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Earthquakes on Saturday, September 26, 2026

Complete day, UTC
World map of the earthquakes on September 26, 2026

USGS recorded 70 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger around the world on Saturday, September 26, 2026 (UTC). 36 were magnitude 4.5 or stronger. The strongest was a magnitude 5.6 near Kokopo, Papua New Guinea at 14:08 UTC.

Earthquakes M2.5+70
M4.5 and up36
M6 and up0
StrongestM5.6
Deepest235 km
Most activeNew Caledonia
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Strongest earthquakes

By magnitude

M2.5 – 3.921
M4.0 – 4.938
M5.0 – 5.911
M6.0 and up0

Most active regions

Every earthquake

Time (UTC)MagDepthWhere
01:044.910 km87 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
01:105.310 km68 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia
01:174.710 km70 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
01:314.410 km6 km NE of Uto, Japan
01:574.410 km80 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
02:064.548 km204 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
02:164.510 km89 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
02:524.810 kmIceland region
03:004.210 km284 km N of Norðurþing, Iceland
03:024.410 km81 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
03:114.2147 km205 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
03:423.75 km10 km W of Boonville, California
04:022.74 km10 km W of Boonville, California
04:104.186 km8 km NE of Santa María Guenagati, Mexico
05:322.97 km101 km S of King Cove, Alaska
05:352.889 km8 km NNE of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico
05:505.110 km64 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
05:552.5111 km58 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska
06:043.512 km123 km S of False Pass, Alaska
06:384.610 km25 km W of Roncesvalles, Colombia
07:085.110 km68 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia
07:225.010 km84 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
07:563.510 km0 km NNW of Baumkirchen, Austria
08:245.010 km78 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
08:544.710 km97 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia
09:074.710 km71 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia
09:084.810 km82 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia
09:104.810 km80 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
09:522.55 km102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska
10:214.910 km71 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia
10:472.6114 km52 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska
10:514.610 km86 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
10:534.710 kmNorth Indian Ocean
11:364.410 km76 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
11:542.763 km211 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
11:582.914 km3 km SSW of Laupāhoehoe, Hawaii
12:114.710 km78 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia
12:145.010 km78 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia
12:145.010 km82 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
12:145.310 km78 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
12:184.510 km77 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
12:204.510 km98 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia
12:432.736 km84 km SW of Adak, Alaska
13:384.6235 km145 km NE of Maumere, Indonesia
13:484.810 km83 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia
14:085.670 km72 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
15:015.010 km78 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
15:033.212 km40 km SE of Esperanza, Puerto Rico
15:123.020 km197 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
16:064.810 km72 km E of Tadine, New Caledonia
16:335.210 km148 km NW of Kilmia, Yemen
16:433.312 km67 km S of Adak, Alaska
17:014.410 km282 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
17:304.210 km112 km WSW of Puerto Madero, Mexico
17:504.610 kmsouth of Africa
18:254.810 km81 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
18:314.710 km15 km WNW of Bowangshan, China
18:364.410 km77 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
19:123.399 kmRat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
19:334.510 km80 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia
19:374.910 km53 km NNW of Ruteng, Indonesia
19:412.636 km13 km NE of Pāhala, Hawaii
19:484.4112 km59 km W of Ollagüe, Chile
20:372.77 km16 km ESE of Pearsall, Texas
20:492.86 km17 km W of Charlotte, Texas
21:184.310 km37 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines
21:314.035 km92 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
21:494.968 km74 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
22:082.929 km293 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
22:263.412 km62 km W of Provideniya, Russia

Data: USGS earthquake catalog, magnitude 2.5 and up, times in UTC. Outside the United States, USGS mainly lists quakes of about magnitude 4 and up, so smaller ones there are undercounted. Magnitudes and locations can be revised.

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Faults. An earthquake happens when rocks along a fault suddenly slip past each other, releasing built-up strain as seismic waves.

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