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Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 8 Aug 2026

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 5.6 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 107 mi northwest of Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States

#2: Mag 5.0 North Pacific Ocean, 49 km southeast of Kasivobara, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

#3: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

#4: Mag 5.0 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand

#5: Mag 4.8 Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

#6: Mag 4.8 Southern East Pacific Rise

#7: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, 56 km south of Ostrov Paramushir Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

#8: Mag 4.8 170 km southeast of Ala'er, Xinjiang, China

#9: Mag 4.8 Java Sea, Provinsi Jawa Tengah, 35 km northwest of Pulau Karimunjawa Island, Indonesia

#10: Mag 4.7 35 km west of Huancayo, Junin, Peru

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 3.5 9.8 km east of Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria - 601 reports

#2: Mag 2.8 Utah County, 20 mi south of West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States - 69 reports

#3: Mag 5.6 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 107 mi northwest of Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States - 56 reports

#4: Mag 3.2 Eastern Mediterranean, 14 km south of Rhodes Island, Greece - 55 reports

#5: Mag 3.7 19 km west of Ipiales, Departamento de Narino, Colombia - 4 reports

#6: Mag 2.0 10.2 km east of Lapu-Lapu City, Province of Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines - 4 reports

#7: Mag 3.4 24 km northwest of Davao City, Province of Davao del Sur, Davao, Philippines - 4 reports

#8: Mag 4.6 Philippine Sea, 48 km north of Sarangani Island, Philippines - 4 reports

#9: Mag 4.7 35 km west of Huancayo, Junin, Peru - 4 reports

#10: Mag 3.3 San Benito County, 12 mi northeast of Soledad, Monterey County, California, United States - 3 reports

#11: Mag 3.8 Punakha Dzongkhag, 27 km northeast of Thimphu, Thimphu Dzongkhag, Bhutan - 3 reports

#12: Mag 2.7 39 km south of Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France - 3 reports

#13: Mag 4.5 40 km northeast of Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab Province, Pakistan - 3 reports

#14: Mag 4.0 Celebes Sea, 46 km southeast of Sarangani Island, Philippines - 3 reports

#15: Mag 4.1 North Pacific Ocean, 85 km west of Graham Island, North Coast Regional District, British Columbia, Canada - 2 reports

#16: Mag 4.3 North Pacific Ocean, 157 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico - 2 reports

#17: Mag 3.2 Bogor Regency, 17 km northwest of Cicurug, Indonesia - 2 reports

#18: Mag 3.5 18 km west of Ipiales, Departamento de Narino, Colombia - 2 reports

#19: Mag 2.8 Caribbean Sea, 22 km northeast of Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela - 2 reports

#20: Mag 4.6 Celebes Sea, 38 km south of Sarangani Island, Philippines - 2 reports

#21: Mag 4.8 170 km southeast of Ala'er, Xinjiang, China - 2 reports

Earthquake stats

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 8 Aug 2026 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Agua (1 quake mag 1.2), Apaneca Range (2 quakes between mag 1.6-1.8), Apo (1 quake mag 3.4), Balut (12 quakes between mag 1.4-4.6), Banahaw (1 quake mag 3.0), Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields) (7 quakes between mag 0.1-1.3)
Clear Lake (21 quakes between mag 0.2-1.7), Cumbal (5 quakes between mag 2.1-3.7), Eldey (23 quakes between mag 0.0-1.2), Gagak (3 quakes between mag 2.3-3.2), Irazu (1 quake mag 1.5), Katla (1 quake mag 2.1), Kilauea (4 quakes between mag 1.8-2.1), Krísuvík (3 quakes between mag 0.7-1.1), Leonard Range (1 quake mag 2.2), Maroa (1 quake mag 1.9), Mauna Kea (1 quake mag 2.0), Maunaloa (3 quakes between mag 1.7-2.0), Mayotte Island (1 quake mag 1.3), Methana (2 quakes between mag 1.1-1.5), Michoacán-Guanajuato (1 quake mag 3.7), Prestahnukur (1 quake mag 1.5), Reporoa (4 quakes between mag 1.5-2.2), Salton Buttes (1 quake mag 2.1), San Pablo (1 quake mag 3.0), Sandal (1 quake mag 1.1), Santa Ana (1 quake mag 1.7), Semeru (1 quake mag 2.6), Sousaki (2 quakes between mag 0.6-1.2), Süphan Dağ (1 quake mag 1.8), Tenorio (1 quake mag 2.2), Tjörnes Fracture Zone (5 quakes between mag 0.3-1.0), Trident (2 quakes between mag 0.7-1.3), Tsurumi (1 quake mag 2.8), Whale Island (1 quake mag 1.4) (updated 09h50)

Note: Earthquakes within 20 km from and at depths less than 50 km under active volcanoes are reported. The list is not complete because many volcanoes are not monitored and/or seismic data in high resolution is not available publicly.

