News about world-wide earthquake activity

5.1 quake 14 Nov 2:17 pm (GMT -12)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred early afternoon on Thursday, November 14th, 2024, at 2:17 pm local time near Atka, Aleutians West, Alaska, USA, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Atka (pop. 64) located 40 miles from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 15 Nov 2024 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Apaneca Range (2 quakes between mag 2.0-2.2), Apoyeque (1 quake mag 3.0), Cabalian (1 quake mag 1.4), Chaîne des Puys (1 quake mag 1.4), Chichinautzin (1 quake mag 3.8), Clear Lake (31 quakes between mag 0.3-2.2)
Coso (2 quakes between mag 1.0-1.9), Emmons Lake (1 quake mag 1.6), Etna (1 quake mag 1.2), Gran Canaria (1 quake mag 1.3), Herdubreid (4 quakes between mag 0.8-1.1), Katla (2 quakes between mag 0.4-2.0), Kilauea (11 quakes between mag 1.7-3.3), Krísuvík (3 quakes between mag 0.7-1.1), Loihi (1 quake mag 4.1), Mageik (1 quake mag 1.2), Mammoth Mountain (3 quakes between mag 1.3-1.5), Martin (1 quake mag 1.1), Masaraga (1 quake mag 1.4), Momotombo (1 quake mag 1.4), Mount Adams (1 quake mag 1.6), Nevado del Tolima (3 quakes between mag 0.8-2.6), Nisyros (1 quake mag 1.3), Pacaya (2 quakes between mag 2.3-3.1), Pocdol Mountains (4 quakes between mag 1.8-2.2), Tenerife (18 quakes between mag 0.5-1.4), Thordarhyrna (1 quake mag 1.3), Tjörnes Fracture Zone (2 quakes between mag 1.0-1.9), Öraefajökull (3 quakes between mag 0.1-1.8) (updated 01h50)

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:

Apaneca Range volcano (El Salvador): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.2

Apoyeque volcano (Nicaragua): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Chichinautzin volcano (Western & Central Mexico): magnitude 3.8 earthquake

Clear Lake volcano (California): 31 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.2

Kilauea volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): 11 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.3

Loihi volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): magnitude 4.1 earthquake

Nevado del Tolima volcano (Colombia): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.6

Pacaya volcano (Guatemala): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.1

Pocdol Mountains volcano (Luzon Island): 4 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.2

Tenerife volcano (Canary Islands): 18 earthquakes up to magnitude 1.4

5.1 quake 124 km WSW of Adak, Alaska, Nov 14, 2024 02:11 pm (GMT -10)

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake near Adak, Aleutians West, Alaska, USA, was reported only 15 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered the key international and national agency that monitors seismic activity in the US. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 24 miles beneath the epicenter early afternoon on Thursday, November 14th, 2024, at 2:11 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.2.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Adak (pop. 330) located 77 miles from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 15 Nov 2024

10 largest earthquakes in the world (14 Nov 2024)

#1: Mag 5.2 Bering Sea, 138 mi northeast of Buldir Island, Aleutians West, Alaska, United States

#2: Mag 5.1 Indian Ocean, 125 km southwest of Bandar Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia

#3: Mag 5.0 North Pacific Ocean, 93 km south of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico

#4: Mag 4.8 North Atlantic Ocean, 405 km southwest of Lajes das Flores, Azores, Portugal

#5: Mag 4.7 138 km WSW of Adak, Alaska

#6: Mag 4.7 Maluku Sea, 5.9 km west of Pulau Latalata Island, North Maluku, Indonesia

#7: Mag 4.7 South Sulawesi, 190 km northeast of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia

#8: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, 91 km southeast of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan

#9: Mag 4.6 Philippine Sea, 13 km southeast of Hualien City, Taiwan

#10: Mag 4.5 south of the Fiji Islands

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 4.3 29 km SE of Mina, Nevada - 17 reports

#2: Mag 4.1 North Pacific Ocean, 39 mi southeast of Hawaii Island, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States - 10 reports

