Sunday, May 05, 2019

There is increased earthquake activity near Indonesia. It is a worry given the potential for tsunamis.

May 5, 2019

Summary: (click here)) 139 quakes M2+, 65 quakes M3+, 29 quakes M4+, 3 quakes M5+ (236 total)
Magnitude 2+: 139 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 65 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 29 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 6+: none
Magnitude 7+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 9+: none


Map to right are the fault lines along the Indonesian region.

List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours):

M 5.1 quake: Banda Sea (Indonesia) on Sun, 5 May 15h16 - 10 hours ago

M 5.0 quake: Philippine Islands Region (Philippines) on Sun, 5 May 01h56 - 23 hours ago

M 5.0 quake: New Guinea, Papua New Guinea on Sun, 5 May 08h42 - 16 hours ago

M 4.9 quake: Halmahera, Indonesia on Sun, 5 May 10h13 - 15 hours ago

M 4.8 quake: Talaud Islands, Indonesia on Sun, 5 May 04h42 - 20 hours ago

M 4.8 quake: 264km W of Ferndale, California (USA) on Sun, 5 May 06h46 - 18 hours ago

M 4.8 quake: Banda Sea (Indonesia) on Sun, 5 May 09h40 - 15 hours ago

M 4.8 quake: Northern Molucca Sea (Indonesia) on Sun, 5 May 12h33 - 12 hours ago

M 4.7 quake: Talaud Islands, Indonesia on Sat, 4 May 23h51 - 1 day 1 hours ago

M 4.7 quake: Salta Province, Argentina on Sun, 5 May 01h41 - 23 hours ago

The map to the left are the regional plates of the Indonesia region.