World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 4 February 2021
Fri, 5 Feb 2021, 00:24
00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 5 Feb 2021
Summary: 11 quakes 5.0+, 36 quakes 4.0+, 107 quakes 3.0+, 244 quakes 2.0+ (398 total)
Global seismic activity level on 4 February 2021: MODERATE
Magnitude 5+: 11 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 36 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 107 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 244 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 1 x 1014 joules (29 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 24917 tons of TNT or 1.6 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (4 Feb 2021):
#1: 5.7 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, 4 Feb 2021 11:14 pm (GMT +11)#2: 5.6 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, 4 Feb 2021 11:14 pm (GMT +11)
#3: 5.5 quake Indonesian Ocean 4 Feb 2021 6:37 pm (GMT +5)
#4: 5.5 quake XIZANG, China, 5 Feb 2021 1:09 am (GMT +8)
#5: 5.4 quake Philippines Sea, 55 km north of North Island, Philippines, 4 Feb 2021 4:14 pm (GMT +8)
#6: 5.4 quake 63 km west of Zangguy, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China, 5 Feb 2021 1:02 am (GMT +8)
#7: 5.1 quake Viloyati Khatlon, 79 km northeast of Kunduz, Afghanistan, 4 Feb 2021 3:14 pm (GMT +5)
#8: 5.1 quake Sulu Sea, 52 km southwest of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Mimaropa, Philippines, 5 Feb 2021 7:49 am (GMT +8)
#9: 5.0 quake 157 km west of Xigaze, Xizang, China, 4 Feb 2021 1:06 pm (GMT +8)
#10: 5.0 quake South China Sea, 224 km west of Manila, Philippines, 4 Feb 2021 3:48 pm (GMT +8)
Earthquakes reported felt:
#1: 4.9 quake Philippines Sea, 8.3 km northwest of Paquita Island, Philippines, 5 Feb 2021 6:00 am (GMT +8) - 51 reports#2: 2.8 quake Grad Petrinja, 16 km west of Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina, Croatia, 4 Feb 2021 5:59 am (GMT +1) - 16 reports
#3: 2.6 quake 1 Km SW of Sparta, North Carolina, USA, 3 Feb 2021 11:03 pm (GMT -5) - 15 reports
#4: 2.3 quake Greenlee County, aricona, 35 mi northeast of Safford, Graham County, Arizona, USA, 4 Feb 2021 4:52 pm (GMT -7) - 14 reports
#5: 2.2 quake 2 Km S of Sparta, North Carolina, USA, 3 Feb 2021 11:33 pm (GMT -5) - 9 reports
#6: 5.0 quake South China Sea, 224 km west of Manila, Philippines, 4 Feb 2021 3:48 pm (GMT +8) - 9 reports
#7: 5.1 quake Sulu Sea, 52 km southwest of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Mimaropa, Philippines, 5 Feb 2021 7:49 am (GMT +8) - 5 reports
#8: 2.6 quake Philippines Sea, 21 km north of Paquita Island, Philippines, 5 Feb 2021 5:45 am (GMT +8) - 4 reports
#9: 4.4 quake Philippines Sea, 14 km north of Paquita Island, Philippines, 5 Feb 2021 7:30 am (GMT +8) - 4 reports
#10: 2.8 quake 20 km west of Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina, Croatia, 4 Feb 2021 5:59 am (GMT +1) - 4 reports
#11: 2.2 quake 1 Km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma, USA, 3 Feb 2021 10:41 pm (GMT -6) - 3 reports
#12: 5.4 quake Philippines Sea, 55 km north of North Island, Philippines, 4 Feb 2021 4:14 pm (GMT +8) - 2 reports
#13: 4.5 quake Taplejung, Nepal, 68 km northwest of Gangtok, India, 5 Feb 2021 3:58 am (GMT +5:45) - 2 reports
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Previous news
Fri, 5 Feb 2021, 00:15
An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred in the morning on Friday 5 February 2021 at 10:48 am local time near Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). ... read all
Fri, 5 Feb 2021, 00:09
A shallow magnitude 5.1 earthquake was reported in the morning near San Jose, Mindoro Occidental, Mimaropa, Philippines. ... read all
Thu, 4 Feb 2021, 23:51
An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred in the morning on Friday 5 February 2021 at 7:30 am local time near Daet, Camarines Norte, Bicol, Philippines, as reported by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). ... read all
Thu, 4 Feb 2021, 23:50
Quakes detected near: Akyarlar (1 quake mag 1.6), Askja (3 quakes between mag 0.3-2.0), Bardarbunga (3 quakes between mag 0.1-1.4), Clear Lake (20 quakes between mag 0.4-1.6), Coso (8 quakes between mag 0.6-1.6), Cuernos de Negros (1 quake mag 2.0) ... read all
Thu, 4 Feb 2021, 22:48
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred early morning on Friday 5 February 2021 at 3:13 am local time near Gangtok, East District, Sikkim, India, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). ... read all
