{"id":288986,"date":"2026-02-17T23:17:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/288986\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T23:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:17:20","slug":"world-earthquake-report-for-monday-16-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/288986\/","title":{"rendered":"World Earthquake Report for Monday, 16 February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026 00:24 | 22 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor<\/p>\n

\"Worldwide<\/p>\n

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 17 Feb 2026<\/p>\n

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 more<\/a>10 largest earthquakes in the world (16 Feb 2026)#1: Mag 6.0 North Pacific Ocean, 100 km northeast of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, Russia<\/a>Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 09:42 am (Kamchatka time) – \"6.0<\/a>#2: Mag 5.7 Coral Sea, 40 km southwest of Utupua Island, Solomon Islands<\/a>Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 06:23 am (GMT +11) – \"5.7<\/a>#3: Mag 5.7 South Atlantic Ocean, 83 km northeast of Montagu Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands<\/a>Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 12:52 pm (GMT -2) – \"5.7<\/a>#4: Mag 5.5 Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge<\/a>Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 04:32 pm (GMT -1) – \"5.5<\/a>#5: Mag 5.2 South Pacific Ocean, New Zealand<\/a>Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 03:02 pm (GMT +12) – \"5.2<\/a>#6: Mag 5.1 Southern East Pacific Rise<\/a>Sunday, Feb 15, 2026, at 08:58 pm (GMT -7) – \"5.1<\/a>#7: Mag 5.1 Aru Sea, 52 km west of Dobo, Kabupaten Kepulauan Aru, Maluku, Indonesia<\/a>Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 08:47 am (GMT +9) – \"5.1<\/a>#8: Mag 5.0 Indian Ocean, 89 km southeast of Pulau Pini Island, North Sumatra, Indonesia<\/a>Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 01:00 pm (GMT +7) – \"5.0<\/a>#9: Mag 5.0 30 km northwest of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile<\/a>Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 06:24 pm (Santiago time) – \"5.0<\/a>#10: Mag 4.9 23 km west of Dompu, Kabupaten Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia<\/a>Monday, Feb 16, 2026, at 07:42 pm (Makassar time) – \"4.9<\/a>Earthquakes reported felt#1: Mag 4.6 23 km northeast of Tripoli, Nomos Arkadias, Peloponnese, Greece<\/a> – 146 reportsTuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 12:57 am (Athens time) – \"4.6<\/a>#2: Mag 2.6 31 km northeast of Cabo San Lucas, Estado de Baja California Sur, Mexico<\/a> – 118 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 08:15 am (GMT -7) – \"2.6<\/a>#3: Mag 4.0 Indian Ocean, 106 km southwest of Denpasar, Indonesia<\/a> – 60 reportsTuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 03:23 am (GMT +8) – \"4.0<\/a>#4: Mag 2.0 Clinton County, New York, 15 mi west of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, United States<\/a> – 46 reportsSunday, Feb 15, 2026, at 07:50 pm (GMT -5) – \"2.0<\/a>#5: Mag 6.0 North Pacific Ocean, 100 km northeast of Ostrov Shumshu Island, Kamchatka, Russia<\/a> – 16 reportsTuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 09:42 am (Kamchatka time) – \"6.0<\/a>#6: Mag 3.6 7.6 mi northwest of El Reno, Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States<\/a> – 11 reportsSunday, Feb 15, 2026, at 10:13 pm (GMT -6) – \"3.6<\/a>#7: Mag 4.8 32 km southwest of Ovalle, Provincia de Limari, Region de Coquimbo, Chile<\/a> – 10 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 06:19 am (Santiago time) – \"4.8<\/a>#8: Mag 4.8 South China Sea, 57 km north of San Fernando, Philippines<\/a> – 10 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 09:36 am (Manila time) – \"4.8<\/a>#9: Mag 2.1 Kanton Uri, 49 km southeast of Kriens, Switzerland<\/a> – 9 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 10:12 pm (GMT +1) – \"2.1<\/a>#10: Mag 5.0 30 km northwest of Calama, Provincia de El Loa, Region de Antofagasta, Chile<\/a> – 7 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 06:24 pm (Santiago time) – \"5.0<\/a>#11: Mag 4.6 Xinjiang, China<\/a> – 6 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 01:14 pm (Urumqi time) – \"4.6<\/a>#12: Mag 2.3 16 mi south of Presque Isle, Aroostook County, Maine, United States<\/a> – 6 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 06:55 pm (GMT -5) – \"2.3<\/a>#13: Mag 2.2 21 km west of Tripoli, Nomos Arkadias, Peloponnese, Greece<\/a> – 4 reportsTuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 01:01 am (GMT +2) – \"2.2<\/a>#14: Mag 5.0 Indian Ocean, 89 km southeast of Pulau Pini Island, North Sumatra, Indonesia<\/a> – 3 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 01:00 pm (GMT +7) – \"5.0<\/a>#15: Mag 3.3 17 km southeast of Mae Sai, Changwat Chiang Rai, Thailand<\/a> – 3 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 09:37 am (GMT +7) – \"3.3<\/a>#16: Mag 3.2 Indian Ocean, 109 km southwest of Cilacap, Indonesia<\/a> – 3 reportsTuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 02:23 am (GMT +7) – \"3.2<\/a>#17: Mag 2.3 Bali Sea, 26 km northeast of Singaraja, Indonesia<\/a> – 3 reportsTuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 02:43 am (GMT +8) – \"2.3<\/a>#18: Mag 3.6 33 km northeast of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand<\/a> – 2 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 01:27 pm (GMT +13) – \"3.6<\/a>#19: Mag 4.6 Tasman Sea, 64 km north of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand<\/a> – 2 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 08:04 pm (GMT +12) – \"4.6<\/a>#20: Mag 4.6 North Pacific Ocean, 83 km northeast of Miyako, Iwate, Japan<\/a> – 2 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 01:59 pm (GMT +9) – \"4.6<\/a>#21: Mag 4.3 Bay of Bengal, 222 km southwest of Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh<\/a> – 2 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 05:55 pm (GMT +6) – \"4.3<\/a>#22: Mag 3.0 26 km northwest of Semarang, Kota Semarang, Provinsi Jawa Tengah, Indonesia<\/a> – 2 reportsTuesday, Feb 17, 2026, at 03:20 am (GMT +7) – \"3.0<\/a>#23: Mag 4.0 Philippine Sea, 144 km east of Pulau Karakelang Island, Indonesia<\/a> – 2 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 10:22 am (GMT +9) – \"4.0<\/a>#24: Mag 3.0 Eastern Mediterranean, 35 km south of Moires, Greece<\/a> – 2 reportsMonday, Feb 16, 2026, at 05:30 pm (GMT +2) – \"3.0<\/a>Earthquake stats<\/p>\n

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