World Earthquake Report for Friday, 5 February 2021
Sat, 6 Feb 2021, 00:24
00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 6 Feb 2021
Summary: 5 quakes 5.0+, 38 quakes 4.0+, 114 quakes 3.0+, 220 quakes 2.0+ (377 total)
Global seismic activity level on 5 February 2021: MODERATE
Magnitude 5+: 5 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 38 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 114 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 220 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 5 x 1013 joules (13.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 11865 tons of TNT or 0.7 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (5 Feb 2021):
#1: 5.6 quake Loilem District, 88 km northeast of Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), 5 Feb 2021 6:17 pm (GMT +6:30)#2: 5.4 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, 6 Feb 2021 2:41 am (GMT +11)
#3: 5.1 quake Maluku Sea, 73 km south of Libuton Kelapa Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, 6 Feb 2021 4:34 am (GMT +8)
#4: 5.0 quake Arhangay Aymag, 89 km northwest of Kharkhorin, Övörhangay, Mongolia, 5 Feb 2021 1:57 pm (GMT +8)
#5: 5.0 quake Gegharkunik, 91 km northeast of Yerevan, Armenia, 5 Feb 2021 7:36 pm (GMT +4)
#6: 4.9 quake Ceram Sea, 55 km south of Pulau Jojikula Island, Maluku Utara, Indonesia, 5 Feb 2021 11:01 am (GMT +9)
#7: 4.9 quake Banda Sea, 54 km southeast of Pulau Terbang Utara Island, Maluku, Indonesia, 5 Feb 2021 11:19 am (GMT +9)
#8: 4.9 quake 124 km south of Kucha, Xinjiang, China, 5 Feb 2021 1:05 pm (GMT +8)
#9: 4.9 quake Indonesian Ocean, 77 km south of Bengkulu, Indonesia, 5 Feb 2021 4:07 pm (GMT +7)
#10: 4.9 quake Ghizer District, 31 km northwest of Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan, 5 Feb 2021 8:24 pm (GMT +5)
Earthquakes reported felt:
#1: 5.0 quake Gegharkunik, 91 km northeast of Yerevan, Armenia, 5 Feb 2021 7:36 pm (GMT +4) - 87 reports#2: 3.2 quake 1.3 km southwest of Singen, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 5 Feb 2021 3:14 pm (GMT +1) - 72 reports
#3: 3.9 quake Grad Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina, 47 km southeast of Zagreb, Croatia, 5 Feb 2021 9:02 am (GMT +1) - 58 reports
#4: 4.2 quake 21 mi east of Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA, 5 Feb 2021 11:48 am (GMT -6) - 41 reports
#5: 3.8 quake Grad Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina, 47 km southeast of Zagreb, Croatia, 5 Feb 2021 9:02 am (GMT +1) - 12 reports
#6: 2.5 quake Grad Ludbreg, 23 km east of Varaždin, Varazdin, Croatia, 5 Feb 2021 4:30 am (GMT +1) - 10 reports
#7: 2.6 quake 22 mi east of Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA, 5 Feb 2021 11:29 am (GMT -6) - 10 reports
#8: 2.1 quake 1.5 km west of Singen, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 5 Feb 2021 3:28 pm (GMT +1) - 8 reports
#9: 4.2 quake 30 km east of Sevan, Gegharkunik, Armenia, 5 Feb 2021 7:48 pm (GMT +4) - 8 reports
#10: 3.4 quake Grad Velika Gorica, Zagreb County, 41 km southeast of Zagreb, Croatia, 5 Feb 2021 9:02 am (GMT +1) - 7 reports
#11: 5.6 quake Loilem District, 88 km northeast of Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), 5 Feb 2021 6:17 pm (GMT +6:30) - 5 reports
#12: 4.7 quake South Pacific Ocean, 26 km northwest of Huacho, Peru, 5 Feb 2021 6:55 pm (GMT -5) - 5 reports
#13: 3.7 quake 21 mi east of Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA, 5 Feb 2021 10:17 am (GMT -6) - 4 reports
#14: 3.2 quake 12 km west of Granada, Andalusia, Spain, 5 Feb 2021 8:17 pm (GMT +1) - 4 reports
#15: 2.0 quake 0.8 km west of Singen, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 5 Feb 2021 2:58 pm (GMT +1) - 4 reports
#16: 3.5 quake Custer County, 69 mi northeast of Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA, 5 Feb 2021 12:05 am (GMT -7) - 2 reports
#17: 3.7 quake South Pacific Ocean, 65 km west of Tumbes, Peru, 5 Feb 2021 11:09 am (GMT -5) - 2 reports
#18: 2.5 quake Bezirk Laufen, Basel-Landschaft, 13 km south of Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland, 5 Feb 2021 3:14 pm (GMT +1) - 2 reports
#19: 3.2 quake Philippines Sea, 3.9 km north of Paquita Island, Philippines, 5 Feb 2021 8:23 am (GMT +8) - 2 reports
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Previous news
Sat, 6 Feb 2021, 00:15
A moderately shallow magnitude 4.7 earthquake was reported early evening near Huacho, Huaura Province, Lima region, Peru. ... read all
Fri, 5 Feb 2021, 23:50
Quakes detected near: Aniakchak (1 quake mag 2.1), Azuma (1 quake mag 2.8), Clear Lake (41 quakes between mag 0.1-1.9), Coso (6 quakes between mag 0.6-1.1), Etna (4 quakes between mag 1.4-2.2), Golden Trout Creek (1 quake mag 1.5) ... read all
Fri, 5 Feb 2021, 23:06
Just 20 minutes ago, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Rāvar, Kerman, Iran. The tremor was recorded early morning on Saturday 6 February 2021 at 1:46 am local time, at a shallow depth of 12 km below the surface. ... read all
Fri, 5 Feb 2021, 22:13
Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) reported a magnitude 4.4 quake in Indonesia near Luwuk, Kabupaten Banggai, Central Sulawesi, only 12 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Saturday 6 February 2021 at 5:53 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
Fri, 5 Feb 2021, 18:08
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a magnitude 4.1 quake in the United States near Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, only 5 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Friday 5 February 2021 at 11:48 am local time at a very shallow depth of 3.1 miles. 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
