Today: 6.0 magnitude earthquake near Bāsawul, Nangarhār, Afghanistan

Biggest Earthquakes Near United States

United States has had: (M1.5 or greater)

  • 62 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
  • 446 earthquakes in the past 7 days
  • 1,796 earthquakes in the past 30 days
  • 27,618 earthquakes in the past 365 days

The largest earthquake in United States:

1964-03-28 03:36:16 UTC 9.3 magnitude, 25 km depth
Valdez, Alaska, United States
1957-03-09 14:22:33 UTC 8.6 magnitude, 25 km depth
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
1946-04-01 12:29:01 UTC 8.6 magnitude, 15 km depth
Akutan, Alaska, United States
1938-11-10 20:18:49 UTC 8.3 magnitude, 35 km depth
Sand Point, Alaska, United States
1949-08-22 04:01:18 UTC 8.2 magnitude, 10 km depth
Metlakatla, Alaska, United States
2021-07-29 06:15:47 UTC 8.2 magnitude, 32 km depth
Sand Point, Alaska, United States
1986-05-07 22:47:10 UTC 8.0 magnitude, 33 km depth
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
2002-11-03 22:12:41 UTC 7.9 magnitude, 4 km depth
Healy, Alaska, United States
1996-06-10 04:03:35 UTC 7.9 magnitude, 33 km depth
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
1987-11-30 19:23:19 UTC 7.9 magnitude, 10 km depth
Cordova, Alaska, United States
2018-01-23 09:31:42 UTC 7.9 magnitude, 25 km depth
Kodiak, Alaska, United States
2012-10-28 03:04:08 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 14 km depth
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
1988-03-06 22:35:38 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 10 km depth
Cordova, Alaska, United States
1965-07-02 20:58:40 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 45 km depth
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
1958-07-10 06:15:58 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 10 km depth
Haines, Alaska, United States
1929-03-07 01:34:42 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 15 km depth
Unalaska, Alaska, United States
2020-07-22 06:12:44 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 28 km depth
Sand Point, Alaska, United States
1900-10-09 12:28:00 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 0 km depth
Cordova, Alaska, United States
1906-04-18 13:12:27 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 10 km depth
Montalvin, California, United States
1972-07-30 21:45:17 UTC 7.6 magnitude, 25 km depth
Sitka, Alaska, United States
1943-11-03 14:32:21 UTC 7.6 magnitude, 15 km depth
Willow, Alaska, United States
2020-10-19 20:54:39 UTC 7.6 magnitude, 35 km depth
Sand Point, Alaska, United States
2013-01-05 08:58:19 UTC 7.5 magnitude, 10 km depth
Craig, Alaska, United States
1946-06-23 17:13:24 UTC 7.5 magnitude, 15 km depth
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
1952-07-21 11:52:14 UTC 7.5 magnitude, 6 km depth
Frazier Park, California, United States
1970-06-24 13:09:13 UTC 7.4 magnitude, 18 km depth
Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
1992-06-28 11:57:34 UTC 7.3 magnitude, 0 km depth
Yucca Valley, California, United States
1927-10-24 15:59:55 UTC 7.3 magnitude, 10 km depth
Sitka, Alaska, United States
2025-07-16 20:37:39 UTC 7.3 magnitude, 20 km depth
Sand Point, Alaska, United States
2010-04-04 22:40:43 UTC 7.2 magnitude, 4 km depth
Delta, Baja California, Mexico

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