World Earthquake Report for Thursday, 27 August 2026
Summary: 3 quakes 5.0+, 48 quakes 4.0+, 188 quakes 3.0+, 262 quakes 2.0+ (501 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 48 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 188 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 262 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higher

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 5.6 North Pacific Ocean, 261 km east of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026, at 04:21 am (GMT +9) -

#2: Mag 5.1 South Atlantic Ocean

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026, at 03:19 am (GMT -1) -

#3: Mag 5.0 Flores Sea, 55 km north of Ende, Kabupaten Ende, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 10:15 pm (Makassar time) -

#4: Mag 4.9 Kabupaten Manggarai Timur, 42 km northeast of Ruteng, Indonesia

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026, at 02:23 am (Makassar time) -

#5: Mag 4.9 44 km south of Bucaramanga, Departamento de Santander, Colombia

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 11:45 am (Bogota time) -

#6: Mag 4.9 Flores Sea, 70 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026, at 12:52 am (Makassar time) -

#7: Mag 4.9 Coral Sea, 35 km south of Lata, Temotu Province, Solomon Islands

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026, at 01:25 am (Guadalcanal time) -

#8: Mag 4.8 Southwest of Africa

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 06:45 am (GMT +1) -

#9: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, 147 km east of Miyako, Iwate, Japan

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 04:54 pm (GMT +10) -

#10: Mag 4.7 Sea of Okhotsk, 75 km northeast of Kunashir Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 06:32 pm (GMT +11) -

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 4.9 44 km south of Bucaramanga, Departamento de Santander, Colombia - 291 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 11:45 am (Bogota time) -

#2: Mag 4.3 78 km southeast of Juan Diaz, Provincia de Panama, Panama - 12 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 11:46 am (Panama time) -

#3: Mag 3.3 Departamento de Sacatepequez, 25 km southwest of Guatemala City, Guatemala - 11 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 07:12 pm (GMT -6) -

#4: Mag 3.2 35 km north of Udine, Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy - 9 reports

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026, at 12:19 am (GMT +2) -

#5: Mag 3.6 35 km north of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain - 8 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 06:37 pm (GMT +1) -

#6: Mag 4.3 16 km southeast of Acapulco de Juárez, Estado de Guerrero, Mexico - 7 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 10:52 pm (GMT -6) -

#7: Mag 5.0 Flores Sea, 55 km north of Ende, Kabupaten Ende, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - 6 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 10:15 pm (Makassar time) -

#8: Mag 4.0 23 km south of Salvaleon de Higueey, Dominican Republic - 5 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 05:42 am (Santo Domingo time) -

#9: Mag 5.6 North Pacific Ocean, 261 km east of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan - 5 reports

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026, at 04:21 am (GMT +9) -

#10: Mag 3.8 33 km east of Talca, Provincia de Talca, Region del Maule, Chile - 5 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 07:23 pm (Santiago time) -

#11: Mag 3.2 2.8 km northwest of San Jose del Cabo, Estado de Baja California Sur, Mexico - 4 reports

Tuesday, Aug 25, 2026, at 11:45 pm (GMT -7) -

#12: Mag 3.2 35 km north of Karpathos, Dodecanese, South Aegean, Greece - 3 reports

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026, at 12:10 am (GMT +3) -

#13: Mag 4.0 4.7 km east of Puerto Escondido, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico - 3 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 05:17 pm (Mexico City time) -

#14: Mag 3.6 South Pacific Ocean, 20 km west of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile - 3 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 08:07 pm (GMT -4) -

#15: Mag 4.4 South Pacific Ocean, 75 km southwest of Chiclayo, Lambayeque, Peru - 3 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 11:04 pm (GMT -5) -

#16: Mag 4.0 North Pacific Ocean, 55 km southwest of Jaque, Provincia del Darien, Panama - 3 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 11:42 pm (GMT -5) -

#17: Mag 4.0 8.7 km west of Pinas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 01:26 am (Guayaquil time) -

#18: Mag 3.6 Aegean Sea, 34 km southwest of Adamantas, Nomos Kykladon, South Aegean, Greece - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 03:30 pm (GMT +3) -

#19: Mag 4.2 Indian Ocean, 80 km south of Singaparna, Indonesia - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 08:43 pm (GMT +7) -

#20: Mag 3.0 37 km north of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 05:57 pm (GMT +1) -

#21: Mag 4.9 Kabupaten Manggarai Timur, 42 km northeast of Ruteng, Indonesia - 2 reports

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026, at 02:23 am (Makassar time) -

#22: Mag 3.3 0.4 km northwest of Asahi, Chiba, Japan - 2 reports

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026, at 12:45 am (GMT +9) -

#23: Mag 3.3 Indian Ocean, 90 km south of Tasikmalaya, Kota Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia - 2 reports

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026, at 03:25 am (GMT +7) -

#24: Mag 3.4 South Pacific Ocean, Region del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, 84 km southwest of San Antonio, San Antonio, Region de Valparaiso, Chile - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 03:26 pm (GMT -4) -

#25: Mag 4.2 South Pacific Ocean, 152 km southeast of Minas de Marcona, Ica, Peru - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 02:29 pm (GMT -5) -

#26: Mag 2.8 South Pacific Ocean, 19 km west of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Region de Valparaiso, Chile - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 07:57 pm (GMT -4) -

#27: Mag 3.2 15 km south of Taumarunui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand - 2 reports

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026, at 12:44 pm (GMT +12) -

#28: Mag 3.4 Philippine Sea, 32 km east of Siargao Island, Philippines - 2 reports

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026, at 09:46 am (GMT +8) -

#29: Mag 3.4 North Atlantic Ocean, 52 km northeast of Santa Cruz de El Seibo, Dominican Republic - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 09:41 pm (GMT -4) -

#30: Mag 3.0 South Pacific Ocean, 24 km northwest of Portoviejo, Provincia de Manabi, Ecuador - 2 reports

Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 10:46 pm (GMT -5) -

Earthquake stats

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