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Earthquakes in 2026: 62,250 Recorded Worldwide

62,250 earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 2026, an average of 171 per day.

That is down 36% on the 97,230 recorded in the preceding period. Short-term swings almost always reflect an aftershock sequence following one larger event rather than any global change.

The largest event of 2026 was a magnitude 7.8 earthquake near Burias, Philippines on 07 June, at a focal depth of 35 km. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake radiates roughly 7.6 million tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

By band, 2026 produced 129 in the magnitude -2 range, 1864 in the magnitude -1 range, 14038 in the magnitude 0 range, 27953 in the magnitude 1 range, 10699 in the magnitude 2 range, 2711 in the magnitude 3 range.

93% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 7% intermediate (70–300 km) and 1% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

The busiest single day was 10 May 2026, with 627 recorded events.

Events recorded62,250
StrongestM7.8
Average depth20 km
Magnitude 4+4840
Magnitude 5+1221

Largest earthquakes of 2026

100 events listed below, newest first. Times are UTC. Click any column header to re-sort.

Time (UTC) Mag Location Depth (km) Country Details
7.8 Burias, Philippines 35.0 — —
7.8 Ternate, Indonesia 10.0 — —
7.5 Yumare, Venezuela 10.0 — View details View
7.5 Neiafu, Tonga 229.5 — View details View
7.4 Puerto Madero, Mexico 10.0 — View details View
7.4 Miyako, Japan 35.0 — View details View
7.4 Miyako, Japan 10.0 — View details View
7.4 Ternate, Indonesia 35.0 — View details View
7.3 Puerto Madero, Mexico 18.6 — View details View
7.3 Luganville, Vanuatu 115.8 — View details View
7.2 San Felipe, Venezuela 21.9 — View details View
7.2 Luganville, Vanuatu 87.5 — —
7.1 Uki, Japan 10.0 — View details View
7.1 Uki, Japan 10.0 — View details View
7.1 Kota Belud, Malaysia 619.8 — View details View
6.9 Kuji, Japan 51.7 — View details View
6.9 Calama, Chile 109.0 — View details View
6.8 Uto, Japan 10.0 — View details View
6.7 southeast of the Loyalty Islands 10.0 — View details View
6.7 Sarangani, Philippines 65.7 — View details View
6.7 central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 10.0 — View details View
6.7 Palu, Indonesia 10.0 — View details View
6.7 Ōfunato, Japan 43.6 — View details View
6.7 northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 10.0 — View details View
6.7 Kirakira, Solomon Islands 10.0 — View details View
6.7 Tobelo, Indonesia 76.0 — View details View
6.6 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 10.0 — View details View
6.6 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 10.0 — View details View
6.6 central Mid-Atlantic Ridge 10.0 — View details View
6.6 southern East Pacific Rise 10.0 — View details View
6.6 South Shetland Islands 4.9 — View details View
6.5 Lorengau, Papua New Guinea 47.8 — View details View
6.5 Sarangani, Philippines 42.0 — View details View
6.5 Balangonan, Philippines 65.6 — View details View
6.5 Yamada, Japan 9.5 — View details View
6.5 Port-Olry, Vanuatu 10.0 — View details View
6.5 Port-Olry, Vanuatu 10.0 — View details View
6.5 Rancho Viejo, Mexico 35.0 — View details View
6.4 Lorengau, Papua New Guinea 10.0 — View details View
6.4 South Sandwich Islands region 46.0 — View details View
6.4 Mantua, Cuba 33.0 — View details View
6.4 Attu Station, Alaska 10.0 — View details View
6.4 Port-Olry, Vanuatu 10.0 — View details View
6.4 Tobelo, Indonesia 31.0 — View details View
6.4 Baculin, Philippines 35.0 — View details View
6.3 southeast of the Loyalty Islands 10.0 — View details View
6.3 Dunhuang, China 10.0 — View details View
6.3 Hihifo, Tonga 10.0 — View details View
6.3 Vallenar, Chile 10.0 — —
6.3 Kirakira, Solomon Islands 8.7 — View details View
6.3 Fiji region 596.3 — —
6.3 Nikolski, Alaska 1.0 — View details View
6.3 Kuril’sk, Russia 21.1 — —
6.2 Sarangani, Philippines 67.9 — View details View
6.2 Tobelo, Indonesia 120.9 — View details View
6.2 Pondaguitan, Philippines 111.9 — View details View
6.2 Scarcelli, Italy 247.1 — View details View
6.2 Tual, Indonesia 146.1 — View details View
6.2 Ternate, Indonesia 35.0 — View details View
6.2 Lotofagā, Samoa 10.0 — View details View
6.2 Hihifo, Tonga 79.7 — View details View
6.2 Hihifo, Tonga 10.0 — View details View
6.2 Ovalle, Chile 36.9 — View details View
6.2 Fiji region 510.9 — View details View
6.2 Vilyuchinsk, Russia 52.2 — View details View
6.1 Hirara, Japan 10.0 — View details View
6.1 Jurm, Afghanistan 199.0 — View details View
6.1 Mantua, Cuba 26.0 — View details View
6.1 Sarangani, Philippines 67.2 — View details View
6.1 Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 35.0 — View details View
6.1 Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda 63.2 — View details View
6.1 Sarabetsu, Japan 81.0 — View details View
6.1 Hihifo, Tonga 36.0 — View details View
6.1 Hihifo, Tonga 10.0 — View details View
6.1 Isangel, Vanuatu 10.0 — View details View
6.1 Sinabang, Indonesia 26.2 — View details View
6.1 Nikolski, Alaska 14.0 — View details View
6.1 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 184.2 — View details View
6.1 Volcano Islands, Japan region 25.5 — View details View
6.0 Sola, Vanuatu 44.6 — View details View
6.0 Puerto Madero, Mexico 10.0 — View details View
6.0 Noda, Japan 43.6 — View details View
6.0 El Progreso, Mexico 10.0 — View details View
6.0 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 28.4 — View details View
6.0 Auckland Islands, New Zealand region 13.7 — View details View
6.0 Pangyan, Philippines 35.0 — View details View
6.0 Valparaíso, Chile 15.7 — View details View
6.0 western Indian-Antarctic Ridge 10.0 — View details View
6.0 western Indian-Antarctic Ridge 10.0 — View details View
6.0 Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda 30.0 — View details View
6.0 Nena, Philippines 73.3 — View details View
6.0 south of the Kermadec Islands 10.0 — View details View
6.0 Sarangani, Philippines 99.6 — View details View
6.0 Picota, Peru 108.8 — View details View
6.0 Sant'Angelo, Italy 373.0 — View details View
6.0 Hihifo, Tonga 116.8 — View details View
6.0 Hihifo, Tonga 62.6 — View details View
6.0 Volcano Islands, Japan region 20.0 — View details View
6.0 south of the Fiji Islands 653.8 — View details View
6.0 Kirakira, Solomon Islands 10.0 — View details View

Frequently asked questions

How many earthquakes were there in 2026?

62,250 earthquakes were recorded worldwide in 2026, of which 4840 reached magnitude 4 or above and 1221 reached magnitude 5 or above.

What was the biggest earthquake in 2026?

A magnitude 7.8 event near Burias, Philippines on 07 June 2026.

The 2026 totals cover every located event worldwide, most of them far too small to be felt. See our guides on the magnitude scale, focal depth and why earthquakes cluster.