Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 16 May 2022Summary: 1 quake 5.0+, 34 quakes 4.0+, 122 quakes 3.0+, 215 quakes 2.0+ (372 total)This report is being updated every hour.Magnitude 5+: 1 earthquakeMagnitude 4+: 34 earthquakesMagnitude…
World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 16 May 2022 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.Quakes detected near: Akyarlar (1 quake mag 2.0), Brennisteinsfjöll (4…
4.7 quake 16 May 11:28 pm (GMT +10)An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred only 20 minutes ago 101 km west of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 100 km…
4.8 quake 16 May 8:43 pm (GMT +9)Just 14 minutes ago, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Manokwari, Kabupaten Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia. The tremor was recorded in the evening on Monday, May 16th, 2022, at 8:43 pm local time, at…
We are receiving unverified early reports of ground shaking possibly caused by seismic activity in or near Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia on 16 May 2022 (GMT) at approximately 11:25 GMT.There are no details yet on the magnitude or depth of this…
3.3 quake 16 May 2:28 am (GMT -8)An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 occurred only 10 minutes ago 38 miles east of Huslia, Alaska, United States, the United States Geological Survey reported.The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 2.1…
4.6 quake 16 May 6:13 pm (GMT +8)An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred only 13 minutes ago 100 km west of Gorontalo, Indonesia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 73 km beneath the…
3.8 quake 15 May 11:16 pm (GMT -7)An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 occurred late at night on Sunday, May 15th, 2022, at 11:16 pm local time near Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA, as reported by the United States…
3.6 quake 112 mi west of Juneau, Alaska, USA, May 15, 2022 9:48 pm (GMT -8)A very shallow magnitude 3.6 earthquake was reported in the evening near Elfin Cove, Hoonah-Angoon, Alaska, USA.According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake…
5.5 quake 16 May 4:25 pm (GMT +11)An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 occurred in the afternoon on Monday, May 16th, 2022, at 4:25 pm local time near Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences…
4.0 quake 16 May 2:08 pm (GMT +9)A magnitude 4.0 earthquake near Kushiro, Kushiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan, was reported only 15 minutes ago by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), considered the main national agency…
Depth and magnitude of quakes versus time plot in Iceland between 9-17 May 2022 (image: VolcanoDiscovery)An increasing trend of the seismic activity has peaked with a moderate M 4.7 earthquake at 17:38 local time today. The quake was located 5,5…
The lava spills out from the new fissure vent (image:The lava flow continues to be active on the northern flank of the Southeast crater for almost 60 hours since the effusive eruption started on Friday the 13th. The volcanic tremor…
Ash plume from Sakurajima volcano today (image: Sakurajima webcam)The low-level and sporadic eruptive activity of the volcano continues. A small vulcanian-type explosion took place from the Minamidake Crater today generating ash plume that rose to 8,000 ft (2,500 m) altitude.…
4.8 quake 16 May 7:00 am (GMT +5:30)A magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Chatra, Jharkhand, India, was reported only 11 minutes ago by India's National Center for Seismology (NCS), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part…
World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 15 May 2022 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.Quakes detected near: Atitlán (1 quake mag 2.7), Brennisteinsfjöll (9…
3.1 quake 15 May 3:23 pm (GMT -8)A moderately shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported early afternoon near Alaska City, Anchorage, Alaska, USA.According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake hit on Sunday, May 15th, 2022, at 3:23 pm…
Map of today's active volcanoesReykjanes (Reykjanes peninsula (SW Iceland)): (14 May) An elevated seismic activity has been detected by the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) network last week.1700 earthquakes in total have been detected at Svartsengi and Grindavík areas with a…
4.2 quake 15 May 12:54 pm (GMT -7)An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred around noon on Sunday, May 15th, 2022, at 12:54 pm local time near El Vergel [Campo], Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico, as reported by Mexico's National Seismological…
4.6 quake Iceland: 7.5 Km NW of Grindavík May 15, 2022 5:38 pm (GMT +0)A very shallow magnitude 4.6 earthquake was reported in the afternoon near Reykjavik, Reykjavíkurborg, Capital Region, Iceland.According to the Icelandic Met Office (IMO), the quake hit…
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