Earthquakes in 2024
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List of earthquakes in 2024
List of earthquakes in 2024
List of earthquakes in 2024
List of earthquakes in 2024
List of earthquakes in 2024
List of earthquakes in 2024
Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2024
Strongest magnitude7.5 Mw  Japan
Deadliest7.5 Mw  Japan
220 deaths
Total fatalities220
Number by magnitude
9.0+0
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.91
6.0–6.93
5.0–5.955
4.0–4.9223
← 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

Number of earthquakes worldwide for 2014–2024
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 55
4.0–4.9 15,817 13,777 13,700 10,544 12,782 11,897 12,135 14,643 13,707 13,816 223
Total 17,552 15,336 15,397 12,102 14,589 13,530 13,572 16,849 15,438 15,600 282

By death toll

Rank Death toll Magnitude Location MMI Depth (km) Date Event
1 220 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 7.5 220  Japan, Ishikawa IX (Violent) 10.0 January 1 2024 Noto earthquake

Listed are earthquakes with at least 7.0 magnitude.

By month

January

January
Strongest magnitude7.5 Mw  Japan
Deadliest7.5 Mw  Japan
220 deaths
Total fatalities220
Number by magnitude
9.0+0
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.91
6.0–6.93
5.0–5.955
4.0–4.9223
Aftermath of the earthquake and subsequent fires in Wajima, Japan
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 220 1,009
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] - -

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Earthquake Information Center (1 January 2024). "M 7.5 - 42 km NE of Anamizu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ↑ National Earthquake Information Center (1 January 2024). "M 6.2 - 4 km SSW of Anamizu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ↑ National Earthquake Information Center (1 January 2024). "M 4.5 - 23 km NNE of Lembang, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Ramadhan, Bilal (2 January 2024). "Gempa Sumedang Akibatkan 400 Rumah Alami Rusak Berat". Republika. MSN. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  5. ↑ National Earthquake Information Center (3 January 2024). "M 5.3 - 60 km SW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Akurat Banten, Heryanto (5 January 2024). "Gempa Banten, BPBD Lebak: 8 Rumah dan 3 Gedung Sekolah Rusak". Banten Akurat. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Sejumlah Rumah Rusak Akibat Gempa". SukabumiEkspres.com. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Salam, Handi (4 January 2024). "Bencana Gempa Banten Rusak Rumah Warga Megamendung". RadarSukabumi.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  9. ↑ NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER (3 January 2024). "Centre Sismologique Euro-Méditerranéen". European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Szyszka, Grażyna (3 January 2024). "KGHM. Silny wstrząs w ZG Lubin. Sześć osób zostało poszkodowanych". Głogów Nasze Miasto. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  11. ↑ National Earthquake Information Center (8 January 2024). "M 6.7 - 100 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ National Earthquake Information Center (11 January 2024). "M 6.4 - 44 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Powerful Earthquake Strikes Northeastern Afghanistan, No Casualties Reported". World Echo News. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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