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.
May 30th, 2026
Unusually powerful M5.6 Earthquake hit in the North Atlantic Ocean 145km from Bridgetown (Barbados) on Saturday Afternoon.
May 29th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 Earthquake hit 184km from Ürümqi in China on Friday Afternoon.
May 29th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Friday Night in the South Pacific Ocean near Ilo (Peru).
May 28th, 2026
On Thursday Morning a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Timor Sea 100km from Kupang (Indonesia).
May 27th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Wednesday Afternoon in the Maluku Sea 155km from Manado (Indonesia).
May 27th, 2026
On Wednesday Night a Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck near Calama in Chile.
May 25th, 2026
On Monday Afternoon an Unusually powerful M6.9 Earthquake struck near Calama in Chile.
May 25th, 2026
Significant M5.6 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Night in the Maluku Sea 144km from Manado (Indonesia).
May 24th, 2026
Significant M5.5 Earthquake struck on Monday Night in the Philippine Sea near Tandag (The Philippines).
May 23rd, 2026
On Saturday Evening a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean 101km from Bengkulu (Indonesia).
May 23rd, 2026
Shallow M6.0 Earthquake hit near Hilo in The United States on Friday Evening.
May 22nd, 2026
On Saturday Night a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck 297km from Nagqu in China.
May 22nd, 2026
Significant M5.9 Earthquake struck on Friday Morning in the Maluku Sea 144km from Manado (Indonesia).
May 20th, 2026
On Wednesday Evening a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck in the Flores Sea near Labuan Bajo (Indonesia).
May 20th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Evening in the South Pacific Ocean 159km from Lautoka (Fiji).
May 20th, 2026
On Wednesday Morning a Shallow M5.4 Earthquake struck near Malatya in Türkiye.
May 20th, 2026
On Wednesday Morning a Significant M5.9 Earthquake struck in the East China Sea 167km from Naha (Japan).
May 19th, 2026
Significant M5.8 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Afternoon near Ica in Peru.
May 19th, 2026
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake hit in the Coral Sea near Port-Vila (Vanuatu) on Tuesday Afternoon.
May 18th, 2026
On Monday Evening a DAMAGING M5.1 Earthquake struck near Liuzhou in China.
Earlier
- May 17th, 2026
Significant M5.0 Earthquake struck on Monday Morning near Lae in Papua New Guinea. - May 17th, 2026
Significant M5.4 Earthquake struck on Sunday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean 273km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - May 16th, 2026
Shallow M5.5 Earthquake struck on Sunday Night in the Coral Sea near Port-Vila (Vanuatu). - May 16th, 2026
Significant M5.7 Earthquake hit 139km from Honiara in Solomon Islands on Sunday Night. - May 16th, 2026
Strong M6.0 Earthquake struck on Saturday Morning in the North Atlantic Ocean near Saint John’s (Antigua and Barbuda). - May 16th, 2026
On Sunday Night a Shallow M5.2 FORESHOCK struck in the Coral Sea near Port-Vila (Vanuatu). - May 16th, 2026
On Saturday Evening a Shallow M5.3 FORESHOCK struck in the Coral Sea near Port-Vila (Vanuatu). - May 15th, 2026
Strong M6.7 Earthquake struck on Friday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean near Kamaishi (Japan). - May 14th, 2026
Strong M6.2 Earthquake hit in the Banda Sea 366km from Ambon (Indonesia) on Friday Night. - May 14th, 2026
On Thursday Morning a Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck near Cali in Colombia. - May 13th, 2026
Significant M5.3 Earthquake hit 19mi from The Philippines on Thursday Morning. - May 12th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 100km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga) on Wednesday Morning. - May 12th, 2026
Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit in the South Pacific Ocean near Nuku‘alofa (Tonga) on Wednesday Morning. - May 12th, 2026
On Wednesday Morning a Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 296km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga). - May 12th, 2026
On Tuesday Afternoon a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea near Hualien City (Taiwan). - May 11th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Monday Evening in the Solomon Sea near Honiara (Solomon Islands). - May 10th, 2026
Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck on Monday Night near Madang in Papua New Guinea. - May 10th, 2026
Shallow M4.7 Earthquake struck on Sunday Night near Brawley in The United States. - May 10th, 2026
On Saturday Evening a Shallow M4.5 FORESHOCK struck near Brawley in The United States. - May 10th, 2026
On Saturday Evening a Significant M5.5 Earthquake struck near Cañete in Chile. - May 7th, 2026
On Thursday Night a Shallow M4.4 Earthquake struck near Santa Rosa in The United States. - May 7th, 2026
On Thursday Afternoon a Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Solomon Sea 157km from Arawa (Papua New Guinea). - May 6th, 2026
On Wednesday Evening a Shallow M5.5 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea near Mati (The Philippines). - May 6th, 2026
Significant M5.2 Earthquake hit in the Solomon Sea 138km from Arawa (Papua New Guinea) on Wednesday Evening. - May 5th, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Morning in the South Pacific Ocean near Tumbes (Peru). - May 5th, 2026
