World Earthquake Report for Sunday, 21 February 2021
Mon, 22 Feb 2021, 00:24
00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 22 Feb 2021
Summary: 7 quakes 5.0+, 35 quakes 4.0+, 142 quakes 3.0+, 178 quakes 2.0+ (362 total)
Global seismic activity level on 21 February 2021: MODERATE
Magnitude 5+: 7 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 35 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 142 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 178 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 4.1 x 1013 joules (11.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 9835 tons of TNT or 0.6 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (21 Feb 2021):
#1: 5.2 quake Indian Ocean 21 Feb 2021 6:07 am (GMT +6)#2: 5.2 quake 73 km south of Hotan, Xinjiang, China, 21 Feb 2021 10:10 pm (GMT +8)
#3: 5.2 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, 22 Feb 2021 9:54 am (GMT +11)
#4: 5.0 quake South Pacific Ocean 20 Feb 2021 6:15 pm (GMT -11)
#5: 5.0 quake 251 km southwest of Hotan, Xinjiang, China, 21 Feb 2021 4:12 pm (GMT +8)
#6: 5.0 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 20 Feb 2021 10:45 pm (GMT -12)
#7: 5.0 quake South Pacific Ocean, 153 km east of Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, 22 Feb 2021 10:35 am (GMT +13)
#8: 4.9 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 20 Feb 2021 1:21 pm (GMT -12)
#9: 4.9 quake North Pacific Ocean, Northern Mariana Islands, 21 Feb 2021 10:41 am (GMT +10)
#10: 4.9 quake 205 km northeast of Kyzyl, Republic of Tyva, Russia, 21 Feb 2021 8:37 am (GMT +7)
Earthquakes reported felt:
#1: 2.3 quake 5 Km NNW of West Valley City, Utah, USA, 21 Feb 2021 6:01 am (GMT -7) - 14 reports#2: 2.4 quake 9 Km SSW of Banner Hill, Tennessee, USA, 21 Feb 2021 12:01 am (GMT -5) - 5 reports
#3: 3.0 quake Departamento de Lules, 24 km southwest of Tucuman, Departamento de Capital, Tucuman, Argentina, 20 Feb 2021 9:43 pm (GMT -3) - 4 reports
#4: 2.7 quake 26 km northeast of Gavarr, Gegharkunik, Armenia, 21 Feb 2021 11:31 pm (GMT +4) - 4 reports
#5: 3.3 quake Inyo County, 53 mi east of Porterville, Tulare County, California, USA, 20 Feb 2021 5:19 pm (GMT -8) - 3 reports
#6: 3.0 quake 31 km southeast of Pýrgos, Ilia Prefecture, Western Greece, 21 Feb 2021 11:43 am (GMT +2) - 3 reports
#7: 2.5 quake 81 Km W of Miramichi, Canada, 21 Feb 2021 4:23 am (GMT -4) - 3 reports
#8: 2.1 quake 22 mi northwest of Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA, 21 Feb 2021 3:32 am (GMT -6) - 3 reports
#9: 4.9 quake 205 km northeast of Kyzyl, Republic of Tyva, Russia, 21 Feb 2021 8:37 am (GMT +7) - 3 reports
#10: 2.5 quake 23km NNE of Trona, CA, USA, 21 Feb 2021 5:44 am (GMT -8) - 2 reports
#11: 3.8 quake 36 km east of Dehlorān, Ilam Province, Iran, 21 Feb 2021 5:21 am (GMT +3:30) - 2 reports
#12: 5.0 quake 251 km southwest of Hotan, Xinjiang, China, 21 Feb 2021 4:12 pm (GMT +8) - 2 reports
#13: 4.1 quake North Atlantic Ocean, Spain, 21 Feb 2021 1:11 pm (GMT -1) - 2 reports
#14: 3.1 quake 25 km south of Мостаганем, Mostaganem, Algeria, 21 Feb 2021 1:12 am (GMT +1) - 2 reports
#15: 4.0 quake Condorcanqui, Amazonas, 1 km south of Macas, Ecuador, 21 Feb 2021 2:21 am (GMT -5) - 2 reports
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Previous news
Sun, 21 Feb 2021, 23:50
Quakes detected near: Bardarbunga (5 quakes between mag 0.4-1.1), Canlaon (1 quake mag 3.2), Clear Lake (26 quakes between mag 0.3-2.3), Coso (5 quakes between mag 0.9-1.8), Hekla (2 quakes between mag 0.5-1.2), Herdubreid (2 quakes between mag 0.6-1.0) ... read all
Sun, 21 Feb 2021, 22:01
A intermediate magnitude 4.4 earthquake was reported early morning near Ternate, Maluku Utara, Indonesia. ... read all
Sun, 21 Feb 2021, 21:30
An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred only 19 minutes ago 67 km southwest of Bengkulu, Indonesia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. ... read all
Sun, 21 Feb 2021, 18:29
A shallow magnitude 4.5 earthquake was reported around noon near Pucallpa, Provincia de Coronel Portillo, Ucayali, Peru. ... read all
Sun, 21 Feb 2021, 15:16
A shallow magnitude 4.7 earthquake was reported in the evening near Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia. ... read all
