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  5 21 15 19 28.0  -16.50 -173.50 33.0  4.8  TONGA ISLANDS                   
     2025  5 21 11 51 28.0  -23.75 -114.75 33.0  4.9  EASTER ISLAND REGION            
     2025  5 21  0 38 16.0  -57.50  -67.50 33.0  5.2  DRAKE PASSAGE                   
     2025  5 20 21  9 12.0  -55.25 -129.75 33.0  5.1  PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE         
     2025  5 20 15  6 16.0   -3.25  144.75 33.0  6.6  NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
     2025  5 20  5 11 36.0   35.25  -36.25 33.0  5.8  NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE     
     2025  5 19 23 31 28.0  -31.75 -178.25 33.0  4.9  KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION         
     2025  5 19 21 36  8.0  -11.25  111.25 33.0  4.9  SOUTH OF JAVA, INDONESIA        
     2025  5 19 15 24 16.0  -24.75 -174.75 33.0  5.0  SOUTH OF TONGA ISLANDS          
     2025  5 19 14  1 20.0   -7.25  -13.25 33.0  5.2  ASCENSION ISLAND REGION         
     2025  5 19 11 17  4.0  -36.25 -102.75 33.0  5.5  SOUTHEAST OF EASTER ISLAND      
     2025  5 19  5 48 32.0  -30.25 -177.25 33.0  5.3  KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND   
     2025  5 19  5 45 36.0   59.00  -31.00 33.0  4.6  REYKJANES RIDGE                 
     2025  5 19  5 25  4.0   59.25  -30.25 33.0  4.7  REYKJANES RIDGE                 
     2025  5 19  5 15 28.0   59.50  -30.50 33.0  4.8  REYKJANES RIDGE                 
     2025  5 19  3 41 36.0    7.75  125.75 33.0  4.8  MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES           
     2025  5 19  3 14 48.0   37.25  141.25 33.0  4.7  NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
     2025  5 19  0 23 28.0   38.50   23.50 33.0  4.8  GREECE                          
     2025  5 18 19 15 28.0   18.25   93.75 33.0  5.0  MYANMAR                         
     2025  5 18 17 31  4.0   33.75   90.75 33.0  4.8  QINGHAI, CHINA                  
     2025  5 18  7 54 48.0  -18.25 -173.75 33.0  5.0  TONGA ISLANDS                   
     2025  5 18  7 26 32.0   56.25  117.25 33.0  4.9  EAST OF LAKE BAYKAL, RUSSIA     
     2025  5 18  3 46 16.0    9.25  123.25 33.0  4.9  NEGROS, PHILIPPINES             
     2025  5 17 15 54 56.0   21.25   95.75 33.0  5.3  MYANMAR                         
     2025  5 17 15  9 36.0   53.75 -159.25 33.0  4.8  SOUTH OF ALASKA                 
     2025  5 17 13 31 52.0   17.25  -82.75 33.0  4.9  NORTH OF HONDURAS               
     2025  5 17 10 22  8.0  -15.25  -74.25 33.0  5.9  NEAR COAST OF PERU              
     2025  5 17  8  1  4.0  -35.75 -107.25 33.0  5.0  SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE      
     2025  5 17  0 45 44.0   -3.25  145.25 33.0  5.5  NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
     2025  5 17  0 33  4.0    9.50  121.50 33.0  5.3  SULU SEA                        
     2025  5 16 19 15 12.0  -35.75 -105.75 33.0  5.1  SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE      
     2025  5 16 14 57  4.0  -17.75  168.25 33.0  5.0  VANUATU ISLANDS                 
     2025  5 16  5 17 28.0  -35.00 -111.00 33.0  5.2  SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE      
     2025  5 16  1  0 16.0   24.75   97.75 33.0  4.8  MYANMAR-CHINA BORDER REGION     
     2025  5 15 15 29  4.0  -55.25 -135.75 33.0  5.1  PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE         
     2025  5 15 12 59 20.0  -55.25 -135.75 33.0  5.6  PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE         
     2025  5 15 12 46 40.0   39.00   33.00 33.0  5.2  TURKEY                          
     2025  5 15 11  4 16.0  -43.75  -82.75 33.0  4.8  WEST CHILE RISE                 
     2025  5 15  6 45 44.0  -55.25 -129.25 33.0  5.1  PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE         
     2025  5 15  6  6 56.0  -55.25 -129.25 33.0  4.8  PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE         
     2025  5 14 23 48 56.0   67.00  -17.00 33.0  4.7  ICELAND REGION                  
     2025  5 14 23 14 48.0   40.25  -29.75 33.0  5.0  AZORES ISLANDS REGION           
     2025  5 14 20 13 20.0   -6.25  -81.25 33.0  5.2  NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN PERU     
     2025  5 14 16 33  4.0  -57.25 -140.75 33.0  5.4  PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE         
     2025  5 14 16 19 36.0   12.75  -88.25 33.0  4.7  OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA    
     2025  5 14 14 13 52.0  -28.50 -177.50 33.0  4.8  KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION         
     2025  5 14 10 47 52.0  -24.75   69.75 33.0  5.0  MID-INDIAN RIDGE                
     2025  5 14  4 15 52.0  -19.00 -175.00 33.0  6.0  TONGA ISLANDS                   
Created 2025-05-21
Göran Ekström, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University