The Earth is never still. Beneath our feet, the planet trembles and groans.
From 1990 to 2023, 4,941 of powerful earthquakes — magnitude six or greater — have shaken the world.
What you see here is the pulse of a restless planet, mapped across three decades of upheaval.
Earthquake Data Source: Kaggle Earthquake Dataset (1990–2023)
The world’s most violent earthquakes do not happen at random. They cluster along vast, invisible scars — the boundaries where Earth’s tectonic plates grind, collide, and pull apart.
These fault lines mark the edges of continents and oceans, and they are where our planet’s restless energy is released most dramatically.
Plate Data Source: USGS Plate Boundaries Dataset
Among thousands of earthquakes, only 170 of them reach the extreme power of magnitude 7.5 or greater. These events reshape landscapes, topple cities, and sometimes send tsunamis racing across oceans.
From the Pacific Ring of Fire to the deep trenches of Asia, these great quakes reveal where Earth’s most dangerous forces lie waiting beneath the surface.