Earthquake report world-wide for Thursday, 15 August 2019
Fri, 16 Aug 2019, 00:24
00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 16 Aug 2019
Summary: 168 quakes M2+, 77 quakes M3+, 23 quakes M4+, 4 quakes M5+ (272 total)
Magnitude 2+: 168 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 77 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 23 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 4 earthquakes
Magnitude 6+: none
Magnitude 7+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 9+: none
Total seismic energy estimate: 2.2*10^13 J (6.11 GWh / 5260 tons of TNT / 0.3 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world (15 Aug 2019):
#1: M 5.2 quake: Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Thu, 15 Aug 05h32
#2: M 5.2 quake: Vanuatu Islands Region (New Caledonia) on Thu, 15 Aug 10h38
#3: M 5.0 quake: Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Thu, 15 Aug 09h07
#4: M 5.0 quake: Off Coast of Central Chile on Thu, 15 Aug 14h23
#5: M 4.9 quake: Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan on Thu, 15 Aug 06h06
#6: M 4.9 quake: East of the Kuril Islands (Russia) on Thu, 15 Aug 13h54
#7: M 4.8 quake: 91km SSE of Obihiro, Japan on Thu, 15 Aug 09h15
#8: M 4.6 quake: Chile-Argentina Border Region on Thu, 15 Aug 06h25
#9: M 4.6 quake: Gulf Of Aden (Somalia) on Thu, 15 Aug 06h24
#10: M 4.6 quake: New Zealand on Thu, 15 Aug 15h31
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Number of quakes and energy released vs time

Number of quakes and energy released vs magnitude

Magnitude of quakes and energy released vs time

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