EarthMapped Earthquake map
World map of 596 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and larger in the 30 days to 2026-10-11, drawn as dots sized by magnitude. Most fall along plate boundaries, above all around the Pacific Ocean.

Earthquake Map

This map shows every magnitude 4.5 or larger earthquake of the past 30 days from the USGS feed: 596 as of 2026-10-11.

Snapshot from 2026-10-11. Checking the live feed...

Data source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, M4.5+ past 30 days, Public domain (US Government work). Download: CSV snapshot .

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What the map shows

Each dot is one earthquake of magnitude 4.5 or larger from the past 30 days, placed at its epicenter Epicenter. The point on the surface directly above the focus, the place underground where an earthquake rupture starts. Source and sized by magnitude. The data is the public USGS feed for that window, the same list the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program publishes. The page ships with a snapshot so it works without JavaScript; in a normal browser it then loads the current feed and redraws.

Gray lines are plate boundaries from the PB2002 model. The dots cling to them, because most earthquakes happen where plates meet. The thickest band circles the Pacific Ocean along the subduction zones of the Ring of Fire, where USGS notes trenches, earthquakes from shallow to deep and active volcanoes. Thinner lines of shallow quakes trace the mid-ocean ridges and transform faults.

Key facts

  1. The USGS recorded 596 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or larger worldwide in the 30 days to 2026-10-11. USGS earthquake feeds
  2. The largest was magnitude 7.7, 12 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama, on 2026-10-09.
  3. 75% of them struck within 450 km of the Ring of Fire or the Sunda arc. Bird (2003)
  4. 97% were within 450 km of a plate boundary. USGS says less than 10 percent of all earthquakes happen inside plates. USGS, Where earthquakes occur
  5. Half were 10 km deep or shallower, and 60% shallower than 30 km. The deepest was 640 km down, 97 km E of Levuka, Fiji.
  6. Indonesia had the most (72), then New Caledonia (51) and Panama (50).

Largest earthquakes in the past 30 days

Snapshot from 2026-10-11, largest first. Times are UTC; depth is in kilometers.

Largest earthquakes, past 30 days
Time (UTC)MagnitudePlaceDepth (km)
2026-10-09 17:56 UTC 7.7 12 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama 13
2026-10-09 20:25 UTC 6.6 14 km W of Río Grande, Panama 10
2026-09-25 21:23 UTC 6.6 80 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia 10
2026-09-17 14:19 UTC 6.5 177 km W of Nikolski, Alaska 98
2026-09-11 21:23 UTC 6.5 121 km NNE of Teluknaga, Indonesia 372
2026-09-20 09:17 UTC 6.4 49 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea 104
2026-10-08 09:00 UTC 6.3 102 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu 10
2026-10-11 14:07 UTC 6.2 79 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 53
2026-10-10 04:14 UTC 6.0 7 km N of La Tronosa, Panama 10
2026-10-09 14:49 UTC 5.9 west of Macquarie Island 10
2026-10-03 22:55 UTC 5.9 39 km WSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia 46
2026-10-09 18:37 UTC 5.8 1 km S of El Cacao, Panama 10
2026-10-06 16:48 UTC 5.8 262 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 29
2026-10-02 16:34 UTC 5.8 165 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 29
2026-09-23 14:41 UTC 5.7 197 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga 10

Data source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, M4.5+ past 30 days, Public domain (US Government work).

By magnitude

Earthquakes by magnitude, 30 days to 2026-10-11
MagnitudeEarthquakesShare
Magnitude 7 and up 1 0%
Magnitude 6 to 6.9 8 1%
Magnitude 5 to 5.9 157 26%
Magnitude 4.5 to 4.9 430 72%

Data source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, M4.5+ past 30 days, Public domain (US Government work).

By region

Grouped by the last part of the USGS place name, usually a country, state or sea area ("Japan region" counts as Japan).

Earthquakes by region, 30 days to 2026-10-11
RegionEarthquakes
Indonesia 72
New Caledonia 51
Panama 50
Japan 44
Papua New Guinea 32
Russia 32
Colombia 24
Philippines 24
Fiji 19
South Sandwich Islands 17
Tonga 15
Vanuatu 15
Chile 14
China 13
Solomon Islands 12
northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 11
Kermadec Islands 8
New Zealand 8
Peru 7
Alaska 6

Data source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, M4.5+ past 30 days, Public domain (US Government work). Download: CSV snapshot .

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earthquakes-m45-30days.csv is the snapshot this page was built with: USGS id, time, magnitude, longitude, latitude, depth and place. USGS data is public domain. For the latest list, use the USGS feed directly. The boundary lines are from PB2002 (ODC-By 1.0).

Next: the Ring of Fire map, US faults on the fault lines map, the Cascadia subduction zone, or the plate boundaries map.

Glossary

Epicenter
The point on the surface directly above the focus, the place underground where an earthquake rupture starts. Source
Subduction zone
Where one plate sinks under another and back into the mantle, usually marked by a deep ocean trench. Source
Transform boundary
Plates slide horizontally past each other. Crust is neither made nor destroyed. Source
Ring of Fire
The belt of volcanic arcs and ocean trenches that partly rings the Pacific Ocean, where earthquakes and eruptions are frequent. Source
Tsunami
A series of sea waves set off by an earthquake, an undersea landslide or, less often, an island volcano. Not related to tides. Source

All terms in the glossary

Earthquake map FAQ

Is this earthquake map live?
The page is built with a snapshot of the USGS feed (596 earthquakes as of 2026-10-11). When you open it, your browser downloads the current USGS feed and redraws the dots, the count and the table of largest events. If the feed cannot be reached, the snapshot stays.
Why does the map start at magnitude 4.5?
Smaller earthquakes are far more common and are not recorded evenly around the world. The USGS magnitude 4.5 feed is its standard worldwide list, so every dot here comes from the same source.
Where do most earthquakes happen?
At plate boundaries, where plates spread apart, slide past or sink under each other. USGS notes that less than 10 percent of earthquakes happen inside plates. In this snapshot, 75% were near the Ring of Fire or the Sunda arc.
What does the depth of an earthquake mean?
How far below the surface the rupture started, at the focus. The epicenter is the point on the surface right above it. USGS notes that quakes at spreading ridges are shallow, within 30 km, while subduction zones have them from shallow to deep. In this snapshot the deepest was 640 km.
How many earthquakes happen every day?
Of magnitude 4.5 and larger, about 20 a day on average in the 30 days to 2026-10-11, according to the USGS feed. Smaller earthquakes happen far more often.

Sources: USGS, Where earthquakes occur; USGS earthquake feeds for every count; USGS, Plate tectonics and people.