Seismic News

1. World Earthquake Report for Monday, 25 September 2023

   

   Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 25 Sep 2023

   Summary: 1 quake 5.0+, 33 quakes 4.0+, 118 quakes 3.0+, 237 quakes 2.0+ (389 total)
   This report is being updated every hour.
   Magnitude 5+: 1 earthquake
   Magnitude 4+: 33 earthquakes
   Magnitude 3+: 118 earthquakes
   Magnitude 2+: 237 earthquakes
   No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

   10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

   #1: Mag 5.0 South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 2:12 am (GMT -2) -

   #2: Mag 4.8 Banda Sea, Indonesia

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 2:11 pm (GMT +9) -

   #3: Mag 4.8 39 km south of Lambarene, Moyen-Ogooué, Gabon

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 2:28 am (GMT +1) -

   #4: Mag 4.7 Banda Sea, Indonesia

   Tuesday, Sep 26, 2023 at 12:48 am (GMT +9) -

   #5: Mag 4.7 South Pacific Ocean

   Sunday, Sep 24, 2023 at 5:21 pm (GMT -12) -

   #6: Mag 4.7 South Pacific Ocean, 62 km south of Bangai, Pangai, Ha‘apai, Tonga

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 10:24 am (GMT +13) -

   #7: Mag 4.6 North Pacific Ocean, 90 km southwest of Mazatenango, Suchitepeque, Guatemala

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 12:57 am (GMT -6) -

   #8: Mag 4.5 Banda Sea, Indonesia

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 9:11 pm (GMT +9) -

   #9: Mag 4.5 86 km northwest of Kucha, Xinjiang, China

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 1:56 pm (GMT +8) -

   #10: Mag 4.5 South Pacific Ocean

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 11:50 am (GMT +12) -

   Earthquakes reported felt

   #1: Mag 3.3 3.5 km south of Repentigny, Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada - 779 reports

   Sunday, Sep 24, 2023 at 7:59 pm (GMT -4) -

   #2: Mag 3.7 10.7 mi east of Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma, USA - 25 reports

   Sunday, Sep 24, 2023 at 7:40 pm (GMT -5) -

   #3: Mag 4.1 15 km northwest of Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal - 19 reports

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 4:47 pm (GMT +0) -

   #4: Mag 4.0 10.8 km northwest of Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal - 19 reports

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 4:44 pm (GMT +0) -

   #5: Mag 3.8 Ionian Sea, 36 km northwest of Corinto, Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece - 7 reports

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 4:48 am (GMT +3) -

   #6: Mag 3.1 Iceland: 6.1 Km W of Raufarhólshellir - 5 reports

   Sunday, Sep 24, 2023 at 8:49 pm (GMT +0) -

   #7: Mag 2.8 Ionian Sea, 15 km southwest of Lefkada, Ionian Islands, Greece - 5 reports

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 8:59 pm (GMT +3) -

   #8: Mag 3.4 Ionian Sea, 36 km northwest of Corinto, Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece - 5 reports

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 4:09 am (GMT +3) -

   #9: Mag 4.0 61 km north of Yangon, Rangoon, Myanmar (Burma) - 5 reports

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 7:20 am (GMT +6:30) -

   #10: Mag 3.1 Aegean Sea, 95 km southeast of Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece - 3 reports

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 7:45 am (GMT +3) -

   #11: Mag 2.9 North Atlantic Ocean, 63 km northwest of Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal - 3 reports

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 3:54 am (GMT +0) -

   #12: Mag 3.5 Ionian Sea, 36 km northwest of Corinto, Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece - 2 reports

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 10:09 am (GMT +3) -

   #13: Mag 3.1 4.3 mi northwest of Karnes City, Karnes County, Texas, USA - 2 reports

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 4:02 am (GMT -5) -

   #14: Mag 3.8 Bago Region, 9.3 km northeast of Hinthada, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar (Burma) - 2 reports

   Monday, Sep 25, 2023 at 6:45 pm (GMT +6:30) -

   Earthquake stats

   

