Earthquakes around the world

[Chad]

Picking up where we left off - the recent quake in Alaska is pretty big, preceded by smaller ones which aren't so unusual, Philippines is shaking and another in Algeria:

5.4 100km NE of Chernabura Island, Alaska 2016-05-31 20:51:23 UTC 53.0 km

4.8 14km SSW of Lakhdaria, Algeria 2016-05-31 17:35:14 UTC 13.2 km

3.3 25km SW of Healy, Alaska 2016-05-31 16:34:56 UTC 120.5 km

4.7 3km SE of Mamburao, Philippines 2016-05-31 16:29:49 UTC 61.4 km

4.3 32km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador 2016-05-31 15:48:11 UTC 10.0 km

2.7 110km ESE of Akutan, Alaska 2016-05-31 14:32:36 UTC 46.3 km

4.4 30km NW of Cempa, Indonesia 2016-05-31 14:19:01 UTC 172.6 km

4.8 196km NNE of Chichi-shima, Japan 2016-05-31 13:38:49 UTC 10.0 km

4.0 103km NNE of Chignik Lake, Alaska 2016-05-31 12:31:03 UTC 8.3 km

4.5 20km NNW of Cortes, Philippines 2016-05-31 11:32:15 UTC 59.1 km

3.4 27km SE of Valdez, Alaska 2016-05-31 11:02:06 UTC 20.4 km

3.1 3km ENE of Luther, Oklahoma 2016-05-31 10:54:09 UTC 5.0 km

Also on Sott 31.05.16:

Panic as 3 earthquakes hit Umbria, Italy

The Local it
Tue, 31 May 2016 18:44 UTC
Map
© El Comercio/AP
An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck the central Italian region of Umbria on Monday night, and was followed by two smaller quakes this morning, creating panic among residents and closing schools in the hilltop town of Orvieto.

 

[Chad]

The Alaska quake was revised up from M5.4 to M5.8 which is pretty big, and there've been more multiple quakes in similar areas again; Mexico and Nicaragua:

4.9 156km SW of San Patricio, Mexico 2016-06-01 08:30:29 UTC 46.4 km

4.2 148km SW of San Patricio, Mexico 2016-06-01 08:12:37 UTC 40.5 km

4.3 194km SW of San Patricio, Mexico 2016-06-01 07:50:42 UTC 32.8 km

4.6 40km W of Amatignak Island, Alaska 2016-06-01 07:17:31 UTC 66.2 km

2.9 12km WNW of Blackwell, Oklahoma 2016-06-01 06:20:56 UTC 3.9 km

4.4 17km ESE of Taquile, Peru 2016-06-01 00:51:11 UTC 252.3 km

4.2 21km N of Nanao, Japan 2016-05-31 23:56:47 UTC 267.1 km

3.2 6km WNW of The Geysers, California 2016-05-31 23:03:31 UTC 1.8 km

3.8 6km W of Tipitapa, Nicaragua 2016-05-31 22:00:46 UTC 26.7 km

2.8 9km NE of Managua, Nicaragua 2016-05-31 21:21:06 UTC 20.5 km

5.8 85km S of Chignik Lake, Alaska 2016-05-31 20:51:22 UTC 35.8 km [revised from M5.4]

 

[Chad]

Strong-ish quakes continue:

5.1 82km S of Huancavelica, Peru 2016-06-01 21:31:00 UTC 78.9 km

3.8 68km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon 2016-06-01 20:57:01 UTC 10.6 km

4.6 94km SSE of Pujiharjo, Indonesia 2016-06-01 19:50:42 UTC 58.4 km

4.4 92km S of Chignik Lake, Alaska 2016-06-01 19:43:40 UTC 35.3 km

4.4 Kuril Islands 2016-06-01 18:27:16 UTC 59.9 km

3.1 3km ENE of Anthony, Kansas 2016-06-01 18:13:18 UTC 5.0 km

4.2 30km S of Jarm, Afghanistan 2016-06-01 17:39:55 UTC 219.4 km

4.7 29km E of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 2016-06-01 17:30:00 UTC 130.0 km

