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Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 16 Aug 2026

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 6.9 Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai, North Sumatra, 407 km north of Bukittinggi, Indonesia

#2: Mag 6.1 Coral Sea, Sanma Province, 44 km southwest of Gaua Island, Vanuatu

#3: Mag 5.7 126 km north of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia

#4: Mag 5.5 North Pacific Ocean, 211 km southeast of Iwo Jima Island, Tokyo, Japan

#5: Mag 5.4 Philippine Sea, 19 km northeast of Colonia, State of Yap, Micronesia

#6: Mag 5.4 101 km south of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

#7: Mag 5.2 Flores Sea, 79 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia

#8: Mag 5.1 Flores Sea, 40 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia

#9: Mag 5.1 132 km northwest of Ende, Kabupaten Ende, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

#10: Mag 5.1 Flores Sea, 72 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 6.9 Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai, North Sumatra, 407 km north of Bukittinggi, Indonesia - 157 reports

#2: Mag 4.1 12 km east of La Spezia, Provincia di La Spezia, Liguria, Italy - 103 reports

#3: Mag 3.0 9.8 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 77 reports

#4: Mag 3.1 5.5 km southwest of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 53 reports

#5: Mag 5.7 126 km north of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia - 45 reports

#6: Mag 2.8 8.3 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 32 reports

#7: Mag 4.4 North Pacific Ocean, Departamento de Guatemala, 125 km south of Escuintla, Guatemala - 20 reports

#8: Mag 2.9 Northern Areas, 36 km east of Port Pirie, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia - 11 reports

#9: Mag 6.1 Coral Sea, Sanma Province, 44 km southwest of Gaua Island, Vanuatu - 11 reports

#10: Mag 2.2 8.2 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 10 reports

#11: Mag 3.6 16 km northwest of Giarre, Province of Catania, Sicily, Italy - 9 reports

#12: Mag 3.7 29 mi southwest of Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States - 9 reports

#13: Mag 3.2 North Pacific Ocean, 37 km south of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala - 8 reports

#14: Mag 5.2 Flores Sea, 79 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia - 7 reports

#15: Mag 4.2 51 km southwest of Cuenca, Provincia del Azuay, Ecuador - 7 reports

#16: Mag 4.9 Philippine Sea, 101 km southeast of Taipei, Taiwan - 6 reports

#17: Mag 4.2 12 km southwest of Piedecuesta, Departamento de Santander, Colombia - 6 reports

#18: Mag 3.7 Nay Pyi Taw, 11 km west of Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Region, Myanmar - 5 reports

#19: Mag 5.4 Philippine Sea, 19 km northeast of Colonia, State of Yap, Micronesia - 5 reports

#20: Mag 3.0 Alboran Sea, 57 km northwest of Beni Enzar, Oriental, Morocco - 4 reports

#21: Mag 4.2 South Pacific Ocean, 64 km west of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, Chile - 4 reports

#22: Mag 2.5 1.6 km south of Negotino, Opstina Vrapciste, North Macedonia - 4 reports

#23: Mag 4.6 South Pacific Ocean, 78 km south of Paita, Piura, Peru - 4 reports

#24: Mag 2.4 9.2 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 4 reports

#25: Mag 2.6 3.6 mi north of Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming, United States - 4 reports

#26: Mag 5.1 Flores Sea, 72 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia - 3 reports

#27: Mag 5.1 132 km northwest of Ende, Kabupaten Ende, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - 3 reports

#28: Mag 4.6 123 km northwest of Luwuk, Kabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia - 3 reports

#29: Mag 2.3 12 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 3 reports

#30: Mag 2.2 7.8 km southwest of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 3 reports

#31: Mag 3.1 Cordillera, 50 km east of Santiago, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile - 3 reports

#32: Mag 4.3 North Pacific Ocean, 82 km southwest of Pijijiapan, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico - 3 reports

#33: Mag 4.0 North Pacific Ocean, 144 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico - 3 reports

#34: Mag 3.0 27 mi southwest of Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States - 3 reports

#35: Mag 2.0 14 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 2 reports

#36: Mag 4.6 54 km north of Ruteng, Kabupaten Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - 2 reports

#37: Mag 4.3 Flores Sea, 65 km north of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia - 2 reports

#38: Mag 5.4 101 km south of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea - 2 reports

