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 11th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Monday Evening in the Solomon Sea near Honiara (Solomon Islands).
May 10th, 2026
On Monday Night a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck 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 Angol 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 143km from Davao (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 143km from Tauranga (New Zealand) on Tuesday Evening.
May 5th, 2026
On Tuesday Afternoon a Significant M5.8 Earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean 190km from Labuan Bajo (Indonesia).
May 5th, 2026
Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Morning in the North Pacific Ocean near Miyako (Japan).
May 4th, 2026
On Monday Morning a Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck 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 179km from Ürümqi in China.
May 2nd, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Sunday Morning 180km from Tauranga in New Zealand.
May 2nd, 2026
Significant M5.2 FORESHOCK hit in the Banda Sea 217km from Tual (Indonesia) on Saturday Evening.
May 2nd, 2026
On Saturday Evening a Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck near Minato in Japan.
May 1st, 2026
On Friday Evening a Significant M5.8 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea near Taipei (Taiwan).
Earlier
- May 1st, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck on Friday Afternoon in the North Pacific Ocean 267km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - April 30th, 2026
On Thursday Evening a Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck in the Bismarck Sea 277km from Kimbe (Papua New Guinea). - April 27th, 2026
On Monday Morning a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck near Fayzabad in Afghanistan. - April 26th, 2026
Strong M6.1 Earthquake hit near Obihiro in Japan on Monday Night. - April 26th, 2026
On Sunday Morning an Unusually powerful M5.5 Earthquake struck 164km from Khovd in Mongolia. - April 25th, 2026
On Saturday Evening a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - April 24th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Saturday Night in the North Pacific Ocean 164km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - April 24th, 2026
Significant M5.4 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean 156km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia) on Friday Evening. - April 24th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 FORESHOCK hit in the North Pacific Ocean 168km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia) on Friday Evening. - April 24th, 2026
On Friday Afternoon a Significant M5.3 Earthquake struck in the Maluku Sea 165km from Manado (Indonesia). - 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 23rd, 2026
On Thursday Evening a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 129km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga). - April 22nd, 2026
Shallow M4.8 Earthquake hit near Reno in The United States on Wednesday Morning. - April 22nd, 2026
On Wednesday Morning a Significant M5.3 AFTERSHOCK struck in the North Pacific Ocean 157km from Hachinohe (Japan). - April 21st, 2026
Shallow M5.5 AFTERSHOCK struck on Wednesday Night in the North Pacific Ocean 154km from Hachinohe (Japan). - April 21st, 2026
Shallow M5.4 AFTERSHOCK hit in the North Pacific Ocean 195km from Hachinohe (Japan) on Tuesday Afternoon. - April 21st, 2026
Significant M5.5 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Morning in the Sawu Sea 173km from Dili (Timor-Leste). - April 21st, 2026
Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Monday Evening near Ibarra in Ecuador. - April 21st, 2026
Significant M5.0 Earthquake hit 73mi from Mawlaik in Myanmar on Tuesday Night. - April 20th, 2026
Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Night 181km from Jayapura in Indonesia. - April 20th, 2026
Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Monday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean 186km from Morioka (Japan). - April 20th, 2026
Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Monday Evening in the North Pacific Ocean 193km from Morioka (Japan). - April 20th, 2026
Shallow M5.6 AFTERSHOCK struck on Monday Afternoon in the North Pacific Ocean 181km from Morioka (Japan). - April 20th, 2026
On Monday Afternoon an Unusually powerful M7.4 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 100km from Miyako (Japan). - April 20th, 2026
On Monday Afternoon a Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck in the Banda Sea 257km from Kupang (Indonesia). - April 19th, 2026
On Monday Morning a Strong M6.1 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 240km from Apia (Samoa). - April 19th, 2026
On Sunday Morning a Shallow M4.7 Earthquake struck near Reno in The United States. - 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 18th, 2026
Significant M5.4 Earthquake struck on Saturday Morning near Fayzabad in Afghanistan. - April 17th, 2026
On Saturday Morning a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck in the Maluku Sea 159km 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
Significant M5.0 Earthquake struck on Saturday Morning in the Solomon Sea 189km from Lae (Papua New Guinea). - April 16th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake hit in the South Pacific Ocean 124km from Ica (Peru) on Thursday 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 13th, 2026
Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck on Monday Afternoon in the Maluku Sea near Ternate (Indonesia). - April 13th, 2026
Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Solomon Sea 174km from Kokopo (Papua New Guinea) on Monday Afternoon. - April 12th, 2026
Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Sunday Morning in the Indian Ocean 291km from Meulaboh (Indonesia). - 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 M6.3 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. - February 27th, 2026
Significant M5.0 Earthquake hit near Khulna in Bangladesh on Friday Afternoon. - February 26th, 2026
Shallow M5.7 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon in the North Pacific Ocean 197km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - February 22nd, 2026
On Monday Night an Unusually powerful M7.0 Earthquake struck in the South China Sea near Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia). - February 21st, 2026
Significant M5.7 Earthquake struck on Saturday Afternoon in the Bismarck Sea near Madang (Papua New Guinea). - February 20th, 2026
Significant M5.8 Earthquake hit near Bāzārak in Afghanistan on Friday Afternoon. - February 16th, 2026
Strong M6.0 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Morning in the North Pacific Ocean 210km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia). - February 12th, 2026
On Thursday Morning a Strong M6.2 Earthquake struck near Ovalle in Chile. - February 10th, 2026
M4.6 Earthquake hit near Anchorage in The United States on Tuesday Morning. - 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.
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