World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 5 May 2022
Fri, 6 May 2022, 00:24 00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 6 May 2022
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 9 quakes 5.0+, 37 quakes 4.0+, 138 quakes 3.0+, 237 quakes 2.0+ (422 total)
Global seismic activity level on 5 May 2022: MODERATE
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 9 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 37 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 138 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 237 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 1.1 x 1014 joules (30.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 26541 tons of TNT or 1.7 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (5 May 2022):
#1: 6.0 quake Philippine Sea, 112 km southeast of Mati, Philippines, May 5, 2022 4:21 pm (GMT +8)#2: 5.5 quake Coral Sea, 79 km northwest of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, May 6, 2022 7:15 am (GMT +11)
#3: 5.2 quake Philippine Sea, Northern Mariana Islands, May 6, 2022 5:25 am (GMT +10)
#4: 5.1 quake Philippine Sea, 88 km southeast of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines, May 5, 2022 6:37 pm (GMT +8)
#5: 5.1 quake Bismarck Sea, 151 km north of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, May 6, 2022 12:05 am (GMT +10)
#6: 5.1 quake South Pacific Ocean, 132 km west of Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, May 5, 2022 4:05 pm (GMT -5)
#7: 5.0 quake 16 km east of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, May 5, 2022 5:05 am (GMT +5)
#8: 5.0 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, May 5, 2022 5:20 pm (GMT +12)
#9: 5.0 quake Ibaraki, 31 km northeast of Saitama, Japan, May 5, 2022 6:42 pm (GMT +9)
#10: 5.0 quake Philippine Sea, 91 km southeast of Manay, Philippines, May 6, 2022 3:54 am (GMT +8)
Earthquakes reported felt:
#1: 5.0 quake Ibaraki, 31 km northeast of Saitama, Japan, May 5, 2022 6:42 pm (GMT +9) - 26 reports#2: 3.4 quake Iceland: 6.6 Km NE of Krýsuvík May 5, 2022 12:09 am (GMT +0) - 22 reports
#3: 3.1 quake 7.7 km west of Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, May 5, 2022 9:56 pm (GMT +8) - 18 reports
#4: 6.0 quake Philippine Sea, 112 km southeast of Mati, Philippines, May 5, 2022 4:21 pm (GMT +8) - 17 reports
#5: 5.1 quake South Pacific Ocean, 132 km west of Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, May 5, 2022 4:05 pm (GMT -5) - 16 reports
#6: 2.5 quake Iceland: 6.3 Km NE of Krýsuvík May 5, 2022 12:03 am (GMT +0) - 10 reports
#7: 5.5 quake Coral Sea, 79 km northwest of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, May 6, 2022 7:15 am (GMT +11) - 7 reports
#8: 5.0 quake 16 km east of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan, May 5, 2022 5:05 am (GMT +5) - 6 reports
#9: 3.5 quake 24 km north of Zenica, Federation of B&H, Bosnia & Herzegovina, May 5, 2022 11:40 am (GMT +2) - 6 reports
#10: 2.7 quake 22 km west of Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, May 5, 2022 8:53 pm (GMT +2) - 5 reports
#11: 3.6 quake Tete, Mozambique, 97 km south of Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi, May 5, 2022 6:06 am (GMT +2) - 3 reports
#12: 5.1 quake Bismarck Sea, 151 km north of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, May 6, 2022 12:05 am (GMT +10) - 2 reports
#13: 5.0 quake Philippine Sea, 91 km southeast of Manay, Philippines, May 6, 2022 3:54 am (GMT +8) - 2 reports
#14: 2.4 quake 1.7 km southeast of Korumburra, South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, May 5, 2022 1:01 pm (GMT +10) - 2 reports
#15: 4.6 quake Philippine Sea, 92 km southeast of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines, May 5, 2022 10:54 pm (GMT +8) - 2 reports
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