World Earthquake Report for Sunday, 8 March 2026
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 8 Mar 2026
Summary: 10 quakes 5.0+, 43 quakes 4.0+, 150 quakes 3.0+, 443 quakes 2.0+ (646 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 10 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 43 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 150 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 443 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 5.9 South Pacific Ocean, 16 km west of Hihifo, Niuas, Tonga

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 10:28 pm (Tongatapu time) -

#2: Mag 5.9 North Pacific Ocean, 169 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Monday, Mar 9, 2026, at 04:08 am (GMT +11) -

#3: Mag 5.7 North Pacific Ocean, Miyagi, 181 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 10:17 pm (GMT +9) -

#4: Mag 5.5 10.2 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 05:32 am (Athens time) -

#5: Mag 5.4 North Pacific Ocean, 115 km east of Miyako, Iwate, Japan

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 10:08 pm (GMT +9) -

#6: Mag 5.3 South Pacific Ocean, 168 km southwest of Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 08:18 pm (GMT +13) -

#7: Mag 5.3 South Atlantic Ocean, 285 km east of Bouvetoya Island, Bouvet Island

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 12:24 pm (GMT +1) -

#8: Mag 5.2 Indian Ocean, 14 km southwest of Pulau Babi Island, Indonesia

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 01:05 pm (Pontianak time) -

#9: Mag 5.1 North Pacific Ocean, 186 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Monday, Mar 9, 2026, at 04:19 am (GMT +11) -

#10: Mag 5.1 North Pacific Ocean, 168 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Monday, Mar 9, 2026, at 04:23 am (GMT +11) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 5.5 10.2 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 399 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 05:32 am (Athens time) -

#2: Mag 4.7 18 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 80 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 05:36 am (Athens time) -

#3: Mag 3.9 17 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 30 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 05:02 pm (GMT +2) -

#4: Mag 4.1 Caribbean Sea, Provincia de La Altagracia, 22 km east of Isla Saona Island, Dominican Republic - 17 reports

Saturday, Mar 7, 2026, at 11:21 pm (GMT -4) -

#5: Mag 3.5 26 km northwest of Podgorica, Podgorica, Montenegro - 13 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 09:08 pm (GMT +1) -

#6: Mag 2.5 5.5 mi north of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, United States - 8 reports

Saturday, Mar 7, 2026, at 02:57 pm (GMT -7) -

#7: Mag 3.9 10.7 km northwest of Turgutlu, Manisa, Turkey - 8 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 01:10 pm (GMT +3) -

#8: Mag 3.8 South Pacific Ocean, 62 km south of Lima, Lima Province, Peru - 8 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 02:11 pm (GMT -5) -

#9: Mag 5.7 North Pacific Ocean, Miyagi, 181 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan - 7 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 10:17 pm (GMT +9) -

#10: Mag 5.4 North Pacific Ocean, 115 km east of Miyako, Iwate, Japan - 7 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 10:08 pm (GMT +9) -

#11: Mag 3.6 19 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 7 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 05:39 am (GMT +2) -

#12: Mag 3.1 Epirus, Greece - 6 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 09:19 pm (GMT +2) -

#13: Mag 3.4 21 km southwest of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 6 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 04:29 pm (GMT +2) -

#14: Mag 5.9 North Pacific Ocean, 169 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia - 6 reports

Monday, Mar 9, 2026, at 04:08 am (GMT +11) -

#15: Mag 2.6 1.3 mi east of San Ramon, Contra Costa County, California, United States - 5 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 12:59 am (GMT -8) -

#16: Mag 4.9 76 km west of Vallenar, Huasco, Region de Atacama, Chile - 5 reports

Saturday, Mar 7, 2026, at 07:55 pm (Santiago time) -

#17: Mag 2.8 Provincia di Avellino, 21 km north of Salerno, Italy - 5 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 07:28 am (GMT +1) -

#18: Mag 3.4 20 km southwest of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 4 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 06:14 am (GMT +2) -

#19: Mag 3.5 19 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 4 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 06:19 am (GMT +2) -

#20: Mag 3.7 23 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 4 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 06:17 am (GMT +2) -

#21: Mag 3.5 63 km west of Surat Thani, Changwat Surat Thani, Thailand - 4 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 05:41 pm (GMT +7) -

#22: Mag 5.2 Indian Ocean, 14 km southwest of Pulau Babi Island, Indonesia - 3 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 01:05 pm (Pontianak time) -

#23: Mag 3.2 18 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 3 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 11:33 am (GMT +2) -

#24: Mag 3.2 19 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 3 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 04:17 pm (GMT +2) -

#25: Mag 3.6 25 mi north of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, United States - 3 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 03:31 am (GMT -7) -

#26: Mag 3.8 15 km northwest of Alvarado, Estado de Veracruz-Llave, Mexico - 3 reports

Saturday, Mar 7, 2026, at 09:06 pm (GMT -6) -

#27: Mag 3.2 18 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 3 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 06:37 am (GMT +2) -

#28: Mag 2.7 17 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 3 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 06:05 am (GMT +2) -

#29: Mag 3.0 19 km southwest of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 3 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 03:37 pm (GMT +2) -

#30: Mag 2.6 2.9 mi southeast of San Ramon, Contra Costa County, California, United States - 3 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 01:19 pm (GMT -7) -

#31: Mag 3.3 20 km southwest of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 2 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 06:53 pm (GMT +2) -

#32: Mag 2.8 24 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 2 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 05:45 am (GMT +2) -

#33: Mag 3.2 14 km northwest of Targu Jiu, Gorj, Romania - 2 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 09:53 pm (GMT +2) -

#34: Mag 3.0 20 km southwest of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 2 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 03:41 pm (GMT +2) -

#35: Mag 4.0 North Pacific Ocean, 69 km west of Ometepec, Estado de Guerrero, Mexico - 2 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 09:10 am (GMT -6) -

#36: Mag 2.3 16 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 2 reports

Sunday, Mar 8, 2026, at 05:04 pm (GMT +2) -

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