How many incidents happened on 6 May 2024?

1 incidents were recorded worldwide on Monday, 6 May 2024 (UTC), of which 0 were rated severe or extreme.

What kinds of incidents happened that day?

Events spanned 1 categories, led by Earthquake.

Incidents on 6 May 2024

Monday, 6 May 2024 — before continuous monitoring began on 9 August 2026. For this day we hold earthquakes from the USGS catalogue (magnitude 2.5 and above) and a few historical records, not a full record of every incident.

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Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.9 just reported 38 km southeast of Tulcan, Ecuador 07:00 UTC · Kazakhstan · GNEWS · 4 sources Minor

The same date, other yearsOn This Day in History

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2010 In just 36 minutes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges nearly 1,000 points in what is known as the 2010 Flash Crash. 1976 The 6.5 Mw Friuli earthquake affects Northern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 900–978 dead and 1,700–2,400 injured. 1937 Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.

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