World Earthquake Report for Friday, March 5, 2021 / VolcanoDiscovery

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Sa, 6 March 2021, 00:24

00:24 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Global earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the last 24 hours on March 6, 2021

Global earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the last 24 hours on March 6, 2021

Summary: 1 shaking 6.0+, 49 shaking 5.0+, 86 shaking 4.0+, 338 shaking 3.0+, 409 shaking 2.0+ (883 total)
Extent 6+: 1 earthquake
Extent 5+: 49 earthquakes
Extent 4+: 86 earthquakes
Extent 3+: 338 earthquakes
Extent 2+: 409 earthquakes
No earthquake 7 or higher

Total estimate of seismic energy: 4.4 x 1014 joules (121 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1 x 105 tons of TNT or 6.5 atomic bombs!) learn more

10 largest earthquakes in the world (5 March 2021):

# 1: 6.1 Earthquake South Pacific, New Zealand, 5 March 2021 21:13 (GMT +13)
# 2: 5.7 earthquake 165 km southwest of Padang, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, 5 March 2021 14:32 (GMT +7)
# 3: 5.7 Earthquake South Pacific, New Zealand, 5 March 2021 2:24 pm (GMT -12)
# 4: 5.7 Earthquake South Pacific, New Zealand, 6 March 2021 08:37 (GMT +13)
# 5: 5.6 South Pacific, New Zealand, 6 March 2021 09:26 (GMT +13)
# 6: South Pacific, New Zealand, 5.5, earthquake, 5 March 2021 13:19 (GMT +13)
# 7: 5.5 earthquake South Pacific, New Zealand, 5 March 2021 13:58 (GMT +13)
# 8: 5.5 Earthquake South Pacific, New Zealand, 5 March 2021 15:30 (GMT +13)
# 9: 5.5 Earthquake South Pacific, New Zealand, 4 March 2021 14:49 (GMT -12)
# 10: 5.5 Earthquake South Pacific, New Zealand, 5 March 2021 16:21 (GMT +13)

Reported earthquakes feel:

# 1: 4.1 earthquake 3.3 km SW of Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, 5 March 2021 11:50 (GMT +0)13 reports
# 2: 3.5 earthquake 2.4 km ENE of Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, 5 March 2021 23:29 (GMT +0)12 reports
# 3: 4.2 earthquake 41 km northwest of Larissa, Nomos Larisis, Thessaly, Greece, 5 March 2021 11:59 (GMT +2)12 reports
# 4: 4.2 earthquake 47 km south of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 6 March 2021 02:52 (GMT +5)11 reports
# 5: 3.6 earthquake 1.4 km SW of Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, 5 March 2021 11:59 (GMT +0)11 reports
# 6: 5.7 earthquake 165 km southwest of Padang, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia, 5 March 2021 14:32 (GMT +7)9 reports
# 7: 2.4 earthquake 20 km west of Nicosia, Cyprus, 5 March 2021 16:45 (GMT +2)6 reports
# 8: Major County Earthquake, 29 km southwest of Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA, March 5, 2021, 2:26 AM (GMT -6)6 reports
# 9: 5.4 The South Pacific Ocean, 209 km northeast of Gisborne, New Zealand, 6 March 2021 09:33 (GMT +12)6 reports
# 10: 4.2 earthquake South Pacific, New Zealand, 5 March 2021 19:06 (GMT +13)4 reports
# 11: 3.9 earthquake 39 km west of Larissa, Nomos Larisis, Thessaly, Greece, 5 March 2021 21:43 (GMT +2)4 reports
# 12: 3.4 earthquake 32 km northwest of Larissa, Nomos Larisis, Thessaly, Greece, 5 March 2021 14:13 (GMT +2)3 reports
# 13: 4.1 earthquake 36 km northeast of Trikala, Thessaly, Greece, 5 March 2021 12:01 (GMT +2)3 reports
# 14: 3.2 earthquake 0.8 km S of Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, 5 March 2021 09:54 (GMT +0)3 reports
# 15: 2.0 Earthquake 3 km ESE from Berkeley, CA, USA, March 5, 2021 14:57 (GMT -8)2 reports
# 16: 2.4 earthquake 40 km northwest of Larissa, Nomos Larisis, Thessaly, Greece, 5 March 2021 11:32 (GMT +2)2 reports
# 17: 4.3 Earthquake 24 km northwest of Blenheim, Marlborough District, New Zealand, 5 March 2021 14:01 (GMT +13)2 reports
# 18: South Pacific, 4.2, 216 km northeast of Gisborne, New Zealand, 4 March 2021 13:03 (GMT -12)2 reports
# 19: 4.7 the South Pacific Ocean, 211 km northeast of Gisborne, New Zealand, 6 March 2021 06:58 (GMT +12)2 reports

Earthquake statistics:

Number of tremors and energy released over time

Number of tremors and energy versus time

Number of earthquakes and energy released against magnitude

Number of tremors and energy versus size

Extent of earthquakes and energy released over time

Extent of earthquakes and energy versus time

Previous news

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 20 km) earthquakes within a radius of 20 km during the last 24 hours, on 5 March 2021 The number in brackets indicates the number of earthquakes.
4.2 Earthquake 45 km south of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 6 March 2021 02:52 (GMT +5)
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred just 20 minutes 45 km south of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reported. … read all
4.8 earthquake 6 March 01:56 (GMT +7)
The Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency in Indonesia reported a magnitude 4.8 earthquake in Indonesia near Bengkulu just 16 minutes ago. The earthquake occurred on Saturday, March 6, 2021 early morning at 01:56 local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. The exact extent, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake may be reviewed within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies release their report. … read all
Global earthquakes above magnitude 5 during March 2021
Skip to Daily Reports for March 2021: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Summary: 1 shaking 8.0+, 1 shaking 7.0+, 9 shaking 6.0+, 78 shaking 5.0+, 318 shaking 4.0+, 990 shaking 3.0+, 2004 shaking 2.0+ (3401 total) read all

3.3 earthquake 5 March 10:33 (GMT -8)
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck Friday morning, March 5, 2021 at 10:33 local time near Ridgecrest, Kern County, California, USA, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey. … read all

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