M5.9 quake in Fiji region leads 36 notable earthquakes on 14 October 2026
Quakes M2.5+
36
37 of any size
Strongest
M5.9
Fiji region
Other hazards
5
Fires, storms, floods, eruptions
Peak Kp
3.3
Geomagnetic activity
Earthquakes
Seismic networks reported 37 earthquakes in total, 36 of them magnitude 2.5 or above. That is in line with the previous week's average of 46 a day.
The strongest was a magnitude 5.9 in Fiji region, at a depth of 585 km.
Across the day, 3 quakes reached magnitude 5 or more, 16 quakes reached magnitude 4 or more.
The most active countries were United States (9), Puerto Rico (4) and Japan (1).
- 5.9Fiji region14 Oct 2026, 10:49 UTC · 585 km deep
- 5.193 km NNW of Coquimbo, Chile14 Oct 2026, 00:30 UTC · 22 km deep
- 5.098 km NW of Coquimbo, Chile14 Oct 2026, 00:36 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.916 km WSW of La Tirana, Chile14 Oct 2026, 03:11 UTC · 45 km deep
- 4.9121 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea14 Oct 2026, 06:27 UTC · 35 km deep
- 4.8North Atlantic Ocean14 Oct 2026, 03:02 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.7128 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea14 Oct 2026, 02:59 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.710 km S of La Mesa, Panama14 Oct 2026, 05:09 UTC · 10 km deep
Volcanoes, fires, storms and floods
New entries on the hazard record: 1 storm, 4 wildfires.
Sky & Space
The planetary K-index peaked at Kp 3.3, quiet conditions.
2 asteroids passed Earth. The closest, (2026 TG9), came within 0.6 lunar distances and is 14 m across.
1 orbital launch was scheduled.