Earthquakes around the world

[Puma]

India was shaken by an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 at 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Shi Yomi (pop: 13,300) According to german agency GFZ the quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Shi Yomi, West Siang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, in the morning on Thursday, November 10th, 2022, at 10:01 am local time. The estimated energy release was equivalent to 5351 tons of TNT.

On November 7th SSGEOS estimated the region as prone to register large seismic activity.

M 5.4 - 13 km S of Shi Yomi, India
2022-11-10 05:01:07 (UTC)
28.411°N 94.367°E. 20.7 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1590598866910728192

https://twitter.com/x/status/1589516203172982785

Attention Italy, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus and East Africa

https://twitter.com/x/status/1590236771681701888

A very shallow earthquake shook northern Italy in the Adriatic Sea 41 km north of Ancona, The Marches, Italy, on Thursday, Nov 10, 2022 at 6:54 pm local time. The estimated energy release was equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT

M 4.3 - 26 km NE of Senigallia, Italy
2022-11-10 17:54:11 (UTC)
43.901°N 13.426°E. 5.5 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1590775329756680192

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.5 quake Adriatic Sea, 49 km north of Ancona, The Marches, Italy, Nov 9

 

[Puma]

WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE REPORT NOVEMBER 10

USGS reported a magnitude 5.2 quake in Coral Sea Vanuatu 89 km (55 mi) NNW of Santo (Luganville) (pop: 13,400) The earthquake hit in the evening on Thursday, November 10th, 2022, at 9:25 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. The estimated energy release was equivalent to 951 tons of TNT

M 5.2 - 40 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
2022-11-10 10:25:33 (UTC)
14.814°S 166.780°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1590656976371027971

Moderate mag. 4.2 earthquake 9.4 km southeast of Ahlat (pop. 64,700) Turkey, on Thursday, Nov 10, 2022 at 7:57 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. The estimated energy release was equivalent to 30 tons of TNT

M 4.2 - eastern Turkey
2022-11-10 04:57:33 (UTC)
38.679°N 42.541°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1590614376641220609

Current planetary geometry has a relationship with large magnitude earthquakes

https://twitter.com/x/status/1590701235698814976

● Summary

Seismic activity level has been at moderate levels in the last 24 hours. This is the last chart posted by Volcanodiscovery 22:00 UTC on November 10 Global seismic activity level chart

~3 quakes above magnitude 5
~30 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~105 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~282 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~574 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~994 earthquakes in the past 24h (951 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy release: 9829 tons of TNT or 0.6 atomic bombs.
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h

 

[Adobe]

Tonga a 7.3 followed by a 7.5

Seismic Monitor: Australia NZ

Jul 12 2024: Today's earthquakes in the Australia NZ region on a neat map with lists, links, and much more. Los últimos terremotos en alrededor de Australia NZ, incluso mapa chivo, listas, enlaces y mucho más.

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[Adobe]

Tsunami warning issued after 7.9 magnitude earthquake near Tonga​

CNN —
"The government of the island nation of Tonga called for an immediate evacuation inland on Friday following what it said was a 7.9 magnitude earthquake that triggered a tsunami warning."

"Earlier this year, Tonga was hit by a record-breaking eruption from an underwater volcano, which released a huge plume of ash, gas and steam up to 20 kilometers into the atmosphere and sent tsunami waves rolling across the Pacific."

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/11/world/tonga-earthquake-tsunami-warning-intl/index.html

 

[treesparrow]

Tonga a 7.3 followed by a 7.5

Seismic Monitor: Australia NZ

Jul 12 2024: Today's earthquakes in the Australia NZ region on a neat map with lists, links, and much more. Los últimos terremotos en alrededor de Australia NZ, incluso mapa chivo, listas, enlaces y mucho más.

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Tsunami warning issued after 7.9 magnitude earthquake near Tonga​

CNN —
"The government of the island nation of Tonga called for an immediate evacuation inland on Friday following what it said was a 7.9 magnitude earthquake that triggered a tsunami warning."

"Earlier this year, Tonga was hit by a record-breaking eruption from an underwater volcano, which released a huge plume of ash, gas and steam up to 20 kilometers into the atmosphere and sent tsunami waves rolling across the Pacific."

https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/11/world/tonga-earthquake-tsunami-warning-intl/index.html

Just to clarify these refer to just the one event - a 7.3 quake and the tsunami warning has been withdrawn by the look of things - anyway at least by NOAA.

