Decade: | 2021–2030 |
Largest: | Alaska 8.2 Mw |
Deadliest: | Turkey 7.8 62,013 deaths |
Fatalities: | 71,423 |
9.0+: | 0 |
8.0–8.9: | 3 |
7.0–7.9: | 47 |
6.0–6.9: | 387 |
5.0–5.9: | 5,308 |
The following is a list of significant earthquakes from 2021–2030, listing earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above, or which caused human fatalities. Deaths due to earthquake-caused tsunamis are included.
For lists of earthquakes by country, which may include smaller and less destructive events than those listed here, see Lists of earthquakes by country.
See main article: List of earthquakes in 2021.
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | -->Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Source | |
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January 14, 2021 | 18:28 | Sulawesi, Indonesia see 2021 West Sulawesi earthquake | -2.976 | 118.901 | 105 | 6.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred 32km south of Mamuju, Indonesia, at a depth of 18.0km. | [1] | |
January 21, 2021 | 12:23 | Pulau–Pulau Talaud, Indonesia | 5.007 | 127.517 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 210km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines, at a depth of 95.8km. | [2] | |
February 3, 2021 | 08:25 | Sulawesi, Indonesia | -3.009 | 118.964 | 1 | 4.9 | Mb (USGS) Centred 37km SSE of Mamuju, Indonesia, at a depth of 10.0km. | [3] | |
February 10, 2021 | 13:19 | Southeast of the Loyalty Islands see 2021 Loyalty Islands earthquake | -23.054 | 171.601 | 0 | 7.7 | Mw (USGS) Centred 418km WNW of Tadine, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, at a depth of 10.0km. | [4] | |
February 12, 2021 | 17:01 | Tajikistan–Xinjiang border region | 38.132 | 73.569 | 1 | 5.9 | Mw (USGS) Centred 35km west of Murghob, Tajikistan, at a depth of 91.6km. | [5] | |
February 13, 2021 | 14:07 | Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan see 2021 Fukushima earthquake | 37.745 | 141.749 | 1 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 72km ENE of Namie, Japan, at a depth of 49.9km. | [6] | |
March 1, 2021 | 22:57 | Northern Colombia | 6.239 | -76.098 | 3 | 5.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 9km SSE of Urrao, Colombia, at a depth of 10.0km. | [7] | |
March 3, 2021 | 10:16 | Greece see 2021 Larissa earthquake | 39.755 | 22.176 | 1 | 6.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 9km west of Týrnavos, Greece, at a depth of 8.0km. | [8] | |
March 4, 2021 | 13:27 | Off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand | -37.563 | 179.444 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 174km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand, at a depth of 20.8km. | [9] | |
March 4, 2021 | 17:41 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand see 2021 Kermadec Islands earthquakes | -29.665 | -177.834 | 0 | 7.4 | Mw (USGS) Centred 970km NNE of 'Ohonua, ʻEua, Tonga, at a depth of 53.1km. | [10] | |
19:28 | -29.735 | -177.282 | 8.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 962.5km NNE of 'Ohonua, ʻEua, Tonga, at a depth of 26.5km. | [11] | ||||
March 20, 2021 | 09:09 | Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan see March 2021 Miyagi earthquake | 38.475 | 141.607 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 27km ENE of Ishinomaki, Japan, at a depth of 54.0km. | [12] | |
March 23, 2021 | 21:14 | Southern Xinjiang, China | 41.812 | 81.155 | 3 | 5.4 | Mw (USGS) Centred 100km NE of Aksu, China, at a depth of 10.0km. | [13] | |
April 10, 2021 | 07:00 | Java, Indonesia see 2021 East Java earthquake | -8.562 | 112.519 | 10 | 6.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 44km SSW of Gongdanglegi Kulon, Indonesia, at a depth of 82.3km. | [14] | |
April 28, 2021 | 02:21 | Assam, India see 2021 Assam earthquake | 26.782 | 92.436 | 2 | 6.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 9km NNW of Dhekiajuli, India, at a depth of 34.0km. | [15] | |
May 21, 2021 | 13:48 | Yunnan, China see 2021 Dali earthquake | 25.761 | 100.008 | 3 | 6.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 28km NW of Dali, China, at a depth of 10.0km. | [16] | |
May 21, 2021 | 18:04 | Southern Qinghai, China see 2021 Maduo earthquake | 34.586 | 98.255 | 20 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 389.4km NE of Xining, Qinghai, China, at a depth of 10.0km. | [17] | |
May 24, 2021 | 08:37 | Lac Kivu region, Congo–Rwanda–Uganda | -1.591 | 29.229 | 1 | 4.7 | Mb (USGS) Centred 9km north of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at a depth of 10.0km. The fatality is a Rwandan. | [18] | |
