World Earthquake Report for Friday, 16 October 2026
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 16 Oct 2026
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 1 quake 5.0+, 52 quakes 4.0+, 206 quakes 3.0+, 272 quakes 2.0+ (532 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 4+: 52 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 206 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 272 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 6.9 Ust'-Bol'sheretskiy Rayon, 151 km southwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 03:35 pm (Kamchatka time) -

#2: Mag 5.5 Indian Ocean, 283 km west of Rodrigues Island, Rodrigues, Mauritius

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 07:54 am (GMT +4) -

#3: Mag 4.9 Philippine Sea, Davao, 68 km southeast of Bislig, Philippines

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 05:13 pm (GMT +8) -

#4: Mag 4.9 North Pacific Ocean, 141 km southwest of Guam Island, Guam

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 09:57 pm (GMT +10) -

#5: Mag 4.9 Tasman Sea, Canterbury, 204 km northwest of Auckland Island, New Zealand

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 05:48 pm (GMT +11) -

#6: Mag 4.9 North Pacific Ocean, 98 km west of Bahia Solano, Colombia

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 02:15 am (GMT -5) -

#7: Mag 4.9 North Pacific Ocean, 205 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 01:59 am (GMT +11) -

#8: Mag 4.9 North Pacific Ocean, 164 km south of Isla del Rey Island, Panama

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 03:19 am (GMT -5) -

#9: Mag 4.8 Canterbury, New Zealand

Saturday, Oct 17, 2026, at 01:09 am (GMT +11) -

#10: Mag 4.8 Southern East Pacific Rise

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 01:04 am (GMT -8) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 4.2 Leon, Castille and León, 73 km east of Monforte de Lemos, Lugo, Galicia, Spain - 973 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 10:34 pm (GMT +2) -

#2: Mag 2.2 8 km southeast of Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria - 46 reports

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 01:57 am (GMT +2) -

#3: Mag 6.9 Ust'-Bol'sheretskiy Rayon, 151 km southwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia - 37 reports

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 03:35 pm (Kamchatka time) -

#4: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, 43 km southwest of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 20 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 10:51 am (Panama time) -

#5: Mag 4.0 Ghost Lake, 42 km north of Canmore, Canmore, Alberta, Canada - 18 reports

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 04:46 am (GMT -6) -

#6: Mag 4.4 North Pacific Ocean, 31 km southeast of Las Tablas, Panama - 16 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 08:36 pm (Panama time) -

#7: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, 70 km southwest of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 14 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 02:49 pm (Panama time) -

#8: Mag 4.4 North Pacific Ocean, 55 km south of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 14 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 08:50 pm (Panama time) -

#9: Mag 4.4 50 km south of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 12 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 01:16 pm (Panama time) -

#10: Mag 4.4 42 km southwest of Las Tablas, Provincia de Los Santos, Panama - 10 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 04:26 pm (Panama time) -

#11: Mag 4.0 Provincia de Herrera, 64 km southeast of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 8 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 03:13 pm (GMT -5) -

#12: Mag 4.4 North Pacific Ocean, 50 km southwest of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 8 reports

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 12:22 am (Panama time) -

#13: Mag 4.5 North Pacific Ocean, 68 km west of Nicoya, Provincia de Guanacaste, Costa Rica - 7 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 09:40 am (Costa Rica time) -

#14: Mag 3.3 0.9 km northeast of San Jose del Cabo, Estado de Baja California Sur, Mexico - 6 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 05:52 pm (GMT -7) -

#15: Mag 3.9 Provincia de Herrera, 72 km southeast of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 6 reports

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 05:43 am (GMT -5) -

#16: Mag 4.7 Philippine Sea, 47 km southeast of Malita, Davao Occidental, Davao, Philippines - 6 reports

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 08:18 pm (Manila time) -

#17: Mag 4.2 35 km southwest of Las Tablas, Provincia de Los Santos, Panama - 5 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 02:32 pm (GMT -5) -

#18: Mag 4.1 Provincia de Los Santos, 69 km southeast of Santiago, Panama - 5 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 02:44 pm (GMT -5) -

#19: Mag 4.5 Provincia de Los Santos, 79 km southeast of Santiago, Panama - 5 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 10:44 pm (Panama time) -

#20: Mag 3.6 66 km southwest of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 4 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 11:48 am (GMT -5) -

#21: Mag 3.9 Provincia de Herrera, 65 km southeast of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 4 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 02:40 pm (GMT -5) -

#22: Mag 3.8 Provincia de Herrera, 63 km southeast of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 3 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 01:27 pm (GMT -5) -

#23: Mag 4.3 50 km east of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile - 3 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 05:25 pm (GMT -3) -

#24: Mag 4.4 North Pacific Ocean, 85 km south of Retalhuleu, Guatemala - 3 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 03:29 pm (GMT -6) -

#25: Mag 3.8 51 km southwest of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 3 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 05:53 pm (GMT -5) -

#26: Mag 3.5 North Pacific Ocean, 67 km southwest of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 3 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 05:00 pm (GMT -5) -

#27: Mag 3.5 Provincia de Los Santos, 72 km southeast of Santiago, Panama - 3 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 08:21 pm (GMT -5) -

#28: Mag 3.8 40 km southwest of Las Tablas, Provincia de Los Santos, Panama - 3 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 09:10 pm (GMT -5) -

#29: Mag 3.4 North Pacific Ocean, 81 km southwest of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 3 reports

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 01:05 am (GMT -5) -

#30: Mag 4.8 70 km northwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico - 3 reports

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 05:39 am (Merida time) -

#31: Mag 4.0 North Pacific Ocean, 71 km southwest of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 3 reports

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 07:24 am (GMT -5) -

#32: Mag 4.2 North Pacific Ocean, 42 km south of Las Tablas, Provincia de Los Santos, Panama - 3 reports

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 08:18 am (GMT -5) -

#33: Mag 3.6 33 km southwest of Las Tablas, Provincia de Los Santos, Panama - 2 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 12:36 pm (GMT -5) -

#34: Mag 3.4 Provincia de Veraguas, 49 km south of Ocu, Provincia de Herrera, Panama - 2 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 03:23 pm (GMT -5) -

#35: Mag 3.6 Provincia de Herrera, 68 km south of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 2 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 04:31 pm (GMT -5) -

#36: Mag 3.3 North Pacific Ocean, 75 km southwest of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 2 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 04:35 pm (GMT -5) -

#37: Mag 3.4 North Atlantic Ocean, 65 km northeast of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - 2 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 05:12 pm (GMT -4) -

#38: Mag 2.5 Vargas, 14 km northeast of Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela - 2 reports

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, at 09:22 pm (GMT -4) -

#39: Mag 4.0 5.6 km west of Hanmer Springs, Canterbury, New Zealand - 2 reports

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 05:00 pm (GMT +13) -

#40: Mag 3.8 41 km west of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 2 reports

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 03:20 am (GMT -5) -

#41: Mag 3.7 Provincia de Herrera, 64 km southeast of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 2 reports

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 02:56 am (GMT -5) -

#42: Mag 3.9 8.6 km southeast of Tonosi, Provincia de Los Santos, Panama - 2 reports

Friday, Oct 16, 2026, at 04:20 am (GMT -5) -

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