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.
January 20th, 2025
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit near Yujing in Taiwan on Tuesday Night.
January 20th, 2025
Shallow M6.0 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Night near Tainan in Taiwan.
January 20th, 2025
On Monday Evening a Significant M5.4 Earthquake struck near Nasugbu in The Philippines.
January 18th, 2025
Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Maluku Sea 108km from Ternate (Indonesia) on Saturday Afternoon.
January 14th, 2025
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Night in the Bismarck Sea near Kimbe (Papua New Guinea).
January 14th, 2025
Significant M5.5 AFTERSHOCK struck on Wednesday Night in the Philippine Sea near Miyazaki (Japan).
January 14th, 2025
On Tuesday Morning a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck 112km from Akureyri in Iceland.
January 13th, 2025
Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Night in the Philippine Sea near Miyazaki (Japan).
January 13th, 2025
On Monday Evening a Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck 162km from Rikaze in China.
January 13th, 2025
On Monday Evening a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck 161km from Rikaze in China.
January 13th, 2025
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Monday Evening 135km from Jayapura in Indonesia.
January 13th, 2025
Strong M6.8 Earthquake hit in the Philippine Sea near Miyazaki (Japan) on Monday Evening.
January 13th, 2025
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Sunday Evening near Guayaquil in Ecuador.
January 13th, 2025
On Monday Morning a Significant M5.4 Earthquake struck in the Sulawesi Sea near Malingao (The Philippines).
January 13th, 2025
M4.9 AFTERSHOCK struck on Monday Morning in the Sulawesi Sea near Malingao (The Philippines).
January 12th, 2025
Significant M5.4 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 278km from Labasa (Fiji) on Monday Night.
January 12th, 2025
On Sunday Night a Strong M6.2 Earthquake struck near Colima in Mexico.
January 11th, 2025
Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK hit near Gelemso in Ethiopia on Saturday Evening.
January 11th, 2025
Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck on Saturday Night 158km from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.
January 10th, 2025
On Friday Night a Shallow M5.6 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 223km from Medellín (Colombia).
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- January 9th, 2025
Significant M5.8 Earthquake hit near Sonsonate in El Salvador on Thursday Morning. - January 8th, 2025
Shallow M5.3 Earthquake hit near Metahāra in Ethiopia on Wednesday Night. - January 7th, 2025
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Tuesday Morning 176km from Rikaze in China. - January 7th, 2025
On Tuesday Morning a DESTRUCTIVE M7.1 Earthquake struck 163km from Rikaze in China. - January 6th, 2025
On Tuesday Morning a Significant M5.0 Earthquake struck in the Coral Sea near Port-Vila (Vanuatu). - January 6th, 2025
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Monday Evening near Fīrūzābād in Iran. - January 6th, 2025
On Monday Morning a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck 256km from Honiara in Solomon Islands. - January 5th, 2025
Shallow M5.3 AFTERSHOCK struck on Monday Night in the Bismarck Sea near Kokopo (Papua New Guinea). - January 5th, 2025
On Sunday Morning a Strong M6.2 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near San Salvador (El Salvador). - January 5th, 2025
Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Philippine Sea near Mati (The Philippines) on Sunday Afternoon. - January 4th, 2025
Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck on Sunday Morning in the Coral Sea 201km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu). - January 4th, 2025
Unusually powerful M5.7 Earthquake struck on Saturday Night near Debre Birhan in Ethiopia. - January 3rd, 2025
On Friday Evening an Unusually powerful M5.5 FORESHOCK struck near Āsbe Teferī in Ethiopia. - January 3rd, 2025
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake struck on Friday Morning in the Bismarck Sea near Kokopo (Papua New Guinea). - January 2nd, 2025
On Thursday Afternoon a Strong M6.1 Earthquake struck near Calama in Chile. - January 2nd, 2025
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Thursday Morning 159km from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. - January 2nd, 2025
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon in the Bismarck Sea near Kokopo (Papua New Guinea). - January 2nd, 2025
Shallow M4.7 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Evening near Santa Rosa in The United States. - January 2nd, 2025
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 156km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga) on Thursday Afternoon. - January 1st, 2025
