Earthquake History Near Me

Find the earthquakes recorded near a city or a point, from the US Geological Survey's global catalog. Choose how far to look, over what period and from what magnitude up.

City, town or coordinates

Within 50 km100 km200 km300 km500 km Magnitude 2.5 or more4 or more5 or more6 or more7 or more Period The last 12 monthsThe last 10 yearsThe last 25 yearsThe last 50 yearsSince 1900 Search

Example: magnitude 6 or more within 300 km of Islamabad, Pakistan

The USGS catalog holds 7 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km of Islamabad, Pakistan in the last 50 years. The largest was magnitude 7.6 on 8 Oct 2005, 21 km NNE of Muzaffar?b?d, Pakistan, 107 km from the point searched.

The ten most recent, from the USGS catalog, read 19 Oct 2026. See all of them with the map →

How to search

Type a city or town — adding the province or country helps when a name is shared — or coordinates in decimal degrees, latitude first. Pick a distance, a period and a minimum magnitude. Wider circles, longer periods and lower magnitudes find more earthquakes; above a few thousand results, raise the magnitude to see the ones that matter most.

Reading magnitude and depth

Magnitude is the size of the earthquake at its source. The scale is logarithmic: each whole step is about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 7 releases roughly a thousand times the energy of a magnitude 5. The small letters after it — mww, mb, ml — say which method USGS used. Depth is how far below the surface the rupture began; at the same magnitude a shallow earthquake usually shakes the ground nearby harder than a deep one. Distance here is measured from the point searched to the epicentre, the spot on the surface above where the earthquake began.

Data coverage

The USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog combines the records of seismic networks around the world. It is most complete for recent decades and for larger earthquakes. Outside well-monitored regions, smaller earthquakes are often missing — increasingly so the further back the period goes — so compare counts only across the same area, magnitude and period. Rows marked "automatic" have not yet been reviewed by a seismologist and may change.

A low count is not a low hazard. The catalog is a record of what was detected, not a forecast: large earthquakes can and do happen where few have been recorded.

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Questions

How can I find past earthquakes near my city?

Enter a city or coordinates, choose a distance, a period and a minimum magnitude, and this page lists the earthquakes the US Geological Survey catalog holds for that area, newest first, with a map, the magnitude, depth, distance and a link to each USGS event page.

Does a low number of recorded earthquakes mean an area is safe?

No. The catalog is a record of earthquakes that were detected and located. It is most complete for recent decades and larger earthquakes; smaller and older earthquakes are often missing outside well-monitored regions, and large earthquakes can occur where few have been recorded.

What do magnitude and depth mean?

Magnitude measures the size of the earthquake at its source; each whole step is about 32 times more energy. Depth is how far below the surface it began. At the same magnitude, a shallow earthquake usually causes stronger shaking nearby than a deep one.