History
Earthquakes since 1900
Query the USGS Comprehensive Catalog by date, magnitude and area. The default shows every magnitude 6 or greater earthquake worldwide in the last ten years.
1,340 earthquakes of magnitude 6.0 or greater between 2016-11-12 and 2026-11-12.
| Period starting | Earthquakes |
|---|---|
| 2016-11-12 | 29 |
| 2017-10-10 | 110 |
| 2018-09-07 | 134 |
| 2019-08-05 | 145 |
| 2020-07-02 | 121 |
| 2021-05-30 | 157 |
| 2022-04-27 | 127 |
| 2023-03-25 | 147 |
| 2024-02-20 | 99 |
| 2025-01-17 | 145 |
| 2025-12-15 | 126 |
b-value 0.98 above M6.2 (maximum likelihood, Aki 1965). Values near 1 are typical of tectonic earthquakes.
| Magnitude ≥ | Earthquakes |
|---|---|
| 6.0 | 1340 |
| 6.1 | 1038 |
| 6.2 | 817 |
| 6.3 | 659 |
| 6.4 | 511 |
| 6.5 | 410 |
| 6.6 | 335 |
| 6.7 | 267 |
| 6.8 | 221 |
| 6.9 | 181 |
| 7.0 | 135 |
| 7.1 | 107 |
| 7.2 | 85 |
| 7.3 | 77 |
| 7.4 | 60 |
| 7.5 | 48 |
| 7.6 | 35 |
| 7.7 | 24 |
| 7.8 | 18 |
| 7.9 | 11 |
| 8.0 | 7 |
| 8.1 | 6 |
| 8.2 | 4 |
| 8.3 | 1 |
| 8.4 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 1 |
| 8.6 | 1 |
| 8.7 | 1 |
| 8.8 | 1 |
Shallow earthquakes (under 70 km) usually cause the strongest shaking at the surface.
| Depth (km) | Earthquakes |
|---|---|
| 0–10 | 109 |
| 10–20 | 527 |
| 20–35 | 212 |
| 35–70 | 175 |
| 70–150 | 134 |
| 150–300 | 71 |
| 300–500 | 37 |
| 500–800 | 75 |
Reading the charts
Counts before the 1960s are incomplete for smaller magnitudes, as fewer seismometers were running. A straight magnitude–frequency line means the catalogue is complete above its lower end.
Events
Top 50 of 1,340. Full results: JSON.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, ComCat (public domain). Up to 20,000 events per query.