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 16, 2022 07:50 GMT -
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Quakes in the past 24 hours:
- 2 quakes above magnitude 5
- 29 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
- 112 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
- 247 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
- 702 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
In the past 24 hours, there were 2 quakes of magnitude 5.0 or above, 29 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 112 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 247 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 702 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
A moderate magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, 2 hours and 25 minutes ago.Latest quake: Mag. 3.6 | North Pacific Ocean, 81 km SW of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua -
Strongest quake today: Mag. 5.4 | 9.6 km E of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia -
- Past 7 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 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: | 142 quakes | 111 quakes M3+ | 29 quakes M4+ | 2 quakes M5+ |
| Strongest quake: Mag. 5.5 on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 8:09 pm (GMT +9) – Philippine Sea, Guam | |
| Past 7 days: | 1,091 quakes | 781 quakes M3+ | 281 quakes M4+ | 27 quakes M5+ | 2 quakes M6+ |
| Past 30 days: | 4,888 quakes | 3,545 quakes M3+ | 1,191 quakes M4+ | 143 quakes M5+ | 9 quakes M6+ |
| Past 90 days: | 15,411 quakes | 10,999 quakes M3+ | 3,910 quakes M4+ | 469 quakes M5+ | 31 quakes M6+ | 2 quakes M7+ |
| Past 365 days: | 62,815 quakes | 45,978 quakes M3+ | 14,774 quakes M4+ | 1,922 quakes M5+ | 127 quakes M6+ | 14 quakes M7+ |
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| Monday, May 16, 2022 GMT (20 quakes) | |||||
| May 16, 2022 07:29 GMT May 16, 2022 1:29 am (GMT -6) | 3.6 39 km |  North Pacific Ocean, 81 km southwest of San Rafael del Sur, NicaraguaI FELT IT | More | ||
| May 16, 2022 07:10 GMT May 16, 2022 3:10 am (GMT -4) | 3.5 118 km |  43 km southeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Antofagasta, ChileI FELT IT | More | ||
| May 16, 2022 06:52 GMT May 16, 2022 12:52 am (GMT -6) | 3.6 29 km | North Pacific Ocean, 92 km southwest of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua I FELT IT | More | ||
| May 16, 2022 06:51 GMT May 16, 2022 12:51 am (GMT -6) | 3.6 4 km | North Pacific Ocean, 170 km southwest of Managua, Nicaragua I FELT IT | More | ||
| May 16, 2022 06:40 GMT May 16, 2022 12:40 am (GMT -6) | 4.5 32 km | North Pacific Ocean, 91 km southwest of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua I FELT IT | More | ||
| May 16, 2022 06:31 GMT May 16, 2022 2:31 am (GMT -4) | 3.3 5 km |  Caribbean Sea, 18 km northwest of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin IslandsI FELT IT | More | ||
| May 16, 2022 06:16 GMT May 15, 2022 11:16 pm (GMT -7) | 3.8 7.7 km |  4.6 mi northeast of Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USAI FELT IT - 144 reports | More | ||
| May 16, 2022 06:14 GMT May 15, 2022 11:14 pm (GMT -7) | 3.7 10 km | 4.1 mi northeast of Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA I FELT IT - 1 report | More | ||
| May 16, 2022 06:00 GMT May 16, 2022 11:00 am (GMT +5) | 3.9 73 km |  59 km southeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanI FELT IT | More | ||
| May 16, 2022 05:48 GMT May 15, 2022 9:48 pm (GMT -8) | 3.6 6.8 km | 112 mi west of Juneau, Alaska, USA I FELT IT | More | ||
| May 16, 2022 05:29 GMT May 16, 2022 2:29 pm (GMT +9) | 3.9 8 km |  31 km south of Wakayama, JapanI FELT IT | More | ||
| May 16, 2022 05:25 GMT May 16, 2022 4:25 pm (GMT +11) | 5.4 95 km |  9.6 km east of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaI FELT IT - 2 reports | More | ||
| May 16, 2022 05:15 GMT May 16, 2022 1:15 pm (GMT +8) | 3.5 10 km |  Xinjiang, 140 km southeast of Sarkand, Almaty Oblysy, KazakhstanI FELT IT | More | ||
| May 16, 2022 05:13 GMT May 16, 2022 1:13 am (GMT -4) | 3.8 27 km | 29 km south of Arica, Region de Arica y Parinacota, Chile I FELT IT | More | ||
| May 16, 2022 05:08 GMT May 16, 2022 2:08 pm (GMT +9) | 4.0 98 km | North Pacific Ocean, 36 km southwest of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan I FELT IT | More | ||
| May 16, 2022 05:04 GMT May 16, 2022 1:04 pm (GMT +8) | 4.0 444 km |  Celebes Sea, 151 km northwest of Gorontalo, IndonesiaI FELT IT | More | ||
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 9.1 x 1012 joules (2.53 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2178 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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