5.4 120km S of Raoul Island, New Zealand 2016-06-01 15:37:17 UTC 8.2 km

5.1 117km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 2016-06-01 15:24:56 UTC 35.0 km

2.6 26km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii 2016-06-01 14:48:03 UTC 2.4 km

4.9 98km SW of San Patricio, Mexico 2016-06-01 12:25:03 UTC 27.1 km

4.0 63km WSW of Amatignak Island, Alaska 2016-06-01 11:12:54 UTC 28.8 km

4.8 44km WNW of Pedernales, Ecuador 2016-06-01 10:05:18 UTC 26.9 km

 

[Cleo]

Strong-ish quakes continue:

3.8 68km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon 2016-06-01 20:57:01 UTC 10.6 km

Lakeview is the one area of Oregon where there seem to be a good amount of minor earthquakes. This one's stronger than what I usually notice.

 

[stellar]

I have lived in Australia since 1972 and hardly recall a handful of earthquakes of significance. This year I cannot even even begin to count how many we've had above M3, luckily in sparsely populated areas for now, but if it ramps up even more and it looks to be heading that way, we are in for some rockin'n'rollin'.

 

[sToRmR1dR]

5.1-magnitude earthquake hits western coast of Mexico

http://tass.ru/en/society/879613

No injuries or damages have been reported so far

WASHINGTON, June 2. /TASS/. A 5.1-magnitude earthquake has struck the western coast of Mexico, US Geological Survey said on Thursday.

The epicenter of the earthquake lay in 195 kilometers to the south-west of the city of Cihuatlan in the state of Jalisco at the depth of 34 kilometers.

No injuries or damages have been reported so far.

The Hong Kong Observatory earlier reported a 6.8-magnitude earthquake. However, according to US Geological Survey and European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, the magnitude of tremors stood at 5.1.

 

[Chad]

Thanks for the comments Cleo and Stellar :) It's good to have some local opinions on the shaking going on.

A few places which have had multiple quakes, some low like in California, Puerto Rico (is there a volcano or something going on around there?) and some higher like Indonesia - maybe aftershocks from the large one? Another area of interest is on the fault near Africa with a quake in Mauritius and then further along at the Owen Fracture Zone.

The below is probably 36 hours but there've been 48 quakes in 24 hours and i've kept those of interest:

Latest Earthquakes
v0.5.0, 2014-12-16

1 Day, Magnitude 2.5+ Worldwide
48 earthquakes: 2016-06-02 23:24:31 UTC

3.2 6km ENE of Muscoy, CA 2016-06-02 23:06:15 UTC 7.8 km

3.1 67km N of Hatillo, Puerto Rico 2016-06-02 22:54:31 UTC 42.0 km

4.6 Owen Fracture Zone region 2016-06-02 22:41:29 UTC 10.0 km

2.7 7km WSW of Holtville, CA 2016-06-02 22:40:22 UTC 11.0 km

4.6 285km NE of Port Mathurin, Mauritius 2016-06-02 21:18:07 UTC 10.0 km

4.3 13km NNE of Hamza, Uzbekistan 2016-06-02 19:17:08 UTC 22.8 km

4.4 119km WSW of Itbayat, Philippines 2016-06-02 18:20:36 UTC 10.0 km

4.4 42km S of Boal Atas, Indonesia 2016-06-02 18:02:26 UTC 113.0 km

4.6 242km NNW of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands 2016-06-02 17:07:04 UTC 127.2 km

3.0 92km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 2016-06-02 15:38:48 UTC 55.0 km

4.8 217km SW of L'Esperance Rock, New Zealand 2016-06-02 15:19:35 UTC 347.3 km

4.9 71km S of Molibagu, Indonesia 2016-06-02 15:01:25 UTC 93.1 km

3.1 79km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 2016-06-02 13:26:44 UTC 59.0 km

2.8 90km N of Isabela, Puerto Rico 2016-06-02 13:02:39 UTC 28.0 km

3.2 74km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 2016-06-02 12:27:21 UTC 73.0 km

2.9 99km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 2016-06-02 12:19:43 UTC 13.0 km

3.4 90km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 2016-06-02 12:16:31 UTC 38.0 km

3.4 91km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 2016-06-02 11:51:46 UTC 24.0 km

