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Wed, 21 May 2025, 06:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 21 May 2025
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 1 quake 5.0+, 32 quakes 4.0+, 150 quakes 3.0+, 284 quakes 2.0+ (468 total)
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Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 4+: 32 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 150 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 284 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 2.9 x 1014 joules (79.2 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 68153 tons of TNT or 4.3 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.4 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)#1: Mag 6.4 Bismarck Sea, 39 km northwest of Volcano Island, Papua New GuineaWednesday, May 21, 2025, at 01:05 am (Port Moresby time) – #2: Mag 5.7 South Pacific Ocean, 357 km southeast of Isla Phillips Island, Region de Magallanes y Antartica Chilena, ChileTuesday, May 20, 2025, at 08:38 pm (GMT -4) – #3: Mag 4.9 Indian Ocean, MauritiusTuesday, May 20, 2025, at 09:57 pm (GMT +4) – #4: Mag 4.9 Central Mid-Atlantic RidgeTuesday, May 20, 2025, at 02:22 pm (GMT -2) – #5: Mag 4.8 Coral Sea, 107 km west of New Jersey Island, Solomon IslandsWednesday, May 21, 2025, at 02:43 pm (GMT +11) – #6: Mag 4.7 South Pacific Ocean, FijiWednesday, May 21, 2025, at 01:53 am (GMT
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