Earthquakes in the last 24 hours
Every magnitude 4.5+ earthquake recorded worldwide in the past day, straight from the USGS real-time feed.
Last updated 2026-09-08 23:08 UTC · refreshes automatically on load
In the 24 hours before 2026-09-08 23:08 UTC, the USGS recorded 14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater worldwide. The strongest was a magnitude 5.3 26 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga at 2026-09-08 11:51 UTC.
14
M4.5+ quakes (24 h)
0
M6.0+
M5.3
Strongest
0
Tsunami-flagged
All 14 — full detail on the live map
| Magnitude | Location | Depth (km) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | 26 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga | 10 | 2026-09-08 11:51 UTC |
| 5.3 | 51 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia | 10 | 2026-09-08 04:40 UTC |
| 5.2 | 123 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia | 10 | 2026-09-08 15:36 UTC |
| 5.1 | South Sandwich Islands region | 129 | 2026-09-08 06:50 UTC |
| 5.1 | 92 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu | 10 | 2026-09-08 00:52 UTC |
| 4.9 | 97 km NNE of Chitre, Nepal | 10 | 2026-09-08 16:08 UTC |
| 4.9 | 54 km E of Hihifo, Tonga | 10 | 2026-09-08 15:43 UTC |
| 4.7 | 62 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile | 111 | 2026-09-08 13:42 UTC |
| 4.7 | 43 km NW of Aroa, Venezuela | 10 | 2026-09-08 06:49 UTC |
| 4.6 | 54 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia | 17 | 2026-09-08 21:42 UTC |
| 4.6 | 1 km NNW of Katochí, Greece | 10 | 2026-09-08 07:46 UTC |
| 4.6 | 176 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia | 25 | 2026-09-08 02:34 UTC |
| 4.5 | 95 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia | 64 | 2026-09-08 14:13 UTC |
| 4.5 | south of the Fiji Islands | 569 | 2026-09-08 01:39 UTC |
Questions & answers
- How current is this data?
- The page reads the USGS real-time earthquake feed on each visit (cached for at most 5 minutes). USGS updates its feeds about every minute as seismic networks report, so new events appear here within minutes of detection.
- Why only magnitude 4.5 and above?
- M4.5 is the threshold at which an earthquake is widely felt and potentially newsworthy anywhere in the world. Smaller events number in the hundreds per day and are mostly imperceptible. You can ask the live map for lower thresholds or specific regions in plain language.
- What does the tsunami flag mean?
- It is a flag from the USGS feed indicating that a tsunami message was issued for the event by NOAA — it does not by itself mean a damaging tsunami occurred. For warnings, consult tsunami.gov.
- Are magnitudes revised after the first report?
- Yes — early magnitude estimates are routinely revised as more seismic data arrives, sometimes by a few tenths. This page always shows the current USGS value, so a number here can legitimately differ from an early news report.
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