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M 6.1 - 54 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran
2022-07-01 21:32:07 (UTC)
26.942°N 55.227°E
10.0 km depth

Aftershock M5.0 - 49 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran. 2022-07-01 21:47:51 (UTC)
26.881°N 55.230°E
10.0 km depth

At Least Five Dead, 19 Injured After Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Rattles Southern Iran

By Kirill Kurevlev - 9 hours ago (Updated: 3 hours ago)
Over the past week, the country was covered by strong tangible shocks reaching up to 6 magnitudes. In general, earthquakes are quite common in Iran, which is located in a seismically active zone.

The USGS reported that a 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred on Saturday in southern Iran.

According to the preliminary data, the earthquake was felt on Friday night some 54 km northeast of the port city of Bandar Lengeh, at a depth of 10 kilometers.

The USGS information was confirmed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC), and eyewitnesses of the earthquake noted in a live reports journal on the website that the shock was felt even at a distance of more than 100 km from the epicenter.


According to the Fars News Agency, at least five people have died as a result of the quake. Another 19 individuals were reported as being injured.

However, social media users said that the earthquake was felt even on the other side of the Persian Gulf, in Dubai, UAE.


In March, the same region of the country was hit by an earthquake of equal magnitude, also felt in Dubai. No casualties or damage were reported at the time.

As it stands on the boundary between the Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates, Iran is situated in a seismically active region and frequently experiences severe earthquakes. In 856 AD, the country saw its deadliest earthquake, which left about 200,000 people dead.
Published on Jul 2, 2022 (1:03)

Published on Jul 2, 2022 (1:08)
 
EARTHQUAKE REPORT PAST 24HRS

Following the 5.9 earthquake in Japan, the last 24 hours have been characterized by medium to low intensity earthquakes. The strongest earthquake has been recorded a few minutes ago in Kyrgyzstan with a magnitude of 5.3, this earthquake was preceded by one of M4.7.

▪︎M 4.7 - 142 km SSE of Kadzhi-Say, Kyrgyzstan 2022-07-02 19:32:32 (UTC)
41.025°N 78.028°E. 13.8 km depth

▪︎M 5.3 - 149 km SSE of Kadzhi-Say, Kyrgyzstan 2022-07-02 22:02:12 (UTC)
40.973°N 78.080°E. 11.6 km depth

▪︎Atypical earthquake M 4.7 - 283 km SSE of Inhambane, Mozambique
2022-07-02 17:19:04 (UTC)
26.306°S 36.224°E. 10.0 km depth

Past 24 hours
▪︎1 quake magnitude 6 (Iran)
▪︎5 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
▪︎56 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
▪︎116 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
▪︎202 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
▪︎375 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
▪︎755 quakes past 25 h. Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.7 x 1014 joules (45.9 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 39491 tons of TNT or 2.5 atomic bombs!)

 
Last week, again, there were no earthquakes reaching M6, though a M5.9 in Afghanistan was severe and caused both loss of life and material damage.
In the usual area, there were 0 out of 99 earthquakes worldwide equal to or greater than 4.5 and 1787 out of 2228 quakes of all sizes.
Percentage: 80.2%
Last week saw 3 M6 earthquakes, all of them M6.0 with two in Iran and one in the Philippines.
In the usual area, there were 1 out of 80 earthquakes worldwide equal to or greater than 4.5 and 1518 out of 1945 quakes of all sizes.
Percentage: 78.0%
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EARTHQUAKE REPORT PAST 24HRS

The last 24 hours have been characterized by medium to low intensity earthquakes. Earthquakes magnitude 5.3 hit Indonesia and Myanmar.

▪︎M 5.3 - 138 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia 2022-07-02 23:49:12 (UTC) 1.015°N 126.126°E. 16.3 km depth

▪︎M 5.3 - 38 km NW of Myaydo, Myanmar
2022-07-03 02:26:13 (UTC) 19.560°N 94.915°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎2 quakes above magnitude 5
▪︎37 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
▪︎104 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
▪︎189 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
▪︎364 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
▪︎696 quakes past 24 h. (755 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) We have had one of the lowest seismic activity days of the year. Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.8 x 1013 joules (7.66 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 6588 tons of TNT or 0.4 atomic bombs)

▪︎Earthquake Forecast


 
There is an #earthquake swarm going on in the #Andaman Islands region, which is a subduction zone capable of producing a mega-thrust earthquake, potentially reaching over magnitude 9.

