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



     2026  5 21 16 46  0.0    5.75  126.25 33.0  4.6  MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES           
     2026  5 21  9 56 24.0   26.75   55.75 33.0  4.8  SOUTHERN IRAN                   
     2026  5 21  8 37  4.0  -55.75  -27.75 33.0  4.7  SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION   
     2026  5 21  4 11 52.0  -34.25 -109.25 33.0  4.8  SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE      
     2026  5 20 23  0 56.0  -56.25  -27.25 33.0  5.7  SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION   
     2026  5 20 18 36 16.0  -56.25 -123.75 33.0  5.6  SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE      
     2026  5 20 17 43 12.0  -56.25 -122.75 33.0  6.7  SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE      
     2026  5 20 10 28 56.0   -8.25  119.25 33.0  5.1  FLORES REGION, INDONESIA        
     2026  5 20  9 40 32.0  -17.25  176.25 33.0  5.1  FIJI ISLANDS REGION             
     2026  5 20  9 19 28.0    2.75  -84.25 33.0  4.8  OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA    
     2026  5 20  9 14 56.0  -16.75  176.25 33.0  4.8  FIJI ISLANDS REGION             
     2026  5 20  8 58  8.0  -17.75  176.25 33.0  4.8  FIJI ISLANDS REGION             
     2026  5 20  8 50 48.0  -16.75  175.75 33.0  4.8  FIJI ISLANDS REGION             
     2026  5 20  8  6 40.0   41.50   83.50 33.0  4.8  SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA        
     2026  5 20  6  0 16.0   38.25   38.25 33.0  5.6  TURKEY                          
     2026  5 20  2 46 24.0   27.75  128.25 33.0  5.9  RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN           
     2026  5 20  2 46 16.0  -41.25  -90.25 33.0  5.2  SOUTHEAST OF EASTER ISLAND      
     2026  5 19 23 40  8.0   26.75   55.25 33.0  4.9  SOUTHERN IRAN                   
     2026  5 19 20 40 48.0   40.75   62.75 33.0  5.2  NORTHWESTERN UZBEKISTAN         
     2026  5 19 17 58  0.0  -14.25  -75.75 33.0  5.9  NEAR COAST OF PERU              
     2026  5 19 14 18 40.0  -17.25  168.25 33.0  4.8  VANUATU ISLANDS                 
     2026  5 19 14 17 36.0   12.25  -88.25 33.0  4.8  OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA    
     2026  5 19 11 50 32.0   33.50   48.50 33.0  4.8  WESTERN IRAN                    
     2026  5 19  2 29 28.0  -18.25  167.25 33.0  5.5  VANUATU ISLANDS                 
     2026  5 18 21 37 28.0   52.50 -171.50 33.0  5.0  FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS   
     2026  5 18 18 50  0.0  -54.25   -1.25 33.0  5.5  BOUVET ISLAND REGION            
     2026  5 18 13 44 24.0   24.75  109.25 33.0  5.3  SOUTHEASTERN CHINA              
     2026  5 18  7 34 24.0  -28.75   74.25 33.0  5.3  MID-INDIAN RIDGE                
     2026  5 18  2 10 40.0  -43.75  -82.75 33.0  5.6  WEST CHILE RISE                 
     2026  5 18  2  5 20.0   16.25   96.25 33.0  5.3  NEAR SOUTH COAST OF MYANMAR     
     2026  5 17 22 58 40.0   -6.25  147.75 33.0  4.9  EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. 
     2026  5 17 16 21  4.0   24.75  109.25 33.0  5.3  SOUTHEASTERN CHINA              
     2026  5 17  8  4 24.0   51.00  157.00 33.0  5.4  NEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA    
     2026  5 17  7 52  8.0   -2.50  147.50 33.0  5.2  ADMIRALTY ISLANDS REGION, P.N.G.
     2026  5 17  4 42 56.0  -56.25 -123.75 33.0  5.1  SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE      
     2026  5 16 15 58  8.0  -17.75  169.75 33.0  5.5  VANUATU ISLANDS                 
     2026  5 16 15 18  0.0   -8.25  161.25 33.0  5.6  SOLOMON ISLANDS                 
     2026  5 16 14 50  8.0   17.75  -61.25 33.0  5.9  LEEWARD ISLANDS                 
     2026  5 16 14  8  0.0  -18.25  169.25 33.0  5.3  VANUATU ISLANDS                 
     2026  5 16 12 59 36.0  -17.75  169.25 33.0  5.3  VANUATU ISLANDS                 
     2026  5 16 11 25 52.0    6.75  124.75 33.0  5.0  MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES           
     2026  5 16  8 54  0.0  -53.25   26.25 33.0  5.0  SOUTH OF AFRICA                 
     2026  5 15 11 22  8.0   38.75  141.75 33.0  6.7  NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
     2026  5 15  1 14  8.0   -2.75  147.75 33.0  5.4  ADMIRALTY ISLANDS REGION, P.N.G.
     2026  5 14 23  9 28.0  -40.75  -16.75 33.0  5.0  SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE     
     2026  5 14 23  8 32.0   -5.25  -11.75 33.0  4.9  ASCENSION ISLAND REGION         
     2026  5 14 22 14  8.0  -55.75  -27.25 33.0  5.0  SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION   
     2026  5 14 17 53 20.0   -6.25  130.75 33.0  6.1  BANDA SEA                       
     2026  5 14 15 34  8.0   24.75  141.25 33.0  5.2  VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION   
     2026  5 14 12 48 24.0    4.50  -76.50 33.0  5.3  COLOMBIA                        
     2026  5 14  5  6  8.0    1.25  -85.25 33.0  4.8  OFF COAST OF ECUADOR            
     2026  5 14  1 33 36.0   52.50  -30.50 33.0  4.8  NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE     
     2026  5 14  0 14  0.0    5.25   37.25 33.0  4.7  ETHIOPIA                        
Created 2026-05-21
Göran Ekström, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University