2. Volcano earthquake report for Monday, 25 Sep 2023

   

   World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 25 Sep 2023 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

   Quakes detected near: Bardarbunga (2 quakes between mag 1.4-1.9), Brennisteinsfjöll (51 quakes between mag 0.1-3.2), Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields) (23 quakes between mag 0.1-1.8), Clear Lake (21 quakes between mag 0.3-1.9), Coso (1 quake mag 1.2), Edgecumbe (1 quake mag 1.0)
   Etna (3 quakes between mag 1.0-3.0), Fagradalsfjall (21 quakes between mag 0.5-1.4), Grímsvötn (2 quakes between mag 1.8-1.9), Kenger (1 quake mag 1.1), Kilauea (2 quakes between mag 2.3-2.8), Kolumbo (1 quake mag 2.1), Krísuvík (6 quakes between mag 0.3-2.1), Mount Rainier (2 quakes between mag 1.2-1.9), Ngauruhoe (1 quake mag 1.4), Okataina (Tarawera) (5 quakes between mag 1.8-2.7), Papandayan (1 quake mag 2.9), Reykjanes (9 quakes between mag 0.1-1.1), Salton Buttes (1 quake mag 1.3), Tenerife (3 quakes between mag 0.6-3.0), Terceira (5 quakes between mag 2.0-4.1), Tianshan (1 quake mag 4.5), Torfajökull (1 quake mag 1.9), Toroeng Prong (1 quake mag 4.0), Ugashik-Peulik (2 quakes between mag 1.2-2.1), Usulután (1 quake mag 2.9), Yojoa (1 quake mag 3.0) (updated 19h50)
   
   Note: Earthquakes within 20 km from and at depths less than 50 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:
   

   
   
   

   Brennisteinsfjöll volcano (Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland): 51 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.2

   Possible earthquake swarm: 51 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 22 hours, the last being recorded quake 46 minutes ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 10.6 and 1.1 km.
   Earthquake details: (only 5 largest)
   3.2 quake Iceland: 6.6 Km W of Raufarhólshellir Sep 24, 2023 8:51 pm (GMT +0) (15 km E)
   3.1 quake Iceland: 6.1 Km W of Raufarhólshellir Sep 24, 2023 8:49 pm (GMT +0) (15 km E)
   3.0 quake Iceland: 6.2 Km W of Raufarhólshellir Sep 24, 2023 11:35 pm (GMT +0) (15 km E)
   2.3 quake Iceland: 3.3 Km WSW of Bláfjallaskáli Sep 24, 2023 10:58 pm (GMT +0) (8 km NE)
   1.8 quake Iceland: 5.8 Km WSW of Raufarhólshellir Sep 24, 2023 8:55 pm (GMT +0) (16 km E)
   All earthquakes at Brennisteinsfjöll
   
   

   Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields) volcano (Italy): 23 earthquakes up to magnitude 1.8

   Possible earthquake swarm: 23 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 23 hours, the last being recorded quake 56 minutes ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 5.2 and 0.6 km.
   Earthquake details: (only 5 largest)
   1.8 quake 2.6 km east of Pozzuoli, Neapel, Campania, Italy, Sep 25, 2023 4:34 pm (GMT +2) (2 km NW)
   1.8 quake 2.6 km east of Pozzuoli, Neapel, Campania, Italy, Sep 25, 2023 4:34 pm (GMT +2) (2 km NW)
   1.4 quake Italy: Campi Flegrei Sep 25, 2023 4:58 pm (GMT +2) (0 km WNW)
   1.3 quake Italy: Campi Flegrei Sep 25, 2023 4:58 pm (GMT +2) (0 km SE)
   1.1 quake Italy: Campi Flegrei Sep 25, 2023 7:29 pm (GMT +2) (3 km W)
   All earthquakes at Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields)
   
   

