EARTHQUAKES · DAILY
Earthquakes on Monday, October 19, 2026
Complete day, UTC

USGS recorded 54 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger around the world on Monday, October 19, 2026 (UTC). 28 were magnitude 4.5 or stronger, including 1 of magnitude 6 or more. The strongest was a magnitude 6.0 near Port-Olry, Vanuatu at 07:49 UTC. That is close to the average of 54 a day over the previous 24 days.
Earthquakes M2.5+54
M4.5 and up28
M6 and up1
StrongestM6.0
Deepest536 km
Most activeVanuatu
Strongest earthquakes
- M6.0 · 186 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu07:49 UTC
- M5.7 · 198 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu18:52 UTC
- M5.7 · 203 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu18:55 UTC
- M5.4 · 184 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu08:12 UTC
- M5.4 · 196 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu10:40 UTC
- M5.3 · 188 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu07:55 UTC
- M5.3 · 116 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland14:44 UTC
- M5.2 · 211 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu08:21 UTC
- M5.1 · South Sandwich Islands region17:45 UTC
- M5.0 · 31 km NW of Jiangyou, China10:57 UTC
By magnitude
Most active regions
- Vanuatu12
- Alaska11
- New Mexico7
- Indonesia5
- Timor Leste2
- Texas2
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.