Past-week earthquakes map and plotting activity
A dated USGS magnitude 4.5+ earthquake map, a coordinate plotting worksheet and the full snapshot event table.
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Using this activity
- The map plots all valid earthquake events in this dated USGS magnitude 4.5+ seven-day snapshot.
- The twelve numbered events are selected by highest reported magnitude for the plotting exercise. Enter latitude and longitude in the worksheet.
- Use the dated event table to check magnitude, depth and UTC time. Source events can be revised; this is a daily snapshot, not a live alert or forecast.
What to practise
- Interpret an event map and compare magnitudes.
- Plot geographic coordinates from a dated scientific source.
Reference data
| Event location | Magnitude and depth | Event time |
|---|---|---|
| 30 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands | M 6.4 · 17 km | 2026-11-09 03:34 UTC |
| central Mid-Atlantic Ridge | M 5.8 · 10 km | 2026-11-07 23:17 UTC |
| 148 km NW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea | M 5.8 · 10 km | 2026-11-12 22:04 UTC |
| 79 km WSW of Changuillo, Peru | M 5.8 · 10 km | 2026-11-13 16:43 UTC |
| 106 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan | M 5.7 · 24.173 km | 2026-11-09 04:52 UTC |
| 74 km NE of Hasaki, Japan | M 5.5 · 31.748 km | 2026-11-07 11:07 UTC |
| 8 km E of Shinshiro, Japan | M 5.5 · 37.07 km | 2026-11-07 16:04 UTC |
| 40 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala | M 5.5 · 59.652 km | 2026-11-10 14:54 UTC |
| 160 km E of Masohi, Indonesia | M 5.4 · 10 km | 2026-11-09 09:48 UTC |
| Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia | M 5.4 · 10 km | 2026-11-10 01:53 UTC |
| South Sandwich Islands region | M 5.4 · 121.557 km | 2026-11-12 03:45 UTC |
| 80 km ENE of Lagunas, Peru | M 5.3 · 11.49 km | 2026-11-09 10:23 UTC |
| 19 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands | M 5.2 · 10 km | 2026-11-10 03:37 UTC |
| 21 km WNW of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea | M 5.2 · 124.245 km | 2026-11-10 17:36 UTC |
| Mid-Indian Ridge | M 5.2 · 10 km | 2026-11-10 17:36 UTC |
| West Chile Rise | M 5.2 · 10 km | 2026-11-13 14:12 UTC |
| 79 km NE of Kuqa, China | M 5.2 · 10 km | 2026-11-13 16:17 UTC |
| off the west coast of northern Sumatra | M 5.2 · 10 km | 2026-11-14 02:59 UTC |
| 91 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga | M 5.1 · 10 km | 2026-11-07 23:27 UTC |
| south of the Fiji Islands | M 5.1 · 535.494 km | 2026-11-09 00:46 UTC |
| 139 km ESE of Labuha, Indonesia | M 5.1 · 10 km | 2026-11-10 15:51 UTC |
| Balleny Islands region | M 5.1 · 10 km | 2026-11-11 06:21 UTC |
| Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia | M 5.1 · 14.704 km | 2026-11-11 11:32 UTC |
| 27 km WSW of Calama, Chile | M 5.1 · 91.309 km | 2026-11-11 11:36 UTC |
| South Sandwich Islands region | M 5.1 · 104.66 km | 2026-11-11 15:39 UTC |
| 81 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea | M 5.1 · 74.384 km | 2026-11-11 17:38 UTC |
| western Indian-Antarctic Ridge | M 5.1 · 10 km | 2026-11-12 21:09 UTC |
| 39 km S of Moíres, Greece | M 5.1 · 43.358 km | 2026-11-13 00:05 UTC |
| South Sandwich Islands region | M 5.1 · 63.81 km | 2026-11-13 19:04 UTC |
| 153 km NW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea | M 5.1 · 10 km | 2026-11-13 23:30 UTC |
| 58 km NE of Fef, Indonesia | M 5.0 · 35 km | 2026-11-10 08:34 UTC |
| 152 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia | M 5.0 · 30.338 km | 2026-11-11 05:26 UTC |
| 85 km W of Mwene-Ditu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | M 5.0 · 10 km | 2026-11-13 01:12 UTC |
| southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge | M 4.9 · 10 km | 2026-11-07 11:35 UTC |
| 73 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia | M 4.9 · 10 km | 2026-11-07 15:22 UTC |
| 41 km WSW of Gadung, Philippines | M 4.9 · 607.007 km | 2026-11-07 23:25 UTC |
| south of the Fiji Islands | M 4.9 · 136.311 km | 2026-11-09 02:21 UTC |
| Mid-Indian Ridge | M 4.9 · 10 km | 2026-11-09 15:04 UTC |
| south of the Fiji Islands | M 4.9 · 175.527 km | 2026-11-09 23:45 UTC |
| north of Franz Josef Land | M 4.9 · 10 km | 2026-11-10 02:00 UTC |
| 78 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan | M 4.9 · 35 km | 2026-11-10 05:20 UTC |
| South Sandwich Islands region | M 4.9 · 10 km | 2026-11-09 23:40 UTC |
| 207 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | M 4.9 · 11.705 km | 2026-11-10 19:54 UTC |
| 48 km NW of Ancud, Chile | M 4.9 · 18.804 km | 2026-11-11 19:21 UTC |
| 116 km E of Georgetown, Saint Helena | M 4.9 · 10 km | 2026-11-11 22:03 UTC |
| 41 km N of Weining, China | M 4.9 · 10 km | 2026-11-12 20:03 UTC |
| Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands | M 4.9 · 219.572 km | 2026-11-13 02:55 UTC |
| southeast of the Loyalty Islands | M 4.9 · 10 km | 2026-11-13 09:55 UTC |
| south of the Fiji Islands | M 4.9 · 563.277 km | 2026-11-13 18:55 UTC |
| south of the Kermadec Islands | M 4.9 · 36.931 km | 2026-11-13 22:10 UTC |
| central Mid-Atlantic Ridge | M 4.8 · 10 km | 2026-11-08 16:33 UTC |
| 26 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands | M 4.8 · 10 km | 2026-11-09 05:16 UTC |
| 183 km E of Masohi, Indonesia | M 4.8 · 10 km | 2026-11-09 09:53 UTC |
| 149 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | M 4.8 · 10 km | 2026-11-09 19:27 UTC |
| northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge | M 4.8 · 10 km | 2026-11-10 06:43 UTC |
| 33 km S of Puerto San José, Guatemala | M 4.8 · 58.303 km | 2026-11-10 15:23 UTC |
| 20 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands | M 4.8 · 48.333 km | 2026-11-10 15:52 UTC |
| 43 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia | M 4.8 · 74.47 km | 2026-11-12 01:18 UTC |
| 155 km E of Noda, Japan | M 4.8 · 33.039 km | 2026-11-12 04:07 UTC |
| 59 km WSW of Houma, Tonga | M 4.8 · 162.78 km | 2026-11-13 11:18 UTC |
| 10 km SW of Guaymate, Dominican Republic | M 4.8 · 136.742 km | 2026-11-13 16:35 UTC |
| 153 km NW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea | M 4.8 · 10 km | 2026-11-13 19:49 UTC |
| 156 km ESE of Modisi, Indonesia | M 4.7 · 38.531 km | 2026-11-07 09:47 UTC |
| 45 km NNW of Salinas, Ecuador | M 4.7 · 10 km | 2026-11-07 17:17 UTC |
| 43 km ESE of Ambon, Indonesia | M 4.7 · 136.656 km | 2026-11-07 20:55 UTC |
| 137 km E of Miyako, Japan | M 4.7 · 10 km | 2026-11-08 09:23 UTC |
| 46 km NW of Huara, Chile | M 4.7 · 68.785 km | 2026-11-08 11:58 UTC |
| Southwest Indian Ridge | M 4.7 · 10 km | 2026-11-08 12:29 UTC |
| 119 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | M 4.7 · 120.843 km | 2026-11-08 22:30 UTC |
| 271 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia | M 4.7 · 98.292 km | 2026-11-09 11:25 UTC |
| 17 km NW of İmamoğlu, Turkey | M 4.7 · 10 km | 2026-11-09 12:28 UTC |
| 103 km W of Attu Station, Alaska | M 4.7 · 10 km | 2026-11-09 22:03 UTC |
| 90 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan | M 4.7 · 10 km | 2026-11-10 06:36 UTC |
| 111 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland | M 4.7 · 10 km | 2026-11-10 13:37 UTC |
| Java, Indonesia | M 4.7 · 101.214 km | 2026-11-10 14:31 UTC |
| 130 km W of Tofino, Canada | M 4.7 · 10 km | 2026-11-11 01:45 UTC |
| 152 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam | M 4.7 · 137.374 km | 2026-11-11 08:37 UTC |
