World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 8 October 2026
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 8 Oct 2026
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 4 quakes 5.0+, 40 quakes 4.0+, 149 quakes 3.0+, 255 quakes 2.0+ (449 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 4 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 40 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 149 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 255 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 6.3 Coral Sea, 23 km north of Pentecost Island, Penama Province, Vanuatu

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 08:00 pm (Efate time) -

#2: Mag 5.5 West of Macquarie Island

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 03:46 pm (GMT +9) -

#3: Mag 5.5 44 km south of Malapatan, Province of Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 04:07 pm (Manila time) -

#4: Mag 5.2 Indian Ocean, 100 km east of Île Lubine, British Indian Ocean Territory

Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026, at 08:59 pm (GMT +6) -

#5: Mag 5.0 Flores Sea, East Nusa Tenggara, 69 km southwest of Pulau Kalao Island, Indonesia

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 12:48 pm (GMT +8) -

#6: Mag 4.9 Tyrrhenian Sea, 82 km northwest of Isola Salina Island, Sicily, Italy

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 04:42 am (GMT +1) -

#7: Mag 4.9 18 km south of Asahi, Chiba, Japan

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 04:13 am (GMT +9) -

#8: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, 303 km northeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 05:15 am (GMT +11) -

#9: Mag 4.8 Banda Sea, 135 km northwest of Pulau Molu Island, Maluku, Indonesia

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 07:10 pm (GMT +9) -

#10: Mag 4.7 Celebes Sea, 30 km southwest of Sarangani Island, Philippines

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 04:34 pm (Manila time) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 3.2 South Gippsland, 29 km south of Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia - 255 reports

Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026, at 10:17 pm (GMT +11) -

#2: Mag 3.2 South Gippsland, 28 km south of Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia - 42 reports

Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026, at 10:24 pm (GMT +11) -

#3: Mag 5.5 44 km south of Malapatan, Province of Sarangani, Soccsksargen, Philippines - 35 reports

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 04:07 pm (Manila time) -

#4: Mag 2.7 2.7 mi west of Fontana, San Bernardino County, California, United States - 27 reports

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 01:09 am (GMT -7) -

#5: Mag 4.9 18 km south of Asahi, Chiba, Japan - 17 reports

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 04:13 am (GMT +9) -

#6: Mag 3.2 South Gippsland, 29 km south of Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria, Australia - 14 reports

Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026, at 10:42 pm (GMT +11) -

#7: Mag 4.2 North Pacific Ocean, 58 km southwest of San Isidro, Costa Rica - 10 reports

Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026, at 11:31 am (GMT -6) -

#8: Mag 3.4 Vargas, 45 km west of Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela - 7 reports

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 01:41 am (GMT -4) -

#9: Mag 6.3 Coral Sea, 23 km north of Pentecost Island, Penama Province, Vanuatu - 7 reports

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 08:00 pm (Efate time) -

#10: Mag 4.3 17 km east of Chinandega, Departamento de Chinandega, Nicaragua - 5 reports

Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026, at 02:56 pm (Managua time) -

#11: Mag 5.2 Indian Ocean, 100 km east of Île Lubine, British Indian Ocean Territory - 4 reports

Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026, at 08:59 pm (GMT +6) -

#12: Mag 4.7 Philippine Sea, 34 km east of Sarangani Island, Philippines - 4 reports

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 12:42 am (GMT +8) -

#13: Mag 2.1 Free State, 18 km east of Orkney, North West, South Africa - 3 reports

Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026, at 02:35 pm (GMT +2) -

#14: Mag 2.4 4.1 mi southeast of Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma, United States - 3 reports

Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026, at 01:47 pm (GMT -5) -

#15: Mag 5.0 Flores Sea, East Nusa Tenggara, 69 km southwest of Pulau Kalao Island, Indonesia - 3 reports

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 12:48 pm (GMT +8) -

#16: Mag 3.6 Caribbean Sea, 26 km northwest of Isla de Mona Island, Puerto Rico - 3 reports

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 12:12 am (GMT -4) -

#17: Mag 4.0 North Pacific Ocean, 31 km south of Ciudad Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico - 2 reports

Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026, at 05:01 am (GMT -7) -

#18: Mag 4.2 Flores Sea, 55 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia - 2 reports

Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026, at 08:03 pm (Makassar time) -

#19: Mag 3.5 South Pacific Ocean, 50 km northwest of Los Vilos, Provincia de Choapa, Region de Coquimbo, Chile - 2 reports

Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026, at 06:05 am (GMT -5) -

#20: Mag 4.7 183 km southeast of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile - 2 reports

Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026, at 12:46 pm (Santiago time) -

#21: Mag 3.4 North Atlantic Ocean, 82 km north of Isla de Culebra Island, Puerto Rico - 2 reports

Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026, at 10:08 am (GMT -4) -

#22: Mag 2.3 25 km north of Antequera, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain - 2 reports

Wednesday, Oct 7, 2026, at 10:24 pm (GMT +2) -

#23: Mag 3.0 7.9 km north of Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand - 2 reports

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 01:38 pm (GMT +13) -

#24: Mag 4.1 Kabupaten Sumba Barat, 35 km southeast of Tambolaka, Indonesia - 2 reports

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 10:30 am (GMT +8) -

#25: Mag 4.7 Indian Ocean, 47 km west of Tambolaka, Indonesia - 2 reports

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 01:06 pm (Makassar time) -

#26: Mag 4.5 39 km northeast of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile - 2 reports

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 02:35 am (Santiago time) -

#27: Mag 4.7 Celebes Sea, 30 km southwest of Sarangani Island, Philippines - 2 reports

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 04:34 pm (Manila time) -

#28: Mag 4.9 Tyrrhenian Sea, 82 km northwest of Isola Salina Island, Sicily, Italy - 2 reports

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 04:42 am (GMT +1) -

#29: Mag 3.5 61 km southeast of Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - 2 reports

Thursday, Oct 8, 2026, at 10:04 pm (GMT +13) -

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