Yes, I read that these M5+ earthquakes are a "piece of cake" for what people in Chile are used to. There is even a tweet from a broadcaster who is still working as if nothing happened.
Earthquakes around the world
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EARTHQUAKE REPORT PAST 24HRS
Based on the averages of all earthquakes during the last 24 hours we had a moderate seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~5 quakes above magnitude 5
~26 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~73 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~206 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~463 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~773 quakes past 24 h. (751 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.8 x 1013 joules (13.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 11538 tons of TNT or 0.7 atomic bombs!)
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
▪︎Strongest earthquake today M 5.4 - 118 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia
2022-08-18 07:46:27 (UTC)
0.340°N 124.375°E
166.5 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.3 - 19 km SSE of Machalí, Chile (see post #3824)
▪︎M 5.1 - 61 km ENE of Namie, Japan
2022-08-18 05:46:09 (UTC)
37.628°N 141.674°E
53.5 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.1 - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2022-08-18 21:24:29 (UTC)
20.224°S 12.412°W
10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
Based on the averages of all earthquakes during the last 24 hours we had a moderate seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~5 quakes above magnitude 5
~26 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~73 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~206 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~463 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~773 quakes past 24 h. (751 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.8 x 1013 joules (13.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 11538 tons of TNT or 0.7 atomic bombs!)
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
▪︎Strongest earthquake today M 5.4 - 118 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia
2022-08-18 07:46:27 (UTC)
0.340°N 124.375°E
166.5 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 5.7 | 155 km | Indonesia: Di Laut 47 Km Tenggara Bolaang Uki | BMKG |
| 5.4 | 169 km | MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA | EMSC |
| 5.4 | 167 km | Indonesia: Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi | RaspberryShake |
| 5.4 | 173 km | 118 Km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia | GFZ |
| 5.5 | 173 km | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi, Indonesia [Sea: Indonesia] | INGV |
| 5.4 | 167 km | Indonesia: Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi | USGS |
| 5.4 | 160 km | Indonesia: Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi | GeoAu |
| 5.2 | 178 km | Indonesia: Near Manado | RENASS |
▪︎M 5.3 - 19 km SSE of Machalí, Chile (see post #3824)
▪︎M 5.1 - 61 km ENE of Namie, Japan
2022-08-18 05:46:09 (UTC)
37.628°N 141.674°E
53.5 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.1 - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2022-08-18 21:24:29 (UTC)
20.224°S 12.412°W
10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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EARTHQUAKE REPORT PAST 24HRS
Based on the averages of all earthquakes during the last 24 hours we had a moderate seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~6 quakes above magnitude 5
~18 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~86 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~182 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~431 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~723 quakes past 24 h. (773 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.1 x 1013 joules (11.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 9812 tons of TNT or 0.6 atomic bombs!)
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
Strong earthquakes in southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
▪︎ M 5.4 - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2022-08-19 07:12:43 (UTC)
20.502°S 11.630°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.4 - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2022-08-19 02:42:12 (UTC)
20.453°S 11.767°W10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.2 - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2022-08-19 11:05:24 (UTC)
20.509°S 11.719°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.2 - South Sandwich Islands region
2022-08-19 04:58:08 (UTC)
▪︎M 5.2 - South Sandwich Islands region
2022-08-19 17:51:56 (UTC)
▪︎M 4.6 - 9 km NNW of El Ángel, Ecuador
2022-08-19 00:22:26 (UTC)
0.695°N 77.983°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 4.8 - 77 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile
2022-08-19 09:44:41 (UTC)
28.736°S 71.528°W. 37.4 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 4.6 - 62 km SE of Contamana, Peru
2022-08-19 19:06:51 (UTC)
7.782°S 74.675°W. 155.5 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
Based on the averages of all earthquakes during the last 24 hours we had a moderate seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~6 quakes above magnitude 5
~18 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~86 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~182 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~431 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~723 quakes past 24 h. (773 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.1 x 1013 joules (11.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 9812 tons of TNT or 0.6 atomic bombs!)
