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 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
On Friday Evening a Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck in the South Atlantic Ocean 292km from Ushuaia (Argentina). - July 24th, 2026
Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck on Friday Afternoon 156km from Salta in Argentina. - July 24th, 2026
On Saturday Night a Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck 100km from New Plymouth in New Zealand. - July 24th, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 153km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia) on Saturday Night. - July 24th, 2026
On Friday Evening a Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck 195km from Abepura in Indonesia. - July 24th, 2026
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake struck on Friday Evening 211km from Jayapura in Indonesia. - July 24th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 FORESHOCK struck on Friday Evening 197km from Abepura in Indonesia. - July 24th, 2026
On Thursday Evening a Shallow M4.8 Earthquake struck in the North Atlantic Ocean near Mayagüez (Puerto Rico). - July 23rd, 2026
On Friday Morning a Significant M5.8 Earthquake struck in the Maluku Sea 182km from Manado (Indonesia). - July 23rd, 2026
Unusually powerful M5.0 Earthquake struck on Thursday Night near Pampa in The United States. - July 23rd, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Thursday Evening in the Philippine Sea near Naze (Japan). - July 22nd, 2026
M4.8 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Afternoon 105km from Calama in Chile. - July 22nd, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Night in the South Pacific Ocean 146km from Copiapó (Chile). - July 21st, 2026
On Wednesday Night a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck near General Santos in The Philippines. - July 20th, 2026
Significant M5.2 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Caribbean Sea near Scarborough (Trinidad and Tobago) on Monday Night. - July 20th, 2026
On Monday Evening a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Maluku Sea near Ternate (Indonesia). - July 20th, 2026
Shallow M5.6 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 225km from Vernon Lake (Canada) on Sunday Evening. - July 20th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Monday Morning near Kahrīz in Iran. - July 19th, 2026
On Sunday Morning a Significant M5.5 AFTERSHOCK struck in the North Pacific Ocean 108km from Tapachula (Mexico). - July 19th, 2026
Shallow M5.5 Earthquake struck on Saturday Evening near Huancayo in Peru. - July 19th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 AFTERSHOCK struck on Saturday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean near Tapachula (Mexico). - July 19th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 AFTERSHOCK struck on Saturday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean 113km from Tapachula (Mexico). - July 19th, 2026
On Sunday Afternoon a Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 198km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - July 19th, 2026
On Sunday Afternoon a Shallow M5.3 AFTERSHOCK struck in the North Pacific Ocean 162km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - July 18th, 2026
Shallow M5.7 AFTERSHOCK struck on Saturday Morning in the North Pacific Ocean 100km from Tapachula (Mexico). - July 18th, 2026
On Saturday Morning a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea 156km from George Town (Cayman Islands). - July 18th, 2026
Significant M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck on Saturday Night in the North Pacific Ocean near Tapachula (Mexico). - July 18th, 2026
Significant M5.3 AFTERSHOCK struck on Saturday Night in the North Pacific Ocean 112km from Tapachula (Mexico). - July 18th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 Earthquake hit in the Sulawesi Sea 182km from General Santos (The Philippines) on Saturday Morning. - July 18th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Friday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean 124km from Tapachula (Mexico). - July 17th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck on Friday Afternoon in the North Pacific Ocean near Tapachula (Mexico). - July 17th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Tapachula (Mexico) on Friday Morning. - July 17th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the North Pacific Ocean 105km from Tapachula (Mexico) on Friday Morning. - July 17th, 2026
Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Tapachula (Mexico) on Friday Morning. - July 17th, 2026
On Friday Morning an M4.9 AFTERSHOCK struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Tapachula (Mexico). - July 17th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Tapachula (Mexico) on Friday Morning. - July 17th, 2026
On Saturday Night a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck near General Santos in The Philippines. - July 17th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Friday Morning in the North Pacific Ocean 125km from Tapachula (Mexico). - July 17th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 AFTERSHOCK struck on Friday Morning in the North Pacific Ocean 121km from Tapachula (Mexico). - July 17th, 2026
