News about world-wide earthquake activity

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 6 Feb 2026 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Akita-Yake-yama (1 quake mag 1.3), Akuseki-jima (1 quake mag 2.2), Brennisteinsfjöll (6 quakes between mag 0.7-1.3), Churchill (1 quake mag 1.2), Clear Lake (33 quakes between mag 0.2-2.1), Coso (2 quakes between mag 0.8-1.5)
Cuernos de Negros (1 quake mag 3.0), El Chichón (4 quakes between mag 1.7-2.9), Eldey (1 quake mag 1.2), Etna (3 quakes between mag 1.4-2.5), Hrómundartindur (16 quakes between mag 0.1-1.2), Katla (5 quakes between mag 0.6-1.3), Kawah Kamojang (1 quake mag 3.0), Kolumbo (1 quake mag 2.0), Komaga-take (1 quake mag 1.7), Krísuvík (15 quakes between mag 0.0-2.3), La Palma (1 quake mag 2.0), Lower Chindwin (1 quake mag 4.4), Methana (1 quake mag 1.5), Mount Adams (1 quake mag 1.3), Prestahnukur (2 quakes between mag 0.8-1.0), San Pablo (2 quakes between mag 1.6-3.0), Sao Vicente (1 quake mag 3.0), Sousaki (1 quake mag 1.8), Svartsengi (5 quakes between mag 0.1-1.2), Takahara (5 quakes between mag 0.6-1.2), Tangkubanparahu (1 quake mag 2.9), Taranaki (1 quake mag 3.0), Tjörnes Fracture Zone (10 quakes between mag 0.2-1.9), Unzen (4 quakes between mag 0.6-2.8), Whale Island (1 quake mag 2.5), Yellowstone (1 quake mag 1.0) (updated 19h50)

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:

Akuseki-jima volcano (Ryukyu Islands): magnitude 2.2 earthquake

Clear Lake volcano (California): 33 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.1

Cuernos de Negros volcano (Central Philippines): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

El Chichón volcano (Southern Mexico): 4 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.9

Etna volcano (Italy): 3 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.5

Hrómundartindur volcano (Iceland): 16 earthquakes up to magnitude 1.2

Kawah Kamojang volcano (West Java): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Krísuvík volcano (Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland): 15 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.3

Lower Chindwin volcano (Myanmar): magnitude 4.4 earthquake

San Pablo volcano (Luzon Island): 2 earthquakes up to magnitude 3.0

Sao Vicente volcano (Cabo Verde): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Tangkubanparahu volcano (West Java): magnitude 2.9 earthquake

Taranaki volcano (North Island): magnitude 3.0 earthquake

Unzen volcano (Kyushu): 4 earthquakes up to magnitude 2.8

Whale Island volcano (New Zealand): magnitude 2.5 earthquake

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 6 Feb 2026

10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)

#1: Mag 5.2 57 km east of Mawlaik, Sagaing Region, Myanmar

#2: Mag 5.1 North Pacific Ocean, 81 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

#3: Mag 5.0 40 km south of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile

#4: Mag 4.9 Departamento de General Lamadrid, La Rioja Province, Argentina

#5: Mag 4.8 60 km west of Erzincan, Erzincan, Turkey

#6: Mag 4.8 Fiji

#7: Mag 4.8 South Pacific Ocean, 129 km south of Aneityum Island, Tafea Province, Vanuatu

#8: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean, 252 km east of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, Russia

#9: Mag 4.7 Saitama, 37 km north of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

#10: Mag 4.6 Yelizovskiy Rayon, 100 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia

Earthquakes reported felt

#1: Mag 3.5 Utah County, 24 mi south of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States - 351 reports

#2: Mag 4.6 Namchi, Sikkim, 137 km north of Kishanganj, Kishanganj, State of Bihar, India - 226 reports

#3: Mag 4.7 Saitama, 37 km north of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - 110 reports

#4: Mag 5.0 40 km south of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile - 22 reports

