Earthquakes near Sơn La today

Recent earthquakes near Sơn La

USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Sơn La in the past 30 days, 1 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M4.4 34 km SE of the city at Oct 19, 06:59 local time (7 days ago).

The average depth was about 10 km and 1 of 1 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface.

M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in Asia/Bangkok.

Largest earthquakes near Sơn La in the past year

The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Sơn La in the past 12 months was M4.4 on Oct 18, 2026, 34 km SE of the city (33 km SE of Sơn La, Vietnam).

With 3 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 0.3 a month), the area around Sơn La is occasionally active by global standards. 0 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.

Was it felt in Sơn La?

The largest nearby quake this month, M4.4 at 34 km, was probably felt in Sơn La by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).

None of the quakes listed has "Did You Feel It?" reports in the USGS feed, which usually means shaking at the surface was weak or the area has few reporters.

If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.

• Report shaking to USGS "Did You Feel It?"

Tsunami warning status

None of the earthquakes near Sơn La in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

• Official tsunami messages (tsunami.gov)

Earthquakes around the world today

Worldwide, USGS listed 145 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.

• Earthquakes today worldwide
• Live earthquake map

USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.

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