Live Earthquake Tracker – Earthquakes Today
Earthquake Trackers lets you follow recorded earthquake activity around the world, from the last hour to the past year. See magnitude, depth below the surface, location and time for events in the available data. Explore earthquakes on an interactive world map, filter by magnitude or region, and open an event for full details. Data comes from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program, GeoNet, BMKG and the British Geological Survey (BGS), with reports from multiple agencies reconciled where appropriate. The page refreshes every five minutes; agency coverage and reporting times vary.
Latest Earthquakes
Explore the latest recorded earthquakes around the world, including magnitude, location, depth and time. Select an earthquake to view more detailed information.
Live Earthquake Map
The map plots recorded events available for the selected time range, so you can compare recent seismic activity around the world.
Earthquake Activity Around the World
Earthquakes happen somewhere in the world every day. The vast majority are small, recorded only by seismic instruments, and never felt by anyone on the surface.
Magnitude describes the size of an earthquake — the energy released at its source — on a logarithmic scale, so each step up represents a substantially stronger event. Depth describes how far below the Earth’s surface the earthquake started; shallow earthquakes are more likely to be felt than very deep ones of the same magnitude.
Most seismic activity is concentrated along tectonic plate boundaries, where sections of the Earth’s crust push together, pull apart, or grind past one another. The Pacific Ring of Fire, circling the Pacific Ocean through Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, New Zealand, Chile and Alaska, is the most seismically active region on Earth.
Track Earthquakes by Location: follow earthquake activity country by country, with recent earthquakes, magnitude, depth, location and time for each region.
Understanding Earthquakes: read About Earthquakes for how earthquakes form and what magnitude and depth measure, Earthquake Safety for how to prepare and react, and the FAQs for short answers to common questions.
US regional views: California earthquakes · Alaska earthquakes.
Data sources: USGS, GeoNet, BMKG and the British Geological Survey (BGS). The interactive map loads with JavaScript.