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Earthquakes in Palau: live activity, map and history

Explore recent and historical earthquakes in Palau, with live USGS-derived data, magnitude and depth statistics, regional hubs and an interactive globe.

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LargestM 6.2
avg_depth23.1 km
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Last 365 days1M4.5+ 1 · M6+ 0Max M 4.7
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Recent activity vs baseline

Counts describe detected earthquakes and are not a forecast or hazard assessment.

M4.5+ · 30d0
Monthly reference0.1
Relative activity×0.0
Historical maximumM 6.2

Recent earthquakes — Palau

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Country activity: Palau

Quake Pulse groups events assigned to Palau from coordinate-based country boundaries, with a cautious text fallback for offshore events. The page combines recent activity with the historical catalogue so a short-lived sequence can be read in context.

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Reference localities

Locality hubs are inferred from recurring USGS reference-place descriptions.

Tobi Village32 USGS referencesSonsorol Village10 USGS referencesMelekeok Village6 USGS referencesKayangel5 USGS referencesAngaur State4 USGS referencesUlimang4 USGS referencesNgchesar Hamlet1 USGS referencesKloulklubed1 USGS referencesMengellang1 USGS references

Recent local earthquakes

Times shown in UTC.

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 4.761 km ESE of Sonsorol Village, Palau10.0 km2026-04-10 13:15:31 UTCView event →
M 4.6228 km E of Kayangel, Palau10.0 km2025-09-08 11:39:52 UTCView event →
M 4.6204 km ESE of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2025-01-28 09:09:07 UTCView event →
M 4.5221 km ESE of Kayangel, Palau10.0 km2024-01-03 07:06:39 UTCView event →
M 4.5196 km ESE of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2022-08-19 12:47:51 UTCView event →
M 4.5153 km E of Melekeok Village, Palau10.0 km2021-10-23 14:50:43 UTCView event →
M 4.663 km SW of Angaur State, Palau10.0 km2021-09-26 20:20:23 UTCView event →
M 6.190 km SW of Angaur State, Palau11.0 km2020-12-23 18:11:47 UTCView event →
M 4.5246 km SE of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2020-02-20 14:02:48 UTCView event →
M 4.5247 km SE of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2019-11-25 01:58:29 UTCView event →
M 4.8253 km SE of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2019-11-24 23:38:14 UTCView event →
M 5.1244 km SE of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2019-11-24 22:05:13 UTCView event →
M 4.5245 km SE of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2019-11-23 12:26:58 UTCView event →
M 5.1231 km SE of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2019-11-23 12:18:13 UTCView event →
M 4.9249 km SE of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2019-11-23 12:16:54 UTCView event →
M 6.2241 km SE of Tobi Village, Palau5.0 km2019-11-23 12:11:15 UTCView event →
M 4.9136 km ENE of Sonsorol Village, Palau17.6 km2019-08-11 17:51:12 UTCView event →
M 4.9267 km WNW of Sonsorol Village, Palau10.0 km2018-09-16 20:20:55 UTCView event →
M 4.8233 km E of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2018-02-20 05:58:20 UTCView event →
M 4.7223 km E of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2018-02-20 05:57:00 UTCView event →
M 5.0104 km SSW of Angaur State, Palau10.0 km2018-02-12 00:52:33 UTCView event →
M 4.6105 km SW of Angaur State, Palau10.0 km2018-02-11 15:19:01 UTCView event →
