HEWS: humanitarian early warning service
 

A global multi-hazard watch service to support Humanitarian Preparedness

Developed and maintained by the World Food Programme


Seismic Monitoring Page

Seismic scale

This map shows the latest 50 earthquakes world wide. Data Source USGS and GDACS. Earthquake magnitude is a logarithmic measure of earthquake size. For more information about this parameter and how it is measured please refer to USGS.


Latest world wide earthquakes above M3

Earthquakes maps

published the 30 Jan 2012
Peru, ROSARIO DE YAUCA, EARTHQUAKE, 30 JANUARY 2012

Peru, ROSARIO DE YAUCA, EARTHQUAKE, 30 JANUARY 2012

Source: WFP
file type: JPG, file size: 1.24MB
published the 24 Oct 2011
Turkey, Earthquake and Aftershocks, 23 October 2011

Turkey, Earthquake and Aftershocks, 23 October 2011

Source: WFP
file type: JPG, file size: 1.55MB
published the 23 Oct 2011
Turkey, Earthquake, Mercalli Intensity Scale, 23 October 2011

Turkey, Earthquake, Mercalli Intensity Scale, 23 October 2011

Source: WFP
file type: JPG, file size: 1.27MB
published the 24 May 2011
JAPAN, TOHOKU - PACIFIC OCEAN EARTHQUAKE, OPERATIONAL MAP, 20 MAY 2011

JAPAN, TOHOKU - PACIFIC OCEAN EARTHQUAKE, OPERATIONAL MAP, 20 MAY 2011

Source: GLCSC
file type: PDF, file size: 1.27MB
published the 18 Apr 2011
Japan, General Logistics Planning Map, 31 March 2011

Japan, General Logistics Planning Map, 31 March 2011

Source: GLCSC
file type: PDF, file size: 16.2MB
published the 04 Apr 2011
JAPAN, FUKUSHIMA PREFECTURE, GENERAL LOGISTICS PLANNING MAP, 31 MARCH 2011

JAPAN, FUKUSHIMA PREFECTURE, GENERAL LOGISTICS PLANNING MAP, 31 MARCH 2011

Source: GLCSC
file type: PDF, file size: 2.09MB

Breaking News

  • Relevant earthquakes during the last 15 days (in terms of magnitude, depth and estimated population affected within 60km)
  • 2 February 2012
    Vanuatu
    pop.: none or few people.
    depth: 10.10km
    6.9
  • 30 January 2012
    near the coast of central Peru
    pop.: 520,226
    depth: 39.20km
    6.3

Numbers and Statistics

Earthquakes in the News

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