News about world-wide earthquake activity

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 18 Aug 2026 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Balut (1 quake mag 1.5), Baru (1 quake mag 3.0), Bratan (2 quakes between mag 2.2-3.0), Cagua (1 quake mag 1.8), Clear Lake (21 quakes between mag 0.2-1.5), Concepción (1 quake mag 3.0)
Coso (6 quakes between mag 0.4-1.6), Don Joao de Castro Bank (1 quake mag 2.0), Eldey (8 quakes between mag 0.5-1.6), Etna (2 quakes between mag 3.0-3.0), Garbuna (1 quake mag 3.0), Grímsvötn (5 quakes between mag 0.1-2.7), Inielika (2 quakes between mag 2.6-3.0), Inierie (1 quake mag 2.9), Isla San Luis (1 quake mag 3.4), Iya (6 quakes between mag 2.3-3.3), Katla (4 quakes between mag 0.0-1.7), Kawah Kamojang (1 quake mag 2.5), Kilauea (7 quakes between mag 1.8-2.1), Kolumbo (3 quakes between mag 1.8-2.4), Loihi (1 quake mag 1.7), Long Valley (1 quake mag 1.6), Machin (1 quake mag 3.0), Mahawu (1 quake mag 3.0), Masaya (1 quake mag 3.0), Mayotte Island (1 quake mag 1.4), Methana (3 quakes between mag 1.1-1.4), Ndete Napu (3 quakes between mag 2.4-3.2), Paluweh (25 quakes between mag 2.1-3.9), Papandayan (1 quake mag 3.0), Pelée (1 quake mag 2.3), Poco Leok (3 quakes between mag 2.3-2.9), Ranakah (3 quakes between mag 2.4-3.1), Reporoa (2 quakes between mag 1.5-2.7), Sukaria (1 quake mag 3.1), Tana (1 quake mag 1.0), Tjörnes Fracture Zone (2 quakes between mag 0.5-1.2), Toroeng Prong (1 quake mag 3.3), Yellowstone (1 quake mag 1.5) (updated 00h50)

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:

Baru volcano (Panama): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Bratan volcano (Bali): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.0

Clear Lake volcano (California): 21 earthquakes up to magnitude 1.5

Concepción volcano (Nicaragua): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Etna volcano (Italy): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.0

Garbuna volcano (New Britain Island): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Grímsvötn volcano (Iceland): 5 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.7

Inielika volcano (Flores): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.0

Inierie volcano (Flores): magnitude 2.9 earthquake

Isla San Luis volcano (Baja California, NW Mexico & Mexican Islands): magnitude 3.4 earthquake

Iya volcano (Flores): 6 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.3

Kawah Kamojang volcano (West Java): magnitude 2.5 earthquake

Kilauea volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): 7 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.1

Kolumbo volcano (Greece): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.4

Machin volcano (Colombia): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Mahawu volcano (Sulawesi & Sangihe Islands): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Masaya volcano (Nicaragua): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Ndete Napu volcano (Flores): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.2

Paluweh volcano (Lesser Sunda Islands): 25 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.9

Papandayan volcano (West Java): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Pelée volcano (Caribbean): magnitude 2.3 earthquake

Poco Leok volcano (Flores): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.9

Ranakah volcano (Flores): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.1

Reporoa volcano (New Zealand): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.7

Sukaria volcano (Flores): magnitude 3.1 earthquake

Toroeng Prong volcano (Vietnam): magnitude 3.3 earthquake

Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E volcano (Southern Kamchatka): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 18 Aug 2026

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 5.8 Yelizovskiy Rayon, 73 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

#2: Mag 5.7 Flores Sea, 66 km north of Ende, Kabupaten Ende, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

#3: Mag 5.5 Flores Sea, 39 km northeast of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia

#4: Mag 5.4 Flores Sea, 87 km northeast of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia

#5: Mag 5.3 Philippine Sea, 60 km northeast of Colonia, State of Yap, Micronesia

#6: Mag 5.3 Flores Sea, 69 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia

#7: Mag 5.2 Flores Sea, 82 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia

#8: Mag 5.2 Flores Sea, 71 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia

#9: Mag 5.1 Sea of Okhotsk, 41 km east of Ostrov Chirpoy Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

#10: Mag 5.1 Solomon Sea, West New Britain Province, 177 km southeast of Sakar Island, Papua New Guinea

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 4.6 71 km north of Choloma, Departamento de Cortes, Honduras - 26 reports

#2: Mag 5.8 Yelizovskiy Rayon, 73 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia - 22 reports

#3: Mag 3.7 North Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica - 15 reports

#4: Mag 5.7 Flores Sea, 66 km north of Ende, Kabupaten Ende, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia - 11 reports

#5: Mag 5.3 Flores Sea, 69 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia - 8 reports

#6: Mag 4.0 North Pacific Ocean, 49 km southwest of Sonsonate, El Salvador - 8 reports

#7: Mag 5.2 Flores Sea, 71 km northwest of Ende, Indonesia - 7 reports

#8: Mag 5.0 13 km northwest of Katano, Osaka, Japan - 5 reports

#9: Mag 2.1 6 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 5 reports

#10: Mag 3.9 Departamento del Choco, 78 km north of Buenaventura, Colombia - 5 reports

#11: Mag 4.1 25 mi southeast of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States - 5 reports

#12: Mag 4.1 Departamento de Albardon, 31 km north of San Juan, Departamento de Capital, San Juan Province, Argentina - 4 reports

#13: Mag 4.9 Flores Sea, 90 km northeast of Ruteng, Indonesia - 4 reports

#14: Mag 3.0 West Macedonia, Greece - 4 reports

#15: Mag 5.4 Flores Sea, 87 km northeast of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia - 4 reports

