EARTHQUAKES · DAILY

Earthquakes on Thursday, October 22, 2026

Complete day, UTC
World map of the earthquakes on October 22, 2026

USGS recorded 46 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger around the world on Thursday, October 22, 2026 (UTC). 24 were magnitude 4.5 or stronger, including 1 of magnitude 6 or more. The strongest was a magnitude 7.0 near Nagqu, China at 14:33 UTC. That is close to the average of 54 a day over the previous 27 days.

Earthquakes M2.5+46
M4.5 and up24
M6 and up1
StrongestM7.0
Deepest625 km
Most activeChina
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Strongest earthquakes

By magnitude

M2.5 – 3.913
M4.0 – 4.929
M5.0 – 5.93
M6.0 and up1

Most active regions

Every earthquake

Time (UTC)MagDepthWhere
01:084.4103 km30 km NW of Albardón, Argentina
01:433.211 km14 km SE of Petrolia, CA
02:234.410 kmNorwegian Sea
03:244.010 km2 km N of El Cortezo, Panama
03:354.649 km97 km SW of El Palmarcito, Mexico
04:164.2625 kmFiji region
04:183.10 km23 km WSW of Gustine, CA
04:392.788 km17 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska
04:444.810 kmReykjanes Ridge
05:234.857 km86 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
05:482.510 km23 km SSW of Lovington, New Mexico
07:002.917 km51 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska
07:284.2177 km3 km WNW of Patzité, Guatemala
07:494.810 kmBalleny Islands region
08:064.699 km49 km NE of Yigo Village, Guam
08:344.561 km136 km NE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
09:043.434 km117 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands
09:443.20 km3 km NW of Little America, Wyoming
10:074.6174 km11 km W of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan
10:422.913 km64 km ENE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska
10:574.9135 km85 km NNW of Curup, Indonesia
12:224.910 km200 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
14:253.024 km3 km W of Columbia City, Oregon
14:337.018 km191 km ENE of Nagqu, China
15:125.210 km201 km ENE of Nagqu, China
15:192.6136 km86 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska
15:274.710 km139 km ENE of Kashgar, China
15:454.910 kmwestern Xizang
15:574.310 km219 km ENE of Nagqu, China
16:214.910 km210 km ENE of Nagqu, China
16:454.610 km193 km NE of Nagqu, China
16:504.510 km203 km ENE of Nagqu, China
16:514.835 km144 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
16:514.210 km269 km ENE of Dawson City, Canada
16:574.710 km190 km ENE of Nagqu, China
17:214.876 km39 km NE of Shikotan, Russia
18:065.010 km207 km ENE of Nagqu, China
18:363.910 km203 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska
19:064.923 km104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
19:322.70 km27 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii
20:055.010 km153 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
21:094.850 km269 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
21:374.6142 km49 km S of Ollagüe, Chile
21:424.010 km169 km S of False Pass, Alaska
21:583.06 km15 km S of Tres Pinos, CA
23:264.482 km55 km SE of Dalbandin, Pakistan

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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