World Earthquake Report for August 2026
Summary: 3 quakes 7.0+, 11 quakes 6.0+, 175 quakes 5.0+, 1633 quakes 4.0+, 7524 quakes 3.0+, 11435 quakes 2.0+ (20781 total)
This report is being updated every day.
Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 6+: 11 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 175 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 1633 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 7524 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 11435 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 8 or higher

List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during August 2026:

#1: Mag 7.7 Kabupaten Nagekeo, 68 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia

Saturday, Aug 15, 2026, at 05:58 am (Makassar time) -

#2: Mag 7.4 312 km east of Male, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives

Monday, Aug 10, 2026, at 05:34 pm (GMT +5) -

#3: Mag 7.4 Departamento del Choco, 38 km west of Cartago, Colombia

Monday, Aug 10, 2026, at 07:34 am (Bogota time) -

#4: Mag 6.9 Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai, North Sumatra, 407 km north of Bukittinggi, Indonesia

Saturday, Aug 15, 2026, at 05:54 pm (Jakarta time) -

#5: Mag 6.4 Celebes Sea, 53 km southwest of Sarangani Island, Philippines

Thursday, Aug 6, 2026, at 12:14 am (GMT +8) -

#6: Mag 6.3 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 07:43 pm (GMT +12) -

#7: Mag 6.3 Philippine Sea, 36 km southwest of Sarangani Island, Philippines

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 12:14 pm (GMT +8) -

#8: Mag 6.1 Kabupaten Sikka, 59 km north of Ende, Indonesia

Saturday, Aug 15, 2026, at 06:28 am (Makassar time) -

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

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

#10: Mag 6.0 South Atlantic Ocean, 191 km southwest of Bristol Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Wednesday, Aug 12, 2026, at 09:47 am (GMT -2) -

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