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
Strong earthquakes in southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
▪︎ M 5.4 - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2022-08-19 07:12:43 (UTC)
20.502°S 11.630°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.4 - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2022-08-19 02:42:12 (UTC)
20.453°S 11.767°W10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.2 - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2022-08-19 11:05:24 (UTC)
20.509°S 11.719°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.2 - South Sandwich Islands region
2022-08-19 04:58:08 (UTC)
▪︎M 5.2 - South Sandwich Islands region
2022-08-19 17:51:56 (UTC)
▪︎M 4.6 - 9 km NNW of El Ángel, Ecuador
2022-08-19 00:22:26 (UTC)
0.695°N 77.983°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 4.8 - 77 km WSW of Vallenar, Chile
2022-08-19 09:44:41 (UTC)
28.736°S 71.528°W. 37.4 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 4.6 - 62 km SE of Contamana, Peru
2022-08-19 19:06:51 (UTC)
7.782°S 74.675°W. 155.5 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
EARTHQUAKE REPORT PAST 24HRS
Based on the averages of all earthquakes during the last 24 hours we had a low seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~1 quake above magnitude 5
~33 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~88 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~193 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~353 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~668 quakes past 24 h. (723 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.5 x 1013 joules (4.24 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3644 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!)
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
▪︎Strongest earthquake today M 4.9 - 72 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
2022-08-20 04:07:49 (UTC)
24.078°N 122.307°E. 30.4 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎ M 4.8 - 135 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
2022-08-20 02:34:31 (UTC)
5.464°S 147.302°E
185.1 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎Earthquake in Northern Italy no reported by USGS
▪︎Earthquake Forecast. (4 minutes video)
Due to critical planetary geometry on 20-21 August there is a higher probability of strong to major seismic activity, most likely 22-24 August.
A convergence of critical planetary geometry from 26 to 28 August may cause major seismic activity, especially from 29 to 31 August.
rumble.com
Based on the averages of all earthquakes during the last 24 hours we had a low seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~1 quake above magnitude 5
~33 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~88 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~193 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~353 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~668 quakes past 24 h. (723 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.5 x 1013 joules (4.24 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3644 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!)
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
▪︎Strongest earthquake today M 4.9 - 72 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan
2022-08-20 04:07:49 (UTC)
24.078°N 122.307°E. 30.4 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎ M 4.8 - 135 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
2022-08-20 02:34:31 (UTC)
5.464°S 147.302°E
185.1 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎Earthquake in Northern Italy no reported by USGS
▪︎Earthquake Forecast. (4 minutes video)
Due to critical planetary geometry on 20-21 August there is a higher probability of strong to major seismic activity, most likely 22-24 August.
A convergence of critical planetary geometry from 26 to 28 August may cause major seismic activity, especially from 29 to 31 August.
Earthquake Forecast 20-31 August 2022
Due to critical planetary geometry on 20-21 August there is a higher probability of strong to major seismic activity, most likely 22-24 August. A convergence of critical planetary geometry from 26 to
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Sicily, Italy
21 Aug 2022
An earthquake the strength of Mb 4.1 has occurred on the western part of the island. Vulkane.net had an article about that, writing following:
Earthquake shakes Sicily
by Marc Szeglat
Date: 21. Aug 2022 | Time: 04:52:49 UTC | Location: 37.68 N ; 13.25 E | Depth: 04 km | Mb 4.1
A moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred in southwestern Sicily, with the hypocentre at a depth of only 4 km. The epicentre was located 12 km east of Sambuca di Sicilia. Palermo is located 41 km further north. Only 1 km from the epicentre is the town of Giuliana, where there was a strong shaking. However, the earthquake was also felt in a large radius, which is due to the shallow depth of the earthquake focus. At the EMSC there are 2 reports of perceptions. According to one quake witness, furniture shook and a cupboard banged against the wall. There are no reports of damage.
The mayor of Giuliana, Francesco Scarpinato, wrote on his Facebook page: "The citizens are informed that at 6.52 a.m. an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 with epicentre was registered in the area of the municipality of Giuliana. It goes on to say, "No personal injury or property damage has been recorded and we are monitoring the events in collaboration with the Civil Protection".
The INGV classifies the earthquake risk for the region as medium high. A report by Geoscientists says that while earthquakes can be even stronger than today's, the probability of their occurrence is not particularly high.
Year of 1968
This morning's earthquake occurred about 20 kilometres east of the area of the great earthquake sequence of 1968. At that time, there was an earthquake of moment magnitude 5.5 in the Belice region. This was followed by a sequence of further earthquakes with magnitudes in the 5 range - At that time, great damage was caused. At least 231 people died.
