6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE QUAKES.

Map: USGS

A major 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit 79 km SSW of Acajutla, El Salvador, on May 12, 2017, at 10:41:26 UTC, at a depth of 10.0 km, reported USGS.

788 major (6.0+) to super (8.0+) earthquakes hit various places worldwide over the last 1,539 days. Among these were 90 7.0+ and 9 8.0+ magnitude quakes. (Sources: EMSC-CSEM; Geoscience Australia; USGS; Pacific T...


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