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 12 21  6 58 56.0   34.75  141.75 33.0  4.8  OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 
     2025 12 21  5 25 28.0   -5.25  151.75 33.0  5.1  NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.      
     2025 12 21  3 48  8.0   43.75  147.75 33.0  5.2  KURIL ISLANDS                   
     2025 12 21  2  5 36.0   43.25  147.75 33.0  4.8  KURIL ISLANDS                   
     2025 12 21  1 29  4.0   40.75  141.75 33.0  5.5  NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
     2025 12 21  0 26  8.0   43.25  147.75 33.0  4.8  KURIL ISLANDS                   
     2025 12 21  0 19  4.0   43.25  147.75 33.0  4.8  KURIL ISLANDS                   
     2025 12 21  0  2 48.0  -63.50  173.50 33.0  4.8  BALLENY ISLANDS REGION          
     2025 12 20 22 59 28.0   -2.50  121.50 33.0  4.7  SULAWESI, INDONESIA             
     2025 12 20 20 30 40.0  -20.25  -68.75 33.0  5.2  CHILE-BOLIVIA BORDER REGION     
     2025 12 20 14  5 12.0   43.75 -128.75 33.0  4.7  OFF COAST OF OREGON             
     2025 12 20 12 58 56.0   42.75  145.75 33.0  5.0  HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION          
     2025 12 20 12 30 40.0   42.75  145.75 33.0  5.4  HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION          
     2025 12 20 10 33 28.0    0.25  122.25 33.0  5.2  MINAHASSA PENINSULA, SULAWESI   
     2025 12 20 10 25  4.0  -63.75  172.75 33.0  5.2  BALLENY ISLANDS REGION          
     2025 12 20 10 15 28.0  -63.75  173.25 33.0  4.8  BALLENY ISLANDS REGION          
     2025 12 20  6 57 12.0  -63.75  172.25 33.0  5.5  BALLENY ISLANDS REGION          
     2025 12 20  0 24 56.0   51.50  160.50 33.0  4.9  OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA     
     2025 12 19 21 59 52.0   -0.75  -77.75 33.0  5.1  ECUADOR                         
     2025 12 19 13 51 20.0  -63.75  171.25 33.0  4.8  BALLENY ISLANDS REGION          
     2025 12 19 10 36  0.0  -15.50 -179.50 33.0  5.0  FIJI ISLANDS REGION             
     2025 12 19  9 13 12.0   14.50  -92.50 33.0  4.8  NEAR COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO   
     2025 12 19  5 39  4.0   35.25   69.75 33.0  5.2  HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN  
     2025 12 19  5  0 16.0  -15.50 -179.50 33.0  5.9  FIJI ISLANDS REGION             
     2025 12 19  4  2 40.0    8.75  126.75 33.0  5.0  MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES           
     2025 12 19  0 45 36.0   -3.25  126.75 33.0  4.7  BURU, INDONESIA                 
     2025 12 18 20  9 44.0  -61.75  161.75 33.0  5.2  BALLENY ISLANDS REGION          
     2025 12 18 18  7 12.0   15.25  119.75 33.0  4.8  LUZON, PHILIPPINES              
     2025 12 18 12 37 28.0   53.25  159.25 33.0  5.9  NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA    
     2025 12 18 11 32 56.0   25.00  121.00 33.0  4.7  TAIWAN                          
     2025 12 18  7 27 52.0   19.75  121.25 33.0  5.6  PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION       
     2025 12 18  5 30 24.0    1.50  125.50 33.0  4.9  NORTHERN MOLUCCA SEA            
     2025 12 18  1 59 36.0  -20.50  169.50 33.0  5.4  VANUATU ISLANDS                 
     2025 12 17 23  7 52.0    6.75  -82.75 33.0  5.9  SOUTH OF PANAMA                 
     2025 12 17 22 30  8.0  -18.50  168.50 33.0  5.0  VANUATU ISLANDS                 
     2025 12 17 17 58 40.0  -63.75 -167.75 33.0  4.9  PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE         
     2025 12 17 17  6  0.0  -59.25  -26.25 33.0  5.5  SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION   
     2025 12 17 10 24 40.0   -0.75   67.25 33.0  4.8  CARLSBERG RIDGE                 
     2025 12 17  9 50 24.0   41.25  142.25 33.0  4.9  HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION          
     2025 12 17  6  1  4.0   -5.25   68.75 33.0  4.8  CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO REGION       
     2025 12 17  1 44 16.0   43.25  147.75 33.0  5.2  KURIL ISLANDS                   
     2025 12 17  0 36 48.0  -14.75 -173.75 33.0  4.8  SAMOA ISLANDS REGION            
     2025 12 16 23 35 28.0   56.50 -148.50 33.0  5.2  GULF OF ALASKA                  
     2025 12 16 13 52 48.0  -44.25  -15.75 33.0  4.9  SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE     
     2025 12 16 13 45 28.0  -44.25  -15.75 33.0  4.9  SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE     
     2025 12 16  9 18 48.0  -11.25  163.25 33.0  5.3  SOLOMON ISLANDS                 
     2025 12 16  5 38 48.0   40.75  143.75 33.0  5.1  OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 
     2025 12 15 23 41 44.0   37.25   20.75 33.0  5.4  IONIAN SEA                      
     2025 12 15 23  6 24.0   13.75  145.75 33.0  5.9  MARIANA ISLANDS                 
     2025 12 15 19 33 12.0   51.75  161.75 33.0  5.8  OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA     
     2025 12 15 18  3 52.0   51.75 -176.25 33.0  4.9  ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS. 
     2025 12 15 11 11 28.0  -47.25  -13.25 33.0  5.2  SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE     
     2025 12 15 10 42 56.0  -47.00  -13.00 33.0  5.1  SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE     
     2025 12 15 10 35 20.0  -47.25  -13.25 33.0  4.8  SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE     
     2025 12 15  8 11 20.0   51.75  160.75 33.0  5.4  OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA     
     2025 12 15  5 53 12.0  -47.50   96.50 33.0  4.8  SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE          
     2025 12 15  5 42 32.0  -47.25   96.75 33.0  4.8  SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE          
     2025 12 15  5 29 28.0  -47.25   96.75 33.0  4.9  SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE          
     2025 12 15  5 23  4.0  -47.25   96.75 33.0  4.9  SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE          
     2025 12 15  5  8 56.0  -47.25   96.25 33.0  5.0  SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE          
     2025 12 15  0 43 12.0  -59.25  -25.25 33.0  5.1  SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION   
     2025 12 14 19  3 36.0   37.25  136.75 33.0  4.8  NEAR WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
     2025 12 14 14 26 56.0   37.25  136.25 33.0  5.1  NEAR WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
     2025 12 14  9 44 48.0  -36.25 -102.75 33.0  5.6  SOUTHEAST OF EASTER ISLAND      
     2025 12 14  9  4 48.0  -59.75 -152.25 33.0  5.0  PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE         
     2025 12 14  7 58 16.0   39.75  143.75 33.0  5.0  OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 
     2025 12 14  5 51 44.0  -43.00  -83.00 33.0  4.9  WEST CHILE RISE                 
     2025 12 14  0 58 16.0   -3.50  101.50 33.0  4.8  SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA     
Created 2025-12-21
Göran Ekström, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University