Earthquakes over the past 30 days

earthquakes past 30 days magnitude 2.5 or larger world

USGS Earthquake map showing magnitude 2.5 and greater along the “Ring of Fire” for the past 30 days. (Snapshot taken 18 January, 2015)

Commentary By: Gordon King

It’s often difficult to imagine just how many earthquakes the world is experiencing without seeing it with our own eyes.  When you look at the daily map it may not seem very significant to many, however, when you look at the map over the past 30 days it is astounding!