Earthquakes around the world

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Earthquake in China’s Xinjiang Kills 3, Reports Suggest

BEIJING (Sputnik) – A 5.4 magnitude earthquake in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China claimed the lives of three people, media reported on Wednesday.

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24.03.2021

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Strong mag. 5.8 earthquake - North Atlantic Ocean, 96 km northeast of Les Abymes, Guadeloupe​

Date & time: 26 Mar 2021 04:51:39 UTC - 3 hours 37 minutes ago
Local time at epicenter: Friday, 26 Mar 2021 12:51 am (GMT -4)
Magnitude: 5.8
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.65°N / 60.79°W (North Atlantic Ocean, Guadeloupe)
Nearest volcano: Soufrière de Guadeloupe (125 km / 78 mi)

 

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Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Strikes Off Southern Japan – US Geological Survey

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A 5.9 magnitude earthquake has been registered off the southern Japanese Ryukyu Islands, the US Geological Survey says.

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27.03.2021

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1375816896981897220

Vieste, Apulia, Italy, Earthquakes: Latest Quakes

Latest Quakes in or near Vieste, Apulia, Italy: This week: 1 quake | This month: 16 quakes | Latest quake: M1.9 Italy: Costa Garganica (Foggia) | | Strongest past week: Mag.1.9 Italy: Costa Garganica (Foggia)

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From Croatian MSM (March 27th 2021 14:47 UTC):

A strong earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale in the Adriatic Sea: "It shook a lot, it rocked the house, about 25 seconds."

A strong earthquake shook the Adriatic Sea on Saturday. The epicenter was 66km from the Italian city of Vieste.

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook the Adriatic Sea, 119 kilometers south of Split. The epicenter was 66km from the Italian city of Vieste.

The quake was felt mainly in Italy, but also on the Croatian islands and in Split, Trogir. "It was shaking a lot, it was rocking the house, for about 25 seconds," people from Komiža report.

The EMSC states that no tsunami is expected.

Snažan potres jačine 5,5 prema Richteru u Jadranskom moru: ''Jako se treslo, ljuljalo je kuću, oko 25 sekundi''

Seizmografi Seizmološke službe zabilježili su u subotu dva potresa u moru južno od Visa, prvi magnitude 5,5 prema Richteru nakon čega je uslijedio slabiji potres, magnitude 4.1. Epicentar je bio 66 kilometara sjeverozapadno od talijanskog grada Vieste.

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edited:
Portal changed magnitude from 5.9 to 5.4

 

[Anamarija]

Yeah and that one wasn't the only one, according to this site there was 35 earthquakes in Adriatic sea today.

 

[Aeneas]

Last week saw 1 M7 (a M7.0 in NE Japan) and 2 M6, a 6.6 in Kamchatsk, Russia and a M6.0 in Algeria.
In the usual area, there were 3 out of 127 earthquakes worldwide equal to or greater than 4.5 and 1677 out of 2247 quakes of all sizes.
Percentage: 74.6%

Last week saw no earthquakes reaching M6.0,
In the usual area there were 2 out of 82 earthquakes worldwide equal to or greater than 4.5 and 1664 out of 1990 quakes of all sizes.
Percentage: 83.6%

 

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5.8-magnitude quake hits northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge: USGS​

2021-03-29 07:26:32 | Editor: huaxia

NEW YORK, March 28 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 23:01:46 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 43.6446 degrees north latitude and 28.7817 degrees west longitude.

 

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5.8-magnitude quake hits southern East Pacific Rise: USGS​

2021-03-31

NEW YORK, March 30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted southern East Pacific Rise at 21:35:48 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 35.3984 degrees south latitude and 106.0347 degrees west longitude.

 

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6.0-magnitude quake hits Fiji region -- USGS​

2021-04-01

HONG KONG, April 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Fiji region at 15:11:18 GMT on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 597.77 km, was initially determined to be at 21.8731 degrees south latitude and 179.3414 degrees west longitude.

 

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6.6-Magnitude Earthquake Hits East of South Sandwich Islands, USGS Says

The earthquake was recorded at about 1:16 UTC. The epicentre of the tremor was located east of the islands. The focus lay at a depth of 10 kilometres.

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By Kirill Kurevlev - 03.04.2021

 

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On the 1st of April there was also a M6.5 near the Kermadec Islands north of New Zealand:

M 6.5 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000dy64/dyfi
https://www.tsunami.gov/
Time: 2021-04-01 09:56:37 (UTC)
Location: 29.950°S 177.651°W
Depth: 20.0 km

 

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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Banda Sea, 163 km south of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia​

Date & time: 3 Apr 2021 18:42:02 UTC - 12 hours ago
Local time at epicenter: Sunday, 4 Apr 2021 3:42 am (GMT +9)
Magnitude: 6
Depth: 349.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.16°S / 128.19°E

(Banda Sea, Indonesia)
Nearest volcano: Banda Api (199 km / 124 mi)

 

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Last week saw no earthquakes reaching M6.0,
In the usual area there were 2 out of 82 earthquakes worldwide equal to or greater than 4.5 and 1664 out of 1990 quakes of all sizes.
Percentage: 83.6%

Last week saw 3 M6 earthquakes with the highest being a M6.6 south of the Sandwich Islands near the Antarctic.
In the usual area there were 3 out of 80 earthquakes worldwide equal to or greater than 4.5 and 1653 out of 2187 quakes of all sizes.
Percentage: 75.6%

 

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6.0-magnitude quake hits Kermadec Islands region -- USGS​

April 7, 2021

HONG KONG, April 7 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Kermadec Islands region at 09:53:28 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 29.1007 degrees south latitude and 176.6725 degrees west longitude.

 

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Significant 6.0 quake hits near Blitar, East Java, Indonesia​

Date & time: 10 Apr 2:00 pm (GMT +7) local time (10 Apr 2021 07:00 GMT)
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 87.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.86°S / 112.49°E

(Indian Ocean, Indonesia)
Primary data source: GFZ