Shallow M5.8 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 148km from Tauranga (New Zealand) on Tuesday Evening. - May 5th, 2026
On Tuesday Afternoon a Shallow M5.8 Earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean 185km from Labuan Bajo (Indonesia). - May 5th, 2026
Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Morning in the North Pacific Ocean 147km from Hachinohe (Japan). - May 4th, 2026
Shallow M5.5 Earthquake struck on Monday Morning near Pinotepa Nacional in Mexico. - May 4th, 2026
Strong M6.0 Earthquake struck on Monday Afternoon near Tacloban in The Philippines. - May 3rd, 2026
Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Sunday Afternoon 186km from Ürümqi in China. - May 2nd, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 188km from Tauranga (New Zealand) on Sunday Morning. - May 2nd, 2026
Significant M5.2 Earthquake hit in the Banda Sea 219km from Tual (Indonesia) on Saturday Evening. - May 2nd, 2026
Significant M5.7 Earthquake hit near Sakai in Japan on Saturday Evening. - May 1st, 2026
On Friday Evening a Significant M5.8 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea near Taipei (Taiwan). - May 1st, 2026
On Friday Night a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck near Reno in The United States. - April 30th, 2026
On Thursday Evening a Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck in the Bismarck Sea 277km from Kimbe (Papua New Guinea). - April 26th, 2026
Strong M6.1 Earthquake hit near Obihiro in Japan on Monday Night. - April 24th, 2026
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck on Friday Morning near Irákleion in Greece. - April 23rd, 2026
On Thursday Afternoon an Unusually powerful M4.0 Earthquake struck 64mi from Memphis in The United States. - April 22nd, 2026
Shallow M4.8 Earthquake hit near Reno in The United States on Wednesday Morning. - April 20th, 2026
On Monday Afternoon an Unusually powerful M7.4 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Miyako (Japan). - April 19th, 2026
On Monday Morning a Strong M6.1 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 240km from Apia (Samoa). - April 18th, 2026
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake hit in the Indian Ocean 158km from Singkil (Indonesia) on Sunday Night. - April 18th, 2026
Significant M5.8 Earthquake hit in the Solomon Sea 222km from Honiara (Solomon Islands) on Sunday Night. - April 15th, 2026
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Night in the North Pacific Ocean 130km from Liberia (Costa Rica). - April 14th, 2026
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake hit near Reno in The United States on Monday Evening. - April 4th, 2026
On Saturday Evening a Strong M6.0 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea 175km from General Santos (The Philippines). - April 3rd, 2026
Significant M5.8 Earthquake struck on Friday Evening near Fayzabad in Afghanistan. - April 2nd, 2026
Shallow M4.6 Earthquake hit near San Jose in The United States on Thursday Night. - April 1st, 2026
Unusually powerful M7.4 Earthquake hit in the Maluku Sea 160km from Manado (Indonesia) on Thursday Morning. - April 1st, 2026
On Wednesday Morning a Strong M6.0 Earthquake struck near Juanjuí in Peru. - March 30th, 2026
Unusually powerful M7.3 Earthquake hit in the Coral Sea 283km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu) on Monday Evening. - March 28th, 2026
Significant M5.8 Earthquake struck on Sunday Night in the Banda Sea 372km from Atambua (Indonesia). - March 26th, 2026
Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck on Friday Morning 161km from Jayapura in Indonesia. - March 26th, 2026
Shallow M6.5 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 194km from Morioka (Japan) on Thursday 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 22nd, 2026
On Monday Night a Shallow M6.3 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 192km from Apia (Samoa). - March 21st, 2026
On Saturday Afternoon a Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck in the Coral Sea 244km from Port-Vila (Vanuatu). - 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 M6.2 Earthquake struck on Friday Morning in the South Pacific Ocean near Vallenar (Chile). - 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). - January 20th, 2026
On Monday Afternoon a Shallow M4.9 Earthquake struck near Indio in The United States. - January 2nd, 2026
Shallow M6.5 Earthquake struck on Friday Morning near Acapulco de Juárez in Mexico. - December 8th, 2025
Unusually powerful M7.6 Earthquake struck on Monday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean near Hachinohe (Japan). - December 6th, 2025
On Saturday Afternoon an Unusually powerful M7.0 Earthquake struck 228mi from Juneau in The United States. - November 27th, 2025
On Thursday Morning a Strong M6.0 Earthquake struck near Anchorage in The United States. - November 21st, 2025
Shallow M5.4 Earthquake hit near Dhaka in Bangladesh on Friday Morning. - November 2nd, 2025
DAMAGING M6.2 Earthquake hit near Mazār-e Sharīf in Afghanistan on Monday Night. - October 30th, 2025
On Thursday Morning a Shallow M5.4 Earthquake struck 110mi from Anchorage in The United States. - October 10th, 2025
On Friday Morning an Unusually powerful M7.4 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea near Manay (The Philippines). - September 30th, 2025
DAMAGING M6.9 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Evening in the Philippine Sea near Cebu City (The Philippines).
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