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ip0l/executive

MSN

www.msn.com

U.S. Tsunami Warning Centers

www.tsunami.gov

 

[Puma]

WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE REPORT NOVEMBER 11

Major magnitude 7.3 earthquake in the South Pacific Ocean, Tonga, on Thursday, Nov 10, 2022 at 11:48 pm local time at a shallow depth of 24km. Originally the earthquake was reported as magnitude 7.5 and as reports from the various seismological agencies were generated, it was adjusted to 7.3 The earthquake occurred between the Australian and Pacific plates. The estimated energy release was equivalent to 84 atomic bombs

The nearest towns to the epicenter are 212 km (131 mi) ESE of Neiafu (pop: 4,320) and 231 km (144 mi) W of Alofi (Niue) (pop: 624).

● M 7.3 - Tonga region
2022-11-11 10:48:45 (UTC)
19.318°S 172.100°W. 24.8 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591031325234204672

An aftershock of magnitude 5.1 was felt at 12:57 am.

● M 5.1 - 228 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga
2022-11-11 11:57:33 (UTC)
17.762°S 172.036°W. 17.1 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

A magnitude 5.0 hit at 88 km (55 mi) SW of Tarauaca, Brazil (pop: 16,500) in the morning on Friday, November 11th, 2022, at 7:34 am local time at a great depth of 627 km. The estimated energy release was equivalent to 477 tons of TNT

Given the great depth of the earthquake, it was not felt by many people and did not cause any damage.

● M 5.0 - 88 km SW of Tarauacá, Brazil
2022-11-11 12:34:46 (UTC)
8.634°S 71.412°W. 627.2 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591050923089854466

Other M5+ earthquakes

● M 5.0 - 191 km W of Bengkulu, Indonesia
● M 5.3 - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
● M 5.0 - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
● M 5.3 - 168 km SE of Itoman, Japan

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591127518383570944

● Summary

Seismic activity level has been at very high levels in the last 24 hours. This is the last chart posted by Volcanodiscovery 22:00 UTC on November 11 Global seismic activity level chart

~1 quake above magnitude 7
~6 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
~33 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~99 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~193 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~408 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~740 earthquakes in the past 24h (994 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy release: 1.4 x 106 tons of TNT or 84.5 atomic bombs
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h

 

[mabar]

USGS:
M 5.8 - 11 km SE of Masagua, Guatemala


OFFICIAL INFORMATION. At 22:39 hours an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 was registered, epicentral region: department of Escuintla.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591291038911823875

 

[Puma]

Strong and deep earthquake in Fiji 329 km (204 mi) WNW of Nukalofa (Nuku'alofa, Tonga) (pop: 22,400)

M 6.9 - Fiji region
2022-11-12 07:09:14 (UTC)
20.051°S 178.346°W. 588.6 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591332418337718272

Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
6.7	587 km	Fiji Region	USGS
6.6	591 km	Fiji Region	GFZ
6.5	594 km	FIJI REGION	EMSC
6.7	587 km	Fiji Islands Region	RaspberryShake
6.4	597 km	Fiji: Near Nouméa	RENASS
7.0	587 km	Fiji Islands Region	GeoAu

Volcanodiscovery

 

[Puma]

WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE REPORT NOVEMBER 12

This morning's magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Fiji region was upgraded to M7.0.

● M 7.0 - Fiji region
2022-11-12 07:09:14 (UTC)
20.116°S 178.363°W. 587.2 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

At 07:29 UTC the first aftershock with a magnitude of 5.1 was recorded. Later at 10:36 a second aftershock of magnitude 4.4 and finally at 10.52 UTC an aftershock magnitude 4.6 as reported by USGS

Nepal was shaken at 23 km (15 mi) ENE of Dipayal (pop: 23,400), by an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 early evening on Saturday, November 12th, at 7:27 pm local time. The earthquake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. The estimated energy release was equivalent to 951 tons of TNT

● M 5.2 - 23 km ENE of Dipayal, Nepal
2022-11-12 14:27:05 (UTC)
29.330°N 81.168°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591462094310100994

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred at 33 km east of Medea, Algeria (pop. 147,700), The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 5 km beneath the epicenter near Medea, Algeria, early afternoon on Saturday, November 12th at 2:32 pm local time. The estimated energy release was equivalent to 338 tons of TNT

