Max magnitude
6.2
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
28 events tracked
Laos seismic overview
Laos earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Laos, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.7
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
16.4 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Laos earthquakes today
10 recent events
4.4
Moderate
2025-11-12 16:26:18 UTC
Xam Nua, Laos
Earthquake near Xam Nua
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2022-03-14 02:22:35 UTC
Xam Nua, Laos
Earthquake near Xam Nua
10.0 km
5.5
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2021-10-29 19:03:29 UTC
Luang Prabang, Laos
Earthquake near Luang Prabang
15.2 km
4.3
Moderate
2019-12-12 09:02:39 UTC
Luang Prabang, Laos
Earthquake near Luang Prabang
13.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2019-11-28 23:50:27 UTC
Luang Prabang, Laos
Earthquake near Luang Prabang
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2019-11-21 01:14:43 UTC
Luang Prabang, Laos
Earthquake near Luang Prabang
15.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2019-11-21 00:57:15 UTC
Vientiane, Laos
Earthquake near Vientiane
10.0 km
6.2
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2019-11-20 21:19:24 UTC
Luang Prabang, Laos
Earthquake near Luang Prabang
10.0 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Laos
All period
#1
6.2
35.0 km
#2
6.2
10.0 km
#3
6.0
15.0 km
#4
5.6
33.0 km
#5
5.5
10.0 km
#6
5.4
33.0 km
#7
4.8
Moderate
2010-12-30 18:50:19 UTC
Xam Nua, Laos
Earthquake near Xam Nua
10.0 km
#8
4.8
Moderate
1996-09-28 13:14:19 UTC
Luang Prabang, Laos
Earthquake near Luang Prabang
33.0 km
#9
4.7
Moderate
2003-04-03 23:48:24 UTC
Xam Nua, Laos
Earthquake near Xam Nua
10.0 km
#10
4.7
Moderate
1985-10-18 08:37:44 UTC
Thakhek, Laos
Earthquake near Thakhek
20.7 km
Activity rhythm
Laos earthquake chart 2025
12-month view
Live geography
Laos earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Laos.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
November 2025
1 earthquakes
March 2022
1 earthquakes
December 2021
1 earthquakes
October 2021
1 earthquakes
December 2019
1 earthquakes
November 2019
5 earthquakes
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Laos
Luang Prabang
Population 47,378
17 earthquakes
Xam Nua
Population 46,800
8 earthquakes
Muang Phônsavan
Population 37,507
4 earthquakes
Thakhek
Population 85,000
1 earthquakes
Vientiane
Population 196,731
0 earthquakes
Savannakhet
Population 125,760
0 earthquakes
Pakse
Population 88,332
0 earthquakes
Sekong
Population 35,000
0 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
19 years
| 1934 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 1937 | 6.0 | 1 |
| 1989 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 2000 | 5.4 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 1996 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 1985 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4.6 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 1999 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 1995 | 4.4 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4.3 | 2 |
| 1983 | 4.0 | 1 |