Country profile · USGS ComCat
Earthquakes in Sudan
Sudan has catalogued 51 M4+ earthquakes since 2005 (ranked 100th of 187 countries), with the strongest reaching magnitude M5.3.
Sudan ranks 100th of 187 countries by catalogued seismic activity - a country with limited but non-zero seismic activity, averaging about 2 M4+ events a year alongside 0 significant M6+ earthquakes since 1900.
- 51
- M4+ events (since 2005)
- 0
- Major M6+ (since 1900)
- M5.3
- Strongest
- ~2
- M4+ per year
The verdict
Sudan is below the global median in catalogued seismic activity, with 51 M4+ earthquakes logged since 2005 and 0 major M6+ events since 1900, the strongest reaching magnitude 5.3.
- 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 4.4 - most events are moderate M4-5 tremors that are felt but rarely cause damage. On the M4+ activity ladder France sits immediately above at 53 events and Thailand sits immediately below at 48.
Where Sudan sits in the catalog
Rank 100th of 187 tracked countries (47th percentile by M4+ count since 2005). On the M4+ activity ladder France sits immediately above at 53 events and Thailand sits immediately below at 48.
Sudan's M4+ count vs. every tracked country
Total catalogued M4+ events since 2005, USGS ComCat
51 Top 53% higher than 47% of 187 countries
Each bar is a 500-wide band; taller bars hold more countries. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat) · 2005-present
How Sudan compares to its nearest peers
Sudan ranks in the 47th percentile for M4+ frequency among all 187 tracked countries. Plotted here against its 20 nearest-ranked peers by how OFTEN they shake (M4+ count) against how HARD the strongest one ever hit (max recorded magnitude).
Read the chart (all 21 values)
| Country | M4+ events | Strongest magnitude |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 73 | M5.9 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 69 | M5.7 |
| Barbados | 66 | M6.5 |
| Croatia | 65 | M6.4 |
| Bangladesh | 64 | M5.5 |
| Zambia | 62 | M5.9 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | 59 | M6.3 |
| Mozambique | 59 | M5.6 |
| Dominica | 55 | M5.6 |
| France | 53 | M5.2 |
| Sudan (this page) | 51 | M5.3 |
| Thailand | 48 | M6.1 |
| Laos | 47 | M6.3 |
| Egypt | 45 | M5.5 |
| Oman | 44 | M5.4 |
| Montenegro | 42 | M5.2 |
| North Macedonia | 42 | M5.5 |
| Rwanda | 42 | M5.9 |
| Jamaica | 39 | M7.7 |
| Syria | 39 | M5.2 |
| Madagascar | 38 | M5.7 |
0 of 51 catalogued M4+ events since 2005 reached M6.0 or higher.
Other countries in this catalog sample
A Sudan-keyed shuffle of the full 186-country roster, not the six nearest by count.
Peak-magnitude sample from the same roster
A second Sudan-keyed shuffle of countries with a recorded max magnitude.
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Frequently asked questions
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About Sudan's figures
51 M4+ events since 2005 · strongest M5.3 · average M4.4 · 0 M6+ significant events since 1900 · latest M4+ catalog stamp Dec 24, 2025. Computed from the USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat). See the methodology and USGS ComCat.
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What Sudan's numbers mean
Sudan ranks 100th of 187 countries tracked - a country with limited but non-zero seismic activity.
- About 2 M4+ earthquakes strike Sudan per year on average. See the full country ranking
- 0% of Sudan's catalogued major earthquakes are shallow (under 70km) - shallow events generally produce stronger surface shaking than deep ones of the same magnitude. How depth affects shaking
- The strongest catalogued event reached M5.3. Compare against neighboring or similarly-ranked countries before drawing conclusions from magnitude alone. Compare strongest earthquakes
Figures reflect the USGS ComCat catalog (M4+ since 2005, M6+ significant events since 1900) - not a real-time hazard assessment. For official guidance, see the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program.
According to the US Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, PlainQuake's figures are rendered directly from 315,341 recorded M4+ earthquakes and 14,428 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 2026-07-19.