Geophysical Events
We provide data and educational content for significant geophysical events like earthquake and volcanic eruptions. Visit the IRIS archive for older Teachable Moments or the UNAVCO archive for older Event Responses. To receive notifications of educational content for notable earthquakes, see the Mailing Lists page.
M 7.0 California
M 7.0 Molucca Sea
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred in the Molucca Sea south of the Philippines on Wednesday 154 km (94 miles) northwest of Tobelo, Indonesia.
M 7.6 Indonesia
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred 426 km (264.7 mi) SSE of Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia at a depth of 95.2 km.
M 7.0 Vanuatu
At 12:32:42 (UTC) on January 8, 2023, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred in Vanuatu.
M 6.4 Ferndale, California
At 10:34:24 (UTC) on December 20, 2022, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred on the Northern California coast near Ferndale.
M 6.3 Rat Islands, Alaska
At 18:40:28 (UTC) on December 14, 2023 a magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred near Amchitka Island, Alaska.
M 6.1 Western Turkey
At 01:08:15 (UTC) on November 23, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred 16.6 km (10.3 miles) west of Düzce, Turkey.
M 6.2 Las Brisas, Mexico
At 16:39:05 (UTC) on November 22, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred 29 km (18 miles) southwest of Las Brisas, Mexico.
M 7.0 Solomon Islands
At 02:03:07 (UTC) on November 22, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred 57.9 km (36 mi) southwest of Honiara, Solomon Islands.
M 7.0 Fiji
Another very deep M7.0 earthquake occurred south of the Fiji Islands at a depth of 578.2 km (359 miles). The earthquake was followed by a few aftershocks (M4.4 – M5.1). This is the third cluster of earthquakes that have occurred in this region in the past week. The epicenters were located about 334 km (207 miles) SE of Levuka, Fiji and 348 km (216 miles) WNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga.