Coverage census · live, 2026-08-26
Earthquake Statistics Coverage
317,293 magnitude-4+ earthquakes recorded across 187 countries and 39 US states/territories since 2005, broken down below by country, state, year, and magnitude band. Every number here is a live database count — not a frozen snapshot — so it grows as the USGS catalog does. Full methodology at /methodology. Bulk CSV: plainquake-country-statistics.csv.
PlainQuake tracks 317,293 magnitude-4+ earthquakes across 187 countries and 39 US states since 2005, all sourced from the USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat).
Indonesia leads every country with 37,915 M4+ events since 2005; Alaska alone accounts for 8,996 US events, more than all other states combined. 14,444 events (4.6%) reached significant M6+ strength. Counts are live database totals, not editorial estimates.
- 317,293 M4+ events
- 187 countries
- 39 US states
- 4.6% significant M6+
Key findings
Computed live from the current catalog -- free to cite with attribution.
- PlainQuake's live catalog spans 317,293 recorded magnitude-4+ earthquakes across 187 countries since 2005.
- Indonesia has recorded more M4+ earthquakes than any other country -- 37,915 since 2005, about 9,920 more than Japan, the second-most-active country.
- Alaska alone accounts for 8,996 M4+ earthquakes -- more than every other US state and territory in the catalog combined (8,357).
- 87.23% of all recorded earthquakes fall in the M4.0-4.9 range; only 0.01% reach M8.0 or higher.
- 14,444 of the 317,293 recorded events (4.6%) were classified as significant M6+ earthquakes.
- 2025 recorded more M4+ earthquakes than any other year on record: 18,267.
- The catalog tracks earthquake activity across 39 US states and territories, from Alaska to Puerto Rico.
Coverage by country
Top 10 of 187 countries by catalogued M4+ count. Full list: /countries · ranked view: /rankings.
| Country | M4+ events | Avg magnitude |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 37,915 | M4.5 |
| Japan | 27,995 | M4.5 |
| United States | 17,353 | M4.5 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15,714 | M4.6 |
| Philippines | 14,420 | M4.6 |
| Chile | 13,888 | M4.5 |
| Russia | 12,611 | M4.5 |
| Tonga | 10,884 | M4.6 |
| Mexico | 8,517 | M4.3 |
| Vanuatu | 7,620 | M4.6 |
Coverage by US state
Top 10 of 39 states/territories by catalogued M4+ count. Full list: /us-states.
| State/territory | M4+ events | Avg magnitude |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 8,996 | M4.5 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 3,345 | M4.5 |
| Guam | 2,465 | M4.5 |
| California | 885 | M4.4 |
| Puerto Rico | 297 | M4.4 |
| Oregon | 267 | M4.5 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 222 | M4.3 |
| Hawaii | 206 | M4.5 |
| Nevada | 170 | M4.4 |
| Oklahoma | 97 | M4.3 |
Coverage by year
Every catalogued year, 2005–2026. Full breakdown: /years.
| Year | M4+ events | M6+ events | Max magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10,255 | 84 | M7.8 |
| 2025 | 18,267 | 128 | M8.8 |
| 2024 | 14,132 | 89 | M7.5 |
| 2023 | 16,178 | 128 | M7.8 |
| 2022 | 15,714 | 116 | M7.6 |
| 2021 | 17,257 | 138 | M8.2 |
| 2020 | 13,934 | 112 | M7.8 |
| 2019 | 13,526 | 135 | M8.0 |
| 2018 | 14,495 | 116 | M8.2 |
| 2017 | 13,075 | 103 | M8.2 |
| 2016 | 15,388 | 131 | M7.9 |
| 2015 | 15,325 | 127 | M8.3 |
| 2014 | 17,532 | 143 | M8.2 |
| 2013 | 13,450 | 123 | M8.3 |
| 2012 | 12,631 | 117 | M8.6 |
| 2011 | 15,808 | 187 | M9.1 |
| 2010 | 12,504 | 150 | M8.8 |
| 2009 | 8,868 | 142 | M8.1 |
| 2008 | 14,234 | 167 | M7.9 |
| 2007 | 14,343 | 178 | M8.4 |
| 2006 | 14,674 | 142 | M8.3 |
| 2005 | 15,703 | 139 | M8.6 |
Coverage by magnitude band
How the full catalog distributes across magnitude ranges.
| Magnitude range | Events | Share of catalog |
|---|---|---|
| M4.0-4.9 | 276,788 | 87.23% |
| M5.0-5.9 | 37,286 | 11.75% |
| M6.0-6.9 | 2,895 | 0.91% |
| M7.0-7.9 | 301 | 0.09% |
| M8.0+ | 23 | 0.01% |