Max magnitude
6.1
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
74 events tracked
Norway seismic overview
Norway earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Norway, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.6
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
14.5 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Norway earthquakes today
10 recent events
4.5
Moderate
2025-01-12 20:05:50 UTC
Ålesund, Norway
Earthquake near Ålesund
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2023-11-08 01:50:39 UTC
Bodø, Norway
Earthquake near Bodø
10.0 km
5.2
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2021-12-02 14:27:36 UTC
Bodø, Norway
Earthquake near Bodø
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2020-06-06 20:19:52 UTC
Tromsø, Norway
Earthquake near Tromsø
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2019-12-12 03:07:39 UTC
Ålesund, Norway
Earthquake near Ålesund
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2018-11-12 09:47:34 UTC
Tromsø, Norway
Earthquake near Tromsø
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2018-10-18 18:13:09 UTC
Bergen, Norway
Earthquake near Bergen
10.0 km
4.0
Moderate
2017-11-07 08:46:33 UTC
Bergen, Norway
Earthquake near Bergen
4.9 km
5.0
10.0 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Norway
All period
#1
7.2
207.0 km
#2
7.1
594.9 km
#3
6.9
Severe
2023-11-24 09:05:03 UTC
Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands
Earthquake near Maug Islands region
22.2 km
#4
6.9
Severe
1962-03-07 11:01:02 UTC
Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands
Earthquake near Maug Islands region
635.0 km
#5
6.8
Severe
2024-04-05 11:03:16 UTC
Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands
Earthquake near Maug Islands region
222.0 km
#6
6.7
370.1 km
#7
6.7
189.0 km
#8
6.6
Severe
1960-09-29 11:18:55 UTC
Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands
Earthquake near Maug Islands region
419.5 km
#9
6.6
Severe
2007-01-30 21:37:44 UTC
Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands
Earthquake near Maug Islands region
20.0 km
#10
6.5
Severe
1969-06-17 19:26:29 UTC
Maug Islands region, Northern Mariana Islands
Earthquake near Maug Islands region
202.6 km
Activity rhythm
Norway earthquake chart 2025
12-month view
Live geography
Norway earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Norway.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
January 2025
1 earthquakes
November 2023
1 earthquakes
March 2022
1 earthquakes
December 2021
1 earthquakes
June 2020
1 earthquakes
December 2019
1 earthquakes
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Norway
Kristiansand
Population 93,205
4 earthquakes
Bodø
Population 34,073
4 earthquakes
Bergen
Population 285,911
3 earthquakes
Stavanger
Population 144,877
3 earthquakes
Sandnes
Population 85,386
3 earthquakes
Ålesund
Population 52,626
3 earthquakes
Haugesund
Population 40,321
3 earthquakes
Nesttun
Population 35,638
3 earthquakes
Arendal
Population 30,916
1 earthquakes
Oslo
Population 1,082,575
0 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
43 years
| 1929 | 6.1 | 1 |
| 1988 | 5.6 | 3 |
| 1958 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 1927 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 1937 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 1984 | 5.4 | 2 |
| 1935 | 5.4 | 1 |
| 1934 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 1989 | 5.2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5.1 | 3 |
| 1975 | 5.1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 5.0 | 5 |
| 1974 | 4.9 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4.8 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 1992 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 1983 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 2000 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4.6 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 1981 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4.2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4.2 | 2 |
| 1994 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 1993 | 4.2 | 2 |
| 1987 | 4.2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4.1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4.1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 4.1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 1990 | 4.0 | 2 |