Max magnitude
4.6
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
31 events tracked
Mauritania seismic overview
Mauritania earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Mauritania, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.2
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
10.7 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Mauritania earthquakes today
10 recent events
4.4
Moderate
2021-07-01 19:16:23 UTC
Zouérat, Mauritania
Earthquake near Zouérat
10.0 km
4.1
Moderate
2016-05-18 17:27:43 UTC
Zouérat, Mauritania
Earthquake near Zouérat
0.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2016-03-22 16:34:00 UTC
Zouérat, Mauritania
Earthquake near Zouérat
0.0 km
4.1
Moderate
2015-12-15 16:10:36 UTC
Zouérat, Mauritania
Earthquake near Zouérat
10.0 km
4.1
Moderate
2015-06-07 13:20:24 UTC
Zouérat, Mauritania
Earthquake near Zouérat
0.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2015-02-09 16:56:59 UTC
Zouérat, Mauritania
Earthquake near Zouérat
15.0 km
4.1
Moderate
2014-10-02 16:46:35 UTC
Zouérat, Mauritania
Earthquake near Zouérat
10.0 km
4.0
Moderate
2014-09-09 18:35:00 UTC
Zouérat, Mauritania
Earthquake near Zouérat
0.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2014-08-07 19:46:42 UTC
Zouérat, Mauritania
Earthquake near Zouérat
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2014-06-18 16:20:06 UTC
Zouérat, Mauritania
Earthquake near Zouérat
15.0 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Mauritania
All period
#1
4.6
Moderate
2012-03-01 18:24:01 UTC
Zouérat, Mauritania
Earthquake near Zouérat
10.0 km
#2
4.6
Moderate
1993-09-03 17:46:56 UTC
Atar, Mauritania
Earthquake near Atar
33.0 km
#3
4.5
Moderate
2014-08-07 19:46:42 UTC
Zouérat, Mauritania
Earthquake near Zouérat
10.0 km
#4
4.5
Moderate
2013-11-22 17:36:59 UTC
Zouérat, Mauritania
Earthquake near Zouérat
15.0 km
#5
4.5
Moderate
2008-07-25 23:53:11 UTC
Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Earthquake near Nouadhibou
10.0 km
#6
4.4
Moderate
2021-07-01 19:16:23 UTC
Zouérat, Mauritania
Earthquake near Zouérat
10.0 km
#7
4.4
Moderate
2016-03-22 16:34:00 UTC
Zouérat, Mauritania
Earthquake near Zouérat
0.0 km
#8
4.4
Moderate
2015-02-09 16:56:59 UTC
Zouérat, Mauritania
Earthquake near Zouérat
15.0 km
#9
4.4
Moderate
2002-05-09 05:18:53 UTC
Nouakchott, Mauritania
Earthquake near Nouakchott
10.0 km
#10
4.4
Moderate
1999-10-16 20:22:17 UTC
Nouakchott, Mauritania
Earthquake near Nouakchott
10.0 km
Activity rhythm
Mauritania earthquake chart 2021
12-month view
Live geography
Mauritania earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Mauritania.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
July 2021
1 earthquakes
May 2016
1 earthquakes
March 2016
1 earthquakes
December 2015
1 earthquakes
June 2015
1 earthquakes
February 2015
1 earthquakes
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Mauritania
Zouérat
Population 55,183
25 earthquakes
Nouakchott
Population 1,184,530
1 earthquakes
Nouadhibou
Population 146,048
1 earthquakes
Dar Naim
Population 61,089
1 earthquakes
Tevragh Zeina
Population 48,093
1 earthquakes
Atar
Population 31,133
1 earthquakes
Kiffa
Population 62,051
0 earthquakes
Néma
Population 60,000
0 earthquakes
Mbera
Population 58,985
0 earthquakes
Kaédi
Population 56,283
0 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
14 years
| 2012 | 4.6 | 2 |
| 1993 | 4.6 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4.5 | 8 |
| 2013 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4.5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4.4 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4.4 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 1999 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4.1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 4.0 | 1 |