Map of recent quakes that are occurring in both the United States and around the world. The data is from the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS). Earthquake information is extracted from a merged catalog of earthquakes located by the USGS and contributing networks. Earthquake data will be available within a few minutes for California events, and within 30-minutes for worldwide events. Click on the Link opens in new window button to get in-depth information for each event. Please be patient while this visualization loads. Some maps can take longer than others.