Earthquakes around the world

● M 5.0 -28 km Southwest of Zihuatanejo Guerrero
The seismic sensors of SkyAlertMx (below) application that sends earthquake alerts to users are damaged after the passage of Hurricane Otis, there was an earthquake recently in Zihuatanejo Guerrero is at least 200 km from Acapulco, a coastal city badly damaged, also with wifi / electricity problems, which would not surprise me if the sensors of the National Seismological and others were damaged.

Zihuatanejo earthquake update:
SSN adjusts magnitude 5.0 to 4.4 with epicenter 28 km southwest of Zihuatanejo, #Guerrero.

Connectivity of @REDSkyAlert is limited in Guerrero due to the devastating passage of #Otis. Due to rains and winds, the network is affected from Petatlán to Cuajinicuilapa.

When conditions permit, maintenance work will be carried out as a priority to restore the operation of our sensors.

We appreciate your understanding and support! 🫶🏼🧡
 
It mentions that there are problems in the recovery work at SASMEX's communications sites and that it may take some time because the roads and highways were damaged by the passage of Hurricane Otis.

Also that if there were a
strong earthquake with an epicenter near the sensors that may be damaged, it would not be possible to issue the alert to the population.

This seismic alert SASMEX is the one that warns Mexico City among others, thus to population to give them time to prepare/evacuate the buildings.
Preliminary report on the current status of the Mexican Seismic Alert System @SASMEX due to Hurricane #Otis damage.
 
WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE REPORT OCTOBER 25_2023

Low levels of seismic activity occurred in the past 24h. We see that there is an increase in the number of earthquakes with respect to the previous 24 hours. In fact the number has increased since October 22. Volcano Reykjanes has contributed with 297 quakes below magnitude 2 of the 861 quakes below magnitude 2 recorded in the past 24 hours. Iceland recorded a light earthquake M4.6 and ocurred in the Reykjanes volcano region.
Oct. 07 - 963 eq.
Oct. 08 - 982 eq.
Oct. 09 - 915 eq.
Oct. 10- 802 eq
Oct. 11 - 896 eq
Oct. 12 - 954 eq
Oct. 13 - 980 eq
Oct. 14 - 961 eq
Oct. 15 - 815 eq
Oct. 16 - 898 eq
Oct. 17 - 921 eq
Oct. 18 - 811 eq.
Oct. 19 - 843 eq
Oct. 20 - 959 eq
Oct. 21 - 833 eq
Oct. 22 - 934 eq
Oct. 23 - 1017 eq
Oct. 24 - 1054 eq.
Oct. 25 - 1283 eq

Most of the highest magnitude earthquakes were concentrated in the Western Pacific, in fact a cluster occurred from Papua New Guinea (M5.2) to the Solomon Islands (M5.1). As for the Atlantic Ocean, the activity in the Sandwich Islands continues to release energy, which suggests that the possibility of a significant earthquake decreases for the South American region, especially in Chile.

Earthquake M5.0 in Mexico was updated to magnitude 4.4. Let us hope that this seismic activity is not a precursor. It is worrisome that the seismic alarms in Guerrero that warn Mexico City of a major earthquake (>M6) have broken down with the catastrophic passage of Hurricane Otis.

Finally, the map below shows the distribution of the last 20 large earthquakes. It is evident how the energy is moving. SSGEOS warns about the possibility of a significant event.​

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Recent quakes worldwide


● M 5.2 - 54 km WNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea
2023-10-25 03:49:23 (UTC)
6.461°S 146.580°E. 69.6 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 5.2 - Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia
2023-10-25 13:24:59 (UTC)
1.030°N 124.831°E. 141.8 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 5.1 - Solomon Islands
2023-10-25 14:37:17 (UTC)
9.246°S 159.213°E. 5.3 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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M 5.2 - South Sandwich Islands region
2023-10-25 15:25:06 (UTC)
56.232°S 26.919°W. 62.5 km dept
USGS earthquake alert

● M 4.6 - 3 km NNE of Vogar, Iceland
2023-10-25 08:18:43 (UTC)
64.012°N 22.366°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M 4.2 - 25 km SW of Ixtapa, Mexico
2023-10-25 17:06:13 (UTC)
17.504°N 101.807°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

