Latest Earthquakes

time latitude longitude depth mag mag_type nst gap dmin rms net id updated place type horizontal_error depth_error mag_error mag_nst status location_source mag_source
time latitude longitude depth mag magType nst gap dmin rms net id updated place type horizontalError depthError magError magNst status locationSource magSource
2022-09-17T09:09:54.413Z 56.6439 -156.3059 68.5 2.7 ml 0.98 ak ak022by556hd 2022-09-17T09:12:18.579Z Alaska Peninsula earthquake 2.7 automatic ak ak
2022-09-17T09:04:46.930Z 35.871 -117.6911667 7.98 0.95 ml 11 114 0.08643 0.23 ci ci40101551 2022-09-17T09:08:16.069Z 21km ESE of Little Lake, CA earthquake 0.58 1.61 0.156 11.0 automatic ci ci
2022-09-17T08:58:40.722Z 44.3707 -115.17 10.0 2.7 ml 18 61 0.93 1.14 us us7000i8t3 2022-09-17T09:12:18.040Z 25 km NW of Stanley, Idaho earthquake 1.51 1.997 0.045 66.0 reviewed us us
2022-09-17T08:58:28.000Z 36.4625015 -121.0279999 7.69 1.82 md 15 201 0.02522 0.06 nc nc73782691 2022-09-17T09:15:11.661Z 13km SE of Pinnacles, CA earthquake 0.53 0.64 0.18 10.0 automatic nc nc
2022-09-17T08:58:03.593Z 61.8941 -149.2811 4.5 1.7 ml 0.72 ak ak022by4u51j 2022-09-17T09:00:08.942Z 16 km N of Fishhook, Alaska earthquake 0.2 automatic ak ak
2022-09-17T08:42:58.710Z 33.0128333 -116.0886667 11.99 0.92 ml 23 76 0.1572 0.24 ci ci40101543 2022-09-17T08:46:32.687Z 15km SSE of Ocotillo Wells, CA earthquake 0.54 1.62 0.218 11.0 automatic ci ci
2022-09-17T08:39:44.870Z 19.216833114624 -155.40866088867 32.810001373291 1.89999998 md 33 145 0.119999997 hv hv73142222 2022-09-17T08:42:59.860Z 7 km ENE of Pāhala, Hawaii earthquake 0.77 0.860000014 0.180000007 5.0 automatic hv hv
2022-09-17T08:32:49.074Z -21.1757 170.119 149.72 4.3 mb 25 119 2.865 0.58 us us7000i8sy 2022-09-17T08:50:31.040Z 200 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu earthquake 10.78 8.582 0.119 20.0 reviewed us us
2022-09-17T08:25:44.950Z 18.261166666667 -66.388833333333 30.4 2.24 md 19 57 0.21 pr pr71372153 2022-09-17T09:09:36.600Z 3 km N of Orocovis, Puerto Rico earthquake 0.55 0.81 0.14078064656754 14.0 reviewed pr pr

Data Sources

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/

An earthquake is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called the fault or fault plane. The location below the earth’s surface where the earthquake starts is called the hypocenter, and the location directly above it on the surface of the earth is called the epicenter. Sometimes an earthquake has foreshocks. These are smaller earthquakes that happen in the same place as the larger earthquake that follows. Scientists can’t tell that an earthquake is a foreshock until the larger earthquake happens. The largest, main earthquake is called the mainshock. Mainshocks always have aftershocks that follow. These are smaller earthquakes that occur afterwards in the same place as the mainshock. Depending on the size of the mainshock, aftershocks can continue for weeks, months, and even years after the mainshock!

Common Questions

An earthquake is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called the fault or fault plane. The location below the earth’s surface where the earthquake starts is called the hypocenter, and the location directly above it on the surface of the earth is called the epicenter. Sometimes an earthquake has foreshocks. These are smaller earthquakes that happen in the same place as the larger earthquake that follows. Scientists can’t tell that an earthquake is a foreshock until the larger earthquake happens. The largest, main earthquake is called the mainshock. Mainshocks always have aftershocks that follow. These are smaller earthquakes that occur afterwards in the same place as the mainshock. Depending on the size of the mainshock, aftershocks can continue for weeks, months, and even years after the mainshock!