A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 struck 30 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands, at 03:34:59 UTC on November 9, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 17 km (10.6 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
A deep M6.2 earthquake registered by the USGS struck 43 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, at 21:46:44 UTC on October 29, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 142 km (89 miles). EMSC is reporting the same depth and magnitude.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.4 hit southeast of Easter Island, Chile at 07:49 UTC on October 29, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.4 at a depth of 3 km (1.9 miles).
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 struck 214 km (133 miles) NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, at 02:21 UTC on October 28, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
A strong and deep earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.5 hit the Bonin Islands, Japan region at 02:09 UTC (11:09 LT) on October 25, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 492.4 km (306 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.5 the same magnitude and depth.
An M6.9 earthquake struck off northern Vanuatu at 13:31 LT (02:31 UTC) on October 24, 2026, followed four minutes and 29 seconds later by an M6.3 event and at least eight additional M5+ earthquakes in the USGS catalog through 05:23 UTC.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the tsunami threat had passed at 03:28 UTC. No immediate damage or casualties were reported.
An M7.0 earthquake struck Baqen County in China’s Xizang Autonomous Region at 22:33 LT (14:33 UTC) on October 22, 2026, killing at least 16 people and injuring 76, according to the latest Nagqu municipal assessment. Authorities said homes belonging to 339 households had collapsed or been damaged, while 12 489 residents had been relocated by 10:00 LT on October 23.
A strong M7.0 earthquake registered by the USGS hit the Xizang-Qinghai border region, China, at 14:33 UTC on October 22, 2026. The USGS is reporting a depth of 18 km (11.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.0 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit Vanuatu at 04:20 UTC on October 20, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 16 km (9.9 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 5 km (3.1 miles). According to the NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), there is no tsunami threat from this earthquake.
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.9 hit Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia at 03:35 UTC (15:35 LT) on October 16, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 135 km (83.9 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.9 at a depth of 130 km (80.8 miles). According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), there is no tsunami threat from this earthquake.
