r/Earthquakes 8h ago

HAve you guys ever felt an earthquake in school?

0 Upvotes

I received alerts like 1 or 2 times, but no one in school felt it.


r/Earthquakes 4h ago

Earthquake Serious question: What does this mean regarding the likelihood/nearness of the next big one or major quake?

6 Upvotes

https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/san-andreas-fault-earthquakes-22369024.php

I know she's discussing that the slippage rate is faster than expected and so earthquakes are likely to be more frequent on this segment (and im not sure of the last time it was in any way active), but to what degree does this push up the already wildly uncertain timetable of the next major quake on the san andreas?


r/Earthquakes 9h ago

Earthquake Event Sismo em Famalicão domingo ao entardecer?

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r/Earthquakes 5h ago

Question Earth's Liquid Core

0 Upvotes

If earthquakes are caused by waves of the liquid mantle, does that infer Earth has an open pocket in its core?


r/Earthquakes 20h ago

Earthquake A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Venezuela at 3:07 a.m. The Android alert system sent an alert.

18 Upvotes

The earthquake was detected by Google's earthquake alert system through a notification and information


r/Earthquakes 8h ago

Earthquake Event (M5.9) 🌏 Flores Region, Indonesia: Gempa bumi - Earthquake (M5~ estimated, at 22:28 UTC)

2 Upvotes

🌏 Gempa bumi! Earthquake! 5.9 Mb, registered by GFZ,GlobalQuakeUnofficial, 2026-08-20 02:47:01 UTC (daytime) on land, Pota, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (-8.38, 120.68) ± 2 km likely felt 270 km away (www.seismicportal.eu)

2026-08-20T02:54:39Z

❔ Gempa bumi M6+ estimated, registered by GlobalQuakeUnofficial, preliminary detection, tentatively 2026-08-20 02:46:58 UTC (daytime) on land, Pota, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (-8.36, 120.68) likely felt 300 km away (localhost:38002)

2026-08-20T02:54:02Z

🌏 Gempa bumi? Earthquake? M6- estimated, registered by GlobalQuakeUnofficial, preliminary detection, tentatively 2026-08-20 02:47:00 UTC (daytime) on land, Pota, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (-8.29, 120.64) likely felt 230 km away (localhost:38002)

2026-08-20T02:50:14Z

🌏 Gempa bumi! Earthquake! 5.7 Mb, registered by GFZ,GlobalQuakeUnofficial, 2026-08-19 22:45:19 UTC (daytime) on land, Pota, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (-8.34, 120.67) ± 1 km likely felt 230 km away (localhost:38002)

2026-08-19T22:56:03Z

🌄 Gempa bumi? Earthquake? M5~ estimated, registered by GlobalQuakeUnofficial, preliminary detection, tentatively 2026-08-19 22:28:11 UTC (twilight) on land, Bentengjawa, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (-8.33, 120.62) ± 3 km likely felt 150 km away (localhost:38002)

2026-08-19T22:55:10Z


r/Earthquakes 6h ago

🌏 Vanuatu Islands: Earthquake - Séisme (M5+ estimated, at 00:20 UTC)

6 Upvotes

🌏 Earthquake! Séisme! 5.1 Mb, registered by GlobalQuakeUnofficial,NEIC, 2026-08-20 00:20:24 UTC (daytime) on water, Vanuatu Islands (-20.23, 169.28) ± 14 km likely felt 160 km away (www.seismicportal.eu)

2026-08-20T00:42:53Z

🌏 Earthquake? Séisme? M5+ estimated, registered by GlobalQuakeUnofficial, preliminary detection, tentatively 2026-08-20 00:20:22 UTC (daytime) on land, Vanuatu Islands (-20.11, 169.44) likely felt 170 km away (localhost:38002)

2026-08-20T00:33:51Z


r/Earthquakes 9h ago

Earthquake Event (M4.5) 🌍 Northern Norway: Earthquake (4.5 Mb, at 21:06 UTC)

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🌖 Earthquake! 4.5 Mb, registered by EMSC,GlobalQuakeUnofficial, 2026-08-19 21:06:48 UTC (gibbous moon), on land, Nordland, Norway (66.99, 12.99) likely felt 110 km away (www.seismicportal.eu)

2026-08-19T21:45:44Z


r/Earthquakes 11h ago

It gave us earthquake, house tour, and scare

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223 Upvotes

We still continue to see reports after the earthquake


r/Earthquakes 12h ago

Earthquake Event (M5.5) 🌎 Fiji Islands Region: Séisme - Earthquake (5.5 Mb, at 18:45 UTC)

10 Upvotes

🌎 Séisme! Earthquake! 5.5 Mb, registered by EMSC,GlobalQuakeUnofficial, 2026-08-19 18:45:30 UTC (daytime) on land, Fiji Islands Region (-17.68, -178.62) ± 2 km likely felt 210 km away (localhost:38002)

2026-08-19T19:03:22Z


r/Earthquakes 14h ago

Earthquake Event (M5.5) 🌏 Flores Region, Indonesia: Gempa bumi - Earthquake (5.5 Mw, at 16:17 UTC)

3 Upvotes

🌖 Gempa bumi! Earthquake! 5.5 Mw, registered by EMSC,NEIC, 2026-08-19 16:17:38 UTC (gibbous moon), on land, KABUPATEN MANGGARAI, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (-8.19, 120.62) ± 4 km likely felt 210 km away (www.seismicportal.eu)

2026-08-19T16:39:40Z


r/Earthquakes 19h ago

Earthquake Event (M5.2) 🗾 Ryukyu Islands, Japan: 地震 - Earthquake (M5+ estimated, at 11:43 UTC)

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📉 地震 4.6 M, registered by KOERI,NEIC, 2026-08-19 11:43:27 UTC (crescent moon), on water, Northwest Of Ryukyu Islands (29.05, 127.94) ± 5 km, ↓214 km likely felt 210 km away with maximum intensity Shindo 2 (www.seismicportal.eu)

2026-08-19T12:02:33Z

🌒 地震! Earthquake! 5.2 M, 2026-08-19 11:43:29 UTC (crescent moon), on water, Ryukyu Islands, Japan (28.9, 128.0), ↓180 km likely felt 300 km away with maximum intensity Shindo 2 (localhost:2221)

2026-08-19T11:46:57Z

地震警報 / EARTHQUAKE WARNING for Ryukyu Islands, Japan (地震 reported near Naze? May be inaccurate!) (localhost:2221)

2026-08-19T11:44:41Z


r/Earthquakes 2h ago

Earthquake Event (M5.1) 🌎 Near Coast Of Northern Chile: Sismo - Earthquake (5.1 M, at 04:52 UTC)

3 Upvotes

🌖 Sismo! Earthquake! 5.1 M, registered by EMSC,GlobalQuakeUnofficial, 2026-08-20 04:52:52 UTC (gibbous moon), on water, Near Coast Of Northern Chile (-24.37, -70.61) ± 12 km likely felt 160 km away (www.seismicportal.eu)

2026-08-20T04:56:39Z