June 10, 2021 | 08:54 | Lake Tanganyika region, Democratic Republic of the Congo | -3.086 | 28.259 | 2 | 5.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 87km SW of Kabare, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at a depth of 10.0km. | [19] | |
June 23, 2021 | 02:54 | Near the coast of central Peru see 2021 Mala earthquake | -12.687 | -76.721 | 1 | 5.8 | Mw (USGS) Centred 10km WSW of Mala, Peru, at a depth of 50.6km. | [20] | |
July 10, 2021 | 02:14 | Afghanistan–Tajikistan border region see 2021 Rasht earthquake | 38.959 | 70.572 | 5 | 5.8 | Mw (USGS) Centred 18km ESE of Rasht, Tajikistan, at a depth of 16.6km. | [21] | |
July 26, 2021 | 12:09 | Sulawesi, Indonesia | -0.748 | 121.931 | 2 | 6.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 99km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia, at a depth of 11.0km. | [22] | |
July 29, 2021 | 06:15 | Alaska Peninsula, United States see 2021 Chignik earthquake | 55.325 | -157.841 | 0 | 8.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred 104km SE of Perryville, Alaska, United States, at a depth of 32.2km. | [23] | |
August 11, 2021 | 17:46 | Mindanao, Philippines see 2021 Davao Oriental earthquake | 6.455 | 126.742 | 1 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 63km east of Pondaguitan, Philippines, at a depth of 65.6km. | [24] | |
August 12, 2021 | 18:32 | South Sandwich Islands region see 2021 South Sandwich Islands earthquakes | -57.596 | -25.187 | 0 | 7.5 | Mw (USGS) Centred 2453.5km SSW of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, at a depth of 63.3km. | [25] | |
18:35 | -58.416 | -25.321 | 8.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 2536.1km SSW of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, at a depth of 48.3km. | [26] | ||||
August 14, 2021 | 12:29 | Haiti region see 2021 Haiti earthquake | 18.434 | -73.482 | 2,248 dead 329 missing | 7.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred 13km SSE of Petit Trou de Nippes, Haiti, at a depth of 10.0km. | [27] | |
August 22, 2021 | 21:33 | South Sandwich Islands region see 2021 South Sandwich Islands earthquakes | -60.291 | -24.895 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 2545.2km east of Tolhuin, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, at a depth of 14.0km. | [28] | |
August 26, 2021 | 02:14 | Sulawesi, Indonesia | -0.854 | 121.523 | 1 | 5.5 | Mw (USGS) Centred 104km NE of Poso, Indonesia, at a depth of 8.0km. | [29] | |
September 8, 2021 | 01:47 | Near the coast of Guerrero, Mexico see 2021 Guerrero earthquake | 16.982 | -99.773 | 13 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 20.7km NE of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, at a depth of 20.0km. | [30] | |
September 15, 2021 | 20:33 | Sichuan–Chongqing border region see 2021 Luxian earthquake | 29.182 | 105.391 | 3 | 5.4 | Mw (USGS) Centred 52km WSW of Yongchuan, China, at a depth of 10.0km. | [31] | |
September 27, 2021 | 06:17 | Crete, Greece see 2021 Arkalochori earthquake | 35.252 | 25.260 | 1 | 6.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 7km NNW of Thrapsanón, Greece, at a depth of 8.7km. | [32] | |
October 2, 2021 | 06:29 | Vanuatu region | -21.104 | 174.895 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 452.5km SW of Nadi, Western, Fiji, at a depth of 535.8km. | [33] | |
October 6, 2021 | 22:01 | Pakistan see 2021 Balochistan earthquake | 30.220 | 68.014 | 42 | 5.9 | Mwb (USGS) Centred 15.2km NNE of Harnai, Balochistan, Pakistan, at a depth of 9.0km. | [34] | |
October 15, 2021 | 20:18 | Bali region, Indonesia see 2021 Bali earthquake | -8.328 | 115.465 | 4 | 4.7 | Mw (USGS) Centred 16km NNE of Banjar Wangsian, Indonesia, at a depth of 10.0km. | [35] | |
November 14, 2021 | 12:07 | Southern Iran see 2021 Hormozgan earthquakes | 27.721 | 56.065 | 2 | 6.0 | Mwb (USGS) Centred 62km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran, at a depth of 7.0km. | [36] | |
12:08 | 27.736 | 56.077 | 6.3 | Mb (USGS) Centred 64km NNW of Bandar Abbas, Iran, at a depth of 10.0km. | [37] | ||||
November 28, 2021 | 10:52 | Northern Peru see 2021 Northern Peru earthquake | -4.490 | -76.846 | 12 | 7.5 | Mw (USGS) Centred 42km NNW of Barranca, Peru, at a depth of 112.5km. | [38] | |
December 14, 2021 | 03:20 | Flores Sea see 2021 Flores earthquake | -7.630 | 122.231 | 1 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 112km north of Maumere, Indonesia, at a depth of 16.1km. | [39] | |
December 29, 2021 | 18:25 | Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia | -7.592 | 127.581 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 121km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste, at a depth of 166.9km. | [40] |
See main article: List of earthquakes in 2022.
