World Earthquake Report for October 2021
Mon, 1 Nov 2021, 00:24 00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5 during October 2021
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Summary: 1 quake 7.0+, 10 quakes 6.0+, 116 quakes 5.0+, 1096 quakes 4.0+, 6466 quakes 3.0+, 9854 quakes 2.0+ (17543 total)Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 6+: 10 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 116 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 1096 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 6466 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 9854 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 8 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 9.3 x 1015 joules (2578 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2.2 x 106 tons of TNT or 138.6 atomic bombs!) more info
List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during October 2021:
#1: 7.2 quake South Pacific Ocean Oct 2, 2021 6:29 pm (GMT +12)#2: 6.9 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia, Oct 9, 2021 10:58 pm (GMT +12)
#3: 6.9 quake Gulf of Alaska, USA, Oct 11, 2021 1:10 am (GMT -8)
#4: 6.4 quake Solomon Sea, Solomon Islands, Oct 15, 2021 1:45 pm (GMT +11)
#5: 6.3 quake Eastern Mediterranean, Greece, Oct 12, 2021 11:24 am (GMT +2)
#6: 6.2 quake South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, Oct 4, 2021 1:54 am (GMT -2)
#7: 6.2 quake North Pacific Ocean, 23 mi southeast of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii County, USA, Oct 10, 2021 11:48 am (GMT -10)
#8: 6.1 quake Coral Sea, Vanuatu, Oct 18, 2021 6:26 pm (GMT +11)
#9: 6.1 quake Eastern Mediterranean, Greece, Oct 19, 2021 8:32 am (GMT +3)
#10: 6.1 quake Philippine Sea, 33 km southeast of Yilan, Taiwan, Oct 24, 2021 1:11 pm (GMT +8)
Earthquake stats:
Number of quakes and energy released vs time
Number of quakes and energy released vs magnitude
Magnitude of quakes and energy released vs time
Largest 20 quakes past 24 hours
Largest 20 quakes during October 2021
Complete earthquake list October 2021
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