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Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026 06:20 | 8 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 21 Oct 2026
Summary: 7 quakes 5.0+, 51 quakes 4.0+, 165 quakes 3.0+, 278 quakes 2.0+ (501 total)This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 7 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 51 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 165 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 278 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 4.6 x 1013 joules (12.7 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 10922 tons of TNT or 0.7 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.9 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)#1: Mag 5.4 North Pacific Ocean, 235 km south of David, Provincia de Chiriqui, PanamaTuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 12:05 pm (GMT -5) – #2: Mag 5.2 Coral Sea, 131 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, VanuatuTuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 05:29 pm (GMT +11) – #3: Mag 5.1 North Atlantic Ocean, 57 km northwest of Ponta Delgada, Azores, PortugalTuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 05:07 pm (GMT -1) – #4: Mag 5.1 Qinghai, 179 km northeast of Guolemude, Heilongjiang, ChinaTuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 02:41 pm (Shanghai time) – #5: Mag 5.0 Indian Ocean, 22 km southwest of Meulaboh, IndonesiaTuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 11:29 pm (Pontianak time) – #6: Mag 5.0 51 mi south of Sand Point, Aleutians
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