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | -->Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Source | |
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January 11, 2022 | 01:07 | Cyprus region see 2022 Cyprus earthquake | 35.229 | 31.944 | 3 | 6.6 | Mw (USGS) Centered 48km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus, at a depth of 21.0 km. All fatalities were from Egypt. | [41] | |
January 17, 2022 | 11:40 | Western Afghanistan see January 2022 Afghanistan earthquake | 34.946 | 63.580 | 30 | 5.3 | Mw (USGS) Centered 41km east of Qala i Naw, Afghanistan, at a depth of 18.8 km. | [42] | |
January 24, 2022 | 13:16 | Haiti region | 18.458 | -73.337 | 2 | 5.3 | Mw (USGS) Centered 4km south of Anse-à-Veau, Haiti, at a depth of 10.0 km. | [43] | |
14:06 | 18.499 | -73.297 | 5.1 | Mw (USGS) Centered 5km east of Anse-à-Veau, Haiti, at a depth of 10.0 km. | [44] | ||||
February 5, 2022 | 04:16 | Afghanistan–Tajikistan–Pakistan region | 36.445 | 71.117 | 3 | 5.8 | Mw (USGS) Centered 45km SW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan, at a depth of 209.1 km. | [45] | |
February 16, 2022 | 07:12 | Guatemala see 2022 Guatemala earthquake | 14.193 | -91.297 | 3 | 6.2 | Mw (USGS) Centered 0km SSE of Nueva Concepción, Guatemala, at a depth of 83.6 km. | [46] | |
February 25, 2022 | 01:39 | Western Sumatra, Indonesia see 2022 Sumatra earthquake | 0.233 | 100.106 | 27 | 6.1 | Mw (USGS) Centered 66km NNW of Bukittinggi, Indonesia, at a depth of 12.3 km. | [47] | |
March 16, 2022 | 13:35 | Northwestern Kashmir | 35.682 | 75.038 | 1 | 5.1 | Mw (USGS) Centered 68km NW of Skardu, Pakistan, at a depth of 9.1 km. | [48] | |
March 16, 2022 | 14:36 | Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan see 2022 Fukushima earthquake | 37.702 | 141.58 | 4 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Centered 57km ENE of Namie, Japan, at a depth of 63.1 km. | [49] | |
March 27, 2022 | 04:28 | Near the coast of Ecuador | 0.909 | -79.589 | 1 | 5.8 | Mw (USGS) Centered 9km SE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, at a depth of 26.5 km. | [50] | |
March 31, 2022 | 05:44 | Southeast of the Loyalty Islands | -22.579 | 170.354 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centered 279km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia, at a depth of 10.0km. | [51] | |
April 22, 2022 | 21:07 | Bosnia and Herzegovina region see 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina earthquake | 43.061 | 18.176 | 1 | 5.7 | Mw (USGS) Centered 14km NNE of Ljubinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, at a depth of 10.0km. | [52] | |
April 23, 2022 | 01:39 | Poland | 50.057 | 18.628 | 10 | 2.7 | ML (USGS) Centered 4km NE of Świerklany Górne, Poland, at a depth of 5.0km. All fatalities were underground miners. | [53] | |
May 12, 2022 | 21:55 | Near the coast of central Peru see 2022 Chilca earthquake | -12.360 | -76.890 | 2 | 5.4 | Mw (USGS) Centered 11km WNW of San Bartolo, Peru, at a depth of 55.9km. | [54] | |
May 24, 2022 | 07:11 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | 36.118 | 70.293 | 2 | 4.9 | Mb (USGS) Centered 63km SE of Farkhār, Afghanistan, at a depth of 106.2km. | [55] | |
May 26, 2022 | 12:02 | Southern Peru | -14.863 | -70.308 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (USGS) Centered 13km WNW of Azángaro, Peru, at a depth of 217.8km. | [56] | |
June 1, 2022 | 09:00 | Western Sichuan, China see 2022 Ya'an earthquake | 30.416 | 102.989 | 4 | 5.8 | Mw (USGS) Centered 45km west of Linqiong, China, at a depth of 10.0km. | [57] | |
