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World Earthquake Report for April 2022

Sun, 1 May 2022, 00:24 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during April 2022
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during April 2022
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Summary: 8 quakes 6.0+, 145 quakes 5.0+, 1305 quakes 4.0+, 3560 quakes 3.0+, 7760 quakes 2.0+ (12778 total)
Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: none
Magnitude 6+: 8 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 145 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 1305 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 3560 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 7760 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher
Total seismic energy estimate: 3.2 x 1015 joules (876 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7.5 x 105 tons of TNT or 47.1 atomic bombs!) learn more

List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during April 2022:

#1: Mag 6.7 North Pacific Ocean, 99 km south of Leon, Nicaragua

Thursday, Apr 21, 2022 at 1:42 am (GMT -6) -
6.7 quake North Pacific Ocean, 99 km south of Leon, Nicaragua, Apr 21, 2022 1:42 am (GMT -6)

#2: Mag 6.5 North Pacific Ocean

Tuesday, Apr 19, 2022 at 2:39 pm (GMT +10) -
6.5 quake North Pacific Ocean Apr 19, 2022 2:39 pm (GMT +10)

#3: Mag 6.3 Coral Sea, 95 km south of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu

Sunday, Apr 10, 2022 at 7:52 am (GMT +11) -
6.3 quake Coral Sea, 95 km south of Santo, Luganville, Sanma Province, Vanuatu, Apr 10, 2022 7:52 am (GMT +11)

#4: Mag 6.1 27 km west of Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea

Wednesday, Apr 13, 2022 at 1:00 pm (GMT +10) -
6.1 quake 27 km west of Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, Apr 13, 2022 1:00 pm (GMT +10)

#5: Mag 6.1 Philippine Sea, 46 km east of Manay, Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines

Tuesday, Apr 19, 2022 at 9:23 am (GMT +8) -
6.1 quake Philippine Sea, 46 km east of Manay, Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines, Apr 19, 2022 9:23 am (GMT +8)

#6: Mag 6.0 Coral Sea, 55 km northwest of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu

Tuesday, Apr 5, 2022 at 3:06 am (GMT +11) -
6.0 quake Coral Sea, 55 km northwest of Port Vila, Shefa Province, Vanuatu, Apr 5, 2022 3:06 am (GMT +11)

#7: Mag 6.0 Philippine Sea, 79 km east of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines

Thursday, Apr 21, 2022 at 5:57 am (GMT +8) -
6.0 quake Philippine Sea, 79 km east of Mati, Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines, Apr 21, 2022 5:57 am (GMT +8)

#8: Mag 6.0 Bismarck Sea, 176 km northeast of Madang, Papua New Guinea

Thursday, Apr 28, 2022 at 11:21 pm (GMT +10) -
6.0 quake Bismarck Sea, 176 km northeast of Madang, Papua New Guinea, Apr 28, 2022 11:21 pm (GMT +10)

#9: Mag 5.9 Molucca Sea, 140 km northwest of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia

Tuesday, Apr 5, 2022 at 10:44 am (GMT +9) -
5.9 quake Molucca Sea, 140 km northwest of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia, Apr 5, 2022 10:44 am (GMT +9)

#10: Mag 5.9 South Pacific Ocean, 151 km east of Nukalofa, Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu

Tuesday, Apr 19, 2022 at 5:33 pm (GMT +13) -
5.9 quake South Pacific Ocean, 151 km east of Nukalofa, Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Apr 19, 2022 5:33 pm (GMT +13)

Earthquake stats:

Number of quakes and energy released vs time
Number of quakes and energy vs time
Number of quakes and energy released vs magnitude
Number of quakes and energy vs magnitude
Magnitude of quakes and energy released vs time
Magnitude of quakes and energy vs time

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