The village of Giuliana is famous among mineral collectors because a special variety of jasper is found in the fields of the region, which is the name of the village. Between the 12th and 17th centuries, it was mined as a gemstone in a quarry in the Sican mountains. Jasper consists mainly of quartz with mineral admixtures that give it a reddish colour. As a gangue rock, it forms from gel-like fluids that fill tectonic cracks. This indirectly indicates numerous faults where earthquakes can occur.
END OF ARTICLE
21 Aug 2022
An earthquake the strength of Mb 4.1 has occurred on the western part of the island. Vulkane.net had an article about that, writing following:
Erdbeben Mw 4,1 auf Sizilien - Vulkane Net Newsblog
Im Südwesten Siziliens gab es ein moderates Erdbeben der Magnitude 4,1. Das Hypozentrum lag in einer Tiefe von nur 4 km.
www.vulkane.net
Earthquake shakes Sicily
by Marc Szeglat
Date: 21. Aug 2022 | Time: 04:52:49 UTC | Location: 37.68 N ; 13.25 E | Depth: 04 km | Mb 4.1
A moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred in southwestern Sicily, with the hypocentre at a depth of only 4 km. The epicentre was located 12 km east of Sambuca di Sicilia. Palermo is located 41 km further north. Only 1 km from the epicentre is the town of Giuliana, where there was a strong shaking. However, the earthquake was also felt in a large radius, which is due to the shallow depth of the earthquake focus. At the EMSC there are 2 reports of perceptions. According to one quake witness, furniture shook and a cupboard banged against the wall. There are no reports of damage.
The mayor of Giuliana, Francesco Scarpinato, wrote on his Facebook page: "The citizens are informed that at 6.52 a.m. an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 with epicentre was registered in the area of the municipality of Giuliana. It goes on to say, "No personal injury or property damage has been recorded and we are monitoring the events in collaboration with the Civil Protection".
The INGV classifies the earthquake risk for the region as medium high. A report by Geoscientists says that while earthquakes can be even stronger than today's, the probability of their occurrence is not particularly high.
Year of 1968
This morning's earthquake occurred about 20 kilometres east of the area of the great earthquake sequence of 1968. At that time, there was an earthquake of moment magnitude 5.5 in the Belice region. This was followed by a sequence of further earthquakes with magnitudes in the 5 range - At that time, great damage was caused. At least 231 people died.
The village of Giuliana is famous among mineral collectors because a special variety of jasper is found in the fields of the region, which is the name of the village. Between the 12th and 17th centuries, it was mined as a gemstone in a quarry in the Sican mountains. Jasper consists mainly of quartz with mineral admixtures that give it a reddish colour. As a gangue rock, it forms from gel-like fluids that fill tectonic cracks. This indirectly indicates numerous faults where earthquakes can occur.
END OF ARTICLE
Last week saw 1 M6, being a M6.4 near the Loyalty Islands.
In the usual area, there was just 1 out of 91 earthquakes worldwide equal to or greater than 4.5 and 1479 out of 1844 quakes of all sizes.
Percentage: 80.2%
EARTHQUAKE REPORT PAST 24HRS
Based on the averages of all earthquakes during the last 24 hours we had a moderate seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~2 quakes above magnitude 5
~37 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~80 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~204 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~394 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~717 quakes past 24 h. (668 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.6 x 1013 joules (7.27 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 6252 tons of TNT or 0.4 atomic bombs!)
▪︎Strongest earthquake M 5.5 - 50 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador
2022-08-21 10:28:00 (UTC)
0.238°S 80.702°W
10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.1 - Reykjanes Ridge
2022-08-21 15:28:14 (UTC)
60.608°N 28.687°W
10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎Immense pressure is building between tectonic plates.
Based on the averages of all earthquakes during the last 24 hours we had a moderate seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~2 quakes above magnitude 5
~37 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~80 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~204 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~394 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~717 quakes past 24 h. (668 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.6 x 1013 joules (7.27 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 6252 tons of TNT or 0.4 atomic bombs!)
▪︎Strongest earthquake M 5.5 - 50 km NW of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador
2022-08-21 10:28:00 (UTC)
0.238°S 80.702°W
10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.1 - Reykjanes Ridge
2022-08-21 15:28:14 (UTC)
60.608°N 28.687°W
10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎Immense pressure is building between tectonic plates.
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Does not bode well for Bangladesh. Very poor construction in much of the country. Very large population living on what is mostly a sandy, unstable river delta. With poverty, floods, cyclones and a culture of grift, the ordinary people suffer unbelievable hardships.
