News articles on recent significant earthquakes. We publish articles with in-depth background information gathered from multiple sources whenever a significant earthquake occurs near population centers.
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- October 29th, 2026
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake hit 200km from Mendi in Papua New Guinea on Thursday Afternoon. - October 29th, 2026
Shallow M5.8 Earthquake struck on Thursday Morning in the Philippine Sea 245km from Davao (The Philippines). - October 29th, 2026
On Thursday Morning a Shallow M5.4 FORESHOCK struck in the Philippine Sea 248km from Davao (The Philippines). - October 29th, 2026
Shallow M5.4 FORESHOCK struck on Thursday Morning in the Coral Sea 292km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu). - October 28th, 2026
On Thursday Morning a Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck in the Banda Sea 272km from Tual (Indonesia). - October 28th, 2026
Significant M5.3 Earthquake hit in the Maluku Sea 236km from Manado (Indonesia) on Thursday Night. - October 28th, 2026
On Thursday Night a Significant M5.5 Earthquake struck near Asahi in Japan. - October 28th, 2026
On Wednesday Morning a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck near General Santos in The Philippines. - October 27th, 2026
On Wednesday Morning a Significant M5.1 FORESHOCK struck near General Santos in The Philippines. - October 27th, 2026
Significant M5.4 Earthquake hit in the Philippine Sea 219km from Dededo Village (Guam) on Wednesday Morning. - October 27th, 2026
Shallow M5.4 AFTERSHOCK struck on Wednesday Night 207km from Nagqu in China. - October 27th, 2026
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake hit in the Indian Ocean 144km from Yogyakarta (Indonesia) on Tuesday Evening. - October 25th, 2026
On Sunday Evening a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck 261km from Kabul in Afghanistan. - October 25th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Sunday Evening 199km from Nagqu in China. - October 25th, 2026
Unusually powerful M5.9 AFTERSHOCK struck on Sunday Evening 218km from Nagqu in China. - October 25th, 2026
Significant M5.4 Earthquake hit 109km from Wewak in Papua New Guinea on Sunday Evening. - October 25th, 2026
Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Sunday Afternoon near Lae in Papua New Guinea. - October 25th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Sunday Morning in the Philippine Sea near Miyazaki (Japan). - October 24th, 2026
On Sunday Morning a Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 108km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - October 24th, 2026
On Saturday Afternoon a Shallow M5.3 AFTERSHOCK struck 223km from Nagqu in China. - October 23rd, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Saturday Night in the North Pacific Ocean near Hachinohe (Japan). - October 23rd, 2026
On Friday Afternoon a Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Tirreno Sea 110km from Palermo (Italy). - October 23rd, 2026
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake hit in the Tirreno Sea near Palermo (Italy) on Friday Afternoon. - October 22nd, 2026
Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK hit 198km from Nagqu in China on Thursday Evening. - October 22nd, 2026
DAMAGING M7.0 Earthquake struck on Thursday Evening 189km from Nagqu in China. - October 21st, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake hit in the Philippine Sea near Laoang (The Philippines) on Wednesday Afternoon. - October 21st, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Afternoon in the Banda Sea 165km from Lospalos (Timor-Leste). - October 20th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Evening in the North Atlantic Ocean near Ponta Delgada (Portugal). - October 20th, 2026
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 252km from David (Panama) on Tuesday Afternoon. - October 20th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit 273km from Dunhuang in China on Tuesday Afternoon. - October 19th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck on Monday Afternoon 223km from Reykjavík in Iceland. - October 18th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Solomon Sea 128km from Kokopo (Papua New Guinea) on Monday Morning. - October 18th, 2026
On Monday Morning a Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean near Nuku‘alofa (Tonga). - October 18th, 2026
On Sunday Afternoon a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck in the Flores Sea near Labuan Bajo (Indonesia). - October 17th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Saturday Morning in the North Pacific Ocean 115km from Tapachula (Mexico). - October 17th, 2026
On Saturday Morning an Unusually powerful M5.7 Earthquake struck near Khuzdar in Pakistan. - October 16th, 2026
On Friday Afternoon a Strong M6.9 Earthquake struck 154km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia. - October 15th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Friday Night in the South Pacific Ocean 230km from Apia (Samoa). - October 15th, 2026
Unusually powerful M5.6 Earthquake hit 155mi from Fairbanks in The United States on Thursday Night. - October 15th, 2026
On Thursday Evening a Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck near Hamilton in New Zealand. - October 15th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon in the South Pacific Ocean near Apia (Samoa). - October 15th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon in the South Pacific Ocean near Apia (Samoa). - October 14th, 2026
On Tuesday Evening a Shallow M4.7 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean near Coquimbo (Chile). - October 13th, 2026
On Wednesday Night a Shallow M6.0 Earthquake struck in the Solomon Sea 129km from Kokopo (Papua New Guinea). - October 13th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 FORESHOCK struck on Wednesday Night in the Solomon Sea 123km from Kokopo (Papua New Guinea). - October 13th, 2026
Significant M5.3 FORESHOCK hit in the Solomon Sea 130km from Kokopo (Papua New Guinea) on Wednesday Night. - October 13th, 2026
On Tuesday Morning a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean 155km from Denpasar (Indonesia). - October 12th, 2026