Other light earthquakes occurred in Ambon, Indonesia (M4.5) Houma, Tonga (M4.7) Fiji region (M4.6) Djibouti region (M4.4

● Summary

Seismic activity level has been at low levels in the last 24 hours. This is the last chart posted by Volcanodiscovery at 22:51 UTC on October 24 Global seismic activity chart
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  • 4 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 24 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 99 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 295 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 861 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~1283 earthquakes in the past 24h (1054 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy release: 5258 tons of TNT or 0.3 atomic bombs.
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
 

Very strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Banda Sea, Indonesia

Date & timeOct 26, 2023 05:44:17 UTC - 4 hours ago
Local time at epicenterThursday, Oct 26, 2023 at 3:14 pm (GMT +9:30)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude6.1
Depth10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude7.34°S / 129.36°E
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(Banda Sea, Indonesia)
Antipode7.34°N / 50.64°W
Shaking intensityLight shaking
Felt22 reports
Primary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)
Nearest volcanoTeon (53 km / 33 mi)

Published on Oct 26, 2023 (0:59)
 
WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE REPORT OCTOBER 26_2023

Moderate levels of seismic activity occurred in the past 24h. Earthquake M6.1 recorded by BMKG was updated to M5.5 at 294 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. Again, most of the highest magnitude earthquakes were concentrated in the Western Pacific: From the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia (M5.9) to the Balleny Islands in South Australia (M5.6) An evident seismic clustering can be seen as SSGEOS points out in its latest forecast.

Earthquake M5.5 hit Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lately we have seen seismic activity in Africa ranging from mild to very strong, as was the case in Morocco in North Africa. While the region of Iran in ME continues to record light to strong activity, today this country was shaken by an M5.1 earthquake. Similarly, Mexico continues with light seismic activity in the southeast, this time in Chiapas, on the border with Guatemala.

Recent quakes worldwide map shows the distribution of the last 20 large earthquakes. Unlike yesterday, the energy did not follow an appreciable line but activity was concentrated in the Western Pacific Ocean.
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Fagradalsfjall volcano recorded 399 quakes below magnitude 2 in the past 24 hours. The number of recorded earthquakes increased again with 152 more earthquakes than in the past 24 hours. Mother Earth is sending us signals that she is not happy.

● M 5.9 - 142 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
2023-10-26 16:05:11 (UTC)
56.054°N 164.747°E. 2.4 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M 5.9 - west of Macquarie Island
2023-10-26 07:21:24 (UTC)
58.874°S 148.904°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 5.6 - Balleny Islands region
2023-10-26 19:20:09 (UTC)
61.137°S 160.728°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 5.4 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
2023-10-26 02:59:00 (UTC)
29.920°S 177.493°W. 38.7 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M 5.5 - 294 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
2023-10-26 05:44:19 (UTC)
7.098°S 129.259°E. 165.2 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 5.2 - 281 km E of Vao, New Caledonia
2023-10-26 23:26:15 (UTC)
23.025°S 170.212°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M 5.1 - 112 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines
2023-10-26 19:51:17 (UTC)
10.618°N 126.871°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M 5.4 - 178 km SE of Kabalo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2023-10-26 19:00:26 (UTC)
7.304°S 27.933°E. 15.3 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M 5.4 - Atacama, Chile
2023-10-26 21:49:34 (UTC)
28.687°S 70.271°W. 101.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 5.1 - 95 km SSE of Bīrjand, Iran
2023-10-26 20:34:12 (UTC)
32.105°N 59.699°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M 4.6 - near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico
2023-10-26 09:34:21 (UTC)
14.479°N 92.628°W. 69.6 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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Other light earthquakes occurred in Veracruz, Mexico (M4.4) Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico (M4.2) Palekastro, Greece (M4.3) Calingasta, Argentina (M4.4)

Earthquake Forecast

SSGEOS: updated 26 October 2023, 20:30 UTC.There is a potential for stronger tremors, possibly clustering, following some critical planetary and lunar geometry on 24-25 October. See our earlier posts of atmospheric fluctuations for potential regions. A critical convergence of 5 planetary conjunctions from 28 to 30 October can result in large seismic activity from approximately 29 October to 1 November.

