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Recent Magnitude 2 Earthquakes Worldwide

24183 earthquakes between magnitude 2.0 and 2.9 have been recorded worldwide since December 2024 — an average of 1209 per month. The most recent are listed below.

Minor earthquakes in this range are felt by people close to the epicentre as a brief jolt or rattle, but they very rarely cause any damage. A magnitude 2.5 earthquake radiates roughly 85 kg of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

The average focal depth for events in this band is 23 km.

The countries recording the most earthquakes in this magnitude band are the United States (1050), Puerto Rico (98), Mexico (12), Canada (4), Australia (1).

Events in this band make up 14.8% of every earthquake in the catalogue. A magnitude 2 releases about 32 times the energy of a magnitude 1, and about 1,000 times that of a magnitude 0.

90% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 10% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

The largest event in this band on record here is a magnitude 3.0 earthquake near Brawley, CA on 10 May 2026, at a focal depth of 2 km.

1 earthquakes in this magnitude band carry a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information. The flag does not mean that a tsunami occurred.

Events recorded24,183
StrongestM3.0
Average depth23 km

Magnitude 2 earthquakes, newest first

100 events listed below, newest first. Times are UTC. Click any column header to re-sort.

Time (UTC) Mag Location Depth (km) Country Details
2.3 Progreso, B.C., MX 7.9 — View details View
2.5 Ninilchik, Alaska 94.0 — View details View
2.1 Pāhala, Hawaii 39.4 — View details View
2.7 Point Possession, Alaska 58.6 — View details View
2.6 Mina, Nevada 11.5 — View details View
2.1 Stovepipe Wells, CA 0.4 — View details View
2.3 Nile, Washington 9.0 — View details View
2.0 Pāhala, Hawaii 29.0 — View details View
2.4 Leilani Estates, Hawaii 1.4 — View details View
2.1 Whites City, New Mexico 3.8 — View details View
2.7 Cloverdale, CA 4.1 — View details View
2.5 Skwentna, Alaska 95.6 — View details View
2.5 Chickaloon, Alaska 13.6 — View details View
2.8 Cloverdale, CA 6.3 — View details View
2.3 Gilroy, CA 5.8 — View details View
2.2 Volcano, Hawaii 38.1 — View details View
2.3 Lake Minchumina, Alaska 8.4 — View details View
2.7 Garden City, Texas 3.0 — View details View
2.6 Garden City, Texas 7.3 — View details View
2.6 Garden City, Texas 2.8 — View details View
2.6 Garden City, Texas 6.6 — View details View
2.5 Pearsall, Texas 5.4 — View details View
2.4 Frazier Park, CA 11.8 — View details View
2.0 Barstow, Texas 0.0 — View details View
2.5 Four Mile Road, Alaska 5.0 — View details View
2.2 Four Mile Road, Alaska 18.1 — View details View
2.1 Four Mile Road, Alaska 5.0 — View details View
2.1 Beluga, Alaska 68.3 — View details View
2.4 Denali National Park, Alaska 0.1 — View details View
2.4 La Parguera, Puerto Rico 10.9 — View details View
2.1 Willow, Alaska 60.0 — View details View
2.2 Culver City, CA 12.7 — View details View
2.3 Pearsall, Texas 15.0 — View details View
3.0 Palomar Observatory, CA 14.4 — View details View
2.9 Gilroy, CA 5.4 — View details View
2.3 Whites City, New Mexico 2.0 — View details View
2.2 Chignik, Alaska 2.9 — View details View
2.2 Lyman, Washington 5.7 — View details View
2.6 Amboy, Washington -1.1 — View details View
2.5 Soldotna, Alaska 3.6 — View details View
2.2 Pāhala, Hawaii 32.4 — View details View
2.7 Denali National Park, Alaska 5.0 — View details View
2.3 Denali National Park, Alaska 0.9 — View details View
2.4 Pāhala, Hawaii 30.7 — View details View
2.9 Chiniak, Alaska 5.0 — View details View