Shallow M6.1 Earthquake hit near Santiago de Veraguas in Panama on Monday Evening. - October 12th, 2026
On Monday Afternoon a Significant M5.5 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 285km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga). - October 11th, 2026
Significant M5.2 Earthquake hit 149km from Gorontalo in Indonesia on Monday Night. - October 11th, 2026
Strong M6.2 Earthquake struck on Monday Night in Solomon Islands. - October 11th, 2026
Significant M5.2 AFTERSHOCK hit in the South Pacific Ocean near Camaná (Peru) on Sunday Morning. - October 11th, 2026
On Sunday Morning a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean 236km from Bandung (Indonesia). - October 9th, 2026
DAMAGING M7.7 Earthquake hit near Santiago de Veraguas in Panama on Friday Afternoon. - October 8th, 2026
Shallow M6.3 Earthquake hit in the Coral Sea 256km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu) on Thursday Evening. - October 3rd, 2026
On Sunday Morning a Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean 157km from Labuan Bajo (Indonesia). - October 2nd, 2026
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck on Saturday Night in the North Pacific Ocean 158km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - October 2nd, 2026
Shallow M4.7 Earthquake struck on Saturday Night near Melbourne in Australia. - September 29th, 2026
On Tuesday Afternoon a Shallow M4.2 Earthquake struck near Seattle in The United States. - September 25th, 2026
Shallow M6.7 Earthquake struck on Saturday Morning in the Coral Sea 242km from Nouméa (New Caledonia). - September 23rd, 2026
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean on Thursday Night. - September 20th, 2026
Strong M6.4 Earthquake struck on Sunday Evening near Madang in Papua New Guinea. - September 11th, 2026
Strong M6.5 Earthquake struck on Saturday Night in the Java Sea 131km from Tangerang (Indonesia). - September 11th, 2026
On Friday Evening a Significant M5.9 Earthquake struck in the Banda Sea 398km from Dili (Timor-Leste). - September 3rd, 2026
On Thursday Evening a DAMAGING M5.5 Earthquake struck near Mianyang in China. - August 27th, 2026
Shallow M5.9 Earthquake hit in the Gulf Of Aden 266km from Bosaso (Somalia) on Friday Night. - August 26th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Morning near Kathmandu in Nepal. - August 25th, 2026
On Tuesday Night a Shallow M4.9 Earthquake struck near Jalālābād in Afghanistan. - August 24th, 2026
On Monday Evening a Shallow M6.0 Earthquake struck in the Banda Sea 340km from Ambon (Indonesia). - August 23rd, 2026
Strong M6.0 Earthquake struck on Sunday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean 180km from Sapporo (Japan). - August 22nd, 2026
Significant M5.8 Earthquake struck on Sunday Night near Ryūgasaki in Japan. - August 21st, 2026
Shallow M5.8 Earthquake struck on Saturday Night in the Indian Ocean 271km from Tangerang (Indonesia). - August 20th, 2026
Strong M6.7 Earthquake hit 176km from Ayacucho in Peru on Thursday Afternoon. - August 19th, 2026
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake hit near Ruteng in Indonesia on Thursday Morning. - August 18th, 2026
Shallow M5.8 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 125km from Tapachula (Mexico) on Monday Evening. - August 17th, 2026
Significant M5.8 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia) on Tuesday Night. - August 15th, 2026
On Sunday Night a Significant M5.8 Earthquake struck in the Gulf Of Tomini 128km from Palu (Indonesia). - August 15th, 2026
Unusually powerful M6.9 Earthquake hit near Pematangsiantar in Indonesia on Saturday Afternoon. - August 14th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Saturday Night near Granada in Spain.
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November 9th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck on Monday Night 235km from Iquitos in Peru.
November 9th, 2026
On Monday Evening a Shallow M5.4 Earthquake struck 255km from Ambon in Indonesia.
November 9th, 2026
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 170km from Chiba (Japan) on Monday Afternoon.
November 7th, 2026
On Sunday Afternoon a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 244km from Apia (Samoa).
November 7th, 2026
On Sunday Night a Significant M5.5 Earthquake struck near Hamamatsu in Japan.
November 7th, 2026
Significant M5.5 FORESHOCK hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Mito (Japan) on Saturday Evening.
November 6th, 2026
Unusually powerful M6.1 Earthquake struck on Friday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean 195km from Chiba (Japan).
November 5th, 2026
Unusually powerful M5.1 Earthquake hit near Ushirombo in Tanzania on Thursday Afternoon.
November 5th, 2026
On Wednesday Evening a Shallow M5.0 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 80mi from Eureka (The United States).
November 3rd, 2026
On Wednesday Night a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck 266km from Konibodom in Tajikistan.
November 3rd, 2026
Shallow M4.9 Earthquake hit near Mexicali in Mexico on Tuesday Morning.
November 3rd, 2026
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake hit near Cali in Colombia on Tuesday Night.
November 2nd, 2026
Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck on Monday Evening in the Mediterranean Sea 153km from Irákleion (Greece).
November 2nd, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Monday Morning in the South Pacific Ocean near Huarmey (Peru).
November 2nd, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Monday Afternoon near Manado in Indonesia.
October 31st, 2026
On Sunday Morning a Strong M6.0 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea near Ise (Japan).
October 31st, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Saturday Morning near Santiago de Veraguas in Panama.
October 30th, 2026
On Friday Afternoon a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Solomon Sea 177km from Lae (Papua New Guinea).
October 29th, 2026
Strong M6.2 Earthquake struck on Friday Morning in the Coral Sea 298km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu).
October 29th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon in the Bay Of Bengal 224km from Port Blair (India).