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.

October 20th, 2026 Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit 265km from Dunhuang in China on Tuesday Afternoon.
October 19th, 2026 Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck on Monday Afternoon 216km from Reykjavík in Iceland.
October 18th, 2026 Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Solomon Sea 130km from Kokopo (Papua New Guinea) on Monday Morning.
October 18th, 2026 On Monday Morning a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 104km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga).
October 18th, 2026 On Sunday Afternoon a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck in the Flores Sea near Labuan Bajo (Indonesia).
October 17th, 2026 Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Saturday Morning in the North Pacific Ocean 115km from Tapachula (Mexico).
October 17th, 2026 On Saturday Morning an Unusually powerful M5.7 Earthquake struck near Khuzdar in Pakistan.
October 16th, 2026 On Friday Afternoon a Strong M6.9 Earthquake struck 151km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia.
October 15th, 2026 Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Friday Night in the South Pacific Ocean 225km from Apia (Samoa).
October 15th, 2026 Unusually powerful M5.6 Earthquake hit 155mi from Fairbanks in The United States on Thursday Night.
October 15th, 2026 On Thursday Evening a Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck near Hamilton in New Zealand.
October 15th, 2026 Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon in the South Pacific Ocean near Apia (Samoa).
October 15th, 2026 Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon in the South Pacific Ocean near Apia (Samoa).
October 14th, 2026 Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean near Coquimbo (Chile) on Tuesday Evening.
October 13th, 2026 On Wednesday Night a Shallow M6.0 Earthquake struck in the Solomon Sea 128km from Kokopo (Papua New Guinea).
October 13th, 2026 Significant M5.1 FORESHOCK struck on Wednesday Night 124km from Kokopo in Papua New Guinea.
October 13th, 2026 Shallow M5.3 FORESHOCK hit in the Solomon Sea 131km from Kokopo (Papua New Guinea) on Wednesday Night.
October 13th, 2026 On Tuesday Morning a Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean 171km from Denpasar (Indonesia).
October 12th, 2026 Shallow M6.1 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Santiago de Veraguas (Panama) on Monday Evening.
October 12th, 2026 On Monday Afternoon a Significant M5.5 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 269km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga).

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