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Thu, 19 May 2022, 00:50

Volcano earthquake report for Thursday, 19 May 2022

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 19 May 2022 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Arayat (1 quake mag 2.1), Askja (4 quakes between mag 0.5-1.2), Brennisteinsfjöll (2 quakes between mag 1.0-1.6), Clear Lake (31 quakes between mag 0.3-1.9), Coso (5 quakes between mag 0.6-1.1), Eldey (2 quakes between mag 0.8-1.0) ... Read all

Thu, 19 May 2022, 00:24

World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 18 May 2022

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 19 May 2022

Summary: 6 quakes 5.0+, 40 quakes 4.0+, 112 quakes 3.0+, 199 quakes 2.0+ (357 total)

Global seismic activity level on 18 May 2022: MODERATE

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Wed, 18 May 2022, 23:50

Volcano earthquake report for Wednesday, 18 May 2022

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 18 May 2022 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Arayat (1 quake mag 2.1), Askja (4 quakes between mag 0.5-1.2), Brennisteinsfjöll (2 quakes between mag 1.0-1.6), Clear Lake (30 quakes between mag 0.3-1.9), Coso (5 quakes between mag 0.6-1.1), Eldey (2 quakes between mag 0.8-1.4) ... Read all

Wed, 18 May 2022, 18:00

World Earthquake Report for May 2022

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5 during May 2022

Jump to daily reports for May 2022: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

Summary: 4 quakes 6.0+, 91 quakes 5.0+, 675 quakes 4.0+, 2017 quakes 3.0+, 4201 quakes 2.0+ (6988 total) ... Read all

Wed, 18 May 2022, 00:24

World Earthquake Report for Tuesday, 17 May 2022

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 18 May 2022

Summary: 8 quakes 5.0+, 40 quakes 4.0+, 111 quakes 3.0+, 190 quakes 2.0+ (349 total)

Global seismic activity level on 17 May 2022: MODERATE

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Tue, 17 May 2022, 23:50

Volcano earthquake report for Tuesday, 17 May 2022

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 17 May 2022 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Apaneca Range (1 quake mag 2.2), Askja (6 quakes between mag 0.1-1.7), Brennisteinsfjöll (6 quakes between mag 0.3-1.1), Clear Lake (20 quakes between mag 0.4-2.0), Coso (3 quakes between mag 0.8-1.3), Eldey (2 quakes between mag 1.2-1.2) ... Read all

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There is no warranty for completeness or correctness of the information on this map.
The earthquake data on this map are collected automatically from various public data sources, namely USGS, EMSC, GFZ and GeoNet. In the list of quakes, you find a link to each source where further information about this individual quake can be found.
Smaller quakes (<M4) are only included in the areas which these agencies also cover for small quakes, mainly the US and Euro-Mediterranean regions. World-wide coverage is near complete for quakes >M4 and complete for M>5.

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Thu, 19 May 2022, 01:04

Small magnitude 3.2 earthquake 5 miles southwest of False Pass, Alaska, United States

An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 occurred in the afternoon on Wednesday, May 18th, 2022, at 4:40 pm local time near False Pass, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA, as reported by the United States Geological Survey. ... Read all

Thu, 19 May 2022, 00:07

Moderate 4.8 quake hits near Ishigaki, Ishigaki-shi, Okinawa, Japan

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 occurred only 13 minutes ago 105 km southwest of Ishigaki, Japan, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported. ... Read all

Wed, 18 May 2022, 19:26

Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia

We are receiving unverified early reports of ground shaking possibly caused by seismic activity in or near Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia on 18 May 2022 (GMT) at approximately 19:19 GMT. ... Read all

Wed, 18 May 2022, 17:43

Moderate 4.2 quake hits near Kos, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred only 20 minutes ago 69 km southwest of Kos, Greece, the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) reported. ... Read all

Wed, 18 May 2022, 16:40

Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes near Aquila, Michoacan, Mexico

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Aquila, Michoacan, Mexico, was reported only 26 minutes ago by Mexico's National Seismological Service (SSN), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Mexico. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 8 km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Wednesday, May 18th, 2022, at 11:13 am local time. 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, 18 May 2022, 16:37

Moderate 4.2 quake hits near Blitar, East Java, Indonesia

Just 21 minutes ago, a 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Blitar, East Java, Indonesia. The tremor was recorded late at night on Wednesday, May 18th, 2022, at 11:15 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 38 km below the surface. ... Read all

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Wed, 11 May 2022, 18:39

Yellowstone volcano (United States): small earthquake

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations reported that a light earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred at 07:32 AM on May 11, 2022 (MDT). ... Read all

Thu, 9 Sep 2021, 19:57

Askja volcano (Central Iceland) activity update: Alert level raised to Yellow

IMO has now raised Askja to Yellow status as the rapid deformation of the caldera is continuing and has now reached 7 cm in just six weeks. Rising magma is also only at 2-3 km depth, so the possibility of an eruption in the near-term is increased. ... Read all

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