EARTHQUAKES · DAILY
Earthquakes on Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Complete day, UTC

USGS recorded 33 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger around the world on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 (UTC). 11 were magnitude 4.5 or stronger. The strongest was a magnitude 5.9 in the Fiji region at 10:49 UTC. That is below the average of 57 a day over the previous 19 days.
Earthquakes M2.5+33
M4.5 and up11
M6 and up0
StrongestM5.9
Deepest585 km
Most activeAlaska
Strongest earthquakes
- M5.9 · Fiji region10:49 UTC
- M5.1 · 93 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile00:30 UTC
- M5.0 · 98 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile00:36 UTC
- M4.9 · 16 km WSW of La Tirana, Chile03:11 UTC
- M4.9 · 121 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea06:27 UTC
- M4.8 · North Atlantic Ocean03:02 UTC
- M4.7 · 128 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea02:59 UTC
- M4.7 · 10 km S of La Mesa, Panama05:09 UTC
- M4.6 · 75 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea02:12 UTC
- M4.6 · 42 km NNE of Kilimatinde, Tanzania09:16 UTC
By magnitude
Most active regions
- Alaska7
- Puerto Rico4
- Chile4
- Papua New Guinea3
- New Mexico2
- Russia1
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.