EARTHQUAKES · DAILY

Earthquakes on Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Complete day, UTC
World map of the earthquakes on October 6, 2026

USGS recorded 61 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger around the world on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 (UTC). 18 were magnitude 4.5 or stronger. The strongest was a magnitude 5.8 near Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia at 16:48 UTC. That is close to the average of 58 a day over the previous 11 days.

Earthquakes M2.5+61
M4.5 and up18
M6 and up0
StrongestM5.8
Deepest564 km
Most activeAlaska
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Strongest earthquakes

By magnitude

M2.5 – 3.935
M4.0 – 4.922
M5.0 – 5.94
M6.0 and up0

Most active regions

Every earthquake

Time (UTC)MagDepthWhere
00:414.4106 km58 km SSE of Camiña, Chile
00:573.338 km77 km SE of Akutan, Alaska
01:022.929 km81 km SE of Akutan, Alaska
01:484.371 km42 km SW of Urakawa, Japan
03:424.89 km86 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia
03:582.712 km82 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska
04:013.433 km4 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska
04:284.610 kmIzu Islands, Japan region
04:293.310 km118 km WSW of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii
04:404.910 kmState of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
06:043.15 km62 km E of Denali Park, Alaska
06:164.7122 km36 km WNW of Ollagüe, Chile
06:252.538 km47 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska
06:544.5192 km60 km WNW of Colchani, Bolivia
08:402.64 km4 km NNW of Big Bear City, California
08:454.921 km55 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
09:373.14 km5 km ESE of Wofford Heights, California
09:572.72 km91 km S of Sand Point, Alaska
11:092.618 km88 km SSE of Adak, Alaska
11:533.288 km178 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
11:562.812 km203 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
12:252.77 km8 km ESE of Smiley, Texas
12:404.453 km50 km SW of Tambolaka, Indonesia
13:115.010 km51 km NNE of Semporna, Malaysia
13:264.5538 kmKermadec Islands region
14:223.910 km209 km SSE of Atka, Alaska
14:542.654 km129 km E of Chignik, Alaska
15:124.710 kmChagos Archipelago region
15:343.55 km25 km WNW of Preston, Nevada
15:423.1113 km7 km NNW of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
15:574.1526 km19 km S of Yacuiba, Bolivia
16:072.61 km99 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska
16:372.621 km87 km SW of Adak, Alaska
16:485.829 km262 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
16:535.116 km31 km NW of Bāgeshwar, India
17:292.526 km59 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska
17:324.235 km273 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
17:432.88 km18 km W of Preston, Nevada
17:474.835 km85 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia
17:562.621 km129 km SW of Adak, Alaska
18:154.910 km114 km SW of Turpan, China
18:172.528 km128 km SW of Adak, Alaska
18:345.588 km92 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska
18:532.574 km40 km E of Nikolski, Alaska
19:014.573 km43 km WNW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
19:084.210 km296 km ENE of Dawson City, Canada
19:594.3564 km297 km SSE of Tabiauan, Philippines
20:154.6144 km14 km NE of Mataram, Indonesia
20:163.34 km19 km W of Preston, Nevada
20:323.110 km157 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska
20:343.533 km198 km SE of Perryville, Alaska
20:363.110 km238 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska
21:092.67 km8 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii
21:564.980 km189 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia
21:572.810 km10 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii
21:592.511 km10 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii
22:124.771 kmKermadec Islands, New Zealand
22:303.111 km10 km SSW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii
22:332.540 km160 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska
23:433.910 km24 km WSW of Fry, Greece
23:504.210 km27 km WSW of Fry, Greece

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?

The biggest ever recorded. The 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile measured M9.5, the strongest earthquake ever recorded by instruments.

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