Major Earthquakes (M7.0-7.9)

Major earthquakes — can cause serious damage over large areas. Average ~15 per year worldwide.

Top Countries for M7.0-7.9

Indonesia 44
Papua New Guinea 24
Japan 22
Vanuatu 22
Philippines 17
US 15
New Zealand 13
Russia 13
Peru 12
Solomon Islands 11
Magnitude Location Date & Time Depth Alert
M 7.1 55 km NNW of Kota Belud, Malaysia Feb 22, 2026 16:57 619.85 km Green T
M 7.6 2025 Aomori Prefecture, Japan Earthquake Dec 8, 2025 14:15 40.72 km Yellow T
M 7.0 2025 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake Dec 6, 2025 20:41 10.32 km Green T
M 7.6 Drake Passage Oct 10, 2025 20:29 5.64 km Green T
M 7.4 12 km E of Santiago, Philippines Oct 10, 2025 01:43 59.43 km Green T
M 7.8 140 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Sep 18, 2025 18:58 27.00 km Orange T
M 7.4 105 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Sep 13, 2025 02:37 58.00 km Green T
M 7.5 2025 Southern Drake Passage Earthquake Aug 22, 2025 02:16 10.00 km Green T
M 7.0 Macquarie Island region Jul 28, 2025 22:10 31.00 km Green T
M 7.4 2025 Eastern Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake Jul 20, 2025 06:49 34.00 km Red T
M 7.3 2025 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake Jul 16, 2025 20:37 38.00 km Green T
M 7.4 2025 Drake Passage Earthquake May 2, 2025 12:58 10.00 km Green T
M 7.0 61 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga Mar 30, 2025 12:18 29.00 km Green T
M 7.7 2025 Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar) Earthquake Mar 28, 2025 06:20 10.00 km Red
M 7.6 210 km SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands Feb 8, 2025 23:23 14.33 km Green T
M 7.1 2025 Southern Tibetan Plateau Earthquake Jan 7, 2025 01:05 10.00 km Red
M 7.3 24 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu Dec 17, 2024 01:47 54.37 km Yellow T
M 7.0 2024 Offshore Cape Mendocino, California Earthquake Dec 5, 2024 18:44 10.00 km Yellow T
M 7.0 102 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Aug 17, 2024 19:10 29.00 km Green T
M 7.1 2024 Hyuganada Sea, Japan Earthquake Aug 8, 2024 07:42 24.00 km Yellow
M 7.4 41 km ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile Jul 19, 2024 01:50 127.29 km Green T
M 7.1 106 km WSW of Sangay, Philippines Jul 11, 2024 02:13 639.50 km Green T
M 7.2 10 km WSW of Atiquipa, Peru Jun 28, 2024 05:36 24.00 km Yellow T
M 7.4 15 km S of Hualien City, Taiwan Apr 2, 2024 23:58 40.00 km Yellow T
M 7.0 128 km WNW of Aykol, China Jan 22, 2024 18:09 13.00 km Red
M 7.5 2024 Noto Peninsula, Japan Earthquake Jan 1, 2024 07:10 10.00 km Red T
M 7.1 118 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu Dec 7, 2023 12:56 48.00 km Green T
M 7.6 19 km E of Gamut, Philippines Dec 2, 2023 14:37 40.00 km Yellow T
M 7.1 Banda Sea Nov 8, 2023 04:53 6.00 km Green
M 7.1 180 km NNE of Gili Air, Indonesia Aug 28, 2023 19:55 500.00 km Green T
M 7.2 2023 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake Jul 16, 2023 06:48 25.00 km Green T
M 7.2 274 km SW of Houma, Tonga Jun 15, 2023 18:06 179.00 km Green T
M 7.1 southeast of the Loyalty Islands May 20, 2023 01:50 27.31 km Green T
M 7.7 southeast of the Loyalty Islands May 19, 2023 02:57 18.05 km Green T
M 7.6 82 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga May 10, 2023 16:02 210.00 km Green T
M 7.1 171 km SSE of Teluk Dalam, Indonesia Apr 24, 2023 20:00 34.00 km Yellow
M 7.1 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Apr 24, 2023 00:41 46.76 km Green T
M 7.0 Java, Indonesia Apr 14, 2023 09:55 597.00 km Green
M 7.0 40 km ESE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea Apr 2, 2023 18:04 70.00 km Green T
M 7.0 Kermadec Islands region Mar 16, 2023 00:56 10.00 km Green T
M 7.5 Elbistan earthquake, Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence Feb 6, 2023 10:24 7.43 km Red
M 7.8 Pazarcik earthquake, Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence Feb 6, 2023 01:17 10.00 km Red
M 7.0 156 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia Jan 18, 2023 06:06 29.71 km Green T
M 7.6 Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia Jan 9, 2023 17:47 104.95 km Green
M 7.0 23 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu Jan 8, 2023 12:32 29.00 km Green T
M 7.0 18 km SW of Malango, Solomon Islands Nov 22, 2022 02:03 14.00 km Green T
M 7.0 Fiji region Nov 12, 2022 07:09 579.00 km Green T
M 7.3 205 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga Nov 11, 2022 10:48 37.00 km Green T
M 7.0 south of the Fiji Islands Nov 9, 2022 09:51 660.00 km Green T
M 7.6 35 km SSW of Aguililla, Mexico Sep 19, 2022 18:05 26.94 km Yellow T