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Thu, 8 May 2025, 06:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 8 May 2025
Summary: 3 quakes 5.0+, 38 quakes 4.0+, 152 quakes 3.0+, 336 quakes 2.0+ (529 total)
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Magnitude 5+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 38 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 152 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 336 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 2.6 x 1013 joules (7.18 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 6174 tons of TNT or 0.4 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.7 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)#1: Mag 5.2 Indian Ocean, 62 km southwest of Pulau Nias Island, North Sumatra, IndonesiaWednesday, May 7, 2025, at 02:09 pm (Jakarta time) – #2: Mag 5.1 South Pacific Ocean, New ZealandWednesday, May 7, 2025, at 07:40 pm (GMT +12) – #3: Mag 5.0 Mid-Indian RidgeThursday, May 8, 2025, at 04:11 am (GMT +5) – #4: Mag 4.9 Solomon Sea, 28 km south of Mbanika Island, Solomon IslandsThursday, May 8, 2025, at 10:09 am (GMT +11) – #5: Mag 4.9 Philippine Sea, 87 km northeast of Gamay, PhilippinesThursday, May 8, 2025, at 12:41 am (GMT +8) – #6: Mag 4.8 Yapen Islands Regency, South Papua, 77 km southeast of Biak, IndonesiaThursday, May 8, 2025, at 02:49 am (Jayapura time) – #7: Mag 4.7 Antofagasta, 80 km
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