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Quakes by Magnitude
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Earthquake Comparison
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Global Timeline
Historical M5+ earthquakes from 1900 to present · filtered via USGS
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Global Overview
Live statistics from USGS
Earthquakes (24h)
~350–500
Significant M5+ (24h)
~5–15
Largest Magnitude
Updated live
Deepest Event
Updated live
Typical daily distribution by Magnitude
💥 M 6+1–3
🔴 M 5–5.9~10
🟠 M 4–4.9~50
🟡 M 3–3.9~150
🟢 M 0–2.9~300
Typical distribution by Depth
Shallow (< 70 km)~75%
Intermediate (70–300 km)~20%
Deep (> 300 km)~5%
Most seismically active countries worldwide (live data loads when tab opens)
- 🇯🇵 Japan — one of the world's most seismically active countries, located on the Pacific Ring of Fire
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia — high frequency of earthquakes due to multiple converging tectonic plates
- 🇺🇸 United States — Alaska and the western states experience frequent seismic activity
- 🇨🇱 Chile — home to some of the largest earthquakes ever recorded
- 🇵🇭 Philippines — located on the Pacific Ring of Fire with regular seismic events
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand — active seismic zone along the Alpine Fault
- 🇹🇷 Turkey — sits on multiple active fault lines including the North Anatolian Fault
- 🇲🇽 Mexico — subduction zone activity along the Pacific coast drives frequent earthquakes
Earthquake Leaderboards
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About This Site
Data sources, methodology & attribution
Live Earthquake Map
Real-time seismic events from around the world, updated every minute.
Data Source
All earthquake data is provided in real-time by the United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Earthquake Hazards Program via their public GeoJSON feeds and FDSN event API.
Data is fetched live and refreshed every 60 seconds.
USGS GeoJSON Feeds →
USGS GeoJSON Feeds →
Map Technology
Interactive maps are powered by MapLibre GL JS, an open-source WebGL mapping library.
Map tiles are served by OpenFreeMap using the Positron (light) and Dark styles.
MapLibre GL → OpenFreeMap →
MapLibre GL → OpenFreeMap →
Magnitude Scale
Magnitudes shown are as reported by USGS, using the moment magnitude scale (Mw)
where available, or the best available magnitude type (ML, mb, Ms) for each event.
M 0–2.9 Minor — rarely felt M 3–3.9 Light — often felt, rarely damaging M 4–4.9 Moderate — felt widely M 5–5.9 Strong — can cause damage M 6+ Major — serious damage potential
M 0–2.9 Minor — rarely felt M 3–3.9 Light — often felt, rarely damaging M 4–4.9 Moderate — felt widely M 5–5.9 Strong — can cause damage M 6+ Major — serious damage potential
Location Detection
Country and region attribution uses a three-layer approach:
(1) keyword matching against USGS place descriptions,
(2) coordinate bounding box lookup covering 90+ countries, and
(3) Nominatim
reverse geocoding (OpenStreetMap) for offshore and ambiguous events.
Deep-ocean events with no nearby landmass may remain unattributed — this is correct behaviour.
Deep-ocean events with no nearby landmass may remain unattributed — this is correct behaviour.
Time Windows
The live feed shows earthquakes across four windows: past hour, past 24 hours,
past 7 days, and past 30 days. The Timeline tab uses the USGS historical
FDSN API and goes back to 1900, with configurable magnitude thresholds.
All times are displayed in your local browser timezone.
All times are displayed in your local browser timezone.
Disclaimer
This site is an independent visualisation tool and is not affiliated with,
endorsed by, or operated by USGS or any government agency. Data may be delayed,
preliminary, or subject to revision by USGS after automated processing.
Do not use this site as a sole source for emergency decisions. For authoritative alerts, consult your national geological survey or earthquake.usgs.gov.
Do not use this site as a sole source for emergency decisions. For authoritative alerts, consult your national geological survey or earthquake.usgs.gov.