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Significant Earthquakes, Past 30 days
Significant Earthquakes, Past 30 days
6.4
137 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
2025-05-14 04:15:38 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
243.1 km
6.0
23 km SSE of Fry, Greece
2025-05-13 22:51:16 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: VI (Strong Shaking)
74.0 km
5.6
124 km W of Rikaze, China
2025-05-11 21:11:22 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Yellow
MMI: VIII (Severe Shaking)
9.0 km
4.1
21 km SE of Greenback, Tennessee
2025-05-10 13:04:20 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
24.9 km
3.0
8.0 km
5.6
20.0 km
5.4
59 km S of Whites City, New Mexico
2025-05-04 01:47:06 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: VII (Very Strong Shaking)
7.5 km
6.4
286 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina
2025-05-02 17:59:08 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
8.0 km
7.4
2025 Drake Passage Earthquake
2025-05-02 12:58:26 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
10.0 km
3.9
4 km WNW of Independence, Utah
2025-05-01 06:11:19 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
13.8 km
6.8
12.1 km
4.7
29 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska
2025-04-29 08:03:41 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
42.0 km
6.3
20 km NE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
2025-04-25 11:44:55 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Yellow
MMI: VIII (Severe Shaking)
35.0 km
6.2
24 km SE of Marmara Ereğlisi, Turkey
2025-04-23 09:49:11 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Orange
MMI: VIII (Severe Shaking)
7.2 km
6.4
137 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
2025-05-14 04:15:38 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
243.1 km
6.0
23 km SSE of Fry, Greece
2025-05-13 22:51:16 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: VI (Strong Shaking)
74.0 km
5.6
124 km W of Rikaze, China
2025-05-11 21:11:22 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Yellow
MMI: VIII (Severe Shaking)
9.0 km
4.1
21 km SE of Greenback, Tennessee
2025-05-10 13:04:20 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
24.9 km
3.0
8.0 km
5.6
20.0 km
5.4
59 km S of Whites City, New Mexico
2025-05-04 01:47:06 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: VII (Very Strong Shaking)
7.5 km
6.4
286 km SSE of Ushuaia, Argentina
2025-05-02 17:59:08 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
8.0 km
7.4
2025 Drake Passage Earthquake
2025-05-02 12:58:26 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: V (Moderate Shaking)
10.0 km
3.9
4 km WNW of Independence, Utah
2025-05-01 06:11:19 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
13.8 km
6.8
12.1 km
4.7
29 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska
2025-04-29 08:03:41 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Green
MMI: IV (Light Shaking)
42.0 km
6.3
20 km NE of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
2025-04-25 11:44:55 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Yellow
MMI: VIII (Severe Shaking)
35.0 km
6.2
24 km SE of Marmara Ereğlisi, Turkey
2025-04-23 09:49:11 (UTC)
Pager Alert Level: Orange
MMI: VIII (Severe Shaking)
7.2 km
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Publications
Overview of The SCEC/USGS Community Stress Drop Validation Study using the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence
We present initial findings from the ongoing Community Stress Drop Validation Study to compare spectral stress‐drop estimates for earthquakes in the 2019 Ridgecrest, California, sequence. This study uses a unified dataset to independently estimate earthquake source parameters through various methods. Stress drop, which denotes the change in average shear stress along a fault during...
Introduction to the special section on improving measurements of earthquake source parameters
Earthquake source parameters such as magnitude, seismic moment, source dimension, stress drop, and radiated energy are fundamental to understanding earthquake physics, and are also key ingredients in earthquake ground‐motion modeling, rupture simulation, and statistical seismology. However, the uncertainties in these parameters estimated from the radiated seismic wavefield are large due...
Increased flood exposure in the Pacific Northwest following earthquake-driven subsidence and sea-level rise
Climate-driven sea-level rise is increasing the frequency of coastal flooding worldwide, exacerbated locally by factors like land subsidence from groundwater and resource extraction. However, a process rarely considered in future sea-level rise scenarios is sudden (over minutes) land subsidence associated with great (>M8) earthquakes, which can exceed 1 m. Along the Washington, Oregon...
Science
2025 Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands Long-term National Seismic Hazard Model
We anticipate the final 2025 PRVI NSHM to be available by December 21st 2025.
Public kickoff webinar: 2026 National Seismic Hazard Models for Guam & Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa
Monday, February 24, 2025 2:00-4:00 pm MST A Virtual Meeting
M 6.9 October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake ended decades of tranquility in the San Francisco Bay region. It was a wakeup call to prepare for the potentially even more devastating shocks that are inevitable in the future. Since 1989, the work of the U.S. Geological Survey and other organizations has improved understanding of the seismic threat in the Bay region, promoted awareness of earthquake hazards, and...