June 21, 2022 | 20:54 | Afghanistan–Pakistan border region see June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake | 33.092 | 69.514 | 1,163 | 6.0 | Mwb (USGS) Centred 51km SW of Khōst, Afghanistan, at a depth of 10.0km. Most of the destruction took place in Afghanistan. | [58] | |
June 24, 2022 | 01:43 | Afghanistan–Pakistan border region | 33.007 | 69.543 | 5 | 4.2 | Mb (USGS) Centred 49km west of Miran Shah, Pakistan, at a depth of 10.0km. | [59] | |
June 25, 2022 | 03:37 | Southern Iran | 26.725 | 54.261 | 1 | 5.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 30km NE of Kīsh, Iran, at a depth of 10.0km. | [60] | |
July 1, 2022 | 21:32 | Southern Iran see 2022 Hormozgan earthquakes | 26.935 | 55.254 | 7 | 6.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 55km NE of Bandar–e Lengeh, Iran, at a depth of 16.0km. | [61] | |
23:25 | 26.899 | 55.321 | 6.0 | Mwb (USGS) Centred 57km NE of Bandar–e Lengeh, Iran, at a depth of 10.0km. | [62] | ||||
July 5, 2022 | 08:47 | Southwestern Siberia, Russia | 53.807 | 88.093 | 2 | 4.3 | Mb (USGS) Centred 12km north of Mezhdurechensk, Russia, at a depth of 5.0km. All fatalities are underground miners. | [63] | |
July 14, 2022 | 22:30 | Near the coast of Ecuador | -2.040 | -79.811 | 1 | 5.7 | Mw (USGS) Centred 12km SW of Samborondón, Ecuador, at a depth of 73.0km. | [64] | |
July 27, 2022 | 00:43 | Luzon, Philippines see 2022 Luzon earthquake | 17.521 | 120.818 | 11 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 11km NE of Bantay, Philippines, at a depth of 33.7km. | [65] | |
September 4, 2022 | 21:57 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan see September 2022 Afghanistan earthquake | 34.662 | 70.702 | 18 | 5.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 34km NE of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, at a depth of 10.0km. | [66] | |
September 5, 2022 | 04:52 | Western Sichuan, China see 2022 Luding earthquake | 29.726 | 102.279 | 93 dead 25 missing | 6.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 43km SE of Kangding, China, at a depth of 10.0km. | [67] | |
September 6, 2022 | 07:04 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | 36.649 | 70.629 | 6 | 4.8 | Mb (USGS) Centred 30km SW of Jurm, Afghanistan, at a depth of 70.8km. | [68] | |
September 10, 2022 | 23:46 | Eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea see 2022 Papua New Guinea earthquake | -6.256 | 146.469 | 21 | 7.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 66km east of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 90.0km. | [69] | |
September 14, 2022 | 11:04 | Southeast of the Loyalty Islands | -21.191 | 170.240 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 208km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu, at a depth of 144.9km. | [70] | |
September 18, 2022 | 06:44 | Taiwan see 2022 Taitung earthquakes | 23.159 | 121.316 | 1 | 6.9 | Mw (USGS) Centred 86km SE of Lugu, Taiwan, at a depth of 10.0km. | [71] | |
September 19, 2022 | 18:05 | Michoacán, Mexico see 2022 Michoacán earthquake | 18.455 | -102.956 | 2 | 7.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 35km SSW of Aquila, Mexico, at a depth of 26.9km. | [72] | |
September 22, 2022 | 06:16 | 18.263 | -102.955 | 3 | 6.8 | Mw (USGS) Centred 55km SSW of Aquila, Mexico, at a depth of 20.0km. | [73] | ||
September 30, 2022 | 19:28 | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia | 2.109 | 98.928 | 2 | 5.9 | Mw (USGS) Centred 43km NNE of Sibolga, Indonesia, at a depth of 21.2km. | [74] | |
November 4, 2022 | 00:29 | Western Turkey | 38.357 | 27.218 | 2 | 4.8 | Mwr (USGS) Centred 7km ESE of Karabağlar, Turkey, at a depth of 10.0km. | [75] | |
November 8, 2022 | 20:27 | Nepal see 2022 Nepal earthquake | 29.274 | 81.149 | 6 | 5.7 | Mw (USGS) Centred 20km east of Dipayal, Nepal, at a depth of 18.1km. | [76] | |
