Earthquakes in October 2024

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

Events

121

Strongest

M6.6

125 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga

Busiest day

16 Oct

12 events

Daily average

3.9

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 121.

6.6
M6.6 earthquake - 125 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga
745 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 146 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
723 d ago40 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Liberia, Guanacaste Province
734 d ago16 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 260 km ESE of Baubau, Indonesia
745 d ago576 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 267 km W of Bandon, Oregon
716 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
716 d ago509 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Baskil, Elazığ
730 d ago10 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 225 km SW of José María Morelos, Mexico
730 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Jurm, Badakhshan
730 d ago205 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Virac, Bicol Region
745 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Tapachula, Chiapas
721 d ago17 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Kawasi, North Maluku
725 d ago16 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
738 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 130 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga
721 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Albardón, San Juan
725 d ago109 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - southeast of Easter Island
738 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
722 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Kawasi, North Maluku
725 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
729 d ago12 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - central East Pacific Rise
740 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
724 d ago463 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Fiji region
726 d ago591 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - southeast of Easter Island
733 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Volcano Islands, Japan region
728 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - Fiji region
729 d ago626 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - southeast Indian Ridge
736 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 23 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu
739 d ago145 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 85 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska
741 d ago41 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
715 d ago40 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 24 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga
721 d ago96 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
727 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 216 km SE of Akutan, Alaska
730 d ago10 km deep Tsunami flag
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 159 km ENE of Samarai, Papua New Guinea
731 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Banda Aceh, Aceh
733 d ago43 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 106 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
734 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
734 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 91 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga
739 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southern East Pacific Rise
742 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
744 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Iquique, Tarapacá
745 d ago22 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - western Indian-Antarctic Ridge
715 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 121 km SSE of Atlasovo, Russia
719 d ago91 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 119 km SSW of Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories
720 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi
727 d ago63 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Kuji, Iwate
728 d ago60 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
729 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 71 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga
730 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
730 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
730 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 223 km WSW of Emiliano Zapata, Mexico
730 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
736 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
737 d ago33 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Āwash, Āfar
740 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Vanuatu region
740 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Mid-Indian Ridge
740 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
740 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 136 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga
741 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 220 km W of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
742 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
743 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Mauritius - Reunion region
715 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
717 d ago173 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Luntai, Xinjiang
720 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
721 d ago61 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
722 d ago63 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Volcano Islands, Japan region
722 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
723 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 106 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
724 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 271 km W of Tual, Indonesia
724 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kawasi, North Maluku
725 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - southeast of Easter Island
726 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
729 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
730 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
730 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
730 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Mariana Islands region
730 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - West Chile Rise
733 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Kotamobagu, North Sulawesi
734 d ago46 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge
736 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu
740 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Akureyri, Northeast
740 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake near Karori, Wellington Region
741 d ago44 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - Prince Edward Islands region
743 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 54 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu
744 d ago202 km deep
Strong
5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 21 km N of Fangale’ounga, Tonga
745 d ago61 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
717 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 98 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu
717 d ago284 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 260 km E of Levuka, Fiji
719 d ago608 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
719 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Calama, Antofagasta
721 d ago119 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
722 d ago341 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 129 km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska
722 d ago54 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Farrāshband, Fars
722 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - southeast of Easter Island
723 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Kawasi, North Maluku
725 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Kawasi, North Maluku
725 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Kawasi, North Maluku
725 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 51 km WSW of Attu Station, Alaska
725 d ago40 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake - 90 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands
728 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
728 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.0
M5.0 earthquake near Coos Bay, Oregon
728 d ago8 km deep
Strong