World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 5 Aug 2026
Summary: 2 quakes 6.0+, 8 quakes 5.0+, 57 quakes 4.0+, 207 quakes 3.0+, 427 quakes 2.0+ (701 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 6+: 2 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 8 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 57 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 207 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 427 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 6.3 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 07:43 pm (GMT +12) -

#2: Mag 6.3 Philippine Sea, 36 km southwest of Sarangani Island, Philippines

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 12:14 pm (GMT +8) -

#3: Mag 5.7 Maluku Sea, 23 km northeast of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 05:16 am (Jayapura time) -

#4: Mag 5.2 Philippine Sea, 36 km south of Sarangani Island, Philippines

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 12:25 pm (GMT +8) -

#5: Mag 5.2 Tasman Sea, 197 km northwest of Auckland Island, New Zealand

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 05:44 pm (GMT +11) -

#6: Mag 5.2 Celebes Sea, 52 km southwest of Sarangani Island, Philippines

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 01:59 pm (GMT +8) -

#7: Mag 5.1 North Pacific Ocean, 282 km south of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama

Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026, at 11:19 pm (GMT -5) -

#8: Mag 5.0 Philippine Sea, 50 km southwest of Sarangani, Philippines

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 02:41 pm (GMT +8) -

#9: Mag 5.0 Indian Ocean, 73 km southwest of Tasikmalaya, Indonesia

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 09:55 pm (GMT +7) -

#10: Mag 5.0 Upper Siang, India

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 03:36 pm (Kolkata time) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 6.3 Philippine Sea, 36 km southwest of Sarangani Island, Philippines - 72 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 12:14 pm (GMT +8) -

#2: Mag 3.0 20 km east of Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France - 71 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 12:53 am (GMT +2) -

#3: Mag 3.2 28 km northeast of Cabo San Lucas, Estado de Baja California Sur, Mexico - 19 reports

Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026, at 10:32 pm (GMT -7) -

#4: Mag 6.3 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand - 16 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 07:43 pm (GMT +12) -

#5: Mag 5.7 Maluku Sea, 23 km northeast of Pulau Mayu Island, North Maluku, Indonesia - 11 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 05:16 am (Jayapura time) -

#6: Mag 4.0 Trinity County, 62 mi north of Ukiah, Mendocino County, California, United States - 10 reports

Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026, at 05:25 pm (Los Angeles time) -

#7: Mag 5.2 Philippine Sea, 36 km south of Sarangani Island, Philippines - 9 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 12:25 pm (GMT +8) -

#8: Mag 4.9 Philippine Sea, 50 km southwest of Sarangani Island, Philippines - 8 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 01:13 pm (GMT +8) -

#9: Mag 3.3 Ionian Sea, 27 km east of Pátrai, Achaea, West Greece, Greece - 8 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 10:38 am (Athens time) -

#10: Mag 4.4 9.9 km east of Sogod, Province of Southern Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines - 8 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 04:11 pm (Manila time) -

#11: Mag 5.0 Indian Ocean, 73 km southwest of Tasikmalaya, Indonesia - 8 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 09:55 pm (GMT +7) -

#12: Mag 4.4 Celebes Sea, 150 km northwest of Tahuna, Indonesia - 7 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 12:47 pm (GMT +8) -

#13: Mag 5.2 Celebes Sea, 52 km southwest of Sarangani Island, Philippines - 7 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 01:59 pm (GMT +8) -

#14: Mag 4.8 Celebes Sea, 69 km southwest of Sarangani Island, Philippines - 6 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 12:34 pm (GMT +8) -

#15: Mag 4.8 Celebes Sea, 50 km southwest of Sarangani Island, Philippines - 5 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 05:17 pm (GMT +8) -

#16: Mag 5.0 Upper Siang, India - 5 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 03:36 pm (Kolkata time) -

#17: Mag 5.1 North Pacific Ocean, 282 km south of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama - 4 reports

Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026, at 11:19 pm (GMT -5) -

#18: Mag 4.3 Philippine Sea, 60 km east of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Davao, Philippines - 4 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 01:49 pm (GMT +8) -

#19: Mag 5.0 Philippine Sea, 50 km southwest of Sarangani, Philippines - 4 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 02:41 pm (GMT +8) -

#20: Mag 5.2 Tasman Sea, 197 km northwest of Auckland Island, New Zealand - 4 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 05:44 pm (GMT +11) -

#21: Mag 3.6 Upper Siang, India - 4 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 03:31 pm (Kolkata time) -

#22: Mag 4.3 Philippine Sea, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia - 3 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 11:58 am (GMT +8) -

#23: Mag 3.8 North Pacific Ocean, 36 km south of Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 3 reports

Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026, at 10:19 pm (Costa Rica time) -

#24: Mag 4.3 Philippine Sea, Soccsksargen, 65 km northwest of Sarangani, Philippines - 3 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 12:56 pm (Manila time) -

#25: Mag 3.7 Celebes Sea, Davao, 54 km south of Glan, Philippines - 3 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 03:48 pm (Manila time) -

#26: Mag 4.0 North Pacific Ocean, 97 km southwest of San Isidro, Costa Rica - 3 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 12:53 am (GMT -6) -

#27: Mag 4.4 Gulf OF Honduras - 3 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 07:22 am (Guatemala time) -

#28: Mag 2.6 27 mi northwest of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, United States - 2 reports

Tuesday, Aug 4, 2026, at 02:17 pm (GMT -7) -

#29: Mag 2.3 8.4 km south of Castelo Branco, Distrito de Castelo Branco, Portugal - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 02:01 am (GMT +1) -

#30: Mag 4.1 32 km north of Takayama, Gifu, Japan - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 04:04 am (GMT +9) -

#31: Mag 4.6 Philippine Sea, Indonesia - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 01:53 pm (GMT +8) -

#32: Mag 4.3 North Pacific Ocean, 128 km southwest of Retalhuleu, Guatemala - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 12:13 am (GMT -6) -

#33: Mag 4.0 Celebes Sea, 22 km west of Sarangani Island, Philippines - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 03:02 pm (Manila time) -

#34: Mag 4.0 28 km southwest of Tulcán, Provincia del Carchi, Ecuador - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 05:37 am (Guayaquil time) -

#35: Mag 3.0 36 km northwest of Chalkida, Euboea, Central Greece, Greece - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 12:43 pm (GMT +3) -

#36: Mag 3.5 20 km southwest of San Jose, Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026, at 04:15 am (Costa Rica time) -

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