Six earthquakes of magnitude 4.5–6.7 were recorded August 24–25, 2026, with the strongest (M 6.7) occurring in Peru. Seismic events included a M 5.0 near Timor-Leste, M 4.9 near Indonesia, M 5.3 southeast of Tonga, M 4.5 in Vanuatu, and M 4.7 east of Japan.
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📊 Weekly # Earthquake Summary Period: 2026/08/17 – 2026/08/24 Total events (≥ M4.5): 155 Strongest: M 6.7 – Peru Avg magnitude: M 4.90 Avg depth: 62.4 km Most frequent regions: 1. Indonesia (73) 2. Philippines (8) 3. Japan (7) # Seismology
New # earthquake detected: M 5.0 - 209 km NNE of Lospalos, # TimorLeste 2026/08/24, 19:00:03 UTC GPS: -6.6912, 127.5019 Depth: 9.947 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tn80
New # earthquake detected: M 4.9 - 34 km NW of Ruteng, # Indonesia 2026/08/25, 00:05:24 UTC GPS: -8.4237, 120.2166 Depth: 10.000 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tn9w
New # earthquake detected: M 4.9 - 4 km NNE of Jalālābād, # Afghanistan 2026/08/25, 01:18:46 UTC GPS: 34.4620, 70.4630 Depth: 10.000 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tna9
New # earthquake detected: M 4.5 - 74 km SSE of Panguna, # PapuaNewGuinea 2026/08/25, 01:22:25 UTC GPS: -6.9731, 155.6413 Depth: 109.317 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tnaa
New # earthquake detected: M 4.7 - 61 km ENE of Aras-asan, # Philippines 2026/08/25, 01:59:04 UTC GPS: 9.0329, 126.8546 Depth: 13.458 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tnai
New # earthquake detected: M 4.7 - 219 km NNE of Lospalos, # TimorLeste 2026/08/25, 03:06:19 UTC GPS: -6.6149, 127.5589 Depth: 10.169 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tnal
New # earthquake detected: M 4.6 - 218 km NNW of Manado, # Indonesia 2026/08/25, 06:48:20 UTC GPS: 3.4176, 124.4529 Depth: 322.862 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tnbk
New # earthquake detected: M 5.5 - 108 km NE of Hengchun, # Taiwan 2026/08/25, 07:00:10 UTC GPS: 22.6053, 121.5709 Depth: 14.608 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tnbm
New # earthquake detected: M 5.0 - 31 km S of Nemuro, # Japan 2026/08/25, 09:07:20 UTC GPS: 43.0450, 145.6343 Depth: 96.855 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tnbv
New # earthquake detected: M 5.5 - south of the Fiji Islands 2026/08/25, 12:12:03 UTC GPS: -23.3497, 179.8207 Depth: 528.283 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tnci
New # earthquake detected: M 5.3 - 239 km SE of Hihifo, # Tonga 2026/08/25, 15:15:54 UTC GPS: -17.2936, -172.0374 Depth: 10.000 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us6000tnd7
New # earthquake detected: M 4.5 - Vanuatu region 2026/08/25, 16:23:33 UTC GPS: -14.2350, 170.4985 Depth: 628.976 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us7000tbsj
New # earthquake detected: M 4.7 - 77 km E of Tomioka, # Japan 2026/08/25, 20:23:36 UTC GPS: 37.2686, 141.8893 Depth: 35.000 km 🔗 https:// earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquake s/eventpage/us7000tbu3