Earthquakes in August 2023

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

Events

106

Strongest

M7.1

180 km NNE of Gili Air, Indonesia

Busiest day

6 Aug

9 events

Daily average

3.4

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 106.

7.1
M7.1 earthquake - 180 km NNE of Gili Air, Indonesia
1145 d ago500 km deep Tsunami flag
Extreme
6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 35 km W of Sola, Vanuatu
1157 d ago188 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero
1150 d ago554 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Añatuya, Santiago del Estero
1168 d ago575 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Restrepo, Meta Department
1156 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - Mariana Islands region
1159 d ago8 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
1165 d ago42 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1156 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - Prince Edward Islands region
1159 d ago10 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 270 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
1144 d ago203 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Hitokawame, Aomori
1162 d ago34 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 266 km S of Burica, Panama
1170 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Yamada, Iwate
1149 d ago18 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Tonalá, Chiapas
1164 d ago103 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Jurm, Badakhshan
1168 d ago209 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - Fiji region
1171 d ago619 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 156 km N of Pototano, Indonesia
1145 d ago482 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Tadó, Chocó
1146 d ago24 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1153 d ago79 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1155 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 89 km WSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
1160 d ago20 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village, Tamuning
1164 d ago439 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1167 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region
1172 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Restrepo, Meta Department
1156 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1165 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Kotamobagu, North Sulawesi
1169 d ago40 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 85 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska
1170 d ago35 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Massawa, Northern Red Sea
1172 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Tocumen, Panamá
1144 d ago34 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 180 km NNE of Gili Air, Indonesia
1145 d ago514 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1148 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
1157 d ago29 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Ende, East Nusa Tenggara
1158 d ago173 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Manyoni, Singida
1165 d ago7 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Nishinoomote, Kagoshima
1167 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
1167 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Sangkapura, East Java
1169 d ago576 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Soe, East Nusa Tenggara
1142 d ago47 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Machala, El Oro
1152 d ago40 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 132 km W of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands
1153 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Easter Island region
1155 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Minas de Marcona, Ica
1155 d ago23 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Pelabuhanratu, West Java
1156 d ago55 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 41 km W of Basco, Philippines
1160 d ago50 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1166 d ago16 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Dezhou, Shandong
1168 d ago18 km deep
Extreme
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan Valley
1172 d ago32 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near La Serena, Coquimbo Region
1143 d ago43 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 107 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
1143 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Tahuna, North Sulawesi
1145 d ago29 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 150 km S of Severo-Kuril?sk, Russia
1157 d ago21 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Karīmganj, Assam
1159 d ago37 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Mati, Davao Region
1164 d ago62 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
1167 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Jurm, Badakhshan
1167 d ago218 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1168 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 287 km SSE of Port Blair, India
1171 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Village, Tamuning
1144 d ago145 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1148 d ago99 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Pozo Almonte, Tarapacá
1150 d ago85 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara
1152 d ago515 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 179 km SE of Nikolski, Alaska
1153 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Yakınca, Malatya
1163 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Tual, Maluku
1163 d ago87 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1167 d ago21 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Palu, Central Sulawesi
1167 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Albany, Western Australia
1168 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 278 km SSE of Port Blair, India
1171 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province
1142 d ago23 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Alaska Peninsula
1143 d ago47 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 248 km ESE of Tadine, New Caledonia
1143 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1143 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1147 d ago99 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - west of Macquarie Island
1147 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 173 km ENE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
1148 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1150 d ago91 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Santa Paula, California
1153 d ago5 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 268 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
1156 d ago20 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Türkmenbaşy, Balkan
1157 d ago51 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Chaniá, Crete
1160 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Nelson, Nelson Region
1162 d ago181 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Dobo, Maluku
1163 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Jurm, Badakhshan
1167 d ago85 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Pozo Almonte, Tarapacá
1168 d ago101 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Palmira, Valle del Cauca Department
1170 d ago161 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 146 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
1143 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 160 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
1143 d ago48 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Quellón, Los Lagos Region
1144 d ago77 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 174 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan
1146 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Lake Sebu, Soccsksargen
1148 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
1148 d ago61 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
1149 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 188 km NE of Kuril’sk, Russia
1149 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Bayi, Tibet
1154 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Restrepo, Meta Department
1155 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 151 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
1157 d ago225 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Miyakojima, Okinawa
1158 d ago39 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska
1159 d ago37 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Poso, Central Sulawesi
1161 d ago18 km deep
Strong