EARTHQUAKES · DAILY
Earthquakes on Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Complete day, UTC

USGS recorded 58 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger around the world on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 (UTC). 17 were magnitude 4.5 or stronger. The strongest was a magnitude 5.5 in the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 13:06 UTC.
Earthquakes M2.5+58
M4.5 and up17
M6 and up0
StrongestM5.5
Deepest219 km
Most activeAlaska
Strongest earthquakes
- M5.5 · southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge13:06 UTC
- M5.4 · 99 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga12:40 UTC
- M5.3 · 76 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia03:23 UTC
- M5.0 · 77 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia10:42 UTC
- M4.9 · 61 km NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste14:14 UTC
- M4.8 · South Sandwich Islands region04:16 UTC
- M4.8 · South Sandwich Islands region06:38 UTC
- M4.8 · 98 km SW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu11:27 UTC
- M4.8 · 97 km W of Petrolia, California11:36 UTC
- M4.8 · South Sandwich Islands region15:17 UTC
By magnitude
Most active regions
- Alaska23
- Russia3
- New Caledonia3
- California3
- South Sandwich Islands region3
- Tonga2
Every earthquake
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.
Did you know?
Japan's 2011 earthquake. The M9.1 Tōhoku earthquake in 2011 triggered a tsunami that reached heights of up to about 40 m (130 ft).