World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 29 July 2021
Fri, 30 Jul 2021, 00:24
00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 30 Jul 2021
Summary: 1 quake 8.0+, 1 quake 6.0+, 12 quakes 5.0+, 62 quakes 4.0+, 159 quakes 3.0+, 242 quakes 2.0+ (477 total)
Global seismic activity level on 29 July 2021: EXTREME
Magnitude 8+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 12 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 62 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 159 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 242 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 1.3 x 1017 joules (35036 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3 x 107 tons of TNT or 1884.1 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (29 Jul 2021):
#1: 8.2 quake Chignik Earthquake, Gulf of Alaska, 28 Jul 10:15 pm (GMT -8)#2: 6.1 quake Gulf of Alaska, 95 mi east of Sandpoint, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA, 28 Jul 10:19 pm (GMT -8)
#3: 5.9 quake Gulf of Alaska, 124 mi east of Sandpoint, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA, 28 Jul 10:23 pm (GMT -8)
#4: 5.8 quake South Pacific Ocean, 96 km west of Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, 28 Jul 7:32 pm (GMT -5)
#5: 5.5 quake Gulf of Alaska, 164 mi east of Sandpoint, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA, 28 Jul 10:32 pm (GMT -8)
#6: 5.5 quake Mandalay Region, 41 km north of Shwebo, Sagaing Region, Myanmar (Burma), 29 Jul 3:09 pm (GMT +6:30)
#7: 5.3 quake South Pacific Ocean, Australia, 29 Jul 3:00 pm (GMT +10)
#8: 5.3 quake Gulf of Alaska, 148 mi east of Sandpoint, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA, 29 Jul 12:32 pm (GMT -8)
#9: 5.1 quake Coral Sea, 57 km north of Isangel, Tafea Province, Vanuatu, 29 Jul 10:00 pm (GMT +11)
#10: 5.1 quake Gulf of Alaska, 145 mi east of Sandpoint, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA, 29 Jul 8:09 am (GMT -8)
Earthquakes reported felt:
#1: 8.2 quake Chignik Earthquake, Gulf of Alaska, 28 Jul 10:15 pm (GMT -8) - 314 reports#2: 5.5 quake Mandalay Region, 41 km north of Shwebo, Sagaing Region, Myanmar (Burma), 29 Jul 3:09 pm (GMT +6:30) - 83 reports
#3: 3.9 quake 2.3 km south of Kameoka, Kyoto, Japan, Jul 30, 2021 03:26:04.42 - 14 reports
#4: Unconfirmed seismic-like event reported: 29 km south of Chainat, Chai Nat, Thailand, 29 July 2021 08:39 GMT - 11 reports
#5: 2.7 quake 12 km southwest of Zakynthos, Nomos Zakýnthou, Ionian Islands, Greece, 29 July 2021 07:49 GMT - 10 reports
#6: 5.8 quake South Pacific Ocean, 96 km west of Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, 28 Jul 7:32 pm (GMT -5) - 10 reports
#7: 5.5 quake Gulf of Alaska, 164 mi east of Sandpoint, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA, 28 Jul 10:32 pm (GMT -8) - 8 reports
#8: 2.2 quake Philippines Sea, 11 km west of Sorsogon, Bicol, Philippines, 30 July 2021 - 01:44 AM (PST) - 7 reports
#9: 5.9 quake Gulf of Alaska, 124 mi east of Sandpoint, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA, 28 Jul 10:23 pm (GMT -8) - 6 reports
#10: 4.6 quake 172 km southwest of Terrace, Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia, Canada, 28 Jul 11:19 pm (GMT -7) - 4 reports
#11: 5.1 quake North Pacific Ocean, 51 km west of Melchor Ocampo del Balsas, Mexico, 2021-07-29 18:04:42 (Hora de México) - 4 reports
#12: 2.6 quake 21 km southeast of Iraklion, Heraklion Regional Unit, Crete, Greece, 29 July 2021 03:33 GMT - 3 reports
#13: 3.3 quake Aitoloakarnania, 20 km north of Patras, Achaea, West Greece, 29 July 2021 21:53 GMT - 3 reports
#14: 3.0 quake Lake County, 22 mi north of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, USA, 28 Jul 2021 11:30 pm (GMT -7) - 3 reports
#15: 5.0 quake Gulf of Alaska, USA, 29 Jul 1:55 am (GMT -8) - 2 reports
#16: 4.6 quake South Pacific Ocean, 1 km southwest of Chocope, Ascope, La Libertad, Peru, 28 Jul 7:54 pm (GMT -5) - 2 reports
#17: 5.3 quake South Pacific Ocean, Australia, 29 Jul 3:00 pm (GMT +10) - 2 reports
#18: 3.5 quake 33 mi northeast of Mammoth Lakes, Mono County, California, USA, 29 Jul 2021 7:23 am (GMT -7) - 2 reports
#19: 3.2 quake Jewell County, 24 mi northwest of Willow Springs, Mitchell County, Kansas, USA, 29 Jul 2021 7:57 am (GMT -5) - 2 reports
#20: 3.2 quake 59 km north of Polewali, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, 29 July 2021 16:45 GMT - 2 reports
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Previous news
Thu, 29 Jul 2021, 23:50
Quakes detected near: Brennisteinsfjöll (14 quakes between mag 0.1-2.2), Bulusan (1 quake mag 2.2), Buzzard Creek (1 quake mag 1.3), Chiginagak (1 quake mag 3.5), Clear Lake (21 quakes between mag 0.3-2.1), Coso (3 quakes between mag 0.1-1.8) ... Read all
Thu, 29 Jul 2021, 23:25
Moderate magnitude 4.4 quake hits 50 km northwest of Melchor Ocampo del Balsas, Mexico early evening
Just 19 minutes ago, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Melchor Ocampo del Balsas, Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacan, Mexico. The tremor was recorded early evening on Thursday 29 July 2021 at 6:04 pm local time, at an intermediate depth of 127 km below the surface. ... Read all
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