Bangladesh is one of the most tectonically active regions in the world. Bangladesh is facing a high risk of moderate to strong earthquakes that may result in widespread damage. It sits where three tectonic plates meet: the Indian Plate, the Eurasian Plate, and the Burmese Plate. Bangladesh is located close to the two subduction zones created by two tectonic plates: the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate. The capital city Dhaka is vulnerable to the earthquake as the country is in an active region. Bangladesh is extremely vulnerable to seismic activity.
There are many active faults along this boundary, such as the enormous Dauki fault that borders northern Bangladesh. According to a seismic zoning map prepared by
the BUET, 43 per cent areas in Bangladesh are rated high risk, 41 per cent moderate and 16 percent low . divides the country into three earthquake vulnerability zones. Panchagarh, Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram,Jamalpur, Sherpur, Mymensingh, Netrakona, Sunamganj, Kishoreganj, Moulvibazar, Sylhet, Habiganj and Brahmanbaria are placed in the highest risk zone.
Seven major earthquakes struck Bangladesh during the last 150 years and only two had the epicentre within the country. Based on the epicentres of earlier earthquakes, Dhaka has crossed 130 years; Chittagong has crossed 250 years and Sylhet about 100 years, which now raises the prospect of a major earthquake striking Bangladesh
- Zone-1: Sylhet-Mymensingh is with the possible magnitude of 7 on the Richter scale.
- Zone-2: Chittagong-Comilla-Dhaka and Tangail are with the possible magnitude of 6 on the Richter scale.
- Zone-3: Rest of the country is with possible magnitude of 6 on the Richter scale.
Historical Eartquake in Bangladesh
Since 1900 more than 100 moderate to large earthquakes occurred in Bangladesh, 65 events occurred after 1960. This increase in earthquake activity is an indication of fresh tectonic activity or propagation of fractures from the adjacent seismic zones| Year | Magnitude of Earthquake | Epicentre & Location | Summary and Effect |
| 1548 | Unknown – | Sylhet and Chittagong | The earth opened in many places and threw up water and mud of sulphurous smell. |
| 1642 | Unknown | Sylhet | Buildings were cracked but there was no loss of life. |
| 1663 | Unknown | Assam in India and Sylhet district in Bangladesh. | Severe earthquake, continued for half an hour. |
| 1762 | Unknown | Foul island, Chedua island, Chittagong, Eastern bank of the Meghna, Dhaka. | Raised the coast of Foul island by 2.74m and the northwest coast f Chedua island by 6.71m above sea level. Caused a permanent submergence of 155.40 sq km near Chittagong. n Dhaka 500 persons lost their lives, the rivers and jheels were gitated and raised high above their usual levels and when they eceded their banks were strewn with dead fish. A large river dried up, a tract of land sank and 200 people with all heir cattle were lost. Two volcanoes were said to have opened in the Sitakunda hills. |
| 1775 | Unknown | Dhaka | No loss of life |
| 1812 | Unknown | Many places of Bangladesh, violent in Sylhet | |
| 1865 | Unknown | Many places of Bangladesh | no serious damage occurred. |
| 1869 | Unknown | Sylhet | Steeple of the church was shattered, walls of the courthouse and he circuit bungalow cracked, in the eastern part of the district the anks of many rivers caved in. |
| 1885 | 7 | Manikganj (epicentre) | Generally associated with the deep-seated Jamuna Fault. |
| 1889 | 7.5 | Jaintia Hills (epicentre) – Sylhet | Affected Sylhet town and surrounding areas. |
| 1897 | 8.7 | Epicentre at Shillong Plateau. Affected area- Sylhet, Mymensingh, Rajshahi. | Caused serious damage to masonry buildings in Sylhet townwhere the death toll rose to 545. The tremor was felt throughout Bengal, from the south Lushai Hills on the east to Shahbad on the west.n Mymensingh, many public buildings of the district town were wrecked, very few of the two-storied brick-built houses belonging o zamindars survived.Heavy damage was done to the bridges on the Dhaka Mymensingh railway, traffic was suspended for about a fortnight. The river communication of the district was seriously affected by Brahmaputra).Loss of the property was estimated at five million Taka. Rajshahi suffered severe shocks, 15 persons died. n Tippera masonry buildings and old temples suffered a lot, total damage was estimated at Rs 9,000. |
| 1918 | 7.6 | Epicentre- Srimangal, Maulvi Bazar., | Intense damage occurred in Srimangal, minor effects in Dhaka. |
