Latest quakes
The most recent quakes (above magnitude 2 for the past few hours, larger magnitudes for the rest of the past day, to limit the number to about 100 per day) are shown below with detail links for each quake.
We use multiple data sources from all over the world (currently over 20 different national and international agencies), and prioritize them in the following descending order: national institutes / agencies - USGS - EMSC - GFZ. Where data from different agencies for the same earthquake is available, you can find and compare the often differing data for magnitude, depth etc. in the detail page for each quake.
If you are looking for smaller and/or earthquakes in a specific region, you can look them up on the pages of specific countries or regions. Otherwise, there would be hundreds or thousands of earthquakes shown here.
Earthquakes Today: latest quakes worldwide in the past 24 hours on Sunday, April 2, 2023 - list, stats and map
Quakes in the past 24 hours:
- 2 quakes above magnitude 5
- 41 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
- 101 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
- 260 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
- 472 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest quake: Mag. 4.0 | Turkey -
Strongest quake today: Mag. 5.5 | Flores Sea, 75 km N of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia -
- Past 7 days: Mag. 6.3 on Thursday, Mar 30, 2023 at 12:33 pm (GMT -5) – South Pacific Ocean, 137 km N of Concepcion, Region del Biobio, Chile
- Past 30 days: Mag. 6.8 on Saturday, Mar 18, 2023 at 12:12 pm (GMT -5) – South Pacific Ocean, Provincia del Azuay, 49 km N of Machala, Ecuador
- Past 365 days: Mag. 7.9 on Tuesday, Jan 10, 2023 at 3:17 am (GMT +9:30) – Banda Sea, Indonesia
Recent quakes above magnitude 3.0 worldwide (updated )
| Past 24 hours | 144 quakes 101 quakes M3+ 41 quakes M4+ 2 quakes M5+ |
| Past 7 days | 1,048 quakes 781 quakes M3+ 244 quakes M4+ 20 quakes M5+ 3 quakes M6+ |
| Past 30 days | 5,033 quakes 3,793 quakes M3+ 1,114 quakes M4+ 116 quakes M5+ 10 quakes M6+ |
| Past 90 days | 16,627 quakes 12,507 quakes M3+ 3,669 quakes M4+ 413 quakes M5+ 33 quakes M6+ 5 quakes M7+ |
| Past 365 days | 64,646 quakes 47,418 quakes M3+ 15,430 quakes M4+ 1,668 quakes M5+ 116 quakes M6+ 14 quakes M7+ |
Date and time | Mag Depth | Nearest volcano (distance) | Location | Details | Map |
| Sunday, April 2, 2023 GMT (56 quakes) | |||||
| Apr 2, 2023 12:12 GMT | 4.0 10 km |  TurkeyI FELT IT | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 12:09 GMT Apr 2, 2023 6:09 am (GMT -6) | ? n/a | 6.8 km southeast of Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA (preliminary) Early Alert! I FELT IT - 1 report | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 12:06 GMT Apr 2, 2023 10:06 pm (GMT +10) | ? n/a |  90 km east of Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia (preliminary) Early Alert!I FELT IT - 2 reports | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 11:56 GMT Apr 2, 2023 8:56 am (GMT -3) | ? n/a | 12 km west of Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (preliminary) Early Alert! I FELT IT - 6 reports | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 11:51 GMT Apr 2, 2023 7:51 pm (GMT +8) | 2.8 129 km |  38 km west of Pura Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 11:44 GMT Apr 2, 2023 4:44 am (GMT -7) | 2.8 21 km |  North Pacific Ocean, 38 mi southwest of Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 11:43 GMT Apr 2, 2023 7:43 am (GMT -4) | 3.5 80 km |  Tarapaca, 70 km northeast of Tocopilla, Antofagasta, ChileI FELT IT | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 11:37 GMT Apr 2, 2023 2:37 pm (GMT +3) | 2.4 5.5 km | 14 km southeast of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 11:06 GMT Apr 2, 2023 8:06 pm (GMT +9) | 4.5 10 km | Ceram Sea, 247 km east of Amahai, Maluku, Indonesia I FELT IT | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 11:05 GMT Apr 2, 2023 8:05 pm (GMT +9) | 3.2 12 km | 33 km west of Hollandia, Papua, Indonesia I FELT IT | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 11:03 GMT Apr 2, 2023 4:03 pm (GMT +5) | 2.8 10 km |  6.6 km southeast of Danghara, Viloyati Khatlon, Tajikistan | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 11:03 GMT Apr 2, 2023 3:33 pm (GMT +4:30) | 4.3 130 km | 17 km north of Ishqoshim, Ishkoshim, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan I FELT IT | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 10:56 GMT Apr 2, 2023 4:56 pm (GMT +6) | 3.0 13 km |  Almaty Oblysy, 23 km southwest of Almaty, KazakhstanI FELT IT - 3 reports | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 10:56 GMT Apr 2, 2023 12:56 pm (GMT +2) | 2.5 7 km |  3.7 km east of Adra, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 10:37 GMT Apr 2, 2023 6:37 pm (GMT +8) | 3.5 17 km |  Philippine Sea, 85 km southeast of Santiago, PhilippinesI FELT IT | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 10:05 GMT Apr 2, 2023 7:05 pm (GMT +9) | 3.8 361 km |  Philippine Sea, 20 km south of Toyohashi-shi, Aichi, JapanI FELT IT | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 10:01 GMT Apr 2, 2023 4:01 am (GMT -6) | 4.3 29 km |  9.2 km north of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, MexicoI FELT IT | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 09:50 GMT Apr 2, 2023 6:50 pm (GMT +9) | 4.0 11 km | 24 km west of Hollandia, Papua, Indonesia I FELT IT - 1 report | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 09:26 GMT Apr 2, 2023 6:26 pm (GMT +9) | 4.5 13 km | Central Papua, 192 km southeast of Nabire, Papua, Indonesia I FELT IT - 3 reports | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 09:24 GMT Apr 2, 2023 9:24 pm (GMT +12) | 4.3 546 km |  South Pacific Ocean, FijiI FELT IT | More | ||
| Apr 2, 2023 09:01 GMT Apr 2, 2023 3:01 am (GMT -6) | 4.3 9.8 km | 7.4 km east of Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico I FELT IT | More | ||
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Earthquake FAQ
When was the latest earthquake anywhere in the world?
The last earthquake in the world occurred 5 minutes ago: Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - Turkey on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 12:12 GMT.
Where did the last earthquake happen in the world?
The last quake above magnitude 4 today occurred 5 minutes ago in Turkey.
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 today?
In the past 24 hours, there have been 105 quakes up to magnitude 5.5.
What was the strongest quake in the world today?
The strongest earthquake in the world today occurred 4 hours ago: Strong mag. 5.5 earthquake - Flores Sea, 75 km north of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Sunday, Apr 2, 2023 at 4:40 pm (GMT +8).
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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