World Earthquake Report for Saturday, 5 December 2020 / VolcanoDiscovery

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World Earthquake Report for Saturday, 5 December 2020

Sat, 5 Dec 2020, 07:20

07:20 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 5 Dec 2020

Summary: 2 quakes 5.0+, 32 quakes 4.0+, 114 quakes 3.0+, 230 quakes 2.0+ (378 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 2 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 32 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 114 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 230 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours):

#1: 5.5 quake South Pacific Ocean, 92 km southeast of Neiafu, Vava‘u, Tonga, 5 Dec 7.43 pm (GMT +13)
#2: 5.0 quake Indian Ocean, French Southern Territories, 5 Dec 1.30 am (GMT +5)
#3: 4.8 quake South Atlantic Ocean, Antarctica, 5 Dec 3.48 am (GMT -3)
#4: 4.7 quake Indian Ocean, 116 km southwest of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 5 Dec 2.09 am (GMT +6)
#5: 4.6 quake South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand, 5 Dec 1.34 am (GMT +13)
#6: 4.6 quake North Pacific Ocean, 105 km southwest of Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, 4 Dec 12.10 pm (GMT -6)
#7: 4.6 quake Лавиља, 1.7 km south of Caobal (San Juan Evangelista), Veracruz, Mexico, 4 Dec 5.39 pm (GMT -6)
#8: 4.6 quake North Pacific Ocean, 47 km southeast of Shizunai-furukawachō, Hokkaido, Japan, 5 Dec 1.57 pm (GMT +9)
#9: 4.5 quake Aegean Sea, 2.3 km northwest of Ampelos, North Aegean, Greece, 4 Dec 11.34 am (GMT +2)
#10: 4.5 quake North Pacific Ocean, 119 km southwest of Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, 5 Dec 12.10 am (GMT -6)

Earthquakes reported felt:

#1: 3.7 quake San Diego County, 4 mi west of Aguanga, California, USA, 4 Dec 9.41 pm (GMT -8) – 83 reports
#2: 3.5 quake 3.6 mi northeast of Grand Ronde, Oregon, USA, 4 Dec 6.07 am (GMT -8) – 16 reports
#3: 4.1 quake 28 mi west of Volcano Village, Hawaii, USA, 4 Dec 7.44 am (GMT -10) – 11 reports
#4: 4.1 quake 3.8 km northeast of Bougaa, Sétif, Algeria, 4 Dec 9.17 pm (GMT +1) – 8 reports
#5: 2.8 quake 1.6 km northwest of La Wantzenau, Grand Est, France, 4 Dec 11.10 am (GMT +1) – 6 reports
#6: 3.8 quake Aegean Sea, 3.4 km northwest of Agios Konstantinos, North Aegean, Greece, 4 Dec 11.34 am (GMT +2) – 6 reports
#7: 2.7 quake 4.1 mi northwest of Doniphan, Missouri, USA, 4 Dec 12.40 pm (GMT -6) – 5 reports
#8: 3.2 quake Sonoma County, 4.8 mi west of Cobb, California, USA, 4 Dec 2.48 am (GMT -8) – 3 reports
#9: 4.0 quake Canton Cañar, 11 km south of La Troncal, Provincia del Cañar, Ecuador, 4 Dec 6.53 pm (GMT -5) – 3 reports
#10: 4.1 quake Canton Cañar, 13 km south of La Troncal, Provincia del Cañar, Ecuador, 4 Dec 6.55 pm (GMT -5) – 2 reports
#11: 4.3 quake Indian Ocean, 84 km south of Praya, Kabupaten Lombok Tengah, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, 4 Dec 7.29 pm (GMT +8) – 2 reports
#12: 3.7 quake Sonoma County, 4.6 mi west of Cobb, California, USA, 4 Dec 2.45 am (GMT -8) – 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

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a magnitude 3.0 quake in the United States near Volcano Village, Hawaii County, Hawaii, only 6 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the evening on Friday 4 December 2020 at 8.51 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 0.6 mile. 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

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 occurred only 17 minutes ago 92 km southeast of Neiafu, Tonga, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported. … read all

A very shallow magnitude 3.7 earthquake was reported in the evening near Aguanga, Riverside County, California, USA. … read all

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