{"id":494088,"date":"2026-06-25T01:48:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T01:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/494088\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T01:48:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T01:48:30","slug":"world-earthquake-report-for-wednesday-24-june-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/494088\/","title":{"rendered":"World Earthquake Report for Wednesday, 24 June 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wednesday, Jun 24, 2026 13:20 | 12 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor<\/p>\n

\"Worldwide<\/p>\n

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

Summary: 4 quakes 5.0+, 46 quakes 4.0+, 162 quakes 3.0+, 455 quakes 2.0+ (667 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 5+: 4 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 46 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 162 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 455 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 6 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 3.4 x 1013 joules (9.49 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 8168 tons of TNT or 0.5 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.8 learn more<\/a>10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)#1: Mag 5.3 Coral Sea, 78 km southwest of Aneityum Island, Tafea Province, Vanuatu<\/a>Wednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 12:58 am (GMT +11) – \"5.3<\/a>#2: Mag 5.2 Qinghai, 266 km south of Dunhuang, Gansu, China<\/a>Tuesday, Jun 23, 2026, at 11:29 pm (Shanghai time) – \"5.2<\/a>#3: Mag 5.1 Solomon Sea, 75 km southwest of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea<\/a>Wednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 05:17 pm (Port Moresby time) – \"5.1<\/a>#4: Mag 5.0 South China Sea, 82 km west of Santiago Island, Philippines<\/a>Wednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 10:04 am (GMT +8) – \"5.0<\/a>#5: Mag 4.9 South China Sea, 75 km west of Santiago Island, Philippines<\/a>Wednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 09:34 am (GMT +8) – \"4.9<\/a>#6: Mag 4.9 Celebes Sea, 21 km west of Sarangani Island, Philippines<\/a>Tuesday, Jun 23, 2026, at 11:19 pm (Manila time) – \"4.9<\/a>#7: Mag 4.9 Eastern Mediterranean, 29 km south of Karpathos, Greece<\/a>Wednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 11:25 am (Athens time) – \"4.9<\/a>#8: Mag 4.9 21 km south of Pijijiapan, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico<\/a>Wednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 06:16 am (Merida time) – \"4.9<\/a>#9: Mag 4.8 South China Sea, 64 km west of Santiago Island, Philippines<\/a>Wednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 07:55 am (GMT +8) – \"4.8<\/a>#10: Mag 4.8 South China Sea, 72 km west of Santiago Island, Philippines<\/a>Wednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 09:37 am (GMT +8) – \"4.8<\/a>Earthquakes reported felt#1: Mag 4.9 Eastern Mediterranean, 29 km south of Karpathos, Greece<\/a> – 38 reportsWednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 11:25 am (Athens time) – \"4.9<\/a>#2: Mag 3.7 12 km southwest of Naga, Province of Camarines Sur, Bicol, Philippines<\/a> – 30 reportsWednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 11:25 am (Manila time) – \"3.7<\/a>#3: Mag 4.5 Kabupaten Sigi, 35 km southeast of Palu, Kota Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia<\/a> – 12 reportsWednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 05:00 pm (Makassar time) – \"4.5<\/a>#4: Mag 3.0 13 km west of Naples, Napoli, Campania, Italy<\/a> – 11 reportsWednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 03:02 am (GMT +2) – \"3.0<\/a>#5: Mag 4.8 Celebes Sea, 91 km west of Sarangani Island, Philippines<\/a> – 11 reportsWednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 11:32 am (GMT +8) – \"4.8<\/a>#6: Mag 4.9 Celebes Sea, 21 km west of Sarangani Island, Philippines<\/a> – 10 reportsTuesday, Jun 23, 2026, at 11:19 pm (Manila time) – \"4.9<\/a>#7: Mag 3.7 Aegean Sea, 31 km northwest of Chalkida, Euboea, Central Greece, Greece<\/a> – 6 reportsTuesday, Jun 23, 2026, at 10:08 pm (Athens time) – \"3.7<\/a>#8: Mag 3.5 Aegean Sea, 52 km south of Skiathos Island, Nomos Magnisias, Thessaly, Greece<\/a> – 4 reportsWednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 01:19 am (GMT +3) – \"3.5<\/a>#9: Mag 4.1 Philippine Sea, 23 km southwest of Sarangani Island, Philippines<\/a> – 4 reportsTuesday, Jun 23, 2026, at 11:47 pm (Manila time) – \"4.1<\/a>#10: Mag 4.6 South China Sea, 62 km west of Agoo, Province of Pangasinan, Ilocos, Philippines<\/a> – 4 reportsWednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 01:26 pm (GMT +8) – \"4.6<\/a>#11: Mag 3.2 26 mi south of Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States<\/a> – 4 reportsTuesday, Jun 23, 2026, at 09:00 am (GMT -10) – \"3.2<\/a>#12: Mag 4.5 53 km northwest of Vicuna, Provincia de Elqui, Region de Coquimbo, Chile<\/a> – 4 reportsWednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 06:36 am (Santiago time) – \"4.5<\/a>#13: Mag 3.6 61 km north of Hpa-An, Kayin State, Myanmar<\/a> – 3 reportsTuesday, Jun 23, 2026, at 08:38 pm (Yangon time) – \"3.6<\/a>#14: Mag 4.9 21 km south of Pijijiapan, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico<\/a> – 3 reportsWednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 06:16 am (Merida time) – \"4.9<\/a>#15: Mag 3.0 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 26 mi north of Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, United States<\/a> – 2 reportsWednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 12:46 am (GMT -8) – \"3.0<\/a>#16: Mag 3.0 Aegean Sea, 31 km northwest of Chalkida, Euboea, Central Greece, Greece<\/a> – 2 reportsTuesday, Jun 23, 2026, at 10:05 pm (GMT +3) – \"3.0<\/a>#17: Mag 4.4 North Pacific Ocean, 73 km southwest of San Salvador, El Salvador<\/a> – 2 reportsTuesday, Jun 23, 2026, at 11:31 am (GMT -6) – \"4.4<\/a>#18: Mag 5.0 South China Sea, 82 km west of Santiago Island, Philippines<\/a> – 2 reportsWednesday, Jun 24, 2026, at 10:04 am (GMT +8) – \"5.0<\/a>Earthquake stats<\/p>\n

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