World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 20 August 2026
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 21 Aug 2026
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 11 quakes 5.0+, 75 quakes 4.0+, 448 quakes 3.0+, 481 quakes 2.0+ (1016 total)
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 11 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 75 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 448 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 481 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (20 Aug 2026)

#1: Mag 6.7 Ayacucho, 111 km south of Andahuaylas, Region de Apurimac, Peru

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 01:00 pm (Lima time) -

#2: Mag 5.7 Kabupaten Manggarai Timur, 32 km northeast of Ruteng, Indonesia

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 10:46 am (Makassar time) -

#3: Mag 5.6 Flores Sea, 68 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia

Friday, Aug 21, 2026, at 02:12 am (GMT +8) -

#4: Mag 5.3 Kabupaten Manggarai Timur, 49 km northeast of Ruteng, Indonesia

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 05:30 pm (Makassar time) -

#5: Mag 5.2 Qinghai, 163 km north of Guolemude, Heilongjiang, China

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 05:49 pm (Shanghai time) -

#6: Mag 5.1 Solomon Sea, 122 km west of Taiof Island, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

Friday, Aug 21, 2026, at 05:25 am (GMT +11) -

#7: Mag 5.0 Flores Sea, 63 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia

Friday, Aug 21, 2026, at 03:24 am (Makassar time) -

#8: Mag 5.0 Flores Sea, 79 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia

Friday, Aug 21, 2026, at 03:53 am (GMT +8) -

#9: Mag 5.0 Coral Sea, 71 km west of Aneityum Island, Tafea Province, Vanuatu

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 11:20 am (GMT +11) -

#10: Mag 5.0 Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 02:36 pm (GMT -9) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 6.7 Ayacucho, 111 km south of Andahuaylas, Region de Apurimac, Peru - 164 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 01:00 pm (Lima time) -

#2: Mag 3.4 13 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 145 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 02:15 am (GMT +2) -

#3: Mag 3.0 1.5 km north of Novi Pazar, Central Serbia, Serbia - 23 reports

Friday, Aug 21, 2026, at 01:19 am (GMT +2) -

#4: Mag 3.6 Kabupaten Bantul, 17 km south of Yogyakarta, Indonesia - 19 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 05:20 pm (GMT +7) -

#5: Mag 5.7 Kabupaten Manggarai Timur, 32 km northeast of Ruteng, Indonesia - 13 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 10:46 am (Makassar time) -

#6: Mag 4.6 47 km east of Barbosa, Antioquia, Colombia - 12 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 01:04 pm (Bogota time) -

#7: Mag 2.2 15 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 10 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 02:28 am (GMT +2) -

#8: Mag 4.7 86 km south of Antofagasta, Provincia de Antofagasta, Region de Antofagasta, Chile - 10 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 12:52 am (Santiago time) -

#9: Mag 3.7 26 km southwest of Tena, Provincia de Napo, Ecuador - 9 reports

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026, at 10:21 pm (Guayaquil time) -

#10: Mag 5.3 Kabupaten Manggarai Timur, 49 km northeast of Ruteng, Indonesia - 8 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 05:30 pm (Makassar time) -

#11: Mag 5.6 Flores Sea, 68 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia - 8 reports

Friday, Aug 21, 2026, at 02:12 am (GMT +8) -

#12: Mag 4.7 45 km northeast of Ruteng, Kabupaten Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - 7 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 11:00 am (Makassar time) -

#13: Mag 4.5 Indian Ocean, 93 km southwest of Tasikmalaya, Indonesia - 6 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 09:31 pm (GMT +7) -

#14: Mag 5.0 Flores Sea, 44 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia - 5 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 04:01 pm (Makassar time) -

#15: Mag 4.1 39 km northeast of Ruteng, Kabupaten Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - 4 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 08:41 am (Makassar time) -

#16: Mag 4.0 North Pacific Ocean, 56 km southwest of Ocos, Guatemala - 4 reports

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026, at 11:34 pm (GMT -6) -

#17: Mag 3.2 44 km south of Villanueva, Departamento de Cortes, Honduras - 4 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 04:28 am (GMT -6) -

#18: Mag 3.1 Ionian Sea, 58 km southwest of Kalamata, Nomos Messinias, Peloponnese, Greece - 4 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 05:40 pm (GMT +3) -

#19: Mag 5.0 Flores Sea, 79 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia - 4 reports

Friday, Aug 21, 2026, at 03:53 am (GMT +8) -

#20: Mag 3.4 North Pacific Ocean, 30 km west of Rivas, Departamento de Rivas, Nicaragua - 4 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 03:31 pm (GMT -6) -

#21: Mag 3.0 18 km northeast of Sidi Slimane, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco - 3 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 08:24 am (GMT +1) -

#22: Mag 3.7 Kabupaten Manggarai Timur, 35 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia - 3 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 05:21 pm (Makassar time) -

#23: Mag 4.2 Flores Sea, 48 km northeast of Ruteng, Indonesia - 3 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 08:28 pm (Makassar time) -

#24: Mag 3.4 21 km west of Golfito, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 3 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 09:22 am (GMT -6) -

#25: Mag 5.0 Flores Sea, 63 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia - 3 reports

Friday, Aug 21, 2026, at 03:24 am (Makassar time) -

#26: Mag 4.2 North Pacific Ocean, 136 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico - 3 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 01:13 pm (GMT -6) -

#27: Mag 4.3 38 km northeast of Mito, Ibaraki, Japan - 2 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 02:28 pm (GMT +9) -

#28: Mag 3.2 North Atlantic Ocean, 40 km east of Nagua, Dominican Republic - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026, at 09:12 pm (GMT -4) -

#29: Mag 3.2 22 km southeast of Santa Barbara, Departamento de Santa Barbara, Honduras - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 19, 2026, at 10:28 pm (GMT -6) -

#30: Mag 3.0 23 mi east of Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States - 2 reports

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 03:23 am (GMT -8) -

#31: Mag 4.6 Flores Sea, 46 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia - 2 reports

Friday, Aug 21, 2026, at 02:30 am (Makassar time) -

Earthquake stats


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