#5: Mag 5.1 North Pacific Ocean, 81 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia - 17 reports

#6: Mag 5.2 57 km east of Mawlaik, Sagaing Region, Myanmar - 10 reports

#7: Mag 4.4 Namchi, Sikkim, 25 km northwest of Darjiling, Darjiling, West Bengal, India - 9 reports

#8: Mag 3.1 Mangan, 12 km northwest of Gangtok, Gangtok, Sikkim, India - 9 reports

#9: Mag 4.2 Namchi, Sikkim, 41 km north of Darjiling, Darjiling, West Bengal, India - 7 reports

#10: Mag 2.6 37 km northwest of Turin, Torino, Piedmont, Italy - 6 reports

#11: Mag 4.9 Departamento de General Lamadrid, La Rioja Province, Argentina - 6 reports

#12: Mag 4.0 Eastern Mediterranean, 24 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 5 reports

#13: Mag 3.0 Eastern Mediterranean, 21 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 5 reports

#14: Mag 2.8 6.3 km east of Kazo, Saitama, Japan - 4 reports

#15: Mag 4.3 Ionian Sea, 33 km southwest of Nisi Antikythira Island, Greece - 4 reports

#16: Mag 4.6 Yelizovskiy Rayon, 100 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia - 4 reports

#17: Mag 3.9 Eastern Mediterranean, 16 km east of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 3 reports

#18: Mag 2.6 2.9 mi southeast of San Ramon, Contra Costa County, California, United States - 3 reports

#19: Mag 2.3 2.9 mi southeast of San Ramon, Contra Costa County, California, United States - 3 reports

#20: Mag 3.6 13 km northeast of Lamezia Terme, Provincia di Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy - 3 reports

#21: Mag 3.0 10.9 km east of Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa - 2 reports

#22: Mag 4.4 South Pacific Ocean, 41 km south of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile - 2 reports

#23: Mag 3.2 40 km south of Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile - 2 reports

#24: Mag 3.5 41 km northeast of Nagano, Nagano, Japan - 2 reports

#25: Mag 2.2 2.9 mi southeast of San Ramon, Contra Costa County, California, United States - 2 reports

#26: Mag 3.8 63 km southeast of Piura, Piura, Peru - 2 reports

#27: Mag 3.8 Eastern Mediterranean, 28 km southeast of Ierapetra, Lasithi, Crete, Greece - 2 reports

#28: Mag 3.8 Eastern Mediterranean, 83 km southeast of Irakleion, Greece - 2 reports

#29: Mag 4.6 North Pacific Ocean, 123 km south of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia - 2 reports

Earthquake stats

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 5.5 during February 2026

List of 10 largest earthquakes in the world during February 2026:

#1: Mag 6.1 South Pacific Ocean, 74 km southwest of Raoul Island, New Zealand

#2: Mag 5.8 Indian Ocean, 105 km south of Ponorogo, Indonesia

#3: Mag 5.8 98 km west of Yenangyaung, Magway Region, Myanmar

#4: Mag 5.5 Philippine Sea, 87 km southeast of Suwanose-jima Island, Japan

Earthquake stats:

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurred early evening on Friday, February 6th, 2026, at 7:33 pm local time near Lamezia Terme, Province of Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a very shallow depth of 7.70 km. 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 should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Serrastretta (pop. 840) located 4 km from the epicenter, Nicastro-Sambiase (pop. 55,700) 12 km away, Lamezia Terme (pop. 70,500) 13 km away, and Sambiase (pop. 20,000) 14 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Catanzaro (pop. 79,000) located 25 km from the epicenter, Cosenza (pop. 63,900) 31 km away, San Giovanni in Fiore (pop. 17,400) 34 km away, Quattromiglia (pop. 22,900) 36 km away, and Vibo Valentia (pop. 19,300) 49 km away.

Wonder which was the most powerful earthquake in the world on your birthday? Or during a given month or even a whole year? Find it out using our new earthquake search tool!