2.4 La Parguera, Puerto Rico 6.8 — View details View
2.5 Petrolia, CA 2.8 — View details View
2.2 Guánica, Puerto Rico 14.8 — View details View
2.1 North Sultan, Washington 3.4 — View details View
2.6 Upper Lake, CA 4.4 — View details View
2.2 Pāhala, Hawaii 31.2 — View details View
2.0 Westbrook, Texas 2.5 — View details View
2.0 Whites City, New Mexico 3.6 — View details View
2.0 Coyanosa, Texas 8.0 — View details View
2.1 Pāhala, Hawaii 29.9 — View details View
2.7 Alamo, Nevada 15.6 — View details View
2.3 Meadow Lakes, Alaska 59.9 — View details View
2.5 Indios, Puerto Rico 12.1 — View details View
2.0 Susitna North, Alaska 26.4 — View details View
2.2 Ivanof Bay, Alaska 11.6 — View details View
2.3 Pullman, Washington -0.8 — View details View
2.0 Balmorhea, Texas 4.3 — View details View
2.4 Whites City, New Mexico 4.0 — View details View
2.3 Lakewood, CA 12.9 — View details View
2.1 Big Spring, Texas 2.9 — View details View
2.1 Tetlin, Alaska 5.0 — View details View
2.2 Olancha, CA 11.4 — View details View
2.0 Akhiok, Alaska 7.0 — View details View
2.8 Gilroy, CA 1.3 — View details View
2.0 Chignik, Alaska 56.6 — View details View
2.0 Ouzinkie, Alaska 11.9 — View details View
2.9 San Antonio, Puerto Rico 27.2 — View details View
2.3 Pāhala, Hawaii 31.8 — View details View
2.3 Tellico Plains, Tennessee 12.9 — View details View
2.4 Ducktown, Tennessee 14.4 — View details View
2.0 Walker, CA 4.8 — View details View
2.6 Long Beach, CA 14.6 — View details View
2.1 Denali National Park, Alaska 0.5 — View details View
2.1 Magas Arriba, Puerto Rico 14.7 — View details View
2.1 Pāhala, Hawaii 30.2 — View details View
2.7 Denali National Park, Alaska 0.5 — View details View
2.1 La Plena, Puerto Rico 14.2 — View details View
2.9 Cantwell, Alaska 5.0 — View details View
2.5 Fern Forest, Hawaii 42.0 — View details View
2.0 Denali National Park, Alaska 1.2 — View details View
2.2 Valdez, Alaska 19.2 — View details View
2.5 Adak, Alaska 16.1 — View details View
2.1 Lindsay, Texas 10.5 — View details View
2.2 Glacier View, Alaska 32.0 — View details View
2.1 Balmorhea, Texas 0.0 — View details View
2.1 Sand Point, Alaska 5.0 — View details View
2.1 Meadow Lakes, Alaska 13.9 — View details View
2.4 Atka, Alaska 5.0 — View details View
2.1 Princeton, Canada -0.6 — View details View
2.6 Sand Point, Alaska 5.0 — View details View
2.7 Waikoloa, Hawaii 5.9 — View details View
2.2 Toyah, Texas 0.0 — View details View
2.3 Cloverdale, CA 5.2 — View details View
2.6 Nikolski, Alaska 19.6 — View details View
2.4 Adak, Alaska 15.2 — View details View

Frequently asked questions

How often do magnitude 2 earthquakes happen?

Our catalogue contains 24183 earthquakes in the magnitude 2.0–2.9 band, an average of 1209 per month. Globally, each step down the magnitude scale is roughly ten times more frequent than the step above it.

Where do most magnitude 2 earthquakes occur?

The countries recording the most events in this band are the United States (1050), Puerto Rico (98), Mexico (12), Canada (4), Australia (1). Offshore events along subduction trenches and mid-ocean ridges are recorded under a regional name rather than a country.

How strong is a magnitude 2 earthquake?

Minor earthquakes in this range are felt by people close to the epicentre as a brief jolt or rattle, but they very rarely cause any damage. A magnitude 2.0 earthquake radiates roughly 15 kg of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

Countries with magnitude 2 earthquakes

For what a magnitude 2 earthquake actually feels like and how the scale works, read the full explainer. See our guides on the magnitude scale, focal depth and why earthquakes cluster.