Earthquakes in April 2021

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

Events

144

Strongest

M6.6

east of the South Sandwich Islands

Busiest day

29 Apr

12 events

Daily average

4.8

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 144.

6.6
M6.6 earthquake - east of the South Sandwich Islands
2022 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 207 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
2000 d ago246 km deep
Major
6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 225 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
2001 d ago301 km deep
Major
6.4
M6.4 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
2024 d ago20 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
1996 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 176 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
1998 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Teluk Dalam, North Sumatra
2005 d ago9 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Tahuna, North Sulawesi
2015 d ago300 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
2018 d ago18 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 194 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand
2020 d ago24 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Dhekiajuli, Assam
1997 d ago34 km deep
Extreme
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 196 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
2015 d ago9 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Sumberpucung, East Java
2015 d ago67 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - Fiji region
2024 d ago595 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
1998 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 158 km S of Ambon, Indonesia
2022 d ago326 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Hualien City, Taiwan
2007 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Bandar-e Genāveh, Bushehr
2007 d ago8 km deep
Extreme
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 169 km NE of Gisborne, New Zealand
1996 d ago23 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
1999 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Galapagos Triple Junction region
2011 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
2018 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
2019 d ago14 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Villa Mercedes, Biobio
1996 d ago145 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 179 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
1998 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Owen Fracture Zone region
2001 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Ishinomaki, Miyagi
2007 d ago31 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Ishinomaki, Miyagi
2007 d ago41 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Teluk Dalam, North Sumatra
2011 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - South Shetland Islands
2015 d ago8 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 203 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
2018 d ago428 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
2022 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
2024 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
1996 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 192 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
1998 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near San Antonio, Valparaiso
2003 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Hualien City, Taiwan
2007 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 28 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska
2017 d ago80 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - off the coast of Oregon
1996 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Minas de Marcona, Ica
1999 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Tahuna, North Sulawesi
2009 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Fiji region
2009 d ago578 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 187 km SSE of Praya, Indonesia
2009 d ago19 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 207 km SSE of Praya, Indonesia
2010 d ago19 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
2017 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
2018 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands
2020 d ago98 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Navolato, Sinaloa
2021 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 68 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia
2021 d ago6 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Tahuna, North Sulawesi
2024 d ago40 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
1995 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - off the coast of Oregon
1996 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
1996 d ago196 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
1998 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 179 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
1998 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1999 d ago109 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - West Chile Rise
2005 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - off the coast of Ecuador
2006 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 134 km NW of Attu Station, Alaska
2010 d ago11 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Kos, South Aegean
2012 d ago6 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
2019 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
1995 d ago52 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - off the coast of Oregon
1996 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
1999 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
1999 d ago56 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands
1999 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Lospalos, Lautém
2006 d ago76 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near San Antonio, Valparaiso
2006 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
2007 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Bitung, North Sulawesi
2012 d ago36 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands
2013 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 217 km ENE of Port Mathurin, Mauritius
2013 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Amami, Kagoshima
2013 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
2013 d ago19 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Volcano Islands, Japan region
2013 d ago161 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Amami, Kagoshima
2016 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 116 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
2017 d ago264 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
2018 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Baynjiwayn, Sulaymaniyah
2019 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
2019 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - east of the South Sandwich Islands
2020 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Kālimpong, West Bengal
2020 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - West Chile Rise
2021 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
1997 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
1998 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 192 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
1998 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 180 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea
1998 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 270 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
2001 d ago495 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near San Antonio, Valparaiso
2006 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near San Antonio, Valparaiso
2006 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Hakha, Chin State
2007 d ago25 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Shetland Islands
2007 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Mariana Islands region
2008 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
2009 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kotamobagu, North Sulawesi
2011 d ago47 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Daruba, North Maluku
2013 d ago231 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Mariana Islands region
2014 d ago14 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Sumberpucung, East Java
2014 d ago113 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Amami, Kagoshima
2015 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Amami, Kagoshima
2015 d ago18 km deep
Strong