Antarctica
Earthquakes in Bouvet Island
Every earthquake in and around Bouvet Island since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days1M2.5+
Past year5M2.5+
Magnitude 6+21since 1900
StrongestM 7.01920 · Bouvet Island region
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in Bouvet Island
- 7.0 Bouvet Island region Sep 4, 1920
- 6.8 Bouvet Island region Apr 15, 2014
- 6.7 Bouvet Island region Oct 10, 2017
- 6.6 Bouvet Island region Oct 14, 1971
- 6.5 Bouvet Island region Dec 13, 2017
- 6.5 Bouvet Island region Apr 17, 2003
- 6.5 Bouvet Island region Dec 18, 1978
- 6.5 Bouvet Island region Dec 14, 1964
- 6.4 Bouvet Island region Jun 22, 1996
- 6.4 Bouvet Island region Mar 30, 1975
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 5.9 Bouvet Island region Oct 24, 2026
- 4.5 Bouvet Island region Jul 18, 2026
- 5.3 Bouvet Island region May 18, 2026
- 5.3 Bouvet Island region Mar 8, 2026
- 4.6 Bouvet Island region Nov 20, 2025
- 4.4 Bouvet Island region Sep 5, 2025
- 4.5 Bouvet Island region Aug 9, 2025
- 5.0 Bouvet Island region Aug 5, 2025
- 4.5 Bouvet Island region Jul 16, 2025
- 4.5 Bouvet Island region Nov 24, 2024
- 4.8 Bouvet Island region Nov 3, 2024
- 4.6 Bouvet Island region Sep 30, 2024
- 4.6 Bouvet Island region Sep 9, 2024
- 4.5 Bouvet Island region Jul 25, 2024
- 4.6 Bouvet Island region Jun 29, 2024