Earthquakes in September 2018

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

Events

187

Strongest

M7.9

45 km S of Levuka, Fiji

Busiest day

28 Sep

23 events

Daily average

6.2

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 187.

7.9
M7.9 earthquake near Nasinu, Central
2962 d ago671 km deep Tsunami flag
Extreme
7.5
M7.5 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
2940 d ago20 km deep
Extreme
6.9
M6.9 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
2958 d ago115 km deep
Major
6.7
M6.7 earthquake - 279 km E of Levuka, Fiji
2938 d ago550 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Chitose, Hokkaido
2963 d ago35 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
2952 d ago576 km deep
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 66 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
2959 d ago68 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 240 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
2958 d ago12 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Manay, Davao Region
2960 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Azogues, Canar
2961 d ago111 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
2940 d ago5 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge
2950 d ago10 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 76 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
2947 d ago652 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 44 km ESE of Gizo, Solomon Islands
2950 d ago17 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - off the coast of Ecuador
2964 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
2940 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
2940 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - east of the South Sandwich Islands
2941 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - 275 km E of Levuka, Fiji
2942 d ago582 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - 199 km SE of Inarajan Village, Guam
2945 d ago32 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Tiom, Highland Papua
2954 d ago48 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - 251 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
2960 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Vallenar, Atacama
2961 d ago93 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
2940 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
2940 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Indian Ocean Triple Junction
2940 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
2942 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 88 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
2947 d ago639 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 161 km E of Nago, Japan
2953 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 165 km E of Nago, Japan
2953 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Ning’er, Yunnan
2960 d ago8 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Nasinu, Central
2962 d ago656 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
2940 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Indian Ocean Triple Junction
2940 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Galapagos Islands, Ecuador region
2947 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 168 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands
2948 d ago15 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Tsuha, Okinawa
2953 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Baravāt, Kerman
2961 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
2963 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
2965 d ago29 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 153 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
2965 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Bonin Islands, Japan region
2967 d ago435 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Fiji region
2950 d ago516 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
2955 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
2959 d ago489 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - south of Tonga
2960 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 228 km E of Levuka, Fiji
2962 d ago528 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - south of Tonga
2963 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Artux, Xinjiang
2965 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 156 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
2965 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
2967 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
2940 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Sainte-Marie, Martinique
2940 d ago27 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
2940 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
2940 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 263 km E of Levuka, Fiji
2941 d ago546 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Kalamata, Peloponnese
2941 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Caldera, Atacama
2946 d ago28 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 166 km E of Nago, Japan
2946 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Mapastepec, Chiapas
2948 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 288 km E of Levuka, Fiji
2952 d ago550 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 91 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
2953 d ago49 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Tsuha, Okinawa
2953 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Cono Norte, Arequipa
2954 d ago130 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near La Paz Centro, León Department
2956 d ago103 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
2957 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Tahuna, North Sulawesi
2961 d ago189 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 157 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
2961 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Turbo, Antioquia
2961 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 95 km E of Levuka, Fiji
2962 d ago624 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 194 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji
2962 d ago658 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Lahewa, North Sumatra
2962 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
2963 d ago21 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
2963 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Takahagi, Ibaraki
2964 d ago40 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
2966 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
2940 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
2944 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Antofagasta, Antofagasta
2945 d ago61 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Ternate, North Maluku
2945 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 38 km ENE of Luganville, Vanuatu
2951 d ago117 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 55 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
2952 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Albany, Western Australia
2952 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
2955 d ago20 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Kemer, Antalya
2956 d ago50 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Kokrajhar, Assam
2956 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
2957 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near San Jose, Caraga
2958 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Vallenar, Atacama
2958 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 282 km E of Levuka, Fiji
2961 d ago603 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 122 km E of Levuka, Fiji
2962 d ago630 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Chitose, Hokkaido
2963 d ago29 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Tomakomai, Hokkaido
2963 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
2963 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Selong, West Nusa Tenggara
2966 d ago16 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
2940 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
2940 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
2940 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
2940 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
2941 d ago168 km deep
Strong