Volcano earthquake report for Thursday, 15 Oct 2020
Thu, 15 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 15 Oct 2020 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.
Hrómundartindur (1 quake mag 1.0), Kilauea (4 quakes between mag 1.7-2.4), Krísuvík (24 quakes between mag 0.5-2.3), Momotombo (1 quake mag 2.6), Mount Rainier (3 quakes between mag 0.2-1.4), Nejapa-Miraflores (1 quake mag 1.8), Prestahnukur (1 quake mag 1.3), Reykjanes (5 quakes between mag 0.3-1.2), Salton Buttes (6 quakes between mag 1.3-2.3), Suwanose-jima (1 quake mag 3.5), Taal (1 quake mag 3.3), Tjörnes Fracture Zone (1 quake mag 1.0) (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:
Cabalian volcano (Central Philippines): magnitude 2.1 earthquake
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred at the volcano 10 hours ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 1.0 km depth at 6 km distance SE from the volcano.Earthquake details:
2.1 quake: 003 Km S 17° E of Anahawan (Southern Leyte), Philippines, 15 Oct 2020 14:01 (6 km SE)
All earthquakes at Cabalian
Kilauea volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): 4 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.4
4 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 8 hours, the last being recorded quake 7 hours ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 8.8 and 1.7 km.Earthquake details:
2.4 quake: 16 Km W of Volcano, Hawaii, USA, 15 Oct 2020 08:56 (11 km WNW)
2.3 quake: 6 Km S of Volcano, Hawaii, USA, 15 Oct 2020 17:07 (7 km ESE)
1.9 quake: 9 Km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii, USA, 15 Oct 2020 13:57 (18 km E)
1.7 quake: 13 Km S of Volcano, Hawaii, USA, 15 Oct 2020 11:33 (12 km SE)
All earthquakes at Kilauea
Krísuvík volcano (Iceland): 24 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.3
Possible earthquake swarm: 24 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 22 hours, the last being recorded quake 1 hour 23 minutes ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 7.3 and 4.1 km.Earthquake details: (only 5 largest)
2.3 quake: 2.5 Km WNW of Krýsuvík, Iceland, 15 Oct 2020 04:04 (4 km S)
2.1 quake: 2.6 Km WNW of Krýsuvík, Iceland, 15 Oct 2020 04:13 (4 km S)
1.9 quake: 3.0 Km WNW of Krýsuvík, Iceland, 15 Oct 2020 04:04 (3 km SSW)
1.6 quake: 2.8 Km WNW of Krýsuvík, Iceland, 15 Oct 2020 04:13 (4 km SSW)
1.5 quake: 2.9 Km NW of Krýsuvík, Iceland, 15 Oct 2020 02:09 (3 km S)
All earthquakes at Krísuvík
Momotombo volcano (Nicaragua): magnitude 2.6 earthquake
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake occurred at the volcano 17 hours ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 7.0 km depth at 13 km distance SE from the volcano.Earthquake details:
2.6 quake: 11 Km Al Noroeste De Mateare, Nicaragua, 15 Oct 2020 06:40 (13 km SE)
All earthquakes at Momotombo
Salton Buttes volcano (California): 6 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.3
6 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 16 hours, the last being recorded quake 3 hours ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 7.4 and 4.4 km.Earthquake details: (only 5 largest)
2.3 quake: 8km W of Calipatria, CA, USA, 15 Oct 2020 11:54 (9 km S)
2.2 quake: Southern California, USA, 15 Oct 2020 21:13 (17 km SSE)
1.8 quake: 8km W of Calipatria, CA, USA, 15 Oct 2020 11:52 (9 km SSE)
1.6 quake: 10km NW of Westmorland, CA, USA, 15 Oct 2020 11:49 (15 km SW)
1.6 quake: 6km NE of Westmorland, CA, USA, 15 Oct 2020 05:35 (15 km SSE)
All earthquakes at Salton Buttes
Suwanose-jima volcano (Ryukyu Islands): magnitude 3.5 earthquake
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake occurred at the volcano 22 hours ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 10.0 km depth at 11 km distance NE from the volcano.Earthquake details:
3.5 quake: Ryukyu Islands, Japan, 15 Oct 2020 01:38 (11 km NE)
All earthquakes at Suwanose-jima
Taal volcano (Luzon Island): magnitude 3.3 earthquake
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake occurred at the volcano 8 hours ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 5.0 km depth at 16 km distance SW from the volcano.Earthquake details:
3.3 quake: 001 Km S 57° E of Taal (Batangas), Philippines, 15 Oct 2020 15:48 (16 km SW)
All earthquakes at Taal
Previous news
Wed, 14 Oct 2020, 23:50
Volcano earthquake report for Wednesday, 14 Oct 2020
Tue, 13 Oct 2020, 23:50
Volcano earthquake report for Tuesday, 13 Oct 2020
Quakes detected near: Akyarlar (4 quakes between mag 1.2-1.9), Bardarbunga (5 quakes between mag 0.2-1.6), Biliran (1 quake mag 3.5), Clear Lake (20 quakes between mag 0.3-2.3), Coso (5 quakes between mag 0.9-1.5), Esteli (1 quake mag 2.9) ... Read all
Show more