Earthquakes in October 2017

123 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.

Events

123

Strongest

M6.7

132 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia

Busiest day

31 Oct

26 events

Daily average

4.0

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 123.

6.7
M6.7 earthquake - 132 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
3272 d ago24 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.7
M6.7 earthquake near Lewoleba, East Nusa Tenggara
3279 d ago554 km deep
Major
6.7
M6.7 earthquake - Bouvet Island region
3293 d ago9 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 247 km ESE of Attu Station, Alaska
3295 d ago119 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Arica, Arica y Parinacota Region
3293 d ago85 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
3295 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 259 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
3297 d ago9 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Ambon, Maluku
3272 d ago6 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 103 km SE of Pangai, Tonga
3285 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 156 km NW of Pangai, Tonga
3295 d ago10 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 109 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
3272 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - north of Franz Josef Land
3275 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 169 km E of Naze, Japan
3284 d ago14 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Ambon, Maluku
3272 d ago4 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - north of Franz Josef Land
3275 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - north of Franz Josef Land
3275 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - southwest of Africa
3280 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Ambon, Maluku
3272 d ago16 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 76 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
3272 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - North Atlantic Ocean
3300 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Ambon, Maluku
3272 d ago8 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
3285 d ago193 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Luwuk, Central Sulawesi
3285 d ago93 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Bouvet Island region
3292 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Tristan da Cunha region
3297 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Iwaki, Fukushima
3297 d ago44 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Bima, West Nusa Tenggara
3273 d ago110 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 203 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia
3278 d ago42 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 276 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
3287 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 294 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
3287 d ago14 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Heroica Ciudad de Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca
3289 d ago56 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Cruz del Eje, Cordoba
3291 d ago166 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3297 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Calama, Antofagasta
3298 d ago110 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 107 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
3272 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 98 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
3272 d ago16 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Santa Rosa, Junin
3273 d ago101 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Balayan, Calabarzon
3281 d ago209 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - central East Pacific Rise
3293 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
3296 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3272 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 107 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
3272 d ago8 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - west of Macquarie Island
3275 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southwest of Africa
3280 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Rūdān, Hormozgan
3280 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 101 km E of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
3282 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 267 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia
3282 d ago63 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
3283 d ago182 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 234 km SW of Merizo Village, Guam
3283 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 224 km W of Bandon, Oregon
3290 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Carlsberg Ridge
3274 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Reykjanes Ridge
3275 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Jurm, Badakhshan
3275 d ago102 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - west of Macquarie Island
3275 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean
3280 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
3283 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3284 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - south of Africa
3284 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3291 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Puyo, Pastaza Province
3296 d ago138 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
3299 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3300 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
3271 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 104 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
3271 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Ambon, Maluku
3272 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Ambon, Maluku
3272 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Ambon, Maluku
3272 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 156 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
3272 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
3279 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Mpanda, Katavi
3281 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia
3282 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - southwest of Africa
3283 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3284 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
3286 d ago132 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 293 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
3287 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near San Josecito, Táchira
3289 d ago33 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 227 km WNW of Qamdo, China
3291 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Chalkída, Central Greece
3292 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Madang, Madang Province
3292 d ago51 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Fiji region
3294 d ago16 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - southeast of Easter Island
3294 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
3294 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
3302 d ago97 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Sabana de Torres, Santander Department
3302 d ago129 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Whakatane, Bay of Plenty
3271 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
3272 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Bitung, North Sulawesi
3272 d ago29 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Ambon, Maluku
3272 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 73 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
3272 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Lintan Chengguanzhen, Gansu
3272 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Whakatane, Bay of Plenty
3272 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 58 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
3272 d ago75 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 146 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
3272 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 171 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
3276 d ago91 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 244 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
3276 d ago70 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Madang, Madang Province
3277 d ago90 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 157 km SSW of Kencong, Indonesia
3278 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
3278 d ago213 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Tonalá, Chiapas
3279 d ago30 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - southwest of Africa
3280 d ago10 km deep
Strong