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 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.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.9 hit the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 12:23 UTC on October 13, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth. The USGS issued a Green alert for shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. According to the NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), there is no tsunami threat to Caribbean coasts from this earthquake.
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.7 hit the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 05:44 UTC on October 13, 2026. The USGS reported 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 struck Papua New Guinea at 14:07 UTC on October 11, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 53 km (33 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude and depth.
