World Earthquake Report for Monday, 16 February 2026
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 16 Feb 2026
Summary: 5 quakes 5.0+, 37 quakes 4.0+, 134 quakes 3.0+, 274 quakes 2.0+ (450 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 5 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 37 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 134 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 274 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 5.7 South Atlantic Ocean, 83 km northeast of Montagu Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 12:52 pm (GMT -2) -

#2: Mag 5.3 South Pacific Ocean, 219 km southwest of Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 09:54 am (GMT +13) -

#3: Mag 5.2 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 04:02 pm (GMT +13) -

#4: Mag 5.1 Southern East Pacific Rise

Sunday, Feb 15, 2026, at 08:58 pm (GMT -7) -

#5: Mag 5.0 Indian Ocean, 89 km southeast of Pulau Pini Island, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 01:00 pm (GMT +7) -

#6: Mag 4.9 23 km west of Dompu, Kabupaten Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 07:42 pm (Makassar time) -

#7: Mag 4.8 South China Sea, 57 km north of San Fernando, Philippines

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 09:36 am (Manila time) -

#8: Mag 4.8 32 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, Chile

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 06:19 am (Santiago time) -

#9: Mag 4.7 11 km east of Aguaytia, Ucayali, Peru

Sunday, Feb 15, 2026, at 07:53 pm (Lima time) -

#10: Mag 4.6 Xinjiang, China

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 01:14 pm (Urumqi time) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 4.2 44 km south of Albox, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain - 412 reports

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 12:55 am (GMT +1) -

#2: Mag 2.6 31 km northeast of Cabo San Lucas, Estado de Baja California Sur, Mexico - 78 reports

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 08:15 am (GMT -7) -

#3: Mag 2.0 Clinton County, New York, 15 mi west of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States - 43 reports

Sunday, Feb 15, 2026, at 07:50 pm (GMT -5) -

#4: Mag 4.8 South China Sea, 57 km north of San Fernando, Philippines - 10 reports

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 09:36 am (Manila time) -

#5: Mag 3.6 7.6 mi northwest of El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States - 10 reports

Sunday, Feb 15, 2026, at 10:13 pm (GMT -6) -

#6: Mag 4.8 32 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, Chile - 9 reports

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 06:19 am (Santiago time) -

#7: Mag 4.6 Xinjiang, China - 5 reports

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 01:14 pm (Urumqi time) -

#8: Mag 4.0 Aegean Sea, 21 km north of Chania, Chania, Crete, Greece - 4 reports

Sunday, Feb 15, 2026, at 10:32 pm (GMT +2) -

#9: Mag 5.0 Indian Ocean, 89 km southeast of Pulau Pini Island, North Sumatra, Indonesia - 2 reports

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 01:00 pm (GMT +7) -

#10: Mag 4.6 North Pacific Ocean, 83 km northeast of Miyako, Iwate, Japan - 2 reports

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 01:59 pm (GMT +9) -

#11: Mag 2.8 15 km north of Kavakli, Istanbul, Turkey - 2 reports

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 12:18 am (GMT +3) -

#12: Mag 3.3 17 km southeast of Mae Sai, Changwat Chiang Rai, Thailand - 2 reports

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 09:37 am (GMT +7) -

#13: Mag 4.3 Bay of Bengal, 222 km southwest of Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh - 2 reports

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 05:55 pm (GMT +6) -

#14: Mag 3.6 33 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - 2 reports

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 01:27 pm (GMT +13) -

#15: Mag 4.6 Tasman Sea, 64 km north of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand - 2 reports

Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 08:04 pm (GMT +12) -

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