154 earthquakes today

Earthquakes Today compiles data on the last 24 hours of earthquakes based on data from the USGS. The most recent earthquake was a 1.8 in Chignik Lake, Alaska at 2026-05-18T03:06:09+00:00 and the oldest was a 4.5 in Wainui, New Zealand at 2026-05-17T03:20:37+00:00. The region with the most earthquakes today is Toyah, Texas with 11 earthquakes.

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last earthquake

2026-05-18T03:06:09+00:00 7 km ENE of Chignik Lake, Alaska 1.8 magnitude 5 km depth [usgs]
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strongest earthquake today

2026-05-17T08:04:17+00:00 84 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 5.4 magnitude 44 km depth [usgs]
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weakest earthquake today

2026-05-17T20:09:02+00:00 21 km ESE of Anza, CA 0.95 magnitude 13.48 km depth [usgs]
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shallowest earthquake today

2026-05-17T20:34:05+00:00 12 km NNW of Fillmore, CA 1.84 magnitude -0.55 km depth [usgs]

deepest earthquake today

2026-05-17T18:13:42+00:00 118 km NNW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 4.3 magnitude 572.691 km depth [usgs]

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