World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 21 Oct 2026
Summary: 7 quakes 5.0+, 47 quakes 4.0+, 179 quakes 3.0+, 245 quakes 2.0+ (478 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 7 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 47 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 179 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 245 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 5.4 North Pacific Ocean, 235 km south of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 12:05 pm (GMT -5) -

#2: Mag 5.2 Philippine Sea, 119 km northeast of Catarman, Philippines

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 04:37 pm (GMT +8) -

#3: Mag 5.1 North Atlantic Ocean, 57 km northwest of Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 05:07 pm (GMT -1) -

#4: Mag 5.1 Banda Sea, 75 km northeast of Tiakur, Indonesia

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 04:44 pm (GMT +9) -

#5: Mag 5.0 Indian Ocean, 22 km southwest of Meulaboh, Indonesia

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 11:29 pm (Pontianak time) -

#6: Mag 5.0 Coral Sea, 151 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, Vanuatu

Thursday, Oct 22, 2026, at 01:56 am (GMT +11) -

#7: Mag 5.0 North Pacific Ocean, 427 km south of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 07:20 pm (GMT -6) -

#8: Mag 4.9 Coral Sea, 137 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, Vanuatu

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 07:03 am (GMT +11) -

#9: Mag 4.9 82 km southwest of Tashqorghan, Xinjiang, China

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 11:16 pm (Urumqi time) -

#10: Mag 4.9 South of the Fiji Islands

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 11:24 am (GMT +12) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 5.1 North Atlantic Ocean, 57 km northwest of Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal - 99 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 05:07 pm (GMT -1) -

#2: Mag 4.5 Chiba, 27 km east of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - 46 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 10:04 am (GMT +9) -

#3: Mag 3.9 13 km west of Giarre, Province of Catania, Sicily, Italy - 28 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 08:49 am (GMT +2) -

#4: Mag 2.3 16 km southwest of Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan - 25 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 05:40 pm (Universal Time) -

#5: Mag 5.4 North Pacific Ocean, 235 km south of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama - 23 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 12:05 pm (GMT -5) -

#6: Mag 4.7 89 km south of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 15 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 12:04 am (Panama time) -

#7: Mag 4.3 Provincia de Los Santos, 68 km southeast of Santiago, Panama - 14 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 05:51 pm (Panama time) -

#8: Mag 4.2 18 km northeast of Palmira, Departamento del Valle del Cauca, Colombia - 13 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 06:24 pm (Bogota time) -

#9: Mag 5.0 North Pacific Ocean, 427 km south of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama - 13 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 07:20 pm (GMT -6) -

#10: Mag 2.9 21 km northwest of Antalya, Antalya, Turkey - 13 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 05:32 pm (GMT +3) -

#11: Mag 4.0 North Pacific Ocean, 53 km south of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 8 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 02:10 pm (GMT -5) -

#12: Mag 5.0 Indian Ocean, 22 km southwest of Meulaboh, Indonesia - 7 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 11:29 pm (Pontianak time) -

#13: Mag 3.7 Caribbean Sea, 51 km west of Isla Popa Island, Panama - 7 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 02:28 pm (GMT -5) -

#14: Mag 4.9 North Pacific Ocean, 298 km south of San Jose, Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica - 6 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 07:20 pm (Costa_Rica time) -

#15: Mag 2.4 Lanaudiere, 43 km northwest of Shawinigan, Mauricie, Quebec, Canada - 6 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 09:50 pm (GMT -4) -

#16: Mag 4.5 Provincia de Bocas del Toro, 78 km northeast of David, Panama - 6 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 02:00 am (Panama time) -

#17: Mag 3.9 36 km south of Las Tablas, Provincia de Los Santos, Panama - 5 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 07:45 pm (GMT -5) -

#18: Mag 4.2 Ngoebe-Bugle, 66 km north of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama - 5 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 01:02 am (Panama time) -

#19: Mag 4.5 North Pacific Ocean, 290 km southwest of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 4 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 11:18 am (GMT -6) -

#20: Mag 3.4 North Atlantic Ocean, 53 km west of Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal - 4 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 06:30 pm (Universal Time) -

#21: Mag 3.8 65 km southwest of Sona, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 4 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 02:59 pm (GMT -5) -

