Earthquakes in 2018
14,495 earthquakes (M4+) recorded globally in 2018. Data from USGS.
Total (M4+)
14,495
Significant (M6+)
133
Maximum Magnitude
8.2
Avg Depth
101 km
Magnitude Breakdown
M4
12,734
M5
1,628
M6
116
M7
16
M8+
1
Significant Events by Month
01
11
02
11
03
8
04
7
05
6
06
1
07
10
08
23
09
12
10
17
11
14
12
14
Significant Earthquakes in 2018 (134)
| Mag | Location | Depth | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2 | 2018 Fiji Earthquake | 600.0 km | Aug 19, 2018 |
| 7.9 | 261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska | 14.1 km | Jan 23, 2018 |
| 7.9 | 45 km S of Levuka, Fiji | 670.8 km | Sep 6, 2018 |
| 7.5 | 72 km N of Palu, Indonesia | 20.0 km | Sep 28, 2018 |
| 7.5 | 166 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia | 10.0 km | Dec 5, 2018 |
| 7.5 | 32 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea | 25.2 km | Feb 25, 2018 |
| 7.5 | 203 km NNE of Barra Patuca, Honduras | 19.0 km | Jan 10, 2018 |
| 7.3 | 40 km ENE of Carúpano, Venezuela | 146.8 km | Aug 21, 2018 |
| 7.3 | 187 km SE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia | 16.6 km | Dec 20, 2018 |
| 7.2 | 4 km S of Pinotepa de Don Luis, Mexico | 22.0 km | Feb 16, 2018 |
| 7.1 | South Sandwich Islands region | 133.0 km | Dec 11, 2018 |
| 7.1 | 238 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia | 21.4 km | Aug 29, 2018 |
| 7.1 | 136 km W of Iñapari, Peru | 630.0 km | Aug 24, 2018 |
| 7.1 | 1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska | 46.7 km | Nov 30, 2018 |
| 7.1 | 37 km W of Atiquipa, Peru | 39.0 km | Jan 14, 2018 |
| 7.0 | 96 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines | 60.2 km | Dec 29, 2018 |
| 7.0 | 119 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea | 39.0 km | Oct 10, 2018 |
| 6.9 | Kermadec Islands region | 115.0 km | Sep 10, 2018 |
| 6.9 | 18 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii | 5.8 km | May 4, 2018 |
| 6.9 | 150 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea | 35.0 km | Mar 29, 2018 |
| 6.9 | 36 km NW of Labuan Lombok, Indonesia | 34.0 km | Aug 5, 2018 |
| 6.9 | 20 km NNW of Labuan Lombok, Indonesia | 21.0 km | Aug 19, 2018 |
| 6.8 | 187 km E of Levuka, Fiji | 540.0 km | Nov 18, 2018 |
| 6.8 | 32 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece | 14.0 km | Oct 25, 2018 |
| 6.8 | 210 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada | 10.0 km | Oct 22, 2018 |
| 6.8 | 103 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | 22.9 km | Mar 8, 2018 |
| 6.8 | 38 km SE of Boyuibe, Bolivia | 559.0 km | Apr 2, 2018 |
| 6.7 | 269 km WNW of Ozernovskiy, Russia | 461.0 km | Oct 13, 2018 |
| 6.7 | 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji | 550.0 km | Sep 30, 2018 |
| 6.7 | 120 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 10.0 km | Nov 9, 2018 |
| 6.7 | 62 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea | 20.5 km | Mar 6, 2018 |
| 6.7 | 140 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea | 40.0 km | Mar 26, 2018 |
| 6.6 | 199 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia | 10.0 km | Dec 5, 2018 |
| 6.6 | 27 km ESE of Chitose, Japan | 35.0 km | Sep 5, 2018 |
| 6.6 | southwest of Africa | 10.0 km | Jan 28, 2018 |
| 6.5 | 171 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia | 17.0 km | Oct 16, 2018 |
| 6.5 | 154 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia | 20.0 km | Oct 10, 2018 |
| 6.5 | south of the Fiji Islands | 576.0 km | Sep 16, 2018 |
| 6.5 | 66 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 68.0 km | Sep 9, 2018 |
| 6.5 | 78 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu | 9.0 km | Aug 21, 2018 |
| 6.5 | 108 km WSW of Adak, Alaska | 33.9 km | Aug 15, 2018 |
| 6.5 | 124 km N of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia | 529.0 km | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 6.5 | 237 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada | 10.0 km | Oct 22, 2018 |
