Earthquake Tracker

The Earthquake Tracker is a live map and list of recent earthquakes around the world and near you — magnitude, depth, location and time, straight from the USGS feeds. Filter by size and time range, and search any place or tap "Near me" to sort by distance. Free, no sign-up.

Live snapshot · As of 12 Oct 2026, 52 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater were recorded worldwide in the last 24 hours. Source: USGS.

Recent earthquakes

This is not an early-warning system. It shows earthquakes already reported by USGS — it cannot predict or warn of earthquakes. For official alerts follow the USGS and your local emergency authorities.

100% free, no sign-up Your location stays in your browser Live data from USGS

Magnitude scale

What each magnitude means in energy and shaking — from micro tremors you can't feel to great quakes, with the Richter vs moment-magnitude story.

Open reference

Earthquake articles

Plain-English explainers: what an earthquake is, the types, how seismic waves and subduction work, aftershocks, safety, and recent major quakes.

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Stay safe

Drop, Cover, Hold On — what to do during the shaking, in the seconds you may get, and in the hours after. A calm, practical checklist.

Safety guide

How It Works

Open it and the latest quakes load — no account, no key.

1

Pick a magnitude and time range

Choose how strong and how recent: from every reported tremor in the past hour to significant quakes over the last month. The map and list update instantly from the live USGS feed.

2

Read the map and list

Each epicentre is a coloured dot on the world map — green for small, red for large — sized by magnitude. The list shows magnitude, place, depth and time for every event, newest first.

3

See what's near you

Tap "Near me" to sort by distance and mark your position on the map. New to it all? Learn what an earthquake is, check the magnitude scale, or read the safety guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does the earthquake data come from?
Every earthquake shown comes directly from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) real-time GeoJSON feeds. When you open the tracker your browser requests the latest events from USGS and displays them on the map and in the list. The data is the same USGS feed that powers many official and news earthquake maps. LK Forge does not detect or measure earthquakes itself. Our note on why we use USGS data explains that choice in more detail.
Is this an earthquake early-warning system?
No — the LK Forge earthquake tracker is not an early-warning system. It shows earthquakes that have already happened and been reported by USGS, usually within minutes, so it cannot predict earthquakes or warn you before shaking starts. For official alerts and warnings, follow the USGS and your local emergency authorities, and where available a dedicated early-warning service such as ShakeAlert.
How do I see earthquakes near me?
To see earthquakes near you, the tracker gives you two options. Tap the Near me button and allow location access to use your device's position, or type a city or place into the search box to use that location instead. Either way the tracker sorts the list by distance and shows how far away each earthquake is in kilometres and miles, with the reference point marked on the map. Your device location stays in your browser and is only used to calculate distances — it is not uploaded or stored. See how "near me" works for the details.
What do magnitude and depth mean?
Magnitude measures the energy an earthquake released; each whole number is about 32 times more energy than the one below, so a magnitude 6 is far stronger than a magnitude 5. Depth is how far below the surface the rupture started — shallow earthquakes (less than about 70 km) are usually felt more strongly at the surface than deep ones of the same magnitude. See the magnitude scale for what each level feels like, and how seismic waves travel for why depth changes what you feel.
Is the tracker free and does it need an account?
Yes — the earthquake tracker is completely free, with no account, no sign-up and no API key. The USGS real-time feeds it reads are public, so the map and list work the moment the page loads. There is nothing to install and no paid tier: open the page in any modern browser on phone or desktop and the latest events appear straight away.
Does it track earthquakes worldwide — terremoto, cutremur, seismós?
Yes — the tracker covers earthquakes everywhere on Earth, not just the United States, even though the data comes from USGS. Terremoto (Italian, Spanish and Portuguese), cutremur (Romanian) and seismós (Greek, the root of seismic and seismo-) all mean earthquake. Whatever you call it, you'll see the same live events on the map and list, with magnitude, depth, place and time.

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