Latest Earthquakes

There are around 500,000 earthquakes each year. 100,000 of these can actually be felt. The largest earthquake ever recorded was a magnitude 9.5 (Mw) in Chile on May 22, 1960. The world's deadliest recorded earthquake occurred in 1556 in central China. It struck a region where most people lived in caves carved from soft rock. These dwellings collapsed during the earthquake, killing an estimated 830,000 people.

The world's active earthquake locations

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Latest magnitude 4.5+ earthquake

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M 4.9, 99km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:58:03 GMT

Latest magnitude 4.5+ earthquakes

M 4.9, 99km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New GuineaTuesday, October 01, 2013 14:58:03 UTC
Wednesday, October 02, 2013 00:58:03 at epicenter
Depth: 37.04 km (23.02 mi)

M 4.7, North Indian OceanTuesday, October 01, 2013 13:31:00 UTC
Tuesday, October 01, 2013 19:31:00 at epicenter
Depth: 17.29 km (10.74 mi)

M 4.8, 30km SE of Putre, ChileTuesday, October 01, 2013 04:12:22 UTC
Tuesday, October 01, 2013 01:12:22 at epicenter
Depth: 128.90 km (80.09 mi)

M 6.7, Sea of OkhotskTuesday, October 01, 2013 03:38:21 UTC
Tuesday, October 01, 2013 13:38:21 at epicenter
Depth: 578.24 km (359.30 mi)

M 4.7, 1km NE of Borazjan, IranMonday, September 30, 2013 23:44:40 UTC
Tuesday, October 01, 2013 03:14:40 at epicenter
Depth: 10.00 km (6.21 mi)

M 5.4, 38km NE of Nuku`alofa, TongaMonday, September 30, 2013 22:41:03 UTC
Monday, September 30, 2013 10:41:03 at epicenter
Depth: 40.28 km (25.03 mi)

M 4.9, 18km ESE of Kitaibaraki, JapanMonday, September 30, 2013 13:37:39 UTC
Monday, September 30, 2013 22:37:39 at epicenter
Depth: 45.48 km (28.26 mi)