Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026 00:24 | 22 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor
Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 17 Feb 2026
Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 8 quakes 5.0+, 39 quakes 4.0+, 147 quakes 3.0+, 347 quakes 2.0+ (542 total)
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 8 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 39 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 147 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 347 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 1.5 x 1014 joules (40.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 34903 tons of TNT or 2.2 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.2 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (16 Feb 2026)#1: Mag 6.0 North Pacific Ocean, 100 km northeast of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, RussiaTuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 09:42 am (Kamchatka time) – 
#2: Mag 5.7 Coral Sea, 40 km southwest of Utupua Island, Solomon IslandsTuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 06:23 am (GMT +11) – 
#3: Mag 5.7 South Atlantic Ocean, 83 km northeast of Montagu Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 12:52 pm (GMT -2) – 
#4: Mag 5.5 Southern Mid-Atlantic RidgeMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 04:32 pm (GMT -1) – 
#5: Mag 5.2 South Pacific Ocean, New ZealandMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 03:02 pm (GMT +12) – 
#6: Mag 5.1 Southern East Pacific RiseSunday, Feb 15, 2026, at 08:58 pm (GMT -7) – 
#7: Mag 5.1 Aru Sea, 52 km west of Dobo, Kabupaten Kepulauan Aru, Maluku, IndonesiaTuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 08:47 am (GMT +9) – 
#8: Mag 5.0 Indian Ocean, 89 km southeast of Pulau Pini Island, North Sumatra, IndonesiaMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 01:00 pm (GMT +7) – 
#9: Mag 5.0 30 km northwest of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, ChileMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 06:24 pm (Santiago time) – 
#10: Mag 4.9 23 km west of Dompu, Kabupaten Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, IndonesiaMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 07:42 pm (Makassar time) – 
Earthquakes reported felt#1: Mag 4.6 23 km northeast of Tripoli, Nomos Arkadias, Peloponnese, Greece – 146 reportsTuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 12:57 am (Athens time) – 
#2: Mag 2.6 31 km northeast of Cabo San Lucas, Estado de Baja California Sur, Mexico – 118 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 08:15 am (GMT -7) – 
#3: Mag 4.0 Indian Ocean, 106 km southwest of Denpasar, Indonesia – 60 reportsTuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 03:23 am (GMT +8) – 
#4: Mag 2.0 Clinton County, New York, 15 mi west of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States – 46 reportsSunday, Feb 15, 2026, at 07:50 pm (GMT -5) – 
#5: Mag 6.0 North Pacific Ocean, 100 km northeast of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, Russia – 16 reportsTuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 09:42 am (Kamchatka time) – #6: Mag 3.6 7.6 mi northwest of El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States – 11 reportsSunday, Feb 15, 2026, at 10:13 pm (GMT -6) – 
#7: Mag 4.8 32 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, Chile – 10 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 06:19 am (Santiago time) – 
#8: Mag 4.8 South China Sea, 57 km north of San Fernando, Philippines – 10 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 09:36 am (Manila time) – 
#9: Mag 2.1 Kanton Uri, 49 km southeast of Kriens, Switzerland – 9 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 10:12 pm (GMT +1) – 
#10: Mag 5.0 30 km northwest of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile – 7 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 06:24 pm (Santiago time) – #11: Mag 4.6 Xinjiang, China – 6 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 01:14 pm (Urumqi time) – 
#12: Mag 2.3 16 mi south of Presque Isle, Aroostook County, Maine, United States – 6 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 06:55 pm (GMT -5) – 
#13: Mag 2.2 21 km west of Tripoli, Nomos Arkadias, Peloponnese, Greece – 4 reportsTuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 01:01 am (GMT +2) – 
#14: Mag 5.0 Indian Ocean, 89 km southeast of Pulau Pini Island, North Sumatra, Indonesia – 3 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 01:00 pm (GMT +7) – #15: Mag 3.3 17 km southeast of Mae Sai, Changwat Chiang Rai, Thailand – 3 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 09:37 am (GMT +7) – 
#16: Mag 3.2 Indian Ocean, 109 km southwest of Cilacap, Indonesia – 3 reportsTuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 02:23 am (GMT +7) – 
#17: Mag 2.3 Bali Sea, 26 km northeast of Singaraja, Indonesia – 3 reportsTuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 02:43 am (GMT +8) – 
#18: Mag 3.6 33 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand – 2 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 01:27 pm (GMT +13) – 
#19: Mag 4.6 Tasman Sea, 64 km north of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand – 2 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 08:04 pm (GMT +12) – 
#20: Mag 4.6 North Pacific Ocean, 83 km northeast of Miyako, Iwate, Japan – 2 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 01:59 pm (GMT +9) – 
#21: Mag 4.3 Bay of Bengal, 222 km southwest of Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh – 2 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 05:55 pm (GMT +6) – 
#22: Mag 3.0 26 km northwest of Semarang, Kota Semarang, Provinsi Jawa Tengah, Indonesia – 2 reportsTuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 03:20 am (GMT +7) – 
#23: Mag 4.0 Philippine Sea, 144 km east of Pulau Karakelang Island, Indonesia – 2 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 10:22 am (GMT +9) – 
#24: Mag 3.0 Eastern Mediterranean, 35 km south of Moires, Greece – 2 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 05:30 pm (GMT +2) – 
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