Max magnitude
5.9
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
11 events tracked
Sri Lanka seismic overview
Sri Lanka earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Sri Lanka, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.9
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
14.6 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Sri Lanka earthquakes today
10 recent events
4.5
Moderate
2021-09-23 19:48:30 UTC
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Earthquake near Colombo
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2021-06-17 11:14:32 UTC
Kalmunai, Sri Lanka
Earthquake near Kalmunai
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2020-02-11 21:04:16 UTC
Kalmunai, Sri Lanka
Earthquake near Kalmunai
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2011-11-19 10:40:15 UTC
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Earthquake near Colombo
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2009-04-15 03:17:58 UTC
Kalmunai, Sri Lanka
Earthquake near Kalmunai
10.0 km
5.2
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
1998-11-17 14:15:18 UTC
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Earthquake near Colombo
10.0 km
5.2
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
1987-10-31 06:14:05 UTC
Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
Earthquake near Trincomalee
33.0 km
5.9
33.0 km
Activity rhythm
Sri Lanka earthquake chart 2021
12-month view
Live geography
Sri Lanka earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Sri Lanka.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
September 2021
1 earthquakes
June 2021
1 earthquakes
February 2020
1 earthquakes
November 2011
1 earthquakes
April 2009
1 earthquakes
July 2007
1 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
10 years
| 1973 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 1938 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 2007 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 1993 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4.6 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 1998 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 1987 | 4.5 | 1 |