Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 27 Sep 2023Summary: 2 quakes 5.0+, 31 quakes 4.0+, 106 quakes 3.0+, 222 quakes 2.0+ (361 total)This report is being updated every hour.Magnitude 5+: 2 earthquakesMagnitude 4+: 31 earthquakesMagnitude 3+: 106 earthquakesMagnitude 2+: 222 earthquakesNo quakes of magnitude 6…
World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 27 Sep 2023 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.Quakes detected near: Bardarbunga (1 quake mag 1.3), Brennisteinsfjöll (3 quakes between mag 0.8-1.0), Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields) (53 quakes…
The map depicts a distribution of latest seismic events (image: INGV)A swarm of earthquakes occurred beneath the Campi Flegrei caldera yesterday. Starting early morning at 05:06 local time, about 64 quakes have been recorded with a maximum magnitude of M 4.2, the INGV reported. The epicentre of the largest event…
4.7 quake 27 Sep 11:56 pm (GMT +13)A magnitude 4.7 earthquake near Nelson, Nelson City, New Zealand, was reported only 18 minutes ago by New Zealand's Earthquake Commission and Geological Survey (GeoNet), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in New Zealand. The earthquake occurred at a very…
4.8 quake 27 Sep 1:51 am (GMT -8)A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Saint George, Aleutians West, Alaska, USA, was reported only 24 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered the key international and national agency that monitors seismic activity in the US. The earthquake occurred at a very…
3.4 quake 27 Sep 10:13 am (GMT +1)The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, IPMA) reported a magnitude 3.4 quake in Morocco near Marrakech, Marrakesh-Safi, only 14 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Wednesday, September 27th, 2023, at 10:13 am…
The effusive-eruptive activity at the summit of Klyuchevskoy volcano (image: Andrew Matseevsky)The effusive-explosive eruption at the volcano continues. The lava from the summit vent continues to feed the flow on the southwestern Kozyrevsky drainage. A night-time glowing steam accompanies the effusive eruption at night. Near-constant strombolian activity atop the summit…
Glowing lava bombs from 2020 cinder cone at Lewotolo volcano during 22-24 September (image: Andi Volcanist/VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia) Our expedition leader and volcanologist for VolcanoDiscovery Indonesia, Andi, spent three days observing Lewotolo's eruptive activity on site. During 22-24 September, an increased activity in the volcano's behavior was identified, including changes in…
Lava splashes from the Villarrica's summit vent last night (image: POVI)The heightened levels at the volcano persist. Seismic recordings of the volcano observatory Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN) continue to monitor ongoing ground vibrations (so-called tremor), indicating shifting of a new batch of magma inside the volcano's feeder…
5.2 quake 26 Sep 6:14 pm (GMT -8)United States was shaken near Sand Point, Aleutians East, Alaska, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 only 16 minutes ago, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.The quake hit at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles beneath the epicenter near Sand Point,…
3.5 quake 27 Sep 3:35 am (GMT +2)A very shallow magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported early morning near Naples, Campania, Italy.According to The Seismological Survey of Serbia (SSS), the quake hit on Wednesday, September 27th, 2023, at 3:35 am local time at a very shallow depth of 9 km. Shallow…
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 27 Sep 2023Summary: 3 quakes 5.0+, 33 quakes 4.0+, 110 quakes 3.0+, 262 quakes 2.0+ (408 total)Magnitude 5+: 3 earthquakesMagnitude 4+: 33 earthquakesMagnitude 3+: 110 earthquakesMagnitude 2+: 262 earthquakesNo quakes of magnitude 6 or higher10 largest earthquakes in the…
World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 26 Sep 2023 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.Quakes detected near: Bardarbunga (4 quakes between mag 1.2-2.1), Brennisteinsfjöll (14 quakes between mag 0.2-2.2), Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields) (49…
Satellite image of Dukono volcano on 26 Sep 2023
5.2 quake 27 Sep 7:21 am (GMT +9)An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred in the morning on Wednesday, September 27th, 2023, at 7:21 am local time near Fukushima, Fukushima Shi, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED).According to preliminary data, the quake…
Satellite image of Sabancaya volcano on 26 Sep 2023
Map of today's active volcanoesMayon (Luzon Island, Philippines): Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Tokyo (VAAC) issued the following report: ERUPTION AT 20230926/1855Z VA CLD UNKNOWN REPORTED OBS VA DTG:26/1850ZIbu (Halmahera, Indonesia): (26 Sep) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up…
Satellite image of Mayon volcano on 26 Sep 2023
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during September 2023Summary: 13 quakes 6.0+, 99 quakes 5.0+, 1000 quakes 4.0+, 3276 quakes 3.0+, 6543 quakes 2.0+ (10931 total)This report is being updated every day.Magnitude 9+: noneMagnitude 8+: noneMagnitude 7+: noneMagnitude 6+: 13 earthquakesMagnitude 5+: 99 earthquakesMagnitude 4+: 1000 earthquakesMagnitude 3+: 3276 earthquakesMagnitude 2+:…
4.2 quake 26 Sep 5:54 pm (GMT +2)Just 12 minutes ago, a 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Lubin, Lubin County, Lower Silesia, Poland. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Tuesday, September 26th, 2023, at 5:54 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km below the surface.The event…
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4.0 quake 26 Sep 3:15 pm (GMT +2)A very shallow magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported early afternoon near Tudela, Navarra, Spain.According to Spain's Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN), the quake hit on Tuesday, September 26th, 2023, at 3:15 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 8 km. Shallow earthquakes…
2.9 quake 26 Sep 2:45 pm (GMT +3)A shallow magnitude 2.9 earthquake was reported early afternoon near Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece.According to the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), the quake hit on Tuesday, September 26th, 2023, at 2:45 pm local time at a shallow depth of 14.6 km. Shallow earthquakes…
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