November 9, 2022 | 09:51 | South of the Fiji Islands | -26.044 | 178.381 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 849km SW of Vaini, Tongatapu, Tonga, at a depth of 665.3km. | [77] | |
November 11, 2022 | 10:48 | Tonga region | -19.318 | -172.100 | 0 | 7.3 | Mw (USGS) Centred 211km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga, at a depth of 24.8km. | [78] | |
November 12, 2022 | 07:09 | Fiji region | -20.116 | -178.36 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 333.9km SE of Levuka, Eastern, Fiji, at a depth of 587.2km. | [79] | |
November 12, 2022 | 14:27 | Nepal see 2022 Nepal earthquake | 29.330 | 81.168 | 1 | 5.2 | Mw (USGS) Centred 23km ENE of Dipayal, Nepal, at a depth of 10.0km. | [80] | |
November 21, 2022 | 06:21 | Java, Indonesia see 2022 West Java earthquake | -6.853 | 107.095 | 335~635 dead 5 missing | 5.6 | Mw (USGS) Centred 18km WSW of Ciranjang–hilir, Indonesia, at a depth of 10.0km. | [81] | |
November 22, 2022 | 02:03 | Solomon Islands | -9.812 | 159.596 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centred 18km SW of Malango, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 15.0km. | [82] | |
November 23, 2022 | 01:08 | Western Turkey see 2022 Düzce earthquake | 40.836 | 30.983 | 2 | 6.1 | Mw (USGS) Centred 15km west of Düzce, Turkey, at a depth of 10.0km. | [83] | |
December 20, 2022 | 10:34 | Near the coast of northern California, United States see 2022 Ferndale earthquake | 40.525 | -124.423 | 2 | 6.4 | Mw (USGS) Centred 15km WSW of Ferndale, California, United States, at a depth of 17.9km. | [84] |
See main article: List of earthquakes in 2023.
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | -->Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Source | |
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January 8, 2023 | 12:32 | Vanuatu | -14.938 | 166.878 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centered 23km WNW of Port–Olry, Vanuatu, at a depth of 27.7km. | [85] | |
January 9, 2023 | 17:47 | Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia see 2023 Maluku earthquake | -7.049 | 130.038 | 0 | 7.6 | Mw (USGS) Centered 339.3km WSW of Tual, Maluku, Indonesia, at a depth of 105.1km. | [86] | |
January 12, 2023 | 09:37 | Poland–Czech Republic–Slovakia Border Region | 49.865 | 18.568 | 1 | 2.8 | ML (USGS) Centered 2km NW of Karviná, Czech Republic, at a depth of 5.0km. | [87] | |
January 18, 2023 | 06:06 | Molucca Sea | 2.735 | 127.060 | 0 | 7.0 | Mwc (USGS) Centered 153km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia, at a depth of 28.6km. | [88] | |
January 24, 2023 | 08:58 | Nepal | 29.597 | 81.652 | 4 | 5.4 | Mb (USGS) Centered 62km NW of Jumla, Nepal, at a depth of 20.3km. | [89] | |
January 28, 2023 | 18:14 | Turkey–Iran border region see 2022–23 West Azerbaijan earthquakes | 38.425 | 44.899 | 3 | 5.9 | Mw (USGS) Centered 14km SSW of Khowy, Iran, at a depth of 10.0km. | [90] | |
February 6, 2023 | 01:17 | Central Turkey see 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake | 37.166 | 37.032 | 62,013 dead 140 missing | 7.8 | Mw (USGS) Centered 26km east of Nurdağı, Turkey, at a depth of 17.9km. | [91] | |
10:24 | 38.024 | 37.203 | 7.5 | Mw (USGS) Centered 4km SSE of Ekinözü, Turkey, at a depth of 10.0km. | [92] | ||||
February 8, 2023 | 18:58 | Lebanon–Syria region | 34.153 | 36.232 | 1 dead 1 missing | 4.1 | Mb (USGS) Centered 16km north of Baalbek, Lebanon, at a depth of 10.0km. The fatality was reported in Syria. | [93] | |
February 9, 2023 | 06:28 | Near the north coast of Papua, Indonesia | -2.635 | 140.557 | 4 | 5.1 | Mw (USGS) Centered 9km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia, at a depth of 22.0km. | [94] | |
