Country risk monitor
United States: live earthquakes, disasters and events
Updated · Data from USGS, NASA EONET and GDACS
In the last 30 days, GlobalRisk recorded 603 events in or near United States: 571 earthquakes, 1 disaster alert, 31 natural events. 17 events occurred in the past 24 hours and 125 in the past 7 days.
The strongest earthquake was M5.6 43 km NNW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska on 15 Oct 2026, which falls in the moderate class. Can damage poorly built structures near the epicenter, while well-designed buildings usually suffer slight damage at most. Roughly 1,300 earthquakes of this size occur worldwide each year.
There is 1 GDACS alert for United States (0 Red, 1 Orange). Orange and Red alerts indicate events that may have a significant humanitarian impact; see how GDACS alert levels work.
The most common event type is earthquake (571 of 603).
Recent events in United States
Showing the 25 most recent of 603 events.
What kinds of events
Frequently asked questions
Has there been an earthquake in United States today?
Yes. GlobalRisk shows 17 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or above located in or near United States in the past 24 hours. The strongest was M3.4. Magnitudes are preliminary and can be revised by the USGS.
What is the strongest recent earthquake in United States?
In the last 30 days, the strongest earthquake recorded in or near United States was M5.6 (43 km NNW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska) on 15 Oct 2026.
Are there active disaster alerts for United States?
Yes. There is 1 Orange or Red GDACS alert associated with United States in the last 30 days. Open the event pages above for details and the original report.
Where does this information come from?
Earthquakes come from the USGS, natural events from NASA EONET and disaster alerts from GDACS. GlobalRisk normalizes them, assigns each event to a country using its coordinates, and links to the original report. See the methodology page for details.
Safety and background
These guides explain how the hazards in this region are measured and what to do when they occur:
- Earthquake Safety: What to Do Before, During and After
- Earthquake Magnitude Explained: What M4, M6 and M7 Really Mean
- Tropical Cyclone Categories Explained: Hurricanes, Typhoons and the Saffir-Simpson Scale
- How Satellites Detect Wildfires: A Plain-Language Guide to Thermal Hotspots
- GDACS Alert Levels Explained: Green, Orange and Red
Nearby countries
Latest headlines
Headlines are linked from their original publishers via Google News. GlobalRisk does not host or edit this content.
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