Volcanoes with recent earthquakes above magnitude 2 or more than 10 quakes are listed below:

Apo volcano (Mindanao): magnitude 3.4 earthquake

Balut volcano (Mindanao): 12 earthquakes up to magnitude 4.6

Banahaw volcano (Luzon Island): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Clear Lake volcano (California): 21 earthquakes up to magnitude 1.7

Cumbal volcano (Colombia): 5 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.7

Eldey volcano (Iceland): 23 earthquakes up to magnitude 1.2

Gagak volcano (West Java): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.2

Katla volcano (Iceland): magnitude 2.1 earthquake

Kilauea volcano (Hawai'i (Big Island)): 4 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.1

Leonard Range volcano (Mindanao): magnitude 2.2 earthquake

Michoacán-Guanajuato volcano (Western & Central Mexico): magnitude 3.7 earthquake

Reporoa volcano (New Zealand): 4 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.2

Salton Buttes volcano (California): magnitude 2.1 earthquake

San Pablo volcano (Luzon Island): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Semeru volcano (East Java): magnitude 2.6 earthquake

Tenorio volcano (Costa Rica): magnitude 2.2 earthquake

Tsurumi volcano (Kyushu): magnitude 2.8 earthquake

The United States was shaken near Skwentna, Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 only 4 minutes ago, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 0.1 miles beneath the epicenter near Skwentna, Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, USA, in the evening on Friday, August 7th, 2026, at 8:50 pm local time. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Skwentna (pop. 37) located 37 miles from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake near Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria, was reported only 5 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 1. km beneath the epicenter early morning on Saturday, August 8th, 2026, at 6:42 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Hall in Tirol (pop. 13,300) located 1 km from the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Absam (pop. 7,100) located 2 km from the epicenter, Mils bei Solbad Hall (pop. 4,400) 2 km away, Thaur (pop. 4,000) 3 km away, Rum (pop. 9,200) 4 km away, Volders (pop. 3,800) 5 km away, Wattens (pop. 7,900) 7 km away, and Innsbruck (pop. 132,500) 9 km away. In Telfs (pop. 15,200, 33 km away), the quake was probably not felt.

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 8 Aug 2026

10 largest earthquakes in the world (7 Aug 2026)

#1: Mag 5.1 Sichuan, 36 km southeast of Shuifu, Yunnan Sheng, China

#2: Mag 5.0 North Pacific Ocean, 49 km southeast of Kasivobara, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia

#3: Mag 5.0 South China Sea, 81 km southwest of Volcano Island, Philippines

#4: Mag 4.9 Indian Ocean, 421 km south of Denpasar, Kota Denpasar, Provinsi Bali, Indonesia

#5: Mag 4.8 Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

#6: Mag 4.8 Southern East Pacific Rise

#7: Mag 4.8 Java Sea, Provinsi Jawa Tengah, 35 km northwest of Pulau Karimunjawa Island, Indonesia

#8: Mag 4.7 35 km west of Huancayo, Junin, Peru

#9: Mag 4.6 Philippine Sea, 48 km north of Sarangani Island, Philippines

#10: Mag 4.6 Philippine Sea, 52 km southwest of Sarangani, Philippines

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 5.0 South China Sea, 81 km southwest of Volcano Island, Philippines - 175 reports

#2: Mag 4.4 Eastern Mediterranean, 15 km south of Rhodes Island, Greece - 82 reports

#3: Mag 4.5 Departamento de Lujan, 35 km west of San Martin, Departamento de San Martin, Mendoza Province, Argentina - 76 reports

#4: Mag 2.8 Utah County, 20 mi south of West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States - 66 reports

#5: Mag 3.2 Eastern Mediterranean, 14 km south of Rhodes Island, Greece - 54 reports

#6: Mag 3.3 8 km northwest of Welkom, Free State, South Africa - 21 reports

#7: Mag 2.6 3.1 km northeast of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia - 17 reports

#8: Mag 4.4 North Pacific Ocean, 20 km south of Crucecita, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico - 16 reports

#9: Mag 3.6 Caribbean Sea, Guanica Municipio, 34 km west of Ponce, Puerto Rico - 5 reports

#10: Mag 4.2 North Pacific Ocean, 46 km southwest of Tonala, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico - 4 reports

#11: Mag 3.7 19 km west of Ipiales, Departamento de Narino, Colombia - 4 reports

#12: Mag 4.7 35 km west of Huancayo, Junin, Peru - 4 reports

#13: Mag 4.1 North Pacific Ocean, 45 km south of Pinotepa Nacional, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico - 3 reports

#14: Mag 4.9 Indian Ocean, 421 km south of Denpasar, Kota Denpasar, Provinsi Bali, Indonesia - 3 reports

#15: Mag 4.6 Philippine Sea, 52 km southwest of Sarangani, Philippines - 3 reports

#16: Mag 3.3 San Benito County, 12 mi northeast of Soledad, Monterey County, California, United States - 3 reports

#17: Mag 3.8 Punakha Dzongkhag, 27 km northeast of Thimphu, Thimphu Dzongkhag, Bhutan - 3 reports

#18: Mag 2.0 10.2 km east of Lapu-Lapu City, Province of Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines - 3 reports

#19: Mag 3.4 24 km northwest of Davao City, Province of Davao del Sur, Davao, Philippines - 3 reports

#20: Mag 4.6 Philippine Sea, 48 km north of Sarangani Island, Philippines - 3 reports

#21: Mag 3.6 North Pacific Ocean, 48 km southwest of Puntarenas, Costa Rica - 2 reports

#22: Mag 5.1 Sichuan, 36 km southeast of Shuifu, Yunnan Sheng, China - 2 reports

#23: Mag 3.6 6.7 km northwest of Chiba, Chiba, Japan - 2 reports

#24: Mag 3.5 Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus - 2 reports

#25: Mag 4.1 North Pacific Ocean, 85 km west of Graham Island, North Coast Regional District, British Columbia, Canada - 2 reports

#26: Mag 3.3 8 km northwest of Welkom, Free State, South Africa - 2 reports

#27: Mag 4.3 North Pacific Ocean, 157 km southwest of Tapachula, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico - 2 reports

#28: Mag 3.2 Bogor Regency, 17 km northwest of Cicurug, Indonesia - 2 reports

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