   Clear Lake volcano (California): 21 earthquakes up to magnitude 1.9

   Possible earthquake swarm: 21 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 20 hours, the last being recorded quake 1 hour 51 minutes ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 9.3 and 0.2 km.
   Earthquake details: (only 5 largest)
   1.9 quake 13 mi southwest of Clearlake, Lake County, California, USA, Sep 24, 2023 2:29 pm (GMT -7) (16 km SSW)
   1.3 quake 10 Km WNW of The Geysers, CA, Sep 25, 2023 3:06 am (GMT -7) (18 km SSW)
   1.2 quake 7 Km NW of The Geysers, CA, Sep 24, 2023 11:27 pm (GMT -7) (18 km SSW)
   1.1 quake 10 Km WNW of The Geysers, CA, Sep 24, 2023 4:23 pm (GMT -7) (18 km SSW)
   1.1 quake 8 Km NW of The Geysers, CA, Sep 25, 2023 6:44 am (GMT -7) (16 km SSW)
   All earthquakes at Clear Lake
   
   

   Etna volcano (Italy): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.0

   3 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 13 hours, the last being recorded quake 6 hours ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 20.1 and 0.0 km.
   Earthquake details:
   Reported seismic-like event (likely no quake): 48 km southwest of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy, Sep 25, 2023 4:00 pm (GMT +2) (0 km SW)
   1.8 quake 7.9 km north of Acireale, Catania, Sicily, Italy, Sep 25, 2023 3:14 am (GMT +2) (15 km SE)
   1.0 quake Italy: 8 Km W Milo (CT) Sep 25, 2023 8:57 am (GMT +2) (3 km E)
   All earthquakes at Etna
   
   

   Fagradalsfjall volcano (Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland): 21 earthquakes up to magnitude 1.4

   Possible earthquake swarm: 21 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 10 hours, the last being recorded quake 5 hours ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 7.7 and 5.8 km.
   Earthquake details: (only 5 largest)
   1.4 quake Iceland: 5.1 Km W of Fagradalsfjall Sep 25, 2023 1:25 pm (GMT +0) (5 km W)
   1.3 quake Iceland: 0.9 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall Sep 25, 2023 5:04 am (GMT +0) (2 km NNE)
   1.2 quake Iceland: 0.7 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall Sep 25, 2023 4:30 am (GMT +0) (1 km NNE)
   1.2 quake Iceland: 0.9 Km NE of Fagradalsfjall Sep 25, 2023 6:18 am (GMT +0) (2 km NNE)
   1.0 quake Iceland: 0.3 Km E of Fagradalsfjall Sep 25, 2023 9:50 am (GMT +0) (1 km N)
   All earthquakes at Fagradalsfjall
   
   

   Kilauea volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.8

   2 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 19 hours, the last being recorded quake 4 hours ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 27.3 and 0.7 km.
   Earthquake details:
   2.8 quake 28 mi south of Hilo, Hawaii County, USA, Sep 25, 2023 6:00 am (GMT -10) (18 km ESE)
   2.3 quake 32 mi southwest of Hilo, Hawaii County, USA, Sep 24, 2023 10:35 am (GMT -10) (9 km SW)
   All earthquakes at Kilauea
   
   

   Kolumbo volcano (Greece): magnitude 2.1 earthquake

   A magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred at the volcano 7 hours ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 12.0 km depth at 17 km distance NE from the volcano.
   Earthquake details:
   2.1 quake Aegean Sea, 29 km northeast of Oia, Nomos Kykladon, South Aegean, Greece, Sep 25, 2023 3:42 pm (GMT +3) (17 km NE)
   All earthquakes at Kolumbo
   
   

   Krísuvík volcano (Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland): 6 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.1

