Earthquakes in December 2022

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

Events

136

Strongest

M6.8

109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

Busiest day

4 Dec

8 events

Daily average

4.4

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 136.

6.8
M6.8 earthquake - 109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
1412 d ago38 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Eureka, California
1396 d ago18 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.3
M6.3 earthquake - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
1402 d ago73 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 289 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu
1388 d ago4 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Atoyac de Álvarez, Guerrero
1405 d ago18 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Hualien City, Taiwan
1401 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 269 km S of Kencong, Indonesia
1410 d ago17 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
1393 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Laoang, Eastern Visayas
1407 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Cianjur, West Java
1408 d ago107 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - Santa Cruz Islands
1411 d ago79 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
1396 d ago39 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Miyazaki, Miyazaki
1399 d ago30 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Puerto El Triunfo, Usulutan
1401 d ago67 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
1402 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Naze, Kagoshima
1403 d ago19 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1405 d ago32 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Calama, Antofagasta
1406 d ago117 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Lupon, Davao Region
1407 d ago72 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
1408 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
1411 d ago39 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Leuwiliang, West Java
1413 d ago120 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Bouvet Island region
1414 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
1389 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Idaga Hamus, Tigray
1390 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Fiji region
1390 d ago516 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Bonin Islands, Japan region
1392 d ago520 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Pucallpa, Ucayali
1394 d ago156 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - south of Panama
1404 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Samoa Islands region
1408 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Buynaksk, Dagestan
1408 d ago61 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
1410 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
1410 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Easter Island region
1411 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 279 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu
1412 d ago139 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Lambaréné, Moyen-Ogooué
1412 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
1386 d ago23 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
1391 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
1395 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
1403 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near San Antonio, Valparaiso
1406 d ago22 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1408 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Solomon Islands
1409 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 90 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga
1411 d ago151 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Reykjanes Ridge
1412 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1415 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 282 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile
1386 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Teluk Dalam, North Sumatra
1386 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near El Pedregal, Arequipa
1388 d ago75 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Boshrūyeh, South Khorasan Province
1392 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Revilla Gigedo Islands region
1395 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 196 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
1395 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
1395 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southeast of Easter Island
1396 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near San Lorenzo de Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas
1399 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 157 km ENE of Georgetown, Saint Helena
1407 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 249 km SSW of Gambiran Satu, Indonesia
1410 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Minas de Marcona, Ica
1386 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - south of Africa
1386 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Malita, Davao Region
1387 d ago141 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 111 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia
1388 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - west of Macquarie Island
1391 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Off the coast of Aisen, Chile
1393 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Fiji region
1396 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Saint John’s, Saint John Parish
1396 d ago14 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Saint John’s, Saint John Parish
1396 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Santa Cruz, Central Luzon
1398 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Midland, Texas
1399 d ago8 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Pimentel, Lambayeque
1400 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 183 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
1401 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1401 d ago70 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Amlapura city, Bali
1403 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 177 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska
1406 d ago41 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1407 d ago57 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Hualien City, Taiwan
1409 d ago29 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Vinzons, Bicol Region
1409 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Calama, Antofagasta
1385 d ago96 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Amami, Kagoshima
1387 d ago31 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Wensu, Xinjiang
1388 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Idaga Hamus, Tigray
1388 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1390 d ago19 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Kuril Islands
1391 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
1391 d ago239 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge
1394 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
1395 d ago28 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
1395 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kotabumi, Lampung
1397 d ago110 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Yomitan, Okinawa
1398 d ago114 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 265 km WNW of Fajã da Ovelha, Portugal
1399 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - west of Macquarie Island
1401 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Boshrūyeh, South Khorasan Province
1403 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
1406 d ago599 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Off the coast of Aisen, Chile
1407 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Easter Island region
1411 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Mariana Islands region
1411 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
1414 d ago170 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Pedregal, Chiriquí Province
1415 d ago16 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia
1415 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 216 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
1386 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia
1386 d ago10 km deep
Strong