World Earthquake Report for Friday, 9 April 2021
Sat, 10 Apr 2021, 00:24
00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 10 Apr 2021
Summary: 4 quakes 5.0+, 35 quakes 4.0+, 131 quakes 3.0+, 253 quakes 2.0+ (423 total)
Global seismic activity level on 9 April 2021: MODERATE
Magnitude 5+: 4 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 35 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 131 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 253 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 2.5 x 1013 joules (6.9 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5939 tons of TNT or 0.4 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (9 Apr 2021):
#1: 5.2 quake 129 km southwest of Karamay, Xinjiang, China, 9 Apr 2021 11:43 am (GMT +8)#2: 5.2 quake Philippines Sea, Micronesia, 9 Apr 2021 7:07 pm (GMT +10)
#3: 5.1 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, 9 Apr 11:51 pm (GMT +11)
#4: 5.1 quake East China Sea, 1 km north of Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan, 10 Apr 7:07 am (GMT +9)
#5: 4.9 quake South Pacific Ocean, 293 km east of Suva, Central, Fiji, 9 Apr 11:24 pm (GMT +12)
#6: 4.8 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 9 Apr 2021 8:28 pm (GMT +12)
#7: 4.7 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 9 Apr 2021 9:00 pm (GMT +12)
#8: 4.7 quake 47 km south of Reuleuet, Aceh, Indonesia, 9 Apr 10:14 pm (GMT +7)
#9: 4.6 quake Cordillera Province, 52 km southeast of Santiago de Chile, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, 8 Apr 2021 10:02 pm (GMT -4)
#10: 4.6 quake 179 km southwest of Semey, East Kazakhstan, 9 Apr 2021 1:05 pm (GMT +6)
Earthquakes reported felt:
#1: 4.4 quake Comuna Vrâncioaia, 42 km northwest of Focşani, Vrancea, Romania, 9 Apr 9:36 pm (GMT +3) - 41 reports#2: 4.6 quake Cordillera Province, 52 km southeast of Santiago de Chile, Provincia de Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, 8 Apr 2021 10:02 pm (GMT -4) - 26 reports
#3: 3.2 quake 10 km southwest of Westonaria, South Africa, 9 Apr 2021 9:10 am (GMT +2) - 15 reports
#4: 3.1 quake 5.1 mi east of Banning, Riverside County, California, USA, 8 Apr 2021 5:33 pm (GMT -7) - 9 reports
#5: 3.3 quake Desamparados, 4 km south of San Jose, San José, San Jose, Costa Rica, 8 Apr 2021 7:39 pm (GMT -6) - 8 reports
#6: 3.3 quake 36 km west of Tuzla, Bosniak-Croat Federation, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 9 Apr 2021 12:18 pm (GMT +2) - 8 reports
#7: 2.8 quake 7.3 mi east of El Centro, Imperial County, California, USA, 8 Apr 2021 8:31 pm (GMT -7) - 5 reports
#8: 3.9 quake 37 km northwest of Batna City, Algeria, 9 Apr 2021 6:33 am (GMT +1) - 5 reports
#9: 2.9 quake South Pacific Ocean, 226 km northeast of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand, 9 Apr 2021 8:26 pm (GMT +12) - 3 reports
#10: 4.2 quake South Taranaki District, 50 km north of Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, 9 Apr 2021 4:55 pm (GMT +12) - 3 reports
#11: 2.9 quake 7.6 mi east of El Centro, Imperial County, California, USA, 8 Apr 2021 8:57 pm (GMT -7) - 2 reports
#12: 2.9 quake 14 km northeast of Legazpi, Albay, Bicol, Philippines, 09 April 2021 - 11:43 PM (PST) - 2 reports
#13: 3.4 quake 6.5 km south of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama, 8 Apr 2021 10:17 pm (GMT -5) - 2 reports
#14: 3.4 quake 40 mi northwest of Elko, Nevada, USA, 8 Apr 2021 10:19 pm (GMT -7) - 2 reports
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Previous news
Fri, 9 Apr 2021, 23:50
Quakes detected near: Bardarbunga (11 quakes between mag 0.4-1.5), Brennisteinsfjöll (4 quakes between mag 0.1-1.4), Buzzard Creek (1 quake mag 1.9), Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields) (1 quake mag 3.0), Clear Lake (24 quakes between mag 0.4-3.0), Cosigüina (1 quake mag 2.9) ... Read all
Fri, 9 Apr 2021, 22:27
Just 14 minutes ago, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima, Japan. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Saturday 10 April 2021 at 7:07 am local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km below the surface. ... Read all
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