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Earthquakes today, everywhere
The strongest earthquake in the last 7 days measured M 6.4, 49 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea, 2026-09-20 09:17 UTC, strong class. USGS located 12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or above in the last 24 hours and 110 in the last 7 days.
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Shallow earthquakes do far more at the surface than deep ones of the same magnitude, which is why depth matters as much as the number.
The latest significant earthquakes
Worldwide, M 4.5+, last 7 days as of 2026-09-23 05:14 UTC
| Magnitude | Location | Depth | When (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.5 | 63 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia | 10.0 km deep | 2026-09-23 02:02 UTC |
| M 4.5 | 68 km SSW of Labuan, Indonesia | 35.0 km deep | 2026-09-22 22:27 UTC |
| M 4.6 | 46 km E of Union, Philippines | 10.0 km deep | 2026-09-22 20:34 UTC |
| M 4.8 | 26 km NW of Houma, Tonga | 121.9 km deep | 2026-09-22 20:11 UTC |
| M 4.5 | 51 km W of Kuqa, China | 10.0 km deep | 2026-09-22 16:09 UTC |
| M 4.6 | 37 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia | 83.9 km deep | 2026-09-22 13:56 UTC |
| M 4.7 | 7 km WNW of La Gomera, Guatemala | 88.8 km deep | 2026-09-22 11:43 UTC |
| M 5.1 | 88 km NNW of Uken, Japan | 10.0 km deep | 2026-09-22 10:46 UTC |
| M 4.6 | 296 km S of Ambon, Indonesia | 295.6 km deep | 2026-09-22 10:30 UTC |
| M 4.6 | 19 km ENE of Nailong, Philippines | 10.0 km deep | 2026-09-22 06:48 UTC |
| M 4.9 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | 10.0 km deep | 2026-09-22 06:11 UTC |
| M 5.0 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | 10.0 km deep | 2026-09-22 05:18 UTC |
| M 4.7 | 54 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia | 10.0 km deep | 2026-09-22 03:36 UTC |
| M 4.8 | 70 km N of Claveria, Philippines | 10.0 km deep | 2026-09-22 00:08 UTC |
| M 5.3 | 97 km S of Sarangani, Philippines | 10.0 km deep | 2026-09-21 23:48 UTC |
| M 4.5 | 91 km E of Namie, Japan | 35.0 km deep | 2026-09-21 22:29 UTC |
| M 5.0 | South Sandwich Islands region | 10.0 km deep | 2026-09-21 21:37 UTC |
| M 4.5 | 5 km SW of San Antonio, Colombia | 10.0 km deep | 2026-09-21 18:48 UTC |
| M 4.5 | Izu Islands, Japan region | 10.0 km deep | 2026-09-21 15:56 UTC |
| M 5.0 | 38 km E of Nobeoka, Japan | 42.7 km deep | 2026-09-21 13:38 UTC |
| M 4.7 | 76 km W of Ollagüe, Chile | 121.2 km deep | 2026-09-21 12:17 UTC |
| M 5.2 | 167 km WNW of Mejillones, Chile | 10.0 km deep | 2026-09-21 11:48 UTC |
| M 4.7 | 95 km ENE of Khorugh, Tajikistan | 129.3 km deep | 2026-09-21 10:48 UTC |
| M 5.0 | 34 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia | 9.9 km deep | 2026-09-21 07:31 UTC |
| M 4.7 | 156 km NNW of Hicks Bay, New Zealand | 213.0 km deep | 2026-09-21 04:28 UTC |
Earthquakes by US state
Every state has its own page, updated from USGS, including the quiet ones, where the answer to "was that an earthquake" is usually a historical one. The most active first:
- Alaska 2,401 in 30 days
- California 1,576 in 30 days
- Texas 786 in 30 days
- Utah 631 in 30 days
- Hawaii 443 in 30 days
- New Mexico 397 in 30 days
- Nevada 345 in 30 days
- Oklahoma 128 in 30 days
- Washington 117 in 30 days
- Montana 73 in 30 days
- Idaho 68 in 30 days
- Oregon 58 in 30 days
California · Alaska · Texas, or every state, on its own page, from the list in the footer.
Earthquakes near your city
City pages cover a stated radius around the centre, so "near" means a number, not a vibe.
Earthquakes by country
Common questions
Was there an earthquake today?
Yes. USGS located 12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or above worldwide in the last 24 hours, and thousands more smaller ones that only local networks detect. The map above shows every one of them at that threshold; for a specific place, every US state, major city and seismically active country has its own page listing everything USGS recorded there down to magnitude 1.
Was there an earthquake near me?
The map above shows every earthquake of magnitude 4.5 or above worldwide in the last 7 days, and every US state, major city and seismically active country has its own page listing everything USGS located there down to magnitude 1. Pick your state or city below for the local answer.
How many earthquakes happen every day?
Worldwide, USGS locates around 55 earthquakes a day on average, about 20,000 a year, counting events large enough to register on distant instruments. Including the small ones only local networks can detect, the true number runs into the thousands per day. In the last year USGS catalogued 1,992 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or above.
Where do most earthquakes happen?
Around the Pacific Ring of Fire, the belt of subduction zones circling the Pacific plate through Japan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Alaska, and the west coasts of North and South America. About 81 percent of the world’s largest earthquakes happen there. In the US, Alaska is the most seismically active state by a wide margin, followed by California.
What magnitude earthquake is dangerous?
Damage usually begins around magnitude 5 for weak structures close to the epicentre, and magnitude 6 and above is damaging in any populated area. Depth matters as much as size: a magnitude 5 directly beneath a city at 8 km depth does more harm than a magnitude 6.5 out at sea or 300 km down.
Where this data comes from
Every event on this site is from the United States Geological Survey's public earthquake catalogue, retrieved through its FDSN event service. Magnitudes for recent events are revised as reviewed solutions replace automatic ones. How the numbers are produced, including what the magnitude floor means and why counts from different regions are not comparable.