Today's Earthquakes
There have been: (M1.5 or greater)
- 112 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 834 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 3,753 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 49,039 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The biggest earthquakes:
Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
8.1 magnitude earthquake
2021-08-12 18:35:20 UTC
at 18:35
August 12, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -58.416, -25.321
831.2 km from
Grytviken
(516.2 miles)
Depth: 48 km
Sand Point, Alaska, United States
8.2 magnitude earthquake
2021-07-29 06:15:47 UTC
at 06:15
July 29, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 55.325, -157.841
168.2 km from
Sand Point
(104.2 miles)
Depth: 32 km
‘Ohonua, ʻEua, Tonga
8.1 magnitude earthquake
2021-03-04 19:28:32 UTC
at 19:28
March 04, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -29.735, -177.282
959.2 km from
‘Ohonua
(596.2 miles)
Depth: 26 km
Lagunas, Loreto, Peru
8.0 magnitude earthquake
2019-05-26 07:41:15 UTC
at 07:41
May 26, 2019 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.807, -75.264
80.2 km from
Lagunas
(50.2 miles)
Depth: 122 km
Levuka, Eastern, Fiji
8.2 magnitude earthquake
2018-08-19 00:19:37 UTC
at 00:19
August 19, 2018 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -18.178, -178.111
268.2 km from
Levuka
(167.2 miles)
Depth: 563 km
El Palmarcito, Chiapas, Mexico
8.1 magnitude earthquake
2017-09-08 04:49:21 UTC
at 04:49
September 08, 2017 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 15.068, -93.715
71.2 km from
El Palmarcito
(44.2 miles)
Depth: 69 km
Illapel, Coquimbo, Chile
8.3 magnitude earthquake
2015-09-16 22:54:32 UTC
at 22:54
September 16, 2015 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -31.573, -71.674
48.2 km from
Illapel
(30.2 miles)
Depth: 22 km
Illapel, Coquimbo, Chile
8.3 magnitude earthquake
2015-09-16 22:54:32 UTC
at 22:54
September 16, 2015 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -31.57, -71.67
47.2 km from
Illapel
(29.2 miles)
Depth: 22 km
Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile
8.2 magnitude earthquake
2014-04-01 23:46:47 UTC
at 23:46
April 01, 2014 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -19.61, -70.769
94.2 km from
Iquique
(58.2 miles)
Depth: 25 km
Esso, Kamtsjatka, Russia
8.3 magnitude earthquake
2013-05-24 05:44:48 UTC
at 05:44
May 24, 2013 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 54.892, 153.221
366.2 km from
Esso
(227.2 miles)
Depth: 598 km
Lata, Temotu, Solomon Islands
8.0 magnitude earthquake
2013-02-06 01:12:25 UTC
at 01:12
February 06, 2013 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -10.799, 165.114
79.2 km from
Lata
(49.2 miles)
Depth: 24 km
Sinabang, Aceh, Indonesia
8.2 magnitude earthquake
2012-04-11 10:43:10 UTC
at 10:43
April 11, 2012 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 0.802, 92.463
473.2 km from
Sinabang
(294.2 miles)
Depth: 25 km
Sinabang, Aceh, Indonesia
8.6 magnitude earthquake
2012-04-11 08:38:36 UTC
at 08:38
April 11, 2012 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 2.327, 93.063
369.2 km from
Sinabang
(229.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan
9.0 magnitude earthquake
2011-03-11 05:46:24 UTC
at 05:46
March 11, 2011 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 38.297, 142.373
94.2 km from
Ishinomaki
(58.2 miles)
Near East Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Depth: 29 km
Cauquenes, Maule, Chile
8.8 magnitude earthquake
2010-02-27 06:34:11 UTC
at 06:34
February 27, 2010 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -36.122, -72.898
54.2 km from
Cauquenes
(33.2 miles)
Depth: 22 km
Matavai, Samoa
8.1 magnitude earthquake
2009-09-29 17:48:10 UTC
at 17:48
September 29, 2009 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -15.489, -172.095
168.2 km from
Matavai
(104.2 miles)
Depth: 18 km
Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia
8.5 magnitude earthquake
2007-09-12 11:10:26 UTC
at 11:10
September 12, 2007 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -4.438, 101.367
122.2 km from
Bengkulu
(75.2 miles)
Depth: 34 km
San Vicente de Cañete, Lima, Peru
8.0 magnitude earthquake
2007-08-15 23:40:57 UTC
at 23:40
August 15, 2007 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -13.386, -76.603
41.2 km from
San Vicente de Cañete
(25.2 miles)
Depth: 39 km
Gizo, Western Province, Solomon Islands
8.1 magnitude earthquake
2007-04-01 20:39:58 UTC
at 20:39
April 01, 2007 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -8.466, 157.043
45.2 km from
Gizo
(28.2 miles)
Depth: 24 km
Severo-Kuril’sk, Sakhalin, Russia
8.1 magnitude earthquake
2007-01-13 04:23:21 UTC
at 04:23
January 13, 2007 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 46.243, 154.524
506.2 km from
Severo-Kuril’sk
(314.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Kuril’sk, Hokkaido, Japan
8.3 magnitude earthquake
2006-11-15 11:14:13 UTC
at 11:14
November 15, 2006 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 46.592, 153.266
444.2 km from
Kuril’sk
(276.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Pangai, Ha‘apai, Tonga
8.0 magnitude earthquake
2006-05-03 15:26:40 UTC
at 15:26
May 03, 2006 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -20.187, -174.123
47.2 km from
Pangai
(29.2 miles)
Depth: 55 km
Singkil, Aceh, Indonesia
8.6 magnitude earthquake
2005-03-28 16:09:36 UTC
at 16:09
March 28, 2005 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 2.085, 97.108
78.2 km from
Singkil
(49.2 miles)
Depth: 30 km
Meulaboh, Aceh, Indonesia
9.1 magnitude earthquake
2004-12-26 00:58:53 UTC
at 00:58
December 26, 2004 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 3.295, 95.982
95.2 km from
Meulaboh
(59.2 miles)
Depth: 30 km
Riverton, Southland, New Zealand
8.1 magnitude earthquake
2004-12-23 14:59:04 UTC
at 14:59
December 23, 2004 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -49.312, 161.345
598.2 km from
Riverton
(371.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
8.3 magnitude earthquake
2003-09-25 19:50:06 UTC
at 19:50
September 25, 2003 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 41.815, 143.91
134.2 km from
Kushiro
(83.2 miles)
Depth: 27 km
Camaná, Arequipa, Peru
8.4 magnitude earthquake
2001-06-23 20:33:14 UTC
at 20:33
June 23, 2001 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -16.265, -73.641
107.2 km from
Camaná
(66.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
8.0 magnitude earthquake
2000-11-16 04:54:56 UTC
at 04:54
November 16, 2000 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -3.98, 152.169
23.2 km from
Rabaul
(14.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Balleny Islands
8.1 magnitude earthquake
1998-03-25 03:12:25 UTC
at 03:12
March 25, 1998 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -62.877, 149.527
Depth: 10 km
Biak, Papua, Indonesia
8.2 magnitude earthquake
1996-02-17 05:59:30 UTC
at 05:59
February 17, 1996 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -0.891, 136.952
101.2 km from
Biak
(63.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km