Alerts

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake was recorded near Toride in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, at 17:00 UTC on 22 August, equivalent to about 02:00 on 23 August local time. The US Geological Survey placed the event roughly 4 km north-north-west of Toride and at considerable depth. Japan’s Meteorological Agency assessed the same earthquake at preliminary magnitude 5.9,…

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Scotia Sea at 08:22 UTC on 22 August 2026, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake was centred at approximately 60.38°S, 47.60°W, roughly 150km west of the South Orkney Islands, in the remote stretch of ocean between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica. USGS…

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Scotia Sea on 22 August 2026 at 07:40 UTC, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake was centred at approximately 60.26°S, 47.26°W, at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres, and was recorded by the USGS as event us6000tmrn with a moment magnitude (Mww) of 5.7,…

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the sea south-west of Java, Indonesia, on 21 August 2026, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake was recorded at 17:41 UTC with its epicentre located approximately 194 km south-west of Labuan, a coastal town in Banten province near the Sunda Strait, at coordinates 7.58°S, 104.55°E. USGS…

The United States Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 5.6 earthquake near Ende, Indonesia, at 18:12:51 UTC on 20 August 2026. The event was located about 67 kilometres north-north-west of Ende at a reported depth of 10 kilometres, placing it in the Flores region of East Nusa Tenggara. Magnitude and location estimates can be revised as…

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck southern Peru on 20 August, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS placed the event at 18:00 UTC, about 38 kilometres north-west of Upahuacho in Ayacucho’s Parinacochas province, at a depth of roughly 66 kilometres. Peru’s Geophysical Institute initially assessed the same earthquake at magnitude 7.2 and…

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the island of Flores in eastern Indonesia on 20 August 2026, with its epicentre located approximately 32 kilometres north-north-east of Ruteng, the capital of Manggarai Regency in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake occurred at 02:46:59 UTC (around 10:46 local time, WITA)…

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 25 kilometres north-northeast of Ruteng, the capital of Manggarai Regency on Flores Island in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, on 19 August 2026. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake occurred at 22:45:17 UTC at a depth of 10 kilometres, centred at approximately 8.39°S, 120.53°E. A depth…

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the sea north-east of Flores island, Indonesia, at 16:17 UTC on 19 August 2026, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake was centred approximately 52 kilometres north-north-east of Ruteng, the capital of Manggarai Regency in East Nusa Tenggara province, at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres.…

A strong earthquake struck a remote, sparsely populated stretch of north-western China on 18 August 2026, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake occurred at 21:36 UTC roughly 268 kilometres south-south-east of the historic Silk Road city of Dunhuang, placing the epicentre near the Qinghai–Xinjiang–Gansu border in the vicinity of the Altyn…