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Earthquakes in Maldives
Every earthquake in and around Maldives 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+1since 1900
StrongestM 7.41944 · 212 km E of Fuvahmulah, Maldives
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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 Maldives
- 7.4 212 km E of Fuvahmulah, Maldives Feb 29, 1944
- 5.9 113 km E of Fuvahmulah, Maldives Apr 24, 1935
- 5.6 183 km SSE of Meedhoo, Maldives Nov 5, 1997
- 5.5 58 km E of Dhidhdhoo, Maldives Mar 16, 1941
- 5.2 154 km ENE of Fuvahmulah, Maldives Nov 18, 1984
- 4.9 284 km E of Manadhoo, Maldives Oct 11, 2016
- 4.8 150 km E of Felidhoo, Maldives Jan 27, 2001
- 4.6 293 km W of Kulhudhuffushi, Maldives May 27, 2024
- 4.5 76 km NE of Dhidhdhoo, Maldives Feb 5, 2020
- 4.5 197 km E of Fuvahmulah, Maldives Jun 13, 2018
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The latest
- 4.6 293 km W of Kulhudhuffushi, Maldives May 27, 2024
- 4.5 76 km NE of Dhidhdhoo, Maldives Feb 5, 2020
- 4.5 197 km E of Fuvahmulah, Maldives Jun 13, 2018
- 4.9 284 km E of Manadhoo, Maldives Oct 11, 2016
- 4.5 251 km SE of Meedhoo, Maldives Jul 5, 2011
- 4.8 150 km E of Felidhoo, Maldives Jan 27, 2001
- 5.6 183 km SSE of Meedhoo, Maldives Nov 5, 1997
- 5.2 154 km ENE of Fuvahmulah, Maldives Nov 18, 1984
- 7.4 212 km E of Fuvahmulah, Maldives Feb 29, 1944
- 5.5 58 km E of Dhidhdhoo, Maldives Mar 16, 1941
- 5.9 113 km E of Fuvahmulah, Maldives Apr 24, 1935