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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- July 1st, 2026
On Wednesday Evening a Strong M6.0 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Hachinohe (Japan). - July 1st, 2026
Significant M5.6 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 224km from Suva (Fiji) on Wednesday Evening. - June 30th, 2026
On Wednesday Morning a Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck 273km from Dunhuang in China. - June 30th, 2026
On Tuesday Afternoon a Shallow M5.3 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Gulf Of California 166km from Culiacán (Mexico). - June 30th, 2026
Shallow M6.0 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Afternoon in the Gulf Of California near Guasave (Mexico). - June 30th, 2026
Significant M5.4 Earthquake hit near Kimbe in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday Night. - June 29th, 2026
On Monday Night a Shallow M5.5 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 144mi from Coos Bay (The United States). - June 29th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Sulawesi Sea 182km from General Santos (The Philippines) on Monday Afternoon. - June 29th, 2026
On Sunday Evening a Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck in the Gulf Of Alaska 151mi from Anchorage (The United States). - June 28th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake hit near Yibin in China on Monday Night. - June 27th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Indian Ocean 113km from Bandar Lampung (Indonesia) on Sunday Night. - June 27th, 2026
Significant M5.8 AFTERSHOCK hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Hachinohe (Japan) on Sunday Night. - June 27th, 2026
On Saturday Evening a Strong M6.1 Earthquake struck near Fayzabad in Afghanistan. - June 27th, 2026
Significant M5.9 Earthquake struck on Saturday Evening in the Banda Sea 269km from Atambua (Indonesia). - June 27th, 2026
On Friday Evening an M4.2 Earthquake struck in the Gulf Of Alaska near Anchorage (The United States). - June 27th, 2026
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake struck on Saturday Morning 174km from Multan in Pakistan. - June 27th, 2026
On Friday Afternoon an M4.9 Earthquake struck 88mi from Anchorage in The United States. - June 26th, 2026
Significant M5.0 Earthquake struck on Friday Afternoon in the Caribbean Sea near La Romana (Dominican Republic). - June 26th, 2026
Significant M5.2 Earthquake hit near Ōtsuki in Japan on Friday Evening. - June 26th, 2026
On Friday Night a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck near Managua in Nicaragua. - June 26th, 2026
On Friday Afternoon a Shallow M5.2 FORESHOCK struck 178km from Multan in Pakistan. - June 26th, 2026
On Friday Evening a Strong M6.5 Earthquake struck in the Sulawesi Sea near General Santos (The Philippines). - June 26th, 2026
Significant M5.8 Earthquake struck on Friday Afternoon near Chiba in Japan. - June 25th, 2026
Significant M5.5 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon near Kokopo in Papua New Guinea. - June 25th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Thursday Morning in the Gulf Of Aden 294km from Bosaso (Somalia). - June 24th, 2026
On Wednesday Evening a DESTRUCTIVE M7.5 Earthquake struck near Valencia in Venezuela. - June 24th, 2026
Strong M6.9 Earthquake struck on Thursday Morning in the North Pacific Ocean near Hachinohe (Japan). - June 24th, 2026
DESTRUCTIVE M7.2 FORESHOCK struck on Wednesday Evening near San Felipe in Venezuela. - June 24th, 2026
On Wednesday Morning a Shallow M5.6 Earthquake struck near Ukiah in The United States. - June 24th, 2026
On Wednesday Afternoon a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Solomon Sea near Arawa (Papua New Guinea). - June 23rd, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Evening 266km from Dunhuang in China. - June 22nd, 2026
Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Monday Afternoon near Fayzabad in Afghanistan. - June 20th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Saturday Afternoon in the Mediterranean Sea near Chaniá (Greece). - June 20th, 2026
Significant M5.8 AFTERSHOCK struck on Saturday Afternoon in the North Pacific Ocean 140km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - June 19th, 2026
On Friday Evening a Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck in the North Pacific Ocean 166km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - June 19th, 2026
Shallow M5.8 AFTERSHOCK struck on Friday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean 164km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - June 19th, 2026
On Friday Evening a Shallow M6.6 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 133km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - June 19th, 2026
Shallow M6.0 FORESHOCK struck on Friday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean 156km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - June 18th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Friday Night in the Philippine Sea near Mati (The Philippines). - June 18th, 2026
On Thursday Afternoon a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Sulawesi Sea near General Santos (The Philippines). - June 17th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK hit 266km from Dunhuang in China on Wednesday Evening. - June 17th, 2026
On Wednesday Night an M4.6 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Hilo (The United States). - June 17th, 2026
Significant M5.0 Earthquake hit near Waingapu in Indonesia on Wednesday Morning. - June 16th, 2026
Significant M5.3 Earthquake hit near Koga in Japan on Tuesday Evening. - June 16th, 2026
On Tuesday Afternoon a Shallow M5.4 AFTERSHOCK struck 273km from Dunhuang in China. - June 16th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck on Tuesday Afternoon 250km from Dunhuang in China. - June 16th, 2026
DAMAGING M6.3 Earthquake hit 263km from Dunhuang in China on Tuesday Afternoon. - June 16th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Tuesday Afternoon near Palu in Indonesia. - June 16th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck on Tuesday Morning near Palu in Indonesia. - June 16th, 2026
Shallow M6.7 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Morning near Palu in Indonesia. - June 15th, 2026
