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Earthquake report world-wide for 2013

Wed, 1 Jan 2014, 00:24 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 6.5 during 2013
World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 6.5 during 2013


Summary: 25939 quakes M3+, 8731 quakes M4+, 1591 quakes M5+, 135 quakes M6+, 17 quakes M7+, 2 quakes M8+ (36415 total)
Magnitude 3+: 25939 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 8731 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 1591 earthquakes
Magnitude 6+: 135 earthquakes
Magnitude 7+: 17 earthquakes
Magnitude 8+: 2 earthquakes
Magnitude 9+: none
Total seismic energy estimate: 4.4*10^17 J (1.2*10^5 GWh / 1*10^8 tons of TNT / 6561.9 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]

List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during 2013:


M 8.3 quake: Sea of Okhotsk on Fri, 24 May 05h44
M 8.0 quake: SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS on Wed, 6 Feb 01h12
M 7.8 quake: Scotia Sea on Sun, 17 Nov 09h04
M 7.8 quake: 83km E of Khash, Iran on Tue, 16 Apr 10h44
M 7.7 quake: 66km NNE of Awaran, Pakistan on Tue, 24 Sep 11h29
M 7.5 quake: Santa Cruz Islands Region on Wed, 6 Feb 01h23
M 7.5 quake: 94km W of Craig, Alaska on Sat, 5 Jan 08h58
M 7.4 quake: 282km SW of Vaini, Tonga on Thu, 23 May 17h19
M 7.3 quake: 218km SSE of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands on Mon, 15 Jul 14h03
M 7.2 quake: 110km ENE of Taron, Papua New Guinea on Sun, 7 Jul 18h35

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

Largest 20 quakes past 24 hours

Largest 20 quakes during 2013

Complete earthquake list 2013

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Earthquake report world-wide for November 2013

World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during November 2013
Summary: 4982 quakes M2+, 2190 quakes M3+, 665 quakes M4+, 130 quakes M5+, 10 quakes M6+, 2 quakes M7+ (7979 total) ... Read all
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Earthquake report world-wide for October 2013

World map showing earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during October 2013
Summary: 5603 quakes M2+, 2233 quakes M3+, 857 quakes M4+, 131 quakes M5+, 16 quakes M6+, 2 quakes M7+ (8842 total) ... Read all
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