M5.7 quake 197 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga leads 19 notable earthquakes on 23 September 2026
Daily planet briefing
Quakes M2.5+
19
19 of any size
Strongest
M5.7
197 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
Other hazards
23
Fires, storms, floods, eruptions
Peak Kp
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Geomagnetic activity
Earthquakes
Seismic networks reported 19 earthquakes in total, 19 of them magnitude 2.5 or above. That is in line with the previous week's average of 19 a day.
The strongest was a magnitude 5.7 197 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga, at a depth of 10 km.
Across the day, 5 quakes reached magnitude 5 or more, 19 quakes reached magnitude 4 or more.
- 5.7197 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga23 Sept 2026, 14:41 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.347 km NNE of Chilecito, Argentina23 Sept 2026, 09:21 UTC · 121 km deep
- 5.0Scotia Sea23 Sept 2026, 08:41 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.0Mariana Islands region23 Sept 2026, 13:01 UTC · 307 km deep
- 5.0138 km NNE of Ba, Fiji23 Sept 2026, 17:46 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.9southern East Pacific Rise23 Sept 2026, 07:36 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.9193 km SE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna23 Sept 2026, 17:20 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.6South Sandwich Islands region23 Sept 2026, 03:52 UTC · 29 km deep
Volcanoes, fires, storms and floods
New entries on the hazard record: 2 floods, 1 storm, 20 wildfires.
- Super Typhoon SurigaeModerate
- Flood in Chile 1104190Moderate
- Flood in India, Nepal 1104198Moderate
- Wildfire Merit Creek, Greene, MississippiLight
- Wildfire in Australia 1032561Light
- Wildfire in Indonesia 1032583Light
- Wildfire in Papua New Guinea 1032522Light
- Wildfire in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia 1032584Light
Sky & Space
4 asteroids passed Earth. The closest, (2026 SE1), came within 2.8 lunar distances and is 13 m across.
1 orbital launch was scheduled.