3.2 85km NNW of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 2016-06-02 11:50:36 UTC 61.0 km

4.6 129km NNW of Labuhankananga, Indonesia 2016-06-02 11:17:10 UTC 484.3 km

3.2 11km E of Ludlow, California 2016-06-02 11:11:22 UTC 2.3 km

5.1 South of the Fiji Islands 2016-06-02 11:02:48 UTC 255.1 km

3.3 88km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 2016-06-02 09:36:47 UTC 14.0 km

3.3 11km E of Ludlow, California 2016-06-02 09:23:52 UTC 2.1 km

3.3 86km N of San Antonio, Puerto Rico 2016-06-02 09:09:06 UTC 44.0 km

3.0 9km W of Volcano, Hawaii 2016-06-02 07:56:21 UTC 5.0 km

4.4 205km SW of San Patricio, Mexico 2016-06-02 06:59:58 UTC 31.0 km

2.5 12km E of Ludlow, CA 2016-06-02 05:47:18 UTC 2.9 km

4.7 178km SW of San Patricio, Mexico 2016-06-02 02:43:10 UTC 37.7 km

5.1 183km SW of San Patricio, Mexico 2016-06-02 02:23:10 UTC 34.2 km

2.9 47km N of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2016-06-02 01:28:12 UTC 3.0 km

2.8 26km W of Perry, Oklahoma 2016-06-02 00:30:17 UTC 4.1 km

5.2 36km NNW of Pujocucho, Peru 2016-06-02 00:01:28 UTC 15.5 km

6.5 91km W of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia 2016-06-01 22:56:00 UTC 50.8 km [sott: https://www.sott.net/article/319418-Strong-6-5-quake-strikes-off-Indonesias-coast]

2.5 26km S of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 2016-06-01 22:34:09 UTC 17.0 km

2.7 27km SSW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 2016-06-01 22:29:58 UTC 12.0 km

 

[BHelmet]

What I am going to say are just my opinions based on a fair amount of experience; take it or leave it. I grew up in California and lived 10 years in San Luis Obispo which is right on top of the San Andreas fault. I also lived for 10 years on the island of Hawaii, so I have spent my whole life in earthquake country and have felt my share.

I think the earthquakes in the 2-3 ranges are not even really worth mentioning. Kind of like background noise. Once they get into the mid 4's, they will 'get your attention'. A lot of it depends on the substrate of the earth as well as the type of earthquake. Certainly a 4, if there is a granite substrate, will produce a significant jolt. If the earth is more crumbly, it feels different. Anyway, the 2's and 3's (again - just my opinion) are not all that significant. The 4's are more of a wakeup call that maybe something bigger is coming...or just pressure relief.

There was a 6.7 quake in about 2006 in Hawaii and I was about 50 miles from the epicenter on the other side of Mauna Kea, a 13,000 foot volcanic mountain. (actually Hawaii is a giant mountain 33,000 feet tall rising from the ocean floor...taller than Everest.) The ground undulated big time. It was in the morning and we were all sleeping. The bed started walking around and I bolted up and grabbed the kids and we dashed outside. Even so, 50 miles from a 6.7 and no damage to our house, an old funky plantation house from 1938. Those plantation houses are of an interesting construction: a Japanese design which is basically a wood box on short stilts. Very flexible. And if the ground shifts, you just cut new posts to level the house and on you go. So, the damage from a quake has a lot to do with the construction of the buildings. There are so many houses in California on concrete slabs (no flexibility). I don't think there is a slab built house in California that is not cracked at least somewhere. In Oregon I live in a quaint town with a ton of old brick buildings: those are going to be absolute toast if and when a big one hits. Concrete, bricks and glass are a bad recipe in an earthquake. But it depends: is the earth shaking side to side, or going up and down; trembling and vibrating; a sudden jolt or a sudden shift? They are all a bit different. Unfortunately the raw numbers don't really reveal any of that.

