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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Fri, 7 May 2021, 23:50

Volcano earthquake report for Friday, 7 May 2021

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 20 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 7 May 2021 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

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Fri, 7 May 2021, 22:01

Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake 5 km northwest of Piura, Peru

4.5 quake 5.3 km north of Piura, Peru, 7 May 4:46 pm (GMT -5)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred only 14 minutes ago 5 km northwest of Piura, Peru, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. ... Read all

Fri, 7 May 2021, 21:37

Moderate magnitude 4.6 quake hits 33 km west of Taitung City, Taiwan early morning

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Fri, 7 May 2021, 20:01

Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.1 just reported 43 km southwest of Sanandij, Iran

An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred only 11 minutes ago 43 km southwest of Sanandij, Iran, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported. ... Read all

Fri, 7 May 2021, 15:13

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes near Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile

The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 4.8 quake in Chile near Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, only 10 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Friday 7 May 2021 at 11:01 am local time at an intermediate depth of 113 km. 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

Fri, 7 May 2021, 11:52

Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.3 just reported 52 km west of Jhang Sadr, Pakistan

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Fri, 7 May 2021, 11:37

Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.2 just reported 83 km southeast of Fayzabad, Afghanistan

India's National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported a magnitude 4.2 quake in Afghanistan near Fayzabad, Faīẕābād, Badakhshan, only 15 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early afternoon on Friday 7 May 2021 at 3:21 pm local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 180 km. 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

Fri, 7 May 2021, 09:40

Moderate tremor of magnitude 4.3 just reported 20 km northeast of Rustāq, Afghanistan

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Rustāq, Takhar, Afghanistan, was reported only 14 minutes ago by India's National Center for Seismology (NCS), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate to considerable depth of 238 km beneath the epicenter around noon on Friday 7 May 2021 at 1:25 pm 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