World Earthquake Report for Friday, 20 May 2022

Sat, 21 May 2022, 00:24

00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 21 May 2022

Summary: 4 quakes 5.0+, 36 quakes 4.0+, 127 quakes 3.0+, 299 quakes 2.0+ (466 total)

Global seismic activity level on 20 May 2022: MODERATE

Magnitude 5+: 4 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 36 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 127 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 299 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

Total seismic energy estimate: 6.8 x 10¹³ joules (19 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 16324 tons of TNT or 1 atomic bombs!) learn more

10 largest earthquakes in the world (20 May 2022):

#1: 5.8 quake South Pacific Ocean, 87 km northwest of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile, May 20, 2022 4:07 am (GMT -5)
#2: 5.5 quake Alboran Sea, 49 km northeast of Al Hoceima, Morocco, May 20, 2022 2:35 pm (GMT +2)
#3: 5.4 quake Castille and Leon, 37 km south of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, May 20, 2022 2:16 am (GMT +2)
#4: 5.1 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, May 20, 2022 6:57 pm (GMT +12)
#5: 4.9 quake 74 km east of Kandin, Garzê Zangzu Zizhizhou, Sichuan, China, May 20, 2022 8:36 am (GMT +8)
#6: 4.9 quake Xinjiang, China, May 20, 2022 8:50 am (GMT +8)
#7: 4.8 quake Qyzylorda Oblysy, 36 km southeast of Leninsk, Baikonur, Kazakhstan, May 20, 2022 5:47 am (GMT +5)
#8: 4.8 quake North Pacific Ocean, Russia, May 20, 2022 3:00 pm (GMT +11)
#9: 4.8 quake 105 km northeast of Huocheng, Ili Kazak Zizhizhou, Xinjiang, China, May 20, 2022 5:46 pm (GMT +8)
#10: 4.7 quake South Pacific Ocean, 118 km southwest of Ica, Region Ica, Peru, May 19, 2022 7:04 pm (GMT -5)

Earthquakes reported felt:

#1: 5.5 quake Alboran Sea, 49 km northeast of Al Hoceima, Morocco, May 20, 2022 2:35 pm (GMT +2) - 358 reports
#2: 4.0 quake Alboran Sea, 39 km northeast of Al Hoceima, Morocco, May 20, 2022 9:11 pm (GMT +1) - 32 reports
#3: 5.8 quake South Pacific Ocean, 87 km northwest of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile, May 20, 2022 4:07 am (GMT -5) - 30 reports
#4: 4.4 quake North Pacific Ocean, 62 km south of San Salvador, El Salvador, May 20, 2022 12:25 am (GMT -6) - 26 reports
#5: 4.9 quake 74 km east of Kandin, Garzê Zangzu Zizhizhou, Sichuan, China, May 20, 2022 8:36 am (GMT +8) - 9 reports
#6: 3.2 quake Alboran Sea, 35 km northeast of Al Hoceima, Morocco, May 20, 2022 1:46 pm (GMT +1) - 7 reports
#7: 5.4 quake Castille and Leon, 37 km south of Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, May 20, 2022 2:16 am (GMT +2) - 5 reports
#8: 3.0 quake Alboran Sea, 28 km northeast of Al Hoceima, Morocco, May 20, 2022 2:10 pm (GMT +1) - 5 reports
#9: 3.8 quake Iceland: 6.8 Km WNW of Reykjanestá May 20, 2022 6:33 pm (GMT +0) - 4 reports
#10: 2.8 quake Alboran Sea, 44 km northeast of Al Hoceima, Morocco, May 20, 2022 1:35 pm (GMT +2) - 4 reports
#11: 3.6 quake Alboran Sea, 34 km northeast of Al Hoceima, Morocco, May 20, 2022 2:28 pm (GMT +1) - 4 reports
#12: 3.7 quake Caribbean Sea, 28 km west of Ponce, Segundo Barrio, Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 20, 2022 5:40 am (GMT -4) - 3 reports
#13: 3.8 quake 46 km south of Atalaya, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama, May 20, 2022 10:45 am (GMT -5) - 2 reports
#14: 4.4 quake North Pacific Ocean, 43 km south of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, May 20, 2022 4:44 am (GMT -6) - 2 reports
#15: 2.7 quake 6.6 km southeast of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, May 20, 2022 7:36 pm (GMT -3) - 2 reports
#16: 3.1 quake Alboran Sea, 32 km northeast of Al Hoceima, Morocco, May 20, 2022 2:43 pm (GMT +2) - 2 reports
#17: 3.4 quake 12 km southwest of Nabatîyé et Tahta, Mohafazat Nabatîyé, Lebanon, May 20, 2022 9:51 pm (GMT +3) - 2 reports
#18: 2.8 quake North Pacific Ocean, 37 mi south of Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA, May 19, 2022 11:16 pm (GMT -7) - 2 reports

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Fri, 20 May 2022, 23:50

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Fri, 20 May 2022, 23:46

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Fri, 20 May 2022, 21:58

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Fri, 20 May 2022, 21:22

Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes near Bajaset, Ağrı, Turkey

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