Latest quakes worldwide in the past 24 hours on Monday, May 13, 2024 - list, stats and map
Latest today See all | Mag. 2.4 earthquake - 7 km NW of Delta - B.C., MX - |
Latest felt | Mag. 4.6 earthquake - 4 km SE of Bantacan - Philippines - |
Strongest today | Mag. 5.3 Minahassa Peninsula - Sulawesi - |
- 5 quakes above magnitude 5
- 31 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
- 105 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
- 228 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
- 602 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 13, 12:57 pm (Tijuana) | 2.4 8.7 km | - 7 km NW of Delta, B.C., MX | Info | ||
May 14, 07:54 am (Auckland) | 2.1 19 km | New Zealand | Info | ||
May 13, 12:50 pm (Tijuana) | 2.2 10.5 km | - 8 km NW of Delta, B.C., MX | Info | ||
May 14, 03:48 am (Manila) | 2.4 15 km | Philippines: 008 km N 29° E of Casiguran (Aurora) | Info | ||
May 13, 01:38 pm (GMT -6) | 3.4 4 km | 39 Km al suroeste de San Jose, Guatemala I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 02:36 pm (Chicago) | 1.8 4 km | 50 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico | Info | ||
May 14, 03:13 am (GMT +8) | 3.7 3 km | Leyte, Philippines I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 09:06 pm (GMT +2) | 3.6 30 km | 37 Km WSW from Palaiochora I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 14, 06:05 am (GMT +11) | 4.7 38 km | Western Caroline Islands, Micronesia I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 14, 05:03 am (GMT +10) | 4.9 10 km | Volcano Islands, Japan region I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 14, 03:01 am (GMT +8) | 3.8 8 km | Mindanao, Philippines I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 09:54 pm (GMT +3) | 3.1 31 km | 55 Km WSW from Palaiochora I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 14, 12:53 am (Urumqi) | 3.8 10 km | China: MONGOLIA I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 14, 03:37 am (GMT +9) | 2.8 124 km | Japan: TSUGARU STRAIT REGION | Info | ||
May 14, 02:26 am (Manila) | 4.6 15 km | - 4 km SE of Bantacan, Philippines I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | ||
May 13, 03:19 pm (Salta) | 3.5 217 km | Salta, Argentina I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 09:13 pm (Istanbul) | 3.0 6.8 km | Turkey: Doğanşehir (Malatya) I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 14, 03:12 am (GMT +9) | 3.1 14 km | Japan: E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 14, 06:10 am (GMT +12) | 3.2 556 km | New Zealand I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 14, 02:08 am (GMT +8) | 3.0 9 km | Indonesia: 213 km S 69° E of Jose Abad Santos (Davao Occidental) I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 11:24 pm (Urumqi) | 3.6 10 km | NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 14, 05:24 am (GMT +12) | 4.7 624 km | Fiji region I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 14, 02:13 am (GMT +9) | 3.5 42 km | Japan: E OFF IBARAKI PREF I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 08:07 pm (Istanbul) | 3.4 6.3 km | Turkey: Doğanşehir (Malatya) I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 14, 05:06 am (GMT +12) | 3.8 100 km | New Zealand I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 14, 05:05 am (GMT +12) | 4.9 35 km | Kermadec Islands region I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 14, 02:53 am (GMT +10) | 3.9 40 km | Kuril Islands I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 14, 04:41 am (GMT +12) | 3.0 121 km | New Zealand I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 14, 12:09 am (Manila) | 3.1 15 km | 46 km northwest of Monkayo, Davao de Oro, Davao, Philippines I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 09:00 pm (Almaty) | 3.4 10 km | EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 08:44 pm (Urumqi) | 3.8 10 km | NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 14, 02:20 am (GMT +12) | 3.5 100 km | New Zealand I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 11:15 pm (GMT +9) | 3.0 228 km | Japan: CENTRAL SHIZUOKA PREF I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 11:13 pm (GMT +9) | 3.6 40 km | Kuril Islands I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 09:13 am (Lima) | 4.8 9.5 km | 57 km SSE of Yuyapichis, Peru I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 07:11 pm (Almaty) | 3.5 10 km | CENTRAL KAZAKHSTAN I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 10:08 pm (Makassar) | 4.9 275 km | Banda Sea I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 11:00 pm (GMT +9) | 3.4 314 km | Japan: ENSYUNADA I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 04:56 pm (Athens) | 3.7 6 km | 5 Km N from Zacharo Ilia I FELT IT - 5 reports | Info | ||
