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United StatesUSGSTo 5 Oct 2026

The latest earthquakes in the U.S.

The USGS located 9,576 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in and near the United States in 2026 through October 5, 2026, against 12,608 a year on average in 2016-2025; the largest this year was M6.5, 177 km W of Nikolski, Alaska, on September 17, 2026.

The latest, magnitude 2.5 or more

16in the last 24 hours

112in the last 7 days

1,012in the last 30 days

Earthquakes in Canada, the U.K. and Australia

Source: U.S. Geological Survey earthquake catalog. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.

How many earthquakes a year since 2000?

12,608 a year on average in 2016-2025; 2018 had the most (26,157)
10k20k30k2000: 3,93020002001: 4,5252002: 6,49720022003: 6,2152004: 6,00620042005: 5,6442006: 6,95820062007: 6,4272008: 7,19720082009: 5,4972010: 9,22020102011: 6,6032012: 5,85520122013: 6,1852014: 9,65220142015: 10,3322016: 8,78520162017: 9,0682018: 26,15720182019: 10,9042020: 18,21920202021: 11,2272022: 10,44120222023: 10,4662024: 10,39620242025: 10,4132026: 9,57620262016-2025 average 12,6082026 to 5 Oct 2026: 9,57610k20k30k2000: 3,93020002001: 4,5252002: 6,49720022003: 6,2152004: 6,00620042005: 5,6442006: 6,95820062007: 6,4272008: 7,19720082009: 5,4972010: 9,22020102011: 6,6032012: 5,85520122013: 6,1852014: 9,65220142015: 10,3322016: 8,78520162017: 9,0682018: 26,15720182019: 10,9042020: 18,21920202021: 11,2272022: 10,44120222023: 10,4662024: 10,39620242025: 10,4132026: 9,57620262016-2025 average 12,6082026 to 5 Oct 2026: 9,57610k20k30k2000: 3,93020002001: 4,5252002: 6,4972003: 6,2152004: 6,0062005: 5,64420052006: 6,9582007: 6,4272008: 7,1972009: 5,4972010: 9,22020102011: 6,6032012: 5,8552013: 6,1852014: 9,6522015: 10,33220152016: 8,7852017: 9,0682018: 26,1572019: 10,9042020: 18,21920202021: 11,2272022: 10,4412023: 10,4662024: 10,3962025: 10,4132026: 9,57620262016-2025 average 12,6082026 to 5 Oct 2026: 9,57610k20k30k2000: 3,93020002001: 4,5252002: 6,4972003: 6,2152004: 6,0062005: 5,6442006: 6,9582007: 6,4272008: 7,1972009: 5,4972010: 9,22020102011: 6,6032012: 5,8552013: 6,1852014: 9,6522015: 10,3322016: 8,7852017: 9,0682018: 26,1572019: 10,9042020: 18,21920202021: 11,2272022: 10,4412023: 10,4662024: 10,3962025: 10,4132026: 9,57620262016-2025 average 12,6082026 to 5 Oct 2026: 9,576

Every earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS's catalogue. The current year is an outline. Denser seismic networks locate more small earthquakes, so the count of M3 or more (4,924 a year in 2016-2025) is the steadier series.

The numbers
YearEarthquakesM3 or moreLargest
2026 (to 5 Oct 2026)9,5763,804M6.5
202510,4134,275M7.3
202410,3964,243M7.0
202310,4664,252M7.2
202210,4414,174M6.8
202111,2274,589M8.2
202018,2197,063M7.8
201910,9044,343M7.1
201826,1579,144M7.9
20179,0683,741M6.8
20168,7853,419M7.1
201510,3323,875M6.9
20149,6523,496M7.9
20136,1852,398M7.5
20125,8552,212M6.4
20116,6032,659M7.3
20109,2203,668M6.7
20095,4972,254M6.5
20087,1972,924M6.6
20076,4272,476M7.2
20066,9582,677M6.7
20055,6442,291M7.2
20046,0062,323M6.8
20036,2152,911M7.8
20026,4972,819M7.9
20014,5251,903M6.9
20003,9301,722M6.5

Source: USGS ComCat earthquake catalog. Data as of October 5, 2026. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.

Where do they happen? 2016-2025

State or territoryEarthquakesM3 or more
Alaska57,96126,542
Hawaii17,4564,057
Puerto Rico14,4224,814
California12,9864,530
Oklahoma4,1821,259
Nevada2,751999
Idaho2,347718
Texas2,238634
Wyoming1,9431,445
New Mexico1,849542
U.S. Virgin Islands1,013682
Montana793297

Source: USGS ComCat earthquake catalog. Data as of October 5, 2026. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.

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