# Earthquakes by Region: Live Maps and Latest Quakes

Updated 11:27 UTC, 29 Oct 2026. Canonical: https://monitorworld.app/live/earthquakes

MonitorWorld follows **13 earthquake regions** with live USGS data, each with its own map, counts and 30-year normal. In the past 30 days USGS listed 1,936 quakes of M2.5+ worldwide and **54 quakes of M5.5 or more**, and each of those has its own page below. The busiest of our regions this month was Alaska with 480 quakes.

## Key numbers

- Regions with a live page: **13**
- M2.5+ worldwide, 7 days: **356**
- M5.5+ worldwide, 30 days: **54**
- Strongest, 30 days: **M7.7** (Pitaloza Arriba, Panama)

## Strong earthquakes, past 30 days (M5.5+)

- [HIGH] [M6.4 · southeast of Easter Island](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-29-m6-4-southeast-of-easter-island) (2026-10-29 07:49 UTC, 4h ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.7 · 82 km NE of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-29-m5-7-kiunga-papua-new-guinea) (2026-10-29 03:26 UTC, 8h ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.8 · 110 km ENE of Barcelona, Philippines](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-29-m5-8-barcelona-philippines) (2026-10-29 03:19 UTC, 8h ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.7 · 271 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-28-m5-7-tual-indonesia) (2026-10-28 22:06 UTC, 13h ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.5 · 5 km ESE of Asahi, Japan](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-28-m5-5-asahi-japan) (2026-10-28 15:07 UTC, 20h ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.5 · Reykjanes Ridge](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-28-m5-5-reykjanes-ridge) (2026-10-28 11:37 UTC, 24h ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.6 · 174 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-28-m5-6-port-olry-vanuatu) (2026-10-28 02:59 UTC, 33h ago, PAGER green)
- [HIGH] [M6.0 · 214 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-28-m6-0-port-olry-vanuatu) (2026-10-28 02:21 UTC, 33h ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.5 · 221 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-28-m5-5-port-olry-vanuatu) (2026-10-28 01:39 UTC, 34h ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.8 · 196 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-27-m5-8-port-olry-vanuatu) (2026-10-27 08:55 UTC, 2d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.5 · 283 km E of Levuka, Fiji](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-26-m5-5-levuka-fiji) (2026-10-26 10:13 UTC, 3d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.9 · 218 km ENE of Nagqu, China](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-25-m5-9-nagqu-china) (2026-10-25 11:25 UTC, 4d ago, PAGER green)
- [HIGH] [M6.1 · 25 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-25-m6-1-port-olry-vanuatu) (2026-10-25 02:24 UTC, 4d ago, PAGER green)
- [HIGH] [M6.5 · Bonin Islands, Japan region](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-25-m6-5-bonin-islands-japan-region) (2026-10-25 02:09 UTC, 4d ago, PAGER green, tsunami flag)
- [MED] [M5.9 · Bouvet Island region](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-24-m5-9-bouvet-island-region) (2026-10-24 15:24 UTC, 5d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.9 · 196 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-24-m5-9-port-olry-vanuatu) (2026-10-24 08:56 UTC, 5d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.5 · 55 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-24-m5-5-port-olry-vanuatu) (2026-10-24 06:43 UTC, 5d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.8 · 182 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-24-m5-8-port-olry-vanuatu) (2026-10-24 05:23 UTC, 5d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.8 · 203 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-24-m5-8-port-olry-vanuatu-2) (2026-10-24 04:12 UTC, 5d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.7 · 205 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-24-m5-7-port-olry-vanuatu) (2026-10-24 04:05 UTC, 5d ago, PAGER green)
- [HIGH] [M6.3 · 170 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-24-m6-3-port-olry-vanuatu) (2026-10-24 02:35 UTC, 5d ago, PAGER green)
- [HIGH] [M6.9 · 197 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-24-m6-9-port-olry-vanuatu) (2026-10-24 02:31 UTC, 5d ago, PAGER green, tsunami flag)
- [MED] [M5.7 · 61 km WNW of Leni, Italy](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-23-m5-7-leni-italy) (2026-10-23 10:19 UTC, 6d ago, PAGER green)
- [CRIT] [M7.0 · 191 km ENE of Nagqu, China](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-22-m7-0-nagqu-china) (2026-10-22 14:33 UTC, 7d ago, PAGER orange)
- [HIGH] [M6.3 · 197 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-20-m6-3-port-olry-vanuatu) (2026-10-20 04:20 UTC, 9d ago, PAGER green, tsunami flag)
