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Earthquakes in Sweden
Every earthquake in and around Sweden 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 5.41904 · Near the coast of Sweden
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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 Sweden
- 5.4 Near the coast of Sweden Oct 23, 1904
- 4.8 1 km NNW of Skultorp, Sweden Jul 14, 1986
- 4.6 41 km NNE of Älvdalen, Sweden Sep 15, 2014
- 4.3 7 km NW of Skurup, Sweden Dec 16, 2008
- 4.2 56 km ESE of Piteå, Sweden Mar 19, 2016
- 4.2 39 km WSW of Steninge, Sweden Aug 6, 2012
- 4.1 13 km S of Bureå, Sweden Jun 15, 2010
- 4.0 0 km SSE of Gällivare, Sweden Jul 30, 2015
- 3.7 27 km SE of Västervik, Sweden Sep 29, 2004
- 3.5 15 km SSW of Rolfs, Sweden Jun 27, 2018
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 2.8 Sweden Dec 25, 2018
- 3.5 15 km SSW of Rolfs, Sweden Jun 27, 2018
- 2.8 2 km SW of Götene, Sweden Jun 23, 2018
- 4.2 56 km ESE of Piteå, Sweden Mar 19, 2016
- 4.0 0 km SSE of Gällivare, Sweden Jul 30, 2015
- 3.4 4 km NE of Nolvik, Sweden Jul 29, 2015
- 4.6 41 km NNE of Älvdalen, Sweden Sep 15, 2014
- 4.2 39 km WSW of Steninge, Sweden Aug 6, 2012
- 4.1 13 km S of Bureå, Sweden Jun 15, 2010
- 4.3 7 km NW of Skurup, Sweden Dec 16, 2008
- 2.5 8 km ENE of Åkersberga, Sweden Oct 2, 2008
- 2.7 19 km SW of Burträsk, Sweden May 22, 2007
- 3.1 10 km E of Gällivare, Sweden Mar 19, 2007
- 3.1 30 km ESE of Sorsele, Sweden Jun 28, 2005
- 3.2 8 km SE of Söråker, Sweden May 13, 2005