M5.3 quake 42 km WSW of Palimbang, Philippines leads 19 notable earthquakes on 1 October 2026
Daily planet briefing
Quakes M2.5+
19
19 of any size
Strongest
M5.3
42 km WSW of Palimbang, Philippines
Other hazards
26
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 21 a day.
The strongest was a magnitude 5.3 42 km WSW of Palimbang, Philippines, at a depth of 10 km. 1 person reported feeling it.
Across the day, 6 quakes reached magnitude 5 or more, 19 quakes reached magnitude 4 or more.
- 5.342 km WSW of Palimbang, Philippines1 Oct 2026, 05:34 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.30 km NNE of Yōkaichiba, Japan1 Oct 2026, 12:27 UTC · 42 km deep
- 5.27 km ESE of Baghlān, Afghanistan1 Oct 2026, 01:29 UTC · 50 km deep
- 5.1103 km ENE of Miyako, Japan1 Oct 2026, 17:17 UTC · 15 km deep
- 5.1182 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands1 Oct 2026, 19:38 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.0176 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia1 Oct 2026, 14:19 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.9northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge1 Oct 2026, 00:28 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.9145 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga1 Oct 2026, 08:45 UTC · 10 km deep
Volcanoes, fires, storms and floods
New entries on the hazard record: 3 floods, 23 wildfires.
Sky & Space
5 asteroids passed Earth. The closest, (2026 TZ), came within 1.3 lunar distances and is 14 m across.
2 orbital launches were scheduled.