Worldwide earthquake activity level What is the level of global earthquake activity today compared to the past? Find out with our graph showing the current and past Global Seismic Activity Level indicator!
Top 20 quakes in 2016 Several magnitude 7 quakes occurred in 2016 (but none above M8): Papua New Guinea, NZ, Ecuador, Solomon Islands, Sumatra, Chile, Alaska and others - nearly all major earthquakes were located near active subduction zones. See the top 20 list of largest quakes in 2016 with this map.