LDEO Seismology Research: Surface Wave Event Locations


Surface-wave event locations derived from Near Real Time Data

The map below show the locations of surface-wave sources identified by a systematic analysis of seismograms from the Global Seismographic Network and from other seismographic networks and stations. The figure shows the detections for the last week and is updated a few times daily.

Link to recent NEIC locations



     2025  7  3 17 51  4.0    5.50   61.50 33.0  5.2  CARLSBERG RIDGE                 
     2025  7  3 15  3 52.0   29.25  129.25 33.0  4.8  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  3 13 39 28.0  -19.50  167.50 33.0  4.9  VANUATU ISLANDS REGION          
     2025  7  3 13 16 48.0    5.50   61.50 33.0  5.1  CARLSBERG RIDGE                 
     2025  7  3 11 44 24.0    8.75   93.75 33.0  4.9  NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION   
     2025  7  3 10 39 28.0  -62.75 -158.75 33.0  5.5  PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE         
     2025  7  3  9 27 36.0    5.75   61.25 33.0  4.8  CARLSBERG RIDGE                 
     2025  7  3  9 22  0.0    5.50   61.50 33.0  5.0  CARLSBERG RIDGE                 
     2025  7  3  8 40  8.0  -23.25 -174.25 33.0  4.9  TONGA ISLANDS REGION            
     2025  7  3  7 13  4.0   29.50  129.50 33.0  5.7  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  3  6 18 16.0   29.75  130.25 33.0  5.1  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  3  6 11 52.0   29.50  129.50 33.0  5.0  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  3  5 42  0.0  -21.50  -67.50 33.0  5.4  CHILE-BOLIVIA BORDER REGION     
     2025  7  3  5 31 12.0   29.75  130.25 33.0  5.0  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  3  1 45 12.0   -3.25  -12.25 33.0  4.8  NORTH OF ASCENSION ISLAND       
     2025  7  3  0 12 56.0  -16.25  175.75 33.0  5.5  FIJI ISLANDS REGION             
     2025  7  2 23 13 36.0   27.25  -44.25 33.0  5.0  NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE     
     2025  7  2 21 51 36.0   29.75  130.25 33.0  4.8  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  2 21  6 56.0   29.25  129.25 33.0  4.7  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  2 19 53 20.0  -56.50 -143.50 33.0  5.0  PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE         
     2025  7  2 17 45 36.0    5.50   61.50 33.0  4.8  CARLSBERG RIDGE                 
     2025  7  2 17 32 56.0   29.25  129.25 33.0  5.2  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  2 16 58  0.0  -59.50  -24.50 33.0  5.0  SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION   
     2025  7  2 15 49 20.0   29.25  129.25 33.0  5.4  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  2 13 28 48.0    5.75   61.25 33.0  4.8  CARLSBERG RIDGE                 
     2025  7  2  7 43  4.0   29.50  128.50 33.0  5.1  NORTHWEST OF RYUKYU ISLANDS     
     2025  7  2  7 24 48.0   29.25  128.75 33.0  5.1  NORTHWEST OF RYUKYU ISLANDS     
     2025  7  2  7 18  0.0   29.25  129.75 33.0  5.6  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  2  7  3 44.0   29.25  128.75 33.0  4.8  NORTHWEST OF RYUKYU ISLANDS     
     2025  7  2  6 26 56.0   29.25  129.75 33.0  5.9  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  2  6  7 28.0   29.25  129.75 33.0  5.1  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  2  5 59  4.0   29.25  128.75 33.0  5.4  NORTHWEST OF RYUKYU ISLANDS     
     2025  7  2  5 53 28.0   29.25  129.75 33.0  5.5  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  2  5 41 12.0    5.50   61.50 33.0  5.2  CARLSBERG RIDGE                 
     2025  7  2  5 25 28.0   29.25  129.75 33.0  5.3  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  2  4 39 28.0    5.50   61.50 33.0  5.0  CARLSBERG RIDGE                 
     2025  7  2  4  9 12.0    5.75   61.25 33.0  4.9  CARLSBERG RIDGE                 
     2025  7  2  2 57 12.0  -27.25 -175.75 33.0  5.4  KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION         
     2025  7  2  2 49 52.0   52.75  159.25 33.0  4.8  OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA     
     2025  7  2  1 39 36.0  -33.75  -72.75 33.0  5.3  OFF COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE      