| 1930 | 7.1 | Epicentre – Dhubri, Assam. | Major damage in the eastern parts of Rangpur district. |
| 1934 | 8.3 | Epicentre – Darbhanga of Bihar, India. (15 January) | Great damage in Bihar, Nepal and Uttar Pradesh, Bangladesh was not affected. |
| 1934 | 7.1 | Epicentre – Dhubri of Assam, India. (3 July) | Damages in greater Rangpur district of Bangladesh. |
| 1950 | 8.4 | Epicentre in Assam, India. | The tremor was felt throughout Bangladesh but no damage was reported. |
| 1997 | 6 | Chittagong | Minor damage around Chittagong town. |
| 1999 | 5.2 | Maheshkhali Island with the epicentre in the same place. | Severely felt around Maheshkhali island and the adjoining sea. Houses cracked and in some cases collapsed. |
| 2003 | 5.1 | Kolabunia union of Barkal upazila, Rangamati. | — |
| 2006 | 4.2 | Epicentre located 110 km southwest of Dhaka near Narail. | The tremor was widely felt in Dhaka as well as other places in the country. |
| 2008 | 3.8 | Epicentre – Situated in Manikganj 41 km west-northwest of DUEO (believed to be originated from the Madhupur fault) | Created considerable panic among the city dwellers. |
| 2008 | 5.1 | Epicentre – 12 km northeast of Mymensingh city and120 km north of Dhaka. | Caused panic, tremors from this earthquake were felt in many parts of the Dhaka metropolitan area. |
| 2008 | 4.5 | Epicentre – 50 km southeast of Dhaka near Kachua of Chandpur. | Caused tremendous panic among the city dwellers. |
| 2009 | 6.1 | Epicentre – Eastern Bhutan, 410 km north northeast of Dhaka. Originated from the Main Central Thrust (MCT). | Shook most of Bangladesh. |
| 2009 | 7.5 | Epicentre – North Andaman Islands of the Bay of Bengal and seacoast of Myanmar. | No significant damage was reported throughout Bangladesh, but the tremor was felt strongly in Dhaka. |
| 2010 | 4.8 | The tremor was felt in Dhaka and its surrounding areas, Epicentre – 45 km southwest from Dhaka. | —- |
| 2011 | 6.8 | Epicentre – 500 north from Dhaka in Indian Sikkims’s capital Gangtok. | The tremor felt was strong enough in Dhaka and the northern part of Bangladesh |
Hi @Yupo
Yes, in fact the lack of earthquakes greater than M8+ in the region is what supports the hypothesis of the "culebra" event.
According to the data you provide, there has not been an M8 or higher earthquake in the region since 1950 and specifically in Bangladesh since 1918 According to Volcanodiscovery data, there has not been an earthquake higher than M7
Are we due to a BIG earthquake in the region? A big earthquake is part of the coming "shock and awe" ?
Seems like we are safe until mid 2023
But what sbout 2024-2025?
Yes, in fact the lack of earthquakes greater than M8+ in the region is what supports the hypothesis of the "culebra" event.
According to the data you provide, there has not been an M8 or higher earthquake in the region since 1950 and specifically in Bangladesh since 1918 According to Volcanodiscovery data, there has not been an earthquake higher than M7
Are we due to a BIG earthquake in the region? A big earthquake is part of the coming "shock and awe" ?
Seems like we are safe until mid 2023
But what sbout 2024-2025?
EARTHQUAKE REPORT PAST 24HRS
Based on the averages of all earthquakes during the last 24 hours we had a moderate seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~3 quakes above magnitude 5
~32 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~90 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~221 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~416 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~762 quakes past 24 h.(717 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.1 x 1013 joules (8.59 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7388 tons of TNT or 0.5 atomic bombs!)
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
▪︎Strongest earthquake M 5.5 - 49 km SE of Nusa Dua, Indonesia
2022-08-22 08:36:32 (UTC)
9.089°S 115.583°E. 140.9 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.3 - 103 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan
2022-08-22 02:53:01 (UTC)
25.254°N 123.550°E. 160.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.1 - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2022-08-22 07:54:58 (UTC)
0.963°S 24.646°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
According to SSGEOS opinion the "culebra" event would not occur in the Philippine region (Sunda plate) as a result of the absence of M8+ earthquakes in recent years but in the eastern part of the Indian Ocean.
