WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE REPORT OCTOBER 15_2023
Moderate levels of seismic activity occurred in the past 24 hours. A fourth M6.3 earthquake occurred in Afghanistan:
● Oct 7, 2023 11:11 am (GMT +4:30) (Oct 7, 2023 06:41 GMT) M6.3
● Oct 7, 2023 11:42 am (GMT +4:30) (Oct 7, 2023 07:12 GMT) M6 3
● Oct 11, 2023 5:11 am (GMT +4:30) (Oct 11, 2023 00:41 GMT) M6.3
● Oct 15, 2023 8:06 am (GMT +4:30) (Oct 15, 2023 03:36 GMT) M6.3
Volcanodiscovery
The last M6.3 quake occurred after the Earth, Moon, Sun lunar geometry and an Annular Eclipse on Oct 14.
‘We are left with nothing’: Survivors of Afghanistan earthquake tell of trauma and heartbreak
Zaher walks calmly across what used to be his village, now reduced to piles of rubble. Standing on top of a mound of sand, he locates his home – or rather, what little is left of it.
“We used to live here and now you can see what state it has reached,” he said, his voice shaking. “Obviously our current situation is visible.”
Afghanistan earthquake 0ct 15
As expected, the energy of these powerful earthquakes moves westward and this time Iran was shaken with an M5.3 earthquake.
M 6.3 - 30 km NNW of Herāt, Afghanistan
2023-10-15 03:36:00 (UTC)
34.609°N 62.112°E. 6.3 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
M 5.4 - 27 km N of Herāt, Afghanistan
2023-10-15 03:56:28 (UTC)
34.593°N 62.148°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
M 5.3 - 21 km SSW of Rāmhormoz, Iran
2023-10-15 11:15:37 (UTC)
31.103°N 49.500°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
M 5.2 - 196 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
2023-10-15 09:13:26 (UTC)
33.827°N 141.743°E. 16.1 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
An atmospheric fluctuation was detected by SSGEOS for this region comprising Colombia and Venezuela. Let's hope that this M4.5 earthquake is not a precursor of a larger event.
● M 4.5 - 33 km NNE of Güiria, Venezuela
2023-10-15 06:49:38 (UTC)
10.860°N 62.178°W112.9 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
● M 4.9 - 108 km S of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
2023-10-15 22:44:40 (UTC)
12.302°N 88.511°W. 46.1 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
Other light earthquakes occurred in South Sandwich Islands region (M4.9 & M4.8) Dompu, Indonesia (M4.7) Kermadec Islands region (M4.8)
● Summary
Seismic activity level has been at moderate levels in the last 24 hours. This is the last chart posted by Volcanodiscovery at 22:42 UTC on October 14
Global seismic activity
- 1 quake above magnitude 6
- 3 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
- 20 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
- 104 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
- 193 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
- 494 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~815 earthquakes in the past 24h (961 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy release: 48981 tons of TNT or 3.1 atomic bombs
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