Past earthquakes near Chaîne des Puys volcano: 2020 - list, stats and map

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In 2020, Chaîne des Puys volcano has had 113 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.2:

1 quake above magnitude 3
18 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
94 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

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Past earthquakes near Chaîne des Puys volcano: 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Dec 22, 2020 08:33 pm (Paris)	1.2 5 km	24 km (15 mi) to the NW	FRANCE - 29km De Clermont-Ferrand	Info
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 15, 2020 12:55 pm (Paris)	1.8 0 km	11 km (7.1 mi) to the W	2.5 km southwest of Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	Info
Dec 15, 2020 12:55 pm (Paris)	2.8 2 km	13 km (8.4 mi) to the W	3.4 km west of Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	Info
Monday, December 14, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 14, 2020 12:39 pm (Paris)	1.5 0 km	29 km (18 mi) to the SE	FRANCE - 17km De Cournon-d'Auvergne (quarry Blast)	Info
Sunday, December 13, 2020 GMT (4 quakes)
Dec 13, 2020 10:42 pm (Paris)	1.8 2 km	24 km (15 mi) to the NW	0.9 km west of Queuille, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	Info
Dec 13, 2020 10:42 pm (Paris)	2.3 2 km	25 km (16 mi) to the NW	4.5 km northwest of Saint-Georges-de-Mons, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 1 report	Info
Dec 13, 2020 02:31 pm (Paris)	2.0 2 km	14 km (8.5 mi) to the N	1.1 km northwest of Veyre-Monton, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	Info
Dec 13, 2020 02:31 pm (Paris)	2.7 2 km	8.4 km (5.2 mi) to the N	Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 5.3 km east of Saint-Ours (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), France	Info
Friday, December 11, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 11, 2020 11:50 am (Paris)	1.3 0 km	5.5 km (3.4 mi) to the SE	FRANCE - 8km De Clermont-Ferrand (quarry Blast)	Info
Thursday, December 10, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 10, 2020 10:58 am (Paris)	1.6 0 km	29 km (18 mi) to the SE	12 km southeast of Cournon-d'Auvergne, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	Info
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 9, 2020 11:18 am (Paris)	1.6 0 km	23 km (14 mi) to the E	1.4 km west of Vertaizon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 9.1 x 10⁹ joules (2.53 megawatt hours, equivalent to 2.18 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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