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Earthquakes in Tunisia
Tunisia has catalogued 35 M4+ earthquakes since 2005 (ranked 114th of 187 countries), with the strongest reaching magnitude M5.1.
Tunisia ranks 114th 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.
- 35
- M4+ events (since 2005)
- 0
- Major M6+ (since 1900)
- M5.1
- Strongest
- ~2
- M4+ per year
The verdict
Tunisia is below the global median in catalogued seismic activity, with 35 M4+ earthquakes logged since 2005 and 0 major M6+ events since 1900, the strongest reaching magnitude 5.1.
- 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 4.5 - most events are moderate M4-5 tremors that are felt but rarely cause damage. On the M4+ activity ladder Bulgaria sits immediately above at 36 events and Malta sits immediately below at 34.
USGS event tape strip
Event tape TUNISIA · Tunisia M4+ · 114th/187
Tunisia · 35 M4+ · max M5.1 · 0 M6+
- VS-PEER 35
- COMCAT 114th/187
- TAPE M5.1
- EPIC 0
- YOY near Bulgaria
- BAND Jan 13, 2026
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Where Tunisia sits in the catalog
Rank 114th of 187 tracked countries (39th percentile by M4+ count since 2005). On the M4+ activity ladder Bulgaria sits immediately above at 36 events and Malta sits immediately below at 34.
Same M4+ count, broken by peak magnitude
2 tracked countries share Tunisia's exact count of 35 M4+ events since 2005. Among that cohort, Tunisia ranks 2nd of 2 by strongest recorded magnitude (M5.1).
| Country | M4+ count | Strongest |
|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | 35 | M6.1 |
| Tunisia (this page) | 35 | M5.1 |
0 of 35 catalogued M4+ events since 2005 reached M6.0 or higher.
Other countries in this catalog sample
A Tunisia-keyed shuffle of the full 186-country roster, not the six nearest by count.
Peak-magnitude sample from the same roster
A second Tunisia-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.