Discover how fast the Earth is rotating beneath your feet. Enter any city or drag the handle to calculate your exact surface rotation speed based on latitude.
The Earth rotates around its axis at a speed of about 1,674 km/h at the equator. This movement is called rotation or vortex and lasts about 24 hours. However, this speed is not the same everywhere on Earth. The speed of our planet’s rotation decreases as we move away from the equator. At the poles, the rotation speed is 0 km/h. So, although we all “rotate” once a day, people living near the equator move faster than people at the poles.
This phenomenon is visualized using the Earth Surface Rotation Speed ​​Calculator, which indicates this value for every point on the planet. Just enter any city. For example, the capital of Ecuador – Quito, is located on the equator, which is why the Earth’s rotation speed there is 1,674 km/h.