May 13, 07:27 am (GMT -6) | 4.3 33 km | Mexico: 66 km al SUR de SALINA CRUZ, OAX I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 09:26 pm (Manila) | 3.8 8 km | 010 km N 35° W of Danglas (Abra) I FELT IT - 9 reports | Info | ||
May 13, 10:20 pm (GMT +9) | 3.2 26 km | Japan: FAR E OFF SANRIKU I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 06:50 am (GMT -6) | 3.1 27 km | 64 Km al sur de Playa El Cuco, El Salvador I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 06:46 pm (Urumqi) | 4.1 10 km | NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 09:39 pm (GMT +9) | 3.6 233 km | Japan: E OFF FUKUSHIMA PREF I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 06:37 pm (Urumqi) | 4.4 10 km | NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 08:34 pm (GMT +8) | 3.0 27 km | Philippine Islands Region I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 10:32 pm (Port Moresby) | 5.2 173 km | 113 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea I FELT IT - 2 reports | Info | ||
May 14, 12:10 am (GMT +12) | 3.3 199 km | New Zealand I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 07:05 am (Panama) | 3.2 1 km | Panama: 30 Km al norte de Cerro Punta, Panamá I FELT IT - 4 reports | Info | ||
May 13, 05:03 am (GMT -7) | 4.8 10.8 km | Mexico: 56 km al SUROESTE de CD DE ARMERIA, COL I FELT IT - 5 reports | Info | ||
May 13, 06:46 pm (GMT +8) | 3.5 53 km | Sumbawa Region, Indonesia I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 04:40 am (GMT -6) | 3.9 10 km | Mexico: 134 km al SUROESTE de PIJIJIAPAN, CHIS I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 06:39 am (Santiago) | 3.7 99 km | 27 km al NE de Alto del Carmen I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 03:38 am (GMT -7) | 3.6 10 km | Mexico: 50 km al SUROESTE de CD DE ARMERIA, COL I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 04:32 am (Mexico City) | 3.1 15 km | Mexico: 24 km al OESTE de RIO GRANDE, OAX I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 07:31 am (Jujuy) | 3.6 275 km | JUJUY (Argentina) I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 06:28 pm (Urumqi) | 3.1 10 km | SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 06:28 pm (GMT +8) | 3.7 5 km | Philippine Islands Region I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 03:28 am (GMT -7) | 3.6 18 km | Mexico: 53 km al SUROESTE de CD DE ARMERIA, COL I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 07:26 pm (GMT +9) | 3.0 10 km | Seram, Indonesia I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 03:17 am (GMT -7) | 3.5 18 km | Mexico: 51 km al SUROESTE de CD DE ARMERIA, COL I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 04:17 am (Mexico City) | 3.5 14 km | Mexico: 22 km al OESTE de COALCOMAN, MICH I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 06:13 am (Santiago) | 3.0 51 km | Chile: 13 km al NO de La Serena I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 06:10 am (Santo Domingo) | 3.1 20 km | Dominican Republic Region I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 06:06 am (GMT -4) | 3.0 16 km | Chile: 90 km al O de Constitución I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 04:06 am (GMT -6) | 3.0 20 km | 97 Km al sur de La Libertad, El Salvador I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 04:04 am (Mexico City) | 3.7 54 km | Guerrero, Mexico I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 02:23 pm (GMT +4:30) | 3.5 10 km | SOUTHEASTERN AFGHANISTAN I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 05:31 am (Santiago) | 3.7 130 km | Chile: 28 km al O de Socaire I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 03:21 am (Mexico City) | 3.8 119 km | Chiapas, Mexico I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 05:18 am (GMT -4) | 5.2 10 km | 76 km W of Constitución, Chile I FELT IT - 5 reports | Info | ||