● M 4.9 - 22 km NE of Berrouaghia, Algeria
2022-11-12 13:32:13 (UTC)
36.297°N 3.057°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591463266978762753

● Earthquake Forecast: Increased seismic activity is likely to continue. Most critical is probably around 16-17 November and 20-21 November. Seismic activity could reach high 6 to mid 7 magnitude, perhaps larger.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591352763610341376

● Summary

Seismic activity level has been at very high levels in the last 24 hours. This is the last chart posted by Volcanodiscovery 23:20 UTC on November 12 Global seismic activity level chart

~1 quake above magnitude 7
~7 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
~30 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~87 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~207 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~393 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~725 earthquakes in the past 24h (740 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy release: 4.9 x 105 tons of TNT or 30.8 atomic bombs
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h

 

[Puma]

Strong earthquake in Chile

A shallow magnitude 6.2 earthquake was reported late at night near Curanilahue, Arauco (pop. 22000) , Region del Biobio, Chile. According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Saturday, November 12th, at 11:24 pm local time. The estimated energy release was equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs.

M 6.2 - Near the coast of Bio-Bio, Chile
2022-11-13 02:24:57 (UTC)
37.456°S 73.743°W. 18.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591618702075535360

This is how the #earthquake of magnitude 6.4 was perceived at the Talcahuano Fire Station. The earthquake was located 18 kilometers NNW of Lebu, in the Biobío region.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591631385277734912

 

[Aeneas]

Last week saw 3 M6, with the highest being 2 M.6.1, one in the South Sandwich Island region and the other in Mexico.
In the usual area, there were 3 (2 of which were M6) out of 105 earthquakes equal to or greater than 4.5 and 1371 out of 1759 quakes of all sizes.
Percentage: 77.9%

Last week saw 3 M6 and 3 M7, with the highest being a M7.3 in Tonga.
In the usual area, there were 3 out of 99 earthquakes equal to or greater than 4.5 and 1266 out of 1656 quakes of all sizes.
Percentage: 76.4%

 

[Puma]

WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE REPORT NOVEMBER 13

A magnitude 5.7 foreshock occurred 55 seconds before the M6.2 quake in Chile (at 02:24:57 UTC) Eight aftershocks have ocurred between magnitudes 3 and 4. The largest aftershock a M5.0 at 03:00.

● M 5.7 - 11 km WNW of Lebu, Chile
2022-11-13 02:24:02 (UTC)
37.553°S 73.766°W. 29.5 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591688295494270976

● M 5.0 - 21 km NNW of Lebu, Chile
2022-11-13 03:00:43 (UTC)
37.436°S 73.757°W. 17.5 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591688396153540608

Moderate mag. 4.8 earthquake hit eastern Mediterranean, 94 km southeast of Ierapetra (pop. 12400), Lasithi, Crete, Greece, on Sunday, Nov 13 at 4:08 am local time .

● M 4.8 - Crete, Greece
2022-11-13 02:08:07 (UTC)
34.338°N 26.486°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591688185301852160

Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake at 172 km (107 mi) SE of Zinjibār, Yemen (pop: 19,900), on Monday, Nov 14, at 1:56 am local time

● M 4.4 - Gulf of Aden
2022-11-13 22:56:04 (UTC)
12.123°N 46.579°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591932864387600384

Earthquake Forecast

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591879509011468290

● Summary

Seismic activity level has been at moderate levels in the last 24 hours. This is the last chart posted by Volcanodiscovery 23:20 UTC on November 12 Global seismic activity level chart

~1 quake above magnitude 6
~7 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
~46 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~113 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~231 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~414 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~812 earthquakes in the past 24h (725 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy release: 43652 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h

 

[Puma]

Very deep earthquakes

Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake in South Pacific Ocean on Monday, Nov 14, 2022 at 5:04 pm local time

M 6.1 - south of the Fiji Islands
2022-11-14 05:04:11 (UTC)
26.042°S 178.226°E. 627.4 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592058973569810433

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 occurred in the afternoon on Monday, November 14th, 2022, at 5:08 pm local time near Toba Japan, (pop. 23300) as reported by the United States Geological Survey. According to USGS data, the quake was located at a great depth of 357.4 km. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface

M 6.1 - 84 km SSE of Toba, Japan
2022-11-14 08:08:26 (UTC)
33.802°N 137.254°E. 357.4 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592075662826913797

 

[Puma]

WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE REPORT NOVEMBER 14

After the M6.1 earthquakes in Fiji and Japan, seismic activity remained at moderate levels and in regions where there is usually daily seismic activity. Perhaps it is worth mentioning that a seismic swarm ocurred in Puerto Rico with earthquakes between 2.5 and 3.5 magnitude. Lately Puerto Rico has presented this phenomenon.