Period: October 18-26
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Period: 28 - November 05
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○ Planetary geometries
-Mercury, Venus, Saturn on October 27
-Mercury, Sun, Uranus on October 28
-Mars, Earth, Jupiter on October 28
-Mercury, Earth, Jupiter on October 29
-Earth, Mercury, Mars on October 29
-Mars, Mercury, Jupiter on October 30
-Sun, Venus, Neptune on October 31
-Sun, Earth, Jupiter on November 3
-Venus, Earth, Neptune on November 3
-Mercury, Earth, Uranus on November 4
-Venus, Mars, Saturn on November 4
-Venus, Mercury, Neptune on Nov. 4
-Venus, Mercury, Earth on November 5
-Mercury, Venus, Neptune on November 5

○ Lunar Geometry

-Earth, Moon, Jupiter on October 29
-Moon, Earth, Mercury on October 29
-Moon, Earth, Mars on October 29
-Earth, Moon, Uranus on October 30
-Earth, Moon, Venus on November 1
-Earth, Moon, Neptune on November 1

MAGNITUDE PROBABILITY

updated 26 October 2023, 22:30 UTC

6.0-6.46.5-6.97.0-7.47.5-8.48.5+
60%60%50%40%30%


● Summary

Seismic activity level has been at low levels in the last 24 hours. This is the last chart posted by Volcanodiscovery at 23:00 UTC on October 26 Global seismic activity chart
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  • 10 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
  • 41 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 112 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 293 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 980 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~ 1435 earthquakes in the past 24h (1283 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy release: 55394 tons of TNT or 3.5 atomic bombs
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
 
WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE REPORT OCTOBER 27_2023

Moderate levels of seismic activity occurred in the past 24h The largest earthquakes occurred in the Southwest region of the Pacific Ocean. There were 188 fewer earthquakes recorded than in the past 24 hours.​
Oct. 22 - 934 eq
Oct. 23 - 1017 eq
Oct. 24 - 1054 eq.
Oct. 25 - 1283 eq
Oct. 26 - 1435 eq
Oct. 27 - 1247 eq.

Mexico continues to record light seismic activity along the Pacific coast. According to SASMEX the recovery of the seismic detection zone affected by Hurricane Otis has an advance of 25% and possibly tomorrow it will reach 75%.

Reykjanes volcano contributed 204 quakes below magnitude 2 of the 819 earthquakes recorded in the past 24 hours by Volcanodiscovery

Recent quakes worldwide map shows the distribution of the last 20 large earthquakes. Significant seismic events continue to be recorded in the Western Pacific Ocean region. Light seismic activity has occurred in Central Asia, Central America and South America.​

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● M 5.6 - Tonga
2023-10-27 03:02:24 (UTC)
17.585°S 173.770°W. 35.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M 5.2 - 18 km NW of Waingapu, Indonesia
2023-10-27 07:49:52 (UTC)
9.558°S 120.124°E. 85.9 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M5.0- 287 km northeast of Kobern Taun, Turks & Caicos Islands,
2023-10-27 02:21:28 (UTC)
23.45°N / 69.363°W 5.0 km depth
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report
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● M 4.8 - 12 km ESE of Santa María Chimalapa, Mexico
2023-10-27 18:39:31 (UTC)
16.855°N 94.576°W. 111.4 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 4.7 - 110 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
2023-10-27 09:01:02 (UTC)
14.210°N 93.300°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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Other light earthquakes occurred in Constitución, Chile (M4.6) southern Xinjiang, China (M4.5 & M4.7) Ozernovskiy, Russia (M4.9) Molucca Sea (M4.9) Prince Edward Islands region (M4.8) Kasama, Japan (M4.5) Kunduz, Afghanistan (M4.7) Modisi, Indonesia (M4.5) Tuensang, India (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 22:39 UTC on October 27 Global seismic activity chart
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  • 3 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 43 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 83 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 299 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 819 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~1247 earthquakes in the past 24h (1435 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy release: 11517 tons of TNT or 0.7 atomic bombs
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
 
WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE REPORT OCTOBER 28_2023

Moderate levels of seismic activity occurred in the past 24h. Afghanistan recorded M5.1, M4.5 & M4.5 earthquakes in the same region where the four M6.3 earthquakes that devastated the city of Herat occurred. Let's hope this activity is not a precursor of another significant earthquake. In fact, there is no longer much to destroy, other than to make the lives of the people living there even more difficult.

