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 7.0 | 209 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu | Sep 14, 2022 11:04 | 137.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.6 | 70 km E of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea | Sep 10, 2022 23:47 | 116.00 km | Yellow T |
| M 7.0 | 11 km NE of Bantay, Philippines | Jul 27, 2022 00:43 | 33.73 km | Yellow T |
| M 7.2 | 10 km W of Azángaro, Peru | May 26, 2022 12:02 | 236.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.0 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands | Mar 31, 2022 05:44 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.3 | 57 km ENE of Namie, Japan | Mar 16, 2022 14:36 | 41.00 km | Red T |
| M 7.3 | 125 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste | Dec 29, 2021 18:25 | 165.49 km | Green |
| M 7.3 | Flores Sea | Dec 14, 2021 03:20 | 14.27 km | Green T |
| M 7.5 | 43 km NNW of Barranca, Peru | Nov 28, 2021 10:52 | 126.00 km | Yellow T |
| M 7.3 | Vanuatu region | Oct 2, 2021 06:29 | 527.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.0 | Acapulco, Mexico | Sep 8, 2021 01:47 | 20.00 km | Red T |
| M 7.1 | South Sandwich Islands region | Aug 22, 2021 21:33 | 6.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.2 | Nippes, Haiti | Aug 14, 2021 12:29 | 10.00 km | Red T |
| M 7.5 | South Sandwich Islands region | Aug 12, 2021 18:32 | 47.23 km | Green T |
| M 7.1 | 60 km ENE of Pondaguitan, Philippines | Aug 11, 2021 17:46 | 55.14 km | Green T |
| M 7.3 | Southern Qinghai, China | May 21, 2021 18:04 | 10.00 km | Orange |
| M 7.0 | 30 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan | Mar 20, 2021 09:09 | 43.00 km | Yellow T |
| M 7.4 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | Mar 4, 2021 17:41 | 43.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.3 | 182 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand | Mar 4, 2021 13:27 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.1 | 73 km ENE of Namie, Japan | Feb 13, 2021 14:07 | 43.98 km | Orange T |
| M 7.7 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands | Feb 10, 2021 13:19 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.0 | 211 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines | Jan 21, 2021 12:23 | 80.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.0 | 13 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece | Oct 30, 2020 11:51 | 21.00 km | Orange |
| M 7.6 | 2020 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake | Oct 19, 2020 20:54 | 28.37 km | Yellow T |
| M 7.8 | 2020 Perryville, Alaska Earthquake | Jul 22, 2020 06:12 | 28.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.0 | 114 km NNW of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea | Jul 17, 2020 02:50 | 73.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.4 | 9 km SE of Santa María Xadani, Mexico | Jun 23, 2020 15:29 | 20.00 km | Orange T |
| M 7.4 | south of the Kermadec Islands | Jun 18, 2020 12:49 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.5 | 221 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia | Mar 25, 2020 02:49 | 57.80 km | Green T |
| M 7.0 | 95 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia | Feb 13, 2020 10:33 | 143.00 km | Yellow T |
| M 7.7 | 123 km NNW of Lucea, Jamaica | Jan 28, 2020 19:10 | 14.86 km | Yellow T |
| M 7.1 | 141 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia | Nov 14, 2019 16:17 | 33.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.2 | 155 km SSE of Sofifi, Indonesia | Jul 14, 2019 09:10 | 18.98 km | Green |
| M 7.1 | Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence | Jul 6, 2019 03:19 | 8.00 km | Yellow |
| M 7.3 | Banda Sea | Jun 24, 2019 02:53 | 212.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.3 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | Jun 15, 2019 22:55 | 46.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.6 | 48 km NE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | May 14, 2019 12:58 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.1 | 32 km NW of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea | May 6, 2019 21:19 | 146.00 km | Yellow T |
| M 7.0 | 22 km NNE of Azángaro, Peru | Mar 1, 2019 08:50 | 267.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.5 | 115 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador | Feb 22, 2019 10:17 | 145.00 km | Yellow T |
| M 7.0 | 96 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines | Dec 29, 2018 03:39 | 60.21 km | Green T |
| M 7.3 | 187 km SE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia | Dec 20, 2018 17:01 | 16.56 km | Green T |
| M 7.1 | South Sandwich Islands region | Dec 11, 2018 02:26 | 133.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.5 | 166 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia | Dec 5, 2018 04:18 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.1 | 1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska | Nov 30, 2018 17:29 | 46.70 km | Orange T |
| M 7.0 | 119 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea | Oct 10, 2018 20:48 | 39.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.5 | 72 km N of Palu, Indonesia | Sep 28, 2018 10:02 | 20.00 km | Red |
| M 7.9 | 45 km S of Levuka, Fiji | Sep 6, 2018 15:49 | 670.81 km | Green T |
| M 7.1 | 238 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia | Aug 29, 2018 03:51 | 21.43 km | Green T |
| M 7.1 | 136 km W of Iñapari, Peru | Aug 24, 2018 09:04 | 630.00 km | Green |