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.
Seismic activity during the year 2024 was much lower than the rest of the 21st century, with only 99 earthquakes exceeding magnitude six, the lowest since 1982. There were also no earthquakes exceeding ≥M8 for the third year in a row. Throughout the year, earthquakes killed nearly 800 people; the vast majority of the fatalities were attributed to a Mw 7.5 earthquake that struck the west coast of Honshu in Japan. It was also the strongest event of the year and the deadliest in the country since 2011. Other notable and deadly earthquakes occurred in Taiwan, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, China, the United States and Vanuatu.
Compared to other years
By death toll RankDeath tollMagnitudeLocationMMIDepth (km)DateEvent 1 732 7.5 , Ishikawa 10.0 2024 Noto earthquake 2 19 7.4 , Hualien 40.0 2024 Hualien earthquake 3 14 7.3 , Shefa offshore 57.1 2024 Port Vila earthquake Listed are earthquakes with at least 10 dead.
By magnitude Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date Event 1 7.5 732 , Ishikawa 10.0 2024 Noto earthquake 2 7.4 19 , Hualien 40.0 2024 Hualien earthquake 2 7.4 1 , Antofagasta 127.3 - 4 7.3 14 , Shefa offshore 57.1 2024 Port Vila earthquake 5 7.2 0 , Arequipa offshore 24.0 - 6 7.1 0 , Miyazaki offshore 24.0 2024 Hyūga-nada earthquake 6 7.1 0 , Soccsksargen offshore 639.5 - 8 7.0 3 , Xinjiang 13.0 2024 Uqturpan earthquake 8 7.0 0 , California offshore 10.0 - 8 7.0 0 , Kamchatka Krai offshore 29.0 - Listed are earthquakes with at least 7.0 magnitude.
By month January
DateCountry and locationMwDepth(km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured1, Ishikawa, NE of Anamizu7.510.0XI 7321,4101, Ishikawa, SW of Anamizu6.210.0VII Aftershock of the 7.5 earthquake nine minutes prior. - -1, West Java, NE of Lembang4.510.0V Sixty-nine homes destroyed and 416 structures damaged in the Sumedang area. - -3, West Java offshore, SW of Pelabuhanratu4.899.0VI Four homes collapsed; 17 others and three schools damaged in the Lebak, Sukabumi, and Bogor areas. - -3, Lower Silesia, SSW of Rudna4.25.0V Six people injured due to a mine collapse in Lubin. - 68, North Sulawesi offshore, SE of Sarangani, Philippines6.762.6VIOne home destroyed and seven others damaged in Talaud Islands Regency. - -11, Badakhshan, SSW of Jurm6.4204.0IVMinor damage to several houses in Jurm. - -13, Fier, NE of Lushnjë4.528.6IVOne person died in a fall in Lushnjë.1 -18, Central Sulawesi, ENE of Poso4.910.0IV Several homes collapsed in Tojo Una-Una Regency. - -18, Vavaʻu offshore, NW of Fangaleʻounga6.4211.0IV - - -19, Valle del Cauca, E of Cartago5.665.1VIIOne person died of a heart attack in El Águila and one person injured in Ansermanuevo. Many homes and buildings damaged in Valle del Cauca, Quindío, Caldas and Risaralda Departments.1120, Pagan region offshore, N of Saipan6.1184.0IV - - -20, Amazonas, NW of Tarauacá6.6607.0III - - -20Southwest Indian Ridge6.210.0 - - - -22, Xinjiang, WNW of Aykol7.013.0IX37423, Shefa offshore, SW of Port Vila6.331.0V - - -25, Adıyaman, WNW of Sincik5.016.2VIIAftershock of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes. One person injured, one home collapsed and many others damaged in the Akçadağ-Malatya area. -127, Santa Rosa, W of Taxisco6.190.0VThree people injured by a landslide in Sololá Department. One church damaged in San Pablo Jocopilas, one home collapsed in Quetzaltenango, and one building damaged in La Gomera. - 328, Acre, W of Tarauacá6.5621.1II - - -
February
+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured1 , Lower Austria, Semmering 4.05.0VOver 100 buildings damaged in the Semmering area. - -7 , Cagayan Valley, SW of Claveria5.444.0IVOne home destroyed and 133 others damaged in the Pagudpud-Tadian area. - -9 , Kermadec Islands offshore6.113.0IV - - -12 , Volcano Islands offshore6.1236.0I - - -13 , South Kalimantan, NE of Martapura4.913.6VIMany homes damaged in Banjar, including some with collapsed roofs or ceilings. One school also damaged in Banjarmasin. - -14 , Yap offshore, NNE of Colonia6.014.0IV - - -15, Lima, NNW of Chancay5.267.3V Ten homes collapsed in Rimac, two homes seriously damaged in Huaral, and landslides blocked roads in the epicentral area. - -23 southern East Pacific Rise6.310.0 - - - -25 , West Java offshore, WSW of Pelabuhanratu5.634.0IVThree homes collapsed in the Pandeglang-Cianjur area and many others damaged in Lebak. - -28, West Java, NE of Lembang2.810.0 - One person killed and two others injured by a falling tree. Fourteen homes and a mosque damaged, and ground cracks appeared in the Subang area. 1 2
March