According Reliefweb: "to date, 1,384 people (759 females and 625 males) are reported to have been killed and 1,853 people injured (1,137 females and 716 males) by the earthquakes. Women and children are overly represented within reported casualties. Assessments completed to date indicate that 3,067 homes have been affected across Zindajan, Injil, Kushk / Rabat-e-Sangai, Ghulan, Herat and Khosan districts, including 2,499 which have been completely destroyed".

M4.5 earthquake hits Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was the second earthquake in a few days.

Light earthquakes continue along the west coast of Mexico. SASMEX reconnects 73% of seismic sensors in Guerrero after 'Otis'.

Recent quakes worldwide map shows the distribution of the last 20 large earthquakes. Significant seismic events continue to be recorded in the Southwest Pacific Ocean region. There are two lines of seismic activity. The first goes from Afghanistan to the Mariana Islands and the second from the Indian Ocean to Tonga. Isolated significant earthquakes in Alaska, California and Chile.​
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Planetary geometries Mercury, Sun, Uranus and Mars, Earth, Jupiter on October 28 resulted in seismic clusters concentrated in Southeast Asia
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● M 5.6 - 99 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
2023-10-28 09:55:28 (UTC)
13.115°S 167.055°E. 201.4 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 5.5 - 129 km WNW of Houma, Tonga
2023-10-28 04:33:30 (UTC)
20.597°S 176.387°W. 214.9 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 5.5 - 72 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
2023-10-28 05:31:58 (UTC)
10.223°S 161.298°E. 68.8 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M 5.5 - 98 km N of Manatutu, Timor Leste
2023-10-28 13:04:53 (UTC)
7.631°S 125.855°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 5.4 - Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia
2023-10-28 15:01:58 (UTC)
1.787°N 120.193°E. 15.6 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 5.3 - Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
2023-10-28 08:08:12 (UTC)
18.152°N 145.989°E. 122.6 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M 5.3 - 52 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska
2023-10-28 03:44:10 (UTC)

● M 5.1 - 50 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska
2023-10-28 03:01:49 (UTC)
59.021°N 136.460°W. 7.1 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M 5.1 - 26 km NNW of Herāt, Afghanistan
2023-10-28 19:27:40 (UTC)
34.561°N 62.071°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 4.5 - 23 km NNW of Herāt, Afghanistan
2023-10-28 05:45:07 (UTC)
34.556°N 62.141°E. 9.7 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 4.5 - 87 km ENE of Khandūd, Afghanistan
2023-10-28 11:23:08 (UTC)
37.391°N 73.142°E. 64.1 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M 4.7 - Bay of Bengal
2023-10-28 11:09:16 (UTC)
6.573°N 88.191°E. 10.1 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M 4.5 - Democratic Republic of the Congo
2023-10-28 14:34:01 (UTC)
7.287°S 28.029°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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Other light earthquakes occurred in San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (M4.5) Walker California (M4.2) Jiquilillo Nicaragua (M4.3) La Tirana Chile (M4.8) Levuka Fiji (M4.9) Tarapaca-Antofagasta border region, Chile (M4.7) Vanuatu (M4.8) Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia (M4.5) Tonga region (M4.9) Kunduz, Afghanistan (M4.3)​

● Summary

Seismic activity level has been at moderate levels in the last 24 hours. This is the last chart posted by Volcanodiscovery at 22:54 UTC on October 28 Global seismic activity chart
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  • 9 quakes above magnitude 5
  • 43 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 83 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 269 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 700 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~1104 earthquakes in the past 24h (1247 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy release: 23756 tons of TNT or 1.5 atomic bombs
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
 
Last week saw 1 M6 and it was a M6.4 in Alaska.
In the usual area, there were 3 out of 94 earthquakes worldwide equal to or greater than 4.5 and 1296 out of 1688 quakes of all sizes.
Percentage: 76.8%
Last week saw 2 M6, both being of magnitude M6.0 (NZ and Vanuatu)
In the usual area, there were 3 out 100 earthquakes worldwide equal to or greater than 4.5 and 1766 out of 2234 quakes of all sizes.
Percentage: 79.1%
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WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE REPORT OCTOBER 29_2023

Moderate levels of seismic activity occurred in the past 24h. An M6.0 earthquake occurred in Vanuatu, which follows a cluster of M5+ earthquakes that occurred in the region, including the M5.0 earthquake in the Kermadec Islands in New Zealand today.

