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M5.1 quake 162 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands leads 13 notable earthquakes on 16 September 2026

Daily planet briefing

Quakes M2.5+

13

13 of any size

Strongest

M5.1

162 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands

Other hazards

26

Fires, storms, floods, eruptions

Peak Kp

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Geomagnetic activity

Earthquakes

Seismic networks reported 13 earthquakes in total, 13 of them magnitude 2.5 or above. That is busier than the previous week's average of 3 a day.

The strongest was a magnitude 5.1 162 km ESE of San Jose Village, Northern Mariana Islands, at a depth of 10 km. 2 people reported feeling it.

Across the day, 6 quakes reached magnitude 5 or more, 13 quakes reached magnitude 4 or more.

The most active countries were Guam (1), Northern Mariana Islands (1) and Guatemala (1).

Guam 1Northern Mariana Islands 1Guatemala 1China 1

Volcanoes, fires, storms and floods

New entries on the hazard record: 5 floods, 1 storm, 20 wildfires.

Sky & Space

5 asteroids passed Earth. The closest, (2026 SS7), came within 3.0 lunar distances and is 10 m across.

1 orbital launch was scheduled.