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.

April 21st, 2026 Shallow M5.4 AFTERSHOCK hit in the North Pacific Ocean 195km from Hachinohe (Japan) on Tuesday Afternoon.
April 21st, 2026 Significant M5.5 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Morning in the Sawu Sea 173km from Dili (Timor-Leste).
April 21st, 2026 Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Monday Evening near Ibarra in Ecuador.
April 21st, 2026 Significant M5.0 Earthquake hit 68mi from Mawlaik in Myanmar on Tuesday Night.
April 20th, 2026 Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Night 175km from Jayapura in Indonesia.
April 20th, 2026 Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Monday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean 197km from Morioka (Japan).
April 20th, 2026 Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Monday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean 182km from Morioka (Japan).
April 20th, 2026 Shallow M5.6 AFTERSHOCK struck on Monday Afternoon in the North Pacific Ocean 181km from Morioka (Japan).
April 20th, 2026 On Monday Afternoon an Unusually powerful M7.4 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 100km from Miyako (Japan).
April 20th, 2026 On Monday Afternoon a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck in the Banda Sea 257km from Kupang (Indonesia).
April 19th, 2026 Strong M6.1 Earthquake struck on Monday Morning in the South Pacific Ocean 246km from Apia (Samoa).
April 19th, 2026 On Sunday Morning a Shallow M4.7 Earthquake struck near Reno in The United States.
April 18th, 2026 Shallow M5.7 Earthquake hit in the Indian Ocean 132km from Singkil (Indonesia) on Sunday Night.
April 18th, 2026 Significant M5.8 Earthquake hit in the Solomon Sea 224km from Honiara (Solomon Islands) on Sunday Night.
April 18th, 2026 On Saturday Morning a Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck near Fayzabad in Afghanistan.
April 17th, 2026 On Saturday Morning a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Maluku Sea 166km from Manado (Indonesia).
April 17th, 2026 On Saturday Morning a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Maluku Sea near Gorontalo (Indonesia).
April 17th, 2026 On Saturday Morning a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Solomon Sea 188km from Lae (Papua New Guinea).
April 16th, 2026 Shallow M5.2 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 130km from Ica (Peru) on Thursday Night.
April 15th, 2026 Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Night in the North Pacific Ocean 131km from Liberia (Costa Rica).

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