▪︎M 4.7 - 201 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 05:35:52 (UTC)
10.422°N 94.088°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 4.9 - 210 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 08:02:40 (UTC)
10.357°N 94.138°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 4.7 - 219 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 08:25:27 (UTC)
10.304°N 94.201°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 5.1 - 208 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 08:36:20 (UTC)
10.429°N 94.185°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 5.6 - 217 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 09:07:04 (UTC)
10.322°N 94.196°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 4.7 - 223 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 09:32:33 (UTC)
10.363°N 94.307°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 5.0 - 215 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 09:55:19 (UTC)
10.326°N 94.179°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 4.5 - 225 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 10:09:04 (UTC)
10.301°N 94.277°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 5.0 - Andaman Islands, India region
2022-07-04 11:48:11 (UTC)
10.406°N 94.282°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 4.6 - 231 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 12:20:35 (UTC)
10.120°N 94.172°E. 10.0 km depth
 
EARTHQUAKE REPORT PAST 24HRS

Seismic swarm continues in Andaman Islands region. Since 14:00 UTC approximately every 20 minutes there has been an earthquake of mag between 4 and 5.

▪︎M 4.5 - 255 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 14:19:38 (UTC) 9.826°N 94.156°E10.0 km depth

▪︎M 4.9 - 213 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 17:31:21 (UTC)
10.391°N 94.215°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 4.7 - Andaman Islands, India region
2022-07-04 18:07:44 (UTC)
10.468°N 94.235°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 4.7 - 180 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 19:16:36 (UTC)
10.328°N 93.694°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 5.0 - 225 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 19:37:02 (UTC)
10.413°N 94.369°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 4.8 - 257 km ESE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 20:00:43 (UTC)
10.445°N 94.753°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 4.9 - 195 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 20:18:13 (UTC)
10.573°N 94.153°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 4.9 - 220 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 20:43:48 (UTC)
10.480°N 94.371°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 4.9 - 218 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 21:03:56 (UTC)
10.341°N 94.223°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 4.5 - 213 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 21:18:26 (UTC)
10.432°N 94.247°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 5.0 - 233 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-04 21:24:39 (UTC)
9.916°N 93.944°E. 10.0 km depth

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami (also known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake) occurred at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7) on 26 December, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. It was an undersea megathrust earthquake that registered a magnitude of 9.1–9.3 Mw, reaching a Mercalli intensity up to IX in certain areas. The earthquake was caused by a rupture along the fault between the Burma Plate and the Indian Plate. Wikipedia
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▪︎Strongest quake today: Mag. 5.5 Southland, 90 km N of Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand - 8 hours ago

Quakes in the past 24 hours:

▪︎8 quakes above magnitude 5
▪︎75 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
▪︎100 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
▪︎210 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
▪︎426 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
▪︎819 quakes past 24 h. (696 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 6.1 x 1013 joules (17 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 14633 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!)

 
EARTHQUAKE REPORT PAST 24HRS

At this time (00:59 UTC july 06) earthquakes are still occurring in the Andaman Islands region, although less frequently.

The strongest earthquake occurred at 00:26 UTC on July 5th with a magnitude of 5.4.
Another earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 occurred at 06:06 UTC of the same day. Four earthquakes between 3 and 4 ocurred too.

M 5.4 - 219 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-05 00:26:57 (UTC)
10.345°N 94.250°E. 10.0 km depth

M 5.0 - 231 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-05 06:06:13 (UTC)
10.191°N 94.250°E. 10.0 km depth

The Andaman Sea has experienced a number of earthquake swarms as a result of complex tectonics arising from oblique subduction, active volcanic arc, the backarc spreading center, and sliver fault systems. One of the most energetic offshore earthquake swarms occurred in the off Nicobar region of the Andaman Sea in January 2005, following the 26th December 2004 (9.1 Mw) Sumatra megathrust event. After a brief quiescence, this region got reactivated again after the 21st March 2014 (6.5 Mw) event, followed by the occurrence of earthquake swarms in March 2014, October 2014, November 2015, and April 2019. In the present study, we analysed the temporal variation of the b-value of these swarms using the global network data and the Ocean Bottom Seismometer data to understand their genesis. Temporal variation of b-value suggests that b-values are larger than unity for earthquake swarms, indicating volcanic origin. Bimodal distribution of frequency magnitude relation suggests that the earthquake swarms have occurred due to complex seismic processes controlled by both tectonic and volcanic activities. We propose that a combination of magmatic pulsation in the arc volcanism in response to 2004 and 2005 megathrust events and the 6.5 Mw magnitude 21st March 2014 event in off Nicobar region, and reactivation of sliver fault systems, are the dominant mechanisms for the observed frequent earthquake swarms.

M 5.3 - 70 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan
2022-07-05 20:10:24 (UTC)
38.389°N 142.110°E59.9 km depth

Quakes in the past 24 hours:

▪︎4 quakes above magnitude 5
▪︎51 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
▪︎110 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
▪︎192 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
▪︎425 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
▪︎782 quakes past 24 h. (819 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.8 x 1013 joules (10.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 9036 tons of TNT or 0.6 atomic bombs!)