Shallow M6.4 AFTERSHOCK hit in the North Pacific Ocean 113km from Tapachula (Mexico) on Friday Morning. - July 17th, 2026
Unusually powerful M7.3 Earthquake struck on Friday Morning in the North Pacific Ocean near Tapachula (Mexico). - July 17th, 2026
On Saturday Night a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 230km from Honiara (Solomon Islands). - July 17th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 Earthquake hit in the Arabian Sea 281km from Şalālah (Oman) on Friday Afternoon. - July 17th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake hit near Mandalay in Myanmar on Friday Morning. - July 16th, 2026
Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Friday Morning in the Philippine Sea near Kanoya (Japan). - July 16th, 2026
On Thursday Evening a Significant M5.9 Earthquake struck 161km from Invercargill in New Zealand. - July 15th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 198km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia) on Wednesday Afternoon. - July 15th, 2026
On Tuesday Evening a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean near Valparaíso (Chile). - July 14th, 2026
On Tuesday Evening a Strong M6.2 Earthquake struck in the Sulawesi Sea near General Santos (The Philippines). - July 14th, 2026
On Tuesday Evening a Shallow M5.2 FORESHOCK struck near General Santos in The Philippines. - July 14th, 2026
Significant M5.6 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Night near Yauri in Peru. - July 14th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Philippine Sea near Legaspi (The Philippines) on Tuesday Afternoon. - July 13th, 2026
Shallow M4.3 Earthquake hit near Lancaster in The United States on Monday Morning. - July 13th, 2026
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake struck on Monday Morning in the Philippine Sea near Legaspi (The Philippines). - July 12th, 2026
Significant M5.4 Earthquake hit 194km from Gorontalo in Indonesia on Sunday Evening. - July 12th, 2026
On Sunday Evening a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck near Waingapu in Indonesia. - July 12th, 2026
On Sunday Night a Shallow M4.1 Earthquake struck near Bakersfield in The United States. - July 11th, 2026
Significant M5.2 FORESHOCK struck on Sunday Night in the Sulawesi Sea 129km from General Santos (The Philippines). - July 11th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 233km from Apia (Samoa) on Sunday Night. - July 11th, 2026
Significant M5.4 Earthquake struck on Saturday Evening in the Philippine Sea 121km from General Santos (The Philippines). - July 11th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Saturday Night in the South Pacific Ocean 193km from Chimbote (Peru). - 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 289km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu) on Wednesday Evening. - July 7th, 2026
Shallow M5.0 Earthquake hit near Yibin in China on Wednesday Morning. - July 7th, 2026
On Wednesday Night a Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean 135km from Bandar Lampung (Indonesia). - July 7th, 2026
On Tuesday Afternoon a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near San José (Costa Rica). - July 7th, 2026
Significant M5.4 Earthquake hit in the Maluku Sea 259km from Ternate (Indonesia) on Tuesday Afternoon. - July 7th, 2026
On Monday Evening a Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck in the South Atlantic Ocean 297km from Ushuaia (Argentina). - July 6th, 2026
On Monday Afternoon a Shallow M5.0 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
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit 270km from Jayapura in Indonesia on Saturday Afternoon. - July 4th, 2026
On Saturday Afternoon an M4.7 Earthquake struck in the Bismarck Sea 129km from Lae (Papua New Guinea). - July 4th, 2026
Shallow M5.0 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 194km from Naha (Japan).
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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
Significant M5.4 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Evening in the Philippine Sea near Legaspi (The Philippines).
July 29th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Philippine Sea 199km from Antipolo (The Philippines) on Wednesday Evening.
July 29th, 2026
Shallow M5.4 AFTERSHOCK struck on Wednesday Evening near Honmachi in Japan.
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 230km 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
On Tuesday Afternoon a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck 243km from Xining in China.
July 28th, 2026
On Tuesday Afternoon a DESTRUCTIVE M6.8 Earthquake struck near Kumamoto in Japan.
July 28th, 2026
On Tuesday Night a Shallow M5.4 Earthquake struck 110km from Akureyri in Iceland.
July 28th, 2026
Significant 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 242km from Xining in China.
July 28th, 2026
Unusually powerful M5.7 FORESHOCK hit 245km from Xining in China on Tuesday Morning.
July 27th, 2026
Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Morning in the Philippine Sea 144km from Davao (The Philippines).
July 27th, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Night 152km from Kokopo in Papua New Guinea.