Daily planet briefings
Every morning we write up the previous day on Earth and above it: the strongest quakes, new hazards, space weather, asteroid flybys and launches. All times UTC.
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Thursday, 15 October 2026
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Earlier briefings
- 5.9M5.9 quake in Fiji region leads 36 notable earthquakes on 14 October 2026 · 36 quakes M2.5+
- 6.8M6.8 quake central Mid-Atlantic Ridge leads 49 notable earthquakes on 13 October 2026 · 49 quakes M2.5+
- 6.1M6.1 quake 17 km W of Río Grande, Panama leads 71 notable earthquakes on 12 October 2026 · 71 quakes M2.5+
- 6.2M6.2 quake 79 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea leads 53 notable earthquakes on 11 October 2026 · 53 quakes M2.5+
- 6.0M6.0 quake 7 km N of La Tronosa, Panama leads 63 notable earthquakes on 10 October 2026 · 63 quakes M2.5+
- 7.7M7.7 quake 12 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama leads 48 notable earthquakes on 9 October 2026 · 48 quakes M2.5+
- 6.3M6.3 quake 102 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu leads 17 notable earthquakes on 8 October 2026 · 17 quakes M2.5+
- 5.2M5.2 quake in Chagos Archipelago region leads 21 notable earthquakes on 7 October 2026 · 21 quakes M2.5+
- 5.8M5.8 quake 262 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia leads 18 notable earthquakes on 6 October 2026 · 18 quakes M2.5+
- 5.3M5.3 quake central Mid-Atlantic Ridge leads 15 notable earthquakes on 5 October 2026 · 15 quakes M2.5+
- 5.1M5.1 quake in Volcano Islands, Japan region leads 14 notable earthquakes on 4 October 2026 · 14 quakes M2.5+
- 5.9M5.9 quake 39 km WSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia leads 12 notable earthquakes on 3 October 2026 · 12 quakes M2.5+
- 5.8M5.8 quake 165 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia leads 28 notable earthquakes on 2 October 2026 · 28 quakes M2.5+
- 5.3M5.3 quake 42 km WSW of Palimbang, Philippines leads 19 notable earthquakes on 1 October 2026 · 19 quakes M2.5+
- 5.6M5.6 quake 74 km S of Yonakuni, Japan leads 18 notable earthquakes on 30 September 2026 · 18 quakes M2.5+
- 5.5M5.5 quake in southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge leads 17 notable earthquakes on 29 September 2026 · 17 quakes M2.5+
- 5.4M5.4 quake 231 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada leads 28 notable earthquakes on 28 September 2026 · 28 quakes M2.5+
- 5.3M5.3 quake in Balleny Islands region leads 20 notable earthquakes on 27 September 2026 · 20 quakes M2.5+
- 5.6M5.6 quake 72 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea leads 36 notable earthquakes on 26 September 2026 · 36 quakes M2.5+
- 6.6M6.6 quake 80 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia leads 19 notable earthquakes on 25 September 2026 · 19 quakes M2.5+
- 5.3M5.3 quake 69 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea leads 12 notable earthquakes on 24 September 2026 · 12 quakes M2.5+
- 5.7M5.7 quake 197 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga leads 19 notable earthquakes on 23 September 2026 · 19 quakes M2.5+
- 5.1M5.1 quake in Volcano Islands, Japan region leads 19 notable earthquakes on 22 September 2026 · 19 quakes M2.5+
- 5.3M5.3 quake 101 km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines leads 18 notable earthquakes on 21 September 2026 · 18 quakes M2.5+
- 6.4M6.4 quake 50 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea leads 28 notable earthquakes on 20 September 2026 · 28 quakes M2.5+
- 5.3M5.3 quake in Reykjanes Ridge leads 13 notable earthquakes on 19 September 2026 · 13 quakes M2.5+
- 5.3M5.3 quake in Kermadec Islands region leads 21 notable earthquakes on 18 September 2026 · 21 quakes M2.5+
- 6.5M6.5 quake 177 km W of Nikolski, Alaska leads 20 notable earthquakes on 17 September 2026 · 20 quakes M2.5+
- 5.1M5.1 quake 162 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands leads 13 notable earthquakes on 16 September 2026 · 13 quakes M2.5+