M5.6 quake 43 km NNW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska leads 46 notable earthquakes on 15 October 2026
Quakes M2.5+
46
83 of any size
Strongest
M5.6
43 km NNW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska
Other hazards
1
Fires, storms, floods, eruptions
Peak Kp
3.0
Geomagnetic activity
Earthquakes
Seismic networks reported 83 earthquakes in total, 46 of them magnitude 2.5 or above. That is in line with the previous week's average of 48 a day.
The strongest was a magnitude 5.6 43 km NNW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska, at a depth of 5 km. 106 people reported feeling it.
Across the day, 6 quakes reached magnitude 5 or more, 17 quakes reached magnitude 4 or more.
The most active countries were United States (19), Samoa (3) and Guatemala (2).
- 5.643 km NNW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska15 Oct 2026, 11:07 UTC · 5 km deep
- 5.4off the coast of Ecuador15 Oct 2026, 11:16 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.343 km SSE of Otorohanga, New Zealand15 Oct 2026, 05:25 UTC · 286 km deep
- 5.2157 km W of Sola, Vanuatu15 Oct 2026, 13:06 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.2107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga15 Oct 2026, 13:29 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.136 km E of Safotu, Samoa15 Oct 2026, 03:36 UTC · 13 km deep
- 4.9198 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia15 Oct 2026, 14:59 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.830 km E of Safotu, Samoa15 Oct 2026, 03:36 UTC · 14 km deep
Volcanoes, fires, storms and floods
New entries on the hazard record: 1 wildfire.
Sky & Space
The planetary K-index peaked at Kp 3.0, quiet conditions.
5 asteroids passed Earth. The closest, (2026 TP6), came within 0.6 lunar distances and is 14 m across.