Oceania
Earthquakes in Christmas Island
Every earthquake in and around Christmas 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 days0M2.5+
Past year4M2.5+
Magnitude 6+6since 1900
StrongestM 6.91979 · south of Java, Indonesia
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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 Christmas Island
- 6.9 south of Java, Indonesia Jul 24, 1979
- 6.7 south of Java, Indonesia Jun 13, 2013
- 6.7 278 km SSW of Kawalu, Indonesia Apr 3, 2011
- 6.3 south of Java, Indonesia Mar 21, 1940
- 6.1 south of Java, Indonesia May 11, 1947
- 6.0 south of Java, Indonesia Jun 26, 2007
- 6.0 270 km S of Kawalu, Indonesia May 10, 1940
- 5.9 294 km SSW of Singaparna, Indonesia Sep 19, 2006
- 5.9 242 km SSW of Kawalu, Indonesia Jul 17, 2006
- 5.8 248 km SSW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia Mar 15, 1930
Last 24 months
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The latest
- 4.5 216 km SSW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia Sep 18, 2026
- 4.4 217 km SSW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia Sep 14, 2026
- 5.3 210 km SSW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia Sep 14, 2026
- 4.3 228 km SSW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia Jan 22, 2026
- 4.9 220 km SSW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia Jul 22, 2025
- 4.4 262 km S of Banjar, Indonesia Jul 2, 2025
- 4.6 269 km SW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia Mar 17, 2025
- 4.2 259 km SSW of Banjar, Indonesia Dec 25, 2024
- 4.9 243 km SSW of Banjar, Indonesia Dec 22, 2024
- 4.4 southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia Nov 28, 2024
- 4.4 southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia Sep 24, 2024
- 4.3 252 km SSW of Singaparna, Indonesia Jun 30, 2024
- 5.2 236 km SSW of Singaparna, Indonesia Jun 30, 2024
- 4.6 247 km SSW of Banjar, Indonesia Jun 19, 2024
- 4.8 279 km SSW of Cilacap, Indonesia May 10, 2024