How many earthquakes does the National Earthquake Information Center report yearly?
The NEIC now locates about 12,000 to 14,000 earthquakes yearly or approximately ~35/day. According to long-term records how many earthquakes are expected yearly? According to long-term records (since about 1900) we expect about 18 major earthquakes (7.0-7.9) and one great earthquake (8.0 or above) in any given year. [see National Earthquake Information Center information.] Records show that 1992 (23 earthquakes) was the first time that we have reached or exceeded the long-term average number of major earthquakes since 1971 (19 earthquakes / 1 major earthquake).
