Recent significant earthquakes

The strongest earthquakes worldwide (magnitude 4.5+) in the last 30 days — each with its own page, updated as the catalog is revised.

Updated 2026-09-06 01:47 UTC

M 5.6 96 km ESE of Isangel, VanuatuShaking IV
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Sep 6, 2026, 04:02 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+11)
M 5.5 157 km E of Kokopo, Papua New GuineaFelt · 1
Depth 114.4 km · USGS
Sep 6, 2026, 01:12 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+11)
M 5.5 168 km ESE of Kuril’sk, RussiaShaking IV
Depth 32.0 km · USGS
Sep 5, 2026, 10:52 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+11)
M 5.5 100 km S of Nikolski, AlaskaShaking III
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:21 PM (local time at the epicentre — AKDT, UTC-8)
M 6.3 84 km SSW of Nikolski, AlaskaFelt · 3Tsunami flagged
Depth 35.0 km · USGS
Sep 3, 2026, 03:17 AM (local time at the epicentre — AKDT, UTC-8)
M 6.2 South Sandwich Islands regionShaking IV
Depth 125.9 km · USGS
Sep 2, 2026, 11:46 PM (local time at the epicentre — UTC)
M 5.9 southern East Pacific Rise
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:35 PM (local time at the epicentre — UTC)
M 5.6 71 km WSW of Puerto Madero, MexicoShaking IV
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Sep 2, 2026, 06:28 AM (local time at the epicentre — CST, UTC-6)
M 5.6 159 km WSW of Abepura, IndonesiaShaking IV
Depth 69.1 km · USGS
Sep 2, 2026, 09:04 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+9)
M 5.6 82 km SE of Maba, IndonesiaShaking VI
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Sep 1, 2026, 05:22 PM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+9)
M 5.5 44 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaShaking VI
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 31, 2026, 04:03 PM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+8)
M 5.8 Kermadec Islands, New ZealandShaking IV
Depth 35.0 km · USGS
Aug 30, 2026, 09:02 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC)
M 6.0 145 km N of Caluula, SomaliaFelt · 1
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 28, 2026, 12:07 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+3)
M 5.6 209 km ESE of Ōfunato, JapanFelt · 1
Depth 16.1 km · USGS
Aug 27, 2026, 04:21 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+9)
M 5.5 south of the Fiji IslandsShaking I
Depth 528.3 km · USGS
Aug 25, 2026, 12:12 PM (local time at the epicentre — UTC)
M 5.5 108 km NE of Hengchun, TaiwanFelt · 14
Depth 14.6 km · USGS
Aug 25, 2026, 03:00 PM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+8)
M 6.0 211 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor LesteShaking IV
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 24, 2026, 11:10 PM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+9)
M 5.5 207 km SSE of Amahai, IndonesiaShaking IV
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 24, 2026, 07:02 PM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+9)
M 6.0 32 km SSW of Honchō, JapanFelt · 12
Depth 41.0 km · USGS
Aug 23, 2026, 10:44 PM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+9)
M 5.8 2 km NNW of Toride, JapanFelt · 153
Depth 61.0 km · USGS
Aug 23, 2026, 02:00 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+9)
M 6.2 Scotia SeaShaking IV
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 22, 2026, 08:22 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC)
M 5.7 Scotia SeaShaking IV
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 22, 2026, 07:40 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC)
M 5.8 187 km SW of Labuan, IndonesiaFelt · 1
Depth 9.0 km · USGS
Aug 22, 2026, 12:41 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+7)
M 5.6 68 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaShaking V
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 21, 2026, 02:12 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+8)
M 6.7 37 km NE of Tambo, PeruFelt · 74
Depth 99.0 km · USGS
Aug 20, 2026, 01:00 PM (local time at the epicentre — UTC-5)
M 5.7 32 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaFelt · 1
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 20, 2026, 10:46 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+8)
M 5.8 31 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaFelt · 5
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 20, 2026, 06:45 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+8)
M 5.5 45 km NNE of Ruteng, IndonesiaFelt · 1
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 20, 2026, 12:17 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+8)
