Global Earthquake Report Friday, March 5, 2021 / VolcanoDiscovery

Earthquakes of magnitude 3 in the last 24 hours on March 6, 2021

Summary: 1 earthquake 6.0+, 49 earthquakes 5.0+, 86 earthquakes 4.0+, 338 earthquakes 3.0+, 409 earthquakes 2.0+ (total 883)
Size 6+: 1 earthquake
Size 5+: 49 earthquakes
Size 4+: 86 earthquakes
Size 3+: 338 earthquakes
Size 2+: 409 earthquakes
No earthquakes of magnitude 7 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (March 5, 2021):

# 1: Earthquake 6.1 in the South Pacific, New Zealand, March 5, 2021 21:13 (GMT +13)
# 2: 5.7 earthquake 165 km southwest of Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, March 5, 2021 2:32 pm (GMT +7)
# 3: 5.7 earthquake in the South Pacific, New Zealand, March 5, 2021 2:24 a.m. (GMT -12)
# 4: 5.7 earthquake in the South Pacific, New Zealand, March 6, 2021 8:37 a.m. (GMT +13)
# 5: 5.6 earthquake in the South Pacific, New Zealand, March 6, 2021 9:26 a.m. (GMT +13)
# 6: 5.5 Earthquake in the South Pacific, New Zealand, March 5, 2021 1:19 PM (GMT +13)
# 7: Earthquake 5.5 in the South Pacific, New Zealand, March 5, 2021 1:58 PM (GMT +13)
# 8: Earthquake 5.5 in the South Pacific, New Zealand, March 5, 2021 15:30 (GMT +13)
# 9: Earthquake 5.5 in the South Pacific, New Zealand, March 4, 2021 2:49 PM (GMT -12)
# 10: Earthquake 5.5 in the South Pacific, New Zealand, March 5, 2021 4:21 PM (GMT +13)

Earthquakes reported:

# 1: Earthquake 4.1 at 3.3 km southwest of Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, March 5, 2021 11:50 am (GMT +0) – 13 reports
# 2: 3.5 km earthquake 2.4 km east of Western Europe from Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, 5 March 2021 23:29 (GMT +0) – 12 reports
# 3: 4.2 earthquake 41 km northwest of Larissa, Nomos Larisis, Thessaly, Greece, March 5, 2021 11:59 a.m. (GMT +2) – 12 reports
# 4: Earthquake 4.2 47 km south of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, March 6, 2021 02:52 (GMT +5) – 11 reports
# 5: 3.6 earthquake 1.4 km southwest of Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, March 5, 2021 11:59 a.m. (GMT +0) – 11 reports
# 6: 5.7 earthquake 165 km southwest of Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, March 5, 2021 2:32 PM (GMT +7) – 9 reports
# 7: 2.4 earthquake 20 km west of Nicosia, Cyprus, 5 March 2021 16:45 (GMT +2) – 6 reports
# 8: 3.5 Earthquake Major County, 18 miles southwest of Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA, March 5, 2021 2:26 PM (GMT -6) – 6 reports
# 9: 5.4 earthquake in the South Pacific, 209 km northeast of Gisborne, New Zealand, March 6, 2021 9:33 a.m. (GMT +12) – 6 reports
# 10: 4.2 Earthquake in the South Pacific, New Zealand, March 5, 2021 7:06 PM (GMT +13) – 4 reports
# 11: 3.9 earthquake 39 km west of Larissa, Nomos Larisis, Thessaly, Greece, March 5, 2021 21:43 (GMT +2) – 4 reports
# 12: 3.4 earthquake 32 km northwest of Larissa, Nomos Larisis, Thessaly, Greece, March 5, 2021 14:13 (GMT +2) – 3 reports
# 13: 4.1 earthquake 36 km northeast of Trikala, Thessaly, Greece, March 5, 2021 12:01 pm (GMT +2) – 3 reports
# 14: Earthquake 3.2 0.8 km southwest of Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, 5 March 2021 9:54 am (GMT +0) – 3 reports
# 15: 2.0 kilometer earthquake 3 miles ESE from Berkeley, California, USA, March 5, 2021 14:57 (GMT -8) – 2 reports
# 16: 2.4 earthquake 40 km northwest of Larissa, Nomos Larisis, Thessaly, Greece, March 5, 2021 11:32 a.m. (GMT +2) – 2 reports
# 17: 4.3 earthquake 24 km northwest of Blenheim, Marlborough County, New Zealand, 5 March 2021 2:01 pm (GMT +13) – 2 reports
# 18: Earthquake 4.2 in the South Pacific, 216 km northeast of Gisborne, New Zealand, March 4, 2021 1:03 p.m. (GMT -12) – 2 reports
# 19: Earthquake 4.7 in the South Pacific, 211 km northeast of Gisborne, New Zealand, March 6, 2021 6:58 a.m. (GMT +12) – 2 reports

Earthquake statistics:

Number of earthquakes and released energy over time

Number of earthquakes and released energy relative to magnitude

Strength of earthquakes and released energy over time

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