World Earthquake Report for Friday, 7 May 2021
Sat, 8 May 2021, 00:24
00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 8 May 2021
Summary: 2 quakes 6.0+, 4 quakes 5.0+, 41 quakes 4.0+, 137 quakes 3.0+, 240 quakes 2.0+ (424 total)
Global seismic activity level on 7 May 2021: MODERATE
Magnitude 6+: 2 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 4 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 41 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 137 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 240 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 1.9 x 1014 joules (53.3 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 45881 tons of TNT or 2.9 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (7 May 2021):
#1: 6.1 quake Indian Ocean 8 May 1:21 am (GMT +10)#2: 6.0 quake South Pacific Ocean, Fiji, 7 May 11:35 am (GMT -12)
#3: 5.6 quake North Atlantic Ocean 7 May 8:45 am (GMT -3)
#4: 5.2 quake South Pacific Ocean 6 May 4:25 pm (GMT -12)
#5: 5.0 quake Philippines Sea, 92 km south of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines, 7 May 3:10 pm (GMT +8)
#6: 5.0 quake South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, 7 May 8:48 am (GMT -2)
#7: 4.9 quake Coral Sea, 48 km southeast of Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, 7 May 1:40 pm (GMT +11)
#8: 4.9 quake South Pacific Ocean, 49 km east of Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, 7 May 7:46 pm (GMT +13)
#9: 4.9 quake Philippines Sea, Indonesia, 7 May 3:43 pm (GMT +8)
#10: 4.9 quake North Pacific Ocean, Russia, 7 May 7:08 pm (GMT +11)
Earthquakes reported felt:
#1: 4.7 quake 11 mi northwest of Truckee, Nevada County, California, USA, 6 May 9:35 pm (GMT -7) - 1325 reports#2: 3.2 quake Sierra County, 11 mi northwest of Truckee, Nevada County, California, USA, 6 May 2021 9:26 pm (GMT -7) - 372 reports
#3: Unconfirmed quake reported: 1.6 mi east of Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, USA, 7 May 2021 22:27 GMT - 136 reports
#4: 3.7 quake South Pacific Ocean, 11 km east of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, 7 May 2021 17:14 GMT - 30 reports
#5: 4.1 quake 43 km southwest of Sanandij, Ostān-e Kordestān, Iran, 8 May 12:18 am (GMT +4:30) - 14 reports
#6: 3.1 quake Dickinson County, 24 mi southwest of Junction City, Geary County, Kansas, USA, 7 May 2021 1:30 am (GMT -5) - 7 reports
#7: 2.2 quake 19km NW of Truckee, CA, USA, 7 May 2021 05:03 GMT - 6 reports
#8: 3.2 quake Nagaon, 20 km southeast of Tezpur, Sonitpur, Assam, India, 2021-05-07 06:13:04 IST - 5 reports
#9: 4.5 quake 5.3 km north of Piura, Peru, 7 May 4:46 pm (GMT -5) - 4 reports
#10: 2.4 quake 5.3 km southwest of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 7 May 2021 03:29 GMT - 4 reports
#11: 5.6 quake North Atlantic Ocean 7 May 8:45 am (GMT -3) - 4 reports
#12: 4.1 quake South Pacific Ocean 7 May 7:55 pm (GMT +12) - 3 reports
#13: 6.0 quake South Pacific Ocean, Fiji, 7 May 11:35 am (GMT -12) - 3 reports
#14: 6.1 quake Indian Ocean 8 May 1:21 am (GMT +10) - 3 reports
#15: 4.3 quake Bhakkar, 52 km west of Jhang Sadr, Punjab, Pakistan, 7 May 2021 4:39 pm (GMT +5) - 2 reports
#16: 4.2 quake 21 km northwest of Bālurghāt, Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, 7 May 2021 7:17 am (GMT +5:30) - 2 reports
#17: 4.5 quake Taitung, 34 km west of Taitung City, Taiwan, 8 May 5:24 am (GMT +8) - 2 reports
#18: 2.9 quake 5.8 km northeast of Mangaldai, Darrang, Assam, India, 2021-05-08 01:09:52 IST - 2 reports
#19: 2.3 quake 13 km east of Neos Marmaras, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece, 7 May 2021 18:10 GMT - 2 reports
#20: 4.0 quake Hurunui District, 117 km north of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, 7 May 11:13 pm (GMT +12) - 2 reports
#21: 2.6 quake 10km SE of Dollar Point, CA, USA, 7 May 2021 23:59 GMT - 2 reports
#22: 2.6 quake 22km ENE of San Ardo, CA, USA, 7 May 2021 07:27 GMT - 2 reports
#23: 4.5 quake Savu Sea, 196 km west of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, 7 May 9:17 pm (GMT +8) - 2 reports
#24: 2.0 quake 6km NW of The Geysers, CA, USA, 7 May 2021 02:54 GMT - 2 reports
#25: 5.0 quake Philippines Sea, 92 km south of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines, 7 May 3:10 pm (GMT +8) - 2 reports
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