Earthquakes in August 2026

190 earthquakes recorded worldwide at magnitude 2.5 and above, listed strongest first.

Events

190

Strongest

M7.8

66 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia

Busiest day

15 Aug

16 events

Daily average

6.1

Events per day

Strongest earthquakes

Showing the 100 strongest of 190.

7.8
M7.8 earthquake near Ende, East Nusa Tenggara
63 d ago10 km deep
Extreme
7.4
M7.4 earthquake near La Unión, Valle del Cauca Department
67 d ago116 km deep
Extreme
6.9
M6.9 earthquake near Pematangsiantar, North Sumatra
62 d ago175 km deep
Major
6.7
M6.7 earthquake near Andahuaylas, Apurímac Department
57 d ago99 km deep
Major
6.3
M6.3 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
72 d ago190 km deep
Major
6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Glan, Soccsksargen
72 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.2
M6.2 earthquake - Scotia Sea
55 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake - 63 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
61 d ago146 km deep
Major
6.1
M6.1 earthquake near Ende, East Nusa Tenggara
63 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 211 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
53 d ago10 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hokkaido
54 d ago41 km deep
Major
6.0
M6.0 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
65 d ago10 km deep
Major
5.9
M5.9 earthquake - 144 km N of Caluula, Somalia
50 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.9
M5.9 earthquake near Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara
63 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Fujishiro, Ibaraki
55 d ago61 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Tapachula, Chiapas
59 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka
60 d ago68 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Toli-Toli, Central Sulawesi
62 d ago65 km deep
Strong
5.8
M5.8 earthquake near Ende, East Nusa Tenggara
63 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - Scotia Sea
55 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake - 191 km SW of Labuan, Indonesia
56 d ago9 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara
58 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.7
M5.7 earthquake near Ternate, North Maluku
73 d ago43 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 203 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan
51 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Ende, East Nusa Tenggara
57 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara
57 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 269 km SSE of Dunhuang, China
59 d ago6 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Teluk Dalam, North Sumatra
59 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Volcano Islands, Japan region
62 d ago30 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Ende, East Nusa Tenggara
63 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - Kermadec Islands region
64 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - east central Pacific Ocean
67 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 57 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska
69 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Glan, Soccsksargen
72 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - north of Ascension Island
75 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake near Whakatane, Bay of Plenty
75 d ago53 km deep
Strong
5.6
M5.6 earthquake - 215 km SW of Port McNeill, Canada
76 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
47 d ago29 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
52 d ago532 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan
52 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara
58 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Ende, East Nusa Tenggara
60 d ago5 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Madang, Madang Province
61 d ago137 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara
61 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - 43 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
62 d ago73 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara
63 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara
63 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Usulután, Usulutan
64 d ago72 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Kuji, Iwate
69 d ago34 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake - southeast of Easter Island
69 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.5
M5.5 earthquake near Mutsu, Aomori
76 d ago75 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara
46 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 216 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
53 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 213 km E of Levuka, Fiji
58 d ago573 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
60 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara
60 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - 22 km NE of Colonia, Micronesia
62 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake near Ende, East Nusa Tenggara
63 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.4
M5.4 earthquake - south of the Fiji Islands
76 d ago559 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
54 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
55 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
56 d ago156 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Tateyama, Chiba
56 d ago71 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara
57 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 125 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
58 d ago52 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 24 km NE of Colonia, Micronesia
60 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara
60 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Tapachula, Chiapas
61 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara
61 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Wewak, East Sepik Province
62 d ago112 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - Balleny Islands region
62 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara
63 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Glan, Soccsksargen
64 d ago55 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
65 d ago13 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Mamburao, Mimaropa
70 d ago66 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Chilca, Junin
71 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 151 km E of Miyako, Japan
71 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Tobelo, North Maluku
72 d ago124 km deep
Strong
5.3
M5.3 earthquake near Shintomi, Miyazaki
76 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - southeast Indian Ridge
49 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara
50 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Volcano Islands, Japan region
50 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - South Atlantic Ocean
50 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 258 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga
52 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 126 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands
54 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara
54 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 135 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
54 d ago128 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara
55 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Cabadbaran, Caraga
56 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara
58 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Jurm, Badakhshan
59 d ago215 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Ende, East Nusa Tenggara
60 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara
61 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara
62 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Hilo, Hawaii
65 d ago11 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - 201 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
68 d ago35 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - Galapagos Triple Junction region
68 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake - southeast of Easter Island
69 d ago10 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Mendi, Southern Highlands Province
72 d ago16 km deep
Strong
5.2
M5.2 earthquake near Glan, Soccsksargen
72 d ago35 km deep
Strong