 

[Chad]

An M4.9 in Greece, an M4.1 in Cyprus, M.4.3 in Iran and four quakes in Indonesia:

1 Day, Magnitude 2.5+ Worldwide
21 earthquakes: 2016-06-04 21:59:19

4.9 11km WSW of Lixourion, Greece 2016-06-04 16:38:26 UTC 16.3 km

4.7 Southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia 2016-06-04 15:18:21 UTC 10.0 km

3.4 10km NNW of Boulder Creek, California 2016-06-04 13:04:18 UTC 11.6 km

5.4 114km WSW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia 2016-06-04 10:44:10 UTC 21.1 km

4.3 61km ESE of Kerman, Iran 2016-06-04 09:54:15 UTC 10.0 km

5.4 81km NE of Hihifo, Tonga 2016-06-04 09:18:40 UTC 32.7 km

4.6 98km E of Ndoi Island, Fiji 2016-06-04 06:31:36 UTC 470.7 km

4.8 93km S of Fukue, Japan 2016-06-04 05:56:27 UTC 6.1 km

4.8 Central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2016-06-04 05:00:03 UTC 10.0 km

4.2 93km S of La Libertad, El Salvador 2016-06-04 04:03:16 UTC 43.9 km

4.6 64km SW of Pasarbaru, Indonesia 2016-06-04 03:18:43 UTC 32.0 km

4.1 88km WNW of Polis, Cyprus 2016-06-04 02:22:56 UTC 10.0 km

4.2 108km NNW of Congkar, Indonesia 2016-06-03 23:10:45 UTC 627.4 km

4.1 140km NNW of Yunaska Island, Alaska 2016-06-03 23:04:38 UTC 65.6 km

 

[Chad]

After yesterday's four quakes in Indonesia, there was another then a big M6.3 hit; another in Greece, but smaller at M4.2; Chile and Mexico also of note - and the geomagnetic situation is still unstable but now the KP index has risen and hit 6 - see images below:

6.3 132km SW of Leksula, Indonesia 2016-06-05 16:25:33 UTC 428.4 km

5.1 145km SSE of Putre, Chile 2016-06-05 15:05:33 UTC 97.4 km

4.5 261km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines 2016-06-05 15:00:51 UTC 135.9 km

5.0 124km W of Airbuaya, Indonesia 2016-06-05 10:38:28 UTC 11.5 km

4.5 Central East Pacific Rise 2016-06-05 06:24:34 UTC 10.0 km

5.7 86km NW of Coquimbo, Chile 2016-06-05 05:51:09 UTC 15.2 km

4.3 20km NNE of Jayune, Peru 2016-06-05 04:52:54 UTC 149.8 km

4.3 105km NNW of False Pass, Alaska 2016-06-05 04:26:00 UTC 217.6 km

4.9 78km SE of Acari, Peru 2016-06-05 04:07:05 UTC 33.5 km

3.2 41km ENE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2016-06-05 03:22:49 UTC 127.0 km

4.8 141km WNW of Naze, Japan 2016-06-05 02:47:51 UTC 183.8 km

4.4 Fiji region 2016-06-05 02:41:26 UTC 320.9 km

4.7 36km SW of Santiago Pinotepa Nacional, Mexico 2016-06-05 01:54:21 UTC 10.0 km

4.6 79km W of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina 2016-06-05 01:53:57 UTC 195.4 km

4.4 13km SW of San Juan Cacahuatepec, Mexico 2016-06-05 01:52:45 UTC 10.0 km

4.2 5km N of San Pedro Amuzgos, Mexico 2016-06-05 01:44:56 UTC 10.0 km

4.2 93km S of Makry Gialos, Greece 2016-06-05 01:11:30 UTC 10.0 km

4.1 7km NW of Cabrera, Dominican Republic 2016-06-05 00:33:06 UTC 10.0 km

5.2 60km SSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu 2016-06-04 21:59:16 UTC 35.0 km

4.4 150km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia 2016-06-04 21:44:40 UTC 26.1 km

Perhaps related:

GEOMAGNETIC STORM: A minor G1-class geomagnetic storm is underway on June 5th as Earth enters a stream of fast-moving solar wind. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras,especially in the southern hemisphere where darkening autumn skies favor visibility. Aurora alerts: text, voice.

