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Volcano earthquake report for Saturday, 17 October 2026

Published: 17 October 2026
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

RSS feed source: Volcano Discovery.com--Global earthquake monitor

Saturday, Oct 17, 2026 21:50 | 40 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 17 Oct 2026 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Askja (4 quakes between mag 0.0-1.2), Balut (2 quakes between mag 1.8-2.0), Bardarbunga (3 quakes between mag 0.0-1.7), Barva (1 quake mag 2.5), Cagua (1 quake mag 1.9), Clear Lake (13 quakes between mag 0.5-1.1)
Cuilapa-Barbarena (1 quake mag 1.3), Esjufjöll (1 quake mag 1.0), Fani Maoré (1 quake mag 2.7), Flores (24 quakes between mag 1.2-3.9), Katla (2 quakes between mag 0.3-1.2), Kilauea (13 quakes between mag 1.0-2.8), Kukak (1 quake mag 1.2), Loihi (2 quakes between mag 1.9-2.1), Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (4 quakes between mag 0.4-1.9), Mageik (1 quake mag 1.0), Maunaloa (2 quakes between mag 1.1-2.5), Mayon (1 quake mag 1.9), Moffett (1 quake mag 1.5), Ngauruhoe (1 quake mag 1.2), Orosí (1 quake mag 2.2), Paco (1 quake mag 1.5), Poas (1 quake mag 2.8), Prestahnukur (1 quake mag 1.3), Redoubt (1 quake mag 1.0), Rincón de la Vieja (1 quake mag 1.8), Ruapehu (1 quake mag 1.0), San Miguel (2 quakes between mag 0.0-2.1), Stepovak Bay 4 (1 quake mag 2.4), Tjörnes Fracture Zone (2 quakes between mag 0.7-1.1), Vulcano (1 quake mag

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Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake – Shan State, Myanmar, on Sunday, Oct 18, 2026, at 03:38 am (Yangon time)

Published: 17 October 2026
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

RSS feed source: Volcano Discovery.com--Global earthquake monitor

Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Oct 10, 07:53 am (Yangon)

4.2

9 km15 km (9.1 mi) to the NW 19 km southwest of Pangkham, Shan State, Myanmar InfoDec 24, 2025 12:11 pm (Yangon)

4.5

10 km20 km (12 mi) to the SE Myanmar – China Border Region InfoJul 21, 2025 12:44 pm (Yangon)

4.6

8 km77 km (48 mi) to the SW 137 km west of Keng Tung, Shan State, Myanmar InfoJul 14, 2025 09:49 pm (Yangon)

4.3

10 km71 km (44 mi) to the SE 24 km west of Keng Tung, Shan State, Myanmar InfoJul 14, 2025 02:36 pm (Yangon)

4.5

10 km89 km (55 mi) to the E 0 km SE of Kēng Tung, Burma (Myanmar) 3 reportsInfoJul 14, 2025 07:03 am (Yangon)

4.0

10 km68 km (42 mi) to the SE 37 km southwest of Keng Tung, Shan State, Myanmar InfoJul 14, 2025 06:31 am (Yangon)

4.3

13 km75 km (47 mi) to the SE 16 km W of Kēng Tung, Burma (Myanmar) InfoJan 17, 2021 11:15 am (Yangon)

4.2

10 km51 km (31 mi) to the SE 140 km north of Tachilek, Shan State, Myanmar InfoJul 22, 2020 04:45 am (Universal Time)

4.5

10 km89 km (56 mi) to the NE 23 km south of Menglang, Yunnan, China InfoJul 29, 2016 08:32 pm (Yangon)

4.5

35 km49 km (31 mi) to the E Shan State, 430 km northeast of Nay Pyi Taw, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar InfoJun 23, 2007 02:47 pm (Yangon)

5.6

22 km84 km (52 mi) to the SE 23 km southwest of Keng Tung, Shan State, Myanmar InfoJan 7, 2007 05:17 pm (Yangon)

4.8

10 km97 km (60 mi) to the W 112 km southeast of Lashio,

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Light mag. 3.9 earthquake – Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, on Sunday, Oct 18, 2026, at 09:00 am (GMT +12)

Published: 17 October 2026
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Oct 12, 04:41 pm (GMT +12)

4.1

10 km95 km (59 mi) to the SW South Pacific Ocean, 338 km northeast of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand  I felt it InfoOct 11, 01:42 am (GMT +12)

3.8

413 km90 km (56 mi) to the SW New Zealand  I felt it

Info

Oct 10, 08:42 pm (GMT +12)

3.5

482 km4.1 km (2.6 mi) to the NW South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

Info

Oct 10, 02:56 pm (GMT +12)

3.5

241 km36 km (22 mi) to the SW South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

Info

Oct 10, 07:27 am (GMT +12)

3.6

195 km99 km (61 mi) to the NE South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

Info

Sep 18, 06:44 pm (GMT +12)

3.9

475 km32 km (20 mi) to the W South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

Info

Sep 14, 10:43 pm (GMT +12)

4.2

300 km42 km (26 mi) to the NE South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand InfoSep 3, 09:13 pm (GMT +12)

4.1

185 km42 km (26 mi) to the E South Pacific Ocean, 417 km northeast of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand InfoAug 28, 11:05 am (GMT +12)

4.6

466 km3.2 km (2 mi) to the NE South Pacific Ocean, 434 km northeast of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand InfoJun 25, 2021 10:22 am (GMT +12)

5.5

160 km81 km (50 mi) to the E New Zealand InfoMar 20, 2021 06:52 am (GMT +12)

5.9

162 km86 km (53 mi) to the S South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand 6 reportsInfoNov 4, 2019 04:07 am (GMT +12)

5.9

100 km95 km (59 mi) to the E New Zealand 1 reportInfoMay 11, 2019 04:06 pm (Universal Time)

5.4

98 km67 km (41 mi) to the Enear Magnitude 5.5, Near of Auckland 2

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Volcanic activity worldwide 17 Oct 2026: Santiaguito volcano, Fuego, Semeru, Ibu, Dukono, Reventador…

Published: 17 October 2026
Categories: Global Volcano Activity

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Saturday, Oct 17, 2026 21:00 | 51 mins ago | By: several contributors

Map of today’s active volcanoes

Sakurajima (Kyushu, Japan): (17 Oct) An eruption was reported at Sakurajima at 01:55 UTC on 17 October 2026, but volcanic ash was not identifiable in satellite data as of 01:50 UTC. No forecast ash cloud information is available.
Original VAAC bulletin: Sakurajima Volcanic Ash Advisory

Mayon (Luzon Island, Philippines): (17 Oct) An eruption was reported at Mayon at 03:05 UTC, with volcanic ash observed as of 03:10 UTC. No ash cloud was identifiable in satellite data at that time; forecasts are not available.
Original VAAC bulletin: eruption reported as of 03:10 UTC

Ibu (Halmahera, Indonesia): Explosive activity continues. The Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Darwin warned of a volcanic ash plume rising to an estimated 6000 ft (1800 m), or flight level 060, and moving at 05 kts in N

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