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Earthquakes in Bahamas
Bahamas has catalogued 3 M4+ earthquakes since 2005 (ranked 162nd of 187 countries), with the strongest reaching magnitude M4.5.
Bahamas ranks 162nd of 187 countries by catalogued seismic activity - a country with limited but non-zero seismic activity, averaging about 0 M4+ events a year alongside 0 significant M6+ earthquakes since 1900.
- 3
- M4+ events (since 2005)
- 0
- Major M6+ (since 1900)
- M4.5
- Strongest
- ~0
- M4+ per year
The verdict
Bahamas is relatively quiet seismically compared to most places tracked here, with 3 M4+ earthquakes logged since 2005 and 0 major M6+ events since 1900, the strongest reaching magnitude 4.5.
- N/A
- no yearly breakdown available
- N/A
- average recorded event depth
- 0%
- of events are shallow (<70 km, the most damaging kind)
Average catalogued magnitude is 4.2 - most events are moderate M4-5 tremors that are felt but rarely cause damage. On the M4+ activity ladder Cabo Verde sits immediately above at 4 events and Central African Republic sits immediately below at 2.
ComCat magnitude tape
Event tape BAHAMAS · Bahamas M4+ · 162nd/187
Bahamas · 3 M4+ · max M4.5 · 0 M6+
- STRIP 3
- BOOK 162nd/187
- RANK M4.5
- MAX 0
- M6 near Cabo Verde
- DEPTH Feb 5, 2025
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Where Bahamas sits in the catalog
Rank 162nd of 187 tracked countries (12th percentile by M4+ count since 2005). On the M4+ activity ladder Cabo Verde sits immediately above at 4 events and Central African Republic sits immediately below at 2.
- Cabo Verde - next more active (4 M4+)
- Central African Republic - next less active (2 M4+)
Same M4+ count, broken by peak magnitude
4 tracked countries share Bahamas's exact count of 3 M4+ events since 2005. Among that cohort, Bahamas ranks 3rd of 4 by strongest recorded magnitude (M4.5).
| Country | M4+ count | Strongest |
|---|---|---|
| French Guiana | 3 | M5.0 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 3 | M4.6 |
| Bahamas (this page) | 3 | M4.5 |
| Palestinian Territory | 3 | M4.5 |
0 of 3 catalogued M4+ events since 2005 reached M6.0 or higher.
Other countries in this catalog sample
A Bahamas-keyed shuffle of the full 186-country roster, not the six nearest by count.
Republic of the Congo
1 M4+ events · strongest M4.2
Peru
4,621 M4+ events · strongest M8.0
French Southern Territories
14 M4+ events · strongest M5.3
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
4 M4+ events · strongest M4.5
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
435 M4+ events · strongest M6.8
Guadeloupe
154 M4+ events · strongest M6.5
Peak-magnitude sample from the same roster
A second Bahamas-keyed shuffle of countries with a recorded max magnitude.
Showing 6 of 186 countries with a recorded max magnitude.
According to the US Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, PlainQuake's figures are rendered directly from 317,293 recorded M4+ earthquakes and 14,444 significant M6+ events (USGS ComCat, 2005-present) -- no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-26.