USGS week of quakes: 120 M4.5+, 4 M6.0+
USGS recorded 120 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or above worldwide in the last 7 days. 4 were M6.0 or stronger. Top 3 by magnitude: M6.2 Scotia Sea; M6.0 145 km N of Caluula, Somalia; M6.0 215 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. Source: earthquake.usgs.gov. Reference: one whole magn
USGS recorded 120 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or above worldwide in the last 7 days. 4 were M6.0 or stronger. Top 3 by magnitude: M6.2 Scotia Sea; M6.0 145 km N of Caluula, Somalia; M6.0 215 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. Source: earthquake.usgs.gov. Reference: one whole magnitude is roughly 32 times more energy released. M6.0 releases about 32x the energy of M5.0; M7.0 about 1000x. Source: USGS moment-magnitude scale.
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