World Earthquake Report for Friday, 20 March 2026
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 20 Mar 2026
Summary: 2 quakes 6.0+, 3 quakes 5.0+, 51 quakes 4.0+, 134 quakes 3.0+, 391 quakes 2.0+ (581 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 6+: 2 earthquakes
Magnitude 5+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 51 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 134 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 391 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 6.6 South Atlantic Ocean, 59 km west of Elephant Island, Antarctica

Thursday, Mar 19, 2026, at 08:22 pm (GMT -4) -

#2: Mag 6.1 Coral Sea, 111 km west of Tanna Island, Tafea Province, Vanuatu

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 01:30 pm (GMT +11) -

#3: Mag 5.2 North Atlantic Ocean, 94 km northeast of The Valley, The Valley, Anguilla

Thursday, Mar 19, 2026, at 06:46 pm (GMT -4) -

#4: Mag 5.1 South Atlantic Ocean, 51 km west of Elephant Island, Antarctica

Thursday, Mar 19, 2026, at 09:15 pm (GMT -4) -

#5: Mag 5.0 Solomon Sea, 61 km south of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 06:58 am (GMT +10) -

#6: Mag 4.9 Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 02:00 am (GMT -3) -

#7: Mag 4.9 Indian Ocean, 40 km southwest of Sinabang, Indonesia

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 07:28 pm (Pontianak time) -

#8: Mag 4.9 17 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 11:40 am (Athens time) -

#9: Mag 4.9 South Pacific Ocean, 193 km south of Kabara Island, Eastern, Fiji

Saturday, Mar 21, 2026, at 02:45 am (GMT +12) -

#10: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, 203 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Saturday, Mar 21, 2026, at 12:53 am (GMT +12) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 4.7 29 km southwest of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 45 reports

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 11:05 am (Athens time) -

#2: Mag 4.9 17 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 43 reports

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 11:40 am (Athens time) -

#3: Mag 3.2 17 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 28 reports

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 02:10 am (GMT +2) -

#4: Mag 6.1 Coral Sea, 111 km west of Tanna Island, Tafea Province, Vanuatu - 17 reports

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 01:30 pm (GMT +11) -

#5: Mag 4.6 Ionian Sea, 29 km southeast of Pyrgos, Ilia Prefecture, West Greece, Greece - 17 reports

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 03:49 am (Athens time) -

#6: Mag 3.1 18 km east of Ormoc, Province of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines - 9 reports

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 10:24 pm (GMT +8) -

#7: Mag 3.6 Ionian Sea, 22 km northeast of Zakynthos Island, Greece - 9 reports

Thursday, Mar 19, 2026, at 09:31 pm (Athens time) -

#8: Mag 3.9 7.4 km south of Ilam, Koshi, Nepal - 8 reports

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 04:41 am (Kathmandu time) -

#9: Mag 4.6 South Pacific Ocean, 37 km southwest of Los Vilos, Provincia de Choapa, Region de Coquimbo, Chile - 8 reports

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 12:30 pm (Santiago time) -

#10: Mag 4.5 43 km south of Bucaramanga, Departamento de Santander, Colombia - 7 reports

Thursday, Mar 19, 2026, at 06:41 pm (Bogota time) -

#11: Mag 3.7 22 km southwest of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 7 reports

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 09:22 am (Athens time) -

#12: Mag 3.7 57 km north of Inopacan, Province of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines - 5 reports

Saturday, Mar 21, 2026, at 12:17 am (Manila time) -

#13: Mag 3.5 18 km southwest of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 5 reports

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 12:21 pm (GMT +2) -

#14: Mag 4.6 Philippine Sea, 14 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan - 4 reports

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 09:34 pm (Taipei time) -

#15: Mag 6.6 South Atlantic Ocean, 59 km west of Elephant Island, Antarctica - 4 reports

Thursday, Mar 19, 2026, at 08:22 pm (GMT -4) -

#16: Mag 5.2 North Atlantic Ocean, 94 km northeast of The Valley, The Valley, Anguilla - 3 reports

Thursday, Mar 19, 2026, at 06:46 pm (GMT -4) -

#17: Mag 3.0 9.9 km northwest of Sao Sebastiao do Paraiso, Brazil - 3 reports

Thursday, Mar 19, 2026, at 03:36 pm (GMT -3) -

#18: Mag 2.1 Philippine Sea, 44 km east of San Jose, Dinagat Islands, Caraga, Philippines - 3 reports

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 10:21 pm (GMT +8) -

#19: Mag 3.7 Lima region, 8.3 km northeast of Lima, Lima Province, Peru - 3 reports

Thursday, Mar 19, 2026, at 11:00 pm (Lima time) -

#20: Mag 3.9 21 km southwest of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 3 reports

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 11:50 am (Athens time) -

#21: Mag 3.2 21 km southwest of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 3 reports

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 11:46 am (GMT +2) -

#22: Mag 4.3 Philippine Sea, 18 km south of Hualien City, Taiwan - 2 reports

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 09:32 pm (Taipei time) -

#23: Mag 4.0 Caribbean Sea, 283 km north of Panama City, Provincia de Panama, Panama - 2 reports

Thursday, Mar 19, 2026, at 05:50 pm (GMT -5) -

#24: Mag 4.7 55 km south of Escuintla, Departamento de Escuintla, Guatemala - 2 reports

Thursday, Mar 19, 2026, at 05:57 pm (Guatemala time) -

#25: Mag 4.5 31 km northeast of Diego de Almagro, Chanaral, Region de Atacama, Chile - 2 reports

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 04:32 am (Santiago time) -

#26: Mag 4.4 50 km southwest of Hualien City, Taiwan - 2 reports

Friday, Mar 20, 2026, at 10:18 am (Taipei time) -

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