World Earthquake Report for Sunday, 16 August 2026
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 16 Aug 2026
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 12 quakes 5.0+, 109 quakes 4.0+, 578 quakes 3.0+, 601 quakes 2.0+ (1301 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 12 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 109 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 578 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 601 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 6.1 Coral Sea, Sanma Province, 44 km southwest of Gaua Island, Vanuatu

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 02:20 pm (GMT +11) -

#2: Mag 5.8 Flores Sea, 120 km east of Ruteng, Indonesia

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 06:13 pm (Makassar time) -

#3: Mag 5.5 North Pacific Ocean, 211 km southeast of Iwo Jima Island, Tokyo, Japan

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 04:32 am (GMT +9) -

#4: Mag 5.5 Flores Sea, 77 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 02:51 pm (GMT +8) -

#5: Mag 5.4 Philippine Sea, 19 km northeast of Colonia, State of Yap, Micronesia

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 08:52 am (Chuuk time) -

#6: Mag 5.3 Flores Sea, 76 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 06:14 pm (GMT +8) -

#7: Mag 5.2 North Pacific Ocean, 94 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 09:52 am (GMT -6) -

#8: Mag 5.1 Bismarck Sea, 47 km southwest of Long Island, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 08:59 pm (GMT +10) -

#9: Mag 5.1 Flores Sea, 82 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 06:31 pm (GMT +8) -

#10: Mag 5.0 North Pacific Ocean, 111 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 03:52 am (GMT -6) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 4.1 12 km east of La Spezia, Provincia di La Spezia, Liguria, Italy - 162 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 05:49 am (Rome time) -

#2: Mag 3.1 5.5 km southwest of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 58 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 04:40 am (GMT +2) -

#3: Mag 2.8 8.3 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 39 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 06:27 am (GMT +2) -

#4: Mag 4.4 North Pacific Ocean, Departamento de Guatemala, 125 km south of Escuintla, Guatemala - 20 reports

Saturday, Aug 15, 2026, at 04:45 pm (GMT -6) -

#5: Mag 2.9 Northern Areas, 36 km east of Port Pirie, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia - 13 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 06:54 am (GMT +9:30) -

#6: Mag 4.8 South Pacific Ocean, 56 km northwest of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile - 13 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 11:32 am (GMT -5) -

#7: Mag 6.1 Coral Sea, Sanma Province, 44 km southwest of Gaua Island, Vanuatu - 11 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 02:20 pm (GMT +11) -

#8: Mag 3.7 29 mi southwest of Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States - 10 reports

Saturday, Aug 15, 2026, at 12:32 pm (GMT -10) -

#9: Mag 4.0 45 km east of Pizarro, Departamento del Choco, Colombia - 10 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 08:30 am (Bogota time) -

#10: Mag 5.2 North Pacific Ocean, 94 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico - 10 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 09:52 am (GMT -6) -

#11: Mag 3.2 North Pacific Ocean, 37 km south of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala - 8 reports

Saturday, Aug 15, 2026, at 04:56 pm (GMT -6) -

#12: Mag 4.0 29 km southeast of Agua Prieta, Estado de Sonora, Mexico - 8 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 02:57 am (Hermosillo time) -

#13: Mag 4.2 51 km southwest of Cuenca, Provincia del Azuay, Ecuador - 7 reports

Saturday, Aug 15, 2026, at 07:22 pm (Guayaquil time) -

#14: Mag 5.5 Flores Sea, 77 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia - 7 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 02:51 pm (GMT +8) -

#15: Mag 5.4 Philippine Sea, 19 km northeast of Colonia, State of Yap, Micronesia - 6 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 08:52 am (Chuuk time) -

#16: Mag 4.2 12 km southwest of Piedecuesta, Departamento de Santander, Colombia - 6 reports

Saturday, Aug 15, 2026, at 07:18 pm (Bogota time) -

#17: Mag 5.1 Bismarck Sea, 47 km southwest of Long Island, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea - 6 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 08:59 pm (GMT +10) -

#18: Mag 2.4 9.2 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 5 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 02:50 am (GMT +2) -

