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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- April 4th, 2026
On Saturday Evening a Strong M6.0 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea 175km from General Santos (The Philippines). - April 4th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Saturday Morning near Van in Türkiye. - April 4th, 2026
Significant M5.6 AFTERSHOCK struck on Saturday Morning in the Maluku Sea 143km from Manado (Indonesia). - April 3rd, 2026
On Saturday Morning a Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Maluku Sea 157km from Manado (Indonesia). - April 3rd, 2026
Significant M5.8 Earthquake struck on Friday Evening near Fayzabad in Afghanistan. - April 3rd, 2026
Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Maluku Sea 175km from Manado (Indonesia) on Friday Evening. - April 3rd, 2026
Shallow M5.5 Earthquake struck on Friday Afternoon 190km from Dushanbe in Tajikistan. - April 3rd, 2026
Significant M5.2 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Maluku Sea 135km from Manado (Indonesia) on Friday Afternoon. - April 3rd, 2026
Significant M5.5 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Maluku Sea 184km from Manado (Indonesia) on Friday Afternoon. - April 3rd, 2026
On Friday Morning a Significant M5.3 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Maluku Sea 169km from Manado (Indonesia). - April 3rd, 2026
On Friday Morning a Significant M5.3 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Maluku Sea 163km from Manado (Indonesia). - April 3rd, 2026
On Friday Morning a Significant M5.6 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Maluku Sea 177km from Manado (Indonesia). - April 2nd, 2026
Significant M5.4 Earthquake hit in the Coral Sea 179km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu) on Friday Morning. - April 2nd, 2026
Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Friday Night in the Maluku Sea 148km from Manado (Indonesia). - April 2nd, 2026
Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck on Friday Night near Nabire in Indonesia. - April 2nd, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Maluku Sea 162km from Manado (Indonesia) on Friday Night. - April 2nd, 2026
On Thursday Evening a Significant M5.8 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Maluku Sea 172km from Manado (Indonesia). - April 2nd, 2026
Significant M5.9 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Maluku Sea 164km from Manado (Indonesia) on Thursday Evening. - April 2nd, 2026
On Thursday Evening a Significant M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Maluku Sea 160km from Manado (Indonesia). - April 2nd, 2026
On Thursday Evening a Significant M5.3 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Maluku Sea 171km from Manado (Indonesia). - April 2nd, 2026
Significant M5.0 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Maluku Sea 184km from Manado (Indonesia) on Thursday Afternoon. - April 2nd, 2026
On Thursday Afternoon a Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Maluku Sea 152km from Manado (Indonesia). - April 2nd, 2026
Shallow M4.6 Earthquake hit near San Jose in The United States on Thursday Night. - April 2nd, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon near Ürümqi in China. - April 2nd, 2026
On Thursday Afternoon a Significant M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Maluku Sea 183km from Manado (Indonesia). - April 2nd, 2026
Significant M5.0 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Maluku Sea 179km from Manado (Indonesia) on Thursday Afternoon. - April 2nd, 2026
Strong M6.2 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Maluku Sea 180km from Manado (Indonesia) on Thursday Afternoon. - April 2nd, 2026
Significant M5.7 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Maluku Sea 162km from Manado (Indonesia) on Thursday Afternoon. - April 2nd, 2026
Significant M5.2 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Maluku Sea 141km from Manado (Indonesia) on Thursday Morning. - April 2nd, 2026
On Thursday Morning a Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Maluku Sea 170km from Manado (Indonesia). - April 2nd, 2026
On Thursday Morning a Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Maluku Sea 159km from Manado (Indonesia). - April 1st, 2026
On Thursday Morning a Significant M5.4 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Maluku Sea 161km from Manado (Indonesia). - April 1st, 2026
Significant M5.5 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Maluku Sea 182km from Manado (Indonesia) on Thursday Morning. - April 1st, 2026
Unusually powerful M7.4 Earthquake hit in the Maluku Sea 166km from Manado (Indonesia) on Thursday Morning. - April 1st, 2026
On Wednesday Evening a Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck in the Halmahera Sea 179km from Sorong (Indonesia). - April 1st, 2026
On Wednesday Morning a Strong M6.0 Earthquake struck near Juanjuí in Peru. - March 31st, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Sulawesi Sea 211km from Gorontalo (Indonesia) on Tuesday Evening. - March 30th, 2026
Significant M5.4 FORESHOCK struck on Monday Evening in the Coral Sea 289km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu). - March 30th, 2026
Unusually powerful M7.3 Earthquake hit in the Coral Sea 281km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu) on Monday Evening. - March 30th, 2026
Significant M5.4 Earthquake struck on Monday Night in the North Pacific Ocean 106km from Managua (Nicaragua). - March 30th, 2026
Shallow M4.9 Earthquake hit in the Philippine Sea 100km from Gushikawa (Japan) on Monday Morning. - March 29th, 2026
Significant M5.4 Earthquake struck on Monday Night in the Solomon Sea 198km from Kokopo (Papua New Guinea). - March 29th, 2026
On Sunday Afternoon a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck in the East China Sea 191km from Okinawa (Japan). - March 28th, 2026
Significant M5.8 Earthquake struck on Sunday Night in the Banda Sea 363km from Atambua (Indonesia). - March 28th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Saturday Morning in the North Pacific Ocean near Ometepec (Mexico). - March 28th, 2026
