World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 18 February 2021

Fri, 19 Feb 2021, 00:24

00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 19 Feb 2021

Summary: 2 quakes 6.0+, 9 quakes 5.0+, 22 quakes 4.0+, 103 quakes 3.0+, 273 quakes 2.0+ (409 total)

Global seismic activity level on 18 February 2021: HIGH

Magnitude 6+: 2 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 9 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 22 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 103 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 273 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

Total seismic energy estimate: 2.8 x 10¹⁴ joules (78.9 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 67923 tons of TNT or 4.2 atomic bombs!) learn more

10 largest earthquakes in the world (18 Feb 2021):

#1: 6.2 quake Coral Sea, 133 km south of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, 18 Feb 2021 5:37 pm (GMT +11)
#2: 6.1 quake South Pacific Ocean, Tonga, 19 Feb 2021 4:30 am (GMT +13)
#3: 5.8 quake South Pacific Ocean 18 Feb 2021 12:31 pm (GMT -7)
#4: 5.4 quake Indian Ocean 19 Feb 2021 6:14 am (GMT +10)
#5: 5.2 quake Canton Zamora, Provincia de Zamora-Chinchipe, 16 km east of Loja, Ecuador, 18 Feb 2021 5:51 am (GMT -5)
#6: 5.2 quake South Pacific Ocean, 252 km northeast of Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, 19 Feb 2021 5:04 am (GMT +13)
#7: 5.2 quake Indian Ocean 19 Feb 2021 6:18 am (GMT +10)
#8: 5.1 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, 18 Feb 2021 11:37 am (GMT +11)
#9: 5.1 quake Indian Ocean, 86 km southwest of Bengkulu, Indonesia, 18 Feb 2021 5:43 pm (GMT +7)
#10: 5.1 quake 113 km southeast of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, 19 Feb 2021 3:50 am (GMT +10)

Earthquakes reported felt:

#1: 3.8 quake Ḩişah-ye Awal-e Bihsūd, Wardak, 49 km southeast of Bāmyān, Afghanistan, 18 Feb 2021 10:48 pm (GMT +4:30) - 177 reports

#2: 4.1 quake Grad Petrinja, Sisak-Moslavina, 42 km southeast of Zagreb, Croatia, 18 Feb 2021 1:08 pm (GMT +1) - 126 reports
#3: 3.7 quake 30 km northwest of Athens, Nomarchia Athinas, Attica, Greece, 18 Feb 2021 5:04 am (GMT +2) - 67 reports
#4: 3.5 quake 31 km southwest of Agadir, Souss-Massa, Morocco, 18 Feb 2021 3:21 am (GMT +1) - 62 reports
#5: 5.2 quake Canton Zamora, Provincia de Zamora-Chinchipe, 16 km east of Loja, Ecuador, 18 Feb 2021 5:51 am (GMT -5) - 21 reports
#6: 2.4 quake Attica, 24 km northwest of Petroúpolis, Greece, 18 Feb 2021 5:10 am (GMT +2) - 7 reports
#7: 3.2 quake South Pacific Ocean, 13 km east of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, 19 Feb 2021 9:33 am (GMT +13) - 4 reports
#8: 4.2 quake 54 km west of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama, 18 Feb 2021 12:19 am (GMT -5) - 4 reports
#9: 2.7 quake Plumas County, California, 32 mi northwest of Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA, 18 Feb 2021 8:07 am (GMT -8) - 3 reports
#10: 3.4 quake 20 mi southeast of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, USA, 18 Feb 2021 1:37 am (GMT -6) - 3 reports
#11: 3.7 quake Sayyidābād, Wardak, 10.2 km northwest of Baraki Barak, Afghanistan, 18 February 2021 18:18 GMT - 2 reports
#12: 2.0 quake 30 Km SSE of Mina, Nevada, USA, 18 Feb 2021 3:21 am (GMT -8) - 2 reports
#13: 2.3 quake 21 km west of Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina, Croatia, 18 Feb 2021 1:12 pm (GMT +1) - 2 reports
#14: 5.1 quake Indian Ocean, 86 km southwest of Bengkulu, Indonesia, 18 Feb 2021 5:43 pm (GMT +7) - 2 reports
#15: 6.2 quake Coral Sea, 133 km south of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, 18 Feb 2021 5:37 pm (GMT +11) - 2 reports

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Thu, 18 Feb 2021, 23:50

Volcano earthquake report for Thursday, 18 Feb 2021

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 20 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 18 Feb 2021 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

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Thu, 18 Feb 2021, 18:22

Earthquake reported few minutes ago in or near Afghanistan

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Thu, 18 Feb 2021, 18:12

Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.1 earthquake 111 km southeast of Wewak, Papua New Guinea

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Thu, 18 Feb 2021, 16:24

Significant 5.8 quake hits near Pangai, Ha‘apai, Tonga

A shallow magnitude 5.8 earthquake was reported early morning near Pangai, Ha'apai, Tonga. ... Read all

Thu, 18 Feb 2021, 15:38

Small magnitude 3.5 quake hits 51 miles southwest of Cordova, Alaska, United States early morning

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake near Cordova, Valdez-Cordova County, Alaska, USA, was reported only 8 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 shallow depth of 8 miles beneath the epicenter early morning on Thursday 18 February 2021 at 6:18 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

Thu, 18 Feb 2021, 15:30

Very strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, Tonga, on Friday, 19 Feb 2021 4:30 am (GMT +13) - information