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.
August 20th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck on Thursday Afternoon 271km from Dunhuang in China.
August 20th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Flores Sea near Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) on Thursday Afternoon.
August 20th, 2026
Shallow M5.7 AFTERSHOCK hit near Ruteng in Indonesia on Thursday Morning.
August 19th, 2026
On Thursday Morning a Shallow M5.8 Earthquake struck near Ruteng in Indonesia.
August 19th, 2026
On Thursday Morning a Shallow M5.2 FORESHOCK struck near Labuan Bajo in Indonesia.
August 19th, 2026
Significant M5.4 Earthquake struck on Thursday Morning in the South Pacific Ocean 259km from Labasa (Fiji).
August 19th, 2026
Shallow M5.5 FORESHOCK hit in the Flores Sea near Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) on Thursday Night.
August 19th, 2026
Significant M5.2 FORESHOCK struck on Wednesday Morning in the Flores Sea near Ende (Indonesia).
August 18th, 2026
Unusually powerful M5.9 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Night 273km from Dunhuang in China.
August 18th, 2026
On Wednesday Night a Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck near Fayzabad in Afghanistan.
August 18th, 2026
Shallow M5.6 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Afternoon in the Indian Ocean 217km from Padang (Indonesia).
August 18th, 2026
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck on Monday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean 122km from Tapachula (Mexico).
August 17th, 2026
Significant M5.8 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia) on Tuesday Night.
August 17th, 2026
On Monday Evening a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Solomon Sea 126km from Kimbe (Papua New Guinea).
August 17th, 2026
On Monday Evening a Shallow M5.4 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Flores Sea near Labuan Bajo (Indonesia).
August 17th, 2026
On Monday Evening a Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Flores Sea near Labuan Bajo (Indonesia).
August 17th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck on Monday Morning in the Flores Sea near Ende (Indonesia).
August 17th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Flores Sea near Ende (Indonesia) on Monday Morning.
August 17th, 2026
Shallow M5.5 AFTERSHOCK struck on Monday Morning in the Flores Sea near Ende (Indonesia).
August 16th, 2026
Significant M5.2 FORESHOCK struck on Sunday Morning in the North Pacific Ocean near Tapachula (Mexico).
Earlier
- August 16th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Flores Sea 100km from Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) on Sunday Evening. - August 16th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Flores Sea 100km from Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) on Sunday Evening. - August 16th, 2026
Shallow M5.5 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Flores Sea near Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) on Sunday Afternoon. - August 15th, 2026
On Sunday Night a Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck in the Gulf Of Tomini 133km from Palu (Indonesia). - August 15th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck on Saturday Evening in the Flores Sea near Ende (Indonesia). - August 15th, 2026
Significant M5.4 Earthquake hit 101km from Wewak in Papua New Guinea on Saturday Evening. - August 15th, 2026
Unusually powerful M6.9 Earthquake hit near Pematangsiantar in Indonesia on Saturday Afternoon. - August 15th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Flores Sea near Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) on Saturday Evening. - August 15th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Flores Sea near Ruteng (Indonesia) on Saturday Afternoon. - August 15th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Flores Sea near Ende (Indonesia) on Saturday Afternoon. - August 15th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Flores Sea near Ruteng (Indonesia) on Saturday Morning. - August 15th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Flores Sea near Ende (Indonesia) on Saturday Morning. - August 14th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Flores Sea near Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) on Saturday Morning. - August 14th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Saturday Night near Granada in Spain. - August 14th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Flores Sea near Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) on Saturday Morning. - August 14th, 2026
Shallow M5.5 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Flores Sea near Labuan Bajo (Indonesia) on Saturday Morning. - August 14th, 2026
On Saturday Morning a Shallow M6.1 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Flores Sea near Ende (Indonesia). - August 14th, 2026
On Saturday Morning a Shallow M5.6 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Flores Sea near Ende (Indonesia). - August 14th, 2026
Shallow M5.9 Earthquake struck on Saturday Morning in the Flores Sea near Labuan Bajo (Indonesia). - August 14th, 2026
On Saturday Night an Unusually powerful M7.7 Earthquake struck in the Flores Sea near Ende (Indonesia). - August 13th, 2026
Significant M5.3 Earthquake hit in the Philippine Sea near General Santos (The Philippines) on Friday Night. - August 13th, 2026
On Thursday Afternoon a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea near Davao (The Philippines). - August 13th, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit 22mi from China on Thursday Night. - August 13th, 2026
Significant M5.5 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean near San Miguel (El Salvador). - August 12th, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 273km from Labasa (Fiji) on Thursday Morning. - August 12th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Hilo (The United States) on Tuesday Afternoon. - August 11th, 2026
On Wednesday Night a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Halmahera Sea 158km from Ternate (Indonesia). - August 10th, 2026
On Tuesday Night a Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Indian Ocean 238km from Bengkulu (Indonesia). - August 10th, 2026