- [MED] [M5.7 · 203 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-19-m5-7-port-olry-vanuatu) (2026-10-19 18:55 UTC, 10d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.7 · 198 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-19-m5-7-port-olry-vanuatu-2) (2026-10-19 18:52 UTC, 10d ago, PAGER green)
- [HIGH] [M6.0 · 186 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-19-m6-0-port-olry-vanuatu) (2026-10-19 07:49 UTC, 10d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.7 · 48 km WNW of Khuzdar, Pakistan](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-17-m5-7-khuzdar-pakistan) (2026-10-17 05:06 UTC, 12d ago, PAGER yellow)
- [HIGH] [M6.9 · 76 km NE of Ozernovskiy, Russia](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-16-m6-9-ozernovskiy-russia) (2026-10-16 03:35 UTC, 13d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.6 · 43 km NNW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-15-m5-6-lake-minchumina-alaska) (2026-10-15 11:07 UTC, 14d ago)
- [MED] [M5.9 · Fiji region](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-14-m5-9-fiji-region) (2026-10-14 10:49 UTC, 15d ago, PAGER green)
- [HIGH] [M6.0 · 128 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-13-m6-0-kokopo-papua-new-guinea) (2026-10-13 18:45 UTC, 16d ago, PAGER green)
- [HIGH] [M6.8 · central Mid-Atlantic Ridge](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-13-m6-8-central-mid-atlantic-ridge) (2026-10-13 12:23 UTC, 16d ago, PAGER green, tsunami flag)
- [HIGH] [M6.7 · central Mid-Atlantic Ridge](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-13-m6-7-central-mid-atlantic-ridge) (2026-10-13 05:44 UTC, 16d ago, PAGER green)
- [HIGH] [M6.1 · 15 km W of Río Grande, Panama](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-12-m6-1-rio-grande-panama) (2026-10-12 23:20 UTC, 17d ago, PAGER yellow)
- [MED] [M5.5 · 122 km W of Neiafu, Tonga](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-12-m5-5-neiafu-tonga) (2026-10-12 04:38 UTC, 17d ago, PAGER green)
- [HIGH] [M6.2 · 86 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-11-m6-2-panguna-papua-new-guinea) (2026-10-11 14:07 UTC, 18d ago, PAGER green)
- [HIGH] [M6.0 · 7 km N of La Tronosa, Panama](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-10-m6-0-la-tronosa-panama) (2026-10-10 04:14 UTC, 19d ago, PAGER yellow)
- [HIGH] [M6.6 · 12 km W of Río Grande, Panama](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-09-m6-6-rio-grande-panama) (2026-10-09 20:25 UTC, 20d ago, PAGER yellow, tsunami flag)
- [MED] [M5.8 · 1 km S of El Cacao, Panama](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-09-m5-8-el-cacao-panama) (2026-10-09 18:37 UTC, 20d ago, PAGER yellow)
- [MED] [M5.5 · 3 km SW of Bajo Corral, Panama](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-09-m5-5-bajo-corral-panama) (2026-10-09 18:22 UTC, 20d ago, PAGER green)
- [CRIT] [M7.7 · 12 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-09-m7-7-pitaloza-arriba-panama) (2026-10-09 17:56 UTC, 20d ago, PAGER orange)
- [MED] [M5.9 · west of Macquarie Island](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-09-m5-9-west-of-macquarie-island) (2026-10-09 14:49 UTC, 20d ago, PAGER green)
- [HIGH] [M6.3 · 102 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-08-m6-3-norsup-vanuatu) (2026-10-08 09:00 UTC, 21d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.5 · 13 km SW of Burias, Philippines](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-08-m5-5-burias-philippines) (2026-10-08 08:07 UTC, 21d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.5 · west of Macquarie Island](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-08-m5-5-west-of-macquarie-island) (2026-10-08 06:46 UTC, 21d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.5 · 92 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-06-m5-5-aleneva-alaska) (2026-10-06 18:34 UTC, 23d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.8 · 262 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-06-m5-8-severo-kurilsk-russia) (2026-10-06 16:48 UTC, 23d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.7 · 36 km WSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-03-m5-7-tambolaka-indonesia) (2026-10-03 22:55 UTC, 26d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.7 · 152 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-10-02-m5-7-vilyuchinsk-russia) (2026-10-02 16:34 UTC, 27d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.6 · 91 km SW of Tamarindo, Costa Rica](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-09-30-m5-6-tamarindo-costa-rica) (2026-09-30 21:55 UTC, 29d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.5 · 75 km S of Yonakuni, Japan](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-09-30-m5-5-yonakuni-japan) (2026-09-30 05:00 UTC, 29d ago, PAGER green)
- [MED] [M5.6 · southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge](https://monitorworld.app/earthquake/2026-09-29-m5-6-southern-mid-atlantic-ridge) (2026-09-29 13:06 UTC, 30d ago, PAGER green)

