M5.3 quake central Mid-Atlantic Ridge leads 15 notable earthquakes on 5 October 2026
Daily planet briefing
Quakes M2.5+
15
15 of any size
Strongest
M5.3
central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Other hazards
21
Fires, storms, floods, eruptions
Peak Kp
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Geomagnetic activity
Earthquakes
Seismic networks reported 15 earthquakes in total, 15 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 5.3 central Mid-Atlantic Ridge, at a depth of 10 km.
Across the day, 4 quakes reached magnitude 5 or more, 15 quakes reached magnitude 4 or more.
- 5.3central Mid-Atlantic Ridge5 Oct 2026, 01:18 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.071 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga5 Oct 2026, 05:26 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.0187 km ENE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands5 Oct 2026, 10:52 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.0south of the Fiji Islands5 Oct 2026, 20:22 UTC · 519 km deep
- 4.9Volcano Islands, Japan region5 Oct 2026, 07:13 UTC · 35 km deep
- 4.8191 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines5 Oct 2026, 06:14 UTC · 51 km deep
- 4.8141 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea5 Oct 2026, 22:48 UTC · 135 km deep
- 4.7southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge5 Oct 2026, 10:03 UTC · 10 km deep
Volcanoes, fires, storms and floods
New entries on the hazard record: 3 floods, 1 storm, 17 wildfires.
Sky & Space
5 asteroids passed Earth. The closest, (2026 TP2), came within 0.6 lunar distances and is 18 m across.