WORLDWIDE EARTHQUAKE REPORT DECEMBER 17
●《An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 occurred only 18 minutes ago 10 km southeast of Miyazaki (pop. 311,200) Japan. The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 38 km beneath the epicenter near Miyazaki, Japan, early morning on Sunday, December 18th, 2022, at 3:06 am local time. Korishima volcano is 76 km away from epicenter.
Kirishima is one of Japan's most active volcanoes. It is actually a group of 18 young, small stratovolcanoes north of Kagoshima Bay: Takachihonomine, Nakadake, Ohatayama, Karakunidake, Tairoike, Ohachi, and Shinmoedake are the principal vents.
M 5.6 - 27 km SE of Miyazaki, Japan
2022-12-17 18:06:03 (UTC)
31.772°N 131.647°E. 37.9 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
● The Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito (IGEPN) reported a magnitude 5.3 earthquake 41 km (26 mi) WNW of Valdez (Eloy Alfaro, Ecuador) (pop: 11,400) The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 33 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Saturday, December 17th, at 4:46 am local time.
M 5.3 - 41 km WNW of Valdez, Ecuador
2022-12-17 09:46:34 (UTC)
1.430°N 79.312°W. 32.7 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
M 5.0 - Reykjanes Ridge
2022-12-17 21:45:36 (UTC)
53.971°N 35.165°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
● USGS reported a magnitude 4.8 earthquake 70 km (43 mi) N of Puerto Padre (pop: 76,800) The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Saturday, December 17th at 01:40 am local time.
M 4.8 - 69 km N of Puerto Padre, Cuba
2022-12-17 06:40:52 (UTC)
21.817°N 76.503°W. 10.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
● M 4.1 - 17 km SSE of La Romana, Dominican Republic
2022-12-17 20:37:00 (UTC)
18.273°N 68.929°W. 136.0 km depth
USGS earthquake alert
● Summary
Seismic activity level has been at
moderate levels in the last 24 hours. This is the last chart posted by Volcanodiscovery at 01:20 UTC on December 17
Global seismic activity level chart
~4 quakes above magnitude 5
~35 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
~82 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
~214 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
~421 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
~756 earthquakes in the past 24h (772 earthquakes in the 24 hours prior to this report) Estimated combined seismic energy release: 9356 tons of TNT or 0.6 atomic bombs.
Volcanodiscovery earthquake report 24h