Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.
| Magnitude | Location | Depth | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 7.0 | 211 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines | 80.0 km | 2021-01-21 12:23:04 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.9 | South Shetland Islands | 15.0 km | 2021-01-23 23:36:51 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.7 | 29 km SSW of Turt, Mongolia | 10.0 km | 2021-01-11 21:32:59 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.4 | 26 km SW of Pocito, Argentina | 20.8 km | 2021-01-19 02:46:22 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.3 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | 224.0 km | 2021-01-08 00:28:50 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.2 | 32 km S of Mamuju, Indonesia | 18.0 km | 2021-01-14 18:28:18 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.2 | Kermadec Islands region | 38.5 km | 2021-01-06 06:20:35 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.1 | 50 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu | 160.0 km | 2021-01-10 06:48:20 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.1 | 32 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina | 217.0 km | 2021-01-10 03:54:14 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.1 | 146 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu | 113.0 km | 2021-01-08 05:01:04 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.1 | 53 km SSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia | 148.0 km | 2021-01-06 20:59:34 UTC | View event → |
| M 6.1 | 230 km WSW of Adak, Alaska | 21.0 km | 2021-01-03 12:38:48 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.9 | 157 km ENE of Nabire, Indonesia | 31.0 km | 2021-01-12 18:17:36 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.9 | 84 km NW of Yoichi, Japan | 214.0 km | 2021-01-12 02:39:43 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.8 | north of Macquarie Island | 10.0 km | 2021-01-24 05:47:53 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.8 | 36 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | 27.0 km | 2021-01-23 03:19:51 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.8 | 46 km SW of Champerico, Guatemala | 21.0 km | 2021-01-15 16:10:52 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.8 | 88 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | 44.0 km | 2021-01-06 16:52:16 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.7 | northwest of Australia | 10.0 km | 2021-01-29 19:47:55 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.7 | 12 km SW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama | 8.0 km | 2021-01-29 12:41:38 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.7 | 41 km ENE of Villa Presidente Frei, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile, Chile | 109.5 km | 2021-01-24 00:07:45 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.7 | 33 km S of Mamuju, Indonesia | 18.0 km | 2021-01-14 06:35:50 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.6 | south of the Kermadec Islands | 34.0 km | 2021-01-22 16:23:40 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.6 | Sea of Okhotsk | 587.4 km | 2021-01-20 16:00:41 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.6 | southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge | 10.0 km | 2021-01-15 10:45:21 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.6 | 150 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia | 613.3 km | 2021-01-11 01:20:38 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.6 | southern East Pacific Rise | 10.0 km | 2021-01-10 15:44:48 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | 82 km SSE of Lethem, Guyana | 5.2 km | 2021-01-31 19:05:14 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | 12 km WSW of Puerto Armuelles, Panama | 10.0 km | 2021-01-29 13:14:44 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | South Shetland Islands | 10.0 km | 2021-01-24 12:14:45 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | south of the Fiji Islands | 430.7 km | 2021-01-23 11:47:34 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | 49 km WNW of Minas de Marcona, Peru | 5.3 km | 2021-01-20 22:59:11 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | 47 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan | 204.0 km | 2021-01-16 20:02:46 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | 52 km NE of Bandar-e Lengeh, Iran | 8.0 km | 2021-01-15 21:31:04 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge | 10.0 km | 2021-01-15 13:19:11 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | east of the South Sandwich Islands | 10.0 km | 2021-01-11 19:44:36 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | 63 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu | 182.0 km | 2021-01-09 01:39:38 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.5 | 70 km WSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia | 58.0 km | 2021-01-06 17:28:35 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | South Shetland Islands | 10.0 km | 2021-01-29 14:10:39 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | 76 km E of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands | 94.0 km | 2021-01-24 23:21:41 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | South Shetland Islands | 10.0 km | 2021-01-23 23:48:39 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | 36 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea | 35.1 km | 2021-01-23 16:58:50 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | 137 km N of Likisá, Timor Leste | 428.1 km | 2021-01-19 05:01:03 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | Balleny Islands region | 10.0 km | 2021-01-12 10:06:36 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | 10 km WSW of Turt, Mongolia | 10.0 km | 2021-01-11 21:41:04 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.4 | 69 km NW of Castelo Branco, Portugal | 10.0 km | 2021-01-11 12:47:01 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | 112 km E of Tual, Indonesia | 10.0 km | 2021-01-31 09:44:41 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region | 19.2 km | 2021-01-30 08:35:16 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | 56 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia | 9.3 km | 2021-01-30 05:17:24 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | 78 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | 75.2 km | 2021-01-26 04:17:55 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | Auckland Islands, New Zealand region | 10.0 km | 2021-01-24 05:49:38 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | 46 km SW of Changuillo, Peru | 10.0 km | 2021-01-20 23:09:16 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | 23 km WSW of Pocito, Argentina | 10.0 km | 2021-01-19 03:37:44 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | south of the Kermadec Islands | 24.8 km | 2021-01-18 17:40:21 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | 61 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | 161.6 km | 2021-01-18 07:17:16 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | 170 km SW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea | 10.0 km | 2021-01-15 15:52:48 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | Pulau-Pulau Sangihe, Indonesia | 10.0 km | 2021-01-12 10:11:50 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | 16 km SW of Turt, Mongolia | 10.0 km | 2021-01-11 21:44:04 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | Balleny Islands region | 10.0 km | 2021-01-11 04:45:42 UTC | View event → |
| M 5.3 | 73 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 10.0 km | 2021-01-09 23:01:12 UTC | View event → |
Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.
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