 
EARTHQUAKE REPORT PAST 24HRS

The past 24 hours have been characterized by low and medium intensity earthquakes. The highest magnitude earthquake was 5.5 and occurred in Chile. It was a very shallow earthquake. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface.

Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.

Estimated energy release: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!)

M 5.5 - 130 km W of Castro, Chile
2022-07-06 15:12:28 (UTC)
42.315°S 75.341°W. 7.1 km depth

The second largest magnitude earthquake occurred in Sumatra and was also very shallow. Estimated energy release: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT)

M 5.2 - southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia
2022-07-06 05:10:17 (UTC)
5.151°S 101.041°E. 2.0 km depth

Earthquakes are still occurring in the Andaman Islands region, although less frequently. In the last 24 hours 6 earthquakes have been registered. The largest earthquake was 5.0 magnitude.

M 5.0 - 215 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-06 08:01:07 (UTC)
10.393°N 94.237°E. 10.0 km depth

Quakes in the past 24 hours:

▪︎Global seismic activity level: Moderate
▪︎3 quakes above magnitude 5
▪︎34 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
▪︎100 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
▪︎249 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
▪︎510 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
▪︎896 quakes past 24 h. (782 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3 x 1013 joules (8.34 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7178 tons of TNT or 0.4 atomic bombs!)

 
EARTHQUAKE REPORT PAST 24HRS

The past 24 hours have been characterized by low magnitude earthquakes, in fact the strongest earthquake was of magnitude 4.7 at 81 km southwest of Omsk, Russia 17 hours ago. Other earthquakes of magnitude 4.6 occurred in Panama and the Fiji Islands and one more of magnitude 4.5 hit Namie Japan.

Earthquakes in Andaman Islands region have stopped.

Let's hope this is not a prelude to a major earthquake.

Quakes in the past 24 hours:

▪︎Global seismic activity level: Low
▪︎27 quakes above magnitude 4
▪︎91 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
▪︎208 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
▪︎416 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
▪︎742 quakes past 24 h. (896 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 7.6 x 1012 joules (2.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1819 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!)

 
Earthquake Forecast

A convergence of critical planetary and lunar geometry from 7 to 10 July may cause major seismic activity, potentially reaching higher 7 to 8 magnitude from 9 to 14 July. In a worst case scenario an earthquake over magnitude 8 may occur in this time-frame.

MAGNITUDE PROBABILITY

updated 8 July, 19:49 UTC

▪︎M 6.0-6.4. 90%
▪︎M 6.5-6.9. 80%
▪︎M 7.0+ 80%


Earthquake warning 9-14 July 2022 analysis video:

 
EARTHQUAKE REPORT PAST 24HRS

The past 24 hours have been characterized by earthquakes of moderate magnitude. Earthquakes are back in Andaman Islands region:

▪︎M 4.5 - 210 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-08 19:15:47 (UTC)
10.386°N 94.175°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 4.8 - 218 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-08 19:16:15 (UTC)
10.385°N 94.263°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 5.3 - 213 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-08 21:04:39 (UTC)
10.394°N 94.218°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 4.5 - 215 km SE of Port Blair, India
2022-07-08 21:34:33 (UTC)10.309°N 94.161°E10.0 km depth

Prior to the 6.3 magnitude earthquake (downgraded to 5.8) in the Mariana Islands there was a swarm of earthquakes:

▪︎M 5.3 - Mariana Islands region
2022-07-08 16:55:14 (UTC)
18.790°N 147.042°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 5.2 - Mariana Islands region
2022-07-08 17:03:00 (UTC)
18.752°N 147.011°E. 16.3 km depth

▪︎M 5.0 - Mariana Islands region
2022-07-08 17:10:02 (UTC)
18.806°N 147.137°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 4.9 - Mariana Islands region
2022-07-08 17:23:46 (UTC)
18.853°N 147.112°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 5.0 - Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
2022-07-08 17:46:29 (UTC)
18.869°N 146.981°E. 10.0 km depth

▪︎M 5.3 - Mariana Islands region
2022-07-08 20:44:27 (UTC)
18.829°N 147.021°E 10.0 km depth

This earthquake was originally recorded as 6.3 and USGS updated it to M5.8.

▪︎M 5.8 - Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
2022-07-08 23:36:07 (UTC)
18.931°N 146.950°E. 10.0 km depth

A aftershock of M5.8 followed 7 minutes later

▪︎M 5.8 - Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
2022-07-08 23:43:30 (UTC)
18.858°N 146.924°E. 10.0 km depth

The estimated combined seismic energy released in all the earthquakes in Mariana Islands past 24h : 8.1 x 1013 joules (22.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 19317 tons of TNT or 1.2 atomic bombs!) |

Earthquakes past 24 hours

▪︎11 quakes above magnitude 5
▪︎49 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
▪︎101 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
▪︎227 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
▪︎417 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
▪︎805 quakes past 24 h. (742 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30097 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!)


 

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