This is a list of earthquakes in 2026. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Compared to other years
By death toll
RankDeath tollLocationMMIDepth (km)DateEvent16,509 7.5 , La Guaira offshore 10.0 7.2 10.0 2 335 7.4 , Chocó 110.3 2026 Colombia earthquake 3 136 7.8 10.0 2026 Flores earthquake 4 107 7.8 , Soccsksargen offshore 57.0 2026 Mindanao earthquake 5 38 6.8 , Kumamoto offshore 8.0 2026 Kumamoto earthquake 6 12 5.8 , Badakhshan 186.4 2026 Jurm earthquake Listed are earthquakes with at least 10 reported fatalities.
By magnitude
Rank Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date Event1 7.8 107 , Soccsksargen offshore 57.0 2026 Mindanao earthquake 7.8 136 10.0 2026 Flores earthquake3 7.5 6,509 , La Guaira offshore 10.0 2026 Venezuela earthquakes 7.5 – , Vava'u offshore 229.5 –5 7.4 335 , Chocó 110.3 2026 Colombia earthquake 7.4 1 , North Maluku offshore 35.0 7.4 – , Iwate offshore 25.0 2026 Sanriku earthquake8 7.3 – , Chiapas offshore 15.3 – 7.3 – , Sanma offshore 121.3 – 10 7.2 – , Yaracuy 10.0 2026 Venezuela earthquakes 11 7.1 – , Sabah offshore 629.0 – Listed are earthquakes with at least 7.0 magnitude.
By month January
+DateCountry and locationDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured1Southeast Indian Ridge6.010.0 - - - -2, Guerrero, NNW of Rancho Viejo6.518.0VII2244, Assam, SW of Dhing5.235.0V Three people injured in Morigaon and several homes damaged in the Morigaon-Nagaon area. - 36, Shimane, S of Matsue5.710.0VII Fifteen people injured and 114 homes damaged in Hyōgo, Tottori, Shimane, Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures. Ceiling panels in Yonago City Hall fell, fences and walls collapsed in Hōki, the wall of a building collapsed in Matsue, one house damaged in Tamano and a fire station cracked in Okayama. - 157, Davao offshore, E of Baculin6.422.0VI Aftershock of the 2025 Davao Oriental earthquakes. A chapel partially collapsed in Caraga. - -10, North Sulawesi offshore, NNW of Tobelo6.431.0VII At least 14 structures damaged in Talaud Islands Regency. - -13, Sakhalin offshore, SE of Kurilsk6.235.8V - - -16, Oregon offshore, W of Bandon6.010.0IV - - -17, Cortés offshore, N of Cuyamel5.26.9V At least 50 homes damaged in the Omoa area. - -17, Guerrero, ESE of Barrio Nuevo de los Muertos4.910.0V Aftershock of the 2026 Guerrero earthquake. Additional damage to homes in the San Marcos area. - -19, Gilgit-Baltistan, NNW of Barishal5.623.0VITwo people killed, five others injured, 300 homes destroyed, 300 others and many buildings damaged in the Chipursan area. 2 519, Yunnan, SW of Zhaotong5.210.0IV About 1,540 homes damaged and landslides and rockfalls occurred in Qiaojia County. - -19 ESE of Tadine6.010.0 - - - -21, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, WNW of Lubin3.51.0 -Two people injured at the Lubin mine. - 221, Volcano Islands offshore6.125.5III - - -22, Kamchatka offshore, S of Vilyuchinsk6.252.2VAftershock of the 2025 Kamchatka earthquake. - -23, West Kalimantan, SSE of Simanggang, Malaysia4.810.0IV Some walls collapsed, several homes and a bridge damaged in Sintang Regency. - -23, Balıkesir, ESE of Sındırgı4.911.0 - Aftershock of the 2025 Balıkesir earthquakes. One home damaged in Sındırgı. - -24, Itasy, SW of Soavinandriana4.910.0IV One person injured and two structures collapsed in the epicentral area. - 126, Gansu, ESE of Dianga5.510.0VIIOne home collapsed, several others damaged and landslides occurred in Têwo County. - -27, East Java, SSW of Ponorogo5.7127.0IVThree people injured and one office building damaged in Trenggalek Regency. Six homes damaged in Malang, Pacitan, and Ponorogo regencies. One school damaged in Tulungagung Regency. - 327, Yogyakarta, SE of Pundong4.610.0IIITwo people injured, 18 homes and one school damaged in Klaten Regency. At least 12 buildings damaged in Gunung Kidul and Bantul regencies. - 229 South Sandwich Islands region6.068.1IV - - -