February 20, 2023 | 17:04 | Turkey–Syria border region | 36.109 | 36.017 | 11 | 6.3 | Mw (USGS) Centered 3km SSW of Uzunbağ, Turkey, at a depth of 16.0km. | [95] | |
February 27, 2023 | 09:04 | Eastern Turkey | 38.229 | 38.283 | 2 | 5.2 | Mw (USGS) Centered 8km SSE of Yeşilyurt, Turkey, at a depth of 10.0km. | [96] | |
March 16, 2023 | 00:56 | Kermadec Islands region | -30.115 | -176.112 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centered 982.8km south of 'Ohonua, ʻEua, Tonga, at a depth of 22.1km. | [97] | |
March 18, 2023 | 17:12 | Near the coast of Ecuador see 2023 Guayas earthquake | -2.837 | -79.844 | 18 | 6.8 | Mw (USGS) Centered 8km NNW of Baláo, Ecuador, at a depth of 65.8km. | [98] | |
March 21, 2023 | 16:47 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan see 2023 Badakhshan earthquake | 36.523 | 70.979 | 21 | 6.5 | Mw (USGS) Centered 40km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan, at a depth of 187.6km. | [99] | |
March 31, 2023 | 17:01 | Afghanistan–Pakistan border region | 30.396 | 66.726 | 3 | 3.5 | Mb (USGS) Centered 32km SW of Pishin, Pakistan, at a depth of 10.0km. | [100] | |
April 2, 2023 | 18:04 | New Guinea, Papua New Guinea see 2023 Papua New Guinea earthquake | -4.326 | 143.159 | 8 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centered 39km ESE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 70.0km. | [101] | |
April 14, 2023 | 09:55 | Java, Indonesia | -6.026 | 112.033 | 1 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centered 96km north of Tuban, Indonesia, at a depth of 594.0km. | [102] | |
April 24, 2023 | 00:41 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | -29.955 | -177.838 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centered 921.1km NNE of Hicks Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand, at a depth of 49.0km. | [103] | |
April 24, 2023 | 20:00 | Kepulauan Batu, Indonesia | -0.781 | 98.534 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centered 170 km SSE of Teluk Dalam, Indonesia, at a depth of 15.5km. | [104] | |
May 5, 2023 | 05:42 | Near the west coast of Honshu, Japan see 2023 Ishikawa earthquake | 37.540 | 137.305 | 1 | 6.2 | Mw (USGS) Centered 49.5km NE of Anamizu, Ishikawa, Japan, at a depth of 8.7km. | [105] | |
May 10, 2023 | 16:02 | Tonga | -15.600 | -174.608 | 0 | 7.6 | Mw (USGS) Centered 95km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga, at a depth of 210.1km. | [106] | |
May 19, 2023 | 02:57 | Southeast of the Loyalty Islands | -23.185 | 170.763 | 0 | 7.7 | Mw (USGS) Centered 339.7km east of Vao, South Province, New Caledonia, at a depth of 18.0km. | [107] | |
May 20, 2023 | 01:51 | -23.062 | 170.456 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centered 306.6km east of Vao, South Province, New Caledonia, at a depth of 36.0km. | [108] | |||
May 28, 2023 | 05:49 | Afghanistan–Tajikistan–Pakistan region | 36.608 | 71.066 | 1 | 5.3 | Mw (USGS) Centered 35km SE of Jurm, Afghanistan, at a depth of 228.0km. | [109] | |
June 6, 2023 | 09:11 | Haiti region | 18.702 | -74.235 | 4 | 4.9 | Mw (USGS) Centered 9km NE of Les Abricots, Haiti, at a depth of 10.0km. | [110] | |
June 7, 2023 | 09:53 | Near the south coast of Myanmar | 16.861 | 95.542 | 3 | 4.8 | Mb (USGS) Centered 18km NW of Maubin, Myanmar, at a depth of 10.0km. | [111] | |
June 15, 2023 | 18:06 | South of the Fiji Islands | -22.982 | -177.208 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (USGS) Centered 280km SW of Houma, Tonga, at a depth of 167.4km. | [112] | |
June 30, 2023 | 12:57 | Java, Indonesia | -8.653 | 110.018 | 1 | 5.9 | Mw (USGS) Centered 83km SSW of Srandakan, Indonesia, at a depth of 71.0km. | [113] | |