Earth cracking up under Indian Ocean
Geologists have spent five months puzzling over the twin quakes – of magnitude 8.6 and 8.2 – which took place off the coast of North Sumatra. Events that large normally occur at the boundary between tectonic plates, where one chunk of Earth’s crust slides beneath another, but these were more than 100 kilometres from such a subduction zone.
Matthias Delescluse at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, France, and his colleagues have an explanation. They analysed quakes in the area since December 2004, when a magnitude-9.1 quake in a subduction zone near Sumatra triggered a devastating tsunami. They found earthquakes during this period were nearly 10 times more frequent compared with the previous eight years. What’s more, 26 of the quakes that happened between December 2004 and April 2011 were similar to the 11 April quakes in that they involved rocks being pushed and pulled in the same directions.
Taken together, the events suggest that the Indo-Australian plate is breaking up along a new plate boundary, say the researchers, and that may account for both the location and the size of April’s quakes (Nature, DOI: 10.1038/nature11520). Although both are currently on the same plate, Australia is moving faster than India. This is causing a broad area in the centre of the Indo-Australian plate to buckle. As a result, the plate may be splitting (see map).
www.newscientist.com
Based on the averages of all earthquakes during the last 24 hours we had a moderate seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~3 quakes above magnitude 5
~32 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~90 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~221 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~416 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~762 quakes past 24 h.(717 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.1 x 1013 joules (8.59 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7388 tons of TNT or 0.5 atomic bombs!)
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
▪︎Strongest earthquake M 5.5 - 49 km SE of Nusa Dua, Indonesia
2022-08-22 08:36:32 (UTC)
9.089°S 115.583°E. 140.9 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.3 - 103 km NNE of Yonakuni, Japan
2022-08-22 02:53:01 (UTC)
25.254°N 123.550°E. 160.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.1 - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2022-08-22 07:54:58 (UTC)
0.963°S 24.646°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
According to SSGEOS opinion the "culebra" event would not occur in the Philippine region (Sunda plate) as a result of the absence of M8+ earthquakes in recent years but in the eastern part of the Indian Ocean.
Earth cracking up under Indian Ocean
Geologists have spent five months puzzling over the twin quakes – of magnitude 8.6 and 8.2 – which took place off the coast of North Sumatra. Events that large normally occur at the boundary between tectonic plates, where one chunk of Earth’s crust slides beneath another, but these were more than 100 kilometres from such a subduction zone.
Matthias Delescluse at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, France, and his colleagues have an explanation. They analysed quakes in the area since December 2004, when a magnitude-9.1 quake in a subduction zone near Sumatra triggered a devastating tsunami. They found earthquakes during this period were nearly 10 times more frequent compared with the previous eight years. What’s more, 26 of the quakes that happened between December 2004 and April 2011 were similar to the 11 April quakes in that they involved rocks being pushed and pulled in the same directions.
Taken together, the events suggest that the Indo-Australian plate is breaking up along a new plate boundary, say the researchers, and that may account for both the location and the size of April’s quakes (Nature, DOI: 10.1038/nature11520). Although both are currently on the same plate, Australia is moving faster than India. This is causing a broad area in the centre of the Indo-Australian plate to buckle. As a result, the plate may be splitting (see map).
Earth cracking up under Indian Ocean
The whole world shuddered in April this year as Earth's crust began the difficult process of breaking a tectonic plate
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Strong earthquake M 6.0 - 117 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
2022-08-23 14:31:40 (UTC)
5.076°S 103.101°E.
58.8 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
Estimated energy: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!)
2022-08-23 14:31:40 (UTC)
5.076°S 103.101°E.
58.8 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
Estimated energy: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!)
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.5 | 12 km | Indonesia: Di Laut 64 Km BaratDaya KAUR-BENGKULU | BMKG |
| 6.0 | 59 km | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | RaspberryShake |
| 6.2 | 60 km | SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA | EMSC |
| 6.1 | 10 km | Indonesia: Near Jakarta | RENASS |
| 6.2 | 57 km | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | GFZ |
| 6.2 | 64 km | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | GeoAu |
| 6.3 | 75 km | Southern Sumatera, Indonesia [Sea: Indonesia] | INGV |
| 6.0 | 59 km | 117 Km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia | USGS |
EARTHQUAKE REPORT AUG 23
Based on the averages of all earthquakes during the last 24 hours we had a High seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~1 quake above magnitude 6
~6 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
~34 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~92 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~220 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~450 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~803 quakes past 24 h.(762 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.2 x 1014 joules (118 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1 x 105 tons of TNT or 6.3 atomic bombs!)
