World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 11 March 2021
Fri, 12 Mar 2021, 00:24
00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 12 Mar 2021
Summary: 11 quakes 5.0+, 66 quakes 4.0+, 205 quakes 3.0+, 473 quakes 2.0+ (755 total)
Global seismic activity level on 11 March 2021: MODERATE
Magnitude 5+: 11 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 66 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 205 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 473 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 6.5 x 1013 joules (18 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15451 tons of TNT or 1 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (11 Mar 2021):
#1: 5.5 quake South Pacific Ocean 11 Mar 2021 12:00 am (GMT -12)#2: 5.2 quake South Pacific Ocean 10 Mar 2021 7:10 pm (GMT -11)
#3: 5.2 quake Departamento de Los Andes, 176 km west of Salta, Departamento Capital, Salta, Argentina, 11 Mar 2021 6:54 pm (GMT -3)
#4: 5.2 quake SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA, 12 Mar 2021 5:56 am (GMT +8)
#5: 5.1 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 10 Mar 2021 3:36 pm (GMT -12)
#6: 5.1 quake South China Sea, 42 km west of Masinloc, Zambales, Central Luzon, Philippines, 11 Mar 2021 3:24 pm (GMT +8)
#7: 5.1 quake South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, 11 Mar 2021 11:08 am (GMT -2)
#8: 5.0 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, 11 Mar 2021 1:26 pm (GMT +11)
#9: 5.0 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 11 Mar 2021 2:57 pm (GMT +13)
#10: 5.0 quake 73 km southeast of Kegen, Raiymbek District, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan, 11 Mar 2021 9:33 am (GMT +6)
Earthquakes reported felt:
#1: 4.8 quake Butiama District Council, 52 km east of Musoma, North Mara, Tanzania, 11 Mar 2021 4:47 am (GMT +3) - 223 reports#2: 4.5 quake 6.3 Km W of Grindavík, Iceland, 11 Mar 2021 8:53 am (GMT +0) - 29 reports
#3: 4.2 quake 34 mi southwest of Hilo, Hawaii County, USA, 10 Mar 2021 2:21 pm (GMT -10) - 21 reports
#4: 4.1 quake Polkowice County, 10.4 km south of Głogow, Lower Silesia, Poland, 11 Mar 2021 7:59 am (GMT +1) - 15 reports
#5: 4.4 quake Ionian Sea, 27 km southwest of Preveza, Epirus, Greece, 11 Mar 2021 10:52 am (GMT +2) - 13 reports
#6: 4.9 quake 2.5 Km S of Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, 11 Mar 2021 8:52 am (GMT +0) - 12 reports
#7: 5.1 quake South China Sea, 42 km west of Masinloc, Zambales, Central Luzon, Philippines, 11 Mar 2021 3:24 pm (GMT +8) - 9 reports
#8: 3.8 quake 2.0 Km S of Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, 11 Mar 2021 7:54 pm (GMT +0) - 8 reports
#9: 2.5 quake 6 mi north of Van Nuys, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 10 Mar 2021 11:14 pm (GMT -8) - 7 reports
#10: 3.4 quake North Atlantic Ocean, 43 km southeast of Reykjavik, Iceland, 11 Mar 2021 3:09 pm (GMT +0) - 4 reports
#11: 3.6 quake 3.0 Km S of Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, 11 Mar 2021 6:46 am (GMT +0) - 3 reports
#12: 2.6 quake 17 km west of Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina, Croatia, 11 Mar 2021 10:57 am (GMT +1) - 3 reports
#13: 3.2 quake 3.2 Km S of Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, 11 Mar 2021 12:02 am (GMT +0) - 2 reports
#14: 3.7 quake 5.7 Km NE of Reykjanestá, Iceland, 11 Mar 2021 9:38 am (GMT +0) - 2 reports
#15: 4.0 quake 33 km northwest of Larissa, Nomos Larisis, Thessaly, Greece, 11 Mar 2021 4:19 pm (GMT +2) - 2 reports
#16: 2.7 quake Lekenik, 16 km west of Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina, Croatia, 11 Mar 2021 10:57 - 2 reports
#17: 4.6 quake South Pacific Ocean 11 Mar 2021 3:48 am (GMT -12) - 2 reports
#18: 3.4 quake 2.4 Km SE of Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, 11 Mar 2021 8:22 pm (GMT +0) - 2 reports
#19: 3.5 quake 5.3 Km SW of Grindavík, Iceland, 11 Mar 2021 9:43 am (GMT +0) - 2 reports
#20: 3.5 quake 3.5 Km S of Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, 11 Mar 2021 9:43 pm (GMT +0) - 2 reports
#21: 3.2 quake 6.7 Km W of Grindavík, Iceland, 11 Mar 2021 9:41 am (GMT +0) - 2 reports
#22: 2.4 quake Alboran Sea, 21 km south of Motril, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, 11 Mar 2021 9:49 pm (GMT +1) - 2 reports
#23: 4.1 quake North Pacific Ocean, 56 km south of Mazatenango, Guatemala, 11 Mar 2021 2:19 pm (GMT -6) - 2 reports
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Previous news
Thu, 11 Mar 2021, 23:50
Quakes detected near: Askja (3 quakes between mag 1.0-1.6), Bardarbunga (1 quake mag 1.2), Brennisteinsfjöll (9 quakes between mag 0.9-1.4), Clear Lake (29 quakes between mag 0.2-1.3), Coso (5 quakes between mag 0.2-1.2), Eldey (9 quakes between mag 0.5-2.3) ... Read all
Thu, 11 Mar 2021, 22:14
Just 8 minutes ago, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck near San Antonio de los Cobres, Departamento de Los Andes, Salta, Argentina. The tremor was recorded early evening on Thursday 11 March 2021 at 6:54 pm local time, at an intermediate to considerable depth of 162 km below the surface. ... Read all
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