Earthquake record › earthquake
16,427 events sealed with this type value. The classification is USGS's own and is reproduced verbatim — we do not reclassify events, and we do not infer a cause for any of them.
Review status as sealed: automatic 8,480, reviewed 7,947. An automatic value is a machine solution USGS may still revise; a reviewed value has had a human look at it. Which one you are reading matters more than the magnitude itself.
| Magnitude | Events |
|---|---|
| Below M1.0 | 4,330 |
| M1.0 – M1.9 | 7,232 |
| M2.0 – M2.9 | 2,682 |
| M3.0 – M3.9 | 655 |
| M4.0 – M4.9 | 1,124 |
| M5.0 and above | 401 |
| No magnitude published | 3 |
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| State or territory | Events |
|---|---|
| California | 6,497 |
| Alaska | 3,910 |
| Texas | 1,349 |
| Hawaii | 963 |
| New Mexico | 469 |
| Puerto Rico | 417 |
| Utah | 374 |
| Nevada | 247 |
| Washington | 244 |
| the U.S. Virgin Islands | 94 |
| Oklahoma | 85 |
| Montana | 66 |
| Oregon | 48 |
| Wyoming | 36 |
| Tennessee | 22 |
| Missouri | 15 |
| Idaho | 14 |
| Arkansas | 11 |
| the Northern Mariana Islands | 7 |
| Colorado | 5 |
| North Carolina | 5 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| South Carolina | 3 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Guam | 1 |
| Virginia | 1 |
| Magnitude | Place, as published | Review status | Seal |
|---|---|---|---|
| M7.50 | 28 km SE of Yumare, Venezuela | reviewed | 2026-06-25 |
| M7.40 | 5 km E of San José del Palmar, Colombia | reviewed | 2026-08-10 |
| M7.30 | 58 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico | reviewed | 2026-07-18 |
| M7.20 | 23 km SE of Yumare, Venezuela | reviewed | 2026-06-25 |
| M6.90 | 30 km ENE of Kuji, Japan | reviewed | 2026-06-25 |
| M6.80 | 5 km E of Uto, Japan | reviewed | 2026-07-28 |
| M6.70 | 31 km NW of Aniso, Peru | reviewed | 2026-08-21 |
| M6.50 | 34 km WSW of Sarangani, Philippines | reviewed | 2026-06-26 |
| M6.40 | South Sandwich Islands region | reviewed | 2026-07-11 |
| M6.40 | 191 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea | reviewed | 2026-07-13 |
| M6.30 | 32 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines | reviewed | 2026-08-05 |
| M6.30 | south of the Kermadec Islands | reviewed | 2026-08-05 |
| M6.30 | southeast of the Loyalty Islands | reviewed | 2026-07-14 |
| M6.30 | 84 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska | reviewed | 2026-09-04 |
| M6.20 | 58 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia | reviewed | 2026-07-03 |
| M6.20 | South Sandwich Islands region | reviewed | 2026-09-03 |
| M6.10 | 136 km NNE of Hirara, Japan | reviewed | 2026-07-03 |
| M6.00 | 75 km SSW of El Progreso, Mexico | reviewed | 2026-07-01 |
| M6.00 | 49 km E of Noda, Japan | reviewed | 2026-07-01 |
| M6.00 | South Sandwich Islands region | reviewed | 2026-08-12 |
Compiled from dated copies of the U.S. Geological Survey's public all_day realtime feed (a work of the US government, in the public domain). Values are reproduced exactly as USGS published them on the date shown and may since have been revised; USGS is the authority on the current value of any event. These pages are provided for informational purposes only, carry no warranty of accuracy or completeness, and are not an earthquake warning, a safety notice, or engineering advice. Always verify against the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program before relying on any figure.