USGS week of quakes: 172 M4.5+, 5 M6.0+
USGS recorded 172 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or above worldwide in the last 7 days. 5 were M6.0 or stronger. Top 3 by magnitude: M7.7 68 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia; M6.9 15 km NNW of Pematangsiantar, Indonesia; M6.7 31 km NW of Aniso, Peru. Source: earthquake.usgs.gov. Referenc
USGS recorded 172 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or above worldwide in the last 7 days. 5 were M6.0 or stronger. Top 3 by magnitude: M7.7 68 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia; M6.9 15 km NNW of Pematangsiantar, Indonesia; M6.7 31 km NW of Aniso, Peru. 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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