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Earthquake report world-wide for Thursday, 30 May 2019

Thursday May 30, 2019 23:20 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 30 May 2019
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 30 May 2019


Summary: 147 quakes M2+, 61 quakes M3+, 31 quakes M4+, 4 quakes M5+, 1 quake M6+ (244 total)
Magnitude 2+: 147 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 61 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 31 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 4 earthquakes
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 7+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 9+: none
Total seismic energy estimate: 5.9*10^14 J (164 GWh / 1.4*10^5 tons of TNT / 8.8 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]

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


M 6.6 quake: 27km SSE of La Libertad, El Salvador on Thu, 30 May 09h03
M 5.9 quake: Fiji Islands Region (Tonga) on Thu, 30 May 15h38
M 5.7 quake: Northwest of Australia on Thu, 30 May 15h44
M 5.4 quake: Tanami, NT (Australia) on Thu, 30 May 02h26
M 5.1 quake: Northern Chile on Thu, 30 May 03h34
M 4.9 quake: Northern Peru on Wed, 29 May 23h40
M 4.9 quake: Banda Sea (Indonesia) on Thu, 30 May 07h04
M 4.9 quake: Near Coast Of Central Peru on Thu, 30 May 09h20
M 4.8 quake: Northwest of Australia on Thu, 30 May 15h45
M 4.8 quake: Southern Peru on Thu, 30 May 18h55

Earthquake stats:

Number of quakes and energy released vs magnitude
Number of quakes and energy vs magnitude
Magnitude of quakes and energy released vs time
Magnitude of quakes and energy vs time

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Largest 20 quakes on Wednesday, 29 May 2019

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Thursday, May 30, 2019
See all recent earthquakes in El Salvador including the mag 6.6 quake today (30 May 2019). [more]
Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - 46km S of La Libertad, El Salvador on Thursday, 30 May 2019 - information
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Volcano earthquake report for Wednesday, 29 May 2019
World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 20 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 29 May 2019 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Quakes detected near: Amorong (1 quake mag 2.9), Bardarbunga (3 quakes between mag 0.4-1.4), Clear Lake (48 quakes between mag 0.1-3.1), Coso (6 quakes between mag 0.3-1.8), Etna (1 quake mag 1.5), Golden Trout Creek (19 quakes between mag 1.2-2.6) ... [more]
Earthquake report world-wide for Wednesday, 29 May 2019
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 29 May 2019
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
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Earthquake statistics: total number of seismic events and energy over time

Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Continuously updated earthquake statistics show that quake frequency decreases exponentially with magnitude, or vice versa: small earthquakes are MUCH more frequent than larger ones. ... [more]
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