July 16, 2023 | 06:48 | Alaska Peninsula, United States | 54.460 | -160.760 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (USGS) Centered 98km south of Sand Point, Alaska, United States, at a depth of 32.6km. | [114] | |
August 17, 2023 | 17:04 | Colombia see 2023 central Colombia earthquakes | 4.418 | -73.511 | 2 | 6.1 | Mw (USGS) Centered 16km north of Cumaral, Colombia, at a depth of 10.0km. | [115] | |
17:17 | 4.214 | -73.607 | 5.6 | Mw (USGS) Centered 2km east of Restrepo, Colombia, at a depth of 10.0km. | [116] | ||||
August 28, 2023 | 19:55 | Bali Sea | -6.788 | 116.548 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centered 181km NNE of Gili Air, Indonesia, at a depth of 513.5km. | [117] | |
September 8, 2023 | 22:11 | Morocco see 2023 Al Haouz earthquake | 31.110 | -8.440 | 2,960 | 6.8 | Mw (USGS) Centered 56km west of Oukaïmedene, Morocco, at a depth of 18.5km. | [118] | |
September 18, 2023 | 03:10 | Northern Italy | 44.045 | 11.684 | 1 | 5.1 | Mw (USGS) Centered 5km SW of Tredozio, Italy, at a depth of 10.0km. | [119] | |
October 3, 2023 | 09:21 | Nepal | 29.499 | 81.253 | 1 | 5.7 | Mw (USGS) Centered 40km NE of Dipayal, Nepal, at a depth of 20.1km. | [120] | |
October 7, 2023 | 06:41 | Western Afghanistan see 2023 Herat earthquakes | 34.610 | 61.924 | 1,482 | 6.3 | Mw (USGS) Centered 33km NNE of Zindah Jān, Afghanistan, at a depth of 14.0km. | [121] | |
07:12 | 34.574 | 61.904 | 6.3 | Mw (USGS) Centered 29km NNE of Zindah Jān, Afghanistan, at a depth of 10.0km. | [122] | ||||
October 7, 2023 | 08:34 | Eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea | -5.600 | 146.132 | 1 | 6.7 | Mw (USGS) Centered 56km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 53.5km. | [123] | |
08:40 | -5.507 | 146.198 | 6.9 | Mw (USGS) Centered 55km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 76.0km. | [124] | ||||
October 11, 2023 | 00:41 | Western Afghanistan see 2023 Herat earthquakes | 34.557 | 62.045 | 3 | 6.3 | Mw (USGS) Centered 27km NNW of Herāt, Afghanistan, at a depth of 9.0km. | [125] | |
October 15, 2023 | 03:36 | 34.609 | 62.112 | 4 | 6.3 | Mw (USGS) Centered 30km NNW of Herāt, Afghanistan, at a depth of 6.3km. | [126] | ||
November 3, 2023 | 18:02 | Nepal see 2023 Nepal earthquake | 28.848 | 82.187 | 153 | 5.7 | Mw (USGS) Centered 46km east of Dailekh, Nepal, at a depth of 16.5km. | [127] | |
November 8, 2023 | 04:53 | Banda Sea | -6.456 | 129.513 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centered 340.8km SSE of Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia, at a depth of 10.0km. | [128] | |
November 17, 2023 | 08:14 | Mindanao, Philippines see 2023 Sarangani earthquake | 5.587 | 125.051 | 11 | 6.7 | Mw (USGS) Centered 26km WSW of Burias, Philippines, at a depth of 78.0km. | [129] | |
November 22, 2023 | 02:48 | Halmahera, Indonesia | 1.799 | 127.166 | 1 | 6.0 | Mw (USGS) Centered 94km west of Tobelo, Indonesia, at a depth of 102.0km. | [130] | |
December 2, 2023 | 14:37 | Mindanao, Philippines see December 2023 Mindanao earthquake | 8.527 | 126.416 | 3 | 7.6 | Mw (USGS) Centered 21.3km NE of Hinatuan, Caraga, Philippines, at a depth of 32.8km. | [131] | |
December 7, 2023 | 12:56 | Vanuatu | -20.659 | 169.206 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centered 123km south of Isangel, Vanuatu, at a depth of 48.4km. | [132] | |
December 18, 2023 | 15:59 | Gansu–Qinghai border region, China see 2023 Jishishan earthquake | 35.743 | 102.827 | 151 | 5.9 | Mw (USGS) Centered 37km WNW of Linxia Chengguanzhen, China, at a depth of 10.0km. | [133] |
See main article: List of earthquakes in 2024.