#22: Mag 2.4 24 km northeast of La Roche-sur-Yon, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France - 4 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 03:28 am (GMT +2) -

#23: Mag 4.2 Costa Rica: Off Coast OF Central America - 4 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 08:47 pm (GMT -6) -

#24: Mag 3.1 23 km north of Usulutan, Departamento de Usulutan, El Salvador - 3 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 11:16 am (GMT -6) -

#25: Mag 3.2 North Atlantic Ocean, 54 km west of Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal - 3 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 07:19 pm (Universal Time) -

#26: Mag 4.4 35 km south of Las Tablas, Provincia de Los Santos, Panama - 3 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 04:21 pm (Panama time) -

#27: Mag 3.6 Tyrrhenian Sea, 61 km west of Isola Salina Island, Sicily, Italy - 3 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 12:07 am (GMT +2) -

#28: Mag 3.5 32 km south of Las Tablas, Provincia de Los Santos, Panama - 3 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 06:42 pm (GMT -5) -

#29: Mag 3.2 North Atlantic Ocean, 57 km west of Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal - 3 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 12:12 am (Universal Time) -

#30: Mag 4.1 49 km southwest of Las Tablas, Provincia de Los Santos, Panama - 3 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 10:28 pm (GMT -5) -

#31: Mag 3.0 37 km south of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain - 3 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 07:41 am (GMT +1) -

#32: Mag 3.2 North Pacific Ocean, Provincia de Chiriqui, 73 km southwest of Santiago, Panama - 3 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 06:00 am (GMT -5) -

#33: Mag 3.5 Provincia de Los Santos, 67 km southeast of Santiago, Panama - 3 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 06:58 am (GMT -5) -

#34: Mag 2.0 5.9 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 3 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 04:00 pm (GMT +2) -

#35: Mag 3.9 28 km south of Las Tablas, Provincia de Los Santos, Panama - 3 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 11:01 am (GMT -5) -

#36: Mag 3.5 North Atlantic Ocean, 177 km west of Lisbon, Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal - 2 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 03:37 pm (GMT -1) -

#37: Mag 3.8 43 km southwest of Las Tablas, Provincia de Los Santos, Panama - 2 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 08:13 pm (GMT -5) -

#38: Mag 4.1 North Pacific Ocean, 37 km southwest of Pinotepa Nacional, Mexico - 2 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 07:06 pm (GMT -6) -

#39: Mag 3.9 10.8 km southeast of Los Vilos, Provincia de Choapa, Region de Coquimbo, Chile - 2 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 01:21 am (GMT -3) -

#40: Mag 3.6 North Atlantic Ocean, 35 km northwest of Nagua, Dominican Republic - 2 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 12:17 am (GMT -4) -

#41: Mag 3.6 69 km southwest of Santiago, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama - 2 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 11:23 pm (GMT -5) -

#42: Mag 3.9 Philippine Sea, 12 km southwest of Taitung, Taiwan - 2 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 02:51 pm (Taipei time) -

#43: Mag 5.1 Banda Sea, 75 km northeast of Tiakur, Indonesia - 2 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 04:44 pm (GMT +9) -

#44: Mag 3.7 North Atlantic Ocean, 95 km north of San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico - 2 reports

Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 08:55 pm (GMT -4) -

#45: Mag 5.2 Philippine Sea, 119 km northeast of Catarman, Philippines - 2 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 04:37 pm (GMT +8) -

#46: Mag 3.6 36 km south of Las Tablas, Provincia de Los Santos, Panama - 2 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 04:43 am (GMT -5) -

#47: Mag 3.4 Caribbean Sea, 23 km southwest of Isla Popa Island, Panama - 2 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 03:52 am (GMT -5) -

#48: Mag 3.5 Ngoebe-Bugle, 56 km north of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama - 2 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 03:07 am (GMT -5) -

#49: Mag 3.5 North Pacific Ocean, Provincia de Herrera, 54 km southwest of Las Tablas, Panama - 2 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 07:18 am (GMT -5) -

#50: Mag 4.6 20 km northwest of Penonome, Provincia de Cocle, Panama - 2 reports

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026, at 03:51 am (Panama time) -

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