A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.6 hit the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 18:56 UTC on June 17, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
PHIVOLCS reported that the M7.8 earthquake off southern Mindanao, which caused dozens of fatalities and widespread damage, raised sections of the coastline in Sarangani and Davao Occidental provinces by as much as 2 m (6.6 feet). Authorities and environmental teams observed shoreline expansion reaching up to 200 m (656 feet) in some locations, exposing coral reefs and marine ecosystems that had previously remained underwater.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit northern Qinghai, China, at 09:06 UTC (17:06 LT) on June 16, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.7 hit 43 km ESE of Palu, Indonesia, at 03:27 UTC on June 16, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit near the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, at 09:18 UTC (17:18 LT) on June 15, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 112 km (70 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.2 at a depth of 106 km (66 miles).
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) raised the Aviation Color Code for Bárðarbunga volcano to Yellow at 00:43 UTC on June 14, 2026, after an intense earthquake swarm began in the northwestern part of the caldera following a M4.8 earthquake at 20:14 UTC on June 13.
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit the Auckland Islands, New Zealand region at 00:44 UTC on June 10, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 13.7 km (8.5 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 14 km (8.7 miles).
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit the Cuba region at 18:00 UTC on June 8, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 13 km (8 miles). According to PTWC, there is no significant tsunami threat from this earthquake.
A M7.8 earthquake off southern Mindanao left at least 32 people dead, injured 134 others in preliminary civil-defense figures, and caused widespread damage in General Santos and nearby areas on June 8, 2026.
A major earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.8 struck Mindanao, Philippines, at 23:37 UTC on June 7, 2026 (07:37 LT on June 8). The agency is reporting a depth of 55.2 km (34.3 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.8 at a depth of 45 km (28 miles). Tsunami waves up to 1 m (3.3 feet) were observed in Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani.
