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World Earthquake Report for Saturday, 12 December 2020

Sun, 13 Dec 2020, 00:24

00:24 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 13 Dec 2020

Summary: 4 quakes 5.0+, 27 quakes 4.0+, 95 quakes 3.0+, 216 quakes 2.0+ (342 total)
Magnitude 5+: 4 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 27 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 95 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 216 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

Total seismic energy estimate: 3.1 x 10¹³ joules (8.71 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7495 tons of TNT or 0.5 atomic bombs!) learn more

10 largest earthquakes in the world (12 Dec 2020):

#1: 5.5 quake North Pacific Ocean, 57 km southeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan, 12 Dec 4:18 pm (GMT +9)
#2: 5.3 quake Savu Sea, 113 km north of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, 12 Dec 11:55 pm (GMT +8)
#3: 5.0 quake North Pacific Ocean, 72 km southwest of Bahia Solano, Chocó, Colombia, 11 Dec 9:24 pm (GMT -5)
#4: 5.0 quake Bismarck Sea, 85 km northwest of Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, 13 Dec 3:48 am (GMT +10)
#5: 4.9 quake Esmeralda County, 17 mi south of Mina, Nevada, USA, 11 Dec 11:50 pm (GMT -8)
#6: 4.9 quake Banda Sea, 219 km southwest of Tual, Maluku, Indonesia, 13 Dec 2:10 am (GMT +9)
#7: 4.8 quake Bali Sea, 60 km northwest of Sumbawa Besar, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, 12 Dec 8:38 pm (GMT +8)
#8: 4.6 quake Banda Sea, 172 km northeast of Lospalos, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, 12 December 2020 11:07 UTC
#9: 4.6 quake 83 km north of Isangel, Tafea, Vanuatu, 12 Dec 11:50 pm (GMT +11)
#10: 4.6 quake South Pacific Ocean, 783 km northeast of Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand, 13 Dec 2:12 am (GMT +13)

Earthquakes reported felt:

#1: 4.4 quake Chechen Republic, 6.4 km east of Alkhan-Yurt, Russia, 13 Dec 12:29 am (GMT +3) - 35 reports
#2: 4.1 quake 18 km north of Breña, Lima region, Peru, 12/12/2020 02:20:34 - 8 reports
#3: 3.6 quake Magas Barrio, 1.3 km east of Guayanilla, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, 12 Dec 11:01 am (GMT -4) - 7 reports
#4: 3.2 quake 10.7 km southwest of Waitoa, Waikato, New Zealand, 13 Dec 4:52 am (GMT +13) - 7 reports
#5: 4.9 quake Esmeralda County, 17 mi south of Mina, Nevada, USA, 11 Dec 11:50 pm (GMT -8) - 7 reports
#6: 2.4 quake Richland County, 0.6 mi west of Columbia, South Carolina, USA, 12 Dec 1:37 am (GMT +0) - 4 reports
#7: 4.5 quake South Pacific Ocean, 54 km west of La Ligua, Petorca, Valparaíso, Chile, 12 Dec 2:13 am (GMT -5) - 4 reports
#8: 4.2 quake South Pacific Ocean, 8.7 km south of Chilca, Lima region, Peru, 12 Dec 8:51 am (GMT -5) - 3 reports
#9: 5.0 quake North Pacific Ocean, 72 km southwest of Bahia Solano, Chocó, Colombia, 11 Dec 9:24 pm (GMT -5) - 3 reports
#10: 4.1 quake 7.9 km north of Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, 13 Dec 2:50 am (GMT +3) - 3 reports
#11: 2.6 quake 3.1 km northwest of Spalding, South Australia, Australia, 12 December 2020 09:35 UTC - 2 reports

Earthquake 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

Sun, 13 Dec 2020, 00:09

A intermediate to deep magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported in the morning near Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. ... read all

Sat, 12 Dec 2020, 23:50

Quakes detected near: Clear Lake (20 quakes between mag 0.1-1.7), Coso (4 quakes between mag 0.4-2.0), Etna (10 quakes between mag 1.2-2.4), Furnas (8 quakes between mag 2.0-3.7), Kilauea (10 quakes between mag 0.6-2.5), Krísuvík (7 quakes between mag 0.5-1.5) ... read all

Sat, 12 Dec 2020, 19:00

Jump to daily reports for Dec 2020: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12

Summary: 5 quakes 6.0+, 44 quakes 5.0+, 329 quakes 4.0+, 1192 quakes 3.0+, 2777 quakes 2.0+ (4347 total) ... read all

Sat, 12 Dec 2020, 07:55

Wonder which was the most powerful earthquake in the world on your birthday? Or during a given month or even a whole year? Find it out using our new earthquake search tool! ... read all

Sat, 12 Dec 2020, 04:01

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