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
▪︎UPDATE: M6.2 - 121 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia (see previous post)
2022-08-23 14:31:40 (UTC)
5.115°S 103.086°E
55.8 km depth
▪︎M 5.8 - Balleny Islands region
2022-08-23 18:41:30 (UTC)
62.175°S 161.425°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
M 5.4 - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
2022-08-23 11:53:10 (UTC)
62.551°S 158.989°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.2 - 149 km SE of Pangai, Tonga
2022-08-23 16:29:38 (UTC)
20.828°S 173.410°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.1 - 199 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
2022-08-23 19:46:49 (UTC)
6.287°S 103.673°E. 18.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.0 - 152 km W of Tual, Indonesia
2022-08-23 13:39:12 (UTC)
5.398°S 131.396°E. 89.4 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎Earthquake swarm South Carolina
▪︎We are in the middle of a strong seismic activity period according to SSGEOS forecast. Next period around 29-31 August
Based on the averages of all earthquakes during the last 24 hours we had a High seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~1 quake above magnitude 6
~6 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
~34 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~92 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~220 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~450 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~803 quakes past 24 h.(762 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4.2 x 1014 joules (118 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1 x 105 tons of TNT or 6.3 atomic bombs!)
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
▪︎UPDATE: M6.2 - 121 km S of Pagar Alam, Indonesia (see previous post)
2022-08-23 14:31:40 (UTC)
5.115°S 103.086°E
55.8 km depth
▪︎M 5.8 - Balleny Islands region
2022-08-23 18:41:30 (UTC)
62.175°S 161.425°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
M 5.4 - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
2022-08-23 11:53:10 (UTC)
62.551°S 158.989°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.2 - 149 km SE of Pangai, Tonga
2022-08-23 16:29:38 (UTC)
20.828°S 173.410°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.1 - 199 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
2022-08-23 19:46:49 (UTC)
6.287°S 103.673°E. 18.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.0 - 152 km W of Tual, Indonesia
2022-08-23 13:39:12 (UTC)
5.398°S 131.396°E. 89.4 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎Earthquake swarm South Carolina
▪︎We are in the middle of a strong seismic activity period according to SSGEOS forecast. Next period around 29-31 August
EARTHQUAKE REPORT AUGUST 24
Based on the averages of all earthquakes during the last 24 hours we had a moderate seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~2 quakes above magnitude 5
~23 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~83 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~208 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~434 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~750 quakes past 24 h.(893 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.5 x 1013 joules (6.83 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5876 tons of TNT or 0.4 atomic bombs!)
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
▪︎Strongest earthquake M 5.4 - 68 km NE of Calama, Chile
2022-08-24 12:09:45 (UTC)
21.983°S 68.498°W
107.7 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.2 - 68 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu
2022-08-24 15:33:36 (UTC)
19.905°S 168.754°E
45.2 km depth
▪︎M 4.8 - 2 km SE of Llano Grande, Mexico
2022-08-24 01:26:53 (UTC)
16.928°N 99.416°W
26.8 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 4.5 - 54 km SSE of Kaş, Turkey
2022-08-24 05:30:20 (UTC)
35.726°N 29.798°E 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
Based on the averages of all earthquakes during the last 24 hours we had a moderate seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~2 quakes above magnitude 5
~23 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~83 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~208 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~434 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~750 quakes past 24 h.(893 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.5 x 1013 joules (6.83 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5876 tons of TNT or 0.4 atomic bombs!)
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
▪︎Strongest earthquake M 5.4 - 68 km NE of Calama, Chile
2022-08-24 12:09:45 (UTC)
21.983°S 68.498°W
107.7 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 5.2 - 68 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu
2022-08-24 15:33:36 (UTC)
19.905°S 168.754°E
45.2 km depth
▪︎M 4.8 - 2 km SE of Llano Grande, Mexico
2022-08-24 01:26:53 (UTC)
16.928°N 99.416°W
26.8 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎M 4.5 - 54 km SSE of Kaş, Turkey
2022-08-24 05:30:20 (UTC)
35.726°N 29.798°E 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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EARTHQUAKE REPORT AUGUST 25
Based on the averages of all earthquakes during the last 24 hours we had a low seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~1 quakes above magnitude 5
~15 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~100 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~220 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~494 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~ 830 quakes past 24 h.(750 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2673 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!)
