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Latest 20 quakes above magnitude 3 in the world

Updated Sep 21, 2021 07:27 GMT -
During the past 24 hours, there were 2 quakes of magnitude 6.0 or above, 6 quakes between 5.0 and 6.0, 31 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 102 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 207 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 337 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
Biggest quake today: 5.1 quake Banda Sea, 92 km north of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia, Sep 21, 2021 10:20 am (GMT +9)
Most recent quake: 4.7 quake China: XIZANG Sep 21, 2021 1:50 pm (GMT +8) ...Read More
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Showing quakes magnitude 3.6 or higher (20 out of 685 quakes, show more):
Date and timeMag
Depth		Nearest volcano (distance)LocationDetailsMap
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 05:50 GMT (15 earthquakes)
Sep 21, 2021 05:50 GMT
Sep 21, 2021 1:50 pm (GMT +8)
4.7

10 km		493 km (306 mi) China: XIZANG
I FELT IT 		More
Sep 21, 2021 05:44 GMT
Sep 21, 2021 1:44 pm (GMT +8)
3.8

10 km		312 km (194 mi) Indian Ocean, 286 km southwest of Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
I FELT IT 		More
Sep 21, 2021 04:58 GMT
Sep 20, 2021 10:58 pm (GMT -6)
4.0

10 km		83 km (52 mi) Gulf of Mexico, 37 km north of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
I FELT IT 		More
Sep 21, 2021 04:50 GMT
Sep 20, 2021 11:50 pm (GMT -5)
3.9

10 km		206 km (128 mi) North Pacific Ocean, 163 km south of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama
I FELT IT 		More
Sep 21, 2021 04:42 GMT
Sep 21, 2021 5:42 pm (GMT +13)
5.0

328 km		47 km (29 mi) South Pacific Ocean, Tonga
I FELT IT 		More
Sep 21, 2021 04:38 GMT
Sep 21, 2021 1:38 pm (GMT +9)
3.8

70 km		95 km (59 mi) East China Sea, 55 km northwest of Hirara, Miyakojima Shi, Okinawa, Japan
I FELT IT 		More
Sep 21, 2021 04:07 GMT
Sep 21, 2021 12:07 am (GMT -4)
3.8

45 km		206 km (128 mi) North Atlantic Ocean, 62 km north of Road Town, British Virgin Islands
I FELT IT 		More
Sep 21, 2021 02:49 GMT
Sep 20, 2021 9:49 pm (GMT -5)
4.0

7 km		233 km (145 mi) Magdalena Tlacotepec, 18 km north of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
I FELT IT - 1 report		More
Sep 21, 2021 02:32 GMT
Sep 20, 2021 9:32 pm (GMT -5)
3.9

10 km		250 km (155 mi) 17 km east of Acapulco de Juarez, Guerrero, Mexico
I FELT IT - 3 reports		More
Sep 21, 2021 02:12 GMT
Sep 21, 2021 1:12 am (GMT -1)
3.7

100 km		425 km (264 mi)North Atlantic Ocean
I FELT IT 		More
Sep 21, 2021 01:20 GMT
Sep 21, 2021 10:20 am (GMT +9)
5.1

10 km		238 km (148 mi) Banda Sea, 92 km north of Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia
I FELT IT 		More
Sep 21, 2021 01:10 GMT
Sep 21, 2021 9:10 am (GMT +8)
4.5

10 km		369 km (229 mi) 186 km south of Korla, Xinjiang, China
I FELT IT 		More
Sep 21, 2021 00:44 GMT
Sep 21, 2021 6:44 am (GMT +6)
3.6

10 km		462 km (287 mi) 90 km north of Sarkand, Almaty Oblysy, Kazakhstan
I FELT IT 		More
Sep 21, 2021 00:44 GMT
Sep 20, 2021 6:44 pm (GMT -6)
4.6

1 km		375 km (233 mi) Canada: 221 Km SW of Norman Wells, NT
I FELT IT 		More
Sep 21, 2021 00:40 GMT
Sep 21, 2021 3:40 am (GMT +3)
3.7

10 km		433 km (269 mi) Blagoevgrad, 28 km south of Velingrad, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
I FELT IT 		More
Monday, September 20, 2021 23:56 GMT (5 earthquakes)
Sep 20, 2021 23:56 GMT
Sep 21, 2021 8:56 am (GMT +9)
4.8

14 km		82 km (51 mi) Molucca Sea, 97 km northeast of Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
I FELT IT - 1 report		More
Sep 20, 2021 23:44 GMT
Sep 20, 2021 7:44 pm (GMT -4)
3.9

120 km		205 km (127 mi) North Atlantic Ocean, 133 km northeast of Road Town, British Virgin Islands
I FELT IT 		More
Sep 20, 2021 22:49 GMT
Sep 20, 2021 12:49 pm (GMT -10)
3.6

32 km		22 km (14 mi) 39 mi southwest of Hilo, Hawaii County, USA
I FELT IT - 2 reports		More
Sep 20, 2021 22:06 GMT
Sep 21, 2021 6:06 am (GMT +8)
3.7

10 km		121 km (75 mi) 146 km southwest of Dali, Yunnan, China
I FELT IT 		More
Sep 20, 2021 21:58 GMT
Sep 20, 2021 5:58 pm (GMT -4)
3.8

11 km		384 km (239 mi) Carenero Barrio, Guanica, 24 km west of Ponce, Puerto Rico
I FELT IT - 3 reports		More
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 7.9 x 1012 joules (2.18 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1879 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) More info
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