World Earthquake Report for Sunday, 7 August 2022
Mon, 8 Aug 2022, 00:24
00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 8 Aug 2022
Summary: 3 quakes 5.0+, 31 quakes 4.0+, 91 quakes 3.0+, 268 quakes 2.0+ (393 total)
Global seismic activity level on 7 August 2022: MODERATE
Magnitude 5+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 31 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 91 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 268 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 4.9 x 1013 joules (13.7 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 11762 tons of TNT or 0.7 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (7 Aug 2022):
#1: 5.8 quake North Pacific Ocean, 182 km east of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, Aug 7, 2022 11:40 pm (GMT +10)#2: 5.1 quake Bismarck Sea, 144 km north of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, Aug 7, 2022 1:53 pm (GMT +10)
#3: 5.0 quake 139 km northeast of Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, Aug 6, 2022 10:41 pm (GMT -4)
#4: 4.9 quake Indian Ocean, 67 km south of Benkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia, Aug 7, 2022 9:28 am (GMT +7)
#5: 4.8 quake South Pacific Ocean, Fiji, Aug 8, 2022 1:42 am (GMT +12)
#6: 4.8 quake South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, Aug 7, 2022 10:04 am (GMT -2)
#7: 4.8 quake South Atlantic Ocean Aug 7, 2022 2:45 pm (GMT -1)
#8: 4.8 quake 93 km southeast of Madang, Papua New Guinea, Aug 8, 2022 9:02 am (GMT +10)
#9: 4.7 quake North Pacific Ocean, Japan, Aug 8, 2022 8:57 am (GMT +10)
#10: 4.6 quake North Pacific Ocean, Japan, Aug 7, 2022 10:52 pm (GMT +10)
Earthquakes reported felt:
#1: 2.3 quake Near Keene, New Hampshire, USA, Aug 6, 2022 8:05 pm (GMT -4) - 68 reports#2: 4.1 quake Iceland: 4.9 Km NNE of Krýsuvík Aug 7, 2022 11:52 am (GMT +0) - 40 reports
#3: 2.5 quake Catalonia, Spain, 7.3 km west of Andorra la Vella, Aug 7, 2022 8:32 pm (GMT +2) - 38 reports
#4: 5.8 quake North Pacific Ocean, 182 km east of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, Aug 7, 2022 11:40 pm (GMT +10) - 24 reports
#5: 4.2 quake Eastern Mediterranean, Greece, 58 km southwest of Beykonak, Antalya, Turkey, Aug 7, 2022 11:01 am (GMT +3) - 8 reports
#6: 5.0 quake 139 km northeast of Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, Aug 6, 2022 10:41 pm (GMT -4) - 4 reports
#7: 2.9 quake 13 km southeast of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Aug 7, 2022 6:37 am (GMT +2) - 4 reports
#8: 3.1 quake Central Greece, 29 km northeast of Patras, Achaea, Western Greece, Aug 7, 2022 10:24 pm (GMT +3) - 2 reports
#9: 2.4 quake 50 km northeast of Northam, Western Australia, Aug 7, 2022 11:58 am (GMT +8) - 2 reports
#10: 4.4 quake North Pacific Ocean, 74 km south of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, Aug 8, 2022 12:29 am (GMT +9) - 2 reports
#11: 4.6 quake North Pacific Ocean, Japan, Aug 7, 2022 10:52 pm (GMT +10) - 2 reports
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