#19: Mag 5.3 Flores Sea, 76 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia - 5 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 06:14 pm (GMT +8) -

#20: Mag 5.0 Flores Sea, East Nusa Tenggara, 73 km south of Pulau Kalao Island, Indonesia - 5 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 09:38 pm (GMT +8) -

#21: Mag 3.8 Departamento del Choco, 77 km north of Buenaventura, Colombia - 5 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 08:30 am (GMT -5) -

#22: Mag 4.5 South Pacific Ocean, 36 km northwest of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile - 5 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 11:57 am (GMT -5) -

#23: Mag 4.6 South Pacific Ocean, 78 km south of Paita, Piura, Peru - 4 reports

Saturday, Aug 15, 2026, at 03:05 pm (Lima time) -

#24: Mag 2.6 3.6 mi north of Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming, United States - 4 reports

Saturday, Aug 15, 2026, at 10:34 pm (GMT -6) -

#25: Mag 2.2 12 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 4 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 06:43 pm (GMT +2) -

#26: Mag 4.0 South Pacific Ocean, 46 km northwest of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile - 4 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 12:14 pm (GMT -5) -

#27: Mag 4.0 North Pacific Ocean, 144 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico - 3 reports

Saturday, Aug 15, 2026, at 03:58 pm (GMT -6) -

#28: Mag 2.1 8 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 3 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 01:49 am (GMT +2) -

#29: Mag 3.0 27 mi southwest of Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States - 3 reports

Saturday, Aug 15, 2026, at 02:32 pm (GMT -10) -

#30: Mag 2.1 8.2 km southwest of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 3 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 04:49 am (GMT +2) -

#31: Mag 5.0 Flores Sea, 46 km north of Ende, Kabupaten Ende, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - 3 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 11:42 am (Makassar time) -

#32: Mag 3.6 North Pacific Ocean, 64 km southwest of San Jose, Costa Rica - 3 reports

Saturday, Aug 15, 2026, at 11:35 pm (GMT -6) -

#33: Mag 4.6 Bismarck Sea, 69 km southeast of Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea - 3 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 06:06 pm (Port Moresby time) -

#34: Mag 5.1 Flores Sea, 82 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia - 3 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 06:31 pm (GMT +8) -

#35: Mag 4.7 Flores Sea, 91 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia - 3 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 07:21 pm (GMT +8) -

#36: Mag 2.3 10.1 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 3 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 09:09 pm (GMT +2) -

#37: Mag 4.2 Flores Sea, 77 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia - 2 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 05:46 am (GMT +8) -

#38: Mag 2.1 9.7 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 2 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 01:16 am (GMT +2) -

#39: Mag 2.6 18 km east of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 04:48 am (GMT +2) -

#40: Mag 3.6 16 km southeast of Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan - 2 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 12:04 pm (GMT +9) -

#41: Mag 4.4 Flores Sea, 44 km north of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia - 2 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 11:06 am (GMT +8) -

#42: Mag 2.6 4.4 mi southwest of Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County, California, United States - 2 reports

Saturday, Aug 15, 2026, at 11:41 pm (GMT -7) -

#43: Mag 4.2 Flores Sea, 44 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia - 2 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 03:50 pm (Makassar time) -

#44: Mag 5.8 Flores Sea, 120 km east of Ruteng, Indonesia - 2 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 06:13 pm (Makassar time) -

#45: Mag 4.3 20 km northeast of Taumarunui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand - 2 reports

Monday, Aug 17, 2026, at 12:45 am (Auckland time) -

#46: Mag 3.9 North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica - 2 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 05:54 am (GMT -6) -

#47: Mag 4.2 North Pacific Ocean, 69 km southwest of Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico - 2 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 07:51 am (GMT -7) -

#48: Mag 3.4 Departamento del Choco, 59 km west of Roldanillo, Colombia - 2 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 12:42 pm (GMT -5) -

#49: Mag 3.2 South Pacific Ocean, 48 km northwest of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile - 2 reports

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026, at 12:47 pm (GMT -5) -

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