How frequent are earthquakes in or near Asia?

Asia has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 68,000 quakes on average per year in or near Asia. Asia has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 9 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.

How many earthquakes occur every year in or near Asia?

On average, Asia has about 21,000 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 8,200 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 923 quakes per year, Mag 6+: 81 quakes per year).

When was the latest earthquake in Asia?

The last earthquake in Asia occurred 19 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.9: A light magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred in the South China Sea near the coast of Philippines in the early morning of Wednesday, Sep 11, 2024 at 1.41 am local time (GMT +8). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

How many quakes were there in Asia in the past 24 hours?

In the past 24 hours, Asia was shaken by 2 quakes of magnitude 5.0 or above, 10 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 32 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 78 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There were also 108 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.

What was the strongest quake in Asia in the past 24 hours?

The strongest earthquake in Asia in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 5.3 and occurred 21 hours ago: A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in the Philippine Sea near Pulau Kaburuang island, Indonesia, in the early morning of Tuesday, Sep 10, 2024 at 5.01 am local time (Asia/Makassar GMT +8). The quake had a moderate depth of 90 km (56 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.

122 quakes Mag. 2+

44 quakes Mag. 3+

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Latest quakes in or near Asia in the past 24 hours on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 - list, stats and map

Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Philippine Sea, North Sulawesi, Indonesia -

Latest today See all	Mag. 2.9 earthquake South China Sea - Central Luzon, Philippines -
Latest felt	Mag. 2.2 earthquake 5.3 km northwest of Canlaon City - Central Visayas, Philippines -
Strongest today	Mag. 5.3 Philippine Sea - North Sulawesi, Indonesia -

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In the past 24 hours, Asia has had 230 quakes of magnitudes up to 5.3:

2 quakes above magnitude 5
10 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
32 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
78 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
108 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

Number of quakes per year

	Total number	<M2	M2+	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
Past 24 hours	230 quakes	99	78	32	10	2	-	-
Past 7 days	1,371 quakes	498	478	230	111	13	1	-
Past 30 days	6,619 quakes	2,372	2,123	1,322	586	56	4	1
Past 365 days	94,226 quakes	35,854	29,678	17,078	8,167	996	76	8
Past 3 years	310,929 quakes	93,082	116,602	62,802	31,020	3,058	220	26
Past 10 years	649,063 quakes	208,662	232,003	106,124	75,655	8,352	620	63

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Latest quakes in or near Asia in the past 24 hours on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Sep 11, 01:41 am (GMT +8)	2.9 10 km	Philippines: 036 km S 81° W of San Felipe (Zambales) I FELT IT	Info
Sep 11, 01:37 am (GMT +8)	2.1 29 km	Philippines: 025 km N 84° W of San Felipe (Zambales)	Info
Sep 10, 08:36 pm (Istanbul)	1.8 5 km	Turkey: CAYKOY-PUTURGE (MALATYA)	Info
Sep 11, 01:35 am (GMT +8)	3.2 10 km	Philippine Sea, 60 km east of Guiuan, Philippines I FELT IT	Info
Sep 11, 01:33 am (GMT +8)	2.2 8 km	Philippines: 036 km S 80° E of Hinatuan (Surigao Del Sur)	Info
Sep 10, 08:13 pm (Athens)	1.6 17 km	36 km west of Mitilini, Lesvos, North Aegean, Greece	Info
Sep 11, 12:54 am (GMT +8)	1.8 18 km	Philippine Sea, 30 km northeast of Jomalig Island, Philippines	Info
Sep 11, 12:48 am (GMT +8)	2.1 1 km	Philippine Sea, 29 km northeast of Jomalig Island, Philippines	Info
Sep 11, 12:44 am (Manila)	2.1 33 km	Surigao del Sur, 38 km northeast of Cabadbaran, Philippines	Info

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 68,000 quakes on average per year in or near Asia:

Mag. 8 or higher: 0.47 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.1 years)
Mag. 7 or higher: 8.9 quakes per year
Mag. 6 or higher: 81 quakes per year (or 6.8 quakes per month)
Mag. 5 or higher: 923 quakes per year (or 77 quakes per month)
Mag. 4 or higher: 8,200 quakes per year (or 22.3 quakes per day)
Mag. 3 or higher: 21,000 quakes per year (or 58 quakes per day)
Mag. 2 or higher: 47,000 quakes per year (or 127 quakes per day)
Mag. 1 or higher: 67,000 quakes per year (or 184 quakes per day)

Asia has a very high level of seismic activity. Asia has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 9 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.

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Largest Quakes in or near Asia

Strongest in 10 years

Mag. 7.9 earthquake Banda Sea - Maluku, Indonesia - Jan 10, 2023 -

The largest quake that occurred in or near Asia during the past 10 years was a magnitude 7.9 earthquake that hit Banda Sea,

Indonesia, 1 year 35 weeks ago on Tuesday, Jan 10, 2023, at 02:47 am local time (Asia/Jayapura GMT +9). The earthquake struck in 453 km (281 mi) distance southeast from Ambon City at 131 km (81 mi) depth.