| 168 km W of Fakfak, Indonesia | M 4.7 · 10 km | 2026-11-11 12:17 UTC |
| 83 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia | M 4.7 · 10 km | 2026-11-12 11:16 UTC |
| 27 km NNE of Labuan Lombok, Indonesia | M 4.7 · 9.626 km | 2026-11-13 04:49 UTC |
| 54 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina | M 4.7 · 216.092 km | 2026-11-14 03:18 UTC |
| South Sandwich Islands region | M 4.6 · 103.682 km | 2026-11-07 07:14 UTC |
| 117 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia | M 4.6 · 224.59 km | 2026-11-08 16:45 UTC |
| 69 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan | M 4.6 · 35 km | 2026-11-09 05:01 UTC |
| 54 km S of Klyuchi, Russia | M 4.6 · 154.988 km | 2026-11-09 07:04 UTC |
| 206 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands | M 4.6 · 10 km | 2026-11-09 18:51 UTC |
| south of the Fiji Islands | M 4.6 · 519.944 km | 2026-11-09 19:09 UTC |
| 65 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands | M 4.6 · 10 km | 2026-11-10 04:30 UTC |
| 130 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan | M 4.6 · 10 km | 2026-11-11 03:56 UTC |
| 54 km WNW of Malfa, Italy | M 4.6 · 10 km | 2026-11-11 05:12 UTC |
| 64 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu | M 4.6 · 42.696 km | 2026-11-11 10:57 UTC |
| 130 km E of Masohi, Indonesia | M 4.6 · 10 km | 2026-11-11 12:10 UTC |
| 73 km NNW of Gyalshing, India | M 4.6 · 10 km | 2026-11-11 23:00 UTC |
| 117 km S of Akureyri, Iceland | M 4.6 · 10 km | 2026-11-12 21:53 UTC |
| 18 km WNW of Río Grande, Panama | M 4.6 · 10 km | 2026-11-13 08:01 UTC |
| 84 km E of Barcelona, Philippines | M 4.6 · 10 km | 2026-11-13 09:40 UTC |
| 33 km SSW of La Libertad, El Salvador | M 4.6 · 59.125 km | 2026-11-13 21:19 UTC |
| 74 km S of Yudomari, Japan | M 4.6 · 40.852 km | 2026-11-13 23:22 UTC |
| 100 km WSW of Lebu, Chile | M 4.6 · 10 km | 2026-11-13 23:55 UTC |
| 57 km SW of Ollagüe, Chile | M 4.5 · 110.716 km | 2026-11-07 10:53 UTC |
| Fiji region | M 4.5 · 571.898 km | 2026-11-07 15:05 UTC |
| 11 km ESE of Pedasí, Panama | M 4.5 · 10 km | 2026-11-07 16:01 UTC |
| 65 km WSW of Masachapa, Nicaragua | M 4.5 · 37.054 km | 2026-11-07 19:55 UTC |
| 77 km SW of La Gomera, Guatemala | M 4.5 · 34.237 km | 2026-11-07 23:22 UTC |
| 11 km W of Honmachi, Japan | M 4.5 · 10 km | 2026-11-08 01:53 UTC |
| central Mid-Atlantic Ridge | M 4.5 · 10 km | 2026-11-07 07:46 UTC |
| 43 km E of Onagawa Chō, Japan | M 4.5 · 55.699 km | 2026-11-08 20:16 UTC |
| 152 km E of Masohi, Indonesia | M 4.5 · 10 km | 2026-11-09 16:52 UTC |
| 224 km W of Abepura, Indonesia | M 4.5 · 35 km | 2026-11-10 00:11 UTC |
| 61 km ENE of Blangpidie, Indonesia | M 4.5 · 10 km | 2026-11-10 22:09 UTC |
| 16 km SSE of Gaoyou, China | M 4.5 · 10 km | 2026-11-10 22:15 UTC |
| 62 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu | M 4.5 · 149.444 km | 2026-11-11 12:45 UTC |
| south of the Fiji Islands | M 4.5 · 527.582 km | 2026-11-11 19:50 UTC |
| 41 km SSE of Camiña, Chile | M 4.5 · 112.957 km | 2026-11-11 20:45 UTC |
| off the coast of Oregon | M 4.5 · 10 km | 2026-11-12 08:17 UTC |
| 3 km E of Tako, Japan | M 4.5 · 73.353 km | 2026-11-12 13:27 UTC |
| 115 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia | M 4.5 · 39.203 km | 2026-11-12 14:58 UTC |
| 278 km E of Levuka, Fiji | M 4.5 · 527.134 km | 2026-11-13 02:26 UTC |
| 86 km NNE of Lagunas, Peru | M 4.5 · 10 km | 2026-11-13 10:55 UTC |
| 9 km WSW of Chaparral, Colombia | M 4.5 · 10 km | 2026-11-13 19:43 UTC |
| Fiji region | M 4.5 · 587.447 km | 2026-11-14 02:21 UTC |
Map data: USGS and Natural Earth. Snapshot retrieved 2026-11-14 03:35:02 UTC. Seven-day feed snapshot generated 2026-11-14 03:35 UTC. Boundaries are simplified for printing. Sources and licences
