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Earthquake report world-wide for Tuesday, 18 Sep 2018

Tuesday Sep 18, 2018 23:20 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 18 Sep 2018
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 18 Sep 2018


Summary: 49 quakes M3+, 16 quakes M4+, 7 quakes M5+, 1 quake M6+ (73 total)
Magnitude 3+: 49 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 16 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 7 earthquakes
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 7+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 9+: none

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


M 6.0 quake: Southwest Indian Ridge on Tue, 18 Sep 07h27
M 5.8 quake: Solomon Islands on Tue, 18 Sep 11h57
M 5.2 quake: KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND on Tue, 18 Sep 09h24
M 5.2 quake: Fiji Islands Region on Tue, 18 Sep 12h38
M 5.1 quake: 34km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea on Tue, 18 Sep 02h03
M 5.1 quake: South of Tonga on Tue, 18 Sep 07h24
M 5.1 quake: Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Tue, 18 Sep 16h21
M 5.0 quake: Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. on Tue, 18 Sep 02h04
M 4.9 quake: Southwest Indian Ridge on Tue, 18 Sep 10h57
M 4.9 quake: 162km NNE of Raoul Island, New Zealand on Tue, 18 Sep 20h58

Largest 20 quakes past 24 hours

Largest 20 quakes on Monday, 17 Sep 2018

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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge on Tuesday, 18 September 2018 - information
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2018
Volcano earthquake report for Monday, 17 Sep 2018
World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 20 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 17 Sep 2018 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.
Monday, Sep 17, 2018
Quakes detected near: Batur (1 quake mag 3.7), Brennisteinsfjöll (3 quakes between mag 0.3-1.1), Clear Lake (5 quakes between mag 0.7-1.8), Coso (1 quake mag 1.0), Don Joao de Castro Bank (1 quake mag 1.9), Furnas (1 quake mag 1.7) ... [more]
Earthquake report world-wide for Monday, 17 Sep 2018
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 17 Sep 2018
Monday, Sep 17, 2018
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Volcano earthquake report for Sunday, 16 Sep 2018
World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 20 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 16 Sep 2018 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.
Sunday, Sep 16, 2018
Quakes detected near: Askja (4 quakes between mag 0.3-1.1), Brennisteinsfjöll (29 quakes between mag 0.1-2.5), Cerro Prieto (2 quakes between mag 2.0-2.1), Geysir (9 quakes between mag 0.8-2.0), Hrómundartindur (3 quakes between mag 0.3-1.4), Inyo Craters (2 quakes between mag 1.2-1.3) ... [more]
Earthquake report world-wide for Sunday, 16 Sep 2018
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 16 Sep 2018
Sunday, Sep 16, 2018
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