Today: 6.1 magnitude earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa, Vanuatu

Biggest Earthquakes Near South Korea

South Korea has had: (M1.5 or greater)

  • 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
  • 0 earthquakes in the past 7 days
  • 0 earthquakes in the past 30 days
  • 1 earthquake in the past 365 days

The largest earthquake in South Korea:

1911-06-15 14:25:53 UTC 7.9 magnitude, 100 km depth
Naze, Kagoshima, Japan
1940-08-13 15:36:47 UTC 7.0 magnitude, 10 km depth
Hiratachō, Shimane, Japan
1960-10-08 05:53:06 UTC 6.8 magnitude, 607 km depth
Kilju, Hamgyŏng-bukto, North Korea
2015-11-13 20:51:31 UTC 6.7 magnitude, 12 km depth
Makurazaki, Kagoshima, Japan
2005-03-20 01:53:41 UTC 6.6 magnitude, 10 km depth
Maebaru-chūō, Fukuoka, Japan
2005-03-20 01:53:00 UTC 6.6 magnitude, 8 km depth
Shingū, Fukuoka, Japan
1944-12-19 14:09:03 UTC 6.6 magnitude, 35 km depth
Langtou, Liaoning, China
1910-01-08 14:49:25 UTC 6.5 magnitude, 20 km depth
Hede, Jiangsu, China
1952-03-19 09:04:18 UTC 6.3 magnitude, 35 km depth
Chunghwa, Pyongyang, North Korea
1928-06-03 08:31:03 UTC 6.3 magnitude, 10 km depth
Fukuechō, Nagasaki, Japan
2017-09-03 03:30:01 UTC 6.3 magnitude, 0 km depth
Sŭngjibaegam, Yanggang-do, North Korea
1975-06-29 10:37:41 UTC 6.2 magnitude, 560 km depth
Sokcho, Gangwon-do, South Korea
2017-07-12 19:48:08 UTC 5.9 magnitude, 559 km depth
Hoemul-li, Hamgyŏng-bukto, North Korea
2020-05-03 11:54:24 UTC 5.9 magnitude, 10 km depth
Kushikino, Kagoshima, Japan
1963-09-07 01:16:58 UTC 5.8 magnitude, 26 km depth
Heung-hai, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
1963-09-06 06:03:53 UTC 5.8 magnitude, 20 km depth
Heung-hai, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
2015-11-14 19:20:21 UTC 5.7 magnitude, 10 km depth
Kushikino, Kagoshima, Japan
1991-01-28 18:09:25 UTC 5.6 magnitude, 33 km depth
Makurazaki, Kagoshima, Japan
1996-11-09 13:56:08 UTC 5.6 magnitude, 33 km depth
Huilong, Jiangsu, China
1952-04-23 15:56:40 UTC 5.6 magnitude, 30 km depth
Anak, Hwanghae-bukto, North Korea
2005-04-19 21:11:28 UTC 5.5 magnitude, 18 km depth
Maebaru-chūō, Fukuoka, Japan
2005-04-19 21:11:00 UTC 5.4 magnitude, 18 km depth
Maebaru-chūō, Fukuoka, Japan
2016-09-12 11:32:54 UTC 5.4 magnitude, 10 km depth
Kyonju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
2017-11-15 05:29:32 UTC 5.4 magnitude, 10 km depth
Heung-hai, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
2004-05-29 10:14:28 UTC 5.3 magnitude, 29 km depth
Heung-hai, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
1981-04-15 02:47:05 UTC 5.3 magnitude, 33 km depth
Nagato, Yamaguchi, Japan
1994-04-23 03:41:52 UTC 5.2 magnitude, 27 km depth
Gōtsuchō, Shimane, Japan
1994-04-21 17:05:37 UTC 5.2 magnitude, 26 km depth
Gōtsuchō, Shimane, Japan
1994-07-25 17:41:50 UTC 5.2 magnitude, 10 km depth
Sinan, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
1976-10-06 01:01:11 UTC 5.2 magnitude, 33 km depth
Sinan, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

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