EARTHQUAKES · DAILY
Earthquakes on Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Complete day, UTC

USGS recorded 45 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger around the world on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 (UTC). 19 were magnitude 4.5 or stronger, including 3 of magnitude 6 or more. The strongest was a magnitude 6.8 in the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 12:23 UTC. That is below the average of 58 a day over the previous 18 days.
Earthquakes M2.5+45
M4.5 and up19
M6 and up3
StrongestM6.8
Deepest277 km
Most activePanama
Strongest earthquakes
- M6.8 · central Mid-Atlantic Ridge12:23 UTC
- M6.7 · central Mid-Atlantic Ridge05:44 UTC
- M6.0 · 126 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea18:45 UTC
- M5.3 · southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge08:38 UTC
- M5.3 · 122 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea14:36 UTC
- M5.1 · 119 km SSW of Gambiran Satu, Indonesia04:00 UTC
- M5.1 · 119 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea16:28 UTC
- M4.9 · 180 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia12:05 UTC
- M4.8 · 8 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines15:21 UTC
- M4.8 · 5 km NW of Cepitá, Colombia21:24 UTC
By magnitude
Most active regions
- Panama6
- Alaska5
- Puerto Rico3
- Chile3
- Papua New Guinea3
- California3
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.
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