Worldwide earthquake activity level
What is the level of global earthquake activity today compared to the past? Find out with our graph showing the current and past Global Seismic Activity Level indicator!
What is the level of global earthquake activity today compared to the past? Find out with our graph showing the current and past Global Seismic Activity Level indicator!
Monthy earthquake reports
For each month since July 2012, we publish a summary of quake activity world-wide: find the list of largest quake, a map showing all significant quakes as well as detailed statistics on seismic activity during this time.
For each month since July 2012, we publish a summary of quake activity world-wide: find the list of largest quake, a map showing all significant quakes as well as detailed statistics on seismic activity during this time.
Latest 20 quakes above magnitude 3 in the world
Updated May 19, 2022 02:22 GMT -
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Quakes in the past 7 days:
- 26 quakes above magnitude 5
- 274 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
- 811 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
- 1678 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
- 5035 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
In the past 7 days, there were 26 quakes of magnitude 5.0 or above, 274 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 811 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 1678 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 5035 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
A strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred in Bering Sea, Alaska, USA, 20 hours ago.Latest quake: Mag. 5.3 | South Pacific Ocean -
Strongest quake: Mag. 5.8 | Bering Sea, Alaska, USA -
- Past 7 days: Mag. 5.8 on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at 9:27 pm (GMT -9) – Bering Sea, Alaska, USA
- Past 30 days: Mag. 6.8 on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 8:06 pm (GMT -3) – 153 km NW of Jujuy, Departamento de Doctor Manuel Belgrano, Jujuy, Argentina
- Past 90 days: Mag. 7.3 on Wednesday, Mar 16, 2022 at 11:36 pm (GMT +9) – North Pacific Ocean, 89 km SE of Sendai, Honshu-miyagi-ken, Japan
- Past 365 days: Mag. 8.2 on Jul 29, 2021 GMT – 104 mi E of Sandpoint, Aleutians East, Alaska, USA
Recent quakes above magnitude 3.0 worldwide (updated )
| Past 24 hours: | 155 quakes | 110 quakes M3+ | 38 quakes M4+ | 7 quakes M5+ |
| Past 7 days: | 1,112 quakes | 811 quakes M3+ | 275 quakes M4+ | 26 quakes M5+ |
| Past 30 days: | 4,861 quakes | 3,512 quakes M3+ | 1,193 quakes M4+ | 148 quakes M5+ | 8 quakes M6+ |
| Past 90 days: | 15,437 quakes | 11,003 quakes M3+ | 3,929 quakes M4+ | 474 quakes M5+ | 29 quakes M6+ | 2 quakes M7+ |
| Past 365 days: | 62,833 quakes | 45,993 quakes M3+ | 14,780 quakes M4+ | 1,920 quakes M5+ | 126 quakes M6+ | 14 quakes M7+ |
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Date and time | Mag Depth | Nearest volcano (distance) | Location | Details | Map |
| Thursday, May 19, 2022 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 19, 2022 01:50 GMT May 18, 2022 5:50 pm (GMT -8) | 5.3 10 km | Southern East Pacific Rise I FELT IT | More | ||
| Wednesday, May 18, 2022 GMT (10 quakes) | |||||
| May 18, 2022 23:52 GMT May 19, 2022 8:52 am (GMT +9) | 5.0 19 km |  103 Km SSW of Ishigaki, JapanI FELT IT | More | ||
| May 18, 2022 20:23 GMT May 18, 2022 6:23 pm (GMT -2) | 5.5 30 km |  South Sandwich Islands RegionI FELT IT | More | ||
| May 18, 2022 19:19 GMT May 18, 2022 3:19 pm (GMT -4) | ? n/a |  Near Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia (unconfirmed)I FELT IT - 96 reports | More | ||
| May 18, 2022 12:03 GMT May 18, 2022 8:03 pm (GMT +8) | 4.8 10 km |  NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINAI FELT IT | More | ||
| May 18, 2022 09:31 GMT May 18, 2022 5:31 pm (GMT +8) | 4.8 10 km | NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA I FELT IT | More | ||
| May 18, 2022 06:27 GMT May 17, 2022 9:27 pm (GMT -9) | 5.8 18 km |  Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, AlaskaI FELT IT | More | ||
| May 18, 2022 04:29 GMT May 18, 2022 2:29 pm (GMT +10) | 5.0 10 km |  211 Km SW of Merizo Village, GuamI FELT IT | More | ||
| May 18, 2022 03:52 GMT May 18, 2022 12:52 pm (GMT +9) | 5.6 13 km | 227 Km SSE of Katsuura, Japan I FELT IT | More | ||
| May 18, 2022 03:25 GMT May 18, 2022 1:25 pm (GMT +10) | 5.2 10 km | 213 Km SW of Merizo Village, Guam I FELT IT | More | ||
| May 18, 2022 01:36 GMT May 18, 2022 9:36 am (GMT +8) | 4.9 10 km |  SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINAI FELT IT | More | ||
| Tuesday, May 17, 2022 GMT (9 quakes) | |||||
| May 17, 2022 21:26 GMT May 18, 2022 6:26 am (GMT +9) | 5.0 10 km |  Indonesia: 137 Km E of Lospalos, Timor LesteI FELT IT | More | ||
| May 17, 2022 21:17 GMT May 18, 2022 7:17 am (GMT +10) | 5.2 28 km | 143 Km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan I FELT IT | More | ||
| May 17, 2022 15:34 GMT May 18, 2022 12:34 am (GMT +9) | 4.9 10 km | 75 Km S of Koshima, Japan I FELT IT | More | ||
| May 17, 2022 14:05 GMT May 17, 2022 6:35 pm (GMT +4:30) | 4.9 10 km |  74 Km ENE of Rāmhormoz, IranI FELT IT - 1 report | More | ||
| May 17, 2022 13:17 GMT May 17, 2022 10:17 pm (GMT +9) | 5.5 11 km | 223 Km SSE of Katsuura, Japan I FELT IT - 1 report | More | ||
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1 x 1014 joules (28.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 24410 tons of TNT or 1.5 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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