 7:12 pm (GMT +1) - 7 reports
#8: 2.7 quake Grad Petrinja, 12 km west of Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina, Croatia, 2 Feb 2021 05:12 - 5 reports
#9: 4.6 quake 9.3 km south of Gemerek, Sivas, Turkey, 2 Feb 2021 3:02 am (GMT +3) - 5 reports
#10: 2.9 quake 12 km west of Granada, Andalusia, Spain, 2 Feb 2021 2:27 pm (GMT +1) - 4 reports
#11: 4.7 quake Brisas del Mar, 30 km south of Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, 1 Feb 2021 9:17 pm (GMT -6) - 3 reports
#12: 2.4 quake Grad Glina, Sisak-Moslavina, 38 km south of Zagreb, Croatia, 2 Feb 2021 5:12 am (GMT +1) - 2 reports
#13: 3.1 quake Aegean Sea, 12 km west of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey, 2 Feb 2021 11:43 pm (GMT +3) - 2 reports
#14: 2.1 quake Grad Petrinja, 14 km southwest of Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina, Croatia, 2 Feb 2021 9:19 pm (GMT +1) - 2 reports
#15: 3.3 quake Aegean Sea, 48 km southwest of Mytilene, Lesvos, North Aegean, Greece, 2 Feb 2021 10:58 am (GMT +2) - 2 reports
#16: 4.2 quake 6.7 km north of Valdivia, Los Rios Region, Chile, 2 Feb 2021 2:36 pm (GMT -3) - 2 reports
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Previous news
Tue, 2 Feb 2021, 23:59
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Kroya, Central Java, Indonesia, was reported only 11 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 65 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Wednesday 3 February 2021 at 6:39 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, 2 Feb 2021, 23:50
Quakes detected near: Bardarbunga (3 quakes between mag 0.8-2.3), Clear Lake (14 quakes between mag 0.4-1.3), Etna (6 quakes between mag 1.1-1.6), Herdubreid (4 quakes between mag 0.6-1.0), Hrómundartindur (4 quakes between mag 0.6-2.2), Irazu (1 quake mag 3.4) ... read all
Tue, 2 Feb 2021, 23:21
Just 23 minutes ago, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Minas de Marcona, Provincia de Nazca, Ica, Peru. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Tuesday 2 February 2021 at 5:57 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km below the surface. ... read all
Tue, 2 Feb 2021, 22:33
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred only 29 minutes ago 6 km west of Chortoq, Uzbekistan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. ... read all
Tue, 2 Feb 2021, 21:09
The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 5.8 quake in Fiji near Ba, Western, only 14 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Wednesday 3 February 2021 at 8:49 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. 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
