| Thursday, August 18, 2022 GMT (33 quakes) |
Aug 18, 2022 08:03 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 6:03 pm (GMT +10)
| 3.0
67 km | |  North Pacific Ocean, 22 km southwest of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia
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Aug 18, 2022 08:03 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 8:03 pm (GMT +12)
| 4.5
33 km | |  South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand
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Aug 18, 2022 08:00 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 8:00 pm (GMT +12)
| 2.7
6.9 km | | 50 km east of Wellington, New Zealand
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Aug 18, 2022 07:46 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 3:46 pm (GMT +8)
| 5.7
155 km | |  Molucca Sea, 139 km south of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Aug 18, 2022 07:37 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 3:37 am (GMT -4)
| 3.0
2.9 km | |  North Atlantic Ocean, 79 km north of San Fernando de Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
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Aug 18, 2022 07:34 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 2:34 am (GMT -5)
| 3.1
149 km | |  31 km south of Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia
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Aug 18, 2022 07:30 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 7:30 pm (GMT +12)
| 2.8
1.5 km | | Canterbury, 36 km southeast of Waikowhai, New Zealand
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Aug 18, 2022 07:22 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 1:22 am (GMT -6)
| 2.5
5 km | |  41 km northwest of Chinandega, Nicaragua | More | |
Aug 18, 2022 07:21 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 3:21 am (GMT -4)
| 3.8
97 km | |  Caribbean Sea, 17 km northeast of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
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Aug 18, 2022 07:21 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 1:21 am (GMT -6)
| 4.2
26 km | |  North Pacific Ocean, 70 km southeast of San Jose, Guatemala
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Aug 18, 2022 07:11 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 4:11 pm (GMT +9)
| 4.8
41 km | |  East China Sea, 17 km north of Okinawa, Japan
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Aug 18, 2022 07:08 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 4:08 pm (GMT +9)
| 3.3
18 km | | South Pacific Ocean, Indonesia
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Aug 18, 2022 07:01 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 10:01 am (GMT +3)
| 2.5
16 km | |  6.9 km north of Simav, Kütahya, Turkey | More | |
Aug 18, 2022 06:54 GMT
Aug 17, 2022 6:54 pm (GMT -12)
| 4.9
352 km | | South Pacific Ocean
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Aug 18, 2022 06:22 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 12:52 pm (GMT +6:30)
| 3.4
10 km | |  140 km east of Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)
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Aug 18, 2022 05:46 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 2:46 pm (GMT +9)
| 5.1
54 km | | North Pacific Ocean, 94 km south of Ishinomaki, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan
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Aug 18, 2022 05:28 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 3:28 pm (GMT +10)
| 3.3
35 km | | North Pacific Ocean, Japan
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Aug 18, 2022 05:28 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 1:28 pm (GMT +8)
| 3.5
185 km | | Philippine Sea, Indonesia, 240 km southeast of Caburan, Philippines
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Aug 18, 2022 05:22 GMT
Aug 17, 2022 11:22 pm (GMT -6)
| 3.3
30 km | | North Pacific Ocean, 58 km southwest of Chinandega, Nicaragua
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Aug 18, 2022 04:57 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 12:57 am (GMT -4)
| 3.7
60 km | | Caribbean Sea, 39 km south of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
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Aug 18, 2022 04:35 GMT
Aug 18, 2022 1:35 pm (GMT +9)
| 4.3
206 km | | Banda Sea, Indonesia
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 5.7 x 10
13 joules (16 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 13741 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) |
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Earthquake FAQ
When was the latest earthquake anywhere in the world?
The last earthquake in the world occurred 17 minutes ago: Minor mag. 3.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 22 km southwest of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Thursday, Aug 18, 2022 at 6:03 pm (GMT +10).
Where did the last earthquake happen in the world?
The last quake above magnitude 4 today occurred 17 minutes ago in South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand.
Smaller quakes below magnitude 4 are much more frequent and happen somewhere in the world every few minutes. However, many (if not most) of them go unrecorded, because not all areas in the world are covered by sensitive-enough seismic networks able to detect them.
Where do most earthquakes occur in the world?
By far, most earthquakes in the world occur along the margins of the Pacific Ocean, followed by the vast Alpine-Himalayan mountain belts that stretch from southern Europe through Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, Pakistan, to northern India, Nepal and southern China.
Most of these regions are in oceanic or continental collision zones where tectonic plates collide with each other and release energy in form of earthquakes.
How many quakes were there in the world today?
In the past 24 hours, there have been 94 quakes up to magnitude 5.7.
What was the strongest quake in the world today?
The strongest earthquake in the world today occurred 34 minutes ago: Moderate mag. 5.7 earthquake - Molucca Sea, 139 km south of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Thursday, Aug 18, 2022 at 3:46 pm (GMT +8).
What category of earthquake is considered an emergency?
Most earthquakes are small and cause no damage, but occasionally, there are bigger ones that can cause considerable damage to people and infrastructure. How much damage a quake does depends a lot on a number of factors including:
- magnitude
- depth beneath the surface
- duration and motion of the shaking
- local geology
- population density
- overall building standards of the affected area
- risk awareness and preparedness
Quakes below magnitude 5 rarely cause damage, while quakes above around magnitude 7 almost always result in extensive damage, even in areas with very good building standards such as in the western US or Japan. Quakes from magnitudes 8 often result in wide-spread or even catastrophic destruction.
What kind of damage can an earthquake do?
The ground shaking of earthquakes can cause soil liquefaction, landslides and avalanches, the opening of fissures in the ground, deformation of the ground, cracks in walls and other structures leading to their collapse. As secondary and often even more severe damage, this can lead to fires, gas leaks, or even tsunamis if the sea floor is moved in a way to displace a large mass of water.
How dangerous are earthquakes?
Earthquakes are among the (if not THE) most dangerous type of natural disaster.
According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), quakes caused nearly 750,000 deaths globally in the period 1998-2017, more than half of all deaths related to natural disasters.
How many people are affected by earthquakes every year?
Each day, many thousands of people feel an earthquake somewhere. Stronger quakes can be felt by millions of people.
According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 750,000 people were killed by quakes and more than 125 million people injured, made homeless or displaced or otherwise seriously affected by earthquakes during the 20 years from 1998-2017.
