r/Earthquakes peaks Thursdays 3pm-5pm UTC
r/Earthquakes was created on December 31, 2008, making it 17 years and 6 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 71,037 members, this is a growing community that has moved beyond the niche stage and attracts regular new members.
r/Earthquakes is experiencing strong growth, with 10,008 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Earthquakes shows very high engagement relative to its size, with an average of 595.3 upvotes per post across its 71,037 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.04. To reach the Hot section of r/Earthquakes, posts typically need at least 4 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/Earthquakes receive an average of 23.1 comments, indicating a community that primarily engages through upvoting content. Posts tend to be appreciated more through voting than through discussion in the comments.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Thursday is the most active day with 38 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 1 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 3pm UTC (9 posts), 6am UTC (7 posts), and 12am UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 8am UTC, 6pm UTC, and 10am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (2), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (11), Thursday (38), Friday (21), Saturday (21), Sunday (1) posts reaching the top.
r/Earthquakes currently has 71,037 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 10,008 members (16.4%), averaging 313 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/Earthquakes in the top 0% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/Earthquakes has gained 11,055 subscribers (18.43%). Since tracking began 688 days ago, the community has added 35,509 total subscribers. The recent growth rate is consistent with the community's longer-term trajectory.
r/Earthquakes is experiencing strong growth, with 10,008 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Earthquakes has 71,037 subscribers as of June 2026.
The best time to post on r/Earthquakes is Thursdays 3pm-5pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/Earthquakes is experiencing strong growth, with 10,008 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Earthquakes was created on December 31, 2008, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/Earthquakes typically need at least 4 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/Earthquakes is a Reddit community with 71,037 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "A forum for science-based discussion of current and historical earthquake events." The best time to post on r/Earthquakes is Thursdays 3pm-5pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 595.3 upvotes and 23.1 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 4. The subreddit is adding approximately 313 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/Earthquakes is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,361 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-06-27 20:58:44