Strongest since 1900

Mag. 9.1 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Miyagi-ken, Japan - Mar 11, 2011 -

14 years ago, North Pacific Ocean,

Japan, was hit by a magnitude 9.1 quake on Friday, Mar 11, 2011, at 02:46 pm (GMT +9 local time). This was the largest earthquake to have occurred in or near Asia in more than 100 years (since 1900).
Below is a list and map of the largest quakes in or near Asia in recent years and since 1900.

Date and Time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Dec 2, 2023 10:37 pm (Manila)	7.6 40 km	Philippine Sea, 36 km north of Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Caraga, Philippines 565 reports	Info
Feb 6, 2023 04:17 am (Istanbul)	7.8 10 km	Southeastern Turkey 3088 reports	Info
Jan 10, 2023 02:47 am (Jayapura)	7.9 131 km	Di Laut 148 Km BaratLaut MALUKUTENGGARABRT 880 reports	Info
Sep 11, 2022 09:47 am (Port Moresby)	7.6 116 km	68 Km NW of Lae, Papua New Guinea 166 reports	Info
Jan 22, 2017 03:30 pm (Bougainville)	7.9 172 km	Solomon Islands 5 reports	Info
Dec 17, 2016 08:51 pm (Port Moresby)	7.9 93 km	South Pacific Ocean, 52 km south of Ambitle Island, Papua New Guinea 4 reports	Info
Dec 9, 2016 04:38 am (Guadalcanal)	7.7 38 km	6 reports	Info
Mar 2, 2016 06:49 pm (GMT +6)	7.7 22 km	Indian Ocean, Indonesia 72 reports	Info
May 30, 2015 09:23 pm (GMT +10)	7.7 695 km	Philippine Sea, 197 km northwest of Futami, Tokyo, Japan 74 reports	Info
Apr 25, 2015 11:56 am (Kathmandu)	7.8 18 km	Gandaki Pradesh, 63 km northeast of Bharatpur, Bagmati, Nepal 1084 reports	Info
May 24, 2013 04:44 pm (GMT +11)	8.3 598 km	Sea of Okhotsk 34 reports	Info
Feb 6, 2013 12:12 pm (GMT +11)	8.0 24 km	SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS	Info
Apr 11, 2012 04:43 pm (GMT +6)	8.2 25 km	off the west coast of northern Sumatra	Info
Apr 11, 2012 02:38 pm (GMT +6)	8.6 20 km	off the west coast of northern Sumatra	Info
Mar 11, 2011 02:46 pm (GMT +9)	9.1 29 km	2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake, Japan	Info
Sep 12, 2007 06:10 pm (GMT +7)	8.4 34 km	southern Sumatra, Indonesia	Info
Apr 2, 2007 07:39 am (Guadalcanal)	8.1 24 km	Solomon Sea, 27 km south of Vonavona Island, Solomon Islands	Info
Jan 13, 2007 02:23 pm (GMT +10)	8.1 10 km	east of the Kuril Islands	Info
Nov 15, 2006 09:14 pm (GMT +10)	8.3 10 km	Kuril Islands	Info
Mar 28, 2005 11:09 pm (Pontianak)	8.6 30 km	northern Sumatra, Indonesia	Info
Dec 26, 2004 07:58 am (Jakarta)	9.1 30 km	2004 Sumatra - Andaman Islands Earthquake	Info
Sep 26, 2003 04:50 am (GMT +9)	8.2 27 km	North Pacific Ocean, 135 km south of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan	Info
Feb 17, 1996 02:59 pm (GMT +9)	8.1 33 km	Biak region, Indonesia	Info
Oct 4, 1994 11:22 pm (GMT +10)	8.3 14 km	North Pacific Ocean, Sakhalin , 48 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin , Russia	Info
Jul 26, 1971 11:23 am (GMT +10)	8.1 40 km	New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea	Info
Oct 13, 1963 03:17 pm (GMT +10)	8.5 35 km	North Pacific Ocean, Sakhalin , 134 km east of Staten Island, Kurilsky, Sakhalin , Russia	Info
Nov 5, 1952 04:58 am (GMT +12)	9.0 22 km	89 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	Info
Aug 15, 1950 02:09 pm (Universal Time)	8.6 15 km	Anjaw, 59 km northeast of Tezu, Lohit, Arunachal Pradesh, India	Info
Feb 1, 1938 07:04 pm (Universal Time)	8.5 25 km	Banda Sea (Indonesia)	Info
Mar 2, 1933 05:31 pm (Universal Time)	8.4 15 km	1933 Sanriku (Sanriku-oki) Earthquake, Japan	Info
Feb 3, 1923 04:01 pm (Universal Time)	8.4 15 km	121 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia	Info