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1,209 quakes Mag. 3+
64 quakes Mag. 5+
Number of quakes vs long-term average, past 7 days
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Latest quakes worldwide in the past 30 days - list, stats and map

Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Java, Indonesia widely felt -
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Mag. 6.5 earthquake Java - Indonesia -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 7.4 18 km SSW of Hualien City - Taiwan - Apr 3, 2024 -
Updated: Apr 27, 2024 21:43 GMT -
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In the past 30 days, there were 31,519 quakes of magnitudes up to 7.4:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 7
  • 12 quakes between magnitude 6 and 7
  • 192 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
  • 1,354 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 3,414 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 7,526 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 19,020 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
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Latest quakes worldwide in the past 30 days - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Apr 27, 11:29 pm (GMT +7)
6.5

10 km
Java, Indonesia  I FELT IT - 319 reportsInfo
Apr 27, 05:35 pm (GMT +9)
6.5

503 km
Bonin Islands, Japan region  I FELT IT - 15 reportsInfo
Friday, April 26, 2024 GMT (2 quakes)
Apr 27, 03:23 am (GMT +5)
6.0

10 km
Mid-Indian Ridge  I FELT IT Info
Apr 27, 02:21 am (Taipei)
5.7

33 km
21 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan  I FELT IT - 100 reportsInfo
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 GMT (4 quakes)
Apr 24, 04:22 pm (GMT +9)
5.4

10 km
Bonin Islands, Japan region  I FELT IT - 1 reportInfo
Apr 24, 06:53 pm (GMT +13)
5.4

226 km
172 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga  I FELT IT Info
Apr 24, 12:23 pm (GMT +11)
5.4

8 km
southeast of the Loyalty Islands  I FELT IT Info
Apr 23, 08:20 pm (GMT -5)
5.4

10 km
77 km SSW of Boca Chica, Panama  I FELT IT - 8 reportsInfo
Tuesday, April 23, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 23, 08:04 am (Taipei)
5.8

13 km
20 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan  I FELT IT - 19 reportsInfo
Monday, April 22, 2024 GMT (8 quakes)
Apr 23, 05:31 am (Taipei)
5.4

10.6 km
18 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan  I FELT IT - 4 reportsInfo
Apr 23, 05:04 am (Taipei)
5.4

4.8 km
31 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan  I FELT IT Info
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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 350,000 quakes on average per year worldwide:
  • Mag. 8 or higher: 0.76 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.3 years)
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 12.3 quakes per year
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 101 quakes per year (or 8.4 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 2,000 quakes per year (or 5.4 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 17,000 quakes per year (or 47 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 58,000 quakes per year (or 159 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 150,000 quakes per year (or 409 quakes per day)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 290,000 quakes per year (or 789 quakes per day)

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