Earthquake Archive: Past Quakes Worldwide during December 2018

Past earthquakes worldwide: December 2018 - list, stats and map

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Quakes during December 2018:

4 quakes above magnitude 7
8 quakes between magnitude 6 and 7
169 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
776 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
1272 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
5454 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
14160 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

During December 2018, there were 4 quakes of magnitude 7.0 or above, 8 quakes between 6.0 and 7.0, 169 quakes between 5.0 and 6.0, 776 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 1272 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 5454 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 14160 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel. See all quakes in the past 24 hours!

Strongest quake: Mag. 7.4 | South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands -

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Showing quakes magnitude 5.1 or higher (121 out of 21843 quakes, show more):

Date and time	Mag Depth	Nearest volcano (distance)	Location	Details	Map
Monday, December 31, 2018 GMT (3 quakes)
Dec 31, 2018 20:22 GMT	5.3 228 km		Tonga Islands	More
Dec 31, 2018 14:10 GMT	5.2 54 km		Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan 1 report	More
Dec 31, 2018 02:35 GMT 2018-12-30 15:35:37 -11:00	6.0 31 km		- 118km SE of Cold Bay, Alaska 10 reports	More
Sunday, December 30, 2018 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 30, 2018 18:34 GMT	5.3 55 km		Northern Molucca Sea 3 reports	More
Dec 30, 2018 08:39 GMT	5.7 158 km		Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 13 reports	More
Saturday, December 29, 2018 GMT (4 quakes)
Dec 29, 2018 19:08 GMT	5.6 50 km		Hokkaido, Japan Region 13 reports	More
Dec 29, 2018 15:34 GMT	5.3 68 km		New Britain Region, P.N.G.	More
Dec 29, 2018 09:12 GMT	5.5 10 km		Mindanao, Philippines 1 report	More
Dec 29, 2018 03:39 GMT	7.0 10 km		Mindanao, Philippines 361 reports	More
Friday, December 28, 2018 GMT (4 quakes)
Dec 28, 2018 13:03 GMT	5.6 10 km		Kuril Islands	More
Dec 28, 2018 03:03 GMT	6.0 53 km		Irian Jaya Region, Indonesia	More
Dec 28, 2018 03:03 GMT 2018-12-28 12:03:33 +09:00	5.7 41 km		- 61km S of Manokwari, Indonesia	More
Dec 28, 2018 01:16 GMT	5.4 10.8 km		47.0 km N of Eiríksjökull 3 reports	More
Thursday, December 27, 2018 GMT (4 quakes)
Dec 27, 2018 12:26 GMT	5.1 10 km		SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION	More
Dec 27, 2018 11:25 GMT	5.1 10 km		SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION	More
Dec 27, 2018 08:59 GMT	5.3 10 km		Near Coast of Venezuela 116 reports	More
Dec 27, 2018 05:39 GMT	5.1 10 km		Solomon Islands	More
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 GMT (3 quakes)
Dec 26, 2018 14:11 GMT	5.5 139 km		Tonga Islands 3 reports	More
Dec 26, 2018 03:23 GMT 2018-12-26 14:23:53 +11:00	5.1 35 km		- 51km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu 1 report	More
Dec 26, 2018 01:40 GMT	5.1 547 km		New Zealand	More
Tuesday, December 25, 2018 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 25, 2018 09:46 GMT	5.2 10 km		Bonin Islands, Japan Region	More

Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.6 x 10¹⁶ joules (7085 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 6.1 x 10⁶ tons of TNT or 381 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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