If many small tremors occur, will a large earthquake be avoided?

Although many believe that low magnitude earthquakes serve to postpone large magnitude events by relieving pressure on faults, this assumption is considered false. Although low magnitude earthquakes release a small part of the accumulated stress, it is not entirely sufficient or equivalent to the energy release represented by a larger magnitude earthquake. Indeed, the moment magnitude scale is a logarithmic scale in which each unit greater than the previous one represents a release of approximately 32 times more energy. Seismologists have determined that it takes about 32 earthquakes of magnitude 5, 1000 of magnitude 4 or 32 000 of magnitude 3 to equal the amount of energy released by an earthquake of magnitude 6. Thus, 163 840 000 000 earthquakes of magnitude 2 would have to occur to release the stress represented by an event of magnitude 9: this means that it would have to shake a million times a day for about 500 years. So, although low-magnitude earthquakes are much more frequent than major ones, they are not enough to dispel the need for large magnitude events. For comparison, the March 2011 Japan earthquake (mag 9.0) was 631 times larger than the January 2009 Cinchona earthquake (mag 6.2) and released 15,849 times more energy.

Perhaps low-magnitude earthquakes are not a mechanism to prevent major events. However, seismologists have observed that their frequent occurrence or an increase in their occurrence usually precedes events of greater magnitude. This is not an absolute relationship but a frequent observation that allows further study of seismicity and tectonics. To date, it remains impossible to predict the occurrence of a seismic event although it is possible to evaluate the accumulation of stress (by means of statistics) in fault zones and to estimate that an overshoot may occur in these zones at a precise time that remains unknown.

¿Si ocurren muchos temblores pequeños se evita un gran terremoto?

A pesar de que muchos creen que los sismos de baja magnitud sirven para posponer los eventos de grandes magnitudes aliviando la presión en las fallas, este...

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Earthquakes M5+

●M 5.1 - Reykjanes Ridge
2022-11-14 01:11:20 (UTC)
53.967°N 35.501°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592055182904688641

●M 5.0 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea
2022-11-14 03:52:55 (UTC)
5.042°S 147.814°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592055411078991872

●M 5.5 - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
2022-11-14 15:01:52 (UTC)
64.033°S 167.754°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 4.3 - 74 km SW of Turt, Mongolia
2022-11-15 00:24:02 (UTC)
51.014°N 99.937°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592082578487783425

● Earthquake Forecast

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592098859655860224

● Summary

Seismic activity level has been at moderate levels in the last 24 hours. This is the last chart posted by Volcanodiscovery 23:50 UTC on November 14 Global seismic activity level chart

~2 quakes above magnitude 6
~3 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
~35 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~120 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~206 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~513 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~879 earthquakes in the past 24h (812 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy release: 49486 tons of TNT or 3.1 atomic bombs
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h

 

[Puma]

WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE REPORT NOVEMBER 15

The strongest earthquake in the last 24 hours occurred in the South Atlantic Ocean near the Sandwich Islands, however, most of the earthquakes in the same period occurred in areas prone to seismic activity and were less than magnitude 5.0.

● M 5.0 - 287 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia
2022-11-15 07:03:18 (UTC)
6.167°S 129.000°E. 246.9 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592417327529619460

● M 5.0 - south of Australia
2022-11-15 21:14:12 (UTC)
42.808°S 124.581°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592632533811793921

● M 5.2 - South Sandwich Islands region
2022-11-15 21:17:40 (UTC)
59.768°S 26.129°W. 64.6 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592633708594401280

● Summary

Seismic activity level has been at moderate levels in the last 24 hours. This is the last chart posted by Volcanodiscovery 23:50 UTC on November 15 Global seismic activity level chart

~3 quakes above magnitude 5
~43 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~87 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~218 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~511 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~862 earthquakes in the past 24h (879 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy release: 6799 tons of TNT or 0.4 atomic bombs
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h