World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 4 August 2021
Thu, 5 Aug 2021, 00:24 00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 5 Aug 2021
Summary: 10 quakes 5.0+, 53 quakes 4.0+, 129 quakes 3.0+, 338 quakes 2.0+ (530 total)
Global seismic activity level on 4 August 2021: MODERATE
Magnitude 5+: 10 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 53 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 129 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 338 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 1.1 x 1014 joules (31.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 27329 tons of TNT or 1.7 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (4 Aug 2021):
#1: 5.8 quake Philippines Sea, 89 km southeast of Taipei, Taiwan, 5 Aug 2021 6:50 am (GMT +9)#2: 5.6 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, 4 Aug 2021 5:55 pm (GMT +12)
#3: 5.6 quake Burma Sea, India, 4 Aug 2021 11:27 pm (GMT +5:30)
#4: 5.3 quake North Pacific Ocean, 130 km east of Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, 4 Aug 2021 1:40 pm (GMT +9)
#5: 5.3 quake Indian Ocean 4 Aug 2021 12:17 pm (GMT +5)
#6: 5.2 quake North Pacific Ocean, 142 km east of Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan, 4 Aug 2021 11:56 am (GMT +9)
#7: 5.1 quake South Pacific Ocean, Fiji, 3 Aug 2021 6:01 pm (GMT -12)
#8: 5.1 quake Philippines Sea, 85 km southeast of Taipei, Taiwan, 5 Aug 2021 6:56 am (GMT +9)
#9: 5.0 quake Banda Sea, 49 km southwest of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia, 4 Aug 2021 6:54 pm (GMT +9)
#10: 5.0 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 5 Aug 2021 7:11 am (GMT +12)
Earthquakes reported felt:
#1: Earthquake or seismic-like event reported: 5.7 mi west of Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, USA, 4 Aug 2021 11:38 am (GMT -4) - 669 reports#2: 2.1 quake 3 Km NNE of Highland, Maryland, 4 Aug 2021 2:10 am (GMT -4) - 261 reports
#3: 4.9 quake Gulf of Mexico, 12 km east of Veracruz, Mexico, 4 Aug 2021 4:58 am (GMT -5) - 83 reports
#4: 4.6 quake Tasman Sea, 48 km north of Wellington, New Zealand, 5 Aug 2021 3:51 am (GMT +12) - 54 reports
#5: 4.9 quake Warsaj, 61 km southeast of Taloqan, Tāluqān, Takhar, Afghanistan, 4 Aug 2021 3:02 pm (GMT +4:30) - 30 reports
#6: 5.8 quake Philippines Sea, 89 km southeast of Taipei, Taiwan, 5 Aug 2021 6:50 am (GMT +9) - 24 reports
#7: 3.6 quake Saharanpur, 10.5 km northwest of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India, 4 Aug 2021 5:10 pm (GMT +5:30) - 22 reports
#8: 2.7 quake Martin County, 7.7 mi north of Midland, Texas, USA, 4 Aug 2021 12:00 am (GMT -5) - 17 reports
#9: Earthquake or seismic-like event reported: 8.5 mi north of Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA, 4 Aug 2021 7:57 pm (GMT -4) - 16 reports
#10: Earthquake or seismic-like event reported: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, 18 mi northeast of Washington, Washington DC, USA, 4 Aug 2021 1:09 pm (GMT -4) - 11 reports
#11: 5.3 quake North Pacific Ocean, 130 km east of Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, 4 Aug 2021 1:40 pm (GMT +9) - 4 reports
#12: 4.0 quake Santa Rosa de Lima, 26 km southeast of Ciudad Altamirano, Mexico, 4 Aug 2021 4:30 am (GMT -5) - 3 reports
#13: 4.0 quake 28 km northeast of Kayseri, Turkey, 4 Aug 2021 3:38 pm (GMT +3) - 3 reports
#14: 3.6 quake 22 km southeast of Nageswari, Kurigram, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh, 4 Aug 2021 2:59 pm (GMT +5:30) - 3 reports
#15: 3.9 quake North Pacific Ocean, 143 km east of Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, 4 Aug 2021 1:11 pm (GMT +9) - 3 reports
#16: 4.1 quake Aegean Sea, 65 km south of Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece, 4 Aug 2021 9:00 am (GMT +3) - 3 reports
#17: 4.2 quake Chitrāl, 51 km north of Thal, Dīr District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 4 Aug 2021 10:47 am (GMT +5) - 2 reports
#18: 3.6 quake 29 km southeast of Temuco, Provincia de Cautin, Region de la Araucania, Chile, 4 Aug 2021 12:05 am (GMT -4) - 2 reports
#19: 3.2 quake Aegean Sea, 60 km south of Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece, 4 Aug 2021 10:22 am (GMT +3) - 2 reports
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