May 13, 02:51 am (Mexico City) | 3.4 47 km | Guerrero, Mexico I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 04:33 am (Santiago) | 3.4 123 km | Chile: 79 km al SO de Ollagüe I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 02:29 am (GMT -6) | 3.9 16 km | Offshore Oaxaca, Mexico I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 03:57 pm (Taipei) | 4.1 22 km | Taiwan I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | ||
May 13, 12:19 am (GMT -7) | 3.8 11 km | Offshore Colima, Mexico I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 11:53 pm (GMT -7) | 4.7 22 km | Mexico: 55 km al SUROESTE de CD DE ARMERIA, COL I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | ||
May 13, 02:53 am (GMT -4) | 3.4 98 km | 48 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 12:44 pm (Bishkek) | 4.0 25 km | Kyrgyzstan I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 01:42 pm (Jakarta) | 4.9 10 km | Java Sea I FELT IT - 5 reports | Info | ||
May 13, 06:41 pm (GMT +12) | 3.5 300 km | New Zealand I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 12:31 am (Mexico City) | 4.0 44 km | Mexico: 25 km al SURESTE de PETATLAN, GRO I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | ||
May 13, 12:22 am (GMT -6) | 4.1 18 km | Mexico: 47 km al SUR de SALINA CRUZ, OAX I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 02:04 pm (Manila) | 3.1 28 km | Mindanao, Philippines I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 01:59 am (Santiago) | 3.0 30 km | Chile: 49 km al S de Alto Hospicio I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 12:50 pm (Pontianak) | 3.4 32 km | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 12:37 pm (Jakarta) | 3.6 107 km | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 02:32 am (San Juan) | 3.0 69 km | SAN JUAN (Argentina) I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 09:08 pm (Tijuana) | 3.0 10.4 km | 9 km NNW of Delta, B.C., MX I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 09:07 pm (Tijuana) | 4.1 11 km | Mexico: 23 km al NORTE de GPE VICTORIA(KM.43), BC I FELT IT - 14 reports | Info | ||
May 12, 09:02 pm (Tijuana) | 4.3 8.9 km | Mexico: 24 km al NORTE de GPE VICTORIA(KM.43), BC I FELT IT - 54 reports | Info | ||
May 13, 12:58 pm (Jayapura) | 3.7 10 km | Seram, Indonesia I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 09:56 pm (GMT -6) | 3.0 25 km | 64 Km al suroeste de Punta Cosigüina, Nicaragua I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 12:52 am (San Juan) | 3.0 82 km | SAN JUAN (Argentina) I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | ||
May 12, 11:26 pm (Santo Domingo) | 3.0 13 km | Dominican Republic I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 08:47 am (Urumqi) | 4.4 10 km | NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 07:47 pm (GMT -7) | 5.0 10 km | central East Pacific Rise I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 04:22 am (Tirane) | 3.4 15 km | Albania I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 05:19 am (Athens) | 3.1 9 km | 5 Km NE from Zacharo Ilia I FELT IT - 2 reports | Info | ||
May 13, 09:55 am (Urumqi) | 3.3 10 km | KAZAKHSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REGION I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 09:48 pm (Port-au-Prince) | 3.2 49 km | Haiti Region I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 11:28 pm (GMT -2) | 4.9 10 km | central Mid-Atlantic Ridge I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 08:16 pm (Bogota) | 3.2 143 km | Los Santos - Santander, Colombia I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 06:51 pm (GMT -6) | 3.2 13 km | 62 Km al sur de Delta del Rio Lempa, El Salvador I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 09:46 pm (Mendoza) | 3.0 8 km | MENDOZA (Argentina) I FELT IT - 4 reports | Info | ||
May 12, 09:33 pm (Mendoza) | 4.4 10 km | 33 km S of San Martín, Argentina I FELT IT - 63 reports | Info | ||
May 13, 09:29 am (GMT +9) | 3.0 12 km | Japan: SOUTHERN KUMAMOTO PREF I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 08:28 am (Makassar) | 5.3 274 km | Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | ||
