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Volcano earthquake report for Monday, 12 Oct 2020

Mon, 12 Oct 2020, 23:50 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 20 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius  during the past 24 hours on 12 Oct 2020 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.
World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 20 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 12 Oct 2020 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.
Quakes detected near: Bardarbunga (1 quake mag 1.3), Buzzard Creek (1 quake mag 2.5), Clear Lake (15 quakes between mag 0.3-1.4), Coso (6 quakes between mag 0.5-1.8), Etna (5 quakes between mag 1.2-1.6), Ghegam (1 quake mag 2.5)
Herdubreid (5 quakes between mag 0.2-2.4), Hofsjökull volcano (2 quakes between mag 1.5-1.5), Katla (4 quakes between mag 0.1-1.6), Kilauea (1 quake mag 2.5), Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (1 quake mag 1.0), Long Valley (5 quakes between mag 0.1-1.4), Mauna Loa (1 quake mag 1.8), Reporoa (1 quake mag 2.5), Reykjanes (30 quakes between mag 0.1-1.9), Ruapehu (1 quake mag 1.0), Salton Buttes (4 quakes between mag 1.1-1.7), San Cristobal (2 quakes between mag 1.9-3.2), White Island (3 quakes between mag 2.9-3.3) (updated 23h50)

Note: Earthquakes within 20 km from and at depths less than 20 km under active volcanoes are reported. The list is not complete because many volcanoes are not monitored and/or seismic data in high resolution is not available publicly.


Volcanoes with recent earthquakes above magnitude 2 or more than 10 quakes are listed below:




Buzzard Creek volcano (Eastern Alaska): magnitude 2.5 earthquake

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred at the volcano 10 hours ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 4.9 km depth at 16 km distance WNW from the volcano.
Earthquake details:
2.5 quake: 24 Km ENE of Ferry, Alaska, USA, 12 Oct 2020 14:04 (16 km WNW)
All earthquakes at Buzzard Creek

Clear Lake volcano (California): 15 earthquakes up to magnitude 1.4

Possible earthquake swarm: 15 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 22 hours, the last being recorded quake 35 minutes ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 10.4 and 0.0 km.
Earthquake details: (only 5 largest)
1.4 quake: 6km WNW of The Geysers, CA, USA, 12 Oct 2020 23:14 (19 km SSW)
1.3 quake: 7km WNW of The Geysers, CA, USA, 12 Oct 2020 01:44 (18 km SSW)
1.0 quake: 7km WNW of The Geysers, CA, USA, 12 Oct 2020 01:44 (18 km SSW)
0.8 quake: 8km NW of The Geysers, CA, USA, 12 Oct 2020 17:03 (16 km SSW)
0.8 quake: 2km WSW of Cobb, CA, USA, 12 Oct 2020 11:47 (18 km S)
All earthquakes at Clear Lake

Ghegam volcano (Armenia): magnitude 2.5 earthquake

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred at the volcano 1 hour 18 minutes ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 5.0 km depth at 18 km distance NNW from the volcano.
Earthquake details:
2.5 quake: 34 Km NE of Yerevan, Armenia, 12 Oct 2020 22:31 (18 km NNW)
All earthquakes at Ghegam

Herdubreid volcano (Iceland): 5 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.4

5 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 7 hours, the last being recorded quake 13 hours ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 7.7 and 4.9 km.
Earthquake details:
2.4 quake: 9.6 Km SSW of Herðubreiðarfjöll, Iceland, 12 Oct 2020 07:10 (12 km NW)
0.8 quake: 9.5 Km SSW of Herðubreiðarfjöll, Iceland, 12 Oct 2020 07:13 (12 km NW)
0.7 quake: 5.6 Km E of Herðubreiðartögl, Iceland, 12 Oct 2020 11:15 (10 km SSE)
0.3 quake: 5.5 Km E of Herðubreiðartögl, Iceland, 12 Oct 2020 11:15 (11 km SSE)
0.2 quake: 1.3 Km NNE of Herðubreiðartögl, Iceland, 12 Oct 2020 04:32 (9 km S)
All earthquakes at Herdubreid

Kilauea volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): magnitude 2.5 earthquake

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred at the volcano 4 hours ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 1.0 km depth at 11 km distance SE from the volcano.
Earthquake details:
2.5 quake: 11 Km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii, USA, 12 Oct 2020 19:30 (11 km SE)
All earthquakes at Kilauea

Reporoa volcano (New Zealand): magnitude 2.5 earthquake

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred at the volcano 3 hours ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 5.2 km depth at 11 km distance NNW from the volcano.
Earthquake details:
2.5 quake: 21 Km S of Rotorua, New Zealand, 12 Oct 2020 20:46 (11 km NNW)
All earthquakes at Reporoa

Reykjanes volcano (Iceland): 30 earthquakes up to magnitude 1.9

Possible earthquake swarm: 30 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 20 hours, the last being recorded quake 4 hours ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 6.8 and 0.1 km.
Earthquake details: (only 5 largest)
1.9 quake: 1.1 Km WSW of Reykjanestá, Iceland, 12 Oct 2020 20:08 (15 km SW)
1.8 quake: 7.9 Km NE of Reykjanestá, Iceland, 12 Oct 2020 07:31 (6 km SW)
1.5 quake: 7.3 Km NE of Reykjanestá, Iceland, 12 Oct 2020 07:31 (6 km SW)
1.5 quake: 1.2 Km W of Reykjanestá, Iceland, 12 Oct 2020 01:13 (14 km SW)
1.4 quake: 1.5 Km SW of Reykjanestá, Iceland, 12 Oct 2020 15:46 (15 km SW)
All earthquakes at Reykjanes

San Cristobal volcano (Nicaragua): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.2

2 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 2 hours, the last being recorded quake 7 hours ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 4.0 and 1.0 km.
Earthquake details:
3.2 quake: 14 Km Al Sureste De Puerto Morazán, Nicaragua, 12 Oct 2020 17:13 (15 km NNW)
1.9 quake: 14 Km Al Noreste De Volcán San Cristóbal, Nicaragua, 12 Oct 2020 15:11 (14 km NE)
All earthquakes at San Cristobal

White Island volcano (New Zealand): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.3

3 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 24 minutes, the last being recorded quake 4 hours ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 5.0 and 4.6 km.
Earthquake details:
3.3 quake: 91 Km ENE of Tauranga, New Zealand, 12 Oct 2020 19:45 (2 km NNW)
3.1 quake: 91 Km ENE of Tauranga, New Zealand, 12 Oct 2020 20:06 (7 km NNW)
2.9 quake: 90 Km ENE of Tauranga, New Zealand, 12 Oct 2020 19:42 (8 km NW)
All earthquakes at White Island

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