Live 7-Day Earthquake Tracker: U.S. & Global
Stay up-to-date with our real-time seismic monitoring. Our interactive map tracks all recorded earthquakes Magnitude 3.0 and higher across the United States—from the high-activity zones of Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles to the unexpected tremors in Dallas and the Central U.S.—and significant events worldwide.
How to Use This Map:
Magnitude Filter: Use the slider to focus on everything from minor tremors (3.0+) to major seismic events.
Search by Location: Enter your city or zip code to see if that “bump” you felt was recorded.
Color-Coded Intensity: Icons are color-coded by depth and time to help you identify the most recent and relevant activity. Note: You can search ANY earthquake by clicking the ALL drop down including explosions.
Inside the Earthquake Data: Why the Ground Shakes
1. The “Surprise” Regions: Arkansas & Oklahoma Ever wonder why a small earthquake in Arkansas or Oklahoma gets so much attention on social media? It’s due to the “Bell Effect.” In the Central and Eastern U.S., the Earth’s crust is older, colder, and much harder than in California. Seismic waves travel through this rigid rock like a hammer hitting a bell, allowing a single 4.0 quake to be felt for hundreds of miles.
2. The “Big Three” U.S. Watch Zones
- The West Coast: Home to the famous San Andreas Fault, where the Pacific and North American plates “creep” past each other at about 2 inches per year—roughly the same speed your fingernails grow!
- The Cascadia Zone: Stretching from Seattle to Portland, this area is closely watched for “megathrust” events that occur when the ocean floor slides beneath the continent. Read more about past tsunami scares in the area.
- The New Madrid Zone: Located in the Central U.S. (near Memphis and Little Rock), this zone produced some of the largest earthquakes in North American history back in 1811.
3. Earthquake “Weather” is a Myth Statistically, there is no such thing as “earthquake weather.” Seismologists have found that earthquakes occur with equal frequency in hot, cold, rainy, or dry conditions. The forces moving the plates are miles underground, far removed from the surface atmosphere.
4. Our “Unusual Activity” Protocol If you see a new post pop up on our feed, it’s because our team flagged an event as unusual. Whether it’s a “swarm” of small quakes in a strange location or a significant event near a major metro like Dallas, we provide the expert commentary and context you won’t find on a standard data feed.
Earth’s largest earthquakes of 2026 thus far:
🇵🇭 M7.8 in Mindanao, Philippines
🇻🇪 M7.5 near Caracas, Venezuela
🇹🇴 M7.5 in Tonga
🇨🇴 M7.4 near Pereira, Colombia
🇮🇩 M7.4 in Indonesia
🇯🇵 M7.4 near Miyako, Japan
🇻🇺 M7.3 in Vanuatu
🇲🇽 M7.3 near Mexico
🇻🇪 M7.2 near Caracas, Venezuela
Latest from the 7.3M Earthquake in Colombia
Colombia is searching for more than 3,000 people reported missing after the devastating Magnitude 7.4 earthquake that killed at least 224 people and injured hundreds.
Powerful Earthquakes Strike Venezuela, Japan and California
[June 24, 2026] A magnitude 7.2 foreshock hit near Caracas at 3:04 p.m. PT, followed instantly by a 7.5 mainshock—the strongest in Venezuela since 1900. Earlier, a 5.6 quake shook Northern California with ShakeAlerts reaching millions, while a 6.9 tremor struck off Japan with no major damage.
Recent and Unusual Earthquakes of Note in the United States
Did you feel it in Las Vegas?
Shaking felt in Las Vegas.
Sonic Boom in South Carolina (June 2026)
Louisiana (March 2026)
March 5, 2026: A strong (for the area) magnitude 4.9 earthquake shook northern Louisiana at a depth of only 5.0 km (3.125 miles). The east coast of the USA has been having a lot of tremors recently…