February
+DateCountry and locationDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured1, Bushehr offshore, WSW of Mohr5.210.0VSome walls collapsed, windows shattered and damage to several transformers and electricity poles in Asaluyeh. - -1, Bali, E of Amlapura3.512.0 -At least two homes seriously damaged in Karangasem Regency. - -2, Jammu and Kashmir, WNW of Tsrār Sharīf4.810.0IIIMany homes damaged in the Uri area. - -46.1184.2IV - - -5, East Java offshore, SW of Trenggalek5.840.0IV One person killed in Pacitan, five homes destroyed and 57 structures damaged in East Java. Forty-seven people injured and 22 buildings damaged in Yogyakarta. One home destroyed in Kebumen Regency and five structures damaged in Central Java. 1 476, Erzincan, S of Refahiye 4.710.0 - Landslides and rockfalls occurred in the epicentral area and Kemah District. - -8, Tarapacá, ENE of La Tirana5.7119.0VOne church severely damaged in Huara. - -10 region offshore6.2510.9III - - - 12, Coquimbo, SW of Ovalle6.236.9VI One house damaged in Punitaqui. Rockfalls occurred in the Agua Negra Pass. - - 12, Balkh, SW of Khulm4.510.0IVThree people injured in Mazar-i-Sharif. - 313, Bushehr offshore, WSW of Mohr4.910.0VMany homes damaged, some of them severely in the Asaluyeh area. - -14, Sanma, of W of Port Olry6.443.0VI - - -16, Kamchatka offshore, ESE of Ozernovskiy6.043.0VAftershock of the 2025 Kamchatka earthquake. - -20, Panjshir, NE of Bazarak5.890.7IVOne person injured and three homes damaged in Takhar and Laghman provinces. - 121, Trnava, ESE of Šamorín4.110.0VA chimney collapsed in Bratislava and several homes and buildings damaged in the Šamorín-Galanta-Dunajská Streda area. - -22 South of the Fiji Islands6.0653.8II - - -22, Sabah offshore, NNW of Kota Belud7.1629.0VStrongest earthquake ever recorded in Malaysia. - -23, Alaska offshore, SW of Nikolski6.114.0V - - -25, Gorno-Badakhshan, N of Ishqoshim5.4121.3IVTwo people injured by a landslide in Fayzabad, Afghanistan. - 227, Khulna, SSE of Satkhira5.036.8VIIThree people injured and many homes, schools and mosques damaged in Satkhira District. Some buildings and a road damaged in Kolkata, India. - 327, Shamakhi, NNW of Shamakhi4.810.0 -Dozens of homes and buildings damaged or destroyed in the Agsu-Shamakhi area. - -
March
+DateCountry and locationDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured1 region offshore6.3596.3III - - -2, Volcano Islands offshore6.020.0 - - - -3, Aceh offshore, SE of Sinabang6.218.0VI - - -4, Sicily offshore, ESE of Letojanni4.510.0VWalls and roofs collapsed and at least 600 homes damaged in the Ragalna area. - -4, Alaska offshore, ESE of Attu Station6.410.0VI - - -6 SE of Kirakira6.210.0IV - - -8, Niua offshore, WSW of Hihifo6.0134.0IV - - -8, Epirus, SSE of Rodotopi5.510.0VIIAt least 140 homes damaged or destroyed, landslides occurred and power outages in the Dodoni-Ioannina-Seniko area. - -9, Denizli, W of Gözler5.010.0VSome old houses and buildings collapsed or damaged in Buldan. - -9, Campania offshore, W of Anacapri6.0381.7III - - -12, Thessaly, SW of Morfovoúni4.619.0VIISeveral buildings including a church damaged, landslides occurred and power outages in the Karditsa-Evrytania area. - -13, Tokat, E of Erbaa5.310.0VIISome people injured or hospitalized and minor damage in the Tokat area. - Some13, Atacama offshore, W of Vallenar6.224.0VI One school damaged in Freirina. - - 