On Wednesday Evening a Shallow M5.1 FORESHOCK struck in the Bismarck Sea near Kokopo (Papua New Guinea). - December 31st, 2024
Significant M5.0 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean near Iquique (Chile) on Tuesday Evening. - December 31st, 2024
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Solomon Sea 133km from Kimbe (Papua New Guinea) on Wednesday Morning. - December 30th, 2024
M4.3 Earthquake hit near Hilo in The United States on Sunday Evening. - December 30th, 2024
Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Coral Sea near Port-Vila (Vanuatu) on Monday Afternoon. - December 30th, 2024
On Monday Night a Shallow M5.5 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean near Coquimbo (Chile). - December 30th, 2024
On Monday Night a Shallow M5.5 AFTERSHOCK struck in the South Pacific Ocean near Coquimbo (Chile). - December 30th, 2024
Significant M5.5 Earthquake struck on Monday Morning near Laoag in The Philippines. - December 29th, 2024
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Monday Night near Metahāra in Ethiopia. - December 28th, 2024
On Sunday Morning a Significant M5.5 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 286km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga). - December 27th, 2024
On Saturday Night a Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Iwaki (Japan). - December 27th, 2024
Significant M5.5 Earthquake hit in the Philippine Sea near Surigao (The Philippines) on Saturday Night. - December 27th, 2024
On Friday Evening a Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 177km from Dededo Village (Guam). - December 26th, 2024
On Thursday Evening a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck near San Francisco in The Philippines. - December 26th, 2024
On Wednesday Evening a Significant M5.0 Earthquake struck near Montelíbano in Colombia. - December 24th, 2024
On Tuesday Evening an Unusually powerful M5.9 Earthquake struck 142km from La Rioja in Argentina. - December 23rd, 2024
On Monday Night a Shallow M5.9 Earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea near Santiago de Cuba (Cuba). - December 22nd, 2024
On Sunday Evening a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck in the Mediterranean Sea 131km from Irákleion (Greece). - December 22nd, 2024
Unusually powerful M5.3 Earthquake struck on Sunday Night 275km from Upington in South Africa. - December 21st, 2024
On Sunday Night a Strong M6.1 Earthquake 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 15th, 2024
Significant M5.9 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 268km 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). - December 13th, 2024
On Friday Evening a Strong M6.4 Earthquake struck near Curicó in Chile. - December 9th, 2024
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake hit near Reno in The United States on Monday Afternoon. - December 9th, 2024
Shallow M5.6 Earthquake hit near La Unión in El Salvador on Sunday Evening. - December 5th, 2024
On Thursday Morning an Unusually powerful M7.0 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Eureka (The United States). - December 3rd, 2024
On Wednesday Night a Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck near Laoag in The Philippines. - November 30th, 2024
Significant M5.7 Earthquake hit in the East China Sea near Hirara (Japan) on Saturday Afternoon. - November 27th, 2024
Shallow M5.8 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 183km 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 26th, 2024
Shallow M6.1 Earthquake hit in the Sea of Japan near Kanazawa (Japan) on Tuesday Evening. - November 23rd, 2024
On Sunday Morning a Significant M5.9 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 323km from Suva (Fiji). - 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 229mi 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 102km from Tapachula (Mexico) on Friday Morning. - 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. - January 19th, 2024
Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck on Friday Afternoon near Fairbanks in The United States. - January 1st, 2024
On Monday Afternoon a DESTRUCTIVE M7.5 Earthquake struck near Toyama in Japan. - December 18th, 2023
On Monday Evening a DESTRUCTIVE M5.9 Earthquake struck near Linxia Chengguanzhen in China. - December 2nd, 2023
On Saturday Evening an Unusually powerful M7.6 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea near Bislig (The Philippines). - November 8th, 2023
Unusually powerful M5.2 Earthquake hit near Carlsbad in The United States on Wednesday Night. - October 15th, 2023
On Sunday Morning a DAMAGING M6.3 Earthquake struck near Herāt in Afghanistan. - October 11th, 2023
On Wednesday Night a DESTRUCTIVE M6.3 Earthquake struck near Herāt in Afghanistan.
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