List of earthquakes in 2024
.svg)    Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2024
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| Strongest magnitude | 7.5 Mw  Japan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadliest | 7.5 Mw Japan 221 deaths | ||
| Total fatalities | 221 | ||
| Number by magnitude | |||
| 9.0+ | 0 | ||
| 8.0–8.9 | 0 | ||
| 7.0–7.9 | 1 | ||
| 6.0–6.9 | 3 | ||
| 5.0–5.9 | 58 | ||
| 4.0–4.9 | 247 | ||
← 2023 | |||
This is a list of earthquakes in 2024. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS.
Compared to other years
| Magnitude | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0–9.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.0–7.9 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 1 |
| 6.0–6.9 | 143 | 127 | 131 | 104 | 118 | 135 | 111 | 141 | 117 | 128 | 3 |
| 5.0–5.9 | 1,580 | 1,413 | 1,550 | 1,447 | 1,671 | 1,484 | 1,315 | 2,046 | 1,603 | 1,637 | 58 |
| 4.0–4.9 | 15,817 | 13,777 | 13,700 | 10,544 | 12,782 | 11,897 | 12,135 | 14,643 | 13,707 | 13,816 | 247 |
| Total | 17,552 | 15,336 | 15,397 | 12,102 | 14,589 | 13,530 | 13,572 | 16,849 | 15,438 | 15,600 | 309 |
By death toll
| Rank | Death toll | Magnitude | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 221 | 7.5 | Japan, Ishikawa
|
IX (Violent) | 10.0 | January 1 | 2024 Noto earthquake |
Listed are earthquakes with at least 10 dead.
By magnitude
| Rank | Magnitude | Death toll | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.5 | 221 | Japan, Ishikawa
|
IX (Violent) | 10.0 | January 1 | 2024 Noto earthquake |
Listed are earthquakes with at least 7.0 magnitude.
By month
January
| Strongest magnitude | 7.5 Mw Japan |
|---|---|
| Deadliest | 7.5 Mw Japan 221 deaths |
| Total fatalities | 221 |
| Number by magnitude | |
| 9.0+ | 0 |
| 8.0–8.9 | 0 |
| 7.0–7.9 | 1 |
| 6.0–6.9 | 3 |
| 5.0–5.9 | 58 |
| 4.0–4.9 | 247 |
| Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dead | Injured | ||||||
| 1[1] | Japan, Ishikawa, 42 km (26 mi) northeast of Anamizu
|
7.5 | 10.0 | IX | 221 | 1,120 | |
| 1[2] | Japan, Ishikawa, 4 km (2.5 mi) south-southwest of Anamizu
|
6.2 | 10.0 | VII | Aftershock of the 7.5 earthquake nine minutes prior. | - | - |
| 1[3] |  Indonesia, West Java, 23 km (14 mi) north-northeast of Lembang
|
4.5 | 10.0 | V | Sixty-nine homes destroyed and 416 structures damaged in the Sumedang area.[4] | - | - |
| 3[5] | Indonesia, West Java offshore, 60 km (37 mi) southwest of Pelabuhanratu
|
5.3 | 84.9 | VI | Four homes collapsed; 17 others and three schools damaged in the Lebak, Sukabumi, and Bogor areas.[6][7][8] | - | - |
| 3[9] |  Poland, Lower Silesia, 14 km (8.7 mi) north of Lubin
|
3.4 | 1.0 | - | Six people injured due to a mine collapse in Lubin, one of them in a serious condition.[10] | - | 6 |
| 8[11] | Indonesia, North Sulawesi offshore, 100 km (62 mi) southeast of Sarangani, Philippines
|
6.7 | 68.0 | VI | One home destroyed and another damaged in Talaud Islands Regency.[12] | - | - |
| 11[13] |  Afghanistan, Badakhshan, 44 km (27 mi) south-southwest of Jurm
|
6.4 | 206.6 | IV | Minor damage to several houses in Jurm.[14] | - | - |
| 13[15] |  Albania, Elbasan County, 1 km (0.62 mi) south-southwest of Peqin
|
4.4 | 38.7 | IV | One man died while trying to escape his home.[16] | 1 | - |
See also
Earth sciences portal- Lists of 21st-century earthquakes
- List of earthquakes 2021–2030
- Lists of earthquakes by year
References
- ^ National Earthquake Information Center (1 January 2024). "M 7.5 - 42 km NE of Anamizu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ National Earthquake Information Center (1 January 2024). "M 6.2 - 4 km SSW of Anamizu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ National Earthquake Information Center (1 January 2024). "M 4.5 - 23 km NNE of Lembang, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Ramadhan, Bilal (2 January 2024). "Gempa Sumedang Akibatkan 400 Rumah Alami Rusak Berat". Republika. MSN. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ National Earthquake Information Center (3 January 2024). "M 5.3 - 60 km SW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Akurat Banten, Heryanto (5 January 2024). "Gempa Banten, BPBD Lebak: 8 Rumah dan 3 Gedung Sekolah Rusak". Banten Akurat. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Sejumlah Rumah Rusak Akibat Gempa". SukabumiEkspres.com. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Salam, Handi (4 January 2024). "Bencana Gempa Banten Rusak Rumah Warga Megamendung". RadarSukabumi.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER (3 January 2024). "Centre Sismologique Euro-Méditerranéen". European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Szyszka, Grażyna (3 January 2024). "KGHM. Silny wstrząs w ZG Lubin. Sześć osób zostało poszkodowanych". Głogów Nasze Miasto. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ National Earthquake Information Center (8 January 2024). "M 6.7 - 100 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Robert Petrus Tamaroba (9 January 2024). "Polsek Essang datangi dan data 2 Rumah terdampak Gempa Bumi di Essang" [Essang Police visited and recorded data on 2 houses affected by the Earthquake in Essang] (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ National Earthquake Information Center (11 January 2024). "M 6.4 - 44 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Powerful Earthquake Strikes Northeastern Afghanistan, No Casualties Reported". World Echo News. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "M 4.4 - 1 km SSW of Peqin, Albania". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
- ^ "Tërmeti i mesnatës, humb jetën i riu në Lushnje" (in Albanian). 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-15. [A 20-year-old man from Lushnja is reported to have lost his life as a result of the earthquake that struck our country at midnight between Saturday and Sunday.]