Earthquakes in Sierra Leone
14 earthquakes have been recorded in Sierra Leone by Global Incident Tracker, 11 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 5 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
1
Last 7 days
11
In 2026
14
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 Sierra Leone
M5.2 Earthquake — CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Moderate
M4.5 Earthquake — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Moderate
M4.4 Earthquake — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Minor
M5.4 Earthquake — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Moderate
M5.1 Earthquake — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Moderate
M4.4 Earthquake — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Minor
M6.6 Earthquake — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Moderate
M4.9 Earthquake — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — north of Ascension Island
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Moderate
M4.3 Earthquake — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Minor
M4.3 Earthquake — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Minor
When they happen
June carries the most earthquakes we hold for Sierra Leone — 6 of 14. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 1 | |
| May | 1 | |
| June | 6 | |
| July | 2 | |
| August | 0 | |
| September | 1 | |
| October | 1 | |
| November | 1 | |
| December | 1 |
Where this data comes from
Earthquakes have official real-time feeds, and ours come from USGS · EMSC · BMKG · GeoNet · INGV · GDACS.