   6 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 20 hours, the last being recorded quake 18 minutes ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 3.7 and 2.4 km.
   Earthquake details: (only 5 largest)
   2.1 quake Iceland: 1.0 Km N of Keilir Sep 25, 2023 6:54 pm (GMT +0) (4 km NW)
   2.1 quake Iceland: 0.7 Km N of Keilir Sep 25, 2023 6:47 pm (GMT +0) (4 km WNW)
   0.9 quake Iceland: 3.4 Km N of Krýsuvík Sep 24, 2023 11:59 pm (GMT +0) (2 km SE)
   0.6 quake Iceland: 3.1 Km NNE of Krýsuvík Sep 25, 2023 4:55 am (GMT +0) (3 km ESE)
   0.5 quake Iceland: 0.8 Km E of Keilir Sep 25, 2023 1:54 am (GMT +0) (3 km WNW)
   All earthquakes at Krísuvík
   
   

   Okataina (Tarawera) volcano (New Zealand): 5 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.7

   5 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 1 hour 53 minutes, the last being recorded quake 20 hours ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 5.0 and 2.5 km.
   Earthquake details:
   2.7 quake 24 km southeast of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, Sep 25, 2023 12:13 pm (GMT +13) (12 km S)
   2.4 quake 24 km southeast of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, Sep 25, 2023 10:28 am (GMT +13) (12 km S)
   1.9 quake 23 km southeast of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, Sep 25, 2023 10:58 am (GMT +13) (13 km S)
   1.8 quake 25 km southeast of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, Sep 25, 2023 12:21 pm (GMT +13) (13 km S)
   1.8 quake 25 km southeast of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, Sep 25, 2023 11:14 am (GMT +13) (13 km S)
   All earthquakes at Okataina (Tarawera)
   
   

   Papandayan volcano (West Java): magnitude 2.9 earthquake

   A magnitude 2.9 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 NNW from the volcano.
   Earthquake details:
   2.9 quake 16 km southwest of Paseh, West Java, Indonesia, Sep 25, 2023 4:36 am (GMT +7) (11 km NNW)
   All earthquakes at Papandayan
   
   

   Tenerife volcano (Canary Islands): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.0

   3 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 12 hours, the last being recorded quake 8 hours ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 10.0 and 7.0 km.
   Earthquake details:
   Reported seismic-like event (likely no quake): 66 km southwest of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sep 25, 2023 12:54 pm (GMT +1) (17 km SSW)
   1.0 quake Spain: NW VILAFLOR DE CHASNA.ITF Sep 25, 2023 12:15 pm (GMT +1) (11 km S)
   0.6 quake Spain: E SANTIAGO DEL TEIDE.ITF Sep 25, 2023 12:34 am (GMT +1) (14 km W)
   All earthquakes at Tenerife
   
   

   Terceira volcano (Azores): 5 earthquakes up to magnitude 4.1

   5 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 38 minutes, the last being recorded quake 2 hours ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 6.0 and 0.0 km.
   Earthquake details:
   4.1 quake 15 km northwest of Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal, Sep 25, 2023 4:47 pm (GMT +0) (2 km WNW)
   4.0 quake 10.8 km northwest of Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal, Sep 25, 2023 4:44 pm (GMT +0) (3 km S)
   2.4 quake 11 km northwest of Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal, Sep 25, 2023 5:18 pm (GMT +0) (2 km S)
   2.2 quake North Atlantic Ocean, 20 km northwest of Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal, Sep 25, 2023 5:22 pm (GMT +0) (9 km W)
   2.0 quake 13 km northwest of Angra do Heroismo, Azores, Portugal, Sep 25, 2023 4:53 pm (GMT +0) (1 km SW)
   All earthquakes at Terceira
   
   

   Tianshan volcano (China): magnitude 4.5 earthquake

   A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred at the volcano 14 hours ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 10.0 km depth at 9 km distance S from the volcano.
   Earthquake details:
   4.5 quake 86 km northwest of Kucha, Xinjiang, China, Sep 25, 2023 1:56 pm (GMT +8) (9 km S)
   All earthquakes at Tianshan
   
   

   Toroeng Prong volcano (Vietnam): magnitude 4.0 earthquake

   A magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred at the volcano 24 hours ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 10.0 km depth at 13 km distance NNW from the volcano.
   Earthquake details:
   4.0 quake 65 km north of Kon Tum, Vietnam, Sep 25, 2023 2:52 am (GMT +7) (13 km NNW)
   All earthquakes at Toroeng Prong
   