#39: Mag 3.0 Inland Sea, 7.2 km northwest of Kishiwada, Osaka, Japan - 2 reports

#40: Mag 5.1 Flores Sea, 40 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia - 2 reports

#41: Mag 3.1 Nay Pyi Taw, 20 km east of Amarapura, Mandalay Region, Myanmar - 2 reports

#42: Mag 3.9 North Pacific Ocean, 51 km southwest of Coatepeque, Guatemala - 2 reports

#43: Mag 4.2 Flores Sea, 77 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia - 2 reports

#44: Mag 2.1 9.7 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 2 reports

#45: Mag 2.8 44 km northeast of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2 reports

#46: Mag 5.0 Flores Sea, 46 km north of Ende, Kabupaten Ende, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - 2 reports

Earthquake stats

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 16 Aug 2026 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Agua (1 quake mag 4.4), Apo (1 quake mag 2.5), Balut (5 quakes between mag 1.3-2.6), Cagua (1 quake mag 1.9), Calatrava (1 quake mag 2.3), Clear Lake (24 quakes between mag 0.6-2.1)
Colima (1 quake mag 2.7), Coso (4 quakes between mag 0.9-1.8), Ebulobo (6 quakes between mag 2.6-3.4), El Hierro (1 quake mag 2.4), Etna (8 quakes between mag 0.2-3.6), Gagak (2 quakes between mag 2.1-2.5), Gilbanta (1 quake mag 2.4), Halla (1 quake mag 1.8), Inielika (1 quake mag 2.7), Inierie (4 quakes between mag 2.6-3.6), Iya (9 quakes between mag 2.8-3.7), Katla (4 quakes between mag 0.0-1.0), Kawah Kamojang (1 quake mag 2.4), Kilauea (7 quakes between mag 1.7-3.7), Loihi (1 quake mag 2.9), Machin (1 quake mag 3.0), Maunaloa (1 quake mag 1.9), Ndete Napu (1 quake mag 2.8), Pacaya (1 quake mag 2.8), Paluweh (15 quakes between mag 2.4-4.2), Perbakti (1 quake mag 2.1), Poco Leok (17 quakes between mag 2.2-3.4), Ranakah (17 quakes between mag 2.3-3.8), San Cristobal (1 quake mag 1.4), Santo Tomas (1 quake mag 1.8), Taupo (3 quakes between mag 1.3-2.0), Torfajökull (5 quakes between mag 0.7-1.8), Vatnafjöll (3 quakes between mag 0.3-1.4), Wai Sano (4 quakes between mag 2.2-2.8), Öraefajökull (2 quakes between mag 0.9-1.1) (updated 05h50)

Note: Earthquakes within 20 km from and at depths less than 50 km under active volcanoes are reported. The list is not complete because many volcanoes are not monitored and/or seismic data in high resolution is not available publicly.

Volcanoes with recent earthquakes above magnitude 2 or more than 10 quakes are listed below:

Agua volcano (Guatemala): magnitude 4.4 earthquake

Apo volcano (Mindanao): magnitude 2.5 earthquake

Balut volcano (Mindanao): 5 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.6

Calatrava volcano (Spain): magnitude 2.3 earthquake

Clear Lake volcano (California): 24 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.1

Colima volcano (Western & Central Mexico): magnitude 2.7 earthquake

Ebulobo volcano (Flores): 6 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.4

El Hierro volcano (Canary Islands): magnitude 2.4 earthquake

Etna volcano (Italy): 8 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.6

Gagak volcano (West Java): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.5

Gilbanta volcano (Lesser Sunda Islands): magnitude 2.4 earthquake

Inielika volcano (Flores): magnitude 2.7 earthquake

Inierie volcano (Flores): 4 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.6

Iya volcano (Flores): 9 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.7

Kawah Kamojang volcano (West Java): magnitude 2.4 earthquake

Kilauea volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): 7 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.7

Loihi volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): magnitude 2.9 earthquake

Machin volcano (Colombia): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Ndete Napu volcano (Flores): magnitude 2.8 earthquake

Pacaya volcano (Guatemala): magnitude 2.8 earthquake

Paluweh volcano (Lesser Sunda Islands): 15 earthquakes up to magnitude 4.2

Perbakti volcano (West Java): magnitude 2.1 earthquake

Poco Leok volcano (Flores): 17 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.4

Ranakah volcano (Flores): 17 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.8