On Saturday Afternoon a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck 114km from Jayapura in Indonesia. - March 28th, 2026
On Saturday Morning an M4.6 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea near General Santos (The Philippines). - March 27th, 2026
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake struck on Saturday Afternoon in the South Pacific Ocean 243km from Apia (Samoa). - March 27th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the North Pacific Ocean 179km from Morioka (Japan) on Saturday Night. - March 26th, 2026
Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck on Friday Morning 165km from Jayapura in Indonesia. - March 26th, 2026
On Friday Night a Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck 34mi from China. - March 26th, 2026
Significant M5.5 Earthquake hit near Ciudad Sandino in Nicaragua on Thursday Morning. - March 26th, 2026
Shallow M6.5 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 194km from Morioka (Japan) on Thursday Evening. - March 26th, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Thursday Night near Pijijiapan in Mexico. - March 24th, 2026
Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the South Pacific Ocean 300km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga) on Tuesday Evening. - March 24th, 2026
On Tuesday Afternoon an Unusually powerful M7.5 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 283km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga). - March 23rd, 2026
On Monday Evening a Shallow M5.7 AFTERSHOCK struck in the South Pacific Ocean 226km from Apia (Samoa). - March 22nd, 2026
Shallow M5.9 AFTERSHOCK struck on Monday Morning in the South Pacific Ocean 230km from Apia (Samoa). - March 22nd, 2026
Shallow M5.6 AFTERSHOCK struck on Monday Night in the South Pacific Ocean 188km from Apia (Samoa). - March 22nd, 2026
On Monday Night a Shallow M6.3 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 192km from Apia (Samoa). - March 22nd, 2026
Shallow M6.2 FORESHOCK struck on Monday Night in the South Pacific Ocean 182km from Apia (Samoa). - March 22nd, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 175km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia) on Sunday Evening. - March 22nd, 2026
Shallow M6.2 FORESHOCK struck on Sunday Evening in the South Pacific Ocean 198km from Apia (Samoa). - March 21st, 2026
On Sunday Night a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean 236km from South Tangerang (Indonesia). - March 21st, 2026
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake hit in the Philippine Sea 232km from Kagoshima (Japan) on Saturday Evening. - March 21st, 2026
Significant M5.6 Earthquake struck on Saturday Morning 182km from Salta in Argentina. - March 21st, 2026
On Saturday Afternoon a Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck in the Coral Sea 244km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu). - March 21st, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake hit in the Tirreno Sea near Palermo (Italy) on Saturday Night. - March 20th, 2026
On Friday Afternoon a Shallow M6.1 Earthquake struck in the Coral Sea 169km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu). - March 17th, 2026
Shallow M5.8 Earthquake hit in the Caribbean Sea near Guantánamo (Cuba) on Tuesday Night. - March 13th, 2026
Shallow M6.3 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean near Vallenar (Chile) on Friday Morning. - March 9th, 2026
Strong M6.0 Earthquake hit in the Tirreno Sea near Naples (Italy) on Tuesday Night. - March 9th, 2026
On Tuesday Night a Significant M5.9 Earthquake struck near Hakodate in Japan. - March 8th, 2026
Shallow M5.9 Earthquake struck on Monday Night in the North Pacific Ocean 165km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - March 8th, 2026
On Sunday Evening a Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 175km from Morioka (Japan). - March 8th, 2026
On Sunday Night a Shallow M5.5 Earthquake struck near Ioánnina in Greece. - March 5th, 2026
Unusually powerful M4.9 Earthquake hit near Shreveport in The United States on Thursday Night. - March 3rd, 2026
On Tuesday Morning a Shallow M6.2 Earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean 280km from Medan (Indonesia). - March 1st, 2026
Shallow M4.1 Earthquake struck on Sunday Afternoon near Hastings in The United States.
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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).
April 14th, 2026
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake hit near Reno in The United States on Monday Evening.
April 13th, 2026
Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Monday Afternoon in the Maluku Sea near Ternate (Indonesia).
April 13th, 2026
On Monday Afternoon a Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck in the Solomon Sea 174km from Kokopo (Papua New Guinea).
April 12th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Sunday Morning in the Indian Ocean 285km from Meulaboh (Indonesia).
April 11th, 2026
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake struck on Saturday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean 213km from Kushiro (Japan).
April 10th, 2026
On Friday Evening a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck near Bengkulu in Indonesia.
April 9th, 2026
Shallow M5.0 Earthquake hit near Nabire in Indonesia on Thursday Afternoon.
April 8th, 2026
On Wednesday Afternoon an Unusually powerful M5.6 Earthquake struck near Lankaran in Azerbaijan.
April 8th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 262km from Nouméa (New Caledonia) on Wednesday Morning.
April 6th, 2026
On Monday Afternoon a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck near Cebu City in The Philippines.
April 4th, 2026
On Sunday Night a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan).
April 4th, 2026
Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Sunday Night in the South Pacific Ocean 156km from Kokopo (Papua New Guinea).