World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 12 March 2026
Summary: 4 quakes 5.0+, 59 quakes 4.0+, 178 quakes 3.0+, 354 quakes 2.0+ (595 total)
Magnitude 5+: 4 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 59 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 178 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 354 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (12 Mar 2026)

#1: Mag 5.2 Indian Ocean, Jawa Barat, 147 km south of Jakarta, Indonesia

Friday, Mar 13, 2026, at 02:18 am (Jakarta time) -

#2: Mag 5.2 Bismarck Sea, 166 km northeast of Unea Island, Papua New Guinea

Friday, Mar 13, 2026, at 07:58 am (GMT +10) -

#3: Mag 5.2 Philippine Sea, 26 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026, at 08:14 pm (Taipei time) -

#4: Mag 5.1 36 km southwest of Trikala, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026, at 12:14 pm (Athens time) -

#5: Mag 4.9 33 km south of Yauri, Cusco, Peru

Wednesday, Mar 11, 2026, at 11:41 pm (Lima time) -

#6: Mag 4.9 Philippine Sea, 76 km northeast of Hinatuan, Philippines

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026, at 08:06 am (GMT +8) -

#7: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, Mexico

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026, at 02:51 am (GMT -7) -

#8: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, 200 km west of Manzanillo, Estado de Colima, Mexico

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026, at 03:36 am (GMT -7) -

#9: Mag 4.7 55 km east of Sintang, Kabupaten Sintang, Provinsi Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia

Friday, Mar 13, 2026, at 03:04 am (Pontianak time) -

#10: Mag 4.6 North Pacific Ocean, 198 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Friday, Mar 13, 2026, at 05:16 am (GMT +11) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 5.1 36 km southwest of Trikala, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece - 95 reports

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026, at 12:14 pm (Athens time) -

#2: Mag 2.8 16 km southeast of Ratnagiri, Ratnagiri, State of Maharashtra, India - 17 reports

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026, at 08:19 pm (Kolkata time) -

#3: Mag 5.2 Indian Ocean, Jawa Barat, 147 km south of Jakarta, Indonesia - 15 reports

Friday, Mar 13, 2026, at 02:18 am (Jakarta time) -

#4: Mag 3.5 Guayanilla Municipio, 20 km west of Ponce, Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico - 12 reports

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026, at 12:34 am (GMT -4) -

#5: Mag 5.2 Philippine Sea, 26 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan - 11 reports

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026, at 08:14 pm (Taipei time) -

#6: Mag 4.0 22 km northwest of Tecamachalco, Estado de Puebla, Mexico - 4 reports

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026, at 05:27 pm (Mexico City time) -

#7: Mag 4.5 17 km southwest of Acayucan, Estado de Veracruz-Llave, Mexico - 4 reports

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026, at 02:45 pm (Mexico City time) -

#8: Mag 3.2 21 km south of Daanbantayan, Province of Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines - 3 reports

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026, at 11:12 pm (GMT +8) -

#9: Mag 4.1 52 km northwest of Illapel, Provincia de Choapa, Region de Coquimbo, Chile - 3 reports

Wednesday, Mar 11, 2026, at 10:50 pm (Santiago time) -

#10: Mag 4.9 33 km south of Yauri, Cusco, Peru - 3 reports

Wednesday, Mar 11, 2026, at 11:41 pm (Lima time) -

#11: Mag 4.2 11 km southwest of Daule, Provincia del Guayas, Ecuador - 2 reports

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026, at 09:03 am (Guayaquil time) -

#12: Mag 3.1 15 km west of Irakleion, Heraklion Regional Unit, Crete, Greece - 2 reports

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026, at 07:13 am (GMT +2) -

#13: Mag 3.2 Eastern Mediterranean, 30 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 2 reports

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026, at 07:36 am (GMT +2) -

#14: Mag 4.1 Toyama, 38 km northwest of Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan - 2 reports

Friday, Mar 13, 2026, at 04:25 am (GMT +9) -

#15: Mag 2.5 42 km south of Bucaramanga, Departamento de Santander, Colombia - 2 reports

Thursday, Mar 12, 2026, at 12:41 am (GMT -5) -

Earthquake stats

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