Wai Sano volcano (Flores): 4 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.8

Unconfirmed quake or seismic-like event reported: 2.4 km southeast of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, 5 minutes ago

We are receiving unverified early reports of ground shaking possibly caused by seismic activity in or near Granada, Andalusia, Spain on 16 Aug 2026 (GMT) at approximately 04:27 GMT.
There are no details yet on the magnitude or depth of this possible quake. If confirmed, we can expect more accurate data to emerge in the next few minutes. The location, magnitude and time mentioned are indicative, based on our best-fit seismic model. They are temporary until our AllQuakes monitoring service receives more exact scientific data from a national or international seismological agency. Check back here shortly and stay safe.

The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 4.0 quake in Italy near Carrara, Province of Massa-Carrara, Tuscany, only 5 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Sunday, August 16th, 2026, at 5:49 am local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 4.0 as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Casano-Dogana-Isola (pop. 6,700) located 2 km from the epicenter, Carrara (pop. 58,700) 3 km away, Marina di Carrara (pop. 25,000) 5 km away, Massa (pop. 64,800) 8 km away, Sarzana (pop. 20,400) 9 km away, Marina di Massa (pop. 19,100) 9 km away, La Spezia (pop. 93,300) 19 km away, and Viareggio (pop. 62,200) 28 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Genoa (pop. 580,100) located 96 km from the epicenter.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 6.0 quake in Vanuatu near Sola, Torba Province, only 7 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early afternoon on Sunday, August 16th, 2026, at 2:20 pm local time at an intermediate depth of 140.10 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 6.0 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Port-Olry (pop. 1,300) located 61 km from the epicenter, Hog Harbour (pop. 1000) 70 km away, Sola (pop. 1,200) 79 km away, and Luganville (pop. 13,400) 112 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

Unconfirmed quake or seismic-like event reported: 19 km southwest of Guatemala City, Departamento de Guatemala, Guatemala, 2 minutes ago

We are receiving unverified early reports of ground shaking possibly caused by seismic activity in or near Guatemala City, Guatemala on 16 Aug 2026 (GMT) at approximately 03:06 GMT.
There are no details yet on the magnitude or depth of this possible quake. If confirmed, we can expect more accurate data to emerge in the next few minutes. The location, magnitude and time mentioned are indicative, based on our best-fit seismic model. They are temporary until our AllQuakes monitoring service receives more exact scientific data from a national or international seismological agency. Check back here shortly and stay safe.

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 16 Aug 2026

10 largest earthquakes in the world (15 Aug 2026)

#1: Mag 6.9 Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai, North Sumatra, 407 km north of Bukittinggi, Indonesia

#2: Mag 5.7 19 km south of Corredor, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica

#3: Mag 5.7 126 km north of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia

#4: Mag 5.5 North Pacific Ocean, 211 km southeast of Iwo Jima Island, Tokyo, Japan

#5: Mag 5.4 North Pacific Ocean, 38 km southeast of Kasivobara, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

#6: Mag 5.4 Philippine Sea, 19 km northeast of Colonia, State of Yap, Micronesia

#7: Mag 5.4 101 km south of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

#8: Mag 5.3 Balleny Islands Region

#9: Mag 5.2 Flores Sea, 79 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia

#10: Mag 5.1 Flores Sea, 71 km north of Ende, Kabupaten Ende, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 6.9 Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai, North Sumatra, 407 km north of Bukittinggi, Indonesia - 153 reports

#2: Mag 3.3 8.7 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 78 reports

#3: Mag 3.0 9.8 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 77 reports

#4: Mag 3.3 Republika Srpska, 19 km east of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 46 reports

#5: Mag 5.7 126 km north of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia - 44 reports

#6: Mag 4.4 North Pacific Ocean, Departamento de Guatemala, 125 km south of Escuintla, Guatemala - 19 reports

#7: Mag 4.0 53 km west of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, Panama - 11 reports

#8: Mag 2.9 Northern Areas, 36 km east of Port Pirie, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia - 11 reports

#9: Mag 2.2 8.2 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 10 reports

#10: Mag 5.7 19 km south of Corredor, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 9 reports

#11: Mag 2.1 59 km northeast of Velez-Malaga, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain - 8 reports

#12: Mag 3.6 16 km northwest of Giarre, Province of Catania, Sicily, Italy - 8 reports