May 13, 06:25 am (Urumqi) | 3.0 10 km | NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 11:24 am (GMT +11) | 5.2 10 km | 115 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 07:05 pm (Lima) | 4.0 23 km | Northern Peru I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 05:04 pm (Tijuana) | 4.1 9.9 km | Mexico: 21 km al NORTE de GPE VICTORIA(KM.43), BC I FELT IT - 4 reports | Info | ||
May 12, 03:03 pm (GMT -9) | 3.1 10 km | off the coast of Oregon I FELT IT | Info | ||
Sunday, May 12, 2024 GMT (31 quakes) | |||||
May 13, 07:52 am (GMT +8) | 3.5 17 km | 197 km S 24° E of Balut Island (Municipality Of Sarangani) (Davao Occidental) I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 08:24 am (GMT +9) | 3.4 256 km | Japan: NORTHERN GIFU PREF I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 04:21 am (Karachi) | 3.9 185 km | Pakistan I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 08:10 pm (San Juan) | 3.2 10 km | SAN JUAN (Argentina) I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 05:00 pm (GMT -6) | 4.6 49 km | Mexico: 61 km al SUROESTE de CD HIDALGO, CHIS I FELT IT - 2 reports | Info | ||
May 13, 06:56 am (Irkutsk) | 4.3 10 km | 31 km S of Khuzhir, Russia I FELT IT - 2 reports | Info | ||
May 12, 03:47 pm (Tijuana) | 3.5 6.5 km | Mexico: 19 km al NORTE de GPE VICTORIA(KM.43), BC I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 03:46 pm (Tijuana) | 3.5 3.9 km | Mexico: 17 km al NOROESTE de GPE VICTORIA(KM.43), BC I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 03:18 pm (Mazatlan) | 3.7 8.6 km | Mexico: 51 km al SURESTE de SAN MARCOS, GRO I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 10:18 am (GMT +12) | 3.9 100 km | New Zealand I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 04:12 pm (Mexico City) | 3.8 95 km | Mexico: 13 km al NOROESTE de PIJIJIAPAN, CHIS I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 04:05 am (Urumqi) | 3.8 10 km | KAZAKHSTAN-XINJIANG BORDER REGION I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 07:35 am (Adelaide) | 3.0 8.9 km | Burra, SA I FELT IT - 12 reports | Info | ||
May 12, 03:49 pm (Mexico City) | 3.6 56 km | Mexico: 66 km al OESTE de MATIAS ROMERO, OAX I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 12:36 am (Addis Ababa) | 4.9 10 km | 42 km NE of Turmi, Ethiopia I FELT IT - 16 reports | Info | ||
May 12, 05:33 pm (GMT -4) | 4.0 11 km | 151 km NW of Vallenar, Chile I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 09:29 pm (GMT +0) | 3.7 62 km | 186 km WSW of Adak, Alaska I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 05:27 pm (Santiago) | 3.3 78 km | Chile: 52 km al NE de Cuya I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 03:13 am (Almaty) | 4.3 10 km | EASTERN KAZAKHSTAN I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 06:07 am (GMT +9) | 3.1 14 km | Japan: SADOGASHIMA IS REG I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 05:53 am (GMT +9) | 3.2 46 km | 288 km S 63° E of Jose Abad Santos (Davao Occidental) I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 01:46 pm (Tijuana) | 3.9 12 km | Mexico: 18 km al NOROESTE de GPE VICTORIA(KM.43), BC I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 03:35 am (GMT +7) | 3.8 0 km | Western Mongolia I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 04:31 pm (Santiago) | 3.8 70 km | 21 km al SE de Baquedano I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 05:25 am (GMT +9) | 3.1 40 km | Japan: FAR E OFF SANRIKU I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 02:24 pm (Mexico City) | 3.9 108 km | Mexico: 59 km al NOROESTE de MATIAS ROMERO, OAX I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 02:19 am (Urumqi) | 3.7 10 km | SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 02:14 pm (Mexico City) | 3.2 24 km | Mexico: 29 km al NOROESTE de VILLA DE ALVAREZ, COL I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 07:11 am (GMT +11) | 4.4 10 km | 102 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 13, 04:11 am (Shanghai) | 3.1 11 km | China: 四川凉山州木里县 I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 12, 01:06 pm (Tijuana) | 3.7 10.9 km | Mexico: 20 km al NOROESTE de GPE VICTORIA(KM.43), BC I FELT IT | Info |
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Earthquake statistics
Average number of earthquakes
- 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 790 quakes per day)
Number of earthquakes over time
Earthquake FAQ
+When was the latest earthquake anywhere in the world?
