M5.3 quake in Reykjanes Ridge leads 13 notable earthquakes on 19 September 2026
Daily planet briefing
Quakes M2.5+
13
13 of any size
Strongest
M5.3
Reykjanes Ridge
Other hazards
34
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 9 a day.
The strongest was a magnitude 5.3 in Reykjanes Ridge, at a depth of 10 km.
Across the day, 4 quakes reached magnitude 5 or more, 13 quakes reached magnitude 4 or more.
- 5.3Reykjanes Ridge19 Sept 2026, 20:24 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.2209 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia19 Sept 2026, 04:18 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.260 km NE of Ruteng, Indonesia19 Sept 2026, 13:56 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.0South Sandwich Islands region19 Sept 2026, 09:59 UTC · 58 km deep
- 4.9115 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru19 Sept 2026, 07:12 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.8205 km W of Abepura, Indonesia19 Sept 2026, 07:44 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.8156 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands19 Sept 2026, 08:47 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.8269 km E of Dolinsk, Russia19 Sept 2026, 09:34 UTC · 395 km deep
Volcanoes, fires, storms and floods
New entries on the hazard record: 6 floods, 28 wildfires.
Sky & Space
4 asteroids passed Earth. The closest, (2026 SK), came within 4.3 lunar distances and is 20 m across.
2 orbital launches were scheduled.