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 7.3 | 40 km ENE of Carúpano, Venezuela | Aug 21, 2018 21:31 | 146.82 km | Yellow T |
| M 7.5 | 32 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea | Feb 25, 2018 17:44 | 25.21 km | Yellow T |
| M 7.2 | 4 km S of Pinotepa de Don Luis, Mexico | Feb 16, 2018 23:39 | 22.00 km | Yellow T |
| M 7.9 | 261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska | Jan 23, 2018 09:31 | 14.06 km | Green T |
| M 7.1 | 37 km W of Atiquipa, Peru | Jan 14, 2018 09:18 | 39.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.5 | 203 km NNE of Barra Patuca, Honduras | Jan 10, 2018 02:51 | 19.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.0 | 85 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia | Nov 19, 2017 22:43 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.3 | 29 km S of ?alabja, Iraq | Nov 12, 2017 18:18 | 19.00 km | Red |
| M 7.1 | 1 km S of Matzaco, Mexico | Sep 19, 2017 18:14 | 48.00 km | |
| M 7.7 | Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region | Jul 17, 2017 23:34 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.9 | 35 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | Jan 22, 2017 04:30 | 135.00 km | Yellow T |
| M 7.3 | 189 km SSE of Tabiauan, Philippines | Jan 10, 2017 06:13 | 627.17 km | Green T |
| M 7.6 | 41 km SW of Quellón, Chile | Dec 25, 2016 14:22 | 38.00 km | Yellow T |
| M 7.9 | 140 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | Dec 17, 2016 10:51 | 94.54 km | Yellow T |
| M 7.8 | 69 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | Dec 8, 2016 17:38 | 40.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.8 | 53 km NNE of Amberley, New Zealand | Nov 13, 2016 11:02 | 15.11 km | Orange T |
| M 7.0 | 175 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand | Sep 1, 2016 16:37 | 19.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.1 | north of Ascension Island | Aug 29, 2016 04:29 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.4 | South Georgia Island region | Aug 19, 2016 07:32 | 10.00 km | Green |
| M 7.2 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands | Aug 12, 2016 01:26 | 16.37 km | Green T |
| M 7.7 | Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands | Jul 29, 2016 21:18 | 196.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.2 | South Sandwich Islands region | May 28, 2016 09:46 | 78.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.0 | 3 km NW of Norsup, Vanuatu | Apr 28, 2016 19:33 | 24.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.8 | 27 km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador | Apr 16, 2016 23:58 | 20.59 km | Orange T |
| M 7.0 | 6 km ESE of Kumamoto, Japan | Apr 15, 2016 16:25 | 10.00 km | Red T |
| M 7.8 | southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia | Mar 2, 2016 12:49 | 24.00 km | Green |
| M 7.2 | 80 km S of Mil’kovo, Russia | Jan 30, 2016 03:25 | 177.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.1 | 47 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska | Jan 24, 2016 10:30 | 125.60 km | Green T |
| M 7.2 | 104 km W of Murghob, Tajikistan | Dec 7, 2015 07:50 | 22.00 km | Green |
| M 7.1 | southeast Indian Ridge | Dec 4, 2015 22:25 | 35.00 km | Green |
| M 7.6 | 185 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru | Nov 24, 2015 22:50 | 620.56 km | Green |
| M 7.6 | 155 km WNW of Iñapari, Peru | Nov 24, 2015 22:45 | 606.21 km | Green T |
| M 7.5 | Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan | Oct 26, 2015 09:09 | 231.00 km | Orange |
| M 7.1 | 31 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | Oct 20, 2015 21:52 | 135.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.0 | 25 km WNW of Illapel, Chile | Sep 16, 2015 23:18 | 28.41 km | Green |
| M 7.0 | 234 km W of Abepura, Indonesia | Jul 27, 2015 21:41 | 48.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.0 | 80 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands | Jul 18, 2015 02:27 | 11.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.0 | southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge | Jun 17, 2015 12:51 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.8 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | May 30, 2015 11:23 | 664.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.3 | Nepal | May 12, 2015 07:05 | 15.00 km | Orange |
| M 7.1 | 143 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | May 7, 2015 07:10 | 10.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.5 | 131 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | May 5, 2015 01:44 | 55.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.8 | 67 km NNE of Bharatpur, Nepal | Apr 25, 2015 06:11 | 8.22 km | Red |
| M 7.5 | 53 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | Mar 29, 2015 23:48 | 41.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.0 | 150 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia | Feb 27, 2015 13:45 | 552.06 km | Green |
| M 7.1 | northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge | Feb 13, 2015 18:59 | 16.68 km | Green T |
| M 7.1 | 155 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia | Nov 15, 2014 02:31 | 45.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.1 | Fiji region | Nov 1, 2014 18:57 | 434.00 km | Green T |
| M 7.3 | 74 km S of Intipucá, El Salvador | Oct 14, 2014 03:51 | 40.00 km | Yellow T |
| M 7.0 | southern East Pacific Rise | Oct 9, 2014 02:14 | 16.54 km | Green T |