#13: Mag 3.7 29 mi southwest of Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States - 8 reports

#14: Mag 3.2 North Pacific Ocean, 37 km south of Puerto San Jose, Guatemala - 8 reports

#15: Mag 3.2 10.9 km west of Kassandreia, Chalkidikí, Central Macedonia, Greece - 7 reports

#16: Mag 5.2 Flores Sea, 79 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia - 7 reports

#17: Mag 2.2 9.8 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 6 reports

#18: Mag 5.1 Flores Sea, 71 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia - 6 reports

#19: Mag 4.7 North Pacific Ocean, Estado de Oaxaca, 97 km southwest of Pijijiapan, Mexico - 6 reports

#20: Mag 4.2 Philippine Sea, 13 km southwest of Sarangani Island, Philippines - 5 reports

#21: Mag 5.0 Flores Sea, 68 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia - 5 reports

#22: Mag 4.9 Philippine Sea, 101 km southeast of Taipei, Taiwan - 5 reports

#23: Mag 5.4 Philippine Sea, 19 km northeast of Colonia, State of Yap, Micronesia - 5 reports

#24: Mag 2.4 9.1 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 4 reports

#25: Mag 3.5 16 km northwest of Monterrey, Estado de Nuevo Leon, Mexico - 4 reports

#26: Mag 3.0 Alboran Sea, 57 km northwest of Beni Enzar, Oriental, Morocco - 4 reports

#27: Mag 4.2 South Pacific Ocean, 64 km west of La Serena, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, Chile - 4 reports

#28: Mag 2.5 1.6 km south of Negotino, Opstina Vrapciste, North Macedonia - 4 reports

#29: Mag 3.7 Nay Pyi Taw, 11 km west of Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Region, Myanmar - 4 reports

#30: Mag 4.6 South Pacific Ocean, 78 km south of Paita, Piura, Peru - 4 reports

#31: Mag 4.4 Sea of Japan or East Sea, 38 km north of Joetsu, Niigata, Japan - 3 reports

#32: Mag 3.0 Bali Sea, 35 km northwest of Banjar, Indonesia - 3 reports

#33: Mag 5.1 Flores Sea, 71 km north of Ende, Kabupaten Ende, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - 3 reports

#34: Mag 5.0 Flores Sea, 62 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia - 3 reports

#35: Mag 5.1 Flores Sea, 72 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia - 3 reports

#36: Mag 5.1 132 km northwest of Ende, Kabupaten Ende, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - 3 reports

#37: Mag 4.6 123 km northwest of Luwuk, Kabupaten Banggai, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia - 3 reports

#38: Mag 2.3 12 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 3 reports

#39: Mag 2.2 7.8 km southwest of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 3 reports

#40: Mag 3.1 Cordillera, 50 km east of Santiago, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile - 3 reports

#41: Mag 4.3 North Pacific Ocean, 82 km southwest of Pijijiapan, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico - 3 reports

#42: Mag 4.0 North Pacific Ocean, 144 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico - 3 reports

#43: Mag 5.4 North Pacific Ocean, 38 km southeast of Kasivobara, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia - 2 reports

#44: Mag 4.9 Flores Sea, 84 km northeast of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia - 2 reports

#45: Mag 4.6 Flores Sea, 60 km northeast of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia - 2 reports

#46: Mag 3.9 North Pacific Ocean, 106 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico - 2 reports

#47: Mag 2.3 21 km west of Antequera, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain - 2 reports

#48: Mag 2.0 14 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 2 reports

#49: Mag 4.6 54 km north of Ruteng, Kabupaten Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - 2 reports

#50: Mag 4.3 Flores Sea, 65 km north of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia - 2 reports

#51: Mag 5.4 101 km south of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea - 2 reports

#52: Mag 3.0 Inland Sea, 7.2 km northwest of Kishiwada, Osaka, Japan - 2 reports

#53: Mag 5.1 Flores Sea, 40 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia - 2 reports

#54: Mag 3.1 Nay Pyi Taw, 20 km east of Amarapura, Mandalay Region, Myanmar - 2 reports

#55: Mag 3.9 North Pacific Ocean, 51 km southwest of Coatepeque, Guatemala - 2 reports

#56: Mag 4.2 Flores Sea, 77 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia - 2 reports

#57: Mag 2.1 9.7 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 2 reports

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