M 5.5 269 km SSE of Dunhuang, ChinaPAGER YellowShaking VII
Depth 6.0 km · USGS
Aug 19, 2026, 05:36 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+8)
M 5.6 154 km SSE of Teluk Dalam, IndonesiaShaking V
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 18, 2026, 01:02 PM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+7)
M 5.7 95 km SW of Puerto Madero, MexicoFelt · 2
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 17, 2026, 11:02 PM (local time at the epicentre — CST, UTC-6)
M 5.8 72 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, RussiaFelt · 1
Depth 54.7 km · USGS
Aug 18, 2026, 12:38 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+12)
M 5.5 64 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaShaking V
Depth 7.1 km · USGS
Aug 17, 2026, 08:46 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+8)
M 5.5 116 km ESE of Madang, Papua New GuineaFelt · 1
Depth 147.7 km · USGS
Aug 16, 2026, 08:59 PM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+10)
M 5.5 79 km N of Ruteng, IndonesiaShaking IV
Depth 11.5 km · USGS
Aug 16, 2026, 02:51 PM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+8)
M 6.1 55 km NNE of Port-Olry, VanuatuFelt · 1
Depth 186.6 km · USGS
Aug 16, 2026, 02:20 PM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+11)
M 5.6 Volcano Islands, Japan regionShaking III
Depth 54.9 km · USGS
Aug 15, 2026, 07:32 PM (local time at the epicentre — UTC)
M 5.7 128 km NNE of Palu, IndonesiaFelt · 3
Depth 90.8 km · USGS
Aug 16, 2026, 12:25 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+8)
M 6.9 9 km WNW of Pematangsiantar, IndonesiaFelt · 44
Depth 175.0 km · USGS
Aug 15, 2026, 05:54 PM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+7)
M 5.5 43 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, RussiaShaking IV
Depth 72.5 km · USGS
Aug 15, 2026, 11:43 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+11)
M 5.5 28 km NE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaShaking VI
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 15, 2026, 06:37 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+8)
M 6.1 62 km N of Ende, IndonesiaFelt · 1
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 15, 2026, 06:28 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+8)
M 5.6 49 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaShaking VI
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 15, 2026, 06:18 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+8)
M 5.5 62 km ENE of Ruteng, IndonesiaShaking VI
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 15, 2026, 06:16 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+8)
M 5.9 40 km NE of Labuan Bajo, IndonesiaFelt · 1
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 15, 2026, 06:13 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+8)
M 5.8 78 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaShaking VI
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 15, 2026, 06:06 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+8)
M 7.8 64 km NNW of Ende, IndonesiaFelt · 52PAGER Yellow
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 15, 2026, 05:58 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+8)
M 5.6 Kermadec Islands regionShaking III
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 13, 2026, 04:11 PM (local time at the epicentre — UTC)
M 5.5 48 km SSW of Intipucá, El SalvadorFelt · 15
Depth 72.7 km · USGS
Aug 12, 2026, 06:30 PM (local time at the epicentre — CST, UTC-6)
M 6.0 South Sandwich Islands regionShaking III
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 12, 2026, 11:47 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC)
M 7.4 2 km SE of San José del Palmar, ColombiaFelt · 1,243PAGER Red
Depth 108.2 km · USGS
Aug 10, 2026, 07:34 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC-5)
M 5.6 east central Pacific Ocean
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 10, 2026, 05:41 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC)
M 5.5 47 km ENE of Noda, JapanFelt · 2
Depth 34.0 km · USGS
Aug 9, 2026, 02:57 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC+9)
M 5.5 southeast of Easter Island
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 8, 2026, 11:41 AM (local time at the epicentre — UTC)
M 5.6 57 km WNW of Skwentna, AlaskaFelt · 1,137
Depth 10.0 km · USGS
Aug 7, 2026, 08:50 PM (local time at the epicentre — AKDT, UTC-8)

About this page

Event data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) and, in Venezuela, FUNVISIS. Populated places and time zones: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Preliminary solutions are revised as more observations arrive.