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Earthquake archives 2024

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events6,397
Largest magnitudeM 7.5
M6+99
M7+10
Average depth67.3 km

Monthly activity

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Jan623Feb508Mar509Apr705May546Jun507Jul474Aug450Sep481Oct522Nov487Dec585
January623 EventsMax M7.5 · M6+ 12February508 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 4March509 EventsMax M6.9 · M6+ 8April705 EventsMax M7.4 · M6+ 12May546 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 8June507 EventsMax M7.2 · M6+ 7July474 EventsMax M7.4 · M6+ 9August450 EventsMax M7.1 · M6+ 10September481 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 8October522 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 7November487 EventsMax M6.8 · M6+ 5December585 EventsMax M7.3 · M6+ 9

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 7.52024 Noto Peninsula, Japan Earthquake10.0 km2024-01-01 07:10:09 UTCView event →
M 7.441 km ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile127.3 km2024-07-19 01:50:48 UTCView event →
M 7.415 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan40.0 km2024-04-02 23:58:12 UTCView event →
M 7.324 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu54.4 km2024-12-17 01:47:25 UTCView event →
M 7.210 km WSW of Atiquipa, Peru24.0 km2024-06-28 05:36:36 UTCView event →
M 7.12024 Hyuganada Sea, Japan Earthquake24.0 km2024-08-08 07:42:55 UTCView event →
M 7.1106 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines639.5 km2024-07-11 02:13:18 UTCView event →
M 7.02024 Offshore Cape Mendocino, California Earthquake10.0 km2024-12-05 18:44:21 UTCView event →
M 7.0102 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia29.0 km2024-08-17 19:10:26 UTCView event →
M 7.0128 km WNW of Aykol, China13.0 km2024-01-22 18:09:04 UTCView event →
M 6.975 km W of Pangai, Tonga96.0 km2024-08-25 23:29:07 UTCView event →
M 6.936 km ENE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea41.5 km2024-03-23 20:22:04 UTCView event →
M 6.8Kuril Islands146.0 km2024-12-27 12:47:37 UTCView event →
M 6.842 km SSW of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba14.0 km2024-11-10 16:49:50 UTCView event →
M 6.820 km E of Barcelona, Philippines32.0 km2024-08-02 22:23:02 UTCView event →
M 6.8Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands222.0 km2024-04-05 11:03:16 UTCView event →
M 6.8Macquarie Island region23.2 km2024-03-03 16:16:53 UTCView event →
M 6.793 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines62.6 km2024-01-08 20:48:42 UTCView event →
M 6.6122 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea56.0 km2024-11-15 05:28:30 UTCView event →
M 6.6125 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga10.0 km2024-10-01 20:05:34 UTCView event →
M 6.6south of Africa4.0 km2024-07-10 04:55:41 UTCView event →
M 6.670 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga137.0 km2024-05-26 20:47:12 UTCView event →
M 6.6123 km NW of Tarauacá, Brazil607.0 km2024-01-20 21:31:05 UTCView event →
M 6.5271 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada3.8 km2024-09-15 22:22:48 UTCView event →
M 6.5151 km E of Dolinsk, Russia402.2 km2024-08-10 03:28:32 UTCView event →
M 6.5Bonin Islands, Japan region496.0 km2024-04-27 08:35:34 UTCView event →
M 6.5111 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea49.0 km2024-04-14 20:56:28 UTCView event →
M 6.570 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil621.1 km2024-01-28 09:38:56 UTCView event →
M 6.456 km ESE of Molina, Chile109.0 km2024-12-13 23:38:18 UTCView event →
M 6.456 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea39.0 km2024-09-01 20:13:34 UTCView event →
M 6.4209 km WSW of Tofino, Canada10.0 km2024-07-11 15:08:47 UTCView event →
M 6.428 km WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico61.9 km2024-05-12 11:39:12 UTCView event →
M 6.4150 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia22.0 km2024-04-09 09:47:59 UTCView event →
M 6.415 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan13.9 km2024-04-03 00:11:25 UTCView event →
M 6.4Vanuatu region10.0 km2024-03-27 01:28:17 UTCView event →
M 6.4110 km N of Paciran, Indonesia9.5 km2024-03-22 08:52:58 UTCView event →
M 6.4148 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga209.0 km2024-01-18 22:12:21 UTCView event →
M 6.445 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan204.0 km2024-01-11 09:20:26 UTCView event →
M 6.3104 km SSW of Adak, Alaska19.0 km2024-12-09 00:15:30 UTCView event →
M 6.3108 km SSW of Adak, Alaska18.0 km2024-12-08 19:57:08 UTCView event →
M 6.3239 km WNW of Cochrane, Chile10.0 km2024-11-08 11:38:00 UTCView event →
M 6.3Mauritius - Reunion region10.0 km2024-09-26 19:19:28 UTCView event →
M 6.3266 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands31.0 km2024-09-16 11:36:34 UTCView event →
M 6.3168 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea8.0 km2024-09-11 16:46:05 UTCView event →
M 6.344 km E of Barcelona, Philippines15.0 km2024-08-03 04:20:26 UTCView event →
M 6.349 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu149.0 km2024-06-24 08:03:37 UTCView event →
M 6.383 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu22.0 km2024-05-25 22:23:15 UTCView event →
M 6.318 km W of Uwajima, Japan32.0 km2024-04-17 14:14:46 UTCView event →
M 6.3southern East Pacific Rise10.0 km2024-02-23 01:51:13 UTCView event →
M 6.339 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu31.0 km2024-01-23 14:33:45 UTCView event →
M 6.2146 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia40.0 km2024-10-23 14:38:04 UTCView event →
M 6.240 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica16.0 km2024-10-12 17:43:44 UTCView event →
M 6.259 km NNE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea7.0 km2024-09-05 01:03:15 UTCView event →
M 6.26 km E of Jalapa, Guatemala272.0 km2024-07-21 02:53:48 UTCView event →
M 6.2Bonin Islands, Japan region546.0 km2024-07-07 20:01:12 UTCView event →
M 6.2Pacific-Antarctic Ridge10.0 km2024-06-09 09:55:49 UTCView event →
M 6.2Kermadec Islands region16.0 km2024-05-31 15:54:40 UTCView event →
M 6.2Prince Edward Islands region10.0 km2024-05-31 15:46:09 UTCView event →
M 6.2137 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands10.0 km2024-04-02 09:54:08 UTCView event →
M 6.2northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge10.0 km2024-03-14 21:10:24 UTCView event →

Most represented countries

Indonesia606Max M6.4Japan535Max M7.5Philippines427Max M7.1Tonga328Max M6.9Papua New Guinea315Max M6.9Fiji266Max M5.9Vanuatu254Max M7.3India233Max M6.2Taiwan223Max M7.4Chile180Max M7.4China176Max M7.0United States157Max M6.3

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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