Hazard type

Earthquake

Definition. Sudden ground shaking caused by the release of energy in the Earth's crust, measured by magnitude and depth. More terms in the glossary.

Right now. Our monitored sources recorded 78 earthquake events worldwide in the last 24 hours. The live list below updates continuously.

Current events

40 monitored

Safety guide 17 historical records
M4.8 Earthquake — 88 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga Minor Earthquake Tonga active via USGS 28 min ago M2.7 Earthquake — 16 km SSW of Jal, New Mexico Minor Earthquake active via USGS 32 min ago M2.8 Earthquake — 17 km SW of Jal, New Mexico Minor Earthquake active via USGS 45 min ago M5.1 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands Region Moderate Earthquake active via EMSC 1 hr ago M4.0 Earthquake — North Island Of New Zealand Minor Earthquake New Zealand active via EMSC 1 hr ago M3.3 Earthquake — 23 km SSW of Lovington, New Mexico Minor Earthquake active via USGS 1 hr ago M4.4 Earthquake — Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia Minor Earthquake Indonesia active via EMSC 1 hr ago M4.2 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Minor Earthquake active via USGS 2 hr ago M4.5 Earthquake — Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Minor Earthquake active via USGS 2 hr ago M4.6 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands Minor Earthquake Fiji active via USGS 2 hr ago M4.9 Earthquake — Tajikistan Minor Earthquake Tajikistan active via EMSC 3 hr ago M4.0 Earthquake — Panama Minor Earthquake Panama active via EMSC 3 hr ago M4.6 Earthquake — 5 km E of San José El Ídolo, Guatemala Minor Earthquake Guatemala active via USGS 4 hr ago M5.3 Earthquake — Iceland Moderate Earthquake Iceland active via EMSC 4 hr ago M2.6 Earthquake — 17 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas Minor Earthquake Mexico active via USGS 5 hr ago M4.3 Earthquake — Northern Sumatra, Indonesia Minor Earthquake Indonesia active via EMSC 5 hr ago M4.8 Earthquake — 56 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia Minor Earthquake Indonesia active via USGS 6 hr ago M4.8 Earthquake — Vanuatu Minor Earthquake Vanuatu active via EMSC 7 hr ago M4.0 Earthquake — Luzon, Philippines Minor Earthquake Philippines active via EMSC 7 hr ago M3.6 Earthquake — 115 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska Minor Earthquake active via USGS 7 hr ago M4.2 Earthquake — Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia Minor Earthquake Indonesia active via EMSC 7 hr ago M5.0 Earthquake — Eastern Sichuan, China Moderate Earthquake China active via EMSC 7 hr ago M5.4 Earthquake — Vanuatu Moderate Earthquake Vanuatu active via EMSC 8 hr ago M4.2 Earthquake — Offshore Guerrero, Mexico Minor Earthquake Mexico active via EMSC 8 hr ago M4.7 Earthquake — 53 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia Minor Earthquake Indonesia active via USGS 8 hr ago M2.5 Earthquake — 16 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas Minor Earthquake Mexico active via USGS 9 hr ago M4.9 Earthquake — 54 km NE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia Minor Earthquake Indonesia active via USGS 9 hr ago M4.3 Earthquake — Kuril Islands Minor Earthquake active via EMSC 9 hr ago M4.9 Earthquake — 115 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu Minor Earthquake Vanuatu active via USGS 9 hr ago M4.7 Earthquake — Molucca Sea Minor Earthquake active via EMSC 9 hr ago M4.9 Earthquake — Vanuatu Minor Earthquake Vanuatu active via EMSC 10 hr ago M4.5 Earthquake — Romania Minor Earthquake Romania active via EMSC 10 hr ago M4.4 Earthquake — Banda Sea Minor Earthquake Timor-Leste active via EMSC 10 hr ago M5.2 Earthquake — Vanuatu Moderate Earthquake Vanuatu active via EMSC 10 hr ago M5.4 Earthquake — Vanuatu Moderate Earthquake Vanuatu active via EMSC 10 hr ago M3.5 Earthquake — 52 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska Minor Earthquake active via USGS 10 hr ago M6.0 Earthquake — Vanuatu Severe Earthquake Vanuatu active via EMSC 11 hr ago M4.5 Earthquake — Southern Greece Minor Earthquake Greece active via EMSC 11 hr ago M4.4 Earthquake — Salta, Argentina Minor Earthquake Argentina active via EMSC 11 hr ago M4.2 Earthquake — Caspian Sea, Offshore Azerbaijan Minor Earthquake Azerbaijan active via EMSC 11 hr ago