El Franco
Notable events within 100 km, 12 months
0
Quakes within 100 km, 12 months (all sizes)
0
Strongest nearby, 10 years
M4.2
Nearest volcano
None in 300 km
Hazard summary for El Franco
In the past 12 months 0 notable hazard events were recorded within 100 km of El Franco. Instruments also logged 0 earthquakes of all sizes in the same area. The strongest earthquake within 100 km in the last ten years measured magnitude 4.2. There are no known volcanoes within 300 km. Over the last 9 years the area has averaged 0.1 magnitude 4+ earthquakes a year, with the most in 2021 (1). So far 2026 has been quieter than average, with 0. The deadliest disaster on record within 300 km was the 1997 magnitude 5.4 earthquake near Galicia; Portugal, which killed 2 people.
Notable events within 100 km, by month
Year by year, within 100 km
Magnitude 4+ earthquakes near El Franco each year.
| Year | Notable events | M4+ quakes | Strongest | Hazards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | M4.2 | Earthquake 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | — |
Recent activity nearby
Events within 300 km in the last 90 days.
No events recorded within 300 km of El Franco in the last 90 days.
Strongest earthquakes on record
Magnitude 5 and above within 300 km, since 1900.
No magnitude 5+ earthquakes on record within 300 km of El Franco.
Historic disasters nearby
The most significant damaging earthquakes, tsunamis and eruptions within 300 km, from NOAA records going back centuries.
M5.4 earthquake, Galicia; Portugal
21 May 19972 killed