Max magnitude
6.8
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
147 events tracked
Libya seismic overview
Libya earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Libya, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.5
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
18.6 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Libya earthquakes today
9 recent events
4.2
Moderate
2026-09-27 03:27:20 UTC
Misratah, Libya
Earthquake near Misratah
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-06-03 01:00:00 UTC
Misratah, Libya
Earthquake near Misratah
10.0 km
4.0
Moderate
2025-12-16 14:04:54 UTC
Benghazi, Libya
Earthquake near Benghazi
38.5 km
4.0
Moderate
2025-11-21 05:18:47 UTC
Darnah, Libya
Earthquake near Darnah
35.2 km
4.3
Moderate
2025-11-11 23:03:27 UTC
Al Bayḑā’, Libya
Earthquake near Al Bayḑā’
35.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2025-11-11 00:50:09 UTC
Al Bayḑā’, Libya
Earthquake near Al Bayḑā’
35.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2025-10-20 11:51:06 UTC
Tripoli, Libya
Earthquake near Tripoli
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2025-10-18 21:36:37 UTC
Tobruk, Libya
Earthquake near Tobruk
10.0 km
4.0
Moderate
2025-10-12 23:11:16 UTC
Darnah, Libya
Earthquake near Darnah
35.0 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Libya
All period
Activity rhythm
Libya earthquake chart 2026
12-month view
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Libya
Al Khums
Population 201,943
11 earthquakes
Al Marj
Population 85,315
11 earthquakes
Al Bayḑā’
Population 129,439
10 earthquakes
Msalātah
Population 73,907
10 earthquakes
Al Abyār
Population 32,563
10 earthquakes
Shahhat
Population 29,206
10 earthquakes
Tobruk
Population 141,499
9 earthquakes
Darnah
Population 102,581
9 earthquakes
Tājūrā’
Population 100,000
8 earthquakes
Qaşr al Qarabūllī
Population 49,610
8 earthquakes
Live geography
Libya earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Libya.
Archive browsing
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History
Earthquakes history
9 years
| 2020 | 5.7 | 8 |
| 1987 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 1988 | 5.3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5.1 | 14 |
| 2007 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4.7 | 8 |
| 1989 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 1999 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 6 |