14, Drenthe, SSE of Assen2.93.0 -More than 630 buildings damaged in the Assen area. - -14, West Java, SE of Sukabumi4.110.0 -At least two homes collapsed and several buildings damaged in Sukabumi Regency. One home damaged in Cianjur Regency. - -17, Guantanamo offshore, SSw of Maisí5.811.6VFacades collapsed and several homes damaged in Santiago de Cuba. - -17, Magadan, NNE of Ola4.910.0IVSome buildings damaged, and power and water outages occurred in the Magadan area. - -18, Izabal, NNE of Los Amates5.010.0IVThe wall of a home collapsed in the Los Amates area. - -20Antarctica, South Shetland Islands offshore6.521.0V - - -20, Tafea offshore, WNW of Isangel6.110.0IV - - -21Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge6.610.0 - - - -22, Niua offshore, NE of Hihifo6.210.0IVTriplet earthquake. - -22, Tuamasaga offshore, SSW of Lotofagā6.210.0IV - -22, Niua offshore, NE of Hihifo6.310.0IV - -24, Vava‘u offshore, W of Neiafu7.5229.5V - - -25, Tuscany, NW of Massa4.011.0 -One structure partially collapsed and several buildings damaged in the La Spezia area. - -25, Mount Athos, E of Ouranoupolis4.910.0III Some buildings damaged in the Mount Athos area. - -26, Iwate offshore, E of Yamada6.59.5IV - - -26, Gilgit-Baltistan, NW of Barishal5.310.0IV Several houses damaged and landslides in the Chapursan-Gojal area. - -30, Penama offshore, ENE of Luganville7.3121.3VIISeveral people injured, several buildings and an airport runway damaged, rockfalls and power and water outages in the Luganville-Malakula area. - Several
April
+DateCountry and locationDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured1, San Martín, ESE of Picota 6.0108.8V - - -1, North Maluku offshore, WNW of Ternate 7.435.0VIII 1 42, North Maluku offshore, WNW of Ternate 6.328.0V Aftershock of the 2026 North Maluku earthquake. - -3, Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction, ESE of Rasht5.210.0VIIOne building destroyed and 22 homes damaged in Tojikobod District. - - 3, Badakhshan, S of Jurm 5.8186.4III1264, Van, SSE of Erciş5.16.3VOne person injured and one barn collapsed in the Erciş-Tuşba area. - 14, Davao offshore, SE of Sarangani 6.099.6IV - - -6, Central Visayas, S of Tabonok 5.210.0VIAftershock of the 2025 Cebu earthquake. At least seven people injured, several buildings damaged and power outages in the Bogo area. Several buildings previously affected by the 2025 quake sustained further damage in San Remigio. - 78 , East Nusa Tenggara offshore, E of Maumere4.810.0IVEighteen people injured and 367 buildings damaged in East Flores Regency. - 189, Silesia, SW of Rybnik2.71.0 -Three people injured in a mine near Rydułtowy. - 39, Gujarat, W of Katpur3.715.0 -Some homes damaged in Amreli district. - -11, Maharashtra, NNE of Basmat4.510.0VMany homes and buildings damaged in the Hingoli-Nanded-Parbhani area. - -166.010.0VI - - -18, Nagano, NNW of Ōmachi4.910.0VAt least 104 homes damaged in the epicentral area. - -18, Nagano, NE of Ōmachi4.910.0IV19, Niua offshore, NNE of Hihifo6.136.0IV - - -20, Iwate offshore, ENE of Miyako7.435.0VI - 1020, Iwate offshore, E of Miyako6.035.0IVAftershock of the 2026 Sanriku earthquake. - -22, Nevada, SE of Silver Springs4.83.0VSome buildings damaged in the Fort Churchill-Fallon area. - -22, Ağrı, S of Patnos4.313.0 -The wall of a house collapsed and several homes damaged in two villages in Patnos District. - -22, Bali, S of Singaraja3.59.0 -One home severely damaged in Buleleng Regency. - -26, Hokkaido, W of Sarabetsu5.981.0VOne person injured in Hakodate and damage to a museum in Urahoro. - 129, Salta, SE of Tartagal4.110.0 -Several homes damaged in the Tartagal area. - -
May