The last earthquake in the world occurred 4 minutes ago:
A light magnitude 2.4 earthquake hit 32 km (20 mi) away from Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, around noon of Monday, May 13, 2024 at 12.57 pm local time (America/Tijuana GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 8.7 km (5.4 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
+Where did the last earthquake above magnitude 4 happen in the world?
The last quake above magnitude 4 today occurred 56 minutes ago:
A strong magnitude 4.7 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Micronesia in the early morning of Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 6.05 am local time (GMT +11). The quake had a shallow depth of 38 km (24 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
Smaller quakes below magnitude 4 are much more frequent and happen somewhere in the world every few minutes. However, many (if not most) of them go unrecorded, because not all areas in the world are covered by sensitive-enough seismic networks able to detect them.
+Where do most earthquakes occur in the world?
By far, most earthquakes in the world occur along the margins of the Pacific Ocean, followed by the vast Alpine-Himalayan mountain belts that stretch from southern Europe through Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, Pakistan, to northern India, Nepal and southern China.
Most of these regions are in oceanic or continental collision zones where tectonic plates collide with each other and release energy in form of earthquakes.
+How many quakes were there in the world in the past 24 hours?
In the past 24 hours, there were 5 quakes of magnitude 5.0 or above, 31 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 105 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 228 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 602 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
+What was the strongest quake in the world in the past 24 hours?
The strongest earthquake in the world in the past 24 hours occurred 20 hours ago:
A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in the Celebes Sea near the coast of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, in the morning of Monday, May 13, 2024 at 8.28 am local time (Asia/Makassar GMT +8). The quake had a moderate depth of 274 km (170 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
+What category of earthquake is considered an emergency?
Most earthquakes are small and cause no damage, but occasionally, there are bigger ones that can cause considerable damage to people and infrastructure. How much damage a quake does depends a lot on a number of factors including:
- magnitude
- depth beneath the surface
- duration and motion of the shaking
- local geology
- population density
- overall building standards of the affected area
- risk awareness and preparedness
Quakes below magnitude 5 rarely cause damage, while quakes above around magnitude 7 almost always result in extensive damage, even in areas with very good building standards such as in the western US or Japan. Quakes from magnitudes 8 often result in wide-spread or even catastrophic destruction.
+What kind of damage can an earthquake do?
The ground shaking of earthquakes can cause soil liquefaction, landslides and avalanches, the opening of fissures in the ground, deformation of the ground, cracks in walls and other structures leading to their collapse. As secondary and often even more severe damage, this can lead to fires, gas leaks, or even tsunamis if the sea floor is moved in a way to displace a large mass of water.
+How dangerous are earthquakes?
Earthquakes are among the (if not THE) most dangerous type of natural disaster.
According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), quakes caused nearly 750,000 deaths globally in the period 1998-2017, more than half of all deaths related to natural disasters.
+How many people are affected by earthquakes every year?
Each day, many thousands of people feel an earthquake somewhere. Stronger quakes can be felt by millions of people.
According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 750,000 people were killed by quakes and more than 125 million people injured, made homeless or displaced or otherwise seriously affected by earthquakes during the 20 years from 1998-2017.
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