Earthquakes in Somalia

No events have been recorded in Somalia in the past 30 days, of which 6 reached magnitude 4 or above, the point at which shaking becomes widely noticeable. Activity here is almost entirely crustal, which means shaking at the surface is strong relative to the magnitudes involved.

6 earthquakes have been recorded in Somalia in our catalogue, 0 of them in the past 30 days.

The average magnitude is 4.7 and the average focal depth 10 km. 6 events reached magnitude 4 or above and 2 reached magnitude 5 or above.

The strongest earthquake recorded in Somalia in this period was a magnitude 5.2 event near Bosaso, Somalia on 20 March 2025, at a depth of 10 km. A magnitude 5.2 earthquake radiates roughly 951 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

Locations recording the most events include Caluula (4), Bosaso (1), Las Khorey (1).

100% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 0% 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.

By band, the catalogue holds 4 in the magnitude 4 range, 2 in the magnitude 5 range.

No event in this record carries a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information.