North America
Earthquakes in United States
Every earthquake in and around United States 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 days705M2.5+
Past year10,484M2.5+
Magnitude 6+925since 1900
StrongestM 9.21964 · The 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska Earthquake
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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 United States
- 9.2 The 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska Earthquake Mar 28, 1964
- 7.9 261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska Jan 23, 2018
- 7.9 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Jun 23, 2014
- 7.9 2002 Denali Fault, Alaska Earthquake Nov 3, 2002
- 7.9 77 km WSW of Adak, Alaska Jun 10, 1996
- 7.9 200 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska Nov 30, 1987
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake Apr 18, 1906
- 7.9 93 km NW of Attu Station, Alaska Dec 17, 1929
- 7.9 Kodiak Island region, Alaska Oct 9, 1900
- 7.8 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska Nov 17, 2003
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 2.5 44 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska Oct 30, 2026
- 2.7 32 km SE of Bodie, CA Oct 30, 2026
- 2.9 29 km W of Petrolia, CA Oct 30, 2026
- 2.7 22 km SSW of Big Pine, CA Oct 30, 2026
- 2.9 75 km NW of Arctic Village, Alaska Oct 30, 2026
- 3.0 2 km NNW of Little America, Wyoming Oct 30, 2026
- 2.5 12 km SW of Jal, New Mexico Oct 30, 2026
- 2.6 6 km SSE of Pāhala, Hawaii Oct 30, 2026
- 3.5 12 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska Oct 30, 2026
- 2.8 27 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska Oct 29, 2026
- 2.7 124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska Oct 29, 2026
- 5.0 143 km S of False Pass, Alaska Oct 29, 2026
- 2.5 76 km NW of Arctic Village, Alaska Oct 29, 2026
- 2.6 15 km SW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii Oct 29, 2026
- 2.5 44 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska Oct 29, 2026