Earthquakes in December 2017

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

Events

112

Strongest

M6.5

12 km SSW of Kawalu, Indonesia

Busiest day

15 Dec

8 events

Daily average

3.6

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 112.

6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Kawalu, West Java
3227 d ago90 km deep
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake - Bouvet Island region
3229 d ago17 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 50 km NW of Fais, Micronesia
3234 d ago13 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 45 km NW of Fais, Micronesia
3234 d ago8 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 50 km NW of Fais, Micronesia
3233 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Bahía de Caráquez, Manabí
3239 d ago17 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Kerman, Kerman
3241 d ago9 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Kerman, Kerman
3230 d ago8 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Kerman, Kerman
3230 d ago12 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
3241 d ago34 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
3234 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
3221 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
3238 d ago38 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
3213 d ago95 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
3213 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 207 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines
3214 d ago24 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 130 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
3231 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 21 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga
3234 d ago155 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 51 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu
3231 d ago186 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
3214 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
3217 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
3218 d ago38 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 158 km NE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
3220 d ago47 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Nishinoomote, Kagoshima
3222 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
3223 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
3226 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Fiji region
3226 d ago392 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 174 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
3228 d ago23 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Iquique, Tarapacá
3231 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Luwuk, Central Sulawesi
3236 d ago28 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Vanuatu region
3238 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - southeast Indian Ridge
3241 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Antofagasta, Antofagasta
3214 d ago48 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 139 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam
3214 d ago19 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 51 km NW of Fais, Micronesia
3225 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3226 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Derbendîxan, Sulaymaniyah
3231 d ago18 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 67 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
3232 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Kerman, Kerman
3241 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu
3213 d ago22 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
3223 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
3227 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
3232 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southeast Indian Ridge
3232 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 49 km WNW of Fais, Micronesia
3234 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 82 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
3235 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Pagar Alam, South Sumatra
3235 d ago53 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Washuk, Balochistan
3236 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Tobelo, North Maluku
3237 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
3239 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Pozo Almonte, Tarapacá
3212 d ago103 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
3215 d ago102 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 181 km NNE of Auki, Solomon Islands
3217 d ago22 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Rāvar, Kerman
3221 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
3221 d ago8 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Nishinoomote, Kagoshima
3224 d ago15 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Banjar, West Java
3226 d ago44 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Miyako, Iwate
3227 d ago30 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 112 km NE of Thang, India
3236 d ago74 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Kerman, Kerman
3240 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
3211 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Chagos Archipelago region
3211 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Glan, Soccsksargen
3211 d ago31 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 130 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands
3211 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Nicobar Islands, India region
3213 d ago17 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 77 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands
3214 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Tahuna, North Sulawesi
3217 d ago34 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 108 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu
3221 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 104 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
3221 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Nishinoomote, Kagoshima
3221 d ago21 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca
3221 d ago14 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Bayi, Tibet
3223 d ago28 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near San Jose, Caraga
3225 d ago55 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 37 km NNW of Fais, Micronesia
3225 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Indian Ocean Triple Junction
3227 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
3227 d ago51 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near El Palmar, Quetzaltenango
3227 d ago101 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 180 km NW of Lautoka, Fiji
3235 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Srīnagar, Uttarakhand
3236 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 55 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
3237 d ago19 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Curup, Bengkulu
3237 d ago46 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Hotaka, Nagano
3237 d ago3 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
3240 d ago47 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 77 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
3241 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kerman, Kerman
3241 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Amami, Kagoshima
3211 d ago163 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
3213 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
3213 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Monywa, Sagaing Region
3214 d ago85 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
3215 d ago188 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Kerman, Kerman
3215 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 85 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu
3219 d ago188 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Sentani, Papua
3219 d ago108 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
3220 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 221 km S of Fort McPherson, Canada
3220 d ago4 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
3221 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Nishinoomote, Kagoshima
3222 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Nishinoomote, Kagoshima
3222 d ago15 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - West Chile Rise
3223 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
3226 d ago10 km deep
Strong