News about world-wide earthquake activity

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 14 Feb 2026

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 6.4 Coral Sea, 59 km northwest of Espiritu Santo Island, Sanma Province, Vanuatu

#2: Mag 5.6 Philippine Sea, 161 km east of Pulau Karakelang Island, Indonesia

#3: Mag 5.2 15 km southwest of San Isidro, Provincia de San Jose, Costa Rica

#4: Mag 5.1 Solomon Sea, 60 km west of Honiara, Honiara, Solomon Islands

#5: Mag 5.0 Bering Sea, 108 mi east of Buldir Island, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States

#6: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, 68 km northwest of Isla Hyatt Island, Region de Magallanes y Antartica Chilena, Chile

#7: Mag 4.9 Philippine Sea, 151 km east of Pulau Karakelang Island, Indonesia

#8: Mag 4.9 116 km northwest of Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea

#9: Mag 4.9 Philippine Sea, 147 km east of Pulau Karakelang Island, Indonesia

#10: Mag 4.9 34 km southwest of Mohr, Fars, Iran

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 3.5 7.6 mi west of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States - 488 reports

#2: Mag 2.8 Lexington County, 12 mi northwest of Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States - 65 reports

#3: Mag 3.8 27 km northwest of Estepona, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain - 51 reports

#4: Mag 4.9 54 km south of Tado, Departamento del Choco, Colombia - 46 reports

#5: Mag 3.8 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 34 mi north of Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States - 10 reports

#6: Mag 6.4 Coral Sea, 59 km northwest of Espiritu Santo Island, Sanma Province, Vanuatu - 7 reports

#7: Mag 3.6 South Pacific Ocean, 27 km northwest of Isla Chiloe Island, Region de los Lagos, Chile - 6 reports

#8: Mag 4.6 Central Luzon, 37 km south of Nasugbu, Philippines - 5 reports

#9: Mag 3.5 Caribbean Sea, 49 km southeast of Fort-de-France, Martinique - 5 reports

#10: Mag 5.1 Solomon Sea, 60 km west of Honiara, Honiara, Solomon Islands - 3 reports

#11: Mag 4.9 34 km southwest of Mohr, Fars, Iran - 2 reports

#12: Mag 2.7 42 km south of Bucaramanga, Departamento de Santander, Colombia - 2 reports

#13: Mag 4.6 North Pacific Ocean, 41 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia - 2 reports

#14: Mag 2.9 19 km west of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece - 2 reports

#15: Mag 2.0 8.7 km east of Ubrique, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain - 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 14 Feb 2026 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Atacazo (1 quake mag 3.0), Balut (1 quake mag 3.0), Buzzard Creek (1 quake mag 1.5), Clear Lake (31 quakes between mag 0.2-1.9), Coso (5 quakes between mag 0.6-2.5), El Chichón (24 quakes between mag 1.0-2.8)
El Hierro (1 quake mag 2.8), Esjufjöll (1 quake mag 1.5), Etna (1 quake mag 1.8), Galeras (1 quake mag 1.1), Grímsnes (6 quakes between mag 0.2-1.2), Hayes (1 quake mag 2.4), Hulubelu (5 quakes between mag 2.1-2.7), Ijen (1 quake mag 2.7), Katla (7 quakes between mag 0.1-1.6), Katmai (2 quakes between mag 1.1-1.3), Kilauea (3 quakes between mag 2.0-2.5), Koruhüyüğü (1 quake mag 1.7), Ljósufjöll (5 quakes between mag 0.0-1.2), Loihi (2 quakes between mag 2.2-2.7), Long Valley (3 quakes between mag 0.9-1.2), Martin (1 quake mag 1.0), Masaya (1 quake mag 1.5), Maunaloa (1 quake mag 1.3), Mayotte Island (1 quake mag 1.7), Okataina (Tarawera) (3 quakes between mag 1.5-1.9), Prestahnukur (1 quake mag 1.0), Ruapehu (3 quakes between mag 0.4-1.4), Snowy Mountain (2 quakes between mag 0.2-1.8), Sousaki (1 quake mag 1.8), Suoh (1 quake mag 2.7), Suwanose-jima (1 quake mag 2.7), Taupo (1 quake mag 1.7), Tenerife (7 quakes between mag 0.1-1.5), Whale Island (1 quake mag 3.0) (updated 08h50)

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:

Atacazo volcano (Ecuador): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Balut volcano (Mindanao): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Clear Lake volcano (California): 31 earthquakes up to magnitude 1.9

Coso volcano (California): 5 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.5

El Chichón volcano (Southern Mexico): 24 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.8

El Hierro volcano (Canary Islands): magnitude 2.8 earthquake

Hayes volcano (Cook Inlet (SW Alaska)): magnitude 2.4 earthquake

Hulubelu volcano (Sumatra): 5 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.7

Ijen volcano (East Java): magnitude 2.7 earthquake

Kilauea volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.5

Loihi volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.7

Suoh volcano (Sumatra): magnitude 2.7 earthquake

Suwanose-jima volcano (Ryukyu Islands): magnitude 2.7 earthquake

Whale Island volcano (New Zealand): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Just 11 minutes ago, a 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Katanning, Western Australia, Australia. The tremor was recorded around noon on Saturday, February 14th, 2026, at 1:25 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 1.7 miles below the surface.
The event was filed by Geoscience Australia (GeoAu), the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 2.9 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Badjebup (pop. 38) located 9 miles from the epicenter, Coyrecup (pop. 42) 10 miles away, Pallinup (pop. 78) 12 miles away, and Gnowangerup (pop. 590) 14 miles away. In Nyabing (pop. 290, 17 miles away), Broomehill (pop. 380, 21 miles away), and Katanning (pop. 3,700, 25 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.

A shallow magnitude 5.6 earthquake was reported early afternoon near Honiara, Solomon Islands.
According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake hit on Saturday, February 14th, 2026, at 2:12 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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 German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.9. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 5.0.
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.
In Auki (pop. 7,000) located 68 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Tulagi (pop. 1,800) located 111 km from the epicenter, Malango (pop. 15,600) 125 km away, Honiara (pop. 56,300) 136 km away, and Tandai (pop. 24,600) 137 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.

Just 5 minutes ago, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Ambon, Kota Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia. The tremor was recorded around noon on Saturday, February 14th, 2026, at 12:09 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 11. km below the surface.
The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the first seismological agency to report it.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ambon (pop. 347,300) located 103 km from the epicenter, Amahai (pop. 47,700) 117 km away, and Namlea (pop. 37,900) 117 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.