Max magnitude
6.7
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
58 events tracked
Kenya seismic overview
Kenya earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Kenya, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.6
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
10.8 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Kenya earthquakes today
10 recent events
4.4
Moderate
2025-05-07 07:35:59 UTC
Nairobi, Kenya
Earthquake near Nairobi
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2024-07-16 17:32:54 UTC
Nairobi, Kenya
Earthquake near Nairobi
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2024-06-22 00:20:47 UTC
Malindi, Kenya
Earthquake near Malindi
9.6 km
4.5
Moderate
2022-01-29 12:47:32 UTC
Lodwar, Kenya
Earthquake near Lodwar
10.0 km
5.0
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2015-03-17 00:54:02 UTC
Lodwar, Kenya
Earthquake near Lodwar
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2013-06-03 09:53:11 UTC
Nairobi, Kenya
Earthquake near Nairobi
9.9 km
4.5
Moderate
2012-04-17 02:01:19 UTC
Kitengela, Kenya
Earthquake near Kitengela
10.0 km
5.2
10.0 km
4.0
Moderate
2011-05-29 03:08:39 UTC
Mombasa, Kenya
Earthquake near Mombasa
10.0 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Kenya
All period
Activity rhythm
Kenya earthquake chart 2025
12-month view
Live geography
Kenya earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Kenya.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
May 2025
1 earthquakes
July 2024
1 earthquakes
June 2024
1 earthquakes
January 2022
1 earthquakes
May 2020
1 earthquakes
March 2015
1 earthquakes
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Kenya
Ukunda
Population 77,686
8 earthquakes
Migori
Population 71,668
7 earthquakes
Lodwar
Population 82,970
6 earthquakes
Voi
Population 53,353
6 earthquakes
Mombasa
Population 1,208,333
5 earthquakes
Mtwapa
Population 90,677
4 earthquakes
Kilifi
Population 74,270
4 earthquakes
Mariakani
Population 31,715
4 earthquakes
Eldoret
Population 475,716
3 earthquakes
Kitengela
Population 154,436
3 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
24 years
| 1928 | 6.7 | 2 |
| 1913 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 1938 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 1990 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 5.2 | 28 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 1995 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 2001 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 1994 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 1978 | 4.7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4.6 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4.6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 1996 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 1989 | 4.3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 1991 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 1988 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4.0 | 1 |