Earthquake archive

2024 Earthquakes

Name: 2024 Earthquakes (M4.5+)
Creator: QuakeGlobe
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6,397 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 2024, the largest a M7.5 near 2024 Noto Peninsula, Japan Earthquake.

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Total M4.5+

6,397

M6+

M7+ (major)

M8+ (great)

Largest

M7.5

Tsunami-flagged

Largest earthquakes of 2024

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

17.5
2024 Noto Peninsula, Japan Earthquake
January 1, 2024 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
27.4
41 km ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
July 19, 2024 · 127 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
37.4
15 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
April 2, 2024 · 40 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
47.3
24 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
December 17, 2024 · 54 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
57.2
10 km WSW of Atiquipa, Peru
June 28, 2024 · 24 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
67.1
2024 Hyuganada Sea, Japan Earthquake
August 8, 2024 · 24 km deep
77.1
106 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines
July 11, 2024 · 640 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
87.0
2024 Offshore Cape Mendocino, California Earthquake
December 5, 2024 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
97.0
102 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
August 17, 2024 · 29 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
107.0
128 km WNW of Aykol, China
January 22, 2024 · 13 km deep
116.9
75 km W of Pangai, Tonga
August 25, 2024 · 96 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
126.9
36 km ENE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
March 23, 2024 · 41 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
136.8
Kuril Islands
December 27, 2024 · 146 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
146.8
42 km SSW of Bartolomé Masó, Cuba
November 10, 2024 · 14 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
156.8
20 km E of Barcelona, Philippines
August 2, 2024 · 32 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
166.8
Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands
April 5, 2024 · 222 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
176.8
Macquarie Island region
March 3, 2024 · 23 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
186.7
93 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
January 8, 2024 · 63 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
196.6
122 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
November 15, 2024 · 56 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
206.6
125 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga
October 1, 2024 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
216.6
south of Africa
July 10, 2024 · 4 km deep
226.6
70 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga
May 26, 2024 · 137 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
236.6
123 km NW of Tarauacá, Brazil
January 20, 2024 · 607 km deep
246.5
271 km WNW of Port McNeill, Canada
September 15, 2024 · 4 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
256.5
151 km E of Dolinsk, Russia
August 10, 2024 · 402 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
266.5
Bonin Islands, Japan region
April 27, 2024 · 496 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
276.5
111 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
April 14, 2024 · 49 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
286.5
70 km W of Tarauacá, Brazil
January 28, 2024 · 621 km deep
296.4
56 km ESE of Molina, Chile
December 13, 2024 · 109 km deep
306.4
56 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
September 1, 2024 · 39 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
316.4
209 km WSW of Tofino, Canada
July 11, 2024 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
326.4
28 km WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico
May 12, 2024 · 62 km deep
336.4
150 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
April 9, 2024 · 22 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
346.4
15 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan
April 3, 2024 · 14 km deep
356.4
Vanuatu region
March 27, 2024 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
366.4
110 km N of Paciran, Indonesia
March 22, 2024 · 9 km deep
376.4
148 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga
January 18, 2024 · 209 km deep
386.4
45 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan
January 11, 2024 · 204 km deep
396.3
104 km SSW of Adak, Alaska
December 9, 2024 · 19 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
406.3
108 km SSW of Adak, Alaska
December 8, 2024 · 18 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
416.3
239 km WNW of Cochrane, Chile