   

   Ugashik-Peulik volcano (Alaska Peninsula): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.1

   2 earthquakes occurred near (under) the volcano during 56 minutes, the last being recorded quake 1 hour 51 minutes ago. Hypocenter depths ranged between 2.8 and 2.7 km.
   Earthquake details:
   2.1 quake 58 mi southeast of Egegik, Lake and Peninsula, Alaska, USA, Sep 25, 2023 9:02 am (GMT -8) (15 km SE)
   1.2 quake 74 Km E of Ugashik, Alaska, Sep 25, 2023 9:58 am (GMT -8) (16 km SE)
   All earthquakes at Ugashik-Peulik
   
   

   Usulután volcano (El Salvador): magnitude 2.9 earthquake

   A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred at the volcano 14 hours ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 8.0 km depth at 2 km distance ENE from the volcano.
   Earthquake details:
   2.9 quake 8.4 km north of Usulutan, El Salvador, Sep 24, 2023 11:48 pm (GMT -6) (2 km ENE)
   All earthquakes at Usulután
   
   

   Yojoa volcano (Honduras): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

   A magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred at the volcano 12 hours ago. The quake, which might be volcanic in origin, was located at a depth of 7.0 km depth at 19 km distance ESE from the volcano.
   Earthquake details:
   3.0 quake 33 km north of Siguatepeque, Departamento de Comayagua, Honduras, Sep 25, 2023 1:52 am (GMT -6) (19 km ESE)
   All earthquakes at Yojoa

3. Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - Near Coast of Peru on Monday, September 25, 2023 at 19:41 GMT

4. World Earthquake Report for September 2023

   

   Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during September 2023

   Summary: 13 quakes 6.0+, 97 quakes 5.0+, 965 quakes 4.0+, 3155 quakes 3.0+, 6249 quakes 2.0+ (10479 total)
   This report is being updated every day.
   Magnitude 9+: none
   Magnitude 8+: none
   Magnitude 7+: none
   Magnitude 6+: 13 earthquakes
   Magnitude 5+: 97 earthquakes
   Magnitude 4+: 965 earthquakes
   Magnitude 3+: 3155 earthquakes
   Magnitude 2+: 6249 earthquakes
   No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

   List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during September 2023:

   #1: Mag 6.9 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

   Friday, Sep 8, 2023 at 9:09 pm (GMT +12) -

   #2: Mag 6.8 73 km southwest of Marrakech, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco

   Friday, Sep 8, 2023 at 11:11 pm (GMT +1) -

   #3: Mag 6.3 105 km north of Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

   Saturday, Sep 9, 2023 at 10:43 pm (GMT +8) -

   #4: Mag 6.3 South China Sea, 136 km northeast of Laoag, Philippines

   Tuesday, Sep 12, 2023 at 7:03 pm (GMT +8) -

   #5: Mag 6.3 East China Sea, 181 km north of Hirara, Miyakojima Shi, Okinawa, Japan

   Monday, Sep 18, 2023 at 10:21 pm (GMT +9) -

   #6: Mag 6.2 South Pacific Ocean, 50 km southwest of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Coquimbo Region, Chile

   Wednesday, Sep 6, 2023 at 8:48 pm (GMT -3) -

   #7: Mag 6.1 10.7 km east of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

   Saturday, Sep 2, 2023 at 7:49 am (GMT +11) -

   #8: Mag 6.1 South Pacific Ocean

   Wednesday, Sep 13, 2023 at 4:49 am (GMT -7) -

   #9: Mag 6.0 39 km north of Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia

   Monday, Sep 11, 2023 at 9:51 pm (GMT +9) -

   #10: Mag 5.9 North Atlantic Ocean

   Monday, Sep 11, 2023 at 7:20 am (GMT -2) -
   

   Earthquake stats:

   

5. Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - 98 km northwest of Kucha, Xinjiang, China, on Tuesday, Sep 26, 2023 at 1:53 am (GMT +8)