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.
October 7th, 2024
Significant M5.5 Earthquake struck on Monday Evening in the Coral Sea 220km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu).
October 6th, 2024
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit near Akureyri in Iceland on Sunday Afternoon.
October 6th, 2024
Shallow M4.9 Earthquake hit near Gelemso in Ethiopia on Sunday Evening.
October 6th, 2024
On Sunday Night a Shallow M4.0 Earthquake struck near Ontario in The United States.
October 5th, 2024
On Sunday Night a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Tasman Sea near Wellington (New Zealand).
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 318km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga).
October 1st, 2024
Strong M6.1 Earthquake hit in the Banda Sea 348km from Kendari (Indonesia) on Tuesday Afternoon.
October 1st, 2024
Shallow M5.3 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean near Iquique (Chile) on Tuesday Night.
September 30th, 2024
Significant M5.9 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Night in the North Pacific Ocean 109km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia).
September 29th, 2024
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake hit in the Maluku Sea 248km from Manado (Indonesia) on Sunday Evening.
September 29th, 2024
Shallow M4.2 Earthquake hit near Watsonville in The United States on Sunday Night.
September 29th, 2024
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Sunday Afternoon in the Philippine Sea near Cebu City (The Philippines).
September 28th, 2024
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Friday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean 157mi from Eureka (The United States).
September 27th, 2024
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Saturday Night in the Coral Sea 272km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu).
September 27th, 2024
On Thursday Evening a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 155km from Managua (Nicaragua).
September 27th, 2024
On Friday Afternoon a Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck in the Solomon Sea 238km from Honiara (Solomon Islands).
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 26th, 2024
Significant M5.5 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Kushiro (Japan) on Thursday Afternoon.
September 25th, 2024
On Wednesday Night a Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 108km from Tapachula (Mexico).
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- September 23rd, 2024
Strong M6.0 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Night in the Gulf Of Tomini near Gorontalo (Indonesia). - September 23rd, 2024
On Sunday Evening a Significant M5.4 Earthquake struck near La Serena in Chile. - September 22nd, 2024
Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean near San Salvador (El Salvador) on Saturday Evening. - September 21st, 2024
On Saturday Evening a Strong M6.0 Earthquake struck 170km from San Juan in Argentina. - September 20th, 2024
On Saturday Morning a Shallow M4.6 Earthquake struck near Denpasar in Indonesia. - September 19th, 2024
Significant M5.6 Earthquake hit in the Bismarck Sea 142km from Lae (Papua New Guinea) on Thursday Evening. - September 19th, 2024
Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon in the Halmahera Sea 210km from Ternate (Indonesia). - September 19th, 2024
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Thursday Morning in the Bay Of Bengal 183km from Port Blair (India). - September 18th, 2024
Unusually powerful M5.2 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Night in the Indian Ocean near Tôlanaro (Madagascar). - September 17th, 2024
On Monday Evening a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck near Midland in The United States. - September 16th, 2024
Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Monday Afternoon near Braşov in Romania. - September 16th, 2024
Shallow M5.5 Earthquake struck on Monday Evening in the Philippine Sea near Miyazaki (Japan). - September 16th, 2024
Strong M6.3 Earthquake struck on Monday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean 267km from Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands). - September 15th, 2024
Shallow M5.5 Earthquake struck on Sunday Evening 174km from Bontang in Indonesia. - September 15th, 2024
On Saturday Evening a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Santa Tecla (El Salvador). - September 14th, 2024
Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit near Sibolga in Indonesia on Sunday Night. - September 14th, 2024
Shallow M5.5 Earthquake struck on Saturday Evening in the Philippine Sea near Dededo Village (Guam). - September 14th, 2024
Significant M5.0 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Coral Sea 262km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu) on Saturday Afternoon. - September 13th, 2024
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake hit in the Philippine Sea 199km from Kagoshima (Japan) on Saturday Morning. - September 13th, 2024
Significant M5.0 Earthquake struck on Friday Afternoon in the Philippine Sea 222km from General Santos (The Philippines). - September 12th, 2024
Shallow M4.7 Earthquake hit near Thousand Oaks in The United States on Thursday Morning. - September 11th, 2024
On Thursday Morning a Shallow M5.8 Earthquake struck in the Coral Sea 277km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu). - September 11th, 2024
