Five forest fires were burning across Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia as of 2026-09-29, with fires in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea starting as early as 2026-09-19 and continuing through the latest report. Australia's fire began 2026-09-28.
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred on 29 September 2026 at 10:22 UTC, centered 96 km northeast of Alianza Cristiana in Peru at a depth of 134.8 km. The quake was recorded by USGS and widely reported.
Four earthquakes ranging from magnitude 4.8 to 5.3 struck the South Pacific region on September 29, 2026, including two near New Caledonia, one near Vanuatu, and one in the South Sandwich Islands. All were relatively shallow, with depths between 10 and 35 kilometers, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
New Caledonia experienced significant seismic activity from 2026-09-25 to 2026-09-28, with a magnitude 6.6 earthquake on 2026-09-25 followed by multiple aftershocks of 4.9–5.2 magnitude near Tadine. All quakes centered approximately 10 km depth near the same region.
A magnitude-5.0 earthquake struck 124 km north of Metinaro, Timor Leste on 25 September 2026 at 04:27 UTC with 10 km depth. Subsequent unrelated quakes in China (M4.7, 26 Sep), Alaska (M2.5, 27 Sep), and Chile (M4.5, 27 Sep) also posted.
Earthquake monitoring reports from September 24–26, 2026 documented seismic activity across the Pacific region, including magnitude 3.1 and 4.0 aftershocks in the Philippines (aftershocks of a magnitude 7.8 quake 16 weeks prior), a magnitude 2.5 quake in California, a magnitude 4.8 quake near New Caledonia, and a magnitude 3.1 in Hawaii.
Between September 22–24, 2026, the United States and Papua New Guinea recorded several earthquakes: two magnitude 2.6–2.7 quakes near Perryville, Alaska on September 22; a 2.6 near Susitna, Alaska on September 24; and a magnitude 5.1 near Kokopo, Papua New Guinea on September 24. A magnitude 3.0 earthquake also struck near Garden City, Texas on September 24.
Between 20–22 September 2026, multiple earthquakes were recorded: M3.4 near Yakutat, Alaska (20 September); M2.9 near Malaga, New Mexico (20 September); M4.4 near Jurm, Afghanistan (22 September); M4.7 near La Gomera, Guatemala (22 September); and M2.5 near Mentone, Texas (22 September). All routine; no casualties reported.
Six small earthquakes ranging from magnitude 2.5 to 3.8 were recorded across the Pacific and Indian Oceans between September 18–20, 2026, affecting Hawaii, the Philippines, Turkey, Indonesia, China, and the Caribbean. All were routine seismic activity.
On September 14, 2026, Indonesia experienced two earthquakes: a magnitude 5.5 quake south of Java at 09:27 UTC and a deeper magnitude 5.6 quake at 10:58 UTC affecting approximately 330,000 people at intensity level III. Both were classified as green-level alerts.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 53 km west of Cafayate, Argentina on 2026-09-09, followed by several smaller earthquakes across the western hemisphere and Africa between 2026-09-28 and 2026-09-29, including a 4.4 magnitude quake near Somalia and a 3.4 magnitude quake off the Dominican Republic.
The USGS reported a magnitude 4.9 earthquake in the Kermadec Islands region on September 7, 2026, at 02:11 UTC, followed by a 5.1 magnitude quake near the South Sandwich Islands on September 8 at 06:50 UTC, and a 4.9 in the Mariana Islands on September 8 at 23:23 UTC. All occurred in remote oceanic regions with no reported damage or casualties.
A series of earthquakes struck multiple regions between 2026-09-06 and 2026-09-08: a magnitude 4.0 quake near Yakutat, Alaska (2026-09-06); a 4.1 magnitude event in southern Mexico (2026-09-06); and smaller tremors in Alaska, the Caribbean, Indonesia, and New Zealand. One Caribbean event was noted as an aftershock from a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred 11 weeks earlier.
Between September 4 and September 6, 2026, four moderate earthquakes—ranging from magnitude 5.5 to 5.6—struck the Pacific region, including Russia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and Solomon Islands. The earthquakes potentially affected between 4,000 and 290,000 people in affected areas.
On 2026-09-03, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 84 km south-southwest of Nikolski, Alaska with tsunami warning. A larger 6.5 magnitude quake hit 166 km west of Nikolski on 2026-09-17, followed by a 6.3 magnitude aftershock, with smaller tremors continuing through 2026-09-29.
A seismic swarm affected the Pacific basin and western United States on 2–3 September 2026, including magnitude 5.6–6.3 quakes in Indonesia, Mexico, the East Pacific Rise, South Sandwich Islands, and the US. The largest event, a 6.3-magnitude quake in the US on 3 September, affected approximately 4,000 people at Modified Mercalli Intensity III or higher.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, on 30 August 2026 at 35 km depth. Two follow-up earthquakes of magnitudes 5.5 and 5.6 struck Indonesia on 31 August and 1 September respectively, affecting approximately 17,000 people in MMI VI (strong shaking) zones.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Japan on August 26, 2026, affecting approximately 100,000 people. On August 27, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit Yemen, affecting about 40,000 people in intensity level IV.
Between August 24–25, 2026, seismic activity was recorded across multiple locations: a magnitude 2.3 quake near Susitna, Alaska; magnitude 2.5 in Epirus, Greece; magnitude 2.0 in Iceland; and magnitudes 3.1 and 3.8 in Indonesia, with a magnitude 5.2 south of Fiji Islands.
Between 2026-08-24 and 2026-08-25, five earthquakes ranging from magnitude 4.9 to 6.0 struck Indonesia, Afghanistan, Taiwan, and the South Pacific. An 8/25 magnitude 4.9 earthquake in Afghanistan affected approximately 7.5 million people within 100 km and received an orange alert classification.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Indonesia on August 21, 2026, affecting 420,000 people, followed by multiple seismic events across the Scotia Sea and Japan on August 22–23. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake on August 23 in Japan affected 1.9 million people at MMI level IV or higher.
Earthquake alerts posted to Bluesky on 2026-08-21 and 2026-08-22 reported six seismic events, including magnitude 4.2 near East Nusa Tenggara Indonesia, magnitude 3.7 south of Java, magnitude 2.6 in New Zealand, magnitude 2.5 in Eastern Turkey, and magnitude 3.0 off South Africa.
Between August 15–20, 2026, six significant earthquakes affected the Indo-Pacific region: a magnitude 6.9 quake in Indonesia affected 10.5 million people; a magnitude 6.7 struck Peru affecting 1,000; magnitude 5.7 and 5.5 events hit Indonesia and Japan with 590,000 and 2,000 affected respectively. All were classified as green-notification (low-impact) events.
Between July 31 and August 2, 2026, four earthquakes of magnitude 5.5–5.6 struck Peru, Japan, Canada, and New Zealand, affecting between 10,000 and 1.5 million people each. All were classified as green-level events with no significant casualties reported.
A series of earthquakes struck multiple locations between 26 and 30 July 2026. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit China on 28 July affecting approximately 2,000 people; the US, Kermadec Islands, and Micronesia also experienced tremors of similar magnitude.