On Monday Morning a DESTRUCTIVE M7.4 Earthquake struck near Pereira in Colombia. - August 9th, 2026
Significant M5.3 Earthquake hit in the Indian Ocean 266km from Bandar Lampung (Indonesia) on Sunday Evening. - August 8th, 2026
On Sunday Night a Significant M5.6 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Hachinohe (Japan). - August 8th, 2026
On Friday Evening a Shallow M5.6 Earthquake struck 107mi from Anchorage in The United States. - August 7th, 2026
On Friday Afternoon a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck near Xunchang in China. - August 6th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon near Huancayo in Peru. - August 6th, 2026
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 281km from Sendai (Japan) on Friday Night. - August 6th, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Friday Night in the Solomon Sea 218km from Honiara (Solomon Islands). - August 5th, 2026
Shallow M5.6 AFTERSHOCK struck on Thursday Night in the Sulawesi Sea 111km from General Santos (The Philippines). - August 5th, 2026
On Thursday Night a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck near Mendi in Papua New Guinea. - August 5th, 2026
Significant M5.3 Earthquake hit in the Maluku Sea 111km from Ternate (Indonesia) on Thursday Night. - August 5th, 2026
Significant M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck on Wednesday Afternoon in the Philippine Sea 113km from General Santos (The Philippines). - August 5th, 2026
On Tuesday Evening a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 282km from David (Panama). - August 5th, 2026
On Wednesday Afternoon a Shallow M6.3 Earthquake struck in the Sulawesi Sea 104km from General Santos (The Philippines). - August 4th, 2026
On Wednesday Night a Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck in the Maluku Sea 182km from Manado (Indonesia). - August 3rd, 2026
Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Sunday Evening near Tingo MarÃa in Peru. - August 3rd, 2026
On Monday Night an Unusually powerful M5.0 Earthquake struck near Suez in Egypt. - August 2nd, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Gulf Of California near Heroica Guaymas (Mexico) on Sunday Morning. - August 2nd, 2026
Shallow M5.3 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 290km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga) on Sunday Evening. - August 2nd, 2026
Significant M5.6 Earthquake struck on Sunday Evening 176km from Tauranga in New Zealand. - August 1st, 2026
Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck on Sunday Night in the Philippine Sea near Miyazaki (Japan). - August 1st, 2026
On Friday Evening a Shallow M5.6 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 225km from Vernon Lake (Canada). - August 1st, 2026
Significant M5.5 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 100km from Hachinohe (Japan) on Saturday Morning. - July 31st, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit 229km from Ambon in Indonesia on Saturday Morning. - July 31st, 2026
Shallow M5.3 Earthquake hit in the Seram Sea 238km from Ambon (Indonesia) on Saturday Night. - July 31st, 2026
Shallow M5.0 Earthquake struck on Friday Afternoon in the South Pacific Ocean near Coquimbo (Chile). - July 31st, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 110km from Tapachula (Mexico) on Friday Morning. - July 31st, 2026
On Thursday Evening a Significant M5.6 Earthquake struck near Pucallpa in Peru. - July 30th, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia) on Friday Morning. - July 30th, 2026
Significant M5.4 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon 211km from Jayapura in Indonesia. - July 30th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Solomon Sea 225km from Arawa (Papua New Guinea) on Thursday Afternoon. - July 29th, 2026
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Evening in the Philippine Sea 100km from Legaspi (The Philippines). - July 29th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Philippine Sea 200km from Antipolo (The Philippines) on Wednesday Evening. - July 29th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 AFTERSHOCK hit in the East China Sea near Kumamoto (Japan) on Wednesday Evening. - July 29th, 2026
Shallow M4.2 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Evening near Santa Rosa in The United States. - July 28th, 2026
On Tuesday Afternoon a Shallow M5.0 Earthquake struck 167mi from Anchorage in The United States. - July 28th, 2026
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake hit in the Solomon Sea 213km from Arawa (Papua New Guinea) on Wednesday Morning. - July 28th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 197km from Trujillo (Peru) on Tuesday Morning. - July 28th, 2026
Shallow M5.6 AFTERSHOCK struck on Tuesday Afternoon near Honmachi in Japan. - July 28th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit 240km from Xining in China on Tuesday Afternoon. - July 28th, 2026
DESTRUCTIVE M6.8 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Afternoon near Matsubase in Japan. - July 28th, 2026
On Tuesday Night a Shallow M5.4 Earthquake struck 113km from Akureyri in Iceland. - July 28th, 2026
Shallow M5.9 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Tapachula (Mexico) on Monday Evening. - July 28th, 2026
On Tuesday Morning a Shallow M5.8 Earthquake struck 239km from Xining in China. - July 28th, 2026
On Tuesday Morning an Unusually powerful M5.7 FORESHOCK struck 245km from Xining in China. - July 27th, 2026
Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Morning in the Philippine Sea 135km from Davao (The Philippines). - July 27th, 2026
On Tuesday Night a Significant M5.0 Earthquake struck 146km from Kokopo in Papua New Guinea. - July 27th, 2026
On Monday Night a Significant M5.4 Earthquake struck 180km from Antofagasta in Chile. - July 26th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck on Sunday Evening in the Sawu Sea near Kupang (Indonesia). - July 25th, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Tapachula (Mexico) on Friday Evening. - July 24th, 2026
Shallow M5.6 Earthquake hit in the South Atlantic Ocean 290km from Ushuaia (Argentina) on Friday Evening.
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