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The ground is moving.
The strongest earthquake recorded in the current UTC day measured magnitude 5.4. Roughly forty events above magnitude four happen every day, and the count is remarkably stable; the energy is not, which is why the second chart needs a logarithmic axis.
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The strongest quake today measured 5.4
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Events per dayUSGS · daily · M4.0+
LiveSource: Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Energy releasedUSGS · daily · gigajoules
LiveSource: Source: U.S. Geological Survey
Which third of the planetUSGS · daily · by longitude band
LiveSource: Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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