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
▪︎Strongest earthquake M5.0 - 116 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
2022-08-25 03:21:30 (UTC)
4.724°S 101.755°E
35.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎Quakes detected near Volcanos: Askja (1 quake mag 1.1), Bardarbunga (1 quake mag 2.4), Cabalian (1 quake mag 2.2), Cheb Basin volcanic area (1 quake mag 3.0), Clear Lake (33 quakes between mag 0.2-1.9), Coso (2 quakes between mag 1.0-1.4)
El Hierro (1 quake mag 2.6), Kilauea (2 quakes between mag 2.1-2.3), La Palma (4 quakes between mag 0.8-1.3), Laacher See (1 quake mag 1.5), Mahagnao (1 quake mag 2.1), Maunaloa (1 quake mag 2.9), Mount Rainier (2 quakes between mag 0.4-1.0), Nisyros (1 quake mag 2.1), Prestahnukur (1 quake mag 1.4), Reykjanes (6 quakes between mag 0.6-1.0), Salton Buttes (1 quake mag 1.3), Semisopochnoi (4 quakes between mag 0.6-1.7), Sousaki (1 quake mag 1.0), São Jorge (7 quakes between mag 1.5-2.3), Talang (1 quake mag 3.0), Taupo (3 quakes between mag 1.5-1.8), Tenerife (3 quakes between mag 1.1-1.2), Tjörnes Fracture Zone (37 quakes between mag 0.1-2.7) (updated 14h50)
VOLCANO EARTHQUAKE REPORT FOR THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
Based on the averages of all earthquakes during the last 24 hours we had a low seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~1 quakes above magnitude 5
~15 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~100 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~220 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~494 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~ 830 quakes past 24 h.(750 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2673 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!)
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
▪︎Strongest earthquake M5.0 - 116 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
2022-08-25 03:21:30 (UTC)
4.724°S 101.755°E
35.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎Quakes detected near Volcanos: Askja (1 quake mag 1.1), Bardarbunga (1 quake mag 2.4), Cabalian (1 quake mag 2.2), Cheb Basin volcanic area (1 quake mag 3.0), Clear Lake (33 quakes between mag 0.2-1.9), Coso (2 quakes between mag 1.0-1.4)
El Hierro (1 quake mag 2.6), Kilauea (2 quakes between mag 2.1-2.3), La Palma (4 quakes between mag 0.8-1.3), Laacher See (1 quake mag 1.5), Mahagnao (1 quake mag 2.1), Maunaloa (1 quake mag 2.9), Mount Rainier (2 quakes between mag 0.4-1.0), Nisyros (1 quake mag 2.1), Prestahnukur (1 quake mag 1.4), Reykjanes (6 quakes between mag 0.6-1.0), Salton Buttes (1 quake mag 1.3), Semisopochnoi (4 quakes between mag 0.6-1.7), Sousaki (1 quake mag 1.0), São Jorge (7 quakes between mag 1.5-2.3), Talang (1 quake mag 3.0), Taupo (3 quakes between mag 1.5-1.8), Tenerife (3 quakes between mag 1.1-1.2), Tjörnes Fracture Zone (37 quakes between mag 0.1-2.7) (updated 14h50)
VOLCANO EARTHQUAKE REPORT FOR THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
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EARTHQUAKE REPORT AUGUST 25
In the last 24 hours we had a low seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~1 quake above magnitude 5
~25 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~87 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~222 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~463 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~798 quakes past 24 h.(830 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 8.9 x 1012 joules (2.48 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2136 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!)
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
▪︎Strongest earthquake today M 5.0 - 67 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
2022-08-26 16:10:50 (UTC)
14.489°S 167.347°E
172.8 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎Earthquake Forecast
A convergence of critical planetary geometry from 26 to 28 August may cause major seismic activity, especially from 29 to 31 August.
In the last 24 hours we had a low seismic activity level. See Global seismic activity level chart
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
~1 quake above magnitude 5
~25 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~87 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~222 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~463 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~798 quakes past 24 h.(830 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy released: 8.9 x 1012 joules (2.48 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2136 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!)
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
▪︎Strongest earthquake today M 5.0 - 67 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
2022-08-26 16:10:50 (UTC)
14.489°S 167.347°E
172.8 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
▪︎Earthquake Forecast
A convergence of critical planetary geometry from 26 to 28 August may cause major seismic activity, especially from 29 to 31 August.
