Earthquakes in October 2018

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

Events

191

Strongest

M7.0

119 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

Busiest day

16 Oct

22 events

Daily average

6.2

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 191.

7.0
M7.0 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
2928 d ago39 km deep Tsunami flag
Extreme
6.8
M6.8 earthquake near Amaliáda, West Greece
2912 d ago14 km deep
Major
6.8
M6.8 earthquake - 210 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
2916 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.7
M6.7 earthquake - 269 km WNW of Ozernovskiy, Russia
2925 d ago461 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 237 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
2916 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 223 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
2916 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 171 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
2922 d ago17 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 154 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
2927 d ago20 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.3
M6.3 earthquake - Drake Passage
2909 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 171 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
2922 d ago12 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
2928 d ago121 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near New Plymouth, Taranaki Region
2908 d ago226 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Acajutla, Sonsonate Department
2910 d ago22 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
2928 d ago42 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 142 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
2929 d ago19 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Panji, East Java
2928 d ago9 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Waingapu, East Nusa Tenggara
2936 d ago29 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - Mariana Islands region
2912 d ago8 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - southeast Indian Ridge
2924 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
2928 d ago20 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
2928 d ago45 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Port-de-Paix, Nord-Ouest
2931 d ago24 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Waingapu, East Nusa Tenggara
2936 d ago26 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - central East Pacific Rise
2908 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - Drake Passage
2909 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Xiulin, Taiwan
2915 d ago30 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge
2917 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2931 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - Ascension Island region
2933 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Amaliáda, West Greece
2908 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Ishinomaki, Miyagi
2913 d ago40 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Xiulin, Taiwan
2915 d ago31 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 112 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
2921 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 167 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
2922 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - southeast Indian Ridge
2924 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 39 km WNW of Sola, Vanuatu
2925 d ago197 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Tiquisate, Escuintla
2926 d ago64 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
2936 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Waingapu, East Nusa Tenggara
2936 d ago18 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Drake Passage
2909 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Shibetsu, Hokkaido
2912 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 262 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
2918 d ago359 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 182 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
2922 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
2926 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
2926 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Namrole, Maluku
2927 d ago15 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
2931 d ago400 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
2931 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
2909 d ago94 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Târgu Secuiesc, Covasna County
2910 d ago151 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
2915 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Tiom, Highland Papua
2919 d ago58 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2921 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2922 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
2923 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 164 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
2927 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
2928 d ago36 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur
2930 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 230 km E of Levuka, Fiji
2934 d ago590 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
2910 d ago45 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 86 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga
2913 d ago200 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 167 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
2922 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - west of Macquarie Island
2923 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 150 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
2927 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
2928 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2929 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Port-de-Paix, Nord-Ouest
2931 d ago23 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
2931 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 184 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
2933 d ago6 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Hinatuan, Caraga
2909 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 211 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
2911 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands
2915 d ago54 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 120 km E of Sarangani, Philippines
2918 d ago81 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
2919 d ago480 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 179 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
2921 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southeast of Easter Island
2922 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 180 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
2922 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Yelizovo, Kamchatka
2923 d ago121 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Cintalapa de Figueroa, Chiapas
2937 d ago120 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Indian Ocean Triple Junction
2937 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Indian Ocean Triple Junction
2937 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge
2937 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Hinatuan, Caraga
2909 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Hinatuan, Caraga
2909 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Tahuna, North Sulawesi
2910 d ago24 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Labasa, Northern
2914 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 217 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
2916 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
2921 d ago80 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
2921 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 185 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
2922 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 174 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
2922 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Onyar, Xinjiang
2922 d ago25 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 190 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
2922 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
2923 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Bitung, North Sulawesi
2925 d ago97 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Pisco, Ica
2925 d ago40 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Choshi, Chiba
2926 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 164 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
2927 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 161 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
2927 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 172 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
2927 d ago10 km deep
Strong