Oceania
Earthquakes in Kiribati
Every earthquake in and around Kiribati 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 year0M2.5+
Magnitude 6+0since 1900
StrongestM 5.91982 · Gilbert Islands, Kiribati 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 Kiribati
- 5.9 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region May 23, 1982
- 5.8 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region Jan 7, 1982
- 5.6 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region Jul 15, 1982
- 5.6 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region Mar 16, 1982
- 5.5 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region Aug 12, 1982
- 5.5 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region Jul 13, 1982
- 5.5 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region Apr 18, 1982
- 5.4 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region Sep 9, 1982
- 5.4 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region Jul 17, 1982
- 5.4 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region Jul 7, 1982
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 5.0 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region Jan 4, 2023
- 4.7 Line Islands, Kiribati region Jun 27, 2021
- 4.4 Phoenix Islands, Kiribati region May 10, 2021
- 4.6 Phoenix Islands, Kiribati region May 10, 2021
- 5.1 Line Islands, Kiribati region Jan 31, 2018
- 4.6 Phoenix Islands, Kiribati region Aug 1, 2016
- 5.2 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region Dec 2, 2004
- 4.9 Line Islands, Kiribati region Oct 11, 1997
- 5.3 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region Nov 19, 1986
- 4.8 Line Islands, Kiribati region Nov 24, 1985
- 4.8 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region Mar 14, 1983
- 4.9 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region Jan 28, 1983
- 4.9 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region Dec 31, 1982
- 4.8 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region Dec 26, 1982
- 5.1 Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region Dec 19, 1982