November 8, 2024 · 10 km deep
426.3
Mauritius - Reunion region
September 26, 2024 · 10 km deep
436.3
266 km NE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
September 16, 2024 · 31 km deep
446.3
168 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
September 11, 2024 · 8 km deep
456.3
44 km E of Barcelona, Philippines
August 3, 2024 · 15 km deep
466.3
49 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
June 24, 2024 · 149 km deep
476.3
83 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
May 25, 2024 · 22 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
486.3
18 km W of Uwajima, Japan
April 17, 2024 · 32 km deep
496.3
southern East Pacific Rise
February 23, 2024 · 10 km deep
506.3
39 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
January 23, 2024 · 31 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
516.2
146 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
October 23, 2024 · 40 km deep
526.2
40 km WNW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica
October 12, 2024 · 16 km deep
536.2
59 km NNE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
September 5, 2024 · 7 km deep
546.2
6 km E of Jalapa, Guatemala
July 21, 2024 · 272 km deep
556.2
Bonin Islands, Japan region
July 7, 2024 · 546 km deep
566.2
Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
June 9, 2024 · 10 km deep
576.2
Kermadec Islands region
May 31, 2024 · 16 km deep
586.2
Prince Edward Islands region
May 31, 2024 · 10 km deep
596.2
137 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
April 2, 2024 · 10 km deep
606.2
northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
March 14, 2024 · 10 km deep
616.2
Southwest Indian Ridge
January 20, 2024 · 10 km deep
626.2
8 km SW of Anamizu, Japan
January 1, 2024 · 10 km deep
636.1
33 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu
December 21, 2024 · 47 km deep
646.1
126 km SSW of Adak, Alaska
December 9, 2024 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
656.1
38 km WNW of Hakui, Japan
November 26, 2024 · 8 km deep
666.1
156 km SSE of Koshima, Japan
November 17, 2024 · 8 km deep
676.1
260 km ESE of Baubau, Indonesia
October 1, 2024 · 576 km deep
686.1
56 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador
August 28, 2024 · 26 km deep
696.1
30 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan
August 15, 2024 · 14 km deep
706.1
99 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu
July 22, 2024 · 4 km deep
716.1
34 km SW of Atiquipa, Peru
June 29, 2024 · 18 km deep
726.1
101 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu
May 8, 2024 · 19 km deep
736.1
154 km WSW of Fakfak, Indonesia
May 5, 2024 · 16 km deep
746.1
91 km S of Banjar, Indonesia
April 27, 2024 · 60 km deep
756.1
13 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan
April 22, 2024 · 10 km deep
766.1
29 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan
April 22, 2024 · 9 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
776.1
77 km E of Minami-Sōma, Japan
April 4, 2024 · 29 km deep
786.1
Macquarie Island region
March 5, 2024 · 10 km deep
796.1
Volcano Islands, Japan region
February 12, 2024 · 236 km deep
806.1
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
February 9, 2024 · 13 km deep
816.1
15 km W of Taxisco, Guatemala
January 27, 2024 · 90 km deep
826.1
Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
January 20, 2024 · 184 km deep
836.0
Kuril Islands
December 8, 2024 · 207 km deep
846.0
267 km W of Bandon, Oregon
October 30, 2024 · 10 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
856.0
126 km N of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
October 30, 2024 · 509 km deep
866.0
19 km W of Doğanyol, Turkey
October 16, 2024 · 10 km deep
876.0
67 km SSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
September 23, 2024 · 143 km deep
886.0
95 km NNW of Villa General Roca, Argentina
September 21, 2024 · 141 km deep
896.0
117 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
August 30, 2024 · 26 km deep
906.0
65 km W of Pangai, Tonga
August 25, 2024 · 99 km deep
916.0
73 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
July 29, 2024 · 9 km deep
926.0
168 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
July 19, 2024 · 41 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
936.0
20 km NE of Yaguaraparo, Venezuela
June 23, 2024 · 77 km deep
946.0
10 km SW of Atiquipa, Peru
June 16, 2024 · 27 km deep
956.0
west of Macquarie Island
June 16, 2024 · 8 km deep
966.0
169 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
May 19, 2024 · 28 km deep · 🌊 tsunami
976.0
68 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
March 13, 2024 · 44 km deep
986.0
103 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
March 8, 2024 · 115 km deep
996.0
171 km NNE of Colonia, Micronesia
February 14, 2024 · 14 km deep
1005.9
northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
December 27, 2024 · 10 km deep