| 6.5 | 223 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada | 10.0 km | Oct 22, 2018 |
| 6.4 | South Sandwich Islands region | 15.0 km | Nov 15, 2018 |
| 6.4 | 284 km ESE of Labasa, Fiji | 415.6 km | Aug 19, 2018 |
| 6.4 | 211 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands | 55.0 km | Aug 28, 2018 |
| 6.4 | 89 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska | 15.8 km | Aug 12, 2018 |
| 6.4 | 33 km NNW of Labuan Lombok, Indonesia | 14.0 km | Jul 28, 2018 |
| 6.4 | 72 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu | 167.0 km | Jul 13, 2018 |
| 6.4 | 91 km SW of Pangai, Tonga | 113.0 km | Dec 23, 2018 |
| 6.4 | 226 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste | 136.0 km | Dec 1, 2018 |
| 6.4 | Banda Sea | 169.0 km | Mar 25, 2018 |
| 6.4 | 18 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 17.0 km | Feb 6, 2018 |
| 6.3 | Pacific-Antarctic Ridge | 10.0 km | Dec 12, 2018 |
| 6.3 | southern East Pacific Rise | 10.0 km | Nov 15, 2018 |
| 6.3 | 171 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia | 12.0 km | Oct 16, 2018 |
| 6.3 | 240 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia | 12.0 km | Sep 10, 2018 |
| 6.3 | Fiji region | 575.8 km | Aug 19, 2018 |
| 6.3 | 97 km SW of Adak, Alaska | 20.0 km | Aug 23, 2018 |
| 6.3 | Drake Passage | 10.0 km | Oct 29, 2018 |
| 6.3 | 160 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia | 10.0 km | Dec 5, 2018 |
| 6.3 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | 20.0 km | Aug 16, 2018 |
| 6.3 | 19 km NNW of Labuan Lombok, Indonesia | 16.0 km | Aug 19, 2018 |
| 6.3 | 99 km ENE of Misawa, Japan | 31.0 km | Jan 24, 2018 |
| 6.3 | 100 km ESE of Arica, Chile | 116.0 km | Jan 21, 2018 |
| 6.3 | 79 km NNE of Loreto, Mexico | 10.0 km | Jan 19, 2018 |
| 6.3 | 15 km SW of Sarpol-e Z?ah?b, Iran | 18.0 km | Nov 25, 2018 |
| 6.3 | North Atlantic Ocean | 10.0 km | Nov 11, 2018 |
| 6.3 | southeast of Easter Island | 10.0 km | Dec 19, 2018 |
| 6.3 | 150 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea | 33.0 km | Mar 24, 2018 |
| 6.3 | 59 km SW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea | 19.0 km | Feb 26, 2018 |
| 6.3 | 45 km W of Tari, Papua New Guinea | 18.1 km | Apr 7, 2018 |
| 6.3 | 188 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea | 10.0 km | Jan 26, 2018 |
| 6.2 | 136 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | 10.0 km | Nov 16, 2018 |
| 6.2 | 91 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | 121.0 km | Oct 10, 2018 |
| 6.2 | 92 km SE of Kupang, Indonesia | 14.0 km | Aug 28, 2018 |
| 6.2 | 7 km WNW of Manay, Philippines | 10.0 km | Sep 8, 2018 |
| 6.2 | 8 km SE of Alausí, Ecuador | 110.5 km | Sep 7, 2018 |
| 6.2 | 272 km W of Bandon, Oregon | 10.0 km | Aug 22, 2018 |
| 6.2 | 259 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia | 11.2 km | Jan 25, 2018 |
| 6.2 | 115 km NE of Iquique, Chile | 102.0 km | Nov 1, 2018 |
| 6.2 | 36 km NW of Ishqoshim, Tajikistan | 116.0 km | May 9, 2018 |
| 6.2 | 56 km SW of Ovalle, Chile | 66.0 km | Apr 10, 2018 |
| 6.2 | 37 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan | 193.7 km | Jan 31, 2018 |
| 6.1 | 161 km SE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia | 10.0 km | Dec 24, 2018 |
| 6.1 | 71 km SSW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia | 49.0 km | Nov 14, 2018 |
| 6.1 | 79 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga | 35.0 km | Nov 10, 2018 |
| 6.1 | 142 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia | 19.0 km | Oct 9, 2018 |
| 6.1 | 136 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea | 41.6 km | Oct 10, 2018 |
| 6.1 | 57 km NNW of Palu, Indonesia | 5.0 km | Sep 28, 2018 |
| 6.1 | South Sandwich Islands region | 25.0 km | Aug 14, 2018 |
| 6.1 | south of the Fiji Islands | 92.0 km | Apr 2, 2018 |
