News articles on recent significant earthquakes. We publish articles with in-depth background information gathered from multiple sources whenever a significant earthquake occurs near population centers.
December 20th, 2024
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Saturday Night in the Banda Sea 184km from Tual (Indonesia).
December 20th, 2024
On Thursday Evening an M4.5 Earthquake struck in the Gulf Of Alaska 100mi from Anchorage (The United States).
December 19th, 2024
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Philippine Sea 193km from Tacloban (The Philippines) on Friday Night.
December 19th, 2024
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Friday Night in the Coral Sea 296km from Nouméa (New Caledonia).
December 19th, 2024
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon in the South China Sea near Vigan (The Philippines).
December 19th, 2024
On Thursday Morning a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck in the South China Sea near Vigan (The Philippines).
December 18th, 2024
On Thursday Night a Significant M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Coral Sea near Port-Vila (Vanuatu).
December 18th, 2024
On Wednesday Night a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck near Iquique in Chile.
December 17th, 2024
Significant M5.2 Earthquake hit in the Banda Sea on .
December 17th, 2024
On Wednesday Night a Significant M5.5 AFTERSHOCK struck near Port-Vila in Vanuatu.
December 17th, 2024
Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Coral Sea near Port-Vila (Vanuatu) on Tuesday Evening.
December 17th, 2024
Significant M5.4 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Coral Sea near Port-Vila (Vanuatu) on Tuesday Afternoon.
December 17th, 2024
Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Afternoon in the East China Sea near Kagoshima (Japan).
December 17th, 2024
On Tuesday Afternoon a Significant M5.5 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Coral Sea near Port-Vila (Vanuatu).
December 17th, 2024
On Tuesday Afternoon an Unusually powerful M7.3 Earthquake struck in the Coral Sea near Port-Vila (Vanuatu).
December 16th, 2024
On Monday Evening a Shallow M5.5 Earthquake struck in the Banda Sea near Amahai (Indonesia).
December 16th, 2024
On Monday Morning a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean near Padang (Indonesia).
December 15th, 2024
Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia) on Monday Morning.
December 15th, 2024
Significant M5.9 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 286km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga) on Monday Night.
December 15th, 2024
On Saturday Evening a Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Eureka (The United States).
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- December 14th, 2024
On Sunday Night a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck in the Maluku Sea 189km from Manado (Indonesia). - December 14th, 2024
On Saturday Evening a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean near Gisborne (New Zealand). - December 13th, 2024
On Friday Evening a Strong M6.4 Earthquake struck near Talca in Chile. - December 12th, 2024
Shallow M5.5 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon in the South Pacific Ocean 280km from Labasa (Fiji). - December 11th, 2024
Significant M5.2 Earthquake hit in the Indian Ocean near Bengkulu (Indonesia) on Wednesday Afternoon. - December 9th, 2024
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake hit near Reno in The United States on Monday Afternoon. - December 9th, 2024
Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Indian Ocean 205km from Bandar Lampung (Indonesia) on Monday Afternoon. - December 9th, 2024
Shallow M5.6 Earthquake hit near La Unión in El Salvador on Sunday Evening. - December 8th, 2024
On Sunday Night a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck 125km from Akureyri in Iceland. - December 7th, 2024
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 169km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga) on Sunday Afternoon. - December 7th, 2024
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Saturday Afternoon in the Banda Sea 297km from Kendari (Indonesia). - December 7th, 2024
Shallow M5.3 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 111km from Temuco (Chile) on Saturday Night. - December 6th, 2024
Shallow M5.5 Earthquake hit in the Sulawesi Sea 235km from Gorontalo (Indonesia) on Saturday Night. - December 6th, 2024
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Friday Evening in the South Pacific Ocean 190km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga). - December 5th, 2024
Shallow M4.3 Earthquake struck on Thursday Morning near Santa Rosa in The United States. - December 5th, 2024
On Thursday Morning an Unusually powerful M7.0 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Eureka (The United States). - December 5th, 2024
On Thursday Morning a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck 174km from San Salvador de Jujuy in Argentina. - December 5th, 2024
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Thursday Morning near Jhelum in Pakistan. - December 5th, 2024
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake hit near Ahvaz in Iran on Thursday Morning. - December 4th, 2024
Unusually powerful M5.0 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Morning near Mulugu in India. - December 4th, 2024
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Philippine Sea 109km from Ishigaki (Japan) on Wednesday Morning. - December 3rd, 2024
On Wednesday Night a Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck near Laoag in The Philippines. - December 3rd, 2024
On Wednesday Night a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea 194km from General Santos (The Philippines). - November 30th, 2024
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Saturday Evening in the Philippine Sea 255km from Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands). - November 30th, 2024
On Saturday Evening a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea near Ishigaki (Japan). - November 30th, 2024
Significant M5.7 Earthquake hit in the East China Sea near Hirara (Japan) on Saturday Afternoon. - November 30th, 2024
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 248km from Trujillo (Peru) on Friday Evening. - November 28th, 2024
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon near Fayzabad in Afghanistan. - November 27th, 2024
