Earthquakes Near Me

Earthquakes Near Me is a free, live map of recent seismic activity around wherever you are right now. Allow location access and the tool centers on you, then plots every earthquake the U.S. Geological Survey has recorded nearby — color-coded by magnitude, sized so the bigger ones stand out, and tappable for the time, depth, and a link to the official USGS event page.

It’s built for the moment you feel a jolt and want to know what just happened, but it’s just as useful for the curious: people who live on a fault line, travelers checking a destination, and anyone who’s ever wondered whether that rumble was a passing truck or a real tremor. The data comes straight from the USGS earthquake feed and refreshes whenever you reload, so what you see is what’s been reported.

Use the filters to widen or tighten the search radius, look back as far as 30 days, and hide the small stuff by raising the minimum magnitude. No account, no sign-up, no cost.

Earthquakes Near Me

How to use it

1. Allow location access when your browser asks — the map centers on you and loads nearby quakes. Decline and it defaults to Los Angeles so you can still explore.
2. Read the map: each pin is one earthquake. Green is minor, yellow and orange are moderate, red is magnitude 5 and up; bigger pins mean bigger quakes.
3. Tap a pin (or any row in the bottom list) for the magnitude, how long ago it struck, the depth, and a link to the full USGS report.
4. Open the filters to change the search radius, the time window (1–30 days), and the minimum magnitude, then apply.
5. Switch to list view for a scrollable feed of every quake in range, newest first — or tap the crosshair to re-center on your location.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the earthquake data come from?

Directly from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earthquake Hazards Program, which aggregates readings from seismic networks worldwide. The tool queries the official USGS feed in real time, so the events you see match the USGS catalog.

How recent are the earthquakes shown?

By default the map shows the last 30 days. You can narrow that to as little as the past 24 hours with the time filter. Reload the page at any point to pull the latest reports.

Is it accurate, and is there a delay?

Magnitudes and locations match the official USGS catalog. Small quakes can take a few minutes to be reviewed and published, and early magnitudes are sometimes revised as more data arrives — so a very fresh event may update slightly after it first appears.

Why does it ask for my location, and is that private?

Your location is used only to center the map and search for nearby quakes. It’s read in your browser and sent to the map provider for rendering — it isn’t stored or shared by this tool. You can decline, and the map falls back to a default city.

What do the colors and pin sizes mean?

Both track magnitude. Green pins are under 3.0 (usually not felt), yellow is 3.0–3.9, orange is 4.0–4.9, and red is 5.0 and above — the range where damage becomes possible. Larger pins indicate stronger quakes.

How far out does it search?

The radius slider runs from 10 km up to 1,000 km, defaulting to 300 km. Widen it to catch regional activity or tighten it to focus on your immediate area.

Does it work on mobile?

Yes. The layout is mobile-first and location detection works on any modern phone browser, so it’s handy for checking activity while you’re traveling.

Is it free?

Completely free, with no account required. It’s a public tool built on open USGS data.