![]() How dangerous are earthquakes?Įarthquakes are among the (if not THE) most dangerous type of natural disaster.Īccording to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), quakes caused nearly 750,000 deaths globally in the period 1998-2017, more than half of all deaths related to natural disasters. As secondary and often even more severe damage, this can lead to fires, gas leaks, or even tsunamis if the sea floor is moved in a way to displace a large mass of water. The ground shaking of earthquakes can cause soil liquefaction, landslides and avalanches, the opening of fissures in the ground, deformation of the ground, cracks in walls and other structures leading to their collapse. What kind of damage can an earthquake do? Quakes from magnitudes 8 often result in wide-spread or even catastrophic destruction. Quakes below magnitude 5 rarely cause damage, while quakes above around magnitude 7 almost always result in extensive damage, even in areas with very good building standards such as in the western US or Japan. overall building standards of the affected area How much damage a quake does depends a lot on a number of factors including: Most earthquakes are small and cause no damage, but occasionally, there are bigger ones that can cause considerable damage to people and infrastructure. What category of earthquake is considered an emergency? 5.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 205 km southwest of Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa, on Saturday, at 8:06 am (GMT +13). The strongest earthquake in the world today occurred 2 hours and 12 minutes ago: Strong mag. What was the strongest quake in the world today? In the past 24 hours, there have been 94 quakes up to magnitude 5.6. ![]() How many quakes were there in the world today? Most of these regions are in oceanic or continental collision zones where tectonic plates collide with each other and release energy in form of earthquakes. Where do most earthquakes occur in the world?īy far, most earthquakes in the world occur along the margins of the Pacific Ocean, followed by the vast Alpine-Himalayan mountain belts that stretch from southern Europe through Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, Pakistan, to northern India, Nepal and southern China. However, many (if not most) of them go unrecorded, because not all areas in the world are covered by sensitive-enough seismic networks able to detect them. Smaller quakes below magnitude 4 are much more frequent and happen somewhere in the world every few minutes. The last quake above magnitude 4 today occurred 34 minutes ago 154 km SE of Antofagasta, Chile. Where did the last earthquake happen in the world? 3.0 earthquake - 30 mi northeast of Susitna North, Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, USA, on Friday, at 12:59 pm (GMT -8). The last earthquake in the world occurred 19 minutes ago: Light mag. Recent quakes above magnitude 3.0 worldwide (updated ) Past 24 hoursġ54 quakes 114 quakes M3+ 35 quakes M4+ 5 quakes M5+ġ,165 quakes 828 quakes M3+ 290 quakes M4+ 44 quakes M5+ 3 quakes M6+Ĥ,770 quakes 3,487 quakes M3+ 1,132 quakes M4+ 139 quakes M5+ 11 quakes M6+ 1 quake M7+ġ4,430 quakes 10,610 quakes M3+ 3,358 quakes M4+ 420 quakes M5+ 36 quakes M6+ 6 quakes M7+Ħ4,368 quakes 47,506 quakes M3+ 15,033 quakes M4+ 1,684 quakes M5+ 126 quakes M6+ 19 quakes M7+Įarthquake FAQ When was the latest earthquake anywhere in the world? 7.9 on Tuesday, at 3:17 am (GMT +9:30) – Banda Sea, Indonesia 7.7 on Friday, at 1:57 pm (GMT +11) – South Pacific Ocean, New Caledonia ![]() 7.2 on Friday, at 7:06 am (GMT +13) – South Pacific Ocean, 291 km SW of Nukalofa, Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu ![]() 6.4 on Sunday, at 1:30 pm (GMT -7) – 120 km E of San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico 5.6 | South Pacific Ocean, 205 km SW of Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa. 3.0 | 30 mi NE of Susitna North, Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, USA - Strongest quake today: Mag. A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in South Pacific Ocean, Samoa, 2 hours and 12 minutes ago. There were also 473 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel. In the past 24 hours, there were 5 quakes of magnitude 5.0 or above, 35 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 114 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 206 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. ![]()
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