Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Tacloban, Eastern Visayas, Philippines was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Thursday, 24 September 2026 at 00:40 UTC. The event is classified as a earthquake incident with a severity rating of Moderate, and was detected through GNEWS.
Reported by local media in Greece. Detected through our rotating per-country news sweep, which reads local-language reporting to catch incidents that never reach international feeds. Original headline: "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Tacloban, Eastern Visayas, Philippines - Volcano Discovery".
Where this happened
The incident is located in Greece (Europe), whose capital is Athens. Historically, Greece is most affected by earthquakes, wildfires and floods. You can follow every incident recorded in this country, updated live, on the Greece incident tracker.
Approximate coordinates of the reported event are 39.100°, 21.800°. The marker on the map above shows this position; for news-derived reports the location reflects the place named in media coverage and may represent a district or city rather than an exact site.
Understanding earthquake events
Sudden ground shaking from tectonic movement, measured on the moment-magnitude scale. Magnitude describes released energy on a logarithmic scale, so a magnitude 6 releases roughly 32 times more energy than a magnitude 5. Shallow earthquakes are usually far more destructive than deep ones of the same magnitude, and building quality is typically the single largest factor in how many people are hurt.
How severity is rated
Global Incident Tracker rates every event on a four-step scale — Minor, Moderate, Severe and Extreme — derived from the source signal: earthquake magnitude, official GDACS alert colour, or the volume of independent media reporting for news-derived incidents. This event is currently rated Moderate. Ratings can change as more information becomes available, and a rating is a monitoring signal rather than an official government assessment.
Safety guidance for earthquake situations
- During shaking: drop to hands and knees, cover your head and neck under sturdy furniture, and hold on until it stops.
- Do not run outside while the ground is moving — most injuries happen from falling debris at exits.
- Expect aftershocks and stay out of visibly damaged buildings.
- After shaking stops, check for gas smells before using switches or flames, and prefer SMS over voice calls to keep networks clear.
- Follow only official instructions from local authorities and emergency services — this page is a monitoring record, not an emergency alert.
Data and verification
This record was generated automatically from GNEWS and de-duplicated against our archive. Early reports for any incident can be revised: locations get refined, magnitudes are recalculated and impact figures change as assessments arrive. We deliberately do not publish casualty numbers unless an official source states them. The original source report is linked at the top of this page.
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Timeline and sources
Reported
Reported by News reports (Google News). Not independently confirmed. Copies of one syndicated story are counted once.
How statuses are decided · the number of reports is never treated as confirmation.
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 00:40 UTCFirst report News report
First recorded from News reports (Google News).
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 02:37 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 02:45 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Naples, Campania, Italy"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 17:48 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Socorro, Caraga, Philippines"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 11:36 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near San Isidro de El General, San José, Costa Rica"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 11:36 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near San Isidro de El General, San José, Costa Rica"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 11:36 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near San Isidro de El General, San José, Costa Rica"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:00 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:00 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 11:36 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near San Isidro de El General, San José, Costa Rica"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 18:20 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:41 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:41 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:41 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:00 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 11:36 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near San Isidro de El General, San José, Costa Rica"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:00 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 11:36 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near San Isidro de El General, San José, Costa Rica"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 18:29 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Djibouti, Djibouti"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 12:39 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Tarlac City, Central Luzon, Philippines"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:41 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:00 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:41 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:41 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:41 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:41 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:41 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:48 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 20:57 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 19:02 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near St. George, Utah, USA"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:37 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 17:34 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 15:47 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 15:57 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Bijapur, Karnataka, India"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 15:35 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Haflong, Assam, India"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 12:50 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Slemani, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 00:07 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Manhattan, New York, USA"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 02:34 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 01:19 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Morecambe, England, United Kingdom"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 00:46 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Fort-de-France, Martinique"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 02:13 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 01:30 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 02:05 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near San Isidro de El General, San José, Costa Rica"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 12:14 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Montreal, Québec, Canada"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 02:24 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Bishkek, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 02:07 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Rangpur, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 20:48 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Colima, Colima, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 14:59 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Dededo Village, Dededo, Guam"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 15:58 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Passi, Western Visayas, Philippines"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 15:42 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Paphos, Pafos, Cyprus"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 20:35 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia, Australia"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 18:11 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Alicante, Valencia, Spain"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 17:48 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Socorro, Caraga, Philippines"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 17:48 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Socorro, Caraga, Philippines"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 17:48 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Socorro, Caraga, Philippines"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 15:39 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 14:59 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Dimāpur, Nagaland, India"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:38 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Tashkent, Tashkent, Uzbekistan"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 21:17 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Maikop, Adygeya Republic, Russia"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 20:34 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 20:33 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Lissabon, Lissabon, Portugal"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 14:50 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Algiers, Alger, Algeria"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 01:08 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Santa Ana, Santa Ana, El Salvador"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 13:13 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 21:06 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Azacualpa, Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 14:17 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago Chile"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 20:42 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 02:05 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 18:15 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Pandan, Western Visayas, Philippines"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 02:07 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported few minutes ago near Santo Domingo, Nacional, Dominican Republic"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 02:14 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Metz, Bejaïa, Algeria"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 22:41 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Mexico, Ciudad de México, Mexico"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 13:44 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Metz, Bejaïa, Algeria"
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· received · event time 24 Sep 2026, 20:43 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Seismic-like event, possible earthquake, reported about 10 minutes ago near Yangon, Rangoon, Myanmar (Burma)"
Times are when this site received each report, in UTC; the event time is shown where the source gave one. 74 reports are attached to this incident. Copies of one syndicated story count as one report.
Conditions at the time
No rainfall was recorded that day, and the temperature peaked at 17°C.
Weather reanalysis for this location and date via Open-Meteo.