And the KP index:

VANISHING SUNSPOTS: Something interesting is happening on the sun. Yesterday, June 3rd, the sunspot number dropped to 0, and the solar disk is still blank on June 5th. Latest images from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory reveal no significant dark cores:

This is also noted in more detail on the forum here

 

[sToRmR1dR]

Strong 6.0-Magnitude Quake Hits Off New Zealand – USGS

http://sputniknews.com/asia/20160606/1040832668/quake-hits-new-zealand.html

A strong 6.0-magnitude struck Monday almost 90 miles off a remote New Zealand island, the US Geological Survey reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The shallow quake occurred at the depth of 6.2 miles southeast of the Kermadec Islands in the South Pacific.

​No information about the damage or casualties was immediately available.

Parts of New Zealand lie on the so-called Ring of Fire, a horseshoe-shaped string of volcanoes around the Pacific Rim, where about 90 percent of the world's quakes occur.

 

[casper]

M 6.2 - OFFSHORE JALISCO, MEXICO - 2016-06-07 10:51:44 UTC
http://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=511012
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us200062i1#general

 

[Chad]

From today and yesterday; another big quake in Indonesia just now, aftershocks and prequakes in Mexico (the big one noted by Casper above), multiple quakes in Oklahoma today and yesterday; multiple quakes in Chile; a big one in New Zealand; another in Cyprus yesteday and one in Tajikistan;the geomag situation is unsettled but the trackers have dropped by comparison to yesterday. It strikes me as a lot of medium quakes at the moment:

1 Day, Magnitude 2.5+ Worldwide
36 earthquakes: 2016-06-07 11:00:01 UTC

31 earthquakes in map area

6.3 126km WNW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia 2016-06-07 19:15:16 UTC 38.3 km

4.4 14km N of Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic 2016-06-07 18:13:36 UTC 86.0 km

2.7 6km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma 2016-06-07 16:54:37 UTC 5.0 km

4.7 29km SW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 2016-06-07 14:29:01 UTC 89.0 km

4.2 Fiji region 2016-06-07 14:28:55 UTC 593.7 km

4.7 76km ESE of Culaman, Philippines 2016-06-07 14:20:58 UTC 101.0 km

4.4 68km SSW of Abancay, Peru 2016-06-07 13:28:12 UTC 65.8 km

4.6 156km SSW of San Patricio, Mexico 2016-06-07 11:07:05 UTC 10.0 km

5.5 93km SSW of San Patricio, Mexico 2016-06-07 10:58:01 UTC 10.0 km

6.2 102km SSW of San Patricio, Mexico 2016-06-07 10:51:38 UTC 10.0 km [noted by Casper above]

4.1 30km SW of San Patricio, Mexico 2016-06-07 10:32:14 UTC 10.0 km

4.4 95km S of Chignik Lake, Alaska 2016-06-07 10:13:06 UTC 41.0 km

4.9 112km ENE of Ndoi Island, Fiji 2016-06-07 09:08:49 UTC 525.2 km

5.5 South of the Fiji Islands 2016-06-07 07:02:52 UTC 523.0 km

5.1 104km E of Shikotan, Russia 2016-06-07 05:16:38 UTC 10.0 km

5.4 70km WNW of Te Anau, New Zealand 2016-06-07 02:55:24 UTC 36.1 km

3.1 71km W of Anchor Point, Alaska 2016-06-07 00:45:08 UTC 102.6 km

4.8 112km WSW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia 2016-06-07 00:29:37 UTC 36.6 km

1 Day, Magnitude 2.5+ Worldwide
2016-06-06 21:30:37 UTC

3.6 7km SE of Pawnee, Oklahoma 2016-06-06 18:54:50 UTC 5.0 km

3.6 14km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma 2016-06-06 18:52:17 UTC 5.0 km

4.5 16km ESE of Mucuchies, Venezuela 2016-06-06 18:06:54 UTC 10.0 km

4.1 85km E of Iquique, Chile 2016-06-06 16:47:04 UTC 87.4 km

4.5 3km S of Muisne, Ecuador 2016-06-06 16:45:10 UTC 13.9 km

3.9 84km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska 2016-06-06 16:31:02 UTC 40.2 km