M 4.7267 km SE of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2017-11-29 15:31:27 UTCView event →
M 5.012 km SSE of Ngchesar Hamlet, Palau10.0 km2017-11-15 21:19:15 UTCView event →
M 4.5154 km SSE of Sonsorol Village, Palau14.8 km2017-10-24 19:35:50 UTCView event →
M 4.7246 km E of Tobi Village, Palau15.0 km2017-09-28 23:01:28 UTCView event →
M 5.4264 km SE of Tobi Village, Palau18.9 km2017-09-26 19:08:18 UTCView event →
M 4.6262 km SE of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2017-09-21 20:41:02 UTCView event →
M 4.6256 km SE of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2017-09-21 20:38:52 UTCView event →
M 4.6254 km SE of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2017-09-20 13:22:15 UTCView event →
M 4.5195 km ESE of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2017-02-22 13:04:26 UTCView event →
M 5.369 km SSE of Sonsorol Village, Palau6.8 km2016-08-06 04:19:12 UTCView event →
M 4.889 km E of Sonsorol Village, Palau24.2 km2016-04-11 02:07:12 UTCView event →
M 5.08 km S of Kayangel, Palau16.2 km2016-01-25 02:05:21 UTCView event →
M 4.6228 km E of Melekeok Village, Palau138.5 km2014-07-30 16:21:54 UTCView event →
M 4.6231 km ESE of Kayangel, Palau139.3 km2014-07-30 14:21:09 UTCView event →
M 4.5241 km E of Melekeok Village, Palau141.2 km2014-07-30 14:06:59 UTCView event →
M 4.6201 km E of Melekeok Village, Palau10.0 km2014-07-28 12:23:23 UTCView event →
M 4.6247 km E of Melekeok Village, Palau10.0 km2014-07-28 06:34:15 UTCView event →
M 5.6235 km E of Ulimang, Palau5.0 km2014-07-28 03:36:46 UTCView event →
M 4.8239 km E of Ulimang, Palau117.2 km2014-07-20 14:10:51 UTCView event →
M 5.3264 km WNW of Sonsorol Village, Palau6.5 km2014-05-01 15:21:13 UTCView event →
M 4.7230 km E of Ulimang, Palau10.0 km2014-03-25 09:11:57 UTCView event →
M 4.7146 km E of Melekeok Village, Palau35.0 km2013-11-16 01:54:56 UTCView event →
M 4.530 km SSE of Kloulklubed, Palau15.9 km2013-04-03 22:48:29 UTCView event →
M 4.6233 km E of Kayangel, Palau51.4 km2013-01-05 18:56:11 UTCView event →
M 5.38 km E of Mengellang, Palau37.5 km2011-10-23 03:26:28 UTCView event →
M 5.1197 km E of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2011-08-25 03:17:32 UTCView event →
M 4.6247 km SE of Tobi Village, Palau14.1 km2011-04-30 23:32:29 UTCView event →
M 5.2150 km E of Ulimang, Palau35.0 km2010-08-01 15:46:21 UTCView event →
M 5.9229 km ESE of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2010-03-13 02:53:15 UTCView event →
M 4.6160 km SSE of Sonsorol Village, Palau35.0 km2009-06-24 16:51:21 UTCView event →
M 4.5238 km ESE of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2009-06-01 13:22:34 UTCView event →
M 5.0195 km SE of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2008-03-12 01:32:34 UTCView event →
M 5.0246 km SSE of Tobi Village, Palau28.3 km2006-12-06 19:16:37 UTCView event →
M 4.7142 km E of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2005-11-23 23:01:00 UTCView event →
M 4.9149 km E of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2005-11-23 22:35:39 UTCView event →
M 4.5250 km WNW of Tobi Village, Palau10.0 km2004-05-01 14:52:29 UTCView event →
M 4.7228 km SE of Tobi Village, Palau36.6 km2004-02-05 18:11:26 UTCView event →
M 5.325 km E of Sonsorol Village, Palau33.0 km2003-10-22 02:05:10 UTCView event →
M 5.1144 km SSE of Sonsorol Village, Palau33.0 km2001-11-14 12:42:12 UTCView event →
M 4.7168 km E of Tobi Village, Palau33.0 km2001-04-28 06:48:03 UTCView event →
M 4.5228 km SSW of Tobi Village, Palau33.0 km2000-08-17 05:17:04 UTCView event →
M 4.6225 km SSW of Tobi Village, Palau33.0 km2000-08-16 20:48:58 UTCView event →
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