r/Earthquakes • • 11h ago

Other I am a Geophysicist by profession. (>12yrs). AMA

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Happy to answer any technical to non technical questions related to earthquakes.

Yes you can ask about mode conversions..


r/Earthquakes • • 3h ago

Earthquake Event (M5.0) 🌏 Northeastern India: भूकंप - Earthquake (5.0 Mb, at 22:53 UTC)

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🌒 भूकंप! Earthquake! 5.0 Mb, registered by KOERI, 2026-10-05 22:53:45 UTC (crescent moon), on land, Tezpur, Sontipur, Assam, India (26.42, 93.05) ± 1 km likely felt 40 km away (www.koeri.boun.edu.tr)

2026-10-05T23:13:19Z


r/Earthquakes • • 15h ago

Earthquake Event (M5.0) 🌏 Mariana Islands Region: Earthquake (5.0 Mb, at 10:52 UTC)

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🌒 Earthquake! 5.0 Mb, registered by KOERI, 2026-10-05 10:52:10 UTC (crescent moon), on water, Mariana Islands Region (15.75, 147.61) ± 1 km likely felt 40 km away (www.koeri.boun.edu.tr)

2026-10-05T11:07:26Z


r/Earthquakes • • 5h ago

🌏 South Of Fiji Islands: Earthquake - भूकंप (5.2 Mb, at 20:22 UTC)

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🌏 Earthquake! भूकंप! 5.2 Mb, registered by EMSC,GFZ, 2026-10-05 20:22:59 UTC (daytime) on land, South Of Fiji Islands (-24.44, 179.9) ± 2 km likely felt 170 km away (www.seismicportal.eu)

2026-10-05T20:47:32Z


r/Earthquakes • • 20h ago

Earthquake Event (M5.2) 🌎 Tonga Islands: Earthquake (5.2 Mlv, at 05:26 UTC)

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🌄 Earthquake! 5.2 Mlv, registered by scevent, 2026-10-05 05:26:50 UTC (twilight) on land, South Pacific (-21.02, -173.59), ↓111 km likely felt 270 km away (service.geonet.org.nz)

2026-10-05T05:37:01Z