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Earthquake report world-wide for Monday, 16 Oct 2017

Monday Oct 16, 2017 23:20 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 16 Oct 2017
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 16 Oct 2017


Summary: 19 quakes M3+, 13 quakes M4+, 6 quakes M5+ (38 total)
Magnitude 3+: 19 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 13 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 6 earthquakes
Magnitude 6+: none
Magnitude 7+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 9+: none

List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours):


M 5.4 quake: Tonga Islands Region on Mon, 16 Oct 18h09
M 5.2 quake: Tonga Islands Region on Mon, 16 Oct 18h36
M 5.1 quake: TONGA REGION on Mon, 16 Oct 18h20
M 5.1 quake: TONGA REGION on Mon, 16 Oct 20h03
M 5.0 quake: EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. on Mon, 16 Oct 12h02
M 5.0 quake: Southeast of Honshu, Japan on Mon, 16 Oct 12h47
M 4.9 quake: Central Mid Atlantic Ridge on Mon, 16 Oct 18h08
M 4.9 quake: SOLOMON ISLANDS on Mon, 16 Oct 20h05
M 4.7 quake: Off Coast of Central Chile on Mon, 16 Oct 19h29
M 4.6 quake: 118km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji on Mon, 16 Oct 06h37

Largest 20 quakes past 24 hours

Largest 20 quakes on Sunday, 15 Oct 2017

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Volcano earthquake report for Sunday, 15 Oct 2017
World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 20 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 15 Oct 2017 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.
Sunday, Oct 15, 2017
Quakes detected near: Akyarlar (8 quakes between mag 1.1-2.4), Brennisteinsfjöll (1 quake mag 1.1), Clear Lake (5 quakes between mag 1.0-2.0), Katla (3 quakes between mag 0.2-1.1), Kilauea (3 quakes between mag 1.9-3.4), Loihi (1 quake mag 1.8) ... [more]
Earthquake report world-wide for Sunday, 15 Oct 2017
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 15 Oct 2017
Sunday, Oct 15, 2017
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Volcano earthquake report for Saturday, 14 Oct 2017
World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 20 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 14 Oct 2017 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.
Saturday, Oct 14, 2017
Quakes detected near: Akyarlar (4 quakes between mag 0.8-2.0), Augustine (1 quake mag 2.7), Clear Lake (5 quakes between mag 0.8-1.3), Coso (4 quakes between mag 0.4-1.0), Grensdalur (15 quakes between mag 0.1-2.5), Hekla (2 quakes between mag 1.0-1.4) ... [more]
Earthquake report world-wide for Saturday, 14 Oct 2017
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 14 Oct 2017
Saturday, Oct 14, 2017
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Volcano earthquake report for Friday, 13 Oct 2017
World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 20 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 13 Oct 2017 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.
Friday, Oct 13, 2017
Quakes detected near: Akyarlar (10 quakes between mag 0.4-2.3), Bardarbunga (5 quakes between mag 0.5-3.1), Brennisteinsfjöll (4 quakes between mag 0.5-1.2), Clear Lake (6 quakes between mag 0.1-1.9), Coso (4 quakes between mag 0.4-1.9), Irazu (4 quakes between mag 2.6-3.4) ... [more]
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