Afghanistan recorded a moderate M4.8 earthquake according to SSGEOS these earthquakes can already be considered as aftershocks of the M6.3 events.

Another earthquake was recorded in East Africa. Now in Zambia with a magnitude 4.6. Light seismic activity continues on the west coast of Mexico from the coast of Jalisco to Oaxaca with M4+ earthquakes.
Recent quakes worldwide map shows the distribution of the last 20 large earthquakes. Now we can see a line of earthquakes that goes from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia to the Indonesian region.
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Planetary geometries (Mercury, Earth, Jupiter; Earth, Mercury, Mars & Earth, Moon, Jupiter) and lunar geometries (Moon, Earth, Mercury & Moon, Earth, Mars) on October 29 concided with the M6.0 earthquake in Vanuatu​
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● M 6.0 - 55 km WNW of Isangel, Vanuatu
2023-10-29 04:32:08 (UTC)

● M 5.1 - 56 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
2023-10-29 00:56:06 (UTC)
4.276°S 102.086°E. 60.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M 5.1 - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2023-10-29 13:57:41 (UTC)
43.941°N 28.384°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert

● M 5.0 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
2023-10-29 12:28:17 (UTC)
30.670°S 178.165°W. 35.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M 4.8 - 19 km NE of Zindah Jān, Afghanistan
2023-10-29 04:50:33 (UTC)
34.480°N 61.870°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M 4.6 - 31 km ENE of Samfya, Zambia
2023-10-29 01:35:24 (UTC)
11.222°S 29.804°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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● M 4.3 - 7 km ENE of Xylókastro, Greece
2023-10-29 10:59:30 (UTC)
38.113°N 22.704°E. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
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Other light earthquakes occurred in Santa Ana Philippines (M4.6) Kamaishi, Japan (M4.7 & M4.7) Masachapa, Nicaragua (M4.1) Norwegian Sea (M4.1) Izu Islands (M4.6) Tinogasta, Argentina (M4.5) Northern Mariana Islands (M4.8) Nicaragua (M4.6) Ryukyu Islands, Japan (M4.5) Jalisco, Mexico (M4.1) Michoacan, Mexico (M4.0) Oaxaca, Mexico (M4.0 & M4.3)​

● Summary

Seismic activity level has been at moderate levels in the last 24 hours. This is the last chart posted by Volcanodiscovery at 22:59 UTC on October 29 Global seismic activity chart
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  • 1 quake above magnitude 6
  • 3 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
  • 41 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 114 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 241 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 632 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~1032 earthquakes in the past 24h (1104 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy release: 20883 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h
 
Anomalous" seismic activity recorded in Cuba

The National Center for Seismological Research (Cenais) of Cuba reported that it has detected this Sunday an "anomalous" seismic activity in Guantanamo (east) by recording 222 tremors, with a magnitude of up to 3.3 on the Richter scale, and with no reports so far of human or material damage.

The earthquakes were registered since 1:30 local time (5:30 GMT) this Sunday and three of them were perceptible in the municipality of Yateras.

This is the third anomalous seismic situation reported so far this year in eastern Cuba, according to the Cenais report, and points out that the National Seismological Service "remains alert, monitoring this activity".

The previous anomalous seismic event occurred last July, when 255 tremors - not perceptible - with magnitudes between 0.4 and 3.2 on the Richter scale were recorded south of the town of Moa, in Holguín province (east).

The greatest seismic activity in Cuba is located in the eastern zone and is related to a fault located on the limit of the North American plate, to which the Caribbean country belongs, and another on the neighboring island of Hispaniola, a territory shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Cuba is located in a region where different tectonic fault systems converge, where earthquakes of great magnitude have been recorded in recent decades.

Among them, one on May 25, 1992, with a magnitude of 6.9, which was felt in the eastern half of the country, and the one on January 28, 2020, with a magnitude of 7.1, located in the vicinity of the Cayman Islands but felt throughout Cuba.


M 5.4 - 4 km WNW of Hope Bay, Jamaica
Time 2023-10-30 09:57:20 (UTC-06:00)
Location 18.209°N 76.605°W
Depth 10.0 km
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Atmospheric fluctuation detected 15 days ago

 

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