M5.4 quake 231 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada leads 28 notable earthquakes on 28 September 2026
Quakes M2.5+
28
28 of any size
Strongest
M5.4
231 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada
Other hazards
22
Fires, storms, floods, eruptions
Peak Kp
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Geomagnetic activity
Earthquakes
Seismic networks reported 28 earthquakes in total, 28 of them magnitude 2.5 or above. That is busier than the previous week's average of 20 a day.
The strongest was a magnitude 5.4 231 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada, at a depth of 10 km. It was flagged for possible tsunami potential, so check official bulletins for the area. 3 people reported feeling it.
Across the day, 7 quakes reached magnitude 5 or more, 28 quakes reached magnitude 4 or more.
- 5.4231 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada28 Sept 2026, 04:41 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.4north of Svalbard28 Sept 2026, 13:22 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.372 km NE of Tadine, New Caledonia28 Sept 2026, 03:25 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.2South Sandwich Islands region28 Sept 2026, 03:43 UTC · 35 km deep
- 5.267 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia28 Sept 2026, 05:45 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.2190 km WSW of Port McNeill, Canada28 Sept 2026, 09:13 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.178 km ENE of Tadine, New Caledonia28 Sept 2026, 05:28 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.940 km W of Palauig, Philippines28 Sept 2026, 00:54 UTC · 10 km deep
Volcanoes, fires, storms and floods
New entries on the hazard record: 2 floods, 1 storm, 19 wildfires.
Sky & Space
5 asteroids passed Earth. The closest, (2026 SA8), came within 1.0 lunar distances and is 7 m across.
1 orbital launch was scheduled.