#16: Mag 4.9 Flores Sea, 44 km northeast of Ruteng, Indonesia - 4 reports

#17: Mag 2.0 9.5 km south of Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain - 4 reports

#18: Mag 3.4 Flores Sea, 55 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia - 3 reports

#19: Mag 4.4 14 km west of Buzau, Buzau, Romania - 3 reports

#20: Mag 3.8 31 mi east of Homer, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States - 3 reports

#21: Mag 5.5 Flores Sea, 39 km northeast of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia - 2 reports

#22: Mag 3.2 7.5 km southwest of San Jose del Cabo, Estado de Baja California Sur, Mexico - 2 reports

#23: Mag 3.4 77 km southeast of Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuador - 2 reports

#24: Mag 3.2 19 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 2 reports

#25: Mag 4.5 Philippine Sea, 36 km northwest of Pulau Karakelang Island, Indonesia - 2 reports

#26: Mag 3.9 Flores Sea, 77 km north of Ruteng, Indonesia - 2 reports

#27: Mag 4.0 North Pacific Ocean, 50 km southwest of Sonsonate, El Salvador - 2 reports

#28: Mag 3.7 63 km north of Comayagua, Departamento de Comayagua, Honduras - 2 reports

#29: Mag 4.9 Philippine Sea, 28 km northeast of Colonia, State of Yap, Micronesia - 2 reports

#30: Mag 4.1 83 km south of Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia - 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 17 Aug 2026 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Balut (1 quake mag 1.5), Baru (1 quake mag 3.0), Bratan (2 quakes between mag 2.2-3.0), Cagua (1 quake mag 1.8), Clear Lake (20 quakes between mag 0.2-1.5), Concepción (1 quake mag 3.0)
Coso (6 quakes between mag 0.4-1.6), Don Joao de Castro Bank (1 quake mag 2.0), Eldey (8 quakes between mag 0.5-1.6), Etna (2 quakes between mag 3.0-3.0), Garbuna (1 quake mag 3.0), Grímsvötn (5 quakes between mag 0.1-2.7), Inielika (2 quakes between mag 2.6-3.0), Inierie (1 quake mag 2.9), Isla San Luis (1 quake mag 3.4), Iya (6 quakes between mag 2.3-3.3), Katla (4 quakes between mag 0.0-1.7), Kawah Kamojang (1 quake mag 2.5), Kilauea (6 quakes between mag 1.8-2.1), Kolumbo (3 quakes between mag 1.8-2.4), Loihi (1 quake mag 1.7), Long Valley (1 quake mag 1.6), Machin (1 quake mag 3.0), Mahawu (1 quake mag 3.0), Masaya (1 quake mag 3.0), Mayotte Island (1 quake mag 1.4), Methana (3 quakes between mag 1.1-1.4), Ndete Napu (3 quakes between mag 2.4-3.2), Paluweh (23 quakes between mag 2.1-3.9), Papandayan (1 quake mag 3.0), Pelée (1 quake mag 2.3), Poco Leok (4 quakes between mag 2.3-2.9), Ranakah (3 quakes between mag 2.4-3.1), Reporoa (2 quakes between mag 1.5-2.7), Sukaria (1 quake mag 3.1), Tana (1 quake mag 1.0), Tjörnes Fracture Zone (2 quakes between mag 0.5-1.2), Toroeng Prong (1 quake mag 3.3), Yellowstone (1 quake mag 1.5) (updated 23h50)

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:

Baru volcano (Panama): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Bratan volcano (Bali): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.0

Clear Lake volcano (California): 20 earthquakes up to magnitude 1.5

Concepción volcano (Nicaragua): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Etna volcano (Italy): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.0

Garbuna volcano (New Britain Island): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Grímsvötn volcano (Iceland): 5 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.7

Inielika volcano (Flores): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.0

Inierie volcano (Flores): magnitude 2.9 earthquake

Isla San Luis volcano (Baja California, NW Mexico & Mexican Islands): magnitude 3.4 earthquake

Iya volcano (Flores): 6 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.3

Kawah Kamojang volcano (West Java): magnitude 2.5 earthquake

Kilauea volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): 6 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.1

Kolumbo volcano (Greece): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.4

Machin volcano (Colombia): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Mahawu volcano (Sulawesi & Sangihe Islands): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Masaya volcano (Nicaragua): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Ndete Napu volcano (Flores): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.2

Paluweh volcano (Lesser Sunda Islands): 23 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.9

Papandayan volcano (West Java): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Pelée volcano (Caribbean): magnitude 2.3 earthquake

Poco Leok volcano (Flores): 4 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.9

Ranakah volcano (Flores): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.1

Reporoa volcano (New Zealand): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.7

Sukaria volcano (Flores): magnitude 3.1 earthquake

Toroeng Prong volcano (Vietnam): magnitude 3.3 earthquake

Unnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E volcano (Southern Kamchatka): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Micronesia was shaken near Colonia, Weloy Municipality, State of Yap, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 only 10 minutes ago, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 35. km beneath the epicenter near Colonia, Weloy Municipality, State of Yap, Micronesia, in the morning on Tuesday, August 18th, 2026, at 8:53 am local time. 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 5.3 earthquake 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 Colonia (pop. 7,400) located 44 km from the epicenter.
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 earthquake or seismic-like event: 12 km north of Choloma, Departamento de Cortes, Honduras, 13 minutes ago

We are receiving unverified early reports of ground shaking possibly caused by seismic activity in or near San Pedro Sula, Cortés Department, Honduras on 17 Aug 2026 (GMT) at approximately 22:06 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.