Date | Time (UTC) | Place | Lat. | Long. | -->Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Source | |
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January 1, 2024 | 07:10 | Near the west coast of Honshu, Japan see 2024 Noto earthquake | 37.498 | 137.242 | 318 dead 3 missing | 7.5 | Mw (USGS) Centered 42km NE of Anamizu, Japan, at a depth of 10.0km. | [134] | |
January 13, 2024 | 23:17 | Albania | 40.983 | 19.769 | 1 | 4.5 | Mwr (USGS) Centered 7km NE of Lushnjë, Albania, at a depth of 28.6km. | [135] | |
January 19, 2024 | 11:26 | Colombia | 4.719 | -75.871 | 1 | 5.6 | Mw (USGS) Centered 5km SE of Cartago, Colombia, at a depth of 60.7km. | [136] | |
January 22, 2024 | 18:09 | Kyrgyzstan–Xinjiang border region see 2024 Uqturpan earthquake | 41.269 | 78.649 | 3 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centered 129km WNW of Aykol, China, at a depth of 13.0km. | [137] | |
March 4, 2024 | 18:38 | Western Turkey | 39.970 | 27.446 | 1 | 4.3 | Mwr (USGS) Centered 21km NE of Hamdibey, Turkey, at a depth of 15.0km. | [138] | |
March 23, 2024 | 20:22 | New Guinea, Papua New Guinea see 2024 East Sepik earthquake | -4.139 | 143.159 | 5 | 6.9 | Mw (USGS) Centered 38km ENE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 40.2km. | [139] | |
April 2, 2024 | 23:58 | Taiwan see 2024 Hualien earthquake | 23.819 | 121.562 | 18 dead 2 missing | 7.4 | Mw (USGS) Centered 18km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan, at a depth of 34.8km. | [140] | |
April 27, 2024 | 16:29 | Java, Indonesia | -8.033 | 107.275 | 1 | 6.1 | Mw (USGS) Centered 94km south of Banjar, Indonesia, at a depth of 61.6km. | [141] | |
June 18, 2024 | 09:54 | Northeastern Iran | 35.192 | 58.514 | 4 | 4.9 | Mb (USGS) Centered 6km SE of Kāshmar, Iran, at a depth of 10.0km. | [142] | |
June 28, 2024 | 05:36 | Near the coast of southern Peru | -15.811 | -74.445 | 0 | 7.2 | Mw (USGS) Centered 8km west of Atiquipa, Peru, at a depth of 28.0km. | [143] | |
July 11, 2024 | 02:13 | Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines | 6.065 | 123.161 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centered 106km WSW of Sangay, Philippines, at a depth of 620.1km. | [144] | |
July 11, 2024 | 06:16 | Poland | 50.136 | 18.474 | 1 | 2.9 | ML (USGS) Centered 3km north of Jejkowice, Poland, at a depth of 8.5km. The fatality is a underground miner. | [145] | |
July 19, 2024 | 01:50 | Chile–Argentina border region | -23.047 | -67.782 | 1 | 7.4 | Mw (USGS) Centered 45km ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, at a depth of 117.4km. The fatality is a Chilean. | [146] | |
August 8, 2024 | 07:42 | Kyushu, Japan see 2024 Hyūga-nada earthquake | 31.719 | 131.527 | 0 | 7.1 | Mw (USGS) Centered 20km NE of Nichinan, Japan, at a depth of 25.0km. | [147] | |
August 12, 2024 | 20:56 | Syria | 35.127 | 37.015 | 2 | 5.0 | Mb (USGS) Centered 13km NNW of As Salamīyah, Syria, at a depth of 10.0km. | [148] | |
August 17, 2024 | 19:10 | Off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia | 52.924 | 160.141 | 0 | 7.0 | Mw (USGS) Centered 102km east of Petropavlovsk–Kamchatsky, Russia, at a depth of 29.0km. | [149] | |
August 20, 2024 | 01:15 | Northwest Kashmir | 34.216 | 74.293 | 1 | 5.1 | Mb (USGS) Centered 4km west of Bāramūla, India, at a depth of 11.6km. | [150] | |
01:24 | 34.240 | 74.317 | 5.1 | Mb (USGS) Centered 4km northwest of Bāramūla, India, at a depth of 15.1km. | [151] |
All times are UTC, unless otherwise stated
ML = Richter magnitude scale
Mw = Moment magnitude
Mb = Body wave magnitude
HRV = Harvard University (Global CMT)
USGS = United States Geological Survey