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.

February 6th, 2026 Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit in the North Pacific Ocean near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia) on Friday Afternoon.
February 6th, 2026 On Thursday Evening a Significant M5.0 Earthquake struck near Iquique in Chile.
February 6th, 2026 On Friday Morning a Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck near Mawlaik in Myanmar.
February 5th, 2026 On Friday Night a Significant M5.8 Earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean 145km from Yogyakarta (Indonesia).
February 5th, 2026 On Thursday Night a Shallow M4.7 Earthquake struck in the North Pacific Ocean 77mi from Eureka (The United States).
February 4th, 2026 Shallow M5.5 Earthquake hit in the Philippine Sea 274km from Kagoshima (Japan) on Thursday Night.
February 4th, 2026 Significant M5.1 Earthquake hit near Kimbe in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday Afternoon.
February 4th, 2026 Shallow M5.1 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Morning in the Banda Sea 154km from Tual (Indonesia).
February 3rd, 2026 Shallow M5.2 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Morning in the South Pacific Ocean 220km from Apia (Samoa).
February 3rd, 2026 Significant M5.2 Earthquake hit near Lae in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday Night.
February 3rd, 2026 Significant M5.1 AFTERSHOCK hit near Yenangyaung in Myanmar on Tuesday Evening.
February 3rd, 2026 Significant M5.8 Earthquake struck on Tuesday Evening near Yenangyaung in Myanmar.
February 2nd, 2026 Shallow M4.2 Earthquake hit near San Ramon in The United States on Monday Morning.
February 2nd, 2026 Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck on Monday Evening in the Tasman Sea 220km from Invercargill (New Zealand).
February 1st, 2026 Shallow M5.2 Earthquake hit near Mohr in Iran on Sunday Morning.
January 31st, 2026 On Sunday Morning a Shallow M5.8 Earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean 112km from Nuku‘alofa (Tonga).
January 31st, 2026 Shallow M5.3 Earthquake struck on Saturday Morning 110km from Akureyri in Iceland.
January 30th, 2026 Shallow M5.1 Earthquake hit in the Sulawesi Sea 101km from Malingao (The Philippines) on Friday Morning.
January 29th, 2026 Shallow M4.2 Earthquake struck on Thursday Afternoon near Great Falls in The United States.
January 28th, 2026 On Thursday Night a Significant M5.1 Earthquake struck near Dompu in Indonesia.

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