## Key context

### Earthquakes by region

M2.5+ quakes listed by USGS inside each region. Normal = average per year over 1996-2025 at the magnitude shown.

| Region | 24 h | 7 days | 30 days | Strongest, 30 d | Normal per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Japan](https://monitorworld.app/live/earthquakes/japan) | 4 | 15 | 61 | M6.5 | 123 (M5+) |
| [California](https://monitorworld.app/live/earthquakes/california) | 3 | 12 | 60 | M4.8 | 357 (M3+) |
| [Los Angeles](https://monitorworld.app/live/earthquakes/los-angeles) | 0 | 0 | 6 | M3.8 | 19 (M3+) |
| [San Francisco Bay Area](https://monitorworld.app/live/earthquakes/bay-area) | 1 | 2 | 3 | M2.7 | 14 (M3+) |
| [Mexico](https://monitorworld.app/live/earthquakes/mexico) | 0 | 6 | 23 | M5.2 | 85 (M4.5+) |
| [Philippines](https://monitorworld.app/live/earthquakes/philippines) | 4 | 12 | 38 | M5.8 | 67 (M5+) |
| [Turkey](https://monitorworld.app/live/earthquakes/turkey) | 0 | 0 | 6 | M5.1 | 97 (M4+) |
| [India](https://monitorworld.app/live/earthquakes/india) | 1 | 1 | 9 | M5.1 | 104 (M4.5+) |
| [Indonesia](https://monitorworld.app/live/earthquakes/indonesia) | 2 | 15 | 124 | M5.7 | 218 (M5+) |
| [Taiwan](https://monitorworld.app/live/earthquakes/taiwan) | 0 | 2 | 6 | M5.5 | 64 (M4.5+) |
| [Alaska](https://monitorworld.app/live/earthquakes/alaska) | 3 | 57 | 480 | M5.6 | 381 (M4+) |
| [Hawaii](https://monitorworld.app/live/earthquakes/hawaii) | 0 | 4 | 30 | M3.6 | 156 (M3+) |
| [Colombia](https://monitorworld.app/live/earthquakes/colombia) | 0 | 2 | 14 | M4.8 | 29 (M4.5+) |

### How big is big?

Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy. USGS estimates these yearly averages worldwide, based on records since 1900:

| Magnitude | Class | Per year (world) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| M8+ | Great | 1 |
| M7-7.9 | Major | 15 |
| M6-6.9 | Strong | 134 |
| M5-5.9 | Moderate | 1,319 |
| M4-4.9 | Light | about 13,000 |
| M3-3.9 | Minor | about 130,000 |

### How these pages work

Every 10 minutes we read the USGS real-time feeds and count the quakes inside each region's area. Once a week we ask the USGS catalog for 30 years of quakes in the same area, so the "normal" numbers compare like with like. Quakes of M5.5 or more get their own page with aftershocks, PAGER alerts and history; the pages keep one address per USGS event.

USGS lists small quakes most completely in the United States. Elsewhere its catalog is reliable from about M4 to M4.5, so national agencies (JMA, PHIVOLCS, AFAD, NCS, BMKG and others) list many more small quakes. Each region page links to its official agency.

## FAQ

### Which country has the most earthquakes?

USGS says Indonesia has the most quakes in total because of its size and its long subduction zones, while Japan has the most per unit of area. Both sit on the Pacific Ring of Fire. The table above compares our regions using the same USGS data.

### Where do most earthquakes happen?

Around the Pacific Ring of Fire, the chain of subduction zones and faults around the Pacific Ocean. USGS estimates that about 81% of the world's largest quakes happen there. The second belt runs from the Mediterranean through Turkey, Iran and the Himalaya to Indonesia.

### How many earthquakes happen every day?

USGS locates about 20,000 quakes a year worldwide, or roughly 55 a day, and estimates that millions more are too small to record. In the past 30 days USGS listed 1,936 quakes of M2.5+ (65 a day).

### Why does every strong quake get its own page?

For every quake of M5.5 or more, MonitorWorld builds a page with the USGS magnitude, depth, nearest towns, PAGER impact alert, felt reports, aftershocks and the largest past quakes within 250 km. The pages update for several weeks and keep the same address.

### Can earthquakes be predicted?

No. USGS states that no scientist has ever predicted a major earthquake. Scientists can only estimate the long-term probability of quakes in an area. Early-warning systems such as ShakeAlert detect a quake that has already started and warn seconds before the shaking arrives.

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## Sources

- [USGS Earthquake Hazards Program](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/): real-time GeoJSON feeds, public domain. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey.
- [USGS ComCat (FDSN event web service)](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/): the USGS earthquake catalog, used for the 30-year counts, history and aftershocks. Public domain. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey.

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