Earthquakes around the world

Otherwise in terms of medium to big earthquakes, our usual map area only registered 1 out of 85 worldwide of earthquakes equal or greater to 4.5. There were 2294 of 2587 earthquakes of all sizes worldwide in the map area.
Percentage: 88.7%
The last week saw more activity and apart from the 7.8 in Alaska, there were also 4 M6 around the world.
The map area saw 16 out of 100 earthquakes equal or greater to 4.5 and 2691 out of 3049 worldwide of all sizes.
Percentage: 88.3%
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Moderate earthquake, 5.7 mag has occurred near La Paz in Philippines
July 27, 2020
A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from La Paz in Philippines. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000b4ug. Unique identifier: us6000b4ug. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/07/20 / 2020-07-27 17:32:44 / July 27, 2020 @ 5:32 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 126.2704 East, latitude 9.0218 North, depth = 38.97 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 38.97 km (24 miles). The temblor was detected at 17:32:44 / 5:32 pm (local time epicenter).

Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Salvacion, Veruela, Trento. The epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Butuan (c. 309 700 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Libertad (c. 250 400 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Bislig (c. 67 600 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Bayugan (c. 40 600 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Cabadbaran (c. 31 100 pop), 10 km (6 miles) from Tandag (c. 29 000 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from Bah-Bah (c. 28 600 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Buenavista (c. 18 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Philippines (c. 99 900 000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.

5.5-magnitude quake hits 26 km S of Sand Point, Alaska -- USGS
2020-07-28
BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 26 km south of Sand Point, Alaska at 1934 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 44.13 km, was initially determined to be at 55.0965 degrees north latitude and 160.4806 degrees west longitude.
 
6.1-magnitude quake hits 66 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska -- USGS
2020-07-28
BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted 66 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska at 08:03 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 41.26 km, was initially determined to be at 54.8674 degrees north latitude and 161.1436 degrees west longitude.

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Moderate earthquake, 5.8 mag has occurred near Izu Islands, Japan region
July 30, 2020
A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) was reported Izu Islands, Japan region (0 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of event, longitude 141.8599 East, latitude 30.638 North, depth = 9.47 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/07/20 / 2020-07-30 00:35:55 / July 30, 2020 @ 12:35 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.47 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us6000b6i4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000b6i4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 00:35:55 / 12:35 am (local time epicenter).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
 
5.6-magnitude quake hits 72 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga: USGS
2020-07-31
NEW YORK, July 30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted 72 km southeast of Neiafu, Tonga at 19:16:48 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 18.9146 degrees south latitude and 173.3568 degrees west longitude.
 
5.6-magnitude quake hits off Hinatuan, Philippines -- USGS
2020-07-31
HONG KONG, July 31 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted 37 km ENE of Hinatuan, Philippines at 0606 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 46.19 km, was initially determined to be at 8.5493 degrees north latitude and 126.6298 degrees east longitude.

Moderate earthquake 5.6 mag, D’Entrecasteaux Islands region
July 31, 2020
A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, D’Entrecasteaux Islands region (0 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000b7d1. Id of event: us6000b7d1. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 152.7195 East, latitude -8.7205 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 10:02:16 / 10:02 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/07/20 / 2020-07-31 10:02:16 / July 31, 2020 @ 10:02 am.

There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
 
5.7-magnitude quake hits 205 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea: USGS
2020-08-02
NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted 205 km southeast of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea at 19:08:50 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 3.1774 degrees south latitude and 148.7272 degrees east longitude.

Moderate earthquake, 5.7 mag was detected near Lorengau in Papua New Guinea
August 1, 2020
A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) strikes 199 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (124 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 148.6255 East, latitude -3.2223 South, depth = 10 km. Event id: us6000b84f. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000b84f. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/08/20 / 2020-08-01 19:22:06 / August 1, 2020 @ 7:22 pm. The temblor was detected at 19:22:06 / 7:22 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.

Moderate earthquake, 5.6 mag strikes near ‘Ohonua in Tonga
August 1, 2020
A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 211 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga (131 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -175.8175° West, -23.0645° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000b84u. Id of event: us6000b84u. The temblor was detected at 19:45:45 / 7:45 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 01/08/20 / 2020-08-01 19:45:45 / August 1, 2020 @ 7:45 pm UTC/GMT.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.

5.7-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu region -- USGS
August 2, 2020
HONG KONG, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Vanuatu region at 03:01:33 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 20.7861 degrees south latitude and 173.4781 degrees east longitude.
 
The last week saw more activity and apart from the 7.8 in Alaska, there were also 4 M6 around the world.
The map area saw 16 out of 100 earthquakes equal or greater to 4.5 and 2691 out of 3049 worldwide of all sizes.
Percentage: 88.3%
The last week saw 3 M6, with the biggest being a 6.4 in the Philippines.
In the map area there were 8 of 99 earthquakes equal or greater than 4.5 and 2382 out of 2679 earthquakes worldwide of all sizes.
Percentage: 88.9%
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