World Earthquake Report for Tuesday, 9 February 2021
Wed, 10 Feb 2021, 00:24
00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 10 Feb 2021
Summary: 7 quakes 5.0+, 32 quakes 4.0+, 113 quakes 3.0+, 232 quakes 2.0+ (384 total)
Global seismic activity level on 9 February 2021: MODERATE
Magnitude 5+: 7 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 32 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 113 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 232 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 5.2 x 1013 joules (14.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 12410 tons of TNT or 0.8 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (9 Feb 2021):
#1: 5.6 quake 108 km southwest of Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, 9 Feb 2021 12:55 pm (GMT +10)#2: 5.3 quake Banda Sea, Indonesia, 9 Feb 2021 4:24 pm (GMT +9)
#3: 5.2 quake Indian Ocean 10 Feb 2021 6:29 am (GMT +8)
#4: 5.2 quake Indian Ocean 10 Feb 2021 7:57 am (GMT +8)
#5: 5.1 quake Philippines Sea, Japan, 9 Feb 2021 4:07 pm (GMT +9)
#6: 5.1 quake QINGHAI, CHINA, 9 Feb 2021 9:14 pm (GMT +8)
#7: 5.0 quake Datem del Marañon, Loreto, 75 km north of Moyobamba, Region de San Martin, Peru, 8 Feb 2021 8:41 pm (GMT -5)
#8: 4.9 quake Solomon Sea, 55 km west of Kirakira, Solomon Islands, 9 Feb 2021 12:22 pm (GMT +11)
#9: 4.9 quake Indian Ocean 9 Feb 2021 2:17 am (GMT +2)
#10: 4.9 quake Banda Sea, Indonesia, 9 Feb 2021 9:47 pm (GMT +9)
Earthquakes reported felt:
#1: 3.5 quake Hood River County, 21 mi west of The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, USA, 8 Feb 2021 9:34 pm (GMT -8) - 116 reports#2: 4.1 quake Aegean Sea, 72 km south of Chios, North Aegean, Greece, 9 Feb 2021 9:30 am (GMT +2) - 14 reports
#3: 3.6 quake Aegean Sea, 34 km northwest of Kreta, Chania, Crete, Greece, 9 Feb 2021 8:48 pm (GMT +2) - 11 reports
#4: 5.0 quake Datem del Marañon, Loreto, 75 km north of Moyobamba, Region de San Martin, Peru, 8 Feb 2021 8:41 pm (GMT -5) - 3 reports
#5: 4.8 quake Arica, 45 km east of Arica, Arica y Parinacota, Chile, 9 Feb 2021 8:28 am (GMT -3) - 3 reports
#6: 2.0 quake 5km N of Alum Rock, CA, USA, 9 Feb 2021 4:09 am (GMT -8) - 3 reports
#7: 2.7 quake 5.4 mi east of Fremont, Alameda County, California, USA, 9 Feb 2021 10:58 am (GMT -8) - 3 reports
#8: 5.1 quake QINGHAI, CHINA, 9 Feb 2021 9:14 pm (GMT +8) - 2 reports
#9: 4.3 quake 122 km northeast of Balkanabat, Turkmenistan, 9 Feb 2021 5:39 am (GMT +5) - 2 reports
#10: 2.4 quake 13 km northwest of Digne-les-Bains, France, 9 Feb 2021 8:02 pm (GMT +1) - 2 reports
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Previous news
Tue, 9 Feb 2021, 23:50
Quakes detected near: Akyarlar (1 quake mag 1.8), Cabalian (3 quakes between mag 2.1-2.5), Clear Lake (14 quakes between mag 0.4-2.1), Endeavour Ridge (2 quakes between mag 3.5-3.5), Etna (1 quake mag 1.7), Herdubreid (4 quakes between mag 0.7-1.2) ... read all
Tue, 9 Feb 2021, 21:04
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred only 9 minutes ago 40 km south of Singkil, Indonesia, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported. ... read all
Tue, 9 Feb 2021, 19:52
the United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 3.7 quake in the United States near Denali National Park, Denali County, Alaska, only 10 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Tuesday 9 February 2021 at 10:32 am local time at a very shallow depth of 5.4 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
Tue, 9 Feb 2021, 18:30
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake near Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA, was reported only 7 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered the key international and national agency that monitors seismic activity in the US. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 0.6 miles beneath the epicenter in the morning on Tuesday 9 February 2021 at 8:10 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, 9 Feb 2021, 16:13
the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.3 quake in Turkey near Akşehir, Akşehir İlçesi, Konya, only 9 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early evening on Tuesday 9 February 2021 at 6:53 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 5 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