On Monday Evening a Significant M5.5 Earthquake struck in the Sulawesi Sea near General Santos (The Philippines). - June 15th, 2026
Strong M6.2 Earthquake struck on Monday Afternoon in the Philippine Sea 161km from Davao (The Philippines). - June 14th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Sulu Sea near Iloilo (The Philippines) on Sunday Evening. - June 14th, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Sunday Evening in the Philippine Sea near Bislig (The Philippines). - June 13th, 2026
On Saturday Afternoon a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck near Acapulco de Juárez in Mexico. - June 13th, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Saturday Evening in the Maluku Sea 151km from Manado (Indonesia). - June 13th, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Saturday Night near Piura in Peru. - June 13th, 2026
On Saturday Morning a Significant M5.2 FORESHOCK struck in the Sulawesi Sea near General Santos (The Philippines). - June 12th, 2026
Significant M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck on Saturday Night in the Sulawesi Sea 147km from General Santos (The Philippines). - June 11th, 2026
Shallow M5.5 Earthquake struck on Thursday Morning in the South Pacific Ocean 140km from Copiapó (Chile). - June 11th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 FORESHOCK struck on Thursday Morning in the South Pacific Ocean 139km from Copiapó (Chile). - June 11th, 2026
Significant M5.0 AFTERSHOCK struck on Thursday Evening in the Philippine Sea 154km from General Santos (The Philippines). - June 11th, 2026
Significant M5.4 AFTERSHOCK struck on Thursday Afternoon in the Sulawesi Sea 137km from General Santos (The Philippines). - June 11th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 FORESHOCK struck on Thursday Night in the South Pacific Ocean 138km from Copiapó (Chile). - June 11th, 2026
Significant M5.4 AFTERSHOCK struck on Thursday Morning in the Sulawesi Sea 134km from General Santos (The Philippines). - June 10th, 2026
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Afternoon in the South Pacific Ocean 272km from Alofi (Niue). - June 10th, 2026
On Thursday Morning a Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Sulawesi Sea 143km from General Santos (The Philippines). - June 10th, 2026
On Wednesday Evening an Unusually powerful M5.7 Earthquake struck in the Sea of Japan 100km from Kavalerovo (Russia). - June 10th, 2026
M4.7 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean near Hilo (The United States). - June 8th, 2026
On Monday Afternoon an Unusually powerful M6.1 Earthquake struck in the Gulf Of Mexico 154km from Pinar del Río (Cuba). - June 7th, 2026
On Monday Morning a DAMAGING M7.8 Earthquake struck in the Sulawesi Sea near General Santos (The Philippines). - June 7th, 2026
On Sunday Evening a Significant M5.6 Earthquake struck near Thimphu in Bhutan. - June 4th, 2026
On Thursday Afternoon a Shallow M3.8 Earthquake struck near Las Vegas in The United States. - June 3rd, 2026
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 166mi from Medford (The United States) on Wednesday Night. - June 3rd, 2026
On Tuesday Afternoon an M4.6 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Hilo (The United States). - June 1st, 2026
On Tuesday Night an Unusually powerful M6.2 Earthquake struck in the Tirreno Sea near Cosenza (Italy). - May 31st, 2026
Shallow M6.0 Earthquake struck on Sunday Afternoon in the South Pacific Ocean near Valparaíso (Chile). - May 25th, 2026
On Monday Afternoon an Unusually powerful M6.9 Earthquake struck near Calama in Chile. - May 23rd, 2026
Shallow M6.0 Earthquake hit near Hilo in The United States on Friday Evening.
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July 10th, 2026
M4.5 Earthquake struck on Thursday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean 173mi from Honolulu (The United States).
July 9th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Thursday Evening in the Philippine Sea near Minato (Japan).
July 8th, 2026
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 270km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga) on Thursday Night.
July 8th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Coral Sea 293km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu) on Wednesday Evening.
July 8th, 2026
Shallow M5.8 Earthquake hit in the Coral Sea 285km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu) on Wednesday Evening.
July 7th, 2026
On Wednesday Morning a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck near Yibin in China.
July 7th, 2026
On Wednesday Night a Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean 151km from Bandar Lampung (Indonesia).
July 7th, 2026
Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Afternoon near San José in Costa Rica.
July 7th, 2026
Significant M5.4 Earthquake hit in the Maluku Sea 260km from Ternate (Indonesia) on Tuesday Afternoon.
July 7th, 2026
Shallow M5.8 Earthquake struck on Monday Evening in the South Atlantic Ocean 296km from Ushuaia (Argentina).
July 6th, 2026
On Monday Afternoon a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean near Valparaíso (Chile).
July 6th, 2026
Significant M5.4 AFTERSHOCK struck on Monday Afternoon in the Sulawesi Sea 134km from General Santos (The Philippines).
July 6th, 2026
On Monday Afternoon a Significant M5.8 Earthquake struck in the Sulawesi Sea 126km from General Santos (The Philippines).
July 4th, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit 274km from Jayapura in Indonesia on Saturday Afternoon.
July 4th, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Saturday Afternoon in the Bismarck Sea 136km from Lae (Papua New Guinea).
July 4th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 FORESHOCK struck on Saturday Morning in the Sulawesi Sea near General Santos (The Philippines).
July 3rd, 2026
On Friday Afternoon a Shallow M6.1 Earthquake struck in the East China Sea 191km from Naha (Japan).
July 3rd, 2026
Strong M6.2 Earthquake hit in the Maluku Sea 115km from Ternate (Indonesia) on Friday Morning.
July 3rd, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Friday Morning in the North Pacific Ocean 131km from Sendai (Japan).
July 2nd, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon in the Mediterranean Sea 195km from Irákleion (Greece).