| 6.1 | west of Macquarie Island | 10.0 km | Feb 27, 2018 |
| 6.1 | 194 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia | 9.0 km | Feb 26, 2018 |
| 6.1 | 85 km SW of Acajutla, El Salvador | 22.0 km | Oct 28, 2018 |
| 6.1 | 19 km NNW of Golfito, Costa Rica | 15.0 km | Aug 17, 2018 |
| 6.1 | 93 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia | 45.0 km | Jul 6, 2018 |
| 6.1 | 27 km WSW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | 28.0 km | Jun 21, 2018 |
| 6.1 | 62 km E of Waitara, New Zealand | 225.5 km | Oct 30, 2018 |
| 6.1 | 153 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia | 62.0 km | Dec 16, 2018 |
| 6.1 | south of the Kermadec Islands | 11.0 km | May 18, 2018 |
| 6.1 | 63 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea | 16.0 km | Feb 28, 2018 |
| 6.1 | 64 km NNW of Pandan, Philippines | 18.0 km | May 5, 2018 |
| 6.1 | 22 km NNE of Hualien City, Taiwan | 12.0 km | Feb 4, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 95 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu | 42.0 km | Dec 22, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 298 km E of Dolinsk, Russia | 433.0 km | Nov 2, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 99 km S of Waingapu, Indonesia | 29.0 km | Oct 1, 2018 |
| 6.0 | Southwest Indian Ridge | 10.0 km | Sep 18, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 261 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia | 27.0 km | Aug 10, 2018 |
| 6.0 | central Mid-Atlantic Ridge | 10.0 km | Jul 23, 2018 |
| 6.0 | Kermadec Islands, New Zealand | 35.0 km | Jul 7, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 178 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | 9.0 km | May 9, 2018 |
| 6.0 | Easter Island region | 10.0 km | May 2, 2018 |
| 6.0 | southeast Indian Ridge | 10.0 km | Mar 24, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 254 km SSE of Alo, Wallis and Futuna | 10.0 km | Feb 1, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 10 km SSE of Sapad, Philippines | 600.7 km | Nov 4, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 32 km SW of Jav?nr?d, Iran | 10.0 km | Aug 25, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 214 km NNW of Kilmia, Yemen | 10.0 km | Jul 15, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 73 km SSW of Kaktovik, Alaska | 16.2 km | Aug 12, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 192 km NNW of Kilmia, Yemen | 10.0 km | Jul 15, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 177 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia | 578.2 km | Jul 28, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 118 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands | 38.0 km | Jul 17, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 91 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | 29.6 km | Jul 19, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 215 km E of Levuka, Fiji | 556.9 km | Feb 9, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 36 km SE of Mountain, Colombia | 10.0 km | Nov 25, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 87 km SE of King Cove, Alaska | 31.0 km | Dec 31, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 49 km NE of Panji, Indonesia | 9.0 km | Oct 10, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 66 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea | 10.0 km | Mar 4, 2018 |
| 6.0 | Prince Edward Islands region | 10.0 km | Apr 19, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 88 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia | 34.0 km | Apr 15, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 40 km WSW of Pyu, Myanmar | 9.0 km | Jan 11, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 154 km SE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands | 10.0 km | Feb 11, 2018 |
| 6.0 | 43 km ESE of Tarragona, Philippines | 34.0 km | Apr 5, 2018 |