Significant M5.0 FORESHOCK hit 271km from Port-Vila in Vanuatu on Thursday Night. - September 11th, 2024
Shallow M5.7 FORESHOCK struck on Thursday Night in the Coral Sea 272km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu). - September 11th, 2024
Shallow M6.3 Earthquake hit in the Bismarck Sea 226km from Madang (Papua New Guinea) on Thursday Night. - September 7th, 2024
Shallow M6.0 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 141km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga) on Sunday Morning. - September 6th, 2024
On Friday Morning a Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck 280km from La Rioja in Argentina. - September 5th, 2024
Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck on Thursday Morning 126km from Oruro in Bolivia. - September 5th, 2024
Shallow M6.2 Earthquake struck on Thursday Morning in the Bismarck Sea near Wewak (Papua New Guinea). - September 1st, 2024
Strong M6.4 Earthquake struck on Monday Morning near Arawa in Papua New Guinea. - September 1st, 2024
Unusually powerful M3.8 Earthquake hit near Montréal in Canada on Sunday Night. - August 30th, 2024
Shallow M6.0 Earthquake struck on Friday Afternoon in the North Pacific Ocean 117km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - August 28th, 2024
Shallow M6.1 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean near San Salvador (El Salvador) on Wednesday Afternoon. - August 26th, 2024
Shallow M5.8 Earthquake struck on Monday Night in the North Pacific Ocean 113km from David (Panama). - August 26th, 2024
On Monday Night an Unusually powerful M5.4 Earthquake struck in the North Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon (Portugal). - August 25th, 2024
Strong M6.9 Earthquake struck on Monday Afternoon in the South Pacific Ocean 151km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga). - August 19th, 2024
Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck on Monday Morning in the Philippine Sea near Catarman (The Philippines). - August 17th, 2024
On Sunday Morning an Unusually powerful M7.0 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 101km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - August 15th, 2024
Shallow M6.1 Earthquake struck on Friday Morning in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - August 14th, 2024
On Tuesday Evening a Shallow M4.4 Earthquake struck near Las Vegas in The United States. - August 12th, 2024
Shallow M4.4 Earthquake hit near Los Angeles in The United States on Monday Afternoon. - August 10th, 2024
Unusually powerful M6.5 Earthquake hit in the Sea Of Okhotsk 157km from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia) on Saturday Afternoon. - August 8th, 2024
On Thursday Afternoon an Unusually powerful M7.1 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea near Miyazaki (Japan). - August 7th, 2024
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Evening near Bakersfield in The United States. - August 2nd, 2024
Strong M6.8 Earthquake hit in the Philippine Sea near Bislig (The Philippines) on Saturday Morning. - July 31st, 2024
On Thursday Night a Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 169km from Suva (Fiji). - July 29th, 2024
On Monday Afternoon a Shallow M4.9 Earthquake struck near Barstow in The United States. - July 29th, 2024
Shallow M6.0 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 152km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga) on Tuesday Night. - July 29th, 2024
Significant M5.7 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 263km from Labasa (Fiji) on Tuesday Night. - July 29th, 2024
On Sunday Evening a Shallow M4.5 Earthquake struck near Cedar City in The United States. - July 26th, 2024
Unusually powerful M5.1 Earthquake hit near Abilene in The United States on Friday Morning. - July 23rd, 2024
Unusually powerful M4.9 Earthquake struck on Monday Evening near Abilene in The United States. - July 22nd, 2024
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck on Monday Afternoon in the North Pacific Ocean near David (Panama). - July 21st, 2024
Strong M6.2 Earthquake hit near Jalapa in Guatemala on Saturday Evening. - July 19th, 2024
Unusually powerful M7.4 Earthquake struck on Thursday Evening 134km from Calama in Chile. - July 15th, 2024
On Tuesday Morning a Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 293km from Apia (Samoa). - 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. - October 7th, 2023
On Saturday Morning a DAMAGING M6.3 Earthquake struck near Herāt in Afghanistan. - October 7th, 2023
On Saturday Morning a DAMAGING M6.3 Earthquake struck near Herāt in Afghanistan. - September 8th, 2023
On Friday Evening a DESTRUCTIVE M6.8 Earthquake struck near Marrakesh in Morocco. - August 28th, 2023
Unusually powerful M7.1 Earthquake hit in the Java Sea 252km from Denpasar (Indonesia) on Tuesday Night. - August 5th, 2023
DESTRUCTIVE M5.4 Earthquake struck on Sunday Night near Dezhou in China. - May 11th, 2023
Shallow M5.5 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon near Chico in The United States. - March 24th, 2023
Shallow M5.6 Earthquake hit near Khowy in Iran on Friday Morning. - March 21st, 2023
Strong M6.5 Earthquake hit near Fayzabad in Afghanistan on Tuesday Evening. - January 9th, 2023
Indonesia had more earthquakes than any other country in 2022 - January 6th, 2023
Tonga now in top 10 most earthquake-prone countries - January 6th, 2023
Davao most earthquake-struck city worldwide in 2022
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