World Earthquake Report for September 2026
Summary: 7 quakes 6.0+, 172 quakes 5.0+, 1292 quakes 4.0+, 5858 quakes 3.0+, 9693 quakes 2.0+ (17022 total)
This report is being updated every day.
Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: none
Magnitude 6+: 7 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 172 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 1292 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 5858 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 9693 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

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

#1: Mag 6.5 Java Sea, Jawa Barat, 137 km north of Jakarta, Indonesia

Saturday, Sep 12, 2026, at 04:23 am (GMT +7) -

#2: Mag 6.5 Bering Sea, 26 mi north of Amukta Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States

Thursday, Sep 17, 2026, at 05:19 am (GMT -9) -

#3: Mag 6.4 83 km southeast of Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea

Sunday, Sep 20, 2026, at 07:17 pm (Port Moresby time) -

#4: Mag 6.3 North Pacific Ocean, 101 km southwest of San Isidro, Costa Rica

Thursday, Sep 10, 2026, at 03:38 am (GMT -6) -

#5: Mag 6.3 North Pacific Ocean, 44 mi southeast of Chuginadak Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States

Thursday, Sep 3, 2026, at 02:17 am (GMT -9) -

#6: Mag 6.2 South Atlantic Ocean, 74 km northwest of Visokoi Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026, at 09:46 pm (South Georgia time) -

#7: Mag 5.9 Banda Sea, 39 km southeast of Pulau Damar Island, Maluku, Indonesia

Friday, Sep 11, 2026, at 08:56 pm (GMT +9) -

#8: Mag 5.9 Southern East Pacific Rise

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026, at 05:35 am (GMT -7) -

#9: Mag 5.7 South of Africa

Sunday, Sep 20, 2026, at 10:54 pm (GMT +2) -

#10: Mag 5.6 North Pacific Ocean, 97 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026, at 06:28 am (GMT -6) -

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