Incidents on 8 February 2026

M2.9 Earthquake — 6 km SW of Ladson, South Carolina 03:37 UTC · United States · USGS Severe M4.5 Earthquake — 19 km NE of Honchō, Japan 21:45 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M5.7 Earthquake — 8 km NNE of Santa María Colotepec, Mexico 21:42 UTC · Mexico · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 30 km S of Shikotan, Russia 16:50 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.7 Earthquake — 79 km ENE of La Tirana, Chile 16:23 UTC · Chile · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 193 km SSW of Río Grande, Panama 15:41 UTC · Panama · USGS Moderate M4.8 Earthquake — 76 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea 15:16 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 84 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 12:06 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M5.5 Earthquake — 42 km SSW of Maisí, Cuba 12:00 UTC · Cuba · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 10:17 UTC · Fiji · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 37 km NE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga 09:05 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 55 km S of Kangding, China 06:06 UTC · China · USGS Moderate M4.5 Earthquake — 50 km WNW of Houma, Tonga 05:26 UTC · Tonga · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 224 km NNW of Maintirano, Madagascar 02:32 UTC · Madagascar · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 112 km ESE of Takahagi, Japan 01:59 UTC · Japan · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — 177 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 00:57 UTC · Papua New Guinea · USGS Moderate M4.6 Earthquake — Balleny Islands region 00:29 UTC · USGS Moderate M4.7 Earthquake — 14 km SW of Tungor, Russia 00:06 UTC · Russia · USGS Moderate M2.8 Earthquake — 113 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska 23:55 UTC · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 125 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 23:31 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 43 km ESE of Calama, Chile 23:17 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 2 km ESE of Pāhala, Hawaii 22:45 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 105 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 22:36 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 101 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 22:16 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 97 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 22:10 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 18 km ESE of Wright, Wyoming 22:07 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 100 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 21:18 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 114 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 21:11 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 105 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 21:00 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 99 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 20:47 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 121 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska 20:47 UTC · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 120 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska 20:45 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 104 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 20:43 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 122 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska 20:37 UTC · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 120 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska 20:36 UTC · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 122 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 20:34 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 95 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 20:12 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 71 km N of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 20:08 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.9 Earthquake — 98 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 19:55 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 86 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 19:47 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 25 km WSW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan 19:41 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 20 km W of Newport, Oregon 19:38 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 195 km W of Bandon, Oregon 19:38 UTC · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 9 km WNW of Cobb, CA 19:25 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 70 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 19:19 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 281 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines 19:18 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 8 km WNW of Cobb, CA 19:17 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 50 km NE of Valmy, Nevada 18:49 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 111 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 18:18 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 292 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska 18:09 UTC · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 102 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 18:02 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 248 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 17:55 UTC · Russia · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — southern East Pacific Rise 17:33 UTC · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 38 km E of Mene Grande, Venezuela 17:20 UTC · Venezuela · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 10 km E of Orkney, South Africa 17:10 UTC · South Africa · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 89 km SE of Akutan, Alaska 15:59 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 38 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska 15:47 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 12 km N of Sand Point, Alaska 15:24 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 98 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 15:24 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 123 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska 15:20 UTC · USGS Minor M3.3 Earthquake — 99 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 14:52 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — south of the Kermadec Islands 14:42 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 8 km ESE of Smiley, Texas 14:23 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.0 Earthquake — 19 km S of Khorugh, Tajikistan 14:21 UTC · Tajikistan · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 15 km N of Brooktrails, CA 14:12 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 51 km NE of Valmy, Nevada 14:10 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.5 Earthquake — 102 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 13:45 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 99 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 13:32 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.8 Earthquake — 107 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 13:18 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 44 km WSW of Mohr, Iran 12:40 UTC · Iran · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 30 km NNE of Otra Banda, Dominican Republic 12:38 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 117 km S of False Pass, Alaska 11:49 UTC · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 90 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska 11:28 UTC · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia 10:18 UTC · Indonesia · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 80 km WNW of The Bottom, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba 09:17 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M2.8 Earthquake — 10 km SSW of Valencia, CA 08:39 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 54 km S of Quepos, Costa Rica 08:27 UTC · Costa Rica · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 76 km ENE of Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands 08:18 UTC · United States · USGS Minor Sikkim Earthquake Reason: জাপান হয়ে যাচ্ছে সিকিম? ক্রমাগত ভূমিকম্পের পিছনে ভয়ঙ্কর কোনও বিপদ ঘাপটি মেরে... 08:00 UTC · Bangladesh · GNEWS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 59 km ENE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 07:48 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 24 km NW of Beluga, Alaska 07:30 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 29 km WSW of Ollagüe, Chile 07:25 UTC · Chile · USGS Minor M3.2 Earthquake — 81 km W of Blowing Point Village, Anguilla 07:20 UTC · Saint Kitts and Nevis · USGS Minor M3.0 Earthquake — 88 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 06:46 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.6 Earthquake — 99 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 06:42 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 75 km NE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 06:42 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 105 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 06:22 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 11 km ENE of Talisay, Philippines 05:58 UTC · Philippines · USGS Minor M4.3 Earthquake — 37 km SSW of Ashkāsham, Afghanistan 05:20 UTC · Afghanistan · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 91 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 05:08 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 2 km SW of Pāhala, Hawaii 04:52 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 63 km ENE of Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands 04:40 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M3.1 Earthquake — 10 km E of Pāhala, Hawaii 03:59 UTC · Kiribati · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 50 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska 03:55 UTC · USGS Minor M4.1 Earthquake — 30 km W of Pu’an, China 03:01 UTC · China · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — Fiji region 02:45 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 65 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic 02:41 UTC · Dominican Republic · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — south of the Fiji Islands 02:38 UTC · Fiji · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 77 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga 02:06 UTC · Tonga · USGS Minor M3.4 Earthquake — 88 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 01:51 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M2.6 Earthquake — 109 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska 01:45 UTC · Canada · USGS Minor M3.7 Earthquake — 103 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands 01:27 UTC · United States · USGS Minor M4.4 Earthquake — 63 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua 01:22 UTC · Nicaragua · USGS Minor M2.5 Earthquake — 58 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska 01:11 UTC · USGS Minor M2.7 Earthquake — 139 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska 00:38 UTC · USGS Minor M4.2 Earthquake — 58 km SE of Onagawa Chō, Japan 00:20 UTC · Japan · USGS Minor M2.9 Earthquake — 34 km NNW of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands 00:02 UTC · United States · USGS Minor

Another fire breaks out at Pulau Burung landfill 08:00 UTC · Malaysia · GNEWS Minor

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