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United States World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 23 December 2020
24 Dec 2020
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Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 3 quakes 5.0+, 24 quakes 4.0+, 113 quakes 3.0+, 219 quakes 2.0+ (360 total)Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquakeMagnitude 5+: 3 earthquakesMagnitude 4+: 24 earthquakesMagnitude 3+: 113 earthquakesMagnitude 2+: 219 earthquakesNo quakes of magnitude 7 or higher
Previous news
Thu, 24 Dec 2020, 00:24
00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITORWorldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 24 Dec 2020
Total seismic energy estimate: 1.1 x 1014 joules (29.9 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 25752 tons of TNT or 1.6 atomic bombs!) learn more
10 largest earthquakes in the world (23 Dec 2020):#1: 6.0 quake Philippine Sea, 98 km southwest of Angaur Island, State of Angaur, Palau, 24 Dec 3:11 am (GMT +9)#2: 5.6 quake North Pacific Ocean 22 Dec 5:45 pm (GMT -7)#3: 5.6 quake North Pacific Ocean 22 Dec 5:51 pm (GMT -7)#4: 5.2 quake Tasman Sea, 590 km west of Waitakere, New Zealand, 24 Dec 5:19 am (GMT +11)#5: 4.9 quake Indian Ocean, 154 km southwest of Bengkulu, Indonesia, 24 Dec 5:19 am (GMT +7)#6: 4.8 quake Phocis, Central Greece, 19 km east of Nafpaktos, Aitoloakarnania, West Greece, 23 Dec 4:58 pm (GMT +2)#7: 4.8 quake North Pacific Ocean, 518 km south of Kodiak, Kodiak Island County, Alaska, USA, 23 Dec 5:47 am (GMT -10)#8: 4.7 quake North Pacific Ocean, 573 km south of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, 23 Dec 2:02 pm (GMT +10)#9: 4.6 quake North Pacific Ocean, 76 km southwest of Rivas, Departamento de Rivas, Nicaragua, 23 Dec 4:21 am (GMT -6)#10: 4.5 quake North Pacific Ocean 22 Dec 6:46 pm (GMT -6)Earthquakes reported felt:#1: 6.0 quake Philippine Sea, 98 km southwest of Angaur Island, State of Angaur, Palau, 24 Dec 3:11 am (GMT +9) - 59 reports#2: 4.1 quake 2.1 km north of Antirrio, Aitoloakarnania, West Greece, 23 Dec 2:22 am (GMT +2) - 10 reports#3: 4.8 quake Phocis, Central Greece, 19 km east of Nafpaktos, Aitoloakarnania, West Greece, 23 Dec 4:58 pm (GMT +2) - 7 reports#4: 2.2 quake 5.4 mi east of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA, 23 Dec 3:42 am (GMT -6) - 7 reports#5: 3.7 quake 23 km east of Berrouaghia, Medea, Algeria, 23 Dec 7:36 pm (GMT +1) - 4 reportsEarthquake stats:
Number of quakes and energy released vs time
Number of quakes and energy released vs magnitude
Magnitude of quakes and energy released vs time
Previous news
Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 23:50
Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 21:48
An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 occurred only 8 minutes ago 6 miles southwest of Waynoka, Oklahoma, United States, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. ... read all
Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 20:22
A very shallow magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported late at night near Glyfada, Phocis, Central Greece, Greece. ... read all
Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 20:03
Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) reported a magnitude 4.5 quake in Indonesia near Tual, Maluku, only 13 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Thursday 24 December 2020 at 4:43 am local time at an intermediate depth of 109 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report. ... read all
Wed, 23 Dec 2020, 19:00
Summary: 9 quakes 6.0+, 88 quakes 5.0+, 647 quakes 4.0+, 2265 quakes 3.0+, 5230 quakes 2.0+ (8239 total) ... read all
