Earthquakes in Maldives
31 earthquakes have been recorded in Maldives by Global Incident Tracker, 16 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 7 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
2
Last 7 days
16
In 2026
31
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent earthquakes in Maldives
M5.2 Earthquake — CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO REGION
Moderate
M4.7 Earthquake — Chagos Archipelago region
Moderate
M4.4 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge
Minor
M4.6 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge
Moderate
M5.3 Earthquake — Chagos Archipelago region
Moderate
M4.3 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge
Minor
M4.5 Earthquake — Chagos Archipelago region
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — Chagos Archipelago region
Moderate
M4.4 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge
Minor
M4.5 Earthquake — Chagos Archipelago region
Moderate
M4.2 Earthquake — Chagos Archipelago region
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — Chagos Archipelago region
Minor
M5.0 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge
Moderate
M4.4 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge
Minor
M5.0 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge
Moderate
M4.3 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge
Minor
M4.6 Earthquake — Chagos Archipelago region
Moderate
M4.5 Earthquake — Chagos Archipelago region
Moderate
M4.9 Earthquake — Chagos Archipelago region
Moderate
M4.5 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge
Moderate
M4.4 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge
Minor
M4.6 Earthquake — Chagos Archipelago region
Moderate
M4.3 Earthquake — Chagos Archipelago region
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge
Minor
M5.2 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge
Moderate
M4.2 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge
Minor
M4.9 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge
Moderate
M4.4 Earthquake — Chagos Archipelago region
Minor
M4.2 Earthquake — Carlsberg Ridge
Minor
When they happen
August carries the most earthquakes we hold for Maldives — 8 of 31. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | |
| February | 2 | |
| March | 2 | |
| April | 1 | |
| May | 2 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 4 | |
| August | 8 | |
| September | 1 | |
| October | 3 | |
| November | 3 | |
| December | 2 |
Where this data comes from
Earthquakes have official real-time feeds, and ours come from USGS · EMSC · BMKG · GeoNet · INGV · GDACS.