     2025  7  2  0  6 56.0   29.50  129.50 33.0  4.8  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  1 21 31 52.0   29.50  130.50 33.0  4.8  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  1 19 32 16.0   29.75  130.25 33.0  5.3  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  1 19 16  0.0   38.25   56.75 33.0  4.7  TURKMENISTAN-IRAN BORDER REGION 
     2025  7  1 16 38  8.0  -47.50  165.50 33.0  4.9  OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND, N.Z. 
     2025  7  1 14  3 44.0   29.25  128.25 33.0  4.7  NORTHWEST OF RYUKYU ISLANDS     
     2025  7  1 11 22 16.0   29.75  129.25 33.0  4.8  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  1  8 10 32.0   29.50  129.50 33.0  5.2  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  7  1  6 20 40.0   29.25  128.75 33.0  4.8  NORTHWEST OF RYUKYU ISLANDS     
     2025  6 30 23 48 48.0  -16.75  168.25 33.0  5.0  VANUATU ISLANDS                 
     2025  6 30 21 49 52.0   29.25  129.75 33.0  4.9  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  6 30 20 48 24.0  -28.50 -174.50 33.0  4.8  KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION         
     2025  6 30 12 12 48.0  -61.25  -38.25 33.0  5.3  SCOTIA SEA                      
     2025  6 30  9 33 20.0   29.25  129.75 33.0  5.4  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  6 30  6 36 32.0    8.75   93.75 33.0  5.1  NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION   
     2025  6 30  5 52 32.0    8.75   93.75 33.0  4.9  NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION   
     2025  6 30  4 39 12.0    8.75   93.75 33.0  5.1  NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION   
     2025  6 30  3 36 24.0   29.25  129.25 33.0  5.0  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  6 30  2 32 48.0   36.75   71.25 33.0  4.8  AFGHANISTAN-TAJIKISTAN BORD REG.
     2025  6 29 23 34 56.0    8.25   58.75 33.0  5.0  CARLSBERG RIDGE                 
     2025  6 29 22 46  0.0    8.25   58.75 33.0  5.1  CARLSBERG RIDGE                 
     2025  6 29 13 36 56.0   29.50  129.50 33.0  4.7  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  6 29 11 36 16.0   72.75    4.75 33.0  4.7  NORWEGIAN SEA                   
     2025  6 29  7 12  0.0   29.25  129.75 33.0  5.3  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  6 29  6 48 16.0   -3.50  146.50 33.0  5.4  BISMARCK SEA                    
     2025  6 29  5 46 40.0    4.25  -82.75 33.0  5.4  SOUTH OF PANAMA                 
     2025  6 29  2 36 32.0   29.75  129.25 33.0  4.8  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  6 29  1 56 32.0  -16.50 -173.50 33.0  5.2  TONGA ISLANDS                   
     2025  6 29  1 15 28.0   29.50  129.50 33.0  5.6  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  6 28 22 49 28.0   31.25  -41.75 33.0  4.8  NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE     
     2025  6 28 22 24  0.0   29.75   70.25 33.0  5.5  PAKISTAN                        
     2025  6 28 19 35 20.0   13.25  -91.25 33.0  5.1  NEAR COAST OF GUATEMALA         
     2025  6 28 18 18 16.0  -55.75  -27.25 33.0  5.0  SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION   
     2025  6 28  8 32 24.0  -61.25  -38.75 33.0  6.7  SCOTIA SEA                      
     2025  6 28  6  8 24.0   51.25 -168.25 33.0  5.4  FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS   
     2025  6 28  5 47 52.0   14.75  -94.25 33.0  4.8  OFF COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO    
     2025  6 28  4 17  4.0  -20.50 -175.50 33.0  5.3  TONGA ISLANDS                   
     2025  6 27 23  7 20.0    5.25  125.75 33.0  6.1  MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES           
     2025  6 27 14 58 24.0    8.75   93.75 33.0  5.2  NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION   
     2025  6 27  4 26  0.0   34.75   99.25 33.0  5.0  QINGHAI, CHINA                  
     2025  6 27  4 17  4.0   29.25  129.25 33.0  5.1  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2025  6 27  2  3 44.0  -60.25 -151.25 33.0  5.1  PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE         
     2025  6 26 13 24 40.0  -52.75   19.75 33.0  5.0  SOUTHWEST OF AFRICA             
     2025  6 26 12 24 40.0   43.25 -128.25 33.0  4.8  OFF COAST OF OREGON             
     2025  6 26 10 13 12.0    3.25  -31.25 33.0  5.0  CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE      
     2025  6 26  7 54 40.0   -5.75  154.25 33.0  5.1  SOLOMON ISLANDS                 
Created 2025-07-03
Göran Ekström, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University