World Earthquake Report for August 2026
Summary: 2 quakes 7.0+, 7 quakes 6.0+, 112 quakes 5.0+, 1000 quakes 4.0+, 4348 quakes 3.0+, 7093 quakes 2.0+ (12562 total)
This report is being updated every day.
Magnitude 9+: none
Magnitude 8+: none
Magnitude 7+: 2 earthquakes
Magnitude 6+: 7 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 112 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 1000 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 4348 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 7093 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 8 or higher

List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during August 2026:

#1: Mag 6.4 Celebes Sea, 53 km southwest of Sarangani Island, Philippines

Thursday, Aug 6, 2026, at 12:14 am (GMT +8) -

#2: Mag 6.3 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

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

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

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

#4: Mag 5.7 44 km east of Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru

Friday, Jul 31, 2026, at 07:58 pm (Lima time) -

#5: 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) -

#6: Mag 5.6 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 107 mi northwest of Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States

Friday, Aug 7, 2026, at 08:50 pm (Anchorage time) -

#7: Mag 5.6 Celebes Sea, 44 km southwest of Sarangani Island, Philippines

Thursday, Aug 6, 2026, at 05:41 am (GMT +8) -

#8: Mag 5.6 North Pacific Ocean, 183 km southwest of Hope Island, Regional District of Mount Waddington, British Columbia, Canada

Friday, Jul 31, 2026, at 07:49 pm (GMT -9) -

#9: Mag 5.6 North Pacific Ocean, 46 km east of Kuji, Iwate, Japan

Sunday, Aug 9, 2026, at 02:57 am (GMT +9) -

#10: Mag 5.6 15 km south of Hicks Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand

Sunday, Aug 2, 2026, at 08:35 pm (Auckland time) -

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