+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured3 Macquarie Island region6.823.2V - - -4, Issyk-Kul, NW of Cholpon-Ata4.728.3VIOne person injured and many buildings damaged in Almaty, Kazakhstan. -14, Çanakkale, NE of Hamdibey4.315.0IVOne person killed after jumping from a building in Nilüfer. 1 -5Macquarie Island region6.110.0 -Aftershock of the 6.8 earthquake on 3 March. - - 7, Ica, SSW of Chincha Alta4.940.3IV Several structures severely damaged in Pisco and landslides blocked roads in the Humay area. - -8, Davao offshore, SE of Pondaguitan6.0115.0IV - - -12, Huancavelica, NNW of Paucarbamba4.010.0V One person injured, one home collapsed and 49 structures damaged in the Tayacaja area. -113, West New Britain, ESE of Kimbe6.044.0VI - - -14, Plužine, ENE of Bileća, Bosnia and Herzegovina5.416.1VI One barn destroyed and many homes damaged in Golija. Landslides blocked roads in the Nikšić-Krstac area. - -14northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge6.210.0 - - - -21, Maharashtra, NNE of Basmat4.610.0V Many homes collapsed and many others damaged in the Nanded area. - -22, East Java offshore, N of Paciran5.610.0VIITen people hospitalized after suffering panic attacks, another injured by falling debris, two houses and a village hall destroyed, and 35 structures damaged in Bawean. -1122, East Java offshore, N of Paciran6.49.5VIIIFour people injured, 774 houses destroyed and 4,858 structures damaged in the Bawean-Tuban-Surabaya area. -423, Bengkulu offshore, SW of Pagar Alam5.362.7V Eight homes collapsed and 110 structures damaged in South Bengkulu Regency. - -23, East Sepik, ENE of Ambunti6.941.5VII 51225, Hòa Bình, S of Xuân Mai4.210.0V Many homes damaged or destroyed and landslides in the Mỹ Đức area. - -27Vanuatu region6.410.0IV - - -29, Peloponnese offshore, WNW of Filiatra5.826.9V Several old homes collapsed and many buildings and bridges damaged in the Zacharo area. - -
April
+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured1, Iwate, SW of Kuji5.973.0VI Two people injured in Aomori Prefecture and several structures damaged in the Kuji area. - 22, Saipan offshore, ENE of Saipan6.210.0IV - – -2, Hualien, S of Hualien City7.440.0VIII191,1473 , Hualien offshore, NNE of Hualien City6.413.9VIIAftershock of the 7.4 earthquake 13 minutes prior. - -4 , Fukushima, E of Minami-Sōma6.129.0IV - - -5 , Maug Islands offshore6.8222.0IV - - -5 , New Jersey, ESE of Califon4.84.7VI - -6 , Yunnan, SW of Zhaotong5.010.0IVTwo homes destroyed and rockfalls occurred in Ludian County. - -9, North Maluku offshore, NW of Tobelo6.422.0IV - - -14, East New Britain, ESE of Kimbe6.549.0VI - - -17, Cusco, WSW of Oropesa4.310.0VISeveral homes collapsed, 648 structures damaged and landslides blocked roads in the Lucre area. - -17, Ehime offshore, W of Uwajima6.332.0VIIISixteen people injured, 10 homes damaged, power poles toppled, landslides reported and water pipes damaged in Ōita, Ehime, Hiroshima and Kōchi Prefectures. A reactor fitting at the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant fell off. -1618, Yozgat, W of Sulusaray5.616.0VIIFive people injured, 20 houses and two minarets destroyed and 283 buildings damaged in Tokat Province. One building collapsed and 169 others damaged in Yozgat Province. -522 , Hualien offshore, S of Hualien City6.19.0VIIAftershocks of the 2024 Hualien earthquake. Five buildings destroyed in Hualien County; two in Hualien City, two in Ji'an and another in Shoufeng. - -22 , Hualien offshore, SSW of Hualien City6.110.0VIII - -27, Bonin Islands offshore6.5496.0II - - -27, West Java offshore, S of Banjar6.159.7VOne person died of a heart attack in Bandung. Six people injured, 16 structures collapsed and 496 others damaged in Garut Regency; three people injured and 24 houses damaged in Bandung Regency; two people injured, two structures collapsed and 117 others damaged in Ciamis Regency; one person injured, 13 houses collapsed, 28 others, two schools, a hospital and five mosques damaged, and power outages in Tasikmalaya; one home destroyed and 17 others damaged in Sukabumi; three homes and one school damaged in Cianjur Regency; three buildings damaged in Cimahi; 17 homes damaged in Majalengka Regency and ten houses damaged in Bogor Regency. 11230, Cusco, SW of Urcos4.891.1IV Seven people injured, two homes collapsed, 752 others and nine buildings, including a church damaged in the Acomayo-Paucartambo-Quispicanchi area. - 7
May
+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured3, Eastern Visayas offshore, SSW of Balangiga5.710.2V Two people injured in Dulag. - 25, Maluku offshore, WSW of Fakfak6.116.0VI - - -8, Penama offshore, ENE of Luganville6.119.2VI - - -11, Fars, SW of Gerash4.810.0VI Two people injured, three homes destroyed and 300 others damaged in the Ahel area. - 212, Chiapas offshore, WSW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate6.461.9VIMinor damage and landslides in Tapachula. Several homes collapsed, three structures damaged and landslides in the San Marcos-Quetzaltenango area, Guatemala. - -14, West Nusa Tenggara offshore, NNW of Gili Trawangan5.322.8VOne person injured and three homes collapsed in Tanjung. One home collapsed and a wantilan damaged in Karangasem Regency. -119, Alaska offshore, SW of Nikolski6.028.0IV - - -25, Shefa offshore, NW of Port Vila6.322.0V - - -26, Ha‘apai offshore, NW of Fangaleʻounga6.6137.0VI - - -30, Central Sulawesi offshore, NNW of Kendari5.010.0IV Five people injured, one home collapsed and 36 buildings damaged in the Morowali area. - 531 offshore, Prince Edward Islands region6.210.0 - - - -31, Kermadec Islands offshore6.216.0IV - - -
June