Shallow M5.8 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 179km from Gisborne (New Zealand) on Thursday Morning. - November 27th, 2024
Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck on Thursday Night near Cabanatuan City in The Philippines. - November 27th, 2024
Shallow M5.0 Earthquake struck on Thursday Night 115km from Mörön in Mongolia. - November 26th, 2024
Shallow M6.1 Earthquake hit in the Sea of Japan near Kanazawa (Japan) on Tuesday Evening. - November 26th, 2024
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Morning near Ovalle in Chile. - November 26th, 2024
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Afternoon near Amahai in Indonesia. - November 26th, 2024
Significant M5.3 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Ishinomaki (Japan) on Tuesday Afternoon. - November 25th, 2024
Shallow M4.5 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Night near Zharkent in Kazakhstan. - November 25th, 2024
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Monday Afternoon in the Philippine Sea near Naha (Japan). - November 23rd, 2024
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Sunday Morning in the North Pacific Ocean near Hachinohe (Japan). - November 23rd, 2024
Significant M5.9 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 331km from Suva (Fiji) on Sunday Morning. - November 23rd, 2024
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Bismarck Sea 268km from Madang (Papua New Guinea) on Saturday Evening. - November 23rd, 2024
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Bismarck Sea 262km from Madang (Papua New Guinea) on Saturday Evening. - November 23rd, 2024
Shallow M4.8 Earthquake struck on Saturday Afternoon 275km from Dushanbe in Tajikistan. - November 22nd, 2024
On Friday Afternoon a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck in the Maluku Sea 227km from Ternate (Indonesia). - November 21st, 2024
Shallow M5.0 Earthquake struck on Friday Night in the North Pacific Ocean 209km from Dededo Village (Guam). - November 21st, 2024
Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Thursday Evening 196km from Jayapura in Indonesia. - November 17th, 2024
On Sunday Evening an Unusually powerful M6.1 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea 291km from Kagoshima (Japan). - November 15th, 2024
On Friday Afternoon a Strong M6.6 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 124km from Kokopo (Papua New Guinea). - November 13th, 2024
On Wednesday Night a Shallow M4.5 Earthquake struck 87mi from Anchorage in The United States. - November 10th, 2024
Unusually powerful M6.8 Earthquake hit in the Caribbean Sea near Manzanillo (Cuba) on Sunday Morning. - November 9th, 2024
Shallow M5.8 Earthquake struck on Saturday Afternoon in the North Pacific Ocean 101km from David (Panama). - November 6th, 2024
Significant M5.9 Earthquake struck on Thursday Night in the South Pacific Ocean 124km from Kokopo (Papua New Guinea). - November 5th, 2024
Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Afternoon near Huancavelica in Peru. - November 5th, 2024
On Tuesday Night an M4.8 Earthquake struck near Hilo in The United States. - October 30th, 2024
Shallow M6.0 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 232mi from Eugene (The United States) on Wednesday Afternoon. - October 30th, 2024
Strong M6.0 Earthquake hit in the Bismarck Sea 127km from Kimbe (Papua New Guinea) on Wednesday Evening. - October 25th, 2024
Shallow M5.8 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Tapachula (Mexico) on Friday Morning. - October 21st, 2024
On Monday Afternoon a Shallow M5.8 Earthquake struck in the Maluku Sea 292km from Ambon (Indonesia). - October 20th, 2024
On Sunday Evening a Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck near San Juan in Argentina. - October 16th, 2024
Shallow M5.9 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Afternoon in the North Pacific Ocean 295km from Puerto Vallarta (Mexico). - October 16th, 2024
Significant M5.9 Earthquake hit near Fayzabad in Afghanistan on Wednesday Evening. - October 16th, 2024
Shallow M6.0 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Morning near Malatya in Türkiye. - October 12th, 2024
On Saturday Morning a Shallow M6.2 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Liberia (Costa Rica). - October 6th, 2024
Shallow M4.0 Earthquake struck on Sunday Night near Ontario in The United States. - October 1st, 2024
Shallow M5.9 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Night in the Philippine Sea near Virac (The Philippines). - October 1st, 2024
On Wednesday Morning a Shallow M6.6 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 308km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga). - October 1st, 2024
Strong M6.1 Earthquake hit in the Banda Sea 348km from Kendari (Indonesia) on Tuesday Afternoon. - September 30th, 2024
Significant M5.9 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Night in the North Pacific Ocean 111km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - September 29th, 2024
Shallow M4.2 Earthquake hit near Watsonville in The United States on Sunday Night. - September 26th, 2024
On Thursday Night an M4.0 Earthquake struck in the Coastal Waters Of Southeast Alaska And British Columbia near Bellingham (The United States). - September 23rd, 2024
Strong M6.0 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Night in the Gulf Of Tomini near Gorontalo (Indonesia). - September 17th, 2024
On Monday Evening a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck near Midland in The United States. - August 26th, 2024
On Monday Night an Unusually powerful M5.4 Earthquake struck in the North Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon (Portugal). - August 7th, 2024
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Evening near Bakersfield in The United States. - July 26th, 2024
Unusually powerful M5.1 Earthquake hit near Abilene in The United States on Friday Morning. - April 3rd, 2024
Unusually powerful M7.4 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Morning in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - February 26th, 2024
Shallow M4.9 Earthquake hit near Boise in The United States on Monday Morning. - February 9th, 2024
On Friday Morning a Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck near Hilo in The United States. - February 3rd, 2024
On Friday Evening an Unusually powerful M5.1 Earthquake struck near Oklahoma City in The United States. - January 22nd, 2024
DESTRUCTIVE M7.0 Earthquake hit 136km from Aksu in China on Tuesday Night.
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