4.6 South of Panama 2016-06-06 16:16:27 UTC 10.0 km

4.5 222km N of Chichi-shima, Japan 2016-06-06 15:37:53 UTC 10.0 km

4.2 86km WNW of Polis, Cyprus 2016-06-06 15:09:29 UTC 40.1 km

2.9 13km E of Enid, Oklahoma 2016-06-06 14:49:49 UTC 4.4 km

4.3 66km E of Namie, Japan 2016-06-06 14:30:13 UTC 36.7 km

5.3 23km WSW of Coquimbo, Chile 2016-06-06 13:21:58 UTC 20.8 km

5.4 23km SW of Coquimbo, Chile 2016-06-06 13:16:01 UTC 22.8 km

4.9 159km SSW of Biha, Indonesia 2016-06-06 09:21:23 UTC 12.6 km

4.3 58km NW of La Ligua, Chile 2016-06-06 06:53:11 UTC 36.7 km

4.5 96km NE of Roshtqal'a, Tajikistan 2016-06-06 04:26:01 UTC 7.2 km

4.6 3km SE of Santa Catarina Juquila, Mexico 2016-06-06 04:11:40 UTC 35.0 km

4.3 21km SSE of Ocos, Guatemala 2016-06-06 04:11:02 UTC 64.8 km

6.1 84km S of Raoul Island, New Zealand 2016-06-06 02:35:32 UTC 44.3 km

4.5 220km SE of Lambasa, Fiji 2016-06-06 01:04:27 UTC 594.2 km

4.8 46km NE of Sulangan, Philippines 2016-06-06 01:03:37 UTC 10.0 km

4.4 63km ENE of Mazamari, Peru 2016-06-06 00:51:15 UTC 90.1 km

3.5 2km N of Jones, Oklahoma 2016-06-06 00:35:33 UTC 4.3 km

5.4 202km NE of Neiafu, Tonga 2016-06-05 22:33:52 UTC 45.0 km

3.0 27km ENE of Mooreland, Oklahoma 2016-06-05 22:33:29 UTC 8.1 km

5.0 Central East Pacific Rise

 

[Chad]

Indonesia earthquake: Tremor measuring 6.3 strikes off eastern coast near Molucca islands

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties


The epicentre of the quake was 33km deep, about 124km west-northwest of the Molucca islands USGS

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 has struck off the eastern cost of Indonesia.

The epicentre of the quake was 38.8km (24 miles) deep, about 126km (80 miles) west-northwest of Kota Ternate, the US Geological Survey said.

The USGS initially estimated the quake had a magnitude of 6.6.

Local media reports the earthquake was widely felt by residents throughout the region, but there were no immediate reports o damage or casualties.
World news in pictures

The NOOA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it saw no tsunami danger from the quake.

Indonesia is prone to earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin.

In December 2004, a massive earthquake off Sumatra island triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people in a dozen countries.

 

[mabar]

I think the earthquakes in the 2-3 ranges are not even really worth mentioning. Kind of like background noise. Once they get into the mid 4's, they will 'get your attention'. A lot of it depends on the substrate of the earth as well as the type of earthquake. Certainly a 4, if there is a granite substrate, will produce a significant jolt. If the earth is more crumbly, it feels different. Anyway, the 2's and 3's (again - just my opinion) are not all that significant. The 4's are more of a wakeup call that maybe something bigger is coming...or just pressure relief.

I used to think that way, but the magnitude although relevant to certain issues, say ... destruction of buildings, damages in electric structures, disruption in services etc... many involving people, one can say as you mention, are worth it, ... the thing is, even the 1-3 magnitude are relevant too, the whole world is shaking and the shaking is increasing, not all measurements by organizations are equal, depends in their own parameters as well, also there is the possibility that the origin of the shaking could come from above, in my particular case, I usually disregard those of 1-3 magnitude, those are hundreds per day registered at national seismologic! sometimes I do, depends on the major earthquake ... and I am almost sure that other regional or by country seismologic organizations/authorities may have such data quite similar ... and, nowadays that I am seeing the videos by suspiciousobservers, that correlates the Sun with the earthquakes and had been reading the Earth Changes and the Human Cosmic Connection book, which correlates earthquakes to another set of phenomena, including asteroids/comets ... earthquakes, even from low magnitude had become interesting ... fwiw