Oceania
Earthquakes in Palau
Every earthquake in and around Palau 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 year3M2.5+
Magnitude 6+12since 1900
StrongestM 7.81911 · State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
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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 Palau
- 7.8 State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia Aug 16, 1911
- 7.6 245 km E of Melekeok Village, Palau Sep 29, 1912
- 6.9 Palau region Sep 9, 1935
- 6.5 5 km SE of Ulimang, Palau Jul 20, 1967
- 6.4 Palau region Nov 23, 1919
- 6.4 180 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia Dec 11, 1983
- 6.4 121 km ESE of Kayangel, Palau May 31, 1982
- 6.3 231 km SW of Colonia, Micronesia Aug 14, 2002
- 6.2 241 km SE of Tobi Village, Palau Nov 23, 2019
- 6.1 90 km SW of Angaur State, Palau Dec 23, 2020
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 4.7 61 km ESE of Sonsorol Village, Palau Apr 10, 2026
- 4.6 239 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia Dec 1, 2025
- 4.4 Palau region Nov 7, 2025
- 4.6 228 km E of Kayangel, Palau Sep 8, 2025
- 4.6 204 km ESE of Tobi Village, Palau Jan 28, 2025
- 4.7 216 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia Jul 25, 2024
- 4.8 222 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia Jun 15, 2024
- 4.6 217 km SSW of Colonia, Micronesia Jun 15, 2024
- 4.5 221 km ESE of Kayangel, Palau Jan 3, 2024
- 4.4 99 km E of Kayangel, Palau Jul 6, 2023
- 4.2 239 km ESE of Tobi Village, Palau Dec 15, 2022
- 4.2 105 km E of Ulimang, Palau Sep 12, 2022
- 4.5 196 km ESE of Tobi Village, Palau Aug 19, 2022
- 4.5 Palau region Aug 15, 2022
- 4.5 153 km E of Melekeok Village, Palau Oct 23, 2021