#3: Mag 3.1 4.6 km southwest of Villa Canales, Guatemala - 9 reports

#4: Mag 3.8 2.8 km north of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico - 5 reports

#5: Mag 4.0 Indian Ocean, 223 km south of Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia - 4 reports

#6: Mag 3.3 22 mi southwest of Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States - 3 reports

#7: Mag 4.7 Maluku Sea, 5.9 km west of Pulau Latalata Island, North Maluku, Indonesia - 3 reports

#8: Mag 5.1 Indian Ocean, 125 km southwest of Bandar Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia - 3 reports

#9: Mag 3.7 51 km southwest of Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica - 3 reports

#10: Mag 4.6 Philippine Sea, 13 km southeast of Hualien City, Taiwan - 2 reports

#11: Mag 4.0 Tangerang, 28 km northeast of Rangkasbitung, Banten, Indonesia - 2 reports

Earthquake stats

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 14 Nov 2024 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Apaneca Range (2 quakes between mag 2.0-2.2), Apoyeque (1 quake mag 3.0), Cabalian (1 quake mag 1.4), Chaîne des Puys (2 quakes between mag 0.9-1.4), Chichinautzin (1 quake mag 3.8), Clear Lake (30 quakes between mag 0.3-2.2)
Coso (2 quakes between mag 1.0-1.9), Emmons Lake (1 quake mag 1.6), Etna (1 quake mag 1.2), Gran Canaria (1 quake mag 1.3), Herdubreid (7 quakes between mag 0.7-1.1), Katla (2 quakes between mag 0.4-2.0), Kilauea (11 quakes between mag 1.7-3.3), Krísuvík (3 quakes between mag 0.7-1.1), Loihi (1 quake mag 4.1), Mageik (1 quake mag 1.2), Mammoth Mountain (3 quakes between mag 1.3-1.5), Martin (1 quake mag 1.1), Masaraga (1 quake mag 1.4), Momotombo (1 quake mag 1.4), Mount Adams (1 quake mag 1.6), Nevado del Tolima (2 quakes between mag 1.3-2.6), Nisyros (1 quake mag 1.3), Pacaya (2 quakes between mag 2.3-3.1), Pocdol Mountains (4 quakes between mag 1.8-2.2), Tenerife (17 quakes between mag 0.5-1.4), Tjörnes Fracture Zone (2 quakes between mag 1.0-1.9), Öraefajökull (3 quakes between mag 0.1-1.8) (updated 23h50)

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:

Apaneca Range volcano (El Salvador): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.2

Apoyeque volcano (Nicaragua): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Chichinautzin volcano (Western & Central Mexico): magnitude 3.8 earthquake

Clear Lake volcano (California): 30 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.2

Kilauea volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): 11 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.3

Loihi volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): magnitude 4.1 earthquake

Nevado del Tolima volcano (Colombia): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.6

Pacaya volcano (Guatemala): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.1

Pocdol Mountains volcano (Luzon Island): 4 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.2

Tenerife volcano (Canary Islands): 17 earthquakes up to magnitude 1.4

3.9 quake 14 Nov 12:42 pm (GMT -10)

Just 5 minutes ago, a 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA. The tremor was recorded around noon on Thursday, November 14th, 2024, at 12:42 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 20 miles below the surface.
The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), which listed it as a magnitude 3.9 earthquake as well. A third agency, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), reported the same quake at magnitude 3.9.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Pāhala (pop. 1,400) located 13 miles from the epicenter, Ocean View (pop. 4,400) 26 miles away, Volcano Village (pop. 2,600) 28 miles away, Mountainview (pop. 3,900) 38 miles away, Hawaiian Acres (pop. 2,700) 39 miles away, Ainaloa (pop. 3,000) 41 miles away, Orchidlands Estates (pop. 2,800) 42 miles away, Honaunau-Napoopoo (pop. 2,600) 43 miles away, and Hilo (pop. 43,300) 50 miles away.