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.
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On 7/31/2026 12:58:44 AM, an earthquake occurred in Peru potentially affecting 180 thousand in MMI IV. The earthquake had Magnitude 5.6M, Depth:154.355km.
On 8/1/2026 2:48:01 AM, an earthquake occurred in Japan potentially affecting 1.5 million in MMI IV. The earthquake had Magnitude 5.5M, Depth:82.29km.
On 8/1/2026 4:49:01 AM, an earthquake occurred in Canada potentially affecting 10 thousand in MMI>=III. The earthquake had Magnitude 5.6M, Depth:10km.
On 8/2/2026 8:35:27 AM, an earthquake occurred in New Zealand potentially affecting 30 thousand in MMI IV. The earthquake had Magnitude 5.6M, Depth:52.806km.