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.

January 6th, 2026 Shallow M5.2 Earthquake hit 274km from Kashgar in China on Wednesday Night.
January 6th, 2026 On Wednesday Morning a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 158km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia).
January 6th, 2026 On Tuesday Afternoon a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 217km from Dededo Village (Guam).
January 6th, 2026 Shallow M5.7 Earthquake hit near Matsue in Japan on Tuesday Morning.
January 5th, 2026 Significant M5.2 Earthquake hit in the Bismarck Sea 136km from Lae (Papua New Guinea) on Monday Morning.
January 4th, 2026 M4.9 AFTERSHOCK hit near Guwahati in India on Monday Night.
January 4th, 2026 Significant M5.2 Earthquake hit near Guwahati in India on Monday Night.
January 4th, 2026 Significant M5.1 FORESHOCK hit in the North Pacific Ocean 165km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia) on Sunday Evening.
January 4th, 2026 Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Sunday Morning in the Solomon Sea 127km from Kokopo (Papua New Guinea).
January 2nd, 2026 On Friday Afternoon a Significant M5.5 Earthquake struck in the North Atlantic Ocean near Fort-de-France (Martinique).
January 2nd, 2026 Strong M6.5 Earthquake struck on Friday Morning near Acapulco de Juárez in Mexico.
January 1st, 2026 Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Friday Morning in the Coral Sea 117km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu).
January 1st, 2026 On Wednesday Evening a Shallow M5.3 AFTERSHOCK struck 287km from Whitehorse in Canada.
January 1st, 2026 Shallow M5.7 Earthquake hit 278km from Whitehorse in Canada on Wednesday Evening.
January 1st, 2026 Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck on Thursday Night 155km from Salta in Argentina.
December 31st, 2025 On Wednesday Evening a Shallow M6.0 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Miyako (Japan).
December 31st, 2025 Shallow M4.9 Earthquake hit near Susanville in The United States on Tuesday Evening.
December 30th, 2025 M4.8 FORESHOCK hit in the North Pacific Ocean 181km from Morioka (Japan) on Wednesday Morning.
December 30th, 2025 Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Afternoon near Villamontes in Bolivia.
December 30th, 2025 On Tuesday Evening a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Solomon Sea near Arawa (Papua New Guinea).

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