Earthquakes in August 2022

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

Events

122

Strongest

M6.6

south of the Kermadec Islands

Busiest day

4 Aug

10 events

Daily average

3.9

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 122.

6.6
M6.6 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
1524 d ago30 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.4
M6.4 earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands
1524 d ago78 km deep
Major
6.3
M6.3 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
1508 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 173 km WSW of Pariaman, Indonesia
1509 d ago17 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Pagar Alam, South Sumatra
1515 d ago45 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
1515 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
1525 d ago45 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 109 km E of Shikotan, Russia
1531 d ago62 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - 29 km SSW of Luganville, Vanuatu
1524 d ago21 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Kalamansig, Soccsksargen
1525 d ago20 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
1533 d ago16 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
1509 d ago54 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Yigo Village, Yigo
1509 d ago127 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia
1510 d ago43 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 194 km NNE of Nagqu, China
1524 d ago5 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Bitung, North Sulawesi
1524 d ago30 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 28 km S of Luganville, Vanuatu
1525 d ago20 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Off the coast of Aisen, Chile
1529 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
1534 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Fiji region
1510 d ago223 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 261 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan
1521 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Banda Sea
1529 d ago149 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
1530 d ago32 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 268 km E of Levuka, Fiji
1536 d ago536 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
1508 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Amami, Kagoshima
1509 d ago28 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Bahía de Caráquez, Manabí
1517 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1519 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Kotamobagu, North Sulawesi
1520 d ago173 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 171 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste
1521 d ago481 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Macquarie Island region
1522 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Kalamansig, Soccsksargen
1536 d ago20 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
1507 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Didim, Aydın
1507 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Calama, Antofagasta
1514 d ago117 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
1515 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
1515 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Amlapura, Bali
1516 d ago128 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1519 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 192 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena
1523 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Lambayong, Soccsksargen
1523 d ago18 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1526 d ago47 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Minami-Sōma, Fukushima
1534 d ago50 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Manay, Davao Region
1536 d ago61 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Tela, Atlántida Department
1536 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
1537 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Carlsberg Ridge
1508 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Ishigaki, Okinawa
1516 d ago159 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1519 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Machalí, O'Higgins Region
1520 d ago107 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - south of Africa
1524 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast
1525 d ago386 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Madang, Madang Province
1531 d ago220 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
1534 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near La Paz Centro, León Department
1535 d ago146 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
1535 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 67 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska
1537 d ago40 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - southeast of the Loyalty Islands
1510 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
1510 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Bontoc, Cordillera
1511 d ago20 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Reykjanes Ridge
1517 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1519 d ago57 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1519 d ago131 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
1524 d ago134 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
1524 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 180 km NW of T?krah, Libya
1526 d ago16 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Huetamo de Núñez, Michoacán
1526 d ago72 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 30 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu
1528 d ago161 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - West Chile Rise
1529 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
1530 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Heroica Guaymas, Sonora
1532 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Santa Cruz Islands
1536 d ago206 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Carlsberg Ridge
1507 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province
1509 d ago84 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 137 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
1513 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 183 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
1515 d ago26 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 87 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
1515 d ago17 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1516 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Namie, Fukushima
1520 d ago47 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 157 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
1522 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
1523 d ago73 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
1525 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Sipalay, Western Visayas
1525 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Makubetsu, Hokkaido
1528 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1528 d ago17 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Off the coast of Aisen, Chile
1529 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 81 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu
1530 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 42 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
1533 d ago101 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
1534 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Izu Islands, Japan region
1534 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1536 d ago78 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 97 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska
1537 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Yomitan, Okinawa
1507 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - Fiji region
1510 d ago559 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 69 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu
1512 d ago174 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 179 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines
1512 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Bengkulu, Bengkulu
1513 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - Kuril Islands
1514 d ago63 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Mawlaik, Sagaing Region
1514 d ago96 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 53 km SW of Isangel, Vanuatu
1514 d ago41 km deep
Strong