M5.3 quake in Balleny Islands region leads 20 notable earthquakes on 27 September 2026
Daily planet briefing
Quakes M2.5+
20
20 of any size
Strongest
M5.3
Balleny Islands region
Other hazards
31
Fires, storms, floods, eruptions
Peak Kp
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Geomagnetic activity
Earthquakes
Seismic networks reported 20 earthquakes in total, 20 of them magnitude 2.5 or above. That is in line with the previous week's average of 22 a day.
The strongest was a magnitude 5.3 in Balleny Islands region, at a depth of 10 km.
Across the day, 5 quakes reached magnitude 5 or more, 20 quakes reached magnitude 4 or more.
- 5.3Balleny Islands region27 Sept 2026, 15:41 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.161 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia27 Sept 2026, 01:18 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.187 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia27 Sept 2026, 02:22 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.0191 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China27 Sept 2026, 16:43 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.0South Sandwich Islands region27 Sept 2026, 21:13 UTC · 118 km deep
- 4.8167 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands27 Sept 2026, 04:59 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.870 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia27 Sept 2026, 10:06 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.87 km WSW of Guaymate, Dominican Republic27 Sept 2026, 21:49 UTC · 113 km deep
Volcanoes, fires, storms and floods
New entries on the hazard record: 1 flood, 1 storm, 29 wildfires.
Sky